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Anton entdeckt den Schriftzug Sokrates auf dem Bild. Sicher, dass der Schriftzug am Tag zuvor noch nicht auf dem Bild war, will er herausfinden, was Sokrates eigentlich bedeutet. Keiner kann ihm seine Frage beantworten. Erst in der Welt zwischen Himmel und Erde findet er die richtige Antwort.

Anton ist sich sicher, dass er eine Feder von Argos, dem Papagei mit in die "reale" Welt genommen hat. Um herauszufinden, ob er Gegenstände von der einen in die andere Welt transportieren kann und sich damit beweisen könnte, dass seine Abenteuer auch wirklich wirklich sind, heckt er einen Plan aus.

Anton landet auf einem Segelschiff zwischen Himmel und Erde. Dort lernt er die seltsame Crew und ihre Mission "Das Wissen der Menschheit zu retten" kennen. Anton wird Teil der Mission und kann es gar nicht erwarten weitere Abenteuer zu erleben.

Since losing her intended at the Battle of Waterloo, Lady Rebecca Hastings has lost her joy for living. On what would have been her wedding day, she is reunited with a childhood friend and neighbor Adrian Russell, Marquess of Burton. As they reminisce about their childhood together, she is immediately conscious of new feelings for him.

Princess Aurelia’s life is upended when the kingdom she thought she saved falls to ruin, a loved one is tragically killed in a shipwreck, and her home country turns against her. With no place left to call her own, Aurelia returns to Greythorne Manor - her best friend’s family mansion - only to find that Greythorne has sinister secrets of its own. With enemies closing in on all sides, Aurelia is caught in a mad fight to protect the only people she has left - her family.

While in London on business during the Season, Lord Paul Russell, attracted by a beautiful woman, fails in securing a place on her dance card. The next morning, when he returns to Cornwall, he wonders if this mystery woman will still be available. Bored by all the eligible gentlemen she meets, Lady Samantha Grayson desires more than their meaningless conversations and preoccupation with silly fashion requirements. Only one gentleman catches her eye, but she misses her chance to speak to him, never encountering him again the rest of the Season.

Lady Selina Durwood has been in love with Lord Robert Crestor since she was a young girl. Assuming they would eventually marry, she was surprised he released her from any such agreement when he left to join the fight against Napoleon. During the Christmas holiday, she and her parents accept an invitation to spend time at the Crestor family estate. Believing Robert is stationed with his cavalry in Brussels, she unexpectedly encounters him as she and her maid enter the kitchen for a late-night meal.

These 16 short tales delve into realms of existential investigation, from dark horror and science fiction futures to fantastical flights of scientific wonder. Each story is a self-contained world of its own, a moment in time that illuminates a thought, a person, an experience or a curiosity.

Quando un giovane comico, Simone Rossmann, scompare, l'ispettore Ceratti è chiamato a seguire le indagini. Recatosi nell'appartamento del ragazzo, trova un vecchio disco incantato su un grammofono, che ripete la parola "morire". La voce del disco è quella del divo del varietà del Novecento, Ettore Petrolini. Sembrerebbe una macabra coincidenza, ma le stranezze non sono finite: il palazzo in cui l'appartamento si trova è proprio quello dove aveva vissuto il grande attore romano e l'appartamento è tappezzato da sue immagini, foto e locandine.

Quella che leggerete è una storia piccola, quasi invisibile. È la storia della mia amicizia con il mio maestro, Giovanni Testori (1923-1993). Se la propongo ai lettori è per due ragioni: la prima è perché essa apre una finestra su uno dei rapporti fondamentali che legano le persone tra loro, il rapporto maestro-discepolo. La seconda è perché Giovanni Testori si è situato in controtendenza rispetto alla grande maggioranza degli intellettuali del suo tempo, che rifuggivano l'idea di far da maestri a qualcuno.

Nervt Sie das auch? Egal ob Oma, Nachbarin oder Freundin: In der Erziehung hat jeder eine Meinung, aber kaum jemand die Fakten. Die Wissenschaftsjournalistin und Bestsellerautorin Nicola Schmidt räumt jetzt auf mit Mythen, Irrtümern und Ammenmärchen. In ihrem spannenden und lehrreichen Hörbuch filtert sie heraus, was wichtig ist, um gesunde, respektvolle und aufmerksame Kinder großzuziehen.

On his deathbed, King Tyran divides his land, leaving half to each of his two children - so they'll rule together. However, his son, Albrecht, is not satisfied with half a kingdom. And even though his sister, Ursula, is the first born, he decides that as a girl and were-bear, she is unfit to rule. So he invades her land, slaughtering her people and most of the were-beasts, and claims it for himself. As King Albrecht builds his iron rule and an army of beasts to defend his reign, Ursula is gathering the survivors and making plans to seize back the kingdom.

Simon ist fremdgegangen! Enttäuscht zieht Ellen mit ihren anstrengenden Pubertieren aufs Land - schließlich hat sie immer schon von einem Häuschen im Grünen geträumt. Doch die ländliche Idylle hält nicht, was sie verspricht, und für ihre beiden süßen Kleinen - beide im Dauer-schlechte-Laune- Teenager-Modus - ist die neue Situation auch nicht gerade einfach. Da kann man Mami schon mal auf Instagram blockieren und sich ein unerlaubtes Bauchnabel-Piercing zulegen. Oder sich auf Partys betrinken.

When Eridani's parents are murdered and their kingdom is seized by a traitorous duke, she plans to run. After she suffers yet another unendurable loss, the lure of revenge pulls her back. Eridani's brilliance as a strategist offers her a path to vengeance and the throne, but success may mean becoming everything she hates. To survive, she must sway religious zealots, outwit ambitious politicians, and confront bloodthirsty warlords, all with few allies and fewer resources. Yet the most menacing obstacle is the prophecy: Everyone you know and trust will come to betray you.

Chris-Tia Donaldson knows what it means to beat the odds. Going from the inner city of Detroit to the Ivy League to founding a successful hair care company and facing brutal trials like breast cancer along the way, she embodies the strength so many women in America aspire to have - and knows how the challenges women face can create remarkable perspective, calm, and understanding.

Julia Packett ist die Fröhlichkeit in Person. In London führt sie ein freies, ausgelassenes Leben, nur leise getrübt durch den einen oder anderen finanziellen Engpass. Als ihre Tochter sich nach Jahren wieder bei ihr meldet und sie um Beistand bei der Wahl ihres Ehemanns bittet, lässt Julia mit neu entflammtem Mutterherz alles stehen und liegen, um ihrer Tochter zu Hilfe zu eilen. Kaum in der Luxusvilla in der Haute-Savoie angekommen, begreift Julia jedoch, dass ihre Tochter sich in einen zur Ehe völlig ungeeigneten jungen Mann verliebt hat.

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Anna Petronova is a cleaner at a hospital. When she catches the eyes of a young brilliant doctor, she begins to wonder, what if?

Brian and the Magic Night is the second book in the Adventures of Brian series. These therapeutic children's books support children to resolve their thoughts, worries, and fears through the use of metaphorical storytelling which allows children to reprogram their subconscious reactions to situations and find inner peace in times that cause difficulty or worry.

Secolo di orrori occidentali e di scienze in rapida espansione, il Novecento è ruotato attorno a un centro misterioso, da cui ha preso vita tutto: l'ideologia verde che sarebbe mutata geneticamente in certo nazismo, l'importazione delle religioni orientali, la Rivoluzione d'ottobre in Russia, il magnetismo e la psicologia del profondo, la premessa al movimento hippie.