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Eines Tages begegnet Alice einem weißen Kaninchen, das eine Uhr aus seiner Westentasche zieht und jammert...

Ein sprechendes weißes Kaninchen, ein verrückter Hutmacher und Menschen, die wie Spielkarten aussehen - "Alice im Wunderland" ist der Kinderbuchklassiker schlechthin! Die kleine Alice folgt einem weißen Kaninchen in seinen Bau und fällt in die Tiefe. So gelangt sie in das unterirdische Wunderland, in dem alles anders ist als oben in der Menschenwelt. Alice fragt die unheimliche Grinsekatze nach dem Weg, feiert eine skurrile Teeparty mit dem verrückten Hutmacher, spielt Krocket mit der Herzkönigin und erlebt so manch andere wundersame Situation.

Oxford, 4. Juli 1862. Der Himmel ist bedeckt, es ist ein frischer Tag. Der 30-jährige Mathematikdozent Charles Lutwidge Dodgson unternimmt mit einem Kollegen eine Bootsfahrt auf der Themse. Mit an Bord sind die drei Töchter des Dekans, Lorina, Charlotte und Alice Liddell. Um den Mädchen die Zeit zu vertreiben, erzählt Dodgson eine Geschichte, in der die zehnjährige Alice die Hauptrolle spielt. Schauplatz ist das Wunderland, eine sagenhafte Welt voller seltsamer Figuren. Eine Raupe, die Wasserpfeife raucht, eine grinsende Katze und ein verrückter Hutmacher tauchen darin auf.

Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. 

Adapted from the classic by Lewis Carroll.... There, on top of the mushroom, was a large caterpillar, smoking a pipe. After a while the Caterpillar took the pipe out of its mouth and said to Alice in a slow, sleepy voice, "Who are you?" What strange things happen when Alice falls down the rabbit-hole and into Wonderland! She has conversations with the Caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat, goes to the Mad Hatter’s tea party, and plays croquet with the King and Queen of Hearts.

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to "Alice in Wonderland") is an 1865 novel written by English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre.

Une petite fille curieuse, un lapin fou, un chapelier, une méchante reine de cœur, tous les ingrédients sont réunis pour faire d'"Alice au pays des merveilles" le plus iconoclaste des contes pour enfants. Annie Duperey raconte l'histoire d'Alice confrontée à un monde absurde et bizarre.

In order to ensure he can feed his growing family and the family of his friends, Marcus must build the first blooddoll factory on Earth. Unfortunately, the living planet poses challenges. He's certain Earthlings would vehemently object to his plan to create humans for food, so he plans to hide his true intentions by opening a homeless shelter.

After nearly being imprisoned on Chivitas for being Umbra vampires, Marcus and Shadow escape the hostile planet with their friends, Oliver, Alera and Alba, in Marcus' homebuilt spaceship. The quarters are cramped. The ship is rickety.

Terror grips the Selden Texas community in 1925, when two boys on a hunting trip wander upon an old abandoned storm cellar. Inside, they find a decapitated human head - a boy about their age. The headless victim remains unidentified for days, and then the unimaginable happens. Aaron Martin’s simple farm life is turned upside down when the frightening news of the discovery spreads like wildfire.

George's new secretary has a crush on him, and Liz's old love letters aren't of much help.

Abandoned at Chipchase’s Travelling Circus as a baby, Louie dreams of becoming a showstopper, a tightrope walker-- The Girl Who Walked on Air--she just needs to be given a chance. And the circus needs her, too--Wellbeloved’s rival show is stealing their crowds.

Reluctantly Mr. Chipchase lets Louie perform. She is a sensation and gets an offer from the sinister Mr. Wellbeloved to perform...

Single moments in history can tell an amazing story. Great Moments in History tells the story of those moments and how history changed in an instant.

Perfect Health for Busy People is exactly what it sounds like: an easy-to-use guide for living a healthy, balanced life the Ayurveda way, no matter how hectic your schedule.

According to psychologists and sages, each person in the world falls into one of nine personality types. Knowing which one is can bring you straight toward success (whatever success means for you: being the head of a large family or a large company). Throughout, you’ll find what the Enneagram symbol really represents and why it has been hidden from the human race until the '60s; which one of the nine personalities is yours (it can be very different from the personality they make you think you have: you could be stronger and smarter than you think); and more.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, más conocido por su seudónimo Lewis Carroll, fue un diácono anglicano, lógico, matemático, fotógrafo y escritor británico. Sus obras más conocidas son Alicia en el país de las maravillas y su continuación, A través del espejo y lo que Alicia encontró allí.

This curated collection of children’s classics will take you on a journey through the bizarre world of Wonderland, into a long undiscovered secret garden and finally into the enchanted fairytale world of the Brothers Grimm. These classic children’s stories are read by actress and author Jane Asher, Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Horden and Academy Award winners Glenda Jackson and Sir Ben Kingsley.

Le best-seller du New York Times qui a encouragé des millions de gens à réaliser leurs objectifs ! Nous vivons dans un monde numérique, à l'époque la plus connectée de tous les temps. Les vagues d'informations inondent quotidiennement votre cerveau, il vous arrive de vous sentir accablé par vos nombreuses obligations. Puis, vous commencez à utiliser des applications centrées sur la productivité personnelle. Mais au fil du temps, vous constatez que toutes ces nouvelles technologies ne vous rendent pas plus productif.

It’s 1973, and the post-Woodstock generation and the new world of rock ‘n' roll, marijuana, birth control, ripped jeans, fake IDs, and anti-authority hit like a tidal wave on the scene. That’s the uproarious comic world young Tommy Stafford was thrown into, and he had to sink or swim. So he swims, and it takes him on the hilarious ride of a lifetime, as he navigates the shoals at boarding school in a riotous story of finding acceptance in his new world.

When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a white rabbit, she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begins the fantastical adventures that will see her experiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears, and attending the very maddest of tea parties.