German Drama

Clara Falkenberg, once Germany's most eligible and lauded heiress, earned the nickname "the Iron Fräulein" during World War II for her role operating her family's ironworks empire. It’s been nearly two years since the war ended, and she’s left with nothing but a false identification card and a series of burning questions about her family's past. With nowhere else to run to, she decides to return home and take refuge with her dear friend, Elisa.

Germany, 1944. Taken from the camps to serve the Führer himself, Anke Hoff is assigned as midwife to one of Hitler’s inner circle. If she refuses, her family will die. Torn between her duty as a caregiver and her hatred for the Nazi regime, Anke is swept into a life unlike anything she’s ever known - and she discovers that many of those at the Berghof are just as trapped as she is. And soon, she’s falling for a man who will make her world more complicated still.

A beautiful story of wartime survival, this is the romantic love story about a young Austrian Jewish girl who survives WWII by hiding from the Nazis whilst living amongst them in Hitler’s Munich. There was a knock on the door of the apartment. She looked through the spyglass to see two Gestapo officers standing there. What did they want, had they come for her? Had she been discovered after all this time? Was she about to lose everything, including her life? Rebecca was a beautiful teenager with many friends who loved her. However, for her, life as a young Austrian woman would change ...

This is a WW2 story of great courage and survival against almost impossible odds. During the year of 1942, Yvette Jackson, a young fun loving and very beautiful twenty year old girl was enjoying her second year as a medical student training to be a doctor. However, her world turned upside down when requested to attend the office of her professor, who informed her that she had an unknown visitor waiting for her. She’d received a visit from the mysterious caller, who simply called himself, Mr. Black. She discovered this man worked at the offices of “The Department of Fish & Fisheries” ...

Are you sick and tired of not being able to learn German fast? Have you tried endless other ways of learning German but nothing seems to stick? Not only will this audiobook give you the basic grammar rules, but also many fun exercises for you to practice. If you’ve never studied German before or if you’ve studied it but you need to go back to the basics to get better, this audiobook will provide you with everything you need, especially if you are planning on traveling to Germany!

Packed with carefully-researched historic background information on a country that was literally torn between Naziism and anti-Naziism, this is a gripping story by dark fiction author Rabbit Warren about a time that most Austrians would sooner forget. Everyone in the remote alpine village of Gletschberg am Brenner in the Austrian Tyrol seems to profit when Hitler becomes Chancellor in Germany, whilst its only hotel, the “Berghof”, celebrates with a massive firework display and an oompah-oompah band. The hotel is owned by the Nazi sympathetic mayor of the village, Herr Kratzkopf, whilst ...

In this startling candid and poignant memoir, the legendary Emmy Award-winning star of The Young and the Restless, America's number-one soap opera, chronicles his amazing life, from his birth in World War II Germany to his arrival in America to his rise to humanitarian and daytime superstar for the past 35 years.

Alle vier Dramen, die die Grundlage für den berühmtesten Opern-Zyklus aller Zeiten bilden, sind hier versammelt: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried und die Götterdämmerung. Grundlage sind die Libretti der vier Opern. Endlich den ganzen Ring in seiner sagenhaften Erzählung verstehen!

A historical romance book set in Germany during the 18th century. In an era defined by fragmented states and the enigmatic Hercynian Forest, "Princess Anikka" transports readers to a world of grandeur and secrecy. Amid the lush, ancient wilderness of Waldavia and its neighboring regions, Princess Anikka's tale unfolds—a young woman of fiery spirit and unwavering resolve, challenging the stifling constraints of courtly life. Romance, political intrigue, and dangerous secrets form a captivating tapestry against the foreboding shadows of the forest. Princess Anikka, governed by her duty-...

Die sechs wichtigsten Dramen Schillers in einem Hörbuch: Die Räuber, Kabale und Liebe, Don Carlos, Maria Stuart, Die Jungfrau von Orleans, Wilhelm Tell - sämtlich ungekürzt gelesen! Dazu noch der "Verbrecher aus verlorener Ehre" sowie die schönsten Gedichte und Balladen Schillers!

Sechs der berühmtesten Dramen Friedrich Schillers sind hier versammelt: 1. Die Räuber, 2. Kabale und Liebe, 3. Don Carlos, 4. Maria Stuart, 5. Die Jungfrau von Orleans, 6. Wilhelm Tell. Im zweiten Teil dieser Hörbuchsammlung wird auf die Literaturtheorie eingegangen; begonnen wird mit einer kurzen Biografie Friedrich Schillers, seinem Essay „Die Schaubühne als moralische Anstalt", sowie Erläuterungen zu den Werken Die Räuber, Kabale und Liebe sowie Wilhelm Tell.

Auf dieser Expedition im Frühjahr 1996 ereignete sich die schlimmste Katastrophe, die je auf dem "Dach der Welt" geschah...

Elena Marlow, a former junior champion, is thirty-two and staging a comeback in the elite world of competitive dressage. Years away from the arena, filled with "diapers and carpools," have left her hungry to prove she's "not just a mom, not just a has-been junior champion". Astride her Warmblood mare, Solstice, Elena feels the familiar pull of ambition, but also the weight of years lost and a deep-seated guilt. The path back to glory is anything but smooth. Elena faces the unyielding demands of her old-school German coach, Klara, who believes "the horse must submit" and "suffering shapes ...

Wilhelm Tell: Die Geschichte um den bekanntesten Schweizer ist noch heute ein Klassiker auf den Bühnen - und vor allem im Klassenzimmer. In diesem Hörbuch wird das GESAMTE Stück UNGEKÜRZT vorgetragen, inklusive der Sprecherangaben und Bühneninformationen, um das Werk so verständlich wie möglich zu präsentieren. Mit Trackliste.

Before the Reckoning, there was the Rising. In the wake of the Civil War, the prairie town of Coldwater, Kansas is still finding its shape—restless, divided, and perched on the edge of change. For Will Mertens, a quiet German immigrant carving a life from the unforgiving soil, the war never reached his doorstep—but its consequences are everywhere. When Mary Harper, the defiant daughter of a local matriarch, falls into his life, their union will challenge every unspoken rule of Coldwater’s rigid social order. As the years pass, Will and Mary build something rare: a family, a farm, a ...

Musical-Fan Riley träumt davon, Regisseurin am Broadway zu werden. Ausschlaggebend für diesen Plan ist es, das Frühlingsmusical ihrer Highschool erfolgreich über die Bühne zu bringen. Als sie eine leichtsinnige Entscheidung trifft, bekommt sie die schlimmste Strafe aller Zeiten: Sie muss ihren Hausarrest als Aushilfe im Sword and Board Games, dem Spielwarenladen ihres Vaters, verbringen.

Schadet jede Trennung den Kindern? Mitnichten! Neueste Erkenntnisse der Forschung sowie Langzeitstudien belegen: Wie Kinder eine Trennung bewältigen, hat viel damit zu tun, wie friedlich wir Eltern unsere Konflikte austragen und wie gut wir für unsere Kinder da sind. Schritt für Schritt erklärt Nicola Schmidt, die Expertin für artgerechte Erziehung, wie Eltern und andere Bezugspersonen Kinder bedürfnisorientiert und achtsam durch diese Zeit bringen. Es fängt mit der Frage an, wie wir Kindern eine Trennung erklären, über die richtige Auswahl des Betreuungsmodells bis hin zum Kinder- und Gewaltschutz bei hochkonflikthaften Trennungen.

Auf den ersten Blick scheint Mariannes Welt geordnet und ihre Zukunft vorhersehbar. Sie lebt Anfang der 30er Jahre im gemütlichen Wien, wo sie den Fleischer Oskar heiraten und ein gewöhnliches bürgerliches Leben führen soll. Doch Marianne hat andere Pläne. Kurzerhand beschließt sie, ihren Verlobten zu verlassen und läuft von Zuhause fort. Schon bald verliebt sie sich in den notorischen Spieler Alfred, der als Frauenheld bekannt und seinerseits selbst mit einer älteren Dame romantisch involviert ist.

She weaponised trauma—and burned the system to the ground Claudia Meyer was a star in Frankfurt’s elite banking world—brilliant, wealthy, unstoppable. Until one violent night shattered everything. The man responsible? Protected and untouchable. But Meyer doesn’t break. She transforms. Her hunt for revenge exposes a dark network of political corruption, secret deals, and men willing to kill to keep their secrets buried. When threats, blackmail, and attempted murder fail to silence her, Meyer claws her way into the political arena—turning trauma into power, and vengeance into her ...

"Don Carlos": Das Drama um den spanischen Thronfolger, seinen Vater, seine geliebte Stiefmutter und den Marquis von Posa ist noch heute ein Klassiker auf den Bühnen - und vor allem im Klassenzimmer. In diesem Hörbuch wird das gesamte Stück ungekürzt vorgetragen, inklusive der Sprecherangaben und Bühneninformationen, um das Werk so verständlich wie möglich zu präsentieren.