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Renad Amdarien's daring escape from the brutal confines of a sorcerer's dungeon has made him a legend throughout the land. Now trusted without question, Renad suffers the truth alone: his former master's sorcery rules him still. Broken both in body and mind, he finds brief solace only in the Gardens, lush sanctuaries of sex and secrets staffed by willing, skilled companions.

Benjamin and Rumblechm is a story that will keep your children laughing, gasping, and learning from the first minute to the last. As Katie and Jacob travel across Canada with their two eccentric aunts in a minivan named Rumblechum, they learn about history and geography. And with them is their stuffed monkey, Benjamin. Rumblechum transports them through Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the huge province of Ontario, and finally back to their little grey house in Edmonton, Alberta.

Jeder Mensch hat eine Geschichte. Und die meisten werden nie erzählt. Das Team von "Der Funke" hat sich genau nach diesen Geschichten auf die Suche gemacht. Dieser Original Podcast erzählt die unglaublichsten Geschichten, die nur das Leben schreiben kann. Und hier erzählen die Menschen ihre Stories selbst. Menschen, mit denen wir an der Kasse stehen, in der U-Bahn sitzen und auf Amtsfluren warten. Hier erzählen sie ihre Geschichten. Echt, ungeschönt, ehrlich.

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. Here is a fourth collection of some of his best stories: "The Tell-Tale Heart", "Eleanora", and "Silence: A Fable".

Il était une fois l'Utopie, le royaume où régnait le roi Michel, qui portait le triste surnom de "Barbe Bleu" car la seule vue de sa barbe flanquait à tous une trouille bleue ! Très librement inspirée de l'œuvre de Charles Perrault, cette comédie musicale ravira le jeune public.

Doc Holliday and Kate Elder begin their doomed love affair in Tombstone, Arizona. Meanwhile, Wyatt Earp and his wife, Josephine, harbor a dark secret that may affect just how long Doc and Kate stay in Tombstone - or how long they live.

The upper-class inhabitants of the locked-gate community called Holroyd Square in Templeton, Texas, are used to their sedate, private lives - and the equally private secrets that each of them keeps hidden from the others. But when a vicious blackmailer rudely interrupts their existence, and then is found murdered in the Square, the police must be called, and only Assistant Chief Wash Shipp can uncover the killer and save their tattered reputations.

Nicknamed after the gas mask he and his fellow soldiers will wear as they fight in the Persian Gulf War, Aardvark is a tactical jet crewman headed for combat in this dark comedy. He recounts the days before he is called to fight and the carrier's progress toward its destination in blistering prose. The war is really happening on TV, and everyone on the ship is tuned to CNN. Aardvark wanders the ship with video camera in hand, filming the rule-bound officers, musclehead bunkmates, and porn entrepreneurs in an attempt to tune out reality. But as the ship nears its destination, he is forced to face his growing fears and sense of alienation.

In the first installment of this thrilling series aspiring paladin Zok hopes the sleepy coastal village he traveled to will be his new home. A place to become a full-fledged paladin of his dragon god away from large cities where his half-elven heritage is shameful. But his world is rocked when the temple high priest, his beloved mentor, is murdered. Now Zok finds he can’t trust anyone in a place that once felt like a safe refuge.

On the first day of eighth grade, thirteen-year-old Layla has a pretty good idea of what’s in store for her—another year of awkward social situations, mediocre grades, and teachers who praise her good behavior but find her academic performance disappointing. Layla feels certain she’s capable of more, but each time she tries to read or write, the words on the page dance and spin, changing partners and leaving her to sit on the sidelines.

The Instagram Mom: My Baby Should Be is an emotionally charged exploration of the intersection between social media and motherhood. This book offers a compelling narrative that will leave listeners questioning the impact of the digital age on our most intimate relationships.

Jealous of his friends’ magic, Peter borrows a tuxedo that gives him superspeed, and also releases a rogue diving suit that mistakes Peter for its enemy. Peter flees to school to find Kyra, but the suit follows, creating mayhem and endangering the magical secret until Kyra and Peter lure it back to the Library. Ruksy’s magic imprisons the suit, but Peter has broken Ruksy’s trust and she dumps him.