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Following in the bestselling tradition of Molly McAdams and J. Lynn, this final chapter in the fun and steamy New Adult trilogy by Noelle August (authors Veronica Rossi and Lorin Oberweger) features two aspiring musicians who must choose between their careers…and their sizzling attraction for...

In Münchhausen – Wunderbare Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande entführt Gottfried August Bürger uns in ein Universum skurriler Geschichten geprägt von Heldenmut, Wagemut und fantasievoller Ironie. Jede Episode sprüht vor Humor und zeigt den barocken Erzähler, der mit unerschütterlichem Selbstbewusstsein und genialem Witz die Gesetze von Logik und Natur ad absurdum führt. Diese Sammlung phantastischer Anekdoten kombiniert historisches Flair mit überbordender Vorstellungskraft – ideal für alle, die klassische Abenteuer mit charmant-pfiffiger Erzählweise lieben.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this volume we come up against the definition of Northern Europe. There are many, each with plausibility and each so obvious. So, here’s ours.

Te seré sincero, yo también he tenido muchos bajones, a veces resulta difícil superarlos, todo porque no contamos con la autoestima o la autoconfianza necesaria para salir adelante, y de repente entramos en un abismo, caemos más y más, hay personas que incluso terminan con su vida. No dejemos que esto se repita, tu y yo y cualquier persona en el mundo es capaz de salir adelante.

War rages across the Pacific as the USS Atticus is swept into patrolling southwest of Guam, but when the destroyer crew experiences oddities, they realize they may not be the harbinger anymore. As a tense mystery mounts, every moment becomes a test of nerve. Nighttime scraping on the hull and a cryptic message soon led to a startling revelation. The crew balances fear with humour in this nautical science fiction suspense, raising situational awareness to a new level in a twist that defies gravity.

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Are you tired of hearing people constantly complain and moan about a world problem but offer you no solutions as to what you can do to help resolve this issue? This might be from close friends or family constantly taking a negative view on this particular issue, or even from hearing about the problem on the news but not hearing any potential solutions. Can you tell what problem I am talking about yet? Of course, I am talking about the manufactured scarcity.

June's sister, April, is getting married. The lucky guy? A businessman whose cousin is Jasper King, the art maniac loner of her high school.The hate between them is mutual, but they can't avoid one another before the wedding. That becomes impossible when the two are thrown together into a car and forced to drive down the East Coast from Boston to Jacksonville for the wedding. Along the way, June must re-evaluate her relationship to Jasper. Sparks fly and ignite, and what happens next will go down in road trip history.

This is a guide to the tradition of military music and military bands. Including classical composers such as Holst, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Shubert, Fucik, Mussorgsky, and Sousa. Given this is an audiobook, you can listen to various pieces in context as well as learning about the evolution of military music and the historical significance of the pieces that you hear.

Diamond Death is a Katri Velvet whodunit about mayhem and murder set against the backdrop of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and the ambience of South Florida where true love and true greed intertwined.

A band of thieves venture on a treasure hunt, finding an object of great wealth from a doomed planet. It's a race against time and other treasure hunters to make it off the abandoned world before it's destroyed by a rogue planet's moon. A full cast takes your imagination on a rollercoaster ride from amphitheaters in the sky to a monstrous filled abyss down below.

"Det var med en känsla av vild glädje jag återvände till Nordbanans station, sedan jag där avlämnat min lilla hustru, vilken skulle fara till vårt barn, som insjuknat i fjärran land. Fullbordat var alltså offret av mitt hjärta! En aning sade mig att det var för alltid vi nu hade skilts ..." "Inferno" är en självbiografisk roman av August Strindberg som skildrar Strindbergs vistelse i Paris och Österrike under åren 1894-1896.

“The most bizarre and daring crime in New Orleans police history.” —United Press On Labor Day 1948, two New Orleans police detectives became involved in the most grim and notorious incident in the history of the department. This is a true crime story of the bizarre events that chronicle the brutal slaying of one of those detectives, and his partner’s frightening escape from the same fate.

Dreading how to explain the phenomenal event to high command, the USS Atticus is caught in a quandary: fully disclose the unbelievable truth? or to safely stick to little-known facts? Time for investigation is short as war flares just north of Guam at Iwo Jima. Called into a different kind of combat action, the destroyer joins a small squadron in a face-off against attacking planes and massive ships. Can Atticus stay afloat? If so, will the ship and crew be silenced in secrecy? Join Signalman Bill Johnson as he recounts the next exciting chapter!

Want to better understand autism, either for yourself or to support a loved one? Do you long to enjoy a concert, find love, or just connect with a friend—without feeling overwhelmed or misunderstood? Wherever you are on the spectrum, feeling intimidated by social cues is common and can cause you to retreat to be alone. The pressure of managing relationships or simple tasks can leave you feeling exhausted, furthering your isolation. If you resonate with any of these challenges, you are not alone.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!This sentimental drama, written by the prolific German dramatist, August von Kotzebue (a friend of Ludwig von Beethoven,) was originally published under the title “Menshenhass und Reue.” When the play was translated into English in the late 1790s, it quickly became a runaway success in both Great Britain and the United States and remained a staple of dramatic companies for most on the 19th century. The fairytale-like plot, with its story of lost love, concealed identity, crushing guilt, and healing redemption, charmed generations ...

Dance of Death is a gripping two-part play by Swedish playwright August Strindberg, penned in 1900. It explores the unraveling of a marriage between Edgar, an artillery captain, and Alice, a former actress, as they become increasingly ensnared in their isolated, fortress-like home. The tension mounts as they manipulate and provoke one another, leading to the unexpected arrival of Curt, Alices cousin. This intrusion intensifies their already fraught dynamic, creating a tangled triangle that heightens the drama. The narrative further evolves in Part Two with the introduction of their children, ...

Step into the world of August Strindbergs gripping one-act drama, Countess Julie, where social boundaries blur and passions ignite. Set against the backdrop of Midsummer Eve festivities, this intense tale unfolds between three characters Julie, a fervent young noblewoman; Jean, her ambitious fathers valet; and Kristin, the cook and Jeans fiancée. As the night unfolds, Julie and Jeans reckless intimacy leads to unforeseen and tragic consequences. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

When their staged ghost hunter investigations lead them to the mysterious Van Buren Manor, the so-called “Spirit Sleuths” must confront their first real haunting. Trapped inside, their only hope of survival is to unravel a long-buried mystery and stop the manor’s vengeful Matriarch from carrying out a dark plot a century in the making— one that may cut closer to home than they ever imagined.

His Marvelous Light is an eyewitness documentary of a modern-day visit made by a family to the Los Lunas Stone at Los Lunas, New Mexico. This book is an account of their experiences in their own words, and dozens of color photographs. A Los Lunas near Hidden Mountain, an ancient gate stone weighing several tons has been etched long ago with the Ten Commandments in original Hebrew script approximately 3,000 years ago. The gate stone was first discovered by an archaeologist in the 1800's who found it covered with lichen. and etched in a continuous line of writing he did not recognize. Since ...