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The Dolces broke me, but it doesn’t matter. They shattered my body and soul, and when they were done, they left me for dead. But it doesn’t matter. I don’t care about anything. Not even the one person I thought would never betray me, that I could always count on, the one person who always had my back. Me. I don’t matter. Royal taught me that. Now, a stranger tends me like the flowers in his garden. He plays with me like a doll he pulled from the trash. He doesn’t want to fix me. He wants to turn me into someone else. It doesn’t matter. I don’t care who I am. So I let him.

My name is Harper Apple, and people say I’m rotten to the core. When my shot comes in the form of a scholarship to Willow Heights Prep, you can bet your ass I take it. If getting out of this hellhole town means spending my last two years of high school at an elite academy full of rich, entitled pricks, then bring it on.

Navigating the halls of Willow Heights as a Dolce girl is no easy task, and doing so with ulterior motives only makes it more difficult. With the Dolce boys always watching and the Bitch Pack eager to see me fall, nothing is guaranteed. I can’t forget for even a moment that this is all a game, that Royal is still intent on breaking me. Not if I can break him first. Though my heart and body belong to Royal Dolce, I can’t let his twisted games break my mind, too. I have to stay sharp and gain the one thing I haven’t gotten yet — his trust.

One of Russia's most iconic poets, Alexander Pushkin is often described as the 'father of Russian literature'. A gambler, playboy and social reformer, he was exiled by the Tsar for his controversial poetry and died aged 37 in a duel defending his wife's honour. This BBC Radio anthology includes dramatisations and readings of Pushkin's most famous works - plus biographical programmes and an original play based on his life.

My name is Harper Apple, and people say I’m rotten to the core. I’m not the only one. The Dolce boys aren’t just dangerous, privileged, rich alphaholes. They’re a gang of three psychopaths backed by a pack of enablers and worshipped by their fangirls. And I want in. When I witness their unhinged, shocking violence firsthand, I know I can’t let them continue to ruin lives the way they’ve done for the past few years.

Alan Sillitoe was an integral part of the Angry Young Men movement of the fifties that focused on its authentic depiction of real working class people. This book is true to their ideals in its raw sharp writing of the story of a young man framed by his brutal experience in the army and as a factory worker. Fuelled by a bleak aggressive outlook on life the book centers around a boozy, philandering weekend which is graphically captured by Sillitoe's clever prose and Linus Roache's strong reading.

The Dolces broke me, but with perseverance and dedication, Royal has begun to heal me. He nourishes my body and soul, and if I let him, he might just save me. But I’m not sure I can let him. After what he did, how can I let myself love again? But how can I help myself? Royal may be a broken man, even a monster, but he didn’t become that way overnight. He didn’t get there alone. I was part of his destruction, just as he was part of mine. And just as he has moved worlds to help me, I must atone for what I’ve done, too.

The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses series, published every year since 1976, is the most honored literary project in America. Recorded live at benefit performances for their Fellowships endowment, Volume 2 of this stunning collection contains nine outstanding examples of the short story. Though varying in theme and tone, they share a brilliant pedigree.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, this epic three-part serial tells the true story of Fletcher Christian’s dramatic mutiny against his tyrannical Captain and how Lieutenant Bligh when cast adrift in an open rowing boat with 18 loyal men makes an incredible voyage across 3,600 miles of hostile and uncharted seas to the Dutch East Indies, while Fletcher Christian and his fellow mutineers fight for survival on the battered and wind-swept island of Pitcairn. 

They say guys can’t get bullied. Man, were they wrong. Another lie vicious girls feed to young, impressionable boys when they're growing up. I've been bullied my entire college career. Hunted and haunted by none other than the Sorority House girls on campus. Three dates with one of their girls, and my entire college experience is flushed down the toilet. And now, I find myself wrapped up in another one of their girls. A girl I'd withstand torture for, just to hear her voice in my ear. Even if it's the torture of the entire Sorority House cult. 

Ein Satz, der wie eine Selbstverständlichkeit klingt - "Ich bin Linus" -, doch er teilt sein Leben in ein Davor und Danach. Auf beeindruckende Weise erzählt Linus Giese, warum er einunddreißig Jahre alt werden musste, um laut auszusprechen, dass er ein Mann und trans ist und warum sein Leben heute vielleicht nicht einfacher, aber sehr viel glücklicher ist. Eigentlich ahnt er es seit seinem sechsten Lebensjahr. Doch aus Sorge darüber, wie sein Umfeld reagieren könnte und weil ihm Begriffe wie trans, queer, nicht-binär fehlen, verschweigt Linus lange, wer er wirklich ist.

"Wieder vereint": Kenji ist darüber begeistert, seinen Vater zu sehen und will sich ihm unbedingt beweisen. Sammy und Brooklynn wollen gemeinsam herausfinden, was mit Sammys Familie geschehen ist. "Das erste Date": Brooklynn, Darius und Ben stellen Nachforschungen über Mr. Kons Beweggründe an. Kenji plant ein Date mit Brooklynn, während er seinem Vater bei Partyvorbereitungen hilft.

They say guys can't get bullied. Man, were they wrong. Just another lie vicious girls feed to young, impressionable boys. After the beat down of a lifetime, Mike Bishop presses onward. With his lust for Robyn driving him into her arms, everything fades into the background. His sense of self. His instincts for self-preservation.

They say guys can't get bullied. Man, were they wrong. Just another lie vicious girls feed to young, impressionable boys. Assault charges. Expulsion. Lies. All begging to come to light. Things get worse before they get better for Mike and Robyn as they battle against the world. Or, at least, the Sorority House twins. The girls are coming at them harder than ever.

In questo romanzo Linus ipotizza il suo ultimo giorno alla radio. Nessuna paura, non esiste ancora una data ufficiale e non inizierà con questo libro un conto alla rovescia che porterà alla chiusura di "Deejay chiama Italia". Semplicemente un giorno dovrà succedere, e in queste pagine il passato e il presente si intrecciano per raccontare una storia di successo che lega le ambizioni di un ragazzo della provincia milanese a quella della radio più influente d'Italia. Ma in queste pagine la decisione è presa ed è di quelle da cui non si può tornare indietro.

"Der Kern": Yaz ist bereit, Sammy die Wahrheit zu sagen. Die Insel hat jedoch andere Pläne. Darius fühlt sich hin- und hergerissen und befürchtet, dass er sich verrannt hat. "Wahre Freundschaft": Die Freunde müssen schnell eine Lösung finden, um Mr. Kon und sein Gefolge auszutricksen. Ben will eine alte Freundin retten und bekommt überraschend Hilfe.

"Team Sammy": Die Kinder schmieden einen Plan, um die Dinosaurier zu beschützen. Sammy ist auf sich allein gestellt und muss sich auf ihre eigene Kraft verlassen. Yaz öffnet sich Ben gegenüber. "Lebewohl": Kenji wird immer misstrauischer und stellt Nachforschungen über seinen Vater an. Mae will sich aus Mr. Kons Kontrolle befreien und ihrem Herzen folgen.

Mabel Stock, her brother Ralph, and their friend buy a 45-foot gaff-rigged sailboat after World War I and from 1919 to 1920 sail it half-way across the world. They are one of the first cruising yachts to transit the Panama Canal in the Ogre sailboat.They go on to sail the South Pacific. This is one of the earliest accounts of a sailing yacht cruise authored by a woman. 

Rocket ist ein Romantiker. Sein Bruder Koller sucht eher schnelle und unverbindliche Frauenbekanntschaften. Das musste ja irgendwann schief gehen. Nicht nur, dass Koller sich dieses Mal ausgerechnet die Tochter eines Russen, den man Büffel nennt, ausgesucht hat, nein, sie muss zu allem Überfluss auch noch dabei draufgehen. Eine 20-Jährige mit Herzinfarkt? Das glaubt einem kein Büffel...

A selection illustrating the breathtaking variety of Byron's poetry. Read by Linus Roache, star of the critically acclaimed film Wings of the Dove, this collection includes She Walks in Beauty, The Destruction of Sennacherib, The Vision of Judgment and selections from Childe Harold, The Corsair and Don Juan.