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The Summons: Once Judge Atlee was a powerful figure in Clanton, Mississippi. Now the judge is a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home. Knowing the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. The Brethren: They call themselves the Brethren: three disgraced former judges doing time in a Florida federal prison. In prison these judges-turned-felons can reminisce about old court cases, dispense a little jailhouse justice, and contemplate where their lives went wrong. Or they can use their time in prison to get very rich, very fast.

It was once a utopian dream. But today’s internet, despite its conveniences and connectivity, is the primary cause of a pervasive unease that has taken hold in the U.S. and other democratic societies. The roots of this crisis, argue Frank McCourt and Michael Casey, lie in the prevailing order of the internet. In plain but forceful language, the authors—a civic entrepreneur and an acclaimed journalist—show how a centralized system controlled by a small group of for-profit entities has set this catastrophe in motion and eroded our personhood.

No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller is exactly what the title promises. This is more than another book about the Bernie Madoff scandal, this is a fast-paced, blow-by-blow, true-crime story that you have to hear to believe. In a true David and Goliath tale, the underdog number cruncher uncovers the largest financial fraud in history, and has to fight everything and everyone in the system to bring it down.

With nearly a century of life behind her, Stella Levi had never before spoken in detail about her past. Then she met Michael Frank. He came to her Greenwich Village apartment one Saturday afternoon to ask her a question about the Juderia, the neighborhood in Rhodes where she’d grown up in a Jewish community that had thrived there for half a millennium. Probing and courageous, candid and sly, Stella is a modern-day Scheherazade whose stories reveal what it was like to grow up in an extraordinary place in an extraordinary time—and to construct a life after that place has vanished.

A BBC radio recreation of the Marx Brothers’ lost shows, starring Michael Roberts and Frank Lazarus. First broadcast on America’s NBC network between 1932-33, Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel charted the exploits of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel (played by Groucho Marx) and his dopey assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli (played by Chico Marx). The original recordings were lost, but the scripts were rediscovered and edited by Michael Barson. These were published as Flywheel, Shyster & Flywheel: The Marx Brothers Lost Radio Show and licensed for a dramatic adaptation by the BBC.

As you know, running a successful chiropractic practice is a juggling act. You need clinical expertise to provide impeccable care to your patients. You also need the know-how to run a small business. You've probably been well prepared by your education and experience for the technical ins and outs of chiropractic practice. Yet, what training has prepared you to run a business? The E-Myth Chiropractor fills this knowledge gap, giving you a complete toolkit for either starting a successful practice from scratch or maximizing an existing practice's performance. 

An alternative history of the US space programme, dramatised by Dirk Maggs. What if John F. Kennedy survived the assassination attempt and developed the space programme? President Nixon, with the help of former president JFK, has just green-lit NASA’s first manned expedition to Mars. Aboard the expedition is Natalie York, a geologist who risks everything she loves for the chance to go to space; Phil Stone, former X-15 test pilot; and Ralph Gershon, a Vietnam War hero intent on being the first African American to reach another planet.

Pericles, prince of Tyre, leaves home to escape death only to win a jousting contest and marry a princess. Once he can return home, his family sails with him, but a storm separates them, so Pericles returns alone. Years later, Pericles finds his daughter and reunites with the wife he had thought was dead.

This bundle, titled Mindfulness Bible, has two audiobooks inside that have helped me find peace in this noisy and frantic world and reduce my stress in ways I never thought was possible!

The family is uncommonly close: Michael's childless Auntie Hankie and Uncle Irving, glamorous Hollywood screenwriters, are doubly related— Hankie is his father's sister, and Irving is his mother's brother. The two families live near each other in Laurel Canyon. In this strangely intertwined world, even the author's grandmothers—who dislike each other—share a nearby apartment.

In den Tiefen des Rheins liegt ein herrliches Gold. Wer daraus einen Ring schmiedet und der Liebe entsagt, erlangt unendliche Macht. Als die Rheintöchter den Nibelungenzwerg Alberich verschmähen, raubt dieser das Gold, schmiedet den Ring und unterwirft sein Zwergenvolk. Der Göttervater Wotan lässt indessen eine Götterburg erbauen. Ihren Erbauern, den Riesen Fasolt und Fafner, verspricht er die Göttin Freia, seine Schwägerin, als Lohn. Er bekommt Ärger mit seiner Frau und bietet statt Freia den Riesen das Rheingold an.

Is cyberterrorism the next great threat? Listen to a discussion with features Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen J. Adler, George Washington University’s Center for Cyber and Homeland Security Director Frank J. Cilluffo, Marc Gordon, Constitutional law scholar Michael McConnell, and Mike Sheehan.

Jules Verne und Nathaniel sind am vorläufigen Ziel ihre Reise angelangt und treffen auf einen alten, aber sichtlich gezeichneten Freund von Nathaniel. Jules Verne wird durch das Zusammentreffen mit dem Unbekannten klar: Nathaniel de Salis verfolgt noch ganz andere Pläne. Beim Besuch eines alten Studienkollegen von Nathaniel muss Adam viele Jahrzehnte später feststellen, dass sein guter Freund schon große Teile seine Vitalität eingebüßt hat.

Tyvian Reldamar — criminal mastermind, rogue mage, and smuggler of sorcerous goods — has just been betrayed by his longtime partner and left for dead in a freezing river. To add insult to injury, his mysterious rescuer took it upon himself to affix Tyvian with an iron ring that prevents the wearer from any evildoing.

Siegfried wächst bei dem Nibelungenzwerg Mime im Wald auf. Dort versucht Mime, die zerbrochenen Trümmer des Schwertes Notung zusammen zu schmieden. Mit dem Schwert soll Siegfried den Lindwurm Fafner erschlagen, der den Ring der Macht in seiner Drachenhöhle bewacht. Als es Mime nicht gelingt, schmiedet Siegfried das Schwert selbst. Er erschlägt den Lindwurm und trinkt dessen Blut, das ihn unverwundbar macht. Ein Waldvogel rät ihm, den Ring an sich zu nehmen und weist ihm den Weg zu Brünnhilde, die hinter einem Feuerwall schläft.

Dick Whittington has come to London to seek his fortune. He’s heard the streets are paved with gold, though after three days sleeping on them he hasn’t yet found riches. But then he finds a friend in Tommy the Cat and the Alderman’s daughter Alice Fitzwarren falls in love with him. It seems his luck is changing – until the evil King Rat threatens everything. Can the magical Spirit of the Bells put things right and help Dick achieve his heart’s desire?

Mahatma Gandhi - sein Name steht für den gewaltlosen Kampf für Frieden und Freiheit. Vom schüchternen, mit 13 Jahren zwangsverheirateten Mohandas Karamchand wurde er schließlich zur Symbolfigur...

Nach ihrer Ankunft in Punin werden Gundar und seine Gefährten Zeugen eines seltsamen Schauspiels. Aus heiterem Himmel gehen die Bürger sich an die Kehle, auch Ragna und Hothar. Ein böser, mächtiger Zauber vergiftet Punins Atmosphäre. Die Freunde verfolgen einen geheimnisvollen Fremden, der dafür verantwortlich zu sein scheint. Er verliert eine schwarze Tulpe, das Erkennungszeichen einer neuen Unterwelt-Bande. Sie treibt seit mehreren Monden ihr Unwesen.

Carola Lembeck ist Mitte 40 und erfolgreiche Leiterin des städtischen Museums in Hoelven, einer kleinen Stadt im Herzen Deutschlands. In einer alten Villa am Stadtrand lebt sie gemeinsam mit Butler Gerhard und ihrer Mutter. Letztere wird heute 70 Jahre alt und soll zu eben jenem Anlass von der Stadt die Ehrenbürgerschaft erhalten. Zwei Tage zuvor wurde im Smithonian Museum in Washington der weltberühmte Blue Hope Diamant gestohlen. Er gilt als Unglücksdiamant, um den sich viele Legenden ranken.

Trotz Verbots der Stiefmutter ist Aschenputtel verkleidet auf den Ball ins Schloss geschlichen. Der Prinz ist fasziniert von ihr. Als sie um Mitternacht nach Hause eilt, bleibt ihr Schuh zurück und für den Prinzen beginnt eine aufregende Suche nach der Unbekannten. Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) war ein italienischer Komponist. Der Musikersohn begann im Alter von 12 Jahren zu komponieren, wurde Operndirektor in Neapel und Paris und ging mit seinen 39 Opern als "Meister der komischen Oper" in die Geschichte ein.