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In Simply Joyce, author Margot Norris strips the mystery from Joyce's groundbreaking books by offering a clear introduction to why and how they were produced. Along the way, she offers insights into Joyce's life and creative inspirations by exploring his stories and novels in depth. Beginning with the more accessible early works and proceeding through Ulysses and the even more challenging Finnegans Wake, Norris provides a clear and easily understandable overview of this seminal writer.

From the author of Copenhagen and Noises Off. A comedy-drama about a door manufacturing company and a fateful convention in Frankfurt. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Rosalind Ayres, Allan Corduner, David Ellenstein, Julian Holloway, Peter A. Jacobs, Martin Jarvis, Robin Goodrin Nordli, James Warwick and Michael York.

British business journalist and management theorist Des Dearlove delivers an insightful and practical discussion of how firms can build meaningful and authentic connections with their employees, encouraging productivity, improving talent retention, and creating an enduring competitive advantage. You'll find out why the latest peer-reviewed research lends support to the notion that it is the nature of interpersonal environments—and not compensation—that many employees consider to be the most impactful when they're deciding whether to exit a job.

"Lass mich von vorn anfangen. Ma ..." Der Brief eines Sohnes an die vietnamesische Mutter, die ihn nie lesen wird. Die Tochter eines amerikanischen Soldaten und eines vietnamesischen Bauernmädchens ist Analphabetin, kann kaum Englisch und arbeitet in einem Nagelstudio. Sie ist das Produkt eines vergessenen Krieges. Der Sohn, ein schmächtiger Außenseiter, erzählt – von der Schizophrenie der Großmutter, den geschundenen Händen der prügelnden Mutter und seiner tragischen ersten Liebe zu einem amerikanischen Jungen.

This self-help book will give you a strong mental edge so you can break through stagnant, confining barriers that often make you feel like you cannot reach your full potential.

Marlin is not slow or mute; he is a stutterer, and that makes it impossible for him to convince people otherwise. He is also a Rackham: the youngest son of the world-famous explorer Roland Rackham, who is the owner and proprietor of the Zoo at the Edge of the World, a resort where the well to do from all over the world can come to experience the last bit of the wild left in the world at the end of the nineteenth century.

Dieses Hörbuch müssen Sie gehört haben, um in diesem Jahr 2020 mitreden zu können! Die Situation spitzt sich zu: Der Wahlkampf geht in die heiße Phase, am 3. November 2020 wird der nächste Präsident gewählt. Wer dieses Hörbuch hört, versteht die Hintergründe und weiß, was auf dem Spiel steht. Die beiden Pulitzer-Preisträger der Washington Post machen deutlich, dass Trump schon erschreckend weit damit gekommen ist, die Demokratie und die Institutionen auszuhöhlen.

Author and anxiety coach Julian Brass helps people all over the world own anxiety by guiding them toward empowering, natural tools to redirect that raw, disruptive emotion into positive action. These tools, which are the foundation of his Own Anxiety method, lead to a redefined relationship with anxiety, taking it from negative and debilitative to positive and facilitative. Rather than trying to fight it, Brass encourages listeners to consider anxiety a gift. Personal, personable, and highly motivating, the book offers practical lessons to overcome the effects of anxiety....

Peter mag Schere und Kamm nicht an sich heranlassen: „An den Händen beiden ließ er sich nicht schneiden seine Nägel fast ein Jahr. Kämmen ließ er nicht sein Haar. […] Pfui! ruft da ein jeder: Garst’ger Struwwelpeter“. Hoffmann selbst nannte seine Titelfigur auch einen „ungeleckten Bären“.

Some deserve to live. Others deserve to die. A lunar eclipse hovers above Hamburg and bathes houses and streets in an unearthly light. In the exclusive district of Blankenese, four men are brutally murdered in the basement of a villa. Only the granddaughter of the owner survives the bloody massacre. Severely traumatized and completely listless, she is found sitting in the middle of the corpses. She cannot remember anything. Assistant District Attorney Alex Gutenberg, who has to struggle with a number of personal issues himself, asks the criminal psychologist Dr. Evelin Wolf for support.

Sometimes people do not have much time in their lives. Deadlines are looming at work, kids are playing up, dinners need to be prepared, errands need to be run. That is where short stories fit so nicely into their lives. A quick little escape to another world whilst battling with the stress of everyday life. A quick listen here, a quick listen there.

Despite the Bureau’s protests, Maxwell takes responsibility for the damage to the Library and is suspended from teaching. His replacement is Doctor Apinya, a distinguished magical archaeologist, who takes a keen interest in Kyra. To resurrect Ladder, Lily, Ruksy and Peter venture into the fairy tale book to secure enchanted wood and fall foul of the Witch of Crow Crag.

Moskau, 1923. Larissa Reissner hat als sowjetische Gesandte in Kabul strategische Pläne entdeckt, die das Britische Empire stürzen könnten. In der flirrenden Hauptstadt, wo man die Welt neu denkt und aus den Angeln heben will, sucht sie nach dem Verfasser, einem Deutschen namens Niedermayer. Denn der Sieg der Freiheit ist Reissners Lebenssinn, die junge Schriftstellerin und Revolutionärin wird als Wundertochter ihrer Epoche gefeiert. Aus illustrer Familie, lernte sie schon als Kind Lenin kennen, sie kämpfte als Politkommissarin der Wolgaflottille; Pasternak und Trotzki bewundern sie.

Die richtige Person zur richtigen Zeit kann alles verändern - der TikTok-Hype im Hörbuch! Rowan Kane und seine Brüder sollen das milliardenschwere Imperium ihres Großvaters erben: Dreamland. Freizeitparks, Produktionsfirmen, Fünf-Sterne-Hotels, das alles könnte ihnen gehören. Doch wenn sie das Erbe antreten wollen, müssen sie jeder eine Aufgabe erfüllen. Rowan, der einstige Träumer, der sich seit Jahren hinter einem Maßanzug und einer eiskalten Fassade verbirgt, soll eine neue Attraktion für Dreamland entwerfen.

What's that you say? You're off to Bleakley Manor? On Michaelmas eve? But dear child, hasn't anyone told you the legend of Old Bramble Head, who rises once a year to claim another victim from the unfortunate Bleakley household...? Which one will it be this time? And could there be foul play? Crime-busting brothers Horatio and Eustace Bleakley feel certain they smell a rat. Or is that Cook's dinner? More importantly, can they solve the mystery before another Bleakley bites the dust? Go ahead and find out...if you dare!

Spannender Jugendthriller um 10 Influencer:innen auf einer einsamen Insel, die zur tödlichen Falle wird. Für Fans von "The I-Land" und "One of Us Is Lying". Jeder kennt Unknown Island – es ist das exklusivste Reiseziel der Welt. Weiße Sandstrände, türkisfarbenes Meer, Luxusunterkünfte... Nur geladene Gäste dürfen kommen und niemand über einundzwanzig. Plus: Es ist absolut kostenlos. Wer würde also nicht hinwollen? Über eine virale Kampagne werden die Türen des Resorts zum ersten Mal und exklusiv für zehn ausgewählte Influencer geöffnet.

Jack George's life is a whirlwind of turmoil as his father's betrayal leaves his family stranded on the fringes of Sydney. Guided by the wisdom of a war-hardened veteran, Jack learns the brutal art of survival in a world where bullies reign supreme. Fuelled by a thirst for mastery, Jack delves into the realm of martial arts, honing his body and mind. Hearing whispers of an ancient martial arts temple hidden in the mountains of Japan, Jack is determined to seek it out and find one true master who can teach him all there is to learn about martial arts.

The complicated relationship between the poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell is revealed in nearly 30 years' worth of correspondence. Taken from their exchange of letters, Dear Elizabeth is a study in friendship, intimacy, and the power of words.

Mrs Beatrice Dark, the wife of powerful cabinet minister, Joseph Dark, enters the office of a tabloid newspaper and shoots her husband’s enemy, the editor of the tabloid on the eve of World War Two. A sensational murder trial occurs, with its unfolding secrets, lies and sex scandals, mesmerising the nation, with those who believe she should be acquitted and those who think she should hang. But what is the real reason she killed Steven Hood, the editor?

Tom Hope doesn't chase rainbows. He does his best on the farm - he milks the cows, harvests the apples, looks after the sheep - but Tom's been lonely since Trudy left, taking little Peter with her to go join the holy rollers. Enter Hannah Babel, quixotic smalltown bookseller: the second Jew - and the most vivid person - Tom has ever met. When she asks him to help her build Australia's most beautiful bookshop, Tom dares to believe they could make each other happy. But it is 1968: 24 years since Hannah and her own little boy arrived at Auschwitz.