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Beth Briny (Gillian Jacobs), a grouchy restaurant courier working the Christmas Eve shift, is forced to learn the true "reason for the season" when she and Andy Pepper (Sam Richardson), a holiday-loving stranger, stumble upon a Christmas Carol-esque adventure - delivering to people from Beth’s past, present, and future.

Hit Job follows Brynn Morris (Palmer), an aspiring artist desperate for a job to help her ailing grandmother.

When Milan Patel visits his parents at their family-run motel in Montana, he's expecting the usual drama. But shortly after he arrives, his father mysteriously dies in the motel pool. Now everyone's a suspect. What was meant to be a quick trip becomes Milan's worst nightmare, as he races to solve his father's murder while confronting the past he tried to leave behind.

HEADCASE is a ten-episode comedy about neurotic rising hip hop star Ghost (Chris Redd) and his bumpy mental health journey as he navigates therapy, fame, and chaos. After a very public breakdown, his label forces him into sessions with a dorky, white therapist, Gordon (Will Stephen), who has never heard of Ghost.

"I am made of memories" ◍ I do not own the audiobook nor am I claiming to. All credit goes to original creater.

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett “Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline...

Giovanni Nucci, autore di "Ulisse", ritorna al mondo antico e questa volta si ispira e si attiene fedelmente all'"Iliade" per raccontare di questo personaggio eroico e umano. Piena di sfumature, questa storia millenaria diventa attuale e parla ai ragazzi di oggi del coraggio di crescere, dell'importanza di comprendere il proprio destino, del valore degli affetti, della felicità di vivere. Un romanzo che affonda le radici nella cultura dell'intera umanità.

Meet the greatest Greek general you've never heard of: Philopoemen. In his day, a leader as skilled and as dangerous as Hannibal: a ferocious fighter, a superb general, and credited as the inventor of modern 'special operations'. More importantly, he was a brilliant political leader. He commanded Greek forces at the turn of the third century BC, when mighty Rome, fresh from the destruction of Carthage, and Imperial Macedon, the greatest power of the day, chose Greece as their battlefield.

In the gritty underbelly of Milan, a successful car salesman's life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a mysterious homeless musician beneath the Corvetto overpass. Drawn to the stranger's haunting melodies, he becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind the musician's fall from grace. As their worlds collide, both men must confront the dreams they've abandoned and the choices that have led them to this moment. Through richly layered prose, Buzzi explores the delicate balance between artistic passion and practical survival.

1993. Sotto il cavalcavia del Corvetto, quartiere fra i più malfamati di Milano, dal nulla compare un barbone che, seminascosto da un eskimo, passa le sue giornate fra il fumo di mille sigarette e le note della sua chitarra. Davide Buzzi, venditore di successo presso una concessionaria FIAT e che da sempre in auto si trova a passare sotto a quel ponte, come attratto da una specie di richiamo invisibile decide di avvicinarlo.

In Necropolitics, Achille Mbembe, a leader in the new wave of francophone critical theory, theorizes the genealogy of the contemporary world, a world plagued by ever-increasing inequality, militarization, enmity, and terror as well as by a resurgence of racist, fascist, and nationalist forces determined to exclude and kill. He outlines how democracy has begun to embrace its dark side - what he calls its "nocturnal body" - which is based on the desires, fears, affects, relations, and violence that drove colonialism.

Jason Murdock was caught up in a life of crime, attempting high-profile heists. But when a job goes fatally wrong, he’s given a choice: rot in prison or work for the company he was trying to rob. Feeling he has no other choice, Jason agrees to help test a revolutionary piece of technology—a high-tech body suit that renders its wearer immune to bullets, blunt force, and electric shocks.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Greek mythology with Padraic Colums masterful retelling of timeless tales. This captivating narrative follows Jason and the Argonauts on their legendary quest for the Golden Fleece, while also bringing to life the adventures of iconic figures such as Atalanta, Heracles, Perseus, and Theseus. Join Elizabeth Klett as she guides you through these rich stories filled with heroism and intrigue. (Note Section 25 was updated on June 2, 2020, to include the complete text with a different reader for the latter part.)

Mörderischer Triathlon in Berlin - Wie jedes Jahr führt Peer Pedes seine Mutter ins Olympiastadion aus. Als Mama eine La-Ola-Welle ins Rollen bringt, ertönt plötzlich ein Schuss – in der Ehrentribüne fällt ein Mann reglos zu Boden. Geführt von seinem Rivalen Koslowski lautet das Ergebnis der ersten Ermittlungen: Tod durch Scharfschützen.

The greatest battle needs the greatest of warriors. The siege of Troy is in its ninth year. But Troy still stands. When Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny by disillusioned troops, he changes tactics. Ordering attacks on Troy’s allies, he deprives the city of reinforcements, trade and supplies. Yet even this does not draw the Trojans out from behind their walls. Meanwhile, Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. Odysseus just wants to return home to his island Kingdom of Ithaca.

Ulisse è un giovane scrittore in crisi creativa (un tempo ha scritto un libro ma si è fermato lì), lavora in una casa editrice sull'orlo del collasso ed è innamorato di Pilar-Penelope, una bellissima immigrata senza permesso di soggiorno (ma non rinuncia alla sua inveterata poligamia). Un giorno riceve la lettera di uno sconosciuto che lo invita a un misterioso appuntamento. Ulisse, incuriosito, risponde e conosce Achille, un ragazzo gravemente malato che gli apre un mondo inatteso di assurdità, vitalità e dolore.

Che cosa vuol dire essere uomini? Gettarsi a capofitto contro gli ostacoli a costo della morte, o pianificare con astuzia ogni mossa? Inseguire la verità, o manipolarla? Essere Achille, oppure Odisseo? "Nessuno fra gli antichi Greci ignorava la profonda distanza caratteriale che divideva i due eroi. Nessuno ignorava la vita di Odisseo e la morte di Achille, l'astuzia del primo e la schiettezza del secondo, la riflessività dell'uomo maturo e l'impulsività del giovane. Il loro desiderio di uccidere la morte. L'uno schivandola. L'altro disprezzandola".

Leichtfüßiger Ermittler meets unaufhaltsamen Killer - Peer Pedes, Ermittler beim Berliner LKA, war mal ein erfolgreicher Marathonläufer. Als ein verhasster Kollege seine alten Rekorde bricht, humpelt sein Ego. Doch Peer plant sein Comeback: Beim nächsten Berlin-Marathon wird er allen noch mal die Hacken zeigen. Schon bei seinem ersten, quälend langen Trainingslauf ist es aber sein Job, der ihn einholt: Von der Oberbaumbrücke baumelt die Leiche eines jungen Mannes mit auffallend edlen Laufschuhen.

Вторая книга из серии "Болгарские тайны" Андрея Кудина продолжает знакомить читателя с богатой и загадочной историей этой балканской страны. Читатель узнает о древних исчезнувших цивилизациях, погрузится в атмосферу дворцовых переворотов, завоевательных походов, интриг и войн.

Jason is born the son of King Aeson. His destiny is to rule Iolcus, the land that his father's brother, King Pelias, has taken from him. When Jason comes of age, he returns to Iolcus. But the king is not yet willing to give up his throne. So he cunningly persuades Jason to accept a dare to bring back the famous Golden Fleece of Colchis. Jason accepts the challenge, unaware that he is being conned into a dangerous and perhaps fatal journey far, far from the land he loves.