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Alice Adams follows the day-to-day life of a young woman who dreams of climbing the social ladder and escaping from her middle-class background. She struggles with the constant tension between her parents and her older brother. When a wealthy young man becomes interested in her, she weaves a fictional life during their discussions; it is eventually exposed.

Plucky and romantic Alice tries to rise above the crudities of her hopelessly shabby background in this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about ambition and self-delusion. The lower-middle class Adams family faces a slow disintegration in a small Midwestern town. Alice, a social climber, is ashamed of her unsuccessful family and determined to distinguish herself.

Thirteen-year-old Emily Poe has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: A chance to attend the exclusive Audyn School in Manhattan. But to win the scholarship, she has to pass a test like nothing she’s ever experienced before: A nearly bare room, a set of strange clues, a locked door. And a mysterious organization - the Leopold Foundation - that’s watching her every move.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Alice Adams chronicles the attempts of a lower middle class American midwestern family at the turn of the 20th century to climb the social ladder. The eponymous heroine is at the heart of the story, a young woman who wants a better place in society and a better life. As Gerard Previn Meyer has stated, "Apart from being the contribution to social history its author conceived it to be, [Alice Adams] is something more, that something being what has attracted to it so large a public: its portrait of a (despite her faults) 'lovable girl'."(Summary by Jeannie)

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Alice Adams chronicles the attempts of a lower middle class American midwestern family at the turn of the 20th century to climb the social ladder. The eponymous heroine is at the heart of the story, a young woman who wants a better place in society and a better life. As Gerard Previn Meyer has stated, "Apart from being the contribution to social history its author conceived it to be, [Alice Adams] is something more, that something being what has attracted to it so large a public: its portrait of a (despite her faults) 'lovable girl'." (Summary by Jeannie)

Hollywood is indelibly printed in our minds as the ‘go-to’ place for entertainment and has been for decades. When there really did seem to be more stars in Hollywood than in heaven, Hollywood Stage had them performing films as radio plays - on the sponsor's dime of course. Classic films now become audiobooks, with many featuring the original stars from way back when. Here's Alice Adams starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray.

Working as a quality-assurance grunt in the gaming industry sounds like fun, right? You get to play the coolest new games before anyone else. And all you have to do is to find, reproduce, and report bugs before the last pixel is locked in and the games are launched to an eager public. Sure, there’s the unpaid overtime, the office politics, and the ever-present threat of layoffs. But you get to game!

Why did Elon Musk feel compelled to send a red Tesla into space? What accounts for the multiple rocket-themed playgrounds constructed after the Russians launched Sputnik? Gorman - affectionately known as "Dr Space Junk" - takes listeners on a journey through the solar system and beyond, deploying space artifacts, historical explorations, and even the occasional cocktail recipe in search of the ways that we make space meaningful. Engaging and erudite, Gorman recounts her background as a (nonspace) archaeologist and how she became interested in space artifacts.

A comprehensive collection of dramatisations of Daphne du Maurier’s works 'Containing performances from well-known actors from past and present, Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection is a rich feast for all fans of the writer's work.' - Entertainment Focus Daphne du Maurier was one of...

Adam bor på Æblevej med sine forældre og hunden Puk, som han kalder for Bronto, fordi han er vild med dinosaurer. Adam hedder egentlig slet ikke Adam. Han hedder Hans-Ole. Men alle kalder ham for Adam. Han fik først sit navn, da han var med sin klasse på lejrskole, og hans mor og far kalder ham også Adam. Sådan vendes der op og ned på de fleste ting i denne fortælling, der er den første i Kurt Juuls serien om drengen Adam. Kurt Juuls letlæsningsserie om drengen Adam består af 15 bøger, der henvender sig til de 8-9-årige.

These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies bring about the downfall of humankind. The Nebula Award-winning short story "Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death", the Hugo Award-winning novella The Girl Who Was Plugged In, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella Houston, Houston, Do You Read? are included.

In remotest Wales, Joseph Carillo recruited young, lonely women to join his community and adopt his erratic views. Blue's mother was one of them. But when the Black House goes up in flames, Blue escapes to freedom and never stops running. Twenty years later, when Blue's old dormmate commits suicide, Blue receives a strange call. She has been awarded sole custody of Natasha's daughter. But things don't add up. The girls haven't spoken since the night of the fire.

Adam gider ikke cykle ud til sin farfar, fordi det regner, så han opfordres af sin mor til at tage bussen. Det kommer der en sjov og skør forvikling ud af, hvor både Adam, farfar og politiet lærer noget nyt om, hvordan man kan forstå udtrykket "at tage bussen". Dette er den tiende bog i serien om Adam, men den kan sagtens læses uafhængigt af de øvrige. Kurt Juuls letlæsningsserie om drengen Adam består af 15 bøger, der henvender sig til de 8-9-årige.

Step into a world beyond imagination, where quantum-enhanced plants sing, cities resonate like symphonies, and the cosmos itself composes melodies. In The Sound Beyond Tomorrow, visionary author Birgit Maria Kemphues takes you on an unforgettable journey through the future of music in the Emirates—a world where sound is not just heard but felt, seen, and experienced in ways never before possible.

Aliyah Kahn ist eine kleine Trickbetrügerin, die ihrem Gewerbe auf den Straßen von London nachgeht, indem sie Touristen das Geld aus der Tasche zieht. Ihr loses Mundwerk und ihre Aufsässigkeit haben sie nicht nur um ihren Platz an einem renommierten College gebracht, sondern bringen sie auch heute noch regelmäßig in Teufels Küche. Zu allem Überfluss hat sie sich mit einer vermeintlich sicheren Geschäftsidee auf die falschen Leute verlassen und steht jetzt bei mächtigen und sehr gefährlichen Leuten mit einer Viertelmillion Pfund in der Kreide.

Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream is a novel by John Kendrick Bangs, first published in 1907 by Doubleday, Page & Co. of New York. Illustrated by Albert Levering, this work serves as a political parody of Lewis Carroll's famous Alice books: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). In this whimsical tale, Alice finds herself in "Blunderland", also humorously referred to as "Municipal Ownership Country". Here, she encounters familiar characters from Wonderland, including the dormouse, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat.

Whether you're training to play the piano, speak a foreign language, shoot a target with a bow and arrow, or master the techniques of fine carpentry, the conditions of your training will affect how successfully you learn and perform. How can you process needed new information in order to remember it better and use it in the future? How long should you work, study, or practice before taking a break? This book shares practical tips to help you learn quickly, remember what you learn, and apply it to real-world performance.

I byen, hvor Adam bor, er der en stor dreng, der cykler med aviser. Han hedder Goliat. En dag lover han Adams venner tæsk, og Adam beslutter sig for at stoppe ham. Men det bliver faktisk Eva, der redder dem alle sammen. Kurt Juuls letlæsningsserie om drengen Adam består af 15 bøger, der henvender sig til de 8-9-årige. Kurt Juul (1937-2019) var en dansk forfatter og højskolelærer. Han debuterede som forfatter med "Egils lange rejse" i 1982 og har siden skrevet en lang række bøger for børn og unge.

Adams mor får besøg af fru Brun, og det er meningen, at Adam skal lege med hendes datter Eva. Det gider han ikke, for Eva er slet ikke så sød, som hans mor har sagt. Hun hader alle dyr og stjæler slik og cola i kiosken. Kurt Juuls letlæsningsserie om drengen Adam består af 15 bøger, der henvender sig til de 8-9-årige. Kurt Juul (1937-2019) var en dansk forfatter og højskolelærer. Han debuterede som forfatter med "Egils lange rejse" i 1982 og har siden skrevet en lang række bøger for børn og unge.

Adam har fødselsdag. Han får en pengekat og en tier af sin farbror Bent. Men Adam synes godt, der kunne være flere penge i pengekatten. Derfor hjælper han en pirat med at fange en papegøje og får en masse guldmønter. Kurt Juuls letlæsningsserie om drengen Adam består af 15 bøger, der henvender sig til de 8-9-årige. Kurt Juul (1937-2019) var en dansk forfatter og højskolelærer. Han debuterede som forfatter med "Egils lange rejse" i 1982 og har siden skrevet en lang række bøger for børn og unge.