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Als man eine bewusstlose Frau mit Bissspuren am Arm ins Krankenhaus einliefert, wird die junge Wolfsexpertin Carla Gorman herangezogen. Sie soll ermitteln, ob die Bisse von einem Wolf stammen. Carla begibt sich auf die Suche nach dem Wolf, doch sie ist nicht allein. Ebenfalls unterwegs in der Wildnis ist Jason, ein professioneller Wolfsjäger. Während Carla den Wolf finden und gesundpflegen möchte, hat es der Wolfsjäger auf das Tier abgesehen. Carla und Jason sind Gegner - doch sie fühlen sich auch zueinander hingezogen.

Alaska 1939: Als sich die junge Krankenschwester Josie Hals über Kopf in den charmanten Piloten Johnny verliebt, scheint ihr Glück perfekt. Doch dann stürzt der tollkühne Flieger in den eisigen Bergen ab - die Suche nach ihm scheint aussichtslos. Verzweifelt wagt sich Josie selbst mit ihrem Hundeschlitten in die arktische Nacht hinaus, immer weiter nach Norden, wo Elche, hungrige Wölfe und ein geheimnisvoller Fallensteller warten. Im Zauber des Nordlichts kämpft Josie um ihre Zukunft und ihre große Liebe. Ein romantisches Abenteuer voll Spannung und Poesie im ewigen Eis Alaskas.

Vancouver, 1932: Als Caroline dem weißen Wal zum ersten Mal begegnet, ahnt sie nicht, wie sehr sich ihr Leben bald verändern wird. Sie flieht vor ihrem aufdringlichen Verehrer und ihrer tyrannischen Mutter und folgt dem Ruf des Wales auf die sagenumwobenen Queen Charlotte Islands. Auf den nebelverhangenen Inseln vor der Westküste Kanadas kommt sie einem dunklen Geheimnis auf die Spur, das ihr den Weg in eine neue Zukunft weist. Und sie lernt das Glück der ganz großen Liebe kennen.

Im kältesten Winter ihres Lebens lernt Jessica den arroganten Manager Joey kennen, der in der kanadischen Wildnis zu sich selbst finden will. Während sich die beiden langsam näher kommen, fahndet die Polizei in den Bergen fieberhaft nach zwei Bankräubern. Als ihre Mutter, eine Polizistin, von einem Einsatz nicht zurückkehrt, wagt sich auch Jessica mit ihrem Hundeschlitten in das eiskalte Weiß. Ihre Suche führt sie tief in das einsame Bergland - bis in die Heimat des geheimnisvollen Wolfsrudels, das jenseits der Gletscher auf sie wartet.

Lara will in Grand Forks an der kanadischen Grenze studieren und eine unglückliche Liebe vergessen. Als eisige Stürme über das Land fegen und Wölfe in der kleinen Stadt auftauchen, bricht Panik aus. Bald wird Paul, ein indianischer Student, der den kältesten Winter aller Zeiten vorausgesagt hat, von den aufgebrachten Bürgern bedroht. Lara rettet ihn vor dem Mob und flieht mit ihm in die Berge. Doch die Temperaturen sinken weiter und die Verfolger kommen immer näher.

Tune in to The Ross Cloud Podcast,where every episode provides an opportunity for you to learn,reflect,and take actionable steps towards becoming the best version of yourself.Together,lets navigate through the the clouds of life and empower one another on this journey of self-discovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the newly revised second edition of Inflated: Money, Debt, and the American Dream, the veteran investment banker, author, and chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC delivers the latest installment of his concise history of the United States' monetary system, putting contemporary financial phenomena like inflation and high housing costs into context.

Discussing the experience of making a first feature...the highs and lows, the funding nightmares and the awards night triumphs...and how this experience moulds a filmmaker's subsequent work and leads to greater opportunities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experience "trivia that isn't trivial," as two academics try to stump each other with multiple choice questions based on the week's headlines. Hosted by Christopher Smith of Vermont and Jon Ross of Chicago. For more info, visit audacityoftrivia.com

The 'For the Good Times,' podcast brought to you by Oh! $ociety Ent, is hosted by Chris, Clayton (Clay Hu), Tanner (TtLee), and Trey (JT Tha Doc). All are involved in many artistic ventures including music, photography, video editing, Youtube, and of course podcasting! In this series, the boys talk about anything and everything, from their multiple artistic endeavors, to their personal lives. Absolutely nothing is off limits! So get ready to kick back and listen to some weird yet entertaining banter from the "dollar crew" in the 'For The Good Times' podcast.

The United States may still be the world's strongest country, but it now faces real challenges at both a global and regional level. The unipolar world which was dominated by America after the Cold War is gone. Unlike the Soviet Union, China is both a military and economic competitor and it is actively challenging the norms and institutions that the US used to shape an international order during and after the Cold War.

Wallace James Stevens was born on October 2nd, 1879, in Reading, Pennsylvania. His father, a lawyer, sent Wallace to Harvard as a non-degree special student, after which he moved to New York City and worked briefly as a journalist. In 1923 ‘Harmonium’ was published. At last, at age 38, he was an overnight success. His career was not prodigious in quantity but its quality was exceptional and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his Collected Poems in 1955.

22 writers talk about their memorable excursions and the act of walking, and share their creative observations. In these six series, taken from BBC Radio 3's The Essay, an array of novelists, poets, journalists and biographers chart the varied and inspiring walks they have taken around Britain and elsewhere. Here are treks taken at daybreak and after dark; in winter and in spring; in the footsteps of the past; and - in the case of Robert Macfarlane - along the ridges of the South Downs.

The "D Dub Podcast" is hosted by Trey (JT Tha Doc) and Chris (CLick). Both are current members of Oh! $ociety Ent. and are involved in many artistic ventures including music, photography, video editing, Youtube, and of course podcasting! In this podcast the boys talk about anything and everything, from their multiple artistic endeavors, to their personal lives. Absolutely nothing is off limits! So get ready to kick back and listen to some weird yet entertaining banter from Trey and Chris in the "D Dub Podcast" brought to you by Oh! $ociety Ent.

Fifteen-year-old Jacob feels almost on the inside: almost smart, almost funny, almost good-looking, almost worthy of falling in love. His sister is too busy dating guys in Whitesnake jackets to notice, and his best friend is occupied with his own painful pubescent crisis. Jacob's mother has just started a curious (and rather un-Christian) holy war with the church across the street, while his father has secretly moved into the garage.

When Amber Watson walks in on her husband in the throes of extramarital passion with one of his employees, her comfortable, passion-free life is shattered in an instant. Worse, the fate of the successful country music bar that bears her family's name suddenly hangs in the balance. Her soon to be ex-husband is one of the bar's official owners, his mistress one of its employees. Will her divorce destroy her late father's legacy?

Book View Cafe celebrates its fifth anniversary with an anthology of our favorite stories. From the fantasy and science fiction of our roots to steampunk, romance, historical and mainstream; from humor to life's hardest challenges, across the spectrum from light to dark.

Laney Foley is the first woman from her hardworking family to attend college. That's why she can't act on her powerful attraction to one of the gorgeous teaching assistants in her Introduction to Art History course. Getting involved with a man who has control over her final grade is just too risky. But ever since he first laid eyes on her, Michael Brouchard seems to think about little else but the two of them together. And it's become harder for Laney to ignore his intelligence and his charm.

Art and life. Each the mirror of the other. This then is the classic definition of what ‘Realism’ as a writing form really is. Some might call it a fancy term for the mundane day to day pursuits but in the hands of an author it comes alive. We are drawn into characters and landscapes that we can empathize with, we can, metaphorically speaking, help shoulder their burden, be on the long trail with them whatever the landscapes, the hurdles, incidents and other people may place in their literary way.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. For America, as the century closes, she is becoming less isolated. Her industrial might, her rising military power are pulling her ever closer into the entangled globe of nations. Her authors flex ideas and lexicons with riveting tales of this astonishing society.