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He remained firmly in the center of the action and at the center of controversy. That's what made General George S. Patton America's most colorful military leader and an endlessly fascinating subject. He's as dynamic in digital audio as he was in life in Alden Hatch's lively, accessible biography, which chronicles Patton from his early days growing up in Southern California to his triumphant march into Germany in World War II.

Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program, where young princes and princesses travel to each other's countries in the name of better political alliances - and potential marriages. It's got the makings of a fairy tale - until a hapless servant named Eleanor is tricked by a vengeful fairy godmother into competing with Poppy for the eligible prince.

1898: Das Team einer Polarexpedition entdeckt im Eis einen brodelnden Krater und geht zunächst von einem Meteoriten aus. Bald aber mehren sich die Einschläge überall auf der Welt - Vorboten eines Vernichtungsfeldzuges, dem die Menschheit nichts entgegenzusetzen hat.