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Verging on death, a starving, destitute writer navigates the cold and indifferent city of Kristiania in search of his next meal. Frenzied and fevered, he chews on stale bread, devours scraps of wood, and bites his own finger, sleeping under the stars in old, pungent blankets, until one day he is able to sell an article and buy some food - only for the cycle then to repeat itself....

Felix has survived the tribulations of the Void and returned to the Continent. Civilization, at long last. Yet the city of Haarwatch has a terrible new issue. The Inquisition has arrived to stamp out sorcery and unnatural monstrosities...and Felix still has the Primordial Maw riding shotgun in his soul. Now, he must find his friends and a way to remove a section of his very essence before everything comes crashing down. All the while, sinister plots in Haarwatch's center promise dire, bloody consequences for anyone who catches the Inquisition’s eye.

"Heat, Hunger and War Force Africans Onto a ‘Road on Fire’" is from the December 15, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Somini Sengupta and narrated by Kristi Burns.

An unclaimed land in the Scottish isles is ruled by the male and female victors in a series of war games every five years. Named Chief and Lady of the land, they rule the vast holding and protect the people by divine right until the next game begins. After her brother's death, Ceana is named laird. The only way for her clan to survive the ravages of the Highlands is to join in the war games. Bastard son of a powerful earl, Macrath is placed in the games by his vengeful stepmother.

How do our food stories change during wartime? Each episode follows a veteran or wartime volunteer from their home in the United States through their overseas deployment and back again. We hear firsthand where they fought, who they fed, how they ate, and what tastes they missed most while away at war. From World War II through today, soldiers and civilians come together at the table to remember, reflect, and show respect. Hosted by Jacqueline Raposo.

Thirteen-year-old Dirk has been the man of the house since his papa disappeared while fighting against the Nazis with the Dutch Resistance. When the Gestapo arrests Dirk's older sister, who is also a Resistance fighter, Dirk fears that he and his little sister, Anna, might be next. With only pockets full of food and his sister asleep in his arms, Dirk runs away to find his father. As Dirk leads Anna across the war-torn Netherlands, from farmyards to work camps, he must rely on his wits and his father's teaching to find his way.

Die Fortsetzung der bewegenden Geschichte um Noah und Jakobine – von Bestsellerautorin Ella Zeiss. Die Hoffnung auf Frieden. Die Sehnsucht nach Freiheit. Und die grenzenlose Kraft der Liebe. Sommer 1941: Statt seine große Liebe Jakobine zu heiraten, wird der junge Russlanddeutsche Noah in die sowjetische Armee eingezogen. Ein gemeinsames Leben rückt in unerreichbare Ferne, dabei wünscht Noah sich nichts mehr als das. Noch immer hasst er das Sowjetregime, dem er sich als Soldat ausgeliefert fühlt.

"Danke." Er drückte ihre Hand. "Ich werde deine Hilfe nie vergessen." Er würde sie nie vergessen. Ukraine 1930: Fassungslos muss der elfjährige Noah zusehen, wie sein Vater als Volksverräter verleumdet und verurteilt wird. Die Familie verliert alles, was sie je besaß. Von nun an versucht Noah alles, um seine Mutter und seine Geschwister vor dem Verhungern zu bewahren. Als er auf einem seiner Streifzüge Jakobine kennenlernt, wird sie sein Lichtblick in der harten Zeit. Auch wenn die Not groß ist, gibt er nie auf.