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Imagine a young doctor, trained in the latest medical knowledge and state-of-the-art equipment, suddenly transported back to one of the world’s most isolated and unforgiving environments - Nome, Alaska. That’s what happen to Dr. Sims. His plans to become a pediatric surgeon were drastically changed when, on the eve of being drafted into the army to serve as a MASH surgeon in Vietnam, he was offered a commission in the US Public Health for assignment in Anchorage, Alaska, where he was scheduled to act as chief of pediatrics at the Alaska Native Medical Center.

Here is the famous Beowulf story, retold for the young-adult listener. Like the original Anglo-Saxon manuscript, it is divided into three parts. The first section narrates Beowulf's battle against Grendel. The second section tells of the furious revenge of Grendel's mother. The third section shows the great hero in his declining years as he battles an aging dragon, who now flies slowly and awkwardly, but can still shoot down enough fire to imperil the Geats kingdom.

Verden stod på vid gab, og hundrede tusinder af unge fra Vesten greb øjeblikket og drog i en endeløs karavane af spirituelt søgende og eventyrlystne hippier afsted mod Østen i søgen efter frihed, dope og vilde oplevelser. Thomas Ubbesen var en af dem. Han rejste ud på det, der siden blev kendt som hippieruten - over land til Indien gennem blandt andet Jugoslavien, Iran, Irak og Afghanistan uden idé om, hvordan det skulle ende - og næsten uden penge. 40 år efter har han gennemrejst samme rute på tommelfingeren og med lokalbusser og tog.

Die "Fürstin der Flüsse" dient Dichtern und Schriftstellern immer wieder als Inspirationsquelle. Historische Städte wie Dresden und Wittenberg, aber auch der Hamburger Hafen sowie märchenhafte Elbtäler bieten eine Fülle an literarischer Verwertbarkeit. Bachs Anthologie folgt dem Lauf der Elbe von der Quelle bis zur Mündung und entwirft in Gedichten, Prosa und Briefen das lebendige Porträt einer vielseitigen Flusslandschaft.