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Lubji Hoch escapes from the Nazis, moves to Berlin and changes his name to Richard Armitage. After a successful career in the British Army, he takes over a struggling newspaper and with unrivalled ruthlessness begins building his media empire. Meanwhile, Keith Townsend, the son of a millionaire and Oxford educated, returns to Australia from London to take over his father's newspaper with similar ambitions. As both men move their quest for power to the world stage, they realise they are more than a match for one another's brilliance and ambition.

This collection of 20 bedtime stories will help your child drift into a peaceful sleep, by concluding his day with delightful adventures, important teachings and symbolic imagery for enlightening dreams. Classic children's stories and fairy tales are an essential part of any kid's development. Our audiobook collection means to bring together the fairy tales, stories, myths and legends which have fed the children of many generations in the years when the imagination is awakening and craving stimulus and material to work upon. This compilation, specially designed for small children, includes folk tales, classic tales by Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Andersen, and stories from the Arabian Nights, narrated in a warm and soothing way:

"Think and Grow Rich" is a motivational personal development and selfhelp audiobook written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by a suggestion from Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie. While the title implies that this book deals only with how to achieve monetary wealth, the author explains that the philosophy taught in the book can be used to help individuals do or be almost anything they want in this world.

Connor Fitzgerald is the CIA’s most deadly assassin. On the brink of his retirement, he is sent to Russia for one last hit. Except this isn’t just another job. After a fall out between the CIA and the White House over the assassination of a prominent Colombian politician, his boss is now using the Russian Mafia to cover her tracks. Fitzgerald is not going to St Petersburg to kill, he’s going to die. A page-turning, political thriller about espionage and betrayal by the acclaimed British writer, Jeffrey Archer.

The expected never happens... a man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. Accusing her of being unfaithful, he quarrels with her, strikes her. She dies. Leaving unseen, he tips off the police so that the other man is arrested and charged... Has he achieved "The Perfect Murder"? A tantalising opening to "A Twist in the Tale", a fantastic collection of short stories from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive... a female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle... a young artist gets the biggest break of her career... a restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration... an escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland... How will they react? How would you? "Twelve Red Herrings" is the third collection of irresistible short stories from master storyteller, Jeffrey Archer.

Separated at birth by a desperate nurse who loses a millionaire's son to cot death, twin boys grow up without any knowledge of the other. Nat Cartwright lives with his middle-class birth parents and grows up to becomes a war hero in the Vietnam War before returning home to run for office in the Republican party. Fletcher Davenport becomes the only son of the millionaire couple. After graduating from Yale, he builds a reputation as a prolific criminal defence lawyer before he too delves into politics as a Democrat.

The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer’s great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tale. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession - and those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar - to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty’s diplomatic service - but for a good cause.

Gautama Buddha is also known as Siddharta Gautama, or simply the Buddha, which means "Awakened" or "Enlightened". Born a prince, he chose a path of ascetism only to realize that it was as profound an illusion as self-indulgence. He achieved Enlightenment after 49 days of meditation; his awakening led him to discover the cause of suffering and the ways to eliminate it. These discoveries founded Buddhism, and his "Four Noble Truths" still form the heart of its teachings.

Hypnotism is by no means a new art. True, it has been developed into a science in comparatively recent years. But the principles of thought control have been used for thousands of years in India, ancient Egypt, among the Persians, Chinese and in many other ancient lands. Miracles of healing by the spoken word and laying on of hands are recorded in many early writings.

Are you ready to embrace universal law and live a natural life? If there is one overall message to this audiobook, it is that we must avoid being overwhelmed by life, to realise that there is something larger than us which is willing to shoulder the burdens. If we can live by faith instead of fear, we have found the secret door to success that she speaks of. Scovel Shinn devoted her life to helping people recognize the link between their attitudes and their level of happiness.

"The Three Little Pigs" is a very funny and famous fairytale featuring anthropomorphic pigs who build three houses of different materials. The story begins with the title characters being sent out into the world by their mother, to "seek out their fortune". The first little pig builds a house of straw, but a wolf blows it down and eats him. The second pig builds a house of furze sticks, which the wolf also blows down and eats him. Each exchange between wolf and pig features ringing proverbial phrases, namely: "Little pig, little Pig, let me come in." "No, no, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin." "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in." The third pig builds a house of bricks. This little pig is very smart, and the end is a big surprise for everyone.

La Suède est frappée par une série de meurtres barbares. Seul point commun entre les victimes, leur âge : 44 ans. À première vue ces personnes ne se connaissent pas, mais à mieux y regarder, leurs chemins se sont bel et bien croisés, il y a longtemps, dans la petite ville de Katrineholm. À l'époque, tous fréquentaient la même école. Et le souffre-douleur de la classe s'appelait Thomas Karlsson. Aujourd'hui, Thomas est un homme effacé, asocial, et aigri : autant dire le coupable idéal.

Ancient philosophy provides us with timeless wisdom while bringing a new light on the way modern thought has been shaped by building on the ancient masters. This audiobook is a careful compilation of essential quotes summarizing each one of the great masters' fundamental ideas. Learn Stoicism from the teachings of both Marcus Aurelius, the emperor, and Epictetus the slave, each one intent on his own quest for the best possible life; discover the essence of ideas, logic and philosophy with Aristotle and his pupil Plato.

Après les prémices d'une attirance explosive, l'intégrale des tomes 3 et 4 vous plonge dans la conclusion haletante d'une saga où le pays d'Uspia est menacé par un chaos grandissant orchestré par Svenn. Ludmilla Price, sorcière de sang, et Diego Nott, hybride au passé trouble, voient leur amour interdit se confronter à des épreuves insoutenables. Alors qu'une guerre totale éclate et que Diego est pris entre ses propres secrets et les machinations de Svenn, ils sont forcés de participer aux « Tribulations », un tournoi mortel conçu pour divertir.

Irene, madre soltera, encuentra el amor en Mario. Ana, su esposa, sospecha la infidelidad y decide conocer a la amante. Pero el encuentro entre ambas desatará una conexión que cambiará sus vidas para siempre. Los abrazos robados te sumerge en un mundo de emociones intensas, donde la fragilidad y la fuerza se entrelazan en una historia de amor, traición y lazos femeninos.

Bienvenue à Seaside Town, où humains et créatures surnaturelles se frôlent, se croisent… et parfois s'entretuent. Alex, journaliste aussi sardonique qu'ambitieuse, rêve du scoop qui révélera son talent. Sa colocataire, Cora, est flic. Alors quand cette dernière lui parle de meurtres énigmatiques marqués par de mystérieux bracelets rouges, les deux meilleures amies se retrouvent rapidement propulsées au sein du quartier surnaturel qu'Alex redoute tant. Elle pourra aussi s'appuyer sur le ténébreux Samaël, un ange déchu aussi troublant que dangereux.

Daß in Krimis hin und wieder ein Bulle auf der Strecke bleibt, ist nicht ungewöhnlich. Wenn jedoch ein leibhaftiger Zuchtbulle zu Tode kommt und sein Besitzer den Tod seines geliebten Tieres auf ein Mordkomplott zurückführt, dann ist dies ein ungewöhnlicher und spektakulärer Auftakt für eine spannende Geschichte. Katharina, international anerkannte Startänzerin des Wuppertaler Tanztheaters, sucht ihren verschwundenen Mann. Paul Goller, Jungbauer aus Egen, sucht den Mörder seines preisgekrönten Zuchtbullen.

Archaeologist Carmen Nero and reformed conman Cesco Rossi arrive in the Roman seaside town of Herculaneum, near Naples in southern Italy, determined to track down the legendary lost texts of Ancient Rome, believed to be hidden deep beneath the Villa of the Papyri. But when a brutal murder shatters the calm of the archaeological excavations, they realise they're not the only ones hunting the manuscripts. Powerful enemies will do anything to keep certain discoveries buried—secrets that could shake the Vatican, expose hidden Catholic Church history, and ignite a dangerous religious conspiracy.

Annakarin Svedberg har under nästan ett decennium besökt och levt i Indien. Hon finner en stark vänskap i Indiens premiärminister Indira Gandhi. Detta är skildringen om kvinnan som benämnts som världens mäktigaste, sedd genom författarens ögon. En rakt igenom intensiv och fängslande berättelse. Annakarin Svedberg, född 1934 i Halmstad, är känd för sina ovanliga kvinnoskildringar. De är ofta sensuella och lustfyllda. Svedberg anses vara en av de som först skrev om kärlek kvinnor emellan.