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Just a few minutes on foot from the bustle of downtown Bucharest, the State Jewish Theater, down a small side street in the Romanian capital, cuts a forlorn figure.

Yet the theater is one of the few vestiges of what was once a large Jewish community in Romania, and one of the few professional Yiddish-language theaters left in Europe.

""Keeping Alive a Romanian Haven of Yiddish Culture"" is from the January 15, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kit Gillet and narrated by Caroline Miller.

With the start of a new year, many are setting lofty self-improvement goals that will soon be abandoned. But there are apps that can help you stick to your resolutions.

"New Year’s Willpower Bolstered by Your Smartphone" is from the January 18, 2017 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Kit Eaton and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Unless you live under a mushroom, you are likely to know that one of the biggest computer gaming events last year was the arrival of Nintendo’s Super Mario Run on iPhones and iPads. While versions of the game have been available for consoles for years, Mario had never made the leap to non-Nintendo devices before now.

The Romanian parliament approved a new left-leaning coalition government Wednesday, ending weeks of uncertainty about who would lead a country that has been a staunch member of the European Union and NATO.

"Romania Chooses Left-Leaning Government" is from the January 04, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kit Gillet and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

A wild and sexy romp through history based on the real-life adventures of the audacious, Lola Montez. It is 1842, London, and the gorgeous, ever-capricious twenty-two year old Eliza Gilbert, (aka Lola Montez) is in deep trouble and seeks escape from a divorce trial.

Ethan is living a solid, rational life as a bail bondsman in Florida when he’s compelled to make a seemingly irrational decision: abandon his job and his girlfriend and head south to rescue the daughter of his ex-lover, Michelle. She appears to have been kidnapped by the Mara - vicious street gangs ripping apart the fabric of Central American life - and there’s every reason to believe the girl is dead already. Except for the one that Ethan has been hiding from everyone: she is calling to him in his dreams with three desperate words…I’m still alive.

Ellory returns to Pine Brook to navigate senior year after a two-month suspension and summer away - no boyfriend, no friends. No going back. Tormented by some and sought out by others, troubled by a mysterious note-writer who won’t let Ellory forget, and consumed by guilt over her not entirely innocent role in everything and everyone she’s lost, Ellory finds that even in the present, the past is everywhere. The path forward isn’t a straight line. And moving on will mean sorting the truth from the lies - the lies Ellory has been telling herself.

'Millions of years ago, there was a twin planet to Earth...' The year is 1986, and at the South Pole the crew of the Snowcap Base have detected a new planet on their radar. The arrival of the Doctor, Ben and Polly at the Base coincides with another landing - that of a spaceship whose humanoid...

'You will be like us...' On the planet Telos, the Doctor and his friends encounter a party of archaeologists intent on uncovering the mythical tomb of the Cybermen. Only the Doctor seems aware of the folly of this venture, but suddenly it’s too late - the ice tombs are open and the Cybermen...

Brought to you by Penguin. A TIMES and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE IRISH NOVEL PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD & THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE Soon to be a major BBC film starring Sir Lenny Henry, Malachi Kirby, Monica Dolan, Olivia Williams and Christopher Eccleston...

The 2018 Winter Olympics will be the stage for many compelling stories. Athletes like Ashley Wagner and Sven Kramer are windows into hidden social phenomena, from figure skating's eating disorders to the Dutch obsession with speed skating. Controversies like the Russian doping scandal, the NHL player ban, and the question of whether North Korea will compete or disrupt are creating human drama that affects thousands of athletes.

Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker star as the Doctor in these seven narrated full-cast TV soundtracks of classic Doctor Who TV serials. The stories are 'The Tomb of the Cybermen' (narrated by Frazer Hines); 'Doctor Who and the Silurians' (narrated by Caroline John); 'The Sea Devils' (narrated by Katy Manning); 'The Curse of Peladon' (narrated by Katy Manning); 'The Monster of Peladon' (narrated by Elisabeth Sladen); 'The Pirate Planet' (narrated by John Leeson); and 'Destiny of the Daleks' (narrated by Lalla Ward).

A glimpse into the extraordinary world of ambulance driving from the man behind the wheel. ‘Heart-stopping, eye-opening and jaw-dropping. Sometimes painful, sometimes sad, often very, very funny’ Craig Brown An S&M party gone horribly wrong A dead man locked in a car with a hungry bull...

I "Flammernes kløer" beslutter Anders og hans ven Kalle sig for at opklare en stor sag om syv brande på Egevej. Politiets efterforskning tyder på, at der er en pyroman på spil. Drengenes spor ender blindt med de manglende beviser. Men kriminalassistent Henrik, der selv bor på Egevej og arbejdede på sagen, hjælper Anders og Kalle videre i deres opklaring. I asken fra kriminalassistent Madsens nedbrændte hus finder Anders en gammel metalkasse. Den er fyldt med gamle journaler. Det er uopklarede sager, som Madsen har efterforsket. Nu er han død.

I "Kobragift" vil Anders og hans ven Kalle undersøge, om slangeforskeren Rasmus’ død skyldes en ulykke med en kobraslange, eller om der er tale om mord. Med giftige slanger, der kigger op af terrarierne, og kriblende historier fra Rasmus’ familie og venner nærmer drengene sig en opklaring. Men noget går galt. I asken fra kriminalassistent Madsens nedbrændte hus finder Anders en gammel metalkasse. Den er fyldt med gamle journaler. Det er uopklarede sager, som Madsen har efterforsket. Nu er han død.

I "Graven" vælger Anders og hans ven Kalle at grave dybere i en sag, der foregår på kirkegården. Den 13. i hver måned bliver grave åbnet i nattens mørke. Drengene beslutter sig for at finde ud af, hvem eller hvad der står bag. Bliver gravene åbnet nedefra? Eller foregår der mystiske ritualer på kirkegården om natten? Da Anders og Kalle er ved at opklare sagen, bliver de begravet i svar, som gør det svært at trække vejret. "Graven" er en del af serien "Journal X" og kan læses uafhængigt af de andre bøger i serien.

Asger (ASH) er den nye in-game leader på Counter Strike-holdet Go Gaming. Han knokler for at imponere sit nye hold, og han har aldrig spillet bedre. Men så bliver han beskyldt for at snyde af et af de hold, de har slået. Asger vil gøre alt for at bevise sin uskyld, men hvis det ikke lykkes ham, risikerer hele holdet at få karantæne. Skal Asger kæmpe for at rense sit navn, eller skal han trække sig fra holdet og fra drømmen om at blive professionel?

Magnus er in-game leader på Counter-Strike-holdet Go Gaming. Det er ham, der er den ansvarlige, den, der lægger strategierne, og den, der sørger for, at alle vennerne præsterer deres bedste. En dag får Magnus et tilbud: kom og vær in-game leader på et internationalt hold med kurs mod toppen af professionel Counter-Strike. Det er drømmen! Men kan han rejse fra sin syge søster? Fra sine bedste venner? Og fra det hold, han har været med til at opbygge fra bunden?

In 1967, a 13-year-old girl named Maureen Wilton set the women's world marathon record, running 26.2 miles in 3:15:23. Nicknamed “Little Mo” by her track teammates, Wilton was already a headline-making athlete. But her accomplishment was greeted with controversy and misogynistic accusations of cheating. Wilton receded into the background, left the sport, and kept her achievement secret. This is the story of what happened and how Maureen found her way back to the sport decades later as the mother of a young runner herself.

There was a Breaker Morant - he was executed at Pietersburg on 27 February 1902. His crime? Wilful murder of civilians. Yet to this day his guilt remains in doubt. Kit Denton's novel, The Breaker, does more than recount the facts and mystery surrounding Morant's death sentence. Full of action and set in three continents, it covers the entire range of the Breaker's activities. We see him as a champion horseman, a likeable larrikin, a popular balladist. We see him in love and in war. Then we see him face the firing squad that will end his life. Was he a cold-blooded killer or a scapegoat?