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With cancer you play life on hard mode. What if you received the worst news of your life? Suddenly, you would be thrust into the world of a cancer survivor—the emotional rollercoaster of highs and lows, an endless regiment of chemotherapy drugs, and the looming specter of death. Would you be so upset that you would ignore everything around you or, perhaps, would you enjoy the ride? Cancerika takes the listener on a journey through interpersonal relationships, spiritual struggles, and the frustration of day-to-day living, all while fighting a deadly disease.

Exklusive Auszüge und Sinnabschnitte gelesen von der Autorin. In ihrem berührenden Erzählband "Stapfenstreich" umkreist die Oldenburger Autorin Lina-Sophie Jacobs den frühen Tod ihres Vaters. Dafür verdichtet sie Erinnertes, Empfundenes und Erfundenes auf neuartige Weise und führt vor Augen, was uns der eigene Körper über Verluste erzählt - und was er uns verschweigt.

Eine starke Mutter. Ein ungewolltes Mutterkreuz. Ein Schicksal in Zeiten des Krieges. Runau, 1905: Die junge Helene wird gezwungen, den gewalttätigen Großbauern Otto zu heiraten. Ihre Ehe ist vom Patriarchat geprägt. Auch ihre Söhne müssen für den Vater schuften wie Arbeitssklaven. Als Otto im Ersten Weltkrieg fällt, versorgt die sechsfache Mutter den Bauernhof allein. Mit ihrer großen Liebe, dem Grenzsoldaten Ewald, bekommt sie sechs weitere Kinder. Bald aber stellt der erstarkende Nationalsozialismus die Familie vor eine Zerreißprobe.

Eine starke Mutter. Ein ungewolltes Mutterkreuz. Ein Schicksal in Zeiten des Krieges. Runau, 1905: Die junge Helene wird gezwungen, den gewalttätigen Großbauern Otto zu heiraten. Ihre Ehe ist vom Patriarchat geprägt. Auch ihre Söhne müssen für den Vater schuften wie Arbeitssklaven. Als Otto im Ersten Weltkrieg fällt, versorgt die sechsfache Mutter den Bauernhof allein. Mit ihrer großen Liebe, dem Grenzsoldaten Ewald, bekommt sie sechs weitere Kinder. Bald aber stellt der erstarkende Nationalsozialismus die Familie vor eine Zerreißprobe.

The Rappahannock Line continues the story of Irish immigrant Daniel Ryan who serves in Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. As the year 1862 draws to its close, the powerful Union army gathers its strength on the Rappahannock River in Virginia to renew its advance on the Confederate capital. Lee's army confronts it there bringing on a further bloody collision.

Vier Jahrzehnte, zwei Frauen und ihr Kampf um körperliche Selbstbestimmung. Bielefeld, 1963. Katja wächst im Wirtschaftswunder in einfachen Verhältnissen auf. Für ihren Traum, Ärztin zu werden, ist kein Platz. Nur ihr Großvater glaubt an sie – bis er eines Tages spurlos verschwindet. Sein Name wird zum Tabu, und Katja bleibt mit ihren unbeantworteten Fragen allein. Jahre später stößt sie auf eine Wahrheit, die alles, was sie über ihre Familie zu wissen glaubte, erschüttert. Bielefeld, 1936. Mathilde Schneeweiß beginnt ihre Arbeit als Sprechstundenhilfe bei Dr. Bönisch.

It is 1901, and Dr Gallagher has just pronounced Murray Hall dead. New York politico, gambler, womaniser - Hall is all these things, but when the press break the news of his death to the world, they reveal a side to his identity he never wanted known, a secret no one could have guessed. One journalist is determined to uncover the truth of Hall's past, but his search leads him down winding alleys of fact and fiction. From humble beginnings in Glasgow's tenements to a life spent rubbing up against New York's political elite, Murray Hall is the definition of a self-made man.

Panicked by his own mortality, despondent over his many failings as a writer and a man, Dunne leaves his wife and their three-year old child for the solitude of a crummy apartment off the Vegas Strip. There he plans to write an account of the city as he finds it; the book he ends up writing is "a fiction which recalls time both real and imagined."

Beatrice yearns to escape the clutches of her abusive father and determined to find a way back to Rome, enlists the help of Olimpio, the castle’s keeper. Soon the love that grows between them will transform Beatrice’s fortunes, for better and for worse. History has sold her short. She is no doe-eyed victim of her father’s brutality, nor the cunning murderer who plotted her father’s demise. No, this Beatrice - a woman pregnant by her lover, incarcerated in a remote castle by her father, and brim-full of white-hot rage - is both innocent and guilty, saint and sinner.

झाशीची राणी लक्ष्मीबाईंच्या जीवनावरील हृदयद्रावक कादंबरी ,भारतीय स्वातंत्र्याचा १८५७च्या लढ्यातील एक सुवर्णपान म्हणजे झाशीची राणी लक्ष्मीबाईंने ब्रिटीश साम्राज्याच्या विरोधी दिलेला लढा. आपल्या दत्तक मुलाला पाठीशी बांधून शेवटच्या क्षणापर्यंत तिने ब्रिटीशांच्या कावेबाज दत्तकविधान कायद्याविरोधी लढा दिला.

Napolyon'un İspanya'daki savaşı sırasında askerleriyle pusuya düşürülen bir Fransız Albay, tek başına mahsur kaldığı bilinmeyen bir ormanda, düşman topraklarının ortasında umutsuzca hayatta kalmaya çalışır. Albayın yaşaması artık şansa bağlıdır. Kılıcından bir yansıma, altındaki bir çalının sesi ona her an ihanet edebilir ve onu, işkenceye susamış bu asilerin eline savunmasız bir av gibi teslim edebilirdi.

Uma comédia romântica. Uma declaração de amor pela vida, pelo rock e pelas amizades. Uma história imperfeita de personagens muito reais. Como Ser um Rockstar é a história de um adolescente tímido, desajeitado e cronicamente apaixonado procurando seu lugar e seu propósito na vida.

Meet Remi, a lovable and scruffy pup with a heart full of adventure and a mission to remind us all to enjoy life one paw at a time. "Remi’s Journey" is an inspiring story told through the eyes of Remi, a support dog who brings love, joy, and comfort to his human family. From his early days in a foster home, uncertain of what the future holds, to finding his forever home and purpose as a support dog, Remi takes readers on an unforgettable journey.

Pulitzer prize-winning author David K. Shipler’s fictionalized story of a Vietnamese interpreter, based on his own experiences as a war correspondent, brings back the tensions within Vietnam during the war, focusing on a local with close ties to American journalists and politicians.

Katherine Galan’s "A Cold Case in a Small Town" dives into the haunting unsolved mystery of a small-town murder, exploring the lingering impact on families, communities, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Inspired by a real-life tragedy, this compelling narrative brings listeners into the heart of a cold case reopened after decades, where advances in DNA technology finally bring long-awaited answers.

Sonora Webster is penniless but plucky, and despite the looming Great Depression, she follows her wanderlust, answering an advert to dive with horses. Little does she know that she is about to be thrust into a world teeming with danger, excitement, and fierce competition.

Elly, bambina dalla personalità vivace e dall'animo sensibile, racconta la propria infanzia e i dolorosi eventi che ne segnano il passaggio all'adolescenza. Cresce tra Camogli e l'entroterra ligure, accudita dai nonni materno e paterno, dalla zia Cleofe, sorella di sua madre, e dallo zio Ugo, il rude ma giusto segretario comunale. La nonna paterna, Eleonora, è la sua confidente e consolatrice, colei che le insegna l'arte del ricamo e della cucina. Il nonno materno, Giuseppe, uomo di cultura poliedrica, le trasmette l'amore per i libri e la passione per la musica.

Washington, DC, April 1954: Lee Carson, former war correspondent, is frustrated that her journalism career has been relegated to society events and fashion stories. But when she receives a tip about a Russian spy in a high-ranking government position at the height of the Cold War, she feels the thrill of a story that she hasn't felt since she was on the front lines of the European theater . . .

Tauche ein in die gefühlvolle Geschichte des facettenreichen englischen Königs Richard II. und erlebe einen Mann, der im Strudel von Liebe und Macht unterzugehen droht. Am Hof des purpurnen Königs ist ein emotionaler historischer Roman über einen ungewöhnlichen Herrscher. England 1377. Richard ist zehn Jahre alt, als er zum König gekrönt wird. Die Ränkespiele und Intrigen am Hof setzen dem Jungen zu, der als Kindermonarch in einer geradezu grotesken Wirklichkeit aufwächst. Sein einziger Vertrauter ist der Ritter Robert de Vere.

L’amante di Cesare di Augusto De Angelis è una biografia romanzata che offre un'immersione profonda nella vita di Cleopatra VII, l'ultima regina d'Egitto, nota per la sua intelligenza, fascino e capacità politica. Il romanzo esplora in dettaglio la complessa relazione tra Cleopatra e Giulio Cesare, ambientata nel turbolento contesto politico del I secolo a.C., un periodo segnato da guerre civili e lotte per il potere all'interno della Repubblica Romana. La narrazione inizia con l'ascesa al trono di Cleopatra all'età di diciotto anni, dopo la morte del padre Tolomeo XII.