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An unwanted pregnancy leads a bright young woman into a life she could never have imagined. Unique, sad, and sometimes darkly humorous, A Grave above Ground is a beggar's tale. It is about how easily life can change–like escaping persecution and living as a refugee and homeless person–but also the beauty and limits experienced with the healing power of love and care. Its about reconciliation with loss and pain, as well as awakening and closure.

The award-winning Augustine Institute Radio Theatre presents The Victory of Joan of Arc, the remarkable true story of a 15th-century French peasant girl who claimed she’d been sent by God to drive the English invaders out of France and place the true king on the throne. Featuring over 50 actors, cinematic sound and original score, listeners will fully experience Joan’s relentless bravery and determination against all obstacles to change the course of history.

1888 zieht die Niederländerin Johanna Bonger nach Paris. Sie saugt das dortige Savoir Vivre auf und fällt durch ihren scharfen Verstand und ihr Kunstverständnis auf. Als sie den Galeristen Theo van Gogh heiratet, ist sie aus der pulsierenden Pariser Bohème nicht mehr wegzudenken. Gemeinsam mit Theos jüngerem Bruder, dem hochtalentierten, aber mittellosen Maler Vincent van Gogh, bilden die drei ein intellektuelles Gespann. Doch dann stirbt Vincent, und sein nahezu unbekanntes Werk droht in der Versenkung zu verschwinden. Das kann und wird Johanna auf keinen Fall zulassen.

Appalled at the carnage being wreaked on allied ships by Nazi war vessels, the movie actress Hedy Lamarr invents a device that will prevent German ships and U-boats from jamming the allied warships' radio-guided torpedoes.

Although Alex had no idea which of his yet-to-be monumental achievements would be the one to launch him on his road to success, that was of little concern to him because the path was irrelevant, as long as the destination fulfilled his desire: to be famous. As Alex reaches for his goals of fame and fortune, he finds love along the way, but there are those who live to turn his dreams into a nightmare that even a classic muscle car—known as The Black Phantom—cannot outrun.

Untouchable is the story of Naggya, an orphan in the streets of India from the country’s lowest class, the Dalits. Taken under the wing of a Christian school owner, the boy finds a home, a community of students and mentors, a safe place to grow up, and unlikely dance classes where his extraordinary talent is revealed.

Масонство окружено ореолом тайн. По одним легендам, масоны ведут свое происхождение от времени библейских патриархов или языческих мистерий, по другим, - от времени Соломонова храма или Крестовых по-ходов. Большинство исследователей считают, что корнями знаменитого движения были средневековые строительные гильдии каменщиков и искания европейских интеллектуалов.

Оттепель в науке началась, не дожидаясь XX съезда и разоблачения культа личности. В языкознании появились совершенно фантастические и в то же время строгие идеи: математическая лингвистика, машинный перевод, семиотика. Из этого разнообразия выросла новая наука - структурная лингвистика. Вяч. Вс. Иванов, Владимир Успенский, Игорь Мельчук и другие.

May 1483: The Tower of London. When King Edward IV dies and Lady Elysabeth Scrope delivers her young godson, Edward V, into the Tower of London to prepare for his coronation, she is engulfed in political turmoil. Within months, the prince and his brother have disappeared, Richard III is declared king, and Elysabeth's sister Margaret Beaufort conspires with her son Henry Tudor to invade England and claim the throne. Desperate to protect her godson, Elysabeth battles the intrigue, betrayal and power of the last medieval court to keep Prince Edward safe.

Durch einen Zufall werden Mozart und seine Frau auf ihrer Reise nach Prag 1787 Gäste einer gräflichen Hochzeitsfeier. Mörike gelang mit seiner Novelle eine meisterhafte Beschreibung ländlich-aristokratischer Geselligkeit im Rokoko und ein lebendiges Porträt des großen Musikers.

Min fars store dag er første bind af Marcel Pagnols (1895-1974) barndomserindringer fra Provence. Efter at være vokset op i Marseille kommer Marcel som niårig på sit livs første sommerferie med lillebroren og sine forældre. Marcel møder en jævnaldrende dreng, og de to udforsker sammen sommerlandet, mens Marcels far og onkel diskuterer religion og livet. Min fars store dag er en kærlig og ligefrem fortælling om Marcels barndom og sommerens uspolerede ferie-ø i Provences bjerge, som efterlader et stærkt billede af forholdet mellem far og søn.

Esta es la historia de una mujer que desafió el orden establecido para convertirse en el faraón más poderoso de Egipto. Gobernó en el momento de máximo esplendor del país, cuando su ejército era el más fuerte del mundo y el reino disfrutaba de gran prosperidad. Y dejó un inmenso legado en forma de obras arquitectónicas que hoy en día nos siguen fascinando.

The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance.

Welcome to the mostly true memoir of Quincy, an Irish soft-coated wheaten terrier. Learn about Quincy's life as he describes his time with his dog mom and his puppy siblings and feel the mixture of concern and excitement as they all go to their forever homes with their new pet parents. Quincy tells us his thoughts as he moved to New Jersey with his new parents, Diane and John, and then describes the adventures he experiences with his humans until his parents bring home a tiny wheaten terrier puppy named Duffy.

Forty miles north of New York, at 85 Rochdale Road, there sits a tiny cottage, in a utopian summer community, where Sam Teres spent his summers, far from home and family back in the Bronx. Owned by his maiden aunt, the cottage is the scene of a life-imprinting drama of love and loneliness, of fathers and sons, of passion, work and money.

En la oscura España de principios de los sesenta, la infancia de Ana de Sotomayor, hija de una familia de terratenientes extremeños, transcurre feliz hasta que la ruina de la familia empieza a planear sobre ellos. A las grandes fiestas y largos veraneos les seguirán la nevera vacía, la desaparición de cuadros, los llantos y los silencios.

Есть вещи, перед которыми бессильна даже абсолютная власть. «Король-солнце» волен распоряжаться чужой жизнью, но его собственная неумолимо утекает в прошлое. Бессмертие — вот чего испокон веков жаждали владыки, и Людовик XIV не стал исключением. В надежде обрести власть над самой смертью он отправляет ученого-священника, отца де ла Круа, в экспедицию за легендарными морскими созданиями, чья плоть, согласно преданиям, дарует вечную жизнь. И вот наконец долгожданный корабль возвращается с удивительной пленницей. Неизвестно, способно ли это загадочное существо даровать королю победу над смертью, но судьбы многих людей оно изменит безвозвратно.

Самая известная книга прозаика и публициста Ларисы Васильевой теперь в аудиоформате. Документально-публицистическое исследование Ларисы Васильевой посвящено судьбам тех женщин, чьи мужья были руководителями советского государства. От Надежды Крупской до Раисы Горбачевой автор рисует портреты "кремлевских жен", повествуя об их характерах, поступках и сложных хитросплетениях их жизненного пути.

È l’estate del 1981 e la famiglia che sta per atterrare all’aeroporto di Teheran è quella dell’appena nominato ambasciatore d’Italia in Persia. Da subito la famiglia è proiettata in una quotidianità fatta di violenza, di divieti, di donne velate di nero e di uomini che imbracciano armi, mentre a incombere su tutto c’è l’inquietante figura dell’onnipresente Ayatollah Khomeini.

The Murderer’s Maid interweaves the stories of two women, the 19th-century servant of infamous Lizzie Borden and the other a 21st-century modern-day barista fleeing from an attempt on her life. Irish maid Bridget Sullivan, trapped by servitude and afraid for her own safety, finds herself an unwilling witness to the tensions in the volatile Borden household. In 2016, Brooke, the illegitimate daughter of an immigrant maid, is unknowingly connected to the legendary 19th-century crime. Brooke struggles to conceal her identity and stay a jump ahead of the men who want to kill her.