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Der Krieg ist vorüber. Die Deutschen träumen von einer besseren Zukunft, als Berlin plötzlich durch Kontrollstellen geteilt wird. Nicht alle finden sich damit ab. Der Wunsch, gegen die Maßnahmen aufzubegehren, spaltet auch Augustas Familie. Gleichzeitig entfacht ein erbitterter Kampf der Geheimdienste. Es geht um einen Bunker, in dem geheime Pläne der Nazis für eine nukleare Superbombe lagern sollen. Offensichtlich war Oberst Wartenberg einer der Wenigen, die den Standort kannten. Doch Wartenberg ist tot.

From the shattered empire, five kingdoms are emerging. Seleukos, triumphant in the capture of Babylon, now faces the challenge of holding onto his hard-won prize. One-eyed Antigonos and his son are newly reconciled and both hungry for revenge. But Antigonos has foes of his own. Driven by vengeance, widowed Artonis sides with Ptolemy, planning to thwart the one-eyed brute. The key to their success is Herakles, the sixteen-year-old illegitimate son of Alexander. To see him crowned, they will not only need an army but also to eliminate Kassandros, a powerful rival.

Brought to you by Penguin. All across Britain, a generation of grown-up children are graduating from university, moving back in to their old bedrooms and showing their gratitude by berating their parents for their out-of-date politics. But for proud and high-profile left-wingers Emma and Eddie...

Though written in the 1930s, Anthem addresses controversial subjects in society that are still relevant today: equality, environment, sexism, mental health, the role of government. In revisiting this book and its many subjects, one keeps catching glimpses of understandings, and connections with our society today.

Eine junge Reporterin, die 70er Jahre und die Wahrheit zwischen den Zeilen. München, 1968: Die 21-jährige Alice ergattert ein Volontariat bei einem Münchner Lokalblatt. In der Redaktion lernt Alice das journalistische Schreiben von der Pike auf. Aber in einer Zeit, in der Sexismus Alltag ist, hat Alice es nicht leicht. Die Lage spitzt sich zu, als die junge Redakteurin und alleinerziehende Mutter an einen cholerischen Chef gerät, der seine Untergebenen drangsaliert. Doch je rauer das Arbeitsklima wird, umso mehr vertieft sich der Zusammenhalt unter den wenigen Frauen im Ressort.

A Quick Reads story from award winning author Kia Abdullah ‘Abdullah’s legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt’ Sunday Times Crime Club ‘Intelligent, clever, poignant, sharp, and thought-provoking, right through to the perfect final line. Another sure hit for Kia...

'ANDREW MILLER'S WRITING IS A SOURCE OF WONDER AND DELIGHT' Hilary Mantel 'ONE OF OUR MOST SKILFUL CHRONICLERS OF THE HUMAN HEART AND MIND' Sunday Times 'Exceptional' Sunday Times 'Powerful and lively' Financial Times 'A delight' Time Out The extraordinary fourth novel from the...

Tensions rise both inside and outside the Klimmings family. As they deal with the dramatic events that conclude Volume 1, Peter makes necessary moves to protect his political empire. With both Klimmings children engrossed in their own conflicts, Vicki must conceal her emotions and forge forward with leading the family business. With the Klimmings family continuing to exhibit their corruption, listeners may begin to see how power consumes and destroys the relationships around.

Forces threaten to topple the first female president of the United States, who faces opposition from secessionists and hostile forces in cyberspace and within her own government. Journalist Chandler Scott gets the call to undertake a covert mission to save her presidency and secure the country's future. During his quest, he's forced to engage the internet's dark forces to help him find the one person who might save the president.

Dozens of start-up tech companies are forming each week, innovating at a breakneck pace and forcing change overnight, ready or not. In the blisteringly funny Obvious in Hindsight, the new technology in question is flying cars, and they’re coming to a crowded urban area near you. But before that happens, the slick and powerful political consultants campaigning to get the new tech adopted will have to manipulate political operatives to their advantage while overcoming fierce opposition from groups hostile to the idea.

John von Neumann was a titan of science. A Hungarian wunderkind who revolutionized every field he touched, his mathematical powers were so exceptional that Hans Bethe—a Nobel Prize-winning physicist—thought he might represent the next step in human evolution. After seeking the foundations of mathematics during his youth in Germany, von Neumann emigrated to the United States, where he became entangled in the power games of the Cold War; he designed the world's first programmable computer, invented game theory, pioneered AI and digital life, and helped create atomic bombs.

Sri Lanka, 1990. Maali Almeida, ein verkappt schwuler Kriegsfotograf und Zocker, erwacht in einer Art himmlischer Einwanderungsbehörde, in der es äußerst bürokratisch zugeht. Sein lebloser Körper versinkt gerade im Beira Lake und Maali hat keinen Schimmer, wer ihn umgebracht hat. Mitten im Bürgerkrieg, wo Todesschwadronen, Selbstmordattentäter und Auftragsmörder das Sagen haben, ist die Liste der Verdächtigen bedrückend lang, wovon all die Geister, die ihn ab jetzt begleiten, ebenfalls ein Lied singen können.

In The Puppet Master's Game, Thomas Rutledge, a brilliant lawyer with a dark secret, embarks on a ruthless journey to the pinnacle of power in Texas politics. With a pristine public image and an unseen hand that manipulates the shadows, he ascends to the governor's mansion, leaving a trail of broken lives in his wake. As the people celebrate their new leader, they remain blissfully unaware of the darkness that lurks behind his charismatic facade.

Роман "Крестьяне" был создан Бальзаком в последний период его творчества. Роман строится на показе широких социальных явлений, на драматическом столкновении массовых материальных интересов. Ни в одном другом своем произведении не ставил с такой мужественной правдивостью и прямотой вопрос о существовании двух наций внутри одного общества - нации господ и рабов, имущих и неимущих, хозяев жизни и обездоленных.

"1984", dnes již klasické dílo antiutopického žánru, je bezesporu jedním z nejpozoruhodnějších románů 20. století a brilantní analýzou totalitních systémů. Britská společnost žije v roce 1984 pod nadvládou všemocné Strany. Hlavní hrdina Winston Smith, zaměstnanec Ministerstva pravdy, roboticky přežívá pod stálým dohledem Velkého bratra. Nepřetržité války a nedostatek základních potravin ještě přispívají k všeobecné duševní prázdnotě a mizérii. Winston Smith se zmůže na jedinou formu odporu: vede si tajný deník.

On 12 March 2034, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is conducting routine freedom of navigation patrol in the South China Sea. On that same day, US Marine aviator Major Chris ‘Wedge’ Mitchell is flying an F-35E Lightning, testing a new stealth technology as he flirts with Iranian airspace. By the end of that day, Wedge will be an Iranian prisoner, and Sarah Hunt’s destroyer will lie at the bottom of the ocean. A terrifying new era is at hand.

Chinese commandos in a lightning raid have seized the vast, under-populated, resource-rich lands of Northern Australia. Thousands of Australian soldiers are held hostage. International realpolitik has left Australia abandoned by its supposed allies and its brittle social fabric is rapidly unwinding as the people panic.

Nichts möchten wir lieber ausblenden als die Unbeständigkeit der Welt. Dennoch werden wir immer wieder damit konfrontiert. Wie gehen wir um mit dem Bewusstsein, dass etwas unwiederbringlich verloren ist? In seinem neuen Essay nimmt Daniel Schreiber so hellsichtig und wahrhaftig, wie nur er es kann, eine zentrale menschliche Erfahrung in den Blick, die unsere Gegenwart maßgeblich prägt und uns wie kaum eine andere an unsere Grenzen bringt: den Verlust von Gewissheiten und lange unumstößlich wirkenden Sicherheiten.

Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often published as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English novelist George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviours within society. Orwell, himself a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia.

Francis Urquhart, Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, wants to get to Number 10 and will stop at nothing in his pursuit of power. This full-cast dramatisation packs a powerful punch in the fast-paced political thriller based on Micheal Dobbs bestselling novel of the same name.