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Lydia McIntosh left her old life behind when she said good-bye to Prairie Town, North Carolina, and started over halfway across the country with her beloved Gran, away from her family, away from everyone who knew the person she once was and from the identity she never quite wanted in the first place. When her grandmother passes away, she returns home, and while she intends to stay only for the funeral, her grandmother has other plans - from the grave.

From birth, Avery Foster was destined to be anything but ordinary. When a mysterious storm stirs up over her school, Avery discovers a dark past and a family secret that changes everything as she knows it. All of a sudden, people are out for her blood, immortal blood. With her family by her side, and a boy she's known since childhood, can Avery overcome all the barriers put in her way and bring about change for a race who has lain dormant for thousands of years?

The Nameless Dark debuts a major new voice in contemporary weird fiction. Within these minutes, you'll find whispers of the familiar ghosts of the classic pulps - Lovecraft, Bradbury, Smith - blended with Grau's uniquely macabre, witty storytelling, securing his place at the table amid this current Renaissance of literary horror.

Brian Sutton moves into a new house, with his son Mark. Everything is normal for the first week, then things begin to change for the worse. Brian wakes at 3:13 a.m., to his son carrying on a conversation with an unknown man. Brian rushes to his son's room, worried someone has broken in, but when he checks the room, his son is asleep in bed. Before Brian can figure out what is going on, the door at the end of the hallway opens up, and his son walks out of the bathroom.

When Lady Evangeline Stoddard, Countess of Wibley, takes on a job as housekeeper for Wizard Winkle, she finds herself in a grumpy old house that's determined to give her as much trouble as possible. But she is determined to prove that she is capable of holding down a job - even if it kills her.

The wild American West was a dream and hope for many, but for some it was a place to die. Lucky Tom Turner has finally run out of the good fortune that kept him alive for so long. Rescue the brilliant scientist, elude the New Confederacy, and escape the Prussians determined to torture him for secrets only he has - that's all his country asked of him.

In My Forty Years with Ford, Charles Sorensen-sometimes known as "Henry Ford's man," sometimes as "Cast-iron Charlie"-tells his own story, and it is as challenging as it is historic. He emerges as a man who was not only one of the great production geniuses of the world but also a man who called the plays as he saw them. He was the only man who was able to stay with Ford for almost the full history of his empire, yet he never hesitated to go against Ford when he felt the interests of the company demanded...

There's something nasty lurking in the thick fog of San Francisco, roaring in the dark, waiting to be unleashed. Leave it to lucky Tom Turner to have to find out, but first he must evade being shanghaied in the Barbary Coast, destroyed by the murderous ambitions of former Confederate "gentlemen", or punished as a consequence of his own past. Mechanical monstrosities show up on every gas lit street corner and in every suspicious warehouse, threatening the very fabric of his country.

August of 1883, the volcano Krakatoa erupted with terrifying violence and caused a catastrophe few survived - lucky Tom Turner was one of those few. A Civil War veteran, intelligencer, and former first mate aboard Robur the Conqueror's magnificent airship, the Albatross, Turner was a reluctant Devil. Having escaped the destruction of Krakatoa should have been enough adventure. But not for Turner. Now he'll have to confront the consequences of his past and those who want the secrets he alone holds.

There is no "meaning of life". There is only the meaning of your life. If you want to live with meaning and purpose, forget the well-worn paths of religion and materialism, and ignore the daily advertising barrage. There’s no reason to wait until you die, and nothing for sale will ever bring you lasting fulfillment. Whether you are in school, are actively searching for what to do with your life, or are at a career crossroads, this audiobook is the map to a life of meaning, purpose, and fulfillment.

These are personal reminiscences of Grant which allow us to peer back in time to see him through the eyes of those who knew him. Some of the anecdotes describe brief encounters with Grant, while others are from historically prominent men who knew Grant well. What they have in common are the intimate details that reveal the personality and character of General Grant.

Der Klassiker von E.T.A. Hoffmann als ungekürztes Hörspiel mit Musik und Geräuschen. Das erste große Hörspiel der berliner hörspiele. 12 Sprecher, Musik und Sounddesign machen Hoffmanns Geschichte zu einem Hörerlebnis der besonderen Art.
Der Protagonist Nathanael ist narzistisch, seine Clara klar, der Erzähler berlinisch weltmännisch und der böse Coppelius furchterregend. Geräusche, Musik und Athmos untermalen Emotionen und Handlung von Hoffmanns Geschichte.

Schauplatz des Geschehens ist das Paris Ludwigs XIV., in dem eine Reihe nächtlicher Raubmorde Angst und Schrecken verbreitet. Unschuldige werden verdächtigt, bis der Täter selbst seiner dämonischen Besessenheit zum Opfer fällt.

Najpiekniejsze basnie to te, do których wciaz wracamy. Bez watpienia perelka wsród nich jest "Dziadek do Orzechów". Wystarczy zamknac oczy i... uwierzyc. Mala Klara odbywa razem z Dziadkiem fascynujaca podróz do swiata lalek. To tu spelniaja sie jej wszystkie marzenia. Ale czy isnieje kraina z Jeziorem Róz, Gajem Konfiturowym i Pomaranczowym Potokiem? Czy orzech Krakatuka zdola przywrócic urode ksiezniczce Pirlipacie?

Das 1814 erschienene Märchen von E.T.A. Hoffmann, "Der Goldene Topf", erzählt von dem Studenten Anselmus...

Endlich Weihnachten! Im Hause Stahlbaum ist Bescherung: Fritz freut sich über eine Armee Zinnsoldaten, während es für Marie nichts Schöneres gibt als den wehmütig dreinblickenden Nussknacker...

Der Stoff geht auf eine reale Begebenheit zurück: Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts wird in einem schwedischen Bergwerk die Leiche eines 50 Jahre zuvor auf rätselhafte Weise verschollenen jungen Bergmanns gefunden - völlig unversehrt. Hoffmann schildert die Umstände dieses Geschehens aus seiner Sicht

Paris 1680. Eine rätselhafte Mordserie hält die Metropole in Atem. Die Opfer sind allesamt adlige Männer, die mit einem Schmuckgeschenk auf dem Weg zu ihrer Geliebten sind - und immer wird dieses Schmuckstück gestohlen. Das 73-jährige Fräulein Scuderi, angesehene Dichterin am Hof König Ludwigs XIV, gerät in den Strudel dieser Verbrechen und findet sich bald in der Rolle der Ermittlerin wieder.

Here are some truly spooky stories, given a spine-tingling read by Richard Pasco. The stories include "The Mark of the Beast" by Rudyard Kipling, "Aurelia" by E.T.A. Hoffmann, "Ligeia" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Mrs. Amworth" by E.F. Benson, and "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker.

Es ist Weihnachten. Die kleine Marie entdeckt am Gabentisch einen Nussknacker, den sie vor ihrem Bruder Fritz in Obhut nimmt. In der Nacht erwacht dieser Nussknacker zum Leben und führt im Wohnzimmer der Familie eine Schlacht gegen ein Heer von Mäusen, das von dem Mausekönig angeführt wird. Dabei wird Marie verletzt - ganz überwältigt von den Geschehnissen. Während sich die Eltern um ihre Tochter sorgen, was sie denn nachts heimlich mache, erzählt der Pate Obergerichtsrat Droßelmeier Marie ein Märchen, das auf das Schicksal ihres Nussknackers übertragbar ist. Voller Entschlossenheit, den Nussknacker vor dem Mausekönig zu retten, geht Marie bis an ihre kindlichen Grenzen...