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Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars? Auctioning admission to elite universities? Selling citizenship to immigrants willing to pay?

It's 1984. Winston Smith lives alone in London. He is a secret rebel plotting his escape from the Party: the deadly dictatorship led by Big Brother. Winston dreams of finding freedom, love and peace: everything that is outlawed. His act of defiance will get him killed—but his courage is unshaken. He risks everything in his desperate search for truth and humanity as he once knew them. The story of Winston's rebellion, and his need to love others, reveals the strength of the human spirit against the darkest sides of human nature.

50 Jahre Momo – das neue Hörspiel zum Jubiläum! "Momo", der weltberühmte Märchen-Roman von Michael Ende, wird 50 und Hörspiel-Regisseur Robert Schoen inszeniert ihn neu – mit hochkarätigen Sprechern wie Friedhelm Ptok als Erzähler, Andreas Fröhlich als Meister Hora und Paula Drescher als Momo. Eine Geschichte von heute für die ganze Familie über Freundschaft, Entschleunigung und den Mut, anders zu sein, atmosphärisch und vielschichtig inszeniert mit der Musik des mehrfach ausgezeichneten Komponisten Tobias Unterberg.

Trade disputes are usually understood as conflicts between countries with competing national interests, but as Matthew C. Klein and Michael Pettis show in this book, they are often the unexpected result of domestic political choices to serve the interests of the rich at the expense of workers and ordinary retirees. Klein and Pettis trace the origins of today's trade wars to decisions made by politicians and business leaders in China, Europe, and the United States over the past 30 years.

The world we all live in is being transformed. This is the story of a boy asking many questions as his life journey begins in the evangelical church setting of America during the indulgent, colorful decade of the 1970s. His yearning for truth and understanding cause him to trust the authorities that be. The tendency of life is to bury the past and move on. What else can we do? He pursues happiness and builds his kingdom on earth. However, in midlife, his kingdom begins to unravel and crumble. Then the world begins to crumble. In the depths of unforeseen despair, he cries out to God, "Why?"

La princesse Élisabeth est belle et vit dans un château. Elle doit épouser le prince Ronald. Mais un dragon détruit son château, brûle sa jolie robe et emporte le prince. Élisabeth va flatter la vanité du dragon pour s'en défaire et délivrer Ronald. Sera-t-il digne d'elle ? Un classique en Amérique du Nord.

In disgrace after the January 6 attack on the Capitol and sent into exile, Trump immediately sputters back to life. To the shock of the Republican Party leadership, the Trump base has not abandoned him. Hardly a year on, he is as strong as any challenger has ever been. The American establishment is stunned by his comeback and determined to stop it and hold him accountable for his abuses of law and power. Equally, he has vowed retribution on anyone who tries to stand in his way.

It seems that my former power is gradually returning to me in my new body. I still have all my past experience, however, and everything is proceeding just as it should. How quickly can I earn money and build my reputation? No, I'm not going to resort to killing and looting. I'm an Architect, after all! I'm going to craft and build things! That's how Architects work! The time has come to rebuild my empire. So . . . I might end up having to do some killing and looting, after all. I'm not short of enemies . . .

The Advice Trap is about getting to grips with how to actually change your behavior, so you stay curious a little bit longer. It sounds like it should be easy, but it’s not. To get there, leading coach and trainer Michael Bungay Stanier offers specific coaching strategies, particularly on how to focus on what matters most. The audiobook of The Advice Trap gives you tools to make your conversations, coaching, and otherwise, irresistible.

This new selection of ghost stories, by Michael Newton, brings together the best of the genre. From Elizabeth Gaskell's 'The Old Nurse's Story' through to Edith Wharton's 'Afterword', this collection covers all of the most terrifying tales of the genre. With a thoughtful introduction and helpful notes, Newton places the stories contextually within the genre and elucidates the changing nature of the ghost story and how we interpret it.

Paddington Bear always manages to find himself in tricky situations, sometimes extraordinary situations. Like the time he had a difficult encounter with a policeman or when he found himself in deep water with a newspaper reporter. But since arriving from his native Peru after an earthquake Paddington has always felt at home with the Brown family who found him on Paddington station.

Phantásien ist in Gefahr. Das unheimliche Nichts droht alles zu verschlingen. Um das Reich der Kindlichen Kaiserin zu retten, muss Bastian immer tiefer in das Land der Irrlichter, Schlamuffen, Gnomen und Glücksdrachen eindringen, das er in einem geheimnisvollen Buch entdeckt hat. Gemeinsam mit dem jungen Krieger Atréju macht er sich auf die gefährliche Reise zum Elfenbeinturm und gerät in einen Strudel grenzenloser Fantasie. In einer aufwändigen, mehr als fünfstündigen Inszenierung hat der der Westdeutsche Rundfunk WDR in Zusammenarbeit mit Silberfisch/Hörbuch Hamburg den Weltbestseller von Michael Ende als stimmgewaltiges Hörspiel neu produziert. In einer klug und textnah gearbeiteten Dramatisierung mit mehr als vierzig Sprechern sowie eigens komponierter Musik und raffinierten Klanginstallationen werden die weltweit bekannten Figuren Bastian, Atréju, Fuchur und Karl Konrad Koreander zu neuem Leben erweckt. Ein Abenteuer für die ganze Familie!

Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search for history’s most persuasive arguments against the irretrievable act, arguments she hopes to bring back into public consciousness.

Paddington is having a wonderful time while on vacation with the Browns in a small French town. He loves exploring and meeting new friends. So how exactly does he end up marching through town as a drummer in the local band? Sure, he can keep the beat on the drum. But can he keep up with the band?

In Ghostly Japan collects 12 ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation. While some of these stories contain nightmare imagery worthy of a midnight creature feature, others are not ghostly or ghastly at all. "Bits of Poetry" offers an engaging study on verse, and "Japanese Buddhist Proverbs" explains the meaning of several aphorisms based on Japanese cultural references.

Colton Winchester is master of the trailer park, but all is not well. Decades of neglect by the previous manager have left him with a long list of quests and repairs, and a restive population of milfs who demand his. . . . attentions. As dangers loom from within and without, Colton must navigate an increasingly complex array of new relationships and unexpected flavors, and make a critical decision about just how much he enjoys fried chicken.

The Little Book of Hedge Funds is an essential guide for navigating the complexities of hedge funds in today's financial climate. Whether you're a novice investor, a seasoned financier, or a professional within the financial sector, this book equips you with the knowledge to make informed decisions and capitalize on hedge fund investments.

The ancient magic of wizards was anything but dark. It was the enlightenment that lifted humanity from the squalor of superstition, and the worship of fell spirits and capricious gods, but those days are gone. The shining glory of the sorcerers burned away the subtlety of wisdom, replacing it with easy power, held only in the hands of the elite - a new age built upon the elemental supremacy of aristocrats and the ignorance of the masses.

Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to keep us on track—what we come to know as habits. Over time, these routines (like brushing your teeth or putting on your right sock first) tend to be performed automatically. But when we’re more mindful about these actions—when we focus on the precise way they are performed—they can instead become rituals. Shifting from a “habitual” mindset to a “ritual” mindset can convert ordinary acts from black and white to technicolor.

Things take a depressing turn at Deadeye Manor after the shocking return of Mr. Weirdie and the Enchantress. Barnacle Melancholy and Garlic are put to the treacherous task of finding a lost family fortune buried somewhere within the manor, only to awaken some vengeful spirits with a diabolical plan all their own. Meanwhile, Miss Emily has decided that disguising her sunny personality as a wretched criminal is the best way to rescue the triplets, only to find herself in a high-stakes roller-boogie contest with her most loathsome enemy. Listen at your own risk, and don’t say I didn’t warn you.