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Sieben Musiker und die Storytellerin Suse Weisse erzählen von verlorener Liebe, einer böse Hexe, einem verzauberten Baum und den Blättern, die hingen, jedoch niemals wuchsen. Die Geschichte basiert auf einer Sammlung von Daniel Morden. Die Musik wurde in dem oktavenlosen mikrotonalen Stimmungssystem Bohlen-Pierce komponiert.

Jim Weiss brings his skill at dramatic storytelling to ancient tales of people whose faith, courage, and wisdom still fascinate us today. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his much-loved audiobook, Tales from the Old Testament, Jim Weiss has created an all-new edition, including improved audio quality throughout, all new artwork, expanded and updated biographies of Abraham and Solomon, and two new stories: Hannah's Prayer and Samuel and Saul.

In this audiobook, master storyteller Jim Weiss introduces young listeners to some of the most fascinating people and events of the Middle Ages. Attila the Hun makes an empire shake with fear. Sir William Marshall outfights every opponent - yet shows mercy even to his enemies. Hildegard of Bingen writes beautiful music - and writes advice letters to kings and queens! Muhammad changes the map of the world, and inspires a faith that guides millions of people. Eleanor of Aquitaine fights for power in a world ruled by men. Moses Maimonides heals illnesses of the body and the spirit.

Growing up in Santa Monica, California, Julie Weiss would do almost anything for love. She drank, she quit school, she stole - and she ended up a mother in her teens. Years later, overweight and depressed, she put one foot in front of another and found a new road beckoning. In 2012-13, Julie - aka the Marathon Goddess - ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks.

Norddeutschland, an der Wende zum 13. Jh.: Bei der Zerstörung der alten Handelsstadt Bardowick wird die kleine Ida vom Rest ihrer Familie getrennt. Fortan wächst sie bei einer Einsiedlerin am Ufer des Flusses Ilmenau auf. In der Natur findet Ida Trost, und sie entwickelt ein Talent dafür, kostbare Perlmuscheln zu finden. Als sie Jahre später mehr über ihre wahre Herkunft erfährt, macht Ida sich gemeinsam mit ihrer Jugendliebe, dem Slawen Esko, auf die gefahrvolle Suche nach ihrer Familie. Ihr erstes Ziel: das noch junge Lübeck.

Maddie Russell is a mile past desperate. She’s newly fired, broke, and needs money to help her still-healing sister. Her plan is to beg for her job back - until she realizes millionaire Cole Mitchell, the man who was once the bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks, is the one responsible for taking everything her family owned. Now she has a new plan. One that’s sure to please them both…and quench the fire that still burns between them. In exchange for his help, she'll become his mistress. Cole doesn’t trust the Russell family, least of all Maddie.

Captain Bill McDonald (1852–1918) is the most prominent of the "Four Great Captains" of Texas Ranger history. His career straddled the changing scene from the 19th to the 20th centuries. In 1891 McDonald became captain of Company B of the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers. "Captain Bill" and the Rangers under his command took part in a number of incidents from the Panhandle region to South Texas. In all these endeavors, only one Ranger lost his life under McDonald's command.

Life’s been difficult enough since American teen Kit Bridges moved to England with her dad to start their new life at The Covington Academy, an elite equestrian boarding school. Her roommate, Anya, turned out to be an Indian princess - a secret Anya didn’t bother to confide to Kit before fleeing Covington, seemingly for good. The boys in England are charming, but they’re too busy fighting for Kit’s attention, and she’s focused on the only one who really made Kit feel like she belonged: wild, unruly horse TK.

Renowned voice actor Jim Weiss presents Dickens' beloved story of miserly Scrooge, ghostly visitors, and human compassion. The O. Henry and Bret Harte masterpieces also included here will make holiday literature year-round favorites on this masterful recording. Includes three stories: "A Christmas Carol", "The Gift of the Magi", and "Dick Spindler's Family Christmas".

In Prodependence, Weiss presents a research-based social and psychological understanding of human interdependence, accepting and even celebrating human interdependency in ways that are healthy and life-affirming for each person.

Relations between the United States and Russia are broken, and each side has a vastly different assessment of what went wrong. The challenge facing the Trump administration is to skillfully manage, rather than permanently resolve, these tensions with Moscow.

Did you ever look carefully at a spider's webs? Did you ever wonder what causes thunder and lighting? Why do dogs chase cats? Why does it look like there's a man in the moon? In this delightful recording of tales from around the world, each story explains why an animal, plant, or natural object looks or acts the way it does.

In the Wye Valley Writers' first audio anthology, discover the truth about love with tales of dogs, zombies, chickens and vampires. Whether looking for love, finding it on the side, or falling out of love, there is a story for all. Join a mysterious stranger searching for his dream in the dead of night, sympathise with Henry and his broken home, and mourn the loss of Gloria.

In this chain story from Cuba, Rooster learns that he needs a lot of help to get cleaned up for Heron's party. Illustrated by Baird Hoffmire.

In this story from Russia, two frog sisters learn the truth of that old saying, "It ain't over 'til it's over" - or, "The opera isn't over until the fat frog sinks." Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss, the team that brought us The Hidden Feast and Noodlehead Stories, put their noodles together to bring us this delightful tale of exploration and perseverance.

During a long drought in Australia, Tree Kangaroo and Koala grow thirsty for water. When Tree Kangaroo remembers how he and his mother survived a similar drought by digging a hole for water, their problems seem to be solved. Koala creates excuses to rest and be lazy while Tree Kangaroo works hard to dig the well. When water begins to fill the hole, Koala forgets to share and loses his tail and a friend! Illustrated by Tom Wrenn.

In this story from Peru, we meet a baker who is so stingy that he wants to charge people just for smelling his baked goods. When the baker takes his case to court, the wise judge decides to teach the greedy man a well-deserved lesson. Illustrated by Tom Wrenn.

When the barnyard animals are invited to a party by their neighbors, they dress in their Sunday best and set off for a day of merriment. But when dinnertime arrives, the famished animals are perplexed to find a simple meal of cornbread. Most of them are polite, but Rooster turns his beak up in disgust and rudely leaves the party, missing the treasures hidden for the guests.

Ein brutal hingerichteter Toter in Wien, erhängte Banker in einem Frankfurter Park. Auf den ersten Blick haben diese Fälle nichts miteinander zu tun - bis Josephine Mahler und Gernot Szombathy ins Spiel kommen. Zusammen mit Chefinspektor Wotruba aus Wien und Kriminalhauptkommissar Kniewasser aus Frankfurt versuchen sie herauszufinden, wer Menschen ermordet, indem er ihnen die Zunge durchs Genick zieht. Und warum stehen die Opfer in direktem oder indirektem Bezug zu Mahler und Szombathy?

Fear is ubiquitous but slippery. It has been defined as a purely biological reality, derided as an excuse for cowardice, attacked as a force for social control, and even denigrated as an unnatural condition that has no place in the disenchanted world of enlightened modernity. In these times of institutionalized insecurity and global terror, Facing Fear sheds light on the meaning, diversity, and dynamism of fear in multiple world-historical contexts, and demonstrates how fear universally binds us to particular presents.