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1942 wird Nicholas Jenkins zurück nach London versetzt. Hier begegnet er der aufregenden Pamela Flytton, die bei ihm und seinen Freunden für Unruhe sorgt. Nachdem Nick zunächst fasziniert von ihr ist, verlobt sie sich ausgerechnet mit Widmerpool. Nick lässt seine Beziehungen spielen und steigt gesellschaftlich weiter auf, dabei bergen das Ende des Krieges und der Übergang zum zivilen Leben einige Herausforderungen.

1941 befindet sich England und somit auch Nicholas Jenkins mitten im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Nicks langjähriger Bekannter Widmerpool ist mittlerweile sein Kommandant. Widmerpools selbstbezogener Führungsstil sorgt für Spannungen im Regiment, sodass Nick mit Hochdruck an einer Veränderung seiner Situation arbeitet. Zunehmend steigt auch die Sorge um Freunde und Familienmitglieder, die in London unmittelbar vom Krieg bedroht sind.

1940 - der Zweite Weltkrieg ist ausgebrochen. Der Kriegsbeginn ist ein Einschnitt im Leben von Nicholas Jenkins und seinen Freunden. Als zweiter Leutnant tritt er einem Regiment in Wales bei, geführt von einem übereifrigen Kommandanten. Der Alltag als Soldat auf heimatlichem Boden schwankt zwischen absurden Manövern und quälender Langeweile, und so verbringen Nick und seine Kameraden die meiste Zeit mit Warten und mit dem Gedanken an Frauen.

Four hundred years ago, Ed and Alice Rico threw themselves through a mysterious portal on the London Underground, hunting for Ed's lost brother - Alice's husband - Verne. Now, starship captain Katherine Abdulov embarks on a desperate race against ruthless rival captain - and her former lover - Victor Luciano, to try and earn back her family's trust. Tomorrow, all their lives will be thrown together by disaster, as an ancient evil stirs among the stars, threatening the survival of all life.

July 1863 was a momentous month in the Civil War. News of Gettysburg and Vicksburg electrified the North and devastated the South. Sandwiched geographically between those victories and lost in the heady tumult of events was news that William S. Rosecrans' Army of the Cumberland had driven Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee entirely out of Middle Tennessee. The brilliant campaign nearly cleared the state of Rebels and changed the calculus of the Civil War in the Western Theater. Despite its decisive significance, few people even today know of these events.

Since 1066, when William the Conqueror took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock. Many were acknowledged at court and founded dynasties of their own. Others were only acknowledged grudgingly or not at all. In the 20th century, this trend for royals to father illegitimate children continued, but the parentage, while highly probable, has not been officially recognized. This book is a genuinely fresh approach to British kings and queens, examining their lives and times through the unfamiliar perspective of their illegitimate children.

There’s an apocryphal story that Alexander the Great once captured a notorious pirate named Diomedes. The great conqueror decided to interview the doomed pirate, asking him what he thought gave him the right to seize the property of other people. The pirate responded by asking the emperor what he thought gave him the right to take property that doesn’t belong to him, including entire countries. The story goes that Alexander thought the pirate very clever, granting him freedom instead of execution.

Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old-school blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush. Considered by many to be the greatest bluesman currently performing, this book will give listeners unparalleled access into the man, the myth, the legend.

All three series of the BBC radio comedy about the turbulent relationship of an odd couple. Dithering undertaker's assistant Bernard Pringle has finally got engaged to his sweetheart, Iris Bickerdyke - but Iris still has to persuade her fiancé to buy her a ring. And goodness knows when he'll manage to get her down the aisle....

Music plays a hugely important role in our emotional, intellectual, and even physical lives. It impacts the ways we work, relax, behave, and feel. It can make us smile or cry, it helps us bond with the people around us, and it even has the power to alleviate a range of medical conditions. The songs you love (and hate, and even the ones you feel pretty neutral about) don't just make up the soundtrack to your life - they actually help to shape it.

When Breezy, as she came to call herself, hit the streets of Chicago as a prostitute in 1973 she was barely a teenager. But she was pretty and funny as hell, and determined to support her daughters and make a living. For the next 25 years, she moved across the country, finding new pimps, parties, drugs, and endless, profound heartache. And she also — astonishingly — managed to find the strength to break from a brutal world and not only save herself but save future Breezys.

It is the summer of 1955. Alexander, Tom and his sister, Lennie, discover the body of their childhood friend Danny Masters in the river that runs through Starome, a village on the Richmond estate in North Yorkshire. His death is a mystery. Did he jump, or was it just an accident? Lady Venetia Richmond has no time to dwell on the death. Newly widowed, she is busy trying to keep the estate together, while struggling with death duties and crippling taxation.

Think of a time when you were worried about something, but then you suddenly realized how insignificant it was. Isn’t it amazing how much lighter you felt? The key is to focus only on the here and now. By doing so, you free yourself from unnecessary anxiety, and your mind will be at peace.

Are paper bags always more environmentally friendly than plastic? How green are electric cars? And what saves more water, using the dishwasher twice a week or washing dishes by hand every day? From the milk we put in our coffee to the clothes we wear, the choices that impact our carbon footprints can seem never-ending. Most of us want to do the right thing for the planet, but with so many factors at play, it can be difficult to figure out which is the greenest way.

Millions of honest, hardworking Americans invest in pension funds hoping to survive comfortably in retirement. Dishonest managers swoop down like vampires and suck these funds dry. They use this money to support their own lavish lifestyles or salt it away in hidden accounts to use at their leisure leaving their clients destitute. If caught, these criminals serve minimum sentences in country club prisons and, on release, live in luxury on their ill-gotten gains.

For Frankie Strong, results mean more than sticking to the rules, until she runs heart-first into Evan Spears. US Marshal Evan Spears commands a federal task force of seasoned agents who track and capture dangerous fugitives around the world. When Evan is forced to take on DEA Agent Frankie Strong, a free spirit with unorthodox methods, she sees nothing but trouble for the team, the mission, and her future.

While retrieving their treasure cache, Jean and Pierre Lafitte enter a mysterious fog on the Mississippi. Frightened by the fog, their cook, a student of Marie Laveau, invokes a chant which moves the ship and its crew to the 21st century. They discover the time shift when they seize a tug headed up stream.

Bank Job is a white-knuckle ride into the dark heart of the global financial system. Discover how art hacks life as artist and filmmaker duo Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn bring a community together to buy up and abolish crippling debt by printing their own money in a disused bank in East London. Behind the opaque language of loans and the defunct diagrams of debt, they discover a system flawed by design and ripe for hacking.

This short and powerfully courageous book explores the depths of loss felt when abandonment takes the place of a dad's love. Moving yet clearly optimistic and helpful. This audiobook is a must-hear if you or someone you know struggles with making peace with fatherlessness.

Real estate guru Annetta Powell shows you how anyone can become prosperous in real estate investments. Her clear-cut process explores her proven moneymaking formula and will put you on the path to finding, fixing, and flipping properties for profit. Powell provides realistic scenarios that can help you negotiate with sellers, tips for avoiding common mistakes, samples, and much more!