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On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam and listed as killed in action. One-and-a-half years later, he was found to be alive and a prisoner of war. Halyburton was held captive for more than seven years. Reflections on Captivity is a collection of fifty short stories about this naval officer's experiences as a POW in North Vietnam.

Teacher Charlotte Kingston is sent to close a school on an isolated Scilly Isle where she used to spend holidays with her grandparents. But when two visiting children find themselves in need of a place to stay, Charlotte agrees to care for the boys, and decides to keep the school open a little longer. Hearing about her family from the islanders, Charlotte starts decoding her grandmother's old letters from WWII, and a story emerges of forbidden love and a brave man who would risk everything for his country, even giving up the woman he loved.

"Märchen vom Fischer und dem Fischlein": Lebte einst mit der Alten ein Alter am Ufer des blauen Meeres; eine Erdhütte war ihre Wohnung, drin sie dreiunddreißig Jahre hausten. Mit dem Sacknetz fing Fisch der Alte, die Alte saß spinnend am Spinnrad. "Märchen von der toten Zarentochter und den sieben Recken": Von der Zarin nahm der Zar Abschied; lang die Reise war. Und die Zarin klagte sehr, harrt des Zaren Wiederkehr, sitzt am Fenster früh und spät und hinaus ins Weite späht; schmerzt vom Sehn ihr das Gesicht, und der Zar kommt immer nicht.

Von der Zarin nahm der Zar Abschied; lang die Reise war. Und die Zarin klagte sehr, harrt des Zaren Wiederkehr, sitzt am Fenster früh und spät und hinaus ins Weite späht; schmerzt vom Sehn ihr das Gesicht, und der Zar kommt immer nicht.

Saßen spät drei junge Mädchen, schnurrend ging ihr Spinnerädchen, redet eine von den drein: "Ach, könnt ich doch Zarin sein! Für die ganze weite Welt hätt ich selbst ein Fest bestellt!" Sprach die zweite von den drein: "Schwester, könnt ich Zarin sein, aller Welt mit eigner Hand webt ich feine Leinewand!"

Die letzten Habseligkeiten des Sargmachers Adrian Prochorow waren auf den Leichenwagen gelegt, und ein Paar magerer Pferde schleppte diesen zum vierten Mal von der Basmannaja in die Nikitskaja, wohin der Sargmacher mit seinem ganzen Haushalt umzog. Er machte seinen Laden zu, nagelte eine Anzeige an die Tür, dass das Haus zu verkaufen und zu vermieten sei, und begab sich zu Fuß nach seiner neuen Wohnung. Als er sich dem gelben Häuschen näherte, das schon lange seine Phantasie gereizt und das er endlich für eine bedeutende Summe erworben hatte, fühlte der alte Sargmacher mit Erstaunen, dass sein Herz sich gar nicht freute.

A message of hope for spouses everywhere. Greg and Julie Alexander thought divorce was the only way out of their lifeless, loveless marriage. Quite unexpectedly, a faithful priest guided them back to the truths of the church, and as they began to incorporate these truths into their lives, they were able to restore the love they once had for each other. Marriage 911 chronicles their journey back from the brink of divorce to marital happiness built on a strong Catholic faith.

Just a group of guys discussing and sharing our opinions on Film, TV, Games, and more...

Leonidas of Sparta: The Life and Legacy of the Ancient Warrior King Who Defended All Greece is an enthralling journey into the heart of Spartan bravery, honor, and sacrifice. This is the perfect audiobook for history enthusiasts, students, and anyone captivated by the enduring spirit of the Spartans. Uncover the man behind the myth and the everlasting impact of his courage and sacrifice on history and human imagination.

In der neuen Folge der Podcast-Reihe „No Risk, Think Twice – Recht und Steuern zu Compliance von Rittershaus und Falk“ rücken Dr. Alexander Wünsche und Dr. Christoph Rung alle juristisch und steuerlich relevanten Aspekte von Beihilfen und Förderprogrammen in den Fokus.

It’s the summer of 1990 and seventeen-year-old Dawn is infatuated with Billy. He’s cool, in a band and the opposite of her other besotted admirer: gentle electrician Rob. But then Billy disappears, and Rob is still around. He's there when Dawn falls pregnant and he’s there for the sleepless nights. And though Dawn and Rob were never destined to be together, suddenly they’re married. This real-life relationship involves arguing about who loads the dishwasher, cosy nights in while not having sex (and not missing it) and dragging kids to violin classes (even though they’re terrible).

Sloane Cooper is up for her dream job as a designer for a top video game company. During the interview, though, she somehow promises the all-male panel that she’ll remain single and fully dedicated to the work. It’s actually fine—after her last boyfriend cheated on her, she vowed to focus on her career anyway.

Even though his firearms store is failing, things are looking up for David Rizzo. His son, Nick, has just recovered after a near-fatal overdose, which means one thing: Rizzo can use Nick’s resurrection to create the most compelling television commercial for a gun emporium the world has ever seen. After all, this is America, Rizzo tells himself. Surely anything is possible. But the relationship between father and son is fragile, mired in mutual disappointment. And when the pair embarks on their scheme to avoid bankruptcy, a high-stakes crash of hijinks, hope, and disaster ensues.

In the first biography of Billie Holiday in more than two decades, Paul Alexander—author of heralded lives of Sylvia Plath and J. D. Salinger—gives us an unconventional portrait of arguably America’s most eminent jazz singer. He shrewdly focuses on the last year of her life—with relevant flashbacks to provide context—to evoke and examine the persistent magnificence of Holiday’s artistry when it was supposed to have declined, in the wake of her drug abuse, relationships with violent men, and run-ins with the law.

The Department of Sensitive Crimes is downsizing in light of a recent downturn of sensitive crime, and staff members are wondering who among them will be transferred elsewhere. As the bickering between colleagues intensifies, Ulf tries his best to stay above the fray. But when Anna, a long-time friend and co-worker, appears to blame him for an old case that went sideways, it seems she may be putting her own job prospects above their friendship. In the midst of all this, Ulf embarks on an important inquiry.

1920s Germany: Though the world has changed in the wake of the Great War, it is still ruled by men. Even a woman as resourceful and intelligent as Niki Rittenhaus needs alliances in order to survive. Her marriage to Rickard Länger, a movie producer for Berlin's Passport Pictures, seems convenient for them both. When Rickard succumbs to increasing pressure from the Nazis to make propaganda movies, a horrified Niki turns away from her own film aspirations and instead, begins to write.

Eli Ward hasn’t been back to his suffocating hometown of New Port Stephen, Florida, in ages. Post-transition and sober, he’s a completely different person from the one who left years ago. But when a scandal threatens his career as a TV writer and comedian, he has no choice but to return home for the holidays. He can only hope he’ll survive his boisterous, loving, but often misguided family and hide the fact that his dream of comedy success has become a nightmare. Just when he thinks this trip couldn’t get any worse, Eli bumps into his high school ex, Nick Wu.

In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout.

Sebastian Wight is cursed. As a boy with the forbidden ability to traverse the lands of the dead, he must not only harness his newfound powers to fight the monster that stalks him, but also to navigate a creepy world of hunting ghosts and ghouls with his eccentric classmates. And that's only the start of his concerns. There's also the tangled on a boy who barely looks at him twice... and the deadly family history that brought him to the halls of Gallowgate Academy in the first place.

Lady Emily, husband Colin Hargreaves, and their three sons eagerly embark on a family vacation at Cairnfarn Castle, the Scottish estate of their dear friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge. But a high-spirited celebration at the beginning of their stay comes to a grisly end when the duke’s gamekeeper is found murdered on the banks of the loch. Handsome Angus Sinclair had a host of enemies: the fiancée he abandoned in Edinburgh, the young woman who had fallen hopelessly in love with him, and the rough farmer who saw him as a rival for her affections.