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Patricia Gallimore and Miriam Margolyes star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic comic novel. Strong of will and slender of ankle, 20-year-old orphan Flora Poste is blessed with every virtue save that of being able to earn her own living. Casting around for suitable...

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's great tragedies, and in this study guide we analyse the key meanings and subtleties within the play. We discuss the main protagonists, the key themes and the context and break down the core scenes so that you have all the necessary facts and arguments at your disposal. Written by Catherine Hartley and Stella Vassiliou, both of whom have master's degrees in English literature from Cambridge and Oxford Universities respectively.

When a man walks into a police station confessing to a series of gruesome murders, lead detective Devizes Marsh doesn't believe he's telling the truth, until he reveals his true identity. As part of his sick game, the killer gives Marsh 48 hours to save the last victim, a prostitute with whom the wayward detective has become romantically involved. Marsh battles against time to try and save the girl from an almost certain fate, while his public and private lives, and his integrity as a police officer, come under severe scrutiny.

Ethan - He’s going to pay for what he’s done to me. No matter what it takes, I'm going to find him, and I'm going to destroy him. Jo - I'm not even a person any more, I'm a number, a statistic. Why would anyone do something like that to me? I just want this to end. I want to be normal again. In the shadows of a broken life, what does it take to find love? This standalone novella explores themes of rape, murder, suicide, violence, revenge, and love.

He was supposed to be my first and only one-night stand. He was definitely never supposed to become my boss. I had always been the good girl - the workaholic with every second of her life mapped out to a tee. Then I got trapped in an elevator with Julian Hoult. He was...irresistible. Sophisticated sex in a crisp white shirt. His voice alone dropped me straight to my knees. What was I supposed to do? Well...I can tell you what I was definitely not supposed to do. I was not supposed to run into him ever again. I was definitely not supposed to accept his dirty little job offer.

Jess has fallen for yet another loser, but this one is hiding a secret that puts her and her son in a huge amount of danger. He's a killer from across the state line, with a string of grizzly murders behind him, of young and pretty prostitutes. Jack, a sexy private detective with a checkered past, is on the hunt to bring him back, and save Jess from a similar fate. Can he capture the devil himself, and resist falling in love with the damsel?

Sebastian Audley has spent years setting every city in Europe by the ears and keeping the scandal-sheets in profit. Word that he is finally returning to London becomes the hottest topic of the Season and casts numerous young ladies - many of whom have never seen him - into a fever of anticipation. Cassandra Delahaye is not one of them. In her opinion, love affairs and duels, coupled with a reputation for never refusing even the most death-defying wager, suggest that Mr. Audley is short of a brain cell or two.

MI5 Intelligence Officer Liz Carlyle learns from one of her agents that suspicious meetings have been taking place at an Islamic bookshop. She feels instinctively that a terrorist cell is at work and when she reports this to Charles Wetherby, the Director of Counter Terrorism, a surveillance operation is immediately put into place. An attack seems imminent.

‘Shocking, tender and funny… as gripping as a thriller’ Miranda Sawyer Mind-boggling, heart-rending and darkly comic, this is the full story for the first time, from the writer of the Guardian column Midlife Exwife…. When her husband fell in love with someone else, Stella Grey thought...

Nel corso dei secoli, le droghe hanno avuto un ruolo nella vita di molti popoli, integrandosi nelle differenti culture in modo controllato e, per questo, accettato socialmente. Nelle società moderne, invece, questo equilibrio è venuto meno: l'esplosione del mercato di massa, alimentato dalle grandi organizzazioni criminali, ne ha amplificato la diffusione, trasformandone l'uso in un problema per i singoli e per la collettività. Ma quali dimensioni ha questo fenomeno in Italia, e chi sono i tossicodipendenti?

Perché alcuni bambini intelligenti come gli altri non riescono a leggere? Perché un atto che per quasi tutti semplice e automatico può divenire per qualcuno così complicato se non addirittura impossibile? Come distinguere i sintomi di un vero e proprio disturbo della lettura dalla fisiologica difficoltà dell'imparare? La dislessia è una sindrome clinica che ostacola il normale processo di interpretazione dei segni grafici, e che affligge, se pur in diversa misura, circa il 3% della popolazione italiana.

Wenn statt Fetzen Funken fliegen: Im 2. Teil der New Adult Liebesroman-Reihe "Stars and Lovers" liefern sich DJ Xander Price und Schauspielerin Rosie nicht nur hitzige Wortgefechte. Seit dem "Beat it up"-Festival ist die DJ-Karriere von Xander Price ziemlich in Schieflage geraten: zu viele Partys, zu viele gebrochene Herzen - und ein handfester Skandal. Mit der Hauptrolle in der Liebesdrama-Serie "Light it up" soll er nun sein Image aufpolieren.

Summer Price ist wegen ihres absoluten Gehörs als Klavier-Wunderkind bekannt und steht kurz vor der Aufnahme ins New York-Orchestra. Niemand ahnt, dass sie heimlich Melodien für die Songs ihres Zwillingsbruders Xander schreibt, einen skandalumwitterten DJ. Eher unfreiwillig begleitet sie ihn auf das Beat-it-up-Festival. Doch nicht nur der Lärm und Trubel machen Summer zu schaffen, auch Xanders stärkster Konkurrent Gabriel wirbelt mit seinem Charme und seiner Unverschämtheit ihr Leben gehörig durcheinander. Gegen jede Wahrscheinlichkeit kommen sich die beiden näher - doch kann Summer Gabriel wirklich trauen?

Den velskrevne romanserie Drømmeverden inviterer læserne med ind i en forførisk verden, hvis aura afføder ekstraordinære sensuelle bekendtskaber. Oplev kærlighedshistorier med enestående erotisk magi, der strækker sig fra det vidunderlige Bretagne, syndige Venedig, flippede Wien, det på alle måder charmerende Alsace og helt til det ophidsende Washington. "Florence havde næsten glemt, hvor smukt der var i Alsace. Med lysende øjne så den unge kvinde med det lange lyse hår ud over det underfulde landskab med de blide grønne bakker og de frodige vinmarker, som lå langs med landevejen.

Den velskrevne romanserie Drømmeverden inviterer læserne med ind i en forførisk verden, hvis aura afføder ekstraordinære sensuelle bekendtskaber. Oplev kærlighedshistorier med enestående erotisk magi, der strækker sig fra det vidunderlige Bretagne, syndige Venedig, flippede Wien, det på alle måder charmerende Alsace og helt til det ophidsende Washington. "Viviane trak vejret dybt og slukkede tv’et. Kærlighedsfilmen, der havde fortryllet hende i to timer, var slut. Desværre! Hun havde fordybet sig i handlingen, lidt med heltinden og glædet sig over hendes lykke til sidst.

La novela preferida de Agatha Christie. Tres generaciones de la familia del multimillonario griego Aristide Leonides conviven en Inglaterra bajo el mismo techo: una curiosa mansión de estructura inclinada. Una multitud de personajes se entremezcla en los pasillos y las estancias de la casa...

Pełne humoru i przygód wprowadzenie do mitów greckich: opowieść o chłopcu, który sprawdza na własnej skórze, jak to jest być bohaterem.
Tim myśli, że jego kłopoty się skończyły. Kiedy jednak łapie stopa do starożytności, okazuje się, że łatwo tam utknąć. Na drodze staje mu armia pawi i pewien zapatrzony w lusterko superbohater. Potrzebna będzie pomoc przyjaciół!

Pełne humoru i przygód wprowadzenie do mitów greckich: opowieść o chłopcu, który sprawdza na własnej skórze, jak to jest być bohaterem.
Kiedy Tim stłukł antyczną wazę swojej mamy, był to tylko początek jego problemów. Wyzwolony z wazy superbohater - Herkules - może mu napytać biedy. Chce pomóc chłopcu, lecz jego wysiłki wywołują coraz większy zamęt. Trzeba go wysłać z powrotem do lamusa, zanim mama nie odeśle tam Tima.

Zähneputzen, Aufräumen, Anziehen - wie Eltern Konflikte bindungsschonend und liebevoll lösen. Erziehungskompetent bleiben, weniger schimpfen, Nerven behalten, Für Eltern mit Kleinkindern zwischen 1 und 5 Jahren, Mit leicht verständlichem Grundlagenteil über Bedürfnisorientierung und Bindungsforschung, Viele praktische Tipps für typische Konfliktsituationen im Alltag. Eltern, die bindungsorientiert mit ihrem Baby leben, wissen: Es nützt der Bindung, wenn sie prompt auf die Bedürfnisse des Kindes reagieren.

Alice hat das magische Spielfeld verlassen, doch dem Fluch, der auf Chesterfield und St. Burrington lastet, kann keiner entkommen. Je verzweifelter Alice nach Antworten sucht, desto mehr düstere Geheimnisse kommen an die Oberfläche. Trotzdem kann sie den dunklen König Jack nicht vergessen und der weiße König Vincent verfolgt sie selbst bis in ihre Albträume. Die Schicksale der drei scheinen undurchdringlich miteinander verwoben zu sein. Damit nicht Zug um Zug weitere Figuren fallen, muss Alice sich dem Fluch stellen.