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After single-handedly thwarting hijackers on a flight to the Middle East, a young American woman has become an instant celebrity. Following television interviews at the airport in Damascus, she disappears. Was she kidnapped by the terrorists, or is she just hiding? Posing as the girl’s aunt, Mrs. P. searches for her "niece" and uncovers a sinister plot that could send shock waves around the world.

Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist whisks the gray-haired agent into a perilous web of intrigue that spreads across the drifting sands of the volatile Middle East. An old CIA friend, Farrell, must collect an inflammatory manuscript smuggled out of Iraq into Jordan. Farrell has a simple request for Emily—provide cover during his trip to Jordan by posing as his fun-loving elderly cousin. But before the plane even lands, danger begins stalking the sprightly Mrs. Pollifax.

Uta Hagen, one of the world's most renowned stage actresses, also taught acting for more than 40 years at the HB Studio in New York. Her first book, Respect for Acting, published in 1973, remains a best seller in print. In this brand new audio edition of her second classic book, A Challenge for the Actor, she greatly expands her thinking about acting in a work that brings the full flowering of her artistry, both as an actor and as a teacher.

A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers' best stories, including her beloved novella The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind", McCullers' first published story, written when she was only 17, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE From New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, tells the “compelling” (USA TODAY) novel about a girl who sues her parents for the rights to her own body. Featuring fan favorite Jesse, who appears in the upcoming novel Hollow Bones. Anna is not sick, but she...

A “remarkably candid and sensitive” (The Wall Street Journal) true crime memoir from Barbara Butcher, a trailblazing New York City death investigator, who reveals the untold stories behind more than 5,500 death scenes, including the nation’s most horrific tragedy: the 9/11 attacks. When...

New York Times best-selling author Maeve Binchy has a way of making everyday experiences extraordinary. Scarlet Feather introduces budding entrepreneurs Cathy and Tom who, along with their extended families, meet the trials and rewards of life head on. Scarlet Feather is a new catering company formed by two friends from cooking school, Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather. Their dream is to have the best business in Dublin.

Emily “vacations” at an opulent Swiss resort in the hope of locating nine pounds of hijacked plutonium intended for an atom bomb.

Josef Knecht steigt in der Ordensprovinz Kastalien zum Magister Ludi auf, dem höchsten Priester des sakralen Glasperlenspiels. Der Orden idealisiert die vollkommene Selbstaufgabe des Einzelnen für den Dienst an der Gemeinschaft. Doch bald schon stößt Knecht an die Grenzen seiner dienenden Selbstverwirklichung und bricht auf...

Years ago, Wynn and Elizabeth Delancy adopted Christine and Henry. Now Christine has moved to a nearby city. Working as a secretary in a prosperous company, she is drawn to her employer's handsome son. Henry has joined the Canadian Mounties, where one of his first duties is to help a young widow and her infant. In their new lives, as new relationships grow, can Christine and Henry still draw on the faith they have learned from their parents?

A safari expedition in Zambia is the disguise Emily employs in order to locate a professional assassin among her fellow explorers. Along the way, she meets an extraordinary man named Cyrus.

Posing as a tourist, Emily makes her way to China with the job of protecting a CIA treasure.

Mrs. Pollifax has a new hat, and only she and Mr. Carstairs know it conceals eight false passports which she must smuggle into Bulgaria.

A no-nonsense approach to learning over 1000 German words. Over 9 hours of instruction. Tracks are divided up into sets of five words. Hear an English word, run through the hard drive in your brain for its German translation. Hear the German translation. The track gives you enough time to repeat it out loud several times before moving onto the next word. The group of five words is repeated three times before a new track and new group of words is introduced. Tracks last about three minutes. Speaker has refined northern German accent. Perfect for commuting.

In the New York Times bestseller An Altar in the World, acclaimed author Barbara Brown Taylor continues her spiritual journey by building upon where she left off in Leaving Church. With the honesty of Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) and the spiritual depth of Anne Lamott (Grace, Eventually)...

“A profound, graceful, and literary work of philosophy and economics, well tempered for our times, and yet timeless. . . . It will change the way you look at the food you put into your body. Which is to say, it can change who you are.” — Boston Globe Barbara Kingsolver's New York Times...

It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air-balloon rally. But as the sky turns gray and the clouds start to boil up, a strange object zooms out of nowhere. It is a drone, and it appears to be buzzing around the balloons, checking them out. As Theodosia and Drayton watch, the drone, hovering like some angry, mechanized insect, deliberately crashes into the balloon next to them. An enormous, fiery explosion erupts, and everyone watches in horror as the balloon plummets to the earth, killing all three of its passengers.  

In the heart of Paris, in the posh building made famous in The Elegance of Hedgehog, Pierre Athens, the greatest food critic in the world, is dying. Revered by some and reviled by many, Monsieur Arthens has been lording it over the world's most esteemed chefs for years, passing judgment on their creations, deciding their fates with a stroke of his pen, destroying and building reputations on a whim. But now, during these his final hours, his mind has turned to simpler things.

Sigmund Freud wusste: „Wir sind nicht Herr im eigenen Haus." Ständig besuchen uns ungebetene Gäste, fressen sich am Buffet durch und trinken uns das Bier weg. Gemeint sind vor allem: negative Gefühle, die sich nicht nur mies anfühlen, sondern uns auch direkt ins Unglück führen können. Fast jeder kennt dieses gemeine Gefühl, einer Aufgabe nicht gewachsen zu sein. Keiner will sie haben: Neid, Gier, Rache. Mit diesem Thema ist nicht zu spaßen. Denn Einsamkeit ist ein echtes Problem.

Die Lösung für alle Probleme oder doch nur ein Trend, den man getrost aussetzen kann? Vitamin D werden nun wirklich die verblüffendsten Eigenschaften zugeschrieben - aber was davon ist wissenschaftlich belegbar? Und was hat es eigentlich mit dem gefürchteten Vitamin-D-Mangel auf sich? Kann man ihm entgegen steuern? Müssen wir jetzt alle auf Nahrungsergänzungsmittel zurückgreifen, damit wir gesund bleiben, oder gibt es noch andere Wege? Und wie viel Vitamin D braucht ein Mensch eigentlich?