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In unserem hektischen Alltag greifen wir nur allzu gern auf verarbeitete Lebensmittel zurück. Doch genau diese sind verantwortlich dafür, dass Diabetes und viele weitere chronische Krankheiten sich so rasant verbreiten. Dr. Robert Lustig entlarvt in seinem neuen Buch die Tricks und Lügen der Lebensmittelindustrie. Er beschreibt, wie die verarbeiteten Lebensmittel uns süchtig machen - und zeigt, wie man es trotzdem schafft, sich gesund zu ernähren, und welche chronischen Erkrankungen man vermeiden oder sogar rückgängig machen kann.

In the land of gods and war, Princess Iphigenia stands at the precipice of destiny—torn between a life of regal sacrifice and the forbidden love that dares to defy ancient tradition. Bound by family curses, divine edicts, and the ruthless ambitions of kings, her carefully concealed heart now trembles with the hope of reclaiming her agency. As the Trojan War looms and the gods demand blood to appease wrath, will Iphigenia surrender to fate or forge her own path toward redemption?

Die Milchstraße wird seit über 16 Jahren von den Ewigen Kriegern aus der Mächtigkeitsballung Estartu unterdrückt. Doch die Menschen und ihre Verbündeten leisten immer stärkeren Widerstand gegen die Besatzer. Auch an anderen Orten des Universums bahnen sich wichtige Entscheidungen in diesem Kampf an. Fast überall bröckelt die Macht der Krieger. Aber besiegt sind sie deshalb keineswegs. Dies zeigt sich besonders deutlich in der Milchstraße: Sotho Tyg Ian, der Statthalter der Ewigen Krieger, droht, die Galaxis mit all ihren Bewohnern zu vernichten.

Step into the vast imagination of classic speculative storytelling with The Pioneers of Science Fiction, a powerful anthology featuring some of the most influential voices in the genre’s history. This carefully curated collection brings together visionary works from Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert Sheckley, Murray Leinster, and H. G. Wells—authors who shaped modern science fiction and forever changed the way we imagine the future.

Step beyond the stars and into the boundless imagination of the genre’s greatest visionaries with The Masters of Science Fiction Short Stories—a powerful collection of timeless tales from the pioneers who shaped modern science fiction.

Deep in the labyrinth of Ancient Greek mythology, a new tale emerges, filled with intrigue, heartbreak and deceit: “The Fall of Icarus”. In this heartbreaking tale, the lives of father and son are revealed like never before. The famed Daedalus, inventor and genuis, mastermind of the labyrinth. His son, the ill-fated Icarus, who flew too close to the sun. But what is the truth behind these two characters? Discover the path of the father and the flight of the son. Daedalus's story begins with a tragedy that forces him to flee his homeland and seek refuge in Knossos with the notorious King Minos.

Nach wie vor ist Perry Rhodan in Tarkan unterwegs, dem sterbenden Universum. Aus der Milchstraße startet der Arkonide Atlan zu einer Mission, die Rhodan finden und retten soll. Zudem wollen Atlan und seine Begleiter verhindern, dass weitere Angriffe aus Tarkan gegen die Welten der Milchstraße erfolgen. Rhodan selbst versucht herauszufinden, wer eigentlich Tarkan in den Untergang führen möchte.

Between 1923 and 1954, Weird Tales magazine shaped the landscape of modern horror, fantasy, and science fiction. It was the crucible of cosmic terror, sword-and-sorcery, and supernatural fiction, a publication that launched the careers of some of the twentieth century’s most enduring genre writers. Weird Tales presents a carefully curated selection of standout stories from the magazine’s golden age. This anthology brings together a wide spectrum of speculative fiction, ranging from mythic fantasy and Gothic mystery to tales of metaphysical horror and existential dread.

Writing can be a lonely art. Distractions and writers block are just two of the many impediments to a burnished stream of prose. But sometimes two heads really can be better than one. Collaborating and sounding off of one another, in the right circumstances and with complimenting skills, can work wonders as these very talented duos now demonstrate.

Tauche ein in die dunklen Abgründe der Literatur – mit unheimlichen, fesselnden und meisterhaft erzählten Geschichten aus der Welt des Grauens. Diese Hörbuch-Compilation vereint Klassiker der Horrorliteratur, schaurige Novellen, gespenstische Kurzgeschichten und unheimliche Begebenheiten – gelesen von Jürgen Fritsche, Sven Görtz und Tim Eriksson. Von Edgar Allan Poe bis H. P. Lovecraft, von Guy de Maupassant bis Stefan Zweig, von E. T. A. Hoffmann bis Robert Louis Stevenson – die größten Autoren des Schreckens und der düsteren Fantasie sind vertreten.

Schauer, Spannung und Schwarze Romantik, Vol. 2: 10 weitere spannende Meisterwerke der klassischen Literatur. Von der schwarzen Romantik eines Edgar Allan Poe und Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mystery von Robert Louis Stevenson und Washington Irving, Grusel von Guy de Maupassant und Rudyard Kipling bis hin zur Spannung à la Jack London und H.P. Lovecraft! Mit dabei: 1. Der Untergang des Hauses Usher (Poe, Track 1), 2. Der junge Goodman Brown (Hawthorne, Track 2), 3. Das Flaschenteufelchen (Stevenson, Track 3–4), 4. Das Fräulein von Scuderi (Hoffmann, Track 5–7), 5. Blutrache (Maupassant, Track 8), 6.

Tauchen Sie ein in eine Welt voller Morde, Verbrechen und meisterhafter Spannung – mit Klassikern der Krimi- und Mystery-Literatur.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this volume we come up against the definition of Northern Europe. There are many, each with plausibility and each so obvious. So, here’s ours.

Sci-Fi: The Definitive Collection is a collection of 29 classic science fiction novels and stories, read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic science fiction writers of all time, including H.G. Wells; Jules Verne; H.P. Lovecraft; Maragret Cavendish; Yevgeny Zamyatin; and more.

The Modern Age is one of information overload. Bombarded, surrounded, and battered by facts, figures, opinions and seemingly whatever else comes out of anyone’s head from all directions at all hours of the day and night. It’s exhausting. In the pens of such luminaries as Henry James, E M Delafield, C E Montague, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and many others we connect with old fashioned media from publishing and advertising to telegrams and radio and everything in between in ways that are surprising, enlightening but always entertaining.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this volume the Mad Scientist takes centre stage. Naturally the stories come in all shapes and sizes and in the pens of our classic authors the scientists more usually arrive as dark, twisted and evil as they go about their work illuminating humanity as only a mad scientist can.

Since its inception in the 19th Century photography has been a trusted source capturing both truth and reality. It cannot lie. Our eyes may deceive us, but the camera cannot. In this volume whilst our classic authors are at the early edge of photography’s development, they use it in ways that are both innovative and atmospheric as very often the camera and the photographer become a central part in many fascinating stories.

Dominic Devizes has just escaped from prison and is on his way back to the UK to exact his revenge on the man, a British diplomat, who left him to rot. His plan is to kidnap the diplomat’s daughter, Annie, for ransom. But when the time comes, the diplomat refuses to pay and goes to the police. His daughter then tells Devizes of the true nature of the man and together they devise a plan to both acquire the ransom money and to rid the world of her father whilst distracting the authorities.

From self-realization and self-promotion to self-help and the selfie, the modern world encourages us to be self-obsessed. We are even told that finding ourselves is the key to happiness. Better to lose yourself! More than 2,500 years ago, the Buddha argued that the self is an illusion—and that our belief in it is the cause of most, if not all, of our suffering. How to Lose Yourself presents lively, accessible, and expert new translations of ancient Buddhist writings about the central, unique, and powerful Buddhist teaching of "no-self."

Die Milchstraße ist nach Jahren der Unterdrückung wieder frei, die Macht der Ewigen Krieger gebrochen. Die Menschen und die Angehörigen anderer Sternenvölker machen sich gemeinsam an den Wiederaufbau. Doch die nächste Bedrohung nähert sich. Ganze Sonnensysteme materialisieren im Leerraum zwischen den Galaxien. Wie es aussieht, stammen sie aus einem fremden Universum. Ihr Auftauchen löst den sogenannten Strangeness-Schock aus. Menschen werden verwirrt, Raumschiffe schwer beschädigt, Welten verwüstet.