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Any lover of Shakespeare or the Romantic poets can concede that poetry is pleasurable. But is it good for you? Can it teach you anything? These are questions that have beguiled and engaged eminent critics for millennia, and now you can develop your own answers and options with these 24 lectures.

The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to hook up with his best friend. He has no money and no job. His parents insist that he drive his great-uncle Lester to his bridge club four times a week and be his cardturner—whatever that means. Alton’s uncle is old, blind, very sick, and very rich.

The winter of 1578, four years prior to the Honno-ji Incident. Araki Murashige has betrayed his ally Oda Nobunaga and holed himself up in Arioka Castle—but a string of unsettling incidents within the castle walls has him at his wit’s end. The desperate warlord’s only hope for solving these mysteries is imprisoned in the castle’s dungeon: a man named Kuroda Kanbei, one of Oda’s most gifted strategists. When all the conflict and intrigue come to a close, what will these two men have gained…and lost?

Down the COVID-19 Rabbit Hole discusses the widespread misuse of science during the pandemic, the likely origin of COVID-19, the pathophysiology of the disease itself, and the harms associated with the various vaccines that have been produced, particularly those based on the novel mRNA platforms. This book also looks at the widespread failure of the health professions to adequately understand and treat the disease and the consequences of the vaccines.

Spoiler-Warnung: Der nachfolgende Inhaltstext enthält Hinweise auf das Ende von "Chosen: Träume aus Gold". Nach dem Attentat auf Cillian und der Enthüllung, dass Cylus der wahre Thronfolger ist, setzt der König alles daran, die Integrität der Royal Games zu wahren. Iris wird vor eine brutale Wahl gestellt: Entweder sie nimmt weiterhin an den lebensgefährlichen Spielen teil oder sie wird zum Tode verurteilt. Ein Sieg, und damit ein Leben an Cylus' Seite, ist jedoch ausgeschlossen.

This is is the second of three books in the Character and Leadership Series. The series should be listened to in order. The first book is Take the Stairs!, which is a step-by-step guide to personal and organizational success, by developing and improving your character. The first book is focused primarily on leading yourself. This second book, Be a Leader of Character!

How do you stand the f*ck out, like, for real? I became obsessed with this question. Everyone preaches standing out is critical, yet practical guidance is nowhere—not in business books, podcasts, or marketing courses. It's like being told to draw an owl without ever seeing one.

"J'avais du mal à écrire ; je tournais en rond. Mes personnages me procuraient un vertige d'ennui. J'ai pensé que n'importe quel récit réel aurait plus d'intérêt. Je pouvais descendre dans la rue, arrêter la première personne venue, lui demander de m'offrir quelques éléments biographiques, et j'étais à peu près certain que cela me motiverait davantage qu'une nouvelle invention."

Historians have previously glazed over the Mafia's formative years. In this first volume, Ferrante explores its Sicilian roots, before following a cast of larger-than-life characters who arrived as fugitives on American shores. Through these and other lives - including legendary mobsters Lucky Luciano, Vito Genovese, Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Seigel - Ferrante tells the extraordinary story of the Mafia's rise in America, as they provided alcohol during Prohibition, created the gambling mecca Las Vegas and practically took over the island of Cuba.

Bart was a man with nothing left to lose. A veteran of countless wars, his family taken from him, he wandered a desolate land filled with monsters, demons, and despair. But his life took an unexpected turn when he saved the life of Kindra, a sprite pursued by dark forces. In gratitude, Kindra gifted him the power of fire—a magic both destructive and transformative.

Louis de Bernières, the author of the 1994 best seller Captain Corelli's Mandolin, joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest work, Blue Dog, which is available to download as an audiobook now from Audible. It's a young adult book with appeal for all ages.

Do you ever find yourself feeling curious about who created the science behind some of our most impressive structures? Or wonder who it was that invented the equipment you find in your classroom? Perhaps you’ve always wanted to know who it was that created coding, or how on earth the Egyptian Pyramids were built so long ago and yet still look brand new? Well, now you need look no further!

Bei einem Einbruch im Britischen Museum wird nicht nur der mysteriöse schwarze Spiegel des Magiers John Dee gestohlen, sondern auch ein Wachmann getötet. Ein überlebender Zeuge spricht von einer weißen Bestie, die den Mann umgebracht haben soll. Phileas Fogg nimmt sich des Falls an und beschließt, das gestohlene Artefakt wieder aufzuspüren und nebenbei den Mord aufzuklären. Eine heiße Spur führt zu dem in London gastierenden Zirkus Riccotelli. Die dortige Hauptattraktion sind zwei weiße Panther, die zu der attraktiven Dompteurin Amber Quinn gehören.

Die Aufzeichnungen von Bradford Moss bringen Victor Frankenstein, Theodora Sachs und Aleister Crowley auf eine neue Spur. Wenn die Notizen des Weltreisenden der Wahrheit entsprechen, dann gibt es in Griechenland eine Geheimgesellschaft, die Äskulap verehrt und zudem im Besitz eines Bildes des Stabes ist, welches angeblich schon zu Äskulaps Zeiten gefertigt wurde. Doch war Bradford Moss tatsächlich noch bei klarem Verstand, als er die Aufzeichnungen verfasste? Robur und Killjoy machen sich auf die Suche nach Frankenstein und gelangen schon bald nach Moss Hall.

"Ein letzter Auftrag – dann bin ich tot, aber er ist frei. Das ist es wert." Die Assassine Kenna erhält ihren letzten Auftrag: Sie muss den Prinzen des Südens töten – den einzigen Fae, der alle vier Elemente beherrscht. Ein unmögliches Unterfangen. Doch weigert sie sich, stirbt ihr bester Freund Caelan. Eine Wahl, die keine ist. Aber schon bald wird sie von der Jägerin zur Gejagten. Denn in ihr steckt ein mächtiges Erbe, von dem nicht einmal sie selbst etwas geahnt hat.

Rah kann niemandem mehr vertrauen: nicht ihren Mentoren, nicht den Bildern in ihrem Inneren und erst recht nicht dem viel zu attraktiven Irin. Als ...

Like millions of others, Louis’ plans were mothballed by the onset of COVID. Unable to escape to the porn sets, prisons and maximum-security psychiatric units that are his usual journalistic beat, he began reporting on a location even more full of pitfalls and hostile objects of inquiry: his own home during a pandemic. Theroux the Keyhole is an honest, hilarious and ultimately heartwarming diary of the weirdness of family life in COVID World.

Who Killed My Father rips into France’s long neglect of the working class and its overt contempt for the poor, accusing the complacent French - at the minimum - of negligent homicide. The author goes to visit the ugly gray town of his childhood to see his dying father, barely 50 years old, who can hardly walk or breathe: “You belong to the category of humans whom politics consigns to an early death.” It’s as simple as that.

From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in French for Intermediate Learners uses listening as the perfect tool to not only delight in learning French, but to accelerate your journey towards fluency.

When their teacher, Mrs. Jewls, leaves to have her baby, the kids go through a series of substitutes, each one a little stranger than the last.