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"Both a page-turning drama and an inspiration for every reader"--Hillary Rodham Clinton Soon to Be a Major Television Event The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote...

Niklas glaubt, der Dreisatz wäre eine olympische Disziplin.Latoya kennt drei skandinavische Länder: Schweden, Holland und Nordpol. Und Tamara-Michelle hält den Bundestag für einen Feiertag.

Nach Ende des Krieges herrscht in Deutschland Schweigen, das Grauen der Konzentrationslager ist ein unbequemes Thema...

Das waren harte Zeiten damals, die Jahre zwischen den Weltkriegen. Aber dennoch: Die Menschen wollten sich nicht unterkriegen lassen, sondern sich amüsieren...

Fourteen-year-old Kit Bridges is slowly growing accustomed to her new equestrian school, the illustrious Covington Academy, and life as an American teen in England. But it's not easy finding a new normal since her mother's death, especially when it seems like her dad, Covington's riding instructor, might be starting to move on.

A moment comes for every addict when the consequences are so great or the pain is so bad that the addict's life becomes out of control because of his or her behavior. Some are news-making moments, such as the public censure when a congressman, minister, general, or professional athlete is cited for unacceptable sexual behavior. For most people those moments are followed by resolves to "never do it again", but somehow after the promise is made, they often find themselves doing something they vowed never to do again. That is addiction.

In Periods Gone Public, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf - the woman Bustle dubbed one of the nation's "badass menstrual activists" - explores why periods have become a prominent political cause. From eliminating the tampon tax, to enacting new laws ensuring access to affordable, safe products, menstruation is no longer something to whisper about.

Initially dismissed by US President Barack Obama, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shocked the world by conquering massive territories in both countries and promising to create a vast new Muslim caliphate that observes the strict dictates of Sharia law. In ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror, American journalist Michael Weiss and Syrian analyst Hassan Hassan explain how these violent extremists evolved from a nearly defeated Iraqi insurgent group into a jihadi army of international volunteers who have conquered territory equal to the size of Great Britain.

Zwei Leichen, eingemauert in ein Kriegerdenkmal, sind nur der Anfang eines Albtraums. Reporter Paul Wagner und Historiker Georg Sina geraten einem Geheimnis auf die Spur, das am Fundament der katholischen Kirche rüttelt. Gesucht wird ein brisantes Archiv, das im Zweiten Weltkrieg verloren ging. Der vatikanische Geheimdienst und eine geheimnisvolle Bruderschaft wollen dieses Wissen wiedererlangen - um jeden Preis.

Dieses Hörbuch umfasst folgende Themen: Pflege zuhause ist knallhart (Bericht von Ilona Hartmann über die hohen Anforderungen bei häuslicher Pflege von Angehörigen am Beispiel eines Demenzkranken - mit Hinweisen auf die eng gesteckten Vorschriften der Krankenkassen), Generationenübergreifendes Wohnen (Bericht von Wolfgang Brauer über den "Generationenhof" in Landau-Pfalz: 20 Personen im Alter von 37 bis 72 Jahren bilden eine Hausgemeinschaft - Pflegemöglichkeit mit eingeschlossen) uvm.

Sophie und Richard lernen sich bei einer Sklavenversteigerung kennen. Er, Ende vierzig, verheirateter Familienvater und prominenter Wirtschaftsboss, kennt sich in der diskreten Welt des SM aus. Sie ist jung, neugierig und bei dieser Art Spiel eine blutige Anfängerin. Richard führt Sophie in exklusive Kreise ein, sie treffen sich in Hotels und zu privaten Orgien. Als Sophie sich in ihn verliebt, gerät die Affäre außer Kontrolle.

Shares the inside story of Wall Street's notorious ``chop houses,'' the crooked Mob-run brokerages where rampant thievery netted several billion dollars from gullible investors...

In the closing days of the 30-year Sri Lankan civil war, tens of thousands of civilians were killed, according to UN estimates, as government forces hemmed in the last remaining Tamil Tiger rebels on a tiny sand spit, dubbed "The Cage". Gordon Weiss, a journalist and UN spokesperson in Sri Lanka during the final years of the war, pulls back the curtain of government misinformation to tell the full story for the first time. Tracing the role of foreign influence as it converged with a history of radical Buddhism and ethnic conflict, The Cage is a harrowing portrait of an island paradise torn apart by war.

Königsberg, 1945. Die Rote Armee rüstet sich zum Sturm auf die Stadt, in der eine junge Frau fieberhaft versucht, ihre gefährliche Mission zu vollenden. Doch dabei gerät sie in die Schusslinie der SS.

At the outset of the Vietnam War, the Army created an experimental fighting unit that became known as "Tiger Force." The Tigers were to be made up of the cream of the crop-the very best and bravest soldiers the American military could offer. They would be given a long leash, allowed to operate...

In a North Carolina mountain town filled with moonshine and rotten husbands, Sadie Blue is only the latest girl to face a dead-end future at the mercy of a dangerous drunk. She's been married to Roy Tupkin for 15 days, and she knows now that she should have listened to the folks who said he was trouble. But when a stranger sweeps in and knocks the world off-kilter for everyone in town, Sadie begins to think there might be more to life than being Roy's wife.

Martin D. Weiss, PhD, chairman of Weiss Ratings, Inc., delivers this New York Times best-selling guide on preparing for the future. This work examines investments and health care, proposing ways to protect and increase one's financial porfolio through careful observations and decisions. By following Weiss' handbook, anyone can avoid financial loss and plan for gratifying long-term security.

It's all about cheating - the biggest threat to intimacy. Typically, men are good at creating rifts in relationships but terrible at mending them, especially after they've repeatedly betrayed their partner through sexual infidelity. For the most part, cheating men are both intimacy-challenged and empathy-challenged, and, as such, they lack the skills needed to overcome the damage wrought by their infidelity. Robert Weiss has spent over 20 years in the treatment of sex and intimacy issues. He's helped both cheating men and their betrayed spouses....

Düster, spannend, atemlos. Ein grausamer Mord, ein Kreuz mit geheimnisvollen Symbolen steht nicht weit vom Tatort entfernt. Es ist Georg Sina, der die Leiche entdeckt. In den nächsten zwei Tagen werden Mitglieder der österreichischen Regierung systematisch ermordet.

A highly unsettling blend of true crime and coming-of-age memoir— The Stranger Beside Me meets Prep—that presents an intimate and thought-provoking portrait of girlhood within Manhattan’s exclusive prep-school scene in the early 1990s, and a thoughtful meditation on adolescent obsession...