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2 Childhood friends come together every week to make you laugh and cry by explaining stuff the probably and shouldn't be shared!

J.R.R. Tolkien beschrieb das Zweite Zeitalter von Mittelerde als ein "dunkles Zeitalter, von dem nicht viel erzählt wird...". Lange mussten sich die Leserinnen und Leser mit den Hinweisen auf dieses Zeitalter begnügen, die in Der Herr der Ringe und dessen Anhängen zu finden waren. Erst als Christopher Tolkien "Das Silmarillion" und "Nachrichten aus Mittelerde" herausgab, weitete sich der Blick auf diese Epoche: Es ist die dramatische Geschichte vom Aufstieg und Fall des Inselreichs Númenor, dem Schmieden der Ringe der Macht, dem Erstarken Saurons sowie dem letzten Bündnis von Elben und Menschen.

At 14, barefoot and running wild, Rose is delighted to be apprenticed to Akiva, the witch of the forest. She thinks it will be all enchantment and excitement, and not so much fuss about baths. The reality is much more sober and practical—that is, until she meets a mysterious wolf in the forest and is tricked into stepping off the path.

Marching With Caesar-Conquest of Gaul is a first-person narrative, written in the form of a memoir as dictated to a scribe of Titus Pullus, Legionary, Optio and First Spear Centurion of Caesar's 6th and 10th Legion. The memoir is written three years after his retirement as Camp Prefect, when Titus is 61 years old.

Charles's son, Michael Strange, was a top cryptologist and SEAL Team 6 member on the Osama Bin Laden raid in 2011. Three months later on August 6, 2011, Michael was killed in Afghanistan along with 30 other Americans on call sign Extortion 17. Charles has been seeking the truth about Michael's death for nearly a decade and has gone to Congress, the Pentagon, and The White House. Simultaneously he leads other Gold Star Families to finding peace.

You wanted the jolly fat man to bring Yuletide joy, but the season has gifted you with a heart breaker and a life taker—Badass Santa. Grab your eggnog and camouflage candy canes, strap on your bulletproof holiday stockings, and prepare for thrills and kills.

Four curiously gifted children from different parts of the world come together in a kingdom ruled by a peanut brittle-addicted monarch who wishes to destroy their uniqueness in his quest for absolute power.

Can forbidden love survive a celestial war? Heaven has rules. Gladriel was never very good at following them. A fierce cherub warrior, Gladriel swore to protect humanity from demons hidden within the modern world and she's spent centuries fighting the Enemy from the shadows. But when a catastrophic attack reveals a terrifying shift in the war between Heaven and Hell, she finds herself hunted by forces darker than anything she has faced before.

Gods versus Karma seamlessly blends sci-fi elements with Greek mythology, making it a unique and immersive universe to inhabit. The story brilliantly switches between perspectives that collectively work together to support a dynamic plot. Keeping a steady pace, JWR Henderson introduces listeners to distinguished characters, fascinating realms, and structures.

Managing people is fraught with challenges—even if you're a seasoned manager. Here's how to handle them. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on managing people, listen to these ten articles (featuring "Leadership That Gets Results," by Daniel Goleman). We've combed through hundreds of...

Discussing everything retro

Norylska groans with the weight of her crimes. In a city where winter reigns amid the fires of industry and war, soot and snow conspire to conceal centuries of death and deception. Norylska groans, and the weight of a leaden sky threatens to crush her people. Katyusha Leonova, desperate to restore her family name, takes a job with Norylska's brutal police force. To support his family, Genndy Antonov finds work with a local crime syndicate. As bodies fall, the two discover a foul truth hidden beneath layers of deception and violence: Come the thaw, what was buried will be revealed.

Tired of podcasts that treat you like you're in a league of your own? Perfect, you've just crash-landed onto the island where fantasy dreams go to get heckled. We don't just separate the champs from the chumps; we create a Hall of Shame for those who thought drafting a defense in round three was a masterstroke. Eager for affirmation? Keep dreaming. But if you actually nail your picks, we might just raise an eyebrow in your general direction before we turn back to the joyous pastime of incinerating your competitors' hopes and dreams. This isn't just a podcast; it's an intervention for your ...

In this addition to a New York Times bestselling mystery series, Sergeant Hamish Macbeth—Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman—investigates the disappearance of a local woman who is more than she seems. Kate Hibbert is all too eager to lend a hand to her neighbors. Although...

Best friends who love to debate sports and have great time.

More than 500 years ago, 16th-century Reformer John Calvin was born—a theologian whose teachings set the stage for reformation of the church around the world. The modern world is in continual need of his Christ-exalting doctrine and vision of the Christian life. In 20 essays by leading Reformed pastors and scholars, this primer explores Calvin’s life, teaching, and legacy for a new generation. This book is a clarion call to Christians everywhere to take seriously the ongoing need of theological reformation across the globe.

"Asfaltjunglen" tegner et nådesløst portræt af en bundkorrupt amerikansk storby i 1940‘erne. Bystyret beslutter sig for at forsøge at rydde op i kriminaliteten og korruptionen i håb om at kunne genvinde magten ved det kommende valg, og det lykkes dem at finde en retskaffen mand til jobbet. Samtidig ankommer en forbryder af internationale proportioner til byen for at udføre et spektakulært kup, som byen aldrig har set magen til. Fronterne er trukket skarpt op mellem myndighederne og forbryderne i kampen om magten i byen.

Rico har altid haft ambitioner om at komme til tops i den kriminelle underverden. Han starter sin forbryderkarriere i en lille by i Midtvesten i USA, og lidt for lidt lykkes det ham at kæmpe sig op til en af de mest magtfulde positioner i mafiaen. Hvad Rico næppe havde regnet med, er, hvor svært det er at beholde sin position, når først man har opnået den. "Lilla Cæsar" er W.R. Burnetts debutroman, og med den slog han sit navn fast som gangsterromanens fader.

Den hårdkogte og geniale forbryder Roy Earle er blevet nedbrudt og livstræt efter at have afsonet mange år i fængsel. Uden for murene har hans gamle ven Store Mac M‘Gann til gengæld brug for hans hjælp. Han er ved at planlægge et kup, og Earle er den eneste, han kan forestille sig, vil kunne lede den gruppe af unge overmodige lømler, som han har samlet til opgaven. Mac betaler en svimlende sum for at få Roy løsladt før tid, og nu må Roy rejse til Nevadas bjerge, hvor han skal møde resten af banden og få styr på dem.

Zum ersten Mal im Hörbuch: "Beren und Lúthien" von J.R.R. Tolkien. Ein dramatisches Schicksal überschattet die Liebe von Beren und Lúthien. Sie gehört den unsterblichen Elben an, während er ein Sterblicher ist. In seiner tiefen Abneigung gegen alle Menschen zwingt ihr Vater, ein großer Elbenfürst, Beren eine unlösbare Aufgabe auf: Bevor dieser Lúthien heiraten darf, muss er von Melkors Krone einen Silmaril rauben. Unerschrocken macht sich Beren auf den Weg, den Silmaril für seine Liebe zu gewinnen.