Resultados para "Hagen" en Literatura y ficción

De acuerdo, el cambio climático es el mayor reto al que nos enfrentamos en el siglo XXI. Lo hemos oído mil veces, ¿pero qué quiere decir eso? ¿Cómo tengo que actuar en medio de mensajes apocalípticos y culpabilizadores? ¿Por qué no hago nada cuando sé que debería hacerlo? ¿Sirve de...

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La sua terra, Tronje, è una roccia sperduta all'estremo Nord, una fortezza imponente e cupa minacciata dalla furia del mare e dalle tempeste. La sua vita è legata a Worms e al suo sovrano, Gunther di Burgundia, del quale Hagen è maestro d'armi, consigliere e soprattutto amico e suddito fedele; il suo affetto e le sue preoccupazioni sono invece legati a Crimilde, sorella di Gunther. Al ritorno da una spedizione ai confini del regno, Hagen, ferito e stravolto dalle fatiche, è accolto da tetri presagi di sventura. Gunther, del resto, lo ha sempre ritenuto un incallito pessimista.

Exploring otherness, identity, faith, religion, gender and sexual trauma, Hag brings together a gripping collection of tales that are unsettlingly timely and wickedly sinister. E

The cold waters of Lake Genosgawa hide a terrifying secret. After his first encounter, waking dreams torment 11-year-old Greg Camden. The creature in the lake feeds on his emotions, driving him deeper and deeper into his own nightmares. She tried to break him and feed on his fears that horrible summer, but instead, she imparted a psychic gift...Twenty-one years later, Greg joins forces with the survivors from neighboring Oneka Falls to put an end to the demonic infestation once and for all. Can they survive a battle with the Hag?

When Haze Evans first appeared in the small-town newspaper, she earned fans by writing a story about her bachelor uncle who brought a Queen of the Rodeo to Thanksgiving dinner. Now, 50 years later, when the beloved columnist suffers a massive stroke and falls into a coma, publisher Susan McGrath fills the void (temporarily, she hopes) with Haze's past columns, along with the occasional reprinted responses from readers. Most letters were favorable, although Haze did have her trolls; one Joseph Snell in particular dubbed her "liberal" ideas the "chronicles of a radical hag."

I believe in rules to live by. It's how I built my reputation as Will Connor-the tough cop, and how I've survived being one. I give a hundred percent to the job, I care for my family, and I never, ever ignore my instincts. So when Paige turns my head, all my senses go on high alert. As the developmental director of a non-profit, Paige Lamonica meets a lot of people. That's how she got so good at reading them. But I enjoy surprising her at every turn. She keeps expecting a jerk. Maybe it's my confidence. Maybe it's my looks.

Landon Connor is a man of many talents - all business magazines agree on that. My family calls me a workaholic, but being driven and career-focused is what turned me into a hotshot CEO. I have good reasons for keeping my personal life on hold. Then Maddie Jennings walks into my life and makes me question all my choices. Maddie says she hasn't met anyone like me before, and hopes she never will again. Good. I can't stand the thought of anyone else getting the reactions I do out of her when I boss her around, when I stand just a little too close.

Durch ein lapidares Instagram-Posting beendet Profi-Fußballspieler Janus Blaubart die toxische Beziehung mit Influencerin Louisa Starenberg. Kurz darauf ist sie tot. Louisas Nachbarin, die Bad Ischler Ärztin Marie Giesinger, glaubt als Einzige nicht an einen Zufall und bittet ihren Ex-Freund, den Linzer LKA-Ermittler Benedikt Achleitner, nachzubohren. Tatsächlich stößt der bald auf Ungereimtheiten. Und eine zweite Tote. Statt Urlaub im Salzkammergut macht Ben nun Jagd auf ein raffiniertes Verbrechen, das offiziell nie eines war.

Lost in Us (Book 1): James is a man who has amassed a fortune by taking risks. He's the exact opposite of Serena. But sometimes opposites attract. Found in Us (Book 2): Parker Blakesley is a powerful businessman. With a company to save, he has no time for distractions. But he can't get Jessica out of his mind. Caught in Us (Book 3): Dani's not the type to fall for a bad boy. But something about Damon draws her in, awakening a desire she's never felt. Slowly, she uncovers the secrets Damon hides.

I am wildly successful in my career. Everyone knows Graham Frazier, soccer club owner, is a winner. In my love life? Decidedly less so. But just because I'm divorced doesn't mean I can't throw my best friend the wedding party of the year. Even if marriage is a mistake. I hadn't expected the long hours with Lori to make me wonder. Wedding planning is Lori Connor's favorite thing, a vicarious escape from her life as a single mom. I doubt she's ever had a client fluster her like I seem to.

Maggie Phillips is more fun than a barrel of wet monkeys, and her first four misadventures are available now in one big box set! The books included in this set are: Skeletons in the Closet, Swept Under the Rug, All Washed Up, and Hung Out to Dry.

It was just another sunny day at the coast when a life was changed forever. What started as a prank for a young girl resulted in the elevation of a crab's existence. Now, wrenched from its happy life at the beach, the crab...HAS AWAKENED. Sir Crabby finds himself thrust into sapience. Into a world filled with creatures both mundane and magical, a world where evil lurks beneath the waves. Join Sir Crabby as he travels beneath the ocean, discovering power, adventuring forth and searching for his young friend as he's thrust into the Eternal Conflict of Arthos.

Becoming a father can be one of the most profoundly terrifying, exhilarating, life-changing occasions in a man’s life. Now 22 of today’s masterful writers get straight to the heart of modern fatherhood in this incomparable collection of thought-provoking essays.

Aliyah Kahn ist eine kleine Trickbetrügerin, die ihrem Gewerbe auf den Straßen von London nachgeht, indem sie Touristen das Geld aus der Tasche zieht. Ihr loses Mundwerk und ihre Aufsässigkeit haben sie nicht nur um ihren Platz an einem renommierten College gebracht, sondern bringen sie auch heute noch regelmäßig in Teufels Küche. Zu allem Überfluss hat sie sich mit einer vermeintlich sicheren Geschäftsidee auf die falschen Leute verlassen und steht jetzt bei mächtigen und sehr gefährlichen Leuten mit einer Viertelmillion Pfund in der Kreide.

Kommissar Kadzand ermittelt in verschiedenen Mordfällen: Stets korrekt, sachlich und sich an die Gesetze haltend, gerät er dabei oft in Konflikt mit seinem zielstrebigen Mitarbeiter Inspektor Oertel. So orthodox Kadzands Methoden auch sind, so unkonventionell sind die Morde, mit denen der Kriminalbeamte sich zu beschäftigen hat. Diese elfteilige Krimiserie bietet in jeweils 50 Minuten spannende und ungewöhnliche Kriminalfälle. Den beiden Titelfiguren leihen Friedrich von Bülow und Heinz Meier ihre prominenten Stimmen.

Der Dämonen-Killer erhält Unterstützung im Kampf gegen die schwarze Familie. An der Spitze einer Sondereinheit des britischen Secret Service, die sich selbst als "Inquisitionsabteilung" bezeichnet, heftet Hunter sich auf die Spur der Vampirin Lady Hurst. Wie es aussieht, hat die Blutsaugerin Unterschlupf im Wachsfigurenkabinett der Madame Picard gefunden. Hunter beschließt, das Kabinett auszuräuchern – und ahnt nicht, dass er dort bereits erwartet wird.

Der Weg zur Unsterblichkeit führt über den Tod. Kryonik verspricht den Hoffnungslosen die Heilung aller Leiden und die Wiederauferstehung in einer besseren Zukunft. Dr. Jennifer Cohens Patient, der Millionär Greenwood, bittet sie bei der Diagnose Krebs um Hilfe. Er will sich vom Kryonikunternehmen "Life Unlimited" einfrieren lassen. Die Ärztin ist zunächst misstrauisch, doch was sie bei den Nachforschungen entdeckt, geht weit über ihre Vorstellungskraft hinaus. Kann es sein, dass "Life Unlimited" tatsächlich einen Weg gefunden hat, den Tod zu besiegen?

Showbiz is John Logan’s harrowing tale of life and death in the theatre. It tells the story of the brilliant young director Julian, whose single-minded determination drives those around him to personal and artistic extremes.

A Hedge Fund Tale of Reach and Grasp recounts the ecstasy and the agony of investors in the hubris-filled years of the great secular bull market and the terrors of the financial collapse. It is a story of personal and investment triumph and tragedy in the tradition of An American Tragedy and Bonfire of the Vanities. Though the tale is fiction, it is faithful to the actual market events of the decade of hedge fund madness and the ensuing destruction in the great bear market of 2007–2009 and its aftermath.