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Swan Song is the conclusion of the second trilogy in the Forsyte Chronicles, which is called A Modern Comedy. John Galsworthy's epic story of the moneyed Forsyte family is a fascinating study of the British propertied class during the decline of the Victorian age. The "man of property," Soames...

Emily Abbott has always been considered the Girl Most Likely to Be Nice - but lately being nice hasn't done her any good. Her parents have decided to move the family from Chicago back to their hometown of Boston in the middle of Emily's senior year. Only Emily's first real boyfriend, Sean, is in Chicago, and so is her shot at class valedictorian and early admission to the Ivy League. What's a nice girl to do?Then Sean dumps Emily on moving day and her father announces he's staying behind in Chicago "to tie up loose ends," and Emily decides that what a nice girl needs to do is to stop being nice....

Heather acaba de comprometerse, pero no se está sintiendo exactamente como una novia debiese. En cambio, está teniendo sueños con un hombre de ojos grises que hace que su cuerpo arda y su corazón lo anhele mucho más que a su propio futuro marido.

The final volume in A History of the Plantagenets covers the century from 1377 to 1485 when civil war ravaged England, rebellious peasants marched on London and wandering preachers sowed dissent in the credulous poor. The last Plantagenet monarchs governed in violence and confusion. Kings came...

This unique collection, compiled especially for Naxos AudioBooks, features original recordings from 1908 to 1947 of Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Exposition Address", the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes, the rarely heard humour of Charley Case, readings from "God's Trombones" by James Weldon Johnson, and much more.

Johan Boje, oficial de la policía de Central y West Jutland, es asesinado por un auto que se da a la fuga frente a su casa, en una noche de marzo. Su jefe, Axel Borg, es uno de los primeros en llegar a la escena del crimen y allí nota la brutalidad del asesinato. El hijo de nueve años de Johan Boje dice que vio el auto y al conductor y afirma que es un oficial de policía. ¿Es sólo la imaginación del niño? Cuando una cámara de vigilancia confirma la declaración del niño, Rolando Benito, investigador de la Comisión independiente de denuncias contra la policía, es asignado al caso.

Luego de trabajar en un segmento televisivo sobre la inauguración de una muestra de arte en Randers, Anne Larsen decide visitar a Liv Løkke y a su hermano. Cuando llega a la dirección de Liv, nota que la puerta de su departamento está entreabierta y teme que algo le haya ocurrido. Liv no está allí pero Anne confirma su horrible sospecha. Tienen que encontrar al homicida para evitar que cometa más asesinatos. Será un desafío angustioso para Anne Larsen, Roland Benito y su compañero.

Anne Larsen es periodista de TV2 East Jutland y está cubriendo el caso del oficial de Silkeborg, que aparentemente fue atropellado y asesinado por un colega frente a su casa. Un incendio accidental que la víctima estaba investigando secretamente, despierta su interés. Comienza a indagar más a fondo. ¿Por qué Johan Boje estaba tan interesado en ese caso? ¿Por qué no podía aceptar que fuera una fuga gas accidental?

Dime cuál es tu rutina diaria y te diré qué tan saludable te sientes. Dime a qué hora comes o duermes y te diré si te es difícil perder peso o qué tan sensible eres al estrés. Aunque la ciencia ha demostrado la cercanía entre el funcionamiento de nuestro cuerpo y el ritmo circadiano de luz y oscuridad, las exigencias de la vida moderna nos mantienen en un estado constante de jet lag, imponiéndonos horarios que no coinciden con los ciclos naturales de nuestra fisiología.

Average schools don't inspire greatness - and greatness is what our world needs if we are going to produce world-changing learners. In Culturize, author and education leader Jimmy Casas shares insights into what it takes to cultivate a community of learners who embody the innately human traits our world desperately needs, such as kindness, honesty, and compassion. His stories reveal how these "soft skills" can be honed while meeting and exceeding academic standards of 21st-century learning. 

This Charles Dickens classic is the powerful satiric novel of selfish hypocrisy and financial speculation as it bloomed in insular England and in the spacious but narrow minds of the US. It is a novel that has relevance to today’s frequent financial crises.

Things are disappearing. Parts of buildings, parts of people, parts of the whole world - they’re here today, gone tomorrow. Old Shellback thinks he needs glasses. But all he really has to do is open his eyes...and see the light. Or so says George Smiley - otherwise known as the Messiah. George claims that the reason things are vanishing is because he wants them to go away. He has no more use for the world...and so it goes. Say goodbye. But Old Shellback has a different idea, and since he is the most stubborn man in the universe, you might want to hear him out.

Flying into action, daredevil photojournalist Johnny Brice is always looking for trouble...and more often than not, finding it. But he doesn’t know what real trouble is until he rescues the beautiful woman he calls Jinx from a sinking ship. They’re made for each other - even if they are a dangerous mix.

Penniless, homeless, and virtually lifeless, the vagrant “Doughface” Jack is about to discover that where medical marvels meet the mysteries of the human mind, amazing things happen. The Tramp acquires a capability beyond his imagination and without equal on Earth. Riding the rails, Jack runs afoul of a local sheriff and ends up with a crushed skull. He’s as good as dead until a savvy country doctor performs a bit of medical magic.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The Empire State Building has vanished into thin air! Gone, too, are Grant’s Tomb and Grand Central Station, and all hell is breaking loose in New York City! What’s the story? One grizzled old newspaper reporter known simply as Pop - a role made for Walter Matthau - is on top of it...and better stay there, because his livelihood is on the line. If Pop fails to get to the bottom of the vanishing landmarks, his job will disappear as well - and land in the hands of the newspaper publisher’s son-in-law.

Embittered by past failures and broken dreams, American fighter pilot David Duane believes in but one cause - his own. Europe is at war, and he’ll fight it for a price, selling his deadly flying skills to the highest bidder. Duane has come to the icy white wastes of Scandinavia to wage a private war in the skies. But he’s about to take off on a flight and undertake an unforgettable journey - On Blazing Wings - to a place beyond the imagination...leading to a revelation that will open his eyes and his heart.

Experience these classic Western adventures as never before in an unabridged dramatized production. A versatile ensemble cast brings every character to life, enhanced by original music and thousands of cinematic sound effects that place you in the heart of every frontier adventure. For the best experience, we recommend listening with headphones. Then close your eyes and experience the American frontier as if you were there.

Sheriff Kyle of Deadeye, Nevada, is headed east to the nation’s capital. Kyle’s about to discover that the law can be even wilder in the big city than in the Wild West. It’s a fact that hits home when he’s the one accused...of murder. Kyle’s come to the city to give a report to his senator on the misdeeds of Nevada’s filthy rich copper kings. But before he has a chance, he’s knocked unconscious, later coming to alongside his senator - now dead, with Kyle’s knife embedded in the corpse.

Speed Kyle is a master-builder of the hottest, fastest planes around. Cal Bradley’s a daredevil test pilot who pushes those planes to the limit. Add in Speed’s blond bombshell daughter who fears that Cal will go too far—and you’ve got a winner. And as far as Speed and Cal are concerned, winning is everything. Speed’s company is bleeding cash, and they need money quick. They’re competing in the upcoming National Air Meet, and to the victor goes the spoils—some extremely lucrative contracts.

The ancient jungles of the Yucatan hide a world of secrets ... the secrets of wealth, love, and fate. Now daredevil pilot Kurt Reid is about to tempt fate and fly into the heart of that jungle in search of his destiny—an adventure as daring and dangerous as any undertaken by Indiana Jones. He’s looking for gold, but not just any. He’s after one particular nugget—flying blind into a tropical haystack in search of a very valuable needle.