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This collection of essays examines Noam Chomsky's controversial ideas about various foreign and domestic issues and even the legitimacy of the linguistics theories on which his reputation rests. It explores the dark corners of what the New Yorker recently called "one of the greatest minds of the 20th century".

A hilarious collection of episodes from the beloved radio show Fibber McGee & Molly Excitable and loose-lipped Fibber means well enough, but it's not always easy for even-tempered Molly to keep him in check and out of trouble. Of course, the long suffering Mrs. McGee's penchant for patience makes it all the funnier when she's finally pushed to the point of exasperation. What both McGees have in common is that they're fabulously friendly, opening their door at 79 Wistful Vista to welcome all sorts of interesting guests, including Mayor LaTrivia, Doc Gamble, and neighborly nemesis Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve.

Even powerful birds of prey can get sick or hurt. When that happens, animal helpers at raptor centers come to the rescue! Dedicated staff treats injured, sick, and orphaned animals. They return the birds to their native environments or find forever homes at education and raptor centers for those that can't survive in the wild. Follow along in this audio journal as staff and volunteers come together to care for these remarkable birds.

The sense of sight helps an animal stay safe from predators, find food and shelter, defend its territory, and care for its young. We can tell a lot about an animal from its eyes: whether it is predator or prey, whether it is more active during the day or night, and sometimes even its gender or age. Award-winning nature photographer and environmental educator Mary Holland shares fascinating animal eyes with listeners of all ages.

Long ago, Andrew made a childhood wish and kept it in a silver box. When it finally comes true, he wishes he hadn’t.... Long ago, Ben made a promise, and he had a dream: to travel to Africa to volunteer at a lion reserve. When he finally makes it, it isn’t for the reasons he imagined.... Ben and Andrew keep meeting in unexpected places, and the intense relationship that develops seems to be guided by fate. Or is it? What if the very thing that draws them together is tainted by past secrets that threaten everything?

It was Benjamin Franklin who came up with the list - temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, humility. Writer and visual artist Teresa Jordan wondered if Franklin's perhaps antiquated notions of virtue might offer guidance to a nation increasingly divided by angry righteousness. She decided to try to live his list for a year, focusing on each virtue for a week at a time and taking weekends off to attend to the seven deadly sins.

Rose has loved Quinn since she first set eyes on him at age fifteen. A tragedy causes him to spiral out of control and use saloon women and drinking to forget. She knows she can save him by tricking him into marrying her. Misfortune leaves Quinn grieving. He turns away from family, friends, and good, clean Christian living. Rose's trick works, but there would be consequences to pay because Quinn refuses to consummate the marriage.

Ivy Jeffries falls hopelessly in love with Jonas Armstrong, a man who has forced himself into a somewhat reclusive lifestyle owing to his sordid past. Ivy is elated when he finally lets his guard down and kisses her. She thinks they are now moving forward into a relationship, until he tells her it meant nothing to him. How could a kiss like they shared mean nothing to him, when it meant the world to her?

Do you believe in love at first sight - or first click? Do you think your life should be a romantic novel? Would you like to be able to choose the ending? If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions or feel intrigued by them, this novel offers you a unique opportunity. You can choose what kind of ending you want: unhappy, happy, or neutral.

Love! Julia Croft never thought she would actually fall in love with the man she set out to mislead. Surely he would forgive her if he knew the truth. Could he be so cold-hearted as to not see what her brother meant to her? Would he see that it was a matter of life and death that brought her to this deceitfulness?

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Viktor - blandt venner kaldet Twist - begynder i 1. real i starten af 1960’erne. Twist er optaget af to ting: fodbold og piger. Desværre går det ikke særlig godt med noget af det, og samtidig forsøger Twist at balancere mellem andres forventninger til ham og den, han egentlig selv har lyst til at være. Per Riis Ebbesen (f. 1948) er en dansk forfatter, der har skrevet en lang række populære børne- og ungdomsbøger. Han er både uddannet kontorassistent, massør og skadesterapeut samt cand.phil. i dansk.

Einar Már Guðmundsson viser sit Reykjavik på vrangen. I 38 små noveller, hvoraf nogle er så korte, at de næsten har karakter af eftertænksomme strøtanker, morer vi os med forfatteren og bliver triste over livets absurditeter - men vi keder os aldrig! Selv om bogen er lille, er der masser af stof til eftertanke. "Einar, hvis du mangler en historie, så er jeg lige manden. Vi kunne skrive en glimrende bog." Sådan siger genfærdet Vidar, en af de mange tildragelser forfatteren møder i sit mystiske og magiske Reykjavik.

En pleno mes de junio, las aguas del Sena suben por sorpresa y amenazan con inundar París. Se rumorea que junto a los muelles están desapareciendo personas. Pero Gaspard Snow, un músico en bancarrota, se empeña en seguir la pista de un canto melancólico hasta la orilla del río, donde encuentra a una criatura malherida. Lo increíble parece cierto: es una sirena y se llama Lula.

Lüdinghausen, Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. Eigentlich wollte Dr. Friedrich Sonderberg doch bloß Urlaub machen! Oder steckt doch mehr hinter seinem Aufenthalt in der Stadt Lüdinghausen, zu dem ihn ein alter Studienfreund eingeladen hat? Minnie ist sich zunächst nicht sicher... Als jedoch bald darauf eine Leiche in der Stever schwimmt und eine jahrhundertealte Blutfehde zu neuem Leben erwacht, steht fest - Dr. Sonderberg und Minnie Cogner haben einen neuen Fall!

Frankfurt, 1936: Die 19-jährige Sanna hat große Pläne - zusammen mit ihrem Freund will sie einen Zigarettenladen aufmachen. Doch Franz wird von einem Konkurrenten, einem SA-Mann, denunziert und verhaftet. Nach seiner Freilassung rächt Franz sich bitter und Sanna muss sich plötzlich entscheiden: für oder gegen ihre große Liebe.

When a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, visits the heart of Transylvania - ostensibly to meet reclusive nobleman Count Dracula - he cannot begin to imagine what horrors might lie in store for him there...or the chain of events he will set in motion at Castle Dracula. Soon, Dracula's bloodlust spreads to England's shores, and Harker's fiancée, Mina Murray, becomes embroiled in his affairs.

When the crew of the Oceanus rescued a man close to death, its captain could barely have guessed at the incredible story that man would come to share. This is the story of Victor Frankenstein: a man obsessed with discovering the secret of life and cheating death; a man who brings to life to a body built from corpses; and a man who rejects this would-be child.... Soon Victor and his creature are entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse across Europe. But who is truly the monster?

TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVING AT THE FASTEST RATE WE'VE EVER SEEN, BUT IT MAY BE THE SLOWEST RATE WE'LL EVER SEE AGAIN! What does this mean for the future of the human race? Do we resist these changes or embrace them? Australian biomedical engineer, inventor and visionary Dr Jordan Nguyen has lived a...

The right side of my face is normal - even pretty. But the left side, I hide in shame. That's where The Fire marked me...scarred me forever. At Nocturne Academy I'm nothing - just a little Norm girl with no supernatural powers and a disfigured face. Which is why it's so strange that a big, handsome Drake like Ari Reyes should take an interest in me. But it isn't only Ari who's interested in me. For under his high cheekbones and clear amber eyes, he hides another, much more frightening visage - a Drake, the fire-breathing monster that lives within him.