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In 1988, before her senior year of high school, Nina and her best friend spend the summer alone on Cape Cod. Nina has grown up with her ailing grandmother - and she yearns for the chance of a deeper connection. When she enrolls in an acting course, she soon finds romance with Sarah, one of the teaching assistants. Nina's own world revolves around Sarah, while the rest of the world moves urgently on. Nina's high school teacher does not take the end of their relationship well; her best friend feels abandoned; the AIDS epidemic rages; her fellow actors grow and hone their talents.

Telling the rousing story of a Jewish boy who fled persecution and returned to prosecute the Nazi oppressors, Walter Wolff's daughter Nina has reconstructed these events from family lore and her father’s own cache of more than 700 wartime letters and 200 photographs, which he revealed to her shortly before he died.

Harvard has a reputation for turning out notable lawyers, doctors, politicians, and scientists - but not exactly for producing professional ballplayers. However, in the mid-1970s Rick Wolff transferred from this major leaguer of academia to baseball’s minors, playing for the Detroit Tigers organization. Thirty years later, his son followed in his footsteps: Harvard diploma in hand, he now plays for a minor league affiliate of the New York Mets.

Friedrich Schillers "Die Räuber" - REMIXED. More Drama, Baby! Schillers "Die Räuber" in völlig neuem Gewand - eingesprochen von Bandmitgliedern von Jupiter Jones, Knorkator, Ohrbooten, Der Fall Böse, Beatsteaks, Gleis 8 sowie Celina Bostic und Friedrich Liechtenstein. Als Schillers "Die Räuber" 1782 uraufgeführt wurde, verursachte es tumultartige Zustände im Theater. Das revolutionäre Drama bewirkte einen handfesten Skandal. Seitdem ist tonnenweise Kunstblut auf deutschen Bühnen geflossen und hunderte Bühnentode wurden gestorben. Bis heute ist Schillers Stück dank seines zeitlosen Kerns ein Klassiker.

A tour de force of storytelling years in the making: a dual biography of two of the greatest songwriters, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, that is also a murder mystery and a history of labor relations and socialism, big business and greed in twentieth-century America—woven together in one epic...

Rosja znalazla sposób, by znów realizowac imperialne marzenia. Rozwiazaniem jej problemów ekonomicznych ma byc ekspansja na terenach Arktyki i aneksja dwudziestu pieciu procent swiatowych zlóz ropy. Kurs poteznych lodolamaczy atomowych „Jamal” i „Rassija” staje sie kursem zdeterminowanego panstwa. Blyskawicznie rosna bazy wojskowe i porty na syberyjskich wybrzezach, wzmocniona zostaje potezna Flota Pólnocna.

Zwei Kinderleichen liegen in der Pathologie - doch das ist erst der Anfang. Denn als noch zwei weitere Leichen entdeckt werden, wird Kommissar Frank Meissner klar: Ein grausamer Serienmörder ist am Werk. Frank entdeckt Symbole und Zeichen auf den Leichen und merkt, dass er und seine Kollegin Nadja Schwarz sich mitten in einem Katz-und-Maus-Spiel befinden, bei dem der Täter immer eine Nasenlänge voraus ist. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit müssen die beiden Ermittler in menschliche Abgründe blicken, die sie selbst erschrecken.

'Hasta la vista, Bayern finalista!' Spontane, unvergessliche Sprüche wie dieser sind das Markenzeichen des Fußballreporters Wolff-Christoph Fuss. Im Jahr der Fußball-WM 2014 erzählt er aus der verrückten Realität seines Traumberufs und einer häufig überdrehten Branche. Er erinnert sich...

Understanding wealth in the United States - who has it, how they acquired it, and how they preserve it - is crucial to addressing the economic and political challenges facing the nation. But until now we have had little reliable information. Edward Wolff, one of the world's great experts on the economics of wealth, offers an authoritative account of patterns in the accumulation and distribution of wealth since 1900. A Century of Wealth in America demonstrates that the most remarkable change has been the growth of per capita household wealth.

"[Holter Graham] uses his deep, elastic voice to punctuate key ideas, and he speeds up and slows down to create tension...The result is a wonderful performance of a most important audiobook." — AudioFile Magazine This program includes an author's note read by Michael Wolff #1 New York Times...

The Fire in His Wake, Spencer Wolff’s exuberant debut novel, tells the story of two men swept up in refugee crises of the 21st century: Simon, a young employee at the UNHCR in Morocco, and Arès, a Congolese locksmith left for dead in the wake of ethnic violence.

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules is a collection of short stories, some classic, others impending, selected and introduced by David Sedaris.

Changing the world--or at least your corner of it--is easier than you think. Includes audiobook-exclusive bonus commentary from the author! With so much suffering in our communities and in the world, it can feel impossible to make an impact. "What good can I possibly do?" we ask. Amy Wolff, a...

Every dress has a history. And so does every woman. In Isabel Wolff’s captivating A Vintage Affair, a treasured child’s coat becomes a thread of hope connecting two very different women. Her friends are stunned when Phoebe Swift abruptly leaves a plum job at the prestigious...

Amid the sea of hopelessness and bad news, Finding Hope Navigating an Obscure Path is a breath of fresh air, offering valuable insights that will be applicable to anyone, no matter where they are in life. This audiobook is packed with biblical wisdom and encouragement that will bless everyone who listens to it.

"Si è mostri solo perché ci si comporta come tali?". Arriva in Italia "Crave", il primo volume della serie paranormal romance di Tracy Wolff. Il romanzo diventerà presto anche un film prodotto dalla Universal Pictures. In seguito alla morte improvvisa dei genitori, Grace è costretta a lasciare la sua amata San Diego e trasferirsi in Alaska, terra di cui non conosce praticamente nulla. Il primo impatto non è dei migliori: un atterraggio da panico su una pista ghiacciata e un viaggio rocambolesco a bordo di un gatto delle nevi, a temperature polari.

The natural world is unraveling as the tyrant king of Tellus drains the Earth Mother’s magic for his own political gain. Lady Lyanna Tempestas is fated to rule the Stormlands—until the night she commits a desperate act of violence and discovers the half-eaten Earth Mother. Vowing to stop the king at any cost, Lyanna takes refuge in the Sunlands, the kingdom’s richest and most politically-treacherous court.

From a former spy comes an electrifying novel about the mystery, paranoia and ruthlessness of the secretive world of British espionage 'Spies and Other Gods places him in the top tier of today's spy writers' The Spectator 'Wonderfully entertaining' John Banville, author of Booker Prize-winning...

A New York Times bestseller! “For fans of Percy Jackson, this fresh…thrilling” (Booklist) first book in a dark academia fantasy middle grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crave series, Tracy Wolff, follows a girl living in a world ruled by the tenets of Greek...

Quand elle le rencontre, Rose – et la lettre – ne sont pas les bienvenues. Rose fait tout pour convaincre Scott de l'accompagner pour faire la lumière sur un douloureux secret familial. Mais ni l'un ni l'autre ne pouvaient se douter qu'ils trouveraient l'amour sur un chemin aussi chaotique.