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Quinto podía percibir la sensación de peligro. Estaba seguro de que iba a ocurrir algo terrible a todos los habitantes de la madriguera. Tenían que salir de allí inmediatamente. Así comienza el largo y azaroso viaje de supervivencia de un pequeño grupo de conejos. A medida que los conejos van sorteando peligros a cada paso, nos vamos familiarizando con cada uno de los miembros del grupo, sus personalidades singulares y divertidas, y su cultura apasionante, con sus propios relatos y mitos tradicionales.

Quinto presentía peligro. Algo terrible iba a suceder en la madriguera: estaba seguro. Tenían que marcharse de inmediato. Así se inicia un largo y arriesgado periplo de supervivencia para una pequeña pandilla de conejos. A medida que los conejos van esquivando el peligro a cada paso, llegamos a conocer a la pandilla, a sus graciosos personajes y su fascinante cultura, con su propio folclor, historia y mitos. Finalmente, la visión de Quinto los lleva a la colina de Watership, una pradera de tierras altas. Pero es allí donde enfrentan los obstáculos más difíciles.

Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren; he felt sure of it. They had to leave immediately. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits. As the rabbits skirt danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band, its humorous characters, and its compelling culture, complete with its own folk history and mythos. Fiver’s vision finally leads them to Watership Down, an upland meadow. But here they face their most difficult challenges of all.

For centuries England has always had a leading and admired reputation for its poets and poetry. In this volume we explore those born in the East of England who created such revered, enduring and respected verse.

C’est dans les fourrés de collines verdoyantes et idylliques que se terrent parfois les plus terrifiantes menaces. C’est là aussi que va se dérouler cette vibrante odyssée de courage, de loyauté et de survie. Menés par le valeureux Hazel et le surprenant Fyveer, une poignée de braves choisit de fuir l’inéluctable destruction de leur foyer. Prémonitions, malices et légendes vont guider ces héros face aux mille ennemis qui les guettent, et leur permettront peut-être de franchir les épreuves qui les séparent de leur terre promise, Watership Down. Mais l’aventure s’arrêtera-t-elle vraiment là?

In August 1860, would anyone have conceived that the upcoming November presidential election would result in the unraveling of a nation and a war between its parts, a war that would claim more lives than all the nation's other wars combined? Told through the lens of West Point classmates and graduates, THE PARTING is a factual narrative of the impulsive descent of the United States of America from peace to war from August 1860 through the First Battle of Bull Run, July 1861.

Charlie's Ashes: A Greatest Generation Story is an acclaimed factually-based narrative about five WWII veterans and war heroes, ages 93 to 101 (Sam Lombardo, John Beard, Bill McCowen, Joe Gossen, and Charlie Geiger). They are members of The author's Destin, Florida, veterans group known as the Crispy Warriors. Also featured is an African-American Vietnam War veteran (Tommy McCraney). Two weeks before a Veterans Day "Red, White, and Blue Celebration" at Harbor

Slavná kniha ze zlatého fondu světové literatury. Poprvé vyšla v roce 1972, stala se bestsellerem i předlohou animovaného filmu, seriálu a několika počítačových her. „Sem tam některý panáčkoval na vrcholku mraveniště, s nastraženýma ušima se rozhlížel kolem a větřil. Ale nerušený zpěv kosa na pokraji lesa zvěstoval, že odtamtud nebezpečí nehrozí.“ Nebezpečí však přichází s člověkem a jeho plány postavit domy na území obývaném sandlefordskou králičí kolonií.

Adams returns to the vivid and distinctive world he created in that enduring work, reacquainting listeners with the characters we know and love, including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah. These compelling tales include all-new adventures, with the younger generation of rabbits eager to find out about the heroic age that existed before they were born.

If you love the savage and barbaric worlds of Robert E. Howard, you won't be disappointed with Savage Realms Monthly. Hot new authors bring you tales that capture the spirit of Howard's iconic characters, while exploring new horizons in the realm of sword and sorcery, bringing you fresh takes on the genre that will leave you breathless.

FNH Audio present the first in a new series of science fiction short story collections. A journalist on Mars finds himself in the middle of a coup. An underground operative discovers a man with a formula for winning a planetary war. A lone hunter takes to space to bring down the legendary giant space bat. The best of space detectives gets caught up in an interplanetary extortion ring. In Jorgensen's Worlds secret operative Retief gets dispatched to a frozen world to face off an invasion. Peeten is the guard for the last of the Martian water, when an alien drops into his world...

In this ground-breaking work, James Adams and Richard Kletter clearly explain the potential and likely ramifications of AI. They show how ill-prepared we are for the forthcoming "fourth industrial revolution" and look at how human beings might fare as it unfolds. Meticulously researched and extensively referenced, this audiobook to the brave new world is created by two highly credible authors, who use all of their experience, insight and contacts to give listeners a privileged look into that which is to come.

How wonderful it is for those who love Christmas to listen to stories that inspire the happiest of seasons. And no story is as compelling as Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, penned in 1843. But what triggered Dickens' imagination to write a story so unlike anything he had written before? In Eben Kruge, author Richard Barlow Adams delivers a pause-resisting narrative that weaves fact and fiction for a penetrating look inside the life and psyche of Dickens when he and wife Catherine traveled to America in 1842 at the invitation of Washington Irving.

I Kaninbjerget fortælles om en lille flok unge, vilde kaniner, der anført af den kloge Hassel bryder op fra deres koloni. Hassels bror, Femmer, fornemmer, at kolonien er truet af tilintetgørelse, og hans sjette sans slår aldrig fejl. Derfor forsøger brødrene at overtale så mange kaniner som muligt til at flygte sammen med dem, men ikke mange vil lytte til dem, for det er forår, og græsset er grønt og saftigt.

Die weltbekannte Saga vom Exodus der Kaninchen: Der junge Fiver spürt, dass seinem Volk das Verderben droht. Nur seine engsten Freunde kann er überreden, mit ihm das Kaninchengehege zu verlassen und sich auf die Suche nach einer neuen Heimat zu machen. Was sie unterwegs durchleben, ist so beispielhaft wie fesselnd: zahllose Abenteuer, Meuterei, Treuebruch und Heldentum, Schlachten mit hohem Blutzoll - und schließlich der glückliche Einzug ins Land der Freiheit und des Friedens.

Das junge, hellsichtige Kaninchen Fiver spürt, dass seinem Volk große Gefahr droht. Nur seinen Bruder Hazel und einige Freunde kann er davon überzeugen, mit ihm das Kaninchengehege zu verlassen und sich auf die Suche nach einer neuen Heimat zu begeben. Auf ihrem gefahrvollen Weg erleben sie zahlreiche Abenteuer, bevor sie ein glückliches Leben in Freiheit und Frieden führen können. Richard Adams' Erzählung hat weltweit Millionen von Menschen berührt.