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Der junge Robert Appleyard verlässt sein Elternhaus und das britische Kohlearbeiterdorf, in dem er aufgewachsen ist. Es ist Sommer, der Zweite Weltkrieg ist vorbei, und Robert ist hungrig nach Meer, Sonne und Weite. Nach Wochen der Wanderschaft, die offene See schon in Sicht, lernt er Dulcie Piper kennen, eine ältere, exzentrische Dame, die in einem verwunschenen Cottage lebt. Aus einem Nachmittag wird ein ganzer Sommer und Dulcie eröffnet dem jungen Mann auf unvergessliche Art die Welt der Poesie, der Musik und der Malerei.

1989 tauchen auf den immer noch großen Feldern im Süden Englands seltsame, kreisrunde Muster auf, mal in der Struktur einfach, mal aufwändig. Die wildesten Gerüchte machen die Runde. Manchen glauben an Jungenstreiche, andere an Außerirdische. Ungerührt von der Aufregung, die bald nicht nur England erfasst, verfolgen zwei junge Männer ihren Plan, den perfekten Kreis zu schaffen. Redbone und Calvert, beide versehrt durch Erlebnisse in ihrer Vergangenheit, lernen sich zufällig kennen und fühlen sofort eine innere Verbundenheit.

Dinah has always lived in Scarborough. Trapped with her feckless husband and useless son, her one release comes at her town’s Northern Soul nights, where she gets to put on her best and lose herself in the classics. Dinah has an especial hero: Bucky Bronco, who recorded a string of soul gems in the late Sixties and then vanished off the face of the earth. When she manages to contact Bucky she can’t believe her luck.

Cuddy is a bold and experimental retelling of the story of the hermit St. Cuthbert, unofficial patron saint of the North of England. Incorporating poetry, prose, play, diary and real historical accounts to create a novel like no other, Cuddy straddles historical eras – from the first Christian-slaying Viking invaders of the holy island of Lindisfarne in the 8th century to a contemporary England defined by class and austerity.

You recite it. But do you understand it? The Apostles’ Creed has become so familiar to us that we don’t think about what we’re saying. Christians from different times, places, and traditions have been united by its eternal truths. We believe them, we recite them, but do we build our lives on them? The fact that so many in the early church died for their faith means they were caught up in something greater than themselves. What were those truths? How did they empower a revolution?

England, 1989. Over the course of a burning hot summer, two very different men—traumatised Falklands veteran Calvert and affable, chaotic Redbone—set out nightly in a clapped-out camper van to undertake an extraordinary project. Under cover of darkness, the two men traverse the fields of rural England in secret, forming crop circles in elaborate and mysterious patterns. As the summer wears on, and their designs grow ever more ambitious, the two men find that their work has become a cult international sensation.

Zoodirektor Tierlieb ist etwas verärgert, denn er hat heute vergeblich auf frische Brötchen gewartet...

In Male Tears, a debut collection of stories that brings together over 15 years of work, Benjamin Myers lays bare the male psyche in all its fragility, complexity and failure, its hubris and forbidden tenderness. Farmers, fairground workers and wandering pilgrims, gruesome gamekeepers, bare-knuckle boxers and ex-cons with secret passions, the men that populate these unsettling, wild and wistful stories form a multi-faceted, era-spanning portrait of just what it means to be a man.

Zwei Fremde, ein gemeinsamer Weg: der Überraschungsbestseller aus Frankreich über die heilende Kraft der Natur. "Begleitung für letzte Reise gesucht." Diese Anzeige gibt der 26-jährige Emile auf, als er eine unheilbare Diagnose bekommt. Seine letzten Monate möchte er nicht in Krankenhäusern verbringen, sondern in der Natur und in Freiheit. Zu seinem eigenen Erstaunen meldet sich Joanne auf seine Anzeige. Über ihre Gründe schweigt die junge Frau mit dem schwarzen Hut und nur einem Rucksack als Gepäck. Und so steigen beide in Emiles alten Caravan und fahren los.

Martin Suter (Linda Zervakis) und Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre (Caren Miosga) unterhalten sich über: Badehosen, Glitzer, Äähm, Hochzeiten, LSD, Teufel, Gott, Madonna, Arbeit, Ibiza, Kochen, Rechnungen, Siri, Fotos, Mundharmonika, Geldscheine, Verliebtheit, Wiedersehen. Den Schweizer Songtext im Kapitel "Arbeit" liest Stephan Eicher. Die Mundharmonika im Abspann spielt Martin Suter.

Magische Abenteuer in der Stadt, die niemals schläft! Peter Grant, Police Constable in London und Zauberlehrling, hat alles von ihm gelernt: Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale. Der geheimnisvolle Meister des Folly hat eine undurchsichtige Vergangenheit. Ben Aaronovitch bringt mit seinem vierten Kurzroman Eine Nachtigall in New York endlich ein wenig Licht in die Ereignisse rund um Nightingale.

As autumn draws in, a series of unexplained vicious attacks occur in a small northern town renowned for being a bohemian backwater. As the national media descends, local journalist Roddy Mace attempts to tell the story, but finds the very nature of truth brought into question. He turns to disgraced detective James Brindle for help. When further attacks occur the shattered community becomes the focus of an accelerating media that favours immediacy over truth. Murder and myth collide in a folk-crime story about place, identity and the tangled lives of those who never leave.

In the depths of winter in an isolated Yorkshire hamlet, a teenage girl, Melanie Muncy, is missing. The elite detective unit Cold Storage dispatches its best man to investigate. DI Jim Brindle may be obsessive, taciturn and solitary, but nobody on the force is more relentless in pursuing justice. Local journalist Roddy Mace has sacrificed a high-flying career as a reporter in London to take up a role with the local newspaper. For him the Muncy case offers the chance of redemption.

The history of Jack Hudson remains safely locked in the vaults of the CIA. He had dedicated his life to serving his country and he had recently considered retiring. He had been out to dinner in the evening and as he walked towards his rented apartment in Moscow, he felt the heat of a bullet whiz by his head.

The city of Kolobrzeg, located in Poland on the Bearing Sea coast, is a relatively small city of about 50,000 people. It is also home to Pauli Zukowski, the popular owner of the Zukowski Candy Store, and a newer business called the Polish Popcorn Company. His understanding of chemistry and experimentation allowed him to create some unique candy and popcorn assortments and the businesses grew due to his ingenuity. One day, reading a chemistry newsletter, he read an article describing how explosive companies used a trace chemical in their products.

A mysterious sinister looking spot on his forearm troubles a retired executive and his physician assures him the spot is age related and harmless. Trusting a medical professional, the patient readily accepts the doctor's clichéd answers. A new primary care doctor is assigned to the patient and during his next appointment, he tells the doctor about his concern of the mysterious spot, which appears to be growing, and changing color. Upon examination, the doctor realizes the seriousness of the situation and then, further examination by a specialist confirms the worse, Stage III Melanoma.

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