Die Nacht ist wie eine andere Welt. Fitzek ist ein meisterhafter Erzähler. Dies wird in diesem Hörbuch unterstützt von der hervorragenden Sprecherleistung Simon Jägers. Dabei kommt das Hörbuch ganz ohne Gemetzel aus - die Spannung wird vielmehr durch die Vermischung von Traum und Wirklichkeit aufgebaut. Der Leser wird hineingesogen in eine irrationale nächtliche Welt.

The circus has seen better days, but for Bastjan, it's home. He will do anything he can to save it, even if it means participating in a death-defying new act. But when that fails to draw in the crowds, the ringmaster makes a deal with a mysterious man by the name of Dr Bauer. In exchange for his help, Bauer wants a box that belonged to Bastjan's mother and came from her birthplace - the faraway island of Melita. Bastjan is desperate to keep his only memento of his mother out of Bauer's hands.

The message from Carmen Vincent’s mother wasn’t possible. She died in the Mars base disaster two years ago. But when government agents show up at Carmen’s door, she realizes the message is no hoax. Someone is still trying to cover up the disaster and the reason why Earth abandoned its space program.

When John U. Bacon played for the Ann Arbor Huron High School River Rats, he never scored a goal. Yet somehow, years later he found himself leading his alma mater’s downtrodden program. How bad? The team hadn’t won a game in over a year, making them the nation’s worst squad. With almost everyone expecting more failure, Bacon made it special to play for Huron by making it hard, which inspired the players to excel. Then he defied conventional wisdom again by putting the players in charge of team discipline, goal-setting, and even decision-making—and it worked. 

For most of human history, the world was a magical and enchanted place ruled by forces beyond our understanding. The rise of science and Descartes's division of mind from world made materialism our ruling paradigm, in the process asking whether our own consciousness—i.e., souls—might be illusions. Now the inexorable rise of technology, with artificial intelligences that surpass our comprehension and control, and the spread of digital metaphors for self-understanding, the core questions of existence urgently require rethinking. 

Passiert das alles nur in deinem Kopf? Sebastian Fitzek ist Thriller-Fans von jeher ein Begriff. In "Splitter" entführt Sprecher Simon Jäger den Hörer in einen verstörenden Strudel aus Geheimnissen, in dem nichts ist, wie es scheint. Atemlos folgen wir in diesem Hörbuch den Wendungen, die das Leben des Protagonisten Marc Lucas nimmt, bis zum bitteren Ende...

The mist has fallen over Killimor, a rural village in Galway, Ireland. Wailing noises are heard in the depth of it, traveling around the town and instilling fear in all who hear it. No one knows what the cause of it is or what it could mean. No one, that is, except old Malachy O’Neill. He feels that the banshee, who took his wife away many years ago, has returned and is coming for his family once more. The trouble is no one will believe him. Can anyone do anything to stop the impending doom, and silence the keening once and for all?

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman, from interviews and speeches to lectures and printed articles. A sweeping, wide-ranging collection, it presents an intimate and fascinating view of a life in science - a life like no other. From his ruminations on science in our culture to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, this book will delight anyone interested in the world of ideas.

R in Action, Second Edition teaches you how to use the R language by presenting examples relevant to scientific, technical, and business developers. Focusing on practical solutions, the book offers a crash course in statistics, including elegant methods for dealing with messy and incomplete data. You'll also master R's extensive graphical capabilities for exploring and presenting data visually. And this expanded second edition includes new chapters on forecasting, data mining, and dynamic report writing.   

Dr. Suker ist einer der besten Augenchirurgen der Welt. Und Psychopath. Tagsüber führt er die kompliziertesten Operationen am menschlichen Auge durch. Nachts widmet er sich besonderen Patientinnen: Frauen, denen er im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes die Augen öffnet. Denn bevor er sie vergewaltigt, entfernt er ihnen sorgfältig die Augenlider.

35 Humorvolle Kurzgeschichten aus aller Welt von den bekanntesten Autoren des Genres, darunter: "Die Schrecken der deutschen Sprache", "Eine Rigi-Besteigung", "Der berühmte Springfrosch von Calaveras County" (Mark Twain), "Eine schreckliche Nacht" (Anton Tschechow), "Dr. Heideggers Experiment" (Nathaniel Hawthorne), "Frauen sind eitel. Männer? Nie!" (Kurt Tucholsky), "Kriminologie" (Friedrich Glauser), "Die Sau" (Ludwig Thoma) und vielen mehr.

Stellen Sie sich vor, es gibt eine Todeslotterie. Sie können den Namen eines verhassten Menschen in einen Lostopf werfen. In der "AchtNacht", am 8.8. jedes Jahres, wird aus allen Vorschlägen ein Name gezogen. Der Auserwählte ist eine AchtNacht lang geächtet, vogelfrei. Jeder in Deutschland darf ihn straffrei töten - und wird mit einem Kopfgeld von zehn Millionen Euro belohnt. Das ist kein Gedankenspiel. Sondern bitterer Ernst.

Randall Dickson is coping, sort of. An upcoming medical evaluation, one that could end his military career, has him stressed and making bad choices. So when a concerned friend issues a strongly worded “invitation” to Vermont, R. D. is all in, for it’ll be a change of scenery, a temporary job as a bartender, and the opportunity to shake himself out of his self-destructive routine. 

Nursing wealthy businessman Chicago DuBois back to health is the least Loretta Lovelace figures she can do. After all, it was her bet that made his wife, Madison, the target of a crazed stalker who put Chicago at death's door. With their marriage on the rocks, Loretta can't resist looking after Chicago - and reigniting his passion for life. 

Die Teenager Simon und Mark können sich keinen größeren Horror vorstellen, als aus der Metropole Berlin in die Einöde Brandenburgs zu ziehen. Das einzige, worauf sie sich freuen, sind sechs Wochen Sommerferien, doch auch hier macht ihnen ihr Vater einen Strich durch die Rechnung. Er nimmt sie mit auf einen Ausflug zu einer ganz besonderen Schule. Gelegen mitten im Wald auf einer einsamen Insel. Mit einem grausamen Lehrplan, nach dem sonst nur in der Hölle unterrichtet wird.