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Sommer 1938: Die Situation für die Juden in Deutschland wird immer schwieriger. Manfred Gans, 16 Jahre alt, verlässt seine Heimat, seine Eltern und seine Jugendliebe Anita und geht nach England. Sieben Jahre später im Mai 1945 ist er zurück! In den Tagen der deutschen Kapitulation fährt er mit neuer Identität durch seine einstige Heimat, quer durch das Deutsche Reich. Er hofft, seine Eltern noch lebend im Konzentrationslager zu finden. Und Anita? Werden sie sich wiedersehen?

Master of the Senate carries Lyndon Johnson's story through one of its most remarkable periods: his 12 years in the U.S. Senate. At the heart of the book is its unprecedented revelation of how legislative power works in America, how the Senate works, and how Johnson, in his ascent to the presidency, mastered the Senate as no political leader before him had ever done. "There is something uniquely mesmerizing about the wily, combative Lyndon Johnson as portrayed by Caro," says Publishers Weekly.

Drottning Elizabeth II var den längst levande och sittande monarken. Alltid känd för att sätta plikten före lusten. Men det var aldrig lätt. Pressen kritiserade upprepade gånger kungafamiljen, särskilt efter att flera av Elizabeths barns äktenskap upplösts och i samband med prinsessan Dianas död 1997. Året 1992 beskrev hon själv som sitt annus horribilis. "DEN LÄNGST SITTANDE MONARKEN" är det andra av två avsnitt om drottning Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II dog den 8 september 2022 och Charles blev till slut kung.

One of the most celebrated political leaders of a century, Nelson Mandela has been written about by many biographers and historians. But in one crucial area, his life remains largely untold: his marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. During his years in prison, Nelson grew ever more in love with an idealized version of his wife, courting her in his letters as if they were young lovers frozen in time. But Winnie, every bit his political equal, found herself increasingly estranged from her jailed husband’s politics.

Captain James Cook FRS RN (1728-1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer, ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. Cook was the first to map Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. This audio edition includes the full text of John Lang's biography, plus additional material.