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Cal Stephanides, amerikanischer Diplomat, lässt uns an seiner ungewöhnlichen Lebensgeschichte teilhaben. In einem griechischen Bergdorf fängt alles an. Ein junger Mann und eine junge Frau, Bruder und Schwester, fliehen vor den Türken nach Smyrna und, als die Stadt brennt, weiter nach Amerika. Es ist das Jahr 1922.

‘I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of 1974.' So begins the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides and her truly unique family secret, born on the slopes of Mount Olympus and passed on through three generations. Growing up in '70s Michigan, Calliope’s special inheritance will turn her into Cal, the narrator of this intersex, intergenerational epic of immigrant life in 20th-century America.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Audie Award for best unabridged fiction, Middlesex marks the fulfillment of a huge talent, named one of America's best young novelists by both Granta and The New Yorker. In the spring of 1974, Calliope Stephanides, a student at a girls' school...

Amerika, Anfang der achtziger Jahre, ein College an der Ostküste. Madeleine Hanna studiert die »Liebeshandlung« viktorianischer Romane. Während sie über den uralten Beweggründen des Herzens brütet, bricht das wirkliche Leben in Gestalt zweier junger Männer über sie herein. Leonard taucht Tabak kauend in einem Seminar auf, und schon bald verstrickt sich Madeleine in eine erotisch und intellektuell aufgeladene Beziehung. Zur selben Zeit lässt sich ihr alter Freund Mitchell wieder blicken, besessen von dem Gedanken, Madeleine sei für ihn bestimmt und er für sie.

Dorothea Brooke is an ardent idealist who represses her vivacity and intelligence for the cold, theological pedant Casaubon. One man understands her true nature: the artist Will Ladislaw. But how can love triumph against her sense of duty and Casaubon’s mean spirit? Meanwhile, in the little world of Middlemarch, the broader world is mirrored: the world of politics, social change, and reforms, as well as betrayal, greed, blackmail, ambition, and disappointment.

Nach einer gescheiterten Schriftstellerkarriere kehrt Elijah in sein leeres Elternhaus zurück, das abgelegen an einer Meerenge im US-Staat Washington liegt. Er stürzt sich in die Restaurierung der baufälligen Hütte und bestellt das Land. Warum aber ist er wirklich zurückgekehrt? Wegen Nakita – seiner großen Liebe, die er nie vergessen konnte. Doch dann wird Erin Landry, die von allen bewunderte Ärztin, tot auf Elijahs Grundstück aufgefunden. Ein Verbrechen, das direkt aus seinem eigenen Buch entnommen sein könnte. Schnell wird klar: Jemand versucht mit allen Mitteln, ihm den Mord anzuhängen.

A panel of representatives of multiple faiths - Christian/Jewish/Muslim/Pagan; academics/faith leaders/laypeople - come together with a shared love of films to discuss movies from their own faith perspectives. A lively, intense, provocative, insightful and stimulating discussion ensues. Inter Faith dialogue and understanding follow! A co-production of the Barnet Multi Faith Forum and the Middlesex University Inter Faith Network.

Middlebridge Mysteries follows Violet Wilner (Anna Cathcart) kicking off her first year at Middlebridge University, living her dream of attending her mom’s alma mater. Inspired by watching her dad, a cop, solve crimes in her hometown, she studies criminology under a renowned but demanding Professor Bellows (Eric McCormack). She has her hands full, juggling her coursework, her social life and her insecurities as she embarks on this next chapter.

A few days before Thanksgiving 1994, Jeffrey Eugenides’s father, Gus, was piloting a small plane when it crashed in Daytona Beach, Florida. The circumstances surrounding his death added to the mystery of a life that defied expectations, but left many questions unanswered. Now, more than 30 years later, Eugenides tells the story of how his father, a first-generation American, rose from Detroit’s east side to find financial success as a mortgage banker and real estate developer–only to lose it all.

Between revenants, old witches, and an insidious threat inside the reaper council, Izzy Sage has her hands full. Entertainment is the name of the game in the reaper world. It’s also survival of the fittest. Come along for the ride.

Pippa Middlesex brings you the stories everyone’s talking about across Manchester and Greater Manchester, plus the biggest news from across the UK — delivered quickly, clearly, and with a distinctly Manchester perspective.

Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if he can pull it off. With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's...

"Amber Benson's compelling narration brings to life a world in which numbers and words are more than they seem, alchemy is real, and time is not a constant." -- AudioFile Magazine A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST! This program is read by Amber Benson. New York Times bestselling and Alex, Nebula, and...

Brought to you by Penguin. Costa Best Novel Award 2019 Winner. It was tempting to think, at times like this, that some bizarre hysteria had gripped the British people. Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by Poundland, and London, where...

This audiobook is perfect if you love history or just want to know more cool facts. It’s like a time machine that takes you back to amazing times in history! With 1500 interesting facts bringing history to life, you’ll see the past in a whole new way.

In the late 1970s, the Environmental Protection Agency was overseeing construction of a major sewer line through Middlesex County, New Jersey. The project was halted due to its unforeseen impact to a lost port community buried under a local road and a Middlesex County Park. The port community was Raritan Landing. Inhabited by slaves, tradespeople, and prominent English and Dutch merchants, this small village thrived from the early 1700s up to the American Revolution. Learn about the history of Raritan Landing and the excavation of the most studied archaeological site in New Jersey from ...

News, information, and history of the Middlesex Township community in Butler County, Pennsylvania

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR AN EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘What was it about complaining that felt so good? You and your fellow sufferer emerging from a thorough session as if from a spa bath, refreshed and tingling?’ The first-ever collection of short stories from Pulitzer...

FILM INTER FAITH - A panel of representatives of multiple faiths - Christian/Jewish/Muslim/Pagan; academics/faith leaders/laypeople - come together with a shared love of films to discuss movies from their own faith perspectives. A lively, intense, provocative, insightful and stimulating discussion ensues. Inter Faith dialogue and understanding follow!A co-production of the Barnet Multi Faith Forum and the Middlesex University Inter Faith Network.

Welcome to the official podcast account of Winners Chapel International Middlesex, a branch of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (LFCWW). Our service times are: Sundays - 10 am Wednesdays - 7 pm We are located at: Kingsbury High School Princes Avenue London NW9 9JR Stay in touch: Website: http://www.winnerschapelmiddlesex.org Email: middlesex@winners-chapel.org.uk Phone Number: +44 79 320 71453 Facebook: winnersmiddlesex Twitter: @winnersmiddlesex Instagram: @winnersmiddlesex TikTok: @winnersmiddlesex