Ergebnis für "The Names" in Literatur & Belletristik

Der Weltbesteller von Fredrik Backman als ungekürzte Lesung. Ove ist 59. Er fährt Saab. Und wir alle kennen jemanden wie ihn: den grummeligen Nachbarn von nebenan, der kontrolliert, ob der Müll richtig getrennt ist, und heimlich die Falschparker aufschreibt. Doch niemand wird als grummeliger alter Nachbar geboren, und einst war auch Ove glücklich. Bis das mit seiner Frau passierte, und dann das mit der Arbeit. Jetzt macht nichts mehr wirklich Sinn. Noch einmal richtig aufräumen, dann ist Ove bereit, für immer zu gehen.

Von seinem Einzug als tapsiger Welpe in eine dreiköpfige Familie, über chaotische Abenteuer mit Herrchen Mark, liebevolle Erziehungsversuche von Frauchen Anna und spannende Entdeckungstouren mit seinem besten Freund Ben – erleben Sie in 13 wundervollen Kapiteln die Höhen und Tiefen eines Hundelebens hautnah und aus erster Pfote. Buddys Erfahrungen regen nicht nur zum Schmunzeln, sondern auch zum Nachdenken an – über Freundschaft, Loyalität und das, was wirklich zählt im Leben.

Zyankali im geweihten Wein? Der neue Fall für Eve Dallas! Als Pater Miguel Flores bei einer Trauerfeier den Abendmahlkelch an die Lippen setzt, fällt er plötzlich tot um - vergiftet durch Zyankali im geweihten Wein? Lieutenant Eve Dallas wird mit dem Fall betraut und ist fest entschlossen, den Mord an dem Priester aufzuklären. Dieser scheint allerdings nicht der heilige Mann gewesen zu sein, für den ihn seine Gemeinde hielt. Dann geschieht ein weiterer Mord an einem Geistlichen. Was verband die beiden Gottesmänner, und warum mussten sie sterben? Eve Dallas kommt einem dunklen Geheimnis auf die Spur und sieht sich bald mit ihren eigenen verdrängten Dämonen konfrontiert...

John Chu liebt seinen Job. Als Sherpa begleitet er zahlungskräftige Kunden in Online-Rollenspiele wie das populäre Call to Wizardry und zeigt ihnen die Kniffe des Games. Das Geschäft brummt, und John würde sich als glücklich bezeichnen, wären da nicht zwei klitzekleine Probleme: Zum einen hat seine Ex-Freundin nach einer unglücklich verlaufenen Trennung geschworen, seine berufliche und private Existenz zu vernichten.

‘Who is this guy, Dad? What is he doing here?’ With an absent wife and a daughter going off the rails, wealthy art collector and philanthropist Simon Strulovitch is in need of someone to talk to. So when he meets Shylock at a cemetery in Cheshire’s Golden Triangle, he invites him back to...

Der Sohn, selber ein bekannter TV-Mann und Mani Matter Sänger, liest die legendären Verse seines Vaters. Guido Schmezer schrieb für den 'Nebelspalter' und wöchentlich als Ueli der Schreiber stadtbekannte Reimportraits unter dem Titel 'Ein Berner namens...' für die 'Berner Platte'.

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In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul lives Kim Jiyoung. A 30-something-year-old “millennial everywoman”, she has recently left her white-collar desk job - in order to care for her newborn daughter full-time - as so many Korean women are expected to do. But she quickly begins to exhibit strange symptoms that alarm her husband, parents, and in-laws: Jiyoung impersonates the voices of other women - alive and even dead, both known and unknown to her.

The comedian and his gang of entertainers head toward the Fortress of Good in the hopes of finishing his mission. Of course, travel in the wasteland isn't as easy as it used to be, and they are waylaid in a mysterious town underneath the ruins of Salt Lake City. What will they find there? A gang of sickening weirdos? Strange culinary delights? Top hats? Or even worse... polite conversation? Certainly, it couldn't be all of those things. Could it?

Senhor Jose is a low-grade clerk in the city's Central Registry, where the living and the dead share the same shelf space. A middle-aged bachelor, he has no interest in anything beyond the certificates of birth, marriage, divorce, and death that are his daily routine. But one day, when he comes across the records of an anonymous young woman, something happens to him.

Man Booker Prize-winner Howard Jacobson brings his singular brilliance to this modern re-imagining of one of Shakespeare’s most unforgettable characters: Shylock Winter, a cemetery, Shylock. In this provocative and profound interpretation of The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is juxtaposed...

What’s stronger than magic itself? A Brownstone with a mission. Brownstone security continues cleansing Seattle’s magical mobster underbelly while Alison draws strength from her trusted circle as she fights off the virus draining her powers. She uncovers the smuggling of magical pets and the harmful side effects of testing savage spells on humans and still has time to chase down her enemies. It’s dirty, dangerous work and leaves her friends the targets of vicious attacks. Not smart, bad guys. Do you even know who you are messing with?

Mein Name ist John Doe. Das Fehlende in mir ist schrecklich. Und wissen Sie, was es so schrecklich macht? Nein, natürlich wissen Sie es nicht, denn Sie sind nicht ich. Sie sind nicht … dieser John Doe. Ich erzähle Ihnen, was so schrecklich ist. Ich verliebe mich voll und ganz in diese wunderbare und wunderbar schöne Dahlia Flower … in meine Retterin. Oh nein, nicht aus Dankbarkeit, sondern aus echter … aufkeimender Liebe. Aufkeimende Liebe? Fast schon Prosa, nicht wahr? Ob ich früher Gedichte geschrieben habe? Oder habe ich gar jemanden getötet?

For years, millions of us have murmured under our collective breath about the descent of modern children's names into the depths of the ridiculous, and now those millions have a voice. Teachers, nurses, parents, students: If you've ever rolled your eyes at a child's name and fantasized about ridiculing his/her parents for their self-serving pretentiousness - or simply their ability to spell correctly - this is the audiobook for you.

Brought to you by Penguin. I am fourteen years old and I’m called Mackenzie Bly. It’s a good name, isn’t it? Unfortunately, I just made it up, I’m actually called Philip Stephens which, if there was ever a competition for the world’s most boring name, would be a clear winner. ‘We...

Timothy Cooper's novel, 2020 or My Name Is Jesus Christ and I'm Running for President paints a hilariously envisioned America caught up in presidential politics. In actuality, it tells the prophetic story of the rise of Donald Trump. Here Jesus returns to Earth, only to find himself pitted against his satanic stepbrother, Beelzebub, in a contest for the presidency and for the very soul of America.

From the moment Liverpool teenager Jess stars in the school musical, she knows that she's got to be a star. Fast-forward a few years, and the closest the now 22-year-old Jessica has gotten to stardom is as a children's entertainer - which is where she meets Jack, uncle to the spoiled five-year-old birthday princess who spots Jessica's talent and offers her a job with a record label. But that means that she'll have to leave her family and her home and move to London - where she quickly finds that the streets aren't quite paved with gold.

Ex-journalist Dan Starkey is stuck in a grimy Belfast bedsit. His life is a disaster, and his only solace is the pub round the corner. He really, really needs something to get his teeth into. Fellow ex-journalist Mark Corkery provides that something. Corkery, an Internet horseracing gossip, wants him to investigate Geordie McClean, the man behind Irish American Racing. Simple enough for a man with Dan's experience, surely? But Trouble is Dan's middle name. And trouble is what he finds.

Sir Lanka does not want to be born. It just seems like so much stress. Go to school. Get good grades. Find a job. Too much stress. So he decides to stay in the womb. And stays in there for 32 years. Until his mom eventually has enough of him. She gets an abortion. But he survives. Or not - I don't want to spoil too much. But he wakes up in the dumpster behind the clinic and has no idea what to do.