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Niemand weiß von ihrer Verletzlichkeit, niemand interessiert sich für das, was hinter Livias Fassade steckt. Bis Nicolas, ihr neuer »Stiefbruder«, in ihr Leben platzt. Ein gefährliches Spiel aus Anziehung, Ablehnung und Verführung beginnt.

Viennese ideas saturate the modern world. From California architecture to Hollywood Westerns, modern advertising to shopping malls, orgasms to gender confirmation surgery, nuclear fission to fitted kitchens—every aspect of our history, science, and culture is in some way shaped by Vienna. Richard Cockett gives us the entirety of an extraordinary story of how one city made the modern world—and how we all remain inescapably Viennese.

Sein Verrat ist grenzenlos. Doch seine Anziehungskraft ist es auch. Livia Hohenburg ist am Boden. Nach Nicolas' Vertrauensbruch stürzt die einstige Queen der Wiener Elite in grenzenlose Einsamkeit. Da ist nichts als Leere in ihr – und Hass auf den Mann, der sie hintergangen hat. Dennoch muss der schöne Schein der High Society gewahrt bleiben und so füllt Livia ihre Rolle aus, wie sie es immer getan hat. Als Nicolas erneut in ihr Leben tritt und ihr eine Neuigkeit offenbart, verändert sich alles und Livia ist gezwungen, seine Präsenz zu ertragen.

Auf den ersten Blick ist Dunkelblum eine Kleinstadt wie jede andere. Doch hinter der Fassade der österreichischen Gemeinde verbirgt sich die Geschichte eines furchtbaren Verbrechens. Ihr Wissen um das Ereignis verbindet die älteren Dunkelblumer seit Jahrzehnten - genauso wie ihr Schweigen über Tat und Täter.

In this audio tour through Vienna, hear about cannonballs, still embedded in the Cathedral Spire, that were fired by Turks 500 years ago; listen to a clock designed in the fantastic Viennese Art Nouveau Style; hear why the Waltz was considered naughty in Strauss' time; explore winding streets Mozart knew and find out where he first performed at age six; savor the aromas of Vienna's intellectual coffee houses; examine treasures in the apartments where emperors lived for nearly a thousand years; and more.

Ten top tourist attractions in Vienna.

Vienna, the Imperial City, is like one large museum. The Viennese Waltz, the Viennese strudel, the Viennese opera, the Viennese coffee...

In 1930s and 1940s Vienna, child psychiatrist Hans Asperger sought to define autism as a diagnostic category, aiming to treat those children, usually boys, he deemed capable of participating fully in society. Depicted as a compassionate and devoted researcher, Asperger was in fact deeply influenced by Nazi psychiatry. Although he did offer individualized care to children he deemed promising, he also prescribed harsh institutionalization and even transfer to Spiegelgrund for children with greater disabilities, who, he held, could not integrate into the community.

Was würdest du tun, wenn dein liebster Mensch plötzlich spurlos verschwände? Würdest du nicht Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen? Dein Albtraum wird wahr... ... wenn jene, von denen du Hilfe erwartest, deine Gegner sind. Der charismatische, aber unerfahrene Privatdetektiv Andorian van Anders wird beauftragt, eine vermisste Studentin zu suchen. Das Ausmaß dieses Falls kann er nicht im Mindesten erahnen. Auch die härteste Kommissarin des Wiener LKA, Danny Friedmann, wird plötzlich in die Geschehnisse involviert.

Varcare il confine vicino a Metz, attraversare il Württemberg e la Baviera, raggiungere in treno Vienna e Budapest, proseguire a cavallo per la steppa russa, superare gli Urali e la Siberia, costeggiare il lago Bajkal e ridiscendere il fiume Amur fino all’Oceano. Poi, fermarsi a Sabirk ad aspettare una nave di contrabbandieri olandesi. È così che nel 1861 Hervé Joncour, che compra e vende bachi da seta, arriva in Giappone. È così che arriva al suo destino, che ha il volto di una ragazzina.

Set against the enchanting background of post war Vienna, with its beautiful palaces and gardens, its disenchanted residents and scars of war, E.C.R. Lorac constructs a characteristic detective story, sure to puzzle and excite. This exceedingly rare mystery, first published in 1956, makes its triumphant return for the first time since its original appearance.

In autumn 1942, Anna Goldenberg's great-grandparents and one of their sons are deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Hans, their elder son, survives by hiding in an apartment in the middle of Nazi-controlled Vienna. But this is no Anne Frank-like existence; teenage Hans passes time in the municipal library and buys standing-room tickets to the Vienna State Opera. Hans never sees his family again. Goldenberg reconstructs this unique story in magnificent reportage.

1937. Katya Komarovsky is studying medicine in Glasgow, living among friends and eager to begin her career as a doctor. But when her spendthrift parents announce that they’ve run out of money and are facing ruin—and that she’ll now have to support them by working as a governess in Vienna—the life she’s dreamed of goes up in smoke. Furiously resentful, Katya rages at her wealthy employer, Thor, for stealing her future—and saddling her with twelve-year-old Gretchen, a deeply troubled child who has only a blazing musical talent to redeem her.

Inspired by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert's pursuit of the fundamental rules of mathematics, some of the most brilliant minds of the generation came together in post-World War I Vienna to present the latest theories in mathematics, science, and philosophy and to build a strong foundation for scientific investigation. Composed of such luminaries as Kurt Gödel and Rudolf Carnap, and stimulated by the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper, the Vienna Circle left an indelible mark on science.

A brilliant book by Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel, The Age of Insight takes us to Vienna 1900, where leaders in science, medicine, and art began a revolution that changed forever how we think about the human mind - our conscious and unconscious thoughts and emotions - and how mind and brain relate to art.

In the wake of taking Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire would spend the next few centuries expanding its size, power, and influence, bumping up against Eastern Europe and becoming one of the world’s most important geopolitical players. It would take repeated efforts by various European coalitions to prevent a complete Ottoman takeover of the continent, and one of the most important battles among those efforts took place at Vienna in 1529.

Lottie Sprigg and her employer, Mrs. Moore, are guests at Vienna's opulent Schönbrunn Palace. But their visit goes awry when the corpse of a renowned psychoanalyst is found in the grounds. There's a handful of suspects and-tragically for Mrs. Moore—one of them is her beloved Prince Manfred.

Let this guide take you to the most beautiful places and landmarks of Vienna and learn historical backgrounds that are not commonplace. Your walk through the Inner City can take around 4-6 hours.

The Battle of Vienna (1683): The History and Legacy of the Decisive Conflict Between the Ottoman Turkish Empire and Holy Roman Empire chronicles the dramatic siege, and how the Christian forces turned back the Ottomans. You will learn about the battle like never before.

An historical novel inspired by the experiences of the author’s own family after the Holocaust, a sweeping saga about survival, loss, love, and the reverberating effects of war In 2018, Zoe Rosenzweig is reeling after the loss of her beloved grandfather, a Holocaust survivor. She becomes...