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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.

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.

Vienna is unique amongst world capitals in its consistent international importance over the centuries. From the ascent of the Habsburgs as Europe's leading dynasty to the Congress of Vienna, which reordered Europe after Napoleon, to bridge-building summits during the Cold War, it is the Austrian capital that has been the scene of key moments in European and world affairs. History has been shaped by scores of figures influenced by their time in Vienna, including: Empress Maria Theresa, Count Metternich, Bertha von Suttner, Theodore Herzl, Gustav Mahler, and many others.

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.

Vienna Disko stages the soundtrack to a fantastic road movie that impressively shows how true beauty will emerge through elements of chaos, dirt and destruction.viennadisko.com

Winter in Vienna, 1902: a serial killer embarks upon a bizarre campaign of murder. In this second volume of the Liebermann Papers, Liebermann struggles with his own demons, Against a backdrop of mystery and terror.

Ten top tourist attractions in Vienna.

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.

Die Special Agents Jeremiah Cotton und Philippa Decker werden nach Wien gerufen. Ihr Auftrag: Sie sollen einen wichtigen Zeugen sicher in die USA zurückgeleiten. Der Mann ist kein geringerer als Marek Kompowski, der ehemalige Buchhalter eines Mafiabosses, gegen den das FBI schon seit Jahren erfolglos ermittelt. Doch plötzlich verlangt Kompowski für seine Aussage eine Gegenleistung. Cotton und Decker sollen seinen entführten Sohn finden. Für die beiden Agents beginnt ein tödlicher Tanz auf blutigem Parkett.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Alex Kovacs can see what’s coming – he can, all of his friends can, all of Vienna can. When an opportunity presents itself, a chance to thwart the Nazi invasion of Austria, he agrees to join an espionage network that will take advantage of his regular business trips to Germany to gather secret information. But a personal tragedy soon complicates Alex’s mission and entangles him with a suspicious Gestapo captain in ways that he never anticipated.

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.

Auf den ersten Blick scheint Mariannes Welt geordnet und ihre Zukunft vorhersehbar. Sie lebt Anfang der 30er Jahre im gemütlichen Wien, wo sie den Fleischer Oskar heiraten und ein gewöhnliches bürgerliches Leben führen soll. Doch Marianne hat andere Pläne. Kurzerhand beschließt sie, ihren Verlobten zu verlassen und läuft von Zuhause fort. Schon bald verliebt sie sich in den notorischen Spieler Alfred, der als Frauenheld bekannt und seinerseits selbst mit einer älteren Dame romantisch involviert ist.

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.

None of us had a perfect childhood; we are all carrying around behaviors that don't serve us - and may in fact be hurting us. But it doesn't have to be that way, says licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Vienna Pharaon. Our past might create our patterns, but we can change those patterns for the better with the right tools.

Der Sprachvirtuose Franzobel und der begnadete Jazztrompeter Thomas Gansch lassen das Unbewusste sprechen.