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Nach einer gemeinsamen Nacht entdeckt die junge Polizeischülerin Julia, dass ihre Affäre Nick ein riesiges Hakenkreuz-Tattoo auf dem Rücken trägt. Als sie ihrem Vater, einem ausgestiegenen Anarchisten, davon erzählt, beschwört dieser Julia, sich von Nick fernzuhalten. Doch Julia will die Wahrheit wissen: Ist Nick Mitglied einer rechtsradikalen Gruppe und auf sie angesetzt worden? Sie beginnt, auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln und folgt einer Spur, die sie tief in die menschenleeren Wälder der Eifel führt - zum Westwall, einem alten Verteidigungssystem aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.

Unsere Geschwister starben, weil sie sich liebten. Jetzt sind wir dazu bestimmt, einander zu hassen. Aber was, wenn das unmöglich ist? Als Helena Weston nach New York zurückkehrt, hat sie nur ein Ziel: den Ruf ihrer Schwester wiederherstellen, koste es, was es wolle. Zweieinhalb Jahre ist es her, dass Valerie und ihre große Liebe Adam nach einer Partynacht tot in ihrer Hotelsuite aufgefunden wurden, und seitdem lässt Adams Familie keine Gelegenheit aus, Valerie die alleinige Verantwortung am tragischen Tod der beiden zu geben.

[Contains Mature Themes] This much we do know: Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered days before Christmas in 1996, her broken body discovered at the edge of her property near the town of Schull in West Cork, Ireland. The rest remains a mystery.

Nach einer gemeinsamen Nacht entdeckt die junge Polizeischülerin Julia, dass ihre Affäre Nick ein riesiges Hakenkreuz-Tattoo auf dem Rücken trägt. Als sie ihrem Vater, einem ausgestiegenen Anarchisten, davon erzählt, beschwört dieser Julia, sich von Nick fernzuhalten. Doch Julia will die Wahrheit wissen: Ist Nick Mitglied einer rechtsradikalen Gruppe und auf sie angesetzt worden? Sie beginnt, auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln und folgt einer Spur, die sie tief in die menschenleeren Wälder der Eifel führt - zum Westwall, einem alten Verteidigungssystem aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.

In The War on the West, international best-selling author Douglas Murray asks: if the history of humankind is a history of slavery, conquest, prejudice, genocide and exploitation, why are only Western nations taking the blame for it? It’s become, he explains, perfectly acceptable to celebrate the contributions of non-Western cultures, but discussing their flaws and crimes is called hate speech. What’s more it has become acceptable to discuss the flaws and crimes of Western culture, but celebrating their contributions is also called hate speech.

What if the Western world does not have its ultimate origins in a single cultural bloodline but rather a messy bramble of ancestors and influences? As battles over privilege, identity and prejudice rock the cultural wars, it's never been more important to understand how the concept of The West came to be. This book tells a bold, empowering new story of how the idea of the West was created, how it has been used to justify imperialism and racism, and also why it's still a powerful ideological tool to understand our world.

Nora Carleton left New York to become lead counsel at Saugatuck Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, where her life has become slower, more predictable. That is until her colleague and friend, Helen, is brutally murdered – and she becomes the prime suspect. In the months leading up to Helen’s death, she and Nora were investigating someone within the company who was using insider information to undercut Saugatuck’s investments. Nora knows this is somehow linked to Helen’s murder – if only she can see how.

He is one of basketball's towering figures: "Mr. Clutch," who mesmerized his opponents and fans. The coach who began the Lakers' resurgence in the 1970s. The general manager who helped bring "Showtime" to Los Angeles, creating a championship-winning force that continues to this day. Now, for the first time, the legendary Jerry West tells his story - from his tough childhood in West Virginia, to his unbelievable college success at West Virginia University, his 40-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and his relationships with NBA legends.

In 1969, being gay in the United States was a criminal offense. It meant living a closeted life or surviving on the fringes of society. People went to jail, lost jobs, and were disowned by their families for being gay. Most doctors considered homosexuality a mental illness. There were few safe havens. The Stonewall Inn - a Mafia-run, filthy, overpriced bar in New York City's Greenwich Village - was one of them.

Kit Harington (Games of Thrones) and Johnny Flynn (Beast) smolder and burn as sparring brothers in Sam Shepard’s darkly comic 1980 drama. The live theatre production of True West was performed at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, United Kingdom, in 2019. It was produced by Joseph Smith and John Brant for Smith & Brant Theatricals and James Bierman for Empire Street Productions.