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Mitten in den Wäldern des Bundesstaates New York liegt ein überflutetes Dorf unter den tiefen, stillen Wassern des Stausees, der die Metropole New York mit Trinkwasser versorgt. Seine Bewohner wurden zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts aus ihrer Heimat vertrieben, die sie seit der Ankunft der ersten Siedler bewohnt haben. Doch sie zogen nicht weit weg, und manche von ihnen haben ihre Häuser nie verlassen. Jetzt, ein Jahrhundert später, kommt die Wahrheit über das, was damals wirklich passiert ist, langsam an die Oberfläche - und mit ihr ein uraltes, schreckliches Geheimnis.

The beloved classic that turned Carson McCullers into an overnight literary sensation and one of the Modern Library's top 20 novels of the 20th century. “A remarkable book…From the opening page, brilliant in its establishment of mood, character, and suspense, the book takes hold of the...

The next instalment in John Carson's gripping DCI Liam Brodie series. On the fog-shrouded Isle of Harris, secrets come with a deadly price. Exiled to the remote Hebrides after a high-stakes Edinburgh operation went wrong, DI Lucy Warren expects little more than mundane island routine. But when...

First published in 1962, Silent Spring can single-handedly be credited with sounding the alarm and raising awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future through chemical pollution. No other book has so strongly influenced the environmental conscience of Americans and the world at large.

I'm the lowest-ranking wolf from a pack that only exists to guard the shifter prison in our territory, but I've been planning my escape for years. I just have to make it through one more heat, then I'm done with this pack and the alpha-holes that run it. Everything changes when my pack gets an invitation to Mating Season, the reality show where Alphas and Lunas from around the country meet to pick their chosen mates. And my Alpha is sending me.

Anne Carson's remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic love Since it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson's lyrical meditation on love in ancient Greek literature and philosophy, has established itself as a favorite among an unusually broad audience...

They took her. And it was my fault. I had everything I never knew I wanted, and I let her slip through my hands. Revenge clouded my judgment, leaving me vulnerable and exposed, but I refuse to make the same mistake again. I'll find Aspen no matter the cost, and then I'll make those who harmed her pay. They don't know who they messed with. I am Ranger, Alpha of McCaw. And Aspen is not just my fated mate. She is the future Luna of my pack. I'll unleash the hounds of hell to get her back.

Gerione - quattordicenne impacciato, diverso da tutti gli altri perché la sua pelle è di colore vermiglio e ha un paio di ingombranti ali legate dietro la schiena - nasce nei frammenti di un antico poeta greco, Stesicoro, e prende forma nelle pagine di Anne Carson, tornando alla vita in un universo fatto di stazioni del pullman e vulcani, scagliato tra i versi di Emily Dickinson e Walt Whitman e l'eco delle voci di Sant'Agostino, Proust e Virginia Woolf.

I may have sold my soul to pass the Luna Trials and earn my place on Mating Season, but I'm going to prove to everyone on this show that I'm not afraid of them. I belong here, and I swear I'll make whoever threatened me pay just as soon as I figure out how to ditch the dangerously sexy Alpha who won't let another male look in my direction. Ranger is a red flag walking. His dark past follows him like shadows. He calls to my beast in a way I can't understand. I know I shouldn't want him. Now, if only my wolf would agree…

Anne Carson is "the most exciting poet writing in English today", said Michael Ondaatje. Carson, an essayist and classicist, is the author of many collections and translations, including Decreation, The Beauty of the Husband, Eros the Bittersweet, and Autobiography of Red. Her translations of four plays by Euripides are collected in Grief Lessons. Carson returns to the Poetry Center to perform her pieces "Cassandra Float Can" and "Lecture on Pronouns".

Written by Martin Luther King, Jr. himself, this astounding autobiography brings to life a remarkable man changed the world —and still inspires the desires, hopes, and dreams of us all. Martin Luther King: the child and student who rebelled against segregation. The dedicated minister who...

The next BRAND NEW gripping instalment in John Carson's DCI Liam Brodie series. Some fires never truly go out. They just wait for the right moment to burn again. On a busy Halloween night in Fife, a woman is murdered in plain sight – her body left in a shallow grave and a theatrical dress left...

Neste romance em versos, Anne Carson recria, nos dias de hoje, o mito grego de Gerião, um monstro que Héracles – ou Hércules, como também é conhecido – assassina como parte de seus doze trabalhos. Gerião é um menino sensível, mas também um monstro alado e vermelho. Na juventude, após sofrer abusos sexuais de seu irmão mais velho e tendo uma mãe afetuosa, mas distante, Gerião apaixona-se por Hércules. Anos depois, em uma viagem à Argentina, reencontra seu antigo amante, e ambos partem para o Peru, acompanhados do jovem Ancash.

Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world. This classic work remains as fresh today as when it first appeared. Carson's writing teems with stunning, memorable images - the newly formed Earth cooling beneath an endlessly overcast sky, the centuries of nonstop rain that created the oceans, giant squids battling sperm whales hundreds of fathoms below the surface, and incredibly powerful tides moving 100 billion tons of water daily in the Bay of Fundy.

"A remarkable novel: chilling, compelling, contained..." The Times "...warrants a permanent place in the growing canon of World War Two literature." Clare McHugh, BBC Culture It is Christmas Eve 1932, and the Kluger family are celebrating at home. Their only daughter Lexa is excited about her...

Die letzte Nacht des Jahres: Ein paar Jugendliche treffen sich in einem alten, verlassenen Landhaus. Während einer Seánce beschwören sie einen mächtigen Dämon herauf, der sie im Haus einschließt. Als die Trainees der Sinclair Academy zu dem Landhaus gerufen werden, glauben Staysy, Sachiko, Hassan und Jack, einen einfachen Job zu übernehmen: Reingehen. Teenager retten. Fertig. Doch der Dämon führt sie mit all seinen Tricks und seiner Grausamkeit in die Irre.

Der Ex-Soldat Jack Archer lebt zurückgezogen in einem Kloster nahe London. Doch selbst hinter den dicken Mauern lassen ihn die schrecklichen Erlebnisse des Krieges nicht los, verfolgen ihn die Dämonen seiner Vergangenheit. Eines Tages sucht ihn ein Inspektor des Scotland Yard auf. Der Polizist ist überzeugt, dass Jack in Afghanistan nicht nur gegen menschliche Feinde gekämpft hat. Jack begreift nicht und will wissen, mit wem er es zu tun hat.

A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers' best stories, including her beloved novella The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes "Wunderkind", McCullers' first published story, written when she was only 17, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist.

Miss Amelias Café ist die einzige Vergnügungsstätte weit und breit. Dort verkauft die unabhängige und starke Frau ihren selbstgebrannten Schnaps, und dort lebt sie mit Vetter Lymon, einem kleinen buckligen Mann, der gar nicht ihr Vetter ist. Dann jedoch kehrt ihr ehemaliger Mann in die Stadt zurück. Eine tragische Dreiecksgeschichte aus den amerikanischen Südstaaten über die im Leben ewig zu kurz Kommenden, über Sehnsucht, Verrat, bittere Enttäuschung und kurzes Glück.

Bio podcast Billy Carson AKA 4biddenknowledge shares the untold truth about the worlds ancient past and how it relates to today’s technology and societies ways. From his own experience traveling around the world multiple times, visiting sacred sites, and interviewing natives, 4biddenknowledge has been able to uncover what actually took place in ancient times. He also delves deep into spirituality, metaphysics, and esoteric knowledge in this podcast series. Listen and learn about consciousness and our real history with Billy The revolution of consciousness has begun! Visit ...