Was wissen wir über die Menschen in unserer Nähe? - So wenig, dass es unheimlich werden kann...

Für Dorfrichter Adam ist heute ein ganz schlechter Tag: Sein Kopf tut schrecklich weh, Gerichtsrat Walter prüft die Gerichtskasse, und dann kommt auch noch Frau Marthe Rull mit einem kaputten Krug vors Gericht. Ein Mann soll ihn zerbrochen haben. Ein Mann! Nachts! Im Zimmer ihrer ledigen Tochter Eve! War es Eves Bräutigam Ruprecht? Oder ein Unbekannter? Vielleicht sogar der Teufel? Der Richter soll Licht in diese dunkle Sache bringen.

Anfang der 20er Jahre. Fräulein Else, die 19-jährige Tochter eines Wiener Rechtsanwalts, macht Ferien. Verwandte haben die schöne junge Frau in ein tolles Hotel in den italienischen Alpen mitgenommen. Dort gefällt es ihr und wenn sie die vielen Männer sieht, muss sie natürlich an Liebe denken und... an mehr. Aber dann kommt ein Eilbrief und plötzlich sieht Elses Welt anders aus: Der Vater braucht 30.000 Gulden. Wenn er sie nicht sofort bekommt, sind er und die Familie am Ende.

Nach 18 Jahren meldet eine frühere Mitschülerin von Carsten Tsara ihren plötzlichen Besuch an. Der Detektiv kann sich nicht an sie erinnern...

Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Ab Level B1 des Europäischen Sprachenzertifikats

Ein Brandstifter versetzt mit immer neuen Anschlägen einen ganzen Stadtteil in Angst und Schrecken. Die Kriminalpolizei ist ratlos. Ihre Ermittlungen verlaufen im Sand. Da meldet sich eine alte Frau bei Carsten Tsara. Sie hat einen schrecklichen Verdacht.

Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Ab Level B1 des Europäischen Sprachenzertifikats

Wochen- und monatelang geht das Leben seinen gewohnten Gang. Und dann kommt ein Tag, an dem unglaublich viel Neues geschieht. Carsten Tsara lernt eine Frau kennen, wird in einen dummen Plan verwickelt und muss feststellen, dass er als Detektiv nicht ganz so gut ist, wie er glaubt.

Fünf kurze Geschichten aus dem Alltag, die jeder nachvollziehen kann und die trotzdem etwas Geheimnisvolles haben...

Der Autor lässt Personen wie du und ich lebendig werden, stellt sie mit Sympathie und Verständnis dar und macht die Lektüre und das Zuhören so zu einem unterhaltsamen Vergnügen. Ein Hauch von liebevollem Amüsement, manchmal auch von Wehmut liegt über diesen Geschichten, die nicht nur angenehm zu lesen sind, sondern auch zum Nachdenken auffordern.

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Vier unterhaltsame Geschichten, in denen es um mehr oder weniger konfliktträchtige Beziehungen geht...

In einem alten Haus finden die beiden Freunde Max und Yannick eine kleine weiße Statue. Nicht sehr interessant, so denken sie zuerst. Aber dann sieht Max ein Tierschutzplakat mit sehr ähnlichen Statuen. Sie sind aus Elefantenzähnen, also aus "Elfenbein". Jedes Jahr, so liest er, müssen 20.000 Elefanten sterben, weil Kriminelle mit dem Elfenbein sehr viel Geld verdienen. Ist ihre kleine Statue auch aus Elfenbein? Ist in dem alten Haus vielleicht ein richtiges Elfenbein-Lager?

Master tricky German irregular verbs in the next 30 days with this innovative, story-based immersion method. Just listen to one chapter per day, complete the exercises, and watch as irregular verbs fall into place and improve your speech without a hitch! In this story, you will hear about how Siegfried, a mathematician living in Bonn and passionate about its history, becomes drawn into the legend of the Steinfield family and their castle, “Der Drachenfels” (dragon rock).

Master 90 common German idioms in the next 30 days, with this innovative, story-based immersion method. Just listen to one chapter per day, complete the exercises, and watch as brand-new idioms fall into place and improve your fluency...it’s a piece of cake!

Master the many different uses of werden in the next 30 days, with this innovative, story-based immersion method. Just listen to one chapter per day, complete the exercises, and watch your use werden fall into place and improve your speech without a hitch! With 30-Day Mastery: Winning with Werden, you'll learn through example and context, just like native speakers do! The magic of learning through story is that your main focus is actually not on memorizing anything... you concentrate on understanding and enjoying the story!

Master 101 essential German verbs in the next 30 days, with this innovative, story-based immersion method. Just listen to one chapter per day, complete the exercises, and watch as one of the trickiest parts of becoming fluent in German falls into place and improves your speech without a hitch!

Words. We use them all the time, every day, mostly without giving them much thought at all. We take for granted that they’re here at our disposal whenever we need them. But if you’ve ever wished you could communicate more effectively, words are the place to start. It’s incumbent upon you to choose the best words to accomplish your goals, because how you choose to communicate influences—well, everything! The power of communication shapes our professional goals, our relationships, and our lives—so the words we choose to use carry a great deal of power.

In the six lessons of Why Memoir Matters: Learning from the Lives of Others, associate professor and author Tahneer Oksman guides you through enduring categories and themes within the genre of memoir, exploring how these deeply personal stories work and why they are so impactful. The course also addresses the ethical responsibilities of the memoir writer, in terms of writing about personal life details and what it means to tell the truth as a writer while sharing personal memories, shocking events, and even family secrets.

Manifest Now provides a step-by-step guide with tools, techniques, and proven strategies to raise your frequency and create the reality you want. This audiobook is designed to guide you through the mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of manifesting and creating all that your heart desires. You'll learn how to start removing mental and emotional blocks so you can rediscover that manifesting is your natural birthright. You'll feel more confident, reconnected, and powerful as you listen.

It’s not just you. Stress levels are at an all-time high—so much so that a recently convened panel of medical experts in the US has recommended that all adults under the age of 65 be screened for anxiety. In How to Release Anxiety, Gabby Bernstein offers simple, actionable steps for feeling better, living with more ease, and showing up for those around us. Gabby’s unusual advice: Rather than manage your anxiety, what if you befriended it? Gabby posits that what we befriend, we can ultimately be at ease with. So she invites us to get curious.

Identifying covert emotional manipulation is tricky. You sense something is wrong, but you can't quite put your finger on the problem. This powerful book will reveal to you if manipulation is at play in your relationships. It will open your eyes. You will learn 30 tactics manipulators use to get what they want. You will also learn to spot the warning signs within yourself that expose covert manipulation is taking place, even if you can't identify the specific tactics being used.

Most people think the way to write a best seller is to have a lot of talent and even more luck. As you will learn, there is a recipe for success, and luck may be the least important ingredient in creating a best seller. No one has cracked the code better than James Scott Bell. A best-selling author himself, and the author of the number-one best seller for writers, Plot & Structure, Mr. Bell has been teaching the principles of best-selling fiction for over 20 years, principles that apply to any genre or style.

In July 1995, San Jose Mercury-News reporter Gary Webb found the Big One - the blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams about - without even looking for it. A simple phone call concerning an unexceptional pending drug trial turned into a massive conspiracy involving the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, L.A. and Bay Area crack cocaine dealers, and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Bringing Up Bébé meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children.

Grammar! For many of us, the word triggers memories of finger-wagging schoolteachers, and of wrestling with the ambiguous and complicated rules of using formal language. But what is grammar? In fact, it's the integral basis of how we speak and write. As such, a refined awareness of grammar opens a world of possibilities for both your pleasure in the English language and your skill in using it, in both speech and the written word.

Easy Spanish Step-by-Step is designed in such a way that each section builds upon the last to help your brain progressively create lasting and meaningful connections to each new word and grammar concept. Simply by listening and speaking out loud with us, you will naturally progress, step-by-step, toward Spanish communication and fluency.