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An anthropologist and his daughter travel to Kermunkachunk, the capitol of Chalazia, to conduct research for an ethnography on the Chalazian Mafia Faction (a splinter group of the Chalazian Children's Theater). The book takes place over the course of a night at the Bar Pulpo, Kermunkachunk's #1 spoken-word karaoke bar, where conversations are actually being read from multiple karaoke screens arrayed around the barroom. Moreover, it's Thursday, "Father/Daughter Nite", when the bar is frequented by actual fathers and daughters as well as couples cosplaying fathers and daughters.

Novelist, poet and critic Kingsley Amis was one of Britain’s greatest postwar writers. A master of comic fiction, he came to fame in 1954, and won the 1986 Booker Prize for The Old Devils. Included in this collection are dramatisations of seven of his short stories and two novels, all imbued with his characteristic wit and social satire. These are complemented by readings of selected correspondence and an interview with Amis himself.

In this brilliant narrative, Fleischman re-creates the first great battle of the Civil War from the points of view of sixteen different participants. Through an unflinching narrative of the battle of Bull Run, human faces begin to emerge from the faded pages of history. Read by a varied cast of narrators, the characters on both sides spring to vivid life as they share their feelings as the battle of Bull Run rages around them.

Join elven hero Vale Moonwing and adventurer Cassius Stormblade on their quest through the depths of Firetop Mountain. Can they survive the deadly traps and evade Zagor's army of the undead? Can they stay alive long enough to confront the dark warlock himself?

The waters rose, submerging New York City. But the residents adapted, and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever. Every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. Through the eyes of the varied inhabitants of one building, Kim Stanley Robinson shows us how one of our great cities will change with the rising tides. And how we, too, will change.

Acclaimed radio and TV dramatist Roy Clarke is well known for his hit sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances. But before he came to fame, he penned two hugely entertaining six-part thriller serials—both directed by a struggling radio producer who would become one of the most renowned playwrights in the world: Alan Ayckbourn.

Adventurers are once again gathering in Fang to participate in Baron Sukumvit’s ‘Trial of Champions’ and undertake ‘The Walk’ through Deathtrap Dungeon...but this year the prize has changed...and the stakes have never been higher!

When Vale Moonwing returns to Darkwood Forest, he discovers that her old friend, the wizard Yaztromo, has vanished...himself?

Ein von seiner Ehefrau verlassener Mann sitzt allein in der Wohnung und probiert Geschichten an wie Kleider. Oder ist auch das schon eine der Varianten? In diesem Hörspiel erschließt sich der Kosmos von Max Frischs facettenreichstem Roman neu...

Sworn allegiances, cruel punishments, broken hearts, shattered dreams and ancient magic make for an utterly spellbinding listen in this full-cast adaptation of Gareth Jones’s masterful novel.

Find a future. Lose a past. She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. She's also on the run. Nashville is where she's come to claim her destiny. It's also where the darkness she's fled might find her. And destroy her.

Using forbidden Marrangha magic and the three stolen vapours, the evil sorcerer Zharradan Marr has created a creature....but for what purpose?

Not too long ago, in a town that, depending on your current location, is either not super far or actually quite close... It is a time of chaotic hormones. Two nerdy gents home for winter break have discovered a female gamer at a midnight release. During the break, the gamer trio manages to reveal the game's secret boss, a hidden enemy with enough power to destroy anything in its path.

When Vale Moonwing is summoned to the Black Tower, she must prepare herself for a confrontation with the dread warlord Balthus Dire.

Sherlock Holmes? Freund und Kollege Dr. John Watson wird zu einer Lesung der von ihm dokumentierten Kriminalfälle nach Kingston upon Thames eingeladen. Holmes begleitet ihn widerwillig, doch als ein Vorstandsmitglied des Literaturclubs unerwartet verstirbt, ist der kriminalistische Spürsinn des Meisterdetektivs geweckt. Als der Rechtsmediziner des Ortes unter mysteriösen Umständen verschwindet, führt die Spur zur geheimnisvollen Anora Black, die mit ihrem Hexenbrett seherische Fähigkeiten beweist, von denen sie schließlich auch Inspector Lestrade überzeugen kann.

Have you finally decided to change your habits? Improve mental models and increase your self-esteem? Well, in this guide you will find out how to do so....

From the producers of the Number One bestselling CD The Wit of Cricket, here is a brand new collection of the funniest cricket stories at home and abroad, recorded live at Great Brickhill Cricket Club in Bedfordshire. Join in the laughter at hilarious anecdotes about the Ashes, overseas tours, sledging, Test Match Special, and much more!

Ein toller Einstieg für alle Hörbuch-Fans! Aus der Serie "DIE 30 BESTEN" gibt es neben den mit mehrfach Gold und Platin ausgezeichneten Kinderliederalben auch sehr erfolgreiche Hörbücher. Viele dieser Hörbücher, die in den in den letzten fünf Jahren mit fantastischen Sprechern aufgenommen wurden, dominieren die Hitlisten der Amazon-Charts. In dieser Sammlung wurden nun die besten Kindergeschichten zusammengestellt und sorgen für abwechslungsreiche und spannende Unterhaltung.

Hilfe! Die Olchis sind geschrumpft! Als Professor Brausewein ein besonders starkes Putzpulver entwickelt, ahnt er nicht, welch schreckliche Nebenwirkung es hat: Alles, was mit dem Pulver in Berührung kommt, wird klein geschrumpft! Eines Nachts erwischt es auch die Olchis. Als sie am Morgen aufwachen, sind sie zu Winzlingen geworden! Muffelfurzteufel, nun ist guter Rat teuer, denn der Besitzer des Flohzirkus wittert seine Chance auf ein großes Geschäft?

King Henry VIII listens to Cardinal Wolsey too much and gives him power, which the cardinal uses to convict a duke of treason. Henry meets Anne Boleyn, divorces his wife, Katharine, and marries Anne. Anne gives birth to Princess Elizabeth, who the archbishop prophesies will become great.