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Forty years after the Wild Card Virus' release, the World Health Organization decides it's time to take a delegation of Aces, Jokers, politicians, and journalists on a fact-finding mission to learn how other countries are dealing with the virus that reshaped humanity. Leading the team is Gregg Hartmann, a senator with presidential aspirations and a dangerous ace up his sleeve.

Let the secret history of the world be told - of the alien virus that struck Earth after World War II and of the handful of the survivors who found they now possessed superhuman powers. Some were called Aces, endowed with powerful mental and physical prowess. The others were Jokers, tormented by bizarre mind or body disfigurements. Some served humanity. Others caused terror. And now, 40 years later, as a gang war between the Shadow Fists and the Mafia rages out of control in the streets of Jokertown.

Chrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace. Now two men are out to find her killer: Jay Ackroyd, the Ace private investigator who discovered her ruined body, and the vigilante archer known as the Yeoman, who has been framed for the crime. Their quest leads them on a nightmare odyssey of madness, violence, passion, and political intrigue that will forever alter the fates of Aces and Jokers everywhere.

Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. He is best known for Moby-Dick, the opening line of which - ‘Call me Ishmael’ - is one of the most famous opening lines in literature. This BBC collection features lively full-cast dramatisations of three of Melville’s best-known works.

What does a good prison look like? Over eleven million people are currently locked up in prisons across the world, but does that mean that prison actually works? Hindpal Singh Bhui, with 25 years’ experience of visiting and working in prisons worldwide, argues that we need to look at who is sent there and why, to disentangle reality from ideology and myth. Introducing the competing histories of prisons and allowing the voices of prisoners, prison staff and victims to be heard, he asks whether there is a better way to achieve what society wants from its prisons.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Affirmations for Young Black Men and Black Boys and empower self-worth, self-confidence, self-esteem, happiness, and self-love.

A full-cast dramatisation of this comic tale about an 18th-century gentleman who tries to tell his life story but continually finds that he must digress.... Featuring some of the best known and most well-loved characters in English literature, including Uncle Toby, Corporal Trim, Dr Slop and the Widow Wadman. Beginning (or attempting to begin) at the moment of his own conception, Tristram Shandy recounts his progress through the world and utterly fails to stick to the point.

Research has proven that positive affirmations can change the way we think. This audiobook has been created to remind you of how valuable you are as a person. Listening to and repeating the affirmations in this audiobook will help change your mindset and get you on the way to becoming stronger, more self-confident, and thinking more positively. You’ll feel happier and that positive energy will attract others that are positive as well. If this sounds like just what you need, click buy and start your journey to success and self-love right now!

Against a teeming canvas of Borgia politics, Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinci come together to unmask an enigmatic serial killer, as we learn the secret history behind one of the most controversial works in the western canon, The Prince. Traveling across an Italy torn apart by war, they will enter a labyrinth of ancient superstition and erotic obsession to discover at its center a new face of evil - and a truth that will shake the foundations of western civilization.

Nicholas Parsons was the host of the Just a Minute for nearly 52 years - from its first broadcast on 22nd December 1967 until his last show on 23rd September 2019, aged 96. He was a comedy 'straight man', West End actor, radio personality, game-show presenter, chat-show host, quiz master supreme and larger-than-life stage superstar. Here we celebrate his life and work with a series of programmes compered by Paul Merton, plus Series 85 of Just a Minute - his final series.

The fundamentals of cryptocurrencies and metaverse are all in this book. Don’t Invest in Bitcoin, Blockchain, NFTs, the Metaverse, and Cryptocurrencies Without This Book is an eye-opener regardless of your experience. It’s jam-packed with new trends and useful information about cryptocurrencies, the crypto market, and metaverse trading. It’s written in direct and simple language to help you fully grasp the ins and outs of cryptocurrencies and put you in the right direction to diversify your investment portfolio.

In Shattered to Shining, nine women and one male domestic violence survivor describe how they were shattered, as their home became a place where physical and sexual violence, emotional and psychological control dominated their lives. Through persistence and courage, they have risen above their situation and come out the other side shining with positivity, strength, commitment, and empathy for others.

Die Hochzeit der Föhrerin Lina Matthiesen ist von Todesfällen begleitet. Gibt es da einen Zusammenhang? Welche Rolle spielt Lina bei dem grausigen Geschehen? Ob sie lügt oder die Wahrheit sagt, soll Kriminalhauptkommissar Thies Hansen herausfinden. Zunächst mit Broder Jacobsen, dann ohne die Hilfe des Staatsanwaltes. Dieser will sich als Linas Expartner aus den Ermittlungen heraushalten. Doch dafür könnte es bereits zu spät sein. Denn Broder hat - um Lina zu schützen - einen folgenschweren Fehler begangen.

Ein Ehestreit auf Föhr endet mit einem tödlichen Schuss. Einen Tag nach ihrer Hochzeit ist die Föhrerin Lina Matthiesen schon wieder Witwe. Sie beharrt darauf, dass der Tod ihres Mannes durch dessen eigenen Revolver ein schrecklicher Unfall war. Ob sie lügt oder die Wahrheit sagt, soll Kriminalhauptkommissar Thies Hansen herausfinden. Allerdings ohne die Hilfe von Staatsanwalt Broder Jacobsen. Dieser will sich als Linas Expartner aus den Ermittlungen heraushalten. Doch dafür könnte es bereits zu spät sein. Denn Broder hat - um Lina zu schützen - einen folgenschweren Fehler begangen.

Ein wichtiger Zeuge wird tot aus der Nordsee geborgen. Auf Föhr wird eine Leiche vom Meer angespült. Bei dem Toten handelt es sich um den Strandkorbwärter Jonte Roeloffs. Er wird seit Tagen von der Polizei als Zeuge im Mordfall einer jungen Frau gesucht. Staatsanwalt Broder Jacobsen und Kriminalhauptkommissar Thies Hansen vermuten einen Zusammenhang und nehmen die Ermittlungen auf.

Eine unbekannte Tote auf Föhr gibt der Polizei Rätsel auf. Am Strand von Wyk feiern die Menschen um ein großes Osterfeuer - bis sie inmitten der Flammen eine Leiche entdecken. Wer die Tote ist, scheint niemand auf Föhr zu wissen. Für die Ermittlungen reisen Staatsanwalt Broder Jacobsen und Kriminalhauptkommissar Thies Hansen vom Festland an. Bei den Ermittlungen stößt er auf Ungereimtheiten und begegnet seiner Jugendliebe Lina wieder.

Moving across the country sucks, especially when it’s to a much smaller town. But when Juniper discovers a bakery near to her new home—and the boy working in it—she soon realizes that her days of boredom are over.

Dublin - 6 Jahre zuvor. Weder war Wayne damals ein Meisterdieb, noch hieß er McLair. Er war Wayne Bailey, der Schüler von Orlando Barrueco, und suchte seinen eigenen Weg zum Glück. In der Spelunke "Broken Window" versuchen die zwei Ganoven, das wertvolle Opalfeuer zu stehlen. Erste Bekanntschaften mit späteren Freunden werden gemacht und Schüler und Meister geraten in einem ungewöhnlichen Duell aneinander.

Die Märchen Klassiker der Brüder Grimm mit Texten in Dialektfassung von Jörg Schneider. U.a mit Jörg Schneider, Ines Torelli, Paul Bühlmann, Ruedi Walter, Inigo Gallo und vielen weiteren.