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Join radio's most popular crime-solving couple, Mr. & Mrs. North, in 12 episodes of mayhem and murder - with a light touch. The Norths aren't your standard detectives: husband Jerry is a book publisher by day, and wife Pam is his stay-at-home better half and most often the catalyst for their exploits when death falls in their laps!

Ein neues "Tierleben", verfaßt nicht von Brehm, sondern von Highsmith, von Beruf subtile Analytikerin des menschlichen Mordes, privat faszinierte Schneckenforscherin und zärtliche Katzenfreundin. Huhn, Katze, Elefant, Ratte und Küchenschabe rächen sich fürchterlich, einfallsreich und unverhofft am Menschen - als ob sie auch Menschen wären.

Zachée et Thadée, deux frères, étudiants brillants et surfeurs surdoués, déploient les charmes de leur jeunesse sous l'été sauvage de La Réunion. Mais l'été et la jeunesse ont une fin, et il arrive qu'elle survienne plus vite et plus tragiquement que prévu.

What's more entertaining than a witty, snappy-talking detective? How about two witty, snappy-talking detectives? Publisher Jerry North and his always inquisitive wife Pamela are sophisticated sleuthing spouses who solved cases everywhere from magazine fiction, to novels, the stage, movies, radio and television. In these eight digitally remastered episodes from their long running radio series, the Norths can't seem to avoid mysteries and murders. In spite of Jerry's best attempts to put aside corpses and confessions - even quiet evenings at home and romantic ocean cruises turns deadly!

Fidel Castro, uno dei politici più influenti dell'ultimo secolo, ha attirato l'attenzione del mondo intero sin dai tempi della rivoluzione cubana. Gli ideali di libertà e la fiera opposizione agli Stati Uniti hanno sempre contraddistinto la sua linea d'azione. Politico lungimirante ma anche assolutista, Castro ha messo Cuba al centro di notevoli discussioni: l'avvento del comunismo, la crisi dei missili e l'embargo sono solo alcuni degli aspetti che hanno reso celebre il suo governo.

When a young girl's life is torn apart by the terror and fear of a new communist government, she has to learn to survive within its harsh confines. As she grows, so does her understanding and her hatred of the political situation, and she becomes determined to escape its confines. Can Suk Hing survive the arduous journey that is fraught with danger, or will she be captured and have to suffer the consequences of being branded a traitor? This is a novelization of a true story of one young woman's struggle, an epic journey - the story of the Freedom Swimmers.

La parabola di un uomo che per molti è stato un dio e per tutti un re: Michael Jackson. Dalle origini umili, in una piccola casa di un'America ignorata dalle luci della ribalta, ai palcoscenici di tutto il mondo dove quelle luci erano tutte per lui, il divo, il Re del Pop. Dalle tribolazioni insieme ai famelici fratelli, i Jackson 5, e al padre-padrone, a una carriera fulminante dove i record sono all'ordine del giorno.

My life is a friggin’ fairytale - just not the kind any single girl would ever want to star in. Like any good heroine, I have challenges to face. Getting my son to wear pants is one; dealing with my snooze-fest of a job is another. Then there’s the Beast, my freeloading brother who’s worn a permanent dent in the couch at my new place. And no fairytale would be complete without a smoking-hot prince, of course. Too bad he’s a complete ass. My instincts scream at me to steer clear of Nate Murphy.

La nouvelle héroïne d'Alexandra Lapierre. Stupéfiante de modernité ! Australie, 1901 : Miles Franklin, vingt ans, fille de fermiers du bush, parvient contre vents et marées à faire publier son premier roman, un texte remarquable d'insolence et de fougue, qui connaît un immense succès dans le monde anglo-saxon. Alors qu'elle cherche à garder l'anonymat sous un pseudonyme masculin, son identité est révélée et les préjugés misogynes de son époque la heurtent au plus profond.

A poignant young adult graphic memoir that follows one teen's year abroad in Japan, as she seeks to reconcile both sides of her biracial identity. Christine has always felt she is just half: Half American, half Japanese. As a biracial Japanese American who was born in Tokyo but raised in the US...

Get to know the hilarious and sexy Carolina crew in this small-town series of hot romantic comedies. This collection includes The Fix, Carolina Connections, Book 1 (Laney and Nate) and The Spark, Carolina Connections, Book 2 (Fiona and Mark). The Fix: My life is a friggin' fairy tale - just not the kind any single girl would ever want to star in. The Spark: Mark Beckett is the most annoying, patronizing, arrogant jerk on the face of the earth. So, naturally, I can't get the damn man out of my head.

La vita ci parla ogni giorno, ma non sempre siamo pronti ad ascoltarla. Ci perdiamo in ciò che non è andato come volevamo, ci aggrappiamo a relazioni che dovremmo lasciare andare, ci convinciamo di non essere abbastanza. E in questi giorni bui, nei periodi più confusi, nei momenti in cui ci sembra che vada tutto storto, cosa c'è di meglio di qualcuno che ci consola e ci tiene la mano? Di qualcuno che ci ricorda che il dolore passerà, che le risposte arriveranno, che troveremo il modo di guarire da ogni ferita?

When Rachel Lindstrom fled from her rural hometown in Western Illinois to join the State Department and see the world, she never expected to return with her life in tatters. But after the horrors of war and a painful divorce, the only place where she can rebuild is the town she once escaped.

The first genocide of the 20th century, though not well known, was committed by Germans between 1904-1907 in the country we know today as Namibia, where they exterminated thousands of Herero and Nama people and subjected the surviving indigenous men, women, and children to forced labor. The perception of Africans as subhuman - lacking any kind of civilization, history, or meaningful religion - and the resulting justification for the violence against them is what author Elizabeth R. Baer refers to as the "genocidal gaze", an attitude that was later perpetuated by the Nazis.

Souffrez-vous de dépression ? De la peur de l'échec ? Êtes-vous constamment insatisfait de vous-même ? Manquez-vous d'assurance et de confiance en vous ? Souffrez-vous de burnout ? Alors vous devriez absolument lire ce guide ! Dans notre vie professionnelle et privée, généralement marquée par le stress, les dépressions, les angoisses et le burnout sont de plus en plus fréquents. La cause d'une dépression varie d'une personne à l'autre. Le déclencheur peut être le stress au travail, le surmenage dans la famille, une séparation, mais aussi le décès d'une personne très proche.

"I grandi classici per ragazzi che ci fanno leggere a scuola non mi piacciono!" Non proprio la frase giusta da pronunciare in una biblioteca. Ma a Tommy, undici anni, dispiace per i protagonisti che in libri come Piccole donne, Mary Poppins, Oliver Twist, Heidi e così via sono costretti a vivere mille tragedie. Sua sorella Lisa, tredici anni di buonsenso, prova a difendere gli scrittori, ma alla fine si convince anche lei. Ed è allora che la signora Borbotti, la bibliotecaria, non può più far finta di niente. Deve per forza trasformarsi.

La brughiera intorno alla cittadina di Callander si è tinta di bronzo. È arrivato l’autunno e, con lui, Imogene McCarthery, che scende dal treno con una...

In a family that has everything, one tends to forget that some things are beyond even their control. After fate sends the family an unmistakable message, Christopher suddenly finds himself on the receiving end of a financial avalanche, yet fully incapable of managing or even understanding the full magnitude of it. In a world beset with vipers and jackals, he would be as helpless as a sheep led to slaughter in handling the family’s substantial financial assets.

Police Chief Tess O’Rourke’s small town is still reeling from a devastating fire when the FBI asks for help: Could she shelter a witness in a high-profile human trafficking case? Initially reluctant to put the townspeople of Rogue’s Hollow at risk, Tess is swayed after she sees Pastor Oliver Macpherson’s genuine conviction to rescue those in need, a trait in him she’s coming to love more each day.

Bring on the bug spray, because to prevail, Josie's going to have to face her greatest fear. Josie's not a brave person, and she's especially scared of spiders. Imagine her surprise when she finds herself attracted to not one, but two, larger than life men. Clint and Brandon both want the timid mouse who's come to work for them - and their beasts are chafing to mark her - but when she can't decide between them, there's only one thing to do - share her.