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Dante’s conception of Purgatory involves principles of comparative awareness and the possibility of change. To course over better waters the little boat / of my imagination raises her sails, / and leaves behind her that sea so cruel. The process of listening to Dante’s Comedy is a journey into not just literature but into the mysteries of human nature and its capacity for unhappiness and happiness, folly and wisdom, rejection and wonder over the miracles of creation and existence.

I’m a grease-stained enigma. A watcher, a protector, an ex-con, and a mechanic. My name is Brick. I’m old enough to know good things come to those who wait, and hungry enough to go after what I want. I am a proud independent. A nurturer, a cook, a casualty, and a grandparent. My name is Lisa.

Als die 35-jährige Gianna Verelli vom Tod ihrer geliebten Großmutter Luisa erfährt, ist sie tief erschüttert. Seit dem Tod ihrer Eltern war Luisa wie eine zweite Mutter für sie und Luisa war es auch, die Giannas Welt mit Geschichten erfüllte. Vor allem über ihre geheimnisumwobene Urgroßmutter Anice, die eines stürmischen Tages im Jahr 1919 in Barcelona gestrandet ist und dort eigenhändig den seither familiengeführten Delikatessenlasen "La Cucina dei Fiori" eröffnet hat.

Elektra d’Aplièse führt als Top-Model ein glamouröses Leben in New York. Doch hinter dem schönen Schein verbirgt sich eine unglückliche junge Frau, die zudem durch den Tod ihres geliebten Vaters tief erschüttert ist. Da erhält sie den Brief einer Fremden, die behauptet, ihre Großmutter zu sein. Die Spur führt nach Ostafrika, und Elektra begibt sich auf die Reise. Dort angekommen stößt sie auf die Lebensgeschichte von Cecily Hunter-Washington, die in den 1940er Jahren auf einer Farm in Kenia gelebt hat.

Kane Epps divides his life into two distinct parts - before the alien invasion and after. Before the invasion, he had a pregnant wife and a high-powered job. After the invasion, he’s left with only himself and his hatred for all things alien. He channels his bitterness by captaining a vessel of renegade humans - space pirates who don’t think twice about taking what they need. Princess Sa’Mya is on the run. She and a few trusted advisers fled her home planet only to be captured by the sexy, dangerous Captain Epps. He claims to hate aliens but can’t seem to resist touching her or kissing her…everywhere.

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang’s acclaimed novel about two girls navigating power and corruption in an elite institution—a modern immigrant story that combines the drama of Gossip Girl with the hard truths of Speak. They’re called parachutes: wealthy teenagers dropped off to...

Lucinda Riley macht es spannend. Als die junge Londoner Journalistin Joanna Haslam durch mysteriöse Umstände in den Besitz eines alten Briefes gerät, steht sie vor einem Rätsel. Was sie da in Händen hält, ist ein Liebesbrief - geheimnisvoll, wegen der enthaltenen Andeutungen, und gefährlich. Denn plötzlich bricht jemand bei Joanna ein und sucht danach. Joanna beginnt unerschrocken zu recherchieren und gerät dabei immer stärker ins Visier der Widersacher.

New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber is back with another story of drama, mystery, scandal, and intrigue. Daryl Graham has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about him. From his extreme attractiveness to...

The Queen's fist never fades. Beware the shadows, for they might be Masks. Beneath the reign of the Galatian Queens lies a secret army, veiled in mystery and dread. These assassins, known as the Black Masks, serve a singular, unyielding purpose: to hunt down and annihilate Galatian hybrids—as well as the mothers who bring them into existence. Their ruthlessness is matched only by their anonymity.

Die Bestsellerautorin in Bestform: ein Familienepos voll Liebe, Geheimnissen und überraschenden Twists. So viel Liebe und Kraft hat Posy Montague in ihren zauberhaften Garten investiert - und jetzt heißt es Abschied nehmen. Sie ist bald 70, lebt noch immer an der englischen Ostküste in dem reizenden Anwesen ihrer Familie. Doch das große "Admiral House" verfällt mehr und mehr. Posy muss sich entscheiden: Verkauft sie das Anwesen, in dem sie schon als Kind mit ihrem Vater Schmetterlinge bestaunt hat? Allein bei der Idee streiten Posys eigene Söhne unerbittlich.

Marchant Radcliffe, owner of the exclusive Love Inc. brothel, is no stranger to darkness. He lost his parents in a plane crash and since college has harbored a secret almost too terrible to bear. He keeps his head above water by pouring his energy into his business - and he's thrived, despite the dark blot on his soul. Then, after 10 years of good fortune, Marchant's skeletons start to peek out of the closet, tossing him down a trail of ruin that begins with arson and could end with murder.

In the wickedly bittersweet and hilarious You Must Go and Win, the Ukrainian-born musician Alina Simone traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world, from disastrous Craigslist auditions with sketchy producers to catching fleas in a Williamsburg sublet. But Simone offers more than down-and-out tales of her time as a struggling musician: she has a rapier wit, slashing and burning her way through the absurdities of life, while offering surprising and poignant insights.

Dashing Duke, Bluestocking Bride! Shy heiress Miss Penelope Winthorpe was only trying to escape her bullying brother - she didn't mean to wed a noble lord! Adam Felkirk, Duke of Bellston, had no intention of taking a wife. But then Penelope's plight moved him. Now the notorious rake has a new aim - to shock and seduce his prim and proper bride. But the gorgeous Duke will be taught a lesson of his own as scholarly Miss Winthorpe becomes his seductive duchess!

Dingelsbach am Fuße des Taunus 1927. Unruhige Zeiten stehen den drei Schwestern vom Dorfladen bevor! Während auf Frieda, die mittlere Tochter, ihr erstes Theaterengagement wartet – und die große Liebe –, fliegt ihre jüngere Schwester Ida von der Schule. Mit ihrem Freund Florian tritt sie dem Jugendverband der KPD bei, doch als Florian bei einer Straßenschlacht tödlich verletzt wird, kehrt sie zurück in die Heimat. Dort erwartet die dritte im Bunde, Herta, ein uneheliches Kind, was für viel Aufruhr im Dorf sorgt. Werden die drei dennoch ihr Glück finden?

Nicolas Dupre made billions as a theatrical entrepreneur in New York and London - a far cry from his small Australian bush town roots. But then he received a request to return to Rocky Creek, and everything he'd tried to forget: Serina, whom he hadn't seen since that last night, when they'd shared passion like hungry animals.

Smoky: I’m a player, and it’s getting old. I’m no longer even tempted by the women at my club. That is, until Harper walks in. Then, I’m thinking about making her my wife. Harper: I just need a job. I don’t need the drama of coming between a man and his girlfriend. I want to save my house and hopefully keep the lights on. However, once Smoky sets his sights on me, he makes my heart race and body tremble.

An alpha older man, younger curvy woman romance. Lilly: I found my brother, the President of the Exiled Guardians, when I was 18. He wanted me safe and sent me away to college. But now I’m back...and the one man I’ve thought about all these years is still here and I’m pretty sure he’s been waiting for me.

Italian billionaire Lorenzo Santangeli is expecting his money’s worth from his innocent wife on their wedding night. But Marisa flees; how can she share the marital bed with the man who married her solely to produce an heir? Lorenzo vows to fetch his virgin bride home - you do not say no to a Santangeli! Once she’s back she’ll be his completely - and he is determined to enjoy every minute of it...

La (ri)scoperta delle predicazioni del genio eretico e filosofico di Meister Eckhart, le opere di uno dei più affascinanti e controversi protagonisti della cultura medioevale. Per la prima volta in audiobook i sermoni di Meister Eckhart, il maestro domenicano esponente della mistica e del pensiero medioevale. I sermoni di Eckhart giunti fino a noi derivano dalla sua predicazione al popolo e nei conventi e sicuramente sono la parte più viva del suo insegnamento.

Ganz unterschiedliche Lebenswege warten auf die Schwestern vom Dorfladen – doch ihre Heimat wird ihre Herzen für immer verbinden … Dingelbach, am Fuße des Taunus, 1925. Der kleine Dorfladen der Familie Haller ist nach wie vor der Dreh- und Angelpunkt, das Herzstück, des ganzen Ortes. Aber Einiges hat sich doch verändert. Frieda besucht weiterhin die Schauspielschule in Frankfurt und steht kurz vor ihrem Abschluss. So ganz loslassen kann sie ihre Heimat allerdings nicht, hängt sie doch sehr vor allem an ihrer kleinen Schwester Ida.