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The game of life in Middle-Earth hemisphere is often interrupted like breaking news, a sudden reminder to the occupants on the face of the earth that the eye of the queen of the universe is beaming down on humans and mankind like the ray of the Sun.

Seit Staffel 1 von "Der Übergangsmanager" wissen wir, dass der Tod keine dunkle Gestalt in Umhang ist, sondern längst ein moderner Mann, der schicke Anzüge für sich entdeckt hat. Doch auch damit ist jetzt Schluss. Der Tod, das sind auch immer mehr Frauen. Das Gleichberechtigungsthema ist dadurch jedoch nicht ganz abgehakt - denn es fehlt am Nachwuchs. Wer möchte auch schon Übergangsmanager werden? Jahrelang in Rekordarbeit Menschen per App ins Jenseits überführen, ist ja auch nicht die attraktivste aller Aufgaben. Daher gestaltet die Jenseitsagentur den Job nun lockerer.

1984, New York City. Through a series of bad life decisions, a former big time mobster has been reduced to a low-level hood, and he has to find a way to repay the family $100,000 in a week, or else face the consequences. This sets off a chain reaction of ever-increasingly absurd and comic events that culminate in one of the largest heists in mob history.

If the events in the Book of Genesis happened in 2021, how would the stories be told? How would we handle some of the social, domestic, religious beliefs, and practices in our present time? There probably would be news reports, criminal cases, domestic issues, and many would still argue about religious beliefs. In this story, all the characters from the Book of Genesis live in 2021, and most of them attend New Genesis Church. Miriam and Emmaline are devoted members of the congregation, and they love to gossip about the members of the church.

With an FBI sting on his misfit secessionist group closing in, Nat Cinder blasts from Flagstaff to Phoenix on his Triumph Rocket motorcycle. Soon he stumbles onto a packet of photos showing Governor Virginia Rentier lustily paired with three high-ranking women in state government. Though Cinder and the governor clashed 16 years before when his wife died in a car accident, Cinder prefers to keep his dislike of Rentier focused on her politics. But when the bullets fly, Nat asks questions, and learns his sudden war with the governor traces back 16 years.

Was? Ich soll was über das Hörbuch erzählen? Ist das nicht die Aufgabe des Autors? Fauler Sack! Also gut, wenn du willst, dass etwas ordentlich erledigt wird, musst du's halt selber machen. Na dann! Mein Name ist Tazzaleth und in dem Hörbuch geht's... na ja, hauptsächlich um mich. Ich bin ein Dämon aus der Hölle, aber da unten gab's vor einiger Zeit ein bisschen Ärger und... tja, seitdem bin ich auf der Erde unterwegs, um genau zu sein, in Los Angeles. Eigentlich habe ich es mir hier ganz gemütlich eingerichtet, aber dann bricht auf einen Schlag das totale Chaos aus.

Das satirische (Nicht-)Raucherbuch für alle, die mit dem Rauchen aufhören oder anfangen wollen! Sie versuchen bereits Ihr Leben lang, mit dem Rauchen anzufangen, aber konnten Ihre Vorsätze nie umsetzen? Sie haben Ihr tristes Nichtraucherdasein satt und suchen eine Möglichkeit, Ihr Geld loszuwerden und Ihre Gesundheit zu ruinieren? "Start Smoking" begleitet Sie auf dem Weg zur ersten Zigarette und hilft Ihnen, bei der Stange zu bleiben. In nur zehn Zügen, die selbst für Nichtraucher einfach zu verstehen sind, erfahren Sie die Geheimnisse der effektiven Tabakinhalation.

Lawrence Nurdle fancies himself a Goth Edgelord. His girlfriend isn't impressed. To convince her he's the edgiest guy in Toledo, Ohio, he joins a coven of vampires. The vampires kill Lawrence. Death just wants to enjoy a ballgame. But Death has a job to do and must collect the soul of Lawrence Nurdle. There's just one problem. Death can only collect the souls of the dead and Lawrence is now undead, like the rest of the vampires.

They say revenge is a dish best served cold, but some like it hot. Double-crossed and with her reputation as a master criminal compromised, Violet Winters means to fight fire with fire. She doesn't play by other people’s rules, or any rules, so hell's fury is about to rain down. Furious, fearless and fighting mad she is ready to risk her life to save her name.

Archie is a champion with many best-in-breed wins on his record. His conformation is perfect, and he is a loyal and brave companion. But when a lovely new competitor joins his world, Archie and his trainer Max must rise to the challenge and keep their eyes on the prize: the championship cup.

All Nick wants to do is take his dying father for a perfect father-son weekend in the Scottish Highlands. It’s not much to ask, is it? A log cabin, a roaring fire, a bottle of fine whiskey, and two days to paper over the cracks in their relationship. However, Nick didn’t plan on making the trip with a dead neighbour in the back of his car. Or the neighbour’s dog. He really didn’t plan on being pursued by a psychotic female assassin intent on collecting body parts.

A mysterious cowboy is stalking the eccentric Trapnell siblings. Is he a supernatural entity or a hired killer? To complicate things, the will making them heirs to their billionaire father’s estate is missing and a relative has returned from a watery grave. Last time, the Trapnells saved the world from destruction. This time they may not be able to save themselves. Black Willows is a darkly funny Southern-fried adventure, complete with Voodoo, arson, and alligators.

James Williams has it all, apart from the need to have a baby. His investment banking job is challenging and lucrative. His home is practically a palace, and he’s married to a gorgeous woman half his age. The only problem James keeps failing to address is that his wife Zoe can't stop spending money. Sneaking shopping bags into the house and hiding receipts, Zoe is driving the household into poverty. Things have to change.

Die letzte Episode hat uns ja ganz schön durchgerüttelt. Aber es ist nur wenig Zeit zum Verschnaufen. Siehst du den Silberstreifen am Horizont? Ich nicht. Mir fehlt noch der Kaffee.

This novel is a virtual time machine that takes the reader back to 11th century England - the time of Saxon domination before and after the disastrous Battle of Hastings in 1066. Step directly into the footsteps of Cuthwin of Alnwick. There are few “great men or women” in this historical novel, but instead the story of an ordinary man and his wife who work to survive.

America's in the throes of the Great Recession, and Tim's dreams of flipping a house have collapsed along with the housing market. After abandoning his new home as a lost cause, he's caught up in the poker craze and moves to Atlantic City with a new dream of "playing poker for a living", but soon finds himself stuck in a dizzying spell of bad luck at the card tables.

Unser Gefängnisaufenthalt war ja ganz schön spannend. Doch wie geht es jetzt weiter? In einer Villa mit Whirlpool die Apokalypse aussetzen? Klingt verlockend, aber wäre natürlich langweilig. Lest es doch einfach selbst! Ich will ja hier nichts verraten. Herzlichst, euer Rüdiger.

Willkommen zu Teil 2! Wie geht es weiter mit Rüdiger und seinen Freunden? Wird er auch diesen Band überleben? Viel schwarzer Humor und Zombies erwarten euch. Oder sind die wahren Feinde die Überlebenden?

Joe, is a bad guy. Joe doesn’t know, Joe, is a bad guy. Joe thinks he’s a good guy. That’s why we had to beat him to take over that world. It was for the better good. Joe was not a good guy, regardless of what he’d have you believe.

The humour and pathos of strokes and dementia.