Títulos em Político

Eine junge Reporterin, die 70er Jahre und die Wahrheit zwischen den Zeilen. München, 1968: Die 21-jährige Alice ergattert ein Volontariat bei einem Münchner Lokalblatt. In der Redaktion lernt Alice das journalistische Schreiben von der Pike auf. Aber in einer Zeit, in der Sexismus Alltag ist, hat Alice es nicht leicht. Die Lage spitzt sich zu, als die junge Redakteurin und alleinerziehende Mutter an einen cholerischen Chef gerät, der seine Untergebenen drangsaliert. Doch je rauer das Arbeitsklima wird, umso mehr vertieft sich der Zusammenhalt unter den wenigen Frauen im Ressort.

Salma Khatun is extremely hopeful about Blenheim, the safe suburban development to which she, her husband and their son have just moved. Their family is in desperate need of a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like the place to make that happen. Not long after they move in, Salma spots her neighbour, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner her son put in their front garden. She chooses not to confront Tom because she wants to fit in. It's a small thing, really. No need to make a fuss.

Tensions rise both inside and outside the Klimmings family. As they deal with the dramatic events that conclude Volume 1, Peter makes necessary moves to protect his political empire. With both Klimmings children engrossed in their own conflicts, Vicki must conceal her emotions and forge forward with leading the family business. With the Klimmings family continuing to exhibit their corruption, listeners may begin to see how power consumes and destroys the relationships around.

Forces threaten to topple the first female president of the United States, who faces opposition from secessionists and hostile forces in cyberspace and within her own government. Journalist Chandler Scott gets the call to undertake a covert mission to save her presidency and secure the country's future. During his quest, he's forced to engage the internet's dark forces to help him find the one person who might save the president.

Dozens of start-up tech companies are forming each week, innovating at a breakneck pace and forcing change overnight, ready or not. In the blisteringly funny Obvious in Hindsight, the new technology in question is flying cars, and they’re coming to a crowded urban area near you. But before that happens, the slick and powerful political consultants campaigning to get the new tech adopted will have to manipulate political operatives to their advantage while overcoming fierce opposition from groups hostile to the idea.

John von Neumann was a titan of science. A Hungarian wunderkind who revolutionized every field he touched, his mathematical powers were so exceptional that Hans Bethe—a Nobel Prize-winning physicist—thought he might represent the next step in human evolution. After seeking the foundations of mathematics during his youth in Germany, von Neumann emigrated to the United States, where he became entangled in the power games of the Cold War; he designed the world's first programmable computer, invented game theory, pioneered AI and digital life, and helped create atomic bombs.

Sri Lanka, 1990. Maali Almeida, ein verkappt schwuler Kriegsfotograf und Zocker, erwacht in einer Art himmlischer Einwanderungsbehörde, in der es äußerst bürokratisch zugeht. Sein lebloser Körper versinkt gerade im Beira Lake und Maali hat keinen Schimmer, wer ihn umgebracht hat. Mitten im Bürgerkrieg, wo Todesschwadronen, Selbstmordattentäter und Auftragsmörder das Sagen haben, ist die Liste der Verdächtigen bedrückend lang, wovon all die Geister, die ihn ab jetzt begleiten, ebenfalls ein Lied singen können.

In The Puppet Master's Game, Thomas Rutledge, a brilliant lawyer with a dark secret, embarks on a ruthless journey to the pinnacle of power in Texas politics. With a pristine public image and an unseen hand that manipulates the shadows, he ascends to the governor's mansion, leaving a trail of broken lives in his wake. As the people celebrate their new leader, they remain blissfully unaware of the darkness that lurks behind his charismatic facade.

On 12 March 2034, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is conducting routine freedom of navigation patrol in the South China Sea. On that same day, US Marine aviator Major Chris ‘Wedge’ Mitchell is flying an F-35E Lightning, testing a new stealth technology as he flirts with Iranian airspace. By the end of that day, Wedge will be an Iranian prisoner, and Sarah Hunt’s destroyer will lie at the bottom of the ocean. A terrifying new era is at hand.

Chinese commandos in a lightning raid have seized the vast, under-populated, resource-rich lands of Northern Australia. Thousands of Australian soldiers are held hostage. International realpolitik has left Australia abandoned by its supposed allies and its brittle social fabric is rapidly unwinding as the people panic.

Nichts möchten wir lieber ausblenden als die Unbeständigkeit der Welt. Dennoch werden wir immer wieder damit konfrontiert. Wie gehen wir um mit dem Bewusstsein, dass etwas unwiederbringlich verloren ist? In seinem neuen Essay nimmt Daniel Schreiber so hellsichtig und wahrhaftig, wie nur er es kann, eine zentrale menschliche Erfahrung in den Blick, die unsere Gegenwart maßgeblich prägt und uns wie kaum eine andere an unsere Grenzen bringt: den Verlust von Gewissheiten und lange unumstößlich wirkenden Sicherheiten.

Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often published as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English novelist George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviours within society. Orwell, himself a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia.

"Animal Farm" is Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution - an account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones’s Manor Farm into Animal Farm - a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. But are they?

"Animal Farm" is Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution - an account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones’s Manor Farm into Animal Farm - a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. But are they?

Eine Beerdigung führt 2016 den Rostocker Kay und seine Clique aus Schulzeiten wieder zusammen. Erinnerungen werden wach: an die unbeschwerte Jugend Anfang der 80er Jahre, aber auch an geplatzte Träume und die Enge des DDR-Systems. Die acht Freunde galten als unzertrennlich, vertrauen einander zutiefst – bis der erste aus der Clique wegen versuchter Republikflucht verhaftet wird.

Step into the world of intrigue and revolution with "The Princess Casamassima" by Henry James. This audiobook takes you on a thrilling journey through the labyrinthine streets of 19th-century London, where the worlds of the aristocracy and the working class collide. With James' exquisite prose and keen social commentary, the narrative explores themes of class struggle, political activism, and the search for identity. The story offers a captivating portrayal of the characters' moral dilemmas and their quest for purpose in a rapidly changing world.

What does it take to make a domestic terrorist out of your average law-abiding citizen? For Adam Johnston, it didn't happen overnight, but ask yourself how you would react if your father was accused of treason when his only crime was advocating anti-war policy? How would you handle being arrested knowing that you were innocent and that you were only being used by the government as leverage against your own family?

Found alive after the massacre at Wounded Knee, twelve-year-old John Iron Horse is determined not to end up like so many others of his people. Then he learns the motto of the school he's required to attend: "Kill the Indian, save the man." Carter Heath teaches in the government-run educational system and knows there's more to his position than what's happening in his classroom. He'll soon learn that in bureaucracy, politics, money, and ulterior motives are always intertwined.

When the lawyers of alleged war criminal Hannibal Strauss are caught up in a terror attack in The Hague, barrister Michael Devlin immediately suspects all is not what it seems. Teaming up once more with Agent Joe Dempsey, they must find who’s behind it all before any more innocent lives are lost.

When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn't until young police officer Sigurdís finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging. As Óttar's shady business dealings become clear, a second unexpected line of enquiry emerges, when Sigurdís finds a US phone number in the safe, along with papers showing regular money transfers to an American account.