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"Geronimo" lautete das Codewort, das die Männer vom Seals Team 6 durchgeben sollten, wenn sie Osama bin Laden finden. Jahrelang wurde erfolglos nach dem al-Qaida-Führer gefahndet, bis er in der Nacht zum 2. Mai 2011 bei der Erstürmung seines Anwesens in Pakistan von US-Soldaten erschossen wurde. Doch ist die spektakuläre Jagd nach dem meistgesuchten Mann der Welt wirklich so verlaufen, wie man uns glauben macht? Das hochspannende NDR-Hörspiel des Bestsellers von Leon de Winter erzählt eine atemberaubend andere Version der Geschichte - herausragend besetzt mit Sylvester Groth, Barbara Nüsse u.v.a.

Seren is going nowhere in her life. She knows that and she’s not trying to fight against it. At just 22-years-old she’s already accepted that a crappy boyfriend and a low paying bar job are the best she’s going to get. That is, until she comes home one day to find a purple haired girl in her bed with her boyfriend at her side. Seren realizes that things are about to fall apart, but she can hardly focus on that because she’s being followed by a woman in a red dress. When they finally meet face to face the woman reveals secrets about Seren’s past.

American Sex addresses many of the basic and taboo expressions about sex in sincere terms.

Sometimes being a sucker is not all bad. Being a sucker can be a learning experience, a wake-up call, and a way to get a good look at our fellow man or woman.

In Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven, famous author Abraham Cady stands trial. In his book The Holocaust - born of the terrible revelation that the Jadwiga Concentration camp was the site of his family's extermination - Cady shook the consciousness of the human race. He also named eminent surgeon Sir Adam Kelno as one of Jadwiga's most sadistic inmate/doctors. Kelno has denied this and brought furious charges. Now unfolds Leon Uris' riveting courtroom drama - one of the great fictional trials of the century.

Although the title of this book indicates one parent's story or struggle, it's actually about the battle between all parents and teens. It has actually risen to the potential for generational warfare. Teenagers have little respect for adults, especially parents.

Gladys Pratt was in control, the mistress of her own domain. In the 60s she and her husband were running a lodge in a remote area of the Yukon. Communication to the outside world was by mail, if it got out. Gladys was a tyrant. Deeply unhappy in her own life, she made life miserable for everyone around her - her house-keeper, her cooks, and the young women who worked as her waitresses during the summer months.

Vicky Bauer is a woman who unwittingly gets involved in other people's business. Sometimes this gets her into serious trouble. Take Rachel for instance. When Vicky witnesses Rachel's abuse at the hands of her husband, Vicky offers Rachel refuge in her home. Weeks later, Rachel is found dead. Vicky is compelled to make sense of this young woman's story and to track down her killer.

Vicky Bauer's life is already complicated. Her brief career as a film scholar has been replaced by difficult stints as a substitute teacher. Vicky's husband is in a semicoma and her estranged father has suddenly become dependent on her. In the midst of this decidedly troubled existence a series of unrelated events further complicate Vicky's life. For some reason people who have caused Vicky difficulties are now the subjects of acts of violence. Moreover, Vicky has a new neighbour to whom she is extremely attracted.

Leon Uris retums to the land of his acclaimed best-seller Exodus for an epic story of hate and love, vengeance and forgiveness. The Middle East is the powerful setting for this sweeping tale of a land where revenge is sacred and hatred noble. Where an Arab ruler tries to save his people from destruction but cannot save them from themselves. When violence spreads like a plague across the lands of Palestine - this is the time of The Haj.

Par un rigoureux après-midi d'hiver, le riche marchand Brekhoußnov décide d'aller négocier l'achat d'une forêt chez un hobereau du voisinage. Nikita, son valet de ferme, et son cheval bai Belle-Face l'accompagnent. En cours de voyage, ils sont surpris par une violente tempête de neige. Ne pouvant laisser passer une bonne affaire, Brekhounov s'acharne à vouloir continuer sa route. Cette décision sera une grave erreur car le temps est désastreux, le cheval se fatigue et ils se perdent.

Tracing culinary customs from the Stone Age to the stovetop range, from the raw to the nuked, this book elucidates the factors and myths shaping Americans' eating habits. The diversity of food habits and rituals is considered from a psychological perspective. Explored are questions such as 'Why does the working class prefer sweet drinks over bitter?', 'Why do the affluent tend to roast their potatoes?', and 'What is so comforting about macaroni and cheese anyway?'

Fashion icon, Broadway and Hollywood insider, mob mistress, confidante to notorious gang members of both Crips and Bloods, wife, mother, award-winning journalist, Lon Bing has not followed the typical path through life. From her formative relationship with her mother to her days as a star model to her sisterly relationship with Mama Cass Elliot and ultimate reinvention as the author of the best-selling gang expos, Do or Die, Swans and Pistols details Bing's always exciting and sometimes dangerous life.

In this thrilling erotic story collection from India's most Googled person, listeners finally get inside the mind of actress and entrepreneur Sunny Leone with 12 short stories that range from sweet to seductive to scandalous.

Seren knows that her choices are limited. Lucia has her right where she wants her and escaping her evil clutches isn't going to be an easy feat. That’s what she has to do, though: she has to find a way of getting away from Lucia, before Lucia has a chance to torture the darkness out of Seren. With only hours to spare before Seren’s birthday hits and the darkness reaches its full power, the risks are high and the chances of failure are even higher. Will Seren be able to fight her way through the lures of the darkness or will she become the monster she has always been destined to be?

It was a time of crisis, a time of tragedy - and a time of transcendent courage and determination. Leon Uris’s blazing novel is set in the midst of the ghetto uprising that defied Nazi tyranny, as the Jews of Warsaw boldly met Wehrmacht tanks with homemade weapons and bare fists. Here, painted on a canvas as broad as its subject matter, is the compelling story of one of the most heroic struggles of modern times.

Leona is cast into bewildering disgrace and poverty with a baby, a violent husband, and shattered faith. She hacks through the bones of her Mennonite naiveté to confront harsh realities. This riveting and morally unflinching memoir, recommended by Ms. Magazine, delivers intense suspense, humor, and unusual wisdom.

Jack Sterling isn't having a good day. A swindler has stolen family property from his elderly grandmother and Jack has taken the law into his own hands to steal it back. Only the stagecoach he intends to rob is under fire, forcing him to rescue the very occupants he’d planned to rob. One glance at the beautiful woman inside nearly has him forgetting why he’s there in the first place. Kristen March has fled Boston to avoid an arranged marriage between moneyed families. She’d rather take her chances on the untamed frontier than marry a man she doesn’t love.

Seren knows the truth. She can feel the steadily growing darkness inside of her taking control and she’s afraid. She’s afraid of turning into the monster that she’s destined to be. There’s hope, though. There’s a small glimmer of light in the darkness. The only problem is that the light holds as many secrets as the darkness. When the secrets start to come out, Seren realizes that even the good guys aren't always good.

DODO ist DIE neue Hörspielserie für Kinder und Erwachsene im Stil von "Per Anhalter durch die Galaxies" (von Douglas Adams), mit den besten deutschen Synchronstimmen von John Cusack, Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchet, Jim Carrey und Snoop Doog.