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Hooper, a Vietnam veteran, finds himself at an army base in Washington State. His days are uneventful, filled with mundane duties, empty conversations, and the occasional jaunt with a married woman. A phone call in the middle of the night breaks Hooper's predictable routine. One of the guards at the communications center is threatening to kill himself - and says he'll shoot the other guard if he interferes. Hooper goes to talk to the distressed soldier, a cook nicknamed "Porkchop" who's disappointed by his life as an army man.

Lying stiffly in their separate beds, a husband and his wife are woken in the middle of the night to the sound of their fighting neighbors. There are three of them - a man, a woman, and a young child. With their blasting stereos, violent interludes, and steamy make-up sessions, the wife has had enough. The husband, however, is preoccupied with other thoughts - sex, movies, and humanity's capacity to adapt and change.

Mr. Givens’ obituary is nothing remarkable, hardly something to remember at all. He led a quiet life, served in the Army, was married to the same woman for 42 years, and worked at the same job practically his whole life. He wasn’t a baseball player or a movie star, he was the furthest thing from a celebrity. In fact, the only thing noteworthy about his obituary is what happens after it runs in the newspaper, when he shows up in the office of the Metro editor wondering who decided to pronounce him dead.

Mark's parents have never done a thing for him. When he got out of the army and married Krystal, they were against it, just as they are against his moving to Los Angeles. But Mark has a dream, a dream of being an entertainer, of having a show in Las Vegas. So he packs Krystal and their son, Hans, into their car and starts driving from Arizona to California, determined to show his parents how wrong they are to doubt him. But when the car breaks down at a small gas station in the desert, Mark and Krystal are forced to face realities about their future and their marriage.

García, the wealthy, swaggering son of a foreign dictator, invites two lower-class boys from his boarding school to have dinnerin New York along with his Spanish-speaking stepmother, Linda. When the groupdecides to go to a kitschy, unpretentious Swedish smorgasbord rather than a fine restaurant, García refuses to leave the limousine, still angry with Linda after an argument over money. Linda proves to be more than the young men had anticipated, and she has more influence over them during their brief encounter than they will ever know.

John didn't want a dog. He wasn't ready, he said. Grace, on the other hand, did want a dog, and when she brought Victor home from the pound, John made sure Grace knew it was her dog, her responsibility. But when Grace dies, John is left with just Victor and his grief, and he learns a new level of devotion.

Sergeant Morse is a risk-taker, playing chicken with the potential exposure of his sexuality. Julianne is looking for her brother, Specialist Hart, not knowing he’s shipped out to Iraq. In a surprising moment of tenderness, Sergeant Morse offers to help her, but whether due to fear of exposure or stubbornness, they might both be beyond rescue.

Hätten Florentine und Hannes den beiden jungen Reisenden auch dann ihre Tür geöffnet, wenn sie geahnt hätten, welche Rolle der Besuch aus der DDR im Leben der Banater Familie noch spielen wird? Hätte Samuel seinem besten Freund Oz auch dann rückhaltlos beigestanden, wenn er das Ausmaß seiner Entscheidung überblickt hätte? In Die Unschärfe der Welt verbinden sich die Lebenswege von sieben Personen, sieben Wahlverwandten, die sich trotz Schicksalsschlägen und räumlichen Distanzen unaufhörlich aufeinander zubewegen.

Few topics in human rights have inspired as much debate as the right to health. Proponents would enshrine it as a fundamental right on a par with freedom of speech and freedom from torture. Detractors suggest that the movement constitutes an impractical over-reach. Jonathan Wolff cuts through the ideological stalemate to explore both views. In an accessible, persuasive voice, he explores the philosophical underpinnings of the idea of a human right, assesses whether health meets those criteria, and identifies the political and cultural realities we face in attempts to improve the health of citizens in wildly different regions.

Schonungslos,schillernd und mit tiefschwarzem Humor schildert Lina Wolff die dämonischen Abgründe einer Beziehung und bringt dabei die Realität ins Wanken. Der Teufelsgriff ist ein Buch für unsere Zeit. Eine Frau entflieht ihrem Alltag und zieht nach Florenz. In der südlichen Stadt wirkt alles fremd und verlockend zugleich, die Ziegeldächer, die Kirchtürme, die Liebespaare, der Mann, den sie kurz nach ihrer Ankunft kennenlernt.

Le dixième tome de la série évènement Assoiffés ! Une nouvelle menace gronde au moment même où le Cercle s'effondre. Cela fait trois mois que Grace et ses amis ont éliminé Cyrus. Mais cette période de calme était trop belle pour durer. Le groupe d'amis n'a pas d'autre choix que de retourner dans le Royaume des Ombres pour conclure un accord avec la Reine qui a bien failli les tuer. Une fois de plus, la vie de chacun est en jeu et Grace en porte la responsabilité.

Nach dem Unfalltod ihrer Eltern ist Grace auf sich allein gestellt. Die exklusive Katmere Academy im kalten Alaska, die ihr Onkel leitet, soll ihr neues Zuhause sein. Doch dort geschehen seltsame Dinge. Die Schüler verhalten sich mysteriös, allen voran Jaxon Vega, zu dem Grace sich auf unerklärliche Weise hingezogen fühlt - trotz aller Warnungen ihrer Cousine Macy. Aber Jaxon hat seinen Ruf nicht umsonst: Je näher sie und der unwiderstehliche Bad Boy einander kommen, desto größer wird die Gefahr für Grace. Offensichtlich hat es jemand auf sie abgesehen... Gelesen von Diana Gantner als Grace und Marios Gavrilis als Jaxon.

¡Descubre al fin lo que ocurre con Grace y Hudson durante los cuatro meses que transcurren entre Anhelo y Furia! Nueva entrega de la Serie Crave, la saga juvenil del momento. Ya forma parte de ti. Lo siento bajo la piel... Después de Katmere, no debería sorprenderme nada. Aquí estoy, atrapada con el peor de los seres sobrenaturales, aquel al que temen incluso los demás monstruos: Hudson Vega. Puede que sea el hermano de Jaxon y puede que sea increíblemente atractivo, pero es una auténtica pesadilla para mí. Me está robando el corazón...

Economic Update is a weekly nationally syndicated radio program produced by Democracy at Work and hosted by Richard D. Wolff. The program explores complex economic issues and empowers listeners with information to analyze their own financial situation as well as the economy at large. By focusing on the economic dimensions of everyday life - wages, jobs, taxes, debts, and profits - the program explores alternative ways to organize markets and government policies.

Das atemberaubende Finale der weltweit gefeierten Dark-Iceland-Reihe von Bestsellerautor Ragnar Jónasson. Ein gnadenloser Schneesturm, ein mysteriöser Todesfall und eine Wahrheit, die einen düsteren Schatten auf die nördlichste Stadt Islands wirft. Ari Arason, Polizeiinspektor im beschaulichen Siglufjörður, freut sich auf seinen dreijährigen Sohn, der die meiste Zeit bei Aris Exfreundin in Schweden wohnt. Obwohl sich ein Unwetter ankündigt, wollen sie die Ostertage als Familie zu dritt verbringen. Doch ein rätselhafter Todesfall nimmt Ari unerwartet in Anspruch.

A tour de force of storytelling years in the making: a dual biography of two of the greatest songwriters, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, that is also a murder mystery and a history of labor relations and socialism, big business and greed in 20th-century America - woven together in one epic saga that holds meaning for all working Americans today.

Traust du dich, die Schatten zu lieben? Das atemberaubende Finale der #1 New York Times Bestsellerreihe, die zum globalen Phänomen geworden ist. Grace mag zwar den Schulabschluss in der Tasche haben, das bedeutet aber noch lange nicht, dass sie die Katmere Academy und ihre Gefahren hinter sich gelassen hat. Um einen ihrer Freunde zu retten, muss sie mit ihren mächtigen Freunden in das geheimnisvolle Schattenreich reisen. Dort erwarten sie mehr als nur ein paar Überraschungen – und ein Verrat, der sie alle vernichten könnte.

"Si è mostri solo perché ci si comporta come tali?". Arriva in Italia "Crave", il primo volume della serie paranormal romance di Tracy Wolff. Il romanzo diventerà presto anche un film prodotto dalla Universal Pictures. In seguito alla morte improvvisa dei genitori, Grace è costretta a lasciare la sua amata San Diego e trasferirsi in Alaska, terra di cui non conosce praticamente nulla. Il primo impatto non è dei migliori: un atterraggio da panico su una pista ghiacciata e un viaggio rocambolesco a bordo di un gatto delle nevi, a temperature polari.

This two-part Manic Street Preachers audiobiography is a fascinating story. Part one is before the disappearance of lyricist Richie Edwards. We hear how the band have lost some of their recklessness, as a result of getting older and also the loss of Richie, but the creativeness and political conscience in their song lyrics is still there. Manics are the acclaimed Kings of Rock.

With his marriage on the rocks, a father takes his son skiing for the weekend. After insisting on staying just a bit longer - despite a growing blizzard - the boy's father finds they're snowed in at the resort, the road blockaded by state troopers. To what lengths will he go to keep his marriage intact?