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In Japan, nothing is more familiar than the neighborhood post office, with its big red box in front and bright, welcoming windows. The post office has been Siya’s favorite place since she was a child. Now a young woman, Siya is delighted to have a job at the Shindori Post Office in Shizuoka City, even though it is temporary.

Jessica Vasquez had worked hard to get where she was. Though some in her family had despaired of her future, she put herself through cosmetology school and landed her dream job: Overseeing the beauty department for a chain of drugstores. But her fortune abruptly changes. A manager’s daughter, on a mission of her own, puts stolen makeup and perfume in Jessica’s bag. The girl lies to her dad about what happened, and Jessica is fired. It seems that Jessica’s life is over. But is it really? Needing to pay the bills, Jessica begins driving for a ridesharing company....

American Chapters presents short stories in vivid and easy-to-listen, 500-word chapters, perfect for English language learners internationally and adult literacy learners in countries where English is commonly used. All stories are offered as audiobooks for learners who want to hear the sounds of American English.

American Chapters presents short stories in vivid and easy-to-listen-to, 500-word chapters, perfect for English language learners internationally and adult literacy learners in countries where English is commonly used. Included here are "Summer in Cimarron" and "Lunch at the Dixie Diner".

American Chapters presents short stories in vivid and easy-to-read, 500-word chapters, perfect for English language learners internationally and adult literacy learners in countries where English is commonly used. All stories are also offered as audiobooks for learners who want to hear the sounds of American English. Cecilia Hunter lives in Sunflower, a little town under the big West Texas sky. She runs a home health care business for the elderly. Cecilia visits her clients, cleans their houses, and helps them run errands.

Brian Longfield’s life has somehow gone in the wrong direction. His wife has died, and he wonders whether he will ever feel happy again. But life does go on, and in unexpected ways. Now he works as a campground host at a beautiful state park in Mississippi, and spends his time helping families at the campground. But strange things happen at the park, too.

Even native-born Americans don’t know the Deep South well. It’s a beautiful, deeply forested region with diverse people and a long history. These stories set in Mississippi and Louisiana deal with two mysteries. How well do we know a place? And how well do we know our families?

The American Chapters series presents short stories in vivid and easy-to-listen-to 500-word chapters, perfect for English language learners internationally and adult literacy learners in countries where English is commonly used. This audiobook includes "Bee Creek Blues" and "Meridian".

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ist nach heutigen Begriffen ein Superstar der klassischen Musik. 1756 in Salzburg geboren, begann das Wunderkind bereits mit 4 Jahren Klavier zu spielen. Sein viel zu kurzes Leben widmete er der Musik und dem Reisen, er komponierte über 25.000 Seiten Musik und verbrachte zehn Jahre seines Lebens im Ausland. Noch heute zählen seine Opern und Kompositionen zu den größten musikalischen Errungenschaften aller Zeiten.

Yoomi hates stinky, spicy kimchi - the pickled cabbage condiment served at Korean meals. So her brothers call her a baby and refuse to play with her. Yoomi is determined to eat kimchi. She tries to disguise it by eating it on a cookie, on pizza, and in ice cream. But that doesn't work. Then Grandma shows Yoomi how to make kimchi pancakes. This story about family, food, and a six-year-old "coming of age" has universal themes, and at the same time celebrates Korean culture. A kimchi pancake recipe and other back matter are included.

21 short stories best described as bold, intense Americana, though one is set in Thailand. Written between 2016 and 2017, the stories display the author's mastery of the craft of short story writing -- this is his sixth collection.

Walk with a man who's been through hell and stumbled back into the world with a passenger laying across his shoulders. Let him remember what it was like, what the world once was, before his injuries became so great that his mind lay in tatters behind a broken face. Travel with him as he speaks to the voices of long-dead friends and to the one who chose to tour hell with him. Find Richie as he walks back through a time before the events of The Dark Roads.

Once bubbly 21-year-old photographer Natalie Sullivan has just lost her boyfriend, Luke, in a tragic car accident. To honor his memory, she plans to embark on an epic road trip with her friends to the places he talked about, including Zion National Park, Valley of Fire, and more. But during the funeral, a girl bursts in claiming to be his real girlfriend, and on top of that- she is pregnant with his child. Natalie doesn't know what else to do except hightail it out of town, but her car breaks down and her only ticket to escape is with Rhys, Luke's abrasive little brother who drinks whiskey out of a coffee mug.

Prinz Hamlet ist auf der Flucht vor den Intrigen am Hofe Dänemarks, als sein Schiff auf hoher See von Piraten angegriffen wird und kentert. Er wird am Strand des mystischen Landes Illyria angeschwemmt und gelangt dort an den Hof des Königs Macbeth. Vom König erhofft Hamlet sich Hilfe, um so schnell wie möglich zurück nach Dänemark zu gelangen und seinen ermordeten Vater zu rächen.

Tief in ihren eigenen Machtkampf verstrickt, ziehen Richard und Lady Macbeth mit der Armee gegen die Gesetzlosen am Globe. Aber auf dem Weg dorthin kommt es zu einer folgenreichen Konfrontation. Währenddessen hat der Schattenjäger die Gesetzlosen im Wald von Arden aufgespürt und Julia ist schockiert, als sie die wahre Identität ihres Verfolgers entdeckt. Es kommt zu einem erbitterten Streit zwischen Hamlet und Julia und die Gemeinschaft zerfällt.

Despite their common setting, these stories neither glorify nor castigate this store, which has come to play such a central role in small-town USA life. These are simply crime stories, direct, sometimes humorous, and well-written.

Hamlet erreicht zusammen mit den Gesetzlosen Arden. Der Wald ist erfüllt von sprechenden Bäumen, gefährlichen Waldwesen und einem schelmischen Geist. Der Prinz ist noch immer getrieben von dem Wunsch, seinen Vater zu erlösen, aber die Reize der Anführerin der Gesetzlosen ziehen ihn zunehmend in ihren Bann. Derweil ist das neue Herrscherpaar am Hof alles andere als vereint. Sie werden mehr und mehr zu Gegnern.

Im letzten Kapitel des Abenteuers kommt es zur großen Konfrontation auf den Schlachtfeldern von Illyria. Wird es Richard, der mittlerweile vollkommen dem Wahn verfallen ist, gelingen, die Gesetzlosen endgültig zu besiegen? Oder wird der alte und schwache Shakespeare seinen Geschöpfen ein letztes Mal beistehen, um Illyria vor dem Untergang zu bewahren? Und wird sich Hamlet für die Loyalität zu seinem Vater oder doch für seine große Liebe entscheiden?

Hamlet ist Gefangener der "Gesetzlosen" und sitzt fest. Vor allem Kate, die geheimnisvolle Anführerin, traut dem Dänenprinzen nicht. Er muss einen Weg finden, seine Suche fortzusetzen. Kann Falstaff die skeptischen Gesetzlosen von Hamlets Glaubwürdigkeit überzeugen? Währenddessen tobt am Hofe weiterhin der Machtkampf zwischen König Macbeth und Richard.

Am Globe trifft Richards Armee auf die Gesetzlosen und ein erbitterter Kampf bricht aus. Mit letzter Kraft retten sich Julia und ihr treuer Gefolgsmann Othello aus dem Wald von Arden und beschließen, sich dem Kampf gegen Richards Truppen anzuschließen. Der König ist zunehmend besessen von Machtphantasien. Lady Macbeth, die immer noch gefangen gehalten wird, schmiedet derweil fieberhaft neue Pläne.