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Heute gelernt - morgen schon wieder vergessen: ein frustrierendes Problem, das viele Schüler gerade beim Vokabellernen kennen...

Ein Hörvergnügen für Kinder und Erwachsene: Gertrud Fussenegger, die "große Dame der österreichischen Literatur", erzählt dialog- und bildreich den außergewöhnlichen Werdegang Goethes zum bedeutenden Genie der Deutschen.

Julies Leben besteht aus Höhepunkten. Und Tiefpunkten. Mehr Tiefpunkten, wenn sie ehrlich sein soll. Die beinhalten ein uraltes Ponynachthemd (zur unpassenden Zeit getragen), einen süßen Jungen (der ungerne in Kellern eingesperrt ist) und eine Person, die dringend Hilfe braucht, sich aber nicht helfen lassen will!! Als einzige Ratgeberin muss Sharon von der Sexhotline aus dem Nachtprogramm herhalten. Und Julies Tagebuch. Noch Fragen? Dann Julie hören!

Notre ancêtre Homo sapiens était nomade. Ses descendants ont vagabondé longtemps sur la planète avant d'habiter un domicile fixe. Pourquoi l'ont-ils fait ? Pourquoi ont-ils ensuite peiné pour faire pousser du blé et finalement domestiquer des bêtes, alors que les céréales sauvages et les animaux de chasse abondaient sur leur territoire ?

At the age of five, Melanie Armstrong watched her fragile world melt when both her parents were dragged away as part of The Peter Pan Project. Apollo, the leader of the area formerly known as the United States, separated siblings and destroyed families to create a world where "family" has a different kind of meaning. He also created a place called Paradise for a select group of young men and women when they reach the age of 18.

Nora has survived the dark caves, and emerged with Hunter by her side. But her escape is quickly tainted as she realizes the biggest danger still lies ahead.... She has been transformed, and powers she has never known begin to manifest themselves within her body. As she struggles to gain control, how long will she be able to restrain herself - and her new bloodlust - from taking over?

All of her life, Dancia Lewis has wanted to use her powers for good. And now that she’s learned the truth about Delcroix Academy - and herself - she may just get the chance. But being part of Delcroix’s top-secret Program isn’t anything like Dancia expected. She has to ask herself: What happens to the Talented kids who refuse to pledge their loyalty to the Program? And why did her friend Jack run away rather than join? Dancia’s adorable boyfriend Cam insists they need the help of every Talented student to defend Delcroix from dangerous enemies outside their gates. But Dancia has to wonder: What if Delcroix’s most frightening enemies come from within?

Adam and Callie live in a world recovering from devastating plagues that have killed billions. In their rigid society everyone must be ranked as Leet, Mid or Sub. As High Leets, they enjoy all the privileges that this superior rank can offer. But something is terribly wrong. A scandal is breaking that implicates their famous father, Professor Richard Stillman, in an unthinkable crime: the fabrication of human beings, the Frankenstein monsters of the 21st century. Now Adam and Callie are beginning to wonder about their long-dead brother, David.

While scavenging in the desert, Jansi stumbles across PIM, a stelcorp starship, embedded in the sand. PIM is damaged and needs the boy's help, but Jansi has never encountered a starship before, much less one capable of thought and expression. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, until a Stelcorp shuttle arrives, threatening PIM with destruction. For the boy and the starship, there will be no future unless they triumph against the galaxy's mightiest force.

Natasha Schlesinger and Sophia Schlesinger guide young museum goers through the Collection of Ancient Greek Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a fun and interactive style that combines fun facts and interesting stories and myths.

New York City, uptown, Harlem. In the 1920s it was the most exciting place in the world. Poets, writers, dancers, and musicians all came together and invented a new American culture - a dazzling and revolutionary African American culture of music and poetry and art. Everyone who was anyone wanted to come to Harlem and hear the music of jazz genius Duke Ellington, the rap-like stylings of Langston Hughes, and the classical lyricism of Countee Cullen.

Lou, 17 ans, ne vit que pour danser. L'école, la famille, l'amour: tout s'estompe devant cette passion brûlante. C'est dans ses guêtres et ses chaussons, entre les mains d'un partenaire russe capable de la propulser en silence vers le ciel, que la jeune danseuse fera ses premières armes en tant que femme. Mais, dans cet univers de tulle et de strass, les chutes sont aussi vertigineuses que les envolées…

Magic, fantasy, adventure, action, suspense, puzzles, challenges - all in one book: Quest Chasers: The Deadly Cavern. Tommy and Eevie get trapped in an underground labyrinth filled with deadly traps and puzzles. They must solve each riddle to survive, but every solution leads them closer to what is certain to be their demise.

Nerdy astronomy geek Marsha, "M" to her few friends, has never been anybody special. Orphaned as an infant and reluctantly raised by an overly-strict "aunt", she's not even sure who she is. M's dream of someday escaping tiny Jewel, Indiana, and making her mark in the world seems impossibly distant until hot new quarterback Rigel inexplicably befriends her. As Rigel turns his back on fawning cheerleaders to spend time with M, strange things start to happen....

Manfred Mai erzählt von 2000 Jahren deutscher Geschichte mit der ganzen Erfahrung des Historikers und Erzählers...

"Ecos Urbanos: Ritmos y Rebeldías" es una exploración apasionante y profunda de las calles urbanas, pulsando al ritmo de la vida y la rebeldía. Escrito por Luis Guillén y disponible en Amazon, este libro captura la esencia vibrante de la ciudad, donde cada esquina y cada callejón cuenta una historia diferente, repleta de emociones intensas y luchas auténticas.

En 1988, l'année où fut publié L'Alchimiste , Paulo Coelho et son épouse, Chris, entament un voyage de quarante jours dans le désert de Mojave, en Californie. Là, ils font la rencontre de Vahalla, la première des Valkyries - mystérieuse bande de femmes sillonnant le désert à cheval. Suivant son exemple, Paulo Coelho affronte les démons de son passé, cherche son ange gardien et s'interroge : sommes-nous condamnés à détruire ce que nous aimons le plus ? Comment, à force d'amour et de volonté, pouvons-nous changer notre destin et celui de nos semblables ?

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all American school children learned something about our great American art form of jazz? If they not only listened to and played their music, but also learned the stories of our American jazz geniuses? If by hearing these stories, they also came to understand something of how systemic racism has hurt and continues to hurt us all? If they were inspired to begin the long walk toward justice, accompanied by the joy of jazz? Jazz, Joy and Justice is the trio that will help us as we stand at the crossroads between education and catastrophe.

De leitor a escritor é um guia aprofundado que ensina escritores de ficção iniciantes como é possível tirar inspiração para os seus livros das mais diversas fontes.

Emily Bell believes in destiny. To her, being forced to sing a solo in the church choir - despite her average voice - is fate: because it's while she's singing that she first sees Sam. At first sight they are connected. Sam Border wishes he could escape, but there's nowhere for him to run. He and his little brother, Riddle, have spent their entire lives constantly uprooted by their unstable father. As Sam and Riddle are welcomed into the Bells' lives, they witness the warmth and protection of a family for the first time.