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"When I'm writing non-fiction I have to be very aware of my tendency to let the words take their own course, leading me softly, happily, away from fact, away from rigorous connection of ideas, toward my native country, fiction and poetry, where truths are expressed and thoughts connected in an...

Outer Space, Inner Lands includes many of the best known Ursula K. Le Guin nonrealistic stories (such as "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," "Semley' s Necklace," and "She Unnames Them") which have shaped the way many listeners see the world. She gives voice to the voiceless, hope to the outsider, and speaks truth to power - all the time maintaining her independence and sense of humor.

If you want to be able to get on a plane and fly as easily as you would travel in any other mode of transport, this audiobook will help you to do just that. You will be calm, relaxed and in control - just the way you want to be. You will be able to feel excited about air travel, and able to enjoy the journey.

'Le Guin's storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be' EMPIRE 'Told with shimmering lyricism, this coming-of-age saga will leave readers transformed' BOOKLIST 'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER 'A tour de...

Bloomsbury presents Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps by Ursula Buchan, read by Alasdair Buchan and Ursula Buchan. John Buchan’s name is known across the world for The Thirty-Nine Steps. In the past one hundred years the classic thriller has never been out of print and has inspired numerous...

Der neue große Roman von Haruki Murakami. Eine geheimnisvolle Bibliothek in einer ummauerten Stadt am Ende der Welt, die nur betreten kann, wer seinen eigenen Schatten zurücklässt: Hier lebt das wahre Ich des Mädchens, in das sich der namenlose Erzähler mit siebzehn Jahren unsterblich verliebt. Er macht sich auf die Suche, gelangt in die Stadt, doch das Mädchen erkennt ihn nicht mehr. Unter rätselhaften Umständen gerät der Erzähler zurück in die Welt jenseits der Mauer.

The Unreal and the Real is a major event not to be missed. In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories--as selected by the National Book Award winning author herself--the reader will be delighted, provoked, amused, and faced with the sharp, satirical voice of one of the best short story writers of the present day. Where on Earth explores Le Guin's earthbound stories which range around the world, from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp.

Ein unzufriedener Mann von dreißig Jahren, gerade ohne Arbeit und von seiner tüchtigen Frau zur Selbsterforschung ermutigt, so einer ist Murakamis Held Toru Okada in diesem schillernden Roman. Wenn er fliegen kann, dann eher wie ein Spielzeugvogel, von wer weiß wem aufgezogen. Vor diesem Herrn Aufziehvogel tun sich plötzlich Wirklichkeiten auf, von denen er bisher nichts ahnte. Erotische, ökonomische und politische.

Dalla magica penna di Ursula K. Le Guin, la trilogia iniziata con «Gifts. Doni» continua con una storia di crescita e resistenza. Quando il popolo degli Ald conquistò la splendida città di Ansul, tutte le biblioteche vennero distrutte. La lettura e la scrittura furono vietate, punibili con la morte. Il Mastrodivia, ultimo custode della memoria collettiva, fu imprigionato e torturato per anni. Per la diciassettenne Memer, figlia delle violenze di quell'invasione, Ansul è casa e rifugio. Quando il narratore Orrec e sua moglie Gry giungono in città, le cose iniziano a cambiare.

Grand Master Ursula K. LeGuin has been recognised for almost fifty years as one of the most important writers in the SF field - and is likewise feted beyond the confines of the genre. The Wind's Twelve Quarters was her first collection and it brings together some of finest short fiction, including the Hugo Award-winning 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', the Nebula Award-winning 'The Day Before the Revolution', and the Hugo-nominated 'Winter's King', which gave listeners their first glimpse of the world later made famous in her Hugo- and Nebula-winning masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness.

Sita Dulip has missed her flight out of Chicago. But instead of listening to garbled announcements in the airport, she discovers a method of bypassing the crowds at the desks, a nasty lunch, whimpering children, their punitive parents, and the blue plastic chairs bolted to the floor: she changes planes—literally. Sita discovers entire planes of existence and visits societies not found on Earth—bizarre societies that share similarities with Earth's cultures and sometimes open doors into the alien.

Du dachtest, ein GPS-Tracker liefert Antworten – doch er stößt dich in finstere Abgründe Digital, emotional und hoch raffiniert: Dieser Psychothriller ist Domestic Noir vom Feinsten von Bestseller-Autorin Ursula Poznanski. Ein spannender Technologie-Thriller um ein altes Haus, eine Frau mit Handicap und ein digitales Katz-und-Maus-Spiel zwischen Wahrheit und Wahnsinn. Gefangen im eigenen Haus: Bei einem Unfall verliert die junge Innenarchitektin Viola Decker ein Bein – und plötzlich besteht ihre Welt nur noch aus Hindernissen.

Produced by clinical hypnotherapist Ursula James, Patron of Anxiety UK, author and creator of the HypnoSOS podcast, HypnoSLEEP is designed to help you sleep better. With powerful suggestions to help clear your mind and let go of the stresses and strains that can affect the quality of sleep, these podcast audios will improve your sleeping patterns and wake up feeling rested and refreshed, ready to start the day in a positive way.

Ein Roman über Besessenheit, Freundschaft und das langsame Zerfallen zweier Leben. Eriko hat einen prestigeträchtigen Job in einer Handelsfirma und ein makelloses Leben, doch unter dieser Oberfläche verbirgt sich eine alles verzehrende Einsamkeit. Sie ist fasziniert von Shoko, einer Hausfrau, die wie eine Katze in den Tag hineinlebt und in ihrem Lifestyle-Blog Tagebuch einer nutzlosen Ehefrau von ihrem hausfrauenunüblichen Alltag berichtet.

Der große abschließende Band der international gefeierten "Sieben Schwestern"-Reihe! "Atlas – Die Geschichte von Pa Salt", mit Harry Whittaker als Co-Autor, bringt die "Sieben Schwestern"-Serie zu ihrem krönenden Abschluss.

This audiobook is designed to take you through the day of your practical test, right through to getting your pass certificate. The embedded suggestions will help you be in control, and perform at your best. The test will go quickly, and you will be relaxed and focused throughout – until you get your pass certificate in your hand. Then you can celebrate!

Das Elternhaus. Es ist zu groß geworden für die alten Eltern. Es steht vielleicht sogar weit weg vom Leben, Lieben und Arbeiten der Kinder, die in der Mitte des Lebens genug mit sich selbst zu tun haben – und jetzt doch entscheiden müssen: Was machen wir mit dem Ort unserer Kindheit? Wie verabschieden wir die Heimat in Würde? Was hat für uns als Familie wirklich noch einen Wert und was muss weg?

Winner of a 2009 Locus Award "The monstrous homogenization of our world has now almost destroyed the map, any map, by making every place on it exactly like every other place, and leaving no blanks. … As in the Mandelbrot fractal set, the enormously large and the infinitesimally small are...

Tembreabrezi is like Eden - a beginning place. There, Hugh and Irena assume they have merely discovered an escape from the dull monotony, even the terrors of their regular lives. But Tembreabrezi has a secret, a dark fear that is threatening the very life-blood of the kingdom. Hugh and Irena were led there for a purpose, selected for an impossibly hopeless mission. If they accept the challenge, they may lose everything - their new-found paradise, and possibly their lives.

Rediscover the adventures of a very unique little horse in this wonderful audio edition of the classic children's tale. Dashing, proud and brave, Uncle Peder had never made so fine a horse before. The little wooden horse loves Uncle Peder like a father and hopes never to leave him. When the toymaker falls upon hard times, the little wooden horse must go out into the world to seek his fortune.