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  Jane and the Year Without a Summer (eBook, ePUB)

  "If you have a Jane Austen-would-have-been-my-best-friend complex, look no further . . . [Barron] has painstakingly sifted through the famed author's letters and writings, as well as extensive biographical information, to create a finely detailed portrait of Austen's life-with a dash of fictional murder . . . Some of the most enjoyable, well-written fanfic ever created."-O Magazine May 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fatigue, rashes, fevers and aches. She attributes her poor condition to the stress of family burdens, which even the drafting of her latest manuscript-about a baronet's daughter nursing a broken heart for a daring naval captain-cannot alleviate. Her apothecary recommends a trial of the curative waters at Cheltenham Spa, in Gloucestershire. Jane decides to use some of the profits earned from her last novel, Emma, and treat herself to a period of rest and reflection at the spa, in the company of her sister, Cassandra. Cheltenham Spa hardly turns out to be the relaxing sojourn Jane and Cassandra envisaged, however. It is immediately obvious that other boarders at the guest house where the Misses Austen are staying have come to Cheltenham with stresses of their own-some of them deadly. But perhaps with Jane's interference a terrible crime might be prevented. Set during the Year without a Summer, when the eruption of Mount Tambora in the South Pacific caused a volcanic winter that shrouded the entire planet for sixteen months, this fourteenth installment in Stephanie Barron's critically acclaimed series brings a forgotten moment of Regency history to life.

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  La Argentina: A Timeline 10/27/62 Story , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 164min

  This is the first story of a trilogy of Timeline 10/27/62 novellas about the invasion and the occupation of the Falkland Islands in 1964 and its aftermath....Less than 18 months have passed since the October War and the war in the South Atlantic begins....In Buenos Aires, there were three of them: the physician doctor who hoped he might heal his divided nation, and the two generals, one the great puppeteer of his generation of officers, the other a would-be technocrat who almost but not quite knew what he was doing. And, forgotten nowadays, there was the admiral who went along with the greatest gamble in his fragile country’s history and privately, regretted ever-after. On the night of second/third April, 1964, Operation Southern Justice, the liberation of the Malvinas and the lost South Atlantic territories, entered its end game as the assault force, supported by every seaworthy ship of the Argentine Navy came ashore on the Falklands Islands, and eight hundred miles away attempted to land at Leith Harbour on South Georgia. Operation Southern Justice had been envisaged as a massive show of strength which would, almost bloodlessly awe and overwhelm the weak British forces on East Falkland and South Georgia. At the same moment, Argentine Marines were going ashore on East Falkland. Two Red Army tank armies – their entire surviving Soviet strategic reserve – was crashing into Iran, and the Russian Black Sea Fleet was moving to seize Malta, was unknown to the ruling clique in Buenos Aires. However, any sense that the liberation of the Malvinas had been timed serendipitously was soon dispelled by the events of the following hours and days. The struggle for the Malvinas was only just beginning. The second story in this trilogy, Puerto Argentino, will be released in March 2020, and the third, A Kelper's Tale, in May 2020. Taken together, the Falklands Trilogy of stories will add context to the Timeline 10/27/62 main ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen M. Ray, Jr.. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/195170/bk_acx0_195170_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Nein

  From bestselling and prize-winning author Paddy Ashdown, a revelatory new history of German opposition to Hitler.'Ashdown has a great gift for narrative history. He unearths little known stories and places them in context with great dexterity. His new book throws fresh and important light on a crucial topic.' JONATHAN DIMBLEBYIn his last days, Adolf Hitler raged in his bunker that he had been betrayed by his own people, defeated from the inside. In part, he was right. By 1945, his armies were being crushed on all fronts, his regime collapsing with many fleeing retribution for their crimes. Yet, even before the war started, there were Germans very high in Hitler's command committed to bringing about his death and defeat.Paddy Ashdown tells, for the first time, the story of those at the very top of Hitler's Germany who tried first to prevent the Second World War and then to deny Hitler victory. Based on newly released files, the repeated attempts of the plotters to warn the Allies about Hitler's plans are revealed.What is revealed is that the anti-Hitler bomb plots, which have received so much attention are, in fact only a small part of a much wider story; one in which those at the highest levels of the German state used every means possible - conspiracy, assassination, espionage - to ensure that, for the sake of the long-term reputation of their country and the survival of liberal and democratic values, Hitler could not be allowed to win the war. It is a matter of record that the European Union we have today and the nature and central position of Germany within it, is, in very large measure, the future envisaged by the plotters and for which they gave their lives.

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  Summer at the Twist and Turn Bakery (eBook, ePUB)

  It's summer in Heritage Cove, the picturesque village by the sea. Join some of your favourite characters and welcome new faces in this uplifting, romantic read brimming with character, community and friendship...The Heritage Bakery is finally getting the makeover it deserves, with sisters Jade and Celeste modernising the place and putting their own stamp on it while retaining all the charm of days gone by. But Jade has far more planned than a brand-new kitchen and fancy cake designs. She's ready for an even bigger change in her life. It's almost time to take the next step and she knows just what to do to make that happen.Etna owns the village tea rooms and when she hears that local man Harvey is looking for a labourer to help him renovate the bakery after being let down at the last minute, she suggests to her nephew Linc that it may just be the change he needs to get his head straight. Linc arrives in the Cove willing to give it a go and he works hard, but what he hadn't envisaged was anything bordering on a romance - not with his track record or what he's involved in right now.When a tall, dark, handsome stranger appears in the village and turns Jade's world upside down, will it be enough to make her abandon her plan before she even sets the wheels in motion? And has Linc missed his chance to tell her how he really feels?It's almost time for the wedding of the year for one of the village favourites and the annual Wedding Dress Ball. But when the sun begins to set, will anyone else be lucky in love?

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  Why Mummy Swears

  The hilarious second novel, and Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller, from author of the smash hit Why Mummy Drinks. Monday, 25 JulyThe first day of the holidays. I suppose it could've been worse. I brightly announced that perhaps it might be a lovely idea to go to a stately home and learn about some history. As soon as we got there I remembered why I don't use the flipping National Trust membership - because National Trust properties are full of very precious and breakable items, and very precious and breakable items don't really mix with children, especially not small boys. Where I had envisaged childish faces glowing with wonder as they took in the treasures of our nation's illustrious past, we instead had me shouting 'Don't touch, DON'T TOUCH, FFS DON'T TOUCH!" while stoutly shod pensioners tutted disapprovingly and drafted angry letters to the Daily Mail in their heads.How many more days of the holiday are there?Welcome to Mummy's world...The Boy Child Peter is connected to his iPad by an umbilical cord, The Girl Child Jane is desperate to make her fortune as an Instagram lifestyle influencer, while Daddy is constantly off on exotic business trips...Mummy's marriage is feeling the strain, her kids are running wild and the house is steadily developing a forest of mould. Only Judgy, the Proud and Noble Terrier, remains loyal as always.Mummy has also found herself a new challenge, working for a hot new tech start-up. But not only is she worrying if, at forty-two, she could actually get up off a bean bag with dignity, she's also somehow (accidentally) rebranded herself as a single party girl who works hard, plays hard and doesn't have to run out when the nanny calls in sick.Can Mummy keep up the facade while keeping her family afloat? Can she really get away with wearing 'comfy trousers' to work? And, more importantly, can she find the time to pour herself a large G+T?Probably effing not.

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  The Future of Nursing as Envisaged by the Institute of Medicine

  The Future of Nursing as Envisaged by the Institute of Medicine: ab 12.99 €

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  Hark How The Wild Musicians Sing

  Peter Holman (Dir) // "These are by far the best recordings of these wonderful works to have come my way ... exactly as Purcell must have envisaged it" (Classic CD) // "'Recommended' is far too mild, this is an absolute must-have for anyone irretrievably bereft of a musical soul" (Fanfare, USA)

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  Klavierkonzerte Bwv 1052/1058/+

  Australian Chamber Orchestra - Richard Tognetti (Dir) // "Hewitt's performances are brilliantly alive. Her subtle lyricism adds a rich, occasionally dark dimension, possibly not as Bach himself would have envisaged, but always with a deep sense of musical integrity" (The Scotsman)

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  Klaviermusik (Solo) Vol.46

  This is one of the more unusual volumes in Leslie Howard's survey of Liszt's solo piano music. The Responsories and Antiphons, S30, are settings of plainchant from the Liber Usualis to which Liszt has added simple harmonies. The works are listed in Grove as being choral, but they are hardly suitable for performance as such and Leslie Howard is of the view that various indications in the manuscript indicate that Liszt envisaged keyboard performance.

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  The Show Must Go On

  Forty-plus years into a quite extraordinary career, Depeche Mode remain the most successful electronic band ever, having to date sold over 100 million records worldwide. The group have had 54 songs in the UK Singles Chart and 17 Top 10 albums in the UK chart, they have sold more than 100 million records worldwide. And as they continue to release new and challenging material and perform in front of crowds that can exceed 80,000 in a single night, the enormous popularity of these former Essex Boys illustrates how their resolute determination to stick with their original vision has repaid them handsomely in the long term. This documentary film traces the almost surreal development of Depeche Mode from their flirtations with New Romanticism at the dawn of their career, through the urban industrial landscapes envisaged on Construction Time Again and Some Great Reward into the dark hollow of albums such as Black Celebration, Music For The Masses and Violator to conclude with the departure of Alan Wilder in 1995 - a point in their career at which they had achieved enormous commercial success but were now facing huge personal challenges. Featuring interviews with all the band members, contributions from friends, colleagues and contemporaries such as, Gary Numan, Thomas Dolby, OMD's Andy McCluskey, Daniel Miller, band biographer Jonathan Miller, Depeche producers Gareth Jones, Dave Bascombe, Phil Legg and Steve Lyon, and electronic music experts Mark Prendergast and David Stubbs. Also includes, archive footage, video clips, location shoots, news reports and much more. EXTRA FEATURES INCLUDE - Extended interviews, Contributor Biographies.

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