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The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Tharwin is washed up on the beach of Zaragon as an infant during a storm, along with a small dragon in a wooden crate. Growing up in an orphanage, he learns to use his awakening magical abilities with caution and respect. When he sets out into the world with his friend, the kleptomaniac gnome Caleb, he has no idea that dark elemental forces are preparing to take over again, taking advantage of the royal sibling's discord. The deeper Tharwin is drawn into the adventures, the more he learns of his own past, unknown to him. Fantasy world spread out with wit and depth.
Dark does not know how many generations of humans and magical beings he will influence when he founds his Cult of Dragon Mages. He cannot know how many will die to banish the Dark God Sombra. But Dark knows that evil must not be allowed to gain power over Carrera. Some five hundred years later, the time has come. And Dark is lucky, because apart from setting up a wedding, it doesn't seem to take much to save the land. But every wedding is just the beginning, sometimes of something good, sometimes, however, of much further suffering. But the prophecy seems to come true and slowly the most important characters come together. The vampire hunter, master swordsman, shapeshifter, warrior and Amazon find each other.
Fatma grows up in poor circumstances in Turkey and experiences what it is like to be the child of a guest worker in Germany. Not only her own Turkish culture, but also that of her host country becomes foreign to her. She doesn't feel at home anywhere, not least because she and her mother keep commuting between Germany and Turkey. Fatma cannot find peace. Women's disenfranchisement, chadors and forced marriages on the one hand, freedom of movement, dress codes and personal freedoms on the other. And is Christianity so different from Islam? Do Christians really live more freely? In an adventurous way, Fatma escapes forced marriages several times, which is definitely tinged with humor. Will she manage to unite the two cultures for herself?
Our perception significantly shapes our perception of reality, space and time. But how would our reality change if we could free ourselves from the limitations of our perception? Little Dominique comes a little closer to the answer to this question when he suddenly stumbles out of his sheltered everyday life into a completely unknown world in which nothing is as it seems. This new world is made up of different colors, gravity is upside down and the inhabitants barely reach the 10-year-old's chest. Can Dominique's new companion bring light into the darkness? And is it possible that entire universes exist right under our noses without us being able to perceive them? Or did Dominique just dream it all?
In this text, harmony in music becomes a symbol for human coexistence, in harmony with nature. Music becomes the key for a change in the modern world - a return to a life "as it used to be". The treatise encourages a new life in harmony with nature and fellow human beings, helping each other in a peaceful community. If people can develop freely according to their wishes and contribute their individual abilities to living together, a basis for a new society close to nature will emerge.
A dead man on the Elbe in Dresden. In addition, a policeman, who stands in a bad mood early in the morning in the pouring rain: Inspector Becker, soaked, hungry and freezing. He conducts his investigations single-mindedly, with irony, wit and a sharp tongue. His assistant Hellmann is also in no way inferior to him, especially in sharp-tongued dialogues. Events come to a head: a crate of drugs washes up on the shore, a well-known artist disappears, and there are several shootouts. A mafia organization specializing in drugs, human kidnapping, forced prostitution and baby trafficking is to be rooted out. The situation comes to a head. And then there is a little romance going on in the background. The ending is astonishing.
For Dr Michael Berg it is a stroke of luck when he is offered the management of the small hospital on a remote island. He is to treat prisoners who are settled there as part of a secret project. The offenders are allowed to move freely on the idyllic, seemingly uninhabited island and have to look after themselves. Very soon, however, it turns out that they are not alone at all. None of them suspects that they are to become victims of a gruesome experiment. Only when huge primeval predators invade the men's camp and apparently regard the defenceless humans as prey, do they realise that they are in the utmost danger of their lives on this cursed island ...
A secret Second World War mission, with two German submarines bound for South America, falls into disarray when one of the subs runs aground on a deserted island in the Atlantic Ocean. The crew hide the boat under foliage but also leave the top-secret cargo on board. The other sub heads back towards Europe but soon runs into trouble. Many years later, thirteen young men, recent school graduates, decide to buy a boat and after long preparation and practice set off on the adventure of a lifetime. After night spent partying with some young women on a desert island, they come across the hidden sub and decide to investigate. From that moment on, their lives change, and their carefree adventure leads them into real danger.
In the midst of the Canadian mountain landscape, a stressed and permanently dissatisfied manager finds inner peace. Under the loving guidance of a wise old lady, they experience the beauty of nature and reflect on their own lives and the true meaning of contentment while observing the social behavior of a pack of wolves. The book combines the insights of successful literary works, various religions, teachings and wisdom of primitive peoples, and observations from the animal and plant world into a sensitive, comprehensible, and empathetic narrative. The story and its conclusion represent the lowest common denominator of these sources and offer the reader an inspiring guide for imitation: the eight pillars for a self-determined and contented life.
A fast-paced account of what happens on a bridge in Lagos Nigeria in traffic, where a ruthless gang of robbers ambush a stream of cars and then demand at gunpoint from commuters their jewellery, cell phones and other valuables. A shootout between police and gangsters follows with bodies all over the place. The author Folorunso G. Makinde gives us a fascinating look into life in Nigeria today with all its violence, gangster activity and a vast amount of corruption thrown in; where taking bribes has become a way of life; which many citizens accept as the inevitable consequence of living in this bustling country, albeit with widespread violence and criminal activities. Does this all sound disturbingly familiar? Read 'On the Bridge' for yourself and draw your own conclusions!