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Katniss Everdeen woont in het 12e en armste district van Panem, het land dat ooit bekendstond als Noord-Amerika. Met haar moeder en haar zusje Prim leidt ze een armoedig leven, getekend door het keiharde regime van het welvarende Capitool. Jaarlijks worden de Hongerspelen uitgevaardigd: 24 door loting aangewezen tributen, een jongen en een meisje uit elk district, gaan een strijd op leven en dood met elkaar aan. En dit jaar wordt Prim uitgeloot... Katniss weet dat de Hongerspelen een doodvonnis voor haar jonge zusje betekenen en besluit haar plek in te nemen.

It starts with an abusive, drunken young scoundrel who resists arrest, holds a barmaid hostage, and gets what he deserves from the blazing .44 of Sheriff Caleb York. The New Mexico lawman doesn't regret taking such deadly action, but the late youth's powerful mother, cattle baroness Victoria Drummond, seems bound to feel differently. To York's surprise, Victoria takes the news with stoic resignation - all she asks of him is a favor: Help her convince Willa Cullen - the love of Caleb's life - to sell her the spread that Willa's late father had carved out of the wilderness.

Why a poetry album? Easy answer: I love poetry. I love reading it. I love memorizing it. I love hearing great actors recite it. As the poet Mark Strand wrote, “Ink runs from the corners of my mouth / There is no happiness like mine / I have been eating poetry.” In the past, when I was full from eating, I have had the audacity to set poetry to music. But, on this audiobook, you will hear the music of the poems.

Jeune informaticienne débrouillarde, Em vit près de la forêt de Brocéliande, refuge depuis son enfance. Son père toxique lui a appris à se méfier des autres et à douter d’elle-même. Le jour des obsèques de sa mère, une violente tempête frappe la Bretagne. Em se retrouve bloquée dans un hôpital, dont le service des urgences est perturbé par une panne de réseau. En tentant d’aider à relancer le système, Em assiste aux soins d’une jeune fille qui paraît avoir subi une agression, mais incapable de parler. Ce moment, associé à son deuil, agit comme un déclic.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ""A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page.” — Emilia Hart, bestselling author of Weyward From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of gothic suspense...

Seventeen of the bard’s most notable plays, from A Midsummer’s Night Dream to Romeo and Juliet, abridged and novelised for young listeners. This collection also includes the biography The Life and Times of William Shakespeare. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move!

The 19th Century Classics Collection steps into the vibrant world of 19th century America, Europe, and Russia with this rich collection of literary masterpieces that continue to captivate listeners. From the dark allure of Dracula and the tragic romance of Anna Karenina to the moral complexities of Tess of the D'Urbervilles and the thrilling suspense of The Woman in White, this collection invites listeners to experience the enduring power of 19th-century storytelling.

Nicolette Stallings - Nick - sees an attractive stranger across a restaurant. When their eyes meet, Nick can tell he's trying to figure out a way to connect. What she doesn't know is that this time she'll meet a man who'll flaunt her rules, violate her anonymity. Pushed to the brink, he'll take Nick with him. And when he's gone, she will stand alone...suspected of murder.

Legendary editor, Maxim Jakubowski, delivers another chilling anthology collecting stories of cold-blooded murder, revenge and crimes-gone-wrong from the best of the best in crime fiction. Spine-chilling and gripping, these tales will grip you with their devious narrators and crafty twists.

Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles e Beto Sicupira ergueram, em pouco mais de quatro décadas, o maior império da história do capitalismo brasileiro e ganharam uma projeção sem precedentes no cenário mundial. Nos últimos anos eles compraram nada menos que três marcas americanas conhecidas globalmente: Budweiser, Burger King e Heinz. Tudo isso na mais absoluta discrição, esforçando-se para ficar longe dos holofotes. Sonho grande é o relato detalhado dos bastidores da trajetória desses empresários desde a fundação do banco Garantia, nos anos 70, até os dias de hoje.

Inspired by Peter Moffat's popular BBC One show, Silk, this compelling courtroom drama returns to Shoe Lane Chambers, but from a different perspective. Rather than focussing on the lawyers, it centres on the people who can make or break their careers—their clerks.

Ronald Blythe (1922-2023), author of the inimitable Akenfield, was a prolific and poetic chronicler of rural and spiritual life, nature and literature. He spent a joyful century close to his Suffolk roots, time travelling in his imagination and publishing forty books and thousands of essays. His wide creative network included John and Christine Nash, Cedric Morris, Benjamin Britten, E. M. Forster, Patricia Highsmith and Richard Mabey.

From the written word to the cell phone, human communication has come a long way. What might the future hold? Listeners can discover how virtual reality, holograms, and a fully connected "internet of things" may affect how they communicate in the near and distant future.

An evocative picture book intended to foster empathy among children and encourage them to show each other love and support. In English and Plains Cree.

A “haunting debut: suspenseful, atmospheric, and completely riveting” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of The Last to Vanish) about a young woman who returns home to care for her ailing mother and begins to dig deeper into her sister’s unsolved murder. Sixteen years ago...

Twenty-two-year-old Jessie has served a two-year sentence for horse rustling. As a condition of her release she is apprenticed to Fitzgerald 'Fitz' Henry, who wants a woman to allay his loneliness in a valley populated by embittered ex-soldiers. Fitz wastes no time in blackmailing Jessie and involving her in his business of horse-rustling and cattleduffing. When Fitz is wounded in an accident he hires an Aboriginal stockman, Jack Brown, to steal horses with Jessie. Soon both Jack Brown and Jessie are struggling in the oppressive and deadening grip of Fitz.

Whenever the Bratva needs their problems to disappear, they call Nikolai Savin. It’s something he’s particularly good at. He’s the Colonel, the head of the Bratva army. And he rules it with an iron fist. Ivy Kelley transformed from a sweet girl in small-town Idaho to the most seductive assassin in New York City. She boasts striking red hair and form-fitting black tactical outfits that complement her deadly skills. When two of the most dangerous assassins cross paths while hunting the same target, sparks fly.

Becoming One of Them follows Clara, a disillusioned young woman who envies the forty-foot giantesses that rule society. When she visits her fiancé Evan’s towering mother and sister, she is drawn into their world of freedom, power, and unapologetic confidence. Offered the chance to join their ranks, Clara seizes it—transforming her life, her body, and her relationship in ways she never imagined.

Bienvenue au Champ du Signe, le podcast d’un éditeur irréductible. Nous pensons que la poésie sauvera le monde et nous allons là où la poésie nous mène, avec profondeur et légèreté. Nous publions des voix singulières qui relient les générations et les imaginaires et nous accompagnons les auteurs dans leur aventure littéraire. Nous, c’est Æthalidès, une maison d’édition de littérature francophone basée à Lyon. L’éditeur irréductiblement passionné, c’est Laurent Collin, qui propose une respiration méditative en trois séquences d’épisodes : Expiration : ...

Contro tutte le previsioni, Katniss è sopravvissuta agli Hunger Games per la seconda volta. Ma anche se ora è lontana dall'arena sanguinaria, non può dirsi salva. Capitol City è molto arrabbiata. Capitol City vuole vendetta. E chi è destinato a pagare per i disordini? Katniss, ovviamente, la Ragazza di Fuoco. Come se non bastasse, il Presidente Snow tiene a precisare che ormai tutti sono in pericolo, nessuno escluso: la famiglia di Katniss, i suoi amici più cari, tutti gli abitanti del Distretto 12.