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The dramatic story of "Ivan the Terrible" was created by Alexey Tolstoy, in the thirties of the XX century, during the mass repression in the USSR. In this period, Stalin, wanting to get a historical confirmation of the necessity of lawlessness, cruelty and tyranny that prevailed in the country, gave the command to unbridled glorification of Ivan IV and his entourage in the first place Malyuta Skuratov. And in this work the author was forced to retreat from historical truth, trying to exalt and to rehabilitate the image of the brutal autocrat.

Prince Dmitry Ivanovich Nekhludoff, performing his public duty as a jurist on the district court, recognizes a defendant, a prostitute accused of murder and robbery, as Katyusha Maslova, who many years ago was a maid, and a pupil of his aunt's. It was Katyusha, with whom he was not even in love, that he seduced and abandoned....

Set in late-19th-century Russian high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.

Fred Carver is hired by his good friend, Lieutenant Alfonso DeSoto of the Orlando police, to investigate the death of his uncle at Sunhaven, a local nursing home. Carver is harassed by Raphael Ortiz, a viciously depraved thug bent on discouraging Carver from investigating Sunhaven.

Jason Barger spent seven straight days flying 6,548 miles to seven different cities – living only in the airports the entire time. He compiled 10,000 minutes of observations at all four corners of the U.S. and reflected on how our airport experiences can teach us about our lives today. The airport metaphor leaps to life through profound anecdotes. These funny and inspiring stories are reminders of how to change our daily world through thoughtful and compassionate action.

Nils Nilssons roman Kærlighed til jorden fortæller om en skånsk bondegård og den slægt, der er bundet til den. Det enkelte familiemedlems strabadser og forviklingerne imellem unge og gamle, forældre og børn, mand og kone blegner over for den dybe kærlighed til den jord, der binder familien sammen på tværs af generationer og tid. Nils Nilsson (1897-1980) var en svensk-dansk forfatter, der skrev på dansk. Som ung arbejdede han i en svensk kulmine, men i 1918 flyttede han til København og købte en cigarbutik på Vesterbro.

Anders har et alvorligt alkoholproblem, og det går ikke kun ud over ham selv, men over hele hans familie. Hustruen Marta er evigt bekymret for, hvilke konsekvenser Anders’ druk får. Det er allerede svært at brødføde børneflokken, når Anders bruger husholdningspengene på værtshuset. Der er mange mænd i Anders' omgangskreds, der drikker for meget, og derfor er det ikke kun misbrugets kløer, der igen og igen lokker ham til flasken, men også de sociale forventninger i hans miljø. ""Flugten" er udført med malerisk kraft og en vis naturlig værdighed, der er hans gave.

Hvordan lever folk i en lille svensk mineby i starten af 1900-tallet? Efter at man har fundet kul i byen, eksploderede indbyggertallet, men livet for de mange minearbejdere forbliver nedslidende og farligt. Vi følger både minearbejderne, når de er nede i mørket i minen, hvor arbejdsulykker er uundgåelige. Og vi følger dem, når de er hjemme hos familierne, hvor deres koner og børn kæmper for at få pengene til at slå til. Nils Nilsson (1897-1980) var en svensk-dansk forfatter, der skrev på dansk.

Marco på 13 lever et hårdt liv. Han bor i en lille minelandsby med sin familie i Chile, som bliver styret med hård hånd af den nådesløse junta. Hver nat frygter familien, at det hemmelige politi skal komme i deres sorte biler og tage dem med. Der skal nemlig ikke meget til, før man kommer på styrets radar, og så er der ingen nåde... Kjeld Koplev (f. 1939) er en dansk forfatter og journalist. Han har skrevet fire voksenromaner samt et hav af børne- og ungdomsbøger, hvoraf flere er skrevet sammen med hans kone, Marianne Koester.

Journalist og eventyrer Arne Falk-Rønne er rejst til faraoernes rige for med selvsyn at opleve befolkningen og er strejf af historiens vingesus som Egypten tog sig ud i 1970'erne. Arne Falk-Rønne (1920-1992) var en dansk forfatter, journalist, rejseleder og eventyrer. Han har udgivet både rejsehåndbøger og rejsebeskrivelser, og slog for alvor igennem internationalt med en række værker, hvor han følger i flere bibelske personers fodspor.

"Ormen og krogen er langt længere nede ad åen nu. "Hvis jeg ikke snart fanger noget, kommer du aldrig med på fisketur mere," forsikrer jeg hunden. Den lader et kort øjeblik den lange tunge hænge helt ud af munden og siger: "Aaaha! Aaaha! Aaaha!" Så haler den tungen ind igen og lukker munden. Den morer sig over de mærkeligste ting, den hund. Så prøver vi forfra igen. Plump! Og så nærmer stålormen sig atter roden." I sansende, følende, smagende, filosofiske og underholdende fortællinger og betragtninger giver Poul Blak i "Den enøjede sommerfugl" sit bud på konstellationen menneske-natur.

Der er bud efter seniorerne! I en tid med økonomisk vækst er der behov for mere arbejdskraft. Og udbuddet af yngre arbejdskraft er utilstrækkeligt. Samfundsøkonomisk er der meget at vinde ved at fastholde de mest erfarne på arbejdsmarkedet - og eventuelt få dem til at vende tilbage, når de er gået på pension.

Laddering explains how to better understand your customers' core values. Learn to ask the right questions from your customers, use it to analyze your data, and unlock the true potential of your product or service. Use Laddering techniques to map your customer's DNA and understand why consumers buy from you; help you look at your customers in a new way and as a result maximize your profits and reduce your support costs; and provide a framework for evaluating what marketing messages, campaigns and experiences are appropriate.

In the Texas backlands in 1885, 12-year-old Joey Shipman's father dies under mysterious circumstances, and the boy is forced to live with his stepmother and Blair Meacham, a hanger-on at the farm. After the death of a black farmhand and friend, and another "accident" that almost takes Joey's life, the boy runs away and joins forces with his only kin - Beau Shipman, a drunk and a jailbird. Beau, along with an outlaw, a San Antonio prostitute, and a sheepman, become Joey's unlikely partners as he is trailed by a murderous villain in a scheme to inherit the Shipman farm.

Running with My Head Down is the inspirational story of one man’s search for purpose and meaning, a quest without limitation that ultimately leads to unique business success and personal fulfillment. A native of Queens, New York, Frank was born into a working-class family, surrounded by the unified love of his parents. But in the mid-1970s, the 9-year-old was deeply impacted by his parents’ divorce. Emotional and financial turmoil follow, fueling Frank’s burning passion to discover his direction in life, and with it, certainty and security.

Welcome to the world of Oliver Adair. Beautiful on the outside. Damaged on the inside. One bad decision followed by the next leaves him broke and out of options. When propositioned to sell his body, he enters into a parallel world of sex for hire. Oliver embarks on a journey that will force him to confront his demons, answer for the sins of the past, and become a man.

Cold calling and pushing your way into an office or a living room creates an atmosphere of adversity and distrust you must overcome before you close the deal. With those tired tactics, you're swimming upstream, against a strong current, with a bag of rocks tied to your waist. Sales has changed. Legacy sales gimmicks destroy relationships right from the first minute. The 60 Second Sale is a turnkey system for building profitable, lifelong relationships.

Master is a lone soldier, relying on near-future technology and his own creativity to survive in the Gray Zone of the Ukrainian warzone. The year is 2028. The simmering conflict has transformed into a new kind of battlefield, where military streamers compete for followers and views while carrying out often deadly missions. Armed with an arsenal of experimental technology—including an advanced computer-brain interface, a multifunctional prosthetic arm, AI, and drones controlled with his mind—Master embarks on a desperate run for his life as he searches for missing fellow streamers.

Creative. Cool. Confident. is a how-to guide on 4 steps you can take to ignite your confidence so that you “show up” and be the rockstar you know you can be. By recalling moments in your life when you’ve felt most confident you can create your own ICC: Inner Confidence Crew.

Ein Mammut zum Mitnehmen, bitte! Der sechste Teil der englischen Erfolgsserie über die Zeitreisende Doktor Madeleine Maxwell! Frisch verheiratet kehrt Max in den Dienst der zeitreisenden Historikerinnen und Historiker zurück. Ihr Jobprofil hat sich sogar ein wenig erweitert: Sie soll ab jetzt die neuen Rekruten ausbilden. Das wird Max selbstverständlich besser machen als ihre Vorgänger.