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The beautiful Sheherazade, threatened with death, manages to postpone the fatal day by telling one marvellous story every night. The stories themselves are folk tales, fairy tales and poems collected over many centuries, from ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Mesopotamian, Indian, and Egyptian folklore and literature. This makes The Arabian Nights a priceless treasure, as it takes us to the very roots of our culture in a delightful and passionate way...

For eight weeks in 1945, as Berlin fell to the Russian army, a young woman kept a daily record of life in her apartment building and among its residents. The anonymous author depicts her fellow Berliners in all their humanity, as well as their cravenness, corrupted first by hunger and then by the Russians. A Woman in Berlin tells of the complex World War II relationship between civilians and an occupying army and the shameful indignities to which women in a conquered city are always subject—the mass rape suffered by all, regardless of age or infirmity.

I början av 2020 väljer prins Harry och Meghan, som blivit hertiginna, att lämna det brittiska kungahuset. I en intervju med Oprah Winfrey talar de ut och anklagar kungafamiljen för rasism och mobbning. Därefter väljer de två att lämna England och börja ett nytt kapitel i sina liv i USA. "FARVÄL ENGLAND, GODDAG HOLLYWOOD" är det andra av två avsnitt om prins Harry och Meghan Markles kärlek och deras kamp mot pressen och den rigorösa engelska monarkin. Lyssna också på de andra avsnitten om bland annat prinsessan Diana, drottning Elizabeth II, och prins William och Kate Middleton.

Joan of Arc is one of the most astounding heroins in French history. Her achievements leave anyone who knows her story shaking his head in amazed wonder. A small peasant girl born in Domrémy, she said she was visited by the Archangel Michael, Saint Margaret and Saint Catherine, who instructed her to support the King Charles VII to recover France from English domination. It was the end of the Hundred Years' war, and the French army was miserable, almost defeated, and hopeless; but the young maiden obeyed the voice that spoke to her and took arms, eventually leading a galvanized army to astounding victories. She was later caught by a coalition allied with the English; the ensuing story of her trial and eventual execution at the stake is one of the most distressing episodes of history, with lies and manipulation forcing a political agenda against all evidence.

La Bhagavad-gita es un importante texto sagrado hinduista. Se le considera uno de los clásicos religiosos más importantes del mundo. Es parte del texto épico Majabhárata (posiblemente del siglo III a. C.). Consta de 18 capítulos y 700 versos. Su contenido es la conversación entre Krishna a quien los hinduistas consideran una encarnación de Visnú (mientras que los Krisnaístas lo consideran el origen de Visnú) y su primo y amigo Arjuna en el campo de batalla en los instantes previos al inicio de la guerra de Kurukshetra.

Discover three classic short stories for kids and children of all ages, taken from the myths and legends of Native American Indians: "The Maiden who loved a Fish"; "The White Canoe"; "The Star Wife". We are in dire need for a greater understanding of Native American cultures, and these stories provide the food for thought necessary for greater proximity.

It is as great an offence against a child to starve his mind as to starve his body. The Astorg Audiobook collection means to bring together the fairy tales, stories, myths and legends which have fed the children of many generations in the years when the imagination is awakening and craving stimulus and material to work upon.

Here is one of the best Japanese stories. This fairy tale tells of the creation of the modern jellyfish, which is such a strange transluscent creature; according to the legend, it was not always the case, and the jelly fish owns its peculiar appearance to a punishment inflicted by the Dragon King of the Sea. Delve into the legends and fables of old Japan, with a myth that will delight children and adults alike, and discover the riches of Japanese culture through its most authentic tales. Not unlike the western folk tales compiled by the Brothers Grimm, this myth is part of a series of stories faithfully preserving the spirit of medieval Japan; it is a peculiar travel through space and time, which will delight children and adults alike.

Award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti recites this timeless nursery rhyme.

《一千零一夜》是阿拉伯民间故事集。宰相的女儿山鲁佐德用讲述故事的方法吸引国王，她的故事一直讲了一千零一夜，国王终于被感动，与她白首偕老。…… 《一千零一夜》是阿拉伯民間故事集。宰相的女兒山魯佐德用講述故事的方法吸引國王，她的故事一直講了一千零一夜，國王終於被感動，與她白首偕老。

《周易》是一部是建立在阴阳二元论基础上对事物运行规律加以论证和描述的中国古哲学书籍。…… 《周易》是一部建立在陰陽二元論基礎上對事物運行規律加以論證和描述的中國古哲學書籍。

From the creator of the beloved @PoetryIsNotaLuxury Instagram account, a gorgeously wrought poetry anthology that is a gift and a guide for readers through every season of life. Inspired by writer and philosopher Audre Lorde’s famous claim: “Poetry is not a luxury,” this anthology proves...

Reminiscent of Three Women and The State of Affairs—and based on years of research and in-depth interviews with more than sixty men—this eye-opening and explosive study explores why men cheat, how they do it, and the repercussions that infidelity has on every aspect of life. It is estimated...

The New York Times bestselling author of Diary of an Oxygen Thief and Chameleon in a Candy Store is back with the spellbinding conclusion to the series. Women use sex to get love, men use love to get sex. Eunuchs and Nymphomaniacs is so brutally honest and breathtakingly perverse you’ll want...

The shocking true story of a young woman forced into spying for Russia under the KBG. What would make you agree to work as a KGB agent? Love, blackmail, desperation? For this young woman, there is only one thing that could make her agree to a life of service under the brutal regime that she hates. They took her baby. So begins the most compelling and revealing story about spying you're ever likely to hear.

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Hurt people hurt people. Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer's assistant, and somehow they met in Bright Lights, Big City. He's blinded by love. She by ambition. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel but, above all, a very realistic account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us.

Обладатель самой крупной и дорогой коллекции китайского фарфора в России лишается значительной ее части - часть экспонатов крадут прямо у него из дома. Старший следователь Следственного комитета Орест Волин берется за расследование этого преступления. Он выясняет, что все украденные вещи объединяет не старина или ценность, а небольшой размер. Единственное исключение — фарфоровый китайский болванчик, изображающий будду Милэ. Он является не только самым крупным из украденных предметов, но и самым ординарным, дешевым.

Наши дни. У крупного предпринимателя Анисима Московкина сгорает квартира. Пострадавший считает, что квартиру подожгли из хулиганских побуждений: из нее ничего не пропало, но в нее подбросили сделанный из фарфора кукиш. Следователь Орест Волин, которому поручили это дело, рассказывает о случившемся своему покровителю —генералу КГБ в отставке Воронцову. Он предлагает Волину прочитать следующую порцию расшифрованных дневников Нестора Загорского, в которых также фигурирует дом на Сретенском бульваре, где сейчас живет Московкин. Возможно это каким-то образом сможет помочь в расследовании.

Även om Philip föds som prins av Grekland och Danmark är det långt ifrån självklart att han en dag ska gifta sig med drottningen av ett imperium. Philips familj är omgärdad av skandaler och förfall, och hans uppväxt är ensam och tumultartad. Inom militären finner han sin väg i livet, men redan när han är 30 år gammal dör hans svärfar, kung George VI. Plötsligt inser Philip att han från och med nu måste leva i skuggan av sin fru, som "drottningens make". "DROTTNINGENS MAKE" berättar historien om prins Philips 99-åriga liv.