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Six hilarious satires from the ingenious Molière, France’s original master of comedies: "The Imaginary Cuckold", "The School for Husbands", "The School for Wives", "Tartuffe" and "The Misanthrope".

The magical storytelling and unforgettable characters in Bev Doyle and Richard Kurti's audio adaptation of this children's classic have been brought to life by many well-known voices from film, TV, radio and comedy.

In this hot enticing multi-author and multi-narrator mega collection filled with 67 filthy erotic stories, you’ll experience swingers, werewolves, BDSM, spanking, vampires, bisexual, anal, paranormal threesomes, big beautiful woman erotica, lesbian first time, medical, gangbangs and much, much more….

The perfect boredom-busting book for long winter evenings with the family, Richard Herring's Would You Rather? is packed with hundreds of the biggest questions to face us all, including: Would you rather have a conversation with a dolphin or an elephant? Would you rather fall in love or fall into a swimming pool full of your favourite biscuits? Would you rather live in a giant shoe or a giant peach? Would you rather own a car with Jimmy Carr, a lorry with Laurie Anderson or a van with Van Morrison?

This fine collection of intelligent, unabridged short stories about intriguing, interesting and sometimes inspirational men is an audio treat for young and old, male or female. A carefully compiled anthology featuring timeless tales from classic authors including Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Anton Chekhov, read by a cast of acclaimed and respected actors, including Stephen Fry, Martin Jarvis and Kerry Shale; this compilation will be enjoyed by the whole family.

When Noah Ainsley wakes up in a hospital room with no recollection of how she got there, all she knows is that she needs to see Elliot, the love of her life. Then she learns the horrifying truth: Her short-term memory has been destroyed by a car accident. She and Elliot broke up five years ago. And now she’s married to Anderson, a man she doesn’t even recognize.

An acclaimed novelist, short story writer and critic, Leslie Poles Hartley is best known for his 1953 novel The Go-Between, which won the W. H. Heinemann Award and was adapted as a BAFTA-winning film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates. Included here is a radio dramatisation of that classic tale, alongside adaptations of three further novels and five short stories.

Throughout his life Kipling never stopped writing. Greatly revered during his own lifetime and recipient of the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature The Essential Kipling celebrates a truly prolific and varied career; with his poetry and stories interpreted vividly by wonderful actors.

Stephen Sheerin was born to play on Broadway - or at least, under it. He's a musician, a conductor, and his dream is to music-direct a big Broadway musical. After years of toiling in the pit of some of the best-loved (and loathed) hits on the Great White Way, he's just been given his big break. Can life really be going that well? Of course not.

In this story of Crown House, the grand home of the Ministers, the bond is built between the Minister family and the House of Windsor in this tale of changing times and unvarying traditions. This is a tale of two families and a fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House, and the Royal Family of Windsor.

Gibt es das Gute im Menschen? Und wenn ja, wie oft? Richard David Precht präsentiert zusammen mit Caroline Mart in diesem Hörbuch Ideen und Anregungen darüber, warum es so schwierig ist, ein guter Mensch zu sein - und was das eigentlich bedeutet: "ein guter Mensch". Dabei erfährt der Hörer viel Neues und erhält Anregungen, sein eigenes Leben einmal gegen den Strich zu denken.

Haunted by the ghosts of his past, computer forensics tech, Rich Willis, returns to the small farming town of Black River, in Eastern Idaho, to close out his late mother’s estate. Battling to overcome his own depression and grief after the death of his wife, he is determined to uncover the truth behind a childhood friend's brutal murder. But as he delves into the dark secrets of his hometown, he realizes that he may have put himself and others in the crosshairs of a dangerous killer.

The original version of LATW’s groundbreaking docudrama about the Pentagon Papers, the infamous classified documents about US involvement in the Vietnam War, and how The Washington Post fought the government to publish them. Includes a 1991 panel discussion with journalists Ben Bradlee, Peter Braestrup, Robert Maynard, Carla Robbins, Robert Scheer, and George Wilson.

James Parr fiel zu Boden. Ein heftiger Schmerz durchzuckte seinen Körper. Aus dem Augenwinkel sah er den kräftigen, mit Narben übersäten Mann auf sich zukommen, seine riesige Hand zum vernichtenden Schlag erhoben. Da ertönte eine markerschütternde Stimme: „Halt, er ist einer von uns!" Parr erkannte eine uralte, abstoßend hässliche Frau, vor der die anderen Gestalten ehrfurchtsvoll zurückwichen. Mit zitternder Stimme sprach er das Wesen aus dem Moor an: „Ich brauche eure Hilfe!" Die Alte lachte schallend, „Bist du dir über die Konsequenzen im Klaren, James Parr?" Er schluckte: „Ja!

Upon his return home from the battlefields of Europe in 1918, Col Blackwood, a UK Army infantry officer, is reunited with his family on Christmas Eve after nearly four years away. In the midst of telling his children a bedtime story, we learn of Artaban, a Magi priest, and the fourth wise man to present gifts to the newborn King. As a result of dissension among his fellow Magians, Artaban has no other choice but to embark on this journey alone. Though his quest is fraught with challenges along the way that test his courage and stir his compassion, his faith never wavers.

Classic Speeches: 1940-1987 is a collection of the most famous speeches of all time from political figures, such as Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr and John F Kennedy.

This compilation of famous speeches given during the conflict in Vietnam features historical icons from both sides of America's involvement, from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jane Fonda, Richard Nixon to Norman Mailer, John Kerry to Martin Luther King, Jr. Included are speeches given at protests, rallies, political events, and congressional hearings and within the Oval Office. An era that was marred by violence and unrest is encapsulated by the voices expressing support as well as those demonstrating militant protest.

A collection of stories about America's bloodiest conflict by some of the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Gefangen. Verloren. Verraten. Darcio, Remero und Nevio haben einen folgenschweren Fehler begangen. Einen, denen Adriana ihnen nicht so schnell verzeihen kann. Im Haus ihres Vaters eingesperrt, kann sie nur an eines denken, freizukommen. Und das mit Carlo. Was, wenn sie die Freiheit zurückerlangt: wird sie Remero, Nevio und Darcio jemals wieder vertrauen können? Oder beschließt sie, sich gegen ihr Herz zu entscheiden und mit Alejandro mitzugehen?

Richard David Precht gibt erneut Antworten auf die großen Fragen des Lebens. Angeregt von seinem Sohn Oskar erklärt er die Welt...