Novum: 157 books

Wien, 1487 Drei Morde im Umkreis der weithin berühmten Passionsspiele von St. Stephan erregen die Gemüter von Bürgern und zugereisten Gauklern. Eingebettet in eine geschichtlich fundierte Schilderung des Lebens im mittelalterlichen Wien des ausgehenden 15. Jahrhunderts nehmen die dramatischen Ereignisse...

Die Geschichte der Gründung des legendären Reiches Mali durch Soundjata Kéita im 13. Jahrhundert ist sagenumwoben und mysteriös. Dem König wird prophezeit, dass er einen Sohn haben werde, der über magische Kräfte verfügt. So geschieht es auch, und Soundjata wird geboren. Doch bald entbrennt ein...

The Klondikers was the name given to the people that heard about the gold that was to be found around what was to become, Dawson City. It was just sitting there, waiting to be picked up by anyone who could make the challenging journey to get there. This is the recreation of a journey that one farmer...

This is the story of one man's travels through northern Pakistan, using Gilgit as a centre. You will be taken westward to the fascinating Kalash Valleys with a surviving unique culture, struggling to maintain their identity in the harsh and rugged mountains, bordering Afghanistan. The story continues...

Harps, instruments of ancient origin have joined humankind throughout its history: the gems among the instruments in the empires of antiquity, the accompanying instruments of the songs performed by medieval monks, wandering minstrels and gallant knights, favourites of burghers, and the queen of instruments,...

Recollections from his past suddenly return, haunting Ian Harbinger in wanting to know about the death of his Aunt Anastasia. By some premonition he finds himself back at the old family home in Cambridgeshire that was once owned by his aunt and where he spent all his school holidays. It now stands empty...

Marie Likisch tells the story of her life - a 40 year old mom with six children, an ex-partner who is the father of the children and an ex-partner with whom she had had an affair. She lives in a village in Bavaria and suffers from severe heartache. Therefore, she looks for a man on the internet. The...

'You're trembling. No one has ever trembled before when I have kissed them; I never want this to end.' 'Me neither', I whispered. In this love story we follow the dreams of Sarah, a paediatric psychologist with a young son and her budding friendship with a work colleague, Sheila. Neither friend realises...

Hurra, wir leben! Doch woher kommt es, das Leben? Welchen Sinn hat es? Wie endlich oder unendlich ist es? Was sagt der christliche Glaube dazu? Ist die Sprache des apostolischen Glaubensbekenntnisses noch zeitgemäß? Ein bewiesener Glaube ist kein Glaube! Wir stehen vor einem Paradigmenwechsel. Sind...

Egal ob auf Reisen oder als Bettlektüre - die Gedanken aus dem privaten Leben eines Rechtsanwalts lassen sich beschwingt lesen und bringen Abwechslung in den Alltag. Über Reisen, Liebeleien und Situationen, in denen sich bestimmt der Eine oder Andere wiederfinden kann. Ein schöner Tag beginnt zu werden,...

Wenn die Buchstaben Kopf stehen. Petra Rütgers Erfahrungen zum Thema Legasthenie klären über diese auch heute noch oft tabuisierte Lernschwäche auf und machen Betroffenen Mut. Ihr Alltag war geprägt von zahllosen Auseinandersetzungen, von Verzweiflung und Resignation. Eine Wand von Ratlosigkeit stand zwischen ihrem Sohn und verschiedenen Therapeuten. Wie kann sie die Legasthenie akzeptieren?

Meet Andrew Bowry, an English journalist and the son of a priest, whose curiosity of life in the jungle has been with him since being a child. Sent to live in New Amsterdam at a young age, Andrew has grown up surrounded by different races and always loved seeing how other people lived but never in his...

This is an intriguing story about an aspiring dentist Peter and the roller-coaster drive experience he had in the hinterland, when he accompanied his father to assist the Amerindians. He experienced several encounters in the wilderness and Peter was always surrounded by his friends, Diego, Bell and Benjamin...

A Love Brewed in Africa is a love story with a twist. Imagine your hopes and dreams dashed in an instant. This was the unfortunate reality for George and Jean, a happily married young couple with their entire futures ahead of them. After a harrowing helicopter crash, George is paralysed and bound...