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A thriller about one of the best-kept secrets of mankindDavid Berger, attorney for a major New York City law firm, is heading for a burnout. One night he can’t sleep and the following nights neither. David realizes that he doesn’t have to sleep at all. He is wide-awake, twenty-four-seven. At first, he is happy about it, as it allows him more time to live his life, even though he wonders what the reason could be. But then his girlfriend and his best friend are brutally murdered and David becomes the...

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A plot in the best mystery fiction tradition with a charming investigator and a dash of dry HumorThe idea is to have an unforgettable weekend. Clara Annerson, a writer who is undergoing a crisis of meaning, surreptitiously obtains an invitation to a gala dinner at a country château outside of Vienna. She hopes that surrounding herself with so many rich, eccentric art collectors in a wonderfully baroque ambience will provide inspiration for her first crime novel. And indeed it does, although somewhat...

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The smartphone for dummies – How it works and how to use it properlyIf you plan on purchasing a new cell phone, you are faced with the agony of choice. Only this much is certain: we cannot live without a smartphone.And while one group of users goes online to make deals at the Stock Exchange, upload YouTube videos or snapchat, the other group searches desperately for the keyboard to make a phone call.With a lot of humor and striking composure, Christian Klein tells us in his book about the omnipresence...

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A touching and thought-provoking family historyBerlin, 1912. Sybille, the puritan widow of Commercial Counselor Julius zur Nieden, is raising her three children Felice, Wilhelm, and llsebill with an iron hand. As an example, in order to prevent the family’s private bank from collapsing Sybille insists that her eldest daughter, Felice, marry a business partner she does not love. She has just as little understanding for Felice’s dream of studying law as she does for her son’s enthusiasm for the emerging...

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Space opera meets history; futuristic technology meets Roman cultureSometime in a distant future. The Roman Empire never fell but continued to evolve. Mankind left the earth and took possession of the universe. Rome’s legions have conquered other planets, subjugating and enslaving foreign peoples. They found a new homeland on the planet Roma Nova in a galaxy called Mare Nostrum. All of this lies so far in the past that the earth itself is no more than a legend, as Romolus and Remus once were.Nevertheless,...

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A humorous story full of whimsical figures and quirky experiencesRhodesia 1956: In the Livingstone National Park, Olivia, a photographer, makes the acquaintance of handsome Edward and falls in love with him but Edward will leave Africa in a few weeks. His plan is to fulfill the dream of his wealthy late uncle and ship endangered wild animals from Africa to Australia. After a whirlwind wedding, Olivia takes the plunge and goes with him to start a new life. However, despite careful planning with regard...

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A magical story driven by obsessions and the desire for revengeA classical theme, newly interpreted and independently adapted. Tom Jacuba presents Shakespeare’s TheTempest, a drama surrounding the magician Prospero, in the form of a fantasy. He weaves a thrilling story about a demon who follows his conjurer into exile. Prospero, the Duke of Milan, comes into possession of a book of magic and begins to experiment with it. When his beloved wife dies, he becomes obsessed with the thought of bringing...

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A romance novel with a summery and witty feel and a charming SettingWith hard work, diligence, and her radiant personality, Emily worked her way up to becoming the assistant managing director of a hotel in Fuerteventura and everything is fine, even in her personal life. Her home island of Fehmarn is far away and not only out of sight but also almost out of mind – when her mother calls her desperately asking her for help: Due to the fact that Emily’s father and brother lack the necessary business...

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A magnificent love story on Cres Island - with a link to a tragedy in the pastSofia Caspari has taken the elements of landscape, vacation, love, and a family secret and combined them into an enchanting love story set off the Croatian coast. It unfolds today and in the 1960s.Present-day Germany. Pia’s constantly increasing desire to have a child has wrecked her three-year relationship with her boyfriend and left her devastated. Welcoming a distraction, she helps her grandparents as they move into...

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A novel to dream about and revel in that will keep you engrossedRomance novels are a dime a dozen. It is her characters that distinguish Kathryn Taylor’s romance novels from the rest. You won’t find many other authors capable of creating characters, which are so personable and true to life. With a few words, she draws her readers close to her characters and makes them hope and fear with them. For the summer months, Cara Connelly returns to her parents’ hotel, „Kerryhead Castle“, in Namara, a small...

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