BioCoder #6
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VGC: The 2025 Guide to Video Games
There's no such thing as a quiet year in video games, and 2024 has been no different. For players, a steady stream of high-profile game releases has meant there's always been something new to play regardless of what console, handheld, PC or mobile...
Beginner's Guide to Divination
What would you do if you could see the future? Astrology, numerology, tarot, and palmistry have been used for centuries to divine events to come. The Beginner's Guide to Divination will teach you to practice the mystical arts of divination and pre...
The Schoolmaster and Other Stories, E-bok
The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov and was first published in English in 1921.Anton Chekhov, perhaps better known as a world famous classical playwright for works such as Uncle Vanya and The Cherry Orchard was also a prolific short story writer. The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is one of several of his collections. It's a compilation of 30 short stories.Some bizarre, some comical but all very interesting.Stories included are: The Schoolmaster, Enemies, The Examining Magistrate, Betrothed, From the Diary of a Violent-Tempered Man, In the Dark, A Play, A Mystery. Strong Impressions, Drunk, The Marshal's Widow, A Bad Business, In the Court, Boots, Joy, Ladies, A Peculiar Man, At the Barber's, An Inadvertence, The Album, Oh! The Public, A Tripping Tongue, Overdoing It, The Orator, Malingerers, In the Graveyard, Hush!, In an Hotel and In a Strange LandAnton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov had at first written stories only for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.
Introdus, Ljudbok
Året är 2074. Sedan ett decennium har teknologin för så kallad mind upload existerat. Den som vill, och har pengarna, kan nu få sin hjärna inscannad och medvetandet uppladdat till gridden, en virtuell, digital värld. Samhället är kluvet inför den nya tekniken, men Anders Helmemyr, en av förespråkarna för den transhumanistiska rörelsen, är hoppfull. Han drömmer om en dag då denna teknik är tillgänglig för alla. Men plötsligt skakas världen av ett förödande terrordåd, och inget verkar längre säkert. Tiina Björk, expertutredare vid säkerhetspolisen, dras in i en jakt på en mystisk hackare som de ryska och amerikanska säkerhetstjänsterna spårat till Sverige. Det är uppenbart att något stort är på gång - men allt är inte som det verkar.Introdus är andra fristående boken i trilogin Berättelsen om Människan.
The Death of the Lion, Ljudbok
The Death of the Lion is an 1894 short story by Henry James.This short novel is a black comedy about fame, manipulation, pretension, and surviving it all.The narrator, a reprehensible and seedy journalist, sets out to interview a minor author, and in his own quest for glory, turns the author into the celebrity of the day.The sudden and untimely death of the author, with his latest work unfinished, presents a troubling dilemma for the narrator, which he resolves with no more conscience than he had when he began his quest.This is the 1909 New York edition. Total Running Time (TRT): 1h, 41minHenry James, OM (Order of Merit) (1843-1916) was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction.Henry James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.
30 minuter semester- POOLEN, Ljudbok
Njuter du av att ligga vid poolen, höra kluckandet av vattnet och känna lugnet och värmen på din favoritsemester? Då kan den här guidade avslappningen vara något för dig. Sätt på dig hörlurarna, blunda och res iväg till din favoritplats i 30 minuter. Det här är ett nytt, skönt och kravlöst sätt att slappna av. Den guidade avslappningen går ut på att du tar fram dina egna bästa minnen och upplevelser av sköna semesterstunder. Med hjälp av en trygg och varm röst som reseguide, specialskriven musik och suggestiva ljudeffekter får du hjälp att minnas din favoritsemester i fjällen eller Alperna. Denna ljudbok ingår i en serie som består av två tidsformat och fem semesterplatser: 15 minuter är tänkt att användas mer i vardagen när du kanske sitter på bussen eller vill slappna av på lunchen. 30 minuter är tänkt att användas när du vill slappna av lite djupare, kanske på kvällen eller helgen. Platserna för våra semestrar är: • Stranden • Poolen • Fjällen • Skogen • Båten Välj ut din favoritsemester, sätt på hörlurarna och följ med på en guidad resa till stranden, poolen eller någon annan av de 5 semesterplatserna. Testa. Din semester är närmare än du tror.
The Beast in the Jungle, Ljudbok
The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats appropriately universal themes: loneliness, fate, love and death. John Marcher, the protagonist, is reacquainted with May Bartram, a woman he knew ten years earlier, who remembers his odd secret: Marcher is seized with the belief that his life is to be defined by some catastrophic or spectacular event, lying in wait for him like a "beast in the jungle." May decides to buy a house in London with the money she inherited from a great aunt, and to spend her days with Marcher, curiously awaiting what fate has in store for him.The parable of John Marcher and his peculiar destiny has spoken to many readers who have speculated on the worth and meaning of human life.James placed The Beast in the Jungle at the head of volume 17 of the New York Edition (1907–1909) of his fiction, along with another insightful examination of life and death, The Altar of the Dead. Critics have almost unanimously agreed with the author's own high opinion of the tale, with some going so far as to put the story among the best short narratives in any literature.Total Running Time (TRT): 2h, 18minHenry James, OM (Order of Merit) (1843-1916) was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction.Henry James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.
15 minuter semester - FJÄLLEN, Ljudbok
Älskar du att vara i fjällen eller alperna på din semester? Och blir du helt lugn och lycklig av att blicka ut över de milsvida, vita snötäckta bergen...? Då kan den här guidade avslappningen vara något för dig. Sätt på dig hörlurarna, blunda och res iväg till din favoritplats i 15 minuter. Det här är ett nytt, skönt och kravlöst sätt att slappna av. Den guidade avslappningen går ut på att du tar fram dina egna bästa minnen och upplevelser av sköna semesterstunder. Med hjälp av en trygg och varm röst som reseguide, specialskriven musik och suggestiva ljudeffekter får du hjälp att minnas din favoritsemester i fjällen eller Alperna. Denna ljudbok ingår i en serie som består av två tidsformat och fem semesterplatser: 15 minuter är tänkt att användas mer i vardagen när du kanske sitter på bussen eller vill slappna av på lunchen. 30 minuter är tänkt att användas när du vill slappna av lite djupare, kanske på kvällen eller helgen. Platserna för våra semestrar är: • Stranden • Poolen • Fjällen • Skogen • Båten Välj ut din favoritsemester, sätt på hörlurarna och följ med på en guidad resa till stranden, poolen eller någon annan av de 5 semesterplatserna. Testa. Din semester är närmare än du tror.
SYND - De sju dödssynderna tolkade av Stefan Wallner, Ljudbok
Dödssynderna har sina rötter i bibeln och delas vanligen upp i de dödliga (mortalia) och de förlåtliga (venialia). De dödliga synderna är så allvarliga att de endast kan försonas genom botens sakrament.De sju dödssynderna formulerades på 600 talet av påven Gregorius den store och har under snart femtonhundra år varit lika aktuella i den mänskliga moralens värderingar.En bra grund för författare att med fantasins hjälp, eller ur händelser hämtade från det verkliga livet, gestalta dödssynderna högmod, girighet, lust, avund, frosseri, vrede, lättja och försätta olika karaktärer i de mest nutida vardagliga och prekära situationer.I denna ljudbok tolkar Stefan Wallner dödssynderna i sju fristående noveller, inlästa av Emil Rehnström.Glöm inte att ta del av de andra böckerna i SYND-serien.
Kashtanka, Ljudbok
Kashtanka is a short story by Anton Chekhov, first published in English 1922, as part of the collection The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories.Kashtanka, a shaggy-dog story penned by Anton Chekhov in seven parts and first published in 1887, relates the experiences of its eponymous heroine, a fox-faced, reddish dachshund-mix, whose name means 'little chestnut.'After her detestation of music causes her to become separated from the carpenter with whose family she had been living, Kashtanka finds herself taken up by an unusual vaudevillian and goes to live among an assortment of other intelligent animals, each of whom is observed with the characteristic empathy and humor that stamp Chekhov's work. Total Running Time (TRT): 48 min.Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.Chekhov had at first written stories only for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.
Brother Jacob, Ljudbok
Brother Jacob is a short story by George Eliot, first published in 1860.In Brother Jacob, George Eliot explores the relationship between the selfish, self-centred and ambitious David Faux and his idiot brother, Jacob.Unabridged, full text version. Totalt running time (TRT): 1 hour, 45 min.Mary Anne Evans (1819-1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She is the author of seven novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Middlemarch (1871-72), and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of them set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight.In December 2015, BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature. Out of 100 listed novels, Middlemarch by George Eliot listed as #1 and Daniel Deronda listed as #70.
The Schoolmaster and Other Stories, Ljudbok
The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov and was first published in English in 1921.Anton Chekhov, perhaps better known as a world famous classical playwright for works such as Uncle Vanya and The Cherry Orchard was also a prolific short story writer. The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is one of several of his collections. It's a compilation of 30 short stories.Some bizarre, some comical but all very interesting.Stories included are: The Schoolmaster, Enemies, The Examining Magistrate, Betrothed, From the Diary of a Violent-Tempered Man, In the Dark, A Play, A Mystery. Strong Impressions, Drunk, The Marshal's Widow, A Bad Business, In the Court, Boots, Joy, Ladies, A Peculiar Man, At the Barber's, An Inadvertence, The Album, Oh! The Public, A Tripping Tongue, Overdoing It, The Orator, Malingerers, In the Graveyard, Hush!, In an Hotel and In a Strange LandAnton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.Chekhov had at first written stories only for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.
Collaboration, Ljudbok
Collaboration is a short story by Henry James, first published in 1893.The story takes place in Paris sometime after the Franco-Prussian War (1870--Germany won--the French Second Republic collapsed--France embittered).A French poet and a German composer come to admire one another's work and decide to collaborate on an opera. There are costs to pay.Total Running Time (TRT): 57minHenry James, OM (Order of Merit) (1843-1916) was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction.Henry James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.
The Ghost Patrol and Other Stories, E-bok
The Ghost Patrol and Other Stories is a collection of novellas and short stories written by Sinclair Lewis, and published between 1917 and 1919.Stories included are:The Ghost Patrol (1917)Young Man Axelbroad (1917)The Willow Walk (1918)Moths in the Arc Light (1919)Speed (1919)The Cat of the Stars (1919)The Kidnapped Memorial (1919)Things (1919)Harry Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters."His works are known for their insightful and critical views of American capitalism and materialism between the wars. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women.
Jean Gourdon's Four Days, E-bok
Jean Gourdon's Four Days is a short novel by French author Émile Zola.Jean Gourdon's Four Days deserves to rank among the very best things to which Zola has signed his name. It is a study of four typical days in the life of a Proven al peasant of the better sort, told by the man himself...In the first of the days, it is Spring and Jean Gourdon is eighteen years of age, just to steals away from the house so he may meet his coy sweetheart Babet by the waters of the broad river Durance...Next follows a day during Summer, five years later. Jean is a soldier in the Italian war, and goes through the horrors of a battle and is wounded. This episode is exceedingly ingenious in its observation of the sentiments of a common man under fire...The Autumn day of the story occurs fifteen years later. Jean and Babet have now long been married. They are rich, healthy and devoted to one another, but there is a single happiness lacking - they have no child. But maybe now, when the grapes are ripe, this gift also is to be theirs...The optimistic tone has been so consistently preserved in the first three parts, that one must almost resent the tragedy of the Winter day. This is eighteen years later, on a winter's night, and the river Durance rises... Jean Gourdon's Four Days was originally published in 1874 as Les Quatre Journees de Jean Gourdon, and was included in the collection of short fiction entitled Nouveaux Contes à Ninon. Translated by Francis J. Reynolds. E-Book: ePUB, 16,400 words, average reading time 1 hour, 20 min. Unabridged full version. Also available as audiobook read by Bruce Pirie, running time 1 hour, 52 min.Émile Zola (1840-1902) was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in the renowned newspaper headline J'accuse. Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902.
De sovande, E-bok
Ett barn vaknar upp, kallsvettig och med dunkla drömmar. En desperat mamma försöker förgäves trösta. Hjälpa en dotter som behöver mer än en kram och omtanke. Mer än vad en vanlig människa kan ge.Vintern tar ett hårt grepp om Ånge och tvingar fram hemligheter som många trodde var bortglömda. Samtidigt blir kaosets anhängare allt mer våghalsiga. Mörkret blir påtagligare och skuggorna dystrare.Men hur förhindrar man ett helt samhälle från att falla in i en djup ostoppbar mardröm?
The Dark, E-bok
The Dark is a novella by Russian author Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev, an acclaimed Russian playwright and writer of short fiction, who was noted for the darkness in his work.The Dark is a story about a desperate young man, a “terrorist and nihilist”, trying to avoid arrest by taking refuge in a brothel. The story focuses on his unfolding relationship with a prostitute in the brothel and the internal conflict which torments him.The Dark was translated by Leonard A. Magnus and Karl Walter. The novella was originally published in 1922 by Leonard and Virginia Woolf in 1922. E-Book: ePUB, 18,300 words, average reading time 1 hours, 30 min. Unabridged full version. Also available as audiobook read by Lee Smalley, running time 1 hour, 57 min.Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (1871-1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer. He is one of the most talented and prolific representatives of the Silver Age period in Russian history. Andreyev's style combines elements of realist, naturalist and symbolist schools in literature.
The Third Person, E-bok
The Third Person is a short story by Henry James, first published and included in the collection The Soft Side, published in 1900.The Third Person is an amusing spoof on spooking. The 'ghostly man about the house' in whom two increasingly competitive maiden ladies come to take a proprietary interest is as unlikely to inspire terror as the wraith in one of James's earliest tales.The anticlimactic crisis may need a footnote for younger readers: a Tauchnitz was an unauthorized continental paperback edition of a british or american book which, purely for copyright reasons, was not supposed to be brought back to England. To think of this as smuggling certainly placed, for James's contemporaries, the crimes of the ghostly third person in a hilarious perspective.Henry James, OM (Order of Merit) (1843-1916) was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction.Henry James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.
Love in a Mask, E-bok
Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness, is an entertaining short novel by Honoré de Balzac, unpublished in his lifetime. This English edition was first published in 1911.Beginning with a flirtatious conversation at a masked ball, Balzac introduces his two main characters, a beautiful wealthy young widow and a gallant cavalry officer, and demonstrates his creative genius with deft plot twists of hidden identity and romantic intrigue. Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories, La Comédie humaine. Many of Balzac's works have been made into or have inspired films, and they are a continuing source of inspiration for writers, filmmakers and critics.Before and during his career as a writer, he attempted to be a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician; he failed in all of these efforts. La Comédie humaine reflects his real-life difficulties, and includes scenes from his own experience.
Resenären och Banemannen, E-bok
Livet i den alltför gemytliga staden Bolgat går gamle Graldek på nerverna. Allting förändras när han hittar en nedkyld och medvetslös ung man i ett buskage. Kan Ric, som förlorat minnet, vara Resenären som enligt legenden kan få gudarna att återvända till Nandoria? Vem är i så fall Banemannen som också nämns i profetian? Och hur ska Graldek kunna skydda Ric från honom? Följ med Graldek i jakten på gudarna och Ric i sökandet efter en egen identitet.
Flappers and Philosophers, E-bok
Flappers and Philosophers was the first collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920. It includes eight stories:"The Offshore Pirate""The Ice Palace""Head and Shoulders""The Cut-Glass Bowl""Bernice Bobs Her Hair""Benediction""Dalyrimple Goes Wrong""The Four Fists"Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby (his most famous), and Tender Is the Night. A fifth, unfinished novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories that treat themes of youth and promise along with age and despair.Fitzgerald's work has been adapted into films many times. His short story, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", was the basis for a 2008 film. Tender is the Night was filmed in 1962, and made into a television miniseries in 1985. The Beautiful and Damned was filmed in 1922 and 2010. The Great Gatsby has been the basis for numerous films of the same name, spanning nearly 90 years; 1926, 1949, 1974, 2000, and 2013 adaptations. In addition, Fitzgerald's own life from 1937 to 1940 was dramatized in 1958 in Beloved Infidel.
Skattkammarön, E-bok
Skattkammarön, (engelska: Treasure Island), är en bok av Robert Louis Stevenson som först publicerades 1883. Denna edition publicerades 1919, översatt av Tom Wilson.Boken handlar om pojken Jim Hawkins. Handlingen börjar i 1700-talets England. Jims föräldrar äger ett värdshus som heter Amiral Benbow. En gammal sjöman tar en dag in på värdshuset. Kaptenen ger den unge Hawkins en silverslant i månaden för att hålla utkik efter andra sjömän.När dessa män en dag uppsöker kaptenen, finner de honom död av för mycket romdrickande. När unge Hawkins och hans mor länsar kaptenens sjömanskista hittar de en skattkarta. De beger sig till byn och visar kartan för godsägare Trelawney och doktor Livesey.Därefter börjar upprustningen för en skattjakt, och med båten Hispaniola seglar de iväg ut på havet. Under resan så upptäcker Hawkins att några av besättningsmännen ombord planerar ett myteri. I spetsen för myteriet står kocken Long John Silver.Väl framme på ön bryter myteriet ut och besättningen splittras. Det är nu Hawkins sida som har skattkartan och John Silvers sida som har skeppet. Jim och hans vänner träffar en gammal strandsatt sjörövare, Ben Gunn, på ön.Silver får då skattkartan, men blir lurad. Ben hade nämligen redan hittat skatten och gömt om den...Robert Louis Stevenson, (1850-1894), var en brittisk (skotsk) romanförfattare, poet och reseskildrare. Livet igenom plågades han av vacklande hälsa och han reste därför ivrigt över flera kontinenter i ständig jakt på ett klimat som skulle kunna understödja ett tillfrisknande. Stevensons mest kända böcker är Skattkammarön och Dr Jekyll och Mr Hyde.
Pyhän Hengen pilkka: Matteuksen evankeliumin 12. luvun mukaan, E-bok
Pyhän Hengen pilkka on aiheut-tanut vuosien ja vuosisatojen kuluessa ahdistusta lukematto-mien kristittyjen elämään. Pelko syyllistymisestä anteeksiantamattomaan syntiin onjoissain tapauksissa tuhonnut ihmisen mielen. Ahdistus on ylivoimainen. Joissakin keskusteluissa varoitetaan Pyhän Hengen pilkasta hyvinkin herkästi, erityisesti silloin, kun keskustelu koskee karismaattisia ilmiöitä. Kirjan kirjoittaja Matti Lahtinen on pyrkinyt teoksessaan löytämään vastauksen, kysymykseen mistä Pyhän Hengen pilkassa on oikeasti kyse ja kenen kohdalla siitä varoittaminen voi olla paikallaan.
Statisten, E-bok
Den undersköne Zacke glider igenom tillvaron utan att ta något på större allvar. Med total avsaknad av struktur trillar han in i de mest bisarra situationer. Efter ett märkligt gisslandrama där han får en prisbelönt gammal tax på halsen, tar livet en ny och oväntad vändning. När han en dag möter den anspråkslösa Eva blir han förälskad för första gången. Hon låter sig dock inte förföras av hans fagra yttre och Zacke förstår att han måste rota djupare i sitt inre för att imponera på henne. Efter att han med falskt CV får jobb som regissör på ett äldreboende som ska sätta upp ett julspel ställs allt på sin spets. Han ångrar till en början att han tagit sig an uppgiften, men märker snart att han med lite is i magen kanske kan komma undan med sitt livs största lögn.Emelie Nirland har tidigare skrivit flera barnböcker, bl a Degen som inte slutade jäsa och Handla rätt. Bägge utgivna på Whip Media. Statisten är hennes romandebut.
The Battle of Life, E-bok
The Battle of Life: A Love Story is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1846. It is the fourth of his five "Christmas Books", preceded by A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845) and followed by The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848).The setting is an English village that stands on the site of an historic battle. Some characters refer to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life, hence the title.The Battle of Life is the only one of the five Christmas Books that has no supernatural or explicitly religious elements. The story bears some resemblance to The Cricket on the Hearth in two respects: it has a non-urban setting, and it is resolved with a romantic twist. It is even less of a social novel than is Cricket. As is typical with Dickens, the ending is a happy one.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, is one of the most influential works ever written, and it remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Set in London and Paris, his 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, is the best selling novel of all time. His creative genius has been praised by fellow writers - from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton - for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism.
Vem pep?, E-bok
I den andra boken om den nyfikna siameskatten Bonnie vaknar hon av ett mystiskt ljud. Vad var det som lät? Följ med Bonnie på en spännande upptäcktsfärd bland clowner, lindansare, troll, helikoptrar och en motorcykelburen björn. Bonnie upptäcker många spännande ljud och försöker gissa vad det kan vara som låter så. Men inget av ljuden liknar det som väckte henne. Plötsligt hör Bonnie ett pip! Äntligen är det rätt ljud! Bonnie tittar under sängen. Vad hittar hon där?En fantasirik bilderbok på rim för små barn. Boken uppmuntrar till att lyssna efter, och tala om, ljud omkring oss. Den har också budskapet att hjälpa de som är på flykt och som saknar hem.
The Beast in the Jungle, E-bok
The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort.Almost universally considered one of James' finest short narratives, this story treats appropriately universal themes: loneliness, fate, love and death.John Marcher, the protagonist, is reacquainted with May Bartram, a woman he knew ten years earlier, who remembers his odd secret: Marcher is seized with the belief that his life is to be defined by some catastrophic or spectacular event, lying in wait for him like a "beast in the jungle." May decides to buy a house in London with the money she inherited from a great aunt, and to spend her days with Marcher, curiously awaiting what fate has in store for him.The parable of John Marcher and his peculiar destiny has spoken to many readers who have speculated on the worth and meaning of human life.James placed The Beast in the Jungle at the head of volume 17 of the New York Edition (1907–1909) of his fiction, along with another insightful examination of life and death, The Altar of the Dead. Critics have almost unanimously agreed with the author's own high opinion of the tale, with some going so far as to put the story among the best short narratives in any literature.Henry James, OM (Order of Merit) (1843-1916) was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction.Henry James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.
Sosiaalisessa mediassa muhii muutos, E-bok
Miten netissä syntyneet yhteisöllistä viestintää tarjoavat palvelut, kuten Facebook, Twitter ja IRC-Galleria vaikuttavat perinteisen median asemaan, kansalaisten tietosuojaan ja mitkä teknologiat kiihdyttävät muutosta? Samaan aikaan kun perinteinen media elää historiallista muutosta, sosiaalinen media synnyttää uutta liiketoimintaa ja avaa suoran vaikutuskanavan yhteiskunnan ja suuryhtiöiden päättäjiin. Emme enää osaa ajatella elämää ilman matkapuhelimia, nettiä ja kaikkia niiden hyödyllisiä palveluita, mutta samalla ne synnyttävät uusia haasteita. Artikkelikokoelmassa tarkastellaan ajankohtaisia ilmiöitä sosiaalisen median, liiketoiminnan ja teknologian kannalta.
Resenären och Banemannen, Ljudbok
Livet i den alltför gemytliga staden Bolgat går gamle Graldek på nerverna. Allting förändras när han hittar en nedkyld och medvetslös ung man i ett buskage. Kan Ric, som förlorat minnet, vara Resenären som enligt legenden kan få gudarna att återvända till Nandoria? Vem är i så fall Banemannen som också nämns i profetian? Och hur ska Graldek kunna skydda Ric från honom? Följ med Graldek i jakten på gudarna och Ric i sökandet efter en egen identitet.
Vad rimmar på Flora?, Ljudbok
Det finns en flicka i Norrlands inland vars röst är len som hjortronsylt. En olycka tar hennes mor och alkoholen sväljer fadern. Medan hennes klasskamrater trummar på mobiltelefoner pantar flickan tomglas och plockar bär för att ha råd med havregryn. Skogen är hennes bästa vän och vindkraftverken hennes fiender. Hon heter Flora, men de kallar henne Vad rimmar på Flora? är en vemodig Norrlandsroman om den bygd som Storytelvinnaren Nils-Petter Löf växte upp i och fortfarande kallar sitt hem. Det är en berättelse om att växa upp och finna sin plats i ett samhälle som inte alltid står på ens sida.
Love in a Mask, Ljudbok
Love in a Mask, or Imprudence and Happiness, is an entertaining short novel by Honoré de Balzac, unpublished in his lifetime. This English edition was first published in 1911.Beginning with a flirtatious conversation at a masked ball, Balzac introduces his two main characters, a beautiful wealthy young widow and a gallant cavalry officer, and demonstrates his creative genius with deft plot twists of hidden identity and romantic intrigue. Total Running Time (TRT): 1 hour, 46 min. Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories, La Comédie humaine. Many of Balzac's works have been made into or have inspired films, and they are a continuing source of inspiration for writers, filmmakers and critics.Before and during his career as a writer, he attempted to be a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician; he failed in all of these efforts. La Comédie humaine reflects his real-life difficulties, and includes scenes from his own experience.
The Chaperon, Ljudbok
The Chaperon is a short story by Henry James, first published in 1893.What on earth is a girl to do when London society has convicted her mother of a dreadful sin and has ostracized her?If blood is thicker than water, and the daughter remains loyal to her erring parent, how far will affect her own standing in society (and most important, of course) in the marriage market that is controlled by that society?This is the problem facing Rose Tramore and it will take all her charm -- and perseverance -- to solve it.Total Running Time (TRT): 1h, 43min.Henry James, OM (Order of Merit) (1843-1916) was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction.Henry James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.
Sir Dominick Ferrand , Ljudbok
Sir Dominick Ferrand is a short novel by Henry James, first published in Cosmopolitan Magazine in 1892. It was later included in the collection The Real Thing and Other Tales, published in 1893."Levity" is not a word often applied to Henry James, but this story has about it an attractively lighthearted quality. It tells of Peter Baron, a poor, young struggling writer of adequate, if not transcendent, talent, who lives in a dreary London boarding house inhabited also by a mysteriously clairvoyant and beautiful young widow, with her small boy.When Baron buys himself a second-hand writing desk to stimulate the creative juices, he finds carefully hidden within it a cache of letters that appear to compromise a recently deceased statesman. The discovery and his struggle to handle the questions they pose ultimately change his life. Along the way he also discovers, as a fringe benefit, a talent for what Americans (though probably not Jamesians) call Tin Pan Alley.Total Running Time (TRT): 2h, 20 minHenry James, OM (Order of Merit) (1843-1916) was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.He is best known for a number of novels showing Americans encountering Europe and Europeans. His method of writing from a character's point of view allowed him to explore issues related to consciousness and perception, and his style in later works has been compared to impressionist painting. His imaginative use of point of view, interior monologue and unreliable narrators brought a new depth to narrative fiction.Henry James was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, 1912, and 1916.
Ariadne, Ljudbok
Ariadne is a short story by Anton Chekhov first published in English in 1916 as part of the collection The Darling and Other Stories.The story begins on a steamer bound for Sebastopol, where the narrator meets Shamokhin, who has become a hostage to love. Shamokhin tells the story of his helpless love for Ariadne. She was his neighbor, a beautiful but cold young woman, "a nightingale made of metal," who challenged him to fall in love with her. When Shamokhin refused to elope with her, she eloped with Lubkov, a married man with four children.Months later, Ariadne wrote again to Shamokhin, begging him to join her in Italy. When Shamokhin finally caved in and went to her, he discovered that Ariadne and Lubkov were lovers. A year later, Lubkov had used up all his money and returned to his wife. Shamokhin then became Ariadne's lover. Now his money is almost gone and his life is destroyed, but he feels helpless to leave her.Total Running Time (TRT): 53 min.Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.Chekhov had at first written stories only for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later adopted by James Joyce and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.
I lagens famn, E-bok
På personalfesten låter sig Lene förföras av polischefen Anders. Trots att han är gift inleder de en passionerad affär som Lene till en början inte kan inse konsekvenserna av. Hon lockas av hans charm och möjligheter till befordran. För sent inser hon hans verkliga natur och att det inte går att lita på honom. Fast han är polis. Städaren Enok ser och förstår vad som händer, men har han modet att berätta?I lagens famn är en roman om relationer, makt och hur långt man är beredd att gå för kärleken.
Legenden om Thord, E-bok
Prinsessor brukar i sagornas värld sitta inlåsta i höga torn medan de väntar på att modiga prinsar ska rädda dem. Men sagorna är inte sanna. Legenden om Thord berättar hur det egentligen alltid har varit. På riktigt. Thord är en av de många prinsar som suttit inspärrade i djupa brunnar medan de väntat på att livrädda prinsessor ska komma och befria dem. Men kommer någon prinsessa att hitta honom? Är hon i så fall tillräckligt rädd? Och kan hästar verkligen prata?Legenden om Thordär skriven av Daniel Karlsson och illustrerad av Jonas Olsson (91:an, Hälge m fl). Läses med behållning av alla barn i åldrarna 3-93 år med ett välutvecklat barnsligt sinne för humor.
The Red Blue mussel Ivy, E-bok
This beautifull and exciting story takes place both above and below the sea surface. Together with the animals and the four mussels in the book children learn to take responsibility for the environment. They find ways to care for and protect our fantastic planet.