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When a one-legged tin soldier falls in love with a beautiful ballet dancer doll with golden wings, it is just the start of his adventures. A magical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale, read by Stephen Mangan.

Stephen Fry reads "The Ugly Ducking", which tells the story of a duckling who is rejected by everyone, including his family, because he looks different. Tired of being made fun of, he decides to go far, far away. During his travels, he meets with various adventures and characters, but will anyone ever accept him for what he is? Stephen Fry is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is famous for his roles in "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", "Blackadder", "The Hobbit", "V for Vendetta" and for being the voice of the Cheshire Cat in "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass".

With Expand: Stretching the Future By Design, authors Jens Martin Skibsted, a multiple-award-winning designer, entrepreneur, and design philosopher, and Christian Bason, political scientist and CEO of the Danish Design Centre, take listeners beyond "design thinking" to challenge current habits and carve out new space for more sustainable innovation. From transforming the ways we do business and reimagining health care, to creating planet-restoring housing and humanizing our digital lives in an age of AI, Expand explores how expansive thinking across six key areas.

A wonderful assortment of classic children's stories written by the beloved author Hans Christian Andersen. Featuring the charming story of "The Princess and the Pea", the delightful adventures of Thumbelina, and the tender, uplifting tale of Little Tuk.

Mary Welsh, a celebrated wartime journalist during the London Blitz and the liberation of Paris, meets Ernest Hemingway in May 1944. He becomes so infatuated with Mary that he asks her to marry him the third time they meet—although they are married to other people. Eventually, she succumbs to Ernest's campaign, and in the last days of the war joined him at his estate in Cuba. Through Mary's eyes, we see Ernest Hemingway in a fresh light. Their turbulent marriage survives his cruelty and abuse, perhaps because of their sexual compatibility and her essential contribution to his writing.

Eine Frau wünscht sich ein Kind und bittet dafür eine alte Hexe um Hilfe. Sie erhält von ihr ein magisches Gerstenkorn, das sie in einem Blumentopf anpflanzt. Daraus wächst eine Blume, in deren Blüte sich ein kleines Mädchen findet, das nicht länger als ein Daumen ist und darum Däumelinchen genannt wird.

Eine Entenmutter brütet sechs Enten aus. Das siebte Ei ist jedoch größer, weshalb es länger dauert, bis das graue junge Entlein ausschlüpft. Der Nachzügler wirkt tollpatschig und unbeholfen und wird daher von den Tieren verspottet und drangsaliert. Es beschließt, davonzulaufen.

Vor vielen Jahren lebte ein Kaiser, der so ungeheuer viel auf neue Kleider hielt, dass er all sein Geld dafür ausgab, um recht geputzt zu sein. Er kümmerte sich nicht um seine Soldaten, kümmerte sich nicht um Theater und liebte es nicht, in den Wald zu fahren, außer um seine neuen Kleider zu zeigen. Er hatte einen Rock für jede Stunde des Tages. Und ebenso wie man von einem König sagte, er ist im Rat, so sagte man hier immer: „Der Kaiser ist in der Garderobe!“

A touching story of the moments following the death of a child. Comfort, memories, and a visual reminder of life here follows a young boy on his journey. What may be most compelling is his angelic companion. A classic fairy tale from Hans Christian Andersen narrated by Glenn Hascall.

When powerful siblings discover a terrifying truth, will they embrace a new destiny or turn to darkness? Ashaya Blacksun has had a weight lifted from her shoulders. Freed by her father's abdication of his crown, the former princess's delight over choosing her own path is barely dimmed by her strange and haunting dreams. But when her beloved twin brother doesn't return home from a ranging expedition, the unconventional young woman fears something has gone terribly wrong. Born into royalty, Sirich Blacksun quietly seethes that he's no longer heir to the throne.

Diese unterhaltsame Bildungreise führt den Hörer in längst vergangene Zeiten, zu Hoch- und Alltagskultur, und wird zuletzt auch zu einer Spurensuche ins eigene Ich. Vom Ursprung des Lebens über die französischen Revolution bis zur Geschichte der Atomkraft, von großen Philosophen zu Weltreligionen, vom Umgang mit der Kindheit bis zu Vorstellungen vom "Danach": eine Uni für die Ohren, die ganz nebenbei Wissbegierige jeden Alters glücklich macht.

The first book of its kind, A Quick Ting on Afrobeats chronicles the social and cultural development of the eponymous music genre, tracing its rich history from the African continent all the way to the musical centre of the Western world.

In seinem neuen Roman erzählt Christian Berkel die Geschichte von Ada: Mit ihrer jüdischen Mutter aus Nachkriegsdeutschland nach Argentinien geflohen, vaterlos aufgewachsen in einem katholischen Land, kehrt sie 1955 mit ihrer Mutter Sala nach Berlin zurück. In eine ihr fremde Heimat, deren Sprache sie nicht spricht. Dort trifft sie auf den lange ersehnten Vater Otto, doch das Familienglück bleibt aus. In einer noch immer sehr autoritär geprägten Gesellschaft wächst Adas Sehnsucht nach Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit. Die Studentenbewegungen der sechziger Jahre werden ihre Rettung.

Joanna Lumley reads "The Snow Queen". One day, a diabolical troll builds a mirror that shows everything that is beautiful as ugly and all that is good as evil. Delighted, the trolls decided to carry this mirror to heaven and mock the angels, but on their way the mirror breaks and shatters into hundreds of pieces that spread across the world. Some bigger pieces are turned into windows and others are made into spectacles, but some of tiniest bits get stuck into people’s eyes or in their heart, changing their life for ever.

August 1999. Sengende Hitze liegt über Bodenstein, dem Heimatort des 15-jährigen Pascal. Eigentlich könnte er den Sommer genießen. Doch seit er nicht mehr schwimmen geht, mag er den Sommer nicht mehr. Wieso, das kann er nicht erzählen. Auch nicht, weshalb er sich nicht verlieben darf. Sein Geheimnis und seine Geschichten hütet er wie einen Schatz. Doch dann kracht Jacky in seine Welt: ein furchtloses Zirkusmädchen mit roten Haaren und wasserblauen Augen. Zusammen verbringen sie den letzten Sommertag, der alles für immer verändert.

Christian Krachts neuer Roman führt uns mitten in die wilden, fiebrigen Jahre der Weimarer Republik, als die Filmkultur ihre frühe Blüte erlebte. In Berlin versucht ein Schweizer Filmregisseur, angestachelt von Siegfried Kracauer und Lotte Eisner, den UFA-Tycoon Hugenberg zur Finanzierung eines Film zu überreden, genauer gesagt: Eines Gruselfilms, genauer gesagt: In Japan. Das überschneidet sich mit ebensolchen Plänen im dortigen Kaiserreich, mit denen man dem entstehenden Hollywood-Imperium Paroli bieten will.

"Paul's Letter to the Galatians & Christian Theology" conference was held at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland from July 10-13, 2012. This book contains articles by theologians, scholars, and pastors who presented their research at the very important theological conference on the book of Galatians.

This is SmartFrench Course #6 and will be your final French course to learn French by French Whisperer. When you learn French at school, you rarely work at the advanced level. I hope this French course will fill the gap.

We like to think of ourselves, our friends, and our families as decent people. We may not be saints, but we are still honest, relatively kind, and mostly trustworthy. Christian Miller argues here that we are badly mistaken in thinking this. Hundreds of recent studies in psychology tell a different story: that we all have serious character flaws that prevent us from being as good as we think we are - and that we do not even recognize that these flaws exist.

Did you know when God made you, he did it with something greater in mind than how you're currently living? Believe it or not, God created you with the intention to rule on Earth as he rules in Heaven. Unfortunately, this birthright we all have deep within us has either been lost or buried. There's good news, though: The birthright to rule can be reclaimed. In Born to Rule, you will journey back to the beginning to rediscover the primary purpose for mankind and learn how to actualize this purpose into ruling every area of your life. After all, rulership is why you were created.