At long last, the untold story of the mysterious Mrs Brontë. They were from different lands, different worlds almost. The chances of Cornish gentlewoman Maria Branwell even meeting the poor Irish curate Patrick Brontë in Regency England, let alone falling passionately in love, were remote. Yet Maria and Patrick did meet, making a life together in the heartland of the industrial revolution. An unlikely romance and novel wedding were soon followed by the birth of six children. They included Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, the most gifted literary siblings the world has ever known. Yet Maria has remained an enigma while the fame of her family spread across the world. It is time to bring her out of the shadows.

Journey into the near future, and an unknown nation that was once the United States of America -- a land that's become shrouded in mystery after walling itself off from the rest of the world without explanation! As the journey through an altered America continues, the fifth volume of the series finds our heroes trapped in Zone Bounty, a region near the former US heartland tasked with harnessing the nation's agricultural might to feed the rest of the country. But what are the residents of Bounty actually growing, and what are they being fed? This penultimate chapter in the UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY saga provides answers readers have been seeking since the first issue, and twists they will never expect. Collects Undiscovered Country #25-30.

Welcome to the world of Carmen Díaz, a retired high school teacher with a sharp eye for detail, a love of good coffee, and a knack for stumbling into mysteries. From the bustling streets of Madrid on New Year's Eve to the shadowed corners of the Alhambra in Granada, seven suspenseful tales unfold across the cities, coastlines, and cultural heartlands of Spain. Each story is told in both Spanish and English, crafted specifically for adult learners of European Spanish, with cultural references, vocabulary, and grammar aligned to real-world usage. Perfect for intermediate learners who want to improve their Spanish while enjoying engaging storytelling, this collection blends the charm of classic whodunits with the flavor of Spain's diverse regions.

"A fascinating perspective on the age-old idea of Survival of the Fittest." -LitReactor Population Wars is a paradigm-shifting look at why humans behave the way they do and the ancient history that explains that behavior. In this eye-opening book, Greg Graffin points to where the mainstream view of evolutionary theory has led us astray. Through tales of mass extinctions, developing immune systems, human warfare, the American industrial heartland, and our degrading modern environment, Graffin demonstrates how that misunderstanding has allowed humans to justify war even when other solutions may be available. Along the way, he reveals a paradox: When we challenge conventional definitions of war, we are left with a new problem-how to define ourselves.

'I read a book one day, and my whole life was changed.' So begins The New Life, Orhan Pamuk's fabulous road novel about a young student who yearns for the life promised by a dangerously magical book. He falls in love, abandons his studies, turns his back on home and family, and embarks on restless bus trips through the provinces, in pursuit of an elusive vision. This is a wondrous odyssey, laying bare the rage of an arid heartland. In coffee houses with black-and-white TV sets, on buses where passengers ride watching B-movies on flickering screens, in wrecks along the highway, in paranoid fictions with spies as punctual as watches, the magic of Pamuk's creation comes alive.

"A fascinating perspective on the age-old idea of Survival of the Fittest." -LitReactor Population Wars is a paradigm-shifting look at why humans behave the way they do and the ancient history that explains that behavior. In this eye-opening book, Greg Graffin points to where the mainstream view of evolutionary theory has led us astray. Through tales of mass extinctions, developing immune systems, human warfare, the American industrial heartland, and our degrading modern environment, Graffin demonstrates how that misunderstanding has allowed humans to justify war even when other solutions may be available. Along the way, he reveals a paradox: When we challenge conventional definitions of war, we are left with a new problem-how to define ourselves.

Vier Wochen. 3.000 Kilometer. Ein großer Strom. Der Mississippi ist der amerikanischste aller Flüsse. Auf dem Ol’ Man River, wie er ehrfürchtig auch genannt wird, wurden das Pokern und das Wasserskifahren erfunden. An seinen Ufern entstanden Blues, Jazz und Rock 'n' Roll. Jahrzehntelang bildete der Mississippi die natürliche Grenze zum „Wilden Westen“. Und im Bürgerkrieg behielt die Oberhand, wer den Fluss kontrollierte. Thomas Bauer ist den Geschichten auf der Spur, die seit jeher an den Ufern des großen Flusses erzählt werden. Einen Monat lang folgt er ihm in einem Velomobil. Auf seinem Road Trip durch 10 US-Staaten trifft er Indianer und Gelegenheitsarbeiter, Barschönheiten und Fernfahrer – und alle wählen sie Donald Trump. Der Mittlere Westen der USA ist derb und rau, lärmend, völlig durchgeknallt … und bei alldem unglaublich liebenswert. Man nimmt schon zum Frühstück 2.000 Kalorien zu sich, besucht Waffenmessen und schimpft auf die „Bonzen aus Washington“. Im Land der dicken Autos fällt der Autor mit seinem Spezialfahrrad auf: Wo immer er anhält, kommen die Leute herbei. Sie wollen wissen, was ein Deutscher mit einem solchen Gefährt in ihrem Land vorhat, und erzählen ihm ihre Geschichten. Begleiten Sie Thomas Bauer auf einer abenteuerlichen Fahrt mitten durch das amerikanische Heartland.

Stephen King’s first collection of short stories, originally published in 1978, showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and will "chill the cockles of many a heart" (Chicago Tribune). Night Shift is the inspiration for over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, including Children of the Corn , Chapelwaite, and Lawnmower Man. Here we see mutated rats gone bad (“Graveyard Shift”); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity (“Night Surf;” the basis for The Stand); a possessed, evil lawnmower (“The Lawnmower Man”); unsettling children from the heartland (“Children of the Corn”); a smoker who will try anything to stop (“Quitters; Inc.”); a reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation (“Gray Matter”); and many more shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.

“Nobody does it better than Niven and Pournelle. I loved it!”—Tom Clancy They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the mysterious ship to be a visitor from another star. The world's frantic efforts to signal the aliens go unanswered. The first contact is hostile: the invaders blast a Soviet space station, seize the survivors, and then destroy every dam and installation on Earth with a hail of asteroids. Now the conquerors are descending on the American heartland, demanding servile surrender—or death for all humans. Praise for Footfall “Rousing . . . The best of the genre.” —The New York Times Book Review “Fast-paced.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

Stephen King’s first collection of short stories, originally published in 1978, showcases the darkest depths of his brilliant imagination and will "chill the cockles of many a heart" (Chicago Tribune). Night Shift is the inspiration for over a dozen acclaimed horror movies and television series, including Children of the Corn , Chapelwaite, and Lawnmower Man. Here we see mutated rats gone bad (“Graveyard Shift”); a cataclysmic virus that threatens humanity (“Night Surf;” the basis for The Stand); a possessed, evil lawnmower (“The Lawnmower Man”); unsettling children from the heartland (“Children of the Corn”); a smoker who will try anything to stop (“Quitters; Inc.”); a reclusive alcoholic who begins a gruesome transformation (“Gray Matter”); and many more shadows and visions that will haunt you long after the last page is turned.

Vier Wochen. 3.000 Kilometer. Ein großer Strom. Der Mississippi ist der amerikanischste aller Flüsse. Auf dem Ol’ Man River, wie er ehrfürchtig auch genannt wird, wurden das Pokern und das Wasserskifahren erfunden. An seinen Ufern entstanden Blues, Jazz und Rock 'n' Roll. Jahrzehntelang bildete der Mississippi die natürliche Grenze zum „Wilden Westen“. Und im Bürgerkrieg behielt die Oberhand, wer den Fluss kontrollierte. Thomas Bauer ist den Geschichten auf der Spur, die seit jeher an den Ufern des großen Flusses erzählt werden. Einen Monat lang folgt er ihm in einem Velomobil. Auf seinem Road Trip durch 10 US-Staaten trifft er Indianer und Gelegenheitsarbeiter, Barschönheiten und Fernfahrer – und alle wählen sie Donald Trump. Der Mittlere Westen der USA ist derb und rau, lärmend, völlig durchgeknallt … und bei alldem unglaublich liebenswert. Man nimmt schon zum Frühstück 2.000 Kalorien zu sich, besucht Waffenmessen und schimpft auf die „Bonzen aus Washington“. Im Land der dicken Autos fällt der Autor mit seinem Spezialfahrrad auf: Wo immer er anhält, kommen die Leute herbei. Sie wollen wissen, was ein Deutscher mit einem solchen Gefährt in ihrem Land vorhat, und erzählen ihm ihre Geschichten. Begleiten Sie Thomas Bauer auf einer abenteuerlichen Fahrt mitten durch das amerikanische Heartland.

During the period between the end of the Hannibalic War and Octavian's decisive victory in the battle of Actium in 31 BC, the Italian peninsula gradually evolved as the heartland of the Roman Empire as it was expanding across the Mediterranean. The international team of contributors to this book elucidates different aspects of the social, cultural and political tensions that erupted as part of this process, and which more than once threatened the very existence of the Roman Republic as an imperial power. Central themes include the relationship between Rome and the Italians as unequal partners; the visual and architectural representation of these dynamics; the place of Italy within Roman concepts of imperial rule; and the gradual, contested transformation of the allied polities into regional communities of Roman citizens.

During the period between the end of the Hannibalic War and Octavian's decisive victory in the battle of Actium in 31 BC, the Italian peninsula gradually evolved as the heartland of the Roman Empire as it was expanding across the Mediterranean. The international team of contributors to this book elucidates different aspects of the social, cultural and political tensions that erupted as part of this process, and which more than once threatened the very existence of the Roman Republic as an imperial power. Central themes include the relationship between Rome and the Italians as unequal partners; the visual and architectural representation of these dynamics; the place of Italy within Roman concepts of imperial rule; and the gradual, contested transformation of the allied polities into regional communities of Roman citizens.

All seven books in the Dead America: The First Week series in one box set! It's Day Zero and the Texas zombie virus is quickly spreading throughout the nation. As the infected become fast moving flesh eaters, survivors across the country band together to battle against the onslaught of the undead. In The First Week series, several different groups from coast to coast face off against the growing horde. From the military in the Carolinas and Kansas, to cowboys in North Dakota, to the police in El Paso, and several points in between. The books in the series are Book 1 - Carolina Front Book 1 Book 2 - Carolina Front Book 2 Book 3 - Carolina Front Book 3 Book 4 - Operation Bismarck Book 5 - The El Paso Invasion Book 6 - Heartland Book 7 - Portland (also includes the epilogue State of the Union)

First published in 1968, In the Heart of the Heart of the Country established William Gass as one of America’s finest and boldest writers of fiction, and nearly fifty years later, the book still stands as a landmark of contemporary fiction. The two novellas and three short stories it contains are all set in the Midwest, and together they offer a mythical reimagining of America’s heartland, with its punishing extremes of heat and cold, its endless spaces and claustrophobic households, its hidden and baffled desires, its lurking threat of violence. Exploring and expanding the limits of the short story, Gass works magic with words, words that are as squirming, regal, and unexpected as the roaches, boys, icicles, neighbors, and neuroses that fill these pages, words that shock, dazzle, illumine, and delight.

Endlich die finale 5. Staffel der Kult-Zombieserie! Hier wird gekonnt die Härte von The Walking Dead mit dem Humor aus Dawn of the Dead und dem Flair aus Mad Max vermischt! Aufgrund des Erfolges gibt es mit dem Prequel BLACK SUMMER jetzt auch schon einen neuen Serien-Quoten-Hit! Alle 13 Folgen der finalen fünften Staffel in der ungeschnittenen US-Unrated Fassung auf 4 DVDs oder 4 Blu-rays mit deutscher und englischer Tonspur! Zwei spektakuläre Gastauftritte runden den tollen Cast ab: Katy O'Brian ("The Walking Dead") und 80er/90er Jahre Filmstar Mario Van Peebles ("Heartbreak Ridge", "Damages - Im Netz der Gewalt", "New Jack City")! In der fünften Staffel bekommen es die Helden der Serie mit einem neuen Zombie-Phänomen zu tun: dem Talker, einer sprechenden und denkenden Zombie-Gattung! Warren (Kellita Smith) kommt nach dem Drohnen-Crash langsam wieder zu Kräften und erhält Hilfe vom mysteriösen Cooper (Mario van Peebles). Währenddessen erreicht die Gruppe um Doc (Russell Hodgkinson) und Murphy (Keith Allan) "Newmerica"- dort kämpft eine Frau namens George (Katy O'Brian) für die friedliche Ko-Existenz zwischen Talkern und Menschen. Doch nicht jedem gefällt diese Vorstellung, was schon sehr bald zu einer ganzen Reihe von Problemen und gefährlichen Ereignissen führt… EPISODEN: DISC 1 Folge 1: Vereint leben wir (OT: Welcome to the new Apocalypse) 41 Min. Folge 2: Die redenden Toten (OT: A new life) 41 Min Folge 3: Flucht aus Altura (OT: Escape from Altura) 40 Min. Folge 4: Pacifica (OT: Pacifica) 40 Min. DISC 2 Folge 5: Zombiebomben (OT: Killing all the Books) 39 Min. Folge 6: Alles oder Nichts (OT: Limbo) 41 Min. Folge 7: Originalrezept (OT: Doc's Stoned History) 41 Min. DISC 3 Folge 8: Ankunft in Heartland (OT: Heartland) 40 Min. Folge 9: Die Hüter des Wassers (OT: Water Keepers) 41 Min. Folge 10: Zu viel Lithium (OT: State of Mine) 41 Min. DISC 4 Folge 11: Hackerville (OT: Return to Mercy Labs) 40 Min. Folge 12: Um jeden Preis (OT: At all cost) 41 Min. Folge 13: Das Ende (OT: The Black Rainbow) 42 Min. Ein echter Irrsinn.

LGBTQ advice columnist John Paul Brammer writes a "wise and charming" (David Sedaris) memoir-in-essays chronicling his journey from a queer, mixed-race kid in America's heartland to becoming the "Chicano Carrie Bradshaw" of his generation. "A master class of tone and tenderness." —The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "Should be required reading." —Los Angeles Times The first time someone called John Paul (JP) Brammer "Papi" was on the gay hookup app Grindr. At first, it was flattering; JP took this as white-guy speak for "hey, handsome." But then it happened again and again…and again, leaving JP wondering: Who the hell is Papi? Soon, this racialized moniker became the inspiration for his now wildly popular advice column "¡Hola Papi!," launching his career as the Cheryl Strayed for young queer people everywhere—and some straight people too. JP had his doubts at first—what advice could he really offer while he himself stumbled through his early twenties? Sometimes the best advice comes from looking within, which is what JP does in his column and book—and readers have flocked to him for honest, heartfelt wisdom, and more than a few laughs. In this hilarious, tenderhearted book, JP shares his story of growing up biracial and in the closet in America's heartland, while attempting to answer some of life's most challenging questions: How do I let go of the past? How do I become the person I want to be? Is there such a thing as being too gay? Should I hook up with my grade school bully now that he's out of the closet? Questions we've all asked ourselves, surely. ¡Hola Papi! is "a warm, witty compendium of hard-won life lessons," (Harper's Bazaar) for anyone—gay, straight, and everything in between—who has ever taken stock of their unique place in the world.

Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered novel about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father’s shop, and making at least one friend. Acclaimed, award-winning author Linda Sue Park has placed a young half-Asian girl, Hanna, in a small town in America’s heartland, in 1880. Hanna’s adjustment to her new surroundings, which primarily means negotiating the townspeople’s almost unanimous prejudice against Asians, is at the heart of the story. Narrated by Hanna, the novel has poignant moments yet sparkles with humor, introducing a captivating heroine whose wry, observant voice will resonate with readers. Includes an afterword from the author. This moving historical novel is from Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park, whose beloved middle grade books include A Single Shard and A Long Walk to Water.

Mit Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau, Cat Clifford, Tanner Langdeau, James Calhoon, Lane Scott und anderen. Der Film erzählt vom Schicksal eines jungen Rodeo-Reiters und Pferdeflüsterers in South Dakota, dem es gelingt, selbst das Vertrauen von Wildpferden zu gewinnen. Nach einem beinahe tödlichen Reitunfall muss er zurück ins Leben finden. Wird er je wieder das Gefühl der Freiheit empfinden, das ihn auf dem Rücken eines Pferdes durchströmt? Authentisch und einfühlsam beschreibt der Film die besondere Beziehung zwischen Mensch und Pferd. Dabei hält er die Balance zwischen zärtlicher Poesie, archaischen Mythen und der rauen Lebenswirklichkeit im amerikanischen Heartland. Der tief berührende Film basiert auf den wahren Leben seiner Darsteller und wurde nicht zuletzt wegen seiner atemberaubenden Bilder in Cannes ausgezeichnet und erhielt den Werner-Herzog-Filmpreis für seinen Mut, seine Entschlossenheit und Visionen. »Dieser Film stiehlt die Herzen der Zuschauer« (The Playlist) »Ein Film von herzzerreißender Schönheit« (The Village Voice) »Vollkommen neu, so etwas habe ich noch nie gesehen« (Werner Herzog) »Ein authentischer und rauer Film, mit Pferden, nicht über Pferde.« (NEON) »Ein atemberaubendes Drama von berührender Wahrhaftigkeit.« (Cinema) »Ein Meisterwerk.« (Radio eins)

Are you ready for the RIDE OF YOUR LIFE? It's time to meet the tiny workers inside your body who are here to show you just what you're made of. So buckle up, hold on tight and try not to puke. Welcome to … BODYTOPIA! Take a ride on... - Snot Mountain, where you'll slip and glide along a snotty slide! - The Heartlands rollercoaster, guaranteed to get your blood pumping! - The Spooky Bone Rattler, full of bone-crunchingly brilliant body bits! - The Bowel's Log Flume – be warned, it's a bit smelly! Featuring fold-out pages, including a massive theme park map of the body, alongside plenty of facts, jokes and candyfloss, this human body book is an eye-opening, fascinating and sometimes stinky dive into the wonders of how our bodies work for ages 6+.