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"Through the Looking-Glass" is a novel by Lewis Carroll. The themes and settings make it a kind of a mirror image of "Alice in Wonderland": it begins outdoors, uses frequent changes in size, and draws on the imagery of playing cards; the Looking-Glass opens indoors, uses frequent changes in time and spatial directions, and draws on the imagery of chess. In it, there are many mirror themes, including opposites, time running backwards, and so on. So this audiobook is based on a game of chess, played on a giant chessboard with fields for squares.

In dieser faszinierenden Parabel wird die Geschichte von Michael Thomas erzählt, einem scheinbar gewöhnlichen Mann, der in Minnesota geboren wurde und nun in Los Angeles arbeitet. Er stellt den Prototyp des normalen - und unzufriedenen - Amerikaners dar. Nach einem Überfall, der ihn in Todesgefahr bringt, wird Michael von einem weisen Engel besucht und gefragt, was er sich in Wahrheit vom Leben wünscht. Michael antwortet, dass er eigentlich "nach Hause" gehen möchte!

US Secretary of Defense Colt Garrett suspects that a top-secret US special operations base in the Cambodian jungle was attacked by Soviet Speznaz troops following the evacuation from Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. It appears that two servicemen may have been executed after the attack. Colt and a US congresswoman lead a team to Cambodia to excavate the attack scene, interview an eyewitness to the murder, and hopefully find and recover the MIA remains. But an elite Russian special forces team, assisted by a traitor buried deep in the US government, races to prevent Garrett and ...

A top notch retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic. Alice falls down the rabbit hole and wanders through a bizarre procession of memorable characters who have become figures of speech in English speaking culture ever since.

Meet the Mock Turtle, the hookah smoking Caterpillar, the murderous Queen of Hearts, the anarchic cook with her pepper pot, the baby that turns into a pig, not to mention the grinning Cheshire Cat and the forgetful White Rabbit.

Alice in Wonderland is one of the most wondrous, truly original stories ever written, filled with magical and marvelous happenings. On its 150th anniversary in 2015, Lewis Carroll's tale of a world gone topsy turvy gets a unique retelling of the beginning of Alice's journey, with elegantly simplified text that keeps all of the astonishing adventures and wide-eyed amazement of the original.

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I was a rugby player with a great future behind me. A 35-year-old father of five with an expanding waistline who was trying to survive the bloody battlefield we call life. My son was locked in a violent turf war with a rival Love/Hate tour operator, my daughter was in love with a boy who looked like Justin Bieber and my old dear was about to walk up the aisle with a 92-year-old billionaire who thought it was still 1936.

Sorcha had thrown me out of the family home - this time apparently for good. And yet that was the least of my worries. My old dear was in prison, accused of murdering her second husband. My sons were showing an unhealthy interest in - someone call social services - soccer! And my daughter wanted everyone to call her Eddie. On top of all that, a blond wig discovered in a dusty attic had given my old man delusions of power. Suddenly, he was running for election, promising to tear up the bailout deal and take Ireland out of Europe.

Wry, dry, and arch, this production of Lewis Carroll's classic tale of a fall through a rabbit hole to a fantasy world is otherwise just as familiar as ever. After a century and a half, Alice's adventure in Wonderland, one of the finest examples of literary nonsense, continues to attract listeners.

The Biblical renewal of the past years has led to an awareness of Scripture among the Catholic laity they have not had for centuries. Priests, too, have benefited from this development and perhaps, equally from reading the Office in one of the excellent translations. These 11 talks contain much material to stimulate a renewal of their attitudes to the Breviary, the Psalms, and to their ministry. And the laity will notice the difference too - homilies will have a new tone and more substantial content.

Once again, Alice enters into an imaginary world full of nonsense, color, and paradox. This time, she enters through a mirror and, as one might expect, everything becomes back to front. She is on a quest to become a queen in a fantastical game of chess meeting both help and hindrance in a cast of unforgettable characters such as Humpty Dumpty and the White Knight.

Alicia es una niña a la que no le gusta leer libros sin dibujos. Un día se encuentra con su hermana a la orilla de un río, aburrida y de repente ve cómo un conejo blanco revisa su reloj y exclama que llega tarde. ¿De dónde viene el conejo y por qué llega tarde? Movida por la curiosidad Alicia lo sigue y llega a un mundo subterráneo lleno de maravillas, donde vive miles de aventuras que rozan lo irracional.

When Cuban fisherman first spotted the Key West lighthouse floating in Florida waters, they called her Stella Maris, Star of the Sea. It’s a beacon that draws people from everywhere seeking the end-of-the-line bohemian oasis that can still be found amidst the condo share towers, chain stores, and Redneck Riviera clientele. And it’s a mecca for gay men and the women who love them. Sue Kaufman Prize-winning author Michael Carroll knows the territory intimately. His stories wind in and out of the bars and guesthouses and lives of this singular paradise.

Avec les "p'tits classiques", les enfants découvrent les contes les plus célèbres de la littérature jeunesse qui les accompagneront tout au long de leur vie. Une collection d'histoires tendres à raconter !

Alors qu'elle travaille à ses leçons, Alice se laisse entraîner par le sommeil et tombe dans une profonde rêverie. Poursuivant un lapin très en retard elle accède au pays des merveilles où une suite d'aventures rocambolesques et insolites l'attend.

Sylvie and Bruno was the last novel completed by Lewis Carroll and was published in two parts. The second volume, which is the subject of this recording, appeared in 1893. This book deals with the resolution of the conflicts described in the first volume. Arthur and Muriel are finally united after a traumatic separation and Sylvie and Bruno are reconciled with their wayward uncle, who has shown a strong ambition to take over the kingdom temporarily vacated by his brother.

In Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, Alice disappears down a rabbit hole and encounters an entire world of unforgettable characters. Children love the story, but there is enough grown-up satire here to fill anyone's teacup!

Revisit the whimsical Wonderland...in reverse! Walk through warped images in a familiar world when Alice enters Wonderland not through a rabbit hole, but a mirror. Join her on a journey through shifting timelines and altering realities taken step by step on a living chessboard.

On an ordinary summer afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and plays croquet with the Queen! Lost in this fantasy land, Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute...

Will you follow Alice down the rabbit hole? She shrinks, she grows, and she gets into all sorts of mischief in Wonderland. After eating a peculiar cake, Alice's adventures have just begun. She meets many interesting characters along the way, including the ever-late White Rabbit, the mellow Caterpillar, the grinning Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts. Will Alice make it out of Wonderland, head still intact?