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Torn from Earth and thrust into the enchanting Fae Wilds, Jordan Cash embraces his new role as a legendary Battle Scholar. He's tasked with leading a group of rescued female adventurers—including a stoic elf warrior, a playful catgirl and her feline companion, a haughty celestial, and an alluring half-gorgon—to safety... and then to greatness. Faced with treacherous dungeons and nefarious foes, Jordan and his team must level up quickly and master their unique abilities. Danger lurks and powerful enemies scheme; to have any hope of survival, they'll need to rely on each other.

Ethan's got a cushy job and an empty apartment to prove he's mastered monotony. But a mysterious talisman sends him tumbling into a whole new world—quite literally. He says goodbye to spreadsheets and hello to becoming the first-ever human Goblin King. Rivals? The ex-King’s ticked-off offspring are itching to overthrow him. Duels? They’re on his calendar next to ‘avoid rebellion.’ Wives? He’s required to have at least two.

In his riveting new book, Future Tense, Tony Leon captures and analyses recent South African history, with a focus on the squandered and corrupted years of the past decade. With unique access and penetrating insight, Leon presents a portrait of today’s South Africa and prospects for its future, based on his political involvement over thirty years with the key power players.

Brunettis Bravourstück. Der Commissario ermittelt in den Tiefen der Erinnerung: Contessa Lando-Continui möchte ihren Frieden finden, doch der tragische Sturz ihrer Enkelin in den Canale di San Boldo lässt ihr keine Ruhe. Was, wenn es kein Unfall war? Brunetti nutzt seine Connections, seine Einfühlung und seine Erfahrung.

Hurt feelings severed the relationship between Mari and her sister following the tragic deaths of their parents. A single mom, Mari has dedicated her life to her daughter and avoided her sister since the reading of her parents' will. In desperate need of rest and relaxation, Mari decides to use the beach house she inherited for the first time since her parents' deaths, which is located on the island Mari loved so much that she named her daughter after it.

El juez Iván Ilich ha muerto. Sus colegas se enteran de la infausta noticia, pero en lugar de lamentarse se preguntan quién ocupará su puesto. ¿Qué es el ser humano después de morir? Esta es la pregunta que Tolstói —auténtico genio universal— intenta responder a través de este apasionante relato.

The activity of eating transcends the physiological need for "fueling" and provides clues for understanding human nature, explains Leon Kass, physician, biologist, and professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. In this program, Kass discusses his book, The Hungry Soul, in which he explores eating as a guide to morality and communal life. Then, Brother Peter Reinhart talks about the art of breadmaking as a metaphor for spiritual life.

Jared just wanted to celebrate his birthday and make new friends, but he quickly finds that clubbing can be dangerous. In fact, the whole world is a different place than he thought it was. Werewolves, vampires, and faeries turn out to be all too real. Front and center of it is Steven Chang - alpha heir and all-round good guy. He says Jared's his mate. It's all a bit much for Jared to process, but maybe it'll all be okay as Steve says he's willing to date first. For a while, anyway.

Being eaten by squirrels was not part of my plan. The apocalypse never came. Not in lightning and thunder and volcanic eruptions. The zombie takeover didn’t happen in massive hordes within a few days or weeks as depicted on TV. It came insidiously, like a thief who has planned well for the burglary of a lifetime. They weren’t shuffling, shambling zombies with no brains.

La cinquième enquête du commissaire Brunetti. Venise en hiver : une cité crépusculaire, envahie par les eaux de la lagune durant l'acqua alta, et où l'on est obligé d'enfiler des bottes si l'on ne veut pas se mouiller les pieds. C'est dans cette ville battue par la pluie que le commissaire Brunetti va devoir enquêter sur la mort du dottor Semenzato, conservateur.

Donna Leon hat viel erlebt, in Amerika, dem Iran, Saudi-Arabien, Italien natürlich oder in der Schweiz. Kaum aber passiert ihr ein Abenteuer, wird auch schon eine spannende Geschichte daraus. Sie erzählt uns von ihrer Jugend auf der Farm und von Sperrstunden-Pyjamapartys im Iran, Geldnot und einem Fiat 600. Davon, wie sie als "Anstandsdame" nach Italien kam, von der Jagd nach dem perfekten Cappuccino und kleinen Wundern in den Bergen.

Murdered spirits find Atlas Bishop wherever he is. By day, he works the streets of Dublin as a Private Detective plagued with anxiety and anger issues, living with his dead mother. By night, he works on behalf of the “Sacred”—angels, saints, and God Himself—binding murdered souls to those who stole their lives so Hell can claim its dues.

Serena Rouge lives a double life. Writer, according to IRS. Trouble, according to the FBI. Kick-ass, rough, and yet she can't hide her vulnerable side when it comes to her kids. When the enemy threatens her kids if she doesn't do exactly as they want, things go from bad to worse in a hurry. A secret branch hiding behind the military is about to release the zombie virus as a vaccination to the whole world. It's up to Serena to shut down the operation with the help of FBI agent Joseph...preferably without him becoming a zombie.

Looking to learn about how you can use martial arts for self defense or for sport? This bundle has three audiobooks of some of the most popular forms of martial arts: Karate, Ju-Jitsu, and Taekwondo.

Le commissaire Brunetti n’aime pas mêler travail et famille, alors quand son beau-père le comte Falier lui demande une faveur, il est bien tracassé. Un de ses meilleurs amis, Gonzalo Rodríguez de Tejeda, a l’intention d’adopter son jeune amant, afin de lui léguer son immense fortune le jour venu. Méfiant, le comte exhorte son gendre peu motivé à mener l’enquête sur le jeune homme. C’est alors que Gonzalo s’écroule raide mort dans la rue. Peu de temps après, une de ses amies, tout juste arrivée à Venise pour lui rendre hommage, est retrouvée étranglée dans sa chambre d’hôtel.

Mai 1986. Ein 13-jähriger Junge verschwindet spurlos vom Jahrmarkt in Katzenbrunn. Das passiert nicht zum ersten Mal. Seit Jahren werden in dem kleinen Dorf im Odenwald immer wieder Kinder als vermisst gemeldet. Hans J. Stahl, Kriminalkommissar a. D., beschließt daraufhin, die Ermittlungen an den seither ungelösten Fällen wieder aufzunehmen und auf eigene Faust weiterzuführen. Er kehrt zurück nach Katzenbrunn, das vor allem für seine psychiatrische Klinik bekannt ist. Dabei stößt er auf verstörende Geheimnisse.

Für Patta soll Brunetti diesmal nur pro forma in einem Kavaliersdelikt ermitteln: Er soll den Ruf des Bürgermeisters schützen, dessen künftige Schwiegertochter die Gesetze übertreten hat. Paola hingegen ist unerbittlich: Sie möchte wissen, was für ein Mensch der Tote war, der bei den Brunettis in der Nachbarschaft umgekommen ist. Dabei sieht alles zunächst nach einem Unfall aus: Die Schlaftabletten waren bunt wie Bonbons und der Junge nicht ganz richtig im Kopf.

“Much like The Boy In the Striped Pajamas or The Book Thief,” this remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler’s list, “brings to readers a story of bravery and the fight for a chance to live” (VOYA). This, the only...

Der renommierte niederländische Gehirnchirurg Jaap Hollander ist im Ruhestand, aber Ruhe findet er nicht. Seit seine Tochter zehn Jahre zuvor in Israel verschwunden ist, kehrt er jedes Jahr nach Tel Aviv und in die Wüste Negev zurück. Diesmal wird er dort unversehens gebeten, eine äußerst riskante Gehirnoperation durchzuführen. Er sagt zu, obwohl die Erfolgsaussichten verschwindend gering sind. Nicht nur das Leben seiner mächtigen Patientin hängt von der Operation ab, vielleicht eröffnet sie ihm sogar eine neue Spur zu seiner Tochter.

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