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The Jesse Stone stories continue even after Robert B. Parker’s passing with Killing the Blues. In this novel, Jesse Stone is faced with what begins as a rash of stolen cars and escalates into arson and murder as Stone uncovers how deep this crime wave really goes. All the while, Paradise...

How did early Christians come to believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the divine Son of God? This is the central question in this book. When Did Jesus Become God? is a transcribed conversation between Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird, with a helpful historiographic introduction by Robert Stewart that helps listeners understand the conclusions reached by Ehrman and Bird.

Poetry can capture the imagination in a few short lines but narrative verse or poetry takes the form of telling a story, whether it be simple or complex in a longer form. Among the most ancient forms of poetry, it has widespread roots through almost every culture. In Volume 4 we bring you the classics 'The Eve of St Agnes' by John Keats; 'Flodden' by Sir Walter Scott; 'The Ballad of Agincourt' by Michael Drayton; 'Tam O'Shanter' by Robert Burns; and 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' by Robert Browning.

Die fesselnde Historienreihe um "Vespasian" - Jetzt Band 1 bis 3 im Paket. Robert Fabbri nimmt den Hörer mit in das antike Rom und folgt dem spannenden Aufstieg des legendären römischen Kaisers Vespasian. Intrigen, Schlachten und historische Genauigkeit verschmelzen zu einem packenden Abenteuer, das niemanden kalt lässt. Begleiten Sie Vespasian auf seiner Reise durch das prachtvolle Römische Reich und erleben Sie eine mitreißende Geschichte voller Verrat, Leidenschaft und Heldentaten. Ein unvergessliches Hörerlebnis für Fans von historischen Romanen in antiker Zeit.

A collection of vampire tales from some of horrors best.

Thomas Nelson has traveled back in time to help George Washington win the American Revolution and change the course of history for the better. After completing a secret task to help put the American colonists on track to win their revolution, Thomas returns, believing his work is finished. General Washington promised that Thomas, the Pale Rider, could retire once he returned to the colonies.

Kleine Momo woont in haar eentje buiten de stad. Maar in stad hebben mysterieuze grijze mannen, de tijdspaarders, zich ongemerkt onder de bewoners gevestigd. Langzaam pakken ze alle vrije minuten van de mensen af - niemand mag zijn tijd verdoen. Alleen professor Hora, zijn schildpad Cassiopeia, en Momo raken niet in de ban van de tijdspaarders en zetten samen een zoektocht op.

True leadership is about character – this is the key to winning ‘the right way’. In a world where we’re bombarded by messages of ‘winning at any cost’, dishonest politicians, CEOs committing fraud, disgraced military commanders and cheating athletes, integrity matters more than ever...

This program includes a bonus interview with Rosamund Pike. “Jordan has come to dominate the world Tolkien began to reveal.” —The New York Times on The Wheel of Time series Explore never-before-seen insights into the Wheel of Time, including: —An alternate scene from an early draft of...

Research shows that a leader's behavior is the most important predictor of a team's success. Leading with Your Upper Brain helps you understand why. It provides an innovative framework to shift your behavior in ways that help employees tap into their upper-brain resources that drive higher levels of performance.

There is a thin wall between our world and that of the Fae. During times of war, it is easily stepped through. The passions and emotions stirred by violence and combat bleed over, and the supernatural often awake from long slumber to meddle in mortal affairs. But there have always been those among us who have been willing to meet the supernatural threat with cold steel, burning hearts, and grim determination.

Thomas Nelson has traveled back in time to help George Washington survive the beginning of the American Revolution and change the course of history for the better. And he accomplishes that mighty task. But he’s not finished. Instead of riding off into anonymity to live with the woman he’s fallen in love with in 1777, General Washington has a request for Thomas, the Pale Rider, one that would alter the outcome of the war for the better. The French, and their support of the colonists, is at stake.

Im Frühjahr 1346 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung steht die Menschheit vor der größten Bedrohung ihrer Geschichte: Mit einer gigantischen Übermacht hat die Terminale Kolonne TRAITOR die Milchstraße besetzt und alle bewohnten Planeten unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht. Die gigantische Raumflotte steht im Dienst der sogenannten Chaotarchen. Ihr Ziel ist, die Ressourcen der Milchstraße auszubeuten, um die Existenz der Negasphäre abzusichern.

From roots to canopy, a lush, verdant history of the making of California. California now has more trees than at any time since the late Pleistocene. This green landscape, however, is not the work of nature. It’s the work of history. In the years after the Gold Rush, American settlers remade the California landscape, harnessing nature to their vision of the good life. Horticulturists, boosters, and civic reformers began to "improve" the bare, brown countryside, planting millions of trees to create groves, wooded suburbs, and landscaped cities.

This collection of unabridged, unforgettable tales, written by some of science fiction's most esteemed authors, pays homage to one of the genre's most cherished story types. Whether time travel stories leap forward in time or slip into the past, they remain popular with fans.

Ballard et Bosch enquêtent dans une Los Angeles au bord de l'implosion. Alors que Los Angeles fête le passage à la nouvelle année, l'inspectrice Renée Ballard est appelée sur une banale scène de crime. Mais la victime, un garagiste endetté, n'a pas été tuée au hasard des festivités. Ce meurtre est en effet lié à un autre, sur lequel a jadis travaillé l'illustre Harry Bosch, trop heureux de reprendre du service pour aider Ballard.

The power of YouTube to connect with audiences cannot be denied. The platform has become more than just a video-sharing site and a creative outlet. It has turned into a powerful marketing tool to bring ideas, products, and services in front of a massive audience. It does not matter if the business is small, medium, or large - YouTube has leveled the playing field for everyone.

If you love axe-wielding barbarians, shape-shifting dragons, possessed toys, or cryptic assassins, then grab your traveling pack and join in the adventures.

An unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction stories written in 2011 by current and emerging masters of the genre, edited by Allan Kaster, as narrated by top voice talents. In "Dying Young," by Peter M. Ball, cyborgs, clones, and post-humans collide with a dragon bent on revenge in a post-apocalyptic space western. In "Canterbury Hollow," by Chris Lawson, two lovers on a planet orbiting a killer sun share their few remaining weeks together before they die....

TOM SELLECK ist ein preisgekrönter Schauspieler, Autor und Produzent, bekannt vor allem für seine ikonische Rolle als Thomas Magnum in der ursprünglichen Fernsehserie Magnum P.I. Zu den vielen unvergesslichen Rollen, die er gespielt hat, gehören Lance White in Detektiv Rockford, Peter Mitchell in Noch drei Männer, noch ein Baby, Matthew Quigley in Quigley der Australier und Peter Malloy in In & Out.