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No. 6 in The Kate Lawrence Mysteries. It's almost New Year's Eve, and Kate finds herself at her 35th high school reunion, where she is confronted by The Mean Girls, circa 1978. Worse yet, she's put on a little weight, and her high school steady is expected to show. Strutter's teenage son faces a personal dilemma, and one of Margo's clients is in big trouble. Should auld acquaintance be forgot? If only that were possible.

Reeling from a shattered personal life, Net Force Commander Alex Michaels is informed that top secret information from a joint air force-navy venture has been accessed and downloaded. The research involves an atmospheric weapon with the capability to drive half a country into madness using low frequency wave generation. Now the technology has fallen into the wrong hands - and testing has begun....

Equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, Wrong Way Summer is a road-trip journey and coming-of-age story about one girl’s struggle to understand when a lie is really a lie, and when it’s something more: hope....

Being hopelessly in love with tatted, sexy, bad boy, Roman Masterson can be exactly what one would imagine. Intense. Passionate. Consuming. Dangerous. After fighting so hard to be together, there still continues to be forces working against them. Yet the most difficult obstacles seem to be the ones that come from within.

'The Donkey Skin' is a strange fairy tale of a princess who escapes an unwanted marriage by running away from the palace dressed in a donkey skin, to a hard life of poverty as a hen-wife. When a young prince happens to catch a glimpse of her without her donkey skin, he falls in love with her. But how is he to find the beautiful maiden again?

A brand new collection from Louis L'Amour, the legendary New York Times best-selling master of the short story. Here in Off the Mangrove Coast are fast-moving, historically detailed stories of the travails of extraordinary men and women struggling to break free, to capture fortune and fame, or find love. Here are the characters and the great tales that have made Louis L'Amour one of the world's most popular authors. Here are the works of a master craftsman which will live forever in the listeners' imaginations.

Nur sechs Wochen sind vergangen, seit ein Super-EMP-Angriff die Vereinigten Staaten verwüstete, aber schon hat sich das Leben dramatisch verändert. Das Land hat sich zu einem Ödland mit hungernden Menschen und marodierenden Banden gewandelt. Millionen Menschen sind gestorben und weitere Millionen leiden … ein Ende ist nicht absehbar. Nach den chaotischen Wochen des Zusammenbruchs befinden sich Gordon, Samantha, Sebastian, Cruz und Barone nun auf der Suche nach einer neuen Heimat - einem Ort, der Sicherheit und Zukunft verspricht.

One of the most celebrated political leaders of a century, Nelson Mandela has been written about by many biographers and historians. But in one crucial area, his life remains largely untold: his marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. During his years in prison, Nelson grew ever more in love with an idealized version of his wife, courting her in his letters as if they were young lovers frozen in time. But Winnie, every bit his political equal, found herself increasingly estranged from her jailed husband’s politics.

"When I walked into the office on Monday morning I knew my reputation was in shatters."Walking Japan's coastal route in search of beauty, William de Lange encounters a string of local characters. Recording their stories, he braids a travelogue deftly interwoven with his own experiences since he first set foot in Japan some thirty years ago.A sequel to A Fool's Journey, A Fool's Return is an exploration of one of Japan's perhaps less scenic but certainly most historic routes. Above all, it is a gaijin's exploration of his relationship with a country that continues to defy definition.

Strange things are happening in Tel Ilan, a century-old pioneer village. A disgruntled retired politician complains to his daughter that he hears the sound of digging at night. Could it be their tenant, that young Arab? But then the young Arab hears the digging sounds, too. Where has the mayor's wife gone, vanished without a trace, her note saying "don't worry about me"?

Millionaire on Her Terms is a bold, no-fluff podcast for high-performing women who are scaling past seven figures—without sacrificing their time, values, or freedom. Hosted by Alyssa Lang, Founder of Magnetic Profits, this show is your behind-the-scenes pass to the real, raw conversations no one else is having: the wins, the breakdowns, the bottlenecks, and the strategies that actually move the needle in business. Each week, we pull back the curtain with solo episodes and guest interviews that go beyond the highlight reel. We talk profit, power, team, energy, legacy—and what it really ...

Nevermore brings one of America’s most enigmatic writers to the attention of a new generation of children. This intriguing biography examines the life and times of the author and poet who would have a huge influence on future generations of writers, poets, artists, and even songwriters. Poe pioneered the psychological horror story, the detective story, and the emerging genre of science fiction. Through his dark tales and unforgettable verse, as well as his literary criticism, he made major contributions to the development of the modern short story and modern poetry in America.

The Coalition is reeling. New Vega and its other worlds have fallen beneath the boot of the newly allied Savage marines, and the death count continues to rise at a staggering rate. One thing is clear: The war to come will be a fight for the very survival of the species. For both sides in this conflict, now is the time to become what fate, and victory, demand. The Savages - post-human monsters who believe themselves to be gods - are intent on remaking civilization in their own violent and pathological image. Yet their alliance is tenuous.

Detective Lila Baker überlebt zehn Tage in den Fängen von Steve Rich - Café-Flirt, Stalker, Beinahe-Mörder. Ihre zwiespältigen Gefühle zu Steve treten unerbittlich an das Tageslicht, als er fünf Jahre später auf Bewährung aus dem Gefängnis entlassen wird. Zu Lilas Verwirrung geben sich in ihrem Herzen Furcht und Zuneigung zu diesem Mann die Hand. Ein Polizeipsychologe steht ihr zur Seite, doch Prof. Dr. Fell gibt Lila nur neue Rätsel auf, die sie bis in ihre Träume verfolgen.

Before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution, the establishment of a permanent military had become the most divisive issue facing the new government. Would a standing army be the thin end of dictatorship? Would a navy protect American commerce against the Mediterranean pirates, or drain the treasury and provoke hostilities with the great powers? The founders, particularly Jefferson, Madison, and Adams, debated these questions fiercely and switched sides more than once.

Kaum ein anderer Politiker dieses Jahrhunderts symbolisierte in solchem Maße die Friedenshoffnungen der Menschheit und den Gedanken der Aussöhnung aller Völker auf Erden wie der ehemalige südafrikanische Präsident und Friedensnobelpreisträger Nelson Mandela, dessen Rolle für seinen Kontinent mit der Gandhis für Indien verglichen wurde.

I work for him. But I can't stand him. I slept with him once. And he never lets me forget it. He thinks he can take me again. But he can't. I won't let that happen. I just have to last 30 days to prove it to him.

New ways to look at those old playing cards including symbolic representations, insights into tough problems, and even a few new games.

Atlanta 1956: In der pulsierenden Südstaatenhauptstadt verschärfen sich die Rassenkonflikte, als die Bürgerrechtsbewegung mit dem jungen Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. einen neuen Wortführer bekommt. In dieser ohnehin schon angespannten Lage wird Arthur Bishop, der Herausgeber der führenden schwarzen Tageszeitung ermordet. Sofort gerät der Journalist und ehemalige Cop Tommy Smith ins Fadenkreuz der rassistischen Polizisten. Um sich zu entlasten, muss Smith mehr über die Geschichte erfahren, an der Bishop gearbeitet hat.

Talie Ingram is blessed with a devoted husband, a precious toddler, and a baby on the way. But her ideal world unravels when she uncovers a shocking family secret in the 19th-century journal of her British relative Cosima Escott. Only by reading Cosima's words can Talie make peace with the sobering legacy she has inherited - and already passed on.