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Powerful, glamorous television journalist Mary Carelli is charged with the murder of famed novelist Mark Ransom. However, she pleads self-defense against rape. Christopher Paget, Mary's attorney (and former lover), prepares to shock the courtroom with revelations about Ransom's past as a twisted sexual predator. But as the trial unfolds, Paget is in for some surprises of his own. He learns that Mary may not be telling the whole truth about the rape, and may well have a secret motive for murder. Meanwhile, newly disclosed tapes of Ransom force Mary to confront ugly secrets about her own past, including testimony at Congressional hearings 15 years earlier that led to her stardom and helped Paget bring down the President.

Mention the word earthquake and most people think of California. But while the Golden State shakes on a regular basis, Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia are located in a zone that can produce the world’s biggest earthquakes and tsunamis. In the eastern part of the continent, small cities and large, from Ottawa to Montréal to New York City, sit in active earthquake zones. In fact, more than 100-million North Americans live in active seismic zones, many of whom do not realize the risk to their community.

Super Cheap New Orleans is a travel guide for people seeking cold-hard facts to enjoy the biggest New Orleans adventure on the smallest budget. Choose from city adventures or mix it up with our nature suggestions. Either way, our plans and New Orleans’s fascinating history and stunning French quarter will blow your mind, not your budget. Instantly discover everything you need for a luxurious trip to New Orleans on a backpackers budget.

His great-grandfather was a good king. But his grandfather and father were bad kings because they worshiped statues. Josiah became king when he was 8 years old. He tore down all the statues of pretend gods and his people became very happy. This is a practice-your-reading and ACTIVITY book – a step above a picture book. At the end of each short story is "Think & Do”. Instead of pictures showing other children doing a good work, your child actually does the good work. Your child gets to find out personally how much fun it is to apply each story to their own life. THINK & DO life-...

CHILD'S VERSION. (Also available in regular and large-print adult versions.)Pilate was cornered by the people, Simon was cornered by the executioners. Jesus writhed in pain on the cross that should have been ours, and invaded hell to provide escape for us. The thieves struggled with their mortality, Joseph struggled with religiosity, the guards struggled with impossibility. Jesus saw the women, pursued Peter, and lifted up the mourners.Life application suggestions are at the end of each chapter. .... This is a practice-your-reading and ACTIVITY book – a step above a picture book. At the ...

Why is it so warm inside the greenhouse? Which plants prefer cooler, dry air? Which like it hot and wet? Who takes care of all these plants? Go on a guided tour of a greenhouse to find out! Meet a plant expert, see how plants are cared for, and learn how a greenhouse can be warm even in winter.

President Kerry Kilcannon and his fiancée, television journalist Lara Costello, have at last decided to marry. But their wedding is followed by a massacre of innocents in a lethal burst of gunfire, challenging their marriage and his presidency in ways so shattering and indelibly personal that Kilcannon vows to eradicate gun violence and crush the most powerful lobby in Washington - the Sons of the Second Amendment (SSA).

Es hora de que las mujeres de Ítaca cuenten su historia…Hace diecisiete años, el rey Ulises navegó a la guerra con Troya, llevando consigo a todos los hombres en edad de luchar de la isla de Ítaca. Ninguno de ellos ha regresado, y las mujeres de Ítaca son quienes deben dirigir el reino.

Katie always looked after her beloved younger brother Chris - until she left him alone for one selfish afternoon, and their picture-perfect family fell apart. Although Chris survived the attack, the scars ran deeper than the ones left across his face. Now they're adults, and they haven't spoken in years. Then she gets a call, from Detective Laurence Page. Page is facing an unusually disturbing crime scene. Alan Hobbes, a distinguished and wealthy philosophy professor, has been brutally murdered.

Ex-Navy SEAL Samson Caine has lost everything he's ever fought for - and nothing can bring back his wife. But when he's offered a new mission protecting brilliant, sharp-tongued biochemist Angela McAllister from those who want to exploit the deadly knowledge she carries, he's got no choice but to accept. He couldn't save his first love, but maybe he can finally find redemption keeping the fiery scientist safe.

When I grew up in Hull during the 1950s and 60s, the city was a major seaport and the home, at the time, of the largest distant water fishing fleet in the country if not the world.As a fifteen-year-old it was natural that I wished to chance my luck in this world-famous industry and I left Hull’s Trinity House Navigation School and signed on my first trawler as a galley boy – without my parent’s permission.I soon progressed to become a deckie learner but already realised that there were easier and safer ways to earn a living, so leaving the icy cold wild Arctic waters around Iceland, ...

A través de trece episodios, Colson Whitehead traza un recorrido visual por las calles de la ciudad, pero también por su propia memoria: qué se siente al contemplar Manhattan por primera vez, cómo Nueva York desplaza a sus habitantes de la soledad al calor del gentío... A ritmo de jazz, el autor utiliza distintas voces narrativas con la intención de transmitirnos con total fidelidad la banda sonora de este lugar, que es a la vez variada y fluida.

Super Cheap Alaska is a travel guide for people seeking cold-hard facts to enjoy the biggest Alaska adventure on the smallest budget. Choose from Anchorage or Juneau adventures and mix it up with our fantastic natural wonder suggestions. Either way, our plans and Alaska’s fascinating history and jaw-dropping fjords, waterfalls and sheer wilderness will blow your mind, not your budget. Instantly discover everything you need for a luxurious trip to Alaska on a backpackers budget.

*86 pages written in easy-to-read large 16-point font for the early reader. Stories can be understood by four-year-olds and up. *At the end of each chapter is "Think & Do" to help the child apply the story to their own life. Popular among grandparents & parents, and excellent for home schoolers. Nara was 12 years old and so happy when she met Elisha, the prophet. He performed miracles. Then she was kidnapped by Syrian soldiers and made a slave. Her master was Naaman, captain of the army. One day he got sick and she told him Prophet Elisha could heal him. Buy the whole set of eight books: ...

90 pages written in easy-to-read large 16-point font for the early reader. . Samson was a leader of the Israel people when they got their own land. He was called a judge. He was so strong, he could kill a big ole lion and carry big city gates on his shoulder. He was a one-man army and punished the kingdom that did not want to obey God. . This is a practice-your-reading and ACTIVITY book – a step above a picture book. At the end of each short story is "Think & Do”. Instead of pictures showing other children doing a good work, your child actually does the good work. Your child gets to ...

84 pages written in easy-to-read large 16-point font for the early reader. . There were 3 great kings who ruled the Israel people after the judges. King Saul fought for many years the kingdom that tried to destroy the Israel people. Then King David, the shepherd who killed a bear to protect his sheep, built Jerusalem. Then wise King Solomon built a great temple to the one and only God..Buy the whole set of ten books: Adam & Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Samson, 3 Great Kings, Jonah, and Daniel. . This is a practice-your-reading and ACTIVITY book – a step above a ...

*86 pages written in easy-to-read large 16-point font for the early reader. Stories can be understood by four year old children and up. *At the end of each chapter is "Think & Do" to help the child apply the story to their own life.*Popular among grandparents & parents, and excellent for home school. . An angel told Samuel’s parents he would be born. He was a happy baby. When he was 2 years old, he got a new grandfather named Eli. He wore tiny priest clothes and helped in the temple. Sometimes he swept the floor, sometimes he checked the candles. One day, God spoke to him..Buy the whole ...

"Tercer strike, ponchado”. “Quieto”. “Jonrón”. Cada octubre, millones de aficionados al béisbol de todo el país esperan ansiosamente ver qué equipo gana la mayor competencia del béisbol. Pero los partidos originales de la década de 1900 difícilmente se parecían a los de hoy. Echa un vistazo a más de cien años atrás y descubre la historia de las mejores series del béisbol. Con triunfos, desengaños y maldiciones supersticiosas, este libro lleno de acción, da vida al pasatiempo de Estados Unidos.

Wenn du sein Flüstern hörst, ist es zu spät... Nach dem plötzlichen Tod seiner Frau will Tom Kennedy mit seinem kleinen Sohn Jake neu anfangen. Ein neues Haus, eine neue Stadt - Featherbank. Doch der beschauliche Ort hat eine düstere Vergangenheit. Vor 20 Jahren wurden in Featherbank fünf Kinder entführt und getötet. Der Mörder wurde unter dem Namen "Kinderflüsterer" bekannt und schließlich gefasst. Die alten Geschichten interessieren Tom nicht. Als jedoch ein kleiner Junge aus der Stadt verschwindet, machen Gerüchte die Runde, dass der Täter von damals einen Komplizen gehabt habe.

85 pages written in easy-to-read large 16-point font for the early reader. Joseph’s brothers did not like him. As a boy, he had dreams of them bowing down to him and that made them madder. So, they sold him to become a slave in the far-away kingdom of Egypt. He even spent many years in prison. But he never complained. Then he was made almost a king himself and his brothers bowed to him… ……. This is a practice-your-reading and ACTIVITY book – a step above a picture book. At the end of each short story is "Think & Do”. Instead of pictures showing other children doing a good work, ...