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Sera Varse thought she left the worst behind, but new dangers await. Stranded on a distant planet, Sera navigates treacherous terrain and confronts formidable foes while uncovering secrets of Quantum. Her quest to find her brother becomes a mission to secure humanity’s future. Trouble continues back home, where Gloria’s nephew Riddan Morell attempts to regain his family’s honor, Federation PI Touma Kudo pursues justice against a man who wronged him years ago who proves to be connected to the recent trouble, and Montez Lycanis fights to earn a new life for his Crimson Wolves.

If you met Ron Carlson, CEO of a Chicago-based architectural firm, you wouldn't necessarily think of him as the daredevil type. But Ron's life has been a series of death-defying exploits. Into the Unknown: True Stories of a Pilot Cheating Death chronicles a few of Ron's most brazen endeavors, from flying to the high Arctic and being stalked by polar bears to bailing out of an old World War II bomber before it crashes.

Thirty-five years have passed since the sudden end of the Gilbaglian War. Destota Valentine and his elite 200 are no longer needed in the new Human Empire. Even as his wife Mallory takes the reigns as leader of human space, Destota and his troops are mothballed and begin to suffer damaging effects of the genetic modifications inflicted on them. Desperate for another mission, Destota and seven of the original Nightstalkers strike out to the destroyed ruins of Vandor to investigate a strange anomaly in the gravity fields.

Höre und lerne mit dem Kurs "English Speaking Master", mit dessen Hilfe Du stufenweise fertige Gesprächsmuster lernst, die in vielen Situationen nützlich sein können - sowohl in täglichen Gesprächen als auch bei Geschäftskontakten oder mündlichen Prüfungen. Warum der Kurs "English Speaking Master"? Um Selbstsicherheit zu gewinnen und eine Fremdsprache fließend sprechen zu können, ist ein entsprechender Bestand an Wörtern und stilistischen Wendungen nötig, der in den verschiedensten Situationen ein stressfreies Sprechen ermöglicht.

Two slaves, a mother and daughter, separated during the Civil War never to see each other again. From her mother's diary, Etta Jean will learn to love the mother she never knew. And from the same diary, a mother will finally give of herself.

Grant Masterson is used to working alone.For years, it’s been him and his robot Dog against the universe, hunting down wanted fugitives for the bounty on their heads. But things have changed. He’s working undercover for the Marshals Service, and he has a new partner, both in work and in life: Commander Allie Miller of Union Naval Intelligence. Working together, they continue the hunt for Nautilus, the mysterious criminal entity trying to bring down the Union.

Xenophobia and itchy trigger fingers nearly ended the Sol Alliance. War—avoidable yet inevitable—ensued with the Arcoenum, an exotic alien species with overwhelming mental abilities. The Alliance survived thanks to the quick thinking of a brash, young starship officer, Nick Stone.

By his own admission, Riven kan Ingan is a nonbeliever, denying the existence of magic or religion. He may have been raised by the Margrave of Francovia, but as the son of a barbarian sellsword, he’s never allowed to forget his foreign ancestry. Determined to fulfill the prophecy that he’s to become a king, Riven schemes to hurry his destiny along by marrying the margrave’s daughter, Aleza. Unfortunately, the gods of Arcanis, insulted by his denial of their existence, have other plans.

The selections in this collection include classic short stories "Bartelby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville, "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells, "The Angel Child" by Stephen Crane, "A Journey" by Edith Wharton, "Phyllis and Rosamond" by Vriginia Woolf, and "The Flight of Betsey Lane" by Sarah Orne Jewett.

A century after the Break destroyed much of the world, the wealthy island nation of Dios stands alone as a paradise for those that remain...so long as they aren’t poor and homeless. For street orphan Grant Riven, life is a series of kicks in the face. Until exposure to a powerful mutating agent gives him super strength, passive-regeneration, and the ability to use powerful weapons. The downside? Lots of other people have mutated as well, except they’re insane and want to eat everyone.

In the Texas backlands in 1885, 12-year-old Joey Shipman's father dies under mysterious circumstances, and the boy is forced to live with his stepmother and Blair Meacham, a hanger-on at the farm. After the death of a black farmhand and friend, and another "accident" that almost takes Joey's life, the boy runs away and joins forces with his only kin - Beau Shipman, a drunk and a jailbird. Beau, along with an outlaw, a San Antonio prostitute, and a sheepman, become Joey's unlikely partners as he is trailed by a murderous villain in a scheme to inherit the Shipman farm.

Hiding deep in the Sleer battle ring, Simon Brooks and Sara Rosenski are learning the ways of the Sleer and to trust each other. Each day brings a new discovery and more danger, while Ray Fairchild, COP of Hornet Squadron languishes on Earth, suspected of treason for abandoning them on the alien structure. Forced to choose between his career and his crew, Fairchild enables a rescue mission back to the Sleer structure while a maniacal Sleer commander moves to stop them. But Sleer reinforcements arrive and Earth’s defense is in disarray...and where are Brooks and Rosenski?

With lessons on patience, finding your talents, staying on task, accepting responsibility, giving children skills for life, understanding rejection and more, What I Tell Myself: The Audiobook Series is sure to provide powerful and long-lasting conversations for parents, teachers, caregivers and children. It is not enough to say we want to break generational curses. We must have the tools to give us better options in teaching our future to do things differently. Welcome to your toolbox.

You wanted the jolly fat man to bring Yuletide joy, but the season has gifted you with a heart breaker and a life taker—Badass Santa. Grab your eggnog and camouflage candy canes, strap on your bulletproof holiday stockings, and prepare for thrills and kills.

As Earth began to suffocate under waves of corruption and violence from the unhinged organization calling itself the Phelb, Swedish Army sniper Oskar Hedland found a group of American soldiers fleeing toward Paris, where the ESA was going to launch a new program to escape Earth and live in peace on Mars. Not spoken for in the agreement was the knowledge that he was going to have to tame a new world full of horrible beasts and diseases beyond his wildest dreams.

Chcesz swobodnie rozmawiac po angielsku? Ucz sie z kursem Easy English - to praktyczny kurs konwersacyjny, który rozwija umiejetnosc porozumiewania sie w codziennych sytuacjach i pozwala bez trudu opanowac jezyk angielski na poziomie srednio zaawansowanym. Dlaczego wybrac kurs Easy English?

A military VR trainer, wanting to keep her relationship with a fellow scientist hidden, must pass a security inspection in her lab by the vicious Atlas Crusade that has swept to power. When the leader of the security team demands an unusual VR request in her lab, Prof. Meliss must decide between keeping her lover safe or secretly undertaking a consciousness swap that could end the Crusade’s five-year long relentless rule.

When Lt. Simon Brooks discovered an alien AI, he made a name for himself as an officer in the Unified Earth Fleet. And while his tech skills are next level, he has a lot to learn about running a combat squadron. After flubbing a training exercise, Brooks is set to choosing worlds for human colonization, and he thinks he has the perfect candidate: Vega. But rumors and intelligence reports make him think there’s something there that the Sleer missed.

After Grant Riven and his fellow Hallowed saved Dios from the Mute threat, Grant retired with more money that he could possibly spend. He never planned to go to war again...until he learned Cloud Nine Engineering was still mutating innocent people in hopes of creating more like him. Taking down a huge corporation that controls every lever of power in Dios seems impossible, yet with his allies determined to try, Grant has no choice but to do all he can to keep them safe...even if he believes they’ve lost the war before it starts.

Aboard the scout ship Cyclops, Hornet Squadron pauses on Saturn’s moon to take stock of their condition. Eager to rejoin Ascension, Commander Ray Fairchild risks a dangerous shuttle flight to the ship while Lieutenants Brooks and Rosenski remain on station.