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President Jack Ryan travels to Colombia to support the president who is facing a challenge from autocratic forces. What seems like an ordinary opportunity to preach the values of democracy quickly turns into a nightmare when a full-blown military coup erupts. President Ryan and his Secret Service team are cut off and out of communication. In Washington, the Vice President is coordinating a military response, but there's still one more obstacle.

This collection includes five great stories about everyone's favorite aardvark.

After bouncing around in foster homes for most of her childhood, 17-year-old Tessa Jacobs doesn’t believe she deserves love. But everything changes when she has a chance encounter with Skylar, a senior from a neighboring town who’s a true romantic. Their budding relationship quickly leads to the kind of passion you only see in the movies. As her heart begins to open, Tessa starts to believe she might be deserving of love after all. When tragedy strikes, Tessa wakes up alone in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there.

When Alaric returns home from a failed crusade, he finds a home changed beyond recognition. It's a land drowning in chaos and overrun with lawlessness. He is a battle-hardened general who has faced countless foes and navigated the intricate political alliances of the Cardinal King’s Court in the Holy Land. But now he confronts his greatest challenge yet—reclaiming his homeland of Dekar.

These Are the Voyages - The Original Series, Season One , at 28 hours, is perhaps the most ambitious audiobook undertaken. Narrated by Vic Mignogna (Executive Producer and Captain Kirk in the web-series Star Trek Continues), this "audio play" documents the creation of the Star Trek TV series and production of its two pilot films and the 28 episodes from its formative first season (1966-67). This unparalleled production boasts a cast of nearly 100, including the voices of many of those who helped make the first Star Trek series.

War threatens to engulf everything he’s fought for, struggled to build, forcing him into a deadly game of alliances and betrayals. As enemy forces close in, Alaric—a battle-tested warrior and shrewd leader of his earldom—must rally his loyal companions and harness every ounce of his skill to face a storm of foes and a destiny he cannot escape.

Hop and his friends lived in Fair Village. It was a fine place to live and filled with adventures. One fine morning, Hop and Benny meet a crying troll named Helga—she wants to see more of Fair Village but is worried about leaving her home beneath the bridge. As Hop helps out, Helga realizes the world is filled with many good things, especially when you have a friend by your side!

For Marc Lesser the key to healthy relationships and effective workplaces is compassionate accountability—a practical and trainable way to clarify and achieve shared visions of success. Marc works from the premise that problems are inevitable and that the success of an enterprise or relationship relies on how they are resolved. This applies to any joint effort—in a workplace, a family, a civic organization, a community, a country, or the world at large.

Der Hilferuf eines Sterbenden erreicht Pater Brown, der daraufhin nach Dartford, Südengland, reist. Im Gasthaus des Mister Howard trifft der Pater auf Jayden Elliot, der ihn sogleich vor einem seltsamen Gast warnt. In der darauffolgenden Nacht kommt es im Gasthaus zu einem entsetzlichen Verbrechen. Doch dies ist erst der Auftakt zu weiteren Verwicklungen. Im nahe gelegenen Lagerhaus an der Themse wird kurz darauf ein Toter gefunden. Pater Brown ermittelt, noch bevor die Polizei den Tatort erreicht. Alles läuft auf eine Konfrontation mit dem Mörder hinaus.

Why did the monster cross the road? To BITE someone on the other side! Turn scary to silly with this laugh-out-loud joke book. Hunny and Funny are monster best friends. When Hunny is feeling sad, Funny knows exactly how to cheer up his friend... with laughter!

Meet Mary McScary. Mary likes to be scary. She scares her mom, her dad, her pets, and even a balloon! But there's just one person Mary can't scare - her cousin, Harry McScary. He's not afraid of the usual things, like spiders, snakes, and other creepy crawlies. But Mary doesn't give up that easily, and one way or another she'll find a way to give Harry the scare of his life....

Don't allow troublemakers to get to you! Some individuals are just plain difficult to get along with, whether it's a boss who is constantly changing the goalposts, an uncooperative coworker, a negative friend, or a critical family member. Often, your first reaction is to shrink or pout, become defensive, or attack. There are wiser tactics to do when dealing with challenging individuals. This book discusses how to deal with various circumstances with tough individuals while focusing on what you can change.

Elizabeth West, preferring to be called Lizzie, is a shy girl who never had a friend. She tries so hard to get noticed, but it's as if she's invisible. Lizzie's mother vanished and her father is never home to spend time with her. One day, Lizzie has these visions. She finds out these are the key to finding her mom and unlocking the secret key to friendship. In this story, Lizzie learns what love and friendship are.

The true story of racial inequality—and resistance to it—is the prologue to our present. You can see it in where we live, where we go to school, where we work, in our laws, and in our leadership. Unequal presents a gripping account of the struggles that shaped America and the insidiousness of racism, and demonstrates how inequality persists.

One of the most important and least understood true stories of our nation, the fight for representation is an ongoing and epic quest to build the democracy sketched out in the Constitution but unfinished in the twenty-first century. With impeccable research and exhilarating prose, Represent tells the story of voting rights in the United States from the American Revolution up to the present day.

The creators of the award-winning science podcast for kids Brains On! present a humorous, fact- and fun-filled look at life on Earth - from deep-sea creatures and carnivorous plants to the human body and stinky bacteria. Perfect for STEM fans!

Eines Abends klingelt der Kleinkriminelle Badger Stools an Pater Browns Tür und offenbart ihm eine unglaubliche Geschichte. Er und sein Kumpel Harry hätten in einem gestohlenen Wagen eine Leiche entdeckt. Pater Brown, der zunächst nicht recht weiß, wie viel er dem Mann glauben kann, geht der Sache nach. Schnell muss er erkennen, dass sie alle sich in großer Gefahr befinden, denn die Mörder fühlen sich durch die Nachforschungen in die Ecke gedrängt. In einem dunklen Hinterhof laufen alle Spuren zusammen.

Im kleinen Ort Chestwick in Südengland wird in einem Hohlweg die Leiche einer jungen Frau gefunden. Sofort erwachen Stimmen, die die alte Legende vom Hohlweg beschwören, nach der einst ein Hexer dort sein Unwesen getrieben haben soll. Pater Brown jedoch glaubt nicht an Geister und macht sich an die Nachforschungen. Die Spuren führen in ein Erziehungsheim für Mädchen und zu einem nahe gelegenen Gutshof. Pater Brown muss die Fäden entwirren, die ein gefährlicher Mörder für ihn gesponnen hat.

Als die freundliche alte Dame Nellie Milchrist eines Tages die Tür öffnet, staunt sie nicht schlecht, als ihr Neffe davor steht, von dem sie seit vielen Jahren nichts gehört hat. Doch etwas scheint mit ihm nicht zu stimmen. Dies bemerkt auch Nellies Haushälterin Natalie Gruber. Kurz darauf wird ein Toter im Garten gefunden, erschlagen mit einem Spaten. Dies ruft Pater Brown auf den Plan, der einem sehr alten Geheimnis auf die Spur kommt.

Pater Brown ist bei seinem alten Bekannten Sir Kerrington auf Ravenstone eingeladen, wo ihm dieser eine haarsträubende Geschichte erzählt. Er glaubt, von einem Gespenst heimgesucht zu werden, das sich für eine längst vergangene Tat rächen will. Doch Sir Kerrington ist sich keiner Schuld bewusst und seine Ehefrau scheint den Spuk nicht allzu ernst zu nehmen. Allerdings verhält sich der Gärtner des Anwesens mehr als verdächtig und scheint mehr zu wissen, als er vorgibt. Pater Brown beginnt zu forschen und findet tatsächlich Hinweise auf ein Verbrechen in der Vergangenheit des Adeligen.