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Quand Mathieu Durey, flic à la brigade criminelle de Paris apprend que Luc, son meilleur ami, flic lui aussi, a tenté de se suicider, il n'a de cesse de comprendre ce geste. Il découvre que Luc travaillait en secret sur une série de meurtres..., dont les auteurs orchestrent la décomposition des corps des victimes... Et ils ont tous, des années plus tôt, frolé la mort et vécu une "Near Death Experience". Peu à peu, une vérité stupéfiante se révèle : ces tueurs sont des "miraculés du Diable" et agissent pour lui.

Sometimes a mouse just has to bust out and do something big. That's why Marvin (also known as "Merciless Marvin the Magnificent") decides it's time to lead Raymond the Rat and Fats the Fuse out of their cozy lair at the back of the movie theater and on to greater glory. Enough of stale popcorn and left over candy! It's time to go in search of...cheese!

Geheime Gärten, seltene Vogelarten und viel Cidre. Kommissar Dupin ermittelt in einer der wildesten und beeindruckendsten Gegenden der Bretagne – im hohen bretonischen Norden. Ein vertrackter und vor allem sehr persönlicher Fall. Denn es geht um die Familie von Inspektor Kadeg.

From a New York Times bestselling author and George H.W. Bush's former Chief of Staff, pivotal life lessons from a leader that left a mark on people's hearts and souls. Character Matters is a reminder of the importance of character when defining true leadership. Colleagues, friends, and family...

Leading in a Non-Linear World leads listeners through a groundbreaking set of science-based strategies to help them face rising demand, uncertainty and change posed by disruptive technologies and seismic shifts in globalization. The book shows how our mindset, more than our knowledge and expertise, has the potential to be our greatest asset in facing the future. Jean Gomes reviews the latest brain research revealing that our mindset is the interplay of feeling, thinking, and seeing, and how we can build it to significantly increase our wellbeing and performance.

A continuation of the popular Very Christmas Series, this collection brings together the best French Christmas stories of all time in an elegant and vibrant collection featuring classics by Guy de Maupassant and Alphonse Daudet, plus stories by the esteemed 20th-century author Irène Némirovsky and contemporary writers Dominique Fabre and Jean-Philippe Blondel.

Im vierten Band des spannenden Zyklus «Die Kinder der Erde» reitet die schöne und kluge Ayla mit ihrem Gefährten Jondalar durch das Tal des Großen Mutter Flusses - Jondalars Heimat entgegen. Große Gefahren sind zu überwinden. Sie begegnen treuen Freunden und erbitterten Gegnern, doch beiden sind sie an Fähigkeiten und Erfindungsreichtum überlegen.

How much is an act of betrayal worth? Worth the price of a soul? Dhamon Grimwulf and his band of mercenaries greedily eye a long-forgotten treasure concealed beneath a grassy plain. Legends promise riches too numerous to count, wealth too grand to be believed. But in a shifting world of secrets and deception, such fortune comes at a high price, higher even than the searing agony Dhamon suffers under the curse of a dragon's scale. High enough to cost Dhamon his life.

The Summer of Chaos has ended. Ansalon’s nightmare has only just begun.

The gods have departed the world, heralding a new Age of Mortals. But before the dust of war can settle, vast shadows cover the land. Dragons have come to Ansalon, larger and more powerful than any ever seen, and they will wreak havoc on nations still trembling from war. As the lands themselves begin to change under the dire magic of the new dragon overlords, new heroes arise to lead the fight for freedom.

Live the longest year of your life, and make every second count! With the latest in brain science, discover how to stretch the good times and fast forward through the bad ones. Understand how your brain perceives time, why it speeds up, and how to make the most of it!

It’s already been a rough year for first-rate journalistic sleuth, Deuce Mora. After two agonizing investigations—one of which won her a Pulitzer, the other of which forced her to kill a man—she claims she’s sworn off action-packed chases that cause nightmares. Still … from the moment she hears the earliest details of the first fire, her detective-instincts say the pieces don’t fit, and every other instinct tells her she can’t walk away from the story—even though she knows she’ll regret it.

Sloane West is an ex-New York City cop turned private investigator, Irish whiskey aficionado, and untrained witch in an emotional slump. Her mother just died, and her ex-best friend and ex-lover have sent her an invitation to their upcoming nuptials. Thankfully, a solicitor arrives and distracts her faster than a night of drinking Jameson neat with news that Sloane has inherited her late grandparents'—who she didn't know existed—island estate.

Oh Behave!: Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker by Jean Donaldson, highlights key concepts in the areas of: Behavior, Training, Behavior Problems, Fear & Anxiety, Aggression, Genetics and Evolution.

Commissaire Georges Dupin is certain these first beautiful summer days in June would be perfect for a fun trip to Saint-Malo. In a region known as the culinary heart of Brittany, the paradoxical city is known for being a uniquely Breton, yet un-Breton, place. Their cuisine's moto is voyages et aventures. Travel and adventure. Dupin would love to explore the internationally renowned cuisine one bite at a time. But to his chagrin, Dupin is there instead to attend a police seminar dedicated to closer collaboration between the Breton départements.

Je m'appelle Bellovèse, fils de Sacrovèse, fils de Belinos. Pendant la Guerre des Sangliers, mon oncle Ambigat a tué mon père. Entre beaux-frères, ce sont des choses qui arrivent. Surtout quand il s'agit de rois de tribus rivales... Ma mère, mon frère et moi, nous avons été exilés au fond du royaume biturige. Parce que nous étions de son sang, parce qu'il n'est guère glorieux de tuer des enfants, Ambigat nous a épargnés. Là-dessus, le temps a suivi son cours. Nous avons grandi. Alors mon oncle s'est souvenu de nous.

Everyone thinks Lacey DeMille is the next thing to royalty, a society girl with beauty, brains and money—but sexy Texas bad boy Devlin Marlowe knows better. Twenty years after being exiled in disgrace for daring to want her, the boy from the wrong side of the tracks has sweet revenge in his grasp...for only he knows that her whole life is built on a lie. And revenge may be more costly than either of them can imagine.

Young orphan Judy Abbott’s life is turned upside down following an unexpected message. An anonymous benefactor has offered to pay for Judy to attend college on one condition – she must write to the mysterious donor every month to update them on her progress, and she must never know who they are.

Injustement chassée de la tribu Neandertal qui l'a recueillie lorsqu'elle était enfant, Ayla erre à travers les steppes désolées situées au nord de l'actuelle mer Noire, dans l'espoir de retrouver son peuple d'origine, les Cro-Magnon. Pour assurer sa survie dans cet environnement hostile, elle n'a d'autre choix que de chasser et d'apprendre à maîtriser le feu - activités qui, dans son clan d'adoption, sont l'apanage des hommes.

One quilt binds three generations of Amish women. Enjoy the gift of a brand new romance from New York Times best-selling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, along with stories by her daughter-in-law, Jean and granddaughter, Richelle.

Le Catharisme est une des plus belles et plus tragiques dissidences religieuses du Moyen Âge. On découvre ici ce que furent son inspiration, ses motivations, ses 'bonhommes' et on la comprend alors très clairement dans le contexte plus vaste de cette France méridionale des XIIe et XIIIe siècles qui a vu se diriger contre elle la croisade intérieure et l'Inquisition.