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When insurance investigator David Braun probes a particularly violent break-in, the crime scene raises more questions than it answers. Turning to Susan Milton of the London School of Antiquities for help, they find themselves the target of a ruthless and elusive killer as they risk their lives to expose a horrifying centuries-old secret.

Magisches Chaos und Missetaten... Die Mädchen sind zurück von ihrem Ausflug zum Camp Everfree - aber noch ist keine Zeit für Entspannung! Nachdem sie das Camp vor einer Katastrophe gerettet haben, müssen sie immer noch Geld sammeln, um die nötigen Reparaturen vornehmen zu können – und eine Autowasch-Spendenaktion wird wohl nicht reichen. Die Mädchen sind bereit, etwas Neues auszuprobieren - zum Beispiel die Teilnahme an einem Musikvideowettbewerb. Dabei geraten sie sogar in die Welt der Filmmagie.

Das letzte Jahr an der Canterlot High war für unsere Equestria Girls nicht gerade einfach. Sie brauchen eine Pause und da kommt ein Ausflug zum Camp Everfree gerade recht! Alle freuen sich - außer Twilight Sparkle. Sie fürchtet, dass sie sich wieder in die böse Midnight Sparkle verwandelt und ihre neuen Freundinnen in Gefahr bringt. Aber das ist gar nicht ihr größtes Problem! Die anderen Mädchen haben selbst magische Kräfte entwickelt und seit der Ankunft im Camp passieren seltsame Dinge. Es scheint, als könnten die Mädchen sich doch nicht erholen!

Sam har en jättekonstig mamma. Hon ser inte ut som andra mammor, hon beter sig inte som andra mammor. Hon är helt enkelt inte som andra mammor. Hon spelar i ett rockband. Detta är jättepinsamt tycker Sam. Men Sams kompis Anna tycker att Sams mamma är den coolaste mamman i hela världen! Och när mamma en dag ger sig ut på en turné med sitt rockband vänds världen upp och ner för Sam. Men det blir också början på ett hisnande äventyr! Finn Zetterholm är en svensk författare och trubadur. Han skriver roliga och spännande böcker för barn.

In the years after A Nation at Risk, conservatives' ideas to reform America's lagging education system gained much traction. Key items like school choice and rigorous academic standards drew bipartisan support and were put into practice across the country. Today, these gains are in retreat, ceding ground to progressive nostrums that do little to boost the skills and knowledge of young people. Far from being discouraged, however, conservatives should seize the moment to refresh their vision of quality K-12 education for today's America.

When children have a listening companion who hears, acknowledges, and encourages their early experiences with God, it creates a spiritual footprint that shapes their lives. How can we increase our capacity to engage children in spiritual conversations? In this audiobook, Lacy Finn Borgo draws on her own experience of practicing spiritual direction with children. She offers an overview of childhood spiritual formation and introduces key skills for engaging conversation-posture, power, and patterns - from a Christ-centered perspective.

Is there a point to recycling? Is recycling even good for the environment? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Finn Arne Jørgensen answers: it depends. From a technical point of view, recycling is a series of processes - collecting, sorting, processing, manufacturing. Recycling also has a cultural component; at its core, recycling is about transformation and value, turning material waste into something useful - plastic bags into patio furniture, plastic bottles into T-shirts.

Finn and Drew, partners from the Rookie Reefer Bandidos caper smuggling pot from Mexico to Massachusetts, hook up again, this time in Florida. With good numbers in the Vietnam lottery, they're free to drop out of college and pursue simple hedonism. When they get on tying steel at a construction site in Delray Beach, it turns out their colleagues are a jovial lot of prisoners on work release from the Florida State Penitentiary.

It wanders through space in fiery temperatures that make Hades look like a vacation spot by comparison. The first planet in our Solar System that races around the Sun once every 88 days. Named after the Roman god of commerce, eloquence, messages, travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves, he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld. These, then, are the tales of Mercury.

When the daughter of a prominent businessman and a wealthy debutante vanishes, Reese Lindley returns to her hometown to cover the case for her podcast. Confronted by the past and her estranged family, Reese learns that the quiet town has more secrets to hide than she ever could have imagined.

Jules is recovering from a recent failure when her mysterious uncle makes her an offer she can’t refuse: restore his bed and breakfast the Briar Rose. When Jules inherits the Briar Rose bed and breakfast from her strange and mysterious uncle, she thinks it will be the opportunity of a lifetime for her and her husband, Paul. But Jules and Paul soon discover that the Briar Rose holds many secrets: one of them about the murders that took place a year prior, when two of the guests never checked out.

As artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace, you face an unprecedented challenge—one this book transforms into an extraordinary opportunity! Whether you're anxious about your future, struggling to harness AI’s potential, leading teams through change, or preparing to become a Human-AI Coach, Dr. Jon Finn reveals a groundbreaking “first principles” approach to supercharging human cognitive performance—just as sports science revolutionized world-champion athletes' physical abilities.

Sam Ireland wants to raise his daughter in peace, but when he saves a woman and child from drowning, he's drawn into a dangerous web of human trafficking. Joining forces with Waleed, an Egyptian intelligence chief, Sam pursues the mastermind, Habid, who has been sending Gaddafi loyalists to their deaths. As innocent lives hang in the balance, Sam navigates treacherous waters to stop Habid and confront the evil lurking beneath the surface.

Does your child love baseball? Want them to learn valuable lessons from some of the greatest baseball players ever? This audiobook is packed with real stories about baseball heroes who never gave up and achieved their dreams! "Inspirational Baseball Stories for Young Readers" is full of fun and easy stories about famous baseball players like Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, and other legends. Each chapter teaches important lessons about teamwork, courage, and not giving up.

Das Mysterium der uralten Elfenstadt SimyalaAuf der Jagd nach einem rätselhaften weißen Hirsch geraten die Jahrmarktszauberin Franya, der Halbelf Lindion und der Adlige Wulfhardt in die Ränke des finsteren Namenlosen Gottes. Sein Ziel: die Mysterien der uralten Elfenstadt Simyala. Derweil reist die Skaldin Eyvin in eine ferne Metropole, um dort ein Geheimnis in der überfluteten Unterstadt aufzuspüren. Die illegitime Tochter des berüchtigten Kapitäns Beorn "des Blenders" will die Ehre ihres Vaters wiederherstellen, der einst dem Namenlosen anheimfiel.

In this podcast, I invite people of all kinds, whether it be friends, teachers, or someone in a special field. It is dedicated to engaging in meaningful discussions beyond surface-level topics and exploring the deeper, more thought-provoking aspects of life.

Life on the remote Glavine 2 outpost fits fighter pilot Teddy Zartler like a glove. Cards, booze, girls, and not an enemy in sight. But when Glavine 2 is wiped out by the onslaught of the Memnon fleet, he and his squadron must find their way back home before it’s too late. Reeling from the fallout of the Memnon Uprising, Commander Dominic Graves and the Dragonfly crew lead the remnants of the Aquarian fleet against the invading force. Outnumbered, outgunned, and trapped by a secret Memnon weapon, can the remnants of Aquarian civilization survive?

The Pulse - When disaster strikes in the form of an EMP, Charlie's family flees to their homestead. They fortify their ranch and prepare to ride out the worst of the chaos. Unfortunately, the gang of scavengers who followed them from the city have other plans. How does an ordinary family protect themselves in the wake of violence and chaos? No Power - What happens when an EMP sends California back into the stone age? When an EMP bomb knocks out the power in LA and the rest of the United States, Ailani must fight against the unprepared.

A contract? It’s a good cause. Why should I say no? Does his motive really matter? I’ve never met my best friend. Is that weird? Didn’t think so. Anonymity gives me freedom to say things I’d never say to someone’s face. And then he breaks it. Yep, the arrogant jerk injects himself into my life without any word or warning. Oh, and the best part? He just happens to be the billionaire owner of the social media company I work for. That’s right, people! He’s my boss!

Shep has secrets. For decades he’s fought to keep them hidden from his teammates and his sister. If they knew the truth, knew what he had done, they'd treat him differently, and he can't handle that. He's already dealing with the fact that he's growing wings, wings he shouldn't have. Wings he doesn’t want. Izzy is working in a job that she hates. Then he bumps into her, knocking her off her feet in every way. The gorgeous stranger is a regular in the club. The man everyone wants, but she’s the one who has caught his attention.