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When Sandy Campbell's body is found at the foot of a cliff near the small town of Kircdubright, the local constabulary are convinced that the argumentative painter is a victim of a tragic accident. But when Lord Peter Wimsey turns up, the hunt begins for an ingenious killer. Faced with six men, all of whom have a motive for murder, the aristocratic amateur sleuth must deduce which are the five red herrings and which has blood on his hands.

Low on fuel and hunted by the Fleet of Knives, the sentient warship Trouble Dog follows a series of clues that lead her to the Intrusion - an area of space where reality itself becomes unstable. But with human civilization crumbling, what difference can one battered old ship have against an invincible armada?

Le livre de l'Éveil est un des livres spirituels les plus importants de notre temps et a été traduit dans le monde entier, transformant la vie de centaines de milliers de personnes. À chaque fois que vous ouvrirez ce livre, vous y retrouverez encore et encore un sentiment instantané de réconfort et de légèreté.

Eat this, not that. Enjoy all foods in moderation. Love yourself. Lose weight. These are just a few of the contradictory messages many of us face every day. No wonder we've never felt more confused about what to eat, how our bodies "should" look, and what it means to be "healthy." Through personal narratives, clinical examples, extant research, as well as expert and stakeholder insights, The New Food Fight offers an incisive guide to the complex and increasingly polarized fields of eating disorders and weight management.

A massive solar superstorm. A nationwide blackout. A family torn apart. The most powerful solar superstorm ever to hit Earth plunged the world into chaos, leaving society crumbling in its wake. For Colorado-based NOAA scientist Carson Carlisle, the storm is his worst nightmare come true—a disaster he saw coming too late to stop. As communication networks collapse and the power grid fails, Carson’s mission shifts from preventing catastrophe to protecting those he loves. In Washington, D. C., his sister Willow is thrust into a city spiraling into lawlessness.

Camilla Marchese, Erbin des mächtigen Eisenbahnimperiums von Lynchaven, würde alles tun, um ihre Firma und Familie vor dem drohenden Bankrott zu bewahren – sogar den Meistbietenden heiraten. Als Nikolai Attano, magiebegabter Bandenführer einer rivalisierenden Industriellenfamilie, anbietet, den Schuldenberg im Tausch gegen ihre Hand zu tilgen, bleibt ihr keine andere Wahl, als einen Deal einzugehen. Milla soll ihm helfen, den Täter zu fassen und den drohenden Krieg zwischen den Stadtteilen zu verhindern.

Micah Grey almost died when he fled the circus with Drystan. Now he and the ex-clown must use glamours to disguise themselves and hide in the once-grand Kymri Theatre, run by a once-renowned magician, Jasper Maske. Micah and Drystan will soon learn the answer, when Maske's arch-nemesis challenges him-and by extension, Micah and Drystan-to a duel. As the duel draws near, Micah increasingly suffers from dark visions. Events that broke the ancient world are being replayed. Can Micah's latent powers break this deadly pattern?

In der Dessertküche eines exklusiven Sternerestaurants will Patrizia ihre Fähigkeiten als leidenschaftliche Köchin erweitern. Zwischen kunstvollen Süßspeisen, Schokoladenkreationen und dem Druck der Gourmetwelt trifft sie auf zwei Männer, die ihr Leben gehörig durcheinanderwirbeln: Der exzentrische Patissier, der ein Geheimnis mit sich trägt, und ihr neuer Chefkoch, dessen heiße Ausstrahlung ihr Herz schneller schlagen lässt. Doch in einer Küche, in der Präzision und Perfektion alles bedeuten, ist kein Platz für Ablenkungen – oder etwa doch?

In Praise of the Autodidact celebrates the rebels, innovators, and self-starters who prove otherwise. From ancient philosophers to modern entrepreneurs, history is full of people who skipped the traditional path—and changed the world anyway. This book is a manifesto for anyone who believes education doesn’t end at graduation. It’s for the curious mind that refuses to wait for permission, the creative thinker who learns by doing, and the problem-solver who builds knowledge in unexpected ways.

City Detective Baker asks Mitchell Adams, a social worker in private practice, to counsel a suicidal disabled black man named Lonnie who's been arrested for counterfeiting and armed robbery. Reluctantly, Mitch agrees and learns this is no open-and-shut case. Are the bills fake? Are Lonnie, Det. Baker, and the city prosecutor who they claim to be? Mitch's life hinges on the word of a counterfeiter and the greed of a prosecutor, and he won't back down without a fight. Counterfeit is the follow-up book to Interrogation, second in the Mitchell Adams series of four novels.

A fictional tale about a seasoned professional MMA fighter's last shot at gold, while life keeps raising obstacles in his path to a worthy legacy.

Sebastian von Westhofen kämpft mit allen Mitteln darum, seinen Führerschein nicht zu verlieren. Dort trifft er auf Jana Meer, eine leidenschaftliche Köchin, die wenig Verständnis für arrogante Anzugträger hat, die sich für jede Arbeit zu schade sind. Zwischen Strafstunden, kulinarischen Herausforderungen und unerwarteten Gefühlen entwickelt sich eine Geschichte, die zeigt, dass das Leben manchmal die besten Rezepte schreibt.

In der Dessertküche eines exklusiven Sternerestaurants will Patrizia ihre Fähigkeiten als leidenschaftliche Köchin erweitern. Zwischen kunstvollen Süßspeisen, Schokoladenkreationen und dem Druck der Gourmetwelt trifft sie auf zwei Männer, die ihr Leben gehörig durcheinanderwirbeln: Der exzentrische Patissier, der ein Geheimnis mit sich trägt, und ihr neuer Chefkoch, dessen heiße Ausstrahlung ihr Herz schneller schlagen lässt. Doch in einer Küche, in der Präzision und Perfektion alles bedeuten, ist kein Platz für Ablenkungen – oder etwa doch?

Sebastian von Westhofen kämpft mit allen Mitteln darum, seinen Führerschein nicht zu verlieren. Dort trifft er auf Jana Meer, eine leidenschaftliche Köchin, die wenig Verständnis für arrogante Anzugträger hat, die sich für jede Arbeit zu schade sind. Zwischen Strafstunden, kulinarischen Herausforderungen und unerwarteten Gefühlen entwickelt sich eine Geschichte, die zeigt, dass das Leben manchmal die besten Rezepte schreibt.

Une série de podcasts réalisée à partir de paroles d’habitants. Ce projet est né d’une envie simple : recueillir les souvenirs des habitants de Chamarande liés à leur château. Car ici, on ne parle pas du « domaine départemental », mais bien du château, ce lieu emblématique ancré dans la mémoire collective. Le domaine départemental de Chamarande en collaboration avec les Archives départementales et l’association Café Cham’, vous propose les témoignages d’une quinzaine de Chamarandais qui ont accepté de partager leurs petits et grands moments vécus au fil des ...

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Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson led the design of such crucial aircraft as the P-38 and Constellation, but he will be more remembered for the U-2 and SR-71 spy planes. His extraordinary leadership of the Lockheed "Skunk Works" cemented his reputation as a legendary figure in American aerospace management.

If twenty-two-year-old Madeline Bennet knows anything for certain, it’s that she’ll get her desired apprenticeship with the Royal Guild. After all, her family is well-connected, and she’s all but dating the grand duke’s nephew. But Madeline does not get her apprenticeship. Instead, she finds herself working with a trio of knight marshals, traipsing around the US, arresting all manner of magical miscreants. If tracking trolls, running from murderous pixies, and stumbling into a dangerous web of criminal activity isn’t enough to keep her occupied, there’s also Gray, Jonathan, and Eric.

In your hands is the handwritten journal depicting one man's struggle for survival. Trapped in the midst of global disaster, he must make decisions; choices that ultimately mean life, or the eternal curse to walk as one of them. Enter, if you will, into the world of the undead.

Have you ever lost yourself in a fantasy world you created? That's how I've survived the years alone in a reality where humans cower in fear of supernatural creatures hiding behind the veil. All I've ever had is my pen, my notebook, and the world I created to make it through the days as a ward of the state, suffering at the hands of the real villains of the world—humans. The pages of my notebook hold three sinful, feared monsters. Ones that I certainly shouldn't be pining over since they aren't even real.