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When Madeline heard that her lover, Alexander, was a demon summoner, she took her young son, Charlie, and ran. But Alexander caught up with them, turning her into a wolf and stealing their child to be raised in the mansion, filled with demons, dark mages, and peril. Lost and alone in the Grimhold forest, Madeline searches for her son. Only, there is another peril far more dangerous than feywights and willy-wisps.

A 12-year old boy, Noah, goes to the zoo with his mother and father and is swept away on a seven-continent fantasy adventure. He meets and talks to dozens of animals and learns about them in their true habitat. His guide and personal docent, Manny Meercat, teaches Noah about the animals' lives. He also teaches him about the possibilities in life and how to grieve for his brother's recent death.

Achieve monumental success by thinking smaller! That's correct. Sometimes the thing that's blocking you from achieving monumental success is the fact that you're not thinking small enough. The power of setting goals is nothing new to anyone who has strived to succeed. From New Year's resolutions to meeting monthly quotas, almost everyone knows that setting goals and success go hand-in-hand. Unleash the power of incremental planning. Move toward success one step at a time while building belief in your dream, no matter how big that dream might be.

It is 2109 in Chicago and a double murder is discovered in Ping Tom Memorial Park. Investigating the crime is Frank Campanelli, a blind homicide detective who relies on bio-electronics to see and do his job. Together with his partner, Marcus Williams, a former Navy SEAL, the pair discovers that one of the two victims is the son of the local boss of the Tong, the most powerful Chinese gang in the city. Tensions among the Tong, the other Chinese gangs, and factions of the mob rise as no one truly knows who is responsible.

Do you know that you need the skills to manage your time but you're not sure what they are or how to start? If so, this book has the much-needed answers you are seeking. Many people are not currently using their time wisely but this book can show you how to engage the skills you need to not waste another minute. If you want to learn to use your time to the fullest and be able to use more time for hours of enjoyment, you need to listen to this book today.

Debt has ruined the lives of millions of Americans, but that doesn't mean you have to be one of them. There are ways to get out of tough financial situations, even if sometimes it seems hopeless and bleak. People have done it before you, and are continuing to do it right now. So why can't you? You can. Of course you can, you just don't know how yet. However, with the right guidance you can liberate yourself from the modern day slavery of debt.

Notre fonctionnement est une conséquence directe de notre façon de nous utiliser. Or, nous avons l'habitude de foncer tout droit vers le but et de ne pas considérer les moyens par lesquels nous l'atteignons.

All three of The Chesapeake collection of tall tales, fishing stories, and tidewater turmoil are combined in one set.

Once upon a time, Cat Starr lived with her astronaut mom in Houston. But when her mother gets sent on a long-term mission, Cat has to move to a faraway land - her dad's house, halfway across the country - and share a room with her real-life evil stepsister, Olivia. Just when Cat can't take it anymore, Great Aunt Abyssinia comes to the rescue. And things go from bad to cursed. The next morning, Cat opens her mouth and a toad hops out! What's more, when Olivia speaks, diamonds and flowers appear. How unfair is that?

After so many summers together, Emma, Jess, Megan, Becca, and Cassidy are reunited for one final hurrah before they go their separate ways. The plan is to spend their summer as counselors at Camp Lovejoy in a scenic, remote corner of New Hampshire, but things get off to a rocky start when their young charges are stricken with a severe case of homesickness. Hopefully, a little bit of bibliotherapy will do the trick, as the girls bring their longstanding book club to camp.

La intervención de un teléfono móvil permite a los servicios secretos británico y estadounidense ponerse sobre la pista de un atentado, que se presume muy sangriento, de al-Qaida. Poco más se sabe del mismo, y los intentos por descubrirlo son estériles.

In Botswana, people of the north live in harmony with the wildlife, yet predators and poachers roam freely. The lions may be kings, but hyenas will steal their prey. A Chobe Game Park pack led by the alpha female is especially fearless. The locals call her Kotsi Mosadi, Setswana for Danger Woman.

Arkanost has Seven Exalted Orders. No more, no less. When a magus goes renegade in a far-off province, the Mage Lords demand that something be done. Ryamon is bitter and frustrated. He longs to be a Fire magus; as a Stone magus, he's miserable. If he can bring the rogue back, he has a chance - his last chance - to fulfill his dream. It's a great plan - until he actually meets Valdira.

En una noche fría, y lluviosa de primavera, una niña y su padre científico, participan en "La noche de salamandras" para seguir a cientos de estas salamandras moteadas mientras ellas se aventuran en una piscina primaveral para aparearse y poner huevos. En conjunto, el equipo de padre e hija, estudian a las salamandras en su completa metamorfósis anfibia, que culmina en la desaparición de las salamandras adultas en el bosque a finales del verano.

Marry new technology to old-fashioned policing, and you've got something special. The car is found just outside Picketsville, Virginia, a smoking ruin of twisted metal and shattered glass. It takes only a glance to confirm that this is Ike Schwartz's car. Ever since he left the CIA, the incorruptible Picketsville sheriff has made enemies at home and abroad. Now one has caught up with him, with a bomb powerful enough to turn quiet Main Street into a smoking crater. Is this a cop killing - or domestic terrorism?

One cold, rainy spring night, a young girl and her scientist father participate in Salamander Night to follow hundreds of spotted salamanders as they venture into a vernal pool to mate and lay eggs. Together the father-child team studies the salamanders through their complete amphibian metamorphosis, culminating in the adult salamanders' disappearance into the woods in late summer. In easy-to-understand audio, the girl relates the tale through her journal.

Claire erwacht in einem verlassenen Hotel. In ihrem Kopf wirbeln Bilder und Ereignisse durcheinander - sind das Erinnerungen, oder Phantasieprodukte infolge des erlittenen Schocks? Draußen tobt ein Schneesturm, der es ihr unmöglich macht, mit der Außenwelt in Kontakt zu treten. Dann rettet sich vor dem Unwetter noch jemand ins Hotel: ein hilfsbereit und verständnisvoll wirkender Mann namens Laslo. Er ist mit seinem Wagen angeblich im Schnee stecken geblieben. Claire findet zögerlich Zutrauen zu ihm - bis sie in einer Zeitung einen Artikel findet, der vor dem Ausbruch eines psychopathischen Serienmörders warnt... und Laslos Foto zeigt.

After losing her father to whiskey and her mother to cancer, all Prudence has left is skiing. She hitchhikes to a remote ski area in New Mexico - someplace no one would look for her, if they were looking. She manages to land a job with the ski patrol. Their gruff kindness, and the fact that she has nobody else, strengthens her resolve to prove herself on the mountain. So when a blizzard descends as fierce and blinding as God, she refuses to show her fear or be left behind.

Victoria nurses her mother through cancer treatments and works long hours as a New York City bike courier to pay for the roof over their heads. When a suspiciously high-paying delivery job thrusts her into the arms of impossibly attractive businessman Ian Kerr, Victoria is sorely tempted to enjoy his attentions and his chiseled body, if only to forget her responsibilities for a while...no matter the cost.

In their secret world, unspoken wishes for pleasure come true...and the allure of glamour and passion can easily disguise a deadly secret. After a tumultuous riches-to-rags childhood, Ian Kerr decided to spend his life focused on making money - and it's paid off. Then he meets sassy, smart-mouthed bike messenger Victoria "Tiny" Corielli, and he wants nothing more than to introduce her to his world of elite luxury...and enticing desire.