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What is libertarianism? This is the political philosophy that asks but one question, and gives but one answer. The question? When is force or the threat of force justified? The answer? Only in response to, in defense from, or in retaliation against the prior use of violence against a person or his legitimately owned property.

A massive blizzard has shut down nearly every East Coast airport, stranding travelers on the ground and in the air. When the control tower's radar suddenly goes dark, a mysterious caller known only as Number One announces that the countdown to terror has begun. Nineteen planes and their helpless passengers are now airborne hostages in the ruthless hands of a dangerous man on a deadly mission.

Living in an abandoned apartment building in South-Central L.A., Socrates is one step away from the streets. He bags groceries at the supermarket, collects bottles and cans to recycle for pennies, and feels himself slipping toward invisibility - that is, until he meets 11-year-old Darryl, whose already committed murder and is perilously close to slipping into a life filled with only violence and bloodshed. Socrates' determination to fight for and save Darryl lights his own pathway to self-forgiveness.

This book provides a historical account of feminism, exploring its earliest roots as well as key issues including voting rights, the liberation of the '60s, and its relevance today. Margaret Walters touches on the difficulties and inequities that women still face more than 40 years after the "new wave" of 1960s feminism, such as how successful women are at combining domesticity, motherhood, and work outside the house. She brings the subject completely up to date by providing an analysis of the current situation of women across the globe.

Bestsellerautorin Minette Walters kehrt nach über 10 Jahren zurück. Juni 1348: In England bricht die Pest aus. Binnen kürzester Zeit werden ganze Landstriche entvölkert, Angst und Panik regieren. Allein Lady Anne, die Burgherrin von Develish, bleibt ruhig. Als die Pest auch ihr Gebiet erreicht, bringt sie kurzentschlossen all ihre Schutzbefohlenen in der Burg in Sicherheit und lässt die Zugbrücke verbrennen. Nicht einmal ihren Ehemann, der von einer Reise zurückkehrt, lässt sie ein.

The Matriarchal Science within the series The Shamanic Quest is a study that outlines the present debate about the dichotomy of matriarchy-patriarchy.

Walter's Inner Child Coaching: A Guide For Your Inner Journey is a systematic road map for the whole procedure of inner child recovery, healing, and artwork. It is a self-help guide and provides many examples and sample dialogues. The content has been structured so as to provide some meat for all tastes. Each of the main chapters is different in style and addresses issues that speak to a different inner self.

No period in the history of the United States of America forms a field so rich with chivalry, romance, and drama as the years between 1865 and 1870, the so-called days of the reconstruction of the South. During this period the nation was born again and started on its climb to the top rung of power among the nations of the world. The heroism of the overpowered South during that time was strangely slighted by historians. For more than 60 years it has remained practically unknown except to a few survivors of the day.

It was supposed to be "a lovely break". As their mutual friend, Helena, is the toast of Broadway, stand-up comedian Cissie O'Brien, who is the nation's darling with her popular television series, decides to take the beautiful and troubled actress Maggie Salt to New York to see her. But Maggie, a destructive whirlpool of a personality, is cracking up fast - "out of her tree" - and on arrival, she suddenly disappears into the freezing February night, no one knows where.

In the 1940s, Walter L. Shaw was thinking of speakerphones, conference calls, and call forwarding. Ahead of the world by decades, Shaw spent a lifetime inventing and patenting the many means of communication we take for granted, but he was repeatedly cheated by shrewd businessmen and big corporations.

Brought to you by Penguin. Don't trust the Liar. Don't go in the River. Do not cross the King. In Red Valley, California, you follow the rules if you want to stay alive. But even that isn't enough to protect Sadie now that she's unexpectedly become the Liar: the keeper and maker of Red Valley's...

Tony has run-ins with the law and no direction in live - until he meets Malcolm, a businessman who has faced many of the same challenges. Because Malcolm is willing to share his knowledge and experience with Tony, they both become successful and significant. There are setbacks for both student and teacher, but with hope and action, they overcome life-challenging difficulties and achieve significance. This uplifting story is a quick-and-easy listen but delivers profound information in five areas: mental, physical, spiritual, financial, and relationships.

The wonderful Little Voice of Jane Horrocks brings this exclusive downloadable audiobook collection of your favourite childhood nursery rhymes out of the dust covers of Mother Goose's books and into strange and merry life. The nursery rhymes that make up our collection are taken from the original Mother Goose rhymes. They are the classics from our childhood, with all the original verses and all the parts of rhymes that one usually hums over due to having forgotten the words.

The Zero is a groundbreaking novel, a darkly comic snapshot of our times that is already being compared to the works of Franz Kafka and Joseph Heller. From its opening scene—when hero cop Brian Remy wakes up to find he's shot himself in the head—novelist Jess Walter takes us on a harrowing...

Eigentlich ist immer Ostern für Sherlock Holmes. Denn der Meisterdetektiv feiert andauernd Auferstehung. Mit diesen einleitenden Worten beginnt der alternde Dr. John H. Watson seinen Bericht über die merkwürdige Reise des Detektivs nach Kiew. Eine wahrlich phantastische Reise.

Ostern - Das Fest der Auferstehung. Für Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson bleibt jedoch keine Zeit für ein gemütliches Beisammensein, denn ein Klient sucht sie in der Baker Street auf. Dieser betraut sie mit der Suche nach einem ganz besonderen Osterei. Einem goldenen Osterei. Das allererste, jemals geschaffene Fabergé-Ei ist spurlos verschwunden. Einzige Spur: Drei Zettel mit seltsam verfassten Gedichten...

Im Hinterhof des Elysiums, eines weit über die Grenzen Groß-Berlins hinaus bekannten Transvestitenlokals, wird der Puppenjunge Alexander Mutsch erstochen aufgefunden. Walter Piefke wird von Kommandeur Kronberger um die Aufklärung dieses Verbrechens gebeten. Gemeinsam mit der Reporterin Anna Wagner ermittelt Piefke im sündigen Berliner Nachtleben und stößt dabei auf ein Netz aus Eifersüchteleien, Geheimnissen und Lügen.

In climate-ravaged Texas Territory, kids don’t live long enough to become adults. Joe has beaten the odds - at the price of his body and soul. For years, the smart, resourceful 19-year-old has been the star runner at sex tourism hotspot Flights of Fantasy. But he dreams of leaving Texas - and everyone in it - far behind.

The definitive account of General Douglas MacArthur's rise during World War II, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals. World War II changed the course of history. Douglas MacArthur changed the course of World War II. Macarthur at War will go deeper into this transformative period of his...

Life can be hard to navigate at times, but for Lazarus Mitchell, it’s been a constant battle. Marrying his high school sweetheart and putting his dreams on hold to help her fulfill hers, he kept pushing through life’s adversities in hopes of seeing better days. Throughout the journey, he realized that she didn’t have the tenacity he had or the wherewithal to look difficulty in the face and choose to overcome it.