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Time travelers Ray Burton and Natalie O’Brien were living peacefully in 1958 England. Now they are missing. What has happened to them, and why are travelers throughout time being targeted for elimination? In the thrilling sequel to the Amazon best seller, Yestertime, the impossible has happened. And now, some people will do anything to stop it.

Seit Jahren kämpft die Tiffin-Academy um einen guten Rang in den Ratings – bis sie überraschend den 2. Platz belegt. Schulleiterin Audre Robinson kann es nicht glauben, denn die Wohnheime sind renovierungsbedürftig und der Notendurchschnitt schlecht. Auf einen Schlag erfährt der ganze Campus von der Affäre zwischen einem Lehrer und einer Schülerin, dem Suizid einer jungen Frau und dem korrupten Treiben des Präsidenten. Die Situation gerät zunehmend außer Kontrolle, und auch für Audre steht nun alles auf dem Spiel.

Brought to you by Penguin. Welcome to the party of the year. You’ve been invited to an exclusive, luxury event in Norway, hosted by a billionaire. Your moment has finally arrived. But you’re not going for the canapes and champagne. You’re going for revenge. Where anything is possible...

Are you getting a true picture of your company’s performance? The disturbing answer, for most senior managers and CFOs today, is no. The culprit? Current management accounting practices produce financial statements that are unnecessarily complex and confusing. As a result, most companies are run by executives who do not fully understand their own financial information. This explosive issue and its implications are fully explored in Real Numbers.

Arilyn. Danilo. Liriel. Cunningham. A collection of stories drawn from the pages of over a decade's worth of Forgotten Realms anthologies, plus new surprises in three previously unpublished stories from one of the defining voices of this great fantasy setting!

The long-awaited conclusion to the Starlight & Shadows trilogy is now in audio. The release of Windwalker brought to a close a series first begun by New York Times best-selling author Elaine Cunningham ten years ago. Following the recently released recovers of Daughter of the Drow and Tangled Webs, the first two titles in the series, this audiobook is not to be missed.

Kimi’s Obaachan, her grandmother, had always been a silent presence throughout her youth. Sipping tea by the fire, preparing sushi for the family, or indulgently listening to Ojichan’s (grandfather’s) stories for the thousandth time, Obaachan was a missing link to Kimi’s Japanese heritage, something she had had a mixed relationship with all her life. Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, all Kimi ever wanted to do was fit in, spurning traditional Japanese cuisine and her grandfather’s attempts to teach her the language.

Based on the ingenious Sir Michael Twitter account, How to (Almost) Make Friends on the Internet is the funniest audiobook you'll listen to this year. Whether it's offering his services as a karate lawyer or funeral DJ, devising the world's worst plan to get a free haircut, or trying to buy a blue bucket that may or may not be for sale, Michael just wants to connect with people. The only problem is that people are slightly less enthusiastic about connecting with him, and the results are utterly hilarious.

In 1935, an unknown scientist submits a groundbreaking paper to a scientific publication claiming to have discovered a hidden valley in Alaska. It is a find that could change history. His work is dismissed as fiction, and soon after, he vanishes without a trace. Ninety years later, Bush pilot Scott Harper finds a half-frozen stranger who has collapsed in the snow outside his home. The man relates a strange tale of a legendary lost valley near an abandoned Alaskan mining town and asks for Scott’s help finding it.

In this much anticipated follow-up to their groundbreaking book, Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom, authors Jan Burkins and Kari Yates, together with co-author Katie Cunningham, extend the conversation in Shifting the Balance, Grades 3-5: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Upper Elementary Classroom. This new text is built in mind specifically for grades 3-5 teachers around best practices for the intermediate classroom.

The bards of Waterdeep remember the past. Or do they? Even as they sing their ballads, a mysterious spell is changing their memories. Danilo Thann, Harper and would-be bard, sets out to uncover the mystery. In this quest, his closest companion is his deadliest enemy, the rogue elf Elaith Craulnober. At stake is not merely the future of Faern but also its past.

Becoming a college student means starting a whole new life...right? Sakuta honestly isn’t sure. Some things have changed, but some things are still the same. His reputation definitely precedes him just like before. Of course, it’s because the entire school knows he’s dating Mai, who’s as...

Keith Miller, an urban explorer, leads small groups of thrill-seekers through abandoned buildings. The exploration of an old mountain inn goes horribly wrong when the group accidentally accesses a time portal that takes them to 1917, a distant and dangerous time. Former time traveler Ray Burton learns of their disaster and tries to help from afar. However, something alarming has happened to the portals.

Scott Harper makes his living flying hunters and fishermen into the wilds of Alaska. However, his current passenger is different, wearing a suit and tie and carrying a briefcase. Scott’s strange passenger directs him by gunpoint to a remote landing strip in the middle of nowhere, and armed men suddenly surround his plane. Barely able to take off under fire, his aircraft is heavily damaged and crashes deep in the wilderness. With the men in hot pursuit, Scott must navigate the rugged terrain to stay one step ahead.

Where does hunting fit in the modern world? To many, it can seem outdated or even cruel, but as On Hunting affirms, hunting is holistic, honest, and continually relevant. Authors Grossman, Miller, and Cunningham dive deep into the ancient past of hunting and examine its position today, demonstrating that we cannot understand humanity without first understanding hunting.

GUESS WHO’S BACK? After years without contact, Sakuta has received a letter from his first love, Shouko, asking to meet at Shichirigahama Beach. Of course, now that he’s in a happy relationship, he’s not quite sure how to respond...or how to explain the situation to his girlfriend, Mai...

AN UNBELIEVABLE ANNOUNCEMENT!The day Sakuta dreamed about is finally here. His search for Touko Kirishima has led him to a music festival where Mai is performing. Filled with concern and anticipation, he attends to figure out who the mysterious singer is and how she’s connected to Mai. Instead...

MINISKIRT SANTA’S COMING TO TOWN!Mai is in danger, and the only clue Sakuta has is a cryptic message from himself saying he needs to find Touko Kirishima. The problem is that even though he knows how to contact her, Touko seems completely uninterested in helping him. There must be another way...

In the heart of the American South, amid rolling hills and lush landscapes, a genre of music was born that would enchant generations and shape the very essence of the nation's musical heritage. "The Legends of Bluegrass Music" is a journey through the lives and contributions of the most influential figures in this soul-stirring genre. At the heart of the Bluegrass universe stands a figure synonymous with the genre itself—the "Father of Bluegrass," Bill Monroe.

This is the story of Ellasif, a barbarian shield maiden who will stop at nothing to recover her sister from a nation of witches, and Decclan, a ne'er-do-well young spellcaster-turned-forger who wants only to prove himself a hero. Together, they'll face monsters, magic, and the fury of Ellasif's own cold-hearted warriors in their quest to rescue the lost child. Yet when they finally reach the ice-walled city of Whitethrone, where trolls hold court and wolves roam the streets as people, will it be too late to save the girl from the forces of darkness?