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In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally R. Osberg describe how social entrepreneurs target systems that exist in a stable but unjust equilibrium and transform them into entirely new, superior, and sustainable equilibria. All of these leaders - call them disrupters, visionaries, or changemakers - develop, build, and scale their solutions in ways that bring about the truly revolutionary change that makes the world a fairer and better place.

Le destin des Sept Royaumes est sur le point de basculer. A l'est, Daenerys, dernière descendante de la Maison Targaryen, secondée par ses terrifiants dragons arrivés à maturité, règne sur une cité de mort et de poussière, entourée d'ennemis. Mais alors que certains voudraient la voir passer de vie à trépas, d'autres entendent rallier sa cause, tel Tyrion Lannister, dont la tête vaut de l'or depuis qu'il s'est rendu coupable de parricide.

DI Rachel Scholes has been in the force for nearly 20 years, and she is tired, not because of the job, but because of the running. She knows her head is crowded but has so far managed to make madness comprehensible. She is a proxy self-harmer struggling to come to terms with a dark secret from her past. As the current case she is working on pushes her closer to facing the dark truth, cracks begin to appear. Wanting to keep her marriage alive, a third identity surfaces that she has difficulty keeping under control. It wants more than her husband and could jeopardize everything.

You better not breathe a word of this to anyone! The soldier stood at the pile of bodies. The room was filled with a sense of dread and fear. Not fear, maybe anger and revenge. When you see bodies stacked to the only way out, you understand it's a dog pile, of dog-face soldiers. "It's your way-out son", the voice came in my headset. It was my dads' voice!

Una historia de amor fantástico del creador de la Tierra Media. El relato de Beren y Lúthien era, o se convirtió, en un elemento esencial en la evolución de El Silmarillion, los mitos y leyendas de la Primera Edad del Mundo concebidos por J. R. R. Tolkien. El autor escribió el relato...

George R. R. Martin has thrilled a generation of readers with his epic works of the imagination, most recently the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling saga told in the novels A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, and A Storm of Swords. Lisa Tuttle has won acclaim from fans of science...

In this unforgettable space opera, #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin presents a chilling vision of eternal night—a volatile world where cultures clash, codes of honor do not exist, and the hunter and the hunted are often interchangeable. A whisperjewel has summoned...

"Und jetzt ist seine Wache zu Ende." – Band 10 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Stannis Baratheon zieht nach Winterfell, um Arya Stark aus den Fängen der Boltons zu befreien. Im Wolfswald kommt sein Tross, darunter auch seine Gefangene Asha Greyjoy, in einen schrecklichen Schneesturm.In Meereen steht Daenerys Targaryen zwischen zwei Freiern: Sowohl Hizdahr zo Loraq, ein Adliger von nobler Abstammung, als auch Quentyn Martell von Dorne halten um ihre Hand an.

"Was tot ist, kann niemals sterben." – Band 7 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Anders als ihre übrige Familie konnte Arya Stark ihren Verfolgern entkommen und ist unterwegs nach Braavos, eine der Freien Städte von Essos. Dort will sie das Mysterium um die geheimnisvolle Münze lüften, die Jaqen H’ghar ihr gab, nachdem sie sein Leben gerettet hat.

"Denn die Nacht ist dunkel und voller Schrecken." – Band 9 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Tyrion Lannister ist aus King’s Landing geflohen, bevor er wegen Vatermords hingerichtet werden kann. Er kommt nach Essos, wo er sich auf die Suche nach der Drachenkönigin Daenerys Targaryen begibt. Diese ist in Meereen mit den geheimnisvollen und tödlichen Söhnen der Harpye konfrontiert, allerdings ohne einen ihrer wichtigsten Berater an der Seite, den sie wegen Verrats in die Verbannung geschickt hat.

"Valar morghulis." – Band 8 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Nach Tommens Hochzeit versucht Cersei Lannister, die Regentschaft seiner Braut Margaery Tyrell zu verhindern. So verleiht sie dem Hohen Spatz große Macht, übersieht dabei aber, dass ihre fein gesponnenen Ränke langsam anfangen, sich gegen sie selbst zu richten.Ihr Bruder Jamie ist unterdessen auf dem Weg nach Riverrun, wo Catelyn Starks Onkel Brynden Tully, der Schwarzfisch, erbitterten Widerstand gegen die Krone leistet.

Les sept couronnes, désolées et exsangues, où la menace est partout, sont enfin réunies sous une même bannière : celle du roi Stannis Baratheon. Dans le nord, le mur est assailli ; les sauvageons attaquent en force. S'ils le franchissent, les forces de l'hiver balaieront tout sur leur passage. Face aux innombrables dangers se tient pourtant la garde de nuit, dernier rempart contre le froid et la mort, fidèle au poste mais tellement diminuée : il n reste qu'une poignée d'hommes fatigués, désabusés, et Jon, le bâtard des Stark.

Les Sept Couronnes sont exsangues. Le royaume panse ses plaies. Les guerres ont vidé les campagnes, les épidémies ont ruiné les récoltes et les pillards écument les terres dévastées. Pourtant il y a toujours autant de prétendants qui briguent la couronne : chacun dans son repaire échafaude des stratégies. Les Lannister multiplient les alliances fragiles, Stannis Baratheon se réfugie toujours davantage dans le culte de Rhllor, le maître de la lumière, et Robb Stark soupire après son fief en lambeaux.

George R. R. Martin's alternate-history story revolves around one of six "geeks" sent back to a critical point in history. Their mission is to prevent the Swedish fortress of Sveaborg from surrendering to the Russians in order to win the war - or "maybe [to] just save ourselves from the plagues and bombs and the poisoned winds".

Anyone can be a leader. You don't have to be a CEO or work in a management position to have influence. Your Leadership Moment provides practical tools, techniques and inspiration to discover your leadership potential. It combines personal and real-world anecdotes with a framework for leadership that can help anyone learn to lead.

A classic novella from the #1 bestselling author of A Game of Thrones—a chilling mystery set on a seemingly haunted spaceship, soon to be an original series on SYFY. This is the definitive audio edition of an electrifying tale that combines the deep-space thrills of Alien, the psychological...

When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy aristocrat, he suspects something’s amiss. But when he meets the hauntingly pale, steely-eyed Joshua York, he is certain. For York doesn’t care that the icy winter of 1857 has wiped out all but one...

A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others! Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it...

Jeremy McCandless is on a mission to help people make the study of the Bible part of the rhythm of their daily lives. He does this by helping people to study God's Word by communicating it in a way that helps people connect with it in a relevant and meaningful way. One way he does this is by adapting some of the most famous classic Christian books for the modern listener. The goal is to enable a new generation to learn from the wisest and greatest Christian thinkers who have gone before us.

Burnout has become an epidemic, with 77% of professionals experiencing it at some point in their careers. One Move Makes All the Difference offers a science-backed solution for leaders and high achievers struggling with overwhelm, decision fatigue, and work-life imbalance. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology, and coaching principles, Dr. Martin Mendelson—renowned executive coach and leadership strategist—delivers a proven path to sustainable success.