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What Luck, This Life begins in the aftermath of the space shuttle's break-up, as the people of Piney Woods watch their pastures swarm with searchers and reporters bluster at their doors. A shop owner defends herself against a sexual predator who is pushed to new boldness after he is disinvited to his family reunion. A closeted father facing a divorce that will leave his gifted boy adrift retrieves an astronaut's remains. An engineer who dreams of orbiting Earth joins a search for debris and instead uncovers an old neighbor's buried longing.

A heatwave in July and a tube train is discovered buried in 20 inches of snow. A Saturday afternoon in Hyde Park and scores of people are instantly frozen to death where they stand while the sun beats down from the sky. Freak weather conditions in London, and the Doctor and UNIT are called in to find the cause. Meanwhile, a street magician who was witnessed at the scene of the tragedy entertains crowds in Covent Garden. As Jo Grant and Mike Yates disobey orders and investigate alone, they discover an enemy ....

Garrett hat seinem besten Freund versprochen, sich um dessen Familie zu kümmern, sollte Leo je etwas zustoßen. Schriftlich haben sie es festgehalten, dass Garrett Leos Frau Audrey heiraten und seinen Söhnen ein zweiter Vater sein solle. Das ist jetzt 12 Jahre her. Und Leo ist tot. Garrett kündigt seinen Job und zieht um, um für Audrey und die Kinder da sein zu können. Und was zu Leos Lebzeiten undenkbar war, geschieht. Garrett verliebt sich: in Audrey, in die Jungs und das Leben als Familie. Doch dann erfährt Audrey von dem Versprechen...

It is the long, oppressive summer of 1912. Four months ago the RMS Titanic was lost to the Atlantic. In Europe the drumbeats of war grow louder. These things have yet to touch Mr. Sherlock Holmes who, estranged from Dr. Watson, lives in reclusive retirement on the South Downs. The world’s foremost criminal investigator has turned his back on the past, hiding from the world and thinking himself immune to its excesses.

Tim Beckdolt, rangy and self-reliant, is as American as the frontier itself. But after spending eight treacherous months digging $175,000 in gold out of Desperation Peak - all he has left is desperation. Two sadistic strangers have taken his gold, and now they want to take his life. He's on the run - the target of a Devil’s Manhunt.

The selections in this collection include classic short stories "Bartelby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville, "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells, "The Angel Child" by Stephen Crane, "A Journey" by Edith Wharton, "Phyllis and Rosamond" by Vriginia Woolf, and "The Flight of Betsey Lane" by Sarah Orne Jewett.

The Red Badge of Courage is Civil War novel by the author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). The story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who deserts the battlefield. Overcome with shame, he yearns for a wound, a "red badge of courage", to atone for his cowardice. When his regiment once again engages in battle, Henry becomes the standard-bearer who carries the flag.

A collection of Thomas Hardy's poetry and fiction.

Most German students try to learn German grammar through rules and rote memorization, especially while trying to use the correct pronouns in the right situation and context! This doesn't work, and is extremely stressful for you as a learner. Why? Because there are lots of so-called "rules" to learn and it's impossible to hold them all in your head at the same time while you're speaking. It's also not a natural approach...native speakers don't learn the language with rules and memory tricks, after all!

US Army Captain Dale Morton is a magician soldier‚ a "craftsman." After a black-ops mission gone wrong, Dale is cursed by a Persian sorcerer and haunted by his good and evil ancestors. Major Michael Endicott, a Puritan craftsman, finds gruesome evidence that the evil Mortons, formerly led by the twins Roderick and Madeline, have returned, and that Dale might be one of them. In Tom Doyle's thrilling debut, American Craftsmen, SEAL Team Six meets ancient magic—with the fate of the United States hanging in the balance....

In the fourth installment of Germany’s popular Ghostsitter series, famous best-selling author Tiffany Shuster wants to promote her latest vampire romance novel, so she decides Tom’s Ghost Train is the best place for a photo shoot. But when she and Vlarad the vampire suddenly disappear, Tom and his team of monsters must investigate and rescue them. All leads seem to point toward rival carnival attraction Zoracz's House of Mirrors. Will Tom and his friends find Vlarad and Tiffany before they are accused of kidnapping?

Pour éviter la faillite, Lady Vivian Hastings doit rejoindre son terrifiant époux aux Amériques et trouver la cité perdue de Guyanacapac, présumée pleine de richesses. Pour assurer ses arrières et même doubler son mari, elle entraîne avec elle le Dr Livesey et conclut un pacte avec Long John Silver, un homme connu pour son bagoût... et ses faits de piraterie.

In The Courage of a Leader, best-selling author, renowned speaker, and leadership development consultant Amy L. Riley teaches leaders how to step up, inspire, engage, and get extraordinary results.

With 30-Day Mastery: Verb Position Mastery, you'll learn through example and context, just like native speakers do! The magic of learning through story is that your main focus is actually not on memorizing anything...you concentrate on understanding and enjoying the story! As you're listening to the story, you will find that the verb position will begin to lodge itself subconsciously in your brain. It doesn't happen right away. But by the end of this book, you'll have a native-like command of the verb position that will amaze you and your friends!

Do you want to understand dark psychology and avoid being manipulated? Joe M. Bernays will teach you everything about dark psychology, mind control, NLP, and body language!