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A world on the precipice of the apocalypse. A secret forged in the flames of war. A chance to start over. For John Sutton, only one of those three things matters. Retired from a decade of brutal war, he wants nothing more than a quiet pastoral life while he does his best to stem the steady increase of his Doom Points before they hit 100, signaling the start of the end. He’s been given a small farm on the outskirts of the empire as a thanks for his service, but no matter how far he travels, it's impossible to escape the war's devastating effects on the world.

In our fast-paced society, we often overlook the needs of our inner selves. This best selling guide shows how to add depth, meaning, and spirituality to your life by nurturing the spirit. By teaching you how to sense the sacredness of everyday things, it will help you solve emotional problems, ease frustration, and gain new perspectives on what living means.

In Waking Up, Volume 2, Sounds True publisher and founder Tami Simon speaks with seven teachers about their personal understandings of spiritual awakening—how it takes place, what changes (and what doesn't), and how their experiences can inspire and inform our own realizations.

Titan was one of the nation’s most loved and respected Heroes, until an infidelity scandal tore his image and family apart. After decades spent out of the limelight, Owen Daniels has decided to take up the mantle of Titan once again to try and make amends for his years away. Unfortunately, the Titan Scandal is still common knowledge, and no Hero team wants such a polarizing figure. With no other options, Owen is forced to take a job overseeing a group of corpies, corporate-sponsored Supers who do rescue work… as long as there are cameras around.

A rogue agent has come in from the cold and wants to spill his secrets. The Organisation wants Ishmael to find out if Frank Parker is who he says he is, what he really knows, and why he has emerged from the shadows after all this time. Ishmael heads to Ringstone Lodge in Yorkshire where Parker is being held to find that an atmosphere of fear and suspicion prevails. As he and his fellow residents are menaced by a series of alarming and inexplicable incidents, Ishmael sets out to prove that it’s human trickery rather than any supernatural being behind the seemingly ghostly goings-on.

Ten mind-altering tales from some of the best new drama writers. There's a crack in reality. Our world has brushed up against another, and something is breaking through. Ordinary people are experiencing strange disruptions, as inexplicable events and bizarre elements from the other side start to interfere with their lives....

Near what was once the Pacific northwest, Ryan Cawdor and his roving band of post-holocaust survivors discover a beautiful valley untouched by the nuclear blast that changed the earth forever. Resisting the temptation to settle in that idyllic land, the group is captured and forced deep beneath an extinct volcano to an isolated community of in-bred scientists. These psychopathic descendants of a 20th century government research team are blindly laboring to find better ways of genocide, unaware that the world they are striving to slaughter has already died.

When a mysterious man orchestrates an attack on archaeologist Annja Creed and then offers her an assignment, Annja is baffled. But the mission is too intriguing for her to refuse. She must find an object that possesses a sacred and powerful secret offering atonement to anyone who uncovers it — or wreaking havoc on the world.

Working on a dig on the southern coast of India, the last thing Annja Creed expects is to be hit by a tsunami. Or to strike archaeological gold. But that's exactly what happens when several objects wash ashore in the storm. The relics carry unfamiliar markings that hint at a legendary city. Excited by the prospect of discovering a culture believed lost to civilization, Annja embarks on a perilous journey deep into the heart of danger.

England's 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 and the reign of new monarchs William and Mary signified a turning point for Restoration comedy with laws being passed to restrict playwrights' freedoms. The latter years are marked by a shift towards more moral storylines, mixing humour with social and political issues, alongside the lighthearted 'comedy of manners'. The works in this collection bring together these complementary styles, full of humour while also focusing on hard hitting themes.

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series. 'President' by Simon Guerrier. Alone together, two Federation officials at last share the truth. Supreme Commander Servalan agrees to explain to Secretary Rontane how she set up the President. And when she is done, Servalan's executioners will be waiting....

Während sich Professor James Moriarty auf der Spur einer mathematischen Formel befindet, die so mächtig ist, dass sie die Zukunft vorhersagen kann, wird ihm ein grausamer Mord angehängt. Und der berühmte Sherlock Holmes ist daran maßgeblich beteiligt. Auf der Flucht vor dem Gesetzt und dunklen Mächten muss Moriarty in die Londoner Unterwelt fliehen und versuchen, seine Unschuld zu beweisen. Doch Holmes lässt nicht locker–und so entsteht ein Duell zweier genialer Intellekte, das immer mehr zu eskalieren droht.

"I have a dream" – "Ich habe einen Traum": Die Rede, die Martin Luther King Jr. am 28. August 1963 beim "Marsch auf Washington" hält, ist bis heute eine der berühmtesten der Welt. Voll Leidenschaft beschwört der Bürgerrechtler seinen Traum einer anderen, einer besseren Welt – einer Welt ohne Rassismus, einer Gesellschaft, in der der Charakter mehr zählt als die Hautfarbe. Es ist dieser Traum, der Martin Luther King Jr. in seinem Leben antreibt, der ihn aufstehen lässt, wenn er geschlagen wird, der ihn Drohungen und Gefängnisaufenthalte ertragen lässt.

Everything has led to this……But only one warrior will win. The three forces converge on Earth: de Finita, The AllSeer, and Prometheus. Behind them lay the wreckage of millions of lives and planets burned to ashes. In front of each? The greatest empire known to mankind. Destiny.

Seit über 40 Jahren wird ein rätselhaftes Signal gesendet, dessen Ursprung und Bedeutung im Dunkeln liegen. Was steckt hinter diesem mysteriösen Buzzer? Die Brüder Marc und Carsten, erfahrene Filmleute mit einer Leidenschaft für das Unbekannte, machen sich auf eine aufregende Reise, um das Geheimnis zu lüften. Ursprünglich als Dokumentation geplant, entwickelt sich ihre Suche schnell zu einem Abenteuer, das ihr Leben auf den Kopf stellt. Sind es die Russen, eine geheime Weltverschwörung oder vielleicht sogar eine selbst denkende Maschine, die hinter dem Signal steckt?

Seit über 40 Jahren hallt ein rätselhaftes Signal um die Welt – der mysteriöser „Buzzer", dessen Ursprung und Bedeutung im Verborgenen liegen. Was verbirgt sich hinter diesem unheimlichen Ton? In der stürmischen See des Nordatlantiks kämpft sich ein Hochseeschlepper durch die peitschenden Wellen der Nacht. Sein Ziel: ein geheimnisvolles Geisterschiff, das angeblich Schätze im Wert von Millionen Euros birgt. Doch die Bergung entwickelt sich zu einem gefährlichen Spiel – das Schiff scheint seine dunklen Geheimnisse um jeden Preis zu bewahren.

Rastlos, heimatlos, vielseitig begabt, naiv, melancholisch und stets selbst reflektierend verdichtete sie ihr Leben als Tänzerin, Schauspielerin, Dichterin, Autorin, Morphinistin, Gelegenheitsprostituierte, Revoluzzerin und früher Bohemien zwischen Berlin, München und Zürich in einer schieren Sucht nach Leben als Abenteuer. An der Seite Hugo Balls legte sie mit der Gründung des "Cabaret Voltaire" in Zürich den Grundstein zur Schaffung des Dadaismus.

Es treten auf: Frau Wirtin von der Lahn, Ramses der Ägypterkönig, Bonifazius Kiesewetter, der lüsterne Pater Gabriel und andere geile Gestalten aus Kneipen, Klostern und Kasernen. Wie unsere Großeltern ferkelten, das ist weitgehend nur mündlich überliefert. Hier nun kann man diese frechen Verse, die versauten Sprüche, die geilen Bauernregeln und großen schweinischen Balladen hören.

Prometheus returned to his solar system, and de Finita’s forces prepare to defend what’s theirs. The AllSeer’s return threatens to conquer both militaries in one genius move. He’ll obliterate Mars and force Prometheus to make an impossible choice: Save his friend or save his insurrection. Will de Finita bend the knee or watch billions burn alive beneath the AllSeer’s magnificent power? Will Prometheus let his friend die? Or will he abandon everything that what he’s built and risk his own life for someone he once loved?

For The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries, writer and anthologist Michael Sims did not summon the usual suspects. He sought the unfamiliar, the unjustly forgotten, and little-known gems by writers from outside the genre. This historical tour of one of our most popular literary categories includes stories never before reprinted, features rebellious early “lady detectives," and spotlights former stars of the crime field—Austrian novelist Auguste Groner and prolific American Geraldine Bonner among them.