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Und Brad Mendoza hat keine Ahnung, wo sie ist. Aber er hat andere Probleme, wie die Leute, die ihn erpressen wollen, damit er einen Mann gefangen nimmt, den er wahrscheinlich sowieso töten wollte! Nun, mit Kopfgeldjägern, Verbrecherbossen, ihrer eigenen Marine und irgendeinem zufälligen Revolverhelden auf den Fersen, können Brad und Jessica ein bisschen mehr dummes Glück finden und sich gegenseitig und ihre Crew retten? Alte Schurken kehren zurück und neue Freundschaften werden geschmiedet, während sie gegen die schlimmsten Widrigkeiten kämpfen, denen sie je begegnet sind.

In the early 80s, Mark Fleischman reopened Studio 54, the world's most glamorous and notorious nightclub, after it was closed down by the State of New York. Ten thousand people showed up that night, ready to restart the party that abruptly ended after the raid in 1978 landed its former owners in jail. Inside Studio 54 invites you to revisit the happening scenes of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, the post-Pill, pre-AIDS era of free love, consequence-free sex, and seemingly endless partying. Following Fleischman as he built connections that lead him to Studio 54.

In On the Record: Music That Changed America, Anna Harwell Celenza uncovers the sometimes surprising influence of music on American politics and culture. From "The Star–Spangled Banner" and Billie Holiday's haunting "Strange Fruit" to Paul Simon's Graceland and Lin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking Hamilton, Celenza explores moments where music wound its way through the halls of Congress, influencing decisions and reshaping culture.

When Colleen Allegretti boards a plane to Ireland, she expects a quiet trip to trace her mother’s family roots. Instead, guided by a handsome Irish local with secrets of his own, she finds herself walking famine roads where ghosts whisper in the wind, standing before sacred mounds that guard forgotten truths, and joining a band of strangers-turned-friends on a journey where myth and memory intertwine—and where Ireland itself seems determined to take her home.

Dave's life turned upside down the day his dad passed away. He's not sure how to move forward, until he inherits an antique hand mirror with a mysterious inscription. When the mirror begins to glow and a woman speaks to Dave through the glass, he finds himself transported to sixth-century England. Thrust into a world full of danger and dragons, Dave will need to rearrange everything he thought he knew about life in general, but more specifically, he'll have to admit he didn't know his dad as well as he thought he did.

After too many close calls during his adventures in ancient England, Dave is happy to be safe back home in 1990s Pennsylvania. But that doesn’t mean he’s ready to leave Merlyn and his other friends behind forever. In fact, it would probably be best if he kept his family’s magic mirror close by at all times, just in case. Merlyn could need his help at any moment! Unfortunately, that moment comes when Dave least expects it, and his decision to keep the mirror on hand leads to dire consequences. This time, Dave isn’t the only one pulled through the mirror’s glossy surface.

When Rogue Squadron faces their greatest test yet, their only chance of success lies in working with the sinister Ysanne Isard. Sleek, swift and deadly, the famed X-Wing fighters have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance’s ultimate strike force the hard way—first in battle, the last...

This collection contains 15 of the greatest science fiction broadcasts from the Golden Age of radio, including episodes of X Minus One, Dimension X, Suspense, The CBS Radio Workshop, Escape, The Lux Radio Theatre, and others. Radio’s finest actors perform before the microphones in adaptations from the past masters of science fiction. Relive the best radio sci-fi shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.

Sophia "Soap" Lazarcheck is a girl genius with a knack for making robots - and for making robots explode. After her talents earn her admission into a secretive university institute, she is swiftly drawn into a conspiracy more than a century in the making. Meanwhile, and without her knowledge, her cousin Dean wages a two-fisted war of vengeance against a villainous genius and his unwashed minions. The cousins are up against murderous thugs, experimental weaponry, lizard monsters, and a nefarious doomsday device.

Défier les lois de la physique avec "Ant-Man", et celles de l'anatomie avec "Godzilla". S'aventurer aux abords d'un trou noir... et y plonger avec "Interstellar". Communiquer avec les aliens comme dans "Premier Contact". Se retrouver seul sur Mars et tenter d'y survivre. Étudier Prometheus et s'interroger sur l'origine et l'évolution des espèces extraterrestres.

In Pop Culture Magic 2.0, Taylor Ellwood explores how pop culture magic has continued to evolve. In this book, you will learn how to make any pop culture into pop culture magic, as well as why you want to. You'll create practical magic with pop culture that gets you results. You'll also learn how pop culture is becoming the mythology of our time, and how older mythologies are showing up in contemporary culture. If you've wanted to practice pop culture magic or are just curious as to how magic and pop culture go together, this book is for you.

Este libro es una introducción a algunos de los presupuestos que han contribuido al nacimiento de la Espressività Generativa™, técnica de interpretación y método de evolución personal ya conocido y difundido en el ámbito internacional, y nace de la exigencia de una respuesta a dos preguntas.

This guide explains, without all the jargon, why music publishing is so important and how to go about achieving success through writing great songs, recording your music, and building a catalog to be proud of. It simplifies the matters of owning your master recording, copyrighting your work, and signing up with a PRO as well as how to interface with the music industry to sell your songs.