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Paul Rayment, fotógrafo profesional, pierde una pierna en un accidente de bicicleta. A raíz de dicho percance su vida solitaria cambiará radicalmente. Paul rechaza la posibilidad de que los médicos le inserten una prótesis y, tras abandonar el hospital, vuelve a su piso de soltero en Adelaida. Incómodo ante la nueva situación de dependencia que conlleva su invalidez, Paul pasa por periodos de desesperanza al reflexionar sobre sus sesenta años de vida.

Two years after their improbable victory over Van Gale, the Alliance enjoys peace and prosperity. As they continue to search for the traitors amongst them, they fail to notice the real threat as Van Gale replenishes his demon horde. Despite the Demon Lord's show of force, he is unable to bring down the Alliance, unless he has help from the inside. This inside help may come from one member of the Chosen Four.

In the sequel to Wait for Me, six months into the UK zombie apocalypse, Lisa and Neil have left the relative safety of their small enclave in the Midlands to travel north. Their destination, Trident Edge, is purported to be a highly secure military base that is taking in survivors and transporting them to safety. The journey is longer and more perilous than they could ever have imagined, forcing them time and again to question their decision. But Lisa has a secret. A secret that makes it more important than ever that she gets there...whatever the cost.

Three Rageto elders have come together to end the breakout of new heroes, and the ancient Amartus warriors that helped them before are missing. They must face this new threat alone. This time, new allies appear, but many more enemies are hiding in the shadows, ready to strike. No one is safe, not even their families. New truths about the ancient struggle come to light, but will it be enough to save them? No choice is easy and danger is everywhere, and the world will be changed forever.

Fifteen-year-old Amelina Scott lives in Cambridge with her dysfunctional family, a mysterious black cat, and an unusual girl who is imprisoned within the mirrors located in her house. When an unexpected message arrives inviting her to visit the Crystal Cottage, she sets off on a forbidden path where she encounters Ryder, a charismatic, perplexing stranger. With the help of a magical paint set and some crystal wizard stones, can Amelina discover the truth about her family?

Ein Verstand wie ein Rennwagen... mit Fahrradbremsen. Edward M. Hallowell und John J. Ratey richten den Fokus in diesem leicht zugänglichen Ratgeber auf die positiven Seiten von ADHS. Denn: Was Menschen mit ADHS auf der einen Seite daran hindert, sich auf eine einzige Sache zu konzentrieren, verschafft ihnen auf der anderen die Fähigkeit zum Superfokus. Dem Hang zu Prokrastination steht die Gabe gegenüber, viele Dinge in kurzer Zeit erledigen zu können. Und die Tendenz zu impulsiven Entscheidungen? Ermöglicht kreative Problemlösungen.

"Pewnym krokiem wracam do salonu i staję przed nim w całej swojej okazałości. Wyraz jego twarzy mówi wszystko. Jest potwornie zaskoczony i podniecony. Dłonią poprawia swoje krocze, a ja lustruję każdy jego gest. - Mia, czy ty to zrobiłaś specjalnie? - Wstaje z sofy i podchodzi do mnie. - A jeżeli powiem, że tak, to coś zmieni? - Oblizuję wargę". Mia to fanka internetowych zakupów. Pewnego dnia zamiast znanej jej już pani kurier, która doradza jej w doborze ubrań, zjawia się u niej przystojny mężczyzna. Czy uda jej się go uwieść?

What if Rome never fell? Electa, on the cusp of womanhood, faces an uncertain future in Latia, the capital state in Appia. While sun-drenched Latia may be a paradise for some, it is a prison for others. Her talent for deception is the only thing keeping her alive, for now, but if Electa is anything, it’s defiant, and she will defy the path fate has laid before her and the will of men who try to control her until her last breath. Electa’s fight started as one for survival and freedom, but revelations about her own nature will change her and Appia forever.

When the body of a man is found dead in his remote, isolated home, DI Tom Janssen and his team struggle to understand what motive there could be to murder such an inoffensive, seemingly placid local character. The man lived alone and was well known in the community, but kept his distance from others, leading a haphazard way of life almost entirely off the grid. What secrets did he hide in his private life that might be worth killing for? As the team are about to understand, even the most nondescript of people can exist in a world darker than most of us will ever see....

Listen to Growth Hormone Made Easy and learn how to safely optimize your human Growth Hormone (hGH) levels to burn fat, build muscle mass, and reverse aging. Keeping your Growth Hormone levels within the optimal range throughout your life is real health insurance. Having the right amount of every one of your hormones insures fantastic health as you get older. Follow the simple program in this audiobook to turn back your biological clock by 20 years or more.

Simon Pelletier is months away from aging out of the foster-care system. Stuck in a house with a family he doesn’t think cares much for him, he knows he must make a plan or end up living on the streets. When Simon meets Charlie, the spunky woman charged with helping him through the aging-out process, Simon starts to think things might be all right. That doesn’t do much to improve his generally sulky behavior, but at least he won’t be homeless.

The monsters that haunted me as a kid are hungry - starving - but now that I’m grown up, they don’t want to eat me. They want to breed me. Fifteen years ago, I wanted nothing more than to escape them. But now a part of me wants to join them - submit to them. Will I ever vanquish my night terrors, or will I just become another notch on their bedpost?

October, 1900. University College, London. When the spread-eagled body of one of her students is discovered in her rented room shortly after attending one of her lectures, Dr. Margaret Murray is disinclined to accept the official verdict of suicide and is determined to find out how and why the girl really died.

Before Moses, there was no viable monotheistic religion in the known history of the human species. His spiritual descendants number in the billions. He is arguably the most influential person to have ever lived, and for at least 2,000 years, we have gotten the basic details of his life wildly wrong. Moses and the Death of Heresy is a journey of recovery that empowers listeners to find something that has been lost, something that we were all intended to experience: actual religious freedom.

Three severed hands. No clues. A race against time. Three embalmed hands are discovered in a disused Victorian house. Is it a gangland ritual? The work of a cult? Or just a prank played by Medical Students? And what happened to the bodies? Meanwhile the Coroner needs to issue a Presumption of Death certificate on a teenage girl who vanished eleven years ago in mysterious circumstances. As hints emerge the two cases are connected, DI Ridpath pushes himself to the limit to find out what really happened.

Paula worries that her marriage to Tommy is hanging by a thread. She loves how safe her husband makes her feel, but lately, it seems like he’s pulling away from her, and he keeps avoiding a much-needed conversation about finally having children.

Lisa is on a train 20 miles from home when the United Kingdom is hit by a terrifying bioterrorist attack and a national emergency is declared. After she was separated from her husband, Neil, in the hours following the September 11 attack, she made him promise that, in the event of a similar crisis, their priority should be to go home and wait for each other there. Keeping her promise and trusting Neil to keep his, she sets out on what she believes will be a quick and easy journey. But the world she once knew has changed forever and has become deadly and unpredictable.

I know they think I killed my husband. Because they think I’ve killed before. Eight years ago, a girl I knew died. I try not to think too much about that time, about the person I used to be when that tragedy happened. It hurts too much. Besides, it’s so far in the past. Now, I have a beautiful home and a committed husband. I should be looking to the future. But then one day, my husband is found dead in the home we built together.

Von Jim Henson erdacht, von Netflix als Serie verfilmt und von J.M. Lee als atemberaubende High-Fantasy-Saga zu Papier gebracht: Der dritte Band der Fantasy-Saga "Der dunkle Kristall"! Die Verschwörung der finsteren Skekse hat den dunklen Kristall schwer beschädigt. Die Gelflinge Naia und Kylan wollen ihr Volk warnen, doch die gefährliche Fahrt über das Silbermeer steht ihnen bevor. Zu ihrem Glück fanden sie in den dunklen Höhlen von Grot nicht nur Schrecken, sondern auch neue Freunde: Der lichtscheue Amri schließt sich ihrer Rebellion an.

Time’s up! All the pieces are in place and the conspirators have set their plot in motion. Confederation Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Marshal Onima Gwok, Deputy Marshal Kara Martinez, and clone Jace Rojas must use every resource available to them to halt the conspiracy in its tracks. But, the CBI has been compromised. Onima and her team must work to not only save the Confederation - but the lives of tens of thousands of clones throughout colonial space.