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The Gods of Olympus were real. In fact, the great Olympian Zeus was the forefather for such historical giants as Thor and George Washington. But that was long ago. Now the descendants of the Gods have a new job: superhero. In a world where power and myth have walked hand in hand, professional heroes serve alongside humanity to combat those who would use their Gifts for evil.

Le commissaire Brunetti, enquêtant sur la mort d'un célèbre avocat, arpente les quartiers malfamés de Venise et tombe sur la piste d'un trafic international de prostitution. Avec l'aide inattendue de la délicieuse signorina Elettra, la nouvelle secrétaire du vice-questeur, le commissaire Brunetti va découvrir un commerce plus ignoble encore qu'une "traite des Blanches" post-rideau de fer... Donna Leon rend hommage à l'atmosphère unique de la Cité des Doges.

"Ladrón de espadas" es una frenética y apasionante novela de aventuras que los lleva a conocer a "O", un ladrón profesional especializado en robar espadas históricas de incalculable valor y, de paso, resolver injusticias por todo el mundo. Su vida dará un vuelco cuando conozca a Rebeca, la chica que lo acompañará en su misión más arriesgada: robar la espada de Fernando III, El Santo. A ambos los aguarda un camino repleto de acción, persecuciones y emociones al límite.

In Simply Beethoven, Professor Leon Plantinga offers the lay listener a fascinating account of Beethoven’s life and music in its singular historical context, a time that saw the upheaval of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic conquests, as well as the rise of the European middle class. It was in this milieu that Beethoven composed the groundbreaking, highly individual works that changed the course of music and have continued to inspire and delight listeners for more than two centuries.

Leon Searcy was an All-American at Miami who won three national championship titles with the Hurricanes. He was a first round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and played in Super Bowl XXX. He was also selected as one of the Top 25 Jacksonville Jaguars players of all time. Hear Leon's stories about a life of luxury and glory as the NFL's highest paid offensive lineman, and the series of choices and circumstances which ended with Leon's retirement from the game of football broke and alone. In the fourth down of his life, how did Leon find redemption?

La troisième enquête du commissaire Brunetti. Par un matin d'août, un équarisseur découvre, dans un terrain vague de Mestre, la banlieue industrielle de Venise, le cadavre d'un travesti. On pense d'abord qu'il s'agit d'un des prostitués qui travaillent Via Cappuccina, mais lorsqu'on s'aperçoit que l'homme déguisé en femme n'était autre que le directeur de la Banca di Verona, le commissaire Brunetti comprend qu'il va devoir renoncer à ses vacances familiales dans la fraîcheur du Tyrol.

Goodreads Best Poems 2020 showcases the collected works of Aiman Sabir, Bernard Smith, Catherine Habbie, Frank Prem, G. R. Paskoff, H. Seeking, Joseph Murphy, Leon Stevens, Oliver Baer, Sean Dennis Lane, Sandra Black, and The Muse. They are a collection of quick rhymes on topics as diverse as lockdown to assaults on the soul. Meet the authors as they pine on love, longing, and remorse in the pandemic.

Dretlon Valley has been conquered, but now the city of Maldra has caught wind of a new threat stirring in Southern Elabrium. Rumors tell of not just adepts being possessed by the dreaded wraiths, but essentia, the common people, are turning against one another. Behaviour that was once only characteristic of necrom is revealing itself in them, too. Has the world gone wrong? Have the laws of elemental magic broken, or is there something more?

Antes de que el chef Aaron Sánchez saltara a la fama, era un niño, un mexicoamericano travieso, criado por una mujer con una determinación incansable y de invaluable talento, chef y restauradora de éxito por derecho propio. De niño pasaba las noches en el comedor de su casa rodeado de algunos de los chefs y restauradores más influyentes de Nueva York. En sus memorias, Sánchez se adentra en sus años de formación con gran sinceridad, inyectando adrenalina en su historia y revelando cómo se enamoró de la cocina y comenzó una carrera en el trepidante mundo culinario.

Imagine what your life would be like if you experienced life-changing joy on a daily basis? How would your life change? Who would you become? This audiobook does that. You don’t need to change one circumstance in your life to have more joy today. Joy has been waiting in different spots, even in the tough spaces, eager to be gobbled up. This audiobook gives you the tools to find those places where joy has been waiting to be discovered. The results will change your life. You will have more energy, intention, clarity, and so much more.

The Nuremberg Interviews reveals the chilling innermost thoughts of the former Nazi officials under indictment at the famous postwar trial. The architects of one of history’s greatest atrocities speak out about their lives, their careers in the Nazi Party, and their views on the Holocaust. Their reflections are recorded in a set of interviews conducted by a US Army psychiatrist. Dr. Leon Goldensohn was entrusted with monitoring the mental health of the two dozen German leaders charged with carrying out genocide, as well as that of many of the defense and prosecution witnesses.

New York. In einem Interview mit einem einflussreichen Geschäftsmann erfährt die dänische Journalistin Mette, wie sich das Leben von 9 Menschen aufgrund mysteriöser Vorkommnisse schlagartig verändert hat. Alles beginnt im brasilianischen Regenwald, als ein dänisches Expeditionsteam auf seltsame schwarze Riesenbäume stößt, die ein dunkles Geheimnis verbergen. Daraus strickt sich ein spannender Mystery-Thriller, der mit jeder Folge um die ganze Welt führt und in einem opulenten Staffelfinale gipfelt.

Eighteen-year-old orphan Harriet Thomson has resided with a distant cousin’s aristocratic household since the age of five, first as companion to Prudence, the youngest daughter of house, later as carer of Pru’s ailing father. When he dies, she has to make her own way in the world and finds work as companion to the elderly Countess Arden, who resides in the Dower House on the Hertfordshire estate of the dashingly handsome Duke of Fairbridge.

Barely snagging Lady Lillian out of danger, Lady Sarah finds herself embroiled in some clandestine mischief. It causes her to doubt Lord Archer and her own feelings for him. But this fashion loving countess is not able to give up on her dreams and love for him. She enlists the aid of her two best friends to piece together what might really be happening. For she couldn’t bear it if he was a traitor to the crown.

In this bunch of offbeat stories, the listener will be sucked into a series of abnormal, yet compellingly dark and amusing tales. A sailors tavern gets an unexpected visitor with a message that could save humanity from itself. Two naughty boys on a school trip to the zoo decide to play a trick that backfires with crushing consequences. A grumpy old man drops devastation in his wake as he leaves behind a trail of deadly flatulence on his trip through the village. The neighbours from hell get neighbours who really are from hell.

Dialectal behavioral therapy (DBT) is designed to teach people how to healthily cope with the stress and find it easier to handle their emotions. In this bundle, you will find guidance on how to properly incorporate DBT in your life. Learn about all the benefits of DBT, and gain essential skills that will make you stronger, help you develop mindfulness, and make your life easier.

Is there a Universal Consciousness in whose consciousness we live, move, and have our being? The exploration of consciousness is the final frontier in the exploration of life and the mysteries of existence - its origin and on-going presence - as well as for answering questions that intellectual analysis cannot answer, because it is based on the speculations of the five senses. This book is a compilation of 50 essays Dr. Masters wrote based on his more than 50 years of research into higher consciousness.

Hay quienes afirman que el arma más poderosa del ser humano es la palabra, aquella que crea o destruye, aquella que siembra y cosecha, y que también besa con sus labios de sílabas, y que también mata. Como un prestidigitador, Evaristo Ramón juega con las palabras y las desafía, las mezcla, las carga de sentido, y nos las devuelve transformadas en una ventana desde la que, si somos capaces, podemos vislumbrarnos.

Adam - The Missing Link is the third and final book of The Adam Series trilogy by author Leon Bibi. In this final chapter, evidence of extraterrestrial tampering with human DNA is explored, and evidence given to prove that the Missing Link has never been missing. It is not found “embedded in the crust of the Earth”, it is found within us. The missing link is not a “transitional form” that proves that man is a direct descendant of the ape, it is an alteration of DNA. What do the following scientists have in common?

Few novels have made a more shattering impact on their society than El Filibusterismo - and its predecessor, Noli Me Tangere, by Jose Rizal. And surely no writer has paid a higher penalty for self-expression. Rizal was executed by firing squad mainly because of these two books.