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Neil Gaiman hat einmal gesagt, dass "die Welt immer heller erscheint, wenn man gerade etwas geschaffen hat, das vorher nicht da war". Dieses kleine Hörbuch ist die Verkörperung dieser Vision. Es versammelt die besten Texte und kreativen Manifeste Neil Gaimans und zeigt, wie Lesen, unsere Vorstellungskraft und schöpferische Prozesse die Welt verändern können.

Your Next Big Thing shares inspiring stories of senior professionals making big changes to find more satisfaction from work and happiness from life. Host Neil Metzler (Founder, Principal at Cloud Champions Coaching) welcomes each guest to share why they made this difficult change, how they built a bridge, and what they learned. Our three messages are: 1) Careers are no longer linear. 2) You’re not in this alone 3) There’s a human underneath that armor. Join us to feel inspired, learn something new and connect!

Es ist Winter in Cherringham. Doch das Verbrechen macht auch bei klirrender Kälte keine Pause und beschert Jack und Sarah einen neuen Fall: Der Kleinganove Charlie Topper ist in Lebensgefahr. Im letzten Sommer wurde er bei einem Einbruch Zeuge eines kaltblütigen Mordes. Um nicht selbst in Schwierigkeiten zu geraten, hat er niemandem erzählt, was er gesehen hat. Doch nun hat ihn der Mörder offenbar aufgespürt! In seiner Verzweiflung bittet er Jack und Sarah um Hilfe: Können die beiden den Fall lösen, bevor der eiskalte Mörder auch hinter ihnen her ist?

Es ist so weit! Endlich bekommt Lady Mortimer die Gelegenheit, ihrem Ehemann Harry ihre geliebte Heimatstadt New York City zu zeigen. Aber die Metropole leidet unter der schlimmsten Hitzewelle des Jahrhunderts und das Nachtleben ist durch die Prohibition lahmgelegt. Aber im Untergrund der Stadt brodelt es, und als Teddy Crowther - der Enkel eines steinreichen Industriellen - von der Mafia entführt wird, bittet die Familie Kat und Harry um Hilfe. Die beiden tauchen in die Abgründe New Yorks ein und finden sich bald in einem gefährlichen Katz-und-Maus-Spiel wieder.

Have you ever tried to start a fitness routine, but found that you give up a few weeks in? Have you given up your diet because you did not have enough discipline to push forward? This book was written to help you find the inner motivation you need to get it done. Find the reason that pushes you to be uncomfortable, and the reason to embrace that feeling. Believe in the process. It’s a hard road, this life, and we must do things hard to reach our goals. Get up, get out, and fight. Train. Run. The why is inside of you; take it and push forward.

William Strauss and Neil Howe posit the history of America as a succession of generational biographies, beginning in 1584 and encompassing every one through the children of today. Their bold theory is that each generation belongs to one of four types and that these types repeat sequentially in a fixed pattern. The vision of Generations allows us to plot a recurring cycle in American history - a cycle of spiritual awakenings and secular crises - from the founding colonists through the present day and well into this millennium.

When Steve Drake, Space Trader, agreed to take on a trade with the Szuiltans, the only truly alien race ever discovered in man's expansion across the galaxy, he had no idea it would land him in the middle of murder, intrigue, and an interplanetary war!

An Alzheimer’s patient slips away from home on his own and tumbles into the Delaware River. And then Steve’s love Lili suffers the crushing loss of her mother in a Miami Beach hospital. Eckhardt Lalor left behind a fortune in real estate, a fractured family, and a bitter legacy as a city slumlord. Does that add up to murder? There’s no question of what killed Benita Weinstock — a dodgy heart — but her death rocks her daughter’s world, and Steve’s. It will be up to Rochester to solve the crime and heal his humans in this new mystery with heart — and fur.

After the Force is a unique and intriguing book where stories are told from the perspective of first contact at crime scenes as observed by police officers who have served in municipal, provincial, and federal police services.

Bodie was a bounty hunter, a legalized killer, a man alone. He was a survivor in a tough world where a gunman’s life depended on his ruthlessness and speed on the draw. But Bodie didn’t kid himself about the glory of being a gunslinger. Killing was a trade, and Bodie was for hire to anyone with enough money and desperation.

It’s 1898, and one of history’s most abundant gold discoveries has shaken awake the desolate city of Cape Nome, Alaska. This monumental find by John Brynteson, Jafet Lindeberg, and Erik Lindblom earns them the moniker of the Three Lucky Swedes. News of their good fortune spreads swiftly, and by the summer of 1900, tens of thousands of dreamers trek over land and by sea to the mines surrounding Anvil Creek and upon the Bering Sea beaches, where gold deposits pepper the soft sands.

In Clockwork Angels and Clockwork Lives, listeners met the optimistic young hero Owen Hardy, as well as the more reluctant adventurer Marinda Peake, in an amazing world of airships and alchemy, fantastic carnivals and lost cities. Now Owen Hardy, retired and content in his quiet, perfect life with the beautiful Francesca, is pulled into one last adventure with his eager grandson Alain. This final mission for the Watchmaker will take them up to the frozen lands of Ultima Thule and the ends of the Earth.

Once Grey's true identity becomes known, the giant shadow of his past spreads its wings behind his back, summoning the immortal troops onto the Esplanade in order to fulfil the ancient oath of the First Legion.

Los autores de este libro se han unido para crear una guía integral de buenos hábitos que nos ayuden a dormir bien todas las noches. A diferencia de los innumerables artículos en internet, que proponen una solución única y rápida para todos, en Duerme bien, vive mejor encontrarás todas las herramientas para crear un protocolo de sueño personalizado, que se adapte a tus necesidades y estilo de vida.

Mum's away. Dad's in charge. There's no milk. So Dad saves the day by going to buy some. Really, that's all that happens. Very boring. Yawn. There are absolutely none of the following inside: globby green aliens! Intergalactic police! Pirates! And most definitely not a time-travelling hot-air balloon piloted by the brilliant Professor Steg.

'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa was sick, a terrible illness had blighted St. Nick.... This heart-warming tale of Christmassy challenges and friendship will make the perfect fireside companion to any family Christmas. The perfect rhyming book for children of all ages, each beautifully flowing tale trips off the tongue and has a strong moral behind each story. Ideal for growing minds.

Very British - drei Cherringham-Hörbücher in einem Band! Folge 31: Ein jähes Ende. Drei Mädchen und ein großes Abenteuer: Die Wanderung zum Abschluss der Highschool hat Tradition in Cherringham. Auch Holly, Amy und Jasmine beschließen, fünf Tage lang durch die dichten Wälder der Cotswolds zu wandern und nachts unter dem Sternenhimmel zu zelten. Doch dann verschwindet eines der Mädchen mitten in der Nacht und wird am nächsten Morgen tot aufgefunden. Zunächst sieht alles nach einem schrecklichen Unfall aus. Doch Jack und Sarah sind davon nicht überzeugt.

Neil Hansen began his aviation career as a pilot for Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa. He spent more than a decade in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War as a captain for Air America, the CIA's airline that operated there during the Vietnam era and the Secret War in Laos. Neil reveled in the risky flying that fed his adrenaline addiction. Upon returning to the States, ultimately unable to find work and unable to let go of the Air America exhilaration rush, he saw the profession he loved come to an end when his trajectory veered off course.

Craig has accepted the mantle of Corruption Lord and taken control of his ancestral fortress. All of which has made him public enemy number one. An ancient race of gorgeous female warriors wants to purge him from the world. A sadistic Princess wants to make him her pet. Only his growing harem of powerful demons can take the fight on his terms. Craig must conquer his enemies - or die trying.

The Ticket Collector from Belarus tells the remarkable story of two interwoven journeys. Ben-Zion Blustein and Andrei Sawoniuk were childhood companions in 1930s Domachevo, once a holiday and health resort in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and then a struggling township in Belarus. During the events which followed its Nazi occupation in 1942, they became the bitterest of enemies. After the war, Ben-Zion made his way to Israel, and ‘Andrusha the bastard’ found work as a London Transport ticket collector.