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True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American, spied for Stalin during the 1930s and '40s. Then, a pawn in Stalin's sinister master strategy, Field was kidnapped and tortured by the KGB and forced to testify against his own Communist comrades.

Amanda is in her room fuming, feeling like she doesn't have a life of her own. Up in the attic, an alien monster and its slimy tentacles are ready to make a move on her. The monster has watched her grow up, and now as she sits on her bed lonely and ovulating, it slithers in, preparing to brutally inseminate her.

In New York City, magic controls everything. But the power of magic is fading. No one knows what is happening except for Sydney - a new, rare magician with incredible power that has been unmatched in decades, and she may be the only person who is able to stop the darkness that is weakening the magic. But Sydney doesn't want to help the system; she wants to destroy it. Sydney comes from the House of Shadows, which controls the magic with the help of sacrifices from magicians.

>Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. From the first slaves arriving in Jamestown in 1619, the cotton fields in the Southern States, and shipbuilding in New England, to the slaves who laid down their lives in war so that Americans could be free,

American Slavery in an Hour covers the breadth of the subject without sacrificing important historical and cultural details. An important and dark time in Black - and American - history, the era of American slavery is explored in

History for busy people. The American Civil War was fought between the Confederates and the Union from 1861 to 1865. This is a concise history of this tumultuous period.The American Civil War started when eleven southern ‘slave’ states declared their independence from the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln’s Republican government were strongly against slavery and fought to abolish it and keep the country united.

Liv Chandler is running for her life, and the cops haven't been able to do a thing to help. But there's one man who makes her feel safe, no matter what... rugged charter boat captain Rafe Brodie.

In America's last wilderness there are no limits to what a man can do. For detective Nick Brodie, that means keeping the perps off the streets of Anchorage 24/7. Nick has never backed down from danger, but after the horrors he's seen, he's definitely in need of a break. Samantha Hollis never thought she'd meet anyone like Nick, especially in a place like Las Vegas. But after one reckless, passionate night, she discovers the charismatic stranger is everything she wants in a man. But can he ever be anything more than a one-night stand?

Summer has never been so scandalous.... When Violet moves to Swallow Beach, she inherits a small Victorian pier with an empty arcade perched on the end of it and falls in love immediately. She wants nothing more than to rejuvenate it and make it grand again - but how? When she meets hunky Calvin, inspiration strikes. What if she turned the arcade into an adult-themed arcade full of artisan shops?

I should not exist. But I do. Eva and Addie started out the same way as everyone else - two souls woven together in one body, taking turns controlling their movements as they learned how to walk, how to sing, how to dance. But as they grew, so did the worried whispers. Why aren't they settling? Why isn't one of them fading? The doctors ran tests, the neighbors shied away, and their parents begged for more time. Finally Addie was pronounced healthy and Eva was declared gone. Except, she wasn't...

Et kvindelig dukker op på en løbesti. Hovedet mangler, skudt af med et haglgevær. Kvindens kæreste er forsvundet, og det samme er hans haglgevær. Det ligner en oplagt sag, men alt tager en uventet drejning, da endnu et kvindelig dukker op. Samtidig modtager politiet et desperat nødopkald fra den 17-årige kurderpige Bihar, som siger, at hendes familie vil dræbe hende. Da pigen senere afhøres, benægter hun alt, og politiet må droppe sagen.

1977: Das Zuhause der vierzehnjährigen Christine ist das ehemals mondäne Hotel Waldeshöh am Rennsteig im Thüringer Wald. Seit der Teilung Deutschlands liegt es hinter Stacheldraht in der Sperrzone direkt an der Grenze. Schon lange findet kein Wanderer mehr den Weg dorthin. Ohne Passierschein darf niemand das Waldstück betreten, irgendwann fahren weder Postauto noch Krankenwagen mehr dort hinauf. Fast scheint es, als habe die DDR das Hotel und seine Bewohner vergessen.

1977: Das Zuhause der vierzehnjährigen Christine ist das ehemals mondäne Hotel Waldeshöh am Rennsteig im Thüringer Wald. Seit der Teilung Deutschlands liegt es hinter Stacheldraht in der Sperrzone direkt an der Grenze. Schon lange findet kein Wanderer mehr den Weg dorthin. Ohne Passierschein darf niemand das Waldstück betreten, irgendwann fahren weder Postauto noch Krankenwagen mehr dort hinauf. Fast scheint es, als habe die DDR das Hotel und seine Bewohner vergessen.

Für Jakob ist es ein Flug wie jeder andere. Für Ingrid der erste ihres Lebens. Die Mittfünfzigerin und der smarte Anwalt sitzen zufällig nebeneinander auf dem Weg von Berlin nach New York. Zwischen den ungleichen Sitznachbarn entspinnt sich ein Gespräch über Sehnsüchte, falsche Entscheidungen und über das ganz große Glück. So glaubt Ingrid, nach über drei Jahrzehnten endlich zur Liebe ihres Lebens zu fliegen. Jakob hingegen ahnt, dass er gerade seine junge Familie für die Karriere opfert.

"Wow, siehst du toll aus!" oder auch "Entschuldige bitte, es tut mir schrecklich leid!" klingt doch richtig nett und friedlich, oder? Ist es aber nicht, meint der Konfliktforscher und Friedensvermittler Marshall Rosenberg. Er erkennt in diesen Sätzen sogar versteckte Gewalt und provoziert damit zunächst heftiges Kopfschütteln: Ein Lob und eine Entschuldigung sollen Gewalt verursachen? Unsinn! Bei näherem Hinsehen jedoch vermag Rosenberg selbst Skeptiker zu überzeugen...

Kaum hat Anna Fekete ihre erste Stelle als Kriminalkommissarin angetreten, landet auch schon ein Mordfall auf ihrem Tisch: Eine junge Frau, die beim Joggen im Wald auf grauenvolle Weise getötet wurde. Anna nimmt die Ermittlungen auf. Ihr zur Seite gestellt ist Esko Niemi, ein alter Haudegen, der seine junge Kollegin torpediert, wo er kann. Bis ein zweiter Mord geschieht und Esko klar wird, dass sie den Killer nur gemeinsam finden werden. Doch Anna ist bereits auf eigene Faust unterwegs.

Das Schulcafé "Pustekuchen" ist etwas ganz Besonderes, findet Tilli und hilft ihrer Oma Moma, wo sie nur kann. Aber Moma ist unzufrieden: Sie hat keine Lust mehr auf die Supermarkt-Tomaten, die schon um die halbe Welt gereist sind. Ab sofort wird im "Pustekuchen" nur noch mit Gemüse aus eigenem Anbau gekocht!

Das Beste an Tillis Schule ist das Schulcafé "Pustekuchen". Hier backt Tillis Oma Moma ihre legendären Muffins und hilft bei Katastrophen aller Art. Der neueste Plan: Für die Geografiearbeit in Tillis Klasse soll Oma Spezialmuffins mit eingebackenen Spickzetteln vorbereiten. Doch die strenge Lehrerin Frau Habersack wittert etwas und plötzlich steht das Schulcafé vor dem Aus. Jetzt müssen alle zusammenhalten und einen Rettungsplan auf die Beine stellen.

Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret - she's a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive. Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt. But after feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin deep in the forest. Against her better judgment, she violates the rules of survival to rescue the boy, losing her fox bead - her gumiho soul - in the process.

Running a ranch is hard enough, so Makena Laine doesn't need any complications in her life. But the development company that's determined to take her land isn't giving her much choice. So when she stops alongside the road to assist a cowboy with a broken-down truck, she isn't looking for more trouble, no matter how gorgeous. Ethan Grimmson is bigger than any man has a right to be, doesn't say much, and - if she's honest - he's also a bit scary. Yet considering that she's in danger of losing her ranch...maybe scary is exactly what she needs. And Ethan's got teeth and claws....

Alicia Simmons rarely lets anyone get too close. So crushing on a hot wildlife expert via videochats in her classroom is completely safe. The long-distance flirtation means no expectations - and no expectations means no disappointment...or hurt. And when Ranger tells her he's visiting her neck of the woods, spending a few days - and nights - with him doesn't sound too dangerous, either. Sure, when the fling is over, she'll have to pick up the pieces of her heart. But at least he'll be safe from the beast inside her. Except Travis Ranger isn't coming for a fling. He's coming for Alicia.