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What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog's World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive - and possibly even thrive - and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now.

Marc Roberts' audiobook provides practical ideas and lessons to achieve success. Listen to how he rose from a teenager to massive global success in multiple industries.

The Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic Asian antithesis of the Christian European West. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans’ multiethnic, multilingual, and multireligious domain reached deep into Europe’s heart. Indeed, the Ottoman rulers saw themselves as the new Romans. Recounting the Ottomans’ remarkable rise from a frontier principality to a world empire, historian Marc David Baer traces their debts to their Turkish, Mongolian, Islamic, and Byzantine heritage.

In einem Gasthaus in Plymouth taucht eines Abends ein rätselhafter Fremder auf, der ein wertvolles Buch und einen Beutel Perlen mit sich führt. Noch in derselben Nacht geschieht in dem Haus ein brutaler Mord. Buch und Perlen wurden scheinbar aus dem Haus geschmuggelt, ohne dass jemand etwas bemerkt hat. Sherlock Holmes nimmt sich der Sache an und kommt dabei einem gerissenen Mörder auf die Spur, der nur das eine Ziel hat: die Stadt so schnell wie möglich zu verlassen. Und dafür ist er bereit, buchstäblich alles zu tun.

In the third book of the Santaclaws series, A Fledgling for Summer's Rising, Keir and his family dive into the supposed safety of the mighty elven jungles. But even here, new dangers wait. Greedy eyes hunger for a dragoness of diamond born. Travelling into the sacred heart of the jungles, Keir seeks vital clues that will keep him and Storm alive.

True to Keir's fears, the enemy is not slow to respond to a dragon hatchling's birth. Certanshi assassins close in on his family, but they are not the only ones who want the elves of Amarinthe and his scaly diamond miracle dead and buried in the snows. The ill-prepared elves must flee through snow and winter storm to the safety of the Arabaxa Jungles. Keir leads the way through the heart of the mountains, beneath the Dragon Kings peaks, into the lair of Santaclaws himself - but many dangers lie in wait.

Under the direction of the brilliant, unscrupulous, and enigmatic Professor, Logan begins an agonizing transformation process to harness his mutant powers and forge him into “Weapon X” - an unstoppable, indestructible killing machine, a bringer of mayhem with retractable harder-than-diamond steel claws and the ability to recover from any wound.

This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale and leaving a legacy of division that has lasted from his day to our own.

100 To-dos und nur 21 Tage Zeit? Kira Spatz kann einfach nicht Nein sagen. Statt mit ihrem Verlobten in den Urlaub zu fliegen, stellt sie für ihre hochschwangere Schwester eine Last-Minute-Märchenhochzeit auf die Beine. Von Anfang an geht schief, was nur schiefgehen kann, und dann gesteht ihr der zukünftige Schwager auch noch, dass seine Werbeagentur pleite ist und er die Hochzeit nicht bezahlen kann. Retten würde ihn ein Auftrag von Marc, Erzfeind der Familie, der Kira vor zwölf Jahren das Herz gebrochen hat - und ausgerechnet sie soll ihn mit ihrem Charme überzeugen.

This audiobook is written to inform you, the listener, of the many renewable technologies that are available but not known, and the usual ones. Here you will learn about biofuels that can be made from woody waste as a substitute for diesel called DME or dimethyl ether, using torrefied biomass as a substitute for coal, and biochar as a source for carbon sequestration and a soil amendment, what it takes to develop a wind farm, and learn about sustainable energy system that combines geothermal and solar for long term clean baseload power, and other things to save you energy and money.

It has been months since Logan escaped the secret research complex in the Canadian Rockies where he was held captive, breaking through punishing psychological conditioning, slaughtering all those who stood in his way, and fleeing into the wilderness. Now, at the clandestine agency known as Department K, the director of the Weapon X program decides it's time to reclaim the most successful experiment for his group.

A veteran nonfiction storyteller dives deep into the 400-year history of Manhattan to map the island’s unexpected intersections. Focusing on the evolution of four streets and a square (Wall Street, 42nd Street, West 4th Street, 125th Street, and Union Square) Marc Aronson explores how new ideas and forms of art evolved from social blending.

After years of catastrophic fighting, the rebellion is over. The First Galactic Empire has fallen. Instead of liberation and a return to democracy, freedom, and a new golden age, humanity has been plunged into darkness. Eighteen years after the Great Fall of civilization, stranded on the wrecked world Asherho, Keira Kane struggles to make her way. Adopted, protected, and raised by former Imperial Marines, Keira has been trained as a mechanic and technician. Her skillset is indispensable to maintaining the decaying infrastructure of her dying planet.

Keir thinks he knows about bad luck. His elven mother is dying of a wasting disease. His human father, severely injured in the war, struggles to walk. A brutal Winterfall clasps his mountainous kingdom in talons of ice. The people are starving. His family, his little sisters, depend on him to see them to Dragonmas Day. They need a miracle. But who believes in miracles anymore?

In den Trümmern Londons suchen Oscar Wilde und Irene Adler nach einem Lebenszeichen von Mycroft Holmes. Doch vergeblich. Alles scheint sich gegen sie verschworen zu haben. Die Stadt ist verloren, Raub und Plünderungen sind an der Tagesordnung. Wilde und Irene Adler wissen nicht mehr, wem sie noch vertrauen können. Eine Spur führt sie auf einen stillgelegten Güterbahnhof. Dort machen sie eine seltsame Entdeckung und geraten in höchste Gefahr. Und währenddessen schmieden Dracula und der Zirkel der Sieben bereits die nächsten Pläne, um England endgültig in die Knie zu zwingen.

First Nations Comedy Experience is the first ever Native American and World Indigenous stand-up comedy series. Each volume gives a voice to top Native Standups from across the country, up-and-coming Native Standups breaking new ground, and features some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy outside of the Native world, like Nikki Glaser, Craig Shoemaker, Chris Fairbanks, Jimmy Dore, and more. This show aims to shine a light on Native comedy, bringing these amazing comics into the mainstream!

Königin Viktorias Tochter Louise soll den Sohn des kanadischen Generalgouverneurs heiraten. Doch wenige Tage vor dem Beginn der Feierlichkeiten wird die Hochzeitstiara gestohlen und durch eine Fälschung ersetzt. Irene und Mister Wu reisen nach Ottawa, um das gestohlene Stück diskret wiederzubeschaffen. Doch dort müssen sie feststellen, dass sie nur Marionetten in einem perfiden Plan sind.

La novel·la que va consagrar Marc Pastor com l’autor català contemporani més venut i traduït del moment i que fou mereixedora del primer premi en el concurs Crims de Tinta el 2008. Situada a la Barcelona de contrastos de principis del segle XX i molt ben documentada, "La mala dona" tracta sobre la figura d’Enriqueta Martí, la segrestadora i assassina de nens coneguda amb el sobrenom de "La vampira de Barcelona" i ho fa des de la línia fina que separa el món real del món de la ficció.

Mental Toughness and Success: The Way of the Lion will explore what kind of valuable lessons human beings can learn from nature. Nature will be explored on many different levels, focusing on how any natural experience can be related to the life of an individual human being. This book will offer the information and perspective needed in order to understand exactly how relevant nature can be to making you a mentally strong and gritty person, and it will emphasize the importance of making the decision to strive for change in your life.

In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities.