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Colin Kingsley is a pizza delivery boy with a twist. He's actually an aspiring detective. But in sleepy Rufflington-on-Sea, there are no cases to solve - until the Golden Spatula League come calling. The world's premier agency for 'caterer-detectives', run by children, the GSL have been dazzled by Colin's freakish memory skills. To join their ranks, Colin - codenamed 'Mark Anchovy' - must fly to Rome to track down a valuable stolen painting, titled Girl with a Squirrel. The chief suspect: Big Alan Fresco, notorious art thief and pizza addict.

Before becoming members of Jems and Jamz, Spike Bianchi and Jemma Rodriguez were just two lost individuals trying to find their way in life. Find out how one trip to Texas changed the course of their lives and spurred the evolution of the band known as Jems and Jamz.

Max begibt sich in die Höhle des Löwen. Um Leonardo zu retten, geht er aufs Ganze. Doch hat er überhaupt eine Chance? Unterdessen betreten Jen, Alex, Chloe, Chris und Nikki den Boden von Arctica. Hier liegen die legendären Silberknochen verborgen, die das Siegel zur Traumebene darstellen. Das letzte Wettrennen gegen die Schattenfrau beginnt. Machtvolle Zauber, gefährliche Artefakte, uralte Katakomben und geheime Archive. Kämpfe mit den Lichtkämpfern und dem Rat des Lichts - Johanna von Orleans, Leonardo da Vinci und viele mehr -, um den Erhalt der Menschheit.

Nichts wird mehr sein, wie zuvor.Die Identität der Schattenfrau wurde enthüllt - mit katastrophalen Konsequenzen. Einer der Lichtkämpfer wurde lebensgefährlich verletzt, ein anderer stellt sich der größten Feindin, die jemals existierte. Doch die Wahrheit hinter dem Schatten ist weitaus größer, als bisher angenommen. Zur gleichen Zeit müssen sich die Freunde im Castillo einer furchtbaren Gefahr stellen, die das Ende für die Lichtkämpfer als Ganzes bedeuten könnte.

Endlich kann Jen den Folianten lesbar machen und erfährt den Inhalt von Joshuas Prophezeiung. Geschockt realisieren die Freunde, dass der Wall in größerer Gefahr schwebt, als bisher gedacht. Ein Rennen gegen die Zeit beginnt. Unterdessen stellt Leonardo ein Team zusammen, das die Identität der Schattenfrau aufdecken soll. Die erste Spur führt zu den Ashwells - und für Clara zu einer Konfrontation mit ihrer Vergangenheit.

Max hat einen waghalsigen Plan gefasst. Zusammen mit seinen Freunden tritt er eine Reise an, um einen geheimnisvollen Plan auszuführen. Doch schon ein falscher Schritt kann das Ende bedeuten. Unterdessen sammelt Johanna ihre Armee, um Iria Kon anzugreifen. Doch die Schattenfrau erwartet sie bereits. Das Ende des ersten Zyklus wird alles verändern. Sei dabei, wenn Streitmacht und Allmacht aufeinander treffen und die Weichen für die Zukunft neu gestellt werden.

Mithilfe der Archivarin wollen die Lichtkämpfer eine Möglichkeit finden, die Verschmelzung der Sigilsplitter zur Allmacht aufzuhalten. Tief in den Katakomben, verborgen in uralten Büchern, könnte sich der Schlüssel dazu verbergen, die Schattenfrau noch aufzuhalten. Doch finden sie ihn noch rechtzeitig? Unterdessen machen sich Jen und Alex daran, Marks Schatulle zu bergen, um endlich die Wahrheit über das wilde Sigil und die Zwillinge zu erfahren. Dies ist der 11. Roman der Reihe "Das Erbe der Macht".

London, 1594. The queen's physician has been executed for treason and conspiracy theories flood the streets. When Nicholas Shelby, unorthodox physician and unwilling associate of spymaster Robert Cecil, is accused of being part of the plot, he and his new wife, Bianca, must flee for their lives. With agents of the Crown on their tail, they make for Padua, following the ancient pilgrimage route, the Via Francigena. But the pursuing English aren't the only threat Nicholas and Bianca face.

Meet Mark Anchovy: pizza delivery boy and private detective on his second mission—to Russia. Join Colin Kingsley, a.k.a. Mark Anchovy, on his second case for the Golden Spatula League. Posted to Russia on a school exchange programme, he must find a missing casket of jewelled egg cups. His only lead is a frail ex-detective called Swirly Ben. Who happens to be on the hit list of a jewel thief called Heidi Hyde High. On top of all that, crusty Mr Hogstein is directing the school play. Oh, and Colin's sister, Alicia, has found out what 'extra anchovies' really means.

Somewhere in the dim void between the departure from Britain of the Roman legions at the start of the fifth century and the days of the venerable Bede, the kingdoms of Early Medieval Britain were formed. But by whom? And out of what? Max Adams scrutinises the narrative handed down to us by later historians and chronicles, stripping away the most lurid nonsense about Arthur and synthesising the research of the last 40 years to tease out strands of reality from myth.

To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts us today, we must look closely at the way it ended. Between the 1770s and 1880s, emancipation processes took off across the Atlantic world. But far from ushering in a new age of human rights and universal freedoms, these emancipations further codified the racial caste systems they claimed to disrupt. In this paradigm-altering book, acclaimed historian and professor Kris Manjapra identifies five types of emancipations across the globe.

Throughout history, there have been numerous epidemics that have threatened mankind with destruction. Diseases have the ability to highlight our shared concerns across the ages, affecting every social divide from national boundaries, economic categories, racial divisions, and beyond. Whether looking at smallpox, HIV, Ebola, or COVID-19 outbreaks, we see the same conversations arising as society struggles with the all-encompassing question: What do we do now?

Nearly 20 years ago, on 11 September 2001, four passenger aircraft were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon near Washington and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed. The narrative in the weeks and months that followed seemed straightforward: the attacks had been masterminded by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, an embittered terrorist with an abiding hatred of the West. But, as the 20-year anniversary approaches, that neat explanation still fails to answer some important questions surrounding that fateful day.

Welcome to the life of Dr Max Skittle. Therapist, relationship counsellor, social worker, friend, parent-figure - and, yes: doctor. Join Max - and his patients - as he takes us on a rollercoaster journey through a year in the life of a doctor: from infected toenails, to wonky elbows, to erectile disfunction, to bed bugs; the happy couple expecting a surprise new baby; the teenage girl struggling with body image issues; the loving family grappling with grief, Max shows us all the highs and crushing lows that come with being a GP.

Many people dread public speaking. And yet we all find ourselves forced to make a speech at some point in our lives and suffer the same inevitable anxieties: will my jokes fall flat? What if I freeze up? Is it okay to read notes? What if people walk out? This book will not magically transform you into a fast-talking, high-flying hotshot. But it does hope to teach you how to be adequate at public speaking - and, with a spot of luck, you might turn out to be 'rather good'.

Alex Mahan is married to his high school sweetheart, Taylor. They have two daughters and a beautiful home, and Alex’s startup business is about to explode thanks to massive private funding from his compassionate and supportive father-in-law, Joe. With millions more to come, all is perfect - until Joe is abducted and murdered during a family trip in Mexico.

From happiness to distress, and all moods in between, Feel Good will help you to effectively manage your mood and to lead a happier and more content life.

We all have good days and bad days. Some days we're on form, others we can't really be bothered and feel a little lackluster. No one enjoys those slump days - so let's do away with them! The wonderful, uplifting, and funny authors of the best-selling The Art of Being Brilliant are here to show us how to get motivated, get positive, and get happy, and, most importantly, how to be all three consistently.

Starting with nothing more than a home-brewing kit, Sam Calagione turned his entrepreneurial dream into a foamy reality in the form of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of America's best and fastest-growing craft breweries. In this newly updated second edition, Calagione offers a deeper real-world look at entrepreneurship and what it takes to operate and grow a successful business.

Evil has a way of finding itself. How else could you explain the bond between Alvin and Judith Ann Neelley, who consecrated their marriage in blood? Before the killings started, they restricted themselves to simple mischief: prank calls, vandalism, firing guns at strangers' houses. Gradually their ambition grew, until one day at the Riverbend Mall in Rome, Georgia, they spotted Lisa Ann Millican.