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Trovare un portale per il mondo sotterraneo e rubare un'anima dall'inferno. Un piano semplice, se non fosse che le persone che compiono questo particolare viaggio raramente tornano indietro. Ma Galaxy "Alex" Stern è determinata a liberare Darlington, anche se questo le costerà il futuro alla Lethe e a Yale. Impossibilitate a tentare un salvataggio perché non possono accedere alle risorse della Nona Casa, Alex e Pamela Dawes, l'assistente di ricerca, mettono quindi insieme una squadra di dubbi alleati per salvare il "gentiluomo della Lethe".

A story, By The Dr. Suess Of Mayhem

Fishing can be slow. Podcasts about fishing shouldn’t be. That’s why we created Bent, the unapologetic fishing podcast that moves faster than a tournament bass boat but doesn’t take itself near as seriously. Host Joe Cermele welcomes anglers of all backgrounds and interests, from hardcore crappie jiggers to dry-fly purists to offshore tuna addicts. Even if you’re just mildly fish curious, this podcast has something for you: regional fishing reports, tackle tips, trash talk, etymology, weekly news, trivia, even suggestions on how to piss off your fishing guide. Come for the soggy cooler...

The renowned world traveler, explorer, linguist, attorney and venturesome vagabond, Jonathan Mace Bent has another incredible story to tell. What is about this time? Something about the medieval Buddhist Saint Drugpa Kunley; also known as the divine madman of Tibet? Jonathan Mace Bent is well known with the revered title of Nyompa by anyone who is anyone in the Diamond Path of esoteric Buddhism. Surely, this series is going to reveal some truths about some things. What will the content of this podcast be about? I suggest that you listen, because if I spoiled the "surprise" surely you would ...

Advocate Sanne De Clerck neemt de lezer mee achter de schermen van tal van zedenzaken. Is incest altijd strafbaar? Hoe ga je met pedofielen om? En hoe moeilijk is het om als advocate daders van seksueel geweld bij te staan? Sanne De Clerck vertegenwoordigde slachtoffers en nabestaanden van de aanslagen in Brussel en Zaventem.

Criminal Encounters is a gripping true-crime podcast series that goes beyond the headlines to uncover the stories that shape our understanding of justice, danger, and the human psyche. Hosted with a sharp investigative eye and a commitment to clarity, each episode examines high-profile trials, disturbing criminal cases, long-standing mysteries, and the critical details behind both solved and unsolved disappearances.From courtroom revelations and forensic breakthroughs to missing-persons investigations and deep-dive documentary-style storytelling, Criminal Encounters brings you into the heart ...

Join favored daughter Sylvia Marshall as she narrates a semi-autobiographical journey through the vibrant life of her intellectual American family in the late 19th to early 20th century. With her father serving as an economics professor at a Midwestern university, Sylvia embraces her inquisitive nature, exploring the world with a blend of matter-of-fact storytelling and delightful Tarkingtonesque humor. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Shamus "Shame" Flynn is a Death magic user with a smart mouth and a bad attitude. His job riding a desk while keeping an eye on the city's humdrum magic users isn't making his mood any better. Sure, the most dangerous magic was locked away for good three years ago, but that doesn't mean people have stopped trying to access the old, deadly powers.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A former evangelical pastor explains why we can stop worrying about hell and start focusing on love "If you’ve ever struggled with...the idea of eternal conscious torment, Hell Bent is for you.”—Pete Enns There is a black hole at the center of Christian spirituality...

Liv Fleming's father went missing more than two years ago, not long after he claimed to have been abducted by aliens. Liv has long accepted that he's dead, though that doesn't mean she has given up their traditions. Every Sunday, she and her lifelong friend Doug Monk trudge through the woods to check the traps Lee left behind, traps he set to catch the aliens he so desperately believed were after him.

Marlowe and Harper share a bond deeper than most sisters, shaped by the loss of their mother in childhood. For Harper, living with what she calls the Up syndrome and gifted with an endless capacity for wonder, Marlowe and she are connected by an invisible thread, like the hum that connects all things. For Marlowe, they are bound by her fierce determination to keep Harper, born with a congenital heart disorder, alive. Now 25, Marlowe is living her own life abroad. Then she receives a devastating call that Harper’s heart is failing.

Calvin emerges from The Siphon a Legend, bearing strange magics and the will to build himself a kingdom. Unfortunately, before you can build anything new, you must first tear down the old. Follow Calvin as he uses his magic to establish his land and bind the disparate countries of the continent together in friendly trade... whether they want it or not.

Ob wir nachts träumen, morgens Sport treiben, uns bei der Arbeit konzentrieren wollen oder spätabends das berühmte »Bier zu viel« trinken – unser Gehirn ist rund um die Uhr im Einsatz. Es sorgt wesentlich für unser Wohlbefinden – wenn nichts schiefläuft. Bent Freiwald schildert, was es alles leistet, und liefert überraschende Erkenntnisse, die uns helfen, unseren Alltag besser zu meistern. Anhand eines völlig normalen Tages erklärt der Gehirnexperte und Wissenschaftsjournalist Bent Freiwald, was das menschliche Gehirn jeden Tag Erstaunliches vollbringt.

Most folks think of Hawaii as a vacation destination. Mob-style executions, drug smuggling, and vicious gang warfare are seldom part of the postcard image. Yet, Hawaii was once home to not only Aloha spirit, but also a ruthless, homegrown mafia underworld. By 1980 - the year Charles Marsland was elected Honolulu's top prosecutor - the honeymoon island paradise was also plagued by violence, corruption, and organized crime. The zeal that Marsland brought to his crusade against the Hawaiian underworld was relentless, self-destructive, and very personal.

Hell-Bent explores a fascinating, often surreal world at the extremes of American yoga. Benjamin Lorr walked into his first yoga studio on a whim, overweight and curious, and quickly found the yoga reinventing his life. He was studying Bikram Yoga (or “hot yoga”) when a run-in with a master and competitive yoga champion led him into an obsessive subculture—a group of yogis for whom eight hours of practice a day in 110- degree heat was just the beginning.

A unifying narrative for divided times, Bent Toward Justice tells the story of Murray Schwartzman, a Polish Jew who survived the Holocaust and escaped to America. But while Schwartzman may have found respite from external conflict in his peaceful and supportive American Jewish community, he faces a new internal upheaval. An encounter with an apparently anti-Semitic doctor forces Schwartzman to confront his beliefs about Palestinians being the enemy of the Jewish people.

Soms moet je verdwalen om jezelf weer terug te vinden. Marnie is vastgelopen: ze is eenzaam, woont in een klein appartement van waaruit ze ook werkt, en het voelt alsof het leven aan haar voorbijgaat. Michaels leven werd op zijn kop gezet toen zijn vrouw hem verliet. Hij trekt zich steeds meer terug en zoekt zijn toevlucht in lange wandelingen door het Engelse landschap.

Meeslepend verhaal over liefde, verraad en obsessie – prachtige roman van bestsellerauteur Nicholas Sparks. Julie is al jong weduwe geworden en is bang om opnieuw door de liefde gekwetst te worden. Toch begint ze langzaam te vallen voor de charmante Richard. Hij voelt zich duidelijk tot haar aangetrokken, maar Julies gevoelens voor haar beste vriend Mike zorgen voor twijfel. Hij is het tegenovergestelde van Richard: grappig, trouw, en absoluut niet charmant. Beide mannen hebben wel iets en alle twee zouden ze Julie gelukkiger kunnen maken dan ze in jaren is geweest.

While he is probably best known as a novelist and short-story writer, Lawrence Block has produced a rich trove of nonfiction over the course of a 60-year career. Over the years, Block has written extensively for magazines and periodicals. Generally Speaking collects his philatelic columns from Linn's Stamp News, while his extensive observations of crime fiction, along with personal glimpses of some of its foremost practitioners, have won wide acclaim in book form as The Crime of Our Lives. Hunting Buffalo with Bent Nails is what he's got left over.