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In New Mexikos Badlands, einer bizarr geformten Wüstenregion, wird das Skelett einer Frau gefunden. Offenbar ist sie nackt in die Wüste gelaufen und qualvoll verdurstet. Ihre Hände halten noch immer zwei seltene Artefakte fest: blitzende Steine, die von den alten Chaco-Völkern zur Götterbeschwörung verwendet wurden. Hat die Frau Selbstmord begangen – oder war sie eine Opfergabe? FBI-Agentin Corrie Swanson bittet die Archäologin Nora Kelly um Unterstützung bei dem Fall. Als eine weitere gemarterte Leiche entdeckt wird, deutet alles auf den Beginn einer makabren Serie hin.

Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer’s monumental study of Hitler’s German empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the 20th century’s blackest hours. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. With millions of copies in print around the globe, it has attained the status of a vital and enduring classic.

A virus has wiped out the entire world's population. Two survivors in Delhi—a boy named Amartya and a girl named Erika—are left to fend for themselves. When they first meet, it seems like this love was meant to be. However, there's more to their chance encounter than meets the eye. They are both hiding secrets, and one of these secrets might prove to be the last straw for this relationship. Their survival may hold the key to the future of humanity, but what does their future hold? Listen in now to find out.

How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.

Amartya naam ka ek ladka Erika naam ki ek ladki se ek aisi duniyaa mein milta hai, jo Kali virus ki wajah se khatm hone ki kagaar par hai. Donon ka milna ittifaaq hai ya kuch aur. Is romaanch ke beech donon ke romance ki ek kahaani bhi chal padti hai. Sawaal ye hai ki tabaah hoti dharti par achaanak hua pyaar, aur ummeed aur badle ki bhaawna ka ye ajeeb sa sanyog ek mukammal love story ban paayega? Jaanne ke liye suniye...

In Ivy Pierce's world, Greek mythology is reality. Sirens, like herself, use men for money, power and status; but she has the greatest gift of all. Stronger than any of the Sirens before her, Ivy's attraction alludes to a prophecy that could mean the rebirth of Greek gods and goddesses for our modern time. The Fates believe she is the symbol of a new era. Her mother believes she is the key to ultimate power in their Greek circle. And Nix, her godfather and god of the sea, believes she belongs to him.

Hawken Trent. So polite. So sweet. Such an upstanding young man. A virgin, too, I hear. He never gets naughty with a girl. Probably because Jesus told him not to. And now here he is, trying to be the hero by protecting another girl from me. He calls me a bully. Irrational. Unreasonable. A criminal. He can call me anything he wants, I’ve heard worse. And he can try to stand between me and my money, but he’s never had to fight for food. That rich, clean, school boy doesn’t have what it takes

Im Lübecker Hafen liegt eine Leiche. Der Tote ist von Kopf bis Fuß in ein dickes Tau eingewickelt. Jonas Starck und seine Kollegin Sascha Novotna von der Lübecker Kriminalpolizei ermitteln im Umfeld des Toten. Nur einen Tag später wird eine bekannte Springreiterin tot im Stall ihres Hengstes gefunden. Alles sieht aus, als wäre sie von ihrem Pferd totgetreten worden. Doch plötzlich stoßen die Ermittler auf ein Detail, das die Opfer verbindet. Als sie begreifen, dass ein Serientäter seine Signatur hinterlassen hat, jagt der Unbekannte bereits sein nächstes Opfer.

After braving the dangers of the Imperial Graveyard and overcoming betrayal, Zac has succeeded in his goals. The Kan'Tanu leader is dead, and the Eternal Guardians were unleashed upon the cult. Betrayal left Zac wounded and exhausted, yet time waits for no man. The competition for the Ultom Courts is starting, and it soon becomes clear there is more to the trial than meets the eye. Ancient plans compete with new ambitions as past and present collide. The Limitless Empire is stirring.

Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece. Beginning in the second century A.D. at the apex of the Pax Romana, Gibbon traces the arc of decline and complete destruction through the centuries across Europe and the Mediterranean. It is a thrilling and cautionary tale of splendor and ruin, of faith and hubris, and of civilization and barbarism. Follow along as Christianity overcomes paganism... before itself coming under intense pressure from Islam.

Her hit band Twice Struck topped the country music charts for almost a decade until her high-profile marriage to her bandmate and co-writer publicly exploded. Now she's fading from the spotlight and her own life, just trying to keep her head above water. Brynn Marshall is a little lost. Dropping out of med school made her the black sheep of the family and now she's floating around LA trying to find a sense of purpose. When she falls down on her luck, her best friend—indie musician Noah Lyman—refuses to let her wallow. After all, he's just got his big break: co-writing with a megastar!

The first time I met Jax Blackwood things went a little sideways. I didn't know he was Jax Blackwood - who expects a legendary rock star to be shopping for groceries? More importantly, a blizzard was coming, and he was about to grab the last carton of mint-chocolate chip. Still, I might have walked away, but then he smugly dared me to try and take the coveted ice cream. So I kissed him. And distracted that mint-chip right out of his hands. Okay, it was a dirty move, but desperate times and all that. Besides, I never expected he'd be my new neighbor.

In a bizarre case of murder, strange strands of history begin to emerge slowly. Manav, Sarita, and Sandhya are drawn into a universe of intrigue, suspense, and delusion as they navigate a new world. This new system, in which they exist, is an upturned world where womankind is supreme. History has been challenged, subverted, and rewritten. But for those born in this epoch, what is the relationship with the past? Why has history been hidden from this generation, and what are the ancestors whispering into their ears? Rahul reveals these subtle secrets to Manu, nudging him to slant his paradigm.

No longer a prisoner of Valen’s compulsion, Georgia’s mind is restored. But her memories of everyone around her are at war. Which Valen is the real one? The Valen who does Gregor’s murderous bidding or the one whose heated touch makes her question everything? Which Juno is her sister? The Juno who was always there for her, or the Juno who betrayed her?

Kali Virus ke leak ho jane ki wajah se purush pradhan samaaj, mahila pradhan samaaj mein badal jata hai. Mardo ko virus se bachane ke liye chawl (containment zone) mein rakha jata hai aur sarkaari naukari dene ke bahane human testing ke liye lab lejaya jata hai.

Cadia licks its wounds in the wake of the Thirteenth Black Crusade. The heretic forces retreat on all fronts. The day is won. But Lord Castellan Creed cannot rest easy. Something tells him the assault was a mere prelude to something greater, something more final. He is right. Out of the Eye of Terror comes Abaddon the Despoiler, at the head of a warhost unmatched in scale since the dread days of the Horus Heresy. In the face of the looming apocalypse, Creed must weld the champions of Cadia into a bulwark capable of withstanding Abaddon’s fury.

There are countless books and resources aimed at building up your self-esteem and improving your life, but few help you make lasting changes—this is one of them. Walter Riso has created a framework that will allow you to dive deep inside yourself to accept, respect, and love who you really are.

There are an infinite number of possible futures that lie ahead of us—like threads stretching out into the distance. Rob Hopkins, cofounder of the international Transition Network movement, invites us to travel to future worlds we would actually want to live in.

As the cofounder of Waze—the world's leading commuting and navigation app with more than 700 million users to date—Levine is committed to spreading entrepreneurial thinking so that other founders, managers, and employees in the tech space can build their own highly valued companies. Levine offers an inside look at the creation and sale of Waze and his second unicorn, Moovit, revealing the formula that drove those companies to compete with industry veterans and giants alike.

In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. Onthe world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing - nothing anywhere in the universe - will ever be the same.