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When homicide detective Jolie Burke awakens to intruders in the dark of night, she's forced to flee. Jolie's nobody's victim, but she cannot fight this faceless enemy alone. She reaches out to Cyril Landry, the ex-Navy SEAL who is long on special-ops skills and short on patience. He suffers no fools - ever. But when Landry rolls into Branch, New Mexico, Jolie is gone, and there's nothing waiting for him but trouble.

Carson Cunningham was a top college basketball player for Oregon State and Purdue and a native of Hoosierland Indiana who believed he could one day play in the NBA, but instead wound up in the minor leagues of professional basketball- the storied and now defunct CBA. It’s a league that has turned out a record-setting number of NBA players and coaches, such as Phil Jackson and George Karl, but it wasn’t glamorous

Cyril Landry has been a dead man since he escaped a firefight off the coast of Florida three years ago. In all that time, the former Navy SEAL has been living off the grid to protect his wife and teenage daughter, who have mourned him and moved on.

Royal, Nebraska, population eighty-one - where the church, high school, and post office each stand abandoned, monuments to a Great Plains town that never flourished. But for nearly twenty years, they had a zoo, seven acres that rose from local peculiarity to key tourist attraction to devastating tragedy. And it all began with one man’s outsize vision. When Dick Haskin’s plans to assist primatologist Dian Fossey in Rwanda were cut short by her murder, Dick’s devotion to primates didn’t die with her. He returned to his hometown with Reuben, an adolescent chimp.

With a droll eye to the natural world and a playful invented language, come imagine the possibilities to be found in the humblest backyard.

More people than ever are getting arrested - usually for petty offenses against laws that rarely used to be enforced. This eye-opening book tells you everything you need to know about how cops operate, the little things that can get you in trouble, and how to stay free from the hungry jaws of the criminal justice system. It is now updated with new and important information on the right of the police to search your car; on guns, knives, and self-defense; and on changes in surveillance methods. 

Jim says he's an undercover policeman. His daughter, Sam, thinks he's a liar. On holiday in Orkney, Sam spies on Jim as he runs secretive errands across the island. Why is he so interested in Norse mythology? And why does Sam have the eerie feeling that she too is being watched? When Sam finally discovers the truth, it will draw her into a dangerous world of darkness and deception....

Die letzte Nacht des Jahres: Ein paar Jugendliche treffen sich in einem alten, verlassenen Landhaus. Während einer Seánce beschwören sie einen mächtigen Dämon herauf, der sie im Haus einschließt. Als die Trainees der Sinclair Academy zu dem Landhaus gerufen werden, glauben Staysy, Sachiko, Hassan und Jack, einen einfachen Job zu übernehmen: Reingehen. Teenager retten. Fertig. Doch der Dämon führt sie mit all seinen Tricks und seiner Grausamkeit in die Irre.

Mary Austin wird vom Geist eines kleinen Mädchens heimgesucht. Nachts steht es plötzlich in Marys Schlafzimmer - die Haut so blassblau wie die eines Erfrorenen - und stößt einen entsetzlich schrillen Schrei aus. Völlig verzweifelt wendet sich Mary an die Sinclair Academy. Die Trainees finden heraus, dass es sich bei dem Geist um das Kalte Kind handelt. Und jeder, dem es bisher erschienen ist, musste sterben. Sind Marys Tage tatsächlich gezählt oder können die Trainees einen Weg finden, die junge Frau vor dem sicheren Tod zu bewahren?

Der Ex-Soldat Jack Archer lebt zurückgezogen in einem Kloster nahe London. Doch selbst hinter den dicken Mauern lassen ihn die schrecklichen Erlebnisse des Krieges nicht los, verfolgen ihn die Dämonen seiner Vergangenheit. Eines Tages sucht ihn ein Inspektor des Scotland Yard auf. Der Polizist ist überzeugt, dass Jack in Afghanistan nicht nur gegen menschliche Feinde gekämpft hat. Jack begreift nicht und will wissen, mit wem er es zu tun hat.

Die Trainees der Sinclair Academy haben einen neuen Auftrag: Ein junges Ehepaar ist während seiner Flitterwochen spurlos verschwunden. Es gibt keine Spuren, doch in der Nähe ihres letzten Aufenthaltsortes häufen sich die Berichte über paranormale Anzeichen. Ihre Nachforschungen führen Jack, Staysy, Hassan und Sachiko in den abgeschiedenen Ort Arbordale: malerische Häuser, freundliche Menschen, spielende Kinder - die perfekte Idylle. Doch hinter all der Harmonie lauert das absolute Grauen.

A pairing of Tolstoy's most spiritual and existential works of fiction and nonfiction from the renowned translator of Turgenev and Chekhov. In the last two days of his own life, Peter Carson completed these new translations of The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Confession before he succumbed to cancer in January 2013. In Carson's shimmering prose, these two transcendent works are presented in their most faithful rendering in English.

David Carson's personal story of his initiation into the mysterious healing rites of the Choctaw with medicine woman Mary Gardener. Through her teachings and his own mind-bending experiences, he gives us a glimpse into an alternate reality.

Gail Carson Levine charmed the world with Ella Enchanted, her spirited retelling of the Cinderella story. Now this award-winning author turns her attention to two more classic fairy tales, and deftly turns them upside down and inside out with her trademark wit and hilarity.

In this unusual spin on an old favorite, Cinderlla is a boy! He's Cinderellis, and he has two unfriendly brothers and no fairy godmother to help him out. Luckily, he does have magical powders, and he intends to use them to win the hand of his Princess Charming - that is, Marigold. The only problem is - Marigold thinks Cinderellis is a monster! Gail Carson Levine is the author of Ella Enchanted, a spirited retelling of the "real" Cinderella fairy tale and a 1998 Newberry Honor Book.

Boy meets princess, and it's love at first sight. Both laugh at the same jokes. Both are named after birds. His name is Robin, hers is Lark. Could there ever have been a more perfect match? But alas! King Harrumphrey won't let Lark marry a baker's son. And Robin is betrothed to someone else. Now toss in Robin's nonsense-talking brothers, Nat and Matt, their versifying father, and Ethelinda, the fairy who wrought havoc in The Fairy's Mistake, and you've got a "nutcrazical" situation!

For the first time, an edition of Martin Luther King's most important speeches and selected sermons are assembled specifically for school-age-children and families to listen to together. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is known for being one of the greatest orators of the 20th Century, and perhaps...

Gangly, outspoken 12-year-old Frankie Addams yearns to belong to the “we of me,” and in a Southern kitchen, pours her heart out to the family cook, Berenice. One of the most beautiful plays ever written about loneliness and love.

It's the way he tells them! For many years Frank Carson was a much-loved comedian and entertainer. He has left a lot of memories and some very funny recordings, although not as many as we would like! Here he performs in front of a live audience with his ribald humour and trademark catchphrases.

The ground-breaking show that exploded on to TV screens in the 70's turning a whole host of club comedians into stars overnight. Frank Carson, Charlie Williams, Bernard Manning, Duggie Brown, Ken Goodwin and Stan Boardman amongst others. This re-union in Blackpool brings four of the original artists back on stage and also includes a great documentary with interviews and performances from the other stars.