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It is said that the Canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. Ada Bunting, a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados, arrives alone in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work in the grand building project of the Canal. Francisco, a local fisherman, resents the foreign nations clamouring for a slice of his country, but nothing is more upsetting for him than his son Omar’s decision to work as a digger.

Every city has a soul. Some are as ancient as myths and others are as new and destructive as children. New York City? She's got five. But every city also has a dark side. A roiling, ancient evil stirs beneath the earth, threatening to destroy the city and her five protectors unless they can come together and stop it once and for all.

Dreeke's first book, It's Not All About "Me", has become a cult favorite with listeners seeking to build quick rapport with others. His last book, The Code of Trust, was about how to inspire trust in others as a leader. In Sizing People Up, Dreeke shares his simple, six-step system that helps you predict anyone's future behaviour based on their words, goals and patterns of action and the situation at hand.

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal leads an all-star cast including Oscar winner Kevin Kline (President David Murray) and four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening (First Lady Katherine Murray) in a performance of this hilarious and poignant story about a man desperately scrambling to put his affairs in order: to save his presidency, his marriage, his relationship with his daughter – and possibly his life.

Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau was an instant sensation that went on to inspire a series of movies. It was meant as a commentary on Darwin’s recently published theory of evolution, which had riveted the world of science and therefore, of science fiction. While gene-splicing and...

Paris, 1784. Following a tragic battle in Quebec, we join William Neilson's grandson - also William - as he strives to find purpose in a changing world, amidst a backdrop of terror and conspiracy, and battles so bitter, they break even the strongest of wills. Full of colour, and with rich and...

A widow is visited by her deceased wife, but death changes everything...

In the ruthless world of Formula 1, speed is everything. Careers are made in seconds. Reputations are destroyed in headlines. And behind every helmet is a man carrying pressure, legacy, and secrets that threaten to derail it all. From racing royalty and reckless bad boys to relentless champions...

A Beauty and the Beast Fantasy Romance Retelling A curse that must be broken. A human longing for home. Four yearning fae princes. A villain in the shadows. Rosalina O’Connell has been exiled from the fae realm and sent back to Orca Cove, against her wishes. Betrayed by her own mate, Prince...

Lieblingsfiguren wie die Kinder aus Bullerbü nehmen uns mit zum Spielen, mit Pelle ziehen wir aus nach Herzhausen und mit der patenten Polly verkaufen wir Weihnachtsbonbons auf dem Markt. Aber auch weniger bekannte Kinder begegnen uns: Sammelaugust, der sich nichts mehr wünscht, als Kaninchenbesitzer zu werden, Kalle, der als Einziger den wildgewordenen Stier zähmen kann oder Lena, die auch endlich in die Schule gehen will.

Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. She meets Buzz, a boy who is completely obsessed with comic books, and soon they're having adventures of their own: facing off against golfball-eating alligators, runaway cats, and mysteriously disappearing neighbors. But the question remains—why is Sunny down in Florida in the first place? The answer lies in a family secret that won't be secret to Sunny much longer.

The critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling Declan Walsh series continues... “The house always wins…” When builders strip back the foundations of a former gentlemen’s club casino in the City of London, they uncover a hidden basement — and a corpse that’s been waiting a...

On the dark streets of Edinburgh, a killer is waiting. When a body is found, it is only the beginning. Soon there will be seven more. In the city’s hospital, renowned surgeon Beth Waterfall is grieving. Her beloved only daughter fell prey to a vicious stalker a year previously – and now he’s coming for her too. Edinburgh’s police are desperate.

After crushing the dwarf, Torg Frosthammer, and bonding with Jordan, Aldric just wants to relax and enjoy the summer break before classes start again. But that is not his lot in life. An urgent summons comes from the Headmaster, and once there, Aldric learns that the Imperial Grand Magus is on his way to determine whether Aldric was justified in his actions with Torg.

Set against the cobbled streets of old Edinburgh, Greyfriars Bobby is a timeless story of loyalty, loss, and the quiet power of love. When his owner dies, a small Skye Terrier named Bobby refuses to leave his side, keeping watch at Greyfriars Kirkyard through every season. Heartwarming and deeply human, this timeless tale is a reminder of why some friendships never fade.

Ein verschwundener Kriegsveteran und eine Paradeuniform, die auffällig nach Lavendel riecht: Während Holmes auf einen Informanten aus der Unterwelt wartet, wird ihm dieser vermeintlich triviale Fall angetragen.

Hunter is finding allies in the unlikeliest of places. After meeting a spec ops deer assassin on a top secret mission to recover stolen tech for her people, Hunter managed to convince her to help him eliminate the tigers as a threat. Now, their shaky alliance continues. Yelena will continue helping them defend the Warren and take out the remaining threats, the relentless wolves and the enigmatic Trinkets, in exchange for any data they recover on the Trinkets along the way.

In Teaching Critical Thinking, renowned cultural critic and progressive educator Bell Hooks addresses some of the most compelling issues facing teachers in and out of the classroom today. In a series of short, accessible, and enlightening essays, Hooks explores the confounding and sometimes controversial topics that teachers and students have urged her to address since the publication of the previous best-selling volumes in her Teaching series, Teaching to Transgress and Teaching Community.

You're not overwhelmed because you have too much to do. You're overwhelmed because of what you're carrying underneath it.Unfinished commitments. Avoided conversations. Unspoken agreements that quietly stopped working. These are Open Loops — and they're taking something from you every single...

Adamantly opposed to commercial whaling, Miranda happily trades her fin for human legs when she's given the opportunity to work as a maid for a man in charge of public relations for a large Japanese whaling firm. Miranda soon finds out that she loves pedicures, favors bikinis over clamshells...