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Privately training with special forces, he’s honing his combat skills to continue his work within the Campus, hunting down and eliminating terrorists wherever he can--even as Jack Ryan Sr. campaigns to become President of the United States again. But what neither father nor son knows is that the political and personal have just become equally dangerous. A devout enemy of Jack Sr. launches a privately-funded vendetta to discredit him and connect him to a mysterious killing in his longtime ally John Clark’s past. All they have to do is catch him.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Aimee Lou Wood, star of Netflix's Sex Education. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Pauline Nestor. Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night...

The Campus has been discovered. And whoever knows they exist knows they can be destroyed. Meanwhile, President Jack Ryan has been swept back into the Oval Office - and his wisdom and courage are needed more desperately than ever. Internal political and economic strife has pushed the leadership of China to the edge of disaster. And those who wish to consolidate their power are using the opportunity to strike at long-desired Taiwan, as well as the Americans who have protected the tiny nation.

It is The Campus. Secretly created under the administration of President Jack Ryan, its sole purpose is to eliminate terrorists and those who protect them. Officially, it has no connection to the American government - a necessity in a time when those in power consider themselves above such arcane ideals as loyalty, justice, and right or wrong.

Meet Lady Toad, Mistress Badger, Miss Water Rat and Mrs Mole as they go about their adventures, messing around on the river, gallivanting in Lady Toad’s shiny new toy and fighting valiantly to save Toad Hall from unruly squatters. In this retelling by Dina Gregory, The Wind in the Willows becomes a story about a group of female animals to be admired for their close sisterhood and fierce independence. Featuring original music and songs by Rosabella Gregory and sound effects captured on location, put your headphones on, sit back and lose yourself in the British countryside.

For most managers and professional recruiters hiring qualified employees is a difficult and often frustrating task. In today's constantly changing job market, traditional hiring practices are no longer effective. But according to a recent survey, over 5000 CEOs ranked hiring and retaining top people as their top priority. With the help of Power Hiring, your quest to secure the best will be met with amazing results and professional recognition.

Almost everyone involved in the hiring process understands why it is so critical to find the very best candidate for a particular job. But few understand how to do it. People base hiring decisions on gut reaction or on a largely irrelevant set of criteria. All too often, the resulting employee is ineffectual, unmotivated, or simply not a good fit with the job they were hired to do....

Privately training with special forces, he’s honing his combat skills to continue his work within the Campus, hunting down and eliminating terrorists wherever he can--even as Jack Ryan Sr. campaigns to become President of the United States again. But what neither father nor son knows is that the political and personal have just become equally dangerous. A devout enemy of Jack Sr. launches a privately-funded vendetta to discredit him and connect him to a mysterious killing in his longtime ally John Clark’s past. All they have to do is catch him.

Sometimes, that promising lead turns out to be a bust. That first date doesn’t lead to a second. The sales pitch fails to land the client. But what if they could? What if you knew the steps to “set up” each conversation to increase the likelihood that you connect, engage and win?

En apparence, Alice va très bien (ou presque). En réalité, elle ne dort plus sans somnifères, souffre de troubles obsessionnels compulsifs et collectionne les crises d’angoisse à l'idée que le drame qu'elle a si profondément enfoui quelques années plus tôt refasse surface. Américaine fraîchement débarquée à Paris, elle n’a qu’un objectif : repartir à zéro et se reconstruire.

Tous les événements sont enchaînés dans le meilleur des mondes possibles : car enfin si vous n'aviez pas été chassé d'un beau château à grands coups de pied dans le derrière pour l'amour de mademoiselle Cunégonde, si vous n'aviez pas été mis à l'Inquisition, si vous n'aviez pas donné un bon coup d'épée au baron, si vous n'aviez pas perdu vos moutons du bon pays d'Eldorado, vous ne mangeriez pas ici des cédrats confits et des pistaches.

It is The Campus. Secretly created under the administration of President Jack Ryan, its sole purpose is to eliminate terrorists and those who protect them. Officially, it has no connection to the American government - a necessity in a time when those in power consider themselves above such arcane ideals as loyalty, justice, and right or wrong.

When I die and people realize that I will not be resurrected in three days, they will forget me. That is the way it should be. For reasons known only to God, I was asked to write an autobiography. Most people who knew me growing up didn't think I would ever read a book, let alone write one...

While in captivity, being regularly tortured and beaten, Antoine Bacha began hearing what he described as a loving, caring voice that showed him how to rise above his terrible pain and misery by connecting to his creator's spirit. The voice told him, among other things, that he would meet an unusual woman that would share in his spiritual journey. Inspired by the loving spirit of the voice that speaks through both of them, Antoine and Liliana now share its message with the world.

Dans le cabinet de la sexologue Maylis Castet défilent des femmes de tous âges et de tous milieux souffrant d'un mal mystérieux : une « libido » à zéro. Ce n'est pourtant pas faute d'y mettre du leur : bon gré mal gré, une fois le linge plié et la vaisselle rangée, elles remettent le couvert, à l'ancienne, au rythme des « pulsions » de leur compagnon. Et de l'avis général, le problème, c'est leur absence de désir et non cette situation. Pourquoi, au XXIe siècle, nonobstant #MeToo, les femmes se forcent-elles encore ?

Mary Lou Falcone takes listeners on a cathartic journey of caregiving that is filled with hope, laughter, and tears. At the age of ten, Mary Lou's life was forever changed when her father had a severe stroke that took away his ability to speak. While her mother worked three jobs, Mary Lou cared for not only her father but two younger siblings. Echoes of her childhood challenge return when she later faces the biggest test of her life: her soulmate of forty-seven years, the artist Nicky Zann, is diagnosed with the little-known disease Lewy body dementia, which ultimately claims his life.

Livre audio réalisé d'après une adaptation de l'œuvre de la Comtesse de Ségur. « Raconte-moi une histoire de quand tu étais petite ». Ce que réclament si souvent les enfants à leur mère et à leur grand-mère, eh bien, la Comtesse de Ségur, née Rostopchine, l'a fait en publiant en 1859 Les Malheurs de Sophie. Pouvait-elle alors imaginer, dans son château de Normandie, en prenant la plume pour le plaisir de ses petits-enfants et des enfants de cette époque, que les lecteurs succéderaient aux lecteurs, de génération en génération ?

Einmal richtiger Astronaut oder Astronautin sein? Davon träumen Leo und seine große Schwester Laila schon lange. Dass sie von einer intelligenten, aber auch recht eigensinnigen Rakete kurzerhand mit auf ein großes Weltraum-Abenteuer genommen werden, das hätten sie sich nicht träumen lassen. So betrachten die Geschwister die Erde von oben, besichtigen die Internationale Raumstation, schweben über dem Mond, unterhalten sich mit Mars-Robotern und schließen fern in den Weiten unseres Sonnensystems Freundschaft mit einer kleinen Prinzessin.

À l'issue d'une manifestation à Tunis, une jeune française est arrêtée et conduite à La Manouba, la prison pour femmes. Entre ces murs, c'est un nouvel ordre du monde qu'elle découvre, des règles qui lui sont dictées dans une langue qu'elle ne comprend pas. Au sein du Pavillon D, cellule qu'elle partage avec vingt-huit codétenues, elle n'a pu garder avec elle qu'un livre, Les Contemplations de Victor Hugo.

It is 1757, the third year of the French and Indian War. Deep in the forests of New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye and his loyal Mohican friends become involved in the bloody French and Indian War. Hawkeye, a colonial scout, Chingachgook, the Mohican chief, and Uncas, his son, risk their lives to guide two English sisters through hostile territory and evade the evil Huron chief, Magua, who is determined to destroy them. The thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier.