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Within the chapters of Striking Thoughts, you will find the secrets of Bruce Lee's incredible success—as an actor, martial artist, and inspiration to the world. Consisting of eight sections, Striking Thoughts covers 72 topics and 825 aphorisms—from spirituality to personal liberation and from family life to filmmaking—all of which Bruce lived by. His ideas helped energize his life and career and made it possible for him to live a happy and assured life, overcoming challenging obstacles with seeming ease.

Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon is a fascinating glimpse of the private Bruce Lee behind the public image—a man with the patience and concern to dedicate as much effort to crafting a thoughtful personal answer to the letter of a young fan as to those from his old friends and associates; an extremely active man never too busy to make time for an old family friend in need of simple companionship; a man who never wrote without careful thought, and never thought from the head alone, but always from the head and heart together.

A double murder confounds everyone in this mystery--but not the beloved detective Judge Dee, whom the Los Angeles Times ranked with Sherlock Holmes Judge Dee, the master detective of seventh-century China, sets out to solve a puzzling double murder and discovers complex passions lurking beneath...

The best-selling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital - and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

The eight short stories in Judge Dee at Work cover a decade during which the judge served in four different provinces of the T’ang Empire. From the suspected treason of a general in the Chinese army to the murder of a lonely poet in his garden pavilion, the cases here are among the most memorable in the Judge Dee series.

A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island, leads magistrate Judge Dee to investigate the murder of a man who spent his last week alive with the infamous prostitute. When the lady herself is murdered, the mystery deepens, leading Dee through a tangled history of passion and betrayal.

Two mysteries set in seventh-century China featuring Judge Dee, "a great detective in the noblest tradition . . . perceptive [and] ever fascinating."—The New York Times The Monkey and The Tiger includes two detective stories, "The Morning of the Monkey" and "The Night of the Tiger," based on a...

Judge Dee has been appointed emergency governor of the plague and drought ridden Imperial City. As his guards help the city fend off a popular uprising, an aristocrat from one of the oldest families in China suffers an "accident" in a deserted mansion. In The Willow Pattern, the illustrious judge uses his trademark expertise to unravel the mysteries of the nobleman, a shattered vase, and a dead bondmaid. Along the way he encounters a woman who fights with loaded sleeves, a nearly drowned courtesan, and an elaborate trap set for a murderer.

Join the T'ang Dynasty detective Judge Dee on his very first full-length mystery! Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge Dee to the heart of the Governor’s garden maze and the answers to three interwoven mysteries. This book kicked off Robert van Gulik's long-running series and introduced countless listeners to a cozy, clever series and the incredible detective at its center. Listen to this one, and you'll quickly find yourself seeking out the whole series.

The latest puzzling mystery facing Jude Dee begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in 699 A.D.: a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a beautiful young woman turns up in a deserted country mansion. There, Judge Dee—tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger—steps in to investigate the murders and return order to the Tang Dynasty.

Murder in Canton takes place in the year 680, as Judge Dee, recently promoted to lord chief justice, is sent incognito to Canton to investigate the disappearance of a court censor. With the help of his trusted lieutenants Chiao Tai and Tao Gan, and that of a clever blind girl who collects crickets, Dee solves a complex puzzle of political intrigue and murder through the three separate subplots "the vanished censor," "the Smaragdine dancer," and "the Golden Bell."

When a mysterious sound interrupts Cookie Monster's snack time, he follows that sound—hoping to find something tasty! Instead, he discovers super silly mysteries featuring a tap-dancing dinosaur, a not-so-sleepy baby, a mischievous monkey, and more surprising friends. With help from his Sesame Street pals, Cookie Monster learns to ask questions, follow clues, and stay focused (well, sort of). While nothing beats om-nom-nomming cookies, solving mysteries with friends comes pretty close.

Michele Marconi erwacht ohne Gedächtnis im Krankenhaus. Er weiß nicht, wie er dorthin gekommen ist und was vor seinem Erwachen geschehen ist. Als der undurchsichtige Gianfranco D'Amato in sein Leben tritt, beginnen sich die Nebel zu lichten. D'Amato behauptet, dass Michele für ihn als Auftragsmörder gearbeitet haben soll, seinen Auftrag allerdings nicht zu Ende gebracht und das Opfer, seine Schwester Claudia, stattdessen irgendwo versteckt haben soll, um mehr Geld für den Mord erpressen zu können.

Als ein Mann wie aus dem Nichts in Elisabeths Krankenzimmer erscheint und dort einen Datenträger mit Informationen über verschwundene Menschen und geheime Militärbasen hinterlässt, gerät das Team um Dr. Zephyre in Kontakt mit dem FBI und Billie, einem Jungen, der anscheinend Portale durch Zeit und Raum öffnen kann. Die Untersuchung des Falles bringt Nina in Lebensgefahr und das Team auf die Spur einer unglaublichen Entdeckung, die mit einem geheimnisvollen Spiral-Symbol in Verbindung zu stehen scheint.

Nur mit knapper Not entkommt James Moriarty einem sinkenden Schiff, nur um gleich darauf in die Fänge von Scotland Yard zu geraten. Inspektor Wittenburgh ist darauf versessen, seinen Widersacher vor Gericht zu bringen. Doch plötzlich nehmen die Ereignisse für beide Männer eine unerwartete Wendung, als die Kutsche auf freier Strecke zum Halten gezwungen wird. Es beginnt eine wilde Flucht, gefolgt von der verzweifelten Suche nach Jeremy Ratcliff, einem entflohenen Mörder, der ein sensationelles Geheimnis in sich trägt.

By the time Phil Chase is elected president, the world's climate is far on its way to irreversible change. Food scarcity, housing shortages, diminishing medical care, and vanishing species are just some of the consequences. The erratic winter the Washington, D.C., area is experiencing is another grim reminder of a global weather pattern gone haywire: bone-chilling cold one day, balmy weather the next. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

Vergessen und halb verfallen ragt an der Biegung eines großen Flusses der sagenumwobene Turm eines verschwundenen Magiers in die Höhe. Eine Glocke aus dichtem Nebel hat sich um seine Geheimnisse gelegt und ein schreckliches Ungetüm kreischt seinen Hass von der Spitze des Turms herab. Was Tib und seine Begleiter in diesem alten Bauwerk finden, ist nichts anderes als der ewige Tod.

Dr. Zephyre, Nina und Dave werden gejagt. Die Schonfrist, die Jonathan Rust Dr. Zephyre angedeihen ließ, ist endgültig verstrichen. Doch während der Flucht verfolgen sie selbst ein altes Geheimnis aus der Vergangenheit - nur um festzustellen, dass einer aus ihrer Mitte die Lösung die ganze Zeit über in sich trug... Die atemberaubende Verfolgungsjagd führt sie letztlich zurück zum Ursprung.

Prof. Dr. Charles Laremy Laynewood hat Chloé Archard das Leben gerettet, doch das hindert ihn nicht daran das Phantom samt seinem alten Studenten Dr. Zephyre sowie Nina und Dave zu entführen und sie dazu zu zwingen, ihre ganz speziellen Fähigkeiten für seine Zwecke einzusetzen. Als Entschädigung bietet er Insider-Wissen über das Treiben der Baphometsekte und etwas, wonach Dr. Zephyre schon seit über einem Jahr auf der Jagd ist: den Aufenthaltsort seiner Tochter Emily.

Herakles packt aus! Herakles – der berühmteste Held der Antike – erzählt von seiner Kindheit und wie es zu den berühmten zwölf Aufgaben kam, die er bestehen musste. Geschildert werden alle zwölf Abenteuer aus der Sicht jeweils eines Beteiligten. So erleben wir hautnah, wie Herakles die vielköpfige Hydra erlegt, den Nemeischen Löwen bezwingt und den Höllenhund Kerberos aus der Unterwelt entführt.