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Perfect for fans of Ace of Spades and The Taking of Jake Livingston,this young adult horror debut follows a group of teens as they visit an abandoned reform school—and then return two years later to confront the supernatural evil they awoke there. Two years ago, four friends went into the...

Left unchaperoned and stranded, Lady Lillian Lancaster has no choice but to find her way home and, quickly, before her reputation is ruined. Betrayed by those closest, she’s forced to trust the daring rogue who rushes to her rescue. When the Dark Duke reveals his identity and proposes a false engagement in exchange for further protection, Lillian is concerned and intrigued yet enamored by the shadows which haunt his eyes and fuel the horrid whispers behind his back.

Wir alle sind verwundert über die Irrungen und Wirrungen unseres Innenlebens, doch die meisten wissen viel zu wenig darüber. Leon Windscheid, der aufgrund seines psychologischen Wissens Ende 2015 die Frage "Wer wird Millionär?" für sich beantworten konnte, erzählt, mit welchen kleineren und größeren Macken wir alle es zu tun haben (von Lampenfieber über Schlafstörungen bis hin zu selbsterfüllenden Prophezeiungen). Und verrät, wie er es geschafft hat, die Million bei Günther Jauch zu gewinnen.

Homeless, mistreated, and tired of making up the difference for her alcoholic mother, a 15-year-old girl from the foothills of North Carolina leaves home with no destination in mind - she just wants to get away from the crushing burden of abuse and unwanted responsibility. Thanks to the kindness of a stranger, she finds herself in Nashville, Tennessee, with a place to live and a job at a local café. She develops a sense of belonging at the café, and her coworkers and customers become her family.

Commissario Brunetti will mit seiner Familie nach Südtirol fahren. Er ist ferienreif. Das Verbrechen scheint auch eine Auszeit zu nehmen, nur zwei Leute bitten ihn um einen Freundschaftsdienst: Brusca macht sich Gedanken um unerledigte Gerichtsakten, Vianello um die eigene Tante. Aus heiterem Himmel ist Zia Anita dabei, das Familienvermögen durchzubringen. Vianello fürchtet, sie stehe unter dem Einfluss eines gefährlichen Betrügers. Durch welche Kanäle fließt das Geld? Brunetti will das nach den Ferien aufklären und sitzt schon im Zug - da gibt es einen Toten. Ein Mordfall, der den Commissario in brütender Hitze kreuz und quer durch Venedig führt. Brunetti kämpft gegen Hinterhältigkeit und Scheinheiligkeit, gegen Durchtriebenheit und Korruption. Donna Leons 19. Fall führt in ein Venedig der Scharlatane.

Ein rätselhafter Mord am Flughafen verbindet drei Menschen: Allison Turner muss erkennen, dass nicht nur der erste Eindruck häufig täuscht - sie macht auch eine schreckliche Entdeckung. Sam Walter Jefferson erfährt, wozu ein Mensch fähig ist, um ein Geheimnis zu bewahren. Und Lennard Fanlay wird Teil eines Spiels, dessen Regeln er nicht versteht... Drei Menschen. Drei Schicksale. Eine Geschichte.

This book reveals the interplay between official government channels, covert intelligence agents and others, who acted largely behind the scenes of the peace process between Egypt and Israel that began in1978 and is still holding. The world leaders: Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin, and Anwar Sadat, were driven by deeply held faith and conviction. Others were military hawks who, later saw peace as the only viable option. Still others saw peace and stability in terms of business and prosperity.

Fed up with her married Miami boyfriend, savvy Dulce has no problem stealing his drug-dealer stash and fleeing to the Caribbean. Between her special skills - and an eye for very rich and/or very smokin' men - Dulce stays a hustle ahead of trouble and makes her new life one endless party in Puerto Rico. Until she's caught in Hurricane Maria - and witnesses both the heartbreaking disaster of climate change, and the international vultures who plunder the tragedy for a financial killing, making shady use of relief funds to devastate the island even more....

Un podcast de Semana Santa de La Nueva Crónica. Dirigido por David Iglesias y Diego Pérez Cillero Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In less than 90 days, I turn 50. By then, I want to finish adding 30 minutes of songs to my musical that my best friend and I initially put on four years ago during COVID.This is the journey of how we'll get there.

En este canal analizamos y exploramos libros sobre psicología, interpretación emocional, identidad y toma de conciencia. Cada episodio corresponde a una obra de Enrique León: ideas centrales, contexto y aplicación práctica. Este espacio no sustituye asesoramiento profesional. Es una invitación a pensar con criterio, ampliar perspectiva y comprender con mayor profundidad.

Real conversations about Jesus and the journey of faith for the seekers, the skeptics, and the worn-out believers. It is a safe place to question, wrestle, and reconnect with a God who isn’t afraid of doubt, honesty, or hard conversations.

Andy Graham and Leon Daniels talk about their lifetime memories of interesting stuff, including TV, films and national treasures.

An illustrated, practical guide to navigating your financial life, no matter your financial situation We are all weird about money. Whether you have a lot or a little, your feelings and beliefs about money have been shaped by a combination of silence (or even shame) around talking about money...

Work is changing faster than most institutions can adapt. We’re living through the greatest shift in work, education, and opportunity in modern history. Degrees are being questioned. AI is rewriting job descriptions. And the rules of employability are changing faster than most people realise. This is a show about talent, leverage, and long-term thinking. Each week, we explore how individuals become irreplaceable, how companies attract high performers, and how education must evolve to stay relevant. If you care about building a career — or building a team — that lasts, you’re in the ...

“[Leon] offers a fresh, exhilarating take on that ambiguous city, with its labyrinthine alleyways and politics, its glamour, its grottiness. . . . An intelligent, satisfying crime novel.” —Sunday Times (UK) In Quietly in Their Sleep, the philosophical Venetian detective Commissario Guido...

“Goes a long way to confirming Donna Leon’s claim to have taken literary possession of Venice . . . A Noble Radiance finds her at the height of her power. It gives the reader a delightful foretaste of summer holidays to come, but it also offers much more than that.” —Independent on...

Commissario Guido Brunetti must question his own assumptions about culture, virtue, and class in order to solve a shocking case of rare book theft from a Venetian library. Donna Leon’s critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti series has attracted readers the...

Thore und Leon sprechen über spannende Themen im Zusammenhang mit KI aus der Perspektive von Senior Software Entwicklern. https://lethonium.com

Join twins Merle and Wilbur as they navigate the chaos of life with their father Dave, a quintessential rolling stone always on the move. While they rely on each other for support, their bond is put to the test when the affluent Whipple family sets their sights on adopting one of the boys. Will their connection withstand the pressures of change? - Summary by Mark Leder