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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'My name is unimportant, but you can call me Jack. I'm a musician by choice, a magician by profession, and a bastard by disposition.I'd been doing the magic thing for about five years when they found me. They said I had a talent, that I was smart enough and fit enough and enough of a shit that I could serve my country in a way most people never even get to hear about. And I did want to serve my country, didn't I I didn't really want to contemplate what might happen if I said no.'And so Jack found himself on the front line of a secret war that most people simply wouldn't believe was possible. Working for a secret organisation tasked with defending our country from whatever supernatural threat faces it. MI5 know nothing about and would laugh if they found out. Well at first they would . . .Whether wiping out a group of demon summoners, infiltrating a coven determined to assassinate the PM or rooting out a neo-nazi sect who are trying to bring back Hitler from the dead Jack is a very modern sort of magician - trained in a variety of the dark arts but also a dab hand with a Heckler and Koch, skilled in unarmed combat and electronic surveillance.David Devereux has combined the action writing of McNab and Ryan with dark supernatural thrills and produced a blistering new breed of supernatural thriller. This is Dennis Wheatley for the 21st century.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -With BREAKING BAD, Bryan Cranston created moments that had the world on the edge of their seats and coined catchphrases that became famous all over the globe. Now, at last, we can learn of the man behind one of TV's most successful programmes ever. Bryan Cranston's profile has skyrocketed, due to his portrayal of chemistry teacher turned drug manufacturer Walter White, for five seasons in the award-winning BREAKING BAD.For the first time readers can discover how he beat off competition from Matthew Broderick and Steve Zahn for the role, to stories about the cast and life after Walter. Told with honesty and intrigue this will be Bryan's first - and - definitive autobiography. It is the ultimate book for the fans of BREAKING BAD.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 274 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A small town. A missing schoolgirl. A terrible secret. And one girl's fight to survive.Sixteen-year-old Claudette Flint is coming home from hospital after an escalating depression left her unable to cope. Released into the care of her dad, she faces the daunting task of putting herself back together. She may look the same; but everything's changed - and the same could be said about her seaside hometown: the close-knit community seems to be unspooling in the wake of the sudden disappearance of one of her schoolmates, Sarah. As the police investigate and the press dig around for dirt, small-town secrets start to surface - and Claudette must do everything in her power to keep her head above water. Another Place is a novel about lost girls.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A collection of short fantasy fiction from the 'Sunday Times' and 'New York Times' bestseller. Includes tales from the 'Reckoners' world, the 'Stormlight Archive' and the bestselling 'Mistborn' universe.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 671 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A CINEMATIC RECORD OF HOW AN ACTOR SHAPES A CAREER' Tom Hanks'FUNNY, SAD AND HEARTFELT' Vince Gilligan'GRITTY, FUNNY AND SAD' Entertainment Weekly'A SUPERB ANECDOTALIST' Sunday Times Culture'RIVETING. ENGROSSING' Huffington PostBRYAN CRANSTON maps his journey from abandoned son to beloved star, recalling the many odd parts he's played in real life, and chronicles his evolution on camera. For the first time he shares the story of his early years, from his time as a soap opera regular to his recurring spots on Seinfeld and his role as bumbling father Hal on Malcolm in the Middle, along with an inspiring account of how he prepared for the award-winning role of President Lyndon Johnson.Of course, Cranston dives deep into the grittiest details of his greatest role, explaining how he searched inward for the personal darkness that would help him create one of the most memorable performances ever captured on screen: Breaking Bad's Walter White.A LIFE IN PARTS is a story about the joy, the necessity, and the transformative power of simple hard work.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Newspaper writer, family man, and reluctant hero Zack Walker has stumbled onto some dicey stories before, but nothing like what he's about to uncover when a mutilated corpse is found at his father's lakeside fishing camp. As always, Zack fears the worst. And this time, his paranoid worldview is dead-on.While the locals attribute the death to a bear attack, Zack suspects something far more ominous-a predator whose weapons include arson, assault, and enough wacko beliefs to fuel a dozen hate groups. Then another body is discovered and a large supply of fertilizer goes missing, evoking memories of the Oklahoma City bombing. But it's when he learns that his neighbor is a classic Lone Wolf-FBI parlance for a solo fanatic hell-bent on using high body counts to make political statements-that Zack realizes the idyllic town of his childhood is under siege. The fuse is lit to a catastrophe of unimaginable terror. And with time running out, Zack must face off with a madman.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Those averse to magic need not apply. The perfect novel for Halloween!1880 Witches Adelaide Thom and Eleanor St Clair have opened a tea shop in Manhattan specialising in cures, palmistry and potions. When an enchanting woman called Beatrice joins the witches as an apprentice, she soon proves indispensable, but her new life is marred by strange occurrences. She sees things no one else can see. She hears voices no one else can hear. Has she been touched by magic or is she simply losing her mind Amidst the witches' tug-of-war over how best to nurture her gifts, Beatrice disappears. But was it by choice or by force In a time when women were corseted, confined and committed for merely speaking their minds, is anyone really safe.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Welcome to New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's first collection of short fiction.These wonderful works, originally published individually, have been collected for the first time and convey the true expanse of the Cosmere. Telling the exciting tales of adventure Sanderson fans have come to expect, Arcanum Unbounded include the Hugo Award-winning novella 'The Emperor's Soul', an excerpt from the graphic novel 'White Sand', and the never-before-published Stormlight Archive novella 'Edgedancer'.The collection will include nine works in all:'Edgedancer' (Stormlight Archive)'The Hope of Elantris' (Elantris)'The Eleventh Metal' (Mistborn)'The Emperor's Soul' (Elantris)'Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania' (excerpt; Mistborn)'White Sand' (excerpt; Taldain)'Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell' (Threnody) 'Sixth of Dusk' (First of the Sun)'Mistborn: Secret History' (Mistborn)This superb collection also includes essays and illustrations which offer an insight into the numerous worlds in which the stories are set.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Çeda, an elite warrior in service to the kings of Sharakhai, is learning their secrets even as they send her on covert missions to further their rule. She has already uncovered the dark history of the asirim, but it's only when she bonds with them, chaining them to her will, that she feels their pain as her own. They hunger for release, they demand it, but their chains were forged by the gods themselves and are proving unbreakable.Çeda could become the champion the enslaved asirim have been waiting for, but the need to tread carefully has never been greater. The kings are hungry for blood, scouring the city in a ruthless quest for revenge, while Çeda's friend Emre and his new allies in the Moonless Host are laying plans to take advantage of the unrest in Sharakhai, and strike a major blow against the kings and their god-given powers.The shifting tides of power are fickle and dangerous, though. The Kings and the Moonless Host have their own agendas, as does the dangerous blood mage Hamzakiir, whose plotting uncovers a devastating secret that could shatter the power of the hated kings. But it may all be undone if Çeda cannot learn to control the growing anger of the asirim that threatens to overwhelm her.