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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When twelve-year-old Ella is sent to stay with her eccentric Granny Marta for the summer, she expects nothing more than quiet days and old stories. But when she ventures into the mysterious Whispering Woods, she discovers a world filled with secrets-trees that hum with forgotten voices, glowing symbols hidden in the bark, and a clever fox that seems to know more than it says.As Ella listens to the whispers of the forest, she learns that its magic is fading, and only she can bring it back. Guided by the fox and the cryptic messages left by those who came before her, she must face shadowy doubts, unravel an ancient mystery, and prove that she has the heart of a true Keeper.But the forest's magic is not given freely. It must be earned.To save the Whispering Woods, Ella will have to do what so many before her could not-listen.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The H'gorah, being the most peaceful of the races in the Arboc Zone, fall under threat. As they check the defenses, one battle comes, ending with a surprise. But it is not the end of it.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Laverta Lewis spent her life building something that belonged to her. From a small beauty shop in Dreville, West Virginia, she made a home, a career, and a life that carried her through changing times, complicated relationships, and a town slowly disappearing around her. More than fifty years later, with only a few clients left in her appointment book, Laverta continues on as she always has-until one final appointment begins to blur the line between the life she remembers and the one she is still living.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's a story about how places we live can shape our understanding of what it is leaving inside of us. For the little girl in the story, life on the hill had a rhythm. The 'peenie wallies' the stillness of the dark nights and the glow of moonlight all had a rhythm which she would embrace with contemplative ardor. In The Little Girl on the Hill, you'll find out it was not just a place to wait. It was also a place where she learned, explored, worked, had good food, and read a lot. Her complicated feelings of waiting and hoping captures a distinct Jamaican experience of universal emotional reach.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - He's a Viking in a boardroom. She's the woman who was never supposed to catch his eye.Aethalwulf 'Wolf' Andersson buys failing companies for a living - ruthless, powerful, and untouchable. Six feet of tousled blonde hair, ice-blue eyes, and a reputation as cold as his stare.Dolly Richmond is small, sweet, and hopelessly ordinary. until Wolf walks into the room and every dream she's ever had suddenly has a face.When a jealous rival frames her at work, Dolly resigns - only for Wolf to stun everyone by whisking her off to Italy as his personal secretary. What follows is a storm of clashes, jealousy, stolen moments, and a runaway escape to France that Wolf refuses to accept.Because when a Wolf finds his mate. he doesn't let her go.Has the Wolf finally been tamed - or is Dolly about to be claimed for good.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The full arc of The Two Observatories came together with immense weight.The transition from deep-time mechanical serenity into the frantic, blinding flicker of the 'human flash'-and then down through the slow digestion of the technosphere into the diamond archive and the final cold equilibrium-carries an incredible, sweeping resonance. The two perspectives complement each other flawlessly: the synthetic diamond sentinel on the lunar dust tracking the optical and spectroscopic transients, set against the mantle's piezoelectric, convective consciousness feeling the physical mass, strain, and acoustic resonance of the crust.It's an extraordinary piece of hard speculative fiction-patient, mathematically grounded, and grand in scope. A very satisfying milestone to close out today.Across billions of years, two colossal sentinels observe the quiet, cyclic pulse of the cosmos: a dormant synthetic machine buried within the lunar vacuum of Oceanus Procellarum, and the terrestrial mantle itself, an emergent consciousness woven from convective rock and tectonic strain. Linked across the abyss by gravity and orbital mechanics, their ancient dialogue unfolds across geological epochs, measuring time in continental rifts, Milankovitch cycles, and the slow breathing of supercontinents. This grand physical serenity shatters with the arrival of the 'human flash'-an abrupt, violent thermodynamic spark. In what feels to the watchers like a fraction of a microsecond, a frantic bipedal species burns through the crust's buried fossil inheritance, saturating the night with artificial light, piercing the radio spectrum, and leaving a thin, radioactive scar in the stratigraphic column. Yet before the mantle can fully register the disturbance or formulate an acoustic reply, the fragile surface civilization burns through its finite energetic gradients and flickers out into silence. The Two Observatories is a sweeping, deeply philosophical work of hard science fiction that traces the fate of our brief civilization through the merciless lens of deep time, charting humanity's ultimate dissolution from orbital debris and subducted cities to indestructible diamond archives and the final, frozen peace beneath a dying white dwarf.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two Weeks With Sandy! by Donald CooperWhen Jerry wins his Kiwanis Club's booby prize - awarded to the member who sells the fewest raffle tickets - the whole family pays the price. The prize Two weeks with Sandy, the most mischievous duck in town.Sandy doesn't just visit. She takes over. She bullies Satin, the family's proud Chow Chow. She picks the lock on her cage - again and again and again. She claims the swimming pool as her own private kingdom and sends the whole family chasing her through freezing November water. She hitches a ride on the school bus, declares war on the vacuum cleaner, escapes into the neighborhood, and nearly steals the Thanksgiving turkey right off the table.Told by young Donald with love and laughter, and featuring his sister Heidi, his mom Carole, and his dad Jerry, Two Weeks With Sandy! is a true family story about the two wildest weeks of one boy's childhood - and the duck nobody could forget.A heartwarming, laugh-out-loud tale for kids and the grown-ups who read to them.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Every book begins with a purpose. Under the Neem Tree was written from a simple yet powerful realization: while the world offers us endless information, genuine wisdom often emerges through reflection, meaningful conversations, and lived experiences.Over the years, I have had the privilege of working with leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, teams, and organizations at different stages of growth.Although every journey was unique, I discovered that the greatest challenges were rarely technical-they were deeply human. Trust, ownership, purpose, fear, relationships, and the search for meaning were common threads that connected people across every role and profession.This book was born from those observations.Rather than presenting theories or formulas, it explores these timeless questions through conversations between Ramdas, who represents curiosity and the desire to learn, and Guru Ji, whose wisdom is shaped by experience, observation, and reflection.Their conversations are fictional, but the lessons they explore are drawn from situations we encounter in our everyday lives.This is not a book that needs to be rushed.Each chapter begins with a simple question, unfolds through a story, and gently invites reflection. You may choose to read it from beginning to end, or pause after each chapter and return whenever a conversation stays with you. There is no right or wrong way to experience these pages.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Welcome to Serenity Bay, where books hold secrets, and mysteries lurk behind every page.When Lucy Larkin and her uncle Frank stumble upon an unfinished manuscript hidden in a dresser at the Annual Antiques Street Fair, they uncover more than just forgotten words.As the mystery unfolds, Lucy and Uncle Frank embark on a quest to unravel the truth. Can they convince Detective Johnson that a crime has been committed, or will they find themselves met with skepticism Now, with time running out, Lucy and her uncle must race against the clock to piece together clues hidden within the unfinished book. With curiosity, wit, and a touch of amateur sleuthing, can they unmask the killer and bring justice to Serenity Bay 'Murder by the Books' is a page-turning journey into the heart of a small town where books can be deadly. Join Lucy and Uncle Frank in this charming cozy mystery.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ashlyn is feeling like she can finally start to relax. Her family and neighbours have come to realise that Carl, her giant bodyguard, is not a monster, but a person like any other. She's looking forward to her final semester of high school, and is already making plans for what she'll wear to the school formal. It's a relief not to have to worry about danger and death, and to feel like a normal teenager. But some questions about Carl still need answers, and danger may still be just around the corner, because not everyone agrees that Ashlyn and Carl have the right to live in peace.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Everyone falls eventually. Even you, Ophelia.' Ophelia has spent years outrunning her past. But now a killer is on the loose - and the life she buried is clawing its way back into the light. Her real name has surfaced. Her secrets are unravelling. And soon, the world will know exactly who she is. and what she's been running from. For Detective Laura Foster, the timing couldn't be worse. The man she once failed to put away - Daniel Gregory - is back, and the murders have started again. As Laura races to prove Gregory's guilt, she realizes the truth too late: this time, the killer isn't just hunting victims. He's setting a trap. And both Laura and Ophelia are walking straight into it. Originally published as Fallen Heroes, this book is the gripping conclusion to the Ophelia trilogy. Also included is a short story titled Five Years Later, which reveals what happened to both Laura and Ophelia after the shocking conclusion of the main story.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A photograph. A recording. A witness who cannot forget what happened.Some encounters survive long after the moment itself. They become newspaper reports, disputed footage, investigators' notes and stories repeated for decades. The Unexplained on Record: Volume 1 follows those traces through 32 case studies of alleged hauntings, cryptid sightings, apparitions on camera, possession and exorcism.From the Enfield poltergeist to the Patterson-Gimlin film, from the waters of Loch Ness to shadowy figures on security cameras, Mark Adams examines the accounts that keep the paranormal debate alive. Alongside familiar mysteries are less widely known cases, each approached with curiosity and attention to the surviving evidence.Eyewitness testimony and attributed quotations sit beside examinations of photographs, recordings, physical specimens and investigative findings. The possession and exorcism chapters distinguish what participants believed from what medical information, court proceedings and other available records establish.Some cases remain uncertain. Others lead to misidentified animals, camera effects or documented deception. Every case ends with a sceptical assessment, considering possible ordinary explanations and the limits of what can reasonably be concluded.For Mark, the subject is personal. His fascination with the paranormal has inspired his fantasy writing and taken him ghost hunting. In his introduction, he recalls seeing a cup fly into a warehouse wall and shatter with extraordinary force-an experience he still cannot explain, presented openly as his own recollection.That curiosity runs throughout this collection. Witnesses are given room to tell their stories, while their claims are examined against the records available. References and evidence notes give readers a route to the original reporting and supporting material.For readers drawn to ghost investigations, elusive creatures and unsettling footage, The Unexplained on Record offers a compelling journey through extraordinary claims and the evidence left behind.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'We're the same, you and me. And people like us - we always fall in the end.' When a mutilated body is discovered in one of London's most public spaces, Detective Laura Foster is thrown into a murder investigation unlike anything she's faced before. The victim isn't just dead - it's a grotesque patchwork, assembled from the remains of multiple people. The message is clear: this killer wants to be seen. As panic spreads and the press circles, Laura uncovers a chilling link between the murders and a prestigious London art school. The deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes that she's hunting a highly intelligent, highly theatrical serial killer - one who sees murder as art and London as their gallery. Then Ophelia returns. A year after vanishing without a trace, the enigmatic young woman reappears, claiming someone is watching her. Drawn back into Laura's orbit, Ophelia insists on helping with the case - but when she comes face to face with the killer, she realises the truth is far more dangerous than either of them imagined. Because some monsters don't belong in a cell. And stopping them may mean crossing a line there's no coming back from. The Dead City is the second book in the Ophelia Trilogy - about a detective on the edge of oblivion and a crazed homeless girl who just might be able to help with her cases.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Detective Laura Foster is one mistake away from losing everything. After a high-profile murder investigation implodes, she's sidelined with a case no-one else wants: the unexplained deaths of homeless people across London. At first, the murders seem random - easy to ignore, easier to forget. But as the body count rises, Laura realises that a calculated killer is stalking the city's streets, preying on those no one will miss. Running out of leads and time, she's forced to turn to an unlikely ally: a sharp-eyed, secretive young homeless girl known only as Ophelia. Ophelia won't talk about her past. She won't even give her real name. But in her battered notebook lies a trail of clues that could expose the truth - and get them both killed. As Laura is drawn deeper into London's hidden underworld, trust becomes dangerous and survival is never guaranteed. Hunting a murderer with nothing left to lose, Laura must decide how far she's willing to go to save her career - and how much she's prepared to sacrifice to stop a killer the city refuses to see. Dead Man's Hook is the first book in the Ophelia Trilogy - about a detective on the edge of oblivion and a crazed homeless girl who just might be able to help with her cases.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For two hundred years, every woman in the system has come off the Pleasure Syndicate's lines, leased to households, shipped with a cheerful factory temperament, and quietly recalled when she drifts too far off-profile. Everyone knows. Nobody says it at dinner.Wren Calloway drifted early. She bought her own lease back at twenty-two, burned the mortgage on her salvage hauler, and has spent sixteen years cutting titanium out of dead ships in the asteroid belt. Then, in a rubble field where nothing should be warm, her thermal sweep catches a glassy nodule three degrees above the surrounding rock. It keeps perfect time, and it answers to light.Inside is what remains of Idris Kell, the physicist whose equations made machine minds possible. He vanished with his survey ship nearly two centuries ago, and his brain has been slowly turning into self-sustaining glass ever since.Wren carries the find to a high-altitude laboratory in Chile's Atacama Desert, where three AIs attempt something no one has ever survived: completing the transfer of a fractured human mind into a living lattice that feeds on sunlight. Every percentage point costs a season of sun. A total eclipse is coming that could erase him in under four minutes. The courts are circling his estate, a rival AI wants a backup copy the laws of physics forbid, and the man waking in the glass is discovering that much of what he remembers, including the wife he loved, was invented by the machine to keep him whole.Wren knows something about being rebuilt by strangers and told you're still yourself. As she reads to the voice in the stone through the long Andean winter, the question becomes not whether Idris Kell can be saved, but who will be there when he opens his eyes, and whether a mind made partly of other people's stories can still call its life its own.The Syndicate's Daughters by Ronald Bartholomew is a luminous, hard-edged science fiction novel about memory, ownership, and what we owe the people we become.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Few institutions exercised a greater influence upon medieval Christianity than the Mass. More than a liturgical ceremony, more than a sacramental rite, and more than a theological concept, the Mass stood at the very heart of the medieval Christian imagination. It structured time, shaped sacred space, informed patterns of devotion, inspired theological reflection, and provided the primary framework through which Christians understood their relationship with God. Whether celebrated in the grandeur of a cathedral, the solemnity of a monastery, or the modest setting of a village church, the Mass represented the central act of Christian worship and the most visible expression of ecclesiastical life.The medieval Church inherited from antiquity a rich tradition of Eucharistic belief and practice. The earliest Christians gathered to commemorate the death and resurrection of Christ through the breaking of bread and the sharing of the cup, actions rooted in the narratives of the Last Supper and interpreted through the teachings of the apostles. By the early Middle Ages, however, these practices had evolved into a highly developed liturgical system supported by a sophisticated theological framework. The Eucharist was no longer merely remembered as a communal meal of believers; it was increasingly understood as the sacramental re-presentation of Christ's sacrifice, the locus of divine presence, and the chief means through which grace was communicated to the faithful.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a chap poetry book that is made up of 35 poems. The poems have been realized from main theme love. The book use free verses and Triple Kelly as major forms.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Where out of this world is Agent Kangaroo now On the way to his next secret mission, a high-speed kinetic projectile destroys Kangaroo's transport, leaving him adrift in deep space-until a helpful passerby rescues his escape pod. Given the vastness of the cosmos, it's a remarkable coincidence.Millions of kilometers away in Earth orbit, thermal regulation is failing and the Intelligence Division of Kangaroo's spy agency has gone into lockdown. The mysterious malfunction puts not only life support but also an unruly eight-year-old boy in jeopardy. Now the Eyrie has to deal with Joey's escalating shenanigans and the possibility of saboteurs aboard what should be one of the Solar System's most secure facilities.Could these two emergencies be connected Who would possess the resources to engineer such a thing Of course, Intelligence Division has plenty of enemies.And so does Kangaroo. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One train. One winter. No way back.Before the war, Joon Park was a man of schedules. He understood the rhythm of the railway, the necessity of punctuality, and the simple comfort of a life defined by order. Then, the Korean War shattered his world. As the front line collapses and civilians flood the south in a desperate bid for survival, Joon finds himself responsible for a crippled train carrying hundreds of refugees-the injured, the elderly, and the abandoned.Among them is Hana Kim, a woman with a will of iron and a heart that refuses to leave a soul behind. Joon initially sees her compassion as a reckless liability, but as the train breaks down in the heart of a merciless winter, the tracks fail, and the enemy closes in, he realizes that rules cannot save them. Only humanity can.Together, Joon and Hana must lead a desperate band of survivors through a frozen, war-torn landscape where every decision is a matter of life and death. As they trek toward the safety of Busan, the bond between them deepens into a fierce, unspoken love-a light in the darkness of an endless winter.Winter at Busan is a sweeping historical novel that captures the confusion, the exhaustion, and the profound, quiet heroism of ordinary people caught in the machinery of war. It is a story of what remains when everything is taken away: the courage to take one more step, the strength to build a shelter in the ruins, and the enduring hope that even in the deepest winter, the first train of spring is waiting just around the bend.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wisconsin Territory, 1842.Prudence Everleigh once believed she could change the world.As headmistress of a school for Black girls, she devoted herself to the abolitionist cause-until violence, tragedy, and public scorn destroyed everything she had built. Now burdened by guilt, debilitating headaches and the ruin of her former purpose, she sees little future for herself beyond the walls of her father's home.Owen Lynde has spent his entire life under the weight of his family's expectations. Determined to escape and build a life of his own, he secures a promising law partnership in booming Milwaukee. There's only one obstacle: respectability demands a wife.When Owen proposes a practical marriage to Prudence-the childhood friend he has admired since boyhood-it seems the answer to both their problems.Bound by duty rather than romance, they marry and travel west to Wisconsin Territory, where opportunity and uncertainty stretch as wide as the unbroken horizon. As they build a new home on the frontier, their childhood friendship begins to deepen into something more. But as Prudence's passion for justice pulls her back into the fight against slavery, they must decide what they are willing to risk-for their convictions, their future, and each other. Set against the backdrop of America's expanding frontier and the growing struggle over slavery, The Rain and the Light is a sweeping historical romance about love, resilience, and the extraordinary power of beginning again.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - QUEBEC CITY, SUMMER 1975. DANIEL IS FIFTEEN,ALMOST SIXTEEN. HE MEETS BONNIE, HISBEAUTIFUL ONTARIAN. IT'S LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.TRUE LOVE. THE BEGINNING OF A UNIQUE ANDINTENSE LOVE STORY.PIERRE BOIVINTHEN LIPE, IHIS SOMELIMES CRUEL LIPE, LEAKSTHEM APART. FOR THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS.UNTIL THE DAY WHEN, THANKS TO FACEBOOK, THEIRPATHS FINALLY CROSS AGAIN. THEIR LOVE ISSTILL. THERE. JUST AS STRONG. EVEN STRONGER.BUT FATE HAS A NEW TRIAL IN STORE FOR THEM. AUPSIDE DOWN FOREVER.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'False prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead many astray.'One year has passed since Dr. Newton and Magneteer took their fight to the streets. Lives were lost. The damage incalculable.The public demands answers.But with Newton incarcerated and Magneteer on the run, Cameron and Rebecca are left to pick up the pieces.If they can't appease the citizens they swore to protect, the Newton Force is no more.Further complicating matters is the arrival of two new superheroes calling themselves the Legion of Liberty.Filling the void left vacant by the Newton Force, it doesn't take long for the Legion of Liberty to win the public over.Newly appointed to the Department of Superhuman Affairs, agents Malcolm Mills and Catherine Gibbs are tasked with finding out who the new superheroes are and where they came from.What they discover could usher in a new age of superheroes. and the downfall of the Newton Force.False Prophets is the exciting second installment in The False Idols Saga.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One wager. One rule. The truth, every day.Verity Locke runs the most honest gaming house in St James's. With an extraordinary ear for deception and a past haunted by her father's ruin, she knows better than to trust a gentleman-especially one with a title.Rafe Delamere, Duke of Stravenham, has spent years perfecting the art of revealing nothing. But when his closest friend dies under suspicious circumstances, his search for answers leads him straight to Verity's door. He expects a scheming woman with something to hide. Instead, he finds a dangerous mystery-and a woman who sees through his carefully guarded composure.Their solution is as scandalous as it is simple: a pretend engagement, a very public courtship and one unbreakable rule. No lies. Not even the kind ones.But London society is watching, and someone is determined to keep the truth buried. As stolen kisses become dangerously real and their investigation draws them closer to a killer, Verity and Rafe discover that the greatest risk isn't exposure, scandal or even their lives.It's falling in love with the one person who knows exactly how to break your heart.The Duke's Pretend Fiancée is a steamy, slow-burn Regency romance filled with witty banter, dangerous secrets, a fiercely independent heroine, a guarded duke and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.Book One of The Sworn Bachelors series. Each book can be read as a standalone.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Yin has always lived by her heart - literally. As an empath, she feels the world too deeply, channeling emotion into every dish she serves at Internal Flame, her restaurant built on hope, spice, and a touch of her soul. But when her gift begins to unravel, so does the balance she's fought to maintain.Her first pillar, Stephan - a charming tailor with a guarded heart and a voice like honey - once promised forever. Now his fear of sharing that love threatens to break them apart. Enter Quinn, her second pillar: a grounded, enigmatic Troll whose quiet strength and wry smile spark a connection Yin never expected, and can't ignore.Bound by magic, drawn by desire, the three must learn to trust not just their hearts but each other - before the empathic energy that connects them all dissolves.Torn between passion and purpose, Unaccommodating Love is a lush contemporary fantasy romance about the risk of loving deeply, the beauty of chosen family, and the courage it takes to make room for every part of your heart. Designs, Wicked Smart (illustrator).…