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There’s an apocryphal story that Alexander the Great once captured a notorious pirate named Diomedes. The great conqueror decided to interview the doomed pirate, asking him what he thought gave him the right to seize the property of other people. The pirate responded by asking the emperor what he thought gave him the right to take property that doesn’t belong to him, including entire countries. The story goes that Alexander thought the pirate very clever, granting him freedom instead of execution.

An ancient terror loose on campus. Three men who can help me stop it. When magical testing reveals that I’m a librarian witch, I’m ecstatic. Except, it turns out it means I’m a custodian of knowledge and creatures from beyond our dimension, rather than a curator of books. Because of my magic, I know about the ancient dimensional being that escaped from centuries-long imprisonment in the library. Murders begin across the campus that can only be traced back to this monster. The situation wakes Geo, a duty-bound gargoyle who senses danger to his destined mate—me.

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, The New Testament in Its World: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the...

Vibrant, believable characters help drive a fictional story. Along with a clever plot, well-drawn characters make us want to continue reading a novel or finish watching a movie. In Creating Characters, Dwight V. Swain shows how writers can invent interesting characters and improve them so that they move a story along.

Grasp the important ideas that have served as the backbone of philosophy across the ages with this extraordinary 60-lecture series. This is your opportunity to explore the enormous range of philosophical perspectives and ponder the most important and enduring of human questions-without spending your life poring over dense philosophical texts.

A Translation of the Good News of Jesus for Everyone If the Bible cannot be understood by everyone, then it is not good news. But from the very first days of the church at Pentecost, the good news of Jesus was translated into languages of everyday people through the power of the Holy Spirit...

From electric lights to automobiles to the appliances that make our lives easier at work and at home, we owe so much of our world to the Industrial Revolution. In this course, The Great Courses partners with the Smithsonian - one of the world's most storied and exceptional educational institutions - to examine the extraordinary events of this period and uncover the far-reaching impact of this incredible revolution.

Béla erhält einen überraschenden Anruf: Das Haus an der Zederstrasse steht zum Verkauf. Dreißig Jahre ist es her, dass er dort mit Simone, Serdar und Kim in einer WG gewohnt hat. Seither sind sie alle in unterschiedliche Richtungen gegangen. Ist es eine gute Idee, jetzt zu viert das Haus ihrer Aufbruchsjahre zu kaufen?

Frühling 1940: Nur wenige Tage nach seinem Amtsantritt steht der britische Premierminister Winston Churchill vor einer der schwersten Entscheidungen seines Lebens: Soll er sich Hitler-Deutschland um des Friedens willen annähern oder sein Land in den Krieg führen? Innerhalb von nur 25 Tagen muss er handeln und gleichzeitig den König und das britische Volk auf seine Seite bringen.

Wenn der Schnee in den Alpen bis ins Tal hinunter schmilzt, ist es soweit: Die Mutter erwacht aus ihrem Winterschlaf, den Kopf voller Träume der letzten Monate. Erwartet wird sie vom Großvater, umsorgt von ihren Kindern, den Zwillingen. Schon bald reisen die ersten Besucher an, denn die Träume der Mutter versprechen Rat und spenden Trost. So geht es Jahr für Jahr. Doch in diesem Sommer, dem zehnten der Zwillinge, wird sich alles ändern – und was die Mutter weissagt, wahr werden.

Nichts weniger als die Ursprünge der Menschheit versuchen zwei Archäologen zu ergründen – Gillian, eine Amerikanerin, die überzeugt ist, dass sich all unser Verhalten auf Urinstinkte zurückführen lässt, und Philippe, ein Franzose, der im homo sapiens die Krönung der Schöpfung sieht. Ganz unbeabsichtigt kommen sie einander näher und stoßen auf die Überreste der letzten Neandertaler: Eine neue Welt tut sich auf und ein Abenteuer auf Leben und Tod, 40 000 Jahre vor unserer Zeit und uns doch so nah.

Mit vierzig findet sich Yuval in einem Leben wieder, in dem nichts so ist, wie er es sich einst vorgestellt hat. Er ist unfähig, etwas daran zu ändern, bis er begreift: Nicht der Zufall hat ihn hierhergeführt, sondern die Entscheidungen, die er nicht getroffen hat. Also trifft er eine – und begibt sich auf eine schicksalhafte Reise, die alles verändert.

Benetzko im Riesengebirge in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts: Hier wachsen zwischen Regimewechseln und verheerenden Kriegen auch Zdenka und Anežka auf. Die eine tschechisch, die andere deutsch, werden sie beide eigensinnige Frauen, die im Laufe der Jahrzehnte mit so einigem kämpfen und hadern – wildernden Männern, keifenden Schwiegermüttern, desertierenden Kindern oder ihren Nationalitäten – und vieles verlieren, aber niemals ihre Freundschaft.

Negligence is one of the most common causes of legal disputes in everyday life, yet many people do not fully understand how it works. Negligence in Everyday Life is a practical audio guide that explains how responsibility, carelessness, and liability operate in real-world situations. This audiobook breaks down complex legal concepts into clear and simple explanations, making it easy to understand how negligence applies to daily activities such as driving, business, professional services, and public interactions.

A Mini Mystery, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets the Famous Five in this cozy crime. A detective and puppy duo, an eccentric chocolatier, and an international espionage plot. Eleven-year-old Megan hoped for an exciting weekend in France, touring Adrien Le Clair's legendary chocolate shop with her puppy, Wonder. Instead, their quest for an Easter egg turns into chaos when a recipe book hiding confidential MI5 photographs is stolen. Suddenly, Megan is the prime suspect, thanks to incriminating evidence planted on her.

The construction of the great pyramids of Egypt, the development of democracy in ancient Greece, the glories of ancient Rome-these stories are familiar to students of history. But what about the rest of the world? How do the histories of China and Japan, or Russia, India, and the remote territories of Sub-Saharan Africa and South America fit in with commonly known accounts of Western traditions?Learn the rest of the story with these 36 riveting lectures that survey the expanse of human development and civilization across the globe.

Virtually all of the major building blocks of our culture (law, government, religion, science, medicine, drama, architecture, and more) derived ultimately from the ancient Greeks. In these 12 lectures, you'll explore the continuing influence of the classical Greek achievement on contemporary life. The point is not the often tedious claim that there is nothing new under the sun. Rather, it is to underscore the remarkable continuity of the Greek perspective and ethos preserved over several millennia.

Your All-in-One Blueprint for Financial Security, Legacy Protection & Tax-Smart Wealth Building If you're serious about protecting your legacy, making your money last, and leaving behind more than just memories, this book is your one-stop guide. Living Trusts + Wills, Retirement, Tax & Estate Planning – The 6-in-1 Guide gives you everything you need to create a complete financial and legal game plan for your future—and your family's. What Makes This Book Special?

Goethe was the inventor of the psychological novel, a pioneer scientist, great man of the theatre and a leading politician. As A. N. Wilson argues in this groundbreaking biography, it was his genius and insatiable curiosity that helped catapult the Western world into the modern era. A N. Wilson tackles the life of Goethe with characteristic wit and verve. From his youth as a wild literary prodigy to his later years as Germany’s most respected elder statesman, Wilson hones in on Goethe’s undying obsession with the work he would spend his entire life writing – Faust.

This series of 36 fascinating lectures is a chronological journey into the story of Victorian Britain, from the unexpected ascension to the throne of teenaged Princess Victoria in 1837 to her death in 1901 as the Boer War neared its end.Presented with all of Victoria's strengths and foibles left intact by an award-winning teacher and author, the lectures invite you to reflect on both the positive and negative aspects of her reign.