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In the time of the Crusades, the Knights Templars were holy warriors who seemed to be blessed by God himself. But over the years, the order dissolved into mysteries both sacred and profane — creating an object whose power bends to the true nature of its owner.... But until she held it in her hands, archaeologist Annja Creed hadn't heard of the Skull of Sidon nor the twisted tale of its origins. Even now, she's still not convinced. Yet someone wants it badly enough to hire a man who wields power beyond her imagining.

Tragedy enters the quaint coastal town of New Haven, Oregon, when the recently released convict Ross Conrad vows to make good on a 10-year-old threat. Private Investigators Troy and Eva Winters take on the case when they realize their good friend Jasmine is the object of his delusional obsession.

Hope This Finds You is a collection of letters from a friend, journeying your wild and precious life beside you. Here are the memories, the celebrations, and the joy and ache of living, threaded through glimpses of extraordinary-ordinary daily life. It’s a small gift of gratitude to a life filled with light and mystery, possible and promise.

Mild mannered Salt Lake City book store owner Adam Hansen is called upon once again to enter into an epic adventure alongside his long time friend Bryce. This time, Adam must enter into a world of magic, where he will face magicians, dragons, angels, fairies, and even a 4000-year-old evil sorceress bent on opening the gates of Hell and releasing the evils inside.

Young Rachel Verinder inherits a sacred Indian moonstone from her uncle. This extremely valuable gem disappears from Rachel's bedroom soon after a party is thrown in her honor to celebrate her eighteenth birthday. Believed to be stolen, a series of narratives unfold to solve the mystery of the missing moonstone. In true Collins fashion, one cannot get enough of the twists and turns in this intriguing detective story.

Business English – schnell fit für den Job. Rund 60 Minuten Hör- und Sprechtraining, um Vorstellungsgespräche erfolgreich zu meistern. Acht Dialoge rund ums Vorstellungsgespräch. Abwechslungsreiche Übungen zum Vertiefen der gebräuchlichen Wendungen und Ausdrücke. Alle Hörtexte mit deutscher Übersetzung und Business-Wortschatz im Begleitheft (PDF). Britisches und amerikanisches Englisch. Für Lerner:innen mit Vorkenntnissen (Niveau B1).

Business English – schnell fit für den Job. Rund 60 Minuten Hör- und Sprechtraining, um jedes berufliche Telefonat zu meistern. Acht Telefon-Dialoge. Abwechslungsreiche Übungen zum Vertiefen der gebräuchlichen Wendungen und Ausdrücke. Alle Hörtexte mit deutscher Übersetzung und Business-Wortschatz im Begleitheft (PDF). Britisches und amerikanisches Englisch. Für Lerner:innen mit Vorkenntnissen (Niveau B1).

The mysterious and glamorous Lady De Winter is one of their most valuable agents. A despicable murder inside a locked and bolted room on the Rue Morgue in Paris is just the start. This whirlwind adventure will take Milady to the highest and lowest parts of that great city—and cause her to question the very nature of reality itself.  

Between 1895 and 1898, H. G. Wells wrote five science fiction novels, which have become among the most celebrated examples of the genre. The first of these was The Time Machine, in which Wells explores not only the fascinating subject of time travel but also the potential dangers to human autonomy by the advance of civilization. Well's world-weary Time Traveller, who is the main narrator, is one of his most quirky and appealing characters.

Superstar writer Mark Waid teams up with the best and brightest artists in comics to bring a modern take to the legendary Riverdale cast of characters. The audiobook captures the bite and hilarious edge of Archie's original tales in a modern, forward-looking manner, while still retaining the character's all-ages appeal.  

Jude and his friends are penniless, jobless, and spend most of their days at the Shack bartering for booze. They have known each other for years, yet they don't know much about each other. That is until the group of misfits embark on a twenty-four hour adventure to fulfill the wish of a six-year old boy who's spent most of his life in hospitals fighting a rare cancer. Along the way, their drive, compassion, and courage transforms them. If they succeed, their lives could change forever.

In a future New York City, the Augamani Corporation dominates all aspects of life. Unemployment is non-existent because being employed is mandatory under the law, and a factory maintenance technician named Ylan works hard and proud for his salary. He, like everyone else, has no reason to complain about anything. Yet, when unforeseen events begin to threaten the stable life that Ylan enjoys, he is faced with a grave challenge. Does he try to maintain and preserve that which he already has? Or does he let go of the familiar?

Hamlet and Macbeth are two of Shakespeare's best-known plays and contain some of the most famous speeches in world literature. These one-act versions of the plays, which were edited by J. P. Crabb (the details of whose life and other works have disappeared into obscurity) retain the significant monologues and dialogues while presenting a streamlined view of the action.

Once you enter, you will never want to leave. This is a published collection of the best short stories of science fiction and fantasy from five celebrated anthology authors. These tales capture the imagination and take you to places in the authors' collective minds, that link either directly or indirectly to their other highly acclaimed books. Be drawn in by the origin story behind the mystery of the clones in Riser's "Ace". Or be transported to the first mission of Prince Bounty Hunter Derry in Cosby's "Broken Prince".

Steven Cross is trying to put his past behind him. A lawyer at a prestigious firm, his life has taken on a quiet sort of routine that suits him just fine. But his quiet life is thrown into turmoil when he begins receiving mysterious packages containing the severed body parts of people he used to know. These are followed by phone calls from a man he thought he had killed years ago, a serial killer who goes by the name of the Serenity Slayer.

In Book 1 of The Deception Series, an alluring Secret Service Agent must apprehend a counterfeiter code-named Hundred Dollar Bill. He's a crooked cop with blue eyes deeper than the devil. She crosses a line and is framed for murder. With no means of proving her innocence, she goes on the lam. The agent tasked to apprehend her has a problem. He's crazy in love with this dame.

Dirty secrets. A dirty cop. And a loaded Syringe. A dead paramedic found with a syringe stuck in her chest. A junkie is found with stolen drugs from her ambulance. Too neat? Too easy? But something’s not quite right. Captain Weidman has got his hate up for Flynt more than usual. Blocked and hassled by the entire force every step of the way, are they getting too close to the thin blue line? What is the secret thread running through the case, and what does Flynt know that he’s not telling? Who will step up and peel back the lies and reveal the truth?

Self help motivational book comparing the game of chess to the games of life using real life questions and examples to help you understand why things are the way they are and how we create them.

A space warrior. A beautiful woman. Alien forces. An impending war. When Braxton’s ship crashes, two worlds collide, but not like one would think. Braxton is from the planet Imaga, and Elena, the beautiful young woman, he encounters is from Earth. Their lives are vastly different, but soon, strange circumstances will place them on the same side of and an impending war with alien forces that tracked him to Earth, unless they can stay ahead of further complications.

What starts out a as a harmless school trip soon turns Sara William's small world upside down. Stranded, on a deserted island, it feels like some sad story straight off the pages of Treasure Island, but this is no joke and to Sara's surprise it's not the short time she spends deserted that really terrifies her. Instead it's the world she returns back to with clearer eyes, a world where they practically rely on technology for everything. Perhaps just a little too much...