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Incapaz de recomponer sus propios pedazos y con el fin de despegarse de su ayer, la profesora Blanca Perea acepta a la desesperada lo que anticipa como un tedioso proyecto académico en una insignificante universidad californiana. El campus que la acoge resulta, sin embargo, mucho más seductor de lo previsto. La catalogación del legado de su viejo compatriota Andrés Fontana dista enormemente de ser tan insustancial como prometía. Y cuando el carismático Daniel Carter entra en su vida, todo adquiere una nueva dimensión.

Austin joins Dallas and Houston in Akashic's deep dive into the Lone Star State's darkest dimensions. Featuring brand-new stories by: Gabino Iglesias, Ace Atkins, Amanda Moore, Jeff Abbott, Scott Montgomery, Richard Z. Santos, Alexandra Burt, Lee Thomas, Miriam Kuznets, Jacob Grovey, Chaitali Sen, Molly Odintz, Amy Gentry, and Andrew Hilbert.

By day, Celeste Morgan is a world-renowned cellist whose performances bring audiences to tears. By night, she’s a covert assassin whose silence brings her targets to their knees. For years, international intelligence agencies have relied on Celeste Morgan's unparalleled discipline, flawless precision, and constant travel schedule with the New York Symphony to eliminate the world’s most dangerous figures—quietly, cleanly, invisibly. To her colleagues, she’s a virtuoso with icy poise. To her handlers, she’s the perfect weapon. But perfection shatters.

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Eine Schneiderin schickt Maigret einen verzweifelten Hilferuf. Denn ihr Geliebter, Albert, soll bei einem Einbruch auf dem Boulevard Beaumarchais jemanden erschossen haben und die verzweifelte junge Frau erhält seitdem Drohbriefe.

Chaos in Europa, der Strom ist weg! Sabotage durch Terroristen? Oder ein Angriff von einem anderen Land? Die Politik ist ratlos - droht ein Krieg? Als ein französisches Atomkraftwerk havariert, müssen Millionen Menschen aus dem Loire-Gebiet fliehen. Doch kaum jemand kann helfen. Die Lage auf dem Kontinent wird immer schlimmer. Gemeinsam mit der jungen Journalistin Lauren Shannon (Katrin Hess) begibt sich Manzano (Sven Hasper) auf eine atemlose Odyssee durch Europa - gejagt, verfolgt und verletzt, aber immer mit einem Ziel vor Augen: diesen Angriff auf unsere Zivilisation zu beenden!

Sometimes, you worry that your partner is only “putting up” with you. They make you feel like they are tolerating you, not investing in you as you are with them, and this makes you feel alone, even in a relationship. While these two common warning signs may make you feel like something is “wrong” with you, they actually indicate strongly that you may be in a relationship with a narcissist, and you should not ignore them.

Samantha Smith hopes to shed her troubled past and reinvent herself as a freshman at San Diego University. When she crosses paths with a handsome tattoo-clad bad boy, her life is turned upside down, and Samantha finds herself with more adventure than she ever dreamed possible.

This book offers a structured approach for beginners and even intermediate designers. With patience, you can master Cricut Design Space and become able to express your creativity like never before.

Lola Levine likes writing in her diario, sipping her mom's cafe con leche, eating her dad's matzo ball soup, and playing soccer with her team, the Orange Smoothies. So what if she doesn't always fit in? Lola is fierce on the field, but when a soccer game during recess gets too competitive, she...

Lara Jean guarda suas cartas de amor em uma caixa azul-petróleo que ganhou da mãe. Não são cartas que ela recebeu de alguém, mas que ela mesma escreveu. Uma para cada garoto que amou—cinco ao todo. São cartas sinceras, sem joguinhos nem fingimentos, repletas de coisas que Lara Jean não diria a ninguém, confissões de seus sentimentos mais profundos. Até que um dia essas cartas secretas são misteriosamente enviadas aos destinatários, e de uma hora para outra a vida amorosa de Lara Jean sai do papel e se transforma em algo que ela não pode mais controlar.

Are you eating enough fat? Yes, fat. Despite what generations of health science has beaten into us over the last 50 years or so, humans thrive on high-fat, low-carb diets. Millions of people around the world have discovered that a ketogenic lifestyle is the key to weight loss, disease prevention and intervention, and a more vibrant life, along with a slimmer waistline, elimination of cravings, and endless energy. Keto is the definitive guide to the ketogenic lifestyle.

There is no doubt that Yolanda Saldívar pulled the trigger and killed Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla Pérez on March 31, 1995. But does anyone know what really happened in room 158 of the Days Inn moments before the crime took place? María Celeste Arrarás has many answers, and her unrivaled coverage of the murder, trial, and aftermath made her the undisputed expert on the Selena case.

A missing heiress. A trip to Paris. Can a gentleman-turned-footman convince the runaway beauty that at least one man in her life is worthy of trust?

Das Lokomotivenbaby Molly ist von der Wilden 13 - einer Piratenbande - entführt worden. Jim Knopf und sein bester Freund Lukas der Lokomotivführer müssen sie unbedingt befreien! Dafür ist ihnen kein Weg zu weit, kein Wasser zu tief und kein Berg zu hoch. Auf ihrer zweiten Reise bringen sie nicht nur Emma, die alte Lokomotive, zum Fliegen, sondern begegnen auch Drachen und Scheinriesen und lernen einen echten Meerkönig kennen, bis es ihnen endlich gelingt, die schreckliche Seeräuberbande zu besiegen.

Simon, fast 30, Verkäufer im T-Punkt, in Singlephase 4, um es ganz kurz zu sagen: frustriert. Aber mit einem festen Ziel: Er wird die milchaufschäumende Traumfrau aus dem Starbucks gegenüber heiraten. Vorher muss er sie nur noch ansprechen. So was machen täglich Tausende von Männern. Und nicht wenige von ihnen kommen Sekunden später mit ihrer zukünftigen Ehefrau aus Cafés, Supermärkten und Bowlingcentern. Gut, danach gibt es dann oft noch ein paar kleinere Probleme wie Untreue, Erpressung und Schießereien, aber am Ende ist immer alles gut.

Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The readings are recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.

On the wild western frontier, the three men known as the Jackals stand between the law and the lawless—delivering their own brand of justice with a fast draw, dead aim, and enough bullets to populate Boot Hill. Apache renegade Bloody Hand plays a role in each of the Jackals’ lives. To bounty hunter Jed Breen, he is man with a price on his head. To retired cavalry segeant Sean Keegan, he is a cellmate after a drunken brawl. And to former Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch, he is the key to a mystery that has long haunted him.

Del padre Pío a Carlo Acutis, pasando por nombres imprescindibles, estas vidas demuestran que los santos también son imperfectos. Antes de ser venerados, muchos santos fueron cuestionados. ¿Qué hubo detrás de la fama, los milagros y las devociones? ¿Qué significa realmente ser santo? José María Zavala, autor de la novela El profeta, se adentra en la cara menos conocida de algunas de las figuras más influyentes de la Iglesia: persecuciones, dudas, escándalos, errores, campañas de descrédito y, en ocasiones, el golpe más doloroso: el ataque que llega desde dentro.

Ever since her brother Razo introduced her to the trees, Rin has turned to them for peace or reassurance, even direction--that is, until the day they seem to reject her. Rin is sure something is wrong with her, something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest, from trusting herself with anyone at all. Determined to find a new sense of self, Rin accompanies Razo into the city, where she discovers that a mysterious threat haunts Bayern. She joins with three magical girls--Isi, Enna, and Dasha--as they venture towards the kingdom of Kel... where someone wants them dead.