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Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being, but there’s a psychological force just as powerful - yet almost nobody has heard of it. It’s responsible for bringing groups of people together and pulling them apart, making certain goals attractive to some and not to others, and fueling cycles of anxiety and conflict. In Wanting, Luke Burgis draws on the work of French polymath René Girard to bring this hidden force to light and reveals how it shapes our lives and societies.

Sie ist klug, kunstbegeistert und nach dem Tod ihres Vaters, "Eisenbahnkönig" Alfred Escher, die reichste Frau der Schweiz. Sie ist verheiratet mit dem Sohn eines mächtigen Politikers. Sie ist bereit, all das aufs Spiel zu setzen. Aus Liebe zu einem Künstler. Wer ist Lydia? Niemand kennt sie besser als Luise, das Dienstmädchen, das in allen Wendungen ihres Schicksals an ihrer Seite ist. Und doch bleibt Lydia auch ihr ein Rätsel.

Gefleckte Hyäne, ein junger Eiszeitjäger, trifft nach Jahren der Trennung seine Jugendliebe Wilder Schwan wieder, die abgeschieden von ihrem Stamm als Jägerin und Höhlenmalerin lebt. Seine Versuche, sie zu erobern, scheitern, denn Wilder Schwan hat sich einzig und allein dem Gott der Künste, Elian mit dem Löwenkopf, verschrieben. In der Verkleidung eines Löwen gelingt es dem Verliebten aber doch, ihr näherzukommen, und das Glück ist zum Greifen nahe.

Nach mehreren schweren Schicksalsschlägen versucht Micky in der Abgeschiedenheit eines kleinen Ortes in Alaska zur Ruhe zu kommen. Doch genau hier erwartet die ehemalige Polizistin das Grauen. Autor Chandler McGrew, der selbst lange in Alaska lebte, schafft es durch seinen spannenden Schreibstil, mit dem Minuten einer Handlung ganze Kapitel einnehmen, den Hörer mit diesem Thriller um einen eiskalten Killer in einem abgelegenen Dorf durchgehend zu fesseln.

All Auric Cain ever wanted was a chance. A chance to prove himself. A chance to take control of his life. A chance to be more than a lowly D-Tier, the lowest of the low, in a world broken by the arrival of an alien, enigmatic being known as The System.

When everywhere around you are tasks that need completing, projects that need doing, and people that need pleasing, it’s so easy to overlook one of the most fundamental and essential aspects of life—health. Often, people become so consumed by their accomplishments that they fail to notice that their health is failing until it is too late. The fact that you are reading this means that you already have the motivation and commitment to get started to reap the benefits of extraordinary health by building morning habits that will serve as your foundation.

Four tales that prove sometimes lessons have to be learned the hard way. 

Fangen Sie bald an zu studieren und empfinden Sie bereits beim Gedanken daran neben Vorfreude auch eine gute Portion schleichende Überwältigung? Haben Sie gerade angefangen und brauchen Sie einen Wegweiser, wie Sie möglichst gut Ihr Studium und Ihre Freizeit in Einklang bringen können? Wünschen Sie sich seit Langem einen Neubeginn, weil der immer wiederkehrende Zyklus von Motivation, Aufschieben und Stresslernen Sie auslaugt? Wissen Sie schon gar nicht mehr, was Ihr eigentliches Problem ist und wie Sie es angehen können?

When it first happened, the euphoria was palpable. The masses rejoiced in the new reality of no longer having to grow old or die, but brotherhood and good will was soon lost somewhere in the blurred line between infinite and finite and in those who chose differently. Those who still believed that life was meant to have a natural progression with a beginning and an end became destined to live their lives out on the streets. Those who accepted the glorious gift of "Foreverlife" lived interminably in their bliss - or so it seemed.

Unsurpassed wilderness soon to become a battleground. A lone warrior has harnessed the raw, natural power of one of the greatest predators of all time. And the land to which he has kinship will no longer tolerate its desolation and decimation. War has been declared, and a zoological superweapon has been unleashed. As ranchers begin to lose their cattle, their lands, and their lives, a small community reaches out to the only person who can help: Thomas Walker, a hunter turned conservationist. He will soon discover that the creature is more familiar to him than he ever thought possible.

In this memoir, Luke Timothy Johnson draws on his rich experience to invite listeners into the scholar’s life—its aims, commitments, and habits. In addition to sharing his own story from childhood to retirement, Johnson reflects on the nature of scholarship more generally, showing how this vocation has changed over the past half century and where it might be going in the future. He is as candid and unsparing about negative trends in academia as he is hopeful about the possibilities of steadfast, disciplined scholarship.

Many people aspire to become successful, but what does success really look like? Is it the same for everyone? Does it have a requisite trait or quality that not everyone has? How do you define success? Regardless of how you define it, remember that your view of what success looks like is always valid; and once you know what success looks like for you, it’s time to take steps toward it.

From beauty to general well-being, discover the miracle of dry fasting and the route to a new you.

On October 25, 1947, the United States government helped the Chinese Nationalist Party, Kuomingtang (KMT) President Chiang Kai-Shek flee the overwhelming communist forces. President Chiang established the new democratic government known as the Republic of China on an island later to be known as Taiwan, previously a major trading center called the “the beautiful isle” or Formosa. This audiobook will not only account for the transformation of Taiwan in the eyes of the colonizers but understand the detrimental impact that the reshaping caused.

Calvin Watters spent three hard years on the Vegas streets, working the depths of the red light district. When a string of escort murders surfaces and the LVMPD has no answers, they realize that there is only one man they can turn to for help. Calvin vowed to never return to his former life, but this new case pulls him back in. As he hits the streets, his honed survival skills kick in, and the PI must call upon his past experience to outwit a worthy opponent.

In the fascinating new audiobook from the best-selling author of Humanology, Luke O'Neill explores some of the big human questions and tells us what science has to say about topics such as gender, addiction and euthanasia. With his trademark easy wit and clever pop-culture references, Luke is a serious scientist with an amazing knack of making science accessible. If you are curious about us, this bizarre animal called the human being, this is a book for you.

In der Milchstraße hat Atlan von einer angeblichen Enkelin erfahren. Bei seinem Versuch, sie aus den Händen von Entführern zu befreien, geht aber alles schief, und auch Gucky fällt in die Hände des Feindes. Als Atlan sie verfolgt, scheint es für sie nur noch ein Ziel zu geben: DER ILT MUSS STERBEN!

During the gilded age, when women live subjugated to men, 18-year-old Bridget prides herself on having earned acceptance to medical school. When her father is murdered, a crime that does not interest the law because he was half Native American, she risks her plans to become a doctor, determined to avenge his murder. Bridget's quest thrusts her into a world of seedy men and glitzy women, in one of Omaha's most opulent brothels. There, she finds herself the prey rather than the hunter. If she is to survive, she must keep alliance with a community considered society's lowest.

Worth the Wait, formerly known as X’s and O’s on Layaway, is an unusual story of courtship and love. It tells how Luke and Jamie Knickerbocker came to realize the value of waiting to engage in a physical relationship until their wedding day. In a day where little virtue is reserved for marriage, they share a rare gift of purity and commitment from the very start. They discovered that true love begins with knowing Christ. A foundation is then laid for a meaningful relationship.

Schon als kleines Mädchen hat Rosa ihre Zeit am liebsten mit ihren Schwestern Hannah und Antonia in der alten Mühle am Sternsee verbracht. Jetzt, mit Anfang dreißig, betreibt sie die Mühle mit ihrer Tante Lou - und könnte glücklicher nicht sein. Doch dann muss sie erfahren, dass ihr Freund Julian eine Affäre hat - und setzt ihn kurzerhand vor die Tür. Wenig später taucht Julians attraktiver Bruder David im Mühlenladen auf und wirbelt ihr Leben kräftig durcheinander. Was Rosa jedoch nicht ahnt: David spielt nicht mit offenen Karten.