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In Praise of Famous Horses is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. The book's entries include a wealth of unexpected, fascinating and serendipitous information, from horse-slang phrases to horses in British pub signs and from the horse in advertising to the horse as a food item. Themes such as the horse in warfare and the horse in folklore abound.

Meister Aki und sein junger Schüler Cornelis begeben sich auf die Suche nach den letzten Geheimnissen der Welt. Sie treffen auf kleine schwarze Puppen, die den Verstand ihrer Wirte beherrschen, auf Metamorphen, die die Gestalt ihrer Opfer annehmen, auf eine furchtbare Kreatur sowie auf eine Gruppe Unsterblicher, die vor dem Untergang der Erde Zuflucht am ungewöhnlichsten Ort des Universums gefunden hat: auf der geheimnisvollen Insel Tír na nÓg.

Let Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and more tell you what it was like to take the floor against one of the greatest of all time. With a foreword by Jerry West and a new tribute from the author about Kobe’s tragic death.

Willkommen im Deep Web. Dem Ort, wo (fast) absolute Anonymität herrscht. Wenn man sich an die Regeln hält. Bei der National Cyber Crime Unit versucht man fieberhaft herauszufinden, wer Rebecca MacDonald gefangen hält und in welche dunklen Geschäfte die Übeltäter verwickelt sind. Für Scott Mitchell ist dies im Moment nebensächlich, denn Nightshade hat Mitchells geheime Hacker-Identität - Strider - den Medien zugespielt und ihm die Schuld an allem gegeben.

It's time to finish what he started... A young girl is snatched in broad daylight from outside her school and later found brutally murdered and hanging from a tree. When recently retired San Francisco Police Inspector, Bob Farrell, sees this on the news, he realises his worst nightmare has just come true. The same brutal killer a government agency stopped him from putting away twenty years before is once more on the loose....

Meghan was 11 when she first advocated for women’s rights; a teenager when she worked in a soup kitchen feeding the homeless; a popular actress when she campaigned for clean water in Africa and passionately championed gender equality in a speech to a United Nations Women’s Conference. Even before she met Prince Harry, hers was an extraordinarily accomplished life. Meghan’s wedding to Harry was a joyful occasion, marking happiness at last for the Queen’s grandson who had captured our hearts 20 years earlier when he bravely walked behind his mother Diana’s coffin.

For many of us, what lies beyond conventional portrayals of mental illness is often shrouded in mystery, misconception and fear. Dr Sean Baumann spent decades as a Psychiatrist at Valkenberg Hospital and, through his personal engagement with patients’ various forms of psychosis, he describes the lived experiences of those who suffer from schizophrenia, depression, bipolar and other disorders. The stories told are authentic, mysterious and compelling, representing both vivid expressions of minds in turmoil and the struggle to give form and meaning to distress.

The world is an uncertain and unnerving place right now. Technological advancement is creating a perfect storm of disruption, changing the way we shop, eat, work, and communicate. The traditional structures that underpin Western society are all unraveling, identity politics is running rampant, and there is a heightened sense of victimhood with demands for the state to intervene.

Retired US Marine Ty Johnson is hired as the bodyguard for a young reporter investigating the brutal, decades-old murder of a young African American woman in the Florida Everglades. The town where the murder took place is idyllic, and the people welcoming, but something sinister lies beneath the surface. It's not long before the facade begins to crack and Ty finds himself plunged into a living nightmare that will test the very limits of his endurance as he battles to protect the idealistic young journalist.

Why is the world the way it is? How did we get here? Does everything happen for a reason, or are some things left to chance? Philosophers and theologians have pondered these questions for millennia, but startling scientific discoveries over the past half century are revealing that we live in a world driven by chance. A Series of Fortunate Events tells the story of the awesome power of chance and how it is the surprising source of all the beauty and diversity in the living world.

Arriving at a lodge in Norfolk for a long weekend retreat, a group of friends meet for a 30th birthday celebration. Before the weekend is over, five of them will die. Trapped in a 33-hour time loop, only Hal and Kara have the ability to alter fate and prevent the deaths of their friends. But in order to unravel the secrets hidden within their own past, they must first learn how to adapt to the new rules of their reality. Time, however, is a relentless force - one which will stop at nothing to ensure that events unfold exactly as destiny dictates.

Die Gefahr Anlagefonds. Sparkonten. Die Börse. Mit einem Cyberangriff kann man all das zum Einsturz bringen. In "Totzeit" kehrt der wachsame Hacker Scott Mitchell zurück, dessen Sieg über die Hackergruppe Black Flag für die Cyberverbrecher nur ein kleiner Rückschlag war. Der Salesman hat einen neuen Rekruten und plant in diesem in der Anonymität des Dark Webs angesiedelten Hightech-Thriller seinen nächsten Angriff. Die National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) in London hat sich mit dem FBI zusammengetan, um sich gegen eine neue Malware zur Wehr zu setzen, die den ganzen Finanzmarkt in die Knie zwingen kann.

"Les 4 Disciplines de l'Exécution", le bestseller N. 1 sur le monde des affaires selon le Wall Street Journal, présente la meilleure formule pour assurer le succès de votre équipe. C'est un livre audio qu'aucun chef d'entreprise ne peut se permettre de manquer ! La plupart des chercheurs, consultants et auteurs nous donnent une vision statique des questions stratégiques - ils nous présentent une image d'une entreprise prospère et nous enseignent quoi faire, mais pas comment faire. "Plus facile à dire qu'à faire" direz-vous, mais ne vous inquiètez pas.

Have you ever wondered what makes butterflies and moths special, and what makes them different? Have you ever walked upon a butterfly, became so enamored by its beauty and wanted to know what it is but really had no idea what to call it? Well, now your questions will be answered with the book Butterflies and Moths: All About Butterflies and Moths, A Kids Introduction to Butterflies and Moths! This book is guaranteed to capture the attention of every kid and kid at heart out there.

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, a Gideon named Bob Benoy placed a Testament in the hands of a mother who was about to receive a devastating phone call. His timing was more than a coincidence; surely a supernatural event. It wasn’t part of his plan that day, he was just out for a drive. In the midst of the most difficult days of this mother’s life, the word of God from that testament provided the strength and comfort to carry her through. But, that’s just the beginning of the story.

No one will argue the fact that life today can be hard. Maybe you’re in a slump, or maybe you just feel like you’re treading water - things aren’t too bad, but they might not be as great as you might have hoped. There’s a fine line between living a life where you thrive, as opposed to living a life where you just survive. This book is your guide to not only finding that line, but making sure you’re on the right side of it. In The Fine Line, you’ll find tools and insights that can help give you the push you need to be your best self.

Nachdem sie von Shylock beinahe vergiftet worden wäre, liegt Rebecca im Krankenhaus. Mitchell hält an ihrem Bett Wache und begibt sich auf der Suche nach Shylock tief in das Dark Web. Jetzt ist es ihm ein persönliches Anliegen, den Mann zu finden. Ein weiteres Mitglied der "Water Boys" wurde ermordet. Das Team bei der NCCU erfährt in dem Augenblick davon, in dem Agent Stacys Ersatz vom FBI eintrifft. Agent Egan ist ein Experte für Malware und Viren, aber ist er auch der Mann, den das Team jetzt braucht, um sich einen Vorteil verschaffen zu können? Mitchell enthüllt Shylocks Identität, aber kann die NCCU den Mann dadurch wirklich finden, bevor er auch noch die letzten "Water Boys" ausgeschaltet hat?

1874. After losing his innocence in the Civil War and risking his life as a Texas Ranger, Samuel Pritchard has finally settled into a peaceful life in his hometown of Atherton, Missouri. As marshall, he hopes to put his bloody past behind him. To see his sister marry his lifelong friend. To find a wife and raise a family. For the first time in his life, Pritchard isn't gunning for anyone - and no one is gunning for him. Or so he thinks. Strangers have arrived in Atherton.

Nel 1965 un gruppo di astronomi si ritrova su una piccola isola del Pacifico per assistere al passaggio di una cometa. Ma quando un bambino muore durante la pioggia di meteore, la vita di tutti i presenti, e dei loro affetti, subirà un cambiamento radicale e silenzioso, che si rivelerà pienamente solo molti anni dopo. Denise, carica dei ricordi di un'infanzia molto particolare, combatte per ottenere il rispetto che merita nel suo lavoro; il suo amico Eli, sposato con una donna che adora ma impenetrabile, è sempre più attratto da Denise e dalla sua mente imprevedibile.

Willkommen im Deep Web. Dem Ort, wo man niemandem trauen darf. Nicht einmal dem besten Freund. Nightshade, führendes Mitglied der kriminellen Hacker-Gruppe Black Flag, erfährt im Netz vom Tod ihres Spions in der NCCU, der National Cyber Crime Unit. Wer hat das getan? Er ist nervös - seine sorgfältig ausgefeilten Pläne sind in Gefahr. Inzwischen nimmt Scott Mitchell alias Strider im Deep Web Kontakt mit dem Mann auf, dem er den Code verdankt, das Gesetz, nach dem er als Hacker lebt.