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By day, Gregor Magnuson is a bodyguard to the stars, responsible for keeping Hollywood’s elite safe. By night, when he’s not defending the mortal world, he’s tasked with capturing wayward demons and returning them to the otherworld where they belong. This gargoyle-human hybrid is part of an elite warrior guard, the Dark Moor Guardians. After letting his heart get in the way of a previous job that ended in disaster, Gregor swore he’d never make the same mistake again.

The Chinese super-AI had achieved its master plan—an autonomous robotic army, air force, and navy. As President Yao and the People's Liberation Army faced defeat on the battlefield, full command of the PLA was handed over to Jade Dragon, which says it can slay the enemies of China to usher in a new dawn of global Chinese hegemony for the 21st century. The robots were coming… With the Terracotta Killers walking the land, Shadow Dragons and Dark Swords prowling the skies, and Sea Dragons roaming the Yellow Sea, a dystopian science fiction nightmare had become real.

It's been almost a year since the Edenites and Jema took the British Isles on Chandra from the Kaerin. As the Edenites and Jema prepare for the inevitable counterattack, the Kaerin are desperate to develop new capabilities. The High Blood leaders are faced with a choice that could mean their salvation or doom all of Chandra. In desperate need of numbers, the Edenites consider turning to the one place they know they can find help—the spiraling disaster that is Earth. The battle for Chandra's future joins on land, at sea, and in the air.

The Clone Wars have yet to erupt when Jedi Master Jorus C’baoth petitions the Senate for support of a singularly ambitious undertaking: the dream of Outbound Flight. Six Jedi Masters, twelve Jedi Knights, and fifty thousand men, women, and children will embark—aboard a gargantuan vessel, equipped for years of travel—on a mission to contact intelligent life and colonize undiscovered worlds beyond the known galaxy. Unknown to the famed Jedi Master, the launch of the mission is secretly being orchestrated by an unlikely ally: the evil Sith Lord Darth Sidious.

Sometimes it seems a Jedi’s work is never done, and Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker know this only too well. Despite the bond they share in the Force, the Jedi Master and his wife are still learning the ropes of being a couple after three years of marriage—and struggling to find time together between the constant demands of duty. But all that will change when they’re united on an unexpected mission: They must pool their exceptional skills to combat an insidious enemy and salvage a part of Jedi history. Whatever may await, the Skywalkers will not face it alone.

It is Wedge Antilles’s boldest creation: a covert-action unit of X-wing fighters, its pilots drawn from the dregs of other units, castoffs and rejects being given one last chance. But before the new pilots can complete their training, the squadron’s base is attacked by former Imperial admiral Trigit and Wraith Squadron is forced to swing into action—taking over an Imperial warship and impersonating its crew. The mission: to gain vital intelligence about Trigit’s secret weapons, to sabotage the admiral’s plans, and to lure him into an Alliance trap.

Corran Horn was an officer in the Corellian Security Force before casting his lot with the New Republic. As the grandson of a legendary Jedi hero, he has latent Force powers that have yet to be developed. But he has managed to distinguish himself with Rogue Squadron, the X-wing fighter force that has become the scourge of the Empire and of the pirates that prey on Republic shipping. When his wife, Mirax, vanishes on a covert mission for the New Republic, Corran vows to find her.

Paola Mastrocola e Luca Ricolfi per la prima volta insieme in un libro per denunciare a due voci il paradossale e tragico abbaglio della scuola democratica, che, nata per salvare i più deboli, oggi di fatto ne annega le speranze. Due voci, di cui una lancia un’ipotesi e l’altra la raccoglie, provandola con la forza dei dati, testandola con modelli matematici e arrivando alla conferma. Sì, è così: una scuola facile e di bassa qualità allarga il solco fra ceti alti e ceti bassi. Un disastro, di cui rendere conto e chiedere scusa, ai ragazzi e alle loro famiglie.

Against all odds, the controversial Wraith Squadron has survived its first covert mission. But now they are called upon to cheat death twice. This time, Wedge Antilles sends them in to stop the warlord Zsinj and his Super Star Destroyer, Iron Fist. If Zsinj joins the Empire, it could turn the tide of war against the Rebels. The Wraith Squadron’s mission: infiltrate the warlord’s fleet and uncover his carefully guarded plans. To do so, they must pose as ruthless pirates seeking to join Zsinj’s forces. And that means first becoming pirates in space lanes teeming with Imperial navy patrols.

With his team cut off from all support, Dav falls back on his Legion training to keep those around him alive. But when he forges an alliance with a stranded Legion squad and planetary natives looking to stand up to those seeking to topple their government, an opportunity to save the small planet presents itself...if Dav and his ragged team of outnumbered and outgunned warriors can survive long enough to take it.

Vor etwa 40 Jahren wurde im Musikzimmer eines alten Herrenhauses, das jetzt von der Familie Crawsham bewohnt wird, ein schlimm zugerichteter Toter entdeckt. Seltsamerweise verschwand der Täter seinerzeit wie von Geisterhand, ohne ein Fenster oder eine Tür zu benutzen. Während Holmes spaßeshalber nach einer Lösung des lange verjährten Falles sucht, kommt ein weiterer Mann ums Leben, und zwar auf erschreckend ähnliche Weise.

Morrow und der Junge entdecken die Hütte des alten Sloat, der einst aufbrach, um den Zeuss und die rote Stadt der Götter zu suchen. Der Rattenkönig begreift, dass Morrow mehr ist als ein Mädchen, das seine Erinnerungen verloren hat, doch noch ist sein Geist zu schwach, um das Hotel verlassen zu können. In der Mickies-Stadt beginnt erneut das Sterben. Auf ihrer Flucht durch die Wüste verliert Morrow die Orientierung und findet ihre Freundschaft zu dem Jungen wieder.

Neste livro, o filósofo e escritor best-seller Fabrice Midal revela que, assim como ele, há várias pessoas hipersensíveis, ou seja, que vivem com as emoções à flor da pele, tomadas com frequência por pensamentos e sensações. Porém, os hipersensíveis costumar ser tidos com uma inconveniência ou intensos demais–até agora.

Nach Jahren der Lebensgefahr im Ausland kehrt der Offizier und Personenschützer Frank Kempfer 1995 nach Deutschland zurück und entdeckt eher zufällig sein erotisches Talent im Umgang mit Frauen. Er macht eine Profession daraus und der frischgebackene Callboy taucht ein in die Welt der Reichen und Schönen sowie der sinnlichen Ausschweifungen. Die Liebe und sein Beruf scheinen unvereinbar zu sein und trotzdem tritt SIE in sein Leben.

Nella cornice di una cupa Milano di fine degli anni Quaranta, il commissario Maugeri deve indagare su un duplice omicidio che sembra legarsi, in qualche modo, alle vicende di un famoso pianista russo giunto in Italia per un concerto. Milano, 1949. Il pianista Ivan Golubev, dopo uno dei suoi concerti, incappa in un cadavere. Unico indiziato di quell’oscuro omicidio, viene però scagionato poco dopo. Tuttavia, la successiva uccisione di un critico d’arte, seguita dalla scomparsa di Golubev, spinge il commissario Maugeri a rimettersi sulle tracce del musicista.

The Jedi have always traveled the stars, defending peace and justice across the galaxy. But, the galaxy is changing, and along with it, the Jedi Order. More and more, the Order finds itself focused on the future of the Republic, secluded on Coruscant, where the twelve members of the Jedi Council weigh crises on a galactic scale. As yet another Jedi Outpost leftover from the Republic’s golden age is set to be decommissioned on the planet Kwenn, Qui-Gon Jinn challenges the Council about the increasing isolation of the Order.

Marcos Vázquez nos adentra en el proceso de envejecimiento del cuerpo humano para descubrirnos qué es y por qué y cómo envejecemos. Nuestra edad cronológica avanza siempre a la misma velocidad y en la misma dirección, pero nuestra edad biológica es mucho más flexible y moldeable; los últimos avances científicos indican que puede incluso retroceder: REJUVENECER ES POSIBLE.

Ein Sommer unter der Mitternachtssonne Schwedens, wo das Licht die Dunkelheit stets streift und die Schatten dennoch niemals ganz vergehen... Ungezwungen, wild und frei, mit der besten Freundin an der Seite – so erlebt die zwanzigjährige Soley die köstlichen, bunten Seiten des Lebens in einem herrlichen Stockholm-Urlaub. Aber er endet für sie in den Fängen nordischer Wölfe, Anführern eines illegalen Reiches, in dem normalbürgerliche Gesetze keine Rolle spielen: Soley wird entführt und doch beschenkt, ein Widerspruch, dem sie keinen Raum gibt.

Als Nick Hall blutüberströmt und ohne Gedächtnis in einem Müllcontainer erwacht, kann er sich nicht vorstellen, wie es noch schlimmer werden könnte. Doch dann versuchen gleich mehrere Attentäter, ihn zu töten. Hall entdeckt bald, dass ihm fortschrittliche Elektronik ins Gehirn eingepflanzt wurde und er nun über erstaunliche Fähigkeiten verfügt. Aber wer hat die Implantate eingesetzt? Und warum will ihn jemand unbedingt umbringen? Während Hall versucht, Antworten zu finden, erfährt er, dass weit mehr auf dem Spiel steht als nur sein Leben.

Nobody had heard of Arsène Wenger when he took charge of Arsenal in October 1996. 'Arsène Who?' was the headline. Yet within less than two full seasons, he transformed an underperforming side into league and FA Cup winners. Built around over 150 exclusive interviews with key players, coaches, staff and opponents, and rich in behind-the-scenes stories, personal accounts of triumph, tragedy, hilarity and heartbreak, Arsène Who? relives Arsenal's rocky road to the 1998 Double and the inception of the Wenger revolution.