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In 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Everest via the South Col route. Roughly two weeks after Whittaker's achievement, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, fellow American mountaineers on the same expedition, became the first climbers ever to summit the world's highest peak via the dangerous and forbidding West Ridge—a route on which only a handful of climbers have since succeeded.

D-Day was bloody, chaotic and frequently terrifying. Its outcome was far from certain. And at its epicentre were tens of thousands of young men, many seeing their first active service. It was a single day that changed millions of lives. A critical turning point of the Second World War. Using audio interviews with British, American, Canadian and German veterans, as well as French civilians, this immersive new oral history describes what it was actually like to take part in the landings on 6 June 1944 and the weeks of ferocious fighting in Normandy that followed.

Every five years, two kingdoms take part in a Wild Hunt. Joining is a bloody risk, and even the most qualified hunters can suffer the deadliest fates. Still, hundreds gamble their lives to participate—all vying for the Hunt’s life-changing prize: a magical wish granted by the Otherking. A trickster, a prince, and a wild huntress—all in pursuit of the Champion’s prize. If they band together against the monstrous creatures within the woods, they have a chance to win. But nothing is guaranteed. After all, all are fair game in love and the Hunt.

Of course the first time a beautiful woman pays attention to Gavin, she’s a spy that thrusts him into a world of lies, manipulation and conspiracy. While this new life is filled with lies, Gavin will learn more truth about himself and who he is than he ever would have on his own. All he has to do is survive. Which is easier said than done while having the NOVA system in his head. Now, he has new threats that he has to look out for, both foreign and domestic, that seem to show up every day.

Longing for a purposeful life? Imagine a daily to-do list that involves growing your own food, medicine, and income.

Terrorists attack the British and American Embassies in Bangkok simultaneously causing horrific damage, but who is responsible and how will they be stopped from doing such a thing again? A squad of renegade ex-SAS elite commandos is called in to help by the British government, even though they are wanted by the police in seven countries.

T.S. Eliot tells us in his poem “The Hollow Men” that the world will end not with a bang, but with a whimper. Well, he was wrong. Dead wrong. When death and destruction come, the screams of terror, horror, and excruciating pain will rend the blood-red sky and be heard across the world. When your number is up, there’s nowhere to run and no place to hide. You can't cheat death; death will find you. It always does.

Step into the inspiring journey of resilience, faith, and triumph as Joni Lamb unveils her untold story in Through the Storm. As the visionary cofounder of the groundbreaking Daystar Television Network, Joni has navigated uncharted territories, overcome countless trials, and emerged stronger than ever before. In this candid account, Joni Lamb opens up about the tumultuous storms she faced while propelling Daystar to become the world's largest Christian television network.

It is 1916 and Rasputin has finally been killed by those who have long feared his influence over Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra. But for Princess Militza, famed as one of the 'Witches of St Petersburg', and her daughter Nadezhda, life is about to become extremely dangerous. Revolution is bubbling and with it will come the murder of the Romanov imperial family. Now the rest of the court is also on the run, fleeing from the mob. Against this violent and turbulent backdrop, Nadezhda, the witch's daughter, finds in exile and captivity an extraordinary and unlikely love.

Als sich der junge Eman vor seinen Eltern outet, endet das in einer familiären Katastrophe, die ihn allein und obdachlos zurücklässt. In seinem Herzen ist er überzeugt, sein Schicksal durch seine homosexuelle Neigung herausgefordert zu haben, also beschließt er, dieser abzuschwören. Nach Jahren auf der Straße erhält er überraschend ein Jobangebot von dem geheimnisvollen Major, wodurch seine Entscheidung auf die Probe gestellt wird. Die Klientel von dessen Agentur Your secret Wish besteht nämlich zu einem Großteil aus queeren Kunden und auch die Angestellten sind fast ausschließlich schwul.

Ring the Bell is the story of a home service entrepreneur who is called to follow his heart and build the business of his dreams. It’s a book unlike any others. It's a story of overcoming adversity and growing in mental toughness. It's a blueprint to making more money than ever before. It's a outline for serving and giving back at the highest level.

Shelby Simone is a horse-crazy kid living in the city with her parents. Despite having the best friends ever at the exclusive Metro School for Girls, she can’t help but feel something is missing from her life. When her parents break the news to her that they’re moving to a nearby rural community, Shelby is devastated… until her parents promise she can take riding lessons at Old Quarry Lake Farms, one of the best-known riding stables in the state! Shelby only has a month to say goodbye to city life and hello to a new world that includes horses.

The West Virginia moonshiners just met the big city gangsters in the days of prohibition, and things are about to get interesting. "Moonshine Mafia" is a rip-roaring story about bootlegging, the greatest heist in West Virginia history, two cat-house prostitutes dipping into a hidden stash of cash, a career criminal from a long line of "can't stay out of trouble and jail" kinfolk, a star football player-turned-lawyer who returns to his West Virginia home town to defend his family...and a cast of wildly colorful characters that make this story shine.

Six months have passed since he took up the sword, catapulting him from an outcast Warrior to the most important person on Halarite - he is the Keeper of the Sword of Dragons. He knew that nothing would ever be the same again, but he wasn't prepared for the nightmares. With a dreadful feeling that darkness is coming for Halarite, Cardin grows desperate to protect those he loves.

Sie sind Elitesoldaten der ganz besonderen Art, denn sie stehen allein im Dienste Gottes: DIE RITTER DES VATIKAN. Als BEFEHLSHABER der "Ritter des Vatikan", einer geheimen Elite-Einheit der Katholischen Kirche, ist es Kimball Haydens Aufgabe, für den Schutz und die Sicherheit ihrer Würdenträger zu sorgen. Doch plötzlich scheint ihn seine eigene, brutale Vergangenheit einzuholen... Ein Geist aus vergessenen Zeiten taucht wieder auf – stärker, schneller und gnadenloser als jeder Soldat, dem sich Kimball Hayden bislang gegenüber sah.

Joe Hawke ist in Amerika und wird dort Zeuge der Entführung des amerikanischen Präsidenten und einem der schlimmsten Terroranschläge in der Geschichte der USA auf die Hauptstadt Washington. Von den Bergen Idahos über Washington, D.C. und bis nach New York City heftet sich Joe Hawke an die Fersen der Entführer, um den Präsidenten vor einem furchtbaren Schicksal zu retten, und sieht sich mit einem Gegner konfrontiert, der bereit ist, in einem Racheakt ganz Amerika zu vernichten.

A bomb detonates inside Capitol Hill during the president‘s State of the Union speech, bringing America to its knees. Left behind to lead the country under the presidential ‘Succession of Power’ laws is an inexperienced junior cabinet member, aided by the only Secret Service agent who foresaw the horrific act. Together, they must calm a shaken nation and bring the terrorists to justice before they strike again, while fighting even more sinister forces at the very heart of government.

Juli 1346: Zehn Söldner gehen an der Küste der Normandie an Land und sichern als Vorhut die Flotte des englischen Königs. Der Krieg um den französischen Thron beginnt. Für die Essex Dogs wird es ein Kampf ums Überleben, um Zusammenhalt, gegen die Gespenster der Vergangenheit, während das Heer mordend und brandschatzend der großen Schlacht bei Crécy entgegenzieht.

Addie Edwards was just trying to get home. That’s all. When she boarded flight 393, the direct flight she had booked from Seattle, Washington to Nashville, Tennessee, she was relieved to finally be going home after an exhausting week of helping her sister with her wedding but when the plane unexpectedly reroutes to Hawaii, her relief quickly turns to panic. After that, the plane gets rerouted again to another destination after a passenger gets hurt and needs immediate attention. Addie can’t help but wonder what’s going on, is her life in danger and will she ever make it home?

Former policeman Ray ‘Sugar’ Leonard is no stranger to bad breaks. But even Walter White never had to open up and share his feelings with a bunch of misfits like Ray’s chemotherapy group: a giant God-bothering Welsh bouncer, a sharp-suited wannabe Wolf of Wall Street, and a misanthropic, potty-mouthed little old lady. Compared to that lot, getting mugged on his way home from the clinic was almost a relief.