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In Stockholm wird ein verwahrlostes Mädchen aufgegriffen. Niemand weiß, wer sie ist und woher sie kommt, sie ist völlig verstört und spricht kein Wort. Zur gleichen Zeit erschüttern zwei grausame Morde die Stadt. Eine rätselhafte Spur führt die Kommissare Jeanette Kihlberg und Jimmy Schwarz zu dem Mädchen und zu einem Buch, das in Schweden gerade in aller Munde ist: Es erzählt die tragische Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die vor über hundert Jahren in den einsamen Wäldern Nordschwedens ein hartes Dasein fristete.

Avery Booker is beautiful, successful, and ready to pledge forever to Lloyd, starting with the elaborate wedding ceremony she’s wanted for so long. Avery’s happy, Lloyd’s happy, but the pregnant woman who objects is not. It seems Lloyd has some explaining to do, but explanations will have to wait. The baby is coming on the rose petals that were meant for Avery. The contractions are too close together to wait for an ambulance, so Avery springs into action. After all, she is an OB/GYN, and she’s about to deliver her fiancé’s baby on what was supposed to be their wedding day.

Something’s always been off with Eva Moss, but in the African-American community, everything is prayed away, including "crazy." What happens when the answer to prayer is therapy and medication? According to Eva’s mother, that’s taboo. All it takes is a little more Jesus, and Eva will be normal. Normal never lasts long. After Eva’s brother, Michael, is killed in a car accident, she is finally admitted to the psych ward for help.

A wonderful tale of a young man’s coming of age, Zorba the Greek has been a classic of world literature since it was first translated into English in 1952 and made into an unforgettable movie with Anthony Quinn. Zorba, an irrepressible, earthy hedonist, sweeps his young disciple along as he wines, dines, and loves his way through a life dedicated to fulfilling his copious appetites. Zorba is irresistible in this charming audio production by veteran narrator George Guidall.

Evelyn War is a Believer. She knows that long before the Time of Ice, the Masters fought a war with Them, great chitinous beasts that stalked the world and rended and killed. She knows the Masters sent fierce, doglike Aux like her to watch over their great sleep. Them were real. But in the frozen ruins of Berlin, Them have not been seen for many years. Now the Aux fight among themselves and say all that was just stories. They scorn Evelyn and mock her warnings. But the ice is melting, and the whistling calls of Them can be heard in the tunnels of the U-Bahn once more....

Cam Girl by Brandie Davis: Lots of women weighing 300 pounds would have a problem with their size and wish for a smaller frame, but not Draya Phillips. She’s content with her weight and has no issues with her outside appearance. It’s the inside she’s at war with. Her mind is her biggest enemy and emotions her personal bully. Draya’s only place of refuge, where her depression is silenced, lies in the world of camming, where virtual viewers cheer on and instruct her sexual activities.

The challenge with most companies' talent intelligence is that it is just not that intelligent. Written by Nik Kinley and Shlomo Ben-Hur - two experts in the field - this audiobook draws on the latest research to show how businesses can transform the value and impact of their talent intelligence to make sure they get the right people in the right roles. When that happens, all their talent management and development activities are built on an accurate understanding of the talent available to them.

Niki Lauda, der aus einer wohlhabenden Wiener Industriellenfamilie stammt, ist Selfmade­-Millionär mit einem Privatvermögen im dreistelligen Millionenbereich. Zum ersten Mal spricht der Formel 1­-Experte, Pilot und Unter­nehmer in diesem Buch über das große Tabuthema Geld. Seine Schlüsselsätze über den Erfolg sind überraschend und inspirieren. Etwa die Regel, dass nur jene reich werden, deren Bedürfnis, Geld zu behalten, größer ist als ihr Wunsch, es auszugeben.

Do you desire to change or completely start over? Starting over is not as difficult as we think. The Genesis account of Creation reveals a divine sequence, showing us the secrets to new life. When we invite the Creator to make us new, we release any blame and regret we carry and embrace His foundation for re-creation, a new life. There we find exactly Who was presiding over the genesis of the earth. He can re-create us with a similar process: first bringing us revelation, then giving us benefits such as purpose and guidance, and beyond.

The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage but discovered it would be anything but.

All Christian disciples have one thing in common: As they carry the Gospel across the ocean and across the street, persecution will become the norm for those who choose to follow Jesus. How believers respond in the face of persecution reveals everything about their level of faith and obedience. The Insanity of Obedience is a bold challenge to global discipleship. Nik Ripken exposes the danger of safe Christianity and calls listeners to something greater.

Tenemos un sistema monetario internacional en vías de reinvención y renovación, algo que rara vez ocurre. Con la consolidación del Bitcoin y otras criptomonedas, surgen muchas incertidumbres acerca del futuro del dinero. Lo que parece claro es que será digital, aunque la ciencia monetaria no disponía hasta ahora de un marco teórico flexible para incorporar estas nuevas formas de dinero. El académico e investigador de mercados financieros Nik Bhatia ofrece en este audiolibro una topografía del dinero con la que orientarse en esta incierta encrucijada.

Ein heißer Sommer auf Kreta und Kommissar Michalis Charisteas ist einem kaltblütigen Mörder auf der Spur – der zweite Band der Kreta-Krimiserie von Nikos Milonás. Es ist der heißeste August seit langem. Selbst für uns Kreter, denkt Kommissar Michalis Charisteas mit einem mitleidigen Blick auf seine deutsche Freundin Hannah, die das erste Mal im Hochsommer in der Hafenstadt Chania zu Besuch ist. Bis er selbst bei 40 Grad im Schatten ermitteln muss. In der bekannten Samaria-Schlucht wurde eine junge Frau ermordet aufgefunden.

Nightmares slither from the shadows in Scare Street’s latest spine-tingling collection. Thirteen tales of the macabre await in this chilling new volume - a never-ending stream of ghosts, ghouls, and other horrors to haunt your dreams.

Nicole und Sarah wollen ihre Ferien auf einem einsam gelegenen Hof im Thüringer Wald verbringen. Nach einem heftigen Schneesturm ist der Hof von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten. Die Frauen vertreiben sich die Zeit mit alten Märchen und Thüringer Sagen. Aber es sind nicht nur die gruseligen Geschichten von den zwölf Raunächten, die sie zunehmend beängstigen, sondern vor allem die unheimlichen Geräusche, die sie Nacht für Nacht aus dem Schlaf reißen. Als tagsüber wie aus dem Nichts unbekannte Spuren im Haus auftauchen, steigert sich ihre Angst bald zur Panik.

Frühling auf Kreta - Vor der Hafenstadt Chania blühen die Olivenbäume, doch ganz in der Nähe bricht eine alte Fehde wieder auf... Wenn Kommissar Michalis Charisteas morgens vor der Arbeit seinen ersten Ellinikos trinkt und dabei den Blick auf den malerischen venezianischen Hafen seiner Heimatstadt Chania genießt, kann er sich nicht vorstellen, an einem anderen Fleck der Erde zu leben. Die Touristen schlafen noch, von den Bergen weht der Duft von Thymian, Oleander und den blühenden Olivenbäumen herüber und vom Meer der Geruch von Salz und Muscheln.

Malusi, affectionately nicknamed Songololo by his grandmother Gogo, goes to the city to go shopping with her. Set in South Africa, Daly's text captures the warmth and tenderness shared by grandmother and child.

Nine stories as hot and sweet as steaming cocoa on a December night! Collecting the erotic holiday "gift" stories from Circlet Press into one anthology, Jingle Balls has a little something for everyone, some gay, some straight, some lesbian, some kinky, some out of the (gift) box, with stories by Laura Antoniou, Kal Cobalt, Andrea Dale, Roxanne Rhoads, Elizabeth Schechter, and more!

She has always had one goal in her mind: for things to be the way they were. But she sees some major setbacks in her path to this goal. From seeing her loved ones torn to shreds by their circumstances to seeing the people that she holds most dear completely change, will she be able to survive it all? This is a story of resilience, fighting back, love, and betrayal.

This is the story of Emily, once a part of a family that was the envy of the town but is now broken. For years she has been suffering from this heartbreaking loss of family, with no idea of what matters to her anymore, or if love is even something for her. But she has always had that dream, to go back to how everything used to be and she is to be presented with the opportunity to have it all again.