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When Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny boarded a train to help the Reddimus Society return a stolen treasure, they didn't plan on traveling around the world. But after a close call with the society's archrivals - the Argents - it's now up to the Boxcar Children to return the remaining six artifacts to their rightful homes. As the children travel through Egypt, Kenya, England, and Italy, can they stay one step ahead of those trying to sabotage their plans?

For the first time, comedian Jack Dee reveals the highs and lows of his early life and disastrous day jobs. You don't just wake up jaundiced and bitter; it's taken Jack years of dedication and commitment to brew his unique cocktail of disillusionment and bile. What turned this once optimistic young man into a grumpy middle-aged git? Was it working in an artificial-leg factory?

Dee Brown's eloquent, meticulously documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the 19th century uses council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions. Brown allows great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell us in their own words of the battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them demoralized and defeated.

The president's retreat, Camp David, is one of the safest places in the United States. So why can't the President's son, Luke, and his friends Theo and Callie stay there without Secret Service agents constantly hovering over them, watching their every move? And yet, when an earthquake sets off a raging wildfire, causing a chain reaction that wreaks havoc at Camp David, they are suddenly on their own. Now Luke needs a plan....

After her divorce, librarian Annie Reynolds thought she'd closed the book on love for good - it just wasn't part of her safe, comfortable routine. But if there's anyplace she can relax and have a little fun, it's Dune Road, where she and her closest girlfriends return for their annual getaway in the Hamptons. She knows it's just what she needs to escape her empty nest (and empty bed).

Fysikeren Lennart og forfatteren Nana er midt i en stor forelskelse. De rejser sammen og de rejser alene og medbringer begge foruden rygsæk og skitsebøger en usynlig bagage fra tidligere liv. Undervejs konfronterer de i deres breve hinanden med forskellige opfattelser af først og fremmest kærligheden, men også alt andet mellem himmel og jord - børn, bøger, billeder, venner, andre relationer, livet... Både Lennart og Nana tror, at de har lagt deres fortid bag sig. Men det billede, de hver for sig tegner af sig selv, krakelerer med uventede og intense følelsesmæssige eksplosioner til følge.

I Dea Trier Mørchs roman "Aftenstjernen" udfoldes historien om tre søskende, der efter et ni måneder langt sygdomsforløb har måttet tage afsked med deres kræftsyge mor og som sammen opholder sig i et sommerhus for at rydde op efter hendes død. I løbet af oprydningen bearbejdes tanker og følelser om sygdommen og sorgen. Romanen leger samtidig med forskellige genrer og skifter mellem portræt, debat og lyrik.

"Vinterbørn" foregår på fødeafdelingen på Rigshospitalet omkring nytår 1975. Her flettes vidt forskellige kvindeskæbner sammen. De kommer fra forskellige dele af samfundet, fra forskellige familieforhold og med forskellige værdigrundlag. Men på hospitalet ophæves forskellene, de bliver klædt i ens hospitalsskjorter og har alle lige svært ved at sove i den kølige hospitalsnat. "Vinterbørn" er en bog, som fortæller om et bestemt sted på et bestemt tidspunkt - Rigshospitalet i vinteren 1975-1976, men den fortæller også om noget almenmenneskeligt.

This bundle includes three romantic suspense novels: Betrayal, Deadly Isle, and Code of Ethics.

Saki has always followed the Blossom girls' house rules: Thou shalt prank the Dudes, thy beautiful fraternity neighbors, all day, every day; thou shalt not lose thy heart to them: no fraternizing with the arch-frat-enemy. Easy enough, right? Minor complication one: Saki gets warm all over whenever she sees Picasso, the dark-haired, hyper-sensual painting student with bright grey eyes, over there in the Dude den. Minor complications two through five: Picasso is head-over-heels for Saki, has an obsessive personality, and craves working her up. He brushes up against her.

The all-girls, non-sorority house on Blossom Field Avenue number 246 is across the street from the home of the gorgeous jerks of the Iota Fraternity. The only thing the two houses agree on is that they live and breathe for the next battle in the longest standing prank war in the history of rivalries. But the real challenge is the one I never saw coming: an alliance with Lucian, who lives in number 247 and is the hottest stripper-slash-social-science student you'll ever meet.

Navy SEAL Griffin Caldwell is not happy with his team's top-secret mission, training the first female SEALs. Griffin's determined to prove that his trainee Sherri Tate - a former beauty queen - doesn't have what it takes to join the world's most elite warrior's club. But then he sees what she's capable of, and even this hard-nosed SEAL has to admit she's tough as nails. What he won't admit to is the attraction sizzling between them.

Criminologist Christopher Berry-Dee goes behind bars to get the last word from some of the worst criminals in the world. They speak of their violence and shocking deeds in their own words, from within some of the hardest prisons on earth. These interviews have been collated into this disturbing and unflinching analysis of the criminal mind. Here is what happens when you meet the people most of us know only from our nightmares and newspaper headlines.

Told in her own words, this is the story of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who was portrayed in an Oscar-winning performance by Charlize Theron in the film Monster. There have been few female serial killers, but Aileen Wuornos, who was executed in 2002, was a remarkable example of this rare breed of death row inmate. All too often, female prostitutes have been the victims of male serial killers - Wuornos’ killings were the inverse of this pattern.

A collection of four erotic stories with mixed and varied themes, including 'Window Dressing' by Anya Wassenberg: She walks to work every day through the streets of New York. Somehow she hasn't ever noticed the basement curio shop before - or the blonde guy who works there. The next day she finds herself lingering in front of the low-level window, from where he has an excellent view right up her short skirt. If she goes back, will he be there? And will she dare to show him more?

When detective Claire Calderwood is called to a grisly murder scene, she’s haunted by memories of her murdered sister. The victim is tied to a motel bed, her head covered in plastic and her body sprinkled with ashes. Claire’s dealt with vile crime scenes before, but this one strikes close to home. Claire’s boyfriend, reporter Noah Washington, once helped find her sister’s killer, but now he’s a distraction to this new investigation. She wants to help him resolve the mysteries of his past, but Noah has been distant, and Claire knows he’s keeping something from her.

As the stakes rise, the play becomes heavier, and Laura's strength, endurance and service are all put to the test. Her owners bring her to a public dungeon for the final trials of her training, and she delivers with impeccable sensual servitude. In a public display of affection and authority, Laura's owners take her to her limits and entertain the crowd simultaneously. This story shows the true journey of a slave's heart and what Laura is willing to do to secure her place at the feet of her Master and Mistress.

Sunday Times best-selling author Christopher Berry-Dee is back with a companion volume that delves even deeper into the savage world of psychopaths and their hideous crimes. This time, however, he combines sections on killers whom he has known, interviewed or corresponded with, with studies of psychopathic serial killers from the past, including Peter Kürten, the 'Düsseldorf Monster'; John Christie, responsible for the killings at 10 Rillington Place; and Neville Heath, a ladykiller in every sense of the word.

Christopher Berry-Dee is the man who talks to serial killers. A world-renowned investigative criminologist, he has gained the trust of murderers across the world, entered their high security prisons, and discussed in detail their shocking crimes. The killers' pursuit of horror and violence is described through the unique audiotape and videotape interviews which Berry-Dee conducted, deep inside the bowels of some of the world's toughest prisons.

Angela lives the button-down life from 9-5 but yearns for something more. When she gets the offer to spend an evening as the centrepiece to a dinner table of hungry perverts, it’s an opportunity that she simply cannot pass up. This is a tale of humiliation, liberation and hedonistic indulgence....