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Berlin, 1945. Following the fall of the Third Reich, drug use — long kept under control by the Nazis' strict anti-drug laws — is rampant throughout the city. In the American sector, Arthur J. Giuliani of the nascent Federal Bureau of Narcotics is tasked with learning about the Nazis' drug policies and bringing home anything that might prove 'useful'.

The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe. Annihilation on a biblical scale. Seeing the morning is no blessing. The handful of scattered survivors are confronted by blood-red skies and an infestation of predatory horrors that never originated on earth. An occupying force intent on erasing the remnants of animal life from the planet. Across the deserted landscapes of England, bereft of infrastructure and society, the overlooked can either hide or try to outrun the infernal hunting terrors. Until a rumour emerges claiming that the sea may offer an escape.

Over 50 years ago, astronomers launched the world's first orbiting telescope. This allowed them to gaze further into outer space and examine anything that appears in the sky above our heads, from comets and planets to galaxy clusters and stars. Since then, almost 100 space telescopes have been launched from Earth and are orbiting our planet, with 26 still active and relaying information back to us. In Eyes in the Sky, science writer Andrew May takes us on a journey into space.

While Charity Shackleford might be considered far more outspoken than her twin sister Chastity, she was much less inclined to make a complete cake of herself. Something her twin appeared to be doing with increasing regularity. Indeed, when details of Chastity's latest faux pas threatened to travel beyond the confines of Blackmore, it appeared that removing her from the vicinity was the only answer. Naturally, as always, Grace, the eldest daughter and current Duchess of Blackmore was tasked with picking up the pieces.

Die Suche nach der Erde geht weiter! Nachdem Jace Hughes und seine Crew ihre Verfolger aus den Reihen der Union und des Sarkonischen Reichs vorerst abschütteln konnten, nehmen sie die Suche nach der mythenumsponnenen Erde wieder auf. Mit ihrem neuen Zuhause, der Titan, begeben sie sich auf ihre bisher gefährlichste Mission, um die Geheimnisse der Vergangenheit zu lüften und ihre eigene Zukunft zu sichern. Aber dazu müssen sie die beiden Armeen, die hinter ihnen her sind, auf Abstand zu halten und in einer Galaxie überleben, in der so ziemlich jeder sie tot sehen will.

Die Renegade Star ist gestrandet. Von der Titan getrennt, die Triebwerke beschädigt, sitzen Jace, Abigail und ein Teil der Crew in den Tiefen des Weltraums fest. Dann empfangen sie eine Nachricht von einem nahegelegenen Eisplaneten, die sie warnt, sich zu nähern … und die besagt, dass der Planet Eigentum der Erde sei! Die Erde … die verschollene Wiege der Menschheit. Jace hat keine andere Wahl, als dem nachzugehen.

Jace Hughes ist ein Abtrünniger–ein Renegade. Er nimmt fast jeden Job an, der sich ihm bietet, egal um was es geht. Geschäft ist Geschäft. Denn solange er sein Schiff am Laufen hält, kann er nach seinen eigenen Regeln leben. Doch das ändert sich, als er auf Abigail Pryar trifft. Eine Nonne, die nach einem sicheren Weg aus dem Sternensystem sucht.

Nachdem Captain Jace Hughes und seine Crew mit ihrem Schiff, der Renegade Star, nur knapp den Häschern der Union entkommen konnten, machen sie sich auf den Weg ins Unbekannte. Sie gelten als entflohene Verbrecher, für sie gibt es keinen Weg zurück. Doch noch ist nicht alles verloren. Durch Lex, ein sonderbares Mädchen mit einer außergewöhnlichen Gabe, wurde der Weg zur Erde enthüllt. Die Erde … bis dahin nur ein Mythos, der wertvolle Schätze, verlorengegangene Technologien und endlose Geheimnisse verheißt.

Dachau, 1942. Emilie has been told she's here to nurse evil men. But the first patient she sees in the cold, dark room is hauntingly familiar. Her first love is not wicked. He couldn't be. What is he doing here? Emilie's heart stops as she takes in her childhood sweetheart hunched in a tattered prisoners uniform, the light lost from his face. Her new husband, Otto, said this was a camp for criminals. He should know, he's the doctor. But Danner would never have broken the law.

In the past thirty years, polygamy has become a flashpoint of conflict as Western governments attempt to regulate certain cultural and religious practices that challenge seemingly central principles of family and justice. In Forbidden Intimacies, Melanie Heath comparatively investigates the regulation of polygamy in the United States, Canada, France, and Mayotte.

Blown into an inn on the edge of the moors, sodden, rejected, and hankering for revenge, he steals a horse and sets out for Liverpool in search of answers. The town he arrives in is a brutal new world, brimming in equal measure with risk and opportunity. Here, Heathcliff might map his future, make his fortune, forge a role for himself. But at what cost…

"What do you do when it seems as if the God you were taught about is “absent” to you? What if the man you loved and would do anything for, violated you and your trust? What if that man is a family member? What if that family member is your dad? You are broken, your relationships are destroyed, your life appears to be in pieces. Your thought process is destroyed, so you think. You don’t trust men anymore because your “earthly” dad messed that up for you. Not to mention your trust in a Man you were taught to believe in that you’ve never seen before, allowed it to happen.

Kris Krohn started questioning the way we view time and how to use it, which led him to finding a better way to decide what gets a portion of his time. In this book, Kris shares his formula for answering YES or NO to life’s commitments in a way that accelerates your success timeline and allows you to fit more life into the one you’re already living.

This year is the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo (the song, not the battle) – a seminal moment in pop history which saw Swedish sensation ABBA burst on to the international music scene. How is it that half a century later this seventies Eurovision act is bigger than ever – reaching listeners of all ages and spinning off into musicals, museums and holograms? Giles Smith, writer and music fan, sets out to find out why.

While most Lukoi spend their days preparing for a long, dangerous winter, Micah Firekeeper is a toymaker. He lives alone in his great-grandmother’s cottage, making beautiful designs full of color and life. When a fire destroys his home and all of his creations, Micah is taken in by Viv and Sasha, a married couple who live in the underground Compound.

Join us on a journey around the globe and meet the enthusiasts, technologies, and decision-makers that are proving that humans are indeed capable of saving us from ourselves. The challenges may be great, but there are a number of opportunities to stall climate change – perhaps even reverse it. This book offers a glimpse of how to do just that. It will explain how we can equip ourselves with food, clothing, shelter, energy, transport and all in all live good lives without negatively impacting the planet we live on. "If We Act Now" tells us about the barriers to action and how we can overcome them.

If you want to be rich and fulfilled, you’ll need to learn from millionaires who didn’t start their careers or businesses looking for fame—all they wanted was to make the earth a better place...and make a living at the same time.

Decades tend to crest halfway through, and 1995 was the year of the Nineties: peak Britpop, peak YBA (Tracey Emin's tent), peak New Lad (when Nick Hornby published High Fidelity, when James Brown's Loaded detonated the publishing industry, and when pubs were finally allowed to stay open on a Sunday). It was the year of The Bends, the year Danny Boyle started filming Trainspotting, the year Richey Edwards went missing, the year Alex Garland wrote The Beach, the year Blair changed Clause IV after a controversial vote at the Labour Conference.

Offering entrepreneurs and leaders a practical look at impostor syndrome, leadership consultant Kris Kelso explores that inner voice that downplays our own accomplishments while amplifying those of others. Kris gives listeners powerful tools needed to expose The Impostor's methods and emerge as more effective and confident leaders.

As a young girl, Elena fell while climbing a tree with her best friend, Aleks. Thrown into the shore of the river of the dead, she found a boy named Evander Akti, who was there thanks to a terrible fall of his own…thousands of miles away in Arktos. Together, they turned their back on the river and went into the dark, holding each other tight as they escaped back to the land of the living. But that was only possible because Aleks, left behind to watch Elena fall, made a deal with Death.