Résultats pour "Connect" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

In the year 3045, lies 18-year-old Justin Steele, mentored for the past decade by his grandfather in combat and the intricacies of the animal kingdom. Seeking recognition from his father, Noah, the top protector of their country Ignacia, Justin strives to forge his own path by surpassing the difficult trials of the Wildlife Training Program (WT). Each member is awarded an animal partner, and the pair are reintroduced into a select part of the country depending on the assigned animal. Justin’s journey unfolds as he is partnered with Coco, a South American coatimundi.

This is a meditation on the power of creative connection. Drawing on 20 years' experience as a writer and performer, Kae Tempest explores how and why creativity - however we choose to practise it - can cultivate greater self-awareness and help us establish a deeper relationship to ourselves and the world. Honest, tender and written with piercing clarity, On Connection is a call to arms that speaks to a universal yet intimate truth.

Two unsolved crimes. One deadly link. When true-crime author Asher Holland finds his missing sister’s photo among a murder victim’s belongings, his search for answers turns dangerous after he’s attacked. Someone will do anything to keep the cold case buried. Iowa Special Agent Trista...

The Human Moments Collection brings together the complete James Ellery trilogy— Turning Points, Beautiful Cracks, and Brief Encounters—in one definitive volume. Thirty-six stories about the moments that redirect us, the failures that reveal us, and the connections that sustain us. Three books. One complete portrait of what it means to be human in the unremarkable, quietly astonishing texture of everyday life.

What if you had a chance to reconnect with a lost love (“Dusty’s Dilemma”), or you decided to give a homeless father and daughter a hot meal and a place to stay, only to have your life change beyond anything you could imagine? (“Love, Alice”)

'A tour de force' Joseph O'Connor 'A work of genius' Donal Ryan Nevada; the near future; a family in crisis Biologist and single mother Naomi is worried about the impact her ground-breaking research might have on the world. And of the impact the world might have on her painfully awkward...

Despite suffering a few initial setbacks, the former Beatrice Hyde-Clare has settled into her new position nicely. Thanks to Lady Abercrombie’s machinations, she has secured the admiration of society and finally earned the respect of her staff. Even the lessons in defending herself, which her husband, the Duke of Kesgrave, insists she take if she wants to continue in her dangerous avocation, are going well. But then she learns from a most unlikely source that Kesgrave’s malevolent uncle is scheming to destroy her happiness.

When Kate had to move back to her hometown with her then five-year-old son to help out with her elderly parents, she didn't think she'd wind up stuck in the small town indefinitely. But here she is. Now, Kate finds herself constantly juggling a million balls—mother, employee, dog walker, house cleaner, daughter, friend—and all of them are falling to the ground. But she refuses to take help, continuing to work herself to the ground to better the life of her son.

For as long as Dragon can remember, he’s lived in a lead-lined box. It might be for his own good, but he’s under no illusion he’s still a prisoner. Nuclear war has left the world uninhabitable. With radiation levels so high, the only way to survive is encased in lead.

Detective Quaid Valor has too much on his plate. Between his shaky, brand-new relationship with reformed office playboy Detective Aslan Doyle, his sister’s case going from cold to hot overnight, his father insisting on being involved, and his boss breathing down his neck, Quaid is on edge.

Jewel is young and beautiful, and with several hustles under her belt, she's all about making money. This doesn't leave much time for friends, but she'll always make time for Touch, the local hustler. He's been her friend since grammar school, when they made a lifelong pact to look out for each other. Lucky for them, their promise has never been put to the test - until now.

Ted Willis began his creative life in amateur theatre and journalism before moving into writing for films, TV and radio, and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's most prolific writer for television. His best-known creation was the hit police procedural Dixon of Dock Green which he based on the stories told to him by a policeman friend. This radio anthology includes five of his best-loved crime tales from the 1960s, '70s and '80s.

Craig Black thinks he's seen it all in his career with the CIA, but this case tops the list. He's just discovered that the secret organization he's been hunting, Treleous, is connected to a disgraced ex-CIA scientist. Worse, his government channels have been compromised. Unsure who he can trust, he has no choice but to call on former agents Eddie Mason and Loren Malen for help.

In seiner Biografie erzählt der Autor nicht nur von seinen eigenen Erlebnissen in der HKC-Gruppe, sondern auch die von anderen Mitgliedern in dieser Zeit. Er erzählt sehr plastisch den Umgang in der Gruppe untereinander und in der Szene generell, die nicht nur geprägt von Freundschaften, Emotionen, Erfolgen, Misserfolgen und musikalischen Experimenten, sondern vor allem auch von einer unkonventionellen, von Hass, Gewalt, Drogen und Kriminalität geprägten Lebensweise, in der auch Enttäuschung, Trauer und Tod eine nicht unbedeutende Rolle spielt.

You’ve been told humanity crawled out of the mud, figured out fire, built pyramids with sticks, and suddenly invented Wi-Fi. You’ve been fed a neat little timeline that skips over the giants, the gods, the glowing sky chariots, and the inconvenient artifacts that scream, “This doesn’t belong here.” This book is what happens when you stop believing the museum version and start asking: What if the ancient gods weren’t gods at all? What if aliens kickstarted civilization, then ghosted us like a bad Tinder date?

A father and son. An ancient mystery. A race against time to save humanity. Archeologist Nick Randall's recurring nightmare becomes a terrifying reality, plunging him into a sinister plot. After narrowly escaping an assassination attempt, he goes into hiding. His son John, a bioengineer...

Luc's hurt and we have no idea what's going on or how long it's going to take for him to recover. Not even Mr. R knows what's poisoned him, and he's refusing to let me pay Luc's father a visit, knowing it would get bloody. It's probably the right choice, but I'm not happy about it. It doesn't...

What if you had the chance to revisit every choice that mattered? Sabrina Sorensen is thirty-seven, single, and just lost a fabulous job as manager of a posh Parisian restaurant. She heads home to California for her younger sister’s engagement party, and it's an open door for her mother and...

Nathan hatte gehofft, sich ein ruhiges Leben zu ermöglichen und ein altes Häuschen im Süden Frankreichs zu renovieren, aber ein friedlicher Ruhestand scheint einfach nicht infrage zu kommen. Stattdessen ist er gezwungen, den brutalen Mord an seinem alten Freund zu rächen und herauszufinden, was das alles, wenn überhaupt, mit ihrer alten Einheit, dem 75. Ranger-Regiment, 3. Bataillon, zu tun hat.

Connect the Dots is the story of 20 enterprising individuals without MBAs who started their own ventures. They were driven by the desire to prove themselves. To lead interesting, passionate, meaningful lives. Their stories say one thing loud and clear: you don't need a fancy degree or a rich daddy to dream big and make it happen. It's all in your head, your heart, your hands.