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During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope....

You are one of the main characters in a detective novella. You are about to find yourself at the center of a mystery where your decisions could be the difference between life and death. A little more than a week after moving to Los Angeles, you twice narrowly escaped death from a sniper’s bullet. Being new to the city, you can’t imagine who could possibly have an axe to grind with you. So, you’ve come to me: Jack Wilshire, private detective.

Join Bella and her best friend, Polly, on their new adventure in Teeny Meadows. The girls are excited about their play date along with the opportunity to set out on an uncharted adventure together, testing their bravery and independence. Their expedition introduces them to new friends, sights, and sounds along with some unexpected surprises. The meadow’s mysteries are revealed while having fun and broadening their experiences in an adventure they will not forget!

Merciless in their penetrating analysis, Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail Hall have written the satirical portrait of America’s contemporary military-industrial complex. Drawing inspiration from the 1936 classic How to Run a War, by Bruce W. Knight, this book is a must-listen for anyone who would know the truth about America’s endless wars and the people who run them....

For more than three decades at the White House, in Congress, and as communications director of the elite investment firm Carlyle, Chris Ullman had the privilege of working hand-in-glove with four billionaires and more than a dozen of the most successful people in the world. By observing them closely, along with one parking attendant whose richness of spirit is priceless, Chris learned more than they’d be willing to tell about living your best possible life—and why their wisdom extends far beyond their bank accounts.

Through practical exercises, inspiring stories, and insightful reflections, this book will show you how to untangle life's most difficult issues. From relationships and work to personal growth and well-being, this book is a must-listen for anyone seeking a way to unf*ck their life and embrace a brighter future.

On May 7, 1954, when the bullets stopped and the air stilled in Dien Bien Phu, there was no doubt that Vietnam could fight a mighty colonial power and win. After nearly a decade of struggle, a nation forged in the crucible of war had achieved a victory undreamed of by any other national liberation movement. The Road to Dien Bien Phu tells the story of how Ho Chi Minh turned a ragtag guerrilla army into a modern fighting force capable of bringing down the formidable French army.

Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day, and surveys the difficulties Italy has faced during the last two centuries in creating a unified country. Duggan successfully weaves together political, economic, social and cultural history, and stresses the alternation between materialist and idealist programs for forging a nation-state.

Now an original Netflix series! From the author of The Wicked Heart and The Immortal comes a beautiful and haunting novel about a group of five terminally ill teenagers whose midnight stories become their reality. Rotterham Home was a hospice for young people—a place where teenagers with...

First published in the 1930s, The Berlin Stories contains two novels, The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye to Berlin. Classics of modern fiction, these novellas capture 1931 Berlin—charming, grotesque, and dangerous, as Hitler was ascending to power. The Berlin Stories is inhabited by a wealth of characters, in particular the nightclub performer Sally Bowles, whose misadventures were popularized on stage and screen in I Am a Camera and Cabaret.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2019 * WINNER OF THE J ANTHONY LUKAS WORK-IN-PROGRESS AWARD * FINANCIAL TIMES’ BEST BOOKS OF 2019 * NPR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2019 * FINALIST FOR THE FINACIAL TIMES/MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF 2019 * KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOKS OF 2019 *...

The American Political Tradition is one of the most influential and widely read historical volumes of our time. First published in 1948, its elegance, passion, and iconoclastic erudition laid the groundwork for a totally new understanding of the American past. By writing a "kind of...

AD 2107: A generation ago, Earth and the cislunar colonies banned genetic and cybernetic modifications. But out in the Asteroid Belt, anything goes. Dozens of flourishing space habitats are spawning exotic new societies and strange new varieties of humans. It’s a volatile situation that threatens the peace and stability of the entire solar system.

Ein Kind, das vom Ende der Welt kommt und ein geheimes Wissen in sich trägt...

The sister of the pharaoh, Jasilia could easily spend her life at court, being waited on hand and foot. Instead, she and her twin brother Ojan are adventuring archaeologists, scouring Osirian’s deserts for relics of the ancient past, accompanied only by their elite bodyguard Nekhtep. Not all ruins are content to stay buried, however, and when Ojan is captured by the walking dead, it’s up to Jasilia and Nekhtep to free him before the tomb he was exploring becomes his own...

Qu’est-ce que la justice ? Qu’est-ce que la liberté ? D'où vient l'argent ?... Venez découvrir les grandes questions de notre société. Dans cette compilation de podcasts du Pensophone, découvrez une sélection d’articles tirés de « L’Éléphant, la revue de culture générale ». Une société évolue avec son temps et en fonction des individus qui la constituent. Dans l’antiquité, les philosophes grecs s'interrogent déjà sur la place de l’homme, qui encore actuellement, semble être LE grand sujet qui préoccupe la philosophie.

All five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle: The 20th Century. Christopher Lee’s vivid, compelling history tells the story of Britain from the death of Queen Victoria to the dawning of a new millennium. This collection includes the original volumes 1-5.

Frequently depicted as “Scandinavian scavengers”, warlike pirates, raiders, and invaders, the Vikings have lately surfaced from the depths of history to become pop culture’s most adored ruffians. For Prof. Fee, this recent craze for all things Viking is a mixed blessing. The spike in popular fascination often occasions a need to separate the wheat from the chaff: fact from fiction, history from myth, literature from legend.

FreedomDoc Health is the show that empowers patients to take control of their healthcare and better understand the choices available to them. Hosted by FreedomDoc Health CEO Christopher Habig, the podcast focuses on Direct Primary Care (DPC) and why it is changing the way doctors and patients connect. Each episode highlights how DPC delivers more personal, transparent, and affordable care while challenging the status quo of traditional healthcare.

Brad Pitt's F1 movie meets Abbey Jimenez’s Part of Your World in this glittering, high-stakes YA romance about speed, status, and choosing your own lane. She’s the mechanic’s daughter. He’s racing royalty. Together, they’re leaving it all on the track. Raised by her IndyCar legend...