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After standing at Donald Trump’s side on Election Night, Cliff Sims joined him in the West Wing as special assistant to the president and director of White House message strategy. He soon found himself pulled into the president’s inner circle as a confidante, an errand boy, an advisor, a punching bag, and a friend. This is the story of what it was really like in the West Wing as a member of the president’s team. It's a story of power and palace intrigue, backstabbing and bold victories, as well as painful moral compromises, occasionally with yourself.

An incisive, intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators, edited by Book Riot columnist and librarian Jessica Pryde. Romantic love has been one of the most essential elements of...

Kealin and Tulasiro journey North with haste and the half-elf of Urlas knows he may not return. His challenger has haunted his mind and struck down his loved ones; Vankou, the god of death, will not take another. Kealin will have vengeance for the fallen. Armed with the god-sword gifted to him by a fallen deity and the blood of the Dwemhar surging in his veins, Kealin prepares for the final battle. But the seas he once sailed upon have changed much in the last few years. The world quakes as all the energies of magic swirl towards a gathering in the heavens above the dark parts of the north.

Johanna Oakley ist auf der verzweifelten Suche nach ihrem vermissten Verlobten. Ihr Freund Colonel Jeffries stellt ebenfalls Ermittlungen an, um seinen Freund Thornhill zu finden. Die Spuren führen die beiden zum Laden von Sweeney Todd in der Fleet Street. Der Barbier steht im Ruf, seinem Lehrjungen Tobias ein brutaler Dienstherr zu sein und gilt auch ansonsten als nicht gerade zimperlich. Sein Laden birgt ein Geheimnis, das grauenvoller ist als alles, was Johanna und Colonel Jeffries sich vorzustellen imstande waren...

Am Pfingstsonntag, dem 13. Juni 1886, kam Ludwig II. von Bayern unter ungeklärten Umständen im Würmsee zu Tode. Auch Prof. Dr. Bernhard von Gudden, sein behandelnder Psychiater, fand im nicht allzu tiefen Wasser den Tod. Die Ermittlungsergebnisse des Meisterdetektivs Sherlock Holmes diesen Fall betreffend, wurden bis heute unter Verschluss gehalten und werden hiermit nun erstmals der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht.

Johanna Oakley ist auf der verzweifelten Suche nach ihrem vermissten Verlobten. Ihr Freund Colonel Jeffries stellt ebenfalls Ermittlungen an, um seinen Freund Thornhill zu finden. Die Spuren führen die beiden zum Laden von Sweeney Todd in der Fleet Street. Der Barbier steht im Ruf, seinem Lehrjungen Tobias ein brutaler Dienstherr zu sein und gilt auch ansonsten als nicht gerade zimperlich. Sein Laden birgt ein 8 Geheimnis, das grauenvoller ist als alles, was Johanna und Colonel Jeffries sich vorzustellen imstande waren...

Die Sherlock Holmes Hörspiel Box 11 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der verschwundene Kutscher", "Das Haus mit den Zwingern", "Eine Frage des Teers", "Die dritte Botschaft".

Niklas, Linus und Melissa - Mitglieder der Pfadfindergruppe "Pollution Police" - werden von ihrer Freundin Greta in den Harz eingeladen. Gemeinsam wollen sie an einem Mittelalter-Festival teilnehmen. Doch zwischen Kostümen und Turnieren stoßen die Pfadfinder und ihr treuer Waschbär Einstein auf einen neuen Fall: Scheinbar treibt hier ein Hexenzirkel sein Unwesen! In der Walpurgisnacht kommt es zum Duell. Wer wird gewinnen? Schlaue Köpfe oder fauler Zauber?

Suspicious deaths. Broken bonds. Lives in peril. Redemption. Past-haunted emergency physician Zack Winston and case-hardened defense attorney Bridget Larsen battle a malicious malpractice suit. They uncover a medical conspiracy trading in drugs and murder. As they peel back layers of truth, past relationships and current alliances destabilize-threatening both their lives. A new bond ignites between them.

Lord Guardian Agni Kazirian returns from conquest a hero, celebrated, feared, and dangerously unstable. Beneath his commander's poise lies a darker force coiling through his veins, one tied to the lost myths of a ruined city and an ancient spirit that speaks in madness and blood. As his power grows, so too does the question: is Agni Solantia’s greatest protector, or its greatest threat? Duchess Sara Ristana, his betrothed, is thrust into a brutal game of masks and daggers. Promised to unite East and West, she must decide where her loyalty lies.

At least one‑third of the colonial population were neutrals during the American Revolution, yet they have rarely featured in narratives that shape our ideas about the conflict. By following a single transatlantic family, the Crugers, historian Travis Glasson puts neutrals—the "nobody men"—at the center of this tumultuous period's history.

Bernt's adventure continues in book 4 of Underkeeper!

When the city of Loamfurt falls to a greater demon, a forgotten temple alliance reforms to fight back. Bernt's friend, Torvald, is called to arms, pulling Bernt into the chaos just as he manages to reestablish contact with Jori, who has roped Ed into helping her with a personal project in the hells. It's a golden opportunity. The expedition to the Sacral Peaks will skirt the Phoenix Reaches, a touchpoint to the elemental plane of fire, and perhaps the key to stabilizing Bernt's spirit.

Queen Duanib's rule has never been stronger—or more perilous. With Tarwenol Antadak poised to seize the kingship of Boscandia and his queen's arcane advisors twisting magic into a weapon of control, even thought is no longer free. Under the command of the ruthless Lord Gabrizar, the acolyte legions swell—and only the Sons of Adakia remain immune to their mind-bending influence. In the shadows of a fading kingdom, the Scandic resistance takes form.

All he wanted was a fresh start. Now he’ll have to fight to keep it. Dryth is an outcast—unwanted by his family and ostracized by his peers. His only dream? To get his Soul Card and vanish somewhere far from home. But, as always, nothing goes according to plan. His Soul Card? The Contractor Card. A mage class that lets him form potent contracts with magical beings to gain power. Except his version comes with a twist: soul-forged pacts. If one of his bonded creatures dies, he dies too. The good news? A young winged serpent is willing to take the risk.

Stress Nation provides answers to the lingering questions many people have about why they constantly feel tired, lonely, anxious, disconnected, and unwell, explaining in both humorous and poignant prose how the technology that was supposed to make our lives easier is actually one of the leading causes of chronic stress, dysregulated cortisol, and dangerously inadequate sleep.

Five-year-old Daisy Gonzalez's father is always waiting for her at the bus stop. But today he isn't, and Daisy disappears. When Daisy goes missing, nearly everyone in town suspects or knows something different about what happened. And they also know a lot about each other. The immigrants who work in the dairy farm know their employers' secrets. The hairdresser knows everything except what's happening in her own backyard.

Conversations about faith and work often miss an important truth: limitations are not a problem; they're a key part of what it means to be human. Work has always been part of humanity's purpose, but we’re no longer in the perfect Garden of Eden, nor are we in the future new heavens and new earth. To truly address the challenges of work, we need a new theological perspective.

Die Suche nach Elaine Lightman, von der James Moriarty glaubt, sie trage das Geheimnis des ewigen Lebens in sich, entwickelt sich zu einem Fiasko. Ein geheimnisvolles Gebäude gerät ins Visier: ein Turm mitten im Londoner Stadtteil Hammersmith, direkt neben dem Gefängnis gelegen. Die Besitzerin ist eine mysteriöse Dame namens Daphne Crest. Schnell wird deutlich, dass sie ein Geheimnis mit sich herumträgt. Nach einer Hinrichtung im Gefängnis ist Daphne Crest verschwunden, ebenso wie die Leiche des Verurteilten. Dazu wurde ein rätselhafter Mord verübt. Wie hängt das alles mit Elaine Lightman zusammen?

Gideon, a young and gifted electromagnetics engineer, finds himself stationed at Green Bank Observatory, with the United States' most powerful radio telescope at his fingertips. Utilizing groundbreaking techniques, he stumbles upon an unexplainable radio signal emerging from just outside our solar system. Soon, he is thrust into a world of science and politics as humanity steps into the unknown. Trust morphs into fear as the dark shroud of the discovery is lifted, revealing the true intentions that will forever alter the course of the human race.