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Alcatraz Smedry is up against a whole army of Evil Librarians with only his friend Bastille, a few pairs of glasses, and an unlimited supply of exploding teddy bears to help him. This time, even Alcatraz's extraordinary talent for breaking things may not be enough to defeat the army of Evil Librarians and their giant librarian robots.

Une mort inexplicable, un ex-flic traqué, une cité ouvrière désolée... un thriller intense porté par le timbre caverneux de Christophe Brault ! Au cours de la nuit d'adultère qu'Etienne Rozier, ancien policier devenu lobbyiste, passe avec une journaliste, cette dernière est assassinée. S'il ne démasque pas lui-même le meurtrier, Rozier sait qu'il sera le coupable idéal. Rozier n'a alors d'autre choix que de disparaître des radars et reprendre à son compte l'investigation qu'elle menait en immersion parmi les travailleurs pauvres, dans les coulisses de l'industrie textile.

In the world of Warbreaker, each person is born endowed with the power of one Breath―which can be sold and collected by others, then used to Awaken objects and even corpses to do their bidding. A few individuals who die in glory return as gods, with the power of thousands of Breath, but no memory of their mortal lives―and are enthroned in the Court of Gods in Hallandren's capital. To Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris, the abuse of Breath and the claim of the Returned to be gods are repugnant blasphemy.

Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking reveals the craftier side of the hacker's repertoire - why hack into something when you could just ask for access? Undetectable by firewalls and antivirus software, social engineering relies on human fault to gain access to sensitive spaces; in this book, renowned expert Christopher Hadnagy explains the most commonly used techniques that fool even the most robust security personnel and reveals how these techniques have been used in the past.

Piper Doyle doesn’t hold grudges—until sexy perfume mogul Vincente Forde crashes his flashy car into hers. Everything about him screams entitled bosshole! Then the sculpted devil offers her a deal she can’t refuse. He only needs two things in return: access to a rare perfume ingredient and a fake girlfriend. Piper wants absolutely nothing to do with him. At first. But before long she starts wondering if she’s the only one wishing their fake relationship was real.

We're now living in the project economy. As the number of projects initiated in both the public and private sectors skyrockets, project management skills have become essential for all leaders and managers. But despite this project boom, the failure rate remains extremely high. Why? Leaders have too many projects and too little visibility into them, and they lack the project implementation competencies necessary to deliver their projects successfully.

With the armies of the enemy smashed at the final battle for the desert port city, the Rangers return to their primary mission to do what they do best: eliminate a high-value target with extreme violence of action deep inside hostile territory. Failure is not an option—even if that target is a ten-thousand-year-old undead sorcerer of incredible power surrounded by dark, deadly cabals and savage monsters of myth and fable that are all too real.

Ce livre audio permet d'aborder de manière accessible à tous cette grand loi de fonctionnement de l'univers. Elle exprime que tout acte posé, en pensée, en parole, en action entraînera à court, moyen ou long terme des conséquences agréables dans notre vie si l'acte est positif et désagréables si l'acte est négatif. Ceci permet de comprendre que nos souffrances ne sont pas inéluctables. Ce livre est un "Grand Livre" car il nous permet d'avoir les clés de libération de la souffrance humaine et d'être en paix avec cette loi cosmique.

I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are. When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action. Drastic action it is, then.

Geir Jordet dissèque les mécanismes du stress et vous apprendra à faire de la pression une alliée précieuse, aussi bien seul qu’en équipe. Professeur de psychologie du sport, Geir Jordet est décrit par le Times comme « le plus grand expert mondial de la psychologie des penalties ». Il a notamment analysé toutes les séances de tirs au but de la Coupe du monde, des championnats d'Europe et de la Ligue des champions de 1976 à aujourd'hui. Il a testé ses prédictions dans la pratique en consultant plus de 20 équipes d'élite.

Anthropology is the organized study of what makes humans human. It takes an objective step back to ask questions like: Given our common characteristics, why aren't all of us exactly the same? And how can knowing the reasons behind our differences - as well as our similarities - teach us useful lessons for the future? The updated edition of Anthropology for Dummies gives you a panoramic view of the fascinating fieldwork and theory that seeks to answer these questions - and helps you view the human world through impartial, anthropological eyes.

"Tueurs en série de génération en génération, ça reste une drôle de vocation ! Mais toujours au service de l'Etat. Fallait pas toucher à l'honneur de mes ancêtres... J'aime voir les flics s'agiter à cause de moi, voir leurs gyrophares bleuter les façades du Palais de Justice. Qui éliminera les traîtres à sa mémoire ?" Ces menaces hantent dramatiquement le "36", au moment où une jeune policière rejoint les "seigneurs" de la Crim', au risque d'assumer une filiation singulière et de se trouver confrontée à une hécatombe dans les rangs du monde judiciaire.

Cash Wall has been messing with me since junior high. Nuisance stuff, mostly. Name calling. Pranks. Honestly, he’s nowhere near the worst of my problems. Back in school, I had bigger fish to fry, and now, I’ve got a “scarlet letter” situation going on. The whole town hates me. For some reason, Cash offers himself up as my knight in shining armor. So now, my former tormentor is my fake boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong?

Couleur des ténèbres, de la mort et de l'enfer, le noir n'a pas toujours été une couleur négative. Au fil de sa longue histoire, il a aussi été associé à la fertilité, à la tempérance, à la dignité, à l'autorité. Et depuis quelques décennies, il incarne surtout l'élégance et la modernité. Du noir des moines et des pirates au noir des peintres et des couturiers, Michel Pastoureau retrace la destinée européenne et la symbolique ambivalente de cette couleur pas comme les autres.

Grace Daytau is a gargoyle with a fresh lease on life. After turning state's evidence gets her witness protection at a university campus, she's determined to play it straight. There's just one problem: She hasn't been to school in almost 20 years! If she can't make the grade, Daytau will revoke her WitPro scholarship, leaving her at the mercy of the syndicates.

Conquering dungeons and using them to grow has long been the most efficient way to become a powerful adventurer. The only thing keeping the process from being easy is the Beasts that inhabit these places. Questions plague those entering this particular place of power: Where do the ‘rewards’ of weapons, armor, and heavy gold coins come from? Why is a fluffy bunny charging at me? For abyss-sake, why are there so many monsters? Cal has all of the answers to these age-old questions for a very simple reason. He is a Dungeon Core, a soul forced against his will into a magical stone.

Ce livre audio remet en cause toutes les idées reçues sur le couple. À travers des exemples concrets, des métaphores, il nous ouvre des perspectives nouvelles à pratiquer. Le couple y découvrira le mode d'emploi de l'amour qui dure et qui libère.

Moon has spent his life hiding what he is - a shape-shifter able to transform himself into a winged creature of flight. An orphan with only vague memories of his own kind, Moon tries to fit in among the tribes of his river valley, with mixed success. Just as Moon is once again cast out by his adopted tribe, he discovers a shape-shifter like himself... someone who seems to know exactly what he is, who promises that Moon will be welcomed into his community.

In his long-awaited memoir, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth. From his youth as the son...

For years, they were the best of friends: the grand, erratic Humboldt and the ambitious young Charlie. But now Humboldt has died a failure, and Charlie's success-ridden life has taken various turns for the worse. Then Humboldt acts from the grave to change Charlie's life: he has left Charlie something in his will.