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Die Erde ist doch nicht gesprengt worden! Arthur Dent ist nach seiner Odyssee durch den Weltraum wieder auf dem Heimatplaneten gelandet...

Il primo eccezionale romanzo della serie noir scritta da Robert Galbraith, pseudonimo di J. K. Rowling, autrice di Harry Potter. È notte fonda quando Lula Landry, leggendaria e capricciosa top model, precipita dal balcone del suo lussuoso attico a Mayfair sul marciapiede innevato. La polizia archivia il caso come suicidio, ma il fratello della modella non può crederci. Decide di affidarsi a un investigatore privato e un caso del destino lo conduce all'ufficio di Cormoran Strike.

The world is in turmoil. From India to Turkey and from Poland to the United States, authoritarian populists have seized power. As a result democracy itself may now be at risk. Two core components of liberal democracy - individual rights and the popular will - are at war with each other. As the role of money in politics soared and important issues were taken out of public contestation, a system of "rights without democracy" took hold. Populists who rail against this say they want to return power to the people. But in practice they create a system of "democracy without rights."

L'appassionante trilogia fantasy de La curatrice finalmente raccolta in un’unica, elettrizzante compilation. Quando il dottor Peter Collins capisce il potere straordinario della giovane Gwen, le propone di fargli da assistente. È l’inizio di un fortunato sodalizio e di un affetto profondo, destinato a legarli attraverso molteplici avventure. Dapprima sulle tracce di Maryon, poi in fuga costante da nemici senza scrupoli, i protagonisti di questa esaltante trilogia dovranno affrontare sfide quasi insormontabili.

Drawing from decades of firsthand experience in confronting demonic forces, respected deliverance minister Don Dickerman provides a comprehensive guide to recognizing and defeating evil spirits. In this resource, Dickerman shows listeners how to discern the signs of demonic activity, close doorways through which demons enter, and walk in complete freedom.

Gabriel and his bonded have spent three weeks working to stabilize the Dungeon Core's much enlarged Domain. But increasing undead incursions have them scurrying to keep the monsters that lurk beneath their territory from drawing the ire of the planet-spanning Adventurer's Guild. Along with defense, they must find new allies to strengthen Merideva and improve their chances of survival.

Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator. With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she’s cashing in.

La nostra vita, ci ricorda Bill Bryson, è il risultato di "una straordinaria dose di fortuna biologica", l'esito di una serie lunghissima di eventi, per molti versi assolutamente misteriosi. Questo libro prova a spiegare come un tale colpo di fortuna si sia potuto verificare.

On the eve of their college graduation, best friends Javier Báez and Marisol Campos swore never to date someone the other doesn’t approve of. Now, almost a decade later, Javi has a problem. Mari, the woman he’s secretly pined for since sophomore year, is engaged—and Javi didn’t even get the chance to vet the Pedro Pascal knockoff she plans to marry.

„Das Leben als Schulkatze wäre geradezu unerträglich, wenn es nicht die Kinder aus der 5a geben würde. Wenn man mich fragt, sind sie nicht die schlimmste Klasse der Welt, sondern die beste.“ Na – das sehen zumindest die Lehrer der Gutenbergschule ganz anders als die räudige Schulkatze Bürste! Stell dir vor: 24 Schüler und einer ist schlimmer als der andere. In dieser Klasse herrscht Chaos pur: Hakim parkt Frau Sammets Auto an einem höchst ungewöhnlichen Ort, Rolfs Fürze zwingen die komplette Lehrerschaft in die Knie, und Ewald fackelt fast die Schule ab.

Patriarchs and Prophets is the first volume in the Conflict of the Ages series. It covers the sweeping panorama of human history from the creation of Earth to the reign of Israel’s King David.

The world is ending. The heroes lie dead, and a villain, a mage, and a knight are all who stand in the way of total destruction. Zara the Fury, who laughs as the world burns. Lazander, a knight who breaks before the god he serves. Eternity, a mage who counts the bodies and wonders… is it worth it? And our hero, the girl with the forgotten name.

"This novel will grab you in the gut and hold you there. It’s absolutely outstanding. Once I entered this world I didn’t want to leave.” —Roxane Gay, author of Opinions In this taut Southern family drama featuring multicast narration, the sins of a favorite son rock a small Mississippi...

"Cine sunteți dumneavoastră și ce căutați la mine în casă?", întreabă o voce misterioasă. "Exact aceeași întrebare voiam să vă pun și eu", i se răspunde cu furie. Dintr-o întâmplare inexplicabilă, Madeleine și Gaspard au închiriat același apartament în Paris. Madeleine lucrase în brigada criminalistică din Manchester, apoi la New York. Locuiese și la Paris o vreme, iar aici se întorcea de fiecare dată când simțea nevoia să își oblojească rănile. Gaspard, un scriitor în căutarea inspirației, obișnuia să petreacă anual o lună în capitala Franței pentru a scrie o nouă piesă de teatru.

Sandie Davies y Elizabeth Cooper trabajan juntas en una revista para mujeres lesbianas y bisexuales y, a pesar de que Sandie tiene al resto de compañeras de plantilla encandiladas por su encanto natural, Elizabeth parece ser tristemente inmune a sus efectos, podría incluso decirse que la odia...

“The best thriller of 2025.” —The Boston Globe * “Genius.” —The Washington Post “A literary thriller of the highest order” (Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Couple), Heartwood takes you on a gripping journey as a search and rescue team race...

The Classic Anne of Green Gables Collection: 6 of the 8 Books in the Beloved "Anne Shirley" Series + 2 Avonlea Short Story Collections, contains: Book 1: Anne of Green Gables, Book 2: Anne of Avonlea, Book 3: Anne of the Island, Book 4: Anne's House of Dreams, Book 5: Rainbow Valley, Book 6: Rilla of Ingleside, Book 7: Chronicles of Avonlea, Book 8: In Further Chronicles of Avonlea.

Auf der Erde schreibt man das Jahr 1518 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung (NGZ). Die Menschen haben mit der Liga Freier Terraner ein großes Sternenreich in der Milchstraße errichtet; sie leben in Frieden mit den meisten bekannten Zivilisationen. Doch wirklich frei ist niemand. Die Milchstraße wird vom Atopischen Tribunal kon­trolliert. Dessen Vertreter behaupten, nur seine Herrschaft verhindere den Untergang - den Weltenbrand - der gesamten Galaxis.

Rätselhafte Funde im Mittelmeerraum veranlassen die Amerikaner in den 1980er Jahren, das ehrgeizigste Projekt aller Zeiten in die Tat umzusetzen. Das "Chronotron" soll amerikanische Soldaten über 5 Millionen Jahre in die Vergangenheit katapultieren, um dort den Arabern das Öl wegzupumpen und für die Gegenwart der 80er Jahre zu sichern. Doch die Soldaten müssen feststellen, dass nicht nur die Amerikaner auf diese Idee gekommen sind. Gestrandet in einer fremden Welt, müssen sie sich einer schrecklichen Wahrheit stellen.

Project managers are no longer judged by the technical success of their projects alone. They're also held accountable for their contributions to the company's financial goals. Yet most project managers don't have the business knowledge necessary to make project-based decisions that lead to bottom-line success.