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Frank has been in a serious car accident and he’s missing memories - of the people around him, of the history they share, and of how he came to be in the crash. All he remembers is that he is a lawyer who specializes in fine print, and as he narrates his story, he applies this expertise in the form of footnotes. Everyone keeps telling Frank that he was fine before the accident, "just a bit overwhelmed", but as he begins to reclaim his memories, they don’t quite jibe with what everyone is telling him.

From Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell comes a cozy, magical nighttime adventure, where a child discovers the mysterious, miniature world beyond his bedroom walls. ​ Sent home from school earlier in the day with a fever, George awakens in the middle of the night to discover a cricket...

Demeron, a Shinkyan stallion who can speak to humans with magic, is cut off from his master. He must find a way to return hundreds of miles to Deftnis Monastery, his master's home. To do so, Demeron must travel through the country of his birth, eluding humans who would eagerly take possession of him.

This bundle includes Basil and the Lost Colony, Basil and the Big Cheese Cook-Off, Basil and the Royal Dare, and Basil and the Library Ghost.

In a kingdom fraught with power struggles, an outside force threatens to undermine the centuries-long reign of the Graymere family. At the center of the emerging conflict are young Darrin and Princess Edlen. Darrin desires to overcome the stain of his family history and rise in the ranks of the Eyes of the Forest, a group of men sworn to protect the vast forests of Onyris. Meanwhile Princess Edlen, though deeply loyal to her friends, attempts to thwart the control her royal family holds over her life by sneaking about disguised as a peasant.

Drawing on the wisdom of Pope Francis and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Austen Ivereigh has written a captivating spiritual guide for our turbulent age. Designed as an eight-day Ignatian retreat, First Belong to God serves as a roadmap to deeper discipleship. It does this by focusing on the three foundational forms of belonging: to God, to creation, and to others. Whether you’re embarking on a solitary spiritual expedition or a journey with like-minded individuals, First Belong to God offers the next best thing to a personal retreat with Pope Francis.

British comedy legend, Norman Wisdom plays small-time crook Norman Hood who’s just been released from prison for burglary. Hoping to make new life as an honest man, he is entrusted to widow Natalie Matthews (Moira Lister), who offers him a job and accommodation. However, she has an ulterior motive…Follow the farcical misadventures of Norman, played out with a huge cast of supporting actors as he tries to stick, but mostly fails, to the straight and narrow! Charming, gentle but ever so funny, Robbing Hood is a joy to listen to.

Lucille ist in größter Gefahr, seit sie sich entschlossen hat, gegen ihren Ehemann – einen Waffenhändler – auszusagen. Im Rahmen des Zeugenschutzprogramms gibt das FBI ihr eine neue Identität. Sie findet sich als Dienstmädchen im Haus eines ebenso charismatischen wie exzentrischen Reeders wieder. Schon bald fordert er von ihr ganz besondere Dienste: tabulos, fesselnd und ungemein erregend. In Lucille erwacht ein ungeahntes Verlangen. Sie will sich mit Haut und Haar hingehen – aber kann sie ihm wirklich vertrauen?

Supercharge your speech to get what you want out of every conversation with this fun and practical guide to verbal vividness. An eye-opening guide on how we talk and write to one another, Word Wise explores 400+ of the most common cases of word trash (filler words, hyperbole, and abstractions)...

Nachts in eine gottverlassene Kirche einsteigen? Keine gute Idee. Sich in den Beichtstuhl schleichen und dabei zuhören, wie ein Mann einen brutalen Mord gesteht? Noch schlimmer! Vor allem, wenn dieser Mann dein neuer Boss ist. Als ich nach einem Streit mit meiner Junkiemutter aus dem Trailerpark fliehe und in einer abgewrackten Kirche lande, ahne ich nicht, dass mir in dieser Nacht ein mysteriöser Fremder seine größte Sünde beichten wird.

Wer träumt nicht davon, alles hinter sich zu lassen und auf einer tropischen Insel zu sein? Den stressigen Alltag vergessen, flirten und die Ruhe genießen. Genau das ist es, was Sam sich wünscht. Doch als sie unfreiwillig allein mit zwei vermeintlichen Traummännern auf einer Insel strandet, ist alles ganz anders als erträumt.

The Fab Four, the most beloved band of all time, join the ranks of this New York Times bestselling biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. They began as Johnny and the Moondogs, and they weren't very good. But these teens who loved music more than anything kept working at their craft and...

Warum auf Nummer sicher gehen, wenn es so viele Abenteuer zu entdecken gibt? Bisher hat Kate alles so gemacht, wie es von ihr erwartet wurde: eine Karriere als Rechtsanwältin im glanzvollen London – und ein scheinbar perfekter Freund, mit dem sie gerade zusammengezogen ist. Als beides zerplatzt wie eine Seifenblase, ist Kate am Boden zerstört – und wild entschlossen, sich nicht mehr an die Regeln zu halten, die andere aufgestellt haben. Darum kommt ihr ein ebenso absurdes wie verlockendes Angebot gerade recht: Für eine Million soll sie ein Jahr lang die Ehefrau des teuflisch attraktiven CEOs Josh Maine spielen.

Jack Serpent is the only person to have survived the Scriver Trials. With that, he became a lore keeper for the origin of monsters, a spy, and hybrid soldier able to withstand crushing magic. Ever since a coven of Strygan murdered his family, he’s set out to discover and record what plagues the continents. It’s the sort of highly valuable knowledge that could change wars and divide kingdoms.

What makes you purr? Of all the questions in the world, this is the most important. It is also the great leveler. Because no matter whether you are a playful kitten or a sedentary senior, a scrawny alley Tom or a sleek-coated uptown girl, whatever your circumstances, you just want to be happy...

‘Oh! How adorable! I didn’t know you had a cat!’ she exclaimed. I am always surprised how many people make this observation. Why should His Holiness not have a cat? ‘If only she could speak,’ continued the actress. ‘I’m sure she’d have such wisdom to share.’ And so the seed was...

The recording sessions for Let It Be actually began as rehearsals for a proposed return to live stage work for the Beatles, to be inaugurated in a concert at a Roman amphitheater in Tunisia. In this thoroughly researched book, Steve Matteo delves deep into the complex history of these sessions.

Seemingly granted ‘classic album’ status within days of its release in 1997, OK Computer transformed Radiohead from a highly promising rock act into The Most Important Band in the World – a label the band has been burdened by (and has fooled around with) ever since. Through close musical analysis of each song, Dai Griffiths explores the themes and ideas that have made this album resonate so deeply with its audience, and argues that OK Computer is one of the most successfully realized CD albums so far created.

Haben die Teufel gewonnen? Zac ist verschwunden und für die Mitglieder des Devil Agents M.C. ist er der Sündenbock. Sie glauben, dass er an den Anschlägen auf den Club beteiligt war. Die Einzige, die an seine Unschuld glaubt, ist Jenny, die er aus der Sekte gerettet hat. Deshalb macht sie sich auf den Weg zurück nach Nevada, um ihn zu suchen. Auch wenn sie sich dadurch ihrer Vergangenheit stellen muss. Als Zac endlich aus der Gefangenschaft fliehen kann, ist er verletzt. Eigentlich will er sofort untertauchen, um niemanden der ihm etwas bedeutet in Gefahr zu bringen. Kann Jenny ihn umstimmen?

When Louis’ old army buddy Owen shows up with a plan to drive a gang off a local estate, Louis reluctantly agrees to help. But the job turns deadly… After Owen kills the gang’s leader—the son of London’s most ruthless crime lord, Fritz, revenge is inevitable. As Fritz’s fury erupts, Louis and his comrades are dragged into a deadly game of survival. With hitmen closing in and secrets surfacing, Louis must protect his family while confronting Fritz’s crumbling empire. But Fritz, haunted by loss and his double life, is losing control of the world he has built.