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Sexy, dangerous, unforgettable. . .the Madaris family and their unlikely band of friends captured readers' hearts and souls. Now, in The Midnight Hour, bestselling author Brenda Jackson brings us another breathtaking novel featuring the Madaris family and friends. One, CIA agent Sir Drake Warren...

From James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series, comes another electrifying combination of suspense, history, science, action, and ingenious speculation. Deep in the Rocky Mountains, a gruesome discovery—hundreds of mummified bodies—stir international...

Long recovered from the ravages of the Riftwar, the land and people of the kingdom of the Isles thrive. Nicholas, the youngest son of Prince Arutha, is intelligent and gifted but vastly inexperienced. In hopes of hardening him, his father sends him and his irreverent squire, Harry, to live...

In Beyond Biocentrism, acclaimed biologist Robert Lanza and astronomer Bob Berman take the listener on an intellectual thrill ride as they reexamine everything we thought we knew about life, death, the universe, and the nature of reality itself. The first step is acknowledging that our existing model of reality is looking increasingly creaky in the face of recent scientific discoveries.

Downloaded over 10 million times a year, The Football Ramble podcast has established itself as the essential independent voice of football punditry. The weekly podcast has resonated with supporters around the world, and their sold-out live shows have been a massive hit with supporters. This audiobook is a collaboration by all four presenters and tackles the real issues from fans you won't see or hear on Sky Sports - or anywhere else, for that matter.

The Buddha's teaching on karma (literally, "action") is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts and actions determine our future, and therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular culture, especially oversimplifications that make it seem like something not to be taken seriously.

In the cosmopolitan Paris of the 1880s, the new proprietors of the Opera House are amused to discover that their costly acquisition is said to be haunted. But their smiles quickly vanish as tragedy follows misfortune: a murdered stagehand, a fatal accident, a missing girl. Fearful tales of the Opera Ghost race through the corridors and dressing rooms of the theatre. And with good reason - for deep in the catacombs beneath the Opera House, something is stirring.

It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Speakeasies thrived, gang war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld domination, Chicago's corrupt political leaders fraternized with gangsters, and the frenzy of stock market gambling was rampant. Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people (who should have known better) to invest as much as $30 million.

Was heißt es eine Erzählung zu schreiben und zu verstehen? Die Antworten des Schweizer Philosophen und Schriftstellers Peter Bieri...

"Haben Sie schon jemals in Ihrem Leben etwas Wichtiges verloren?" Der Taxifahrer, dem sie gestellt wird, muss lange über die Frage nachdenken...

Ein Blick in die Vergangenheit von Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson: Bei der Wohnungssuche lernen sich Holmes und Watson kennen und beziehen gemeinsam das berühmte Apartment in der Baker Street 221B. Holmes scheint zunächst ein ruhiger Hausgenosse zu sein, aber als Scotland Yard ihn in einem äußerst rätselhaften Mordfall um Hilfe bittet, entdeckt Watson, dass sein neuer Freund einige ungewöhnliche Fähigkeiten besitzt...

Hören Sie die vier Sherlock-Holmes-Hörspiele: Der vermisste Rugbyspieler, Der Mann mit der entstellten Lippe, Die Liga der Rothaarigen, Eine Frage der Identität...

Sodom und Gomorra - zwei Orte, die ihre Unschuld bereits vor undenklicher Zeit verloren haben. Und doch, wie faszinierend erscheinen sie dem Erzähler: Sodom ist das Reich des Monsieur de Charlus, des virtuosen Grenzgängers zwischen den Welten, Klassen und Geschlechtern. In Gomorra aber, dem Reich, zu dem Männer keinen Zugang haben, ist seine Geliebte Albertine zu Hause. Scheinbar unerreichbar.

Wer ist dieser rundliche Herr, der da jeden Nachmittag an derselben Stelle des Stadtparks erscheint und die Passanten in muntere Gespräche verwickelt? Ein Weiser, ein Sprücheklopfer, ein Clown, ein streitlustiger Philosoph? Er ist ein sonderbarer Zeitgenosse, der in seinen Betrachtungen und Provokationen, mit subversiver Energie Dünkel, Größenwahn und falsche Autorität untergräbt. Aber nicht alles, was er sagt, mag man für bare Münze nehmen. Und am Ende der Saison, wenn es im Park zu kalt und zu ungemütlich wird, wird er auf Nimmerwiedersehen verschwinden.

The Pyramids and the Pentagon is a detailed study of how and why government agencies have, for decades, taken a clandestine and profound interest in numerous archeological, historical, and religious puzzles. Focusing primarily upon the classified work of the U.S. Government, The Pyramids and the Pentagon invites you to take a wild ride into the fog-shrouded past.

After a childhood spent moving from army base to army base, independent-minded Nettie Brooms is determined to secure a stable life - and never become involved with a military man. Then she meets incredibly handsome and charming Ashton Sinclair, a dedicated colonel in the U.S. Marines who's intent on capturing her heart - no matter what it takes. Now Nettie's wondering how a man she swore she would avoid could so easily test her resolve by igniting an irresistible passion she can't walk away from.

There are not many people brave enough to say no to Irwin Dressler, Hollywood’s scariest mob boss turned movie king. Even though Dressler is 93 years old, LA burglar Junior Bender is quaking in his boots when Dressler’s henchmen haul him in for a meeting. Dressler wants Junior to solve a crime he believes was committed more than 70 years ago, when an old friend of his, once-famous starlet Dolores La Marr, had her career destroyed after compromising photos were taken of her at a Las Vegas party. Dressler wants justice for Dolores and the shining career she never had.

Corporate executive Shayla Kirkland has landed her dream job with one of Chicago's top new firms, Chenault Electronics. Now she's in a perfect position to destroy the company for unjustly ruining her mother's career. But she never expected that handsome CEO Nicholas Chenault would spark a passion that challenges her resolve - and makes her surrender to the most irresistible desire....

To help her brother's struggling cosmetics company, schoolteacher Colby Wingate travels to Los Angeles for one last, desperate gamble - to have superstar actor Sterling Hamilton endorse her brother's new perfume. But Sterling thinks Colby has come to answer his want ad for a woman who would bear his child. When she realizes what Sterling is looking for, Colby is shocked that he expects any woman, let alone her, to comply no matter how much money he's willing to pay....

When Halston Parker calls his daughter Caitlin to his deathbed, she's shocked to discover that her ex-husband, Dex Madaris, has been summoned as well. It's been four years since Caitlin felt the heat of Dex's touch, the urgency of his kisses and the promise of an everlasting love that never was. As a flood of bittersweet memories warms a cold and lonely night, Halston's real motive for the unexpected reunion comes to light.