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The Great Tome series continues with The Great Tome of Darkest Horrors and Unspeakable Evils. This volume features 11 tales revolving around monsters, evil aliens, and otherworldly entities.

Tybolt's a Deviant, a hated race immune to direct magic in a world where Wizards ensure survival. But when he loses his entire family to a spell-made storm, he joins an elite group of Wizard hunters, organized beneath the new, non-magic-wielding king. Now 18, he spends his days capturing Wizards. But the nights are his, reserved to feed the starving villagers of Eriroc under cover of dark. There's always more people in need than he can help, and one of these days he's going to hang for theft from the royal kitchens.

This book builds on Iain's best seller Legally Avoid Property Taxes, which includes 51 tax tips that you should be aware of to legally avoid tax - whether you do your own self-assessment returns or pass everything over to your accountant, he wants to make absolutely sure that you've not left any money on the HMRC table. This book is a review of the significant changes that have been brought about by the 2015 budget, how you can make sense of these changes, and what you can do to lessen the impact of direct taxation on your property portfolio.

Timeless and effective business lessons from 21 top CEOs. Every business leader - from manager to entrepreneur - wants to know the ideas that motivate and inspire the world's most successful CEOs. Boss Talk presents expert advice on critical issues from a wide range of CEOs including Michael Dell, Jeff Bezos, Tina Brown, Ian Schrager, Steve Ballmer, and Sanford Weill.

The Raven is as much a paradoxical creature as he is important in the myths of many native cultures. The central character of these stories, the Raven is considered the benevolent creator, filling the world with beauty and harmony, the master mind behind all that is good and looked upon with warm admiration. On the other hand, he is often viewed as a malevolent conniving, scheming trickster with self-gratification as his only goal.

America's problem with race has deep roots, with the country's foundation tied to the near extermination of one race of people and the enslavement of another. Racism is truly our nation's original sin. "It's time we right this unacceptable wrong", says best-selling author and leading Christian activist Jim Wallis. Fifty years ago, Wallis was driven away from his faith by a white church that considered dealing with racism to be taboo.

With over 10 million copies sold, bestselling author Robert James Waller returns with the haunting, evocative story of a small town, a beautiful and mysterious woman, and the man forever changed by both. The wild places are where no one is looking anymore. Out there on the high plains, among the...

With over 10 million copies sold, bestselling author Robert James Waller returns with the haunting, evocative story of a small town, a beautiful and mysterious woman, and the man forever changed by both. The wild places are where no one is looking anymore. Out there on the high plains, among the...

Since when did believing in God and having moral values make you pro-war, pro-rich, and solely pro-Republican? And since when did promoting and pursuing a progressive social agenda with a concern for economic security, health care, and educational opportunity mean you had to put faith in God...

The adventures of a British girl in China, hunting for the orchid that will save her family. Staid, responsible Elodie Buchanan is the eldest of ten sisters growing up in a small English market town in 1861. The girls barely know their father, a plant hunter usually off adventuring through China...

Today's movies, plays, and books bombard us with images of wizards, witches, warlocks, vampires, and werewolves. A casual observer would believe that the supernatural has only to do with the dark side. Pastor Shane Wall, however, lays out the case that God created and is in charge of everything both seen and unseen, and gives access to the unseen realm to whomever he chooses.

There is no simple strategic method for dealing with the multidimensional nature of digital change. Even the sharpest leaders can become disoriented as change builds on change, leaving almost nothing certain. Yet to stand still is to fail. Enterprises and leaders must remaster themselves to succeed. Leaders must identify the key macro forces then lead their organizations at three distinct levels: industry, enterprise, and self. By doing this they can not only survive but clean up.

Cassie Nunez has devoted her career as a research scientist to developing an implant that will suppress violent urges in sex offenders. If successful, it will be the first known mechanism to prevent these crimes. When Hurricane Amy threatens the gulf, she stows the precious cargo in her car and plows through three-foot-deep water toward safety. Greg Davidson, a private investigator, is headed to a meeting with an influential client. When rain floods the freeway, Greg is forced to swim to safety on a nearby truck.

They are the most famous and controversial directors the CIA has ever had - Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and William Casey. Disciples is the story of these dynamic agents and their daring espionage and sabotage in wartime Europe under OSS Director Bill Donovan.

Dette er den sande beretning om Lily, Jeannette Walls' bedstemor. Lily er en imponerende kvinde. En af dem, der tæmmer vilde heste som 6-årig og flytter hjemmefra - ridende 800 km på en pony - som 15-årig. En kvinde, der lærte at mestre et fly lige så godt som en bil, en kvinde, der kunne spille poker som en professionel. Gift blev hun også, og to børn fik hun, hvoraf det ene er Jeannette Walls’ mindeværdige mor, Rosemary Smith Walls, uforglemmeligt portrætteret i Glasslottet.

Robbie McLaughlan er ansat i politiets Indsatsstyrke, da han skyder og dræber en røver under et bankkup - og hans liv falder fra hinanden både privat og i korpset. Familien til den døde røver finder frem til McLaughlans identitet og truer ham og hans familie. Der er kun to mennesker, han kan søge hjælp hos. Den ene er den pensionerede politimand, som tog ham under sine vinger, da han var barn. Den anden er hans kriminelle og voldelige biologiske far, som svigtede og forlod ham for en menneskealder siden.

Tess Garner can't afford her condo, especially after the boss announces the anticipated raise won't be coming. And she certainly can't afford a toy. But she can't turn down the inherited Harley and her father's challenge to ride 'er. Colton Scott is overwhelmed by stresses - from his vet clinic, his aging grandmother's tour business, his parents' breakup.

Kim, Feline, Abby und Pippa - gemeinsam wollen die vier Freundinnen Urlaub in einem einsam gelegenen Ferienhaus machen. Doch dann hört es nicht mehr auf zu schneien und die vier sitzen fest. Auf engstem Raum werden die Spannungen zwischen den Mädchen immer deutlicher, denn jede von ihnen hat etwas zu verbergen. Als sie Spuren im Schnee entdecken, fühlen sie sich beobachtet und bekommen es mit der Angst zu tun. Aus der Angst wird Gewissheit, als sie Geräusche im Haus hören. Und dann verschwindet Kim.

Baden Tranor had a hard life. He hadn't helped it along by taking the wrong turn now and then. His job parking cars downtown paid the bills. Barely. Then a freelance gig at a social event turned the tables and opened the door to a future that surpassed even his measly dreams. Suddenly he came front and center with the guy he could have been. The guy he should have been. And he made a choice to rid himself of the guy that people said "no-way" to.

Kalifornien 1970. Bean Holladay und ihre älteste Schwester Liz sind Teenager, als ihre geniale Mutter mal wieder von der Bildfläche verschwindet. Für die Mädchen zunächst nicht weiter beunruhigend. Sobald Probleme am Horizont auftauchen, ergreift ihre Mutter die Flucht. Doch dieses Mal scheint die Sache ernst zu sein... Nachdem die Fürsorge bei den Mädchen auftaucht, wissen sie, dass sie sich schnellstens aus dem Staub machen müssen. Mutterseelenallein legen sie den langen Weg nach Byler, Virginia, zurück.