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It’s Christmas in New York City, and all antique shop owner Sebastian Snow wants is for his business to make money and to save his floundering relationship with closeted CSU detective, Neil Millett. But when Snow’s Antique Emporium is broken into and a heart is found under the floorboards, Sebastian can’t let the mystery rest. He soon finds himself caught up in murder investigations that echo the macabre writings of Edgar Allan Poe. To make matters worse, Sebastian’s sleuthing is causing his relationship with Neil to crumble....

This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but also on ethical issues and the nature of literature and storytelling. Within these pages is a treasure trove of Lewis' reflections on diverse topics.

Dr. Bernie Siegel guides you through a series of positive statements spoken as audible and subliminal affirmations to help you attain a feeling of well-being. Introducing affirmations to your conscious self may at first generate resistance. You may find yourself thinking, "This just isn't so...

In the form of warm, relaxed letters to a close friend, C. S. Lewis meditates on many puzzling questions concerning the intimate dialogue between man and God. He considers practical and metaphysical aspects of prayer, such as when we pray and where. He questions why we seek to inform God in our prayers if he is omniscient, whether there is an ideal form of prayer, and which of our many selves we show to God while praying.

Tessa Young se enfrenta a su primer año en la universidad. Acostumbrada a una vida estable y ordenada, su mundo cambia cuando conoce a Hardin, el chico malo por excelencia, con tatuajes y de mala vida. La inocencia, el despertar a la vida, el descubrimiento del sexo...un amor infinito, dos polos opuestos hechos el uno para el otro.

Nell'ottavo capitolo della serie Expanse, l'equipaggio della Rocinante sta combattendo contro l'autoritario e invulnerabile impero di Duarte. Millecento portali sono stati aperti verso i sistemi solari intorno alla galassia. E, mentre l'umanità costruisce il suo impero interstellare sulle rovine aliene, i misteri e le minacce diventano più profondi. Nei sistemi scoperti attraverso l'apertura dei portali, Elvi Okoye inizia una ricerca disperata per scoprire la natura di un genocidio antecedente alla nascita degli esseri umani.

I never could have imagined that a knock at the door would turn my crummy summer vacation into a fight against the evil magic in the world. Did I mention that this person disrupting our lives looks like a sex god and wants to arrest my grandmother?

Whether you are an accomplished sales executive leading a large organization or a sales manager leading a team, your ability to remove obstacles and speed the sales process will determine your success. High-Performance Selling is geared for the sales leader who has to persuade others to work as a sales force of one.

What would you do if a handsome alpha male actor wanted to spend the night with you? A-list actor and former rock star Oracle Lion also known as Zach Houston needs no introductions. He’s the handsome playboy of Hollywood and women around the world want to be with him. Every woman it seems, except for Piper Meadows. Piper wants nothing to do with a man like Oracle. And that’s why she pretends she has no idea who he is when she first meets him. She didn’t know that would make Oracle see her as a challenge.

戦火を逃れ、田舎に疎開してきたピーター、スーザン、エドマンド、ルーシーの四きょうだいが預けられたのは、変わり者の教授が暮らす古い屋敷。その一室に置かれた衣装だんすに潜り込むと、その奥には雪に閉ざされた異世界「ナルニア国」が広がっていた。四人は〈もの言うけもの〉たちやアスランの導きのもと、白い魔女の軍勢に立ち向かうことになるが……。ナルニアで最も有名な冒険譚。

What happens when all means of transportation and communication suddenly vanish? What happens when you can’t call for help? What happens when the only person you can rely on is yourself? What happens when an EMP sends Washington DC back into the stone age? Find out now with this collection of addictive EMP thrillers.

In The Productive Researcher, Mark Reed shows researchers how they can become more productive in a fraction of their current working day. He draws on interviews with some of the world's highest performing researchers, the literature, and his own experience to identify a small number of important insights that can transform how researchers work. The audiobook is based on an unparalleled breadth of interdisciplinary evidence that speaks directly to researchers of all disciplines and career stages.

In The Soft Machine, William S. Burroughs begins an adventure that will take us into the dark recesses of his imagination, a region where nothing is sacred, nothing taboo. Continuing his ferocious verbal assault on hatred, hype, poverty, war, bureaucracy, and addiction in all its forms, Burroughs gives us a surreal space odyssey through the wounded galaxies in a book only he could create.

The Méridiens are fleeing to their far colonies - and they have reason to run. Over the course of decades, they have lost hundreds of ships, billions of people, and seven Confederation colonies to an alien enemy: an advancing swarm of silver ships transported in the bowels of a gigantic, spherical vessel. Alex Racine, who once enjoyed the solitary life of an explorer-tug captain, is now an admiral and responsible for the lives of a quarter million Librans.

The escape pods are long gone. A distress beacon is still active. Chase off the pirates and the wreck is all theirs. What was a crime scene moments before just became legitimate salvage, fair game for an opportunistic starship captain. Carl Ramsey is that opportunist. His crew of misfits includes his ex-wife as pilot, a drunken mechanic, a predatory bodyguard, and an outcast wizard from the Convocation. On their best days, they’re a well-oiled machine, capable of taking on any challenge. In theory. If that ever happened, Carl would be as shocked as anyone.

What if you woke up one morning knowing that it was your last day on earth? That's what happened to the thief on the cross, who died a few feet from Jesus. Heaven, How I Got Here is his story, told in his own words, as he looks back from Heaven on the day that changed his eternity, and the faith that can change yours.

Are you ready to make your family the most important part of your every day? Best selling author Judy Ford delivers practical wisdom and advice for building strong, healthy families, speaking to every family member about how they can contribute to this important goal. Whether yours is a traditional or nontraditional family, Ford's prescription will sustain families with such vital tools as love and laughter.

After four years of working for "the billionaire boss from hell" Ally Caldwell thinks she finally has her life on the right track. Unfortunately, her carefully planned future crumbles when she finds out that her fiancé, the man she'd nearly killed herself to help get through school, has been cheating on her. Suddenly, her carefully organized life is turned upside down, and not one single thing is turning out the way it was supposed to happen. Even her boss, Travis the Tyrant, is beginning to act differently, throwing Ally into an even more confused and chaotic state of mind.

Written with wit and narrative force, Honey, Mud, Maggots and Other Medical Marvels is an enriching excursion into the world of folk medicine. The award-winning team of Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein provide a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of medical traditions. In addition to the honey, mud, and maggots used in wound therapy, the Root-Bernsteins unearth cures that range from ancient Egypt to the rain forests of contemporary Latin America.

This volume of short essays and other pieces by C.S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C.S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C.S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but also on ethical issues and the nature of literature and storytelling. Within these pages is a treasure trove of Lewis' reflections on diverse topics.