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Are the narratives of Genesis history or legend? For the modern historian, this is no longer an open question; nevertheless, it is important to get a clear notion of the bases of this modern position. The writing of history is not an innate endowment of the human mind; it arose in the course of human history and at a definite stage of development.

When the local utility tries to ram through the construction of a new electric power plant which uses secretive technology, John Pointer’s suspicion is heightened. Why are people so easily accepting it? How can they seemingly generate electricity from nothing? This leads John to a year of investigation and intrigue, which forces him to question his very existence and ultimately face challenges beyond his comprehension. This supernatural thriller will make you think twice when you switch on your electric lights.

Set in the not-too-distant-future, Utah! is a novel about climate change and the intricacies of relationships - between family, partners, religious structures, nature, and the American West. Featuring a litany of intriguing Utah residents including ex and current Mormons, doomsday preppers, military vets, Presbyterian ministers, and Colombian housewives, these characters eventually find their paths crossing in violence, disaster, and friendship.

In summer 2006, 20-year-old Gerald Yeung and his childhood friends from Hong Kong travel to South America and Africa on their parents' dime. Confronted by challenges foreign to their privileged upbringing, the "Wannabe Backpackers" persevere in their Christian Dior clothes. They make plans to do it again when they turn 30. The decade that follows doesn’t go exactly to plan.

I was born a heresy, a girl with a man’s magic in a city divided by gender, with monks facing off against witches. I trained with the monks only under my father’s protection, head of the monastery. Rose to the top, despite everything set against me. Until he died. A suicide, they called it. Yeah, right. They killed him for his heresy. For me. My only hope to survive now is to find his killers before they come for me. To expose their lies as the real blasphemy.

Anita, redattrice in una rivista di moda, è quello che tutte sognano di essere: bella, giovane, elegante e colta. Ma anche tremendamente complicata. Sua madre e sua sorella, così concrete, non capiscono da dove arrivi la sua inquietudine. Lei però lo sa bene: quando si guarda allo specchio, le sue "mille me" riflettono i suoi cambiamenti di umore e la incoraggiano, la contraddicono, la rimproverano quando sbaglia. Perché Anita sbaglia spesso, soprattutto quando si tratta di uomini.

On the 50th anniversary of "The Shot Heard Round the World", Don DeLillo reassembles in fiction the larger-than-life characters who on October 3, 1951, witnessed Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

If there are places in your heart and corners of your mind that feel just as deep and dark and inaccessible as outer space, this book is for you. Fight as you may, unearthing the happiness and fulfillment you long for can feel nearly impossible.

Hunter never expected to be a boy band star, but, well, here he is. He and his band Kiss & Tell are on their first major tour of North America, playing arenas all over the United States and Canada (and getting covered by the gossipy press all over North America as well). Hunter is the only gay member of the band, and he just had a very painful breakup with his first boyfriend—leaked sexts, public heartbreak, and all—and now everyone expects him to play the perfect queer role model for teens.

In the summer of 1969, Buzz Aldrin had a mission. His goal was to fly 240 million miles from earth and, along with fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong, be the first to walk on the moon. But moments before that historic step, Aldrin poured a specially prepared drink into a cup and partook in a sacred celebration that had first occurred two thousand years before. In this five-session study, bestselling author and pastor Levi Lusko journeys back in time and forward in hope, using the 1969 lunar mission as an analogy of the metamorphosis that was unleashed by the man from Galilee.

Why did Justin Trudeau wait so long to restrict flights from China? Why did his top health bureaucrat tell us not to wear face masks? Why is there a loophole in Canada's quarantine laws for illegal border-crossers at Roxham Road? Why did the Liberals gather up Canada’s medical equipment and ship it to China as a gift? And why on Earth did Trudeau give $838,000 to the Wuhan Virology Institute?

It's the summer before high school starts, and 14-year-old Pinky Bean Millinghouse is dreading the hot, boring days ahead of her. As an only child and an aspiring fashion designer/poet/musician, being trapped in a small Midwestern town is anything but inspiring. The kind of life Pinky dreams of involves sophisticated people and exciting adventures. Like, making new friends from big cities.

Ein Doppelpack der Bücher Nummer 1 (Die perfekte Frau) und Nummer 2 (Der perfekte Block) von Blake Pierces Jessie Hunt Psychothriller-Serie! Dieser Doppelpack bietet Buch eins und zwei in einer praktischen Datei. In Die perfekte Frau ist sich die auszubildende Profilerin Jessie Hunt sicher, dass sie ihre düstere Kindheit endlich hinter sich gelassen hat. In Der perfekte Block versucht die neue Profilerin Jessie Hunt, 29, die Scherben ihres zerbrochenen Lebens aufzusammeln und verlässt die Vorstadt, um ein neues Leben in Downtown L.A. zu beginnen.

The secret history of the Beatles as if Paul McCartney DID die in a car accident in 1966 and was secretly replaced by Billy Campbell. This story is through the eyes of Billy Campbell and makes sense of all the clues that appear in the Beatles' albums from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on.

Kate Wise, eine fünfundfünfzigjährige FBI-Agentin im Ruhestand, deren Tochter schon aus dem Haus ist, wird aus ihrem ruhigen Vorstadtleben gerissen, als ein Pärchen ermordet aufgefunden wird und es keine offensichtlichen Verdächtigen gibt. Das FBI kann nicht auf Kates brillanten Scharfsinn und ihre Fähigkeit, sich in die Gedankenwelt von Serienkillern hineinzuversetzen verzichten und bittet sie, einen schwierigen Fall zu lösen. Warum wurden zwei Pärchen 80 Kilometer voneinander entfernt auf dieselbe Art und Weise ermordet aufgefunden? Was könnte sie verbinden?

El libro es una guía de referencia de lectura corta que describe un posible enfoque para seleccionar el país extranjero para la jubilación y prepararse para la mudanza de jubilación. Los otros libros de nuestra serie cubrirán países separados y proporcionarán más información. Este libro se refiere a varios países de Europa, una región diferente, con la historia y geografía diferentes y diversas.

Everyone has battles they're fighting, and every battle, these days, feels like a spiritual battle. This book by Bill Vincent discusses how you can prepare yourself for spiritual warfare. Vincent reminds us that prayer alone cannot help. He explains what else you can do in addition to prayer. He encourages us to study God and prayer for our spiritual battles to be most effective.

IGIST follows the challenges and triumphs of Emi, a 14 year-old Earthling girl that dreams of getting into the renowned Intergalactic Institute of Science and Technology, or IGIST. The odds are stacked against her however. As humanity has spread across the galaxy they have grown to look down on the Bygones left on the brain-drained backwater of planet Earth and have no interest in stopping the Plague that ravages the people left there.

In Das Perfekte Haus (Band 3) kehrt die Kriminalprofilerin Jessie Hunt, 29, frisch von der FBI-Akademie zurück und wird von ihrem mörderischen Vater gejagt und ist dadurch in einem gefährlichen Katz - und Mausspiel gefangen. In der Zwischenzeit muss sie ihr Bestes geben, um einen Mörder in einem neuen Fall aufzuhalten, der sie tief in die Vorstadt und an den Rand ihrer eigenen Psyche treibt. Der Schlüssel zu ihrem Überleben, so erkennt sie, liegt darin, ihre Vergangenheit zu entschlüsseln - eine Vergangenheit, der sie sich nie wieder stellen wollte.

In DER PERFEKTE BLOCK (Band #2) sammelt die Nachwuchsprofilerin Jessie Hunt, 29, die Scherben ihres zerbrochenen Lebens auf und verlässt die Vorstadt, um ein neues Leben in der Innenstadt von Los Angeles zu beginnen. Aber als eine wohlhabende Person des öffentlichen Lebens ermordet wird, befindet sich Jessie, die mit dem Fall beauftragt wurde, plötzlich wieder in der Welt der malerischen Vorstadt und jagt einen geistesgestörten Mörder inmitten der falschen Fassaden der Normalität von soziopathischen Frauen.