Résultats de "Hal" dans Toutes les catégories

Nach einem brutalen Verrat findet sich Hayden Parrish in den Händen des gefährlichsten Mannes der Drachenwelt gefangen wieder. Die Bindung zu ihren Gefährten reißt mit jedem Tag mehr und so beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Doch ihr Entführer hat andere Pläne und enthüllt Wahrheiten, die nicht nur Hayden alles kosten könnten – sondern auch die gesamten Drachenvölker. Während ihr uraltes Erbe sie zu verschlingen droht, muss sie eine Entscheidung treffen, die über das Schicksal der gesamten Welt bestimmen könnte.

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a major college athletic program? In this audiobook Val Hale describes his 24-year journey from being an intern in BYU's Sports Information Office to sitting in the athletic director's chair. His career spanned the "glory years," of Ainge, McMahon, Young, Bosco, and Detmer, when Cougar sports were rising to national prominence.

Your spiritual growth is in your own hands… but these profound lessons will guide you as you discover your path. Are you on a quest for spiritual awakening? There’s bad news and there’s good news—spiritual awakening isn’t a linear path or something you can achieve by following step-by-step guidance. But while it may not be a clear and straightforward journey, this is what makes it so rewarding. It’s a journey that’s uniquely yours, and what you discover may be wholly different from what someone else does.

Some truths refuse to stay buried. When Sheriff Evelyn Harwood is called to the decaying Whitlock plantation, she finds a scene out of hell: a young woman's mutilated body, a town choking on superstition, and a preacher whispering about demons that wear human skin. What begins as a brutal killing unravels into something far older—and far darker. Every clue leads back to the Crowder family, a blood-cursed lineage bound by silence.

Total control. I need it in every aspect of my life. Some would say that makes me an asshole. A freak. But as long as everything's exactly how I want it, I'm completely flexible. I'm kidding. Okay, I'm not kidding. Lacey needs someone in her life who's bigger and scarier than her demons, and she wants that man to be me. Her boss. The Viking in a suit. I hope she understands what she's getting into. This daddy isn't going to pat her on the head and tell her she's a good girl for nothing. Especially not when she's spinning out of control.

After days of anticipation, the boys finally arrive at Toad Browns house for the much-awaited Halloween party. A night filled with exciting new games unfolds, but unexpected surprises await that werent on the itinerary. - Summary by Alice Hale Burnett

Join “Toad” Brown, his brother, and their friends as they embark on a delightful adventure during the Christmas holidays. From daydreaming at a toy shop window to chopping down the perfect Christmas tree, engaging in an epic snowball fight, and orchestrating a surprise for a friend, this enchanting story captures the spirit of early 20th-century small-town life. Perfect for young readers and listeners, this short book invites you to read along and enjoy the charming illustrations available at Project Gutenberg. (Summary by Kara)

Die geistige Einstellung ist alles. Daher entwickelte Hal Elrod vor zwanzig Jahren als junger Vertreter die »Wunderformel« für das richtige Mindset. Sie lautet: unerschütterlicher Glaube + unermüdlicher Einsatz = gewünschtes Ergebnis. So brach er einen Verkaufsrekord nach dem anderen. Nachdem bei ihm Krebs diagnostiziert wurde, setzte er seine alte Formel wieder ein. Obwohl er nur eine 30-prozentige Überlebenschance hatte, konzentrierte er sich auf sein Ziel, wieder gesund zu werden. Diese Einstellung half ihm dabei, seine Angst zu überwinden.

The Princess in Black: Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! Stopping monsters is no job for prim and perfect Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret: she’s also the Princess in Black! Can...

Nate’s best friend Jeremy is missing, and Nate seems to be the only one worried that he’s been captured by hideous creatures that live in the sewers. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka...

When I escape to the charming town of Blue Mountain to hide, I'm immediately hired as a personal assistant by the oldest son of the billionaire family in town. My new boss, Weston Keith, is irresistible and completely off-limits. I can keep things professional between us, I swear. When his housekeeper twists her ankle after tripping over the dog, I take over her responsibilities. Only, I have no idea how to cook and clean. Let's just say the situation gets real interesting, real fast. On top of that, I have a teensy-weensy secret he knows nothing about.

If you’re interested in making money with stocks, you’re not alone. A recent Gallup poll showed that nearly 6 in 10 American adults have money in the stock market. But unless you’ve previously worked as an investment banker, you might have better odds of making money at the casino than with stocks. In fact, researchers from the University of California found that 90 percent of retail investors and day traders lose money. Which is why most people think winning in the stock market is simply a game of chance.

The Sino-American contest is driven by clashing geopolitical interests and a stark ideological dispute over whether authoritarianism or democracy will dominate the twenty-first century. But both history and China's current trajectory suggest that this rivalry will reach its moment of maximum danger in the 2020s. The Chinese challenge will most likely prove more manageable than many pessimists currently believe—but during the 2020s, the pace of Sino-American conflict will accelerate, and the prospect of war will be frighteningly real.

All I wanted was to keep my head above water. To survive long enough to hit my 18th birthday so I could escape the nightmare that my homelife had become. But all of that was turned upside down the moment they showed up. The best friend from my past. The surly brooder. The kindhearted nerd. The king of campus. The dark one.

Parenting is not about kids, it's about parents. If you're not in control, then you cannot be in charge. What every kid really needs are parents who are able to keep their cool no matter what. Easier said than done? Not anymore, thanks to ScreamFree Parenting, the principle-based approach that's inspiring parents everywhere to truly revolutionize their family dynamics.

Constance Hale, the best-selling author of Sin and Syntax, zooms in on the colorful world of verbs. Synthesizing the pedagogical and the popular, the scholarly and the scandalous, Hale combines the wit of Bill Bryson with the practical wisdom of William Zinsser. She marches through linguistic history to paint a layered picture of our language - from before it really existed to the quirky usages we see online today. She warns about habits to avoid and inspires with samples of brilliant writing.

After the loss of her fiancé a year ago, event planner Lauren Sutton can’t seem to go on with her choice of career or the life she’d built with her fiancé any longer. Floundering emotionally, she makes a snap decision to sell her half of the business and spend the summer among the sand dunes and changing tides of the Outer Banks, taking care of an old inn in Rodanthe, North Carolina, with its elderly owner Mary Everett.

Welcome to the Apprentice Academy. Congratulations on your acceptance to one of the world’s finest institutions for sorcery. Your course of study here will be long and perilous, but this book of sorcery skills and fascinating tales from the world of magic will help you along the way—ideally...

This book is about how to love each other without losing yourselves. In our swiftly changing world, old rules, roles, and patterns of behavior no longer work as they did in the past. This can be disorienting. Many people just give up on relationships altogether!

It was supposed to be a fresh start. A completely blank slate in a place where no one knew about the tragedy that ripped her family apart six months ago. A tragedy Rowan can't help but blame herself for. Now the only thing she wants is to blend in. To escape the house that has become more like a prison. Her new school is her only hope. Somewhere she can pretend she's just like everyone else. Only Rowan doesn't realize how unique she is. Holden is the first to recognize it, but he's not the last.