Results by "Rick" in All categories

La profecía largamente anunciada en torno al decimosexto cumpleaños de Percy se hace por fin realidad.... Mientras en las calles de Manhattan se libra una despiadada batalla por la civilización occidental, Percy abriga la terrible sospecha de estar luchando contra su propio destino.... Los mestizos han dedicado mucho tiempo a prepararse para la batalla decisiva contra los titanes, aunque saben que sus posibilidadesde obtener la victoria son mínimas.

A clinical psychiatrist explores the effects of DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. A behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research. Provides a unique scientific explanation for the phenomenon of alien abduction experiences. From 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick...

Percy Jackson musste schon mehrmals die Welt retten, nun hat er die Nase voll! Er hofft auf einen normalen Start am College zusammen mit seiner Freundin Annabeth. Doch leider sind die Götter noch nicht ganz fertig mit ihm. Angeblich braucht er für seine Zulassung drei Empfehlungsschreiben vom Olymp... Natürlich lassen sich die Götter da erst mal ordentlich bitten. Für sein erstes Schreiben muss er zusammen mit Annabeth und Grover in ein neues Abenteuer ziehen und den gestohlenen Kelch des Ganymed, des Mundschenks der Götter, wiederbeschaffen. Und die Aufgabe hat es in sich!

Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Napoleon to Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their parents.

Aufregende Abenteuer für alle Percy-Jackson-Fans! Lester Papadopoulos, auch bekannt als ehemaliger Gott Apollo, hat kaum Zeit zum Durchatmen, da steckt er schon wieder bis zum Hals im nächsten Abenteuer: Er muss hinunter in das magische Labyrinth des Dädalus und dort ein weiteres uraltes Orakel suchen. Zum Glück hat er seine Freundin Meg und den unerschrockenen Satyr Grover an seiner Seite. Zusammen müssen sie nicht nur vertrackte Worträtsel lösen, sondern sich auch weit größeren – und heißeren – Gefahren stellen.

Rick Riordan’s newest Percy Jackson adventure is full of hilarious set pieces, a diverse cast of gods and monsters, and many other delightful tricks and treats. Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in order to get into New Rome University. He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede’s chalice. Now the goddess Hecate has offered Percy another “opportunity”—all he has to do is pet sit her polecat, Gale, and mastiff, Hecuba, over Halloween week while she is away. Piece of cake, right?

He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians of the House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the young initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos.

Al Campo Mezzosangue Percy Jackson e gli altri semidei si stanno preparando per la battaglia contro i Titani. Ma le armate di Crono sembrano invulnerabili, e ora che una misteriosa spia si nasconde tra i ragazzi del campo, il Signore del Tempo e il suo seguito sono più che mai vicini alla vittoria. Creature di inaudita ferocia si sono risvegliate, e mentre gli dei sono impegnati a contenere l'assalto del mostruoso Tifone, Crono avanza verso New York per espugnare il Monte Olimpo.

In the 31st century, humanity stands on the precipice of extinction. The human colonies throughout the galaxy have been decimated by the relentless assault of the Korilian Empire, leaving Earth as the final refuge. Humankind's last hope rests on the tactical prowess of Admiral Jon McCarthy and the foresight of the Nexus House, an ancient conclave of clairvoyants who have long guided humanity's path.

Teil 1 der spannenden PERCY JACKSON-Reihe: Percy versteht die Welt nicht mehr. Jedes Jahr fliegt er von einer anderen Schule. Ständig passieren ihm seltsame Unfälle. Und jetzt soll er auch noch an einem Tornado Schuld sein! Langsam wird ihm klar: Irgendjemand hat es auf ihn abgesehen. Als Percy sich mit Hilfe seines Freundes Grover vor einem Minotaurus ins Camp Half-Blood rettet, erfährt er die Wahrheit: Sein Vater ist der Meeresgott Poseidon, Percy also ein Halbgott. Und er hat einen mächtigen Feind: Kronos, den Titanen.

Go to war or go to jail. For small-time street hustler Cam Alvarez, the choice is simple.... He has no family, no friends, no place in the world...nothing to lose. When his latest con results in the death of a cartel hit man, Cam opts to join the Marines and leave Earth to fight a vicious alien enemy. Drafted into the Marine Drop-Troopers, Cam discovers there’s one thing he’s even better at than running street-con games, and that’s killing the enemy.

Everyone knows that the best way to create customer loyalty is with service so good, so over the top, that it surprises and delights. But what if everyone is wrong? In their acclaimed bestseller The Challenger Sale, Matthew Dixon and his colleagues at CEB busted many longstanding myths about...

La maldición del titán es la trepidante continuación de la serie «Percy Jackson y los Dioses del Olimpo», cuyas anteriores entregas, El ladrón del rayo y El mar de los monstruos, han ocupado el puesto nº 1 en la lista de libros más vendidos de The New York Times y Publishers Weekly.

Percy und Annabeth haben es mit ihren Freunden auf ihrem Schiff, der Argo II, bis nach Rom geschafft. Doch nun steht alles auf dem Spiel: Die Erdgöttin Gaia und ihre Armee aus Riesen können sie nur aufhalten, wenn sie die Tore des Todes von beiden Seiten gleichzeitig verschließen. Gut, dass Percy und Annabeth ohnehin durch einen Felsschlund in die Unterwelt gestürzt sind, da können sie gleich auf die Suche danach gehen. Werden sie es rechtzeitig schaffen und den Untergang des Olymps verhindern?

A plane crash. A missing memory. A countdown to darkness. After a plane crashes into the icy waters near the remote Alaskan town of Midnight Harbor, former Navy SEAL Josh Black pulls a lone survivor from the wreckage. He knows her as Sarah Samson, a local waitress. But the woman who wakes in the...

O foco não é você! O propósito de sua vida é muito maior que a realização pessoal, a paz de espírito ou mesmo a felicidade. É muito maior que a família, a carreira ou mesmo os mais ousados sonhos e ambições. Muito antes de o Universo ter sido criado, Deus já tinha um plano para você. E os propósitos que ele tem para sua vida vão muito além dos poucos anos que passamos neste mundo. Você foi criado para viver eternamente.

A 2026 Audie Awards Finalist! Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail. In the 1970s, the ultimate trip for any backpacker was the storied “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu...

In the aftermath of Louis XIV's death, France teetered on the edge of bankruptcy. The nation's coffers were empty, its credit destroyed, and its future uncertain. Into this desperate situation stepped an extraordinary figure: John Law mathematician, gambler, financial theorist, and perhaps the...

Nico di Angelo is feeling antsy. It’s been almost three months since he and his boyfriend, Will Solace, returned to Camp Half-Blood from their journey to Tartarus, and there hasn’t been a demigod quest or a conflict with monsters in all that time. So, when Nico's half-sister, Hazel Levesque, asks him and Will to join her at Camp Jupiter on the West Coast, he shadow-jumps at the chance to get away and do something. In her Iris-message, Hazel had said that she needed the boys’ help with an “issue” with some “new guests.”

Brought to you by Puffin. IF YOU LIKE POISONINGS, BETRAYALS, MUTILATIONS, MURDERS AND FLESH-EATING FARMYARD ANIMALS, KEEP READING . . . In this gripping follow-up to Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods, demigod Percy Jackson tells the stories of twelve of the original Greek heroes in all their gory...