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Pulled from a frozen sea, pierced by arrows and close to death, Knot has no memory of who he was. But his dreams are dark, filled with violence and unknown faces. Winter, a tiellan woman whose people have long been oppressed by humans, is married to and abandoned by Knot on the same day. In her search for him, she will discover her control of magic but risk losing herself utterly. And Cinzia, priestess and true believer, returns home to discover her family at the heart of a heretical rebellion. A rebellion that only the Inquisition can crush....

In Fashionopolis, Thomas sees renewal in a host of developments, including printing 3-D clothes, clean denim processing, smart manufacturing, hyperlocalism, fabric recycling - even lab-grown materials. From small-town makers and Silicon Valley whizzes to such household names as Stella McCartney, Levi’s, and Rent the Runway, Thomas highlights the companies big and small that are leading the crusade.

Josh Duffy is staring into the abyss. A decorated army veteran turned military contractor, his last mission went sideways, leaving him badly injured and his career derailed. Now, he’s working as a mall cop, trying to keep his family one step ahead of the bill collectors. So when a chance at redemption - and a big pay day - comes his way, Duff eagerly jumps in. The job - to ride shotgun on a motorcade of heavily armed and armored vehicles as they roll into Mexico’s cartel country.

The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first name basis.” Bix is forty, with four kids, restless, and desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memory. Within a decade, Bix’s new technology, “Own Your Unconscious”—which allows you access to every memory you’ve ever had, and to share your memories in exchange for access to the memories of others—has seduced multitudes.

Es ist wieder Advent und Mats und seine Schwester Matilda freuen sich auf Plätzchen backen, Kerzenschein und vielleicht sogar den ersten Schnee. Doch dieses Jahr verläuft die Vorweihnachtszeit ganz und gar unweihnachtlich und verquer! Mats und Matilda sind sich einig, dass hier nur noch Spekulatius helfen kann. Der kleine Weihnachtsdrache ist nach ihrem letzten Abenteuer wieder nach Hause auf die Weihnachtsinsel geflogen, doch jetzt eilt er den Kindern zu Hilfe.

Ein Hasenmädchen mit dem Herz am rechten Fleck Auf Schloss Löffelburg ist alles in bester Ordnung. Nur vermisst Prinz Lämpchen immer noch seine verschollene Mutter. Als Hilda Hasenherz erfährt, dass Maria Mümmel gar nicht davongehoppelt ist, sondern von einem Adler entführt wurde, beschließt sie, die verlorene Hasenkönigin zurückzuholen. Zusammen mit ihren Freunden macht sie sich auf den Weg zum Meer, denn dorthin ist der Adler geflogen. Doch Hilda braucht nicht nur Hilfe, um das große Wasser zu überqueren - auf einer fernen Insel warten noch ganz andere Abenteuer auf sie.

Die Chronik von Ehb berichtet von einer Zeit, da sich der Bastardprinz Fallow mit dem finsteren Magier Gallian zusammenschloss, auf dass dieser ihm den Weg zum Thron zu ebnen sollte. Schon bald erzitterte das friedfertige Land unter dem Terror marodierender Banden von Tiermenschen, während ein heimtückischer Anschlag auf den König das Reich weiter destabilisierte. Die Generäle und Magier der Krone schienen machtlos gegen das Bündnis der beiden Intriganten, als das Schicksal von Ehb plötzlich in die Hände eines einfachen Mannes fiel.

Former Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush and New York Times bestselling author of The Man I Knew, Jean Becker shares touching and pivotal life lessons from a leader that left a mark on people's hearts and souls.

It's 2010. Staggeringly successful and brilliant tech entrepreneur Bix Bouton is desperate for a new idea. He's 40, with four kids, and restless when he stumbles into a conversation with mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or 'externalising' memory. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, Own Your Unconscious—that allows you access to every memory you've ever had, and to share every memory in exchange for access to the memories of others—has seduced multitudes. But not everyone.

Die Reise des mutigen Draculino geht weiter! Der dritte und letzte Teil des Audible Originals von Elfie Donnelly (Bibi Blocksberg, Benjamin Blümchen) erzählt von dem spannenden Abenteuer des Waisenjungen Luca, der nicht nur seine eigene kleine Welt, sondern plötzlich die gesamte Menschheit vor den bösen Vampiren beschützen muss. Es hätte alles so schön sein können. Luca fühlte sich als Draculino im Kreis seiner liebevollen Vampirfamilie eigentlich sehr wohl und sicher. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem die fiese Verwandtschaft aus Transsilvanien im Keller des Waisenhauses einzieht und Luca als Menschenkind entlarvt.

A small town is ruined by black rain, and two police officers find themselves face to face with the creatures lurking in the flooded streets. In the wild west, an aging gunslinger returns to his favorite brothel, only to encounter a fathomless black tar that's devouring everyone within. Paramedics find a remedy for a zombie virus outbreak - but can the survivors come to terms with their cannibalism? These stories and more fill Growing Dark, a collection of Kristopher Triana’s darkest short stories.

Did you ever think about where your jeans come from? How about the people who made your T-shirt, or what happens to the clothes you grow out of when you're done wearing them? The fabrics clothes are made of, the way they are designed and sewn and shipped around the world, and the way we consume them and get rid of them - every step in this process has a big impact on our environment, on the people who work in clothing factories, and on our cultures.

C. J. Box, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library Journal).

Ganze Generationen lauschen vor dem heimischen Kassettenrekorder den Geschichten von Elfie Donnelly. Nach den Abenteuern von "Bibi Blocksberg" und "Benjamin Blümchen" entführt uns die bekannte Autorin mit "Draculino 2" erneut in die spannende Welt des kleinen Waisenjungen Luca. Die zweite Staffel des gruselig-schönen Audible Originals ist ein Muss für kleine und große Vampirfans.

The stories in this collection reflect a fundamental truth about Santa Fe: history depends on who's telling it. Too often the story of this city has been told only by the conquerors and the tourism PR firms. Hear the stories that never make the glossy tour brochures: the working class and the underground, the decolonized and the ever-haunted; the Santa Fe only we know.... Conquered and reconquered, colonized and commodified, Santa Fe understands - from historical genocide to the murders of family members - the intimacy of violence.

Der siebenjährige Luca Natale lebt in einem baufälligen Waisenhaus in der Kleinstadt Poggio. Das Leben im Heim ist nicht immer leicht - Schwester Immaculata führt als Leiterin ein strenges Regiment. Und der stille, rothaarige Luca wird oft zur Zielscheibe von Hänseleien. Bei einer Attacke des groben Nico Caputo büßt er zu allem Überfluss auch noch seine Vorderzähne ein. Jetzt sieht er beinahe aus wie ein kleiner Vampir! Doch zum Glück steht ihm Neuzugang Mila bei, ein mutiges syrisches Flüchtlingsmädchen.

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series. 'President' by Simon Guerrier. Alone together, two Federation officials at last share the truth. Supreme Commander Servalan agrees to explain to Secretary Rontane how she set up the President. And when she is done, Servalan's executioners will be waiting....

Business sense consists of "five freedoms," says Dan Thomas, President of FOCUS. Success depends on exercising each freedom in developing strategy, systems, organization, and personnel selection. Dr. Thomas, whose company works with client management teams to help them develop and implement business and corporate strategies that make sense, has taught at both the Stanford and Harvard Business Schools. Now he lends his expertise to help you make the decisions that can mean the difference between prosperity and failure in your organization.

What should I wear? More than ever, we are told it should be something new. Today, the clothing industry churns out 80 billion garments a year and employs every sixth person on Earth. Historically, the apparel trade has exploited labour, the environment and intellectual property. Best-selling journalist Dana Thomas has travelled the globe to discover the visionary designers and companies who are reclaiming traditional craft and launching cutting-edge sustainable technologies to produce better fashion.

Inequality. Influence. Fraud. Sabotage. These are the themes of great fiction and our modern economy. In this collection of short stories by some of today’s most scintillating writers, the rich get poorer and the poor get richer. Yeah, right! From the heartbreaking to the hilarious, here are eight instantly classic battles over currency, class, privilege - and social distance.