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Dans le calorifère de Steuvels, le relieur de la rue de Turenne, on a retrouvé deux dents d’un homme d’une quarantaine d’années. L’affaire est confiée à Maigret qui aura beaucoup de difficultés à comprendre le lien entre l’affaire Steuvels et la mystérieuse jeune femme au chapeau blanc qui a confié son petit garçon à Madame Maigret dans le square d’Anvers.

Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie. When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory things go disastrously wrong, and what appears to be "a simple tale" proves to involve politicians, policemen, foreign diplomats, and London's fashionable society in the darkest and most surprising interrelations.

In Nostromo, Joseph Conrad has transformed an apocryphal anecdote about a sailor who got away with stealing a boat loaded with silver into a grandly panoramic, yet deeply unsettling, narrative that sees every conceivable type of political person — from the laughably oafish and brutal to various shades of the well-meaning — caught up in an episode of revolutionary upheaval in the fictional South American country of Costaguana.

In this audiobook you'll learn: The keys to regain your lost years; how to set smart goals; how to be extremely organized; how to live in active consciousness; how to maximize your gifts and talents; the advantages of intensity; how to take advantage of work; how to regain lost years through solitude; how to regain lost years through other people; and to go from bankruptcy to wealth.

Many factors shape the success or failure of a new business, whether it's a stand-alone start-up or a venture inside a larger corporation. But the most important and least understood of these factors is the personality of the entrepreneur - the particular combination of beliefs and preferences that drives his or her motivation, decision making, and leadership style. And your builder personality is the one resource you can directly control in growing a business that wins. Simply put, who you are shapes how you build for growth.

Everyone assumed Sira was going to ace the practical exam. Top of her class at the Academy, she’s proven she can fly an airship. What she can’t seem to do is make it home. Shot down in the dead of night, she and James Hawk, the frustrating mage assigned to her exam, are stranded in the Bellever forest. Sira doesn't trust magic, or the mage she's stranded with, but they're the only survivors of the attack and it will take both their talents to get back to the city.

Everything begins with a secret. Fourteen-year-old Dawn Weathers was a happy and robust teenage girl about to embark on her first year of high school when her father shared a dark secret. Dawn was the offspring of an angel and demon, her blood was celestial. Her adventures over the next couple of years are rocky. Until she moves to a small midwestern town. Suddenly she’s thrown into a world of vampires, demons, and first loves. As unknown elements become noticed and more secrets are revealed, she learns there is a lot more than just fire in her blood.

The letter arrives: Ondine’s final assignment in her teaching program that will finally—finally—secure her future on the Isle of Mardona. The process has been difficult due to her father’s Neridian bloodline, but also the legacy her mother left in the wake of her death. But this final step will put all of that in the past where it belongs, and Ondine will settle into her place on the Isle. But there’s a problem. She has been assigned to teach at Regiatus: an underwater school in deep Neridia. Not only is Neridia dangerous—especially for Ondine—but her assignment throws her plans into chaos.

Iris stands on the precipice of her legacy as a Phoenix, her powers flickering to life like embers in the dark. But the shadows still stir, threatening to snuff out the fragile spark of her potential. Thalia finds herself ensnared in the tangled threads of her family's ambitions. Her fate is not her own, but a pawn in the game of alliances and dominance. The pressure mounts as Thalia's parents scramble to secure a marriage alliance that will fortify their Clan's standing. The stakes rise as Adrian and Iris navigate the uncharted territory of their fated connection.

Aufgewachsen in den heiligen Hallen der mysteriösen ›Gemeinschaft der Rätselmacher‹ weiß Clayton Stumper so einiges über verschlüsselte Botschaften, knifflige Puzzles und verwunschene Labyrinthe. Und über brillante Menschen jenseits der Achtzig, denn von einem Hort der Genialität hat sich Creighton Hall, das Anwesen der Gemeinschaft, mehr und mehr zu einem intellektuell herausfordernden Seniorenheim entwickelt. Weniger versteht Clayton von Menschen seines Alters oder vom Leben außerhalb der Gemeinschaft.

Tired of her life back home, Carlin decides to go out on a limb and leave her small town behind for the green hills of Ireland hoping for a bit of adventure. Once she meets the mysterious Maddox and his outcast group of friends it's quickly apparent that this sleepy town, and some of its residents, are more than meets the eye. Carlin must look past facades to find the truth hidden there, uncovering love, friendship, and more than a little danger along the way.

Quest For The Runestone: a short story is the fantasy Audio Drama of Réann, a young woman that finds she is the chosen one, tasked with keeping villagers safe as the mountains rumble and quake. Once a colorful ancient magic is awakened, she sets off on a journey to learn the secrets of the Runestone.

We live in a world of instant gratification, where happiness feels just a click away. But the constant rush of distractions has left us emotionally dependent and struggling to focus on what truly matters. She'll introduce you to dopamine, the pleasure hormone, and explain its role in the search for instant gratification, as well as its influence on our perception of pain, boredom, and discomfort.

Enter an enchanting and romantic new world from the New York Times Bestselling author of the Trylle Saga. Isadore Dellamousa is a talented muse in a magickal kingdom, chosen to perform at royal festivals. But her life is far from glamorous, overshadowed by her controlling mother and the dark secrets of her past. When Isadore meets the enigmatic enchanter Soren Tomoleo, sparks fly—both on and off the stage. Together, they create magik unlike anything Wespen has ever seen. But their growing bond defies the strict rules of their world.

Ein rätselhafter Brief wirbelt das Leben von Rike Kehrmann durcheinander. Ein Unbekannter schreibt, er habe jahrelang nach ihrer verstorbenen Mutter gesucht, denn sie sei die Liebe seines Lebens gewesen. In der Hoffnung, mehr zu erfahren, fährt Rike nach Amsterdam, in die Stadt ihrer Kindheit - und lernt dort nicht nur Hendrik Rhee und seine fidele Senioren-WG kennen. Es wird auch eine Reise in ihre eigene Vergangenheit, und sie bleibt nicht ohne Folgen für Rikes zukünftiges Leben... Ein Roman über die Macht der Erinnerung - und die Enthüllung einer neuen Wahrheit.

Magic is real. People just don't like to talk about it. As far as most humans know, magic is confined only to the world of fairies, elves, and witches, but the staff at the museum know better. There is so much more.

Each of the stories in this collection is spun from a simple, if typically wry and bleak, idea. In "Gaspar Ruiz", a South American general who has fought in a war of independence tells his guests a long tale about a notorious strong man that explains the origin of his current domestic arrangements. "The Informer" leads the reader into the depths of a political conspiracy, dealing very slyly indeed with questions of truth and pretence.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

A brave Malay chieftain suffers from a surprising vulnerability. After giving birth to a series of unfortunate children, a farmer's wife is determined to bear no more. A spoonful of sugar brings a neophyte ivory trader to a moment of Nietzschean self-realisation. A pompous ass discovers that his wife has run off with another man. Secluded in an eerie lagoon, a Malay carries a guilty secret in his heart. "Tales of Unrest" was the first volume of short fiction Joseph Conrad published in his own lifetime.

In these four stories, written between 1900 and 1902, Joseph Conrad bid gradual farewell to his adventurous life at sea and began to confront the more daunting complexities of life on land in the twentieth century. In 'Typhoon' Conrad reveals, in the steadfast courage of an undemonstrative captain and the imaginative readiness of his young first mate, the differences between instinct and intelligence in a partnership vital to human survival.