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Raw plant foods have the authentic life force properties that nature intended for us to receive. They provide the body with everything needed for optimum health. Our neglect of these foods has brought about the woeful health conditions that are so prevalent in the world today, where cooked food is a way of life.

In the dying days of 1850, the young detective Charles Maddox takes on a new case. His client? The only surviving son of the long-dead poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein. Charles soon finds himself being drawn into the bitter battle being waged over the poet's literary legacy. When a chance discovery raises doubts about the death of Shelley's first wife, Harriet, he starts to question whether she did kill herself—or whether what really happened was far more sinister…

While investigating the origins of a mysterious donation to Oxford University, private detective Charles Maddox encounters the mysterious Baron Von Reisenberg, the subject of many rumors and macabre legends. In the light of day Maddox can find no evidence of anything sinister—until a series of disturbing incidents send him on a quest to expose whatever evil lurks in the Baron's castle. After a terrifying encounter nearly costs him his sanity, Maddox returns home to find London besieged by an elusive murderer branded the Vampire.

Private investigator Charles Maddox is surprised when he is approached by Edward Tulkinghorn for help. The feared and shadowy attorney offers Charles a handsome price he can't refuse to do some sleuthing for a client. Charles learns that Sir Julius Cremorne has been receiving threatening letters, and now Tulkinghorn wants him to find and stop whoever is responsible. But what starts as a simple open-and-shut case swiftly escalates into something bigger and much darker. As he cascades toward a collision with powerful forces, Charles will need all the assistance he can get…

In his new book, leading neuroscientist Gordon M. Shepherd expands on the startling discovery that the brain creates the taste of wine. This approach to understanding wine's sensory experience draws on findings in neuroscience, biomechanics, human physiology, and traditional enology. Shepherd shows that creating the taste of wine engages more of the brain than does any other human behavior.

Rechtsmedizinerin Julia Schwarz hat während ihrer Tätigkeit schon viel erlebt. Doch dass jemand eine Tote mitten auf einem Spielplatz ablegt, ist ihr noch nie untergekommen. Und damit nicht genug. Die tote Frau steckt in einem weißen Rüschenkleid und trägt rosa Spangen in ihren geflochtenen Haaren. Sie sieht aus wie ein braves Schulmädchen. Bei der näheren Untersuchung stellt Julia fest, dass ein Pfeil ihr Herz durchbohrt hat. Allerdings fehlt das Blut.

Julia Schwarz: Wie alles begann! Eigentlich möchte Julia Schwarz sich auf den Abschluss ihres Medizinstudiums konzentrieren. Doch dann wird eine junge Frau ermordet und ausgerechnet Lennart, ihr liebenswerter Mitbewohner, wird von der Polizei verdächtigt. Julia will ihm helfen und ermittelt auf eigene Faust. Trotzdem gerät Lennart mehr und mehr in Bedrängnis. Einfach alles scheint gegen ihn zu sprechen. Zudem muss Julia in der Rechtsmedizin auch noch eine Tote obduzieren, die scheinbar die Handschrift des Mörders trägt.

Rechtsmedizinerin Julia Schwarz hat Routine im Umgang mit dem Tod. Doch als Kriminalkommissar Florian Kessler sie in ein heruntergekommenes Containerlager ruft, ist sie schockiert vom Anblick der Toten. Der jungen Frau wurden die Ohren abgeschnitten. Aber das ist nicht alles. Der Täter hat sie durch neue ersetzt. Verzweifelt versuchen Julia und Florian herauszufinden, ob diese von einem weiteren Opfer stammen. Schneller als es ihnen lieb ist, stoßen sie auf einen toten Mann, dem die Hände fehlen.

Cornwall, 1730: A young girl known only as Red travels with her father making a living predicting fortunes using the ancient Cornish method of the Square of Sevens. Shortly before he dies, her father entrusts Red’s care to a gentleman scholar, along with a document containing the secret of the Square of Sevens technique.

This is an autobiography of my last years of high school. It is about young innocent love, fun times, breakups, and betrayal. It does have some throwbacks to younger me....

I tried to make each prayer, poem, or inspirational story stand on its own merit. However, you may find that some are interconnected. How appropriate, since we are all interconnected with each other through God.

Deep within hostile Reeh Empire space, the UFS Phoenix is hunting another AI queen. This one is named Chion, and she has been installed at the heart of Reeh Empire power, enslaved against her will, for the past 8,000 years. Within her vast knowledge lies the most intimate data on Nia, the deepynine queen now threatening humanity's very existence. Freeing Chion could be the key to beating Nia and saving humanity. But Phoenix's allied drysine queen, Styx, and Chion's AI former sidekick, Shali, both want Chion for their own purposes.

This book isn’t designed to persuade you that one kind of therapy is better than another. Instead, you will learn about the different types of therapy, and you will learn some tools to help you choose the kind of therapy that will be the most beneficial to you. Therapy can be a powerful tool for overcoming traumas and coping with mental health issues. However, not all therapeutic approaches are the same. It is critical that you make an informed decision before undergoing therapy. This book is an invaluable guide as you make this important decision.

Der Tod ist manchmal viel näher, als du glaubst... Zons 1502: Bastian Mühlenberg wirft der armen Gertrude ein paar Münzen zu. Wenig später ist sie spurlos verschwunden. Das Amulett, das sie stets bei sich trug, liegt noch dort, wo Bastian die Alte zuletzt gesehen hatte. Niemals hätte sie es freiwillig abgelegt. Doch nicht nur sie, auch andere Bettlerinnen sind plötzlich wie vom Erdboden verschluckt. Bastian kann sich keinen Reim darauf machen. Schließlich gibt es bei den Bettelweibern nichts zu holen.

In dieser Geschichte lässt die Autorin Catherine Shepherd erneut Vergangenheit und Gegenwart zu einem atemberaubenden Thriller verschmelzen. Zons 1496: Bastian Mühlenberg von der Zonser Stadtwache verfolgt einen uralten Schatz und einen brutaler Mörder mit einer goldenen Sichel, der als Spur nur die Zungen seiner Opfer zurücklässt. Auf Bastian wartet ein düsteres Geheimnis... Gegenwart: Ein menschlicher Fußknochen wird in den Rheinauen von Zons gefunden. Kommissar Oliver Bergmann kann zunächst keine Leiche finden.

When NYPD Detective John Frankel's ex-wife is discovered murdered on the floor of his Manhattan studio apartment, he instantly becomes the prime suspect. Frankel's gun is linked to the fatal bullet, he had a motive, and he flees the city, all of which convinces his colleagues of his guilt. In spite of the mounting evidence, Frankel's bride-to-be, Rachel Grant, and her father, Austin Grant, formerly a detective at Scotland Yard in London, are certain of Frankel's innocence. But with the police under orders to use whatever force necessary to stop him, the duo will have to act fast to save him.

Separated from her ship, Major Trace Thakur is stranded on the reeh-occupied world of Rando. The native corbi have suffered beneath reeh tyranny for 800 years, and many have given up hope. But Trace needs the data stored in the reeh’s genetic technology and command center - the Rando Splicer - if she’s to learn how to save humanity from impending disaster, and is planning an assault against overwhelming odds. She’ll need help from the UFS Phoenix, though, which is caught in a ritual medieval battle to change the croma leadership.

This is a collection of 14 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic occultism and related subjects, but with a focus on the western mystery tradition within esotericism. The topics include Hermeticism, Ceremonial Magic, the Kabbalah, Ancient Wisdom and Philosophy, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry and Mysticism, by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects.

Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London - working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her father's gruesome experiments. But when she learns he is alive and continuing his work on a remote tropical island, she is determined to find out if the accusations are true. Accompanied by her father's handsome young assistant, Montgomery, and an enigmatic castaway, Edward - both of whom she is deeply drawn to - Juliet travels to the island, only to discover the depths of her father's madness.

Months have passed since Juliet Moreau returned to civilization after escaping her father's island - and the secrets she left behind. Now back in London, she is rebuilding the life she once knew and trying to forget Dr. Moreau's horrific legacy - though someone, or something, hasn't forgotten her. As people close to Juliet fall victim one by one to a murderer who leaves a macabre calling card of three claw-like slashes, Juliet fears one of her father's creations may have also made it off the island.