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Having spent 10 years as Jayne Mansfield's press secretary, Raymond Strait knows intimately both the public image and the private person that was Jayne Mansfield. Sitting through hundreds of hours of interviews and private conversations - not only with Jayne but also with her husbands, her lovers, and her children - gave Ray the opportunity to present a revealing portrait of the woman. He records her drive for fame and success and her overpowering need to be loved and to love.

Imagine a world where you don't recognize the human face. That's Hannah's condition - "prosopagnosia", or "face blindness" - when the brain center that recognizes faces is inoperable. The onset of the condition occurred when she was attacked by an unknown assailant in the inner lobby of her New York City apartment building. And now she thinks he's back, and not just in her dreams. When she also attracts the attention of a psychopathic predator and becomes the unwitting target of a Mafia drug ring, the scene is set.

For over six years, the Lost Fleets have been trapped in the Triangulum Galaxy. Every day has been filled full of danger as the galaxy conquering Simulins search relentlessly for them. With the arrival of the Distant Horizon, a daring plan is made. A message drone will be sent back home to give them warning of the deadly danger the Lost Fleets are facing. A danger that will soon boil over into the home galaxy as well.

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Shannon Reece's mother was one of several women murdered in the small Texas town of Limite when Shannon was six years old. Her mother's alleged killer was convicted and sent to jail, where he was subsequently killed by fellow inmates. Now, 26 years later, Shannon has decided that the unresolved questions about the case, which continue to haunt her, can no longer be ignored. With the help of a private eye, Shannon sets out to find the answers, and what she finds reveals some truths that several prominent Limite citizens would rather she had not discovered.

World War II was much more than just a war among several nations. With the war came new forms of warfare, covert missions, special operations, sabotage, destruction, and espionage and so on among the enemies. Spies were employed, plans were formulated, and disguises were put up by both the Axis and the Allies to obtain information or to hinder the progress of the war. This resulted in some of the most unconventional, creative and ingenious operations that played an important role in shaping the course of the war.

The true story (on which the film Jeremiah Johnson was partially based) of John Johnson, who in 1847 found his wife and her unborn child had been killed by Crow braves. Out of this tragedy came one of the most gripping feuds - one man against a whole tribe - in American history.

Could Martin Talbot's elderly, Alzheimer-stricken mother, Judy, really have been the Black Stiletto? When Martin discovers several volumes of her diaries hidden by his mother, he is stunned beyond all imagination. His mother, the underground heroine of yesteryear? The famed, still unidentified woman who battled Communist spies, took on the Mafia, and preyed on common crooks? The woman who exacted punishment on evildoers without mercy? But it is all described, in great detail, in the diaries. Could it be true? Talbot is filled with doubt and disbelief.

It is 1961 in the fourth audiobook of the Black Stiletto series. Judy, the Stiletto, meets Leo, a charismatic man who convinces her to move to Los Angeles when she is "run out" of New York by increasingly hazardous police heat. But soon Judy suspects that Leo is not the white knight she first thought. Leo, who has connections with the West Coast mobs, has plenty of skeletons in his closet. His mysterious sister, Christina, who once served time for armed robbery, could also be a threat to the Stiletto's new life in California.

Rock star Peter Flame is found dead. It looked like he hanged himself, but the coroner ruled it a homicide. Now it’s up to Spike Berenger and Rockin’ Security to find out who killed Flame…and why. Was it his ex-wife? A former bandmate? A religious cult that had become Flame’s groupies? A member of one of the mysterious rock ‘n’ roll gangs terrorizing New York? Only a music insider like Spike can hope to wade through the rumors and the legends and find the cold hard facts…and a cold-blooded killer.

Mara des Acoma, souveraine de sa maison, s'est imposée comme une force à part entière au sein des clans et comme une joueuse adroite au jeu du Conseil. À présent, dame Mara doit mener la bataille sur deux fronts : le foyer d'intrigues et de trahisons de la cour des Tsurani, et son propre cœur, qui brûle d'affection pour un esclave barbare venu du monde ennemi. Kevin l'initie aux plaisirs de l'amour, mais la pousse également à remettre en question ses principes de vie...

Elle s'appelle Mara. Elle devait rentrer au couvent pour le reste de sa vie, mais le destin en a décidé autrement. La mort de son père et de son frère la propulse du jour au lendemain dame du clan Acoma. À dix-sept ans à peine, elle se retrouve à la tête de l'une des familles les plus prestigieuses qui soient. La lutte pour la survie commence... Car dans l'empire, les nobles s'affrontent pour le pouvoir au sein du terrible jeu du Conseil. Intrigues, complots, alliances : tous les coups sont permis tant que les traditions sont respectées.

Die Frau des Wirtschaftsmagnaten Howard Melton ist verschwunden. In einem Telegramm aus El Paso erfährt Melton von ihrem Plan, ihren Liebhaber zu heiraten. Als sich herausstellt, dass das nicht stimmen kann, engagiert er den Privatdetektiv John Dalmas.

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Un jeune orphelin vint un jour du royaume des Isles. Il devint l'apprenti du maître magicien de la cour de Crydee, sur les terres de Krondor. Son courage lui valut une place à la cour et le cœur d'une adorable princesse, mais l'approche traditionnelle de la magie ne le satisfaisait pas. C'était avant que n'éclate la Guerre de la Faille avec l'invasion d'un étrange peuple de guerriers surgi d'un empire lointain. Alors, celui qu'on appelait Pug dut faire face à son véritable destin. Le jour viendrait où il détiendrait le sort de deux mondes entre ses mains.

Detrás de cada éxito o fracaso financiero hay una historia que contar y una lección que aprender. Con una prosa fluida y muy fácil de entender, el autor se atreve a contar historias reales de personas extraordinarias con vidas comunes. Historias sobre endeudamiento, ahorro, gasto, inversión que muestran cómo algunos han perdido su tranquilidad o la han construido. Historias que desnudan los sueños e ilusiones, las angustias y alegrías, los logros y sufrimientos de protagonistas anónimos con una vida representativa.

The idea of writing this book was to capture the humble origin of insurance from a casual chat in a coffee house (not in a court or parliament), then the various case laws that cemented the fundamental principles.

Der Ingenieur Tom Wuff nimmt eines Tages ein Kätzchen und ein Hündchen mit nach Hause, die er auf der Straße ausgesetzt findet. Verändert dies zunächst sein Leben nur im Kleinen, so steht Größeres bevor. Er begibt sich auf eine Weltraummission, um den Quell des Lebens zu entdecken.

Regelmäßig wird Florian von seltsamen Träumen geplagt. Eine geheimnisvolle Frauenstimme teilt ihm darin mit, dass er den Kampf gegen das „Feuer des Bösen“ aufnehmen müsse, um die Welt vor dem Untergang zu retten. Zunächst widerwillig, aber schließlich doch entschlossen, stellt sich Florian dieser Auseinandersetzung.

Der Weltraumtransporter Xanthos ist auf dem Rückweg zur Erde. Als die Mannschaft ein Notsignal empfängt, geht sie diesem nach und landet auf einem fremden Planeten. Dort finden sie ein unbekanntes Lebewesen, das sich schnell als todbringendes Monster erweist. Es beginnt ein Kampf auf Leben und Tod.