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Un ballet de leprosos es el título de una novela inédita que Leonard Cohen escribió con poco más de veinte años, mucho antes de que su talento se plasmara en más de veinte álbumes y seis premios Grammy y alcanzara una fama mundial.

Ein bewegendes Hörbuch über eine wahre Geschichte: die erste Frau, die mit dem Fahrrad die Welt umrundete. Boston, 1894. Annie ist gerade einmal 24, als sie eine schicksalhafte Entscheidung trifft: Sie lässt sich auf die Wette zweier Geschäftsmänner ein, die behaupten, eine Frau würde es niemals schaffen, mit dem Fahrrad die Welt zu umrunden. Annie widerspricht: Was ein Mann kann, kann eine Frau schon lange! Also setzt sie sich auf ihr 19 kg schweres Rad, im Gepäck nur Wechselunterwäsche und einen Revolver, und begibt sich auf das Abenteuer ihres Lebens.

Veteran science journalist Leonard David explores the moon in all its facets, from ancient myth to future "Moon Village" plans. David offers inside information about how the United States, allies, and competitors, as well as key private corporations like Moon Express and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, plan to reach, inhabit, and even harvest the moon in the decades to come. Spurred on by the Google Lunar XPRIZE - $30 million for the first to get to the moon and send images home - the 21st-century space race back to the moon has become more urgent, and more timely, than ever.

Leonard Stringfield was born in 1920. He was director of CRIFO (Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects) - one of the world's largest research groups during the mid-50s, and publisher of its newsletter, ORBIT (1953-1957). He also worked in cooperation with the United States Air Force (1953-1957), investigating and reporting UFO activity, having been assigned a special code number for reporting to the Air Defense Command in Columbus, Ohio. For over 30 years, Stringfield served in several of the major UFO organizations in a public relations capacity. From 1957 to 1970, he was public relations adviser with the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP). Later on, he was Director of Public Relations and a board member of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON). He was also a regional investigator for the Center for UFO Studies, directed by Dr. J. Allen Hynek. Stringfield was an executive with DuBois Chemicals, an international manufacturer. Stringfield retired in 1981 as Director of Public Relations and Marketing Services for DuBois Chemicals, a division of Chemed Corp., after 31 years of service with the company. From 1967-1968 he served as Early Warning Coordinator for the University of Colorado UFO Project, screening UFO reports for possible scientific study. Stringfield was also an advisor to Sir Eric Gairy, former Prime Minister of Grenada, 1977-78, during his efforts to establish a UFO research agency within the framework of the United Nations. Stringfield passed away in 1994, leaving a string of fascinating publications behind, one of which is Crash Retrievals: Status Report II: The UFO Crash Retrieval Syndrome - New Sources, New Data, based on a talk Stringfield gave at a MUFON convention in 1978.

Original stories of mountain men between 1833 and 1837 traveling from the Missouri River, through the plains and Rocky Mountains, to the Pacific and back, with all the different Indians and Indian wars they observed from the opposite point of view - from Indians themselves, like Zitkala-Sa, in American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends.

Una noche de otoño, unos pescadores descubren un cadáver en la playa del Chivo, en La Habana. La víctima, Miguel Forcade Mier, ha sido asesinada con una saña brutal, casi inexplicable. Este crimen removerá una antigua trama de corrupciones y viejas ambiciones frustradas, ya que, en efecto, en los años sesenta Forcade había dirigido oficialmente las expropiaciones de bienes artísticos requisados a la burguesía tras la Revolución.

La Habana, verano de 2003. Han trascurrido catorce años desde que el teniente investigador Mario Conde, desencantado, abandonara la policía. En esos años han ocurrido muchos cambios en Cuba, y también en la vida de Mario Conde. Su inclinación por la literatura y la necesidad de ganarse la vida lo han llevado a dedicarse a la compra y venta de libros de segunda mano. El hallazgo fortuito de una valiosísima biblioteca le coloca al borde de un magnífico negocio, capaz de aliviar sus penurias materiales.

Gennaio 1505. Chiuso nel suo studio, Niccolo Machiavelli, Primo Segretario della Repubblica di Firenze, non trova pace. Troppi sono i segnali sinistri apparsi in città nelle ultime settimane; impossibile non intuire che un grave pericolo è alle porte. Il cardinale Giovanni de' Medici, rampollo della famiglia esiliata che tutti ancora temono, è tornato, travestito da umile frate, per le strade che un tempo erano dei suoi padri e che adesso progetta di riprendersi.

In addition to many expert breeders, practitioners in the fields of canine behavioral psychology, veterinary health, and breed-specific ownership have contributed with invaluable advice and tips. So whether you are looking for basic instruction or more advanced advice, you will find it all here.

Tasha, Ashley, and Carol are recruited by Commander Terri and K.A.A.C (Kid Agents Against Crime) to find Spy King. They are the first girl team to be formed by the agency and their mantra is "Girl Power." Since the girls are having a sleep over, only one can go on the mission.

Années 1980, le professeur Combalsky, ingénieur agronome, vient de finaliser une invention de nature à bouleverser l'équilibre Nord-Sud en éradiquant totalement le spectre de la faim dans le monde. Les services de renseignements français et étrangers, mais aussi les services privés de l'industrie agro-alimentaire, dont Fayard Lacérure, rivalisent pour s'emparer du secret de sa découverte.

With the convergence upon the world, SC and friends band together to stop Sialia's evil plans for remaking humanity. In their greatest challenge yet, they'll discover new powers, unleash abilities rumored only in myth, and form the final resistance against the Instructors. Join them in the exciting conclusion of Places of Power.

Listen to book 5 for more superpowers, more titans, and more answers on SC's past. After betrayal at his friend's hands, SC travels deep into the heart of the Instructors - coming not as an enemy, but as an ally. With his memories still modified by Lucio, he joins their ranks with a single goal in mind: to free Siri, the Titan whose songs bends others to her will. Meanwhile, SC's friends rush to stop him, and to understand why SC is suddenly acting insane. With his mind altered, and his powers honed by the instructors, rescuing SC will take everything they have.

Do you want to get people to agree with you whenever you want? Would you like to know how influence other people's thoughts and make them do what you desire? Then mastering the art of manipulation is for you. Manipulation is a practice whereby you look into someone's natural psychological tendencies and use them to help you get your way. Ultimately, you lead the conversation by making it look like they are. In this audiobook, you are going to learn exactly how to do this.

Corey Bowen is an innocent man. Wrongly convicted, and imprisoned in the brutal labor camp at Five Shadows run by a sadistic embezzler willing to kill to keep his scheme running, Bowen is determined to break out or die trying. The trackers have already caught him once, dragged him back through the mesquite and rocks, and beat him bloody and near dead after his last attempt. But this time he'll have help - from a lady with murder on her mind and a debt to pay back.

The feds want Miami bookmaker Harry Arno to squeal on his wiseguy boss. So they're putting word out on the street that Arno's skimming profits from "Jimmy Cap" Capotorto - which he is, but everybody does it. He was planning to retire to Italy someday anyway, so Harry figures now's a good time to get lost. U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens knows Harry's tricky - the bookie ditched him once in an airport while in the marshal's custody - but not careful.

Jack Ryan always wanted to play pro ball. But he couldn't hit a curveball, so he turned his attention to less legal pursuits. A tough guy who likes walking the razor's edge, he's just met his match, and more, in Nancy. She's a rich man's plaything, seriously into thrills and risk, and together she and Jack are pure heat ready to explode. But when simple housebreaking and burglary give way to the deadly pursuit of a really big score, the stakes suddenly skyrocket.

Clement Mansell knows how easy it is to get away with murder. The seriously crazed killer is already back on the Detroit streets - thanks to some nifty courtroom moves by his crafty looker of a lawyer - and he's feeling invincible enough to execute a crooked Motown judge on a whim. Homicide Detective Raymond Cruz thinks the "Oklahoma Wildman" crossed the line long before this latest outrage, and he's determined to see that the hayseed psycho does not slip through the legal system's loopholes a second time.

Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara hit it off in prison, where they were both doing time for grand theft auto. Now that they're out, they're joining forces for one big score. The plan is to kidnap the wife of a wealthy Detroit developer and hold her for ransom. But they didn't figure the lowlife husband wouldn't want his lady back. So it's time for Plan B and the opportunity to make a real killing - with the unlikely help of a beautiful, ticked-off housewife who's hungry for a large helping of sweet revenge.

A quiet haunted man, Paul Cable walked away from a lost cause hoping to pick up where he left off. But things have changed in Arizona since he first rode out to go fight for the Confederacy. Two brothers - Union men - have claimed his spread and they're not about to give it back, leaving Cable and his family no place to settle in peace. It seems this war is not yet over for Paul Cable. But no one's going to take away his land and his future - not with their laws, their lies, or their guns.