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In October 1977, an unknown German police unit made global headlines by storming a hijacked Lufthansa airliner in Mogadishu, Somalia. Operatives of GSG 9 freed eighty-six hostages, eliminated three of the four terrorists, and emerged with a near-total victory. This daring rescue left the world in awe, including the US military. President Carter asked, "Do we have the same capability as the West Germans?" The answer was no—and it was this realization that impelled the creation of Delta Force.

In the shadowed city of Dunsmore, where secrets bleed through the cracks of old theaters and the spotlight hides more than it reveals, private investigator Thomas Kaine thought he’d seen the worst the stage could offer. But when a cursed revival of Dracula draws blood from its cast and whispers of a forgotten fire resurface, Kaine and his sharp-witted partner Lana Drexler are pulled into a world where the line between performance and ritual blurs.

If you experienced trauma or neglect as a child, you may struggle with depression, anxiety, loneliness, and low self-esteem in adulthood. You are not alone. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect millions of people, and have led to many of the greatest unaddressed public health problems facing our world today. If you struggle with shame or lack of confidence, or if you have difficulty creating or sustaining healthy relationships with others, take heart. There are techniques you can learn to heal the pain of your past and take charge of your future.

Mama Carole's stories, or Mama Africa, as they call her, and some call her Mama General, come from prayers tried in furnaces of affliction and testing, struggles and failures. They show a tenacious determination to never let go, never give up, and never go back. Her King Jesus alone is worthy of the reward of the price of His suffering...the most beautiful and largest Bride to present to the Bridegroom.

You are sure to be touched by the incredible journey of Carole Ward’s extraordinary life in answer to God’s calling as He takes her to Uganda and South Sudan in the midst of a horrible war. This dramatic story shows what one woman can do when she dares to trust a mighty God in even the most devastating circumstances with the aid of signs, wonders and miracles. Within this book you will find the secrets of walking in sync with God as Carol shares the Kingdom of God in great humility and with an impassioned heart and anointed revelation from the heart of the Father.

Xan Meo, a disgraced journalist, becomes entangled in a twisted web of violence, betrayal, and media spectacle after a brutal attack leaves him physically and emotionally shattered. Meanwhile, a gangster with delusions of grandeur orchestrates chaos beneath the surface, and the monarchy itself teeters under the weight of scandal and farce.

In the winter of 1942, an army vanishes into the icefields of the Eastern Front. In the summer of 1945, a massacre in small-town Italy makes international headlines. Today, an ordinary man is about to stumble onto a horrifying secret. Alex Lago is a jaded journalist whose family, marriage, and career are fading fast. So, when the accidental discovery of an aged photo from World War II offers him a last gasp at bonding with his dying father, Alex can't help but scratch at the scabs of a mystery seventy years in the making.

Lees meer over de opkomst van de eerste atoombom in New Mexico en de geniale geesten achter dit baanbrekende project, onder leiding van de visionaire fysicus Robert Oppenheimer. Martin Hinoul belicht ook de daaropvolgende koude oorlog en nucleaire wapenwedloop, die een einde vond in de jaren tachtig. Naast de destructieve aard van het Manhattan Project legt het boek de impact ervan op de technologische vooruitgang van de twintigste eeuw bloot - zo voorzien kernsplijtingreactoren nog steeds tien procent van onze energievoorziening.

When terminal cancer pushes Cain to the brink, an assassination attempt thrusts him back into a life of violence. But this isn’t a random hit—someone wants Cain silenced after he stumbles on a devastating secret: the billionaires profiting from cancer are also hiding its cure. The shadowy organization known as Artemis will stop at nothing to protect their quest for immortality, and Cain has just become their number-one target.

Karen plays on the Krushers softball team. One day when the Krushers are in a game, Karen hits a home run! So she starts calling herself Home Run Karen. But that jinxes Karen, and she can't hit at all. She even strikes out. How can Karen march with the Krushers in the big parade when she's nothing but a strikeout queen?

19. Oktober, Nordseeküste, Schillig/Ostfriesland. Ein herrenloser Border Collie irrt durch die nächtliche Wattlandschaft und kratzt entkräftet an der Tür von Melissas Ferienhaus. Handelt es sich um einen Hilferuf? Nur der sympathische Kommissar Adam Janssen scheint ihre Befürchtungen ernst zu nehmen, doch die Suche nach den Vermissten nimmt die Ressourcen der Polizei in Anspruch. Auf ihrer erschütternden Suche nach Antworten folgt Melissa einer Spur, stets begleitet von ihrem neuen tierischen Gefährten.

Raised during the Great Depression and coming of age during WWII, this poignant story follows a brother and sister who, though bound by shared past, yearn for very different futures. Left on their own for much of their childhood, they develop an unshakable bond and resilience to face life’s challenges head on. Through years of separation and personal struggles, their connection endures, proving that ties of family are as enduring as the roots from which they grow.

Ein Mann kehrt nach Jahrzehnten in sein verlassenes Elternhaus zurück–doch was er dort vorfindet, ist mehr als nur Erinnerung. Es sind Stimmen. Schatten. Geheimnisse, die nie ans Licht sollten.

What begins as a creative journey—one musician, one photographer, and six months in India—quickly unravels into something far greater. When their original plans fall apart, Michael and Nikki abandon expectations and surrender to the unpredictable rhythm of India. From the chaos of Mumbai’s railway stations to the serenity of hidden ashrams, from encounters with wandering mystics to the absurdities of Indian bureaucracy, this raw and honest travelogue captures the beauty, intensity, and contradictions of life on the road.

A study of the words of your mouth presenting in serious simplicity the truth of: what you say is what you get.

Written in 1923, just twenty-six years after St. Thérèse’s death, The “Little Way” of Spiritual Childhood captures the excitement of the church's and eventually the world’s discovery of the “Little Way.” This spirituality that anyone can practice is founded in the Gospel’s call to “abandon oneself like a child in the arms of the Good Lord.”

This isn't a book about finding Amelia Earhart. it's about her finding me, and guiding, directing, nudging, cajoling me along the way. It's a mind bending adventure told in third person, then in first person, then with eyewitnesses, then with a variety of mediums who I've known for decades, answering my incessant questions.

In the brutal, concrete landscape of Diston Town, teenage Des Pepperdine is doing his best to stay invisible—reading poetry, avoiding trouble, and nursing a dangerous secret. But his guardian, Lionel Asbo, is a ferocious presence: a pit bull-breeding, tabloid-devouring career criminal with a gift for violence and a hatred of books. When Lionel wins the lottery from inside prison and becomes an overnight millionaire, Des is dragged along for the ride, caught between survival, loyalty, and the faint hope of something better.

The Pregnant Widow by Martin Amis is a forthcoming title from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Marilyn: A Woman In Charge shows how Marilyn Laurie, a self-described "little Jewish girl from the Bronx" rose from helping launch Earth Day to become the first female policy-making officer of a Fortune 10 company. One of the world's top public relations advisors, she faced days of heady highs and humbling lows with grace and resilience.