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Nachdem Captain Jace Hughes und seine Crew mit ihrem Schiff, der Renegade Star, nur knapp den Häschern der Union entkommen konnten, machen sie sich auf den Weg ins Unbekannte. Sie gelten als entflohene Verbrecher, für sie gibt es keinen Weg zurück. Doch noch ist nicht alles verloren. Durch Lex, ein sonderbares Mädchen mit einer außergewöhnlichen Gabe, wurde der Weg zur Erde enthüllt. Die Erde … bis dahin nur ein Mythos, der wertvolle Schätze, verlorengegangene Technologien und endlose Geheimnisse verheißt.

Dachau, 1942. Emilie has been told she's here to nurse evil men. But the first patient she sees in the cold, dark room is hauntingly familiar. Her first love is not wicked. He couldn't be. What is he doing here? Emilie's heart stops as she takes in her childhood sweetheart hunched in a tattered prisoners uniform, the light lost from his face. Her new husband, Otto, said this was a camp for criminals. He should know, he's the doctor. But Danner would never have broken the law.

In the past thirty years, polygamy has become a flashpoint of conflict as Western governments attempt to regulate certain cultural and religious practices that challenge seemingly central principles of family and justice. In Forbidden Intimacies, Melanie Heath comparatively investigates the regulation of polygamy in the United States, Canada, France, and Mayotte.

1780. Wild and windswept Yorkshire. Sixteen-year-old Heathcliff runs from the only home he has ever known in a squall of pain and fury. Blown into an inn on the edge of the moors, sodden, rejected, and hankering for revenge, he steals a horse and sets out for Liverpool in search of answers. The town he arrives in is a brutal new world, brimming in equal measure with risk and opportunity. Here, Heathcliff might map his future, make his fortune, forge a role for himself. But at what cost…

"What do you do when it seems as if the God you were taught about is “absent” to you? What if the man you loved and would do anything for, violated you and your trust? What if that man is a family member? What if that family member is your dad? You are broken, your relationships are destroyed, your life appears to be in pieces. Your thought process is destroyed, so you think. You don’t trust men anymore because your “earthly” dad messed that up for you. Not to mention your trust in a Man you were taught to believe in that you’ve never seen before, allowed it to happen.

Written from the "other side" and told as much as possible through the words of the veterans, this is an important book on one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War.

Kris Krohn started questioning the way we view time and how to use it, which led him to finding a better way to decide what gets a portion of his time. In this book, Kris shares his formula for answering YES or NO to life’s commitments in a way that accelerates your success timeline and allows you to fit more life into the one you’re already living.

Berlin, 1945. Following the fall of the Third Reich, drug use — long kept under control by the Nazis' strict anti-drug laws — is rampant throughout the city. In the American sector, Arthur J. Giuliani of the nascent Federal Bureau of Narcotics is tasked with learning about the Nazis' drug policies and bringing home anything that might prove 'useful'.

The red night of bells heralds global catastrophe. Annihilation on a biblical scale. Seeing the morning is no blessing. The handful of scattered survivors are confronted by blood-red skies and an infestation of predatory horrors that never originated on earth. An occupying force intent on erasing the remnants of animal life from the planet. Across the deserted landscapes of England, bereft of infrastructure and society, the overlooked can either hide or try to outrun the infernal hunting terrors. Until a rumour emerges claiming that the sea may offer an escape.

Over 50 years ago, astronomers launched the world's first orbiting telescope. This allowed them to gaze further into outer space and examine anything that appears in the sky above our heads, from comets and planets to galaxy clusters and stars. Since then, almost 100 space telescopes have been launched from Earth and are orbiting our planet, with 26 still active and relaying information back to us. In Eyes in the Sky, science writer Andrew May takes us on a journey into space.

While Charity Shackleford might be considered far more outspoken than her twin sister Chastity, she was much less inclined to make a complete cake of herself. Something her twin appeared to be doing with increasing regularity. Indeed, when details of Chastity's latest faux pas threatened to travel beyond the confines of Blackmore, it appeared that removing her from the vicinity was the only answer. Naturally, as always, Grace, the eldest daughter and current Duchess of Blackmore was tasked with picking up the pieces.

Raise your hand if you want to be happier! Who wouldn’t want a more joyful life, correct? Unfortunately, life circumstances and events could keep happiness out of your reach. No matter how hard you try, it always seems like you’re missing that one little happiness ingredient. Science says that happiness is in our own hands. True, some of our happiness potential is coded in our genes. The rest, however, depends on life circumstances and the conscious choices we make every single day.

Growing up in a home of imbalance can be very trying for a young adult. Alicia was molested in her early years of life and during her teenage years. She wasn't allowed to 'grow' under those circumstances. And because of that, Alicia made many mistakes. One mistake after another. She made rushed decisions that weren't thought through like they needed to be. It caused her to live a life that spiraled out of control, she couldn't get a handle on it. It took God telling her at one point and time in her life when it was total darkness, "you have to go!"

Wer ist dein Freund, wer dein Feind – und worin liegt der Unterschied? Das Grauen lauert nicht nur in dunklen Gassen. Gerade noch ging die attraktive Silvia durch eine gutbesuchte Hotellobby – im nächsten Moment ist sie spurlos verschwunden. Ein Täter scheint schnell festzustehen. Aber wurde Silvia wirklich das jüngste Opfer jenes Serienmörders, der die Öffentlichkeit immer wieder in Angst und Schrecken versetzt? Für Kommissar Rieckers soll dies der letzte Fall vor seiner Pensionierung werden. Doch selbst seine langjährige Erfahrung hat ihn nicht auf das vorbereitet, was er herausfinden wird.

London in the early nineties is a hotbed of political activism and intrigue, and times are changing fast - too fast for DCI Rick Bailey, who is starting to think he cannot keep up. But then a young woman goes missing in the run-up to Christmas, and he's convinced Alice's disappearance is related to an unsolved murder that has haunted him for the last three years. He stumbles upon a suspect connected to all the clues, among them a care worker facing betrayal, a cemetery worker hearing music that does not play, an activist running from himself and a blind man who sees more than anyone else.

In a world where honor and strength collide, an unlikely hero embarks on a journey of a lifetime...to find the heart of martial arts. A down-on-his-luck young man joins forces with a Japanese journalist. They travel the West of America to see for themselves what martial arts have become, what they have been, and hopefully what they can be. Discover the strength that lies within, joining David, Seiji, and the beautiful Yo.

Acacia Pines, USA. Sheriff Cohen's life is falling apart – his father accidentally burned down the retirement home, his wife has moved out, and his son is bullying other kids at school. When high-school student Lucas Connor is abducted, Cohen sees a chance to get his life back on track – to win back his wife and scoop the reward money offered for Lucas's safe return. But as the body count rises, it becomes clear that Cohen's going to have to make the kind of decision from which there's no coming back...a decision with deadly consequences.

With unseeing eyes, Major George Tomson gazed down into the training hall from his office window. The F-omat, on the desk behind him, flicked to standby but the last message loomed in his mind and arrested all further thought. The soft footfall in the corridor and the gentle tap on the door went unnoticed. He vaguely sensed a faint aromatic odour.

‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit’ Daily Mail ‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It’s not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality’ Sunday Times My My! The story of ABBA told through...

Avis Collins has spent years working her way to the top at the Broken Bow Publishing Company, but after losing a couple of large clients, she knows that her position with the company is in jeopardy. Upon seeking assistance from her neighbor, Jill Lincoln, Avis starts to realize that something is missing from her life...love. Avis begins to rekindle feelings that she had for Jill, but Jill wants nothing to do with her. Can Avis sweep Jill off her feet, or is Jill just too much to handle?