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In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, real-life astronomer to King Louis XV, sets out for the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough and his quest may be more complicated than initially thought. 250 years later, estate agent Xavier Lemercier chances upon Guillaume's telescope in a property he's sold. As he looks out across the rooftops of Paris, he discovers an intriguing woman with a zebra in her apartment. Then the woman walks through the doors of his office, and his life changes forever.

Frank Parish, inspecteur au NYPD, est mal dans sa peau. Sa famille le tient à l'écart, sa hiérarchie s'en méfie. En fait, il n'a jamais résolu ses rapports avec son père, assassiné après avoir été une figure légendaire des "Anges de New York", ces flics d'élite qui ont nettoyé Manhattan de ses gangs. Fragilisé par la mort de son partenaire et l'enquête des affaires internes dont il fait l'objet, Frank s'entête à creuser une affaire apparemment banale, la mort d'une adolescente.

Washington. Quatre meurtres aux modes opératoires identiques. Il semblerait qu'un serial killer soit à l'œuvre. Pour l'inspecteur Miller, une investigation classique. Jusqu'au moment où il découvre qu'une des victimes vivait sous une fausse identité. Et ce qui semblait être une banale enquête prend une ampleur toute différente, et va conduire Miller dans les arcanes de la CIA et le confronter aux secrets les mieux gardés du gouvernement américain.

For many outsiders, Thailand still conjures up images of the East at its most mysterious and enchanting - a view largely formed by Hollywood films like The King and I. Never conquered by foreigners, this proud and ancient land has been shaped by Buddhism, the monarchy, and the military. Today, it is ranked among the tiger economies of Southeast Asia. It is a manufacturing powerhouse, the world’s largest rice exporter, and a tourist paradise that welcomes 22 million visitors a year to its beach resorts and its vibrant capital, Bangkok.

There is a process to achieve what you really want in life. Living a life of your dreams requires clarity about what you want, tools and strategies to get you there, and personal alignment in your emotions, desires, and beliefs. Listen to this audiobook, and you will come away determined to make meaning of your life as Joni has of hers. Whether that guiding voice comes as a thunderclap of our Creator (as it did for Joni) or a child's whisper, you will be determined to listen more closely and put divine guidance in action in your business and personal affairs.

Before Chipper Jones became an eight-time All-Star who amassed Hall of Fame-worthy statistics during a 19-year career with the Atlanta Braves, he was just a country kid from small-town Pierson, Florida. A kid who grew up playing baseball in the backyard with his dad, dreaming that one day he'd be a major league ballplayer. With his trademark candor and astonishing recall, Chipper Jones tells the story of his rise to the MLB ranks and what it took to stay with one organization his entire career in an era of booming free agency.

Bridging women's history, the history of the South, and African-American history, this audiobook makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show that slave-owning women were sophisticated economic actors who directly engaged in and benefited from the South's slave market.