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Il y a vingt ans, Jack a survécu à l'enfer des Territoires. Aujourd'hui, pour l'amour d'une femme et la vie d'un enfant, il va franchir une nouvelle fois la frontière. French Landing, paisible bourgade du Wisconsin, est terrorisée par un serial killer. Désemparé, le shérif local fait appel à son ami Jack Sawyer, un ancien flic de Hollywood. L'enquête conduit Jack jusqu'à une maison que l'on dit hantée, nichée au fond des bois.

Die 2001 erschienene Fortsetzung von »Der Talisman« erstmals als deutsches Hörbuch Ein Serienmörder treibt in einem kleinen Ort inmitten der Wälder von Wisconsin sein Unwesen. Als grausam verstümmelte Kinderleichen gefunden werden, wird Ex-Detective Jack Sawyer von der Polizei um Hilfe gebeten – und dabei von seiner Vergangenheit eingeholt. Seit er vor fast zwanzig Jahren in den „Territorien" war, jener geheimnisvollen, fantastische Parallelwelt, steht er mit magischen Kräften in Verbindung. Um den unheimlichen Serienmörder zu stellen, muss Jack das schwarze Haus betreten.

Les Territoires sont peuplés de chimères, de bonnes fées et de démons. Nul n'y entre, pas même un enfant, sans risquer de perdre sa vie et son âme... Une plage déserte, quelque part sur la côte Est des États-unis. Jack Sawyer, douze ans, scrute l'horizon, tourmenté... Sa mère se meurt d'un mal inconnu, et Jack désespère de pouvoir l'aider.

Something vitally important has been kept from the majority of the people throughout human history. Something that gave immense power, wealth and influence to the favoured few, while ensuring mediocrity or poverty for the many. Without this hidden knowledge people still live their lives continually getting the things and circumstances they don't want, whilst wishing and hoping for the things they do want. As the author points out in this work, the secret is actually very simple once you know it. In fact he gives it, in detail, within the first few moments of the book.

Brought to life with the assistance of Brandon Sanderson's Dragonsteel Productions, as well as the backing of over 130 other Fantasy and Sci-fi enthusiasts! From editor Dustin Bilyk, we bring you Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy: a treasure trove of speculative fiction that is sure to excite and captivate even the fussiest of goblins. Dragons, AI, gods, parasitic wyrms, hellhounds, aquatic dinosaurs, aliens, and energy monsters…

In recent years, the term EQ or emotional intelligence has become a well-known term for how we behave, react, and communicate with others. In business and various professions, EQ is now part of determining whether a person would make a good fit. This book explores what emotional intelligence is, the skills and tools to develop and improve EQ, and an in-depth analysis of how techniques and skills can play a positive role in how we communicate with people.

So often, books about learning to be more persuasive assume that everyone wants to dominate and control their worlds. They assume, so much of the time, that people are cynical, cruel, and just looking for power so that they can start stepping on people. That is not the case with this audiobook! Quite the contrary, this book will give you a road map to ensure that you are not only capable of defending yourself against bullies, con men, and cruelty but that you are capable of making other people's lives better, too.

For the Sake of the Game is the latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times best-selling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. King and Klinger have a simple formula: Ask some of the world's greatest writers-regardless of genre - to be inspired by the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle. The results are surprising and joyous.

With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect - and enjoy.

Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer traveled to a parallel universe called the Territories to save his mother and her “Twinner” from an agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now Jack is a retired Los Angeles homicide detective living in the nearly nonexistent hamlet of Tamarack, Wisconsin. He has no recollection of his adventures in the Territories....

On a brisk autumn day, a 13-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: His father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across America - and into another realm. One of the most influential and heralded works of fantasy ever written, The Talisman is an extraordinary novel of loyalty, awakening, terror, and mystery.

This definitive box set includes all the landmark speeches of the great orator and American leader Martin Luther King, Jr., from his inspirational "I Have a Dream" to his firey "Give Us the Ballot." Comprised of recordings previously included in A Call to Conscience and A Knock at Midnight, The Essential Box Set is a must-have for any home, library, or school collection.

A poverty-stricken girl develops a strange ability that makes her family rich, but at a terrible price. A grieving attorney teams up with a terrifying mythological force to prove that justice reaches beyond the grave. And a police officer discovers that a quiet little antique store is ground zero for an invasion of horrific creatures, hiding in plain sight….

Self-discipline is commonly thought to be a trait that a person is born with, but this could not be further from the truth! Self-discipline is not a fixed character trait, but rather a skill that can be learned, and The Science of Self-Discipline can teach you how to build this skill and how to finish what you start and gain the willpower, mental toughness, and self-control to distinguish yourself from others! This audiobook will show you to determine the areas of yourself and your life that you can easily tweak to set yourself up for optimal success in self-discipline mastery.

During his nearly 50 years of sportswriting, including 28 at Sports Illustrated, fans of Dr. Z came to expect a certain alchemical, trademark blend. Paul Zimmerman is one of the modern era's groundbreaking football minds, a man who methodically charted every play while generating copious notes, a human precursor to the data analytics websites of today. In 2008, Zimmerman had nearly completed work on his personal memoirs when a series of strokes left him largely unable to speak, read, or write. Compiled and edited by Peter King, these are the stories he still wants to see told.

The culmination of your life experiences - the reason you are uniquely you - is exactly what God will use for such a time as this. No matter your age or circumstances, you can reimagine your future, activate your dormant dreams, and glorify God by pursuing what he is calling you to right now!

Der zwölfjährige Jack Sawyer hat eine weite, abenteuerliche Reise vor sich. Er begibt sich auf die Suche nach dem Talisman...