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So here’s the plan: Kill the demon, steal the treasure, and retire to a life of luxury! It sounds easy when put like that. However, most unfortunately for warrior-priest Egil and sneak thief Nix, when the demon they kill turns out to have worshippers in high places, retirement is not an option. A wonderfully fast-paced fantasy adventure redolent of the classic tales of swords and sorcery, from New York Times best-selling author Paul S. Kemp.

Marguerite Demers is 24 when she leaves Paris for the sleepy southern village of Saint-Sulpice, to take up a job as a live-in nurse. Her charge is Jerome Lanvier, once one of the most powerful men in the village, and now dying alone in his large and secluded house, surrounded by rambling gardens. Manipulative and tyrannical, Jerome has scared away all his previous nurses. 

A fantasy anthology featuring the deadly, the worldly, and the sneaky. Blackguards consists mainly of stories in established series, and the authors range from wildly successful indie authors to New York Times best sellers. If you enjoy roguish tales of scoundrels and ne'er-do-wells, this one's for you.

"Es geht nicht nur um die Kunst Texte auszulegen, sondern es geht um die Kunst zu hören und den anderen in seiner möglichen Wahrheit gelten zu lassen." So Hans Georg Gadamer im Gespräch mit Peter Kemper im Jahr 1983. Der bedeutende Vertreter der philosophischen Hermeneutik spricht über seine Überzeugungen und seinen Werdegang. Geboren im Jahr 1900, studierte Gadamer u. a. bei Paul Natorp und Martin Heidegger. Er unterrichtete seit 1937 an den Universitäten in Marburg, Leipzig und Frankfurt.

Banken hat der ehemalige Gauner Feucht von Lipwig bisher meist durch den verschlossenen Hintereingang betreten. Doch dann erbt er die Mehrheit an der maroden Kreditbank von Ankh-Morpork. Die Sache hat nur ein paar Haken: Der Bankpräsident ist ein Hund, der Hauptkassierer ziemlich sicher ein Vampir und als Feucht die Goldbestände im Keller der Bank sichten will, erwartet ihn eine böse Überraschung.

This Very Short Introduction audiobook explores amphibians' evolution, adaptations, and biology, from the first emergence of tetrapods onto land 370 million years ago, to how their permeable skin enables them to thrive in their habitat today. T. S. Kemp describes how different amphibians go about their lives, looking in particular at their complex courtship behavior and their extraordinary means of providing care for their eggs and larvae. 

I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter meets Emergency Contact in this stunning story of first love, familial expectations, the power of food, and finding where you belong. Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelería next to her father's restaurant, Nacho's Tacos. But her mom...

At a time when the United States debates how deeply to involve itself in Iraq and Syria, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Zacchea, USMC (Ret.), holds a unique vantage point on our still-ongoing war. Deployed to Iraq in March 2004, his team's mission was to build, train, and lead in combat the first Iraqi army battalion trained by the US military. Zacchea tells a deeply personal and powerful story while shedding light on the dangerous pitfalls of training foreign troops to fight murderous insurgents.

Comedian and star of The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ellie Kemper delivers a hilarious and uplifting collection of essays about one pale woman's journey from Midwestern naïf to Hollywood semi-celebrity to outrageously reasonable New Yorker. There comes a time in every sitcom actress's...

Ross Kemp's fascinating guide of the worst places in the world. Want to know where to discover the perfect sunset in Fiji? How about a tropical paradise in St Lucia, or one of the world’s beautiful natural wonders in the Alps? Well this is NOT the book for you. But if you want to know about...

Sometimes all it takes to make the world a better place is a small act of kindness... When Ceri Price arrives in the small seaside village of Dwynwen in West Wales, she only means to stay for a couple of nights - long enough to scatter her mother's ashes, and then go back to her life as a...

'From Wham! to Spandau Ballet, from success to chaos in the blink of an eye – Martin and I are two ordinary people who have been on an extraordinary adventure together. Through it all, our commitment to each other and to our family is what has always mattered the most.' Shirlie Kemp IT'S A...

From bustling street markets in Accra to remote tea farms in Vietnam, Pi Network: The People’s Network takes you inside the rise of a digital currency unlike any other. What began as a bold experiment—a cryptocurrency mined on mobile phones without expensive hardware—has grown into a global movement connecting millions of merchants, pioneers, and everyday users.

Ethereum is more than a blockchain—it’s a revolution in trust, coordination, and digital sovereignty. In this comprehensive and accessible guide, author Kevin Kemp takes listeners on a journey through the architecture, evolution, and global impact of the world’s most programmable blockchain. From Vitalik Buterin’s original whitepaper to the rise of smart contracts, DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs, this book unpacks Ethereum’s technical foundations and philosophical vision with clarity and depth.

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency for Beginners is your essential roadmap to understanding the digital money revolution. Written in clear, everyday language, this guide demystifies the world of crypto—from the origins of Bitcoin and the mechanics of blockchain to practical tips for buying, storing, and securing your assets. Whether you're curious about Ethereum’s smart contracts, wary of crypto scams, or wondering how digital currencies are reshaping global finance, this book delivers grounded insights without the jargon.

From a mysterious whitepaper in 2009 to a trillion-dollar global phenomenon, Bitcoin has redefined what money can be — and challenged the very foundations of the financial system. In Bitcoin: The Digital Gold Rush, Kevin Kemp takes you on a captivating journey through the origins, mechanics, and realworld impact of the world’s first cryptocurrency. With a storyteller’s touch and a teacher’s clarity, he breaks down complex concepts into plain language, making this book perfect for both curious beginners and seasoned crypto enthusiasts.

Veridia is a city of perfect serenity, its citizens living in a state of perpetual, manufactured calm, their emotions gently regulated by the pervasive Echo Gardens. These lush, bio-engineered sanctuaries offer curated memories, a soothing balm for the traumas of the past, especially the mysterious "Great Forgetting" that reshaped the world a generation ago. Dr. Elara Vance, a brilliant botanist and a key figure in the Echo Garden initiative, understands the intricate science behind this engineered happiness.

In this lyrical audiobook about the importance of caring for our Earth, a child and her father wish for a brighter, greener future for the parched land around their home. When a girl finds a horned toad among the rain-starved squash, tomatoes, and poblanos on her family's Texas farm, her Pa...

Coaching the River City Renegades is exactly where I want to be—hockey, small-town charm, and zero drama…but there's him. Dixon Andrews. The team's broody, infuriating, gorgeous goalie. He's got a jawline that could cut glass and a grudge he's pinned on me for something I didn't even do. Now, he's making my life turbulent one smoldering glare at a time.

I Am: A Memoir of Healing, Legacy & Grace is the first volume of a living testimony-a raw and Spirit-led account of a woman journey through trials, triumph, and transformation in Christ. This member captures Tonya's story of survival, faith and purpose.