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A bad storm hits Greenfield and leaves behind a mystery! With no power or internet, the Boxcar Children will need to put the pieces together the old-fashioned way. It’s been a while since the children have powered down. Can they figure out what’s going on while being unplugged?

Orfamay Quest kommt aus der Provinz nach Los Angeles. Sie sorgt sich um ihren vermissten Bruder. Das ist die Version, die sie Privatdetektiv Philip Marlowe auftischt. Die Spur führt hinter die Kulissen von Hollywood, Orfamays große Schwester ein Leinwandstar ist. Marlowe gerät in eine Welt aus Gangstern und Glamour, Cops und Fedoras. Ein Meisterwerk mit wunderbarster Film-Noir-Atmosphäre. Und gleichzeitig eine gnadenlose Entlarvung der Traumfabrik.

Als Kathy Horne in das Büro von Privatdetektiv Carmady hereinspaziert und von gestohlenen Perlen und einer hohen Belohnung spricht, hält er das für Gefasel...

Der Politiker Donegan Marr ist in seinem Büro erschossen worden, und das nur ein paar Monate vor den Wahlen. Feinde hat er zuhauf, aber auch Todfeinde? Die schöne Witwe trauert, und selbst Marrs politischen Gegnern kommt sein plötzlicher Tod ungelegen - falls nicht bald ein Schuldiger gefunden wird, ist das schlechte Publicity.

General Sternwood ist steinalt, steinreich und hat zwei schöne, wilde Töchter. Die aufreizende Carmen wird erpresst, und Privatdetektiv Philip Marlowe soll die Sache aus der Welt schaffen...

Nach einem Squash-Match mit einem seiner Angestellten steigt Hugo Candless, ein reicher und mächtiger Anwalt aus Los Angeles, vor dem Delmar Club in seine Limousine. Als die Luft stickig wird und er das Fenster aufmachen will, lässt es sich nicht herunterkurbeln. Der Fahrer reagiert nicht. Und an den Wagentüren fehlen innen die Türgriffe. Gleichzeitig erfüllt ein Geruch nach Bittermandeln den Wagen - es ist das Gas, mit dem in Nevada die Verbrecher hingerichtet werden. Eine rasante Story um Zocker, Gangster und eine Femme fatale.

"Gefahr ist mein Geschäft", der Titel sagt alles. Zynisch, knapp und pointiert wie Privatdetektiv John Dalmas, der Held der Story. Ein noch nicht ganz heruntergekommener Privatdetektiv wartet auf nicht ganz unseriöse Aufträge. Die werden für eine Handvoll Dollar, oder gar ein paar Riesen mehr, auch prompt erledigt - mit den üblichen Bredouillen natürlich.

Latavia Carter can't face the present because she's stuck in her past. Lies, secrets, and infidelity have caused her life to spiral out of control. But is it her fault? How can it be, when just about everyone in her immediate circle has a secret of his or her own? Who can she trust? Better yet, how can she trust anyone when she can't even trust herself? Darnell Carter makes the decision to keep a one-night stand a secret. It sends the world he's worked so hard to build crumbling down, placing him in a life-or-death situation.

Jessie and Benny are participating in the Great Greenfield Bake-Off, a local baking competition for kids. But ingredients get mixed up during the competition, and then the power goes out. Is someone trying to put an end to the contest?

The world of leadership has changed dramatically since 100 Ways to Motivate Others was written, and now Chandler and Richardson have revised and refreshed their organizational classic to meet the times. They have crafted a vital, user-friendly, inspirational guide for executives, managers, and professionals - and those aspiring to reach their level.

In this real-life Christmas fable, when a Dad decides to let his kids select the family Christmas tree, he gets an unexpected lesson about God's love. In this thoroughly contemporary holiday story, a father lets his children choose the family Christmas tree. To his surprise, the kids pick one...

Toby Stephens stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Raymond Chandler’s second Philip Marlowe mystery.Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. California in the ’40s and ’50s is as beautiful as a ripe fruit and rotten to the core, and Marlowe must struggle to retain his integrity amidst the corruption he encounters daily.In ‘Farewell My Lovely’, Marlowe has a chance encounter with a not-so-gentle giant outside Florian’s nightclub.

Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc., for years. The sudden death of Truviv’s CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge. But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently.

This audiobook is a postmodern retelling of several familiar fairy tales and fables.

The majority of people in the world do not believe that there are actual demons in the world. They are around you in such large numbers that you would be scared to come out of your home and walk around. There is even a high percentage of people that identify themselves as Christians that don't believe they exist. They just believe that demons are a figurehead of evil used to scare you. Third world countries know more about demons than the civilized world. That statement tells you how much education we need on this subject.

The imagination of humanity has a tendency toward the extremes. It's at the extremes that the excitement is found. Fortunately, reality has a tendency toward the mean. The reality for the humanity of the 2080s is about what you'd expect. Life on Earth is rough, but not especially rough compared to eras past. The second space race has come and gone, leaving the masses to figure out the rules of yet another new status quo.

Stoned and porn-addicted surfer Baxter Kent is terrified of women and anxious to make things work with a sex robot. Acid junkie Arden Coover has a useless philosophy degree and a doomed relationship he believes might save him. His younger sister Tess is considering, or resisting, a convenient but loveless marriage to a wealthy, narcissistic novelist. Ryland Richter, an alcoholic insurance executive with too much money and too few scruples, is seeking toxic solace in the arms of a dangerously unhinged subordinate.

An enlightening and entertaining interrogation of the myth of American self-reliance and the idea of hard work as destiny “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” This phrase, arguably Thomas Edison’s most famous quote, has been drilled into the minds of...

ECPA BESTSELLER Practical, biblical guidance for every step of your relationship journey—from single to dating to engaged to married from the bestselling author of Stop Waiting for Permission. “A helpful resource for anyone looking . . . to align their relationship with God’s heart...

Read by the author. Are you ready to live with intention and adjust your mindset to be fully equipped to handle anything life throws at you? Join Pastor Matt Chandler as he leads you through the book of Revelation chapter-by-chapter and encourages Christians to build mental fortitude knowing...