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Why should we meditate? How can crystals heal the mind and body? Why is visualization so powerful - and so effective? Alternative therapies, healing modalities, and spiritual practices are often referred to as 'woo-woo,' - but many of these approaches are actually supported by compelling...

M. R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge, and Eton College. He was a highly regarded scholar and academic in his time but today is remembered for his ghost stories, which are considered among the finest in the genre. Here is one of them: "Casting the Runes".

On Earth, we’re dying; the ships have landed. On Proxima, we’re ignorant; the sabotage nearly complete. Our strongholds are routed. Our defenses crippled. Our wills are broken. Our hope is gone...or is it? Three heroes. Two battlefronts. One desperate chance for victory. Damnation is the exhilarating final installment of the Forgotten Vengeance series.

Aileana is the king's pet. She has lived her entire life in a tower, waiting for the day she will be forced to marry his son. When that day arrives, she has a plan. Armed with her daggers and desire for freedom, she runs from the king and his deadly power. Xander has spent his entire life on the run. He doesn't need anyone or anything, certainly not a mate. But when his path crosses with a feisty elf, nothing will ever be the same again. He has secrets to keep. She wants to leave Ithenmyr behind and not look back. Fate has other plans for them both.

Adam Cain is getting too old for this shit. Sure, he only looks to be around thirty, but this is his second lifetime, and he's getting a little tired of always having to kick alien ass. Besides that, he's got piles of energy credits, so he doesn't have to keep risking his life for the money. But then again, he is The Human for Hire, the best of the best, and everyone knows it.

No self-respecting Head of Ranch Security would be caught dead sleeping on the job...so when Slim catches Hank asleep, not once but TWICE, Hank knows something sinister is afoot. And, if that's the case, then odds are that Pete the Barncat is involved. Later that day, the case takes an interesting twist when Hank learns that Pete has been missing for two days! Worried about her precious kitty, Sally May asks Slim and Hank to find and rescue Pete from whatever trouble he might’ve found himself in.

“One of the 12 best business books of all time…. Timeless principles of empowering leadership.” – USA Today "The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.” —FORTUNE Marquet was a Naval Academy graduate and an experienced officer...

Der zehnjährige August leidet an einem Gendefekt. Sein Gesicht ist stark entstellt, seit seiner Geburt musste er oft operiert werden. Eine Schule hat er nie besucht. Trotzdem ist August es gewöhnt, angestarrt zu werden. Und jetzt soll er in die fünfte Klasse kommen. Natürlich ist es sein...

"Du weißt gar nichts, Jon Snow." – Band 5 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Nach der verlorenen Schlacht am Blackwater zieht sich König Stannis nach Dragonstone zurück, um zusammen mit Melisandre, der Roten Priesterin aus Asshai, sein weiteres Vorgehen zu planen. Auch der junge Robb Stark muss sich als König des Nordens behaupten: Nach seiner Heirat wird sein wichtiges Bündnis mit Walder Frey, dem Herrn des Kreuzwegs, brüchig.

After a difficult divorce, things seem to be looking up for teacher Nelly Peak when she takes a job at Overland Middle School. But then she's introduced to her new colleagues . . . And she's sure she recognizes one of them—Marshall Dawes, the man that assaulted her twenty years ago. Only now he goes by a different name—Emmett Moore. And Emmett is a highly respected teacher at Overland, beloved by pupils and staff alike. There's even talk of him becoming principal one day. But Nelly knows who he really is.

The papal tiara has been worn by a number of infamous men through the course of its history. Some have been accused of murder, many have had mistresses, while others sold positions in the church to their followers or gave land and wealth to their illegitimate children. E. R. Chamberlin examines the lives of eight of the most controversial popes, from the reign of Pope Stephen VI, who had his predecessor exhumed, put on trial and thrown in the Tiber, in the ninth century, through to Pope Clement VII, whose failed international policy led to the Sack of Rome in 1527.

Dion Fortune was one of the first to bring this "secret tradition" to a wider audience with her clear and comprehensive exploration of the Qabalah tradition. The Mystical Qabalah remains a classic in its clarity, linking the broad elements of Jewish traditional thought - probably going back to the Babylonian captivity and beyond - with both Eastern and Western philosophy and later Christian insights.

"Der einsame Wolf stirbt, doch das Rudel überlebt." – Band 6 des Fantasyepos von George R.R. Martin, neu interpretiert von Stimmwunder Stefan Kaminski. Jenseits der Narrow Sea bereitet sich Daenerys Targaryen darauf vor, mit einer großen Streitmacht in die Sieben Königslande einzumarschieren. Begleitet von ihren Drachen zieht sie mit ihrer Armee der Unbefleckten von Stadt zu Stadt – unerbittlich gegen jeden, der sich ihr in den Weg stellt. In der Zwischenzeit schwindet Robb Starks Hoffnung auf einen Sieg über die Lannisters.

The Twentieth-Anniversary Edition of the First Novel of the Acclaimed Mary Russell Series by Edgar Award–Winning Author Laurie R. King. An Agatha Award Best Novel Nominee Named One of the Century's Best 100 Mysteries by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association In 1915, Sherlock...

The former head of Lockheed's SKUNK WORKS reveals the amazing story of the secret aircraft that changed the course of history - from the U-2 to the Stealth Fighter. A must-read for anyone interested in aviation, advanced technologies, Cold War history, and thrilling true stories. SKUNK WORKS is...

It's not just boba now. Together with his friends, Arthur is at the frontier of the Demon World, building a brand-new town, one stone at a time. After one particularly stubborn owl won an argument with the system, Arthur blazed a trail with the rest of his friends toward the frontiers of the demon world. All around him is a world untouched by demons. Now, he needs to tame the wilderness into the shape of a town. Luckily, he has help.

They all insist they don't know me. But they watch me. Every day. Their silence continues until a handsome, tattooed stranger dressed in a suit saunters into the arena and starts sweet-talking me. Then they jump off the ice, ready to fight him to the death. And for some reason…he seems ready to return the favor. Now, I'm being swept into a life of glamorous darkness…and into a war between men I evidently used to love.

Greyson's enemies are determined to destroy us all, once and forever. To survive, Sebastian, Carter, and Jack will have to join Greyson and his Jackals, even though they thought they left their criminal past behind forever when they joined the NHL.

What drives someone to keep reaching for all that glitters, no matter the price? It’s easy to believe that more is better: more acclaim, more control, more wealth. But when dreams are fueled by greed, they can quickly twist into nightmares. These six propulsive short stories explore what happens when the true cost of ambition comes due.

En este relato de terror para toda la familia de R. L. Stine, Amy y su amiga Lissa no saben qué hacer con el comportamiento abusivo y rebelde de Arnie, sus bromas pesadas y sus travesuras. ¡El pequeño monstruo está arruinando sus vidas! Las chicas deciden que es hora de vengarse. Una humillación total para Arnie. Encuentran una receta para hacer baba azul en un canal de YouTube y preparan un gran balde para derramarlo sobre Arnie durante su fiesta de cumpleaños.