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Die Töchter der Elemente - Vier Freundinnen mit übersinnlichen Fähigkeiten. Der vierte Band der preisgekrönten Urban Fantasy Serie aus Kanada jetzt auf Deutsch! Ein Vogel im Käfig. Eigentlich sollte Akiko ihre Zeit damit verbringen in der Gestalt eines Vogels nach Dämonen zu jagen. Stattdessen lebt sie in Gefangenschaft. Ihr Großvater zwingt sie, sich als normales Schulmädchen auszugeben, während sie ihm bedingungslos zu Diensten sein muss. Akiko brennt darauf ihren Freundinnen von ihrem Schicksal zu erzählen, aber die Wahrheit zu sagen ist ihr verboten.

Ibby’s parents gave up everything for a chance at a better life. So, after a terrible accident leaves her alone in London, Ibby works her internship at the British Museum and goes to her classes to make them proud. But when Ibby encounters a mysterious professor in the bowels of the museum, she learns that her lineage means bigger responsibilities than good grades. Training in the secrecy of a ghostly underground tube station defunct since 1933, her waking powers means Ibby must face the wrath of a titan with a vendetta against her kind...and she has to do it alone.

“This is the time. We won’t stop until we change the whole system of justice.” —Reverend Al Sharpton In the summer of 2020, Reverend Al Sharpton stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, preparing to give the...

Sacred Blood by Al Lohn gives us a glimpse into the humanity of war. As young warriors drench the soil with their own blood, they question why. Political rationalizations and philosophy does not matter to the soldiers trying to just live through one more day. Sacred Blood covers the fear, anxiety, love, hate despair, and hope that soldiers share on both sides of the battle lines from the cold, icy fields of Valley Forge to the burning desert of Iraq.

Ninety-eight percent of fire magi who attempt the agonizing forbidden ritual known as The Burning don’t survive. Those who do...level up in ways undreamt of by the Unburned. I survived. Now I've got other problems. Headmaster Chaplin charges me with tutoring struggling student April, but when a bully targets April, I feel my control slipping. It doesn't help that he is my crush's evil twin, who - for reasons no one can explain - I share a powerful mage-bond with. It might be enough to push me into darkness. Will I emerge a hero or a fiend? Even I cannot say.

On first impressions, Ted Bundy seemed like the perfect all-American boy. He was good-looking, fun, and very charming; many women found him irresistible...But deep inside he was an evil monster who used his insider knowledge of law enforcement to evade detection as he terrorized large areas of America, murdering white females, mostly college students aged between 15 and 25. This is the story of a chameleon-like psychopath and necrophile who lured innocent victims to a horrible end.

Being human is challenging; it’s hard work. The payoff is a life well lived. But what, exactly, does that mean to you? Almost all humans, at some point in their existence, have questions - big questions - about life, career, relationships, God, morality, and where they fit in the grand scheme. Are humans merely lucky (or unlucky) animals who were cursed with advanced rational abilities inviting questions that have no easy answers? Author and conscious-living personal and professional mastery trainer Al Killeen guides his audiences along a path to life’s deepest meaning.

An original founding member of the Mystics, author Al Contrera, tells the true story of how five Brooklyn teenagers went from singing on street corners to fame in the 50s with their first hit song, "Hushabye". Contrera, provides vivid and detailed accounts of the trials and adventures of forming a rock-'n'-roll group in a neighborhood controlled by the mob.

By the end of this eye-opening leadership audiobook, you will be able to develop the Seven Powerful Mindsets that will not only help you overcome obstacles, but also develop the habits of success. Instead of wasting the most productive years of your life chasing other people’s dreams, you can finally start your own business adventure. And the only way to do it is to aim high.

In the past decade, there has never been such a pop culture titan as Game of Thrones. We all now live in the seven Kingdoms of Westeros, yearn for the Iron Throne, believe in dragons and know the magic word that makes them breathe fire. What is it in the HBO show, spawned by George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, that has propelled it into the cultural Hall of Fame and made it such a global phenomenon, with loyal fans from all nationalities, cultures, ages, genders, and even tastes?

The immortals have suffered a near total annihilation throughout the world; from Miami to Paris, Cairo and Sri Lanka; throughout time and history; from ancient Biblical times, towards the Renaissance, the Dark Ages, and Modern-Day cosmopolitan cities. The immortals were dying. A gifted girl loses her parents in close succession and fights with God in between visits from the Devil. As a woman, she leaves home and discovers Vaudeville in Paris, and "la passion de la vanite".

Join Francisco and his good friend Pedro as they sail with Christopher Columbus on an exciting adventure to the "New World". Find out why Columbus wants to sail into the vast, unknown sea of darkness. Why would two boys be allowed to go on such a dangerous voyage?...Will Columbus and his crew become rich and famous and will their discovery change the world?

Etruvia has known peace for 20 years. But this time of peace has brought corruption and greed. The nobility has taken control, and the memories of great victories of old have faded. Crime is rife, and the once proud people are little more than peasants. As a great evil rises in the desolate North, can a forgotten king and an embittered former war hero wake a nation from its stupor and build an army strong enough to give it a fighting chance?

Tia and her brother have been asked to leave their village to find their father's long lost friend, TaTisho. As they near the village of TaLequa, they are trapped on a dangerous island where death awaits them.

Linc, who once worked as a remote viewer for the federal government, now lives a low-key life running a new age bookstore and teaching psychic classes. Yet someone keeps trying to kill him or torment him to the point of killing himself. His ex-wife, a district attorney, begins a campaign against him for his alleged involvement with the murder of a police officer. The truth needs to be exposed by a neutral person, a lone policewoman. She decides to investigate and learn the truth, even at the risk of her own life.

Ganz in der Tradition der Griots, der afrikanischen Barden, erzählt Al Zanabili diese mythische, gleichwohl modern anmutende Erzählung aus Burkina Faso. Sie handelt vom Wert der Beharrlichkeit und des Mutes: wer diese Tugenden erwirbt, dem winkt das Glück des Jägers. Mit Trommeln, Rasseln, den Früchten des Flammenbaumes und allerlei Perkussion wird die Geschichte von Zankolon, dem Taugenichts, so lebendig, als wäre sie tatsächlich geschehen.

The debut novel from an award-winning short story writer: a multigenerational saga spanning Lebanon, Iraq, India, the United States, and Kuwait that brings to life the triumphs and failures of three generations of Arab women. In 2013, Sara is a philosophy professor at Kuwait University, having...

Courage, high adventure, and a deep faith in God’s goodness are all part of this story of an Iraqi Christian family’s harrowing escape from death and destruction in their native country. Victimized by a conflict they didn’t create, they risk everything for the possibility of peace and freedom. On foot with little food and water, they fight their way through the rugged mountains separating Northern Iraq from Turkey before being abandoned with thousands of others on the Turkish border.

Morhaf Al Achkar obtained his PhD in education, and is currently a practicing family physician at the University of Washington. He was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Since then, his research has focused on the experience of patients living with cancers. His first book is based on interviews he did with 39 patients who live, like him, with advanced illness. He explored how these patients find meaning, cope, and build resilience. Using his deep understanding of philosophical concepts, Morhaf shares his understanding of love from the perspective of someone aware of his finitude.

Though not a trace of Dale Mathis has been found since the Learjet he was on crashed into the sea, Sofia Hernández and her family haven’t given up hope he is alive and will be found. Many notable figures are on the run because of the information the tiger USB revealed. Former cohorts of the evil, sadistic Senator Rafael Medina are desperately fleeing not only the long arm of the law, but also the country’s criminal element who have suffered greatly because of their ill-advised vendetta against Chief Ricardo and the Hernández family.