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Un secreto enterrado en la Antártida por miles de años. Y un sargento muy cabreado por tener que hacer de niñera para los investigadores que tienen que resolver el misterio. La última misión de Patrick Finnegan, alias Bic, antes de jubilarse de los marines, lo lleva hasta las montañas subglaciales Ellsworth. Pero ¿el motivo de verdad por el que está ahí? Le debe un favor a un viejo amigo. Aunque eso no significa que lo hará con gusto. Cuando Bic ve lo que han descubierto, no puede creerlo. Tampoco está listo para el estallido de violencia que se va a desencadenar.

Eso significa aceptar casi cualquier trabajo que se le presente, sin importar la situación. Mientras pueda mantener la nave a flote, es libre de vivir la vida que quiera. Pero todo eso cambia cuando conoce a Abigail Pryar, una monja que busca una forma segura de salir del sistema. Lástima que haya algo raro en el equipaje que lleva consigo.

Los seres humanos son como un rebaño de ovejas que se dirige al matadero. Su única esperanza de sobrevivir reside en un equipo que acaba de abandonar el planeta. Tras su exitosa misión, en la que lograron destruir el anillo de esclavización instalado en la ciudad de Nueva York, Bic y el resto del Equipo Phantom atraviesan el anillo original de la Antártida y llegan al corazón del Imperio androquí.

La atención es una capacidad innata al ser humano. Que nos distraigamos mucho o no seamos capaces de estar atentos en un momento dado no es tanto por falta de atención sino por no haber aprendido a regularla. En muchos estudios se habla del músculo de la atención porque se considera que...

Este libro presenta una selección de diez artículos imprescindibles sobre liderazgo, de los cientos que han sido publicados por la revista de la prestigiosa Universidad de Harvard, fuente de información de los líderes de hoy día. Artículos de reconocidos autores, como Daniel Goleman, Peter F. Drucker o John P. Kotter, que le ayudarán a maximizar su propio rendimiento y el de su organización.

Un renegado nunca se rinde. Ahora que Jace y el resto de la tripulación tienen una nueva base de operaciones en Titán, la posibilidad de encontrar la Tierra está más cerca que nunca. Sin embargo, no será una misión fácil: la Estrella Renegada tendrá que huir de los ejércitos de la Unión y el Imperio sarkoniano. Luna renegada es la tercera parte de la serie Estrella Renegada, una space opera épica y trepidante que encantará a los fans de Firefly, Battlestar Galactica o Indiana Jones.

La búsqueda para encontrar la Tierra ha comenzado. Después de escapar a duras penas de las garras de la Unión, la nave estelar Estrella Renegada huye a lugares desconocidos. Todos los miembros de su tripulación son fugitivos buscados por la ley. Ninguno de ellos podrá volver jamás a casa.

Una nave perdida. Una civilización desconocida. La Estrella Renegada está a la deriva, con los motores completamente apagados, en mitad de lo desconocido. Mientras flotan en el vacío del espacio, reciben una extraña transmisión procedente de un planeta cercano, donde se les advierte de que se mantengan lejos si no quieren sufrir las consecuencias.

A secret buried in the Antarctic. A puzzle unsolved for thousands of years. And a Brooklyn-born master gunnery sergeant who's royally pissed that he has to babysit the researchers sent to figure it all out. But when Patrick "Wic" Finnegan finally sees what the team has uncovered, he can't believe his eyes, nor is he prepared for the violence to come. Soon, the portal opens and unleashes a storm of unbridled fury upon humanity.

After two decades of learning at the Nexus, the children of Van and his crew are ready to take their first steps out in the big black. Aboard their new ship, the AnaDarko, the young officers begin unraveling a mystery that goes beyond the depths of time—where did Gabby's people come from, and why does life, scattered across the gas giants, all sound so familiar to her? Under the capable guidance of Rab, a seasoned Peacemaker, the young crew pursues science and knowledge—even as Van and Torina push back against a threat that originates on earth itself.

The construction of the great pyramids of Egypt, the development of democracy in ancient Greece, the glories of ancient Rome-these stories are familiar to students of history. But what about the rest of the world? How do the histories of China and Japan, or Russia, India, and the remote territories of Sub-Saharan Africa and South America fit in with commonly known accounts of Western traditions?Learn the rest of the story with these 36 riveting lectures that survey the expanse of human development and civilization across the globe.

¿Te sorprendería saber que existe una forma efectiva de acabar con la ansiedad para siempre? ¿Me creerías si te dijera que todo ese sufrimiento que te trae la ansiedad te lo estás generando tú mism@? ¿Y que tú puedes ser capaz de superarla y dejarla atrás en poco tiempo? Quizás hasta ahora nadie te lo ha dicho y sigues esperando y esperando. Esperando ese medicamento, esa pastilla mágica, esa pareja o vida ideal. Esperando que la solución venga desde el exterior. Pero no es así. La solución para salir de la ansiedad está más cerca de lo que crees, tan cerca que quizás aún no la puedes ver.

In The Outsiders, you'll learn the traits and methods striking for their consistency and relentless rationality that helped these unique leaders achieve such exceptional performance. Humble, unassuming, and often frugal, these "outsiders" shunned Wall Street and the press, and shied away from the hottest new management trends. Instead, they shared specific traits that put them and the companies they led on winning trajectories: a laser-sharp focus on per share value as opposed to earnings or sales growth; an exceptional talent for allocating capital and human resources; and the belief that cash flow, not reported earnings, determines a company's long-term value.

When given the opportunity to make his dream of owning his own bookstore come true, Winter Atkins couldn’t say yes quick enough. Moving to Hartbridge, Montana, with his favorite aunt is the adventure he needs to start over. And leaving behind a string of unhappy boyfriends because of his asexuality, Winter is all too happy to shelve the idea of dating forever.

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, free speech and press freedom face unprecedented threats from campus censorship, social media content moderation, and government pressure campaigns. From college students afraid to voice opinions in class to journalists facing investigations, the First Amendment foundations of American democracy are under multiple threats in ways the Founders never imagined.

Miss Sophia Hayward had carefully planned a future free of marriage, managing her reputation and dowry with precision. But when she overhears a scheme to force her into a hasty elopement, she realizes she must reconsider the earl's offer of courtship. He may not be the man she dreamed of—but he may be the only one willing to protect her from a most dangerous match.

Nobody ever believed me. Not when I was five and told them about the boy with pointy ears who saved my life in the forest. Not during thirteen miserable years of bullying and being labeled the town weirdo. Until a guy with golden eyes and a royal guard escort shows up at my door to drop a bombshell. That little boy? Yeah, he's real. And he's a fae Prince. And he magically linked my life to his when he saved me. I know what you're thinking. Lucky girl, right? Wrong. Because now the Prince is sick and apparently, I'm the only one who can save him. How can I possibly say no?

He was the eldest son of a legend, and being so, couldn't stay at his dad's club, where he'd not be allowed to breathe. Instead, he went to their brother club and found somewhere to be himself. He wasn't treated delicately or protected. He was a prospect and acted as one. Death had chased him twice and failed, and he believed in life's precious moments. She had loved and lost. The war had taken her future from her, and she silently screamed at the unfairness of it. Now she was alone, and nobody could breach her walls, not even her best friend.

After a forced leave that nearly cracked her confidence, FBI Special Agent Domini Walker is handed what should be a straightforward assignment: locate Hettie Van Buren, a high-society heiress who vanished during a weekend away. But then Hettie's boyfriend turns up dead—single shot, no mistakes. The work of a professional.

Beklemmend, ausweglos, grausam – diese vorweihnachtliche Kurzgeschichte beleuchtet den Horror einer nur äußerlich perfekten Familie.