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Shapeshifting visitors, unsolved murders in the forest, black metal bands and an online bank of thousands of people’s dreams – the star is back, and the limitless scale and ambition of Karl Ove’s new universe is clear. This is life, death, the human condition, and the opportunity to bring listeners in on the real-time creation of an epic and utterly immersive world.

Debasement of the dollar as a result of ill-use of leverage is destroying the global economy, and in Leverage, well known market commentator Karl Denninger follows the path of money throughout history to prove that currencies are debased when moneyed and powerful interests pull the levers of government and policy to enrich themselves at the expense of the masses. The result is ugly: the value of everything - including gold - falls, and even personal safety is at risk in a world where there is limited money even for essentials like food and fuel.

Nach seiner trostlosen Kindheit in einem verarmten, streng pietistischen Elternhaus strebt der hochbegabte Anton Reiser nach Anerkennung und Erfolg. Doch ganz gleich, was er auch versucht - immer wieder scheitert er, kurz bevor er sein Ziel erreicht. Entmutigt, orientierungslos und von schweren Depressionen geplagt, sucht Anton Zuflucht in Literatur und Theater und schlägt schließlich sogar die Möglichkeit eines Studiums aus, um sein Glück als Schauspieler zu versuchen.

Four men are found brutally slain in an abandoned house on Cleveland’s east side, one with ties to City Hall and all marked with a mysterious symbol. When Detective Nicholas Silvano is called to the case, he finds this drug-deal-gone-wrong is anything but ordinary and the search for an elusive killer is on.

Without question one of the most significant books in modern history, The Communist Manifesto is a brief, populist pamphlet that distils the core ideas of communism into accessible prose. Published just months before violent uprisings threatened to destabilise much of the European establishment, it outlines a view of history as a constant battle between the classes that will inevitably result in revolution.

Magische Momente erleben mit dem "Secret"-Hörbuch. Der Bestsellererfolg komplett als Hörbuch! Mit verteilten Rollen berichten Rhonda Byrne und 24 bekannte Weisheitslehrer von den grundlegenden Erkenntnissen, die das Leben entscheidend positiv beeinflussen: Wir sind selbst Schöpfer unserer Realität. Die Dinge, die uns im Alltag begegnen, haben wir durch die eigene Gedankenenergie angezogen.

The embarrassment of a young man is all too obvious when he gets an erection during a physical examination. The older doctor isn’t complaining though and the thrill of the moment is too much for him to resist. He takes control and is allowed to do so much more as he lavishes attention on a willing, young virgin.

Karl Deisseroth ha dedicado su vida a la comprensión de la mente y es uno de los pocos neurólogos que además son psiquiatras con consulta en activo. Esa combinación da lugar a un enfoque extremadamente original que busca la base biológica de las enfermedades mentales. A partir de una investigación puntera y de la experiencia con sus propios pacientes, narra, con una profunda empatía, la gran historia de los orígenes de las emociones humanas.

Episode 5 in the third series of The Ricky Gervais Show, in which Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant discuss Karl Pilkington's literary achievements.

The coursework Max is doing at his friend’s home is interrupted when his friend gets a call from his mother. She forgot to take some papers to work and Max decides to wait while his friend goes into town to pass them on. He’s alone in the house for only a few minutes when his friend’s step-brother turns up and shows Max how much fun it is to be with another man.

Ervin's stories from down home in North Carolina, his reciting literary passages ranging from Shakespeare to Aesop's fables, and his earnest lectures in defense of civil liberties and constitutional government contributed to the downfall of President Nixon and earned Senator Ervin a reputation as "the last of the founding fathers.

This book is a simple and effective guide to help you refocus your daily steps and shift your mindset, wherever you are or whatever you do, toward a life dedicated to multiplying discipleship. It offers a clear and practical way for individuals, small groups, and churches to establish new faith communities and multiply disciples within their neighborhoods. Suddenly, your morning coffee becomes an opportunity for ministry, your favorite sports team becomes a means of outreach, and your workplace into holy ground.

How can you guarantee that your company delivers great service, has a great culture, and still manages to stay profitable? You need to follow certain “Unbreakable Rules” for success. Best-selling business author and coach Karl W. Palachuk draws on more than thirty years of owning and running service-based businesses to present the rules his companies live by. These rules will help you align your personal and professional goals while creating “standard operating procedures” to automate successful habits.

A sinister force threatens a teenage horror fan, and only a team of B movie monsters can come to his rescue. Fear stalks a group of punks when a scarecrow proves that birds aren’t the only things it can terrorize. And all hell breaks loose when a man discovers that his next-door neighbor possesses the power to reanimate the dead... Celebrate the music of the night with Scare Street’s latest collection of diabolical horror. Thirteen tales of paranormal horror haunt this new volume. More than enough to keep you listening on long after the sun goes down.

Kara Ben Nemsi, Karl Mays Alter Ego, und sein Freund und Diener Hadschi Halef Omar reiten "durch die Wüste" Nordafrikas...

An experiment gone wrong unleashes a plague of living dead. In their wake, vampires, hunted into hiding, reinsert themselves into the world's consciousness, seeking nothing short of world domination. Allison and Matthew Belmont are scions of a vampire hunting family. When the experiment to eliminate the vampire threat once and for all unleashes hordes or undead, they must fight for their survival trapped between their ancient enemy and a new one risen from pop culture.

Many teens are active in church youth programs, yet drop out of church later in life and never return. Other young adults rest on the merits of their parents' faith without ever experiencing their own relationship with Jesus Christ. In this book, the authors seek to help teenagers who have grown up in Christian homes by reminding them of the blessings of growing up in a Christian home, warning them of some of the dangers they face, providing practical suggestions for avoiding these dangers, and urging them to think and live in a way that pleases God.

The Effective Board Member: What Every Board Member Should Know is a transformational tale of the journey to boardroom effectiveness. It combines Karl's (The Governor's) knowledge and experience both of governance in an international context and an initial study of human behavior. Using four of the 12 characters from the governance forum Zoo, The Governor's latest book consolidates his years of teaching on governance, strategy and leadership in an innovative way that is sure to engage experienced and new board members alike.

Fateful Decisions: Inside the National Security Council provides students with valuable insights into the origins, workings, strengths, and weaknesses of the National Security Council.

Published in 1884, Against Nature (À rebours) concerns the attempts of its cultured and neurotic anti-hero, Des Esseintes, to escape contemporary Parisian life. At his rural retreat he is able to indulge his particular artistic tastes as he muses on a range of topics including literature, religion and painting.