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In the morning of November 10, 1898, in Wilmington, North Carolina, a fire broke out, and it was the beginning of an assault that took place about 10 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, east of Cape Fear River. In all the gruesome moments in United States history, none was like this gruesome attack. It was the only coup d'état ever to happen on American soil.

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Three new adventures for glamorous bounty hunter Vienna Salvatori, including 'Self Improvement' by Ian Potter. Doctor Ludovic Glospan has a secret. He has made a scientific discovery that could change the galaxy forever, which is why he wants to keep it out of the wrong hands. Vienna Salvatori and Jexie Reagan have been hired to keep Glospan's secret safe. On a good day that will be an easy job, but this is anything but a good day.

Villains, gangsters or 'Faces', as they prefer to be called, are the men, gang and family members who have made headlines over the past 50 years for all the wrong reasons. Some are household names: the Krays, the Richardsons, Paul Ferris, Frankie Fraser, Arthur Thompson and Vic Dark. Many you will not recognise, but the mere mention of these people has struck fear into individuals and entire communities. Despite their notoriety, the faces of Britain’s most feared criminals remain largely unknown. That is until now.

Ronnie and Reggie Kray remain two of the most infamous criminals in British history. Legends to many, their fame was built on a fearsome reputation and almost mythical celebrity-like status, but who were the real Kray twins? Born and brought up in the East End of London, the Krays became involved in petty crime at an early age, and their dark and violent temperaments soon became apparent when Ron and Reg became embroiled in all aspects of crime including armed robbery, protection rackets and assault.

Kyle Tanner is about to die. Alone, floating in a vacsuit only a few million kilometers from a massive, uncaring sun, he has barely enough time or juice to get out a distress signal before either his oxygen runs out or he succumbs to the radiation. When the CCF sent investigator Kyle Tanner to SOLEX One, a solar energy harvester past Mercury, he thought it would be an open-and-shut murder case. Not the worst Tanner has ever seen, but the deeper he delves, the more nightmarish it becomes.

"Bonjour, je suis Bernard Werber et aujourd'hui je vous invite à un voyage : un voyage de transformation intérieure. Je serai votre guide et nous allons vivre ensemble une expérience de méditation unique, à travers 4 éléments : l'air, le feu, la terre et l'eau. La méditation est une voie d'entrée dans l'esprit fabuleuse. Comme je le fais dans mes romans avec mes lecteurs, je souhaite vous plonger dans un imaginaire profond et vous connecter à des lieux qui vous sont propres et dans lesquels vous vous sentirez en paix."

The urge to merge: Chase has announced plans to swallow J.P. Morgan. It's just the latest in banking mergers. But who was J.P. Morgan? Listen to The Great Pierpont Morgan, the story of the man who formed the first billion dollar corporation in the world, and you'll know.

This is the second of three volumes of posthumously collected writings of G. A. Cohen, who was one of the leading, and most progressive, figures in contemporary political philosophy. This volume brings together some of Cohen's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays, many of them previously unpublished. Rich in first-person narration, insight, and humor, these pieces vividly demonstrate why Thomas Nagel described Cohen as a "wonderful raconteur".

Les sept couronnes sont exsangues. Le royaume panse ses plaies. Les guerres ont vidé les campagnes, les épidémies ont ruiné les récoltes et les pillards écument les terres dévastées. Pourtant il y a toujours autant de prétendants qui briguent la couronne : chacun dans son repaire échafaude des stratégies. Les Lannister multiplient les alliances fragiles, Stannis Baratheon se réfugie toujours davantage dans le culte de R'hllor.

Idaho Territory, June 1887. A small-town judge takes his young daughter fishing, and she catches a man. Another body surfaces, then another. The final toll: over 30 Chinese gold miners brutally murdered. Their San Francisco employer hires Idaho lawman Joe Vincent to solve the case. Soon he journeys up the wild Snake River with Lee Loi, an ambitious young company investigator, and Grace Sundown, a metis mountain guide with too many secrets.

Invité à une partie de chasse, Alexandre Dumas se trouve, le soir venu, réuni à d'autres convives dans une ferme située au milieu des bois : son hôte le docteur Ledru, et une charmante et énigmatique dame polonaise. Alors qu'un violent orage éclate au dehors, chacun décide de raconter une histoire étrange dont il a été le témoin.

To Britain's criminal underworld Freddie Foreman is the Godfather and his name instils more fear than any other. Rightly or wrongly he has been linked to almost every unsolved gangland murder in London over the past 50 years. He went on trial for his first crime aged 16 and went on to become a notorious crime boss. He talks here about what moulded him and about the heists, the shootouts, the murders and betrayals along the way.

Early Balloons and Airships: The History of the City’s Underground Ossuaries and Burial Network looks at the development of the first balloons and airships, and how they were primarily used. You will learn about the first airships like never before.

"Ce livre audio est né de notre amitié. Nous avions le profond désir d'une conversation intime sur les sujets qui nous tiennent à coeur." Un livre audio limpide et lumineux pour apprendre le métier de vivre. Un moine, un philosophe, un psychiatre.

En Californie, pendant la Grande Crise, Lennie et George vont de ferme en ferme. Ils louent leurs bras en attendant le jour où ils auront leur ferme à eux, avec un petit bout de luzerne pour élever des lapins. Lennie, malgré sa taille de colosse, n'a pas plus de malice qu'un enfant de six ans ; George veille sur lui, le protège du monde qui n'est pas tendre aux innocents. Le soir, ils se racontent leur rêve, celui de la maison et des lapins. Mais allez savoir pourquoi, les rêves de certains finissent toujours en cauchemars.

I am afraid that I, Sherlock Holmes, must act as my own chronicler in this singular case, that of the Whitechapel murders of 1888. For the way in which the affair was dropped upon my doorstep left me with little choice as to the contrary. Not 12 months prior, the siren's call of quiet domesticity and married life had robbed me of Watson's assistance as both partner and recorder of my cases. Thus, when detective inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard required a lead - any lead - I found myself forced to pursue Jack the Ripper alone.

Ruler of the Sky brings to life a time of often unendurable hardship and epic grandeur. From the windswept plains of Mongolia to the opulence and sophistication of the Chinese court, this is an unforgettable story. Set amid the barbaric splendor of the Mongol hordes, Ruler of the Sky tells how a twelfth-century warrior forged one of the greatest and most terrifying armies the world had ever seen, and conquered the world from Peking to Persia.

Le roi Robert Baratheon est mort, son ami Eddard Stark a été exécuté. La dynastie Baratheon n'aura duré qu'une génération et la paix plusieurs fois centenaire qui régissait le royaume des sept couronnes a volé en éclats. Joffrey, le bâtard illégitime, se terre dans sa capitale, les frères de Robert rallient des troupes à leurs bannières, le fils de Ned a levé son armée et crie vengeance, des pirates razzient les côtes et des brigands pillent les campagnes.

Comment Lord Eddard Stark, seigneur de Winterfell, Main du Roi, gravement blessé par traîtrise, et par là même plus que jamais à la merci de la perfidie de la reine Cersei ou des imprévisibles caprices du despotique Roi Robert, aurait-il une chance d'échapper à la nasse tissée dans l'ombre pour l'abattre ? Comment, armé de sa seule et inébranlable loyauté, cerné de toutes parts par d'abominables intrigues, pourrait-il à la fois survivre, sauvegarder les siens et assurer la pérennité du royaume ?