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The gentle, off-beat narrator of The Circus is perfectly content with his quiet life. By day, he works in a bakery, and by night, he obsessively organizes and reorganizes his record collection: It’s all just the way he likes it. But when his childhood friend, Magnus, comes calling out of the blue, the contours of our narrator’s familiar world begin to shift. On a visit to the circus together, Magnus volunteers to participate in the magician’s disappearing act, and midway through the routine, he vanishes. Is this part of the act? What’s happened to Magnus?

Nowhere Park is a haven for troubled kids. On the first night of summer, magic doorways appear in each of the seven cities of the southwest, and all the bastard boys and wild girls come running to answer the call. No adults, no police, no laws can follow them through. There are only a few rules to the Park, and the first is to obey the king. Legend has it that anyone who breaks the rules will be cut down by the Snipes — huge scorpion creatures with sword-like claws.

When a town goes to the wolves, desperate men turn to Matthew Morgan - town tamer. But while Matthew Morgan may prove himself big enough and strong enough and ruthless enough to conquer a town, can he survive the battle of the two beautiful women who claim his heart?

Twists of Fate (Tales of Hope): The earliest writings of Jonas Saul! Some of these stories were written years before he ever wrote a novel. Readers familiar with his Sarah Roberts Series may notice an earlier version of that storyline developing in some tales. The stories include: - A man sees the future in a freak occurrence and saves the lives of people he was connected to for several decades but didn’t know existed. - A 911 operator receives a request for help that mystifies her because it’s her own emergency. - A woman suffering from face blindness (prosopagnosia) is robbed and ...

Everett is a down-on-his-luck magical tradesman just trying to make a living. He has manifested the seven spells required to earn the rank of Journeyman Magicker, but few of his spells are useful enough to earn coin, and when he does manage to find work, he is often paid in farm produce. His life is simple, ponderous, and unexciting. Then, almost miraculously, he manifests an eighth spell: Beautiful Woman, come forth! And this is when his troubles truly begin. Potatoes, Come Forth! is a fantasy novel of 89,400 words or approximately 357 pages.

In the conclusion of the three-volume time travel sequence, Jonathan Shade is sent back to 1926 to kill an upstart wizard named Henry Winslow. Henry wants to die because in order to achieve his goal of immortality, he must first achieve resurrection. Jonathan Shade and Kelly Chan are part of a larger plan playing out across time, and while Henry Winslow is a major player, there's someone else acting as the mastermind, and his name is Jonathan Shade.

Stained Glass Myths is a collection of 28 award-winning stories by young adults. These stories encompass a wide range of genres, inviting listeners to explore a wealth of important themes passionately crafted by these young writers - from a teenager going down memory lane after a tragic event at her school to a Jewish boy who writes letters to his older sister who’s been taken to Auschwitz.

The Depraved (Sarah Roberts Book Twenty-Six) A Toronto homicide detective receives a letter threatening multiple murders that are about to occur in horrific ways. He reaches out to Sarah Roberts for help because the letter states that Sarah inspires the murders. While the detective and Sarah try to figure out why he received the letter, the first three bodies are discovered. Brutally murdered, with one of the victims tortured in a depraved manner, they learn why that homicide detective was chosen—he knew the victims personally. Not only that, he knows where the bodies were found—his ...

The ancient magic of the Blood Oath has trapped Mar and made him King of the Mhajhkaeirii. In spite of all of his efforts to change it, the fate revealed to him by the Moon Pool seems unavoidable. Unless he can discover a stronger magic! King is an epic fantasy novel of 97,937 words. Novels in The Key to Magic series: Volume One: I. Orphan II. Magician Volume Two: III. King IV. Emperor Volume Three: V. Warrior VI. Wizard VII.Thief

Gegen trübe Gedanken hilft nur eins: der neue Roman von Bestsellerautor Jonas Jonasson! Småland 1852: Algot Olsson, Sohn eines Schweinezüchters, bleibt nach dem Tod seines Vaters nur ein Kartoffelacker und ein Destillierapparat für den Hausgebrauch. Doch Algot hat Grips, Geschäftssinn und eine Idee: Für die Gleisarbeiter, die gerade die ersten Eisenbahnschienen verlegen und wie alle Schweden nur grauenvollen Fusel gewohnt sind, brennt Algot richtig guten Schnaps und ist damit so erfolgreich, dass der missgünstige Graf Bielkegren ihn mit allen Mitteln sabotiert.

Speaking Up for Each Other has 24 award-winning short stories by talented young writers. These stories are original, enjoyable, and contain a rich variety of themes and situations ranging from a helpless girl living in fear of her own family to a robot contemplating what's best for its employer.

Math and science require a heightened state of concentration. It needs rational, sequential, and analytical ways to solve issues. The prefrontal cortex of your brain, which sits just below your brow, is thought to be involved in concentration when you're in focused mode. Mathematical ideas are often more abstractly encoded than those of common language, and it is possible that humans have not developed through millennia to manage them. Because of their abstraction and encryption, it's possible to think about math and science, but it takes more time and effort to do so.

"Ich bin der Hüter des Schatzes", so beginnt das Tagebuch des jungen Revolutionärs Josef Maderspacher im Jahr 1849. Über 150 Jahre später werden seine Aufzeichnungen neben einer Leiche im Schauinsland-Bergwerk bei Freiburg gefunden. War es Unfall oder Mord? Gibt es eine Verbindung zwischen dem Tod des Unbekannten und der Lebensbeichte Josefs, der sich einst im Schauinsland versteckt hielt? Léon, Sohn des ermittelnden Hauptkommissars, glaubt fest daran.

Roy Porter lives on the streets of Tulsa, his music all but forgotten. When his friends start dying in horrible ways, Roy realizes he's seen the pattern of death before. The cops are searching for a regular killer, but Roy knows there's more going on and if he doesn't act, he might be next of the death list.

He teams up with Jim Hartford, a tough biker with a haunted past, to hunt down the killer. But how can this unlikely pair hope to face up to a killer with powers born from the depths of evil?

"Jeg blødte over det hele, havde brækket anklen og fået et slag på rygsøjlen. Lægerne sagde, at næsen bliver ved med at løbe resten af mit liv. Er det det værd? Gu' fanden er det fucking det værd ..." Tag med på en rejse ind i et lukket univers, hvor fodbold er mere end en hobby, og ære betyder alt. For første gang fortæller topfolk fra Danmarks tre største hooliganfraktioner om livet i fodboldens underverden.

Una auténtica novela feel-good, encantadora y estimulante que atrapa desde la primera hasta la última página. Leonie, una joven profesora de instituto que ha decorado su piso de Colonia con gran dedicación, acepta a regañadientes cuidar de la gata de su vecina durante tres semanas.

The dead won't stay buried in Denver, so Jonathan Shade isn't too surprised when a deceased woman shows up wanting to hire him. A necromancer stalker has stolen her heart - literally - and she needs it if she's going to live.

Anders, ein Kleinkrimineller - seit seinen zahllosen Gefängnisaufenthalten nur noch "Mörder Anders" genannt -, ist frisch aus dem Knast entlassen und braucht einen neuen Job. Da kommt ihm die Begegnung mit der geschäftsfreudigen Pfarrerin Johanna, die wegen ihrer atheistischen Gesinnung arbeitslos geworden ist, gerade recht. Zusammen mit dem Hotelmitarbeiter Per gründen sie eine "Körperverletzungsagentur" mit Anders in der Rolle des Auftragsschlägers.

Stephen Noble, a board member of Dragon Gate Industries (DGI), is decapitated. DGI, a front company for wizards, decides to provide executive protection services for Noble's son, Graham, and daughter, Rayna. But Graham doesn't trust wizards and refuses their offer, so DGI hires Jonathan Shade and his team to keep the Noble family safe.

Whether you want to reset your career, strike out on your own, or just ignite more joy in what you do, this Illuminating book shows you how to create a working life that reveals meaning while rewriting our collective future. When we connect with something larger than ourselves, we enjoy the fruits of our labour as well as the journey - the sweat and the struggle. It's the unyielding commitment to a purpose that gives shapers their shimmer. The benefits of this shine are plentiful: enhanced well-being, more community engagement, a healthier economy, and better work for all.