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I Kaninbjerget fortælles om en lille flok unge, vilde kaniner, der anført af den kloge Hassel bryder op fra deres koloni. Hassels bror, Femmer, fornemmer, at kolonien er truet af tilintetgørelse, og hans sjette sans slår aldrig fejl. Derfor forsøger brødrene at overtale så mange kaniner som muligt til at flygte sammen med dem, men ikke mange vil lytte til dem, for det er forår, og græsset er grønt og saftigt.

In this invaluable contribution to the continuing debate about religious belief, David Adams Richards offers an exhilaratingly fresh perspective and a voice more impassioned, heartfelt, and sometimes furious, than anything written about God by an atheist. David Adams Richards, one of Canada’s most beloved and celebrated authors, has been wrestling with questions of morality, faith, and religion ever since he was a child.

Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adams's best-selling Watership Down, the enduring classic of contemporary literature that introduced millions of readers to a vivid and distinctive world. Here, he returns to the delightful characters we know and love - including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah - and presents new heroes as they struggle to survive the cruelties of nature and the shortsighted selfishness of humankind.

Die weltbekannte Saga vom Exodus der Kaninchen: Der junge Fiver spürt, dass seinem Volk das Verderben droht. Nur seine engsten Freunde kann er überreden, mit ihm das Kaninchengehege zu verlassen und sich auf die Suche nach einer neuen Heimat zu machen. Was sie unterwegs durchleben, ist so beispielhaft wie fesselnd: zahllose Abenteuer, Meuterei, Treuebruch und Heldentum, Schlachten mit hohem Blutzoll - und schließlich der glückliche Einzug ins Land der Freiheit und des Friedens.

Writing with the same mastery that has won him praise for his fiction, Richards takes us - even those unfamiliar with days spent in chilly waters - on an unforgettable journey to the famed Miramichi River. Casting new light on the mysterious and elegant world of fly fishing, it teems with lore and wisdom, humor, and most of all, passion.

Slavná kniha ze zlatého fondu světové literatury. Poprvé vyšla v roce 1972, stala se bestsellerem i předlohou animovaného filmu, seriálu a několika počítačových her. „Sem tam některý panáčkoval na vrcholku mraveniště, s nastraženýma ušima se rozhlížel kolem a větřil. Ale nerušený zpěv kosa na pokraji lesa zvěstoval, že odtamtud nebezpečí nehrozí.“ Nebezpečí však přichází s člověkem a jeho plány postavit domy na území obývaném sandlefordskou králičí kolonií.

In Project Management: The Unofficial Guide: How to Effectively Manage Any Project Like a True Professional you will learn what project management actually is and exactly how a professional project manager operates. You will learn the different phases of project management and the common constraints you should have in mind regardless of the project at hand. You will also learn about the Iron Triangle (also known as Project Management Triangle) as well as the "Pick any Two" Euler Diagram.

Terrence McCauley delivers up the tale of a former moonshiner looking to make his fortune on dirt tracks of stock-car racing. J. Walt Layne details one of the first interracial college football games ever played. Up next, John Rose gets us into the ring with a boxing prodigy from the hills of Kansas, and then Fred Adams Jr., offers up a barnstorming adventure with the Negro Baseball League Moline Wizards.

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In his brilliant non-fiction, David Adams Richards - first and foremost one of Canada's greatest and best-beloved novelists - has been writing a kind of memoir by other means. Like his previous titles Lines on Water, about his pursuit of angling, and Hockey Dreams, about the game his disabled body prevented him from playing, Facing the Hunter explores the meaning of a sport and the way in which it touches lives, not least that of the author.

FNH Audio present the first in a new series of science fiction short story collections. A journalist on Mars finds himself in the middle of a coup. An underground operative discovers a man with a formula for winning a planetary war. A lone hunter takes to space to bring down the legendary giant space bat. The best of space detectives gets caught up in an interplanetary extortion ring. In Jorgensen's Worlds secret operative Retief gets dispatched to a frozen world to face off an invasion. Peeten is the guard for the last of the Martian water, when an alien drops into his world...

You are about to discover what every single one of us should know about the art of negotiation: how to improve your negotiation skills and overcome any objections in business and in life! You will learn all about the stage of preparation, why it is such a crucial stage that cannot and should not be overlooked, and how to properly prepare before the negotiations even begin.

Discover how options trading really works with this beginner-oriented yet comprehensive guide! In Options Trading: The Definitive Beginner's Guide: 11 Rules to Follow, 8 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid, 10 Simple but Profitable Strategies to Make Money Trading Options you will learn what are options, why you are missing out if you're still not investing on options, and of course, how the system actually works. Trading options is no easy task and does involve a considerable degree of risk.

You are about to discover what everyone has to know about procrastination, how you can properly overcome it, and increase your productivity. In Procrastination - Proven Tactics to Master Your Time, Supercharge Productivity And Conquer Your Inner Procrastinator Once and For All you will learn what procrastination actually is and when it becomes chronic. You will also find out the three basic categories that procrastinators can be divided into.

Highly charged and profoundly important, Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul is a new masterpiece from one of Canada’s greatest writers. On a bright morning in June 1985, a young Micmac man starts his first day of work—but by noon he is dead, killed mysteriously in the fourth hold of the cargo ship Lutheran. Hector Penniac had been planning to go to university, perhaps to study medicine. Roger Savage, a loner who has had to make his own way since his youth, comes under suspicion of killing Hector over a union card and a morning’s work.

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In Investing: The Definitive Beginner's Guide, you will learn all you need to know before investing a single penny out of your hard earned money. You will find out the difference between investing and gambling, you will learn the fundamental principles of investing and how to go about it always in accordance of course with your own personal preferences. There are some traditional investment vehicles such as bonds, stocks, and mutual funds and of course, there are some alternative investments such as options, futures, forex, commodities, and real estate.

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