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Jeremy Wilder is a private eye in Fullerstone City. In the shadows cast by big business and the art deco skyscrapers, his daily business is to dig in the swamp of corruption, crime and murder. When the wife of one of the most influential entrepreneurs in town hires him to investigate a series of art robberies, he ends up at a dead end and teams up with "Fox" Mahoney, a fellow private detective. Together they dig deeper, until they find themselves entangled in a web of lies. Things more and more get out of hand, they deal with gangsters, cutthroats and corruption. They explore the underbelly...

In the near future, the world has been devastated by climate change, covering great portions of the northern continents in ice and snow and the south in almost uninhabitable deserts. There are rumors of a "blessed country" on the West Coast of North America, but nobody looking for this paradise ever returned to verify its existence. Gangs of anarchists, the so-called "rebels," attack, rob and kill anyone in the snow-covered areas of the former US. The only hope for most people is The Colony, and the Black Rider is its best driver, taking spare parts and other goods to the mines and outposts...

Who hasn't thought of brewing their own beer yet? With this guide it is possible to learn how to brew craft beer at home – and it is simpler than you might think. Anyone with simple equipment will be able to brew their own beer from malt with basic equipment and widely available ingredients. In addition to the needed equipment, basic recipes are described, followed by the actual step-by-step brewing process from mashing over hopping and fermentation to conditioning. In order to be able to develop your own recipes, ingredients and processes are explained in their function as well as ...

When Spotify first launched in 2008, it felt like magic—a simple way to stream almost any song without downloading it. Over the years, it has transformed into a global music powerhouse, changing how we discover, share, and listen to music. Let’s take a look at how Spotify has evolved from its early days to the platform we know today.1. The Early Days: A New Way to ListenBack in 2008, Spotify’s main selling point was instant access to a huge library of music without the need for downloads. It was a refreshing change from buying individual songs or dealing with pirated MP3s. The interface ...

In high school, Jesse Wolfson was a star. Some years later, his life is a mess. Having lost his scholarship after a career-ending injury and following several false starts, he ends up in Las Vegas, working menial jobs at a hotel & casino. Secretly, Jesse hopes to become a successful playwright. But the only writing job he could get is for a third-rate erotic flick. After a chance encounter with a girl he went to high school with, who's struggling too, Jesse's life is transforming drastically. They virtually have nothing except for themselves. Only their mutual affection promises atonement. ...

A pesar de los padecimientos y de la monstruosa brutalidad sufridos, Frankl pudo reconocer que, pese a todo, la vida es digna de ser vivida y que la libertad interior y la dignidad humana son indestructibles. La logoterapia, método psicoterapéutico creado por el propio Frankl, se basa precisamente en la búsqueda del sentido de la existencia, en la que el ser humano asume la responsabilidad ante sí mismo, ante los demás y ante la vida.

Joseph, a literature student at Berkeley, is the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father. One day, a mysterious package arrives on his doorstep, pulling him into a mesmerizing adventure to uncover the tangled history that binds the two sides of his family. For generations, the men of the al-Raqb family have served as watchmen of the storied Ibn Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, built at the site where the infant Moses was taken from the Nile. Joseph learns of his ancestor Ali, a Muslim orphan who became enchanted by the legendary - perhaps magical - Ezra Scroll.

Daniel has been with his boyfriend William since high school, but with this relationship already on shaky ground, his sudden blossoming friendship with Harley sets into motion something that he had hardly dared to dream about. First Daniel has trouble with looking away, and then with keeping his pants on, and then finally with keeping that coyote out of his bed. Things like this are never easy, but will this newfound love be enough for them to come through and heal from the things they have done?

In Nebraska, in the late 1890s, 17-year-old Effie and 11-year-old Bridget must struggle to endure at a time when women and children had few rights, and society looked upon domestic abuse as a private family matter. The story is told through the eyes of the girls as they learn to survive under grueling circumstances. River People is a novel of inspiration, love, loss, and renewal.

The actor of White Lotus and Euphoria details his upbringing in the West Coast—including a broken family, struggles with addiction, sex, borderline personality disorder—and his commitment to being the center of attention at all times, even as he actually becomes a star in this heartwarming memoir. I Wrote This for Attention is a riveting, exquisite memoir full of heart that chronicles Lukas Gage’s coming of age in the haunting underbelly of San Diego and clawing his way to stardom.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, and the American Book Award, the best-selling Common Ground is much more than the story of the busing crisis in Boston as told through the experiences of three families. As Studs Terkel remarked, it's "gripping, indelible...a truth about all large American cities."

With a career spanning a quarter of a century, veteran comedian and comedy coach Mike Lukas (Tonight Show, Comedy Central, Second City, CBS Radio) strips comedy down to the bone. Here in Fine-Tuning Your Funny Muscle (book two of the Funny Muscle series), Mike dives deeper into all those joke-writing concepts from book one and fine-tunes them for you, one by one.

In Finding Your Funny Muscle, Mike shows you how to “flex” your ideas into funny, original, and relatable humor that gets big laughs—and makes you memorable for the right reasons.

The Eastern Isles, an empire of humans, beastkind, and Fae, have recovered from a divisive war caused by an infectious entity. Humans established the Commission as a defense mechanism; however, mistrust of the Fae races has only increased while upholding their duty to protect against dangers. Beast, Kovuco Blackstar, born of a deviant legend, lives in the shadow of remorse until he meets the enchanting Lady Ameilja Rose Frost, a human seer of the Eastern Isles.

Serving in a leadership role can be rewarding and exhilarating but not always easy. You may find yourself in situations where you need guidance — perhaps to get out of a negative situation or handle the challenges of leadership. Dr. Sarah Lukas and Dr. Carla Sparks have been there and want to help you through these potentially difficult moments in your leadership journey and help you find the positive outcomes that may be just around the corner.

As a life raft for beginners and their supervisors, Where to Start and What to Ask provides all the necessary tools for garnering information from clients. Lukas also offers a framework for thinking about that information and formulating a thorough assessment. This indispensable audiobook helps therapeutic neophytes organize their approach to the initial phase of treatment and navigate even rough clinical waters with competence and assurance.

La física cuántica trata de todo. Sí, así como suena. Si te han dicho que solo va de vibraciones cósmicas que resuenan en el universo, no te han contado más que tonterías. Para transmitirnos la auténtica magia de una extraña teoría que describe el comportamiento de los átomos y la luz, y que hasta un niño de diez años o un adulto después de unas cuantas copas puedan entenderlo, Lukas Neumeier y James Douglas han decidido escribir la historia de Bob, un hippie espiritual, y Alice, una ingeniosa nerd que se pasa el día soñando con la física cuántica.

Auf der Erde schreibt man das Jahr 1551 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung, gut dreitausend Jahre vom 21. Jahrhundert alter Zeitrechnung entfernt. Nach großen Umwälzungen in der Milchstraße haben sich die Verhältnisse zwischen den unterschiedlichen Sternenreichen beruhigt; im Großen und Ganzen herrscht Frieden. Vor allem die von Menschen bewohnten Planeten und Monde streben eine positive Zukunft an. Tausende von Welten haben sich zur Liga Freier Galaktiker zusammengeschlossen, in der auch Wesen mitwirken, die man in früheren Jahren als "nichtmenschlich" bezeichnet hätte.

THE LIMELIGHT IS BRIGHT AND SHINY. BUT WILL IT WARM YOU AND GET YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT? In Paris, Curtis McLeod is catapulted from being a nobody and a self-taught writer to celebrity by winning the love of a shooting star. In the spotlight, Curtis is living a dream life, admired by many, envied by all. But there’s a secret he’s hiding. Hotel Elysée – the center of his endeavors, and his European escape. The place Curtis keeps running to, trying to escape the dream life he always wanted but struggles to live. Living two lives at once, Curtis starts wondering if his luck will last. Or ...

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE HIRED TO KILL A MAN NO BOUNTY HUNTER DARED CHASING BEFORE YOU… After a tough cattle drive and three rounds of boxing against bigger men than himself, Ace Westfield's head is aching. All he wants is a good meal, a drink and a bed for the night. But he's a dangerous bounty hunter on the prowl, taking any chance to make money and attracting people's interest. When he is approached by a mysterious woman trying to hire him as assassin and willing to pay any price, Ace has no way of knowing what he is getting himself into. Soon, he is on his way to a Texan small ...