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"Think and Grow Rich" is a motivational personal development and selfhelp audiobook written by Napoleon Hill and inspired by a suggestion from Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie. While the title implies that this book deals only with how to achieve monetary wealth, the author explains that the philosophy taught in the book can be used to help individuals do or be almost anything they want in this world.

In the aftermath of her mother's death, Zelda Hicks finds solace in a work trip to Loch Cameron, Scotland – a place tethering her to her father's heritage. But when she stumbles upon an enchanting cottage and its captivating owner, Gretchen Ross, Zelda is drawn into a heartfelt mission to save the homestead.As fate would have it, she butts heads - and hearts - with the handsome local laird, Hal Cameron.

Death whispers through Stockholm once more... When two dead bodies appear in a park in Stockholm - a policeman and an unidentified young woman - the police focus solely on the murder of the officer, believing the woman to be nothing more than collateral damage. But Detective Vanessa Frank senses something lurking beneath the surface and as she delves deeper, her investigation becomes alarmingly personal, leading her toward a real terror threat.

Laura lives an isolated life with her father, alone in a castle in the Austrian wilderness. When the mysterious Carmilla, a strange and beautiful lady, arrives in the night, no one suspects the supernatural occurrences that follow. But still more unsuspected is the tempestuous romance that blooms between the two young women, and Carmilla’s nightmarish secret. Written 26 years before Stoker’s "Dracula", Carmilla is the original vampire novel. Sheridan Le Fanu combines a chilling Gothic atmosphere with horrifying episodes, boldly exploring the sexual desires of his heroines, and establishing the image of the female vampire.

Ein Killer mit einer Passion. Eine Ermittlerin, die nicht aufgibt. Auf einer einsamen Waldstraße im Taunus wird eine nackte Frau gefunden, die überfahren wurde. Beim Anblick des zerstörten Körpers kommt der Polizei ein schrecklicher Verdacht: Sollte mit dieser Tat ein ebenso grausames Verbrechen vertuscht werden? Wurde die Unbekannte im Vorfeld über einen längeren Zeitraum festgehalten und gequält? Profilerin Nessa Wolf nimmt die Ermittlungen auf. Und ihre Nachforschungen führen sie schon bald hinein ins Herz der Finsternis. Denn im Taunus treibt nicht nur eine Gruppe selbsternannter Satansjünger ihr Unwesen.

Frederik Bjerregaard ist charmant, attraktiv und gehört zu einer der einflussreichsten Unternehmerfamilien Dänemarks. Doch seit er herausgefunden hat, dass er jahrelang von seiner Familie belogen wurde, ist für ihn nichts mehr, wie es war. Journalistin Camilla Bjørnelund ahnt, dass sich hinter der glitzernden Fassade der Bjerregaards vor Jahren ein Drama abgespielt haben muss. Aber bei ihrer Recherche ist es einzig Frederik, der sich ihr öffnet. In seiner Nähe spürt Camilla schon bald eine unwiderstehliche Anziehungskraft. Aber kann sie Dänemarks Jetset-Prinzen wirklich trauen?

L’irresistibile Padre Brown torna a stupirci con le sue incredibili doti intuitive, sempre accompagnate da un’incrollabile fede nella forza del Bene sul Male! In una serie di indagini appassionanti e cariche di humour, il brillante prete dell’Essex deve affrontare il mistero di strani specchi e di enigmatiche armature, smascherando ciarlatani che simulano doti soprannaturali e riconducendo assassini spietati sulla retta via... Il londinese Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) è stato fra i più importanti intellettuali cattolici della sua generazione.

La prima indagine dell'eccentrico giornalista Pompilio Nardini. Versilia, estate 2012. Pompilio Nardini è un Don Chisciotte contemporaneo con una spiccata, seppur strampalata, passione per "Pinocchio" e per la risoluzione di crimini. Quando scopre che l'amico Tardelli è stato trovato morto per una presunta overdose di eroina, Nardini stenta a crederci. Conosceva troppo bene Tardelli per non andare più a fondo. Inizia così un'indagine parallela che lo porterà faccia a faccia con magnati russi e individui loschi.

Auf wen kannst du dich verlassen, wenn du dir selbst nicht traust? Nach einem großen Vertrauensbruch, der ihre Ehe gehörig ins Wanken brachte, suchen Hannah und Sam verzweifelt nach einem geminsamen Neuanfang mit ihrer achtjährigen Tochter Lily im Gepäck – und wo ginge das besser als im malerischen Owl Cottage im schönen Cornwall? Doch etwas an dem Ferienhaus weckt in Hannah dunkle Erinnerungen.

Che cosa può avere in comune la morte di una studentessa del liceo classico di Savona con quella della quarta prostituta assassinata a Genova? Tocca a una Maria Viani liceale scoprirlo. Siamo alla fine degli anni Sessanta, un attimo prima che scoppi la contestazione studentesca e l’autunno caldo degli scioperi operai, nella quiete solo apparente di una provincia addormentata. Il commissario Marongiu, alle soglie della pensione, aiutato dal giovane ispettore Cantini, si trova a dover districare una matassa di enigmi.

"Sense and Sensibility" is a novel by Jane Austen, and was her first published work when it appeared in 1811 under the pseudonym "A Lady". A work of romantic fiction, "Sense and Sensibility" is set in southwest England between 1792 and 1797 and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meagre cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak.

The epic story, the greatest hero of them all. Heracles, renowned for his strength and spirit, has done something terrible. His gilded life lies in ruins. Seeking the Oracle, he is given a new mission: pay penance by becoming the slave of his sworn enemy. Twelve impossible labours await him. To restore his reputation, he must face monsters and mythical beasts that will test him to his limits and beyond. For he has become a pawn of Gods: of Zeus's pride and, above all, Hera's jealousy.

The epic second Roman adventure in The Centurions series, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow. Correus and Flavius, half brothers and rivals, have found the life of a Centurion to be a dangerous one. After imprisonment and torture, Flavius has found his strength and proven his mettle. Correus, son of a slave, has found glory on the battlefield. But now the brothers have been stationed to Wales, a land full of barbarians, mud and freezing rain. Here they must face the pain of lost love, the shame of lost battle, and the thrill of a new era for their beloved Rome. And in Wales awaits a princess that could change one of their lives forever.

Jack es un chico danés de trece años aparentemente normal, el único hijo de una cariñosa familia, que, sin embargo, sufre unas extrañas pesadillas sobre un mundo de astros desconocidos y cielos rojos surcados por enormes serpientes aladas. Un día dramático descubrirá que el inquietante universo de sus sueños es real y que se ha convertido en el protagonista de una lucha milenaria. Ese mundo es Idhún, donde la conjunción de los tres soles y las tres lunas ha permitido que Ashran el Nigromante se haga con el poder y desencadene la guerra.

¡Quién podría olvidar las palabras del lobo hambriento, listo para comerse a los cerditos! ¡Quien podría olvidar los temerarios cerditos, astutos y arrogantes! Habrá que dejar estos recuerdos de lado al entrar en la historia original, contada por el fundador del género de cuentos de hadas.

1333. Edward III is at war with Scotland. Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights. They ride north, to a crumbling Scottish keep, capturing a feral, half-starved boy within and putting the other inhabitants to the sword. But nobody knows why the flower of English knighthood snuck over the border to capture a savage, dirty teenage boy. Montagu gives the boy to Harry as his squire, with only two rules.

A feelgood Christmas love story set in a gorgeous country village, perfect for fans of Milly Johnson and Heidi Swain. Previously published as "A Way Back Home". After recent heartbreak, Skye Jackson is homeless and on the road with only a classic Airstream trailer to her name. A surprise inheritance of a rundown little lodge in the grounds of beautiful Willow Tree Hall forces her to change her plans. The only problem is that the lodge is co-owned by care-free playboy Will Harris, currently in hiding after a recent tabloid scandal.

Written in 1917. A hardtofind work by pioneer in "Mental Science", Judge Thomas Troward. Troward's writings and lectures greatly influenced Ernest Holmes, the founder of "Religious Science" and author of "The Science of Mind". This volume was one of the first to combine thought energy, scientific reasoning and testing, and creative power, and to see the interconnection of the three.

A flicker of light almost appears at the end of the tunnel for prisoner FF8282, as he is transferred to North Sea Camp near Boston, Lincolnshire, a D-category prison. Under a less strict regime, the prisoners can enjoy a more relaxed set of rules, while slowly preparing to someday rejoin the world outside the walls. However, a minor breach of conditions gets him sent off to the notorious HMP Lincoln facility for twenty-two days, where more traumatic experiences await. "Heaven" is the third book in Jeffrey Archer’s bestselling series The Prison Diaries.

Lucy needed a change of scene. She didn't expect the change of a lifetime. Doctors Without Borders has been Lucy Young’s life for the past four years. After an emergency extraction from a conflict zone, she's making a change from saving lives under gunfire to practising medicine in safe, serene Siena. Now treating obscenely wealthy patients at a private clinic, she's never felt less comfortable. She’s used to helping those in dire need - not those in need of a nip and tuck.