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They've warned me in hushed tones that my new boss is a "profoundly complex man." It takes me approximately twenty minutes to establish that billionaire Ethan Kingsley is as straightforward as they come. He's a walking, talking textbook on dysregulation. Its title? How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. In the space of a year, he's burnt through one marriage and three executive assistants, and he's well on the road to messing up the only real thing in his life: his relationship with his teenage son.

Isobel knows it. The Alphas know it. Yet every time they make a move, Ironside counters with two, always one step ahead, outsmarting them at every turn. Just when they grasp a lifeline, Ironside threatens to hang them with it. They have only one choice: play the game—the real game, exactly as it was designed. With new contracts pulling them deeper into the service of the Stone Dahlia and yet another settlement tour looming on the horizon, they must execute their roles flawlessly.

In this sharp and quietly humorous tale from Hans Christian Andersen, two very different cocks stand as symbols of pride, purpose, and perception. One struts loudly in the farmyard, admired by hens and convinced of his own greatness. The other sits high above on the rooftop—a weather-cock—silent, distant, and certain of his superiority. When a storm shakes the world around them, each remains exactly what he is.

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Pete the Bee and the Weathercock is the 29th individual Pete the Bee story written by British author Paul Cook. The stories are centered around the rescue farm where Pete and his friends live. The animals share many adventures together, but Pete usually saves the day. In this story, Pete can't understand how the weathercock always knows which way the wind will blow. He decides to fly up to the top of the church spire to find out.

時間どろぼうと、ぬすまれた時間を人間にとりかえしてくれた女の子モモのふしぎな物語。人間本来の生き方を忘れてしまっている現代の人々に〈時間〉の真の意味を問う、エンデの名作。

Nach dem Millionenbestseller Darm mit Charme das neue Hörbuch von Giulia Enders In einer Welt, die immer lauter und komplexer wird, hilft manchmal der Blick nach innen: der Blick auf unseren Körper. Seit Jahrtausenden wird er vor Probleme gestellt und löst sie auf seine eigene Art. Was können wir von ihm lernen? In ihrem Hörbuch unternimmt Giulia Enders abermals etwas ganz Neues.

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.

Once there were two cocks, one on a dunghill and one on the roof, both of them conceited; but which of the two did the most? Tell us what you think - we'll keep our own opinion, anyway. The chicken yard was separated by a board fence from another yard, where there lay a manure heap, and on this grew a great cucumber, which was fully aware of being a forcing-bed plant.

深瀬和久は平凡なサラリーマン。唯一の趣味は、美味しいコーヒーを淹れる事だ。そんな深瀬が自宅以外でリラックスできる場所といえば、自宅近所にあるクローバーコーヒーだった。

Prix du meilleur roman francophone au Festival polar de Cognac. Dans une vallée encaissée des Pyrénées, au petit matin d'une journée glaciale de décembre, les ouvriers d'une centrale hydroélectrique découvrent le corps sans tête d'un cheval, accroché à la falaise. Ce même jour une jeune psychologue prend son premier poste dans le centre psychiatrique de haute sécurité qui surplombe la vallée. Le commandant Servaz, flic hypocondriaque et intuitif, se voit confier l'enquête la plus étrange de toute sa carrière.

Najsłynniejsze dzieło Niccolò Machiavellego, jedna z najważniejszych pozycji w dziejach filozofii politycznej, źródło doktryny politycznej zwanej makiawelizmem, poradnik strategii utrzymania władzy. Przy czym jest to cel nadrzędny, który usprawiedliwia podejmowanie działań nieetycznych o tyle, o ile okazały się one skuteczne w jej utrzymaniu. Machiavelli, wyjaśniając swoje motywy, stwierdza.

Even though they're identical, Tristan isn't close to his twin Robbie at all - until Robbie tries to kill himself. Forced to share a room to prevent Robbie from hurting himself, the brothers begin to feel the weight of each other's lives, on the ice and off. Tristan starts seeing his twin not as a hockey star whose shadow Tristan can't escape, but a struggling gay teen terrified about coming out in the professional sports world. Robbie's future in the NHL is plagued by anxiety and the mounting pressure from their dad, coach, and scouts.

Après la mort de son père, Michel, fonctionnaire quadragénaire et blasé, décide de partir en Thaïlande pour goûter aux plaisirs exotiques. Il y rencontre Valérie, cadre dans une grande société de voyages, à qui il soufflera sa théorie sur les vraies motivations des Européens en quête de sensations fortes. Embarqué dans la lutte pour le profit à tout prix, où le corps est plus que jamais une marchandise, Michel jette un regard cynique sur la société occidentale.

Bestseller-Autorin Kerstin Gier verzaubert mit der vollständig überarbeiteten Zeitreise-Edition von Gwendolyn und Gideon mit exklusivem Zusatzmaterial. Was tut man, wenn einem das Herz gebrochen wurde? Richtig, man telefoniert mit der besten Freundin, schaut Liebesfilme und isst Schokolade. Dumm nur, dass Gwendolyn ihre Energie für ganz andere Dinge braucht: zum Überleben zum Beispiel. Denn die Fäden, die der zwielichtige Graf von Saint Germain in der Vergangenheit gesponnen hat, ziehen sich nun auch in der Gegenwart zu einem gefährlichen Netz zusammen.

Una professoressa di lettere di Napoli sembra scomparsa nel nulla, ma il marito, un ricco industriale per niente affabile, è convinto che la donna sia andata via di sua spontanea volontà. I conti non tornano agli uomini del commissariato di Pizzofalcone che decidono comunque di iniziare un'indagine informale. Oltre alle difficoltà delle loro vicende personali si aggiunge l'arrivo di una nuova vicecommissaria dal Nord a creare scompiglio. Lojacono e gli altri scopriranno che spesso, dietro anche alle esistenze all'apparenza più felici si nasconde il vuoto.

Le père est le premier flic de France. Le fils aîné bosse à la Crime. Le cadet règne sur les marchés financiers. La petite sœur tapine dans les palaces. Chez les Morvan, la haine fait office de ciment familial. Pourtant, quand l'Homme-Clou, le tueur mythique des années 70, ressurgit des limbes africaines, le clan doit se tenir les coudes. Sur fond d'intrigues financières, de trafics miniers, de magie yombé et de barbouzeries sinistres, les Morvan vont affronter un assassin hors norme, qui défie les lois du temps et de l'espace.

"كان ما يزال في البيت، وها هو الأب يسارع إلى قرع أحد الأبواب الجانبية قرعاً خافتاً ولكن بقبضة اليد، ويقول بصوتٍ مرتفع: "غريغور، غريغور، ماذا هنالك؟ وبعد لحظة...

Geschafft! Jetzt muss ich nur noch "Ja" sagen. Happy End, endlich. Gäbe es da nicht meine beste Freundin. Die betrügt ihren Mann aus Überzeugung...

Una neonata viene ritrovata in un cassonetto della spazzatura. Una giovane domestica ucraina viene uccisa in casa. Dalle strade del quartiere spariscono cani e gatti randagi. Nell'aria frizzante di un giovane aprile, la città sembra volersi accanire contro i più deboli. A combattere l'indifferenza e il dilagare di crimini odiosi, una squadra di poliziotti in cui pochi credono. Li chiamano "i Bastardi di Pizzofalcone".