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Kan det være rigtigt, at Art Wellesley genoplever fuldstændig livagtige kampscener fra et tidligere liv? Næppe. Som succesfuld virksomhedsadvokat i New York ligger det milevidt fra hans sædvanlige indstilling at tro på sjælerejser og reinkarnation. Art lider af en række skræmmende mareridt, som bliver startskuddet til hans livs nedtur. Han forsøger at opretholde orden i sit liv, og han møde den karismatiske og clairvoyante Chantalle St. James, som på forunderlig vis kan hjælpe ham.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

Starting in the Humboldt wilds and ending on the Skid Row of Los Angeles, Skunk Train follows two teenagers, Kyle and Lizzie, who stumble upon stolen drug money and set off to find Kyle’s father, a Hollywood director he’s never met, with drug dealers, dirty cops, and the Mexican mob on their heels.

If you ever thought the life of a hairdresser was tranquil, then think again. This is no ordinary hairdresser. Viv Fraser, PhD, and stylist to the Edinburgh establishment, has a double life as an investigative journalist and finds herself involved in some hair-raising, not to mention explosive scenes, as she trawls the seamier side of her city.

Integrating and managing the services of multiple third-party IT service providers is becoming increasingly popular, but there is no formal best-practice guidance for service integration and management (SIAM). This book provides clear guidance on the SIAM process, answering questions on what service integration is, when SIAM is applicable, and what approach should be taken when sourcing ITSM services in a multi-sourced environment.

You don’t have to believe in ghosts for the dead to haunt you. You don’t have to be a murderer to be guilty.... 'This is about three deaths. Actually more, if you go back far enough. I say deaths, but perhaps all of them were murders. It's a grey area. Murder, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. So let's just call them deaths and say I was involved. This story could be told a hundred different ways.'

The detective is losing his mind. Suffering from a panic disorder that has him haunting emergency rooms in rising waves of crisis, the detective begins to lose his grip - on his relationship with his fiery young lover, on his ability to work, on his health.

1872. Marguerite has fled to London, leaving behind a traumatic past in Paris. When she is offered work as a cook for mysterious French widow Madame Riel, she seizes the chance to start afresh. But as soon as Marguerite arrives, she is stifled by the tension in the house and before long she comes to resent her stingy and volatile employer, as well as her unfriendly housemaid. Just as Marguerite is about to resign, Madame Riel’s beautiful actress daughter Julie returns to the house and charms her into staying.

What’s the most frightening thing you’ve ever seen? A.A. Clifford presents four short stories so disturbing, they will change you forever.

The world has been plunged into the chaos of war, fear and violence after a brilliant madman destroyed an American city, killed thousands and unleashed four entities into the world possessing supernatural powers. Some believe these abilities were bestowed by science, others believe these four are the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, given their powers by divine prophecy.

In 1721, when the most notorious pirates are either dead or on the run, Jimmy Kavanagh, who sailed with Blackbeard, decides to pull together a "Company of Gentleman of Fortune" for one last "Adventuring Cruise" that will set them all up for life. All begins well: the pirates sail across the Atlantic and sack Cape Coast Castle, looting it of chests of gold ill-gotten from the slave trade. But before Kavanagh can lead them on, he sickens, unleashing a drastic series of power struggles among the company.

In Project Mastodon, Clifford Simak explores the fascinating implications of time travel with his signature blend of humor and wit. Imagine a group of friends embarking on a daring adventure to the past, without the backing of government or industry‚Aîjust sheer determination and a limited budget. What if you could travel back 150,000 years, to a time when mastodons and saber-toothed tigers roamed North America? As they navigate the challenges of their journey, including the inevitable question of running out of funds, Simak masterfully delves into these intriguing scenarios, leaving ...

A man from the Blackfeet Nation arrives in a Montana homeless shelter, only to meet an older woman to be his next conquest. This man is loving and has an open heart, always greeting others. But an acknowledgment to another stranger while eating dinner with his new older woman opens his heart to a night they'll both never forget. ***This is a flash fiction short story of about 1,400 words.

Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836, turned out to be the blackest day in the war of independence between Texas and Mexico. Colonel James Walker Fannin Jr. and his men were ruthlessly slaughtered at the Presidio La Bahia, near the town of Goliad. The order was given direct by General Santa Anna. The author describes the background leading up to the start of hostilities in October 1835, and the two Mexican armies who threatened to overrun the Texans, with the massacre at the Alamo on March 2 and then the attack on the Presidio La Bahia, which Fannin called Fort Defiance. A description of garrison ...

In this gripping tale from Astounding Stories of 1932, Earth faces a terrifying onslaught from sinister black monsters that materialize from the void, wreaking havoc and destruction with an unstoppable force. As chaos reigns and hope dwindles, humanity‚As fate rests on the shoulders of 98 courageous men. Can they uncover a way to fight back against the seemingly invincible foes? Tune in to discover their daring quest for survival and the fate of our world.

Curious is the Father’s love. It changes nothing and everything. As His love lands on the barren landscape of an orphan heart, it toils the soil of sonship, and like the faithful farmer, produces the fruit of the age-old invitation—will you accept my love? Our change comes in our followership of Jesus, but it is the Father’s love that orients us toward the walk. We can deny it, or we can accept it. It will change nothing, or it will change everything. We carry with us where it is that we come from.

This is a podcast discussing what life was like during active substance abuse and what life looks like after we found a way out. Dedicated to the ones who need to hear a message of hope or for the ones who need a reminder, hopefully we can feed your spirit here on our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Duke battles his possession by famous pilot Eric Dickson, while he and May attempt to steer clear of the Essence Corporation and find resolution to their problems.

In the near future, we live in a fragile utopia. Women now control all aspects of life in America and around the world. Men have fallen thanks to an organic pathogen that renders them incapable of violent acts or thoughts. If a man tries to engage in violence, his body shuts down and in severe cases, death. Dr. Mary Dixon is the brilliant scientist behind the bio-pathogen. She is a child prodigy who is born in a special city created by the government for its hopeless citizens. Young Mary’s genius is discovered and she is lifted from poverty into a better life, where she grows into adult ...

The year is 2270. Our world is a utopia filled with peace there is no war, suffering or disease. But if you do not have sex five times a day, you will die. People cannot feel the pleasure of sex and our emotions are murky muddles of confusion. Joe and Vella had the first recorded real sex experience in 150 years, filled with explosive sensation. They changed the world but doomed their lives. After several deaths and a desperate run for freedom, they were apprehended and imprisoned for life, sentenced to be sexual experiments forever.They are now incarcerated in a secret research facility ...