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Deutschland im Jahre 1722: Charlotte stammt aus einem verarmten Adelshaus und muss sich als eine von acht Töchtern glücklich schätzen, dass Fürst Carl Anton sich bereitfindet, sie zur Frau zu nehmen. Für ihren Bräutigam ist sie jedoch nur Mittel zum Zweck, ihm den ersehnten Thronfolger zu schenken - denn nur so kann er das Reich vor seinem gefährlichen Feind schützen.

Something is coming. What is on the horizon for the people of Iran? Can America's friendship with Iran survive? From Jimmy Carter's optimistic visit to Tehran in December 1977 to the trial of the state's enemies in 1979, this nine-part drama tells the story of the Iranian Revolution, where protestors took to the streets in support of the exiled religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, and the Shah requested help from an America already torn apart by its own conflicts.

Reluctant listeners will love their front-row seats to action with this series! This volume includes Anaconda vs. Jaguar, Gorilla vs. Leopard, and Great White Shark vs. Killer Whale.

Movies and television shows have turned people of all ages into dinosaur fanatics. But what were these prehistoric creatures really like, and what wiped them out? This high-interest series explores the lives of world-famous dinosaurs, from diets to defenses, and examines what drove these great beasts to extinction. This volume includes Amargasauras, Dilophosaurus, Pachycephalosaurus, and Therizinosaurus.

It would be easy to say Where the Shadows Dance is a memoir about a marriage—but marriage is simply the setting. Dana Killion dives deep into what we do for love, what we do because of love, how love can break us, how love can save us, and how the most important love is the love we feel for ourselves, because without it, no other kind can ever be as rich.

For Piper Jackson, she once had it all. A charming husband, two beautiful children, and a happy life. But the life she deemed as perfect was all yanked from her the day her husband died. Forced to move back to her small hometown, Piper must somehow start over and find solace in the wreckage of her life. Charles Brewer appears to be a friendly neighborhood handyman, deacon, and faithful pillar of the community. But underneath his kind smile, there is a dark energy lurking.

Todd elevates genre short fiction beyond entertainment. Whether it's the titular story of a haunted mug driving the new office hire mad, or a worrisome look at the near future where the guilty simply hire someone to do their prison time, these stories will challenge as much as engage.

Thrust from her home out in The Elements, having escaped from the labs of The Tyson Estates and now free from the horrors of Sub Terra, Annie with Hutch and their infant daughter, Eden, now find themselves in a world they never knew existed, Atlantica. An underwater civilization, Atlantica was built by seven friends who believed Calvin Tyson’s theory of extreme climate changes due to a drastic shift of the Earth’s axis. It was to be a temporary base of operations until scientists could find a way for their people to survive out in the harsh ruins of the Earth after The Shift.

Raccoons are comfortable deep in the forest or in the big city! These clever creatures find ways to adapt to any environment. This beginning title introduces raccoons to young students with easy, predictable text.

The Shoplifters Anonymous meetings that 16-year-old Moe is forced to attend are usually punctuated by the snores of an old man and the whining of the world's unhappiest housewife. Until the day that Tabitha Foster and Elodie Shaw walk in. Tabitha has just about everything she wants: money, friends, popularity, a hot boyfriend who worships her...and clearly a yen for stealing. So does Elodie, who, despite her goodie-two-shoes attitude pretty much has "klepto" written across her forehead in indelible marker.

Josie is content as a maid in a rich cottager's mansion along the Cliff Walk of beautiful Newport, Rhode Island, but the arrival of her employer's handsome, pensive son tempts her into a relationship that while chaste, is forbidden between their social classes in the Gilded Age of 1893. After travels abroad have led Arthur in search of a deeper connection with his Lord, he returns home to find love with his mother's maid, a Christian girl with a heart full of love and charity.

Nach ihrer Zeitreise in das London Elisabeth' I. kehren Diana Bishop und Matthew Clairmont zurück in die Gegenwart, wo neue Herausforderungen, vor allem aber alte Feinde sie erwarten. In Sept-Tour, der Heimat von Matthews Ahnen, treffen sie aber auch endlich ihre Freunde und ihre Familien wieder. Außerdem werden sie mit einem tragischen Verlust konfrontiert, der besonders Diana trifft. Die wahre Bedrohung für die Zukunft aber muss noch aufgedeckt werden, und dafür ist es von höchster Wichtigkeit, das Geheimnis um das verschollene Manuskript Ashmole 782 zu entschlüsseln und die fehlenden Seiten zu finden.

Mit einer Vorliebe für das Magische im Alltag ist Evie Woods' neuester Roman wieder voller sympathischer Charaktere, die außergewöhnliche Geschichten zu erzählen haben. In einem ruhigen Dorf in Irland wird ein mysteriöser lokaler Mythos alles verändern ... Vor hundert Jahren meldet sich Anna, ein junges Bauernmädchen, freiwillig, um einem faszinierenden amerikanischen Besucher dabei zu helfen, Märchen aus dem Irischen ins Englische zu übersetzen. Doch es ist nicht alles so, wie es scheint, und Anna findet sich bald inmitten eines Geheimnisses wieder, das ihre Lebensweise bedroht.

Un medic scoţian din secolul al XVII-lea, ajuns în slujba regelui Poloniei, descoperă o rasă ciudată de copii vegetali. O familie formată din patru femei identice primeşte vizita unui cuplu de bărbaţi similari. Un bătrîn văduv, însingurat şi tipicar, observă într-o dimineaţă că lumea din jur s-a transformat aleatoriu (sau, dacă nu, că şi-a pierdut el minţile). O lume degradată, dintr-un viitor nedefinit, îşi păstrează stabilitatea graţie sacrificiului unui personaj misterios, aparent nemuritor, ce suferă pentru oameni de peste trei sute de ani.

Tödliche Grüße aus der Allgäuer Sagenwelt: Ein Ritualmörder geht um und zwingt Kommissar Kluftinger in seinem zweiten Fall zu einem ganz besonderen Lese-Erlebnis: Die Lösung schlummert in der Märchen- und Sagenwelt seiner Heimat. Wolfgang Krebs in der Rolle des Kluftinger überzeugt ein weiteres Mal mit der einzigartigen Mischung aus Humor und Allgäuer Temperament.

Whether they're scrambling up trees or scampering across lawns, squirrels are fun animals to watch! Beginning audiences can learn about these furry backyard visitors through low-level text in this engaging title.

Conventional wisdom says that marriage as we experience it and understand it hasn’t changed much through human history. But marriage has and will continue to evolve and change as human beings wrestle with what kind of loving forms marriage should take. Is our current construct of marriage helping us or hurting us? How could we begin to imagine new forms of marriage that are more loving?

Dig into geology with this curricular high-interest, low-learning level series. An engaging exploration of rocks, minerals, and fossils will keep struggling learners interested and make learning easy. Featured infographics and SilverTips for Success guide readers in reviewing key concepts from the books to reinforce comprehension and even gives them test-taking tips. This volume includes Metamorphic Rocks and Minerals.

Annie knows there’s something wrong with her. A child genius with crippling social anxiety and a compulsion for tearing at her wrist, Annie struggles to please her reputation-obsessed mother. Annie’s dad is the only one who understands her. But when he runs off on a spiritual quest during a manic episode, Annie blames herself.

In this Beauty Photography audiobook, you will learn valuable tips and tricks on how to make your shoot flow more smoothly and what techniques you should use for this genre in particular. First, you must gain an understanding of what beauty photography is and its differences from the world of fashion. Then, the technical aspect is covered, as well as insights on how to make your shoot more successful by building a good relationship with your client.