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In The Highland Falcon Thief: Adventures on Trains #1, a middle-grade series starter from MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman, a young boy is swept up in an investigation to uncover the perpetrator of a jewel theft. This program includes an author's note read by the authors When eleven-year-old Harrison...

Call it what you will: All Hallows Eve, Halloween, or All Saints Eve, but if evil comes looking for you, there’s nowhere to hide. Don’t fool yourself into thinking everything will be okay… The only thing you will ever be is dead or dying. Join us for tales of Halloween Horror in this volume of If I Die Before I Wake, but bring your body bags—no one gets out alive.

Nathan Tabiz aprendió esa lección hace muchos años, igual que aprendió que el mundo más allá de las murallas del Sacro Reino de Daiva es peligroso y está lleno de demonios. Aprendió, también, que el poder del tiempo es codiciado y perseguido y que el deber de los celestiales es protegerlo.

This is a collection of 15 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include Hermeticism, magic, ancient wisdom and philosophy, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, spiritualism, metaphysics, and New Thought by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects.

After seven months laying low in Ocean Beach, California, Seattle PI Leo Waterman has finally stopped looking over his shoulder - specifically, for the vengeful band of Washington white supremacists who blame Leo for blindsiding their big plans for America. Where better to disappear with his bodyguard, Gabe, than this laid-back stretch of San Diego heaven? But when Leo finds a boy’s body on the beach, he comes out of hiding to investigate.

City kid Corbett “Griffy” Griffith III can’t wait for summer vacation to begin. The twelve-year-old’s annual trip to his uncle’s fishing resort promises more than adventure and mischief this time around. It offers Griffy a much-needed break from his mom’s new boyfriend in Chicago. When a vicious snakehead fish is caught in Lost Land Lake, the summer takes a sudden and disastrous turn. Strange events lead Griffy to one disappointment after another. He and Pike must unravel a mystery that pits them against a trusted friend and an invasive species fierce enough to ruin the lake and...

"J'ai longtemps rêvé que ma mère était noire. Je m'étais inventé une histoire, un passé, pour fuir la réalité à mon retour d'Afrique, dans ce pays, dans cette ville où je ne connaissais personne, où j'étais devenu un étranger. Puis j'ai découvert, lorsque mon père, à l'âge de la retraite, est revenu vivre avec nous en France, que c'était lui l'Africain. Cela a été difficile à admettre. Il m'a fallu retourner en arrière, recommencer, essayer de comprendre. En souvenir de cela, j'ai écrit ce petit livre."

Whether people want more government or less, everyone wants an efficient government. Traditional thinking is that this requires a government to be run more like a business. But a government is not a business, and this approach merely replaces old problems with new ones. In their six-year, five-country study of 77 government organizations—ranging from small departments to entire states—Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder found that the predominant private-sector approaches to improvement don’t work well in the public sector.

Best-selling crime author Joseph Newton is on board a train when he meets a man fascinated by the idea of a murder so perfectly simple it would be impossible to solve. Critical of the elaborate plots in Newton’s novels, the man is keen to demonstrate to the author just how he would carry out the seemingly undetectable crime.

View from the Top brings listeners inside the corridors of power and relates the personal stories and powerful findings from the Platinum Study, a groundbreaking study of 550 elite American CEOs, senior government leaders, and nonprofit executives based on 10 years of research. The largest study of its kind, the Platinum Study delves into the domains of the elite with stories that illustrate both the use and misuse of power across the landscape of prominent American institutions such as AT&T, Harvard University, UnderArmour, JP Morgan Chase, Bain & Company, and the White House.

Have you ever dreamed of turning your passion for makeup into a rewarding and fulfilling career? Well no matter your prior experience, this book will get you on the fast track to becoming a professional makeup artist! You'll find answers to many questions aspiring makeup artists have. Packed with up to date advice and resources, How to Be a Professional Makeup Artist gives you all the information you need to make your dreams a reality!

Descubre cómo convertir las deudas en la mejor oportunidad de tu vida. En Entre Deudas y Segundas Oportunidades, conocerás la inspiradora historia de una mujer que enfrentó 25 millones de pesos en compromisos financieros y, contra todo pronóstico, transformó ese desafío en un trampolín hacia la libertad económica. A través de anécdotas personales, reflexiones sinceras y consejos prácticos, este libro te muestra paso a pasocómo superar la presión de las cuotas, aprovechar la deuda como palanca de crecimiento y edificar un futuro en el que el dinero deje de ser un obstáculo. ...

Returning to Seattle after a business trip, retired PI Leo Waterman is shocked to find his girlfriend, Rebecca Duvall, unconscious on the bathroom floor, her house filled with gas. Officials believe it was a suicide attempt in the wake of a humiliating scandal. Under investigation for dereliction of duty, she'd been suspended from her job as medical examiner for King County. Leo knows Rebecca too well - and is determined to prove her innocence and clear her name. Most important, he wants to find out who tried to kill her.

While Augusta Hawke is a successful author of eighteen crime novels, since her husband's death, she's been living vicariously through her Jules Maigret-like detective Claude and his assistant Caroline. Then a handsome police detective appears investigating a real-life mystery. Where are her neighbors, the Normans? No one has a clue what's happened—except Augusta. Although she isn't nosy, spending all day staring out the windows for inspiration means she does notice things. Like the Normans arguing. And that they've been missing a week.

The content in this special two-volume anthology details the many facets of aikido as it was formulated by Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969). Each chapter contributes to a piece of the aikido puzzle by providing historical details, insightful technical drills (bare handed and with weapons), and components that have flavored this art with a spiritual essence. From the Ueshiba wellspring flows a number of streams—political splinter groups offering their own take on what aikido should be and how it should be practiced. Each branch may stand on its own, but a good number of scholars and ...

Los nigromantes de la Torre de Idyll no son como dicen los cuentos. Allí nadie sacrifica doncellas ni juega con la muerte, sólo se estudia entre libros y hechizos. Clarence, que siempre ha vivido ahí, adora esa calma. Hazan, que conoce el mundo exterior, comienza a cansarse de ella. Sin embargo, cuando unos venenos letales empiezan a comercializarse por toda Marabilia, ambos deben abandonar esa paz. Alguien tiene que encontrar un antídoto con urgencia...aun si el precio a cambio es uno mismo.

Royal champion and confidant to the king, Belasko thought he was beyond intrigues and machinations. But when the grief-stricken king demands vengeance for his murdered son, Belasko discovers he is expendable. His options are clear: find the killer or die for a crime he didn’t commit. This breakneck fantasy thriller is perfect for fans of David Gemmell, Sebastien de Castell, and Miles Cameron.

Gordon would give anything to have Wyatt back. He'd risk and sacrifice all he holds sacred to hear his child's voice again. Nothing will bring that voice back. The dead are dead, and they do not speak, but they listen. They hear. And sometimes...they heed the call. The dead cannot touch, but they can guide. They cannot ask, but they can answer. They have no voice...but they can lie.

Certains crimes refusent de rester enfouis… En congé de la police du Kent, le DCI David Garrick se rend aux États-Unis, bien décidé à tourner enfin la page sur le meurtre brutal de sa sœur — une affaire liée à un club grotesque de tueurs en série. Accompagné de la journaliste Molly Meyers, Garrick découvre vite que traquer des meurtriers de l’autre côté de l’Atlantique est bien plus dangereux qu’il ne l’imaginait. Et le dernier tueur encore en vie n’a aucune intention de le laisser trouver la paix — le jeu ne fait que commencer. Alors que la frontière entre ...

Movie stars establish themselves as brands - and Taylor's brand, in its most memorable outings, repeatedly introduced a broad audience to feminist ideas. Drawing on unpublished letters and scripts as well as interviews with Kate Burton, Gore Vidal, Austin Pendleton, Kevin McCarthy, Liz Smith, and others, The Accidental Feminist will surprise Taylor and film fans with its originality and will add a startling dimension to the star's enduring mystique.