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Pete's ever-seeking spirit gallops on the foul stench that wafts from the Dump and torments the good people of Staten Island. But Pete's had his fill of outer-borough provincial life and is gunning for a promotion. To land the new gig, he's got to impress the man downstairs. He needs a couple of big scores and lucky for him, Staten Island is oozing with potential for evil.

Christians believe many myths about emotions: Emotions lead you astray. Emotions aren’t spiritual. And the biggest myth: God is not emotional. These myths, combined with a lack of training work together to create Christians who are fragile, reactive, and emotionally immature.

It's a tough time to be a scientist: Universities are shuttering science departments, federal funding agencies are facing flat budgets, and many newspapers have dropped their science sections altogether. But according to Marc Kuchner, this antiscience climate doesn't have to equal a career death knell - it just means scientists have to be savvier about promoting their work and themselves. In Marketing for Scientists, he provides clear, detailed advice about how to land a good job, win funding, and shape the public debate.

Looking to create success with ease? Then this show is for you! Join two amazing enlightened entrepreneurs, Marc Allen, founder of New World Library, and Tony D'Angelo, founder of Collegiate Empowerment® as they share their personal insights and mindsets on creating Success with Ease.

Eine exklusive Kurzgeschichte, die 10 Jahre nach dem totalen Blackout beginnt... Immer wieder kommt es vor: Es gibt einen Stromausfall, und plötzlich geht nichts mehr. Meist kommt der Strom nach einiger Zeit wieder und alles ist gut. Was, wenn das mal nicht so wäre? Marc Elsberg hat das Szenario in einem atemberaubenden Thriller ausgemalt und damit bereits Millionen Leser*innen und Hörer*innen begeistert. Jetzt, zum 10-jährigen Jubiläum seines Megabestsellers "Blackout" hat Marc Elsberg eine exklusive Kurzgeschichte geschrieben, die erzählt, wie es weitergeht...

Following the success of Paris Noir, the Akashic Noir Series has expanded to include the famously diverse and sometimes controversial suburbs of this legendary city.

Un soir de vacances, alors que la nuit tombe, Axel et son amie Violette découvrent un train étrange qui semble abandonné. Une locomotive, suivie d'un seul wagon, stationne sur une voie secondaire qui se poursuit en plein bois. Pourtant, deux hommes sortent soudainement du wagon qu'ils referment avec soin. Que cachent-ils ? Pourquoi ne veulent-ils pas qu'on les approche ? Et pour quelle raison font-ils le trajet chaque nuit jusqu'à la gare suivante ? Aidés par la petite Julia qu'ils rencontrent, Axel et Violette vont enquêter afin de percer le secret du train mystérieux.

At 11 years old, Gabriel Naumann is witness to a horrific crime. Twenty-nine years later his girlfriend is taken. Then the messages begin. 'If you want to find her, then you'll have to find me.' Somebody knows the truth. Somebody knows what he did. And now his girlfriend will pay for it - unless he can find her in time. When you've spent decades running from your past, what do you do when it finally catches up with you?

Pioneering Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor Magdalena Yesil came to the United States in 1976 with two suitcases and $43, blind to the challenges she would face as a woman and immigrant in Silicon Valley. Today, she is best known as the first investor and a founding board member of Salesforce, the now multibillion-dollar company that ushered in the era of cloud-based computing.

Der Tod eines Jungen führt die Journalistin Cynthia Bonsant zu der beliebten Internetplattform Freemee. Diese sammelt und analysiert Daten - und verspricht dadurch ihren Millionen Nutzern ein besseres Leben und mehr Erfolg. Nur einer warnt vor Freemee und vor der Macht, die es einigen wenigen verleihen könnte: ZERO, der meistgesuchte Online-Aktivist der Welt. Als Cynthia anfängt, genauer zu recherchieren, wird sie selbst zur Gejagten.

Our society is an ever-changing reflection of what we buy into—from our deepest fears to our greatest hopes, from the companies that fail to the ones that thrive. If your business is on a mission to provide authentic value and achieve a positive impact, society doesn’t just need you to think about sales and marketing. It needs you to be great at them.

John Esposito, a Washington DC Detective learns that his childhood and Senator has been murdered. In his quest to get justice for his friend’s death he encounters people that will change his life forever. In the end a Senator's murder leads a group of 4 people including a Ninja, a FBI Agent and local Washington DC Detective into an adventure they will never forget. The investigation of the murder uncovers a secret society, known as The Cabal that controls the world in ways unimaginable. John Esposito and his team discover Cabal’s plans for an international terrorist attack.

Behalve de standaardtaal worden er in Nederland nog duizenden andere soorten Nederlands gesproken: de oude dialecten, de nieuwe straattaal, chat-taal en veel meer. Hoe komt het dat onze taal voortdurend aan het veranderen is? Is het niet onhandig voor de communicatie dat iedereen net een beetje anders praat? Moeten we ons zorgen maken over taalverloedering of ons juist verheugen in de vitaliteit van onze taal? Marc van Oostendorp behandelt in zijn college duizend jaar geschiedenis van het Nederlands.

Eight internet friends have an "IRL" meeting in a mountain cabin. But instead of the long weekend get-together they planned, they're suddenly caught up in the end of the world as they knew it! They just met for the first time in real life last night, and today's group wake-up call is strange messages floating in the air telling them that something called a "System Start" has just happened. Now magic works, and technology doesn't. Cell phones won't work, cars won't start, and it's 10 miles to the nearest town. Some of them have families to worry about.

Axel et Violette naviguent le long de la falaise sur un petit bateau à rames. Mais le temps change très vite en mer et ils sont surpris par la tempête qui se lève. Entraîné vers les rochers, leur bateau gonflable se déchire. Ils n’ont d’autre solution que de se réfugier sur la paroi rocheuse, mais la marée monte et la nuit tombe... Au cours de cette nuit terrible, un bateau étrange semble s’écraser sur la falaise.

Comment résister à l’adrénaline de l’action secrète tout en restant patriote ? Ce roman de géopolitique est mené tambour battant par un narrateur aussi égocentrique que sarcastique. Plongez dans une aventure captivante !

Im morgendlichen Schneegestöber an der Berliner Siegessäule steht ein verlassener Kleinlaster. Auf der Ladefläche findet die Polizei eine halbnackte tote Frau. Jemand hat ihr mit roter Farbe etwas auf den Körper geschrieben – die Adresse des Bundeskanzlers. Am Tatort trifft die unerfahrene und ehrgeizige Kommissar-Anwärterin Nele Tschaikowski auf den berüchtigten Ermittler Artur Mayer. Was sie nicht wissen: Das ist kein Zufall. Kurz darauf tauchen auf einer Enthüllungsplattform im Netz Videos von der Toten auf, und der Fall nimmt eine dramatische Wende.

Dexter LeGrasse thought he was lucky to be alive. He was wrong. The only survivor of a plane crash over the Atlantic, he finds himself washed up on an uninhabited island. Dazed, dehydrated and desperate to escape, he will have to use all his wits just to stay alive in a strange and unforgiving environment. But when he discovers an ancient ruin, he unwittingly unleashes an unstoppable evil and his nightmare truly begins.

Al Qaeda is no longer the central organizing force that aids or authorizes terrorist attacks or recruits terrorists. It is now more a source of inspiration for terrorist acts carried out by independent local groups that have branded themselves with the Al Qaeda name. Building on his previous groundbreaking work on the Al Qaeda network, forensic psychiatrist Marc Sageman has greatly expanded his research to explain how Islamic terrorism emerges and operates in the 21 century.

On June 23, 2018, 12 members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand when disaster struck. A rainy season downpour flooded the tunnels, trapping them as they took shelter on a shelf of the dark cave. Eight days of searching yielded no signs of life, but on July 2, they were discovered by two British divers. This is the incredible true story of their inspiring rescue. Award-winning author Marc Aronson brings us the backstory behind how this astounding rescue took place.