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If you are a woman and want to learn about how to box, this audiobook will teach you exercises to get you in shape, how to set up an at home boxing gym, and a diet plan.

When one of his wife Paola's students comes to visit him, with a strange and vague interest in investigating the possibility of a pardon for a crime committed by her grandfather many years ago, Commissario Brunetti thinks little of it. But when the girl is found dead, clearly stabbed to death, Claudia Leonardo suddenly becomes Brunetti's case, no longer Paola's student.

Op die spogroosplaas Roosbaron in die Laeveld ontmoet privaatspeurder Beer Henning die eksentrieke eienares, Mathilda van Eck, wie se sewentienjarige seun Marnus presies ’n jaar gelede in verdagte omstandighede dood is. Beer vermoed Marnus is vermoor, en dat die motief hier reg onder sy neus is. En in so ’n geval is die moordenaar steeds op die plaas . . . en word ook Beer se lewe nou bedreig!

Four strangers are missing. Left at their last-known locations are birthday cards that read: Your gift is the game. Dare to play? The police aren’t worried – it’s just a game. But the families are frantic, and psychologist and private detective Dr Augusta Bloom is persuaded to investigate. As she delves into the lives of the missing people, she finds something that binds them all.

It could be said that Leon Panetta has had two of the most consequential careers of any American public servant in the past 50 years. His first career, beginning as an army intelligence officer and including a distinguished run as one of Congress' most powerful and respected members, lasted 35 years and culminated in his transformational role as Clinton's budget czar and White House chief of staff.

If you're tired of working your butt off for nothing, it's time to change your strategy. Written by an experienced and bestselling car salesman, this book will give you all the tools and skills to step up your sales game and move a lot more inventory.

“Take him and run.” The last words of Jake’s mother urged him to save his brother. Jake and Louie get thrown into the outside world, where Jake learns his skill with a sword can save their lives, and Louie, gifted with elemental magic, soon learns his magic is part of something much bigger: a world of spirits that wage a war of their own. The necrom are after Louie. They only way the necrom can increase their numbers is to capture and possess more adepts. After centuries of the necrom pillaging, adepts are scarce. The necrom want Louie and won’t stop until they capture him.

This book contains the fundamental works of Marxism, Anarchism and Bolshevism: The Communist Manifesto, originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg; The Conquest of Bread by the Russian anarcho-communist Peter Kropotkin; Anarchism: What it Really Stands For by Emma Goldman; The State and Revolution by Vladimir Lenin; Fascism: What It Is and How To Fight It by Leon Trotsky.

Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. He was one of the leaders of the Russian October Revolution, second only to Vladimir Lenin. During the early days of the Soviet Union, he served first as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and later as the founder and commander of the Red Army and People's Commissar of War. He was also among the first members of the Politburo. Why fascism was able to conquer only in those countries where social democratic or Stalinist parties blocked the workers and their allies from utilizing a revolutionary situation to remove the capitalists from power.

Writing in the heat of struggle against the rise of fascism in Germany, France, and Spain in the 1930s, communist leader Leon Trotsky examines the class origins and character of fascist movements. Building on foundations laid by the Communist International in Lenin's time, Trotsky advances a working-class strategy to combat and defeat this malignant danger.

On the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Paris, 1962, Devereaux and Nordstrom uncover Soviet plans to ship nuclear arms. But when nobody acts after sharing his findings, Devereaux becomes the target of an assassination attempt and soon realizes the plot extends far beyond Cuba - and himself. A thrilling and well-paced novel filled with Cold War intrigue, Topaz features two agents on a journey around the world to save NATO and themselves.

Including real-life case studies, a breakdown of all the theory, and a treasure trove of handy dos and don'ts, you'll not only shape up your four-legged friend, but also, sustain lasting, life-long results. Grab some treats, a squeaker, and a long (ish) lead, and let Leon turn you into the ultimate dog behaviourist, right from the comfort of your own den!

Wer Mensch sein will, muss fühlen. Der Psychologe Leon Windscheid begibt sich auf eine bewegende Reise durch unser Innenleben. Gefühle bestimmen unser Leben, und doch wissen wir wenig über sie. Windscheid geht den Fragen nach, ob Angst auch eine gute Seite hat, ob es die ewige Liebe gibt, und wofür wir eigentlich Langeweile brauchen? Er zeigt, was gerade so starke Emotionen wie Trauer und Wut besonders wertvoll macht und wie sie uns als Menschen helfen. Am Ende gewinnen wir ein neues Verständnis von uns selbst und verstehen, wieso Fühlen unsere größte Stärke sein kann.

This is a rapid Greek course designed to help you learn and remember key words and phrases quickly. The initial course takes just 90 minutes, with recommended review modules after one week and one month if you aren't putting your newly acquired language skills to use immediately. This is the ideal way to build a functional understanding of the Greek language.

In traditional Japanese culture, people eat, sleep and wear the seasons, from kimono motifs to petal-shaped sweets, and festivals dedicated to nature’s spectacular displays. This mindful celebration of nature leads to a deep awareness of the seasons, called kisetsukan. This audiobook reveals the hidden depths of kisetsukan, and how its concepts can transform your life.

This is the ride of my life, and I've faced every single challenge that came my way by charging in and getting it done. Now, this might be my greatest challenge ever. To save my godson's life, I will have to travel to the unknown world of the Fae and navigate the dark and dangerous halls of the Unseelie King's palace to plant my butt on his throne. If my enemies want to come after me, they better bring a burn kit because my magic is hotter than dragon's fire, hot enough to burn them to cinder and I'm all out of dickens to give.

Soon after the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Revolution, Leon Trotsky led the Red Army against the counter-revolutionary White armies. Written in the white heat of the Civil War, "Terrorism and Communism" is one of the most potent defences of revolutionary dictatorship of the twentieth century. In his provocative commentary in this new edition, the coruscating critic Slavoj Zizek argues that Trotsky's attack on the illusions of democracy has a vital relevance to today.

Schon seit Wochen ist Lena Gruenwald (Yvonne Greitzke) auf der Suche nach der perfekten Story, um endlich als Redakteurin beim Berliner Tagesspiegel übernommen zu werden. Dabei wird die junge Journalismus-Praktikantin von einem Thema ganz besonders angezogen: dem Jenseits. Auch auf Lenas privatem Youtube-Kanal dreht sich alles nur um Geister, Ouija-Boards oder Tarotkarten. Doch eines Tages kommt die Dreiundzwanzigjährige dem Tod näher, als sie geahnt hätte - beginnend mit einer unerwarteten Nachricht aus Heidelberg.

Pendant une représentation de "La Traviata" au théâtre vénitien La Fenice, on annonce brutalement que le célébrissime chef d'orchestre allemand Wellauer ne pourra diriger la suite du spectacle. Le maître gît dans sa loge, le visage horriblement déformé par la douleur. Le commissaire Brunetti se rend sur les lieux, et constate immédiatement que cette mort est suspecte : la victime présente tous les symptômes d'un empoisonnement au cyanure.

¿Disfrutas con el terror, la intriga y el suspense? Entonces hablas el idioma del miedo y sin duda, este es tu sitio. ¿Hablas Miedo? es un podcast que ahonda en nuestros temores más profundos y ancestrales a través de una curiosa mezcla de periodismo de investigación, narrativa, excelentes interpretaciones y una impecable realización sonora. Ficciones y casos reales se dan la mano en una experiencia única no apta para cobardes.