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Night Watch usually acts as a setup crew for the day shift, but when Billy is called to a 4:00 a.m. fatal slashing of a man in Penn Station, his investigation of the crime moves beyond the usual handoff. And when he discovers that the victim was once a suspect in the unsolved murder of a 12-year-old boy - a brutal case with connections to the former members of the Wild Geese - the bad old days are back in Billy's life with a vengeance, tearing apart enduring friendships forged in the urban trenches and even threatening the safety of his family.

Buried anger is expressed in a continuum, with rage and aggression at the top, and frustration, annoyance, irritation at the bottom, and everything in between. Unless this anger is addressed, it is impossible to overcome. This book urges listeners to practice mindfulness - deliberately allowing physical sensations and emotions to surface so they can be examined and released.

With one fateful decision, the Empire of Twelve Kingdoms drifts from tenuous peace to limitless conflict. Emperor Eberhart's unexpected abdication creates an absence of power just as the land most needs leadership. Kinship, unity, and hope give way to ambition, conspiracy, and tragedy. Royal families, once allied, now fight for the throne, heedless of a rising threat from abroad. All the while, an ancient, sinister presence looms in forgotten corners, awaiting the opportunity to reclaim a world it once enslaved.

A fugitive tech billionaire. A rogue spy. The chase is on in the first three books in the international best-selling technothriller series.

Kris Ballard is a motorcycle courier. A nobody. Level Two trash in a multilevel city that stretches from San Francisco to the Mexican border - a land where corporations make all the rules. A runaway since the age of 14, Kris struggled to set up her life, barely scraping by, working hard to make it without anyone's help. But a late-day delivery changes everything when she walks in on the murder of one of her clients. Now she's stuck with a mysterious package that everyone wants.

Als der 15-jährige Morten Schumacher, genannt Motte, einen Anruf bekommt, ist in seinem Leben nichts mehr, wie es einmal war. Sein bester Freund Bogi ist plötzlich sehr krank. Kurz danach fährt Jacqueline Schmiedebach vom Einstein-Gymnasium auf ihrem Hollandrad an ihm vorbei, und die nächste Erschütterung nimmt ihren Lauf. Zwischen diesen beiden Polen, der Möglichkeit des Todes und der Möglichkeit der Liebe, spitzen sich die Ereignisse zu, geraten außer Kontrolle und stellen Motte vor unbekannte, schmerzhafte Herausforderungen.

Goldwings Zauberkräfte haben schon vielen Freunden in Not geholfen. Und auch das neue Shetlandpony Luna braucht dringend Hilfe! Doch als sich Goldwing nach einem Unwetter plötzlich nicht mehr verwandeln kann, bekommt Flora Angst: Wird sie ihre geliebte Eulenfreundin für immer verlieren? Und was wird dann aus Luna?

Musings about technology, education and music from a middle school band, chorus, jazz and general music teacher. A little bit of musical theater too! Hosted by Brandt Schneider.

Sofia and Maddi live in the same neighborhood, play in the same park, and both have pesky little brothers. But while Sofia's fridge at home is full of milk and eggs and tortillas and cheese and lettuce and jam and even half a can of dog food, Maddi's fridge is empty with just a small container of milk for her brother, Ryan.

Author Hamilton Raines was supposed to be the "next big thing". Instead, his career has stalled after three novels, and he is reeling from a recent divorce. He needs a break. When he meets a mysterious woman at a coffee shop, things start to look up. With her inspiration, his newest novel becomes an instant bestseller and Hamilton finds himself thrust into the spotlight of celebrity.

Palo Duro Canyon - nicknamed "the Grand Canyon of Texas" - is the second-largest canyon in the United States and the largest state park in the Texas panhandle. Once home to many Native American tribes, though long gone, traces of their civilization can still be found in the canyon to this day. Rachel Hernandez, an anthropology student at West Texas A&M University has discovered something that hasn't been seen in nearly 200 years: in the depths of Palo Duro, a fabled cave full of Native American carvings and paintings.

In the woods that butt up against their quiet east Texas town, middle schoolers Lucas, Elijah and Tyler have spent the last three months building a secret treehouse. On the first night of spring break, they sneak out to finally spend the night in the finished project. Things quickly turn nightmarish when they witness a man bury a body just a few yards from their perch above the forest floor. High school junior Allison Beaker isn't allowed to have a boyfriend, but she sneaks out at night to spend time with Brandon, a senior boy who plays on the varsity baseball team.

Die erfolgreiche, neue Hörbuchreihe mit Geschichten aus der Bibel für Kinder. Gelesen von Katharina Thalbach und Ulrich Noethen. Zu jeder der vier Geschichten gibt es ein eigens dafür gedichtetes und komponiertes Bibellied, mit dem die eben gehörte Geschichte noch weiter vertieft werden kann. Ein besonderes Hörerlebnis für Kinder, die von Geschichten nicht genug bekommen können. Zudem eine wunderbare Gelegenheit, die biblischen Erzählungen und Berichte ganz neu kennenzulernen. Die Reihe wird fortgesetzt. Folgende Geschichten sind enthalten: Jesus wird geboren, Die Weisen aus dem Morgenland.

Flora ist ganz aufgeregt: Gerade erst ist sie mit ihrer Familie aufs Land gezogen. Hier gibt es endlose Wälder, alte Mühlen und geheimnisvolle Burgruinen - aber leider auch jede Menge zickige Mädchen. Zum Glück begegnet Flora im Wald einer kleinen Eule! Die Eule folgt ihr, als wolle sie ihr etwas sagen. Sofort fühlt Flora eine magische Verbindung zu ihrer neuen Freundin. Werden die beiden das goldene Geheimnis lüften?

Flora ist überglücklich: Endlich hat sie in Goldwing eine echte Freundin gefunden! Gemeinsam kommen die beiden dem Geheimnis der mürrischen Frau Timmig auf die Spur. Sie versteckt ein Fuchsfindelkind in ihrem Schuppen - und das braucht dringend Hilfe! Kann das magische Duo den kleinen Fuchs retten?

Eighteen year-old Star Wars-obsessed aspiring comic book artist Josh McCreary has a problem: despite being accepted to the prestigious Indianapolis Art Institute, he needs almost twenty thousand dollars to pay for his tuition, and he needs it quick. But then his friend Dustin finds something that could change his fortune: at an estate sale a thousand miles away is the rarest of all Star Wars collectibles: a one-of-a-kind action figure that they could resell for six figures. All they have to do is drive to Texas to buy it before the greedy local comic shop owner Jeff Reynolds gets to it first.

For too long, sentence instruction has been heavy on correctness and terminology (as in “mind your grammar”) and light on play and experimentation. Or it has been abandoned altogether. In this lively book, Marty Brandt sets out to change all that.

In this story, the divine mystery of chemistry between Hotwives and the men who love them is explicitly explored. Berlin falls for Cody, a well-endowed artist with a passion for sharing her with other partners. Autumn returns from her honeymoon with younger Kevin, hungry to expand their matrimonial bed with other couples. And Casey and Paul embrace their desire for pleasing an intimate crowd and throw a private party.

When you feel that pull to be part of social change, where do you start? How can you ensure that your good intentions create a positive impact? How do you focus your scattered efforts? And how do you sustain yourself throughout? Impact brings you the answers. Drawing on their network and experience as founders of She's the First, Christen Brandt and Tammy Tibbetts show you how to create your own impact strategy, one that fits into your life and allows you to match what you have with what the world needs.

Before Chase turned 30, he developed an ultra-advanced artificial intelligence decades ahead of the competition. When he sold it, he imagined all the good TruNeural would do for the planet. He was wrong. The CIA and Chinese both want it. The most powerful corporation in the world is after him. Who can he turn to? Wen Sung; she knows all the players. There’s just one problem: In order to help Chase, she must get out of China, and the government wants to stop her by any means. Will she outwit the assassins and escape?