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Xander Bane, a half-breed of a vampire and a demon, has been around for more than 300 years, and in that time he has been scorned by everyone with whom he crosses paths. Known infamously from the Fae War as the Abominable Butcher for his brutal killing style, Xander uses his skills working for the Assassin's Guild. Word spreads that he has broken the Vampire Pact, and now he's being pursued by the Peacekeepers of Le'orn, a fanatical group of mages tasked with enforcing all pacts and agreements.

Former convict Jimmy Myer finds himself in a precarious situation, transporting the corpse of a well-known psychic, when an unexpected detour brings him face-to-face with the Molossus. This mythical creature is rumored to grant its keeper immense wealth, albeit at a harrowing price—the inevitable violent demise of its host. Currently, the beast is in the possession of Old Man Moyer, a billionaire with a sinister reputation, who is hell-bent on escaping this fatal fate.

When the Council of 10 takes the seer Nostradamus into custody, suspecting him of poisoning a friend of the prince, his young apprentice must unravel a web of magic and murder if he is to have any future of his own.

Tired of endlessly swiping on dating apps? Dealing with flaky people? Going on dates that never should have happened in the first place? Settling for partners who aren't all that great for you? Ready to end self-sabotage in all its forms? Let's stop all of that right here. But first, we need to identify the gremlins getting in the way of your fulfillment in life and love. And to convey to you how freaking magnificent you are.

Chega de ficar perdido! Vire um cientista do marketing digital e entregue o maior resultado de todos: vendas! Neste audiobook, você descobrirá os novos horizontes do marketing digital para o seu negócio. Com um novo método, este audiobook vai expandir a suas habilidades em criar conexão com seus clientes, alcançando, por consequência, resultados de geração de receita exponenciais. Para isso, porém, é preciso voltar para a base do objetivo do marketing: vender o produto, vender para mais pessoas, vender mais vezes e vender pelo maior valor.

APRENDA A CONSTRUIR UM NEGÓCIO À PROVA DESSE MISTERIOSO FUTURO POR MEIO DE UM MÉTODO QUE UNE CIÊNCIA, PSICOLOGIA E GESTÃO! Chegou o momento de entender o que está acontecendo com o mundo e com os negócios, de conhecer as tendências para o aqui e o agora, de entender que quem tem controle sobre o seu negócio não é a tecnologia ou o futuro incerto. A única pessoa que pode se sentar na cadeira à ponta da mesa, olhar para todos e dizer o que pode e o que não pode acontecer com a equipe que você construiu é você mesmo!

"¿Por qué llegamos a este precipicio?" parecen preguntarse los mexicanos ante el desastre. La respuesta de Macario Schettino se reduce a un nombre: Andrés Manuel López Obrador. El autoritarismo, los atavismos, las ocurrencias y el desprecio por instituciones que han sido creadas a lo largo de décadas, han llevado al país a una ruina no solo económica, sino moral. Schettino aporta datos acerca de la economía del país y de los proyectos alucinantes del presidente.

Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war—and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated. Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences.

«Conviértete en quien eres» dice un verso de Píndaro. Nietzsche se apropió de la sentencia como lema personal. Pero: ¿y si quienes somos es Don Nadie o Don Fracaso Reiterado o Doña Nostalgia Eterna? Los que no narra la saga rota de una generación de personajes que no llegaron a la meta de sí mismos. Por el contrario, con el paso del tiempo se fueron alejando.

When smiles act like monsters in the dark who are pretending to be friendly, it's hard to know where to put your trust. As a mysterious sickness starts killing the children in the town of Salinas, the townsfolk find themselves distraught and searching for answers.

La inteligencia es un destello fugaz en la larga noche de la historia cósmica. Que pueblen la tierra no una sino dos especies inteligentes al mismo tiempo pone en cuestión cualquier cálculo de probabilidades. El hecho de que esas dos especies, tan distintas como complementarias, forjen una alianza que a su vez enciende una civilización desafía toda lógica.

Dans la Chine Impériale, un jeune milliardaire désœuvré et blasé, Kin-Fo décide de mourir en apprenant sa ruine. Recherchant dans la mort des émotions absentes de sa vie, il fait promettre à son mentor, le philosophe Wang, un ancien tueur Taïping, de le tuer sous deux mois pour bénéficier de l'assurance qu'il a souscrit à son bénéfice et celui de sa fiancée, la belle Lé-Ou. Un retournement du sort fait retrouver à Kin-Fo sa fortune mais le laisse condamné à mort par la promesse de Wang qui a disparu pour accomplir son forfait.

College is a time of excitement, exuberance, and triumph, as well as one of anxiety, doubt, and confusion. The stories on this audio program express all these emotions. If you are standing at the brink of adulthood, ready to take the world by storm on minute, ready to run away screaming the next, you will undoubtedly find comfort and motivation in these Chicken Soup tales. They cover everything from homesickness and struggles to maintain GPAs to finding love and a purpose in life.

Franz Kafka nació en Praga el 3 de Julio de 1883, en el seno de una acomodada familia de comerciantes judíos de lengua alemana. A los 23 años se doctoró en derecho. Al año siguiente padeció los primeros síntomas de tuberculosis. A pesar de la enfermedad, de la hostilidad de su familia hacia su vocación literaria, de sus cinco tentativas matrimoniales frustradas y de su empleo de burócrata en una compañía de seguros, Franz Kafka se dedicó intensamente a la literatura. Su escritura se caracteriza por una síntesis entre el absurdo, la ironía y la lucidez.

Conocer un país significa comprender, de la manera más exacta posible, su paisaje, su cultura y el pueblo que lo habita, por eso José Saramago viaja a Portugal y ofrece al oyente el auténtico rostro de una tierra inagotable.

¿Qué pasa si te enamoras de algo que no existe más que en una realidad virtual? En un futuro distópico, existe MAYA, un metaverso de inmersión, un juego de realidad virtual, donde quien entra puede interactuar con EVIAS («Entidad Virtual con Inteligencia Artificial»). Un evia no sabe que es un algoritmo ni que es parte de un juego. Cree ser un ser humano. Sofía es uno de ellos y cree vivir una vida. Alberto Minsky es un programador y su misión es arreglar posibles errores en este metaverso. Y si se entera que algún evia descubre la verdad, debe avisar para su eliminación.

The year is 1934. With the country in the stranglehold of drought and economic depression, Ella Barron runs her Texas boardinghouse with an efficiency that ensures her life will be kept in balance. Between chores of cooking and cleaning for her residents, she cares for her 10-year-old son, Solly, a sweet but challenging child whose misunderstood behavior finds Ella on the receiving end of pity, derision, and suspicion.

Este libro tiene todo para que te transformes en dos arquetipos: el buda, una persona equilibrada, capaz de moverse con facilidad y gracia y de fluir como si el mundo estuviera en deuda con ella; y el chingón, aquella persona que construye a partir del cambio, que desafía las normas pero que está afuera generando resultados.

Écrite en 1940, cette nouvelle érotique, inventive, exotique, raconte les émois d'une sensualité sans tabou, dans ses félicités, ses troubles, ses ambiguïtés, ses extases où le cœur bat à l'unisson du sexe. Une écoute fascinante.

War Is a Racket is a 1935 book by Smedley D. Butler (1881 –1940), a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient who became an outspoken critic of American wars and their consequences. During his 34-year career as a Marine, he took part in military actions in the Philippines, China, Central America, the Caribbean, and France. After his retirement from the US Marine Corps in 1931, he took his speech "War is a Racket" on a nationwide tour. Due to its popularity, he wrote a longer version for a booklet published in 1935.