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Lucas Wheelhouse, intrepid archeologist, is hurled into a world completely unlike his own. Monsters roam the streets, and divine powers fall into mortal hands. Lucas will have to seize this power if he hopes to ascend to the celestial throne. From steamy jungles to barren deserts, he'll traverse the length and breadth of a dimension beyond our understanding. Building his family alongside his skills, he might just have a chance at overcoming the mad gods' game. But if he fails, the black rain will come, washing away humanity and extinguishing all hope.

Dalton Powell has been living a lie. Terrified of coming out as bisexual, he’s given up on romance. Instead, he finds solace in hard work on his family’s struggling ranch. But his life is turned upside down as his past mistakes come back to haunt him - and steal his heart. Thomas Reed never expected to come back to Hidden Creek. Old wounds are reopened as he returns to his family’s ranch and finds himself face to face with the last person he ever wanted to see again: Dalton. Despite his initial distrust, Thomas can’t deny the overpowering attraction between them.

Roland Merullo's playful, eloquent, and life-affirming novel finds the Pope and the Dalai Lama teaming up for an unsanctioned road trip through the Italian countryside to rediscover the everyday joys of life that can seem, even for the two holiest men in the world, unattainable.

Italy, 1943. The seeds of terror planted by Hitler have brought Allied forces to Italian soil. Young lovers separated by war—one near a Tuscan hill town, the other a soldier on the Sicilian front—will meet any challenge to reunite.

How big was the pressure? How deep was the division? Those were the questions that would beg answering long after the Chicago Bulls had completed their strife-ridden 1997-98 season in the National Basketball Association. Blood on the Horns details the infighting and conflict between Jordan, coach Phil Jackson, teammate Scottie Pippen and the team's general manager, Jerry Krause, and managing partner, Jerry Reinsdorf.

Nine-year-old "Skid" Beaumont's family is stuck in the Louisiana swamps. His father’s vision of New Orleans spreading out into the swamps during the oil boom has brought them there, but the constructions stop short, the dream fizzles out, and the Beaumonts find themselves sinking in a soggy corner of 1980s America. This is the story of Skid’s family, his black mother and white father and his 3 brothers.

Just a few short weeks ago, I was Cal Newhart. An ex-marine struggling to adjust to the realities of civilian life. Now, I am the Paladin. A mythical warrior of vaunted strength and ability, able to summon armor and weapons in the blink of an eye. An elven princess summoned me to the magical continent of Telos. A goddess has charged me with defeating the demonic vrag from across the sea. Fortunately, I'm not alone. A stern yet beautiful Valkyrie, a seductive dark princess, and an innocent elven spell-caster will help me along my journey. And I'm going to need all the help I can get.

Durch Generationen hindurch waren die Comics von Walt Disney spannende Lektüre von Jugendlichen und Junggebliebenen...

Esports is one of the fastest growing - and most cutthroat - industries in the world. A confluence of technology, culture, and determination has made this possible. Players around the world compete for millions of dollars in prize money, and companies like Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Intel have invested billions. Esports events have sold out Los Angeles' Staples Center, Seoul's World Cup Stadium, and Seattle's KeyArena. Hundreds of people have dedicated their lives to gaming, sacrificing their education, their relationships, and even their bodies to compete.

It's no longer enough to just protect my wives and tribe. I need to make Jadu safe for my children. The tribe has moved to a new mountain home, but just because we've left the jungle doesn't mean the danger is over. With an expanding population, a mysterious mermaid tribe, and a downed Rakshasa spaceship, there's a lot on my plate.

It's not easy being king. With a tribe of gorgeous monster girls looking to me for protection and leadership, I have my work cut out for me. Fortunately, I have allies. From fierce fox girls to ditzy bunny lasses, I'll take all the help I can get as I fend off the orc-like Rakhasa, expand our village, and navigate the thorny politics of the jungle. As if that wasn't enough, a mysterious witch has taken possession of an ancient weapon that could bring about Armageddon. With a baby on the way, it's up to me to make this world safe for my unborn children.

Der Mieter (verfilmt von Roman Polanski) erzählt die Geschichte eines schüchternen, friedliebenden Menschen, der eine heruntergekommene Wohnung in Paris bezieht. Nicht allein, dass sich seine Vormieterin aus unerklärlichen Gründen aus dem Fenster gestürzt hat, das Haus und insbesondere seine Nachbarn verhalten sich ihm gegenüber immer merkwürdiger und feindseliger.

Vala is missing. My elf princess has disappeared, torn away by a magic of her own making. It's up to me to find her. Fortunately, I have help: a posh griffin and a mysterious, blue-skinned girl who might just hold the key to victory. Far away in the Southern reaches of Telos, I'll confront a religious death cult and uncover the secrets of my past. It's up to me to unite the fractured kingdoms of Telos and bring the vrag to heel. With my girls by my side, I'm ready to take on the world.

Cost reduction...productivity improvement...customer retention...these are the promises of the Six Sigma quality management system. The Six Sigma Way reveals how GE, Motorola, and numerous other companies are successfully using Six Sigma to fine-tune products and processes, improve performance, and increase profits. Now you can hear the road map for implementing Six Sigma in your manufacturing or service organization.

Mattheus doesn't want much in life. Just to establish himself as the number one bounty hunter in Sadras. Oh, and it wouldn't hurt if he picked up a harem of dangerous and voluptuous ladies along the way. Unfortunately, unforeseen events are about to get in the way of Mattheus' plans, and in a big way, too. Forced into the role of reluctant hero, he will have to defeat the evil barons who control Sadras and return the world to normalcy.

Incredible conversations with the Mancunians - born, bred and adopted - who put the heart into Modern Manchester. We Built This City focuses on how these extraordinary Mancunians have built something that impacts lives and the purposeful relationships that have helped steer them, the values that have driven them to do it, and the legacies they plan to leave behind. Celebrate human grit, determination, loyalty, and diversity across culture, arts, politics, sport, music and business. Lisa Morton interviews Mancunian icons like Andy Burnham, John Thomson, Gary Neville, Sacha Lord, Stacey Copeland...

The stakes have never been higher. After making an inadvertent sacrifice in an abandoned temple, a college professor and his busty graduate assistant become wrapped up in a mad God's game. The prize: the future of humanity.

The life of a bounty hunter is never easy. Between chasing after supernatural criminals and doing battle with the rival clan Taran, I have more than enough on my plate. As if that wasn't enough, I've been thrust into a maze of shadows. A young apprentice, a changeling, and a baron will conspire to turn my life upside down and change Sadras forever. While I navigate this conspiracy and the demons from my past, I'll be forced to confront an even greater power within me.

Sadras is fractured. Violent intrigue surrounds the newly freed quarters as the city totters on the brink of all out civil war. Hovering over these mortal concerns is the rapidly accelerating declension. A magical decay hell-bent on eradicating every ounce of life in this godforsaken land. And I'm standing in the center of this insanity. My thirst for vengeance has been slaked, but destiny isn't about to let me out of her grip just yet. Fortunately, I have help.

Marketing in the digital era is a whole new game: it's fundamentally about competing on the customer experience. Marketers must integrate a complex set of technologies to capture the customer's digital body language - and thereby deliver the right experiences, at the right times, via the right channels. This approach represents a formidable technological and practical challenge that few marketers have experience with.