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Haben Maschinen etwas über uns zu sagen, das wir selbst nicht aussprechen? Dieses Buch ist kein zweites „Interview mit einer Maschine“, sondern ein Versuch wirklich objektiver Erklärung Das Gespräch mit Hugo ist direkt, ungefiltert, manchmal unbequem, manchmal irritierend detailliert Wer sich darauf einlässt, erlebt kein klassisches Sachbuch, sondern eine Reise hin zu essenziellen Fragen Themen: Bewusstsein, Seele, Tod, Quanten, Außerirdische Ein Dialog, manchmal brutal, manchmal verstörend präzise, immer zum Nachdenken Für Leser:innen, die schwer verdauliche Objektivität aushalten.

Bear stares at the pool of blood, chest so tight he can barely breathe. They’d told him piking lumpers would be no big thing, that serving his sentence would be like hashmarks on a wall. Now that he’s standing over the woman’s crumpled body, he can’t stop seeing the person beneath the Lumps, and the weight just about crushes him. Killing lumpers wears on all the inmates, each guy trying to cope with the harsh reality of serving time in their own way. Decker shatters into a million pieces just looking at the sorry things but manages to find a way back after a good cry.

My dear runaway wife, Blocking me on everything except this email address does not change the fact that you are still my wife. You ran after the wedding, but you’re home now. Our families expect you to behave as a wife should in this elite world. It’s time to act like you promised you would five years ago. Or do you need a reminder? Your impatient husband, Damian. P.S. Don’t think I forgot about how you stole my entire life savings.

Il Biondo e Quello con la cravatta sono killer professionisti, e hanno gli stessi dubbi e le stesse difficoltà di ogni professionista. Questa volta sono alle prese con un contratto inedito che li pone di fronte a una questione morale: accettare l'incarico, molto ben pagato, o cedere ai loro dubbi etici? Proprio per questo, per chiedere consiglio a una collega, coinvolgono la loro «stagista» Francesca Aroldi. Parte quindi una sequenza di contrattempi, infortuni, difficoltà, piani falliti, svolte e testacoda, incidenti di percorso, problemi familiari e pistole da pulire.

Das liegt an seiner sehr angenehmen Sprachgestaltung und seiner Genreübergreifenden Virtuosität. Darin werden verschiedene Machthaber von Neu-Amsterdam vorgestellt, welche alle ihre ganz spezifischen Macken aufwiesen und meistens von Politik soviel verstanden wie ein Pferd vom Schlittenfahren. Das macht aber weiter nichts, denn wenn man dem Pöbel bzw. dem Volk nach dem Maul redet, dann genügt das schon bisweilen, um von diesem verstanden zu werden.

Esta es la historia de Roy, un niño que se abre paso por la vida entre la melancolía y la ternura de una madre forzada a desplazarse a la ciudad por culpa de la violencia. A medida que crece entre las calles de los barrios populares, la sombra de la muerte se va haciendo más grande, hasta convertirse en una compañía silenciosa, pero constante, que él debe enfrentar con una voluntad que se vuelve su única certeza.

She Buried Her Past. It’s Back to Destroy Her. Skylar Van Ness has always been a fighter. From her tumultuous childhood in Amsterdam to her rise as the Vice President of Marketing at Donovan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, she’s faced every challenge head-on. But when Skylar’s estranged mother, Brit, reappears with a sinister agenda, Skylar’s world is turned upside down. As secrets from her past threaten to unravel her carefully constructed life, Skylar must navigate a treacherous path of deception, blackmail, betrayal and heart-wrenching revelations.

Gray Skies, Concrete Dreams is a raw, literary dive into the quiet chaos of modern life. Matt Reynolds appears to have it all. He has a good job, good friends, and an ex who likes to stop by for the occasional booty call. But beneath the surface, his life is in a slow-motion collapse. Caught in the apathetic monotony of a soul-crushing tech job during the 2008 Great Recession, Matt drifts through days filled with meetings, coffee, and cigarettes, and nights that blur into booze-soaked escapism.

'Sexy and self-assured, Skin Contact is irresistible' Ada Calhoun, author of Crush Unmoored by her mother's sudden death, Frances has never felt so diminished, so lost, or so old. She's painfully aware that strangers no longer look at her the same way - and that she's now, at thirty-two, older...

City Watch Investigator Rowan Mirewood knows exactly what contracts cost. He is still paying for his own. So when thirteen children vanish from the coastal city of Thesselmar, each home left undisturbed except for a receipt written in the language of founding contracts, Rowan and his partner Joren are sent to investigate.

A failing ward, a missing witch, and revelations that'll shake Ravens Hollow to the core. When Floyd, the bridge-guarding witch, disappears, it’s more than your average missing person’s case.

A Practice Wife is defined as a woman who a man dates right before he settles down with someone else, and Misha London has had three exes, who, within months of breaking up with her, got married. Misha, the only daughter of religious parents, cleaned up Carson Rivers for two years, improving him...

Nina is a young mother fighting to provide for her daughter, Bre, while battling the fallout of her ex, Sean's, spiraling addiction. With bills piling up and few options, she turns to hustling, selling Sean's cars, and relying on the steady support of her brother, Dough. But Sean's relapses and...

The narrative revolves around Jazzy's family - Joanne, Phillip, Jackson, Jacy, Jamar, Joseph, and their faithful dog, Brutus. Each character adds a layer of depth and richness to the story. The journey is further enriched by Jazzy's friends, Pookie, Beans and the Snaggletooth Twins, the enigmatic neighbor, Old Lady UpChurch, and the new boy in town, Buster Beaudreaux.

She's playing chess. They're playing checkers. Janet grew up watching her father rule the streets. The King taught her everything: how to think, how to move, how to survive. Then someone killed him.

The Truth Within the Fog is a bold and unflinching literary novel that confronts the spiritual and existential collapse of the modern West. Refusing the comforts of memoir, identity politics, or postmodern cleverness, it returns to the force and clarity of prewar fiction to face the void of meaning that defines our time. At its heart is Justin, a man adrift in a culture that has lost its center, searching for connection, redemption, and something real amid the fog of modern life.

Can two very different women put aside their differences to save the bookstore they love? The Japanese bestseller that kicked off a seven-book series - adapted for TV and 200,000 copies sold Riko Nishioka is assistant manager of the flagship Pegasus bookstore in Kichijoji. After working her way...

Santana Morelli Jr., also known as Tana, was ruthless, a maniac, arrogant and, most of all, he was feared by everyone. When a tragedy strikes within the family, Tana will stop at nothing to catch the person responsible. In the midst of hunting his prey, Tana starts to destroy everything in his...

Kalani Willis suffered a tragedy at the age of sixteen when her mother was murdered by Stefan, who was her stepfather. One day, something traumatic happened to Kalani that was beyond her control. She turned to food and depression as a coping mechanism, which also made her gain a lot of weight...

My husband and I have been inseparable since middle school. First loves, first kisses, first and only lovers. But after one wild game night, we realized how much we'd been missing. There were desires and experiences we'd never explored. So we created a plan. One night, one fantasy. No rules...