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Steve had experience when it came to waking up with hangovers. Being attacked by kobolds? Not so much. After rousing in the middle of a monster-filled forest, he was sure his life was over. That was until he was saved by a fire-wielding angel who was anything but human. Now Steve finds himself a temporary guest on a small run-down farm filled with monster girls who need his help. None more so than the canine beauty responsible for saving his skin.

A Sunday Times Book of the Year Queen Of Our Times, read by the author, is the definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth II by one of Britain’s leading royal authorities, Robert Hardman. This commemorative edition includes an epilogue reflecting upon Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, her passing...

This is a story from the Fall of the House of Usher collection. The horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, with its dungeon of death, and the overhanging gloom on the House of Usher demonstrate unforgettably the unique imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Unerringly, he touches upon some of our greatest nightmares: Premature burial, ghostly transformation, words from beyond the grave. Written in the 1840s, they have retained their power to shock and frighten even now.

This revealing memoir from a 34-year veteran of the CIA who worked as a case officer and recruiter of foreign agents before and after 9/11 provides an invaluable perspective on the state of modern spy craft, how the CIA has developed, and how it must continue to evolve. If you've ever wondered...

Even from the perspective of time, it is nearly impossible to grasp the full contribution made to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in his brief and glorious life. He composed his first symphony at the age of 8 and reached full artistic maturity by the time he was only 20. And when he died at the age of 35, he left a legacy of more than 600 works of brilliance - symphonies, chamber music, operas, and more - most composed during an incredibly productive 20-year period.

A classic from the New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body. After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had...

From the former secretary of defense, a strikingly candid, vivid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. When Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House, he thought he’d long left Washington politics behind: After working...

The sonnets of William Shakespeare are among the most famous love poems in the English language. This recording presents them in their entirety, allowing a new generation to discover Shakespeare's emotional power, mastery of language, and insight into the human condition. Acclaimed actors from the past fifty years perform the entire sequence of 154 sonnets—along with "A Lover's Complaint" and selected songs—delivering the full range and power of virtuosity, emotional power and bristling intelligence that made Shakespeare great.

Was bleibt von einem Leben? Wenn die Toten auf ihr Leben zurückblicken könnten, wovon würden sie erzählen? Einer wurde geboren, verfiel dem Glücksspiel und starb. Einer hat ganz am Ende verstanden, in welchem Moment sich sein Leben entschied. Und eine hatte viele Männer, doch nur einen hat sie geliebt. Sie weiß nicht warum - und gerade das ist ihr größtes Glück. In Robert Seethalers neuem Roman geht es geht um das, was sich nicht fassen lässt. Es ist ein Buch der Menschenleben, jedes ganz anders, jedes mit anderen verbunden.

The living dead. It had been one of the worst crashes in airline history, killing over 300 people and leaving only one survivor. Now the dead were buried and the town of Eton tried to forget. But one man could not rest. Keller had walked from the flames of the wreck, driven on by unseen forces, seeking the answer to his own survival. Until the town was forced to face the shocking, dreadful truth about what was buried in the old graveyard. And a truth Keller did not want to believe.

This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the terrifying - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. There are accounts of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad; why autopsies are necessary; what it feels like to insert your knife into someone.

""At his shattering best. . . Banks offers answers that are tough, honest, and inevitable without being simple. . . . A book that is not to be missed."" —New York Times With The Angel on the Roof, acclaimed author Russell Banks offers readers an astonishing collection of thirty years of his...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL BY: The New York Times, Associated Press, Goodreads, NPR, Harper’s Bazaar, Los Angeles Times, and more A mesmerizing portrait of an aging...

A groundbreaking collection of poetry that underwent several additions and alterations throughout Whitman's lifetime, Leaves of Grass is an unapologetic celebration of nature, the body and the interconnectedness of life itself. Including the iconic poems 'Song of Myself', 'I Sing the Body Electric' and 'Song of the Open Road', Whitman's free verse exalts the beauty of the self and the natural world, creating a sweeping, spiritual and uniquely American voice that embraces the human experience for all it's worth.

Ein weiteres Mal wird Mateos Leben aus den Angeln gehoben. Zerrissen an Körper und Seele, gebunden an Gestalt und Erinnerungen des Fünften Prinzen des Imperiums von Kell, wird Mateo ins Zentrum eines politischen Mahlstroms geschleudert. Seine Geschwister wollen ihn tot sehen, um selbst den Thron zu beanspruchen. Der intrigante Adel versucht, ihn zu benutzen und fallen zu lassen.

‘It’s got a thunderstorm in it. And revenge. Definitely revenge.’ Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he’s staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, it will...

Im europäischen Raumbahnhof Kourou ereignet sich ein schwerer Zwischenfall: Eine Ariane-6-Rakete explodiert beim Start mitsamt ihrer Satellitenfracht. Für die ESA ein herber Rückschlag, der Fragen aufwirft. In Berlin vermutet man, dass es kein Unfall war. Deshalb wird BOA beauftragt, die Hintergründe zu klären. Anna und Nelly reisen zu den Start-Rampen im guyanischen Regenwald, wo sie vor einem Problem stehen: keine Spuren, keine Hinweise. War es technisches Versagen, ein konkurrierendes Unternehmen oder steckt ein fremder Staat dahinter?

Eine Mordserie erschüttert London. In kurzen Abständen werden in der Themse Leichen gefunden, denen unterschiedliche Körperteile fehlen. Auf Bitten von Inspector Stafford übernimmt Oscar Wilde den Fall. Für ihn steht von Anfang an fest, dass Dr. Victor Frankenstein hinter den Taten steckt. Irene Adler jedoch hat eine ganz andere Vermutung. Während der Ermittlungen zerstreiten sich die beiden Sonderermittler der Krone immer mehr, was schließlich zu einer Katastrophe führt.

Jack und Cliff versuchen, das Rätsel der geheimnisvollen Schatzkarte zu entschlüsseln. Die Spur führt sie hinaus aufs offene Meer … doch dort lauert die Gefahr. Nur knapp können sie der Kollision mit einem Schnellboot entrinnen – doch das Ruder der Ghost ist beschädigt und sie stranden an einer Boje – und finden dort den entscheidenden Hinweis.

„Es gibt eine Verschwörung, Harry Potter. Eine Verschwörung mit dem Ziel, dieses Jahr in der Hogwarts-Schule für Hexerei und Zauberei die schrecklichsten Dinge geschehen zu lassen.“ Harry Potters Sommer hat es in sich: der schlimmste Geburtstag seines Lebens, düstere Prophezeiungen eines Hauselfs namens Dobby und eine waghalsige Rettung in einem fliegenden Auto mit Freund Ron Weasley am Steuer! Zurück an der Schule für Hexerei und Zauberei wird Harry von einem merkwürdigen Flüstern verfolgt, kurz bevor Schüler wie zu Stein erstarrt aufgefunden werden.