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Nancy liebt ihren Job als Sekretärin in einer Kanzlei. Eigentlich. Denn kurz vor Weihnachten erwartet sie eine böse Überraschung. Ihr neuer Vorgesetzter ist ausgerechnet Matthew Armstrong - der Vater ihres zwölfjährigen Sohnes und ein Herzensbrecher ohnegleichen. Kein Mann hat sie je so verletzt wie er, und jahrelang hat er sich kaum blicken lassen. Doch nun will er auf einmal eine Beziehung zu seinem Sohn aufbauen. Warum jetzt? Und wieso fehlen ihm beim Flirten mit anderen Frauen plötzlich die Worte.

1916. Young artist Sam Burke is spared death by firing squad on the battlefields of France and brought to a remote castle by the Irish Sea. At the ‘Tin Nose Shop’, he is tasked with creating intricate masks to hide the mutilated faces of his fellow soldiers from the Front. While he tries to come to terms with the death of his best friend and the promise he failed to keep, Sam and the disfigured soldiers struggle to return to their former lives and their loved ones.

Quarantines, masks, death—terms familiar to anyone who faced the so-called Spanish flu of 1918. Worldwide, it is estimated that the horrifying influenza killed more than 50 million people, significantly more than did the guns of the Great War, which was just then coming to a close. And yet no one has ever heard from Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Watson concerning their own experiences surviving the terrible virus—until now. In a recently discovered manuscript, Dr. Watson reveals the secret that for years had kept him silent about the deadly pandemic.

J.P. Powell is an archaeologist and historian with a passion for bringing the past to life. Powell has worked as a high school teacher, an academic, a National Parks officer, a museum administrator and has excavated in Jordan, Cyprus and Greece as well as leading historical archaeology projects in Australia.

It's you. As the speed of change in elite sports has increased, the support infrastructure around head coaches has not kept up. This has left many coaches—supposedly experts in human performance—walking zombies who don’t sleep, don’t exercise, and don’t see their families. To succeed in the modern sporting world, head coaches must face some hard truths. By grappling with these truths, which cut to the very core of who they are as human beings, head coaches can get out of their own way and achieve all-new levels of personal performance.

Nach Jahren steht sie wieder vor ihm: Die eine Frau, die er nie haben konnte. Kingston Bailey traut seinen Augen nicht: Als er nach einem Arbeitsunfall im Krankenhaus landet, steht plötzlich seine Highschool-Liebe Stella vor ihm. Stella, mit der er nie zusammen sein konnte, weil sie die Ex seines besten Freunds ist. Nach dem Abschluss war sie damals nach New York gezogen, um die Vergangenheit in Alaska hinter sich zu lassen. Nun ist sie zurück, um sich um ihre kranke Mutter zu kümmern. Doch dieses Mal wird Kingston sie nicht ziehen lassen und will endlich ihr Herz erobern.

Seit Jahrhunderten lebten Menschen und Drachen in Alveria Seite an Seite. Aber das war einmal. Nach Jahrzehnten ohne lebensfähige Eier übertrifft die Zahl der Menschen die der Drachen bei weitem und für das Überleben der Arten sieht es düster aus. Aber es ist auch für die siebzehnjährige Kaelan Younger nicht einfacher, auf der untersten Stufe der Gesellschaft von Alveria das Leben zu fristen. Aber als ihre sterbenskranke Mutter ihr ein schreckliches Geheimnis über ihre Herkunft enthüllt, wird Kaelan in eine Welt versetzt, auf die sie schlecht vorbereitet ist.

From Bridgewater Associates to Netflix, some of North America's largest companies admit to being heavily influenced by concepts from pro sports. So what do these companies know that others don't? The answer is simple: People innovation can be a competitive advantage. Through in-depth interviews and meticulous research, Where Others Won't dives deeper than ever before into professional sports from around the world to uncover over 50 easily implementable people strategies to help you win.

For many of us, the toddler inside still manages to show up with his/her behavior during difficult times. Grown-ups tend to behave in certain childish ways when their needs are not met, or when they are faced with stress and disappointments. When grown-ups behave like toddlers playing in a sandbox, things can become crazy and unnerving. Why do they act like this? What causes this behavior? How do we deal with them? All of these are valid questions, and the answers can be found in this book—Sandbox Personalities.

Max Lucado's first book that journeys from the birth of Christ to His resurrection. Drawing from his classic writing on Jesus combined with new reflections and breathtaking art, Max Lucado again opens our eyes—and hearts—to the life and work of the Savior in a way that will change lives...

Carpools and car crashes, job switches and joint custody, moves and motionlessness. Is there a cohesive storyline to the chaos, confusion, and clutter of your daily life? According to well-loved author Max Lucado, the answer is a resounding yes! So what is the text of your life? With his...

Pop culture and psychobabble tell us to make ourselves the center of the universe in order to be happy. Churches have communicated the false idea that God exists to give us all that we selfishly want. In this book, Max Lucado reminds us that it's not about us, it's all about God. It is through...

Acclaimed radio and TV dramatist Roy Clarke is well known for his hit sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances. But before he came to fame, he penned two hugely entertaining six-part thriller serials—both directed by a struggling radio producer who would become one of the most renowned playwrights in the world: Alan Ayckbourn.

From beloved and bestselling New York Times author Joyce Meyer comes the Everyday Zoo Audio Collection. Each book features animals at the Everyday Zoo and follows Hayley the hippo, Boyd the giraffe, and other zoo friends as they learn just how important they are in God’s eyes. The Everyday...

Paganism focuses on nature, and it is a term that describes numerous religions. These religions are based on traditional cultures, but they also incorporate some modern beliefs. Some of the common traditions or religions that come under paganism include druidism, shamanism, Wicca, heathens, Odinists, and ecologists. Some groups within this community focus on specific cultures, practices, and traditions.

Thomas may look like your normal 14-year-old boy—one who attends a Galactic High School, competes with other boys for the attention of girls, and plays sports such as the extremely popular and very dangerous cyclone surfing. But that's not him at all. You see, Thomas is a Sentinel. Sentinels are born to protect the galaxy in case the demonic race known as the Nefarious ever escape their prison in Hell. When his Sanctuary comes under attack by an organization known as The Marked, Thomas, his mother, and his trainer have to journey the galaxy in order to awaken his full power.

There is no detective in fiction as shrewd as Sherlock Holmes. An accomplished violinist, adept at a dozen obscure sciences, and possessed of an acerbic wit, Holmes's adventures with Dr. Watson have delighted readers for more than a century. This collection features some of the most celebrated stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon: "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Red-Headed League", "The Man with the Twisted Lip", "The Adventure of the Crooked Man”, "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", and "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons”.

This timeless bestseller of a classic about inspiration, self love and God’s word has become a holiday story not only kids but the entire family enjoys. From bestselling author Max Lucado comes a unique Christmas story called The Crippled Lamb, an inspirational children's book about being...

How do you close the achievement gap? Start by changing the question. When we use the achievement gap to define success, we shortchange our students. It’s time to recognize that the potential for greatness lies in a unique form within each child—and that the goal of education should be to encourage and develop it. This inspiring manifesto brings in research from different disciplines and demonstrates how to uncover individual greatness by giving students control of their learning.

At the age of 28, with his Beijing-based science communications business doing well and a new relationship blossoming, Ben Bravery woke from a colonoscopy to be told he had stage 3 colorectal cancer. As a scientist, Ben understood the seriousness of his condition. Cancer had quite literally whacked him in the guts, after all. But what he didn't expect was how being a patient, and a young one at that, would make him feel. Why hadn't he been better prepared for the embarrassment and vulnerability of lying naked on the radiation table?