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They slept for hundreds of years, dreaming of a new home in the Andromeda galaxy. When finally they awake, their dreams of peace are shattered. These colonists - turian, salarian, asari, human, and more - face an uncharted galaxy and threats beyond understanding.

For the first time in our history, scientists are uncovering astounding medical evidence about dieting. Now, Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz translate this cutting-edge information to help you shave inches off your waist by giving you the best weapon against fat: knowledge. Through their signature entertaining style, Drs. Roizen and Oz teach you about your body -- how and why it stores calories, burns fat, and reacts to the foods you test your body with.

In a gritty world of lies and treachery, the standard fantasy hero just won't do. Taro lost his right leg years ago, but with a family to support, he doesn't let it slow him down. For years he's worked for a notorious crime lord named Victor Mathan. Mathan deals in stolen magical artifacts and trusts Taro to finish his work with as few questions as possible.

In a fascinating tour of creativity and the brain, Nancy Andreasen, professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa and the winner of the National Medal of Science, explores how the human brain achieves creative breakthroughs--in art, literature, music, and science--the role of genes and environment, extraordinary creativity vs. ordinary creativity, and the question of genius and insanity.

In Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, world-renowned medical expert Dr. Robert C. Atkins shows you how to lose weight and keep it off, eating the foods you like without being hungry. Now he presents a revolutionary program to give you a longer, better, healthier life.

This collection of classic horror stories is sure to give you goose bumps, raise the hair on the back of your neck, and put some fright in your night. Includes Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper by Robert Bloch, Coin of the Realm by Charles L. Grant, Something Had to be Done by David Drake, The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner, The Small Assassin by Ray Bradbury, Calling Card by Ramsey Campbell, The Words of Guru by C.M. Kornbluth, and Passengers by Robert Silverberg.

Sixteen-year-old Kyra dreams of making it to the top, but on her final trial, she's teamed up with a mysterious student who isn't what he appears to be. Amidst the chaos and bloodshed, they must find a way to survive while preventing a great evil from finding its way back into the world.

I went searching for trouble and I found it. I just didn’t expect to find it in the form of Cillian Gallagher. The gorgeously tatted lead singer and guitarist of Wild Irish, Cillian is everything I’ve always tried to stay away from. He’s wild and dangerous. And exactly what I need to cross off number four on my bucket list. Kiss a complete stranger. It should have been that simple. But I wasn't prepared for the scorching heat that would ignite a passion, leaving us both gasping for air.

As one of the top paid defense-men in the NHL, my life has been a revolving door of beautiful women and no-strings-attached sex. Until Brynne. It was only supposed to be a one-night-fling. Hell, it wasn't even supposed to be that. I knew the cardinal rule. Don't touch the coach's daughter. And for years, I kept my hands to myself. It wasn't difficult considering Brynne Jacobs hates my guts.

The #1 New York Times best seller Body for Life helped hundreds of thousands of people the world over to build stronger bodies and enjoy a higher quality of life. Now Dr. Pamela Peeke, best-selling author of Fight Fat After Forty, adapts the unique insights of the Body for Life program to the specific hormonal, metabolic, and physiological requirements of women so they can achieve the same rapid, life-transforming results.

Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat. He attended church in Lochdubh. He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat and in these days of increasing obesity it was her duty to show a good example. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses and it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair.

After being nearly killed by both a hired hit man and her former secretary, Agatha Raisin could use some low-key cases. So when Robert Smedley walks through the door of her detective agency, determined to prove that his wife is cheating on him, Raisin Investigations immediately offers to help. Unfortunately for Agatha, Mabel Smedley appears to be the perfect wife: young, pretty and a regular volunteer at church.

Three unruly friends. A wedding we shouldn't have been invited to. Two unexpected romances. A scoop of sexy. And a double scoop of chaos. Lydia is a good girl who is above revenge. Good thing she has us. No one cheats on our best friend and rides off into the sunset with his new bride. What was supposed to happen? Unleash hell like two badasses.

Axel Stone is a porn star, a highly successful porn star. Now semi-retired and frigidly cold, Axel stumbles through life the only way he knows how - lots of booze and women. With more than 1,500 movies over his short career, Axel has slowly removed himself from filming, opting instead to “train” woman for the industry resulting in their near stardom as they emerge onto the adult film sets. Every director wants one of Axel’s girls because Axel’s girls make money. And Payton Knight needs money.

A body, wrapped in plastic, is discovered in a ditch along a secluded country road. Detective Jade Monroe and her partner Jack Steele arrive at the scene in minutes. Suspicious-looking evidence gives the impression that this young woman has been held captive. As days pass, more local women vanish without a trace. Jade and her team of detectives fear the worst. With precious time slipping away, Jade needs to pull out all stops to find this perpetrator, even if that means putting herself directly in harm's way.

Alice Lovesey was a poorly mistreated scullery maid whose desperate plea for help miraculously summoned Wadham Hall's rakish eighth duke - summoned him from the dead! Though caught up in the delights of being newly materialized, the duke promised to return the favor by helping Alice become a lady of quality. But did Alice's heart stand a ghost of a chance now that she had lost it to a restless spirit?

Una novela tan intensa que te llegará al corazón y no la olvidarás jamás. Tras poner punto final a su relación días antes de la boda, Amelia Clarck decide romper con su vida anterior y se muda a Londres dispuesta a empezar de cero. Ella cree estar lista para el cambio, pero nada la ha preparado para enfrentarse a Daniel Bond. Daniel sabe que nunca podrá dejar atrás su tormentoso pasado, aunque para no asfixiarse en éste hace tiempo que se impuso unas estrictas normas que rigen todas sus relaciones. Y jamás se ha planteado transgredirlas... hasta que conoce a Amelia.

Drei Jahre sind vergangen, seit Mica und ihr Bruder voneinander getrennt worden sind. Drei Jahre können viel verändern - oder aufzeigen, was im Leben gleich bleibt. Mica wird zur Greifenreiterin ausgebildet und versucht, nach vorne zu blicken. Doch dann kommt der Tag, an dem sich hoher Besuch im Zirkel von Chakas ankündigt und den Greifenorden um Hilfe bittet. Die Hauptstadt Merita ist in Gefahr und für Mica beginnt eine Reise, die sie unweigerlich wieder in ihre Vergangenheit führt.

Constable Hamish Macbeth schwebt mit der schönen Priscilla auf Wolke sieben. Aber als in deren Tommel Castle Hotel acht hoffnungsfrohe Mitglieder eines Single Clubs einchecken, kehrt für die beiden wieder die Realität ein. Am eigentlich romantisch geplanten Wochenende läuft alles schief, was schief laufen kann. Der tragische Höhepunkt: Eine Frau wird tot aufgefunden. In ihrem Mund: ein Apfel. Hamish steht vor einem großen Rätsel. Fest steht nur: Auf jeden Fall ein Sündenfall...

Als der schottische Dorfpolizist Hamish Macbeth die Nachricht erhält, dass im Gutshaus des schonungslosen Witzbolds Arthur Trent ein Mord geschehen ist, hält er das zunächst für einen schlechten Scherz. Umso überraschter ist er, dass Trent tatsächlich erstochen und anschließend erbarmungslos in einen Schrank gestopft wurde. An Verdächtigen ist auch kein Mangel: Das Haus ist voller habgieriger Verwandter, die alle mehr am Inhalt des Testaments als an der Aufklärung des Verbrechens interessiert sind.