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In June 1941, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, Lyudmila Pavlichenko left her university studies and ignored the offer of a position as a nurse to become one of Soviet Russia's 2,000 female snipers. Less than a year later, she had 309 recorded kills, including 29 enemy sniper kills. She was withdrawn from active duty after being injured. She was also regarded as a key heroic figure for the war effort. 

Heed now three tales of the Champions of the Eternal War.... 'The Calculus of Battle' by David Guymer. As the defenders of Varasine battle a tyranid invasion, Warleader Kardan Stronos and the Iron Hands come to their aid, measuring the Chapter's cold logic and strategy against the cost in human lives. 'The Embrace of Pain' by Ian St Martin. When blademaster Lucius the Eternal is challenged by a champion of the Death Guard, he accepts without hesitation...but could a daemonhost of Nurgle, or the voices inside his own head, be the undoing of his Slaaneshi curse?

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.

Lisbeth Salander está preparada para la batalla final contra la única persona que, siendo idéntica a ella, es su opuesta en todo: su hermana Camilla. Pero esta vez, Lisbeth tomará la iniciativa. Ha dejado atrás Estocolmo, lleva un nuevo peinado y se ha quitado los piercings. Podría pasar...

Lisbeth Salander está inquieta. Ha participado en un ataque hacker sin razón aparente y está asumiendo riesgos que normalmente evitaría. Mientras, la revista Millennium ha cambiado de propietarios. Quienes le critican, insisten en que Mikael Blomkvist ya es historia. Una noche, Blomkvist...

En esta obra de referencia internacional, David Quammen se sumerge en la historia reciente de esas enfermedades zoonóticas, y persigue su rastro en compañía de los mejores científicos del mundo en la selva centroafricana, las cuevas de China meridional o las azoteas de Bangladés, pero también en los sofisticados laboratorios cuyo personal investiga virus letales bajo las más altas medidas de seguridad.

For more than 200 years, the armies of the Emperor of Mankind fought to reconquer the galaxy – led by the superhuman primarchs, the Space Marine Legions brought countless worlds back under the rule of ancient Terra. Now Horus, once honoured Warmaster and favoured son of the Emperor, has been corrupted by the whispered promises of Chaos. At his command the Imperium is torn apart by a terrible and bloody civil war, the likes of which the galaxy has never seen. This audio drama anthology contains 10 tales from the best-selling Horus Heresy series.

The Adeptus Astartes are humanity's champions, superhuman warriors armed with the finest weapons and clad in mighty armour. They defend the Imperium of Mankind from all its myriad foes - the alien, the heretic and the daemon. There are a thousand Chapters of Space Marines across the Imperium, each with its own traditions and ways of waging war, but all have one thing in common - their total dedication to eradicating their enemies in the name of the Emperor. This audio drama anthology contains seven stories of the Space Marines.

Far from being a 12-step program - this is the un-program in 12 sections - Lizards Eat Butterflies deconstructs the myths that trap us into victimhood, isolation, and futility. Having traveled the world for three decades of work and with the worldwide film success of Future Dreaming, along with many lectures and workshops, he weaves the narrative of this book to create a tapestry of provoking, thoughtful, and considered reexaminations of our dominant myths and perspective impairments.

Dramatized reading with sound effects of four spin-off children's short stories starring the amazing robotic dog, K9. These stories were originally published in 1980, to tie in with K9’s appearances, and are read by the original actor, John Leeson, the voice of K9.

Luliia was a dedicated member of the Komsomol (the Soviet communist youth organization) and her parents worked for the NKVD. She started at the sniper school and eventually became a valued member of her battalion during operations against Prussia. She persevered through eight months of training before leaving for the Front on 24th November 1944 just days after qualifying. Joining the third Belorussian Front her battalion endured rounds of German mortar as well as loudspeaker announcements beckoning them to come over to the German side.

This second volume of The Long List Anthology is designed to recognize the short works that were nominated for the 2016 Hugo Awards but did not make it into the top five short list for the final ballot. Thus, voted into the Hugo Award's long list of works - the top 15 works nominated for each category - were these short stories and novelettes, now made available to a wider audience by award-winning narrators.

After four decades in leadership, Dave thought he'd seen it all. Then he realized he'd been asking the wrong question the entire time. From his first disastrous day as an assistant manager to building healthcare teams, Dave chronicles the leadership moments that made him wonder: "Is this normal?" The employee who called out his fake open-door policy. The tattooed Marine he almost didn't hire. The stellar performer terminated while hiding domestic abuse. The team that couldn't function without their firefighter leader.

Bloomsbury presents Bridget Vanderpuff and the Monster Mountain Mystery, by Martin Stewart. Read by Andrea Matthea. Bridget Vanderpuff is the Best Worst Baker in the World. A recipe for fun with villainy, cake and sprinkles of silliness, heart and hope. Bridget and Tom travel to Butterälp to...

Con el mundo del yoga y las meditaciones como trasfondo, Andrés Atento, comisario chapado a la antigua ya al borde de la jubilación, habrá de enfrentarse a una serie de personajes estrafalarios y situaciones de una sociedad en la que ya no se reconoce.

Después de recibir tres horripilantes regalos de una secta fanática, el novelista Matías Verduzco deberá huir de casa para salvar el pellejo. Esa fuga –que derivará en exilio– le permitirá el encuentro con Claudine Chifflet, hermosa ciclistaque purga, como todos, las secuelas del...

Der neue ›Precht‹ über die internationale Politik im 21. Jahrhundert. Die Welt befindet sich im Umbruch. Von einer von den USA dominierten zu einer multipolaren Weltordnung mit China und Indien als neuen Machtzentren. Das schleichende Ende der Pax Americana stellt die Europäer vor eine enorme Herausforderung: Wie gehen wir mit dem Aufstieg dieser Länder um? Die Gefahr wächst, dass wir es nicht schaffen, auf globaler Ebene auf neue Feindbilder zu verzichten.

Just about anything can happen over the weekend at a fandom convention. Cosplayers, the vendor halls, cast panels, alien bounty hunters showing up from outer space, and my best friend learning that I’m an alien. Ya know, the usual stuff. And those aren’t even the really scary parts. I’m Jack, and you’re not going to believe what happens next at QUASITASTICON 9.

Throughout fiction, there have always been heroes who have fallen from grace. Champions of honor, decency, and order who have become villains through some traumatic event or a deep personal flaw. Blackest Knights is a collection of 19 tales by some of independent fantasy's best authors that follow a collection of those heroes who fell to temptation. From tales of bloody-handed hypocrites to space pirates, you'll find some truly fascinating works within.

Un nuevo caso de John Puller, el protagonista de Día Cero. En el Paraíso nada es lo que parece. John Puller es el mejor. Veterano de guerra y agente especial, es el hombre en quien el ejército de Estados Unidos confía para investigar los delitos más complicados a los que se enfrenta la nación. Ahora debe resolver un nuevo caso, pero esta vez el delito lo afecta personalmente: su tía ha sido hallada muerta en Paradise, una ciudad muy bonita situada en la costa del golfo de Florida, que prospera gracias a los turistas ricos, atraídos por sus estupendas playas y su clima maravilloso.