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After a successful first season of Domestic Partners chronicling the renovation of their historic Craftsman Colonial, Peter and JP are taking on a renovation of a local Tudor Revival inherited by identical twin brothers Terry and Tom Cash. But linoleum floors and a pink-tiled bathroom aren't the only unwelcome surprises awaiting inside the house. Just as the show is set to start filming, Peter and JP discover Tom Cash dead at the foot of the house's staircase. And when the police ruling changes from accidental death to homicide, the list of suspects grows fast.

Dorothy, an orphan lives with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em in the bleak landscape of a Kansan farm with her little dog Toto, who is her sole source of happiness. One day the farmhouse, with Dorothy and Toto inside, is caught in a cyclone and deposited in a field in the Munchkin Country in The Land of Oz. Dorothy only way home is if The Wizard of Oz who lived in The City Of Emeralds helps her find her way back.

In "one of the funniest and most heartfelt baseball stories in recent memory" (Publishers Weekly), Howard Frank Mosher returns to Kingdom Common, Vermont, to spin a touching coming-of-age tale in an America that has almost disappeared. From this remote village, noted for its fervent devotion to the Red Sox, comes Ethan “E. A.” Allen, a young man with a chance to change baseball history. Homeschooled, fatherless, and living on the wrong side of the tracks, E. A. is haunted by a dark mystery in his family’s past until a drifter named Teddy arrives in his life, determined to teach E. A. everything he knows about baseball.

At long last, millions of Dune fans can now hear the unpublished chapters and scenes from Dune and Dune Messiah. The Road to Dune also includes the original correspondence between Frank Herbert and famed editor John W. Campbell, Jr.; excerpts from Herbert's correspondence during his years-long struggle to get his innovative work published; and the article, "They Stopped the Moving Sands", Herbert's original inspiration for Dune.

How important is luck in economic success? No question more reliably divides conservatives from liberals. As conservatives correctly observe, people who amass great fortunes are almost always talented and hardworking. But liberals are also correct to note that countless others have those same qualities yet never earn much. In recent years, social scientists have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life outcomes than most people imagine.

Lucas Altan and his friends are among the thousand people ripped out of Colorado and teleported to an alien planet. He wakes up alone, with an overly friendly AI as his only companion. Here, magic is real and the clock is ticking. The rules are simple: Find your team. Fight through four stages of monster-infested wilderness before time runs out. Fail and you die . . . and condemn everyone on Earth too. Lucas finds he’s got a knack for killing monsters, winning unique loot, and surviving against long odds.

Le Magicien d'Oz, écrit en 1900 par L. Frank Baum, est un conte emblématique de la littérature américaine. Il est souvent perçu comme un ouvrage destiné à un public jeunesse, mais il regorge de symboles et de significations profondes. L'univers d'Oz est magnifiquement construit, avec des règles fantastiques qui viennent nourrir l’imaginaire des jeunes lecteurs, tout en offrant des moments de réflexion sur des thèmes plus sérieux. La structure narrative est simple et linéaire, ce qui rend l’histoire fluide et engageante.

When Allen Spencer receives a curious letter from his late Great Uncle Abner—complete with a cryptic treasure map—he sets out for the sunny shores of Lone Palm Key, Florida, in hopes of uncovering buried riches. But he’s not alone. Enter Graham Stewart, a distant relative with similar claims to the map and an equally stubborn sense of adventure.

The Blind Spot goes where no science book goes, urging us to create a new scientific culture that views ourselves both as an expression of nature and as a source of nature's self-understanding, so that humanity can flourish in the new millennium.

Juni lives in a world without books. The Blight killed off all the trees, and since then, paper is worth more than just about anything else. Juni’s parents were killed in an archeological dig when she was young, so now it’s just her and her Grandpa Edgar, trying to survive. When she’s not in school, Juni and her friends Doler and Quaze turn to plifting—scavenging in abandoned buildings for any scrap of paper they can find—to earn a little money. If Juni can find enough paper, she can pay for the expensive health care Grandpa needs.

Neurobiology is a notoriously difficult subject, but Neurobiology For Dummies explains the essentials in terms anyone can understand. This fun and accessible book covers the fundamentals, covering the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system. Students in fields like neuroscience and pharmacology will get a complete overview of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the nervous system, making it easier to complete coursework and pass exams. In this updated edition, fresh examples highlight the latest research, so you'll be prepared with a current understanding of the science.

This audiobook includes forewords read by the authors, Frank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert. The International Bestseller 'Ambitious . . . pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics - New Scientist 'A physics book unlike any other. The scope, depth and artistry are breathtaking' – John Preskill...

To some, the concept of having faith in a higher power or a set of religious beliefs is nonsensical. Indeed, many view religion in general, and Christianity in particular, as unfounded and unreasonable. 6Norman Geisler and Frank Turek argue, however, that Christianity is not only more reasonable than all other belief systems, but is indeed more rational than unbelief itself. With conviction and clear thinking, Geisler and Turek guide listeners through some of the traditional, tested arguments for the existence of a creator God.

Der zehnjährige Jakob zieht mit seiner Familie ins idyllische Feuerviertel. Keine Autos, dafür viel Natur, jede Menge Platz zum Herumtoben und sogar eine geheime Kinderbande! Für Jakob klingt das ziemlich gut – aber auch sehr aufregend. Zum Glück hat er Schisser dabei, seinen alten Stoffhasen, der ihm in jeder Lage beisteht. Und das ist auch wirklich nötig! Denn um in die Phönix-Bande aufgenommen zu werden, soll Jakob eine Mutprobe bestehen. Na, das kann ja heiter werden! Doch dann macht Jakob eine unheimliche Entdeckung.

Des bancs de méduses toxiques envahissent les plages d'Europe. Des millions de vers étranges s'agglutinent au large de la Norvège. Des baleines attaquent les touristes sur la côte canadienne. Et si ces calamités étaient liées ? C'est ce qu'affirment un biologiste norvégien et une poignée de chercheurs originaires des quatre coins du monde, sans réussir à se faire entendre. Jusqu'au jour où un gigantesque tsunami menace de tout ravager... LE LIVRE QUI A INSPIRÉ LA SÉRIE ÉVÉNEMENT. DÉJÀ PLUS DE 4 MILLIONS DE LECTEURS DANS LE MONDE !

Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl is one of the most memorable books in the face of the holocaust that Nazi Germany and its collaborators unleashed on European Jews between 1941 and 1945 across German-occupied Europe. Anne Frank was a German-born Jew hiding in Amsterdam with her family in 1942 when Nazis occupied Holland. She started keeping a diary in hiding - a diary she’d received for her 13th birthday from her parents.

As Lewis Hamilton reaches the twilight of his extraordinary career that has seen him cement himself as one of Britain's greatest ever sportsmen, a new generation of young, exciting and fast British drivers have quickly taken the top seats of F1 and look set to dominate the sport for years to come - in particular, Lando Norris and George Russell.

Part memoir, part practical guide, and part leadership journey, Love as a Change Strategy takes listeners inside one company's brutally honest transformation story. Through powerful storytelling and actionable tools, the authors reveal what happens when you lead change from a place of love―not fear.

Manche Häuser finden keinen Frieden. England, 1917. Noch erschüttert vom Tod ihres Verlobten nimmt Stella das Angebot ihrer schwangeren Schwester Madeleine an, gemeinsam in deren imposantem Landhaus Greyswick zu wohnen. Als Stella dort ankommt, findet sie ein Haus vor, das von einer...

Betriebliche Krankenversicherung als Versorgungsinfrastruktur – nicht als HR-Benefit. Das ist der Ausgangspunkt dieses Podcasts.Anna Weber und Thomas Bergmann besprechen in rund zehn Minuten je Episode, wie bKV strategisch eingeordnet, kommuniziert und im Unternehmen verankert werden kann. Der Fokus liegt nicht auf Produktfeatures, sondern auf Systemfragen: Welche Rolle spielt bKV im Zusammenspiel mit Betrieblichem Gesundheitsmanagement und Vision Zero? Was bedeutet Versorgungslatenz – die Zeit zwischen dem Moment, in dem jemand einen Facharzt braucht, und dem Termin – für Unternehmen? ...