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Rose Knight Linsha Majere, working undercover for the Solamnics' Clandestine Circle, earns a place on the elite bodyguard of Hogan Bight, the mysterious lord governor of Sanction. She quickly learns the governor is not the only one who needs protection in a city threatened by an active volcano about to erupt, a death ship filled with an unknown plague, the ever-watchful Legion Steel, and the subversive Knights of Neraka. But who will protect Linsha from her own heart?

Wong Herbert Yee’s Mole and Mouse, Fine Feathered Friends received a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor. When Mouse upsets Mole by accidentally dirtying his floor, the two reach a compromise so both of their floors can be clean; and then the pair has time to plant a garden! Through a series of shared experiences and misunderstandings, Mouse and Mole discover how they can get along quite well despite their differences.

The history of Europe from 376 and beyond the Fall of Rome. Barbarian invasions, kings, queens, and saints, myths and legends. It’s the history they skipped.

Dieses Hörbuch bietet eine knappe Gesamtdarstellung des Dritten Reiches auf dem neuesten Forschungsstand. Nach einer Analyse der Faktoren, die den Aufstieg des Nationalsozialismus und die Etablierung der Diktatur ermöglicht haben, ist der größere Teil der Lesung den Jahren von 1939 bis 1945 gewidmet, in denen sich die deutsche Geschichte in eine europäische und welthistorische Dimension ausweitet. Klar und prägnant im Urteil informiert Ulrich Herbert über Hitlers Krieg gegen die Sowjetunion, die deutsche Besatzungsherrschaft in Europa und die Ermordung der europäischen Juden.

The end is beginning. The time is just a few short years from now. But already the signs of global disaster are multiplying. Freak storms, earthquakes, floods volcanic eruptions are sweeping the earth. The last violent spasms of a dying planet. Then a series of ominous events signal the emergence of new and terrifying forces.

fascinating exploration of early- to mid-20th-century political and social structure as seen through the eyes of a Roosevelt technocrat. Henry Morgenthau, Jr. was a young man living in an interesting political and social atmosphere. Surrounded by people who viewed the world through a Social Darwinist lens, and grappling with his identity as an American Jew during the atrocities of WWII in Europe, Henry Morgenthau, Jr. played an integral role as Roosevelt’s secretary of the treasury during a tough economic and political time.

A principios del siglo XX, con el mito de modernidad y progreso en el centro del discurso porfirista, un hecho cimbró la historia de México: entre el 13 y el 15 de mayo de 1911, alrededor de 300 chinos - cerca de la mitad de la colonia cantonesa de La Laguna - fueron masacrados por tropas revolucionarias y ciudadanos de Torreón.

Halfway between Honolulu and Panama, a man slips and falls from a ship. For crucial hours, as he patiently treads water in hope of rescue, no one on board notices his absence. By the time the ship's captain is notified, it may be too late to save him. A masterful piece of narrative tension and way ahead of its time, Gentleman Overboard sets the question of existence in its most basic terms. The story speaks fiercely to the contemporary moment and for all who share a sense of loneliness through having found themselves isolated by politics, disease, and economics.

It is a blustery spring day, and Mouse and Mole are very excited. They are going to go bird watching and plan to make bird books. It turns out birds are not so easy to watch. Together, they come up with a plan to get closer to the birds.

Este audiolibro contiene una amplia y valiosa cantidad de información sobre la analítica de datos que le ayudará a comprender el concepto de data mining o minería de datos, recolección de datos, analíticas de big data para negocios y conceptos de inteligencia empresarial. Con este audiolibro, no solo comprenderá todo lo esencial relacionado con la analítica de datos, sino que también comprenderá por qué la analítica de datos está cambiando el ámbito empresarial.

In the 1970s, the behavioral psychologist Herbert S. Terrace led a remarkable experiment to see if a chimpanzee could be taught to use language. A young ape, named “Nim Chimpsky” in a nod to the linguist whose theories Terrace challenged, was raised by a family in New York and instructed in American Sign Language. Initially, Terrace thought that Nim could create sentences but later discovered that Nim’s teachers inadvertently cued his signing. Terrace concluded that Project Nim failed - not because Nim couldn’t create sentences but because he couldn’t even learn words.

Das ausgehende Mittelalter und der Beginn einer hoffnungsvollen Epoche: Herbert Rosendorfer schildert Ereignisse, die verdeutlichen, dass die große Geschichte auf dem Rücken der kleinen Leute ausgetragen wird, und die erahnen lassen, dass Veränderungen bevorstehen. Er berichtet von den Hussitenkriegen, der klerikalen Borniertheit auf dem Konstanzer Konzil bis zu den Bauernkriegen mit ihren fatalen Folgen.

Usually reputed as the most beautiful region in the whole of England, join Robin Shuckburgh as he delves beneath the picturesque surface of the Cotswolds into the gruesome, dark depths. This is a collection of wonderfully ghastly tales from a range of classic authors.

Three comprehensive manuscripts in one audiobook: Blockchain: An Essential Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and the Future of Money; plus Bitcoin: An Essential Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin Investing, Mining and Cryptocurrency Technologies; and also Ethereum: An Essential Beginner’s Guide to Ethereum Investing, Mining and Smart Contracts!

Leto II, le Tyran, l'Empereur-Dieu, est mort depuis des milliers d'années, mais son souvenir est dans toutes les mémoires. Sa disparition a entraîné la Grande Famine et la Dispersion de l'humanité à travers les univers. Pourtant ces désordres ont assuré la survie de l'humanité conformément aux plans du Tyran ; et ses Prêtres en tirent argument pour justifier leurs ambitions. Mais la Révérende Mère Taraza sait bien que le pouvoir vient de l'Épice, source de la prescience.

Alex Brantley is a disgraced surgeon whose desperation to start a new life outside of medicine leads him to settle in a sleepy Texas town close to the Mexican border, a town that has a dark side. Its secrets and his own past catch up with him as traits he thought he’d buried in the deserts on the frontiers of the border rise up again to haunt him.

Data science has a huge impact on how companies conduct business, and those who don't learn about this revolutionary field could be left behind. You see, data science will help you make better decisions, know what products and services to release, and how to provide better service to your customers. In this guidebook, you will discover more about data science and how to get started in this field.

This is the story of the 36-year-old business relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and his manager, Herbert Breslin, during which Breslin guided what he calls, justifiably, “the greatest career in classical music”. During that career, Breslin moved Pavarotti out of the opera house and onto the concert (and the world) stage and into the arms of a huge mass public.

A young couple buys an historic New England home with plans to restore it to its original time and beauty. But they have scarcely moved in when strange and frightening things begin to happen. From a child's gravestone in the backyard, to a horrific history discovered about previous owners, there is little time for them to enjoy this home.

Talented author and illustrator Wong Herbert Yee is the recipient of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor. Mouse and Mole can hardly contain their excitement when they hear the beloved magician Minkus the Magnificent is in town. But at the show, something goes wrong - and Mole discovers that what seems to be magic, really isn’t. Mouse must figure out how to show her friend that real magic is all around them - even in the friendship they share.