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Aristide, a semi-retired computer scientist turned swordsman, is a scholar of the implied spaces, seeking meaning amid the accidents of architecture in a universe where reality itself has been sculpted and designed by superhuman machine intelligence. While exploring the pre-technological world Midgarth, one of four dozen pocket universes created within a series of vast, orbital matrioshka computer arrays, Aristide uncovers a fiendish plot threatening to set off a nightmare scenario, perhaps even bringing about the ultimate existential crisis: the end of civilization itself.

In 2002, five women are discovered barbarously murdered in Sierra Leone. Reuters Africa correspondent Connie Burns suspects a British mercenary: a man who seems to turn up in every war-torn corner of Africa, whose reputation for violence and brutality is well-founded and widely known. Connie's suspicions that he's using the chaos of war to act out sadistic, misogynistic fantasies fall on deaf ears -- but she's determined to expose him and his secret.

Raine finally knows that her gorgeous neighbor, Torin St. James, is a legend straight out of Norse mythology and that her feelings for him are strong. Torin is crazy about Raine, too, breaking the one rule he lives by: Never fall for a mortal. The problem is, he no longer remembers her, his memories erased by Norns - Norse destiny deities - to punish her for defying them. So Raine comes up with a plan.... She will make Torin forget his one rule a second time and fall in love with her all over again.

Ivanhoe is the perfect novel for any listener who loves an action-packed adventure based on the mythology and legends of Medieval times in England. Set in the 12th century, Ivanhoe is the story of a young man who joins up with Richard the Lion Hearted during a dark time where England is split between the Normans and the Saxons, pitting friends and family against each other through the conquering of land and the changing seats of the Royal Family.

Esta es una obra académica de referencia dedicada al análisis crítico del consumismo como fenómeno histórico, económico y cultural. Con un enfoque interdisciplinario y rigor teórico, el libro investiga las raíces profundas y los mecanismos estructurales que han convertido el consumo en un pilar central de las sociedades capitalistas contemporáneas.

The moment she hears his mastery of the organ, Katherine covets him as St. Stephen’s new Minister of Music. Handsome, charming and vastly talented, the women of the congregation adore him. Even Katherine is swayed by his manners and ability, But Roger not only brought beautiful music, he brings poisoned notes to the choir. Katherine seeks to find the secret of why he has changed churches yearly. She prays the discovery will be in time to prevent a tragedy. ReviewThe Mrs. Miller Mysteries series is a sheer delight. Miss Marple and Jessica Fletcher would love Katherine Miller. I know I do.

Dr. Hubert Fehling, ein Mitglied der Bruderschaft, wird in seiner Privatpraxis in Köpenick tot aufgefunden. Es gibt keinen Zweifel daran, dass er ermordet wurde. Schließlich war der Arzt im Besitz von brisanten Forschungsunterlagen, die nicht an die Öffentlichkeit gelangen dürfen. Uwe Kronberger setzt Walter Piefke auf den Fall an. Piefkes Ermittlungen führen ihn nach Britz, wo er bald einem gefährlichen Gegner gegenübersteht.

Nach einem Sturz durch ein Dimensionsloch erwacht Qwert, der Gallertprinz aus der 2364. Dimension, in der Parallelwelt Orméa. Irritiert stellt er fest, dass er im Körper und der Rüstung eines attraktiven Ritters steckt, den er aus Trivialromanen kennt: Prinz Kaltbluth. Kein Wunder also, dass er zunächst eine gefesselte Schönheit befreien muss, die von einem dreiköpfigen Ungeheuer bewacht wird. Mit Hilfe seines unsichtbaren Degens Tarnmeister gelingt die Befreiung – doch die Gerettete entpuppt sich als gefährliche Janusmeduse, die alles Leben mit ihrem bösen Blick in Stein verwandeln will.

Chester Hogan & Robert Bradbury sind die Gründer und Betreiber der nach Ihnen benannten und wenig ertragreichen Detektei in London. Die Fälle der beiden Helden spielen Mitte der Dreissigerjahre und somit zu einer Zeit, die von vielen Wandeln und Umbrüchen begleitet wird. Die industrielle Revolution in Europa ist in vollem Gange… Hogan & Bradbury ist eine Hörspielserie nach einer Idee von Christoph Walter und Stefan Riß.

Im nächtlichen Zimmer eines Vorstadthotels kommen einem Mädchen unvermittelt Zweifel an dem Wert des Mannes, mit dem es sein Bett und sein Leben teilen will. Rückblenden in ihr eigenes vergangenes Schicksal und ein Ereignis, das die Liebesnacht ernüchternd unterbricht und die Liebenden mit dem Tod konfrontiert, führen am Ende zu einem nachdenklichen Gespräch über die Analogie menschlicher Schicksale und über die Todeskonfrontation.

The search for a missing parishioner continues as The Watcher scours the city’s sewer system, only to discover The Wolf’s cabal has widened. Meanwhile, the city’s evangelicals are being targeted for assassination by an enigmatic terror group known as The Sons of Cain.

Anchored in Messiah (AIM) “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient path, where the good way is, and walk in it…” – Jeremiah 6:16 AIM stands for Anchored in Messiah — a podcast for those seeking to walk the ancient path, stay grounded in Yeshua, and aim for the mark of high calling. Each episode invites you to slow down, search the Scriptures, and zero in on truth — not tradition — as we align our lives with the Word from the beginning.

Von Walter Isaacson, dem Autor des Millionenbestsellers über Steve Jobs: Die ultimative und hochaktuelle Biografie über Elon Musk, den faszinierendsten und umstrittensten Innovator unserer Zeit. Heute gilt Elon Musk als Visionär, der sich über alle Regeln hinwegsetzt und der unsere Welt ins Zeitalter der Elektromobilität, der privaten Weltraumfahrt und der künstlichen Intelligenz geführt hat. Dabei waren seine Anfänge weitaus bescheidener.

Walter Moers' Bestseller: Wie das mutige Krätzchen Echo sein eigenes Fell rettet. Seltame Bakterien, Hirnhusten und Nierenverzagen, Magenmumps und Darmschnupfen halten die Stadt Sledwaya fest im Griff. Sie zwingen Echo, das Krätzchen, zu einem verzweifelten Schritt: Um nicht zu verhungern, verkauft es sein Leben an den Schrecksenmeister Eißpin. Echo denkt sich manchen Trick aus, um sein Fett und Fell vor dem Kochtopf Eißpins zu retten.

Navigating grief or big life shifts? This podcast helps midlife women reclaim strength and purpose through mindset. Hosted by grief and wellness coach Michelle Walter, each episode offers heartfelt stories, healing tools, and empowering shifts to support your emotional wellness. Whether you're rebuilding after loss or seeking clarity in chaos, this podcast offers soul-level support to help you move forward with meaning.

Ashley Brooks’s life isn’t working out as planned. After years of struggling to make it in Hollywood, she’s still waiting for her big break. When fate leads her to the doorstep of legendary casting director Louisa Lake George, Ashley thinks her luck is about to change: the prickly old pro knows about a role she’s perfect for. The aspiring actress never gets to thank her, though, because the day after the audition, Louisa is dead. The bigger shock—she left all her money to Ashley.

Ghostriders: Mors De Caelis is a comprehensive history of AC-130 gunship combat operations in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The story begins with the first AC-130 in 1968, and ends in 1975 at the end of the war in Vietnam. It tells the life and death stories of Spectre crews, who faced extreme danger while hunting trucks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and providing fire support for US and allied ground forces.

Normative Psychoanalysis: How the Oedipal Dogma Shapes Consumer Culture' (Scholarly Articles, Vol. 14) is a critique of Sigmund Freud’s theory of the Oedipus complex. This study demonstrates that Freudian psychoanalysis, applied to children, is not permissive, but castrative; in addition, it is normative and actually a tool for forging the ideal consumer child within a consumer culture that is based on the economic paradigm of total consumption.

Jimmy McGuire, a washed-up comic, is found dead on the streets of Inverness, his body garroted. Back in the 1990s, McGuire had been half of a promising double act until his partner, Jack Dingwall, was convicted of rape. Soon, a second corpse is found in an abandoned industrial site on the edge of the Moray Firth. The body has been there for some days and has also been garroted. The victim turns out to be a former musician turned record producer who had also been the subject of rape allegations.

The Mythology of Narcissism - 2017 revised, updated, and reformatted edition - is a scholarly article both for neophytes and professionals on the subject of narcissism, a recognized psychiatric pathology or disorder that the author identifies, for various reasons, as typically related to our modern consumer culture.