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1991. Britain and the US are waging war in Iraq, the Soviet Union is breaking up - and Brian Oldman is banged up in Parkhurst, his 30-year sentence restarted. Set on proving his innocence, he studies law from his cell in a bid to win justice at last. But will he ever be released from prison? Joseph Olinska, meanwhile, seems unstoppable. Now ennobled and on the board of Lehman Brothers, he plans to extend his business interests into Russia - with a little help from Boris Yeltsin and his cronies.

Mit den "Jicki-Sprachduschen" lernst Du Sprachen (fast) so einfach wie Deine Muttersprache. Durch das regelmäßige Hören der Vokabeln, Sätze und Geschichten wirst Du schnell feststellen, wie viel Du schon verstehst und schon bald selbst mit dem Sprechen beginnen. Lerne Englisch beim Kochen, beim Sport und sogar unterwegs im Auto. Die Geschichte: Carsten ist ziemlich im Stress und dann noch ständig die Meetings, die immer häufiger auf Englisch stattfinden. Daher entschließt er sich, bei Sarah einige Stunden in Englischer Konversation zu nehmen.

Even though you have decades of experience when it comes to budgeting and managing your finances, you might find yourself facing some new challenges when you retire. It’s still important to maintain a comfortable balance between your income, spending, and savings, but your priorities change when you stop working. This book offers essential questions and answers for financial security in retirement - you’ll discover how you can enjoy your retirement, stay in control of your finances, and help your family without being overwhelmed by the difficult decisions of retirement.

Strategies for Gaining Speed revolves around a short snippet of a Civil War-era song called "Aura Lee". The book provides various music sheets of the song to help listeners practice playing the piano with their left hand, right hand, and ultimately, with both hands. This book is designed in a very simple format, so listeners of any age who do not have any prior experience in playing the piano can enjoy and follow.

Honey Pot celebrates when a long-lost brother is found - until the party is cut short. Tragedy turns a happy reunion into a tearful good-bye. When the facts just don't add up, Lydia goes from supporting a traumatized family to hunting a possible killer. With a stranger lurking in the shadows, the mystery is harder to unravel than it appears.

Elementary school music teacher Callie Stevens thinks she’s finally figured out God’s plan for her life - she even made a list to keep her on track. Moving in with her brother and reconnecting with her ex-boyfriend are at the top of the list. What ’s not on the list is running into her childhood crush, Ryan. God wanted her to connect with Kyle, right?

Grace Cromwell was betrothed to the son of the prestigious Melbourne family at the young age of 12. Now, 14 years later, she meets Gregory Sebastian Melbourne for the first time as her fate is finally set in stone. Now a multibillionaire, Gregory also accepts his fate on behalf of his family, but he’s surprised when he finally meets the beautiful Grace.

Anaver has never seen the sun through the foggy dome that surrounds the island of Tamrose. She's heard tales of other lands and magic, but no one can prove that such things ever existed. When fate pulls her from her home and places her in a land of sun and starlight, she discovers that she harbors a power that can awaken the earth's dormant magic.

Lenos lives his peaceful life in the Eden-like world of a little planet called Holon. One day an urgent request for help arrives from a remote corner of the galaxy; planet Earth. Lenos makes the decision to leave his heavenly life and embark upon a daring journey to assist planet Earth, which has become trapped in a cosmic anomaly. Throughout his varied incarnations on Earth, spread out over time and history, Lenos must come to understand and complete his galactic mission.

A perfect family or a perfect lie? When Jo's teenage daughter goes missing, she feels like the world is collapsing around her. Has Grace been taken, or have recent tensions between mother and daughter driven her away? With little urgency from the police, who have dismissed Grace as a teenage runaway who will soon return home, Jo takes matters into her own hands. But as she gets closer to discovering what has happened to Grace, it looks like the Jo's deepest, darkest secret is about to be uncovered, and it could destroy everything she holds dear.

New York Times bestselling adult novelist Adriana Trigiani brings a heartwarming picture book, adapted for audio, about a how a family comes together to celebrate Valentine's Day. Mia Valentina Amore loves valentines. After all, her name means My Valentine. When she wakes up on Valentine's Day...

We’ve all been there. You get a brand-new journal and are so excited to start writing in it. You open it up, just to be utterly intimidated by that first blank page staring back at you. Maybe, you summon your courage and are able to get past that first page and write in your journal for a day or two, but then the novelty wears off. Your journal entries dwindle, and before you know it, your journal is just left sitting on the shelf with all those blank pages full of untapped potential.

The Nelson family has survived a lot, but nothing felt so daunting as the trials set by the gods. They had to prove themselves worthy of a weapon meant to change the tide of a war. The gods never told them that the weapon in question...was a boy. The child of a demigod and a titan left to rot in Tartarus.

Get ready to meet your new literary besties. Join Lydia and her gal pals as they destroy a Christmas pageant, run a 5K, sabotage a craft fair, and more. All this, as they solve the crimes that plague their cozy small town. Can they escape each villain unscathed? And can their faith survive the secrets they uncover along the way?

Through stories of other athletes and brand liaisons as well as her own journey as an amateur athlete, author Jasmine Chou discusses the sport sponsorship world from the athlete’s standpoint as well as the brand’s perspective. These stories show how beneficial a partnership can be for all parties, while giving some general tips on how to go about pursuing your own sponsorship goals.

The first time you see them, out for an evening walk on the cliffs, you’ll think they’re the perfect family. You’ll see a wife who looks so happy, strolling peacefully beside her husband in his dark winter coat, holding her daughter’s hand. But you have no idea what’s really happening in their house.... If you come a little closer, you might hear the way the man speaks to his wife. You might notice that the woman doesn’t have any close friends. That sometimes her husband doesn’t want her to leave the house.

When Baroness Sophie von Korvacs meets British painter James Fraser one hot summer's day in Vienna, the attraction is instant. A whirlwind romance follows, with Vienna bathed in the brilliance of the last days of the emperor. And when James proposes to Sophie it seems a fitting end to that wonderful, enchanting summer.

On a misty Monday - 21st June 1948 - the MV Empire Windrush sailed up the Thames and anchored at Tilbury Dock, London. There were a total of 1,027 passengers on board with 802 passengers from British Colonies in the West Indies. The infamous images of the passengers walking down the gangplank the next morning would be the moment the Windrush Generation was born. A Circle of Five reflects on the stories of the 300,000 or so making the same journey between 1948 and 1971 by showcasing the voices of five Jamaican women, Evelyn, Emma, Irene, Ivy and Melissa.

In the aftermath of betrayal, the San must defend Earth. Connor’s loyalties are questioned, and her actions put to the test. Forced to make harsh decisions, the world around her begins to crumble. She must prepare for war. Forced to live on the planet known for its unyielding cruelty, Willow must confront the results of her own actions. Fighting for survival, she must overcome her weaknesses and accept the inevitable.

Un tempo il regno di Cornucopia era il più felice del mondo. C'erano moltissimo oro, un re con i baffi più belli che si possano immaginare e macellai, pasticceri e casari le cui prelibatezze facevano piangere la gente di gioia. Era tutto perfetto: a parte le Paludi nebbiose del Nord, dove si narra vivesse il terribile Ickabog. Ogni persona di buon senso sapeva che l'Ickabog era solo una leggenda inventata per spaventare i bambini e convincerli a comportarsi bene. Ma le leggende sono strane e a volte assumono una vita propria.