Come True

Part Blackhawk Down, part The Riddle of the Sands, former MI6 officer Harry Ferguson has written an extraordinarily gripping non-fiction thriller. Operation Kronstadt not only reveals the early days of intelligence services but also uncovers a truly dramatic story from the Russian Revolution involving a daring rescue attempt and a "mission impossible" against the best defended naval target in Russia.

El 29 de febrero del año 2000, John Price pidió una orden de alejamiento contra su novia, Katherine Knight. Más tarde, ese mismo día, dijo a sus compañeros de trabajo que ella le había apuñalado y que si alguna vez desaparecía, era porque Knight le había matado. Come hombres, es el relato dramático y apasionante de la primera mujer en Australia condenada a cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional, con la adición especial de "nunca ser liberada". La fascinante narración de Ryan Green introduce al oyente en el horror real experimentado por la víctima.

Race from scene to scene with the detectives in ten different cases as evidence leads these detectives throughout one of the most violent cities in the country - Baltimore. As detectives rush under the gun to identify and capture these ruthless killers, pressure from the administration builds to a contentious boiling point that leaves unrest within the unit.

Lover Come Back is a true - but often unbelievable - tale of loss, sacrifice, second chances, and ultimately, love. It takes the listener from the courtroom to the lush beaches of Naples, Florida, where Scott and his family currently reside. The journey is gut-wrenching, comedic, hard to believe, and heartwarming. In the end, it is a love story that will leave you believing in second chances and first loves.

Fans of Peter James and his best-selling Roy Grace series of crime novels know that his audiobooks draw on in-depth research into the lives of Brighton and Hove police and are set in a world every bit as gritty as the real thing. His friend, Graham Bartlett, was a long-serving detective in the city once described as Britain's crime capital. Together, in Death Comes Knocking, they have given a gripping account of the city's most challenging cases.

Frank Richardson, a wealthy merchant who had repented of his wayward past and was determined to make the most of the second chance he was given, was shot dead in his home.

”Komm her, nimm Platz und bleibe" ist eine Einladung an dein wahres Selbst. Wer lädt ein? Die Antwort lautet:Das Leben!Die Liebe!Die Unendlichkeit!Das Thema des Buches ist "Bewusstheit".

Goin' Postal tells the story of a real U.S. postal worker dealing with crazy situations that the public never sees. From human heads in the mail to alligators on the loose in the building, this book is sure to make you laugh. The second book in this combo, The Creek, tells stories set in the same location, but each story is set in a different time period. The last story depicts how the people and stories of the past are still alive today.

"Oggi le mafie non sparano, ma il loro potere non è mai stato così forte." In questo nuovo saggio Nicola Gratteri e Antonio Nicaso ci riportano nel cuore oscuro della criminalità organizzata, svelandone i legami nascosti con i mercati finanziari e la politica e di - mostrando come essi siano ormai diventati, di fatto, "una cosa sola". Abbandonata la plateale violenza del passato, le mafie oggi sono vere e proprie imprese globali, capaci di gestire transazioni economiche complesse, nascondere i loro guadagni attraverso il riciclaggio e collaborare con grandi reti di criminalità internazionale.

Gwen Maner is a widowed single mom, returning to her Ohio hometown with her daughter. And thanks to former acquaintance Nicola Kimmel, this is the start of Gwen’s new and promising life. Nicola’s secured Gwen a lucrative job, rented Gwen a house on her same street, and won the heart of Gwen’s daughter, but she almost seems too good to be true. She’s so selfless. So charismatic. And so take-charge. Gwen is sure Nicola is yearning only for someone to get close to. After all, according to Nicola, her marriage is falling apart, and her best friend just up and left one day.

Taking its title from a poem that newlywed Daphne sent her soldier husband during World War II, When You Come Home tells of their young love in the heartland at the brink of war, and of the crushing uncertainty and fear as they find themselves a world apart. And when the poem comes back to Daphne - blood-stained by Raymond's mortal wounds - When You Come Home shares the extraordinary event that restored the grieving young widow's faith in the transcendent power of love.

New York, 1920. Quartiere di Hell’s Kitchen, un nome che evoca bolge dantesche e descrive perfettamente una realtà di miseria, speranza e razzismo. È lì che inizia la storia di Mario Puzo, figlio dell’immigrazione italiana e autore de Il padrino, un libro dal successo planetario destinato a fondare il mito di Cosa nostra con cui facciamo i conti tuttora.

Why do most people lack self-love? What blocks it? The biggest block is emotional wounding which can be healed with the exercises you will find in this book. Once you heal the emotional wounding, the self-love will come forth on its own, as it will no longer be blocked by the old wounds.

Tilly Farmer is 32 and has the perfect life she always dreamed of: married to her high-school sweetheart, working as a guidance counselor in her hometown, trying for a baby. Perfect.... Then, one sweltering afternoon at the local fair, everything changes. Tilly wanders into the fortune tellers tent and is greeted by an old childhood friend, now a psychic, who offers her more than just a reading. "I'm giving you the gift of clarity," her friend says. "It's what I always thought you needed."

Un libro prezioso sul raggiungimento di ricchezza e prosperità restando in armonia con sé e gli altri. L'autore, in tre brillanti lezioni, offre a ognuno la chiave per liberarsi da paura, ansia e povertà fino a ottenere il ricongiungimento con l'abbondanza.

In un mondo sempre più interconnesso, dove le distanze vengono annullate da un click e i luoghi d'incontro virtuali stanno soppiantando quelli reali, anche le mafie stanno imparando ad adattarsi: sfruttando le potenzialità della tecnologia, si addentrano nello spazio digitale come fosse un nuovo territorio di conquista. Ancora una volta, la criminalità organizzata dà prova di essere estremamente flessibile e capace di stare al passo coi tempi. Non si serve più di picciotti rozzi e sfrontati, ma di abili professionisti con competenze nel settore informatico e finanziario.

10 luglio 1973: viene rapito a Roma John Paul Getty III, sedici anni, nipote del petroliere Jean Paul Getty, uno degli uomini più ricchi al mondo. Il nonno pensa a uno scherzo per spillargli dei soldi. Dopo tre mesi di inutili trattative, i sequestratori inviano al "Messaggero" una busta con un pezzo dell'orecchio del ragazzo. Il 15 dicembre John Paul viene liberato: sono stati pagati circa 2 miliardi di lire.

"Il sasso in bocca" è la cronaca in presa diretta di come la mafia conquistò la Sicilia, l'Italia intera e pezzi degli Stati Uniti. O di come tentò di farlo, nella sottovalutazione colpevole di molti che avrebbero dovuto combatterla. Non è un audiolibro di archeologia mafiosa, ma la radiografia lucida di chi ha compreso che la mafia non è un modo di pensare o un costume tribale, ma un'organizzazione che punta con ogni mezzo a rafforzare il proprio potere e che, di volta in volta, può essere funzionale al potere stesso.

The explosive sequel to number one Sunday Times best seller Bad Blood. Set 18 years later, Hidden Sin is the story of Joey, his girlfriend, Paula, and Rasta Mo, the man he is to discover is his dad. Joey Parker is a young man with big dreams. Almost 18, he’s desperate to escape the shackles of his window cleaning round, so when he’s offered the chance to try out as a drummer in a local Blondie tribute band he jumps at the chance. But it isn’t just the music that moves him. It’s also the fact that Paula Foster is the lead singer.