Winter Adventure

Der Jedi-Meister Qui-Gon Jinn und sein Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi werden beauftragt, Amidala, die junge Königin des Planeten Naboo, zu beschützen. Doch die Lage auf Naboo eskaliert, die beiden Jedi und Amidala müssen vor Kampfdroiden flüchten und auf dem Wüstenplaneten Tatooine notlanden. Dort lebt der Sklavenjunge Anakin Skywalker, dessen größter Traum es ist, ein Jedi-Ritter zu werden. Er besitzt ein ungewöhnlich starkes Bewusstsein für die Macht.

In this exciting first adventure of the Curiosity Quest educational series for kids, young listeners aged five and up will meet Curio — short for Curious — a bold time-traveling explorer with a passion for discovery. When Curio activates a mysterious device, he’s transported to the Viking Age, where he experiences life in an authentic Viking village. Kids will learn fun, age-appropriate facts about Viking culture, longships, daily life, and ancient traditions.

There are lights on the horizon. Electricity. Order. A return to civilisation. After three years cut off, living by their wits in the bush, Finn and Kas might at last find a life without danger and threat. But the tracking device beneath Kas’s skin begins to buzz – she can’t ignore that she is a Siley, a slave, and will never be free. And when the search parties arrive, with brutal force, Finn and Kas face a new reality – a world divided by fences, a world where they can’t be together. But after everything they’ve been through, they’re not about to play by the rules.

Family secrets and a search for a Maker. The strange events of a year and a half ago have not been forgotten. A government-run investigation has found a clue pointing to three kids with something to hide. While their search for answers is just beginning, a much older search is almost over—the search for the Maker. And when these two searches collide, something unexpected is found: hope for a distant world.

Cora Roberts, daughter of death and elemental badass, thought she had faced the worst White Castle had to offer. But when her grandmother, the head of the elementals, sets her sights on ruling over all supernatural factions, the stakes are raised higher than ever before. As Cora struggles to navigate her newfound relationship with Hudson, the king of shifters, and protect those she loves from her grandmother's machinations, she discovers that the true enemy may be closer than she ever imagined.

Welcome to the new world. We thought we were the last and all we had to do was survive the initial outbreak. Turns out the hard part is surviving each other. Man, the post-apocalypse is brutal. Most of the runners have phased out, but a fraction have survived. They are smarter, faster, and way more deadly. We were supposed to be safe, but the virus has mutated, making the infected smarter than anyone ever thought possible. Our only hope for survival is to make it to the Tower, where we'll be safe behind walls with a group of survivors just like us.

Former drug trafficker Richmond “Lucky” Lucklighter “died” in the line of duty while working off a 10-year sentence in service to the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau, only to be reborn as Simon “Lucky” Harrison. The newbie he trained, former marine Bo Schollenberger, is now his partner on (and maybe off) the job. It’s hard to tell when Lucky doesn’t understand relationships or have a clue what any sane human is doing in his bed. Bo’s nice to have around, sure, but there’s none of that picking-out-china-together crap for Lucky.

When a catastrophic explosion kills an estimated 30,000 people in the region of southeast New Mexico and surrounding areas, the military is tasked to find out exactly what happened. Six assessment teams are sent into the blast zone to investigate. After a series of devastating military defeats which kills close to 1,000 more, General Pierce finally sends in a unique 4-man team led by Hopper, on a suicide mission to capture one of these mysterious entities. Hopper is the sole survivor.

In From the Death Zone to the Boardroom, speed ski mountaineer Benedikt Boehm tells gripping and inspirational stories about his fears, pain, suffering and facing death during his expeditions to some of the world's highest mountains. Throughout, his coauthor and professor of leadership and management, Stefan Gröschl, integrates scholarly ideas and works beyond traditional business boundaries providing you with unusual insights and thought-provoking alternatives for managing your business.

I think we should take it through Guatemala. A random text from a stranger inspires agoraphobic Colin to leave New York. His first stop is Brownsville, Texas, where he meets the sender, half-Mayan Luci Bolon, her ancient but feisty great-uncle Ernesto, and Miss Mango, a bright-orange Kubota tractor. Ernesto’s dream is that Miss Mango be driven to Belize and given to the family he left behind nearly seventy years ago. Colin agrees to join Luci on the long journey through Central America.

Als die junge Fährtenleserin Andrin von einer hohen Belohnung hört, die für das Erlegen einer mörderischen Bestie ausgesetzt ist, hat sie keine Wahl, als sich der Jagdgesellschaft anzuschließen. Denn das Leben des Menschen, den sie am meisten liebt, steht auf dem Spiel. Doch nach und nach wird ihr klar, dass nichts so ist, wie es scheint, und offenbar jeder ihrer Gefährten seine eigenen, verborgenen Gründe hat, sich an der Jagd zu beteiligen.

In book two of the series, Hilja leaves her young son in the Cave of the Witch while she journeys to Greenland in search of her mother and sister. Meanwhile, young Olav Haraldsson hijacks a derelict ship and conscripts a crew to lead a raid in the East. The Danes try to rally their allies for the invasion of England, while the Witch of Vestfold becomes the monster everyone believes her to be.

Eugene was only five years old when he burned his house down and nearly killed his mother. Fearing his powers were too volatile, his parents had the memories of his powers and their secret society of super humans erased. Ten years later, that secret is revealed when a classmate goes crazy and makes Eugene’s whole school see their own nightmares. His classmate is only the beginning. His best friend Willow can heal all wounds, his father can turn invisible, and his brother can make things explode. Before Eugene can come to terms with having unusual abilities, Willow is kidnapped.

Innenkabine, Seegang und jede Menge Chaos. An ihrem 30. Geburtstag wird es Marie deutlicher als je zuvor: Sie muss weg. Weg von ihrem öden Heimatdorf, in dem sich nichts verändert, weg von ihrer gescheiterten Beziehung, weg von all dem, was sie in letzter Zeit immer mehr erdrückt. Sie folgt ihrem Drang, die Welt zu entdecken, und nimmt einen Job auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff an. Alles könnte so perfekt sein, aber ihre aufgedrehte, niemals schweigende Zimmergenossin und ihre launische und unfaire Chefin erschweren ihr den Alltag.

Greater Than a Tourist's Winter Garden Florida USA by Lesa Boutin offers the inside scoop on Winter Garden and Central Florida. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. This guide book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours, but instead gives you knowledge that you may not find in other travel books. Slow down and get to know the people with this invaluable guide.

Countless hours of practice, and enough determination to succeed no matter the cost. Life on the competition circuit was fast-paced, and exciting, but now Kellan is ready to settle down, and stay in his own bed for longer than a week. Kellan thought he had it all figured out, except he didn’t figure in the sassy barista next door. Molly saved every penny she had to buy the quirky coffee shop on the corner. Now her quiet little piece of heaven is being threatened by the grunting and yelling from the karate studio next door. Surely one doesn’t need to scream so much, right?

Ki-Gor, son of the jungle! Orphaned son of missionary Robert Kilgour, raised in the jungle, he grew to a six-foot bronzed-skin giant who ruled the jungles. Joined by Helen Vaughn, his fiance and later wife, Timbo George, the Masai chief, and N'Geeso, the chief of a Pygmy tribe, this band of adventurers roam the wilds of Africa in a series of pulp magazine stories that began in 1939 and ended with the last published story in 1954. Now, Ki-Gor is back as an audiobook.

Finn, Kas and Willow have survived the winter of storms. Severe winds and cold have kept the Wilders at bay. Now that spring has come, everything has changed. They're being hunted again, and they won't be safe while Ramage wants their blood. But Finn and Kas made a promise to Rose—to find her baby and bring her back. And finding Hope means finding Ramage.

In The Fairy of Festive Wishes, meet Holly, a cheerful holiday fairy who listens to the whispered wishes of children all around the world. With a sprinkle of winter stardust and a heart full of kindness, Holly sets off on a sparkling journey to make their dreams take flight.

Gold: The elusive prize so many men and women have dreamed of, and for which so many have died. Of all the great treasures, none has been more coveted and sought after than the lost LaDura. In the turbulent 21st century, the long-lost Medallion of LaDura comes into the possession of beautiful, young Maria. Soon, in a world where the clocks of time stopped long ago, a non-stop adventure of greed, gut-wrenching courage, obsession, and love unfolds. But can Maria find her way to the lost treasure of LaDura?