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Mit der Solaren Union ist ein kleines Sternenreich entstanden – nun wird es von dem mysteriösen Dunkelleben bedroht, einer unheimlichen Gefahr, über die man nur wenig weiß. Perry Rhodan muss ins Zentrum der Milchstraße reisen, hin zu Sagittarius A und zu dem riesigen Schwarzen Loch. Dort liegen die wichtigsten Welten des Compariats – in diesem geheimnisvollen Sternenreich weiß man offenbar mehr über das Dunkelleben. Mit der CREST II wagen Rhodan und seine Begleiter den entscheidenden Vorstoß.

In Get Sleepy: Train Stories, you can unwind to these stories alongside the interior ambience of a train and soothing background music. These works of original fiction are specially crafted to quiet an active mind and make space for peace and tranquillity. Narrated by the soft, steady voice of Get Sleepy’s host, Thomas Jones, this collection of short stories is designed to help you release the worries of your days and snuggle up in bed. Enjoy Thomas’s slow and steady pacing, with soft, relaxing music, which will help you ease your mind and let go of the day.

Be gay, solve crimes! “I loved this book! Havelock and Sebastian are such great company, brilliant, approachable, fascinating, their relationship is real and touching and relatable. And the mystery is riveting.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author LOUISE PENNY Meet Havelock Harper...

Weil seine Nemesis Sherlock Holmes nach wie vor unpässlich ist, kehrt der Professor aus Frankreich ins kalte London zurück. Er muss sich einer Mordserie annehmen, die die britische Hauptstadt erschüttert. Scheinbar wahllos tötet jemand Honoratioren. Doch schon bald ahnt Moriarty, dass im Zentrum des Geschehens die neu eröffnete Tower Bridge steht … und eine mysteriöse Geheimgesellschaft, der er und Molly Miller nicht zum ersten Mal begegnen.

Love, the deadliest of all deadly things. It kills you when you have it. And when you don't. I'm pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex, pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven taught me to do. The old life is dead. But the...

'Oliver Harris is always pure quality and I'm loving the hell out of his foray into the contemporary spy novel' Ian Rankin The intelligence service puts two years and over £100k into the training of new field officers. You're shown how to steal cars, strip weapons, hack bank accounts. There are...

He was definitely trouble, and the worst kind of trouble because he was wrapped up in an incredible package of muscles, ink and heartbreak. A guy like him was the last thing I needed now. A guy like Colt Stone was the last thing I ever needed.

What drives someone to keep reaching for all that glitters, no matter the price? It’s easy to believe that more is better: more acclaim, more control, more wealth. But when dreams are fueled by greed, they can quickly twist into nightmares. These six propulsive short stories explore what happens when the true cost of ambition comes due.

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 INCLUDED IN THE GUARDIAN'S BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING ‘A gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall ‘An...

There is currently an epidemic of 'affluenza' throughout the world - an obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses - that has resulted in huge increases in depression and anxiety among millions. Over a nine-month period, bestselling author Oliver James travelled around the world to try and find out why. He discovered how, despite very different cultures and levels of wealth, affluenza is spreading.

It is the golden age of piracy and the New World beckons. Edward Kenway—the brash young son of a wool merchant—dreams of gold and cannot resist the lure of a life of glory on the high seas. When his family homestead is attacked, there seems like no better time to escape, and Kenway soon establishes himself as one of the deadliest privateers of his day.

Brought to you by Penguin. For longer than recorded history there have been tales of spirits and of places where our hackles rise and our skin turns cold. Bestselling historian Neil Oliver travels the British Isles on a deliciously spine-chilling tour that spans several centuries and explores...

As with his previous bestseller, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, in An Anthropologist on Mars Oliver Sacks uses case studies to illustrate the myriad ways in which neurological conditions can affect our sense of self, our experience of the world, and how we relate to those around us...

I've ridden a Zamboni, but never a cowboy… Missing out on my first Stanley Cup has left me more torn up than I expected. It was in my sights. So close, I could almost touch it. With my brother back in England, I'm facing nothing but an empty house and my thoughts, and there's only two ways to...

Una técnica innovadora para aprender a gestionar tus emociones y a superar cualquier situación, por complicada que sea. Si sufres de ansiedad o depresión, si crees que tienes problemas de autoestima o te cuesta controlar tus emociones, este libro te ayudará a comprender la importancia de...

Revenge is what I live for. My father’s blood stains the streets of Las Vegas, and I know exactly who’s to blame. To destroy the man who took everything from me, I’ll start with his daughter. Jordyn is a sweet, spoiled princess—or so I thought. Kidnapping her was supposed to be my way to break her father, but she’s nothing like I expected. Her fire matches my rage, her softness tempts my darkness, and she sees me for more than the monster I am. Now I’m torn between punishing her… or keeping her. Or both.

1862: With London in the grip of the Industrial Revolution, the world's first underground railway is under construction. When a body is discovered at the dig, it sparks the beginning of the latest deadly chapter in the centuries-old battle between the Assassins and Templars.

Writing is important to many of us—for our careers, studies, businesses or creative fulfilment—but sitting down and doing it can feel impossible. We often struggle to give it the attention it deserves. We can't find time. Our focus is torn. Distractions are everywhere. Our inner critic keeps telling us we're no good. But what if you could find a highly effective writing habit that was perfect for you? Bec Evans and Chris Smith have helped thousands of people stop procrastinating, overcome their blocks and reach their writing goals. Now they share their successful approach with you.

Mark Oliver Everett's upbringing was 'ridiculous, sometimes tragic and always unsteady'. His father - a quantum mechanic who worked for the Pentagon - was a genius who had corresponded with Einstein aged 13. He rarely spoke, and following his own miserable childhood had eccentric ideas of how children should be brought up. Raised in a house with no rules, with parents who had 'a kind of seventies swinging marriage', Everett had to raise himself, not always with the greatest success. His love of music helped pull him through, and by his early 20s he was on the brink of stardom with his first album - Beautiful Freak.

'The story of a disease that plunged its victims into a prison of viscous time, and the drug that catapulted them out of it' – Guardian Hailed as a medical classic, and the subject of a major feature film as well as radio and stage plays and various TV documentaries, Awakenings by Oliver Sacks...