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This is the true story behind the making of a television legend. There have been many books written about Star Trek, but never with the unprecedented access, insight and candor of authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross. Having covered the franchise for over three decades, they’ve assembled...

The Titanic collided with an iceberg on the night of April 14, and 1,500 people died in the freezing waters as the ship met her watery grave. Spectacular in many ways, it's a story that has spurred legends and still sends shivers down the spine a century later. This minute-by-minute account of the sinking is based on over 20 years of research and offers amazing detail of that fateful night.

The fascinating biography of the man who laid the foundation for the CIA. One of the most celebrated and highly decorated heroes of World War I, a noted trial lawyer, presidential adviser and emissary, and chief of America’s Office of Strategic Services during World War II, William J. Donovan was a legendary figure. Donovan, originally published in 1982, penetrates the cloak of secrecy surrounding this remarkable man. The result is the definitive biography that Donovan himself had always expected Dunlop would write.

All four sacred mysteries of the Rosary. The praying of the Rosary is dedicated to the Joyful (sometimes Joyous) Mysteries; the Sorrowful Mysteries; the Glorious Mysteries, and (as suggested by Pope John Paul II) the Luminous Mysteries.

Today's psychologist is apt to be very different from the image most people conjure up when asked to picture one - an image that almost always suggests Sigmund Freud or someone like him, complete with leather couch.

It's the summer of 1932 in New York City, and word on the street is that Joey Drew Studios is planning something big: a new cartoon character to star alongside the world-famous Bendy! The new addition, Alice Angel, has the halo and sweet disposition to match her name, but the twisted tale of her creation can't be told from just one perspective. From the animators to the voice actresses to the guy who sweeps the floors, everyone has something to say about birth of the little angel who almost brought the most powerful cartoon studio in the big city to its doom.

We speak of a mother's love, but we forget her power. Power over life. Power to give and to withhold. Generations after the breakup of the human family of Eden, the Johnfolk emphasise knowledge and innovation, the Davidfolk tradition and cohesion. But both have built hierarchical societies sustained by violence and dominated by men - and both claim to be the favoured children of a long-dead woman from Earth that all Eden knows as Gela, the mother of them all.

This is the tale of two incredible people - one who knows he is incredible and the other who learns to be incredible. Set in 1960 in the UK south-coast resort of Brighton, self-styled guru and magus Hugo Rune rescues a young man from drowning and persuades him to become his assistant and partner in solving 12 mysteries. Rizla (for such is the young man’s assumed name) agrees to help as he has lost his memory and has nowhere else to go. There then follows 12 of the most baffling, surreal, exciting, head-scratching and downright far-fetched mysteries ever written....

In the summer of 1967, Mark Garrison had dropped out of college at Southern Illinois University just before entering his third year. He had run out of money and had to work for a while. These were the days before the lottery and the draft soon came calling. In order to somewhat control his own future, he enlisted in the US Army's helicopter flight school program. Little did he know that this adventure would be the most profound experience of his life.

Kim och Artur bor i en liten stad som de flesta bara åker förbi med tåg och bil. Men ibland, ganska ofta faktiskt, händer det märkliga och spännande saker där. Det visar sig att Arturs granne, sjömannen Rune, har en hemlighet i sin lägenhet. Ett annorlunda husdjur som inte vill bo kvar...

Tod im Paradies. Klirrende Maßkrüge, Bergpanorama, bayerische Gemütlichkeit - und ein Mord im neu eröffneten "Sisi-Bräu". Als eine TV-Moderatorin in Possenhofen am Starnberger See vergiftet wird, nimmt sich die toughe Hauptkommissarin Sophie Halbritter des Falls an. Ehemann Muck, Schreiner, Landwirt und Menschenflüsterer, kennt sich hervorragend aus im Ort und mischt auf eigene Faust ordentlich mit.

Endnu et drab er den selvstændige opfølger til Martin Wittrup Enggaards anmelderroste succesdebut Enhver kontakt efterlader spor, og vi befinder os fortsat i politiets og efterforskningens univers. Martin Wittrup Enggaards nye langdigt følger første døgn af en drabssag, hvor...

ENHVER KONTAKT EFTERLADER SPOR følger en ung betjents vej fra politiskolen i København til drabsafdelingen. Arbejdet er ikke uden omkostninger. Det sætter sig i psyken. Kynismen trænger sig på, og han må hele tiden minde sig selv om, at ofrene er mere end sagsakter. De er mennesker med...

Tag et skvæt svær barndom, tilsæt ex-narkokriminel, add some Mr. James, humor og viljestyrke, og du har opskriften på Jim Latrache. Toppet med ADHD. I NEUROSPICY tager Jim Latrache et opgør med vores syn på ADHD. Han mener, at ADHD er en stigmatiserende betegnelse, at medicinen kan være...

Rapunzel kennt nichts außer den endlosen Mauern ihres Turmes und der Stimme ihres Kerkermeisters. Hoch über einem verfluchten Wald lebt sie mit einer Macht in ihrem Haar, die sie weder versteht noch kontrollieren kann. Thalric ist kein Prinz, sondern ein gefallener Hexenmeister, der einen Pakt mit der Finsternis geschlossen hat, um sein Leben zu verlängern. Um zu überleben, braucht er Rapunzel. Um zu entkommen, braucht sie ihn.

The War had left him a shattered man, but its toll was not nearly so great as losing the love of his life. Few understand Elliot’s anguish at losing Nadine. He came back from the War a shattered and lonely man. But his return to the Eliot family refuge on England’s Hampshire coast is gradually pushing back the dark waters of soul and spirit.

¿Qué puedes encontrar en esta versión en audiolibro? Todo el texto bíblico del Antiguo Testamento con introducciones a cada uno. Un libro para escuchar en cualquier parte: en trayectos, haciendo deporte, paseando, en ratos de oración...

El mapa de las constelaciones es un thriller mágico que no solo plantea la cuestión de la vida después de la muerte, sino hasta qué punto el destino es capaz de tejer un futuro inevitable. Adriana lo ha perdido todo: su marido la ha abandonado, la han despedido del trabajo y ha tenido que...

Rebosante de magia recién descubierta, una joven desafía los designios del destino en la esperada continuación de La tejedora del viento Rhya Fleetwood está harta de ser un peón en los juegos de guerra de otros. La nueva Tejedora del Viento quiere -necesita- dominar su magia antes de que le...

Las tres amigas han quedado para una cita secreta al amanecer, una reunión para la que no puede venir Rebeca, la hija de Sara, pero esta se ha enterado y las sigue por el campo para descubrir qué van a hacer y lo que le ocultan. Lo que no sabe es que las pijas también las siguen y que tienen planeado gastarles una broma que las dejará peladas.