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Thirteen bibliomysteries by best-selling and award-winning authors are contained in this first of volume of a must-listen collection. 

What do you get if you put a comedian, a scientist and an internet expert in a room together? The answer is Great Unanswered Questions, a panel game in which resident funnyman Colin Murphy teams up with brainiac Dr David Booth and computer geek Matthew Collins to tackle ludicrous questions and provide the correct (or at least the funniest) answers.

When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq in 2003, he quickly realized that conventional military tactics were failing. The allied forces had a huge advantage in numbers, equipment and training - but none of the enemy's speed and flexibility. McChrystal and his colleagues discarded a century of conventional wisdom to create a 'team of teams' that combined extremely transparent communication with decentralised decision-making authority.

Following a long investigation by the world-famous Sunday Times Insight team, David Collins tells the truly unique story of a string of murder-suicides in north-west England and poses the terrifying question: are they the work of a serial killer who has been operating undetected since the mid-'90s? A gripping true-crime investigation, this audiobook reveals how suspicions were aroused and set investigators on a new trail to uncover the truth.

 Along Comes the Association is the story of how Russ Giguere and his fellow band members in the legendary and influential pop group The Association came together to create unparalleled music, unique to the time and place, and never again to be repeated. 

Understand the history, core values, and divisions as they've developed within the Evangelical Christian movement. Four Views on Evangelicalism compares and contrasts four distinct positions on the current fundamentalist-evangelical spectrum. Each author explains and defends his position, which is critiqued by the other three authors.

With the Earth on the brink of complete annihilation, Carla joins a group of engineers and builder-robots in a race to complete the lunar colony of Asteria. Unwittingly, she unveils a dark secret that threatens not only to cause yet more civil unrest and test the morals of society back on Earth, but also threatens the continuation of the human species itself. Set in the year 2069, can a small group of engineers and scientists pull the Earth back from the brink to ensure the continuation of the human race?

The year is 2036. The place, a rapidly decaying, totally (baked) Big Apple, New York City. Brainsm along with a few of his family, his best friend, Gil and three very orthodox Rabbis, have so far managed to survive the plague to end all plagues; by holding up inside the protected walls of what once not long ago was his families former Jewish delicatessen. On this day of days, Brains is determined to brave the dangers of zombies, street gangs, and other predators of the four-legged variety.

In early 2013 same-sex marriage was legal in only 10 states and the District of Columbia. That year the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor appeared to open the door to marriage equality. In Texas, Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes, together for 16 years and deeply in love, wondered why no one had stepped across the threshold to challenge their state's 2005 constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. They agreed to join a lawsuit being put together by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLD.

A group of six young miners are exploring Asteroid AX245 to find the mineral ixonium. It is the most valuable substance in the galaxy and is used to power interstellar travel. The group splits into three teams to explore some tunnels in the asteroid’s surface. But just before one team begins digging into the rock, they receive an urgent message. The other team reports seeing a black, gooey substance oozing out of the rock. Their report is cut off by their loud screams—and then total silence. What happened to Team Gamma? And what is the black goo that seems to have a will of its own?

Matt Tompkins, a reserved gay man, has always played by the rules and has created a comfortable but unfulfilling life for himself. When his bold best friend, Greg, reaps unexpected rewards for standing up for himself in public, Matt's jealousy leads him to risk everything when he's confronted by two attackers. Determined to be more like Greg, a split-second reaction brings astonishing changes to Matt's life - for better and for worse.

A weekly podcast where two males talk about being a male. From the care of the equipment to how to be a gentleman in our current world. Executive Producer/ host: David Mills Producer/host: Ken Collinsinterwestconcepts.com

Ejoq needs work. The tramp starship Grizzelda needs a gunner. But what starts as a last-minute personnel replacement soon turns into something far more, with a non-functional duty station, his predecessor's emotional fallout, and a deeply buried secret that will change the course of nations. Through a dark odyssey across a violent, frozen world, and a haze of lies and shadowy clues, Ejoq will face frenzied zealots, frightened elitists, and dangerous mercenaries on an unknown mission. Revolution, intrigue, and battles among the stars...Better take a deep breath!

Tehran was well known to American businessman Jack Devlin until the day everything changed. When radical Islamic students stormed the US embassy on November 4, 1979, Jack narrowly escaped the revolutionary chaos, leaving behind 80 percent of his business and 100 percent of his heart. To get his beautiful girlfriend, Farideh, out of Iran, Jack accepts a devil’s bargain with the CIA and MI6. He must slip back into Tehran, where the militant students are holding dozens of Americans hostage in their own embassy. 

When 15-year-old Jack Sligo runs away from his loving Boston-Irish family, he hopes to get a summer job on a cruise ship. His dream becomes a nightmare when two strangers give him mysterious drinks in a waterfront saloon. Jack wakes up, far at sea, shanghaied aboard an African freighter. The ship’s first call is a remote jungle port in Venezuela where there’s plenty of thieves, rum and women, but no opportunity for escape. 

Where did our modern notions about God, science, and humanity come from? Begin in the Mediterranean world of late antiquity, with the decline of Rome and the ascent of Christianity. Explore vigorous Christian debates over the appropriation of pagan thought along with the implications of these debates for medieval thinking. Follow the lively arguments over the origin of the cosmos, the laws of nature, and the extent of God's direct role in natural changes and miraculous events.

In einer Welt, in der schon lange nicht mehr nur die eigene Leistung zählt, ist man gezwungen, auch andere Qualitäten zu adoptieren und zu perfektionieren. Natürlich darf man dabei die eigentlichen Fähigkeiten nicht vernachlässigen, aber Dinge wie Smalltalk, Körpersprache oder rudimentäre Organisationsfertigkeiten sind in der Berufswelt mittlerweile unabdingbar. Aber auch im Privatleben ist es von hoher Relevanz zu wissen, wann ich mit wem wie reden kann oder wann ich was besser selbst in die Hand nehme.

Motivation hat einen großen Einfluss auf unser Leben. Ohne die nötige Motivation sitzen wir nur antriebslos herum, wissen nicht, was wir mit unserer Zeit anfangen sollen und haben keine Grundsätze oder Ziele. Wir verfallen in eine negative Denkweise und üben auch auf andere einen destruktiven Einfluss aus. Dass fehlende Motivation Menschen negativ beeinflusst, ist nachvollziehbar, doch Studien zufolge führt Demotivation im Durchschnitt sogar zu rund 23% Leistungs- und Produktivitätsverlust!

Erfahren Sie, wie Sie in ADE PROKRASTINATION, HALLO PRODUKTIVITÄT: DER KONZENTRATIONS- UND MOTIVATIONSGUIDE FÜR DEN ALLTAG ganz einfach Ihre Produktivität steigern und dabei Stress vermeiden können. Haben Sie es satt, dass sich Ihr Leben nur noch um Arbeit dreht? Wollen Sie endlich wieder ein Gefühl von Kontrolle haben? Haben Sie keine Lust mehr auf 10-Stunden-Tage und das Gefühl trotzdem nichts erreicht zu haben?Wollen Sie endlich wieder mehr Zeit für die schönen Dinge des Lebens übrig haben?

Unsere Welt dreht sich immer schneller. Ständig werden wir abgelenkt, von dem was wirklich wichtig ist. Wir handeln häufig einfach nur fremdgesteuert und vergessen dabei unsere eigenen Bedürfnisse. Wir reagieren nur noch auf die Umwelt und fühlen uns regelmäßig völlig überfordert und orientierungslos. Wissen Sie, wo Sie in den nächsten Jahren sein wollen? In 1 Jahr? In 5 Jahren? Nur die wenigsten Menschen nehmen sich wirklich etwas ganz bestimmtes vor, das sie erreichen wollen.