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On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an unlikely partnership with Khriss - a mysterious Darksider who hides secrets of her own.

When the Colonial Marines set out after their deadliest prey, the Xenomorphs, it's what Corporal Hicks calls a bug hunt - kill or be killed. Here are fifteen all-new stories of such "close encounters", written by many of today's most extraordinary authors. Set during the events of all four Alien films, sending the Marines to alien worlds, to derelict space settlements, and into the nests of the universe's most dangerous monsters, these adventures are guaranteed to send the blood racing - one way or another.

Quand Ellen Ripley retourne enfin sur Terre, c'est pour découvrir que LV-426, la planète sur laquelle l'équipage du Nostromo est pour la première fois entré en contact avec les terribles/monstrueux Xenomorphes, a été rebaptisée Acheron. Protégés par un régiment de Marines coloniaux, les colons essaient de terraformer la planète balayée par les tempêtes. Au-delà des conditions de vie extrêmes et des combats journaliers imposés par ce nouveau monde, l'espoir et l'humanité demeurent.

King Malcom of the kingdom of Redhart is dead. The kingdom has been overrun by the forces of the Unreal. Statues live, corpses walk and nothing is as it seems. One of Malcom's three sons may assume the throne, but two will have to die. Jordan, the great actor, is hired to impersonate Prince Viktor, who is ill, but can't be seen in public as weak.  

Alcatraz Smedry has successfully defeated the army of Evil Librarians and saved the kingdom of Mokia. Too bad he managed to break the Smedry Talents in the process. Even worse, his father is trying to enact a scheme that could ruin the world, and his friend, Bastille, is in a coma. To revive her, Alcatraz must infiltrate the Highbrary - known as The Library of Congress to Hushlanders - the seat of Evil Librarian power. Without his Talent to draw upon, can Alcatraz figure out a way to save Bastille and defeat the Evil Librarians once and for all?

In this epic fantasy sequel, Heloise stands tall against overwhelming odds - crippling injuries, religious tyrants - and continues her journey from obscurity to greatness with the help of alchemically empowered armor and an unbreakable spirit. No longer just a shell-shocked girl, she is now a figure of revolution whose cause grows ever stronger. But the time for hiding underground is over. Heloise must face the tyrannical Order and win freedom for her people.

In this collection of two books, you will find the best practices, exercises, and techniques to perform both your mind training and the ability to increase its potential. Training to remember everything faster is much easier. You will see that putting these techniques into practice will be possible from the first chapters. Discover the effects of passive training and new visual and audio techniques in order to obtain long-term benefits.

Have you finally decided to change your habits? Improve mental models and increase your self-esteem? Well, in this guide you will find out how to do so.... 

In this audiobook, you will discover the road map to reading people and analyzing their behaviors, mannerisms, and gestures. Most importantly, you will gain insight into your own behaviors. That way, you can make great sense of your own communication skills. Imagine that! You can tailor your own particular communication style to suit the various people and situations that you find yourself in. That will certainly give you a leg up in the business world and at a personal level.

The lectures address-in chronological sequence-a series of major works that have shaped the ongoing development of Western thought both in their own right and in cultural dialogue with other traditions. In the process, the course engages many of the most perennial and far-reaching questions that we face in our daily lives.

Sous sa façade respectable, Vincent Madigan, mauvais mari et mauvais père, est un homme que ses démons ont entraîné dans une spirale infernale. Aujourd'hui, il a touché le fond, et la grosse somme d'argent qu'il doit à Sandià, le roi de la pègre d'East Harlem, risque de compromettre toute son existence, voire de lui coûter la vie. Il n'a plus le choix, il doit cette fois franchir la ligne jaune pour pouvoir prendre un nouveau départ. Il décide donc de braquer 400 000 dollars dans une des planques de Sandià.

As they blunder towards doom, Warlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson find themselves inconvenienced by a variety of eldritch beings. Christmas brings a goose that doesn't let being cooked slow it down; they meet an electricity demon, discover why being a redhead is even trickier than one might imagine, and Holmes attempts an Irish accent. And, naturally, Moriarty is hanging around...in some form or other.

Wade disappeared on us when I was six, and I never saw him again until I turned twelve, after Mom was buried. She always said he was a loser, even if he was our dad, but it turns out he was much more than that. He was also a thief. Like he was on the day he stole me and my little sister.

Même les "âmes sœurs" ont leur côté obscur. Et leurs secrets peuvent s'avérer mortels. Un simple test ADN suffit désormais pour vous permettre de trouver celui ou celle qui partage avec vous "le" gêne, celui qui indique que vous êtes faits l'un pour l'autre. Dans le monde entier, des millions d'individus passent le test. Parmi eux, Jade, Mandy, Nick, Christopher et Ellis. Chacun croit avoir enfin trouvé son Binôme, le grand amour qui l'accompagnera jusqu'à la fin de ses jours. Sans se douter qu'un piège vient de se refermer sur eux et que pour certains, la fin arrivera beaucoup plus vite que prévu.

Quand Ellen Ripley retourne enfin sur Terre, c'est pour découvrir que LV-426, la planète sur laquelle l'équipage du Nostromo est pour la première fois entré en contact avec les terribles/monstrueux Xenomorphes, a été rebaptisée Acheron. Protégés par un régiment de Marines coloniaux, les colons essaient de terraformer la planète balayée par les tempêtes. Au-delà des conditions de vie extrêmes et des combats journaliers imposés par ce nouveau monde, l'espoir et l'humanité demeurent.

In this outstanding book, you will discover the secret of every successful man who ever walked on earth. Mental models are simply the way in which you turn what happens inside your head - to the outside world. Ideas, beliefs, and imagination are all playing part in creating your reality, and with the right models - you can easily become the best version of yourself and your ideas. 

「ビジネスシーンにおけるネイティブの会話を聞き取れるようになりたい」、また、「英語で自然に会話できるようになりたい」という方におすすめ！「標準語彙水準12000」(Standard Vocabulary List、SVL12000 *1)のレベル1～3(初・中級レベル)の易しい単語だけで書かれた会話例や各種のクイズで、ビジネスシーンにも頻出するフレーズをマスターできます。 [本コンテンツの特長] ■その1:「英語らしい英語」のカギである、句動詞、イディオム、定型表現が学べる!：ネイティブは、難しい単語より易しい単語を組み合わせた「フレーズ」で会話しています。シンプルだけど多様な意味を持つフレーズをしっかり覚えることで、スピーキング力も、リスニング力もアップします。 ■その2:易しい単語で書かれているから、フレーズ学習に集中できる...

Of all the sports played across the globe, none has more curses, superstitions, or supernatural events like baseball, America's national pastime. While some of these can easily be explained, there are just as many that cannot. Field of Fantasies delves right into that superstition with short stories written by several key authors about baseball and the supernatural.

A gunshot wound has robbed Audubon, Texas, of its top lawman at the worst possible time. Clete Lanagan and his band of outlaws have hatched a scheme to plunder the town bank of a small fortune in railroad money. When the acting sheriff, Dalton Conyers - half-brother of Smoke’s niece Rebecca - is unable to raise a posse to hunt down Lanagan’s gang, he calls on Smoke for help. But with so much cash at stake, Lanagan won’t go down without a fight. 

The mountains are brimming with the lure of fortunes — from gold to a booming fur trade. A man at home in this once pristine wilderness, Preacher knows there’s no turning back civilization now. What he doesn’t know is that beyond the plans of some men is a deadly enemy with far more dangerous designs....