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The next explosive book in James Patterson's #1 bestselling Private series! For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, this particular nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private--the world's most exclusive detective agency--saved her from...

"As soon as I finish speaking, you will clap. Even those of you who were a bit bored will clap because it's a comfortable way to signal an ending." The Future Show is both a performance and an on-going project. It is a piece that tells the story of a one person's future, starting...

Dan Icor is a small-town banker with special abilities who is used to controversy. Now someone is attempting to destroy him, his family, and friends. While Dan is subjected to physical, psychological, and regulatory attacks, he believes secrets with the potential to affect the outcome of the upcoming...

The thesis of this research is that the U.S. Army aviation engineer units played a crucial role in the success of General Douglas MacArthur’s island hopping campaign in the Southwest Pacific Theater at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Allied victory depended on seizing lightly defended...

The epic poem "Beowulf" has been explored by many scholars, but personal acquaintance revealed that some important aspects always seem to have been overlooked. This book's intention was to correct such omissions, but discrepancy turned out to be widespread. Rather than being solely a contribution...

If you are a Unity 3D developer who wants to create an effective and user-friendly GUI using NGUI for Unity, then this book is for you. Prior knowledge of C# scripting is expected; however, no knowledge of NGUI is required.

The cougar inside her purrs at his touch, but is she willing to pay the price for succumbing to temptation? Thirty-eight-year-old Samantha Owen worked hard to earn the distinction of being the most respected divorce attorney in Sandton, South Africa. Ethical and politically correct conduct...

Kazi ist auf den Straßen Vendas großgeworden und schlägt sich als Taschendiebin durch. Doch als eines Tages Königin Lia persönlich auf sie aufmerksam wird, ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig. Von nun an ist Kazi eine Rahtan und gehört der königlichen Leibgarde an. Sie erhält den Auftrag, die...

Bevor Grenzen gezogen und Verträge unterzeichnet wurden, bevor Kriege neu geführt wurden, bevor die großen Königreiche der Verbliebenen geboren wurden, in denen die alte Welt nur eine verschwommene Erinnerung aus Geschichten und Legenden war, da kämpften ein Mädchen und...

Nominiert für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2010Körperlich unversehrt, aber ohne Erinnerung erwacht Jenna aus dem Koma. Verzweifelt versucht sie herauszufinden, wer sie einmal war. Denn der Mensch, als den ihre Eltern sie beschreiben, bleibt ihr fremd. Die Wahrheit, der sie schließlich Stück...

Soon after a population desperate for change elects a charismatic yet radical government leader, people begin vanishing without media coverage or bodies to recover. As the new socialist leader rules without compassion, steals the wealth of the country, and controls every aspect of the citizens’...

When Patricia's mother sends her to her cousins' cottage for the summer, Patricia doesn't want to go. She doesn't know her cousins at all, and she's never been good at camping or canoeing, let alone making new friends.

Norah, an English "war guest" living with the wealthy Ogilvie family in Toronto, can hardly wait for August. She'll spend it at the Ogilvie's lavish cottage in Muskoka—a whole month of freedom, swimming, adventures with her "cousins"... But this isn't an ordinary summer. It's 1943, and the...