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In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job - preferably as a maid, with employers who don't mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumoured to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her secret: she is a Curse Eater, gifted with the ability to alter people's fates by cleaning their houses.

How to focus energy in the form of thought, word and deed to attract, create and manifest wealth, health and love. Beyond the shallow waters of new-age, "law of attraction" and conventional motivational psychology there is a deep well from which you derive unbending determination and strength. That source is within you and can be awakened to achieve anything. The Reality Creation Technique is the most speedily effective method to help you make your dreams come true.

Dante has come to the small coastal town of Te Kohe, New Zealand, for a fresh start in life. But he doesn't want to open a B&B, or save a charming bookshop, or start a romance with a single mother in need of rescuing. He just wants to forget about his past career (which involved a lot of dead bodies) and have everyone leave him the heck alone. Unfortunately for Dante, life has other plans...

Includes Class-A Threat, Apostle of the Sleeping Gods, The Destroying Plague, and Resistance.

Four girls. One vow. No falling in love with a local. At fourteen they made a pact: never fall for a local. A crush? Maybe. A forever? Absolutely not. Not the hot single dad. Not the tattooed preacher's son. Not the broody fire chief. Not the grieving doctor. But Wildflower, Texas has other...

When you mix business and pleasure, things can get messy… Nick "Obi" Oberbeck is a pro hockey goalie with looks that could melt an entire rink. He should be able to get any girl he wants, only he seems to mess things up time and time again. Except for that one amazing night with Annie Markham...

In vier Episoden erzählt Menger schaurige Geschichten, die unter die Haut gehen: Vier Geschichten über das Leben. Und das Überleben! Im Beichtstuhl. An der Bushaltestelle. Beim Zahnarzt. Zuhause. Die Figuren in seinen Shortstorys erleben Dinge, die nahezu jeden Menschen in Angst und Schrecken versetzen würden und sich in unseren Urängsten widerspiegeln.

Fille unique du Parrain de la Camorra, Sergei Carreterro n'a jamais été maître de son destin. Formée pour tuer dès son plus jeune âge, elle est devenue l'arme parfaite pour la mission confiée par son père : infiltrer la Bratva et tuer les jumeaux qui la dirigent. En attendant, elle exécute les meurtres commandités par son père. Jusqu'au jour où elle rencontre Eichi, un assassin aussi mystérieux que magnétique. Il lui propose alors l'impensable : rejoindre une guilde secrète, où l'on façonne les tueurs les plus redoutables.

Drift into deep, restful sleep with this calming collection of bedtime stories which take place on rainy days. In Get Sleepy: Rainy Stories, cozy travel, nature, and animal stories and a classic folktale are read to the soothing background sound of gently falling rain. These calming sleep stories are designed to quiet your thoughts and guide you into peaceful rest. 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.

Eine Frau, die sich ihre Lebendigkeit bewahrt – und den Mut findet, über das Unsagbare zu sprechen. In Vom Leben reich beschenkt entfaltet sich die bewegende Geschichte von Elphi: einer Frau, die sich den Herausforderungen des Lebens mit offenem Herzen, großer Neugier und innerer Wahrhaftigkeit stellt. In Gesprächen mit der Psychotherapeutin Margareta blickt sie auf ihr Leben zurück – auf frühe Verwundungen, die Kraft der Natur, die Suche nach Liebe, die Erfahrung von Verlust und die tiefe Frage, was Menschen wirklich trägt.

Als der junge Thriller-Autor Sean Collingwood vorübergehend in die Wohnung seiner Mutter zieht, bemerkt er schon bald die merkwürdige Stimmung, die über dem Gebäude liegt. Als nachts eine unheimliche Musik erschallt und am nächsten Tag eine Nachbarin unter mysteriösen Umständen verstirbt, weckt das seine Neugierde. Was geht in dem alten Gemäuer vor sich? Stimmt es, dass hier früher ein „schwarzer Kreis" verbotene Messen abgehalten hat, und sind damals wirklich alle Mitglieder bei einer tragisch missglückten Séance wie vom Erdboden verschluckt worden?

Frankreich im 17. Jahrhundert – eine Zeit des Kampfs um Macht, Liebe und Ehre – wo jedes Mittel recht ist. Henri de Beauvoir ist ein Mann, der nicht davor zurückscheut, sich sogar mit dem Teufel zu verbünden, um seine finsteren Ziele zu erreichen. Als ehrgeiziger und skrupelloser Cousin des Marquis de Beauvoir und Herzogs von Hertford spinnt er ein gefährliches Netz aus Täuschung, Intrigen und Verrat, um seinen Cousin zu vernichten. Als das Schicksal des Marquis auf dem Spiel steht, beginnt ein tödliches Katz-und-Maus-Spiel, in dem jeder Zug entscheidend ist.

Ausgehend vom Römerbrief, den Predigten in der Apostelgeschichte und weiteren Bibelstellen arbeitet Gilbert vier zentrale Bestandteile des Evangeliums heraus. Er untersucht jedes dieser Elemente genauer und zeigt ihre Bedeutung für Einzelpersonen, die Gemeinde und die Welt. Sowohl christliche als auch nichtchristliche Hörer werden durch dieses Hörbuch ein klareres Verständnis des Evangeliums gewinnen – und dazu herausgefordert, eine persönliche Antwort darauf zu geben.

With a brand new foreword by Mary Fulbrook, The Nazi Dictatorship covers all the major themes and debates relating to Nazism including the Holocaust, Hitler's authority and leadership, economics in the Nazi state, Nazi foreign policy, German resistance, and the aftermath. Regarded by many as the world's leading authority on Hitler and the Third Reich, Kershaw has redefined the way we look at this period of modern European history.

The Zero to Finals Surgery book is the fourth in the Zero to Finals series, aimed at providing key learning material for students. The books are designed to be studied from beginning to end in preparation for your exams. There is a focus on the key information that is tested in exams, without the waffle. It contains the concepts, vocabulary, and latest guidelines you need, as well as helpful TOM TIPs, which are pearls of wisdom from the author, gained over more than a decade of sitting medical exams.

Georgie Sinclair’s husband has walked out and work is getting her down. So when she spots Mrs Shapiro, an eccentric old neighbour, rummaging through her skip in the middle of the night, it’s just the distraction she needs. And although they mistrust each other at first a firm friendship is formed. Then Mrs Shapiro is admitted to hospital and, to Georgie’s surprise, she is named as her next of kin.

Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire painted a portrait of the Roman Empire in a long, debilitating slide to oblivion, but now historians have reevaluated this picture to create a radically different understanding of the period now known as "late antiquity." Far from being a period of decline and fall, late antiquity marked one of history's great turning points.

A novice once set out upon the road of a warrior. It was the dawn of a legend, a journey that is almost complete . . . But first, Fel'annár must face one last enemy, the greatest known to elvendom. Gra'don. The most powerful of all the Nim'uán. With victory assured in the north, what's left of the king's forces must return home, to one last war. But the vastness of the invading army and its unnatural allies spells disaster for the lands of Ea Uare.

What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget. - Michel Thomas Experience significant results in a remarkably short period of time thanks to the unique Michel Thomas Method, perfected over 50 years by celebrated psycholinguist Michel Thomas. The method works in tune with how...

I didn’t know Raphael Amado when he turned up on our doorstep demanding restitution for an old debt. My grandfather knew him well, though, and he quickly conceded. That restitution? Me. Six months later, Raphael came to claim me. He took me from my home, taking me to his Tuscan estate, where from the crumbling chapel to the destroyed vineyard to that dark cellar, the past stalked him like a shadow. Even the walls held secrets here, and I’d need to uncover them all to survive.