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For 20 years after World War II, the United States was in the grips of its second and most oppressive red scare. The hysteria was driven by conflating American Communists with the real Soviet threat. Thousands lost their jobs, careers, and reputations in the hysteria, though they had committed no crime and were not disloyal to the United States. Among those individuals who experienced more of anticommunism’s varied repressive measures than anyone else was Clinton Jencks.

Determined, imperious, flighty, charming, Beryl McBurnie was born in Trinidad and went to New York in the early 1940s to study dance and drama. She also made a name for herself as a dancer and singer, Belle Rosette. But she turned her back on the bright lights to return to Trinidad. There she continued the work she had begun before World War II, researching and performing the dances of the Caribbean. This book portrays the woman, explores the influences that shaped McBurnie and those whom she influenced in turn, and tells of her struggle to realize a vision she nurtured for decades.

Una meravigliosa, originale interpretazione del Salmo 23 come guida per la nostra vita di ogni giorno. Da Raymond Charles Barker ed Ernest Holmes, esponenti della Scienza della Mente, un saggio meraviglioso che interpreta uno dei testi più intensi della saggezza millenaria della storia dell'uomo, il Salmo 23. Questo audio ti rivela il significato più profondo, ossia più elevato, che ha il Salmo 23. Grazie a questa originale interpretazione potrai trarre ispirazione in ogni giorno della tua vita. Le sue parole sono una guida.

Der seinerzeit skandalumwitterte, größtenteils autobiographische Roman eines Siebzehnjährigen: Der fünfzehnjährige François liebt die achtzehnjährige Marthe, die jedoch einem Soldaten versprochen ist und diesen schließlich auch heiratet. Doch als ihr Mann im Ersten Weltkrieg an der Front kämpft, lässt sie sich auf eine Affäre mit ihrem jungen Verehrer ein, obwohl die Beziehung keine Zukunft hat. Als der Soldat aus dem Krieg zurückkehrt, endet die Beziehung. Doch Marthe ist schwanger von François.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1959, und wieder setzt sich Judy Cooper, in den Straßen von New York mittlerweile besser als Black Stiletto bekannt, für Recht und Gesetz ein. Dieses Mal hat sie es auf einen gefährlichen Gangster abgesehen - den Heroin-König von Harlem - nachdem sie herausfand, dass dieser ihren Kampfsporttrainer erpresst und kurzerhand dessen minderjährige Tochter entführt hat. Gleichzeitig hat die Black Stiletto aber mit ganz eigenen Problemen zu kämpfen.

Orfamay Quest kommt aus der Provinz nach Los Angeles. Sie sorgt sich um ihren vermissten Bruder. Das ist die Version, die sie Privatdetektiv Philip Marlowe auftischt. Die Spur führt hinter die Kulissen von Hollywood, Orfamays große Schwester ein Leinwandstar ist. Marlowe gerät in eine Welt aus Gangstern und Glamour, Cops und Fedoras. Ein Meisterwerk mit wunderbarster Film-Noir-Atmosphäre. Und gleichzeitig eine gnadenlose Entlarvung der Traumfabrik.

An alien, Tashan Zho, on a rescue mission to the distant planet Earth is transported into the dying body of bootlegger Ryan Costello. Upon his death, Costello’s body is reanimated by the alien and endowed with supernatural powers. Unfortunately, the body is so damaged from years of alcohol abuse that the alien’s memory and his vital files are corrupted. All that remains of his mission plan is one phrase: “Find the one called Mike Kelly.”

This audiobook will teach you how you can focus and value the smaller things in life. You will learn to discover the things that really matter so you can focus on them more. By focusing on the smaller things, you will be surprised to learn that you would be actually able to do more in your life.

When old friends fall prey to new threats, there’s no debate and no delay. I have to help - before the gods burn everything I love to the ground, and something worse grows from the ashes. It’s time to grab a team, grab my sword, and grab a ride. There are gods to kill.

Delano, man turned Apprenti turned god-eater, has staked his claim on our world, and he’s calling all gods and monsters to his side. There’s nowhere for mankind to run and nowhere to hide. We either fight now or bow to his will forever. And there’s no way in heaven or hell I’m going to bow to scum like him. My name is Vic Stratton. I have a team. I have a plan. I have the freaking sword of the gods at my side. But am I ready to save the world?

I’m Vic Stratton, and I can survive anything the Forgotten throw at me. But I can’t say the same for those who look to me for protection. In fact, they’re a bit of a mess. Hunted by the gods and dogged by their minions, with a serial killer hidden among our ranks, the New York City exiles stand little chance out on the open road. Good thing we’re not alone. My team of unlikely allies and I must find a place to hide the survivors before they become victims like the rest.

The gods have descended on New York, and all hell has broken loose. Apparently, they have big plans for the weekend, but I have a feeling it doesn’t include taking in a Broadway show. With three gods angling for control and the Forgotten battling it out on every street corner, I want nothing more than to save as many souls as possible and get the hell out of town.

Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels his bed rumble when Dad Bear wakes him up in the morning. He feels the floor shake when his teacher stomps to get his attention. But something else is missing, like when his friends tell jokes that he isn’t sure he understands, or when all around him Little Bear hears the question, “Can bears ski?” Then, one day, Dad Bear takes him to see an “aud-i-olo-gist”, and Little Bear learns that he has been experiencing deafness and will start wearing hearing aids.

Vampires are overrunning my city. The FBI is on my tail. And the god of darkness wants to meet with me. Just another day in the life of a hero. Luckily, this time, I’m not alone. God in the Darkness is the explosive conclusion to the first arc of The Forgotten Gods series. Follow Vic Stratton and her team of powerful allies as they struggle to save this world from the evil gods who want nothing more than to rule it.

This SF pulp magazine classic of a female space pirate was a huge hit with readers when it was first serialized in Amazing Stories during the early 1940s. Golden Age pulp editor and author Raymond A. Palmer's masterwork mixes romance, interplanetary conflict, space piracy, and exotic alien worlds into the unique blend that is so emblematic of the science fiction of the period. Black World begins when John Carver of the Stellar Patrol falls for playgirl heiress Ina Malden on the luxury spaceliner Josephine, en route to the outer worlds.

An ancient civilization, whose primary objective is the making of war, descends upon the planet earth. In order to save his home from total destruction, Flash Gordon returns to earth, only to find himself arrested for murder...and treason. As the people of his planet divide into factions, Flash must maneuver to save the earth from total annihilation.

Business leaders routinely struggle with the question of what products, services, and strategies will get their organizations to the success they seek. However, the question continues to be: How do we create a culture of happy employees - working in harmony - to produce profitable teams? For the answer, we need look no further than neuroscience, which shows how our brains respond to music, nature's most perfect harmony. Just as humans have learned to fly by modeling birds, we can learn to build harmonious teams by modeling music.

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar, el audio libro en español del bestseller del New York Times, La Orden del Temple, escrita por Raymond Khoury. En 1921, el ultimo templario salio de la Tierra Santa, llevando un cargamento que contiene objetos con un poder incalculable. Se dice que es un secreto que llena de terror a la Iglesia y que puede precipitar la destrucción brutal de la Orden del Temple.

Declared outlaws on Earth, Colonel Flash Gordon and his companions, Dale Arden and Hans Zarkov must flee to a distant planet. In deep space, far from a home they may never be able to return to, the trio become involved in a centuries-old battle which threatens the existence of the entire universe.

Returning home to earth after discovering an alien race of warriors who are bent on taking over the world, Flash Gordon and his companions, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov find themselves caught in a web of intrigue. Declared outlaws by the very people they had come to warn, they must find a way to protect the earth from its destroyers and to survive.