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The lethal plant cancer know as Earthblood had destroyed life on the planet in a matter of months, leaving a barren wilderness road where markers are corpses and cities are death traps. Into this nightmarish world the crew of the United States space vessel Aquila returned, a world of grim hunger and sudden death.

The world of investments is changing. As new technology arises, cryptocurrency has taken the world by a storm. Going digital seems to be the path many people are taking, and one's curiosity about the potential of Bitcoin, Etherium, and many other altcoins are coming to light. Yet, people are posed with one singular question: where to start?

When the mixed-reality of the Autonoma Resort collapses, Alex plummets into the depths of lies, cover-ups, and corporate manslaughter. With little brother Michael’s life on the line, can Alex overcome the demands of the machines or has their fate already been decided? As H.E.N.R.I, an unreliable hoverbot, leads the way, it’s clear there’s more to contend with than dubious technology and rogue bots. With the foundations of a megacorporation blown open, there’s nowhere to hide from an unsettling past or the nagging feeling of déjà vu.

Jack Sherry and Bill Garvin are both dealers in wet cattle until Jack Sherry is caught and forced to take the grim trail to the gallows. Bill Garvin is left behind, bitter and distraught, but hopeful that somehow he will be able to mend the bullet-frayed fabric of a broken faith.

At 62 Sheriff Clint Benbow is not a sound sleeper. He is awakened one night by the tremors of an explosion, and learns it came from the local bank. It is now his duty to venture into the blizzard outside and apprehend the robbers, but at his age the job seems impossible.

Alle Jahre wieder macht sich die halbe Republik kurz vor den Feiertagen auf den Weg zur buckligen Verwandtschaft. Als ob der Besuch bei Tante und Onkel nicht schon schlimm genug wäre, quälen wir uns stundenlang durch den Stau, fluchen über den ICE in verkehrter Wagenreihung oder sitzen auf dem verschneiten Rollfeld fest, während unser Airbus zum wiederholten Mal enteist wird. Und das alles umgeben von nicht minder nervigen Nichten, Neffen, Omas und Opas, die sich ebenfalls nicht vor dem Besuch bei der Familie zu drücken wussten.

Clutter is not just a minor annoyance or an organizational challenge. It can damage self-esteem and relationships, contribute to financial problems, and even lead to unemployment. Stop Clutter from Stealing Your Life is written by a recovering clutterer who knows first-hand what clutter can do and how it can be controlled.

Rescue offers riveting stories about what happens when things go terribly wrong in some of the world's most perilous places: Himalayan peaks, African plains, vast oceans, remote Arctic wilderness. The result is a collection of first-rate prose read by masterful narrators that makes for compulsive listening.

The Yaqui Kid saves the life of Paul Richards almost killed by in the desert while chased by a posse. Brad Stees has stolen the ranch that easterner Paul has inherited and Brad wants to ensure his robbery of the property being iron clad. The Yaqui Kid decides to help Paul but will these two be able to restore Paul's ranch to its proper owner and also save Paul's younger sister from Stees? Or will the sheriff be able to capture and hang the Yaqui Kid first?

To Old Pete's owner, it had always seemed that Pete would be the first to go. At 30 years of age, it even appeared likely. Now Old Pete's owner is confined to a hospital bed, though, and Old Pete is still going strong. But there might be some way that they could get together again for a last ride, prospecting up a mountain, just the two of them, who would have been together for a longer time than most married folks.

Alan Brill, a young cavalry officer, is confronted with a dreadful dilemma. The Army has the Apache war Chief's son, but the Apaches have a general's daughter. The dilemma might be solved, but probably only in a way that will satisfy the buzzards that are indifferent and can afford to wait patiently.

Sundown Daly was a lean, hard, eager man who journeyed toward distant mountains with a cold, fixed purpose. A rash man would have ridden straight to Las Piedras, but two years had taught Daly caution. They would be expecting him at Las Piedras. If they had framed him once, they could do so again. Las Piedras could wait.

Geoffrey Childs, born in 1946, sketches this fictional scene: When a pair of climbers does not return, two sets of rescuers set out—one for experience, and the other one to save friends. In the aftermath of the event, the motives and feelings are just as divided.