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Über dreißig Millionen Lichtjahre von der Erde entfernt: Perry Rhodan und seine Gefährten an Bord des Flaggschiffs BASIS stehen gegen die Endlose Armada. Sie müssen die Geheimnisse des riesigen Heerwurms aus Millionen von Raumschiffen ergründen, um selbst überleben zu können. Dabei bleibt ihnen nicht viel Zeit, denn die Konfrontation mit den Armadaschmieden wird zum unheilvollen Kräftemessen. Rhodan droht alles zu verlieren - sogar sich selbst.

Die Endlose Armada - in weiten Teilen des Universums ist dieser gigantische Heerwurm längst zur Legende geworden. Millionen von Raumschiffen ziehen seit einer Ewigkeit durch die Weiten des Kosmos. Sie folgen einem mysteriösen Anführer und sind auf der Suche nach einem Objekt von größter kosmischer Bedeutung. Dieses wurde einst gestohlen und missbraucht. Im Randgebiet einer zerstörten Kleingalaxis stößt die Galaktische Flotte unter dem Kommando von Perry Rhodan auf die Endlose Armada. Auf seiner Seite hat der Terraner immerhin 20.000 Raumschiffe - aber sie sind ein Nichts gegen die Armada.

Dreißig Millionen Lichtjahre von der Milchstraße entfernt: Die Galaktische Flotte unter dem Kommando von Perry Rhodan ist weit über die Galaxis M 82 verstreut. Um die Schiffe und ihre Besatzungen zu retten, wagt Rhodan ein gefährliches Spiel. Er will den Kosmischen Puls aussenden - dieses Funksignal soll die verstreute Flotte wieder zusammenführen. Für Rhodan wird es ein Kampf um das eigene Überleben.

In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyzes the reasons behind President Truman's most controversial decision. Delineating what was known and not known by American leaders at the time, Walker evaluates the options available for ending the war with Japan. In this new edition, Walker incorporates a decade of new research - mostly from Japanese archives only recently made available - that provides fresh insight on the strategic considerations that led to dropping the bomb.

In War for the Hell of It, Cobleigh shares his perspectives in a deeply personal account of a fighter pilot's life, one filled with moral ambiguity and military absurdities offset by the undeniable thrill of flying a fighter plane. With well-crafted prose that puts you into his Phantom's cockpit, Cobleigh vividly recounts the unexplainable loss of his wingman, the useless missions he flew, the need to trust his reflexes, eyesight, aggressiveness, and his survival instincts in the heat of combat.

Jen is just getting used to her life on Peapod Farm with her new stepsisters, Andy and Reese. But when the school year starts, there are even more changes in store for her. Jen has to navigate new friends and new challenges--but at least she'll have Andy with her, right? As she starts the sixth grade, she finds that her stepsister seems way more interested in crushes and boys than hanging out with her, while Jen wants to know when the world decided boys and girls couldn't be "just friends" anymore.

No subestimes el talento de un grupo de abuelos. En un pacífico complejo privado para jubilados, cuatro improbables amigos se reúnen una vez a la semana para revisar antiguos casos de asesinatos locales que quedaron sin resolver. Ellos son Ron, un exactivista socialista lleno de tatuajes y revolución; la dulce Joyce, una viuda que no es tan ingenua como aparenta; Ibrahim, un antiguo psiquiatra con una increíble capacidad de análisis, y la tremenda y enigmática Elizabeth, que, a sus 81 años, lidera el grupo de investigadores aficionados... o no tanto.

Narrated by award-winning actor Martin Sheen, The Home Front: Life in America During World War II takes listeners into the lives of Americans at home who supported the war effort and sustained the country during wartime. The war brought immediate, life-changing shifts; from the rationing of butter, to an explosion of war-related jobs, to mixed-signals about the role of women in society. Feel what living in the United States was like for everyday people during this disruptive and uncertain period of American history in this Audible Original series. Executive producer was Martha Little. Series producer was Dan Gediman.

Anthony Berkeley was a journalist, novelist, and founding member of the Detection Club - whose members included Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers - and was one of crime fiction's greatest innovators, developing the idea of the psychological crime novel in the 1920s and '30s. One of his recurring and most-beloved characters was Roger Sheringham, a novelist and amateur detective. In these two classic tales, Roger Sheringham must investigate two terrible murders

A short and entertaining introduction to thermodynamics that uses real-world examples to explain accessibly an important but subtle scientific theory.

This book is intended for the clinical researcher who is interested in designing a clinical trial and developing a protocol. It is also of value to researchers and practitioners who must critically evaluate the literature of published clinical trials and assess the merits of each trial and the implications for the care and treatment of patients. The authors use numerous examples of published clinical trials to illustrate the fundamentals.

In an effort to enlighten a new generation about its growing reliance on psychiatry, this illuminating volume investigates why psychiatry has become the fastest-growing medical field in history; why psychiatric drugs are now more widely prescribed than ever before; and why psychiatry, without solid scientific justification, keeps expanding the number of mental disorders it believes to exist. This revealing volume shows that these issues can be explained by one startling fact: in recent decades psychiatry has become so motivated by power that it has put the pursuit of pharmaceutical riches above its patients' well being.

Les hurlements terrifiés de Jimmy et Flavien en pleine classe n'inquiètent d'abord pas Jacob. Il n'est pas comme sa mère, une excentrique enquêteuse qui voit des drames et des mystères partout. Mais les deux élèves blagueurs sont-ils de si bons acteurs? Quand d'autres personnes sont victimes de ces mêmes crises de frayeur, Jacob ne peut plus faire comme si tout était normal. Quelle est la cause de ces terreurs? Une série télévisée de zombis? Le fantôme d'un ancien concierge? Son enseignante madame Patricia?

In this shared voyage of self-discovery, we'll explore how child abuse continues to steal our adult happiness. I'll suggest exercises and ask you questions. Why? Because you - not me or anyone else - are the world's leading expert on you. This guide is about you - your past, your present, your future. We'll look at insights, available to us through our dreams and even through fairy tales. We'll discuss whistle-blowing - to our families, to our abuser, and by writing a memoir.

"Cuando se abre la puerta del baño, me froto vigorosamente contra el lavamanos, con una mano dentro de mis panties y dos dedos en mi vagina. Sorprendida e increíblemente avergonzada, me giro para ver quién acaba de abrir la puerta que estaba completamente segura de haber cerrado con llave. Es él, por supuesto. Todo alto, desgarbado, esbelto. Y lo más importante, con un bulto palpitante en sus jeans". 9 cuentos para adultos sobre encuentros calientes y apasionados entre extraños.

Danni a disparu, elle se droguait, ses grands-parents font appel à Konrad, un policier à la retraite. Une fillette retrouvée noyée dans le lac du centre de Reykjavik en 1947 hante les rêves d'une des amies de l'ex-policier. Comment la police a-t-elle mené ces enquêtes ? À des années de distance les mêmes erreurs semblent se répéter. Konrad, solide, têtu, coléreux et rompu par son enfance auprès de son père à toutes les ruses des voyous, n'hésite pas à bousculer les conformismes. Il sait aussi écouter les fantômes.

Mark Schwartz, author of leadership classics A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value, reveals a new (empowering) model for the often soul-shattering, frustrating, Kafkaesque nightmare we call bureaucracy. Through humor, a healthy dose of history and philosophy, and real-life examples from his days as a government bureaucrat, Schwartz shows IT leaders (and the whole of business) how to master the ways of the Monkey, the Razor, and the Sumo Wrestler to create a lean, learning, and enabling bureaucracy.

Everything you think, feel, and do radiates a spiritual energy that comes through in various colors and hues: This is your aura. The aura is your spiritual blueprint. By changing the quality of your aura, you can automatically change the quality of your life. In this groundbreaking book, renowned aura expert Barbara Martin, known as the Mozart of Metaphysics, leads you through her technique for improving the aura - a technique she has taught to thousands.

Ballad of the Whiskey Robber tells the hilarious and improbable true story of Attila Ambrus, the Robin Hood of Eastern Europe. He's the onetime pelt smugger, goaltender (possibly the worst in the history of pro hockey), pen salesman, Zamboni driver, gravedigger, church painter, roulette addict, building superintendent, whiskey drinker, and native of Transylvania who's decided that the best thing to do with his time is to rob as many banks as possible.

As the first humans granted permission to explore Tslamaina, Etienne and Lyra Redowl should have been ecstatic. The planet's massive river valley is like no other in the known universe, with three intelligent species living along its waters—a dream expedition for the geologist-anthropologist duo. But the intolerable climate makes their research arduous, as does the growing tension between them. Fortunately, the husband-and-wife team are well prepared for their adventure, with a state-of-the-art hydrofoil and the assistance of the native inhabitants.