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They met on the battlefields of Vicksburg. General Ulysses S. Grant, George Armstrong Custer, and the Rebel Johnny Yuma. Three men united by fate — in a nation divided by war — they were dedicated to freedom, driven to extremes, and destined for greatness.... Of the three, Johnny Yuma was the most elusive. A Confederate soldier during the war, he was about to play a key role in Grant’s victory for the Union, Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, and Custer’s deadly campaigns in the West.

Coming back into Leadville, Marshal Spencer comes across a murdered Utes and the site of an ambush. Back in town Sheriff Gannon suspects a group of US Marshals transporting a prisoner is not what it seems. A necklace, a marshal star and a handful of clues, set off a violent shoot out and lead to a brutal punishment.

Die Tage werden kürzer und das Laub wird bunt. Viel ist nun zu tun, um sich auf den Winter vorzubereiten. Die Igel sammeln eifrig Äpfel, Eichhörnchen Trixi vergräbt viele Nüsse und die Mäuse essen sich tüchtig satt. Doch statt Mittagsschlaf müssen alle an den Teich, um Frosch Franz zu helfen.

Die kleinen Tiere genießen den Sommer und dann kommt auch noch eine Stadtmaus zu Besuch - Flips Vetter Klecks möchte einmal das Landleben kennenlernen, doch Klecks hat leider ganz schlechte Manieren und alle Tiere auf dem Wiesengrund sind verärgert.

Im grünen Wiesengrund wohnen viele kleine Tiere, die sich alle gut kennen. Igel Isidor & seine Frau Isidora, der Maulwurf, Frosch Franz und die Spitzmaus - alle begrüßen den Frühling und viele freuen sich schon auf Nachwuchs. Nur die Spitzmaus ist sooo schlecht gelaunt. Doch große Gefahr droht dem Wiesengrund, ein gefährlicher Jäger - eine Eule baut sich ein Nest. Gemeinsam schmieden die kleinen Freunde einen Plan, wie sie die Eule vertreiben können.

Es schneit und Isidor und seine Frau Isidora Igel halten Winterschlaf. Doch andere Tierchen müssen in Eis und Schnee nach Futter suchen. Auf dem Wiesengrund geht das Gerücht um, dass an den Weihnachtsbäumen der Menschen Futter zu finden ist und eine hungrige Expedition macht sich bei Mondschein auf den Weg.

Thirteen years ago, Jori Trahan’s boyfriend vanished without a trace. Now, after moving back home to Alabama to care for her ailing grandmother and autistic brother, she comes face-to-face with the deadly mystery behind his disappearance. Jori has a rare form of synesthesia, meaning she can “hear” colors; to her, tones of voice are as unique as fingerprints. With the help of this ability and a sympathetic cop, Jori comes dangerously close to uncovering the truth. But those responsible will go to any length - including murder - to keep their dark secrets buried.

Angie is awakened by a midnight call from an officer with the Boise Police Department and thinks there must be a misunderstanding. The officer tells her that her husband was involved in a shooting at a local bar, but how can that be when her husband is sleeping right next to her? But when she turns to wake him, he isn’t there. Tessa is the 23-year-old bartender who escapes to a backroom storage closet during the shooting. When it comes to light that five people were killed, she is burdened with the question of why she survived.

Lou Prophet loves to keep beautiful women company. But when the invitation comes from Miss Louisa Bonaventure, the Vengeance Queen, he finds himself intimate with hot lead instead of her warm female form. Louisa’s got him riding the brutal Mexican frontier chasing outlaws led by Tony Lazzaro, a notorious thief whose deadly weapon, Sugar Delphi, is a blind and blood-hungry pistolera.

The glaciers of the Sierra Nevada are melting, destroying the habitat of the mastodons, creating the rich land that will become California. The coastal people struggle to understand the changing world around them: their seer Sunchaser has lost his way to the Spirit World and mammoths continue to disappear. When a beautiful woman arrives, fleeing from her abusive husband, the people know what they must do - for if the Spirits are already taking the animals away, what will happen if they shelter a stranger?

Boot Stoner spent 12 years of his life behind bars for stealing a horse and rustling cattle. Upon release, he adds murder and kidnapping to his criminal skills, slaughtering his own parents before exacting revenge upon the man responsible for his incarceration and abducting a young Creek girl his folks adopted. The best hope for stopping Stoner's bloody rampage in Oklahoma Indian Territory is the veteran manhunter, John Ward, deputy marshal.

After the disappearance of a suspect and a hastily organized election, the power balance in Leadville and the friendship of Sheriff Gannon and Marshal Spencer are thrown into turmoil. But the unknown forces driving the election, push both men to decide on which side of justice they are willing to reside; lawman or outlaw.

US Deputy Marshall Edward Spencer is re-assigned Colorado to the after the death of his wife. Sheriff Jacob Gannon manages grief over his son's suicide while keeping the peace in the town of Leadville. When an entire herd of cattle destroyed and a young settler girl dies, the two lawmen must join forces despite their differences to look into both...and how the two crimes just might be related.

This second volume of curated children’s classics will take you on a rhyming journey with elephants, cheetahs and rhinos in Just So Stories, delve into the world of Mole, Toad, Rat and Badger in The Wind in the Willows and through the streets of London with a beautiful horse in Black Beauty. These classic children’s stories are read by actress and presenter Angela Rippon, Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Horden and star of stage and screen Patrick Wymark.

Niklas, Linus und Melissa - Mitglieder der Pfadfindergruppe "Pollution Police" - gehen in die Luft! Bei einem Rundflug über die Heimatstadt ihrer Freundin Sophie dürfen sie die Welt von oben entdecken. Doch nach der Landung erwartet die Freunde gleich das nächste Abenteuer: Sie sehen mit an, wie ein Flugzeug zur Notlandung gezwungen und ein Passagier entführt wird! Kann die "Pollution Police" auch diesen Fall aufklären? Bei einem Rätsel um Energiekonzerne und Stromausfälle müssen die Kinder buchstäblich Licht ins Dunkel bringen.

Die Mittdreißigerin Ilsa zieht mit ihrem Mann Lennard und dem verhaltensauffälligen Sohn Jan auf eine Hallig. Während Lennard das verfallene Haus seiner Eltern renoviert, will sich die erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau zukünftig voll und ganz ihrer Familie widmen - und dem Schreiben von Romanen. Doch das Ankommen gestaltet sich schwierig: Die Halligbewohner sind misstrauisch, die Nachbarin übergriffig und Ilsa selbst wird zunehmend von Albträumen geplagt. Nachdem ihr die siebenjährige Estrid begegnet, die ein Jahr zuvor ertrunken sein soll, glaubt sie zunächst den Verstand zu verlieren.

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. This anthology includes brand-new stories by: Tommy Moore, Jessica Breheny, Naomi Hirahara, Calvin McMillin, Liza Monroy, Elizabeth McKenzie, Jill Wolfson, Ariel Gore, Jon Bailiff, Maceo Montoya, Micah Perks, Seana Graham, Vinnie Hansen, Peggy Townsend, Margaret Elysia Garcia, Lou Mathews, Lee Quarnstrom, Dillon Kaiser, Beth Lisick, and Wallace Baine.

Presented in an irreverent fashion, Yogi teacher Sam Gupta takes beginners by the hand and gets them started in the practice of meditation. Using the techniques included in this audiobook, you will discover how easy it is to learn meditation and enjoy the positive benefits in your life.

When the U.S. Supreme Court determines the fate of genetically engineered beings - whether they're humans or animals - humanity learns that the law is truly a double edged sword. Delisa provides a first glimpse of a problem that does not yet exist, but one day will. we infuse plants with animal DNA, animals with plant DNA. When we start doing it to humans, what do they become?

Celebrate Halloween with three unique and fun stories: "Frankenstein: IT Support"; "Swamp Monster Voodoo"; "Vampire Caving".