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Humans have always been fascinated by darkness. Especially the darkness of a city at night, when the black sky is made ever more inky by the pools of illumination dropped under streetlights. Whether the mean streets be in an alternate past charmed with dark magic or the dirty alleyways of futuristic crowded space stations, the city—and its darkened streets—will always fascinate us. Here then, an anthology of all new stories of science fiction and fantasy with a hardboiled noir twist that acknowledge that the city is a living, breathing entity...and it isn’t always on our side.

The author of the number-one New York Times best seller Proof of Heaven teams up with the sages of times past, modern scientists, and with ordinary people who have had profound spiritual experiences to show the reality of heaven and our true identities as spiritual beings. When Proof of Heaven was published, some people contacted Dr. Eben Alexander to argue that his near death experience was impossible. But many more have written to say his story resonated with them in profound ways.

Throughout the 1970s, Dr. Samuel J. Citron took it upon himself to interview leading authorities on special topics in contemporary Jewish history, mostly relating to the State of Israel. Over the course of 10 years of painstaking work, he completed the immense task of pulling together personal accounts of many of the more significant events of the last hundred years. The realities of life in the early Yishuv required the creation of defense groups, armies, and even spies allied with the British.

From mysterious origins through the Victorian sleuths and the "Golden Age" of the genre (the 1920s through the 1940s) and to the present day, detective fiction, mysteries, and spy thrillers have consistently topped best-seller lists around the world. Professor M. Lee Alexander provides listeners with a lively discussion of groundbreaking authors from Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle to Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming, and modern writers such as Nevada Barr and Jonathan Kellerman.

The curse of responsibility weighs heavily upon my shoulders as the new Laird. My clan, and my heart's desire, are threatened by the English. And I will sacrifice everything, including my very life, to save them...Scottish Highlands 1306 - When English deserters target the Clan MacLeod, the fair Meg Lachlan finds herself directly in their sights. As she searches for a way to protect her family and herself, the Laird's son, Ewan MacLeod, intervenes at the most opportune time. Ensconced in the keep with the soon-to-be new Laird, Meg's desire for Ewan rises.

George W. Truett (May 6, 1867 - July 7, 1944) was an American clergyman who was the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, TX, from 1897 until 1944, and the president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1927 to 1929. He became one of the most famous Southern Baptist preachers and writers of his era. William Ashley "Billy" Sunday (November 19, 1862 - November 6, 1935) was a popular outfielder in baseball's National League from 1883 to 1890, who later became a celebrated and influential American evangelist.

Es kommt mir vor, als könnte ich ihre Tränen hören. Als wäre ich dazu in der Lage, den Klang auszumachen, wie sie über ihr Kinn auf ihre Brust tropfen. "Du hältst so sehr an mir fest. Aber von dem Mädchen, das du mal kanntest, ist kaum etwas übriggeblieben." Wenn die Vergangenheit so schwer auf deiner Seele lastet, dass ein Neuanfang unmöglich scheint... Nelly kennt Zack seit zwei Jahren und ist genauso lang in ihn verliebt. Ihre Gefühle hat sie ihm aber nie gestanden – bis eine Party alles ändert.

Das sind die vier: Kalle (14), ein Kraftprotz, der wie ein Rocker aussieht und bei seiner Großmutter lebt. Er hält zu seinen drei Freunden, die zusammen mit der ganzen Klasse und den Lehrern alles dransetzen, dass er nicht von der Schule fliegt und in ein Heim kommt. Der zweite heißt Max (12). Sein Vater hat einen Selbstbedienungsladen unter der Wohnung von Kalles Großmutter. Max und sein Vater befürchten, dass der Laden bald Pleite macht, weil die großen Selbstbedienungsläden und Warenhäuser sie in ihrer Existenz bedrohen. Max ist der große Rechner und sorgt für Ordnung.