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As a former soldier, private investigator Jean Legarec is used to high stakes and sharpshooters. But he doesn't realize what he's getting into when he agrees to investigate the disappearance of six-year-old Alexandre, the grandson of a highly influential French politician. For a million euros, Legarec launches a dangerous search that will dig deep into some of the darkest corners of European history.

Finding murderers is just a day on the job for police captain Nadia Barka. But when a mutilated corpse is discovered in an old baptistery, she's faced with some difficult questions: Who left a young woman's body in a high-security museum in the middle of the night? And where is the victim's heart?

Vilaya the Sable Quean, her henchman Zwilt the Shade, and their savage cronies have set their sights on Redwall Abbey. Spiriting away one unlucky Redwall youngster after another, the vermin hope to weaken the abbey’s resolve and soften it for a takeover. But what Vilaya and Zwilt don’t know is someone else is headed toward the abbey. Buckler, Blademaster of the Long Patrol, is among the bravest hares ever to set foot in Mossflower Wood.

Dare you visit the vampire's tomb at midnight when the church bell tolls? Or descend to the fiery pits of hell with a boy who has sold his soul to the devil? If not, read no further. For these are strange and ghostly tales- gruesome, pitiful and spine-chillding...But don't be surprised to find that supernatural events can also be wickedly funny- and even raise a ghost of a smile!

The invaders are at the gates, and Redwall’s defences seem no match against a giant battering ram. The final battle is being fought - can Matthias retrieve Martin’s sword from the lair of Asmodeus the serpent, before it is too late?

Cluny’s army has been driven back, but is poised for a second invasion. The mice must find the resting place of Martin the Warrior, and regain possession of the ancient, legendary sword - only then will victory be assured….

Redwall Abbey, the peaceful home of a community of mice, slumbers in the warmth of a summer afternoon. The mice are preparing for a great Jubilee feast. But Cluny the evil, one-eyed rat warlord is advancing….

Badrang and his horde are advancing towards Marshank. But Brome and Felldoh are also amassing an army to attack the fortress, in the name of fur and freedom. Martin, too, must return, for he has vowed to regain his father’s sword and liberate Marshank. The battle will be fierce, and the price of victory will be high….

With the help of the Rambling Rosehip Players, Brome and Felldoh embark on a daring plan to free the prisoners. Meanwhile, Martin and Rose travel on towards Noonvale to seek help in their quest - but the road is long, and they must face many dangers along the way.

Olivia Locke, formerly the Greek titan Mnemosyne, has built a nice little life for herself. She's bound her ancient powers, has a steady job performing inspections for an insurance company, and even goes to the dentist. But when Olivia is sent to a traveling carnival, she discovers that the claims she's reviewing aren't accidents at all but rather symptoms of a depraved bargain struck to keep the operation afloat. And, at the heart of the carnival is a force intent on capturing her very soul.

Adrift in the Mediterranean Sea, Ben falls captive to a band of slave traders and their leader, Al Misurata. With his faithful dog, Ned, at his side, Ben must plot escape as the ship of scoundrels sails up the Libyan coastline toward Italy, where a trap awaits. Ruthless enemies and hard times appear around every bend, but Ben and Ned have quick wits to rely on and, just as important, one another.

Don Schmidt's birthday is coming fast! He can't wait to find out what kind of surprises his mom and dad are sure to have in store for him. But when Don's special day finally arrives, he is saddened when his weird parents get into another argument. What can Don do to make his mom see that he is a good son?

Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, with the help of his friend newspaper reporter Hutchison Hatch, solves a variety of mysteries using cold, hard logic. No matter how twisted the trail of clues or how clever the perpetrator, Professor Van Dusen, aptly dubbed “The Thinking Machine”, reminds us that “two and two make four, not some times, but all the time”.

The College Conversation is a comprehensive resource for mapping the path through the college application process that provides practical advice and reassurance to keep both anxious parents and confused children sane and grounded. Rather than adding to the existing canon of "How to Get In" college guides or rankings, Eric Furda and Jacques Steinberg provide a step-by-step approach to having the tough conversations on this topic with less stress and more success.

In this captivating memoir, the man whom Julia Child has called "the best chef in America" tells the story of his rise from a frightened apprentice in an exacting Old World kitchen to an Emmy Award-winning superstar who taught millions of Americans how to cook and shaped the nation's tastes in the bargain. The Apprentice is the poignant and sometimes funny tale of a boy's coming of age. Beyond that, it is the story of America's culinary awakening and the transformation of food from an afterthought to a national preoccupation.

La Station Beauté - Beauty Academy est une école de formation en esthétique spécialisée dans toutes les nouvelles technologies. Regroupant les meilleures artistes au Québec, ce Podcast est destiné à toutes les passionnées du domaine. Présenté par Chloé Jacques, formatrice spécialisée en Maquillage Permanent & Microblading et Alexane Palica esthéticienne formatrice en Esthétique & Technologies Avancées. Nous discuterons ici librement de stratégies d'affaires, de mindset, de marketing, de start-up, etc. Nous couvrirons également tout ce qui touche l'esthétique et les ...

Nacht für Nacht beobachten die Anwohner des Bezirks Yarborough ein Automobil, das mit höllischer Geschwindigkeit durch die Coronation Street braust. Die Polizei versucht mehrfach, den Wagen anzuhalten. Ohne Erfolg. Denn auf halber Strecke scheint es sich in Luft aufzulösen. Handelt es sich um ein Geisterauto? Oder gar ein fliegendes Automobil? Professor van Dusen ist von dem Fall nur wenig begeistert. Und so nimmt Holly Henrietta Hatch die Ermittlungen in die Hand.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau inledde modern genre av självbiografi, stort inflytande på utvecklingen av upplysningen av hans politiska filosofi, och hjälpte till att utveckla modern pedagogisk tanke, även om hans bok om efterfrågan upprört det franska parlamentet så mycket att en teckningsoption utfärdades mot honom.

The Problem of Cell 13 is a short story by Jacques Futrelle. It was first published in 1905 and later collected in The Thinking Machine (1907), which was featured in crime writer H. R. F. Keating's list of the 100 best crime and mystery books ever published. Like Futrelle's other short stories, The Problem of Cell 13 features Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen as the main character, although most of the story is seen through the perspective of a prison warden.

Why is Ukraine losing the war against Russia? How do both sides think and carry out their operations? What mistakes have been made on both sides? How has the West contributed to Ukraine's defeat ?