Showing results by author "Derek" in All Categories

Imagine a slight change to our historical timeline where the Industrial Revolution heated up much quicker than expected. Technological marvels such as airships, trains, battleships, and submarines came into being much earlier. They were followed by steam-powered wonders such as mechanical men, flying ships, and even crafts capable of reaching the deepest fathoms of the sea or traveling to distant celestial orbs.

Leon "Locksmith" Rolle is one-quarter of the phenomenally successful band Rudimental. In this audiobook, he shares his aspirational story. With chapters on mindset, self-belief and confidence, Leon encourages you to find balance and happiness, no matter what life throws at you.

Worship isn’t just something we do — it’s the purpose of our existence. Every week, Christians come together to share a taste of heaven itself, where all of God’s redeemed people will exalt his holy name forever. But what’s really going on when we worship? And what’s worship supposed to look like in the life of the church?

The fight to carve out a foothold against the legions of the undead continues in the final six books of the Northwest Invasion.

As the Texas zombie virus continues to spread, those left alive battle the living and the undead for survival. In this collection, the survivors at El Paso attempt to recover from their recent hardships, the cowboys in Bismarck find a new survivor and new challenges, Terrell and his community of Clinton deal with the constant threat of the boss and his army, and Captain Kersey works with the president as they finalize the plans for the Seattle invasion.

Do you love dinosaurs? Do you love cars, trucks, planes, trains, go-karts, scooters, tractors and jetpacks? Then hop in your vehicles, shine your scales, sharpen your teeth, and watch your tails...because Dinosaur Derby is the wildest ride in prehistory! A wacky, edge-of-your-seat race that also teaches fun facts about dozens of dinos. This incredible audiobook features bone-rattling dinosaur and race car sound effects, plus awesome music and an enthusiastic narration by the author, Derek Taylor Kent.

Stepping blindly into a horrific murder scene, a young ex-con Vicente Vargas must flee from the police, while eluding the real killer who continues to pin more bodies on him in this intricate cat-and-mouse game. Cut off from all friends and family and tried and convicted by the press, Vic must survive on his wits and cunning on the gritty streets of Phoenix, Arizona, long enough to clear his name.

Awakened from an induced year-long slumber, the nameless dwarf is tortured by memories of slaughter and must come to terms with who he has become: an outcast, a butcher, the most reviled of dwarven-kind.

Pulp Confidential authors Tim Bruckner and Derek Lantin bring listeners the experience of the shadowed corners of crime in the mold of the 1930s pulp magazines. First up is Tim Bruckner's "Scared Pretty": It is the 1930s and a sadistic serial killer is on the loose in Hollywoodland. What follows is writer Derek Lantin's Bangkok thriller "The Missing Beauty": British accountant Jack Walters is in Bangkok for a new job. What he finds instead is an exotic beauty - leading him into a web of kidnapping and murder!

The problem isn't that you're weak-willed. The real problem is you're taking the wrong approach. You're not utilizing the proven scientific insights discovered in modern psychological research that show how you can transform your habits in the shortest amount of time possible and get a truly lasting change. The Healthy Habit Revolution takes cutting-edge research from behavioral, cognitive, and human-needs psychology and puts it into a simple daily step-by-step blueprint for creating better habits.

Elf ultimative neue Stories aus dem Skulduggery-Universum. Jahrelang schon fiebern Millionen Leser den Abenteuern des knochigen Detektivs und seiner ungewöhnlichen Partnerin entgegen. Jetzt gibt es für alle Fans noch ein besonderes Bonbon: Derek Landy hat für "Apokalypse, Wow!" einige ganz unterschiedliche Geschichten aus dem Skulduggery-Kosmos ausgesucht, die das Warten auf die letzte Folge erleichtern werden.

Ganz überraschend stirbt Stephanies Onkel, der Schriftsteller Gordon Edgeley. Der geheimnisvolle Freund des Onkels, Skulduggery Pleasant, entpuppt sich als gut gekleidetes Skelett...

Nein, ein normales Leben führt die 13-jährige Stephanie Edgley nicht. Denn Stephanie und Skulduggery sind aufs Neue mit Feuereifer im Einsatz...

Will Gallows, a young elfling sky cowboy, is riding out on a dangerous quest. His mission? To bring Noose Wormworx, the evil snake-bellied troll, to justice. Noose is wanted for the murder of Will’s pa - the former deputy sheriff of Oretown. Will’s journey takes him deep into the heart of the West-Rock, to the dark underground city of Deadrock, where he soon uncovers a deadly secret that could spell disaster not only for Oretown, but for the whole of the West-Rock...

In dem verzweifelten Versuch, die verlorene Seele ihrer kleinen Schwester zurückzugewinnen, wendet sich Walküre Unruh gegen das Sanktuarium selbst. Und Skulduggery kann nichts tun, um sie davon abzuhalten. Währenddessen plant Abyssinia etwas Schreckliches und Großartiges zugleich: Eine Nacht der Magie, des Terrors und des Blutvergießens. Nun ist es Omen Darklys Aufgabe, die Leben tausender unschuldiger Menschen zu retten. Dabei ist er ECHT noch nicht bereit dazu. Aber der Wahnsinn bricht sich bereits Bahn.

James will do anything to save his sister. After fighting to reach the army-secured medical building with his crew, he’s relieved she’s managed to fend off the infection. But it slices his happy reunion short when a sea of dead breach their barricade. As zombies smash their way up through the floors, his stomach plunges when he discovers the secret to saving humanity lies outside the blockade. And the only means to retrieve the data is for James and his faithful dog to descend into the hellish battleground.

Could the wisdom of ancient Stoics be your key to mastering modern challenges? Discover the power of Stoicism in "A Stoic Guidebook for Recovery", an innovative addition to addiction and recovery books. This guide marries the core principles of Stoic philosophy - being the best version of oneself under all circumstances - with the journey to recovery from addiction. With each enlightening chapter derived from Epictetus's Enchiridion, you'll delve into Stoicism's transformational teachings and their practical applications in overcoming addiction.

"Friday, October 4th, 1957. Scientists from the Soviet Union successfully launch Sputnik 1, a Soviet satellite up into space. It’s the first man made satellite that has successfully entered orbit, triggering the Space Race between the United States and the USSR. Countries from around the world fill their tabloids with news related to the success of the Soviet scientists, dubbing the event as a “modern marvel of scientific ingenuity”.

Starting at the age of 12, Derek's life began to get much more complicated. An internal struggle was about to take hold. Its grip would cause unimaginable anxiety. The normal thoughts and feelings he had prior were a distant memory. This had to be dealt with using irrational methods. Over time he had to manage and cope the best way he could. This is a true account of one Northwest man's experiences living with the mental disorder known as OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).

It was the place they stored the junk no one wanted anymore: discarded toys, baby clothes, and ancient secrets from forgotten generations. But when contagion turns Wesley Harding's world insane, and horror enters his home, the attic is the last place left to hide. At nine years old, he finds himself alone in the dark, amid heaped-up piles of the familiar and the unknown. Gunshots and howls punctuate the thunderstorm outside. Crashes and groans come from below.