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Before America joined World War I, a small group of Americans volunteered for the French Foreign Legion to help defeat the Central Powers. Historian David Hanna profiles seven of these volunteers: a poet, an artist, a boxer, a stunt pilot, a college student, a veteran of the Spanish American War, and an advertising executive. All seven men were united in courage; and some, like poet Alan Seeger, paid the ultimate sacrifice.

När de tre vännerna Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy och Miles Morales inte spelar spel och äter glass, blir de till superhjältar som slåss mot skurkar i grannskapet! Men när Rhino, den mänskliga noshörningen, begår ett bankrån, har trion svårt att komma överens om hur man ska stoppa honom. "Med stora krafter följer ett stort ansvar!" Följ med Peter Parker aka Spider-Man när han svingar sig runt i New Yorks gator och bekämpar brottslingar och superskurkar! Följ med till MARVELS fantastiska universum!

Savannah Greene enters The Baking Games with a clear goal: win the $200,000 prize and secure her sister’s future. But her plan quickly crumbles when she discovers the competition includes her ex-boyfriend, Connor, who still harbors a grudge, and Rhett Jennings, her biggest rival from culinary school. Thrown together in a luxurious mansion under the constant gaze of cameras, Savannah finds herself part of an unexpected plot twist—a fake relationship with Rhett to boost their popularity with viewers. As they navigate this pretend romance, the lines between reality and performance blur.

At a New York City wedding, in early summer, four people are trying to get their lives started. Yun has everything he ever wanted, but somehow it's never enough. Emory is finally making her mark, but feels the shame more than the success. Andrew just wants to be honest, but has lied to himself his whole life. Fin can't resist falling in love, but can't help wrecking it all either. That night they see something none of them can explain. Someone sits down, and simply gives up. Soon it's happening all around them. Is it an illness, or a decision?

Ein uriger Antiquitätenladen und ein renovierungsbedürftiges Strandhaus – das ist alles, was Frieda von ihrem geliebten Großvater auf Rügen geblieben ist. Gegen alle Widerstände beschließt Frieda ihrem Herzen zu folgen und ihr Jurastudium an den Nagel zu hängen, um auf die Insel zu ziehen und den kleinen Laden ihres Großvaters weiterzuführen. Als sie das erste Mal zum Strandhaus kommt, trifft sie dort auf Emil, einen Kinderarzt, der sie sofort in seinen Bann zieht. Für Frieda beginnt eine aufregende Zeit voller Sonne, Strand und liebevoller Begegnungen.

Heidi Hanna introduces listeners to a brain-based approach to realistic, sustainable energy management that supports a healthier brain, and as a result a healthier, happier body. By engaging our brain, we can strategically re-wire how we operate, creating more energy and improving productivity while simultaneously reducing stress. As a result, we become more focused and productive, flexible and resilient, and able to sustain higher levels of health and performance over time.

For over a hundred years, girls have fought to attend St. Bernadette’s, with its reputation for shaping only the best and brightest young women. Unfortunately, there is also the screaming. When a student begins to scream in the middle of class, a chain reaction starts that impacts the entire school. By the end of the day, seventeen girls are affected—along with St. Bernadette’s stellar reputation. Khadijah’s got her own scars to tend to, and watching her friends succumb to hysteria only rips apart wounds she’d rather keep closed.

Murmur and Fable are left reeling after Somnia’s servers crash, and nothing is quite the same. Even as they challenge new dungeons, Murmur is haunted by an old enemy who seeks to take her down a dark path. Meanwhile, Laria and Shayla struggle to hide Wren’s prolonged immersion in the game from coworkers and sponsors alike, forcing them to seek out unlikely allies.

Well, she's not dead. That's better than Mummur expected. But after Telvar cast her out of the game with all her strings attached, Murmur has more than in-game death to deal with. When some of the abilities of Somnia remain with her, Murmur must figure out where she ends and the game begins.

Trent Reznor, founder of Nine Inch Nails (NIN) began creating music early in his life and cites his Pennsylvanian childhood as an early influence. Hi provided what some have called "grim and gripping" music throughout the nineties. He is a loner who likes to express himself in his individualistic and creative style. He has also contributed to Marilyn Manson. Reznor says that music was his means of escaping a small town life.

Voices in her head. Sure, that was how Murmur always imagined fully immersive VR. With the getashi’s growing in influence, Fable's race against the clock is thrown into disarray as the dungeons begin to make their own rules. As a last resort, Fable teams up with Spiral and Exodus to speed things up. But with tensions growing between the groups, it’s a matter of when and not if they’ll be betrayed. Murmur’s team begins to fray as her abilities branch out and start to those around her.

I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother's legacy. I am yours to command. Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable. But Suraya doesn't know that pelesits have a dark side - and when Pink's shadows threaten to consume them both, they must find enough light to survive...before they are both lost to the darkness.

Gemma Rose, die Besitzerin eines hübschen Tearooms in den Cotswolds, freut sich auf die Feierlichkeiten, die alljährlich in Oxford zum 1. Mai stattfinden – bis der schöne Frühlingsmorgen durch einen Mord getrübt wird. Urplötzlich sieht sie sich in ein tödliches Geheimnis verwickelt. Immer dabei sind die Silberlocken, vier neugierige alte Damen, die keine Gelegenheit auslassen, ihre detektivischen Fähigkeiten zu trainieren! Gemma hat nun alle Hände voll zu tun.

Two weeks into the System Apocalypse, and the transformations are just beginning. Mutated insects, carnivorous toads, and angry drop bears were not on the school curriculum, but when the apocalypse hits, you roll with it. Parenting a teenager has prepared Kira for the worst; she just didn’t expect that to include the end of the world. A menacing conglomerate of alien hunters is breathing down their necks, and new threats lurk just over the hills. Kira and the rest of the Australian survivors of Brisbane must level up, bolster defenses, and prepare for an incoming invasion.

Full of confessional, whimsical, and darkly humorous observations about life, love, and the early years of adulthood, this collection of over 150 poems will introduce you to the unique point of view of one of the Internet's most remarkable voices.

Die Hochzeit der Föhrerin Lina Matthiesen ist von Todesfällen begleitet. Gibt es da einen Zusammenhang? Welche Rolle spielt Lina bei dem grausigen Geschehen? Ob sie lügt oder die Wahrheit sagt, soll Kriminalhauptkommissar Thies Hansen herausfinden. Zunächst mit Broder Jacobsen, dann ohne die Hilfe des Staatsanwaltes. Dieser will sich als Linas Expartner aus den Ermittlungen heraushalten. Doch dafür könnte es bereits zu spät sein. Denn Broder hat - um Lina zu schützen - einen folgenschweren Fehler begangen.

Early on a May morning in 1979, six-year-old Etan Patz set off for school on his own for the first time. He vanished, and for three decades his case both frustrated and exhausted police, the FBI and a public heartbroken by the tragedy. Then, suddenly, the police in 2012 announced that a former bodega clerk from the Manhattan neighborhood where Etan lived had confessed to killing the boy. Detectives were convinced they had the boy’s murderer, and prosecutors soon indicted the man, Pedro Hernandez.

Welcome to Hillstone Ranch. Enjoy the complete series of four cowboy billionaire romances that are full of second chances, blind dates, fake marriages, and more that will melt your heart away with HEA endings! This boxset includes these books: Blind Date with Her Cowboy Billionaire, Second Chance with Her Cowboy Billionaire, Fake Marriage with Her Cowboy Billionaire, and Last Chance with Her Cowboy Billionaire Boss.

Stressaholic explains the impact of chronic stress on the body, mind, and spirit, and shows how a simple shift in mindset can dramatically alter the body's response to stress. Stressaholic shows you how to win the war on stress without limiting your progress by creating an optimal performance pulse of stress and recovery for life. With easy-to-implement tips and real-world examples of individuals and organizations that have turned stress into sustainable drive, Stressaholic will guide you on your journey from exhaustion to enlightenment!

With Somnia coming apart at the seams as the virus rampages, Murmur desperately plunges through the portal to save Sinister, Fable close behind. James' entrance into the game has added yet another problem for the development team. Meanwhile, Jirald takes his vendetta to the next level, doing everything he can to sabotage the raid. Allies and friends clash as uncertainty hangs over access to the final dungeon. The virus has figured out how to access some headsets, risking potentially millions of lives.