T. C. Boyles Roman über den Psychologen und Hippie Timothy Leary und dessen LSD-Experimente: hell, bunt und wie ein Rausch. Endlich wird der aufstrebende wissenschaftliche Assistent Fitz auf eine der LSD-Partys seines Professors, dem Psychologen und LSD-Guru Timothy Leary, eingeladen. Er erhofft sich davon einen wichtigen Karriereschritt, merkt aber bald, dass Learys Ziele weniger medizinischer Natur sind; es geht dem Psychologen um eine Revolution des Bewusstseins und eine von sozialen Zwängen losgelöste Lebensform.

Felix Nasmyth hat alles hingeschmissen: Er ist raus aus Kinderchor und Schulorchester, hat der Kirche den Rücken gekehrt, das Studium abgebrochen, geheiratet und sich scheiden lassen. Jetzt mühen er und seine Freunde sich in den abgelegenen Bergen von Kalifornien einen ganzen Sommer lang mit dem Anbau von Hanf ab. Danach wollen sie ernten und eine halbe Million Dollar einsacken.

Twelve-year-old Mark Vardy has always looked up to his policeman father. That's why he formed his own junior police force. When Mark started arresting real criminals, he received an unexpected invitation to try for a place at The Academy - a select martial arts institution in England's beautiful New Forest that hones the skills and spirit of a new generation of heroes. Mark makes interesting new friends at The Academy, as he trains in the mysteries and secrets of the martial arts. But sinister students from the rival Shadowlands School of Ninjas begin plotting a nefarious scheme.

A community of rock quarry miners in a village in Uttar Pradesh, India, gave their tiny cluster of thatched roofed houses the name Azad Nagar. Freedomville. But it hasn't always been identified by that auspicious moniker. The miners renamed their village in 2000, after they staged a revolt that overthrew the profit-driven landowners who held their families in debt bondage for generations. But the complex story of Freedomville, the murder that these revolutionaries nearly got away with, and the short-lived freedom its inhabitants created has never before been told until now.

My favorite hobby is infuriating Elliot Miles. Just the sight of my boss’s handsome face triggers my sarcasm. God knows how he earns his Casanova reputation - if a million women want him with his personality, what the heck am I doing wrong? Disgusted with my love life, I join a dating app under a fake name. I start chatting to a man named Edgar. He’s not my type and lives on the other side of the world, but we hit off a friendship, laugh and confide in each other. But lately things are getting weird at work. Elliot’s being...attentive.

The $h*t You Don't Want to Do shows you how to gain control of life's chaotic twists and turns. You'll discover how to identify and get off the roller coaster of experiences and emotions that lead down a path of negativity, a growing victim mentality, and excess weight gain. You'll also learn how to recognize your habit patterns that threaten to sabotage your goals.

The world of technology is changing and those who know how to handle it and who have the most knowledge about it are the ones who will get ahead. If you are a beginner who is interested in learning more and getting ahead, then this guidebook is the one for you.

Terror Flyers examines the "lynch justice" (Lynchjustiz) committed against American airmen in Nazi Germany during World War II. Using engaging first-person accounts of downed pilots, as well as previously unused primary sources, Terror Flyers challenges the notion that such lynchings were exclusively the domain of Nazi party officials and soldiers. New evidence reveals ordinary German people executed Lynchjustiz as well.

In 2018, Canadian archaeologist Ron Jackson makes a mind-boggling discovery in Antarctica - right before disappearing without a trace, leaving behind only his controversial theory that humans have lived on Earth far, far longer than we think they have. Decades later, in 2042, when Jackson's wife dies under mysterious circumstances, an unlikely pair of investigators, Agatha Devenworth and Pano Hofer, begin investigating whether her death might be connected to Jackson's disappearance. 

Royah’s destination is in sight, and the answers to all her questions about why humans were abandoned in deep space, how they can survive, and how they can avoid extinction are within reach. All of the answers are at her fingertips. But she encounters a deadly new foe at the worst possible time - a man with all the power in the world and an army at his back. If she refuses his demands, he will unleash a weapon of mass destruction, forever ending Royah’s quest - and her life.

Through riveting personal stories and the latest research, Harvard evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven shows how testosterone drives the behavior of the sexes apart and how understanding the science behind this hormone is empowering for all.

The African American Guide to the Bible makes the case for the relevance of the Bible from the perspective of people of color. It presents a comprehensive biblical view of topics of interest to African Americans and clarifies racial issues for White people. 

The first full-length narrative biography of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, considered by many to be one of the greatest drummers in rock history, and a genuine wild man of epic (and sadly fatal) proportions.  

I wasn’t even supposed to be in this stupid town. A detour gone wrong and a corrupt small-town sheriff. Now I’m stranded a hundred miles from civilization, with a hundred hours of community service. But guess who the judge partnered me up with? Jayce Hawkins is the bad boy I never knew I wanted. Long hair, and bulging muscles I want to sink my teeth into. Not to mention a cryptic tattoo sleeve on his right arm. And even though he starts off as my grumpy community service partner, I can see the hungry, lustful look he gives me....

Cassius Avery’s life is anything but simple. Music is his escape from reality and has earned him the name “Billion Dollar Cash”. The void that exist in Cash’s life is one that money can’t fill and has been present for the majority of his life. Tru Bisset has experienced heartbreak and betrayal on unimaginable levels. Torn between the comfort of her past relationship and the need to be secure in her future, she struggles daily to remember her worth. Both Tru and Cash are aware that they need to leave the past in the past, but it’s easier said than done.