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The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history, how climate altered historical events, and what they mean in the context of today’s global warming.

Die fünfundzwanzigjährige Faith Montgomery hat es in ihrem Leben nicht leicht. Um ihrem bösartigen Ex-Freund zu entkommen, flieht sie mit ihrer besten Freundin von Chicago nach Oregon, wo sie auf einen Neuanfang hofft. Doch genau dort trifft sie ausgerechnet auf Ice, dem Jungen aus ihrer Kindheit, der sie und ihren Bruder ohne ein Wort im Stich gelassen hat. Sie will ihm nicht verzeihen und möchte daher unter keinen Umständen Kontakt zu ihm haben. Aber wie es der Zufall will, kreuzen sich ihre Wege immer wieder und auch die stetig steigende Spannung zwischen ihnen können sie nicht ignorieren.

A trans-siberian odyssey through political, criminal, scientific, philosophical and amorous intrigues, and into an endless winter to confront something utterly alien. The catalyst for this frosty metamorphosis of 20th century history is the impact of the Tunguska asteroid, deep in Siberia, in 1908. As the land freezes, so does history: the Tsar still rules Russia; the Belle Époque endures; and the First World War never happened. But out there, on the ice, a new world is being forged.

Die Senatorentochter Veronica wurde nach den Unruhen in White City in eine andere Kuppelstadt gebracht. Ein paar Wochen später kehrt sie mit ihrem neuen Leibwächter zurück: Ice. Er ist ein Warrior aus New World City und hat den Ruf, noch viel brutaler zu sein als die Krieger in ihrer Heimatstadt. Als Veronica im Haus ihres Vaters meistens allein mit Ice ist, fühlt sie sich immer mehr zu ihm hingezogen, obwohl sie auch Angst vor dem großen, düsteren Mann hat. Trotzdem beginnen sie eine heimliche Affäre - für beide strengstens verboten.

Bennett Weston ist erfolgreicher Eishockeyspieler und war der beste Freund meines Bruders. Uns verbindet ein verdammt hartes, halbes Jahr. Aber plötzlich fühlt sich alles anders zwischen uns an ... Als Single Mom ist es der absolute Albtraum, mehrere verpasste Anrufe vom Kindergarten vorzufinden. Vermutlich hätte ich vor lauter Angst und Selbstvorwürfen den Verstand verloren, wenn darunter nicht auch eine Voicemail von Bennett gewesen wäre. Meine Tochter hat sich eine Platzwunde zugezogen und er hat sie nicht nur aus dem Krankenhaus abgeholt, sondern sie auch noch mit Pancakes versorgt.

Jess is allergic to the sun. She lives in a world of shadows and hospitals, peeking at the other children in the playground from behind curtains. Her only friend is a boy in a coma, to whom she tells stories. One night she sneaks out to explore the empty playground she's longed to visit, where she discovers a beautiful impossibility: a magical garden wrought of ice. But Jess isn't alone in this fragile, in-between place....

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Memories of Ice: Malazan Book of the Fallen 3 by Steven Erikson, read by Ralph Lister. The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a fanatical tide of corrupted blood, it seethes across the...

Almost four hundred years have passed since the fall of The Order. Four hundred years since the empire rose. Four hundred years since the last dragon egg hatched. In the icy wasteland of Valacia, Aeson Virandr searches for the one thing that could turn the tide of war: hope. But there is a reason no soul has ever returned from Valacia. Hope comes at a cost—one that can only be paid in blood.

A stone-cold killer. His code name of Ice was given to him for a reason. When he was hunting the bastards that preyed on the helpless of the world, Ice was relentless and ruthless. Guardian Security focused his talent, and he became a lethal asset.

Who knew two small maker’s marks could lead to such chaos? Doreen has been enjoying a few well-earned days of peace and quiet after solving her last mystery. But all good things must come to an end. Like, when Thaddeus, her independent-minded African gray parrot, digs up two rectangular metal pieces from the path along the creek. Then, Doreen is sent down another rabbit hole of the past: connecting the dots from a long-defunct tool repair company and a young girl who disappeared at the same time.

Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters.

Winner of the Crime Writers’ Association John Creasey Award for best first novel, The Ice House is the mystery thriller from crime queen Minette Walters. It was evident, if there were no other entrance to the ice house, that the body had at some point traversed this thorny barrier.... The big question was, how long ago? How long had that nightmare been there? The people of Streech village had never trusted the three women living up at the Grange - not since Phoebe Maybury's husband suddenly, inexplicably vanished. 

World War III is a month old. After attacking and sinking the Destroyer USS Stacy Heath, the Chinese invade Tibet, and India counterattacks. Rather than allow the Chinese to seize control of the subcontinent, the US sends 20,000 US soldiers and Marines in to join the fight. The Russians invade Ukraine, which leaves NATO with no choice but to respond. A full-fledged ground war begins.

The Ice Monster, from Children's author David Walliams. Read all about it! Read all about it! ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC! When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster – a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole – she’s determined to...

An electrifying story of friendship, power and betrayal by the bestselling, Baileys-prize shortlisted author of The Bees. ‘A memorable eco-thriller. This is a world of arms dealers, heroic arctic adventurers and power crazed captains of industry. And that’s just the ladies’ The Times A...

New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress...

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Ein heißer Eishockey-Star als Ersatzpapa? Das passt mir so gar nicht in den Kram – bis die Liebe ins Spiel kommt und Brady mein Eisherz zum Schmelzen bringt. Evelyn: Als alleinerziehende Mama bin ich es gewohnt, wie eine Löwin für meine Tochter und mich zu kämpfen. Ich gebe niemals auf, auch, wenn das Leben verdammt hart ist und sich die Rechnungen stapeln. Eigentlich habe ich gerade gar keine Zeit, mich um mein Liebesleben zu kümmern, aber Brady bringt Ruhe in meinen chaotischen Alltag.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Remarkable. If only every endangered species had a guardian angel as impassioned, courageous and pragmatic as Jonathan Slaght' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding 'Gripping' Dave Goulson, author of A Sting in the Tale Primorye, a remote forested region near to where...

Heather, Rachel and Antonia are going to Almanby. Heather needs to find her boyfriend who, like so many, went and never came back. Rachel has a mysterious package to deliver, and her life depends on it. And Antonia — poor, lovestruck Antonia just wants the chance to spend the day with Heather. So off they set through the idyllic yet perilous English countryside, in which nature thrives in abundance and summer lasts forever, and as they travel through ever-shifting geography and encounter strange voices in the fizz of shortwave radio, the harder it becomes to tell friend from foe.