Ergebnis für "The Science of Sleep" in Belletristik

Winner of the 2014 Audie Award for Fiction and Finalist for Solo Narration—Male From master storyteller Stephen King, his unforgettable and terrifying sequel to The Shining—an instant #1 New York Times bestseller that is “a vivid frightscape” (The New York Times)—now featuring a...

All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty. To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare. Each of the guests has a secret, but one of them is lying—about who they are and why they're on the island. There's a murderer staying in the Bay View hotel. And they've set their sights on Anna.

Using creative techniques, Holmes guides the student in easy-to-follow steps toward mastering the powers of the mind to find purpose in life. His explanations of how to pray and meditate, heal oneself spiritually, find self confidence, and express love have helped millions change their lives for the better. The Science of Mind is one of those spiritual classics that belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who wishes a life for themselves free of compulsion and negativity.

An original collection of interwoven short stories set in the Wild Cards universe, created by the globally bestselling author of A Game of Thrones 'A complex, intricately imagined universe' Telegraph An alien virus ravages the world, with effects as random as a hand of cards. Those infected...

One morning, Graham rises from a medical-induced slumber and finds that he has slept for 200 years. The small money he had saved has grown exponentially, and he is now the richest man on earth. But what kind of a world is this? It is the year 2100 and London is unrecognisable. A twisted and oppressive slave state reveals itself, and this regime is being funded by Graham's own wealth, appropriated by the mysterious White Council. He must use his power to free the social underclass, but in doing so he risks his life.

In The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells, a man falls into a mysterious sleep and awakens two centuries later to a radically transformed world. Graham, once an ordinary Victorian gentleman, discovers he has become the richest and most powerful man on Earth—known as "The Sleeper." But with great power comes a shocking truth: society has evolved into a dystopian system controlled by elites, and his wealth is the backbone of a deeply unequal world. As Graham struggles to understand his new reality, he becomes entangled in political intrigue, rebellion, and the fight for freedom.

When Olivia calls the police to report that her husband and children are missing, she believes she will never see them again. Two years later, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Douglas is called to investigate, but this time it’s Olivia who has disappeared. Her car is in the garage and her purse...

""Funny, charming...you can do no better than to curl up with this sparkling book.""--The Washington Post ""By turns insightful, poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, How To Sleep at Night is a delight.""— J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times Bestselling author of Friends and Strangers “This...

A normal spring morning cascades into a nightmare world for Mera Stevens as 1.8 billion children simultaneously fall ill and then vanish from the face of the earth. Her son, Jeremy, is one of them. Increased natural disasters, onslaught of disease and other phenomena throws the world into chaos as it balances on the brink of extinction. With communications down, Mera gathers the courage and strength she needs to trek across a dying country in search of a daughter she desperately hopes is alive.

Wells’ dystopian fiction masterpiece! A man sleeps for 203 years, waking up in a completely transformed London in which he has become the richest man in the world. The future is revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities.

In the Malku universe, fae, merfolk, and humans live together in varying degrees of harmony. Over the millenia, through the use of fae magic, these humanoid groups have inter-married thus creating the faekind (humans with fae ancestry) and webbies (humans with merfolk ancestry.) The story takes place in the land of Hanrisor, whose original inhabitants have lived with foreign sojourners and descendants of slaves.

Three friends, their only guide a battle-hardened old soldier, continue the search to understand and master the power they have uncovered. But first, Lieutenant Tristan Loringham must stand trial for his actions in the mountains near Doverton, leading them back to their homeland—Zondrell, the Great City by the Seacliffs. Here, the battlefield is much different, the enemy hidden behind layers of political corruption and intrigue.

Many view "hitting rock bottom" as a foundation on which to rebuild one's life, a place from which one can only ascend. Gamers know to search for a secret door leading down to the sewer.

Estos tres libros de cuentos se pliegan, se abren y desencriptan eso que llamamos realidad: las calles de los pueblos y los caminos del campo; el aburrimiento; las conductas esperadas y las inimaginables. Sus personajes—domesticados por el trabajo, la escuela, las liturgias masculinas, la familia o las mujeres—resisten, se afanan ante el aburrimiento con el sexo o el ocio, todas formas del dejarse estar. O rebelarse. Lírico en las descripciones, increíblemente sutil, el autor se manifiesta como un creador omnipotente y benévolo, un comediante lúcido y un observador sagaz.

Little Gretchen and the Wood Shoe is a classic holiday tale of hope and love, and now Sleep Stories brings you a new adaptation that is designed to help you relax and fall asleep through the night. Sleep Stories are the perfect sleep aid for listeners and readers of all ages. Just lay back and relax, and enjoy a new take on classic tales. This version of this beloved holiday tale has a revolutionary sleep induction and introduction to help guide you into a deep sleep.

The adventure continues. Tim and the C and C gang face their most difficult challenges yet. Horses die. Eyeballs are eaten. People are urinated on. A god is born.

The TARDIS touches down on Nadurniss, a planet under quarantine. A joint Nadurni/human mission has recently landed on the planet to survey it for possible re-colonisation. Two millennia have passed since the Nadurni Empire fell at the end of the Prokarian War, and Nadurniss seems to be a...

Sleeping Beauty might be the title character of the famous fairy tale, but, in truth, she didn't do much to bring the story to a happy ending. Let us find out who really did all the hard work.