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Bobby Callahan was only 20 when an accident left him disfigured for life. The doctors patched up his body but they couldn't fix his mind. Huge chunks of his memory were lost but he knew someone had tried to kill him and that the "accident" was deliberate. He knew he had the key to something that...

When Ethan Williams lands a job at Bingwell, Brock, and Bacon, he realizes his coworkers aren't exaggerating about James Trenchard. He really is a dick. But after Ethan is forced to work closely with James, he realizes there's more to the lawyer than meets the eye.

People are drawn to, and influenced by, leaders who communicate authentically, connect with people, and have immediate impact. So how do you become one? How can you learn to “own the room?” This book will help you develop your leadership presence. The authors offer a simple and compelling framework as well as practices for developing your "signature voice." Wherever you sit in an organization, you can develop presence if you are able to do two things well: demonstrate your authentic value and distinction; and connect to others in a positive way.

Südkorea, 1993: In der Hafenstadt Busan ist das Verbrechen allgegenwärtig. Um in dem heruntergekommenen Stadtteil Guam zu überleben, ist den Gangstern jedes Mittel recht. Auch Huisu ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen. Als rechte Hand von Old Son, dem Kopf von Guams Unterwelt, erledigt er seit zwanzig Jahren routiniert die Drecksarbeit. Egal ob Bestechung, Schmuggelei oder Auftragsmord - es gibt nichts, wovor Huisu zurückschreckt. Doch seine Loyalität zahlt sich nicht aus, und so fristet er ein trostloses Dasein im Schatten des übermächtigen Old Son.

A wealthy woman needs to find her sister to settle a will. It looks routine... boring. Still, business is slow and even a private investigator has bills to pay, so Kinsey Millhone takes the case. But this is not routine and the deeper Kinsey digs the trickier things get. The client tries to call...

Als Laurel frisch geschieden in ihr Heimatdorf zurückkehrt, möchte sie Ruhe finden und auftanken. Nur ist das Leben in Middledip alles andere als beschaulich, denn ihre Familie hält sie ziemlich auf Trapp. Dann taucht auch noch Laurels Jugendliebe Grady wieder auf – und alte Gefühle werden wach. Bald fühlt es sich an, als wären die beiden nie voneinander getrennt gewesen. Doch Laurel wird immer wieder daran erinnert, warum sie Middledip einst verlassen hat. Es geht um eine dunkle Nacht vor vielen Jahren.

Kinsey Millhone's latest cliet is Malek Construction, a 40 million company still in family hands. It doesn't take an accountant to see that the four Malek brothers stand to inherit a fortune. But one of the missing brothers has been missing for 18 years, and Kinsey's assignment is to find him...

April May has turned her tearoom into a psychic fair for the day. Visitors are having their palms read and fortunes told, while April bakes up plenty of flaky scones and buttery shortbread. It's all fun and games until a mysterious stranger turns up dead. With the cards stacked against her, April must find the culprit if she’s going to keep the wrong person from going to jail.

Described by the Radio Times as ‘a cross between QI and The Moral Maze’, this hilarious and thought-provoking panel show sees comedian Sue Perkins putting her guests through the moral and ethical wringer as she poses a series of tricky hypothetical questions - and cross-examines them on their answers. Would you provide an alibi for someone you hate? Would you let an annoying colleague take credit for your work if it meant they would get a job elsewhere? Is cheating on your partner ever acceptable?

He calls himself Alvin Limardo, and the job he has for Kinsey is cut-and-dried: locate a kid who's done him a favor and pass on a check for $25,000. Stiffed for the retainer, Kinsey finds out Limardo's real name is John Daggett... ex-con, ex-liar-, ex-alchy, currently dead. The cops call it an...

In Alaska, 1970, being a teenager here isn’t like being a teenager anywhere else. This deeply moving and authentic debut is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of...

The day her children leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. She's had enough - of her kids' carelessness, her husband's thoughtlessness and of the world's general indifference. Brian can't believe his wife is doing this. Who is going to make dinner? But Eva won't budge; and soon she realises to her horror that everyone has been taking her for granted - including herself.

Als die reiche Beverly Danziger die Privatdetektivin Kinsey Millhone damit beauftragt, ihre verschwundene Schwester zu finden, hat diese eigentlich wenig Lust auf einen Routinefall – aber bei einer Gage wie dieser stellt man keine weiteren Fragen. Die Ermittlerin stößt nicht nur auf immer mehr Ungereimtheiten – sie findet auch bald die Leiche einer Frau, die am Tag von Elaines Verschwinden ermordet wurde. Als Kinsey ihre Auftraggeberin zur Rede stellt, zieht diese sie kurzerhand vom Fall ab.

When an extra $5000 shows up in her bank account, Kinsey Millhone puts it down to a clerical error. But suddenly the deposit makes sense. It's not a mistake, it's a setup. Kinsey now has a new client: herself/ As she unravels the frame, she finds her future tied to one family's secret, hidden...

Imprisoned on false charges, I find myself facing years in the worldship's brig. But when the Darrvasons, a race of powerful aliens in need of females, demand a sample of human women to examine, I'm offered up as a patient. In exchange for my cooperation, I'll be released from the brig, the false charges dropped. Obeying Dr. Zahhn, the musclebound alien who examines me, however, proves a challenge.

Will her first case be her last? Lillian Knudsen, a war vet, amputee, and local shooting range owner, has someone out to kill her, but she's clueless as to who. Thankfully, she isn't clueless about where to turn for help. Werewolf Sara Flores got her P.I. license for one reason — to give cops an excuse why they might find her near dead bodies — lots of dead bodies. It turns out evildoers who attack innocents aren’t interested in giving them up. Not without a fight.

April May is intrigued by the fog-shrouded lighthouse where a troubled woman lost her life a decade earlier. When the woman’s sister chooses to re-examine the past, secrets are revealed that threaten the peaceful town and its residents.

“What can I do to feel better?” For years, millions of adults who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have asked this question, often to be met with scientifically unfounded or inadequate advice. The low-FODMAP diet is the long-awaited answer. Authors Sue Shepherd and Peter Gibson explain what causes digestive distress and how the low-FODMAP diet helps.

Ein kleines Kätzchen mit Zauberkräften als Freund für alle Fälle! Sadie kann es gar nicht erwarten, bei der Zirkusschule mitzumachen! Leider ist ihre beste Freundin Jenny davon nicht sonderlich begeistert. Doch dann findet Sadie ein einsames Kätzchen und mit ein bisschen Magie wird die Zirkusvorstellung zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis.

Adrian Mole is 39 and a quarter. Due to his financial situation he has been forced to move next door to his parents. And his numerous nightly visits to the lavatory lead him to suspect prostate trouble. As his worries multiply, a phone call to his old flame ignites powerful memories and makes him wonder - is she the only one who can save him now?