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The unlikely and sometimes harrowing journey of an iconic evangelist, known to millions as simply Reverend Ike, will draw you into his remarkable story of rising from extreme poverty and leading millions of poor Blacks to unprecedented financial success, independence, and joyful living by understanding the profound Biblical promises of prosperity.

Ben Greenwood’s life turned upside down the day his parents vanished—leaving behind nothing but questions. But when a mysterious letter arrives out of the blue, it changes everything. The letter points Ben toward a strange organisation he’s never heard of: the Royal Institute of Magic. Suddenly, he’s thrown into a realm where spells are bought and sold, magical creatures roam the streets, and danger lurks around every corner.

Im Moloch Paris treiben sich die seltsamsten Gestalten herum. Der prosaische Großmeister Victor Hugo nutzt diese Weltbühne, um Charaktere unterschiedlichster Couleur aufeinanderprallen zu lassen und entfesselt ein spektakuläres Realitätsbild der wahnwitzigen Gesellschaft. Sorgenlose und mutige Glücksjäger, ausgestoßene Einzelgänger, vom Teufel besessene Priester, die leidenschaftlich morden und in alchemistischer Besessenheit nach Goldformeln suchen, wunderschöne Frauen, Studenten u. a.

In 1992, Victor Bockris' celebrated biography was the first to recognize Richards' pivotal role in the legend of the Rolling Stones. Now that book on rock's most incredible survivor has been expanded. Here are the true facts behind Richards' battles with his demons: the women, the drugs and the love-hate relationship with Jagger. His struggle with heroin and his status as the rock star most likely to die in the 1970s. His scarcely believable rebirth as a family man in the 1980s. Illuminated with revealing quotes and thoughtful insights into the man behind the band that goes on forever.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Case for Trump explains the decline and fall of the once cherished idea of American citizenship. Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the “citizen” is historically rare—and was among...

Alla sua pubblicazione nel 1831, "Notre Dame de Paris", la prima opera di Victor Hugo, ebbe un successo immenso. Tutto il romanzo è molto più del semplice racconto di un intreccio di amori impossibili, come quello di Quasimodo - meglio conosciuto come il Gobbo di Notre Dame - per l'incantevole zingara Esmeralda, o quello tetro, lascivo e peccaminoso dell'arcidiacono Claude Frollo.

Flirting is an important form of communication with the person in whom you're interested in. It shows your affection for them and sends an unambiguous message. Now, flirting is a delicate thing, and many people struggle trying to find the right way to communicate with the right person. Ultimately, a scary amount of people simply give up and start being more and more antisocial. This book will teach you how to flirt and gives you the key to preserving your social life and your overall happiness.

Bucklig, einäugig, hinkend: Das ist Quasimodo, der Glöckner von Notre Dame. Er verliebt sich in die schöne Zigeunerin Esmeralda, die ganz Paris mit ihren Tänzen und Liedern bezaubert. Doch auch der Priester Frollo ist besessen von ihrer Schönheit. Als sie ihn abweist, klagt er sie der Hexerei an.

The Wisdom of Compassion offers rare insights into the Dalai Lama’s life and his efforts to translate compassion into action through deeply engaging, behind-the-scene stories about his interactions with remarkable people from all walks of life. This is the Dalai Lama at his most human, and...

Six girls, six boys. Each in the two separate bays of a single spaceship. They have six minutes each week to seduce and to make their choices, under the unblinking eye of the onboard cameras. They are the contenders in the Genesis programme, the world's craziest speed-dating show ever, aimed at creating the first human colony on Mars.

The sky is not the limit. From an alley in New York to an interstellar wormhole, the path to the future looks different for everyone. These cosmic short stories from some of today’s most influential Black authors reveal a universe of possibilities.

It started as a routine Miami to Charlotte flight for the passengers, crew, and Federal Air Marshal Stephen Mason. But a freak storm over the Atlantic propels the airliner unexplainably back in time to the early 18th century. They find themselves on the sparsely populated coast of the Carolina Colony. Charles Town is the only English settlement of any size in the area. It's an inhospitable place of vast plantations, slavery, hostile natives, tall ships, and marauding pirates.

Grimace is a homeless man on a holy mission to free Black Americans from emotional slavery. His empty soda cans told him as much. Then he meets Kim, a transgender runaway who joins Grimace on his heroic quest. Is Grimace receiving aluminum missives from the gods, or is he a madman? Kim will find out soon enough on a strange journey they’ve been destined to share.

"Tu vas t'épanouir à Versailles telle une fleur exotique. Les vampyres du palais raffolent de tout ce qui sort de l'ordinaire. Mais attention : la Cour des Ténèbres a ses codes, ses pièges mortels, et le moindre faux pas s'y paye au prix du sang..." En l'an de grâce 1715, le Roy-Soleil s'est transmuté en vampyre pour devenir le Roy des Ténèbres. Depuis, il règne en despote absolu sur la Vampyria : une vaste coalition à jamais figée dans un âge sombre, rassemblant la France et ses royaumes vassaux.

Le quatrième tome de la nouvelle série de Victor Dixen, double lauréat du Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire.

Six prétendantes. Six prétendants. Six minutes pour se rencontrer. L'éternité pour s'aimer. Ils veulent marquer l'Histoire avec un grand H. Ils sont six filles et six garçons, dans les deux compartiments séparés d'un même vaisseau spatial. Ils ont six minutes chaque semaine pour se séduire et se choisir, sous l'œil des caméras embarquées. Ils sont les prétendants du programme Genesis, l'émission de speed-dating la plus folle de l'Histoire, destinée à créer la première colonie humaine sur Mars.

Im Paris des 19. Jahrhunderts geben sich vier junge Paare dem Leben und der Liebe hin. Sie verbringen ihre Zeit mit frivolen Spielen und neckischen Albernheiten. Die Oberflächlichkeit ihrer Zuneigungen offenbart sich, als die Liebe Konsequenzen zeigt.

Everyone loves Christmas and the holiday season. We reunite scattered family members, watch the wonder in a child’s eyes, and feel the joy of giving gifts. The rituals of the holiday season give a rhythm to the years and create a foundation for our lives, as we gather with family, with our communities at church, at school, and even at the mall, to share the special spirit of the season, brightening those long winter days.

A new edition of the collection featuring each of the Doctor's full-cast BBC radio adventures - and more. In The Paradise of Death and The Ghosts of N-Space, the Third Doctor reunites with Sarah Jane Smith and UNIT for adventures on Earth and beyond, first broadcast on BBC Radio in the 1990s. In...

L'action de "Notre-Dame de Paris", qui comprend onze livres, débute le 6 janvier 1482. Elle s'étend sur six mois et se termine en juillet. En ce jour de l'épiphanie, dans la grande salle du palais de justice, se joue le "Bon jugement de madame la Vierge", un mystère dont l'auteur n'est autre que le poète Pierre Gringoire. Mais la représentation est interrompue afin de permettre l'élection du pape des fous à la manière flamande, c'est-à-dire au moyen d'un concours de grimaces.