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Thrill of the chase is on! Join Captain Lanna Ruik with her fearless crew aboard the majestic tall ship, Eagle's Claw, embarking on a daring, nail-biting endeavour across treacherous seas to reclaim stolen treasure from violent thieves.
Brace yourself for a cannon-roaring ship battle that will leave your heart pounding! Feel the rush of adrenaline as Captain Ruik leads her crew to engage during a fierce land battle with clashes of steel swords....
2) X Rubicon: Traverser la vie, le sexe, l'amour, & Les meurtres dans les guerres de procuration de la
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"Le livre de Sean emmène le lecteur à travers deux ans et demi de tromperie et de mort, et plus de 40 ans d'enfermement des émotions et de la vérité. Sa compassion transparaît lorsqu'il décrit les séquelles du syndrome de stress post-traumatique. Ce récit est choquant et déstabilisant, mais on a le sentiment que la connaissance de la vérité nous invite à changer la réalité de notre histoire d'amour avec l'armée. Nous pouvons nous réveiller,...
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A necessary and thought-provoking read for the age of coronavirus, exploring eleven scenarios that may trigger the collapse of the modern world - from pandemics to nuclear apocalypse to robot uprisings - and what we can do to prevent and survive them.
In the twenty first century, our world has become impossibly complicated, relying on ever more advanced technology that is developing at an exponential rate. Yet it is a fact of mathematical life...
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In the bitter heart of a brutal winter, women are inexplicably vanishing in rural Virginia. The only clues to the bizarre disappearances are grotesque remains-human remains-that are turning up in snow banks along the highway. And a disgraced priest has begun to experience strange and disturbing visions possibly connected with a terrible secret. But are the images haunting a fallen man of God to be trusted . . . . or are they the deadly lies of a twisted...
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A Greek billionaire takes a gamble on a fake fiancée who just might be the prize of his life in this contemporary continental romance.
Greek pharmaceutical magnate Stavros Xenakis must go undercover to win a bet-and escape his grandfather's demands that he take a bride. But his simple plan didn't include the tempting housekeeper Calli, who's about to prove that a wife is exactly what he needs!
When Calli's baby was taken away, the experience...
6) Moon X
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After a second moon suddenly appears in the sky over Earth, the unwelcome celestial body unleashes terror, mystery and fear across the planet.Soon named Moon X, the event poses an existential threat to all of humanity. Agent Rick Sanchez and his girlfriend Sandra attempt to unravel the mystery of its sudden appearance and who brought it into our reality.Joined with their close colleague Mark Northington, they set out on a journey to Moon X to save...
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Humongous Studios makes the weirdest horror movies ever, and in its next film, the monster is a real-life threat! Sean and Holly's dad owns the wackiest business in Grover's Mill: a horror filmmaking studio. For his newest movie, their dad has decided to feature a gigantic robot octopus as the star of the show. When Holly and Sean visit the studio with their friends, they are excited to get a first-hand look at how movies are made. Unfortunately,...
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The death of a dream... ...The Empire rages on. Battle B's future ends here. The Empire wants her dead, but she will stop at nothing to battle against them. They seek her end, other Cyber Terrorists want to end her too.She will do whatever it takes to pleasure herself with her new power that kills instantly. Blue is the way. After the battle against the Cyber Vamps, it cost her the man she loved. Now she has been sinned by this power she possesses....
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Bobby Autry is one of the best in the world at what he does. An elite combat chopper pilot, Autry has been tested under fire and always come out on top. But his new assigment might change all that. He's been tasked to lead a new unit of the elite Night Stalkers, a unit that can outfly the rest of the pilots in SOAR (Special Operations Air Regiment), outshoot the best gunners in the SEALs or Deltas, and operate as indepdently as the most lawless gureillas....
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Provocative and illuminating essays on Thoreau's masterwork, shedding new light on its enduring inspiration and philosophical depth. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved from his parents' house in Concord, Massachusetts, to a one-room cabin he built himself on the land of his mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson. He described his time there, just over two years, as an experiment in "living deliberately." His daily journal entries became the source material for...
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In Black X: Liberatory Thought in Azania, Tendayi Sithole elaborates on the problematic signifier X, a marker of the dehumanization of the black subject, and makes an argument for the struggle for Azania as a liberatory project.
Azania refers to the land that became South Africa after its conquest by settler-colonialists. Sithole argues that post-1994 South Africa retains the markers of its colonial past and remains a territory of unfreedom for...
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Immortal X-Men by Kieron Gillen volume 14
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Charles Xavier had a dream - now he has nothing. Orchis' savage strike on Krakoa's Hellfire Gala was more horrifying than Xavier and the Quiet Council ever could have dreamed. Mutantkind has been all but wiped from the face of the Earth - and it's partly Charles' doing! As Sebastian Shaw tries to profit from the tragedy, Exodus steps up to lead his displaced people to a new promised land, but the desert holds many dangers! And Xavier, who swore to...
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In a quiet, picturesque forest called Gracewood, two remarkably intelligent squirrels named Nutmeg and Acorn embark on an extraordinary journey of faith, guided by the unwavering love of a soldier in Christ known as Holy X. Nutmeg and Acorn have always been different from their fellow squirrels. They possess an uncanny wisdom and curiosity that lead them to question the world around them, including the mysteries of creation and the purpose of life....
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This book is based on factual events that the author has experienced and his knowledge of African American culture.
A God-Fearing, cantankerous elderly woman is asked to undergo a traditional, daunting summer task. Her responsibilities included the 'watchdog effort,' and the use of any means necessary to discipline and teach her grandchildren, great-nieces; and great-nephews how to live a Christian way of life.
Their ages range from 10-17, and...
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Two of the fiercest crime lords in New York City are on a quest to decipher an ancient petrified tablet - whose secrets promise great power! It's an indisputable classic by two of Marvel's greatest creators, Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. - and that's not all they have in store! J. Jonah Jameson has the Daily Bugle working overtime to brand Spider-Man as public enemy number one, the Prowler hits the scene, the Black Widow debuts her sultry new spy gear...
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Alfred Bekker schreibt als Neal Chadwick
zwölf Thriller aus der Serie KOMMISSAR X in einem Band
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Ein Geschäftsmann wird ermordet, ein Mörder in der Uniform eines Cops geht um und ein unschuldiger Todeskandidat muss vor der Giftspritze gerettet werden - das sind Fälle für Jo Walker alias KOMMISSAR X.
Zahlreiche Romane und Filme erschienen zu dieser Romanserie.
In diesem Band sind 12 Fälle von KOMMISSAR X gesammelt, allesamt aus der Feder...
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