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Judith, having officially passed her first official mission, is formally invited to the inner sanctum of the Time Keeper Council. In a mystical meeting place between worlds where those of the past and present come together, they will induct her into their sacred order as guardians and protectors of time and those within history. But what Judith doesn't know is she won't just have to recite the sacred vow and take a drink from the ceremonial chalice.

L’ultimo dell’anno, 1999. Quattro ragazzi lavorano fino a tardi nell’unico videonoleggio in una paesino del New Jersey. Mentre il resto d’America aspetta l’arrivo del nuovo millennio, i quattro ragazzi vengono aggrediti. Solo una ragazza rimane in vita; scioccata dall’accaduto, non riesce a ricordare il volto dell’aggressore. La polizia individua un possibile colpevole, il ragazzo di una delle vittime, che però riesce in qualche modo a scappare e a far perdere le sue tracce.

Il Tantra è la metodologia che permette di purificare l'amore da tutto ciò che lo avvelena. Per capirlo, è essenziale partire da una comprensione fondamentale, ovvero che noi siamo una realtà energetica, ed esiste un'unica energia vitale che opera attraverso di noi. Come Osho spiega, "è la stessa energia vitale che al livello più basso si manifesta come energia sessuale, e al livello più elevato si manifesta come spirituale. Pertanto, secondo me, non esiste opposizione di sorta, nessun conflitto."

La notte di Capodanno, in cima a un palazzo di Londra, si incontrano per caso quattro sconosciuti. Non hanno nulla in comune, tranne l’intenzione di buttarsi giù, ognuno per i suoi buoni motivi. Martin è – o meglio, era – un famoso conduttore televisivo, che si è giocato carriera, famiglia e reputazione andando a letto con una quindicenne. Farla finita, per lui, è una scelta logica e razionale. I suoi metodici preparativi vengono interrotti dall’arrivo di Maureen, una donna che ha dedicato la sua vita a un figlio gravemente disabile, e che ha deciso di darci un taglio.

These are the words Peter Mackenzie wakes up to on a chilly March morning in 2012. Over the next 48 hours, his life is thrown into chaos, catapulting him into the decision to leave the UK and return to Australia, the country from which he was exiled 30 years earlier. The opportunity to see Lydia, his mother, one last time means confronting his family, friends, and the community of Lazarus that he abandoned as a teenager.

High-priced call girl, Tawny Dell boasts a client list that's part Fortune 500, part Five Families. With a PhD in art history and a tidy chunk of money stashed offshore, she hangs up her G-string with plans to retire to a Mediterranean island to open a gallery. Lincoln Walsh, NYPD sex-crimes investigator, has other ideas. He wants Tawny to work undercover at a high-class bordello to discover if a murdered call girl worked there.

Elle Chambers is Edinburgh's hardest working insurance investigator, and one who solves cases using unconventional means. Supernatural means. Elle is a witch - and a damn good one, too. Assigned back-to-back cases, Elle must first find a missing bad boy who might or might not be a werewolf. Next, a simple missing artwork case turns out to be not so simple. What Elle is about to discover will change her life forever...and open her heart to the possibility of love.

Considerato da molti la testimonianza più completa e importante sullo stretto rapporto esistente tra cibo e salute, The China Study è anche la ricerca più esemplare sulle abitudini alimentari, la dieta e le malattie effettuata sugli esseri umani. Lo studio in particolare contrappone la realtà statunitense con quella delle popolazioni più povere della Cina rurale.

Ryker was raised in a foster care group home, and never gained the softer skills a family would have given him. Upon graduation he joined the military, providing him structure, meaning, and a great career of which he could be proud. After 12 years he has a life he is comfortable within, a team that he would die to protect and little else in his solitary existence.

This is a true story of a girl growing up with a spiritual gift she does not fully understand. Written as a guide to her grandchildren, who also exhibit the Gift, this book seeks to help them understand what God had given them and what they are supposed to do with it. It exposes pitfalls and awkward problems involved with the Gift and it tells of the wonderful blessings that go along with it. Designed as a guide, the book also shares a lifetime of paranormal experiences.

Così come un regime alimentare sbagliato può indebolire il nostro cuore e tappare le nostre arterie, mangiare male può letteralmente distruggere il nostro organo primario, il cervello, quello da cui parte ogni input e che comanda la nostra vita. Il destino del nostro cervello, infatti, come molte ricerche hanno dimostrato, dipende innanzitutto da cosa scegliamo di mettere in tavola.

Ein Atomanschlag. Rechtsextreme im Untergrund. Und nur Abteilung 89 steht zwischen ihnen und Europa Ein scheinbar harmloser Einsatz in Kolumbien endet tödlich, als Major Sophie Decker und ihre Spezialeinheit Abteilung 89 einen mächtigen Drogenboss ausschalten. Doch sein Tod ist nur der Anfang – ein Auslöser für eine Verschwörung, die tief bis nach Europa reicht. In den Schatten Südamerikas planen rechtsextreme Netzwerke einen nuklearen Terroranschlag auf europäischem Boden – koordiniert, fanatisch, und bereit, ganze Gesellschaften ins Chaos zu stürzen.

Sechs Monate nach der Kriegserklärung gegen Nordkorea steckt Deutschland fest. Verbündete wenden sich ab, während in den Straßen Bomben explodieren und Angst das Land lähmt. Der Kanzler greift zum letzten Mittel – einem Befehl, den es offiziell nicht geben dürfte. Major Sophie Decker und Abteilung 89 sollen das Regime direkt ins Herz treffen.

Die CIA sendet eine Botschaft nach Berlin. Abteilung 89 soll sie nicht überleben Die deutsche Spezialeinheit Abteilung 89 hat sich wiederholt mit der CIA angelegt – und überlebt. Doch diesmal will Langley ein Exempel statuieren: Ein geheimes Black-Ops-Kommando wird nach Berlin geschickt. Ihr Auftrag? Eliminiere das gesamte Team – ohne Vorwarnung, ohne Spuren, ohne Gnade. Agent Tom Finn glaubt an den Sieg. Aber was er unterschätzt: Decker und ihr Team folgen keinen Regeln. Sie überschreiten jede Grenze – und schlagen brutal zurück.

Confidence isn’t about being perfect—it’s about being magnetic. A psychology-based guide to authentic connection, effortless charisma, and lasting self-worth. Have you ever met someone who just lights up a room—calm, confident, and effortlessly likable? That’s magnetism—and it’s...

Gina, a high-class 'working girl', encounters a mysterious woman who pays her to indulge her unexpectedly kinky whims. Gina finds herself increasingly aroused by her encounters with Miranda, expanding the limits of her sexual knowledge further than she could ever imagine. Gradually, she is willingly introduced to a range of partners who further increase her pleasure, creating a circle of friends who just couldn't be closer.

Serena, casalinga ultraindaffarata di un borgo vicino a Pisa, si imbatte casualmente in un cadavere. È quello del professor Caroselli, ottimo musicista...

Dopo essere fuggita da una relazione violenta, Haven McKinney ha giurato di ricominciare da zero e soprattutto di tenersi alla larga dagli uomini. Rhys è off limits. Ex soldato della Delta Force, Rhys Norcross è un investigatore abituato a stanare chiunque. Mentre la minaccia si fa sempre più vicina, Haven dovrà affrontare la paura più grande: fidarsi di nuovo. Perché lasciarsi proteggere da Rhys significa mettere a rischio l'unica cosa che aveva promesso di non concedere mai più… il suo cuore.

The incomparable Lisa Scottoline, along with daughter Francesca, is back with more wild and wonderful wit and wisdom: My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space. Critics and readers loved Lisa Scottoline's first collection of true-life stories, which only encouraged her—now she's back...

Judith's a passionate historian with a lust for knowledge. That lust has led her to a very special museum in the sleepy little town of Winslet, Connecticut, where she's about to learn that anything can happen. The museum holds a special secret in the heart of one of its forgotten exhibits that sends Judith on a tailspin journey into the past. Mistaken for the goddess Freyja by the shield maidens and bearing a magically thick, throbbing new weapon, Judith uses her magical gift, quick wits, and her knowledge of history to survive in even the stickiest of situations.