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Always help, or at least do no harm." Following this simple yet revolutionary idea, Hippocrates laid the foundation for modern medicine over two millennia ago. From the Hippocratic Oath to the human genome, from Pasteur's germ theory to the worldwide eradication of smallpox, Medical Firsts brings to life 2,500 years of medical advances and discoveries. Organized chronologically, the book describes each milestone in a vivid capsule history, making it a fascinating and wonderfully listenable resource for anyone interested in medicine's past progress and future promise.

Duke Sullivan is the oldest brother of my family’s hated rival. He also happens to be my good morning text and the man I have no right to have a secret crush on. Duke is strictly forbidden. After months of keeping our friendship hidden, the stars align, sparks ignite, and we finally give into temptation. Knowing our relationship could never be more than stolen glances and longing looks, we agree to stay secret friends–until two pink lines change everything.

This single gal has had enough of the games, the BS, and the endless chase. I know what I want most, and it's not true love. It's a bun in the oven, and I'm not afraid to hit up my sex-on-a-stick coworker to do the job. Ryder is gorgeous, witty, and wild - and he's also a notorious commitmentphobe. That makes him the perfect candidate to make a deposit in the bank of me. I won't fall for him, he won't fall for me, and there's no way baby will make three. Right?

Sherlock Holmes —the name immediately brings to mind an image of the great detective sitting in his rooms in 221B Baker street, his fingers steepled before his hawkish nose, his sharp grey eyes focused on the client who has brought a little puzzle for him to solve. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said when one reads the names of the other literary detectives of the time period, sometimes referred to as the rivals of Sherlock Holmes.

El 8 de enero de 1982, la escultora colombiana Feliza Bursztyn murió en un restaurante de París. Tenía cuarenta y ocho años. En el momento de su muerte repentina la acompañaban su marido y cuatro amigos. Uno de ellos, el escritor Gabriel García Márquez, publicó días después un artículo que incluía tres palabras en apariencia simples, pero misteriosas en el fondo: «Murió de tristeza».

Massimo Domenico Sovrano is arrogant, mean, full of swagger, and oh so hot. As one of the most feared gangsters in Italy, he can have any woman he sets his sight on. But for some reason he wants me. The chemistry between us is off the charts. So I sleep with him on our very first meeting. Only, he breaks my heart. Which is why I lie to him. I tell him I am in love with someone else. I turn my back on him and decide to focus on my fledgling career as an actress. Now he's back in my life. Only problem? He's engaged to my sister.

Yeah, bad ones. Everly Davis didn’t leave her tight-knit hometown on the best terms. It’s been ten years, but you don’t forget heartbreak like that. Then again, the anonymous invite to the annual Kiss Lottery in Rose, Tennessee, gives Everly content for her podcast. And she has a bone to pick with that old heartbreak anyway.

For former Navy SEAL Archer Nash—now an operative for Eagle’ Nest Securities—life takes an unexpected turn when the sexy blonde the media has dubbed The Black Widow Lawyer comes to him for help. The case against accused murderer Cassandra Montgomery seemed off from the beginning, so when she walks into his office, Archer can’t bring himself to say no.

Let me ask you a question: If someone is vying for your spot on a team and just so happens to injure you during practice, would you believe it was on purpose? Word around campus is...it was no accident. That injury has cost me everything - my starting position, my junior year, and the draft. Now, I’m a senior fresh off recovery, struggling to find my groove, until the day I run into a nervous, fidgety girl with freckles in the dining hall.

No matter how cruel it's been to me in the past, I've never been able to flip fate the bird. I'm a romantic at heart. So when fate drops a leather-bound journal at my feet, I know I should walk away. I don't. I pick her up, bend her spine, spread her pages. From the first word, I'm a goner. The owner didn't give me access to her most intimate desires, but I devour them anyway. Her private darkness, her candid, sensual poetry - it all goes down like warm milk. And from that point forward, I drink, eat, and sleep her.

My plan was simple. Get invited onto his yacht. Find information to destroy him. But I wasn't prepared for Alaric Prince. Dangerous and seductive, he trapped me in his gilded cage. He calls me Dove. Easily preyed on. Easily broken. A man that ruthless only wants to crush me. I must resist the temptation to let him.

Erfahre, warum Leo eines Tages nicht essen will und was passiert, als er nicht die Wahrheit sagt...

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In spannenden persönlichen Episoden erzählt er, was im Leben wichtig ist und wie ein glücklicher Lebensweg gelingen kann. Inspiriert wurde Sebastian Fitzek zu diesem Hörbuch durch das Vatersein – und die Frage, was er seinen Kindern für das Leben mitgeben würde, wenn ihm nicht mehr viel Zeit bliebe. Und so ist Fische, die auf Bäume klettern ein sehr persönliches Vermächtnis eines Vaters an seine noch jungen Kinder, zugleich aber ein Hörbuch für alle, die Halt suchen und sich der Werte, die ihnen wichtig sind, vergewissern möchten.

Als die junge Kunstgutachterin Eve Shaw in ihrem Büro einem silberhaarigen Herrn die Hand schüttelt, wird sie das Gefühl nicht los, diese schon einmal gehalten zu haben. Sie erfährt von einem rätselhaften Ort, dem White Octopus Hotel. Mythen von Zeitreisezimmern und magischen Gegenständen ranken sich darum. Eve beschließt, in dem verlassenen Anwesen, hoch oben in den Schweizer Alpen, nach Antworten zu suchen und findet sich plötzlich in dem prachtvollen Belle-Époque-Hotel zu seiner Glanzzeit wieder.

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Die goldene Gans: Wenn der Schwiegersohn in spe es nicht durch den väterlichen TÜV schafft, rückt die Traumhochzeit in weite Ferne. Doktor Allwissend: Solange das Timing passt, ist das Glück manchmal mit dem Ahnungslosen. Der Königssohn, der sich vor nichts fürchtet: Befreit von Angst lebt es sich erheblich leichter. Da kann man auch mal einem Riesen einen XXL-Ring für die Braut besorgen oder einen Löwen als Schoßhund halten. Bei diesen drei abwechslungsreichen Geschichten bleibt es spannend bis zum Schluss.

Für ihn geht der amerikanische Traum in Erfüllung: Dank seines eisernen Willens und harter Arbeit wird Arnold Schwarzenegger nicht nur Weltmeister im Bodybuilding, sondern auch einer der erfolgreichsten Hollywood-Schauspieler aller Zeiten und schließlich Gouverneur von Kalifornien. In dieser monumentalen Autobiografie erzählt der "Governator" erstmals nicht nur von seinen großen Erfolgen, sondern auch von seinen Niederlagen - von Filmen, die floppten, von politischen Fehlschlägen und persönlichen Krisen: schillernd, spannend, einzigartig.

Jonas and Sarah have found a deep and abiding love that is the envy of the gods. As Jonas is fond of saying, “We’re the greatest love story ever told. Our love is so pure and true, we’re the amazement of the gods.” But will Jonas be able to overcome his demons, once and for all, so he can seize the happiness Sarah is offering him with both hands? And even so, will dangers outside of their control rip Sarah away from Jonas forever? It’s a race against time for Jonas and Sarah.

From the harsh steppes of Mongolia to the boardrooms of today, one leader's principles have stood the test of time. But this isn't just another business book rehashing ancient wisdom. This is the story of how a young outcast transformed himself into history's greatest empire builder—and what his methods can teach us about navigating our own path to success.