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It's not always easy to grasp the complex forces that are shaping our lives. But by following a dollar on its journey around the globe, we can start to piece it all together. From a shopping trip in suburban Texas, via China's central bank, Nigerian railroads, the oilfields of Iraq and beyond, The Almighty Dollar reveals the economic truths behind what we see on the news every day. Why is China the world's biggest manufacturer—and the USA its biggest customer? Is free trade really a good thing? Why would a nation build a bridge on the other side of the planet?

Becoming a nanny was not part of my plan, but when tragedy strikes, I need a new beginning. I've given up on the idea of love, so living with a stranger shouldn't be a problem. My past broke me beyond repair, and I’ve learned to accept that. What I’m not prepared for is my new boss to be the unbearably sexy single dad Dexter Cross. He exudes a confidence I’ve never known and brings out a sass I didn’t know I had. Teasing him comes naturally, but the more time I spend with him and his children, the harder I fear it will be to leave. And I must leave.

1897. Rowena Blythe is wealthy, entitled and beautiful. As her twenty-fourth birthday approaches, she’s expected to marry—and to marry well. Her parents commission a portrait of Rowena to help cement her reputation as a great society beauty. However, Bartek, the artist’s young assistant, is unlike any man Rowena has met before—wild, romantic and Bohemian. While society at large awaits the announcement of Rowena’s engagement, it is Bartek who captures Rowena’s heart along with her likeness.

Si tu as constamment ce sentiment de découragement parce que tu as l’impression que personne ne t’écoute jamais ; tu n’oses pas exprimer tes idées lors des réunions ; tu te sens infériorisé·e par tes parents, même toi qui es un·e adulte aujourd’hui ; ou tu ne te sens pas respecté·e dans tes besoins ; alors, tu trouveras dans ce livre les outils pour comprendre ce qui te bloque. Tu gagneras en confiance en toi, te sentant enfin ancré·e et apaisé·e car fort·e de ta compréhension et capacité à appréhender toutes les situations que tu rencontres.

To eat consciously is not about diets, fads, or hard-and-fast rules. It’s about having straightforward, accurate information to make smart, thoughtful choices amid the chaos of conflicting news and marketing hype. An expert on food’s impact on human and environmental health, Sophie Egan organizes the book into four categories—stuff that comes from the ground, stuff that comes from animals, stuff that comes from factories, and stuff that’s made in restaurant kitchens. This practical guide offers bottom-line answers to your most top-of-mind questions about what to eat.

In deep Louisiana, a serial killer with a taste for medical experimentation is completing his most ambitious project yet. The media call him 'The Butcher'—and, so far, he's proved impossible to catch. With her encyclopedic knowledge of humanity's darkest minds, and years of experience examining their victims, forensic pathologist Dr Wren Muller is the best there is. The longer the Butcher's killing spree continues, the more determined she is to bring him to justice. And yet, he continues to elude her. As body after body pile up on Wren's examination table, her obsession grows.

Zwischen uns waren noch immer ganze Galaxien aus glitzernden Sternen, die meine Welt in ein glimmendes Licht tauchten. Drei Jahre ist es her, dass Jade Hyun-Joon zum letzten Mal gesehen hat. Drei Jahre, in denen sie versucht hat, ihn und ihre gemeinsame Zeit zu vergessen. Doch Südkorea lässt sie nicht mehr los, und sie kehrt für einen Job am Kunstinstitut zurück nach Seoul. Aber gerade als sie glaubt, endlich loslassen und noch einmal von vorn anfangen zu können, hat das Schicksal ganz andere Pläne mit ihr.

A quiet Sunday afternoon takes a deadly turn for real estate agent Ari Adams, who discovers the corpse of a business tycoon in one of her listings. When her best friend, Bob, becomes the prime suspect, Ari's desire to prove his innocence puts her on a collision course with Detective Molly Nelson, the gorgeous homicide detective facing the enormous pressure of finding the power broker's killer—fast. When Bob disappears, Ari enters a world of betrayal and deception, causing her to question Bob's innocence.

Manchmal braucht man keinen Helden, um das Böse zu vertreiben – manchmal braucht man ein Monster... Trotz meiner langen Karriere als FBI-Agent habe ich es nie geschafft, den Ruf als Sohn eines Serienmörders loszuwerden. Allerdings kommt mir dieses Erbe zum ersten Mal gelegen, als mir ein Gangsterboss verdammt viel Geld für den Kopf des Mannes bietet, der seine Tochter umgebracht hat. Meine Gewissensbisse, den Auftrag anzunehmen, halten sich in Grenzen, denn es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass der Killer getötet hat, und jedes seiner Opfer sah aus wie Schneewittchen.

From killers to conservationists, Carnegie-shortlisted Chris Vick tells the story of three generations of the Kristensen family, their history as whale hunters and later their mission to save the great whales and our planet.

Isobel lives an isolated life in North London, where she works at a nearby library. She feels safe, so long as she keeps to her routines and doesn’t let her thoughts stray too far into the past. But a newspaper photograph of a missing local schoolgirl and a letter from her old teacher send her spiraling and bring back the trauma of what happened years ago, when she was a pupil at The Schoolhouse.

Two hours before he vanished, Mark Dixon stole a glass of wine. That's what bartender Sophie Braam told the cops when they questioned her about the customer whose mutilated body was just found. What she didn’t tell them is that she’s the one who killed him. Officer Nora Martin is new to the Bellair Police Department and when she meets Sophie, they build an uneasy camaraderie over shared frustrations. As winter slides into spring and bodies start piling up, Nora begins to suspect that something’s not quite right with the unnerving, enigmatic bartender.

A vast caravan of RVs roams the United States. A girl grows a unicorn horn, complicating her small-town friendships and big city ambitions. A young lady on a spaceship bonds with her AI warden while trying to avoid an arranged marriage. In Allegra Hyde’s universe nothing is as it seems, yet the challenges encountered in these pages mirror those we face in our modern age.

Helen Strobel hat mit Männern rein gar nichts am Hut, sie ist mit ihrer Arbeit verheiratet. Als sie jedoch ihren neuen und überaus attraktiven Nachbarn Frederik kennenlernt, stellt sie fasziniert fest, dass ein wenig Abwechslung in ihrem Leben nicht schaden könnte: Sie schlägt ihm ein simples, rein sexuelles Arrangement vor, von dem beide in ihren Augen nur profitieren können. Nach kurzem Zögern stimmt Frederik zu - doch schon bald kommt Helen der Verdacht, dass ihr Nachbar das Verhältnis zwischen ihnen anders sieht als sie.

Akira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks—and grows scarily fast. How can she make it to safety when there are flames everywhere? Owen and his best friend, George, like spotting polar bears on the snowy Canadian tundra. But when one bear gets way too close for comfort, do the boys have any chance of surviving?

“On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me the reason your husband had to die.” Anna Greenan finds the cryptic lyric shoved against her front door. Each day of Christmas brings Anna a new stanza with a new clue. Will this mysterious Christmas carol lead Anna to uncover her husband’s murderer or will these notes lead to her demise?

Moving away from their lovely apartment in Munich isn't nearly as wrenching an experience for Frau Greta Hahn as she had feared. Their new home is even lovelier than the one they left behind and life in Buchenwald would appear to be idyllic. Lying just beyond the forest that surrounds them is the looming presence of a work camp. Frau Hahn's husband has been assigned as the camp's administrator. When Frau Hahn's poor health leads her into an unlikely and poignant friendship with one of Buchenwald's prisoners, her naIve ignorance about what is going on so nearby is challenged.

When Sophie Macreavey wakes up in the hospital, suffering from stab wounds, detectives are quick to question her—hoping to make sense of the horrific scene where she was found. Sophie's adoptive parents and sister are dead. Her brothers are missing. Sophie can't remember anything—but reveals the abusive nightmare she's been through as part of the family. The social worker assigned to her case eventually brings Sophie home, but soon notices discrepancies in Sophie's story.

Berlin, 1947: good Soviets Vera and Marya find themselves mired in the covert post-war conflicts that are shaping a new world order. When Marya, an interpreter liaising with the British, gets caught in secret agent Vera's web of deceit, she must make desperate choices to survive—and to protect those she loves. Nine years later, as the Soviets confront their Stalinist past, Vera revisits that pivotal moment, unravelling shocking truths about her sister and herself.

Margery fand sich an einem wundersamen Ort wieder, von dem sie nicht gewusst hatte, dass er existierte. Vor ihr erstreckte sich ein blühendes Feld. Es waren unzählige Mohnblumen. Alle erstrahlten in der verbotenen Farbe - Rot. "Spürst du den Windhauch?", fragte Ember, während sie langsam durch die Wiese schritt. Sie hatte ihre Arme ausgebreitet, sodass sie mit den Fingerspitzen die Blüten im Vorrübergehen berührte. "Der Wind kommt von den vielen Seelen, welche über diese Wiese tanzen".