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A great recurring character in a series you love becomes an old friend. You learn about their strange quirks and their haunted pasts and root for them every time they face danger. But where do some of the most fascinating sleuths in the mystery and thriller world really come from? What was the real-life location that inspired Michael Connelly to make Harry Bosch a Vietnam vet tunnel rat? Why is Lee Child's Jack Reacher a drifter?

From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP. From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers, young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into. But now, sixteen years since he was first launched into his nursing career – as the only man in...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Royce Pierreson, star of Line of Duty, Our Girl and The Witcher. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Michael Alexander. Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in Old English, unparalleled in its epic...

All three Iron Man novelizations in one volume! In Marvel’s Iron Man, billionaire Tony Stark is kidnapped by terrorists intent on forcing him to build a weapon of mass destruction. Instead, he constructs an advanced suit of armor and makes a daring escape, vowing to protect the world as Iron...

In the years after A Nation at Risk, conservatives' ideas to reform America's lagging education system gained much traction. Key items like school choice and rigorous academic standards drew bipartisan support and were put into practice across the country. Today, these gains are in retreat, ceding ground to progressive nostrums that do little to boost the skills and knowledge of young people. Far from being discouraged, however, conservatives should seize the moment to refresh their vision of quality K-12 education for today's America.

Von drauß' vom Walde komm ich her is the pilot episode of DARK WOODS and the beginning of the three-chapter adventure of Perchta, Hänsel, and Melchior, three unlikely companions whose fates are more closely linked than they realize. In a world full of gifted beings and the threat of war. And it all begins with a witch.

Trains have always held a special place for most of us. We’re intrigued by the mere fact that we can sit down in one place and arrive in another and enjoy the adventure and time in between. In this volume we explore both the journeys and the workers who run and maintain the railway network.

In his first book, Improve Your Position, Michael Alexander – Color Commentator on UFC’s Fight Pass, and a very successful business leader – shares his incredible rags-to-prison-to-riches story. Written in an unapologetic, easy-to-listen style, its listeners will see how possible it is for them to improve their lives.

This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2013 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form. In Earth I, by Stephen Baxter, a search among the stars to ferret out the origins of mankind amidst the Xaian normalisation digs up many surprises. In Success, by Michael Blumlein, a brilliant but erratic biologist studying epigenetics struggles to hang onto his grip on everyday life as he writes his ground-breaking tome.

The authors publishing under the Hellbender Books imprint have gathered together to produce a volume of short stories. Enjoy these spine-tingling tales of horror and suspense by established and emerging writers in the genre. Included in this volume: Foreword – Thomas M. Malafarina Introduction – Catherine Jordan Parallelism – Thomas M. Malafarina Panty Lines – Catherine Jordan A Modern Fable – John B. Kachuba Delerium Tremens – Kyle Alexander Romines Chirurgeon – Chris Pisano & Brian Koscienski Suspect Number Twelve – Michael L. Hawley Escalation – J. B. Toner Chihuahuas ...

There are a lot of books about how to be a great motivational speaker, but nothing like this book that showcases 88 international public speakers on a mission to create more success for more people every day. Great books work on many levels – and that is true of the Motivational Speakers book series. Learn more about enormously successful motivational speakers, such as Brian Tracy, Les Brown, Mike Koenigs and Lisa Sasevich and world champions and super achievers. Motivational speaking is not just about financial success. A truly great Motivational speaker encourages you to reach your...

The Red Caesar Code: A Guidebook for the Installation of the American Dictator is a timely short-form work that investigates the political and social dynamics that have led to a precipice in the political landscape of the United States, and indeed the world.

In this short story collection, award-winning writer Michael Jess Alexander serves up a morbid menagerie of aliens, cultists, murderers, and more.

From cultish rituals to cosmic horror, Michael Jess Alexander's collection of horror fiction will leave you disquieted and unsettled. In "Chatterbox", a college professor is haunted by the spirit of a former student. "A Profound Impact" tells the story of a lost group of people who finally find a place they belong. In "Space for Amateurs", a science experiment goes horribly awry. These tales and six others await you in this haunting volume of horror fiction.

This is an autobiographical account of the life and lore of an extraplanar alien named Vinnford Sansbury and his Earthy anchor, Edward Collins. The story unfolds of a life lived in the Unmade Out-Lore and adapting to existence as an "Imaginary Being" in the Remade New Lore, with a smattering of nonlinear short asides gathered from the collective knowledge of the multiverse. But in the fading of Vinny's incredible powers, a creature calling herself "Madam Z" escapes the bonds of his complex Inner World. Now they are caught in a cloak-and-dagger struggle between competing alien factions.

Kaum schaust du Nachrichten, denkst du: Holy Shit. Jeden Tag ein neuer Irrsinn, Aufmerksamkeit um jeden Preis, Provokation statt Fakten, Empörung als Dauerzustand. Und trotzdem fehlen oft genau die Debatten, die uns wirklich weiterbringen. In der Sprechstunde nehmen wir politische Sager, Reden, Interviews und Statements auseinander – nicht nach Applaus oder Widerspruch, sondern nach dem, was dahinter passiert: Deutungsmuster, Akteur:innen, Interessen, Konfliktlinien, Legitimation, Narrative und Framings. Wir hören Originalzitate und zerlegen sie gemeinsam – von der Schlagzeile bis zum ...

PROPHECY: This contains eleven predictions covering the next 50 year period. (China, God, World War Three, Alien Contact, Anti-Christ, etc). NEW EARTH PHILOSOPHY: This will be the dominant religious philosophy in the 22nd century.

Brought to you by Tech Pair — the founder-led tech and change recruitment company that does things differently.Join Michael Phair and Stuart Alexander as they sit down with the people building the future of technology - founders, leaders, and innovators shaping how we work, build, and grow.Each episode cuts through buzzwords and gets real about what it takes to scale teams, lead through change, and stay human in a tech-driven world.From cybersecurity to SaaS, AI to culture, these are the honest conversations behind the hires, the growth, and the lessons that stick.Tech Paired — where ...

Über diesen Podcast Alex hält seine Gedanken, vor allem über die MS und seinen Umgang damit, berührend ehrlich in Texten fest. Gemeinsam mit der DMSG Niedersachsen entstand die Idee, diese Gedanken auf einem Blog zu veröffentlichen, um sie mit anderen MS-Erkrankten und Interessierten zu teilen. Alex‘ Worte sind hier nicht nur in geschriebener Version zu lesen, sondern auch als Podcast zu hören. Der Landesverband dankt seinem Mitglied Alex für das Vertrauen, seinen Texten unter dem Dach der DMSG Niedersachsen hier eine Plattform zu bieten. Umsetzung: DMSG Niedersachsen, Projektleitung ...

In den 1950er- und 1960er-Jahren wurden in Zürich sechs Männer ermordet, die eines verband: Sie waren schwul. Leben mussten sie im Verborgenen, tot machten sie Schlagzeilen. Eine sechsteilige Podcast-Serie über staatliche Repression und heimliche Liebe.