Jason
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"The thrilling true story of Canada's greatest spy, Agent A12. In public life, Nova Scotian Dr. Winthrop Bell was a wealthy businessman and Harvard philosophy professor. As MI6 Secret Agent A12, he dodged gunfire and shook pursuers to break open the emerging Nazi conspiracy in electrifying 1919 Berlin. Under cover as a Reuters reporter, he interviewed royalty, military informants, and intellectuals like Albert Einstein and Edith Stein. He followed...
2) Past crimes
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"Welcome to Earth+. The year is 2037, and nearly all human interactions have migrated to the virtual world. Now, true crime fans don't just listen to podcasts or watch documentaries - they participate in hyper-realistic simulations and hunt for clues to solve the most famous and gruesome crimes in history. Criminal entertainment is a multibillion-dollar industry, and at the forefront is Past Crimes: known by its millions of fans as the Disneyland...
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FÁBULA
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2023
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Este livro aborda com humor e sensibilidade uma série de questões que afetam os adolescentes: bullying, insucesso escolar, doença, discriminação racial e de género, crise familiar e financeira... Depois de o ler, passamos a olhar com mais atenção e respeito para os dois lados de cada pessoa com quem nos cruzamos no nosso caminho.
Plano Nacional de Leitura
Literatura - 12-14 anos
Finalista do National Book Award
Um dos melhores livros do ano...
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Harpercollins Leadership
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2024
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What's one thing you know you overspend on, but can't live without?
If you were given one million dollars, what would you do with it?
Answers to questions like these reveal your greatest interests and priorities in life, and they can do the same for your date!
Talking money with your romantic interest or partner can feel taboo and so uncomfortable that most people would rather
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Destino Infantil & Juvenil México
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2023
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Un superhéroe extraordinario que intenta pasar desapercibido bajo la identidad de Portico Reeves, un chico que vive en la casa más grande de la ciudad y a quien de vez en cuando le da la temblorina. Bueno, tal vez los adultos dirán que vive en un departamento normal, en un edificio común y corriente, y que tiene ataques de ansiedad. Lo importante es que esto no evita que Stuntboy cumpla con su papel: ser el superhéroe de su abuela, su mamá o...
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"Nick Freeman works hard as the star of the weekly karaoke night at his bar, hoping his singing talent...will distract from his cerebral palsy. But one night at the bar, watching a professional dancer light up the dance floor with her boyfriend, he realizes that entertaining strangers will never give him a fraction of the joy he sees in this woman's eyes. When Hayley Burke notices Nick's reaction to her dancing, she urges him to acknowledge his passion...
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Are you or someone you love desperate for a miracle-a sign that God knows about your situation and is willing, ready, and available to do something about it? As witnessed through Scripture, the God who was and is and is to come has been performing miracles from the beginning of time. So, you can trust that Jesus wants to do something miraculous in your life today!
In Signs and Secrets of the Messiah, bestselling author and teacher Rabbi Jason Sobel...
8) Deathlords
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"For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it had been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!" – Luke 22:22 Gabriel Espinoza's loyalty had never been called into question, yet a dagger had been slid into his family's back by outsiders. Gabriel has had his revenge, but it came at such a cost that it might be more than the Dominion can pay. He believes he has nothing left to fight for, save a child he cannot claim as his own. Christine...
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The sequel to Jason Offutt's award-winning novel, The Girl in the Corn, which critics have raved is "an outstanding blend of horror, speculative fiction, and apocalyptic fantasy topped with madness" (HorrorDNA) and "a haunting, unsettling, gripping novel" (Richard Thomas, a Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson nominee).
Evil comes in pretty packages.
Thomas Cavanaugh's life is now a blur, a blend of foggy memories and hidden horrors. When his fae girlfriend...
10) Wraithkin
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How far would a man go to protect those he loved? For Gabriel Espinoza, the answer was simple: to the ends of the universe. When a failed genetic test ruins his life, Gabriel and his fiancée prepare to run to a world where the laws aren't as strict. There they could remain, in peace, for the remainder of their days, their love unspoiled by the strict regime which controls the Dominion of Man. But Fate is a cruel, fickle mistress. Torn from the only...
11) Darkling
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Soldier. Spy. Statesman. Gabriel Espinoza is dead, yet living in a world where he never sees those he loves and cares about. Every day of his existence is one of fear; however, this fear keeps his edge sharpened and his senses honed while he continues to fight for his Emperor. Fear can be a useful tool in the proper hands… Andrew Espinoza is both dead and alive, caught in a juxtaposition of identities that not even he can truly understand. He embraced...
12) Homeguard
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The Dominion has been torn apart by betrayal-the likes which had never been seen before-and civil war reigns. Brother wars against brother as factions vie for control, and the losses are staggering. For the Espinoza clan, the war within the Dominion of Man has taken a far more personal turn. A horrible truth has been revealed at last, and the surviving members of the family battle the rising tide of betrayal and hopelessness. Blood has been spilled,...
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First Second
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"You'll never forget elephants! With their massive size, floppy ears, twisting trunks, and long tusks, elephants have so much to love! And the more you get to know them--about their clever minds and caring hearts--the more you realize humans and elephants have a lot in common!"--Back cover.
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Jason Dark
John Sinclair Classics - Folge 9
Die Nacht des Schwarzen Drachen
Die Londoner Unterwelt ist in Aufruhr. Ein chinesischer Geheimbund mit dem Namen "Schwarzer Drache" gewinnt immer mehr an Macht. Als die Tochter von Li Tse Feng, einem angesehenen Geschäftsmann, ermordet wird, nimmt Inspektor John Sinclair die Ermittlungen auf. Doch Li Tse Feng kennt das dämonische Geheimnis des "Schwarzen Drachen" und will den Anführer auf eigene Faust...
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Collects Punisher (2022) #7-12. The epic showdown is here: the God of War vs. the Fist of the Beast! As Frank Castle, subsumed by the evil of the Hand, wrestles with devils within and without, the resurrected Maria Castle finds more and more of her memories returning - including the fateful days when her husband first returned from war. Or did he? The all-powerful Ares is coming for Frank with an army of heavily armed Apostles at his back, looking...
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Collects Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red (2023) #1-4. Exciting tales from a galaxy of talents featuring the Dark Lord of the Sith! Jason Aaron returns to the world of Star Wars, teaming with artist Leonard Kirk to present a new tale of terror! Peach Momoko spins a story in her signature style! Daniel Warren Johnson brings Vader to life like never before! David Pepose makes his Star Wars debut! Marc Bernardin takes Vader on a mission you...
17) Doktor Tod
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Ich glaubte, ihn vernichtet zu haben, meinen größten Feind, "Dr. Tod". Aber plötzlich war er wieder am Leben, gefährlicher und brutaler als zuvor, doch jetzt war er mit Asmodis im Bunde, der ihm die magische Kraft verliehen hatte, Tote in unverwundbare Monster zu verwandeln, in gnadenlose Mörder-"programmiert", mich zu töten-.. Das Kult-Comeback der Hörspiel-Legende: Die originalen Klassiker von Tonstudio Braun digital überarbeitet!
18) Ewige Schreie
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Walham, Schottland, im Jahre des Herrn 1813. Der Henker Sam Davies lehrt die Mörder- und Diebesbanden der Umgebung das Fürchten. Als Davies? Familie grausam ermordet wird, gerät er selbst unter Verdacht. Unschuldig stirbt er auf dem Galgenhügel ... 200 Jahre später wird Walham von einer Reihe unheimlicher Selbstmorde erschüttert. Und die Schreie der Erhängten hallen auch noch nach ihrem Tod durch das gesamte Dorf ... Eine fesselnde Komposition...
19) Die Blutorgel
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Ein skurriler Horror-Trip durch ein nebliges Dorf in Kalifornien
Zufällig verschlug es Suko und mich in ein geisterhaftes Nest namens Pine Bluff an der kalifornischen Küste. Wir ahnten nicht, dass kurz zuvor eine junge Familie denselben Weg genommen hatte - und in Pine Bluff die grausigen Klänge der Blutorgel vernommen hatte...
Eine fesselnde Komposition aus düsterer Gruselatmosphäre, temporeicher Action, einem phänomenalen Soundtrack und...
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Dämonen in Moskau. Es schien unmöglich. Und doch war es so. Als die ersten Zombies auf dem Roten Platz auftauchten, konnten die offiziellen Stellen es nicht länger verheimlichen. Man holte Suko und mich nach Rußland. In Sibirien stellten wir die Untoten zum letzten Kampf. In einem Atomkraftwerk- Das Kult-Comeback der Hörspiel-Legende: Die originalen Klassiker von Tonstudio Braun digital überarbeitet!