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Once more. For glory and fury. The civil war for Belgada’s throne moves north at last. Martius, Talia, Gaius, and Basilas push to end Paulus’s tenuous hold on the capital, but the traitor has more than a few traps lying in wait. He still rides Oxus the night-gryphon and has ferocious legions at his back. On the back of Avorian, Martius the air captain strives for glory one final time against this foe. But with the fighting far from over and Talia continuously under threat from the rebels trying to knock her from the sky, is his journey fated to end in disaster? Or is he destined for ...

“Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) and Primary Resolution of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” provides a brief discussion illuminating the concept of PTSD: how it arises, what maintains it, how it progresses to increasingly constrain a person’s life. PTSD also involves faulty thinking, but focus on such present-time reactions is ineffective without addressing the original trauma. PTSD is the consequence of attempts to avoid re-experiencing. Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) is a technique for overcoming this tendency, allowing the sufferer to experience the traumatic incident in ...

Marriage isn't only the act of two people making their relationship open and lasting. It is the guarantee that two people make to one another to go into a bond that will always require a development from the two gatherings to remain intact. For some reasons, marriage these days is progressively stopped by separation.

Zucker ist giftig, macht abhängig und krank - ist aber gleichzeitig allgegenwärtig. Zuckerfrei zu leben scheint geradezu unmöglich. Da wir heutzutage immer beschäftigt sind und kaum Zeit zum Kochen haben, greifen wir auf verarbeitete Lebensmittel zurück. Aber genau diese sind verantwortlich dafür, dass viele Menschen immer weiter zunehmen und Diabetes und chronische Krankheiten auf dem Vormarsch sind. Der Arzt und Professor Dr. Robert H. Lustig deckt die Wahrheit über zuckerreiche Nahrung auf.

A fascinating collection of tales from some of Great Britain's finest classic authors.

A collection of eclectic poetry penned by three kings of Pulp fiction from the 1930s. Songs of Giants: The Poetry of Pulp is a collection of 26 poems by writers H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Robert E. Howard. Inspired by the illustrated book of the same name by artist Mark Wheatley.

A Terrifying Anthology of 18 tales of horror! The fourth installment of our bestselling anthology series continues in the unrivaled tradition of rip-roaring, top quality tales of terror from the very best independent horror authors writing today!

Two small girls are admitted to the ICU with severe burns, and child abuse is suspected. Though the father denies the charges, he is taken into custody with implications of race included.

Meet "Sweetwater" and "Sundance" — two of the most outrageous and daring jet jockeys ever to sit behind the controls of an F-14. Assigned to the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, these boys are living life to the fullest: harassing Russian recon planes...raising hell on shore leave...testing the limits of their jets, their commanding officers, and their own reputations as the Navy's best.

War's Fury Builds. With the Sprawling barbarians finished, Martius and the victorious Fifteenth Legion are called south to the grand capital of Belgada. The great gryphon Avorian and his rider both dream of further glory against the empire's distant enemies, but trouble brews far closer to home. As chaos rips through the imperial palace, can the Fifteenth Legion march quick enough to save the empire? Or will further twists of the Infinities doom the people of Belgada to eternal hardship and war? The smashing sequel to The Talon's Fury is here. Grab your copy to continue the epic adventure ...

Darkness falls. Evil returns. Belgada lies on the precipice of ruin. Even with the rebels under Zagros defeated and the Fifteenth Legion surviving their trials, further demons simmer from deep within the empire. A terrifying old danger arises from high in the Cyna Mountains, thrusting Air Captain Martius and Empress Talia into another struggle. War explodes as the gryphon riders flee north to the loyalist army. Martius and Avorian worry about their friends and allies and fret at what further schemes the rebel Paulus has waiting for them. The penultimate novel of the War Gryphon Saga is here...

A New Darkness Rises. The shock betrayal of General Zagros and his legion has shattered any foundation of peace for the Belgadan Empire. The Fifteenth Legion steps up for another trial, this one shrouded in shadow. Where one rebel falls, more flare into life. Air Captain Martius gives chase on the back of Avorian, General Gaius leads his legionnaires forward, and Talia ascends to a tenuous hold on her father's throne. Can she and her warriors save her empire? Or are they already spiraling toward further chaos and destruction? Martius must grow into the hero he longs to be, or see all that ...

Glory. Power. Legend. Come and Take Them. Martius flies above his army on the back of the great gryphon Avorian. No matter how hard they fight, Belgada spirals further into chaos. The traitor Paulus roams free. Princess Talia is adrift and lost. New enemies await behind every shadow. The Fifteenth Legion has a trial before it, and all the world is watching. With victory comes legend. With defeat, devastation. Can Martius find the strength to fight and the bravery to lead? Or are greater forces at work, pulling him and the empire toward darkness and disaster? The next chapter of Martius's ...

After Harding's untimely death in 1923, a variety of attacks and unsubstantiated claims left the public with a tainted impression of him. Rumors circulated of the president's death by poison, either by his own hand or by that of his wife; allegations of an illegitimate daughter were made; and question were raised concerning the extent of Harding's knowledge of the Teapot Dome scandal and of irregularities in the Veterans' Bureau.

The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder. From the violent Woolworth's lunch-counter sit-ins in Jackson to the school walkouts of McComb, the young people of Mississippi picketed, boycotted, organized, spoke out, and marched, working to reveal the vulnerability of black bodies and the ugly nature of the world they lived in. These children changed that world.

Ever wonder why comic book villains, such as Spiderman's bionic archenemy Dr. Octopus or the X-Men's eternal rival Magneto, are so scary and so much fun? It's not just their diabolical talent for confounding our heroes, it's their unrivalled techno-proficiency at creating global mayhem that keeps comic book fans captivated. But is any of the science actually true?

Der private Ermittler Cormoran Strike ist zutiefst beunruhigt: Ein verstörter junger Mann bittet ihn um Hilfe bei der Aufklärung eines Verbrechens, das er - so glaubt er - als Kind mit angesehen hat. Billy hat offensichtlich psychische Probleme und kann sich nur an wenig im Detail erinnern, doch er und seine Worte klingen glaubwürdig. Bevor Strike ihn allerdings ausführlich befragen kann, ergreift der Mann panisch die Flucht.

Although middle-income families don't earn much more than they did several decades ago, they are buying bigger cars, houses, and appliances. To pay for them, they spend more than they earn and carry record levels of debt. In a book that explores the very meaning of happiness and prosperity in America today, Robert Frank explains how increased concentrations of income and wealth at the top of the economic pyramid have set off "expenditure cascades" that raise the cost of achieving many basic goals for the middle class.

A collection of 45 short stories which threaten to unhinge the listener's mind. Strange phenomena, insane genius, inexplicable happenings and the inability to deal with life and death are all themes which run through this brilliant selection.

From the sleek Aston Martin that spits out bullets, nails, and passengers at the push of a button to the microjet that makes hairpin turns to avoid a heat-seeking missile, the science and technology of James Bond films have kept millions of movie fans guessing for decades. Are these amazing feats and gadgets truly possible? The Science of James Bond takes you on a fascinating excursion through the true science that underlies Bond's most fantastic and off-the-wall accoutrements.