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Hard-bitten bodyguard Charlie McCabe is lucky to be alive after her recent foray into Boston’s criminal underworld. So she’s taking no chances with this next job: protecting Hayden Cobb, key witness in the trial against a trio of murderous cops known as the East Boston Three. If Cobb drops dead, the Three walk. After an attempt on Cobb’s life, Charlie suspects the Three have somehow put a hit on him from behind bars, and the assassin’s still at large.

Felix Rossini is a man with a thousand enemies. Framed for murder, hunted by Mirenze's protectors as well as the criminal underworld, he struggles to survive and fight back against the conspiracy that has marked him for death. A conspiracy of another kind is brewing across the ocean, as the corrupt aristocracy draws Livia Serafini's oldest friends into a plot to destroy her. If she can't find a way to overcome the occult infection spreading through her veins, they may not have to.

When Sergeant Charlie McCabe returns from fighting in Afghanistan, she hopes to leave the war behind. Instead, she comes home to a father whose gambling has put him in deep trouble with a violent loan shark. She finds work as a professional bodyguard, but to save her father, she needs to get serious cash together fast. However, her father isn’t the only one who needs saving. When Charlie’s first client - a wealthy executive with a shady past - narrowly escapes a bomb plot, Charlie’s investigation leads her into the heart of Boston’s criminal underworld.

Mark W. Schaefer, college educator, consultant, and best-selling author of five marketing books including Social Media Explained and The Tao of Twitter, has delivered a path-finding book exploring the six factors that will help you break through the overwhelming wall of information density to win at marketing now...beyond content, beyond social media, beyond web traffic and Search Engine Optimization. The Content Code starts where your current marketing plan ends, and provides the launch code for next-level success.

Am Küchentisch eines alten Bauernhauses treffen zwei Menschen aufeinander, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Der Erzähler dieser Geschichte führt ein gehetztes Leben, das er als endlose To-do-Liste empfindet; Karl hingegen sortiert Tag für Tag Kartoffeln – und denkt nach. Als Karl seinen Gast mit der Tatsache konfrontiert, dass ihm noch ungefähr 25 Sommer bleiben, beginnen beide ein Gespräch über die großen Fragen des Lebens.

You will find 55 original hypnotic scripts inside designed by Clinical Hypnotherapy Practitioner Students. The scripts contained within are crafted for some unique as well as common issues. If you are a Clinical Hypnotist you know the same old scripts can get pretty boring, add some variety to your sessions and get your client the help they desire. Some of the scripts you will find: Relaxing the Whole Body Process Full Body Relaxation Non-Process Energy Relaxation Drawing Clouds Steps to the Beach Forest Steps Abundance I Abundance II The Achiever Bedwetting Script Career Change Clutter-...

Hey, Time-Strapped Author! Wanna write great fiction? BUT writing is hard because you… - Have NO TIME because you work a full-time job or go to school full-time - Doubt your writing ability - Are unsure how to write the kind of captivating stories you love to read. Then welcome to The Adventurous Author, the podcast for underdog authors on a mission to achieve legendary feats in the publishing world but have to overcome impossible obstacles, limited time, and paralyzing inner skepticism along the way. Through these episodes, you will… - Gain confidence in your author identity. - Master the...

Writing isn’t just creating—it’s awakening. Whether you’re journaling, storytelling, or trying to find your authentic voice on the page, there’s a deeper force guiding your words: the archetypes within. This is a soul-powered guide for writers, creatives, and introspective minds—whether you lead with emotion, logic, or a little of both. Through twelve original archetypes like The Chainbreaker, The Starward, The Heartsworn, and The Realmbinder, you’ll discover the inner forces shaping your creative expression—light and shadow alike. Part reference guide, part creative ...

It all ends here. It ends as Livia Serafini returns to her homeland with an army at her back, an exiled refugee turned ruthless conqueror, bringing war and witchcraft to any who dare stand in her way. It ends as Renata Nicchi and her ragged band of hunters and outlaws infiltrate a city under siege, making a last, desperate bid to save her lover from the jaws of the criminal underworld and be reunited at last.

Best-selling author Mark Schaefer gathered some of his smartest friends and issued a challenge to write a chapter with 10 inspiring marketing ideas. In this one-of-a-kind book, you'll find inspiring ideas on social media, content marketing, personal branding, word of mouth, promotions, research, and more!

November 2037: Perry Rhodan kehrt nach zahlreichen Abenteuern ins Sonnensystem zurück. Die Soldaten des Großen Imperiums haben die Erde besetzt und überall ihre Truppen stationiert. Mächtige Raumschiffe bedrohen die Metropolen der Menschheit. Perry Rhodan weiß, dass der Konflikt um die Erde ein vergleichsweise kleiner Kampf ist.

Bennie Griessel hat eigentlich genug zu tun als gerade trockener Alkoholiker mit einer mehr als komplizierten Beziehung, doch sein vierter Fall lässt diese privaten Sorgen in den Hintergrund treten. Drei Bodyguards werden tot aufgefunden auf einem abgelegenen Weingut und von ihrem Schützling, einem Cambridge-Mathematiker, fehlt jede Spur. Der einzige Hinweis auf den Täter scheinen die in die Kugel eingeritzten Schlangenköpfe zu sein, wären da nicht das auffallend große Interesse mehrerer Politiker.

The traditional “check list” of becoming an adult has existed for decades. Sociologists have long identified these markers of adulthood as: completing school, leaving home, establishing a career/becoming financially independent, getting married, and having children. But the signifiers of being in our thirties today are not the same - repeated economic upheaval, rising debt, decreasing marriage rates, fertility treatments, and a more open-minded society have all led to a shifting definition of adulthood.

From Jack Schaefer, the author of Shane, comes Company of Cowards. This is the story of eight civil war soldiers, court-martialed and convicted of cowardice. The military gives the men a second chance and they form a ragtag group, Company Q. Shunned by their colleagues, Company Q is ordered to the western frontier and, in an exciting conclusion, given a chance to reclaim their self-respect by capturing a strategic hill from a group Indian warriors.

Obwohl die erzählte Geschichte an Kinder gerichtet ist, wird der erwachsende Hörer sehr schnell bemerken, dass Bodo Schäfers Ratschläge und Gedanken durchaus auch für seine Welt gelten, dass man sie als Erwachsener umsetzen und etwas daraus lernen kann. Die kleine Kira und ihre Freunde erfahren im Verlauf dieser Geschichte, wie man mit Geld umgeht, es vermehren kann und wie Schulden abgebaut werden können.

Have you discovered the world's most human-powered social media platform? The Tao of Twitter is the world's best-selling guide to Twitter. Whether you're a beginner or have enjoyed the platform for years, you're bound to get new insights and ideas from this audiobook. The Tao of Twitter unravels the language of Twitter, provides dozens of ideas on how to build your audience, describes 30 ways to use Twitter to advance your business, and much more!

Twenty Women. One Bold Movement. Redefining Success on Their Terms. Success isn’t one-size-fits-all—and this book proves it. From Start-Up to Stand Out is a powerful anthology of 20 women entrepreneurs who are rewriting the rules of business with courage, heart, and authenticity. Whether they started from scratch, pivoted mid-career, or built empires from adversity, these women share raw, real, and relatable stories that will light something in you. This isn’t a book about getting rich quick. It’s a book about becoming who you really are—and building something meaningful from that...

To the church, she is a heretic, tried in absentia and sentenced to burn. To her brother, Carlo, she stands as a threat to his corrupt rule and a symbol of resistance. To her new "allies" in the East, she is a pawn to be played and sacrificed as they see fit. They don't hear the whispers that follow her in the streets: whispers of hope and the name of a long-dead saint. When Livia rises up to fight, she will not rise alone.

At its essence, marketing today is about answering one question: “How can we be heard?” How can we rise above the din of infinite options to create sustainable meaning with an audience or group of customers? Following the old rules of digital engagement is not enough...not nearly enough. Even being "great" is insufficient in the face of overwhelming competition redefining the limits of excellence every day.

The modern life makes us take decisions and act faster and faster. But not all people are capable of doing all things that were planned on time. So how is it possible to spend time effectively and consciously? What rules can help you to keep up-to-date with work and to complete projects according to deadline? This practical audio course will answer on all these questions.