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Im exklusiven Londoner Chrysanthemum-Klub lernt Romney Pringle beim Roulette-Spiel den jungen Herrn Redmile kennen. Dieser ist Mitarbeiter im Auswärtigen Amt und momentan damit beschäftigt, eine Staatsaffäre zwischen dem Vereinigten Königreich und Frankreich zu verhindern. Als Romney Pringle nach dem Abend im Klub den deutlich angetrunkenen Redmile nach Hause begleitet und dort einen vollendeten, aber noch nicht versiegelten diplomatischen Brief gezeigt bekommt, wittert er die Chance auf einen neuen Gaunerstreich.

Adventurers journey into the foreboding unknown regions of outer space in these two classic science fiction tales from the Hugo and Nebula Award winning author.

On February 6, 2018, at 20:45, Elon Musk’s Space-X launched The Falcon Heavy, the first reusable rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on launchpad LC-39A. It was a singular scientific and aeronautical achievement, a new era in science. It was also day zero for mankind.

Jamal Weathers, a Black FBI agent, was captured by America’s most notorious killer, Kifo, a man who targeted cops as revenge for police murders of unarmed black citizens, a man who could not be seen by the human eye thanks to a cloaking suit called the 119.

Ten-year-old Trent McShane watches in horror as his beautiful young mother is swept away from California’s Typhoon Coast into the unforgiving wild blue Pacific, never to be seen again. Lost and bewildered, Trent falls under the spell of class clown Eddie Thompson, who has a wanderlust for treasure hunts—in particular, the infamous World War II Golden Lily Treasure, buried on the other side of the ocean, deep in the wild green Philippine jungle.

After a disastrous planet-wide war, Earth is nothing more than an elite graveyard—but Fletcher Carson is venturing back in search of a vital bounty. Fletcher, a former artist, is joined by a sentient machine, an ancient, powerful robot, and a treasure-seeking beauty. They soon discover that Earth harbors more than the carefully groomed tombstones. In the wild land beyond the cemetery there are dangerous machines, mutant creatures, and even humans who never left their home planet.

Thomas Richard is what some would call a genius. Born and raised in Inglewood, California, Thomas grew up in a Blood neighborhood and was somewhat fascinated by the gang lifestyle. His first cousin, Blast, was deeply involved with the Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Bloods and made sure that Thomas would never partake in that life. Thomas accepted that, but deep in his heart, he still felt he was a Blood. Now, Thomas works for a high-tech computer company and uses his high intelligence to excel at his job.

One snowy night in 1998, Brooke Mulcahy's car slides off the road in rural Vermont. Her car is discovered. She is not. Twenty-one years later, Robert Kirby, Brooke's stepbrother, is paid a visit from a young woman (Lily), claiming to be Brooke's daughter. Since a tumultuous upbringing, Robert, formerly known as "Bobby," has enjoyed considerable success. Now an esteemed professor at a private Upstate New York university, Robert has just received a significant NEH grant. After Lily's visit, Robert's life is upended.

Welcome to Question-a-Day, the podcast that dives into the power of a single question. Each episode, we explore one thoughtfully crafted question designed to make you rethink your business, career, or life. With ChatGPT adding snarky insights and surprising answers, and John Clifford bringing genuine curiosity, we dissect questions that can spark transformation and lead to better decision-making.Whether you’re a business leader seeking fresh perspectives, an entrepreneur searching for breakthroughs, or someone simply trying to navigate life’s complexities, Question-a-Day provides a spark ...

In Who Killed Una Lynskey?, award-winning journalist Mick Clifford has built a compelling portrait of the case from interviews with the surviving main players, as well as exclusive access to the files of a private investigator who uncovered information the gardaí missed - or ignored. A timely, humane and compulsive listen, this is a groundbreaking account of the botched investigation and its devastating consequences for not just four devastated families, but also the reputation of the gardaí.

Two women, nearly a century apart, seek to rebuild their lives when they reluctantly leave their homelands. Arriving in Singapore, they find romance in a tropical paradise, but also find they haven't left behind the dangers that caused them to flee.

Curious is the Father’s love. It changes nothing and everything. As His love lands on the barren landscape of an orphan heart, it toils the soil of sonship, and like the faithful farmer, produces the fruit of the age-old invitation—will you accept my love? Our change comes in our followership of Jesus, but it is the Father’s love that orients us toward the walk. We can deny it, or we can accept it. It will change nothing, or it will change everything. We carry with us where it is that we come from.

Bricks and Clicks offers a compelling narrative about how two industry veterans—Clifford Hudson and Craig Miller—transformed a nostalgic drive-in chain into a 21st-century powerhouse. The book provides deep insights into their leadership journey and the innovative strategies that have helped Sonic thrive during periods of uncertainty and ever-changing market conditions.

What’s the most frightening thing you’ve ever seen? A.A. Clifford presents four short stories so disturbing, they will change you forever.

Welcome to The Beth Effect, where career and business, beauty and health optimization, family, lifestyle, and current events converge to inspire impactful change. Hosted by Beth Clifford—a seasoned entrepreneur, mother of three, and wife with over a decade of leadership experience in building businesses, mentoring teams, and driving success in the medical aesthetics industry, this podcast delivers actionable insights and empowering stories. Whether you’re scaling your business, optimizing your life, or raising future leaders, The Beth Effect will help you make your mark.New episodes every ...

Truthful, realistic and genuine discussions of topics and situations regarding life in the world today and how we can improve ourselves to greater meet the demands of a failing culture. We get into topics and areas of topics that most people wont go. Human culture, as a whole, is a mess and even if we have to fix it one person at a time, that's what we'll do.

Beim Abendessen in seinem Stammrestaurant fällt Romney Pringle ein rätselhafter Geschäftsbrief in die Hände. Adressiert an Oberst Sandstream, weist darauf der Schriftführer der "Jungbrunnen-Gesellschaft" die Kritik des Oberst an der Wirksamkeit eines angeblichen Wundermittels vehement zurück. Ob sich dahinter nicht die Chance für eine neue Gaunerei von Romney verbergen könnte? Am nächsten Tag stattet er dem Büro der Gesellschaft einen verdeckten Besuch ab... Clifford Ashdown ist das Pseudonym des britischen Schriftstellers Richard Austin Freeman, der vor allem durch seine Dr.-Thorndyke-Krimis bekannt ist.

In an alternate Europe where the Roman Empire never fell, the expansive Empty Lands are inhabited by forces known collectively as the Evil. Yet Charles Harcourt is honor-bound to venture into that dangerous area to find his long-lost fiancee. He is joined on his trek by an abbot who hopes to locate a crystal prism that hold the soul of a saint; the non-human Knurly Man, who craves release from his pitiful existence; and the beautiful Yolanda, who seeks the answer to a secret mystery.

At the age of twenty-four, Clifford Beers, a Yale graduate from a distinguished New England family, found himself confined to a mental institution where he witnessed the appalling mistreatment of patients. After enduring eight long years in various institutions, he penned A Mind That Found Itself, a powerful exposé that sheds light on the inhumane conditions of mental health facilities. Beers later established the Clifford Beers Clinic in 1913, pioneering the American Mental Hygiene Movement and advocating for better treatment of those suffering from mental illness.

In confident Edwardian Britain, the Asquith family rose to the top of politics and society, only for their world to unravel in the killing fields of the Great War. Their story bears all the hallmarks of a 20th-century Shakespearean tragedy, with Prime Minister H.H. Asquith and his mercurial, charismatic wife, Margot, at its heart. Four children from his first marriage also play central roles in this sweeping family saga.