Blackstone publishing apr 2025 (7 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Seinfeld meets Fleabag in A Comedy of Nobodies, the debut story collection from popular internet filmmaker Baron Ryan. Charlie knows he's not the main character in his own story. He's just another schmuck in the Ivy League looking to be somebody. He plays in a terrible jazz band, falls in love too easily, and struggles with the human being business.Written in a wry, comedic style, A Comedy of Nobodies: A Collection of Stories traces one fall semester in the lives of four typical but unforgettable university students who, as compensation for their existential anxieties, just want to feel understood. As Charlie tries to find love using the scientific method, babysits a toddler for student financial aid, jumps out a window to escape a jealous football player's wrath, and enrages a packed hockey stadium by replacing the national anthem with a jazz-trio rendition of 'American Pie,' he discovers that the answers to life's most pressing questions are almost always just more questions.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Was she taken . or did she run The pulse-pounding new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of You Don't Know MeRose was torn away from her daughter. Now she may be the only one who can save her.Former London police officer Rose Campbell has been estranged from her daughter, Lou, for almost a decade. But when Lou disappears from a remote beach in Western Australia--and the police suspect her of kidnapping the two young children in her care--Rose is asked to help bring Lou home.This is the final case in DSS Mal Blackwood's illustrious career--and there's a lot riding on it. The missing children are heirs to the Fisher property empire, and while their multimillionaire grandfather is breathing down Blackwood's neck, the media storm is intensifying. Faced with a deluge of evidence and accusations, Blackwood doesn't know who he can trust.Rose arrives in Australia intent on proving her daughter's innocence, but how can she be sure of that when she's no longer part of Lou's life Meanwhile, as Blackwood begins to expose the Fishers' secrets, the investigation takes a dark turn. Shadows of the past gather around the Fishers--and Rose--and soon it's clear that every hour is critical. What has happened to Lou and the children And can Rose and Blackwood find them in time.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this fourth installment of the Shepherds Series, good and evil collide in a battle that has raged for thousands of years, and Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson and his team are at the tip of the spear--fighting for humanity's future and the ones they love.Victor is dead. But out of the chaos, a new dark power rises .Only weeks ago, former Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson, head of Joshua Bravo team at the Shepherds, helped to defeat Victor, the leader of the devil's Dark Ones. Now, his boss, Ben Morvant, has tasked him with an even harder mission: Take a vacation.But before Jed has even managed to hit the beach in the Dominican Republic, he comes face-to-face with a new evil: Orphans are being abducted right off the streets of Santo Domingo. Are these disappearances just an unfortunate crime in an unfamiliar country, or do they hint at something bigger--a new threat emerging out of the power vacuum Victor left behind When Jed needs help after a violent encounter, he finds himself with an unexpected new ally: CIA liaison Gayle James. Together, the two of them must follow the trail of the missing orphans before it runs cold. Soon they find themselves immersed in a dangerous world of murder, betrayal, and voodoo. Jed will need Gayle, the Watchers Sarah Beth and Corbin, his old friend Ben Morvant, and the entire team of Shepherds at his side to expose the new threat--and to prevent a new dark power from rising .…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Follow the guidance of motivational expert Dr. Roger Flax, author of No Stopping You!, and learn to be your best self.What if you were told that many of the common principles you've held onto since childhood are actually holding you back in your career and life From simple adages we learned in grade school--'don't talk to strangers,' 'save it for a rainy day'--to well-intentioned ideas you learned later--'treat all people the same,' 'do one thing at a time'--respected corporate leadership guru Dr. Roger Flax covers twenty-two lessons you must unlearn to find success. Forget That! shows you the fatal flaws in twenty-two common principles we've all learned throughout life and gives you actionable tools to counteract them. Dr. Flax shows you the pitfalls of following these ideas and how they can derail your career and ruin your relationships. This book is an expert's toolkit for overcoming 'common knowledge,' reading people better, understanding human nature, communicating more effectively, and maximizing productivity. Whether you work in the corporate world, a small business, work for yourself, or are just starting out on your career path you will find invaluable guidance in these pages.As an executive coach, motivational speaker, and corporate consultant, Dr. Roger Flax has worked with over four hundred major international companies for over five decades. Reading this book is like having a life-changing one-on-one personal coaching session with this dynamic, successful, driven leader. Forget That! is a road map to finding your best self.BE THE BEST YOU.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The very first novel by Michael Crichton, the legendary creator of Jurassic Park and ERSteven Jencks has planned the perfect crime. Working with two skilled associates, he will hit the Reina, a super-luxury hotel off the coast of Spain, and then walk away with the haul of a lifetime. As the ultimate pro, Jencks has even run his plan through a complex computer simulation to account for every possible variable . Except three. Their names are Annette, Cynthia, and Jenny. And no computer could ever simulate what these three femmes fatales have up their sleeves.With a new introduction by Sherri Crichton.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLERFrom the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling thriller The Perfect MarriageTill death do us part. Yours. Not Mine.It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family with her new husband, Bob Miller, and changing careers. Her life is back to being exactly how she always wanted . or is it After discovering Bob engaged in a one-night stand, Sarah wastes no time filing for divorce. However, amid their ugly separation, new DNA evidence is uncovered in the case against Adam, forcing the police to reopen the investigation and putting Sarah right back in the spotlight. Everyone wants to know what really happened, most of all former deputy Marcus Hudson, who is hell-bent on finding the truth. But when the woman Bob slept with is reported missing, he and Sarah start to fight dirty, and a high-stakes game of cat and mouse ensues. Filled with page-turning suspense and Jeneva Rose's signature twists and turns, this book will have readers wondering, Can Bob and Sarah achieve the perfect divorce Or will it be 'till death do us part'. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Conan meets Mad Max for a new generation.'--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling authorIn the brutal wasteland centuries after the nuclear apocalypse, a warrior baptized in blood will defy the brutal empire that has enslaved his people.Over two centuries have passed since the Third World War reduced civilization to ashes in a global nuclear inferno. Unforgiving geomagnetic storms rage, blocking out the sun and poisoning the radioactive Earth. Humanity clings to survival above the tempestuous skies in giant airships, sustained by Hell Divers--brave souls who risk their lives plunging to the surface for essential parts and supplies.But this is not the story of the Hell Divers. This is the saga of the survivors on the ground, centered on Nick Baker, a frail orphan born in the perpetual darkness of an ITC bunker. He spent his early years toiling in a machine shop dreaming of what might be beyond the dark skies and poisoned wastes. That dream became a nightmare when Cazador raiders descended, massacring and enslaving his people.From the savage cradle of life underground to the campaign of war across the brutalized surface, witness Nick's rise from boy slave to a towering, fearsome warrior hell-bent on freeing his people from bondage to the great Cazador empire.Embark on this riveting postapocalyptic adventure and discover the legend of a man his enemies will come to fear as Rhino .…