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Learn to speak in French about the things that matter to you. Massively improve your French vocabulary and speaking skills with these 32 everyday topics. Each article covers a topic that you would commonly talk about in your own language. We’ve kept it interesting by giving each topic an angle. So, for example, the romance article is about online dating, and the food article is about cooking shows.

When Joe Billie stops a grave robber from unearthing a Seminole Indian burial site, Joe becomes the prime suspect in a bizarre murder. For Sean O'Brien, the first challenge is getting Joe to talk about the circumstances surrounding the killing. As Joe faces first-degree murder charges, O'Brien thinks he knows why his old friend is evasive. But proving it will send O'Brien deep into Seminole history to uncover a greedy killer hell-bent on creating a modern-day Trail of Tears.

Colter Farrow was just a skinny cow-puncher when the men came to Sapinero Valley and murdered his best friend, whose past as a gunfighter had caught up with him. Now, Cole must strap on his Remington revolver, deliver some justice, and make a reputation of his own.

When Knight Commander Cade Williams discovers that his wife, Gabrielle, is not truly dead, but held in some kind of arcane stasis between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead, he vows that nothing will stop him from freeing her soul from the prison surrounding her. But his vow is tested right from the start when an old friend calls on him to help protect the city of Boston from the ancient scourge that threatens to destroy it, leaving Cade with a heart-breaking choice.

Cotton Pickens got where he is by virtue of a quick draw and slow wit. He knows the difference between lawbreakers you have to lock up...and the kind you might as well just let go. Deputy Rusty Irons, though, ain't the sharpest tool in the shed. Someone kidnapped Rusty's mail order brides. They were probably doing Irons a favor, but a deputy in love is blind.

For archaeologist and TV show host Annja Creed, a restful vacation in Costa Rica is as elusive as a rare artifact. Days into her sojourn, Annja's peace is interrupted by a woman with a mysterious — and enticing — tale. Weeks earlier, her husband led an expedition into the rain forest, in search of the lost treasure of Lima, and hadn't returned. The priceless hoard was smuggled out of Peru during the country's 19th-century revolt against Spain. But it disappeared when a ship captain went mad with greed.

This book is perfect for intermediate level English learners who want to check their English language proficiency. It’s also great for higher level learners who need to review or identify any gaps in their knowledge. If you score above 75 percent, then you have passed the intermediate level in English and are ready to move on to the advanced level.

In einer Zeit, in der kein Geheimnis sicher ist vor unbarmherzigen Erpressern, rücksichtslosen Verschwörern, bestechlichen Behörden oder machthungrigen Geheimdiensten, können wir nur uns selbst vertrauen. Wenn wir die Wahrheit wirklich wissen wollen, brauchen wir Stärke und Mut. Niemand wird uns dafür danken, aber vielleicht können wir die Welt verändern. Erheben wir uns endlich von den Toten und gehen hinaus, denn das ist das Ende aller Lügen! ? Ein neuer deutscher Geheimdienst treibt unkontrolliert sein Unwesen.

A fired weatherman is asked to debug an old abandoned satellite left over from the collapse of the Soviet Union. Considered a dead-end project, Aber Trendel is thrown on the project with a team of rejects from the University of Ohio. When they discover the satellite's metaphysical properties and a mysterious signal that showers down on humans below, they find themselves in a race against other world governments who try to hack into it for control.

2130: Mark Brandis leitet als Repräsentant der VEGA den letzten Testflug der INVICTUS, eines neuen Schweren Kreuzers. Mit an Bord ist der renommierte Journalist Martin Seebeck, der einen Reisebericht verfassen soll. Unter dem Kommando des Unions-Majors Jonas Degenhardt ist der Testflug zugleich eine Patrouille, die Piraten aufspüren soll.

2129: Commander Brandis und seine Crew haben zur Jubiläumspräsentation der VEGA Dienst als Ausstellungsführer in San Francisco. Ein ungewöhnlich starkes Erdbeben lässt die San-Andreas-Spalte, auf der die Stadt steht, aufbrechen. Der Hangar stürzt ein, und nur Brandis' Geistesgegenwart verhindert, dass die HERMES zusammen mit dem Rest der VEGA-Raumschiffe vor Ort zerstört wird. Die Stadt geht im Erdbeben unter. In der Nachbesprechung eröffnet Direktor Harris erschreckende Fakten: schon bald werde dieses Unglück durch ein weit größeres abgelöst, wenn kein Wunder geschieht.

2125: Mark Brandis und die Besatzung seiner Hermes sind von ISIDOR entkommen und auf dem Weg zur rätselhaften "Büchse der Pandora". Major Young kommt an Bord, doch auch seine Gegenwart kann die Hermes nicht davor bewahren, dieses Mal einem Geschwader der Republiken in die Hände zu fallen. Während die Crew gefangen auf dem Jupitermond Kallisto auf ein Wunder wartet, bahnt sich eine Begegnung an, die die Geschichte der Menschheit in andere Bahnen lenken könnte.

2125: Mark Brandis' Schiff, die Hermes, ist mit der nun unbemannten Delta IX im Schlepptau unterwegs zurück zur Erde. Die ermüdende Bordroutine auf dem wochenlangen Flug wird jäh unterbrochen: die Delta IX ist plötzlich spurlos verschwunden.

2127: Commander Brandis und seine Crew sind auf der erdabgewandten Seite der Sonne. Nach Reparaturen an einer Raumstation ist die HERMES bereits auf dem Rückweg, als die Kommunikation ausfällt.

Guilt dogs Prince Aiden's every footstep. He can still hear Penelope's screams in his dreams and see the flames devour Barclay Manor until it is nothing but ashes. But with a murderer on the loose in the capital, he can't risk allowing his feelings to cloud his judgment, even if it means keeping Penelope Barclay far away from him. With Penelope now trapped in the capital, Aiden has to do whatever he can to make the city safe—even if that means running away from the mage girl with cinnamon hair and emerald eyes shadowing his every move.

After being tossed into an unknown dimension, the earth's inhabitants must strive to fend off a supernatural menace, each possessing an overwhelming power. With the world's mightiest struggling to adapt, Evan Cross and his allies must now embark on a quest against time. Through countless perils, they must strive to acquire the strength to venture across an alien land to save all from a world of calamities.

Throughout his half-century career, self-made businessman David Semas has drawn inspiration from President Theodore Roosevelt’s famous speech on “The Man in the Arena” in 1910, which was about daring to risk everything rather than playing it safe. In the real world, roughly a third of businesses will implode within two years, and half won’t make it past five years. But statistics can’t tell the full story. This memoir provides a detailed road map of trials, challenges, and pitfalls while building a business and offers a case history of achievement and failure.

This is a book about the loss of parentage, rough childhoods, and all of the causes that can lead to a child's upside-down life. This book tackles all of the hot-button issues that many may not be comfortable speaking of in their households or to their loved ones. It's about the rough topics that cause things such as abandonment, childhood trauma, and even adoption from the household. With everything written down in this book, there's definitely a situation for every listener to relate to because real life is filled with real issues.

X's former accomplice Leigh Ferguson is shocked to learn that her high school friend has become the latest victim of "the Skin Traders," a mysterious gang of surgically modified thugs stealing slices of flesh from their abductees. Only the resilient vigilante X can stand up to the demented plastic surgeon who leads this "patchwork" crew. Scalpels clash with swords in a bloody hospital showdown! This latest volume of Dark Horse's edgy superhero series is a perfect starting point for new listeners, but it's also packed with Easter egg references for longtime fans.

Our rulers have changed America from the freest and most powerful country with the highest living standard in the world to a country whose military loses wars in faraway places, where inflation ravishes the working class, the homeless roam our cities, and hordes of migrants enter illegally. This book lays out America’s problems in a plain simple-to-digest nutshell, and then provides solutions to fix the biggest issues plaguing the United States today.