Jericho Starr is a newly appointed Judge in the State of Texas in the year 1875. His first duty will include hiring a Chief Deputy (Catus), Jack Harden. Between the two Lawmen, and under the direction of Supreme Court Justice Bidwell, they will become the Supreme Court of Texas traveling troubleshooters. They will be sent to troubled areas within the state to assess problems, eliminate the situations that cause the problem, and arrest the people involved. They will soon become the state's ...

The Emerald City Rustlers is part of a Law-and-Order Series. The story takes place in Texas and introduces two new characters who are paired together to dispense justice where lawlessness is present. One of the characters in my story will be a newly appointed Judge, and the other man will be a seasoned Ranger. Together, they will form a formidable alliance using their talents with guns and fists that will produce what the Laws of the State of Texas intended.

"Feiert das Leben, lebt frei und fröhlich - doch so, dass es euch am nächsten Tag nicht reut." Franziskus v. Assisi In seinen berührenden Botschaften spricht der Mystiker und Heiler über die großen Themen unseres Alltags, wie Kindererziehung, Partnerschaft und Sexualität, über Lebenskrisen, Sucht und Ernährung, über gleichgeschlechtliche Liebe und religiöse Dogmen, über die ökologischen und politischen Probleme des 21. Jahrhunderts - und, nicht zuletzt, über den Übergang der Seele nach dem...

Dead clients are bad for business, something Tom Winter, head of security for a discrete Swiss private bank, knows all too well. After a helicopter explodes, leaving behind the charred bodies of a client and a colleague, he teams up with Fatima, a mysterious Egyptian businesswoman.Together they follow the money trail around the world and back into the Swiss mountains, the NSA watching their every move. When taciturn Winter, a former special forces commander, closes...

È una tranquilla sera di fine estate a Roxburgh, una piccola contea nel sud della Scozia. Peter Beck sta rientrando verso casa dei nonni, dopo la consueta passeggiata con Star, il suo inseparabile cane.La quiete di quel momento, viene bruscamente stravolta dall'apparizione di un oggetto volante infuocato, che materializzatosi dal nulla, precipita schiantandosi oltre il bosco che delimita i confini della proprietà dei Beck.Peter, sgomento, accorre sul luogo dell'incidente, e d...

Eoin: I screwed up. Again. When I heard Aline’s secret, I ran like a coward. Now, I can’t think about anything other than how I much I miss her. I just don’t know if I deserve the happiness she would bring.Aline Mercier walks out of her parents’ house the day after Thanksgiving – with no plan – only the certainty that her life has changed. Now, as she struggles to decide her future, a twist of fate changes everything again.Aline: They all think of me as a delic...

Mit bissigem Humor berichten zwei Insider über Naivität und Dummheit in der modernen Wissenschaft und über deren Konsequenzen für unseren Alltag. Sie stellen ausführlich dar, wie mit der Wahrheit gelogen wird, wie Irrtümer entstehen und wie sie sich bisweilen trotz klarer Widerlegungen zu anerkannten Schulweisheiten auswachsen. «Die Forschung ist gegenwärtig eher darauf angelegt, Quantität zu produzieren», schreiben die Autoren. «Qualität in Form von soliden Ergebnissen ist nicht gefragt. ...

Income trusts are booming. They have been one of the best-performing classes of investments in one of the worst markets in decades. With over 150 trusts currently trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange at a combined value of over $90 billion, this relatively new vehicle, the income fund, is one of the hottest tickets on the Canadian investment landscape today.Written by two of the industry's top experts and commentators, this is the first book of its kind: a complete guide to the in...

Für sicher Erachtetes stellt sich bisweilen als höchst unwahrscheinlich heraus. Einige als äußerst selten eingeschätzte Ereignisse sehen bei näherer Betrachtung eher alltäglich aus. Die Autoren berichten von Vertracktem und Unerwartetem aus medizinischer Forschung, Rechtsprechung und dem ganz normalen Leben. Vaterschaftstests, Terrorverbindungen, DNA-Fingerprints, Wahlergebnisse, Morde, Steuererklärungen, Diagnosen und Feierabendstaus werden unterhaltsam quer durchdacht.

Global energy demand is likely to rise substantially by the mid-21st century. At the same time, the use of fossil fuels may need to be severely curtailed to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. Nuclear power is one of the few options that meet these conflicting requirements. However, its potential to do so is an issue of wide disagreement and high emotions, with balanced information hard to find. This text, the culmination of a two-year study, provides a dispassionate and objective ass...

Alec: I shared my deepest secret with Lumen, hoping things will be better between us. But I can’t catch a break. My life blows up again when my daughter goes missing.Lumen: To say all hell broke loose is an understatement. When Alec’s daughter went missing, so did Soleil, the girl I mentor in foster care. It stung when Alec said finding his daughter is more important than some random runaway. But that’s just one more person telling me I don’t matter.With people they love in...

Alec: I’m in my thirties and life is…well not boring, but uneventful, despite being the CEO of the family company. And that’s just how I like it to be. Then, I meet Lumen, a woman who challenges everything in such an irresistible way.Lumen: Growing up in foster care wasn’t the nightmare for me as it was for some, but life has never been easy. I focus on my goals and I’m never distracted by men or relationships. Until one rainy Seattle night when a gorgeous hunk walked into the spa ...