Seventy-five years ago, the dragons fell from the sky.We thought they were just meteorites - six terrifying explosions rang the world like a bell. When the dust settled, we went on with our lives as though nothing had happened.More than a decade later, five of the eggs hatched. The dragons that emerged were small and weak. They kept to the shadows, working in secret to persuade people to do their bidding, offering magic as payment and reward. Years passed.....

When second son Alexander Valentine loses his brother to an assassin's arrow, he discovers that his family protects an ancient secret and reluctantly finds himself at the center of the final battle of a war that was supposed to have ended 2,000 years ago.Pursued by the dark minions of an ancient enemy, Alexander flees to the mountain city of Glen Morillian where he discovers that he is the heir to the throne of Ruatha, one of the Seven Isles, but before he can clai...

After gaining entrance to Blackstone Keep and recovering the legendary Thinblade, Alexander must seek out the Sovereign Stone, and quickly.Contained within the ancient teardrop ruby is the secret of Wizard's Dust, the source of magic and the one thing that will ultimately decide the final battle of the Reishi War. Prince Phane will stop at nothing to lay claim to the Stone and with it the world.Sovereign Stone is the story of Alexander's struggle t...

After narrowly escaping Rogue City, Ben travels north into the Deschutes Territory in hopes of finding sanctuary, if only for a little while.His respite is brief and his hunters are persistent. Within a few days he's on the run again.Ben must negotiate the desert, the underground, and the unknowable perils of magic if he is to recover the Dragon's Codex, the only known book of magic in the world, and his best hope for finding a way to stand against the wyrm...

David Ames Wells (1828-1898), a prominent American financial economist, political activist and apostle of laissez faire, was a staunch advocate of free trade and the abolition of the tariff. "Wells wrote a large number of books, pamphlets, and articles ...His chief interests were the tariff, the theory of money and the currency question, and taxation. His discussion of all of these took character from his inspection of American economic life, which was marked in his period by progr...

****SUNDAY TIMES AND THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**'An epoch-defining book' Matt Haig'If you read just one work of non-fiction this year, it should probably be this' David Sexton, Evening StandardSelected as a Book of the Year 2019 by the Sunday Times, Spectator and New StatesmanA Waterstones Paperback of the Year and shortlisted for the Foyles Book of the Year 2019Longlisted for the PEN / E.O. Wilson Litera...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Many people move through their days feeling rushed, tense, and disconnected from themselves. Stress builds quietly. Balance feels less reliable. The body grows stiff while the mind rarely slows down. Traditional exercise can feel intimidating or exhausting, and meditation alone can feel difficult when the body is restless. What’s missing is a gentle bridge between movement and calm, something practical enough to use every day an...

Philosophy is the love of wisdom that can provide therapy for the mind. This book synthesises a variety of philosophical ideas into sixteen lessons on how we can acquire eudaimonia - a sense of personal flourishing from the development of our character.Although we live in an ever-changing political, technological and social landscape, the problems caused by our human nature are much the same as they ever were. The good news is that much of the guidance that we need to help solve th...

Súmula - Versões em áudio que o ajudam a entender com clareza e precisão os principais pontos de cada livro em 40 minutos."É pior, muito pior do que pensa”, alerta-nos David Wallace-Wells. O premiado jornalista sabe do que fala, há décadas que recolhe histórias sobre alterações climáticas. Algumas delas, no início, pareciam-lhe quase fábulas – como a dos cientistas que ficaram isolados numa ilha de gelo rodeados por ursos polares. Com o tempo, porém, deixou de ver nelas qualquer se...

What if you had a hidden inner self you never knew about? This key to your horoscope is the moon sign!Many people understand their sun sign, but few realise that the key to their astrological insight is unlocked by a deeper truth: the moon sign. Your moon sign is a reflection of your secret inner self, and has important messages to aid you in your career, love life and ultimately your destiny.Understanding the secret power of your moon sign is now easier th...

¿Alguna vez has mirado las estrellas y te has preguntado qué se esconde en lo más profundo del universo? Este libro le llevará en un extraordinario viaje a través de los misterios del cosmos, explicados de forma sencilla y atractiva. David Thompson Wells, con sus muchos años de experiencia en el campo de la astrofísica, le llevará a descubrir los fenómenos más fascinantes del universo. Del nacimiento de las estrellas a la danza de las galaxias, de los misteriosos agujeros negros a la enigm...

To succeed in today’s hypercompetitive economy, managers must master creating a productive work environment for employees while still making numbers.Tense, overextended workplaces force managers to choose between results and relationships. Executives set aggressive goals, so managers drive their teams to deliver, resulting in burnout. Or, employees seek connection and support, so managers focus on relationships and fail to make the numbers. However, managers need t...