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Ultimately, she shows how a few gifted students of nature changed the way we see ourselves and the universe.

Fifteen men on the dead man's chest - Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum.' Life changes for Jim Hawkins the day a mysterious sailor walks into his father's inn. The sailor, Billy Bones, possesses a secret which is in hot demand. As Jim discovers when Billy Bones dies, the secret is actually a map which indicates the whereabouts of some hidden treasure... and people are willing to kill for it. The much sought-after treasure map falls into the hands ...

After being gone for ten years, Joe returns to his small Oregon town to raise his son and rekindle a passion with Marilee. But the gentle, self-assured girl is now tormented by secrets. How can she agree to marry this man when she can't even bear to tell him the truth?

Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands, " monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers incredible powers. To save his mother's life, 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo must travel to Cairo, Egypt, where a hundred-year-old vampire waits to destroy his bloodline once and for all... LAST BATTLE IN CAIRONight has fallen, and the vampire Dio has emerged from his lair in search of his prey. Kakyoin, Polna...

The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane delivers a shattering tale of evil, depravity, and justice that captures the dark realism of Boston's gritty blue-collar streets.Private Investigator Patrick Kenzie wants to know why a former client, a perky woman in love with life, could, within six months, jump naked from a Boston landmark—the final fall in a spiral of self-destruction. What he finds is a sadistic stalker who targeted the young woman...

The tough neighborhood of Dorchester is no place for the innocent or the weak. A territory defined by hard heads and even harder luck, its streets are littered with the detritus of broken families, hearts, dreams. Now, one of its youngest is missing. Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro don't want the case. But after pleas from the child's aunt, they open an investigation that will ultimately risk everything—their relationsh...

Get ready for a hair-raising new edition of master folklorist Schwartz's collection of scary stories with all-new illustrations from "New York Times"-bestselling artist Helquist.

Das >Tao-Te-King< von Lao Tse, das Buch vom rechten Sinn und Weg, dürfte nach der Bibel das am weitesten verbreitet und meistübersetzte Buch sein. Die Alternativbewegung könnte bei Lao Tse manche Anregung oder Bestätigung finden. Er ist geradezu der Verkünder der Maxime >small is beautiful< und eines einfachen Lebens. Die Hauptlehre: Lebe nicht nach außen, sondern nach innen.

Nick is getting ready for Halloween, and Mittens wants to help. But the only thing he seems to be good at is making a mess—until Mittens finds his own way to contribute to the special night's spooky good fun. The youngest of readers will delight in the appealing kitten's easy-to-read celebration of a favorite holiday!

Alles über synthetische Membranen in der Nahrungsmittelindustrie: Membranfiltration, Elektrodialyse, Membranemulgierung, Kolonnen in Bioreaktoren, Membranen für die Verpackung von Lebensmitteln und viele andere Themen werden hier besprochen.

A Secret IdentityWhen pirates storm Viscount Steven Ashford's ship upon the high seas, it brings him closer than ever to the nefarious criminal he seeks to ruin. Only one seductive detail threatens his victory: the scandalous beauty imprisoned with him, Lady Valerie Monroe. Temptation has never been so intoxicating or so forbidden, for Steven is disguised as a French priest. If they make it off the ship alive, to protect her from his enemies h...

Miss Thornapple's school is not like most other schools—it's a school for little witches! Little witches must learn how magic broomsticks fly and how to whip up their own potions. Sometimes they swim in swamps, and other times they explore the haunted old forest. And what's served for dinner in the dining hall? Gooey eyeballs! There's no telling what might happen at Miss Thornapple's school. But one thing is for sure: Even young witches have l...

When Detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro agree to protect the son of a prominent psychiatrist they soon find bodies are piling up around them. What's more, all the clues point to an unlikely suspect - a serial killer who has been in prison for twenty years, so he can't be killing again, can he?As the duo try to find out what kind of human being could perform such horrifying acts of mutilation, torture and dismemberment, they discover ...

In Seattle . . . six women have died terrible deaths—wrapped in tarps, doused with gasoline, and set on fire—their charred remains unceremoniously scattered in various dump sites around the city. Investigator J. P. Beaumont is working overtime to unravel a killer's grisly pattern.In the Arizona desert . . . Sheriff Joanna Brady of Cochise County investigates the cold-blooded slaying of the elderly caretaker of an ATV park, heartlessly run over...

Former Navy SEAL Sam Reston keeps to himself. His world is dangerous, uncertain, violent...and there is no room in it for the helpless and weak. Then the most beautiful woman in the world moves in next door to him . . . .Nicole Pearce's life is complicated enough—with an ailing father and a new business to worry about—and the last thing she needs is to get involved with a secretive, hard-bodied, hardheaded neighbor. Yet Sam leaves her breathle...

Stanley and Arthur Lambchop can't wait for their school's Halloween party. But when they see a bully picking on their friend at the party, the boys know they have to help. Original.

Her canvases were the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the Great Terror, America at the time of Washington and Jefferson, Paris under the Directoire and then under Napoleon, Regency London, the battle of Waterloo, and, for the last years of her life, the Italian ducal courts. She witnessed firsthand the demise of the French monarchy, the wave of the Revolution and the Reign of Terror, and the precipitous rise and fall of Napoleon. Luci...

William Zinsser's classic bestseller, On Writing Well, has inspired three generations of writers, journalists and students. In Writing Places, he delightfully recalls the many colorful and amusing locations where he has worked and taught.Written with humor and with gratitude for a lifetime of change and self-discovery, relishing a rich cast of characters who peopled his world—from Yale's president Kingman Brewster to actor Peter Sellers to gon...

With vibrant and dazzling illustrations from Dorman, "The Story of the Jack O'Lantern" answers one of the mysteries of that spooky night. Full color.

Are you brave enough for Scary Stories?Some boys and girls were at a party one night. There was a graveyard down the street, and they were talking about how scary it was."Don't ever stand on a grave after dark, " one of the boys said. "The person inside will grab you."A grave doesn't scare me, " said one of the girls. "I'll do it right now. . . ."Welcome to the macabre world of Scary Stories, where folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up the most ...