Angel ist ein Spin-Off der Serie 'Buffy - Im Bann der Dämonen'. Der Titelcharakter war auch bei Buffy eine Zeit lang mit dabei, doch am Ende der 3. Staffel verlies er Sunnydale und zog nach Los Angeles, wo er zusammen mit Cordelia und dem Halbdämon Alan das Detektivbüro 'Angel Investigations' gründete. Gemeinsam ermitteln sie gegen Dämonen, Geister und Vampire. Ihre großen Gegner sind 'Anwälte' der Kanzlei Wolfram & Hart, die den Geschöpfen de...
57 Jahre sind vergangen, seit die Besatzung der Nostromo von den Aliens umgebracht wurde, als Deckoffizier Ripley, die einzige Überlebende des Massakers, in einem kleinen Rettungsschiff in der Hyperschlaf-Kabine gefunden wird. Die sie vernehmenden Offiziere der Raumstation schenken ihren Schilderungen der furchtbaren Ereignisse jedoch keinen Glauben. Sie schlagen auch ihre Warnung in den Wind, dass sich durch das 'infizierte' Raumschiff Nostro...
The detective is dead" because the old process of justice doesn't work any more. No one, including Detective Chief Superintendent Colin Harpur, would testify at the trial, Harpur refused to name his informant. The three murderers who were being tried are part of a savage underworld struggle for the lucrative domain of the late drug baron Kenward Knapp. The story opens as the three assemble at Ralph Embers's seedy club "The Monty" to celebrate ...
Ralph Ember is a big-time crook on Harpur and Ilse's local ground. But Ralph wasn't always their villain: his past is entwined with London copper Esther Davidson and the lethal street war that was the making of them both. Now, repercussions of that event threaten 'Panicking' Ralph's life . . . and, with it, the stability of Ilse's patch.
This book is about Community and the principles and paradigms involved in forming and maturing a community. What God is doing on earth is creating community and family. The reason for that is, that the God we worship is a community, is a family. St. Paul says for this reason we kneel before the Father from whom every family in heaven (the Trinity) and on earth takes its name. In Covenant Community We are called to live, work and strive, by the...
Passive House in Different Climates introduces the seven Passive House principles, to help you create super-insulated, airtight buildings that require minimal energy use to heat, cool, dehumidify, and ventilate, with superior indoor air quality and year-round comfort.
A new mystery from this bestselling author - DC Sharon Mayfield is on routine surveillance when she spots a dead man in a car. The cars locks are sealed with superglue and Claude Huddarts face has been mutilated. As with most murders, theres a puzzle to be solved, but the pieces dont fit. Why is informant Jeremy Dince if thats his real name being so helpful? And theres just something that doesnt feel right about the grieving Alice Huddart . . .
Un sanguinoso conflitto a fuoco scoppia a turbare la pace criminale che regna nell'immaginaria città inglese in cui Bill James ambienta i suoi schemi polizieschi, ramificati come giochi di strategia o mosse di una partita a scacchi tra l'ordine e il delitto. All'Eton, un elegante locale che la mala usa come piazza di spaccio per gente bene, dei sicari freddano a pistolettate due clienti. Uno stupido errore, perché i proiettili avevano come ver...
Il maestro dei maestri del poliziesco nero, quel James Ellroy che
non arretra di fronte alle situazioni più crude e più cupe, ha
insegnato che nel giallo investigativo in cui la narrazione avviene dal
punto di vista corale della squadra degli agenti, la differenza di
qualità sta nel tipo di realismo adottato. Non basta crudezza e
cinismo, nemmeno che i protagonisti siano pieni di difetti e malignità
come tutti. Il valore letterario viene anche...
In nearly 1, 000 separate articles, James ranks--and writes about--the top 100 players by position in baseball history . . . and, more than that, introduces a remarkable new statistic called "Win Shares, " a way of quantifying individual performance that equalizes the offensive and defensive contributions of catchers, pitchers, infielders, and outfielders. 50 photos throughout.
An Edgar Award finalist for Best Fact Crime, this "impressive…open-eyed investigative inquiry wrapped within a cultural history of rural America" (The Wall Street Journal) shows legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applying his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history.Between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were bludgeoned in their...
Iconoclastic analyst Bill James has written a new book that documents his latest thinking on everything from the quality, clutch ability, and streakiness of starting pitchers to a comprehensive listing of the worst teams in baseball history to his surprising views on the Transit Safety Administration, the demise of tipping, and the injustice of red-light cameras. This book is reminiscent of James' Baseball Abtracts from the 70s and 80s and eve...
Ciò che ispira Sarah Iles (moglie del dirigente di polizia Desmond
Iles) a frequentare quel malfamato locale, il Monty di Ralph Ember, è
l’atmosfera eccitante di pericolo, e una sera, mentre è lì seduta in
compagnia del suo giovane amante Ian Aston, irrompe trafelato un uomo
elegante che si accascia vicino. Prima che si spengano le luci per
permettere ai killer di finire in pace il lavoro, Sara ha il tempo di
ascoltare le ultime confuse parole...
