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A Los Angeles crime reporter whose wife and daughters were killed in a plane crash meets a woman who claims to have survived the crash while a shadowy organization tries to stop her.

This comprehensive overview explores the life and philosophical contributions of American philosopher Ken Wilber, delving into his influential ideas within the realms of transpersonal and humanistic psychology. As part of the SUNY series, the book provides a detailed analysis of Wilber's thought, highlighting his impact on contemporary philosophy and psychology. It serves as an essential resource for understanding his unique perspective on human consciousness and development.

From the denizens of hell to unlikely heroes, from vengeful children to suspiciously humanlike robots, this new collection of tales from a genius of horror and suspense writing provides a hypnotic view of the strange highways of human experience. A masterful achievement--as profound as it is mesmerizing. HC: Warner. Strange Highways (1995) [novel-length piece, 1st time in print] "The Black Pumpkin" (1986) "Miss Atilla the Hun" (1987) "Down in the Darkness" (1986) "Ollie's Hands" (1972) {revised and re-issued in 1987} "Snatcher" (1986) "Trapped" (1989) {re-issued as a graphic novel in 1992} "Bruno" (1971) "We Three" (1974) "Hardshell" (1987) "The Kittens" (1965) "Night of the Storm" (1974) {re-issued as a graphic novel in 1976} "Twilight of the Dawn" (1987) Chase (1972) [novel-length piece, revised for this anthology]

One by one, the children of Moonlight Bay are disappearing. No one knows if they are dead or alive. Christopher Snow, suffering from the rare disorder xeroderma pigmentosum, has glimpsed the dark and torrid secrets of the small-town community where he has spent his entire life. And only he has the key to the truth - a truth that could only exist in the genetic chaos of Moonlight Bay.

Que Laura Templeton la hubiera invitado para pasar unos días en su casa del Valle de Napa, en California, suponía para Chyna Shepherd la posibilidad de disfrutar de las únicas vacaciones que había tenido en años. Pero aquella primera noche allí sólo fue una antesala al infierno que iba a vivir, el primer tramo de un río de sangre que desembocaría en la misma madriguera del cruel y brutal asesino.

Christopher Snow suffers from a rare genetic disorder - xeroderma pigmentosum - which means his skin and eyes cannot be exposed to sunlight, so his life begins at midnight. Set in the town of Moonlight Bay, a place of picturesque beauty and haunting strangeness, FEAR NOTHING is a startling and compulsive masterpiece of tension.

Cameron Paradise, a stunningly beautiful twenty-four-year-old personal trainer, flees Hawaii and her champion-surfer husband, Gregg, in the middle of one of his abusive tirades and makes her way to L.A. Tall, blond, with a body to die for, it doesn't take Cameron long to find a job at an exclusive private fitness club where she encounters LA's most important players. She has plans to open her own studio one day, and while every man she meets comes on to her, she is more focused on saving money and working hard than getting caught up in the L.A. scene of wild parties and recreational drugs. Until she meets Ryan Lambert, an extremely successful independent movie producer. Ryan is married to overly privileged Mandy Lambert, the daughter of Hamilton J. Heckerling, a Hollywood power-player son-of-a-bitch mogul. Ryan has never cheated on his demanding Hollywood Princess wife, but when he meets Cameron, all bets are off, especially since she's seeing his best friend Don Verona, the devastatingly attractive talk-show-host and legendary player. In her latest sizzling blockbuster, internationally bestselling author Jackie Collins explores what happens when lust and desire collide with marriage and power-and the results lead to murder.

Cuando los submarinistas de la policía encuentran dos esqueletos unidos en un óseo abrazo entre el lodo de un río de Manhattan, Margo Green, conservadora del Museo de Historia Natural, es invitada a colaborar en la investigación. Sin embargo Margo pronto descubre que no sólo la necesitan por sus conocimientos antropológicos. Las autoridades solicitan su ayuda por razones que ella intenta olvidar: su experiencia el año anterior en el enfrentamiento con una horrenda bestia que andaba suelta por los sótanos del museo. Los esqueletos no sólo presentan señales de violencia, sino también grotescas anormalidades que apuntan inequívocamente a una sola cosa: el despertar de una pesadilla dormida

They are dying, one by one. Wealthy, middle-aged women in an exclusive Connecticut suburb. Their murderer remains at large. Nora Chancel, wife of publishing scion Davey Chancel, fears she may be next. After all, her past has branded her a victim . . . . "Combines the intellectual-puzzle mystery with a powerful vein of psycho-thriller suspense." -- The Washington Post Then Davey tells Nora a surreal story about the Hellfire Club, where years before he met an obsessed fan of Chancel House's most successful book, Night Journey --a book that has a strange history of its own. . . . "One of the most chilling villains to come along since Hannibal Lecter." -- San Francisco Chronicle Suddenly terror engulfs Nora: She must defend herself against fantastic accusations even as a madman lies in wait. And when he springs, she will embark on a night journey that will put her victimhood to rest forever, dead or alive. . . .

An account of the alleged love affair between Diana, the Princess of Wales, and Major James Hewitt.

Straub completes the Blue Rose trilogy with this searing novel of psychological terror. Tim Underhill and the brilliant and reclusive Tom Pasmore court ultimate destruction as they dare to look back to a dark past that holds the secret of evil which signs its name Blue Rose.

A brilliant thriller of heart-stopping suspense

A thriller based on a factual account of Ian Pacepa, head of the Romanian equivalent of the KGB, who defected to the West in 1978. The book takes the reader behind the scenes of the East European dictatorship, revealing Ceausescu's involvement in international terrorism and espionage.

Tres talentosos y ambiciosos soñadores viven intensamente en un torbellino de fiestas, drogas y sexo, buscando desesperadamente la superstardom del rock and roll, dispuestos a hacer lo que sea para lograrlo. Kris Phoenix, un rockero inglés, ha estado persiguiendo este sueño desde su adolescencia. Bobby Mondella, una estrella del soul, perdió su dinero, fama y visión prácticamente de la noche a la mañana, pero ahora está listo para volver a brillar. Por último, está Rafaella, una cantante de lounge que ha soportado una serie de tragedias que podrían haberla destruido, pero en cambio la impulsaron a superar su pasado y su matrimonio disfuncional para alcanzar la cima. Los tres aspirantes están irremediablemente conectados por el poderoso magnate de la industria musical Marcus Citrogen y su astuta esposa Nova, y pronto aprenderán que el precio de la fama puede ser demasiado alto en esta historia llena de adrenalina que satisface a los lectores como solo un libro de Jackie Collins puede hacerlo.

Cleo James, the cool British journalist who joined the thrill seekers when she found her husband coupling with her best friend...Muffin, the luscious centerfold, with a little girl charm, a big girl body, and an appetite for all that Hollywood has to give.

Drie sexy feministische vrouwen verklaren de oorlog aan een mafiabaas die hun vriendin en halfzuster vermoordde.

Analyse van psychologische en maatschappelijke oorzaken van geweld en agressie en bezinning op de mogelijkheid van een andere opvoeding en samenleving.

The Stands are a self-reliant family in New York City. Far from wealthy they are still reasonably content with their life until one night when their teenage daughter helps a wealthy and lonely Wall Street lawyer. Out of gratitude the lawyer showers the family with gifts and money. The Strands find their lives altered and not necessarily for the best.

Annie, die in 1933 als baby bij een afschuwelijk weeshuis werd achtergelaten, loopt weg als zij 11 jaar is. Na veel omzwervingen wordt zij tenslotte geadopteerd door de rijkste man van Amerika.

Reissue of the nail-biting tale of sabotage set in the desolate frozen wastes of two ice-bound oil fields, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

In the Future, Everything is Different. But Nothing Has Changed.The Earth has been poisoned by pollution, choked by overpopulation, and ravaged by the mindless greed of power-hungry corporations. A fragile peace is threatened by landless revolutionaries and global anarchy seems imminent.Yet a single ray of hope remains. . .Island One is a celestial utopia, and David Adams is its most perfect creation - a man with a brain as advanced as any computer and a body free of human frailties. But David is a prisoner -- a captive of the colony that created him -- destined to spend the days of his life in an island-sized cylinder that circles a doomed and desperate home planet. Thousands of miles below him, a world trembles; its people cringe in terror and despair in anticipation of an impending apocalypse. And as Earth's boundaries, fate has cast one extraordinary human in the role of savior. For David Adams has a plan -- one that will ultimately ensure the salvation of his species . . . or its annihilation.

An audacious and suspenseful vision of the future by Joe Handeman, on the grand scale of MINDBRIDGE & THE FOREVER WAR. In a universe of strange, threatening & mutated creatures, Otto McGavin acts as undercover agent for the Confederacion. A mild, unassuming man, two years of intensive hypnotic training have turned him into a Prime Operator with TB II. His technology enables him to take on the appearance & personality of any enemy. And to protect the legal rights of humans and non-humans he is prepared to lie, cheat, steal and kill his way across the galaxy.