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Bogen dækker hele Florida og særligt udvalgte byer og naturområder i sydøstlige USA, herunder Miami, Everglades, Florida Keys, Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta, Charleston, Savannah og New Orleans. Bogen giver indblik i dagligdagen i USA og forklarer samfundsmæssige og kulturelle forhold. En række artikler går bag om områdets historie, kunst og kultur, mad og drikke. Desuden er guiden rigt illustreret med fotos og kort.TUREN GÅR TIL har eksisteret siden 1952 og er blandt verdens hyppigst opdaterede rejsebogsserier. Serien dækker hele verden fra Nordatlanten til Australien. Bøgerne skrives på dansk af forfattere og journalister med et særligt indgående kendskab til de enkelte destinationer. Med nøje udvalgte attraktioner, herunder spisesteder, viser vi vej til de største oplevelser.

Et par år efter den amerikanske borgerkrig har en gruppe tidligere artilleriingeniører dannet ’Kanonklubben’ og er begyndt at lege med tanken om at bygge et våben, der kan skyde et projektil til månen. Det er ikke en del af planen, at der skal være mennesker ombord, men efterhånden udvikler idéen sig, og ikke én, men tre af opfinderne vælger at tage del i turen. Vil de overleve den utrolige acceleration, som eksplosionen vil forårsage? Vil det lykkes dem at nå til Månen?Jules Verne tager os med på en videnskabelig og fantasifuld rejse til Månen i science fiction-romanen "Rejsen til Månen". Historien er ikke kun imponerende på grund af Jules Vernes formidable fortælleevne, men også fordi den er skrevet næsten 100 år før, mennesket endelig satte fod på Månen.slxJules Verne (1828-1905) var en fransk forfatter. Han er kendt for sine eventyrromaner, der foregår til lands, til vands og i luften – blandt andet "Rejsen til Jordens indre", "En verdensomsejling under havet" og "Jorden rundt i 80 dage".Jules Verne besøgte København i både 1861 og 1881, og en tur op til toppen af spiret på Vor Frelsers Kirke gjorde så stort et indtryk på ham, at han valgte at omtale det i værket "Rejsen til Jordens indre"

Dette er den utrolige og sandfærdige beretning om postdrengen fra Nordjylland, der blev en af Danmarks mest succesrige udvandrere i Amerika. Anders Christian Frost blev som iværksætter og meningsdanner et forbillede for tusinder af skandinaviske udvandrere.Trods perioder med stor modgang, ulykker og personlige tragedier grundlagde Anders Christian Frost flere bysamfund, og sideløbende åbnede den utrættelige og rastløse dansker en række hoteller, banker, kirker og skoler.I en høj alder formåede han at skabe verdens største boom indenfor tomatproduktion, hvilket gav ham status som en af fædrene bag det moderne Florida.Fortællingen strækker sig over en periode fra 1856 til1924, og den veldokumenterede beretning afspejler datidens rivende udvikling i Amerika, hvortil over 350.000 danske ud-vandrere søgte lykken og en fri tilværelse – i håbet om at bryde deres sociale arv.

Winner of the Cross Sports International Autobiography of the Year awardIn the 1970s, Diana Nyad was widely regarded as the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world and set many world records, such as circling Manhattan Island and crossing the 102.5 miles between the Bahamas and Florida. But one record continually eluded her: becoming the first woman to swim between Cuba and the Florida Keys without a shark cage. Finally, in September 2013, after four failed attempts and at the age of sixty-four, Diana completed the crossing after two days and two nights of continuous swimming - 53 consecutive hours, 110 miles. Millions of people watched her and cried and cheered and were dazzled and amazed by her tenacity and courage. Her memoir, Find a Way, is a dramatic, page-turning account of the epic endurance quest that led to that moment, and is also a galvanizing call to live life boldly, in-the-moment, fearlessly, passionately, with no regrets. What makes this book special is that it not only recounts an astonishing and hard won triumph, though it does tell the story of an extraordinary and improbable victory. What makes this book, and Nyad herself, so incredible is the fact of her monumental courage in the face of failure. Nyad failed, and failed, and failed, and failed, but never gave up, and this memoir shows her unwavering belief in the face of overwhelming odds. It is about perseverance, tenacity and commitment on an epic scale.

Lydia Casselberry's world comes undone when she discovers that her husband of almost forty years is having an affair. Needing time to grieve and to decide whether to continue the marriage, she decides to flee from her Tampa home to a place she hasn't been in decades - her family's lodge in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She tells no one where she is going, but writes two notes saying she needs to be alone. One is to her best friend; the other her husband will find when he returns from another of his continual business trips.Healing begins in the solitude of nature and a place where she can rediscover herself. Memories of her youth and marriage flood back, but so do more questions. What she uncovers reveals that her husband's betrayal is far deeper, and far more sordid, than she ever could have imagined. Her grief then turns to cold rage - and revenge that undoes his world.

USA Today and New York Times Bestselling, Award Winning Series! The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri! "Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee ChildFBI Special Agent Kim Otto finally caught a break in the Hunt for Jack Reacher. When she discovers a fresh lead in Reacher's old banking records, she's propelled to the sun-bleached streets of Key West. In the midst of the island's laid-back culture, Kim discovers she's not the sole hunter in this high-stakes game. From the gritty pages of Lee Child's Tripwire, a determined woman and a seasoned private investigator have also picked up Reacher's scent. And they're not simply tracking Reacher. They're lying in wait. Because they have insider information that Kim does not. They know Jack Reacher.Lee Child Gives Diane Capri Two Thumbs Up! "Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." -Lee Child The Hunt for Jack Reacher series enthralls fans of John Grisham, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, and more: "Diane writes like the maestro of the jigsaw puzzle. Sit back in your favorite easy chair, pour a glass of crisp white wine, and enter her devilishly clever world." -David Hagberg, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kirk McGarvey Thrillers "Expertise shines on every page." -Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President and MWA Grand Master Readers Love the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series and Diane Capri: "I love these books!" "All Child fans should give it a try!" Award winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again in another Blockbuster Hunt for Jack Reacher Series Novel

USA Today and New York Times Bestselling, Award Winning Series! The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri! "Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee ChildFBI Special Agent Kim Otto finally caught a break in the Hunt for Jack Reacher. When she discovers a fresh lead in Reacher's old banking records, she's propelled to the sun-bleached streets of Key West. In the midst of the island's laid-back culture, Kim discovers she's not the sole hunter in this high-stakes game. From the gritty pages of Lee Child's Tripwire, a determined woman and a seasoned private investigator have also picked up Reacher's scent. And they're not simply tracking Reacher. They're lying in wait. Because they have insider information that Kim does not. They know Jack Reacher.Lee Child Gives Diane Capri Two Thumbs Up! "Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." -Lee Child The Hunt for Jack Reacher series enthralls fans of John Grisham, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, and more: "Diane writes like the maestro of the jigsaw puzzle. Sit back in your favorite easy chair, pour a glass of crisp white wine, and enter her devilishly clever world." -David Hagberg, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kirk McGarvey Thrillers "Expertise shines on every page." -Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President and MWA Grand Master Readers Love the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series and Diane Capri: "I love these books!" "All Child fans should give it a try!" Award winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again in another Blockbuster Hunt for Jack Reacher Series Novel

You loved BAD SUMMER PEOPLE. Now, get ready for something even more delicious...*****One weekend in paradise.Ten dysfunctional colleagues.A billion dollar deal.The Aurora management team are so close to their wildest dreams. Yes, there are tensions. Bitter grudges. Illicit affairs. But if they can just hold it together for a few days at a corporate retreat in Miami, the sale of the company will go through, and each of them will be set for life.But after one night out, they wake up to discover one of the group is missing.They knew they couldn't trust each other. But they never suspected anyone might be capable of murder...

A grieving man meets a beautiful woman on a desolate beach. He doesn't know she knows who murdered his wife. She doesn't know he possesses a secret that will expose her sinister plan. Neither knows they are about to become fugitives together.

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Udmattede efter en femten timer lang flyvetur venter to unge guatemalanske brødre på deres bagage i Tel Avivs Ben Gurion-lufthavn. De er ankommet for at deltage i deres lillesøsters bryllup i Jerusalem med en ortodoks jøde fra Brooklyn. Mens mange ser Israel som det forjættede land, overraskes fortælleren, der definerer sig selv som ”sommetider jøde”, over et voksende ubehag i sin oplevelse af landet. Et tilfældigt møde med en sensuel israelsk kvinde, som han har mødt mange år tidligere i Antigua Guatemala, tvinger ham til at konfrontere stedet og sin egen families historie. Kloster er en bevægende og intens rejse dybt ind i emnerne identitet, religiøs intolerance og de grænser og fiktioner, som mennesket anvender for at forstå sig selv og overleve. “Helten i Halfons roman finder fornøjelse i nutidens tåbelige globalisering, men erkender, at det, vi tager til os andre steder fra, gør os til dem, vi er.” The New York Times “Kloster er ikke så meget en roman som en formidabel refleksion over emnet identitet.” Le Monde

Angie is op zoek naar de ware, maar al haar afspraakjes lopen uit op de verkeerde. Totdat ze de baas van haar nieuwe buurman ontmoet - lang, donker, en heerlijk dominant.Ian, eigenaar van een privé beveiligingsbedrijf en een elite BDSM club, heeft zijn oog laten vallen op de knappe blondine sinds de dag dat ze aan elkaar werden voorgesteld. Hij overtuigt zichzelf ervan dat hij uit haar buurt moet blijven, totdat een geheim hem een reden geeft om dichter bij haar te komen.Wanneer er problemen op Angies voordeur kloppen, legt ze haar leven in Ians handen. Zijn beveiligingsteam is vastbesloten haar koste wat kost in leven te houden. Zal Angie voorgoed uit Ians leven weglopen als de rook is opgetrokken?

The Florida Man meme lodged itself into the national consciousness through viral headlines like "Florida man threw live gator in Wendy's drive-thru window." But there's much more to the meme than a punchline. In this innovative collection, Tyler Gillespie strips away the accepted myths of his home state and its inhabitants in poems centered on Florida's history and culture. He uses a lyric mix of journalism, science, family lore, and lived experience to reveal complex realities of the state and a redemption that's wondrously messy and surprising.Since the collection's initial publication in 2018, Florida has become even more chaotic and unsafe. In this time, too, Gillespie emerged as one of the state's rising literary voices for his wit and style. This second edition revisits the original collection and extends its themes with 20 new poems that form the chapbook-length addition HEAT ADVISORY.

From the Author who gave you The Guard Trilogy, comes the new extended series, The Guards of Haven.This novel, The Haven, is Book 4 and represents the next in series and it is considered the bridge book from the original trilogy to the new Extended Series, The Guards of Haven. Although the previous three books of The Guard Trilogy can stand alone as a complete story, these next novels adhere to the original storyline and require readers to catch up with the trilogy before going on to these next in the sequence.If every time a bell rings, an angel gets their winds, then what tears them away?I stood fixated at the sight in front of me, the magnificence of his features I could still see through the bloodstains on his cheeks. A grunt then hiss of pain suddenly escape his swollen lips and his eyes flutter open. He is still alive.New town, new house... new dangers.For Lynn, ditching Miami and moving to a small town hadn't been about leaving her old life behind, it had been about moving forward with her new one. Though she hadn't anticipated that this new-found happiness she had discovered here would come with new threats.It's been 11 years since the gathering, and since Lynn discovered more about her true ancestry. They'd all learned a lot more about family, friendship, and their gifts, except along with this knowledge, came the sacrifices and loses that we tended to learn about the hard way. Thankfully, there have been many joys, successes, and even a financial windfall for them along the journey. But what came next, this new threat, not even Lynn's gift of premonition could have ever seen it coming.What if the wrong people knew you could see/sense things that they couldn't. What if it put you, your family, and so many other innocents in danger? But what if you could help the innocent by using your gift-would you do it, would you risk it?

USA Today Bestselling series! The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri!"Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee ChildImpatient with FBI Special Agent Kim Otto's lack of progress, her boss seeks to show her how it's done.Cooper drags Otto to Dallas where he sets a trap to lure Jack Reacher with three carrots: challenge, revenge, and pride.When a full scale riot breaks out at the prominent politician's funeral, Otto uncovers a Machiavellian plot to execute his political rival.A plot Reacher unwittingly put in motion.Ten years ago, in Lee Child's Echo Burning, Reacher was recruited to kill a stranger. He refused the mission but teamed up with two women to expose stomach-churning mass slaughter.Now, Otto and Michael Flint race to find the executioner who refuses to relinquish his ill-gotten legacy.Filled with twists and turns to keep you breathless until the explosive finale, can Otto and Reacher work together to stop the heinous assassins before it's too late?Lee Child Gives Diane Capri Two Thumbs Up!"Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." -Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers including The Killing Floor, Echo Burning, and No Plan B.The Hunt for Jack Reacher series enthralls fans of John Grisham, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, John Sandford, and more: "Diane writes like the maestro of the jigsaw puzzle. Sit back in your favorite easy chair, pour a glass of crisp white wine, and enter her devilishly clever world." -David Hagberg, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kirk McGarvey Thrillers"Expertise shines on every page." -Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President and MWA Grand MasterReaders Love the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series and Diane Capri: "All Child fans should give it a try!"Award winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again in another Blockbuster Hunt for Jack Reacher Series Novel

After Lee Child's The Hard Way, Jack Reacher disappeared. Now, a corrupt Army General is determined to ensure Reacher reaps what he sowed. Can Agent Otto uncover Reacher's secrets and keep his friends alive? Or will they all die trying?

In the seaside enclave of Aura Cove, Thanksgiving and Christmas have arrived, and Katie's beach house becomes a haven for all her loved ones gathered together under one roof to celebrate the holiday season.Karma brings Lorelei to Katie. Her valiant battle against Polycystic Kidney Disease puts her at the top of the transplant list, and her devoted family gathers around, desperate to find a suitable donor.Meanwhile, Zoya is on a selfish mission to free her soulmate from the clutches of Lilith, the embodiment of darkness. Despite her past failures, Zoya is determined to succeed this time at any cost.An extraordinary lunar event shatters the barriers between the living and the dead for one night. Zoya, Yuli, and Katie find themselves reunited, discovering their destinies are inexplicably linked, but the eternal coven's collective desire to heal the wounds that haunt them may never materialize.In this captivating next installment, holiday traditions blend harmoniously with mystical energies, igniting hope and forgiveness during the most magical time of the year. This is book 3 of the Midlife in Aura Cove Series, a perfect escape for fans of Darynda Jones, K. F. Breene, Kristen Painter, Robyn Peterman, Deanna Chase, and Shannon Mayer.

The thrilling new unputdownable Michael Flint novel from Best Selling Author Diane Capri! Greta Campbell was lost at sea four years ago. Or was she? "Clever premise, unusual story, great new characters. Couldn't put it down. Don't hesitate - you want this book!!" Hanna Campbell is stunned to see her long dead sister mingling in a crowd on a televised news report. Craving a second chance, Hanna hires Michael Flint, the man who boasts he can find anyone, anywhere, anytime - dead or alive. Flint is off his game and Hanna's sister is no ordinary missing person. When Flint uncovers a series of heinous murders he learns one of the world's most influential men is to blame. But powerful men are dangerous and in his race to save Hanna, Flint must put his whole team in the crosshairs.

Go ahead. Shoot the messenger. See what happens. USA Today Bestselling Series! The next gripping Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller from Diane Capri! "Make some coffee. You'll read all night." Lee Child Reacher sent a messenger. They stopped him with two bullets. An unidentified man breaches all security and is executed by a skilled assassin on FBI Special Agent Kim Otto's doorstep. In his pockets she finds an advanced encrypted cell phone. Nothing else. Kim arranges to extract the body and removes it to a private morgue for secret autopsy. None of the man's biometrics match the databases. His identity remains concealed. With nothing else to go on, questions multiply. Kim absolutely needs to know. Who was this guy? Why was he trying to reach her? Who killed to stop him? What will they do next? As the bodies pile up, Kim's search leads her to Jack Reacher's former lover in Lee Child's Make Me. Michelle Chang knows Reacher well enough to be reliable, but Chang's explanations are cryptic. When Kim presses harder for intel, Chang bolts. The deadly investigation leads Kim from Detroit to Canada's treacherous Niagara Falls region where expert killers and powerful government agents are not bulletproof-but Jack Reacher is. Lee Child Gives Diane Capri Two Thumbs Up!"Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." -Lee Child, #1 World Wide Bestselling Author of Jack Reacher Thrillers including The Killing Floor, Never Go Back, and Better Off Dead. The Hunt for Jack Reacher series enthralls fans of John Grisham, Lee Child, David Baldacci, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter, Lisa Gardner, and more: "Diane writes like the maestro of the jigsaw puzzle. Sit back in your favorite easy chair, pour a glass of crisp white wine, and enter her devilishly clever world." -David Hagberg, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kirk McGarvey Thrillers "Expertise shines on every page." -Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award Winning MWA Past President and MWA Grand Master Readers Love the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series and Diane Capri: "All Child fans should give it a try!" Award winning New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again in another Blockbuster Hunt for Jack Reacher Series Novel

63-årige Sylvia bor i et pensionistparadis i Florida med sin mand, men da hun finder ham i seng med en anden kvinde, bliver hendes liv vendt på hovedet. Chokeret og rasende forlader hun sit gamle liv og tager sammen med sin bedste veninde, den glamourøse ældre enke Evie, til Manhattan for at genoptage sin tidligere karriere som wedding planner.Der er dog mange bump på vejen, for Sylvias eksmand har formøblet hendes opsparing og spærret alle kreditkort. Men Sylvia og Evie er snu og beslutsomme, og de har ikke noget imod at pantsætte smykker, bo på et ungdomsherberg i New York og nette sig på et Starbucks-toilet undervejs.Det er ikke, fordi Sylvia drømmer om at være ung igen. Hun føler sig godt tilpas i sin alder, der giver hende visdom, erfaring og perspektiv, og nu skal næste del af livet erobres … En ny by, karriere, romantik, sex og sjov. Så pas på, verden, for her kommer Sylvia! Pressen skriver: "En herlig debut … Det er umuligt ikke at heppe på den stærke heltinde.“– PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"En førsteklasses roman.“–STEVEN ROWLEY"En sand perle! Hver side i denne bog er en fryd.“–KJ DELL’ANTONIA"En ren fornøjelse!“– MARY LAURA PHILPOTT"Fyldt med varme, energi og humor … Fantastisk sjov!“– VERONICA HENRY„Her er den bog, alle kvinder skal læse! En sjov, vild, moden kvinde og hendes lige så fantastiske bedste veninde, der indtager storbyen.“– JESSE Q. SUTANTO"En sprudlende, skøn historie … læserne vil give denne herlige venindehistorie fra Manhattan et stående bifald.“– MARY KAY ANDREWS

Orlando is much more than a theme park destination, and 111 Places in Orlando That You Must Not Miss reveal Orlando's true history and its modern face, highlighting offbeat delights and hidden gems that deserve their place in the spotlight. You'll discover the sites of epic battles lost to history, magnificent works of art, heart-rending gravesites, and unique dining experiences, among many others, all building to a completely new way to explore The City Beautiful.

Thomas Jenkins er huspasser i Belleair, en lille by på Floridas vestkyst. Han passer de rige og magtfuldes huse, når de skal på weekendtur eller på ferie. En nat, da han lufter en kundes hund, finder han en kvindes lemlæstede krop. Et par dage senere finder Tom et offer for en hit-and-run-ulykke, Donnielle Weaver, som han hjælper med at komme over hændelsen – som ikke en er ulykke. Hun er reporter for den lokale avis og har en personlig forbindelse til den myrdede kvinde. Det bliver begyndelsen på hans rejse ind i en dyster verden af mord, korruption, udnyttelse og narkotikahandel. Han bliver involveret i Donnielle jagt på sandheden, der omfatter to prominente borgere og illegal indvandring. Som sagen udvikler sig, går det op for Tom, at politiet gør alt for at dække over sig selv, og at de voldelige episoder ikke er tilfældige eller uden sammenhæng.

Mens hun går på college, opbygger Jenna Whyte en betydelig ulovlig spillegæld. For at betale af på gælden kræver den kriminelle Riarca-familie, at hun indsamler penge fra spil og afpresningsforretninger. Efter endt uddannelse starter Jenna en karriere hos et investeringsfirma i Tampa, Florida. Hun bor sammen med sin mor og far, der er chef for en taskforce, der bekæmper organiseret kriminalitet. Hendes mor lider af en aneurisme i hjernen. Jenna er splittet. Hun ønsker at blive hjemme og passe sin mor, men Riarca-familien tilbyder hende at kontrollere deres ulovlige virksomheder i Florida, og pengene trækker. Det er svært at forene det personlige, professionelle og hemmelige liv, men hun nyder alligevel den kontrol, hun har over andre. Jennas mangesidede liv kommer ind i en nedadgående spiral. Hendes professionelle karriere rammer bunden, og myndighederne undersøger investeringsfirmaet og dets forbindelse til Riarca-familien. Snart er FBI i Tampa, hvor de sammen med den lokale taskforce undersøger mistanken om insiderhandel og aktiemanipulation. Hvad skal Jenna stille op, nu hvor hendes verden braser sammen?