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The Baker's Man | A dramatic novel that follows the journey of a young woman as she copes with loss and increasing danger when her husband accidentally stumbles across a group of assassins operating from their home town. She is left with no choice but to trust her life and the lives of her children into the hands of a man she has every reason to distrust. In the midst of her grief, she must face the repercussions of her own actions while she explores a concept that defies all logic as she finds herself falling in love with the one man she despises. The only man that can save her.
*This book can be found for purchase at Amazon.com. This novel is eligible for free shipping! | en |
The Unquiet (Charlie Parker, #6) | "But that is the nature of revenge. It escalates. It cannot be controlled. One hurt invites another, on and on until the original injury is all but forgotten in the chaos of what follows."John Connolly's originality and talent for storytelling have quickly made him one of today's preeminent thriller writers. Now, in "The Unquiet, " private detective Charlie Parker returns to untangle a horrifying story of betrayal, unclean desires, and murder -- a story of never-ending evil whose conclusion is not yet written.
Daniel Clay, a once-respected psychiatrist, has gone missing. His daughter insists that he killed himself after allegations surfaced that he had betrayed his patients to foul and evil men -- but when a killer obsessed with uncovering the truth behind his own daughter's disappearance comes seeking revenge, long-forgotten secrets begin to emerge. Hired by Dr. Clay's daughter to protect her from the predator on the loose, tortured and ingenious private detective Charlie Parker finds himself trapped between those who want the truth to be revealed and those who will go to any length to keep it hidden.
John Connolly masterfully intertwines secret lives and secret sins with the violence that so often lies beneath the surface of the honeycomb world in this gripping page-turner. Fast-paced, hypnotic, and elegantly written, The Unquiet is John Connolly at his chilling best. | en |
The Killing Kind (Charlie Parker, #3) | When the discovery of a mass grave in northern Maine reveals the grim truth behind the disappearance of a religious community, private detective Charlie Parker is drawn into a violent conflict with a group of zealots intent on tracking down a relic that could link them to the slaughter. Haunted by the ghost of a small boy and tormented by the demonic killer known as Mr. Pudd, Parker is forced to fight for his lover, his friends...and his very soul. | en |
The Black Angel (Charlie Parker, #5) | When a young woman disappears from the streets of New York City, ties of friendship and blood inevitably draw ingenious, tortured detective Charlie Parker into the search. Soon he discovers links to a church of bones in Eastern Europe, a 1944 slaughter at a French monastery, and to the myth of an object known as the Black Angel -- considered by evil men to be beyond priceless. But the Black Angel is not a legend. It is real. It lives. It dreams. And the mystery of its existence may contain the secret of Parker's own origins. | en |
The White Road (Charlie Parker, #4) | Hailed as "one of the best" (Toronto Sun) writers of contemporary suspense fiction, international bestselling author John Connolly returns with an electrifying novel featuring his acclaimed private detective, Charlie Parker.
In South Carolina, a young black man faces the death penalty for the rape and murder of Marianne Larousse, daughter of one of the wealthiest men in the state. It's a case that nobody wants to touch, deeply rooted in old evil -- and old evil is Charlie Parker's specialty. He's about to enter a living nightmare, a dreamscape of sorrow haunted by the murderous specter of a hooded woman, by a black car waiting for a passenger that never comes, and by the sinister complicity of both friends and enemies in Larousse's brutal death. Soon, all will face a final reckoning in an unearthly realm where the paths of the living and the dead converge. A place known only as the White Road. | en |
Your Face Tomorrow 1: Fever and Spear | Librarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ISBN 10: 0099461994 | en |
Little Boy Blue: A Memoir in Verse | Little Boy Blue is a lyrically-charged dramatic monologue in the voice of a mother to her absent son. In twenty-three movements, the speaker reveals the facts, feelings, textures, perspectives and sensations that inform this most personal and intense relationship, one that survives betrayal, abandonment, neglect, mental illness and other calamities of contemporary American life. Occupying the ground between poetry and prose, and with an ever-gathering momentum and passionate intensity, Jacobik examines motherhood, sanity, and heartbreakingly tender, resilient love. | en |
The Enchanted | Forced by his father into a marriage he didn't want, Prince Alan soon finds that his bride isn't the sweet, submissive creature he expected. Morgane has the heart of a dragon and beauty beyond compare, but she isn't thrilled about the marriage either. When black treachery threatens the kingdom, Morgane and Alan embark on a perilous journey that has an excellent chance of ending in failure and death for them and all of their people. | en |
An Open Door | Steffi Rosetti is assigned to cover the spring fashion collection in Milan, Italy, but her trip is complicated by a strange, unexpected letter from someone she has never met--her paternal grandmother. Curious and apprehensive, Steffi heads for Italy where she meets the new photographer for Mode, and as they explore the streets of Milan and the waterways of Venice, she makes her decision whether nor not to visit this woman she'd never known, unaware of how her life would change with these two new encounters. | en |
All-New X-Men, Vol. 4: All-Different | The X-Men are shaken to the core by the Battle of the Atom. Kitty Pryde is particularly shaken by the events of the X-Men crossover. With her students gone, what is Kitty to do?
COLLECTING: All-New X-Men #18-21, A+X #18 (Bendis story), material from X-Men: Battle of the Atom #2 | en |
The Four Seasons Boxset | Alora Kates debut series, The Four Seasons Series, is now available in a boxset! Book 1& 2: Not one love story but two! Follow Summer, Tristan, Hannah and Fall for the first time as they go through the ups and downs of young love. Book 3: Meet Spring and Chance on the journey of trust when an old flame of Chances shows up in town. Book 4: We finally get to meet Winter; have your tissues ready for an emotional ending to this amazing series!
Rated R; not suitable for readers under 18 due to sexual content, language, violence. | en |
Hallways in the Night | When a veteran cop attempts to arrest baseball's home run king, one of them ends up on trial and the other ends up dead.
A page-turner from start to finish, Hallways in the Night will take you on a journey from inner city Atlanta to the upper echelons of the State's power structure where back room deals are made in pursuit of the kind of justice that only money can buy.
As the trial date gets closer, the stakes will get bigger in a case where nobody can afford to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." | en |
Report from the Interior | In the beginning, everything was alive. The smallest objects were endowed with beating hearts . . .
Having recalled his life through the story of his physical self in Winter Journal, internationally acclaimed novelist Paul Auster now remembers the experience of his development from within, through the encounters of his interior self with the outer world.
From his baby's-eye view of the man in the moon to his childhood worship of the movie cowboy Buster Crabbe to the composition of his first poem at the age of nine to his dawning awareness of the injustices of American life, Report from the Interiorcharts Auster's moral, political and intellectual journey as he inches his way toward adulthood through the post-war fifties and into the turbulent 1960s.
Auster evokes the sounds, smells, and tactile sensations that marked his early life-and the many images that came at him, including moving images (he adored cartoons, he was in love with films), until, at its unique climax, the book breaks away from prose into pure imagery: The final section of Report from the Interior recapitulates the first three parts, told in an album of pictures.
At once a story of the times and the story of the emerging consciousness of a renowned literary artist, this four-part work answers the challenge of autobiography in ways rarely, if ever, seen before. | en |
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Kargil: From Surprise to Victory | Offers a first person account of the 1999 Kargil war - its rationale, planning, conduct and impact from the man at the helm of affairs. This volume presents several details and attempts to answer many related crucial questions. | en |
Krysta's Curse (Whispers, #3) | Everything about Krysta Richards is wrong, from her short height to her unmanageable hair. Her ability to talk to spirits doesn't help things, either. Her physical flaws don't seem to matter to Bryon, her lab partner. Just as the chemistry between them is about to ignite, a homicide detective asks her to summon a murder victim, her drunk father suddenly takes an interest in her life and her dead friends enlist her in a crusade to save their decrepit cemetery.
She dreams of gracing the cover of Cosmo, but if she can't get her life back to normal, she'll be labeled the poster child for Weirdo.
***Also available***
Book one, Sophie's Secret
Book two, Don't Tell Mother
Book four, Visions of the Witch
Book five, Sophie's Secret Crush | en |
Eyes on You | A Los Angeles Times"Best of Summer" Read
From New York Timesbestselling author Kate White comes a riveting psychological suspense in which a media star must battle a malevolent enemy who may be disturbingly close to her.
After losing her on-air job two years ago, television host Robin Trainer has fought her way back and now she's hotter than ever. With her new show climbing in the ratings and her first book a bestseller, she's being dubbed a media double threat.
But suddenly, things begin to go wrong. Small incidents at first: a nasty note left in her purse; her photo shredded. But the obnoxious quickly becomes threatening when the foundation the makeup artist uses burns Robin's face. It wasn't an accident--someone had deliberately doctored with the product.
An adversary with a dark agenda wants to hurt Robin, and the clues point to someone she works with every day. While she frantically tries to put the pieces together and unmask this hidden foe, it becomes terrifyingly clear that the person responsible isn't going to stop until Robin loses everything that matters to her . . . including her life. | en |
Distrust That Particular Flavor | William Gibson is known primarily as a novelist, with his work ranging from his groundbreaking first novel, Neuromancer, to his more recent contemporary bestsellers Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History. During those nearly thirty years, though, Gibson has been sought out by widely varying publications for his insights into contemporary culture. Wiredmagazine sent him to Singapore to report on one of the world's most buttoned-up states. The New York Times Magazineasked him to describe what was wrong with the Internet. Rolling Stone published his essay on the ways our lives are all "soundtracked" by the music and the culture around us. And in a speech at the 2010 Book Expo, he memorably described the interactive relationship between writer and reader.
These essays and articles have never been collected-until now. Some have never appeared in print at all. In addition, Distrust That Particular Flavorincludes journalism from small publishers, online sources, and magazines no longer in existence. This volume will be essential reading for any lover of William Gibson's novels. Distrust That Particular Flavoroffers readers a privileged view into the mind of a writer whose thinking has shaped not only a generation of writers but our entire culture. | en |
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One Mile Under (Ty Hauck, #4) | In New York Timesbestselling author Andrew Gross's propulsive thriller, set amid the drought-stricken oil country of Colorado's beautiful high plains, Ty Hauck makes his long-awaited return rallying beaten-down farmers and ranchers against a giant energy company in a deadly confrontation involving murder, retaliation, and cover-up.Leading a tour down the rapids outside Aspen, Colorado, whitewater guide Dani Whalen comes upon the dead body of a close friend. Trey Watkins's death is ruled an accident. Finding evidence that seems to back up her suspicions that it wasn't, she takes her case to Wade Dunn, the local police chief and her ex-stepfather, with whom she shares some unresolved history. Wade insists the case is closed, but Rooster, a hot air balloon operator in town, claims he saw something from the air she should know. When he suddenly dies in a fiery crash, Dani threatens to take her suspicions public, goading Wade into tossing her in jail.
When an old friend contacts Ty Hauck and says his daughter is in trouble, he doesn't hesitate to get involved. Together, the two step into a sinister scheme running deep beneath the surface of a quiet, Colorado town that has made a deal with the devil to survive. But in the square off between giant energy companies and beaten-down ranchers and farmers, one resource is even more valuable in this drought-stricken region than oil. They both will kill for it--water.
One Mile Underis a thrilling rapid run of hair-raising twists and unforeseen turns set against one of the most provocative environmental issues of our time. | en |
Furtive Ache | Amanda Young, best-selling author of gay fiction, brings you two tales of torrid love between men. Previously available only in electronic format, these steamy novellas have now been combined for a paperback edition! Included are the stories...
Furtive Liaison
A "quickie" is all Shawn Delaney wants when he meets Marc Wright at a XXX bookstore. Instead, he discovers instant, explosive chemistry with a man with whom he has nothing in common. The last thing he wants is a long-term relationship with anyone, much less an impulsive guy sporting chipped black nail polish.
To a workaholic like Shawn, "love" is a four-letter word, until Marc strolls into his life and turns it upside down in the best way possible. And for the first time in his life, Shawn isn't concentrating on work.
But the discovery of a simple yellow rubber ducky in Marc's luggage sends Shawn on a downward spiral of confusion about his lover's history and fidelity, and eventually, it leads to heartbreak. Has their entire relationship been nothing more than the illusion of happiness, or could there be more to Marc's betrayal than meets the eye?
Precious Ache
Falling in love was his biggest mistake...
Abandoned as a child, Dave Blanchard learned to be self-reliant at an early age. Puberty brought a distressing attraction to other boys, and an abnormal growth spurt that drove Dave further into his shell. Adulthood granted him the freedom to stand on his own two feet, but cloistered him in a plastic bubble of his own making. At seven and a half feet tall, Dave has no problem finding men for anonymous sex through sleazy backroom romps, but the experiences leave him feeling cold and unsatisfied. He dreams of love and commitment, but finding someone interested in a relationship seems like a pipe dream.
Desperate for companionship, Dave signs up for an online matchmaking service. To his utter embarrassment, his first date never shows, but his luck improves when he runs into a former foster brother, Micah Black. Dave and Micah quickly rebuild their friendship, but with it comes the resurrection of the forbidden crush Dave harbored for Micah when they were teens. Micah is off limits to Dave, but that doesn't stop Dave's imagination from spinning torrid scenarios involving his straight friend.
When Micah's life is threatened, Dave's inhibitions melt away. Unfortunately, the price of one chaste kiss could mean the end of the friendship Dave wants so badly... | en |
Siapa yang Menganyam Sarang Ini? | Ada sarang! Tapi siapa yang menganyamnya? Laba-labakah? Atau si badak? Bisa jadi orang utan, atau mungkinkah kelinci? | Undefined |
Warleggan (Poldark, #4) | The gripping fourth novel in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, the major TV series from Masterpiece on PBS.
When Ross Poldark plunges into a highly speculative mining venture, he risks not only his family's financial security but also his already-turbulent marriage. When his old flame Elizabeth Warleggan re-enters his life, Ross is tested like never before. But soon, his wife Demelza retaliates, becoming dangerously involved with a handsome Scottish cavalry officer of her own.
With the looming threat of bankruptcy and scandal, the Poldarks now face the possibility of disaster on all fronts. Will they be able to keep it together before everything falls apart?
A tale of romance, revenge, and risk, Winston Graham'sWarlegganbrings you characters and rivalries you won't soon forget. | en |
Mama Me Quiere Bien Malo (Nerds #2) | In book 2, the fifth grade spies must confront a new villain, and this one is a mama's boy! Will they be able to outsmart a fellow nerd? | en |
Spellbinding Quilts: Wizards, Witches, and Magical Characters | From 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy to the 'Harry Potter' series, the worlds of magic and myth have captured the imagination of millions - including quilters. Now you can cast your own sewing spells with paper-pieced designs to enchant the young and the young at heart. | en |
Thinking on Paper: Refine, Express, and Actually Generate Ideas by Understanding the Processes of the Mind | Most books on writing assume that the sole purpose of writing is communication. These manuals seldom go beyond teaching how to avoid the problems of punctuation, grammar, and style that at one time or another ensnare the best of writers. Few, if any, of these books explore writing as a way of shaping thought.
V.A. Howard and J.H. Barton, two Harvard researchers in education, take a radically different approach. While they agree with their predecessors that an important function of writing is the clear, direct expression of thought, they point out that many of our thoughts first come into being only when put to paper. By failing to recognize the link between thinking and writing, we fall into the deadlock innappropriately named writer's block.
Thinking on Paper shows how writer's block as well as many other writing problems are engendered by the tendency, supported by traditional approaches, to separate thinking from writing. Drawing on the developing field of symbol theory, Howard and Barton explain why this sepapration is unsound and demonstrate how to improve dramatically our ability to generate and express ideas. For everyone who writes, this is a readable, accessible manual of immense educational and practical value. | en |
DANGER (A Puerto Rican Crime Family #1) | Diego
She was the woman I never should have, but she was just the type that would make me a better man. Just the type I needed by my side. People like me in my line of work don't deserve a woman like her. But I had to have her. Once I saw Krista, I had to show her the world and make her mine. We're from two different worlds, but even the day and night share a common bond of an eternal glow. Krista is the light in my midnight sky. She just doesn't know it yet.
Krista
Never on vacation in Puerto Rico did I ever expect my life to forever change just from one simple question-- "Is this seat taken?" I should have said no. But he was so intoxicating, everything about him from his rich scent to his pinkie ring. He was the wealthiest man I've ever met and he wanted to take me out so I said yes. On our first date he bought me a Ferrari. I thought he was a trust fund baby until I faced the rude awakening of his line of work. He's the most dangerous man I have ever met. That's my problem; bad boys always break my heart. He's the last man I need. He's the last thing our growing baby needs...
Danger is a thrilling secret baby, mafia romance novella (25k words) with ***a happy ending *** and is a stand alone read. For your reading pleasure, follow the brothers in their own tale in books 2 and 3. Out now! | en |
Make Believe (Pretend, #2) | It has been 8 years since the accident, and life is great. Aiden and April are finally engaged, and busy with wedding plans, and their new life. When Anthony goes on vacation, Aiden is left alone to run their business. When Aiden decides to hire the young and bubbly Leah to help with the work load, he thinks that he has everything under control. What he doesn't know, is that she has a plan that is set to turn his and April's world upside down... | en |
Changling (Curse of Kin, #2) | While Sully struggles to master his new-found abilities, Nera fights to keep him safe.
To Nera's delight, her friend Sully has finally found his place in the group. Unfortunately, his new power comes with a price. She and Bones must fight to protect their friend from himself and an unknown hunter while her own powers are still growing and her best friend Brie is acting so strange.
Can Nera keep not only herself, but her friends and family safe when you add the chaos of a new family moving in next door, her mother's obsession with finding her a boyfriend, and the constant sparks between herself and Bones? | en |
Vodka, duša, kaviár | Tato kniha je zosita zo zazitkov, predsudkov a spomienok Borisa Filana na Rusko.
Opisuje, ako sa plavil s manzelkou po Volge zo Samary do Moskvy, aj ako sa so synom Oliverom vybral za carom Petrom Velkym. Ziadna ina krajina sveta nie je taka velka, kruta, nadherna, hnusna, bohata, absurdna, ludska ako Rusko. Nikde inde sa neda tak uzasne pit, snivat a plakat ako tam. Vodka, dusa, kaviar. Kremel a obchodny dom GUM, Lomonosova univerzita, Chram Krista Spasitela, Vagankovsky cintorin s hrobom Vladimira Vysockeho. Sachovy klub styroch koni vo Vasjukach, Gorkeho Nizny Novgorod, Petrohrad cara Petra Velkeho, Ermitaz, zlate vodotrysky. Labyrint sveta a raj srdca. | Undefined |
Constructing the Political Spectacle | Thanks to the ready availability of political news today, informed citizens can protect and promote their own interests and the public interest more effectively. Or can they? Murray Edelman argues against this conventional interpretation of politics, one that takes for granted that we live in a world of facts and that people react rationally to the facts they know. In doing so, he explores in detail the ways in which the conspicuous aspects of the political scene are interpretations that systematically buttress established inequalities and interpretations already dominant political ideologies. | en |
Bride on the Run (Sullivan Family, #1) | The alternate cover edition for this book can be found .
Sarah Rothman has been leading the life of a southern debutante, until her perfect world came crashing down. Running from her wedding along with her parents' expectations she finds herself in Maine. Sarah starts working at Oak Cottages, earning her own money for the first time in her life vowing not be distracted by anyone or anything, until she meets Caleb Sullivan.
Caleb Sullivan, renowned writer and playboy is a frequent guest at Oak Cottages, which to him is his writing haven. When he meets Sarah he vows to disregard the attraction he feels for her and to focus on his latest bestseller. Still overcoming the pain from losing his fiancee, he tries to lose himself in his writing to ignore the sparks that fly whenever Sarah is near.
But when Sarah's life is threatened, both Caleb and Sarah are forced to acknowledge the feelings they have for each other. Will Sarah learn to trust again | en |
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Living with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing.
Whether Fudge is throwing a temper tantrum in a shoe store, smearing smashed potatoes on walls at Hamburger Heaven, or scribbling all over Peter's homework, he's never far from trouble. He's a two-year-old terror who gets away with everything--and Peter's had enough.
When Fudge walks off with Dribble, Peter's pet turtle, it's the last straw. Peter has put up with Fudge too long. How can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change? | en |
Send Lawyers, Guns, and Roses (Heart and Haven, #2) | When Hunter and Alex (formally Shawn) are given the vacation of a lifetime, it's a chance for them to pay attention to romance and get out of the path of danger. The tiny Caribbean island of Saba is gorgeous, the first to have marriage equality, and the Sabans are the nicest people on earth.
There's lots of rum poolside for relaxing and a room with a mirror on the ceiling for passion. Hot karaoke nights, cold beer, and new friends.
Their new friends Orfeo and Max, and Max's sister Talisha, share a troubling secret. Alex and Hunter want to help. As a hurricane bears down on them, a dead body surfaces, and a purple backpack loaded with stolen jewels leads a pair of dangerous men to the island.
Alex would rather poke his own eyes out with a pointy stick than call on his old enemy Nick Truman for help; he'd also do anything to keep Hunter out of danger. But even his nemesis can't reach them now.
Once again, they only have each other to depend on as their paradise is about to become hell on earth. | en |
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The Red Badge of Courage | After the failure of his 1st novel, Maggie, Crane found inspiration for a 2nd while lounging in a friend's studio having a portrait painted. He became fascinated with issues of the Century largely devoted to famous battles & Civil War military leaders. Frustrated with dryly written stories, he stated, "I wonder that some of those fellows don't tell how they felt in those scraps. They spout enough of what they did, but they're as emotionless as rocks." Eventually the idea of writing a war novel overtook him. He would later state that he "had been unconsciously working the detail of the story out thru most of his boyhood" & had imagined "war stories ever since he was out of knickerbockers."
During an unnamed battle, 18-year-old private Henry Fleming survives what he considers to be a lost cause by escaping into a nearby wood, deserting his battalion. He finds a group of injured men in which one of the group, the "Tattered Soldier", asks Henry, who's often referred to as "The Youth", where he's wounded. Henry, embarrassed that he's whole, wanders thru the forest. He ultimately decides that running was the best thing, & that he's a small part of the army responsible for saving himself. When he learns that his battalion had won the battle, Henry feels guilty. As a result, he returns to his battalion & is injured when a cannon operator hits him in the head because he wouldn't let go of his arm. When he returns to camp, the other soldiers believe he was harmed by a bullet grazing him in battle. The next morning he goes into battle for a 3rd time. While looking for a stream from which to attain water, he discovers from the commanding officer that his regiment has a lackluster reputation. The officer speaks casually about sacrificing Henry's regiment because they're nothing more than "mule drivers" & "mud diggers". With no regiments to spare, the general orders his men forward. In the final battle, Henry becomes one of the best fighters in his battalion as well as the flag bearer, finally proving his courage as a man. | en |
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Slumber | There is no such thing as happily ever after. Everything Charlotte Winston thought she knew has been thrown out the window. From the moment she opens her eyes, the world she remembered ceases to exist, and in its place is a post-apocalyptic realm filled with unimaginable dangers. And one very smoking hot guy who has an uncanny ability to make her blood sing, then boil in a blink of an eye. Dash Darhk is everything her parents would hate. He's six feet and two inches of dark temptation and a killer smile, that's surely left a stream of broken hearts in his wake. But her parents are nowhere to be found. Charlotte is alone in this new world. Destroyed by a toxic mist, the land isn't the only thing altered, but the inhabitants as well. As Charlotte begins the hunt for her family, gifts she's never fathom awake inside her. And with the gifts come problems. Enormous ones. Charlotte is running out of options and places to hide. If she can't figure out who to trust-and fast-she will lose more than her heart. Fans of Hunger Games, The 100, and Divergent will fall in love with Slumber. | en |
Koordinater | Koordinater er en bog om at flytte til byen - og om at lade byen flytte ind hos sig selv. Gennem tres korte tekster, der alle har et kobenhavnsk gadenavn som titel, folger vi en ung kvinde og hendes faerd i byen og de gader, der en efter en bliver en del af hendes hverdag. Og mens arstiderne skifter, skiftes bade hjem og kaerlighedsrelationer ud. Der er bal i Folkets Park og graffiti i gaderne, der bor en hamster pa et kokkenbord og der danses, kysses og drikkes rodvin til overmal. | Undefined |
Other Worlds Than These | What if you could not only travel any location in the world, but to any possible world?
We can all imagine such "other worlds"--be they worlds just slightly different than our own or worlds full of magic and wonder--but it is only in fiction that we can travel to them. From The Wizard of Oz to The Dark Tower, from Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass to C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, there is a rich tradition of this kind of fiction, but never before have the best parallel world stories and portal fantasies been collected in a single volume--until now.
Contents:
Foreword -- Lev Grossman
Introduction -- John Joseph Adams
Moon Six -- Stephen Baxter
A Brief Guide to Other Histories -- Paul McAuley
Crystal Halloway and the Forgotten Passage -- Seanan McGuire
An Empty House With Many Doors -- Michael Swanwick
Twenty-Two Centimeters -- Gregory Benford
Ana's Tag -- William Alexander
Nothing Personal -- Pat Cadigan
The Rose Wall -- Joyce Carol Oates
The Thirteen Texts of Arthyria -- John R. Fultz
Ruminations in an Alien Tongue -- Vandana Singh
Ten Sigmas -- Paul Melko
Magic for Beginners -- Kelly Link
[A Ghost Samba] -- Ian McDonald
The Cristobal Effect -- Simon McCaffery
Beyond Porch and Portal -- E. Catherine Tobler
Signal to Noise -- Alastair Reynolds
Porridge on Islac -- Ursula K. Le Guin
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut -- Stephen King
The Ontological Factor -- David Barr Kirtley
Dear Annabehls -- Mercurio D. Rivera
The Goat Variations -- Jeff VanderMeer
The Lonely Songs of Laren Door -- George R. R. Martin
Of Swords and Horses -- Carrie Vaughn
Impossible Dreams -- Tim Pratt
Like Minds -- Robert Reed
The City of Blind Delight -- Catherynne M. Valente
Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain -- Yoon Ha Lee
Angles -- Orson Scott Card
The Magician and the Maid and Other Stories -- Christie Yant
Trips -- Robert Silverberg
For Further Reading -- Ross Lockhart | en |
Nature's Whispers: Gentle Guidance from a Garden | Nature is full of wisdom. Tapping into this can be as simple as stepping into a garden - observing, listening and feeling. Nature's Whispers encourages us to do just that. Through delightful descriptions and visuals, this book reveals how connecting to nature can be a way to peace, joy, creativity and more. The affirmations supporting this intention are powerful and uplifting. Let Nature's Whispers be your inspirational companion. | en |
Veiled Threat (Highland Magic, #3) | Integrity Taylor has regained possession of her ancestral lands - and inherited a whole host of new problems. The spectre of what really happened to her parents is casting a shadow over everything while Fomori demons are being sighted up and down the Highlands. It doesn't help that Aifric Moncrieffe still seems determined to see her dead and emerald eyed Byron remains stubbornly blind to his father's true nature.
Integrity is determined to stay in control of her own destiny, however, even if it means confronting the darkness across the Veil yet again. And at least she's still got a sense of humour... | en |
She Who Runs | "Mike Allen's 'She Who Runs' gives flesh to spells moving faster than time."
-- Publishers Weekly
No girl had ever lived so long wearing the curse of She Who Runs.
Lassamtu was not her name, but the name forced on her by the high priest in the temple where she'd been enslaved since her mother's murder. Nor had she asked for the suicidal task thrust upon her, to hurl an enchanted spear into the eye of Abzu, the Serpent that strove to crush the Egg of the World. The priest doomed her to the curse of She Who Runs, a spell that forces her to run at inhuman speed with no control over her destination. It won't release her until she strikes Abzu blind.
But Lassamtu will discover that all she's ever learned about the creation of her world amounts to lies and deception. Her tormentors will learn she's nowhere near as helpless as they thought. And that's only the start of this sinister yarn.
Part mythical fiction, part science fiction, part horror tale, this off-beat short story by CLOCKWORK PHOENIX editor and Nebula Award nominee Mike Allen first appeared in the anthology SKY WHALES AND OTHER WONDERS (ed. Vera Nazarian, Norilana Books, 2009.)
Cover art by Luis Beltran, http://www.luisbeltran.es | en |
In A Corner Darkly | A bad habit goes awry, forever haunting a wedding party; meddling in satanic rituals leads a couple down a road of no return; a young family purchases a new home, unaware of the evil waiting for them inside; an innocent college student wins a prize of horror. These and other macabre tales in this book will assuredly leave the reader plagued with fear, searching for a way out of this crypt without so much as a dim flashlight for companionship. | en |
Devil's Night | The infernal host is on the prowl. They want your soul, and they're not afraid to bargain for it. They'll promise you everything you could ever desire, but the price tag may be steeper than you can handle. Whether tempting and seducing mortals, defiling angels, or reveling among themselves, the fiendish creatures in these four haunting tales know that while good is okay, evil is just more fun.
Thaddeus sold his soul to save his family long ago, but the deal he struck with the demon Belial has him spending eternity managing Le Carnaval du Diable, filled to the brim with other's damned into servitude. Belial wants more than Thaddeus' soul, though, and his constant advances only add to Thaddeus' stress as he faces a threat to The Devil's Midway.
Craig Peters finds himself Hell Boundand destined for an eternity of torture at the hands of the demon Karawan, despite having no memory of the sin that condemned him to this existence. Over time, though, those memories return, along with an unnatural attraction to Karawan, which leads them both down a path neither of them could have possibly imagined.
When the Hounds Come Out to Play, Ryu and Keir are released from their chains to hunt the wayward damned and drag them down to Hell. A breath of freedom is an opportunity for fun, however, and Ryu isn't about to waste it, even if it means getting caught in a case of mistaken identity with a handsome stranger.
Finally, Beltran is a man of heritage and honor, and when his cousin is brutalized, he has few qualms about consulting a local Inca shaman on her behalf. Little does he know the price of the charm he seeks will make him The Seventh Sacrificein the amarudemon Kitara's ancient quest for revenge. | en |
Human Sacrifice: A Shocking Expose of Ritual Killing Worldwide | Human sacrifice still goes on uncomfortably close to home-cases have been found in the U.S., Europe, and the United Kingdom. In other parts of the world, such as South America, ritual killing is almost commonplace. HUMAN SACRIFICE investigates the terrifying current spate of human sacrifices and ritual killings. Jimmy Lee Shreeve draws on police reports and interviews with the victims' families to paint a horrifying picture of ritual sacrifice at home and abroad. | en |
Stolen Souls | A far-flung science fiction novelette of revenge and transformation from CLOCKWORK PHOENIX editor and Nebula Award nominated writer Mike Allen.
"Far above the rest ... Venner lives in the near future, where aliens steal living human brains to use as computers. His wife is such a victim, and Venner vows to recover her. So he allows himself to be cyborged, and tracks the brain thieves across the universe. But as he approaches closer and closer to his goal, he must surrender piece after piece of his humanity to gain the edge on his adversaries."
-- Tangent Online
Cover art and design by Tim Mullins. | en |
Free Will | The new edition of this highly successful text will once again provide the ideal introduction to free will. This volume brings together some of the most influential contributions to the topic of free will during the past 50 years, as well as some notable recent work. | en |
Silverlight | "He is Silverhand, who was foretold, destined to save the world from Chaos and restore it to the statetht now lingers on only in dreams and pangs of secret human desire. To do so he needs the Arcana: The spear of Light, The Stone of Destiny, The Cup of Blod, and The Sword of Flame. Once the treasures of the gods of creation, they have been eons lost to both gods adn men. Properly used, they can defeat the rising tide of evil that is sweeping the world. But if Silverhand fails to find them or uses them ill, or they fall into the hands of his enemies, the world will be plunged into an eternal nightmare of suffering and death. | en |
Mrs. Dalloway (Annotated) | Harcourt is proud to introduce new annotated editions of three Virginia Woolf classics, ideal for the college classroom and beyond. For the first time, students reading these books will have the resources at hand to help them understand the text as well as the reasons and methods behind Woolf's writing. We've commissioned the best-known Woolf scholars in the field to provide invaluable introductions, editing, critical analysis, and suggestions for further reading. These much-awaited volumes are the first of many annotated Woolf editions Harcourt plans on publishing in the coming years.
This brilliant novel explores the hidden springs of thought and action in one day of a woman's life. Direct and vivid in her account of the details of Clarissa Dalloway's preparations for a party she is to give that evening,Woolf ultimately managed to reveal much more; for it is the feeling behind these daily events that gives Mrs. Dalloway its texture and richness and makes it so memorable.
Annotated and with an introduction by Bonnie Scott | en |
Etruscans: Beloved of the Gods | In the early days of the Roman Empire, the noble Etruscan civilization in Italy is waning, Vesi, a young Etruscan noblewoman, is violated by a renegade supernatural being. Outcast then from Etruria, Vesi bears Horatrim, a child who carries inexplicable knowledge and grows to manhood in only six years. But a savage Roman attack leaves Vesi unresponsive and Horatrim homeless and vulnerable, and he travels to Rome where his talents confound powerful businessman Propertius, who arranges to adopt Horatrim as a son, changing his name to Horatius.
And all the while his demon father is seeking him to kill him, for Horatius is a conduit through which the demon might be found and destroyed. | en |
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. A: Middle Ages | Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible The Norton Anthology of English Literature has been revitalized in this Eighth Edition through the collaboration between six new editors and six seasoned ones. Under the direction of Stephen Greenblatt, General Editor, the editors have reconsidered all aspects of the anthology to make it an even better teaching tool. | en |
Autumn's Hope (Cowboy Seasons, #2) | Autumn Lavin is pregnant and alone but determined to succeed at making a
life for herself and child. She settles in the small town of Carlston,
Montana and pursues her dream of opening a vegetarian restaurant in the
heart of cattle country.
When hunky cattleman Jonas Barnes
learns that his contract to supply beef to the restaurant is
jeopardized, he confronts Autumn. Sparks ignite. Jonas is an injured
Army Veteran with too many scars, inside and out, to ever truly open his
heart. Autumn's love wraps around him but he is afraid that once she
sees how damaged he really is, she'll turn away.
Will Jonas
succeed in turning the town against Autumn and herrestaurant? Or will
the sexual attraction they share for each other lead to surrender and
the start of a new life?
This is book two of the Cowboy Seasons Series, the latest in a series of successful romance novels written by Kathleen Ball. | en |
White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1) | One kiss could be the last
Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses.
Raised among the Wardens--a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe--Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Especially Zayne, the swoon-worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off-limits Warden she's crushed on since forever.
Then she meets Roth--a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to--especially when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul.
But when Layla discovers she's the reason for the violent demon uprising, trusting Roth could not only ruin her chances with Zayneit could brand her a traitor to her family. Worse yet, it could become a one-way ticket to the end of the world. | en |
Unmasked: Volume Two (Unmasked, #2) | I left my former life - and my mask - behind.
Running from a past where I was born unloved. A past where I was betrayed by love.
Running from an organization with limitless power and stealth. Running for my life.
I never expected to find love on the run. Not in a tiny seaside town on an island in the middle of nowhere.
Not without my mask.
But it seems as if my sad story is being rewritten with someone else's pen. But whose pen is it?
This question haunts me day and night. And I get my answer on a perfectly decadent evening. When I come home to find my bedroom perfumed with the scent of death.
He's here. | en |
Unmasked: Volume One (Unmasked, #1) | I was born into this world unwanted.
I spent the first hours of my life unloved.
I spent the first eighteen years of my life with the parents who tried to shelter me from the harsh reality of my existence.
But you can't un-write a sad story if the ending is literally written all over your face.
So I moved out and now I hide. I have a night job that pays the bills. Every night, I put on my mask and walk to work.
Then one night, I hear and see something that will change my purpose in life... forever: a murder that will bring him to me.
He says he wants to protect me. And, through a series of events I can't fully make sense of, I find myself believing him.
But our nightly visits are always cloaked in darkness. I don't know his face and he will never know mine.
I was born into this world unwanted. I will leave this world unmasked. | en |
Curse of Shadows and Light (Demonblood, #3) | Book #3 in the Demonblood Series.
A new town.
New friends.
And old enemies.
It's time for the ultimate battle.
Read the first book, "A Demon Made Me Do It" (it's free). Then read the second, "Fire with Fire". Then read this one because A LOT OF CRAZY $*%T GOES DOWN!!! | en |
Fountain of Dreams (Akora, #4) | New York Timesbestselling author Josie Litton captivated readers with tales of the passionate--sometimes forbidden--unions between the fiery men and women of the island nation of Akora and those of mighty England. Now the next generation of lovers longs to follow suit--but new conflicts may prevent history from repeating itself....
Fountain of Dreams
Lovely, loyal, and strong-willed as her parents before her, Amelia Darcourt is nonetheless entirely unprepared for her reaction to her family's compelling American visitor. The handsome young man is a match not only for her wits but for her heart.
Yet no sooner does Amelia discover the attraction is mutual than she learns of a secret that may destroy her happiness. Could the man she is so drawn to have an ulterior motive for returning her affections--one involving the beloved island whose blood courses through her veins?
Charged with a secret mission to investigate the disappearance of several American seamen believed imprisoned on Akora, Niels has come to England seeking Lord Alex Darcourt's help in entering the fortress kingdom. But in spirited Amelia Darcourt he has found so much more. Their burgeoning passion has him caught between duty and desire. Loath to leave her side, Niels resolves to win her heart upon his return. But just as the two are destined to be together, they are destined to face the challenges that threaten to keep them apart. Only then will they be free to seal their love. | en |
A Bond Never Broken (Daughters of Amana, #3) | For many years, Ilsa Redlich has helped her parents run a hotel in South Amana, but as the United States enters the Great War, she can feel her world changing. The residents of the towns surrounding the Amana Colonies used to be accepting of their quiet, peaceful neighbors, but with anti-German sentiment running high, the Amana villages are now plagued by vandalism, threats, and insults. Things get even worse when Ilsa finds out her family won't be allowed to speak German in public--and that Garon, the childhood friend she's long been smitten with, has decided to join the army. Jutta Schmidt is shocked when several members of the Council of National Defense show up on her family's doorstep. Sure, the Schmidts once lived in the Amana Colonies, but that was years ago. She's even more surprised when the council demands that she travel to Amana and report back on any un-American activities. Not daring to disobey the government agents, Jutta takes a job at the South Amana hotel, befriends the daughter of the owners, and begins to eavesdrop every chance she gets. When Jutta hears Ilsa making antiwar remarks and observes Garon assisting a suspicious outsider, she is torn at the prospect of betraying her new friends. But what choice does she have? And when Garon is accused of something far worse than Jutta could imagine, can the Amana community come to his aid in time? | en |
The Broken Anchor (Nancy Drew, #70) | A quest for pirate treasure takes clever detective Nancy Drew and her friends to a small island in the Bahamas. | en |
Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance | The best-selling author of Born to Runnow travels to the Mediterranean, where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete, and ready to be unleashed in the muscles and minds of casual athletes and aspiring heroes everywhere.
After running an ultramarathon through the Copper Canyons of Mexico, Christopher McDougall finds his next great adventure on the razor-sharp mountains of Crete, where a band of Resistance fighters in World War II plotted the daring abduction of a German general from the heart of the Nazi occupation. How did a penniless artist, a young shepherd, and a playboy poet believe they could carry out such a remarkable feat of strength and endurance, smuggling the general past thousands of Nazi pursuers, with little more than their own wits and courage to guide them?
McDougall makes his way to the island to find the answer and retrace their steps, experiencing firsthand the extreme physical challenges the Resistance fighters and their local allies faced. On Crete, the birthplace of the classical Greek heroism that spawned the likes of Herakles and Odysseus, McDougall discovers the tools of the hero--natural movement, extraordinary endurance, and efficient nutrition. All of these skills, McDougall learns, are still practiced in far-flung pockets throughout the world today.
More than a mystery of remarkable people and cunning schemes, Natural Born Heroesis a fascinating investigation into the lost art of the hero, taking us from the streets of London at midnight to the beaches of Brazil at dawn, from the mountains of Colorado to McDougall's own backyard in Pennsylvania, all places where modern-day athletes are honing ancient skills so they're ready for anything.
Just as Born to Runinspired readers to get off the treadmill, out of their shoes, and into the natural world, Natural Born Heroeswill inspire them to leave the gym and take their fitness routine to nature--to climb, swim, skip, throw, and jump their way to their own heroic feats. | en |
List do nienarodzonego dziecka | ,,Nie jestem kobieta z tej ksiazki. Co najwyzej ja przypominam, tak jak moze ja przypominac jakakolwiek kobieta naszych czasow, ktora zyje w pojedynke, pracuje i mysli. Wlasnie po to, zeby kazda kobieta mogla sie w niej rozpoznac, nie wyposazylam jej w twarz, imie, adres, wiek [...]. Nie formuluje zadnego przeslania, nie probuje nawet rozwiazac problemow. Nie na tym polega zadanie pisarza. A poza tym, jakze bym mogla formulowac jakies przeslanie w ksiazce bedacej apoteoza watpienia? Bohaterke drecza tysiace znakow zapytania, za kazdym razem, kiedy jest przekonana o jednym, twierdzi rowniez cos wrecz przeciwnego [...]."
Tak mowila Oriana Fallaci z okazji wydania Listu do nienarodzonego dziecka, monologu kobiety, ktora oczekuje dziecka i uwaza macierzynstwo nie za obowiazek, lecz za osobisty i odpowiedzialny wybor. Nie rezygnujac z typowego dla siebie namietnego tonu, autorka stawia pytania wlasnemu sumieniu, mierzac sie z fundamentem kobiecej kondycji. Czy wystarczy pragnac dziecka, zeby zmusic go do istnienia? Czy slusznie jest poswiecic gotowe juz zycie na rzecz zycia, ktorego jeszcze nie ma? Ksiazka idzie dalej niz dylematy dyskusji nad aborcja, zwrocila na siebie uwage czytelnikow na calym swiecie i jest dzisiaj uwazana za klasyczna pozycje literacka. | pl |
Gray Card (Department of Homeworld Security #1) | Her heart is in the stars...and he's the man who can take her there.
Evelyn Chambers is a nerdgirl and damned proud of it. Always the odd girl out, she's found a home in academia, channeling her fantastical imagination and love for the stars into getting a PhD in astronomy. And at last it seems those stars have aligned to send her a match.
Vacationing foreigner Adam Smith gets her, from her field of study to her offbeat sense of humor. He's also drop-dead gorgeous--and woefully ignorant of the world of science fiction, which she's only too happy to remedy.
Adam knows more about the stars than he dares reveal. As commander of a starship for the Coalition of Planets, he's been there.
With his shore leave over, it's time to return to the coldness of space--unless he takes Evelyn up on her offer of marriage. But he doesn't want a green card. He wants Evelyn, and he'll do whatever it takes to stay at her side. But if she discovers his secrets, he has to hope she'll believe aliens--and his love for her--are real.
Warning: Contains terrible puns, intergalactic nerd-love, and plenty of probing. | en |
Il mestiere di vivere | Iniziato il 6 ottobre 1935 durante i giorni del confino politico, "Il mestiere di vivere" accompagna Cesare Pavese fino al 18 agosto 1950, nove giorni prima della sua morte, e diventa a poco a poco il luogo cui affidare i pensieri sul proprio mondo di scrittore e di uomo e, soprattutto, le confessioni ultime su quei drammi intimi che laceravano la sua esistenza. Amaro, disperato, violento, ironico, raramente sereno, Pavese consegna al lettore una meditazione sulla vita, sui sogni, sui ricordi e sull'arte condotta con rigore intellettuale e morale; e allo stesso tempo, pagina dopo pagina, testimonia con lucidita l'evoluzione di un personale mestiere di vivere. | it |
Love Another Day (Masters and Mercenaries, #14) | A man born to protect
After a major loss, Brody Carter found a home with the London office of McKay-Taggart. A former soldier, he believes his job is to take the bullets and follow orders. He's happy to take on the job of protecting Dr. Stephanie Gibson while the team uses her clinic in Sierra Leone to bring down an international criminal. What he never expected was that the young doctor would prove to be the woman of his dreams. She's beautiful, smart, and reckless. Over and over he watches her risk her life to save others. One night of pure passion leads him to realize that he can't risk his heart again. When the mission ends, Brody walks away, unwilling to lose another person he loves.
A woman driven to heal
Stephanie's tragic past taught her to live for today. Everything she's done in the last fifteen years has been to make up for her mistakes. Offering medical care in war-torn regions gives her the purpose she needs to carry on. When she meets her gorgeous Aussie protector, she knows she's in too deep, but nothing can stop her from falling head over heels in love. But after one amazing night together, Brody walks away and never looks back. Stephanie is left behind...but not alone.
A secret that will change both their lives
A year later, Stephanie runs afoul of an evil mercenary who vows to kill her for failing to save his son. She runs to the only people she trusts, Liam and Avery O'Donnell. She hasn't come alone and her secret will bring her former lover across the world to protect her. From Liberia to Dallas to Australia's outback, Brody will do whatever it takes to protect Stephanie from the man who wants to kill her, but it might be her own personal demons that could destroy them both.
A Masters and Mercenaries Novel by Lexi Blake | en |
Hot Time: Raccolta One Shot | Hot Time - Raccolta di One Shot a tematica MM, contemporanee.
La raccolta contiene le storie:
- Hot Time
- Finalmente Tu
- Natale in casa Cox
- Gelosia | it |
Badortsmysteriet (Hercule Poirot, #8) | Detektiven Hercule Poirot befinner sig tillsammans med sin van Arthur Hastings pa semester i den sommaridylliska badorten St. Loo vid Cornwalls kust. Dar lar de kanna den unga godsagarinnan Nick Buckley, som rakat ut for en rad mystiska olyckshandelser. Kort darefter hittas Nicks slakting Maggie mordad - ikladd Nicks sjal. Nagon ar utan tvekan ute efter godsagarinnans liv. Men vem? Och varfor?
I denna snillrika pusseldeckare gar sommar och sol hand i hand med ond brad dod. Badortsmysteriet utkom pa engelska 1932 och har fangslat flera generationer med sin valkomponerade intrig.
I nyoversattning av Helen Ljungmark har Agatha Christies romaner fatt en enhetlighet som spanner over forfattarskapet. Forlegade begrepp har moderniserats utan att bockerna har forlorat en spraklig forankring till den tid da de skrevs. Samtidigt har en brittisk underfundighet som tidigare forbisetts lyfts fram. | Undefined |
A Nun Walks into a Bar (Nun-Fiction #1) | Dogs of Fire Spin-Off...
18+ for language and sexual content...
After growing up in an abbey, orphan Sadie Ross becomes Sister Abigail Eunice. Her life and career are on track until a chance meeting with a handsome stranger in a place no nun should ever go.
Ryder Carsen's sister is missing, and he doesn't have time for distractions. But when a pretty nun walks into his bar, he can't ignore his attraction to her, even though she's not the "sister" he's looking for. He's relieved when she walks out of his life for what he believes is forever.
Sadie's life takes a surprising detour when she finds her path crossed with Ryder's once again.
When they are brought back together, Ryder knows he's found the only woman he'll ever love, but time is running out for his sister.
Will Ryder save his sister from the men who took her?
When a source far too close to home threatens Sadie, will she trust Ryder enough to let him save her too? | en |
If You See a Kitten | From the creator of While You Were Sleeping and Hush, Little Ones comes a perfect read-aloud book that young children will want to read again and again. Full color. | en |
Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders | Lt. Commander Mollie Sanders is a female Navy officer who has striven to be the best even if it earns her enemies. A graduate of the Naval Academy, she is on the Navy pistol team, she fenced saber in college, and she does tai chi for relaxation.
She is also an electronic weapons officer and is tasked with coming up with new weapons designs at STORC -- Special Tactics and Operations Research Center. Something in her past that she chooses not to reveal may explain why she is so driven.
When she gets assigned to an aircraft carrier as a backseater for a fighter pilot, a missile attack on her plane leads to a mission to try to save the port of Los Angeles from a suspected terrorist attack.
She must control her enormous competitive drive in order to work as a team with other Navy personnel and the Coast Guard to find a needle in a haystack.
From there a twist in the mission takes her to Alaska, where the anti-missile defense site may have been compromised.
Next up she is tasked with finding a solution to dealing with IEDs in Afghanistan, a task that almost costs her life.
From there she bulldozes her way into being the first female assigned to a sub smaller than one of the large Ohio-class boomers. She wants to be the one to test the new defensive weapons system she designed.
She is unaware that her past is about to catch up to her present in a bizarre situation she could never have foreseen. | en |
Crisis en Tierras Infinitas Absolute | !Edicion especial 20 aniversario de Crisis en tierras infinitas! Esta edicion en formato Absolute celebra por todo lo alto lo que fue sin duda el evento mas importante en la historia del comic. Cuando DC opto por publicar una miniserie de 12 numeros en 1985 para hacer borron y cuenta nueva no sabia lo que estaba desencadenando.
Ahora, mas de 20 anos despues, Planeta DeAgostini ofrece una edicion unica donde se recopila toda la serie principal mas un compendio de 256 paginas cargado de extras, mas incluso que en la edicion original.
Todo esto acompanado por una caja de lujo y un precio irresistible. No es solo una compra obligada, es una obra maestra del genero indispensable en cualquier estanteria que se precie. | es |
Otherwise Engaged | Playboy Rain Foster is nowhere near ready to settle down, but if there's one woman he would make that sacrifice for, it's Carolina Perez. When Carolina tells Rain she's getting married, he decides he must find a way to stop that wedding.
Overly cautious Daphne Moore has had a thing for Rain Foster since she first saw him at college freshman orientation. However, she's learned to be careful with her heart when it comes to guys--especially guys like Rain. Besides, Rain has always had his eye--and more--on their other friend, Carolina. When Rain asks to be Daphne's date to Carolina's wedding, Daphne knows saying yes will lead to big trouble. Still, she's never been good at saying no to Rain.
After Daphne makes a huge mistake with Rain, she avoids him for the sake of her own sanity. She shouldn't have done what she did because she knows Rain is and always will be a womanizer. Rain can't get Daphne out of his system. For the first time in his life, Rain is turning into an absolute mess because of a woman. Then comes another first for Rain: he finds himself chasing a woman. | en |
Berlin Poplars | On a remote farm in northern Norway, eighty-year-old Anna Neshov is rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke. Her three sons have not spoken in some time. Margido, a devout Christian, works in Trondheim as a funeral director. Erlend, a successful window dresser, lives a life of luxury in a penthouse in Copenhagen, while Tor, the eldest brother, remains rearing pigs on the decaying family farm.
Aware of her failing health, the trio reluctantly reunite over the winter holidays, where unexpected guests and the question of inheritance prompt the revealing of some bizarre, and devestating, truths.
Winner of the Riksmal Prize in Norway. | en |
Moral Hazard | On Wall Street, reflects Cath, women are about as welcome as fleas in a sleeping bag. Funny, liberal and left-leaning, she is an unlikely candidate to be writing speeches on derivatives in a cubicle in a Manhattan tower, 'putting words in the mouths of plutocrats deeply suspicious of metaphors and words of more than two syllables'. She finds herself on Wall Street because she needs serious money. After ten good years, her beloved older husband Bailey is suffering from Alzheimer's. So begins Cath's journey into two nightmare worlds. By day she deals with the topsy-turvy logic and ingrown personalities at work in high finance; by night she has to watch the slow disintegration of the man she loves. In between, she must stop herself from falling apart. Friendship with Mike, a colleague and incognito socialist, helps her survive the assault course of the workplace with its vicious office politics. But as the money markets hurtle towards financial meltdown, Cath faces personal disaster and a moral hazard that she cannot ignore. Kate Jennings' prose is lean yet rich in unexpected, telling detail. Tense, taut and compulsively readable, MORAL HAZARD is peopled by extraordinary characters and informed by a mordant, witty intelligence. | en |
Stones | When Julie Paver's husband Matt moves his business to Atlanta, she is forced to leave behind her thriving jewelry boutique, Stones. The move threatens their twenty-five-year marriage, because now if Matt isn't out of town negotiating a merger, he's spending late hours on overseas phone calls with his sexy-sounding second-in-command. Feeling neglected and unloved, Julie seeks closure by reconnecting with her first love, Manny, when he pursues her with his Internet innuendos. Manny is unaware he's the father of Julie's son, and Julie contemplates revealing the secret to him on the eve of their son's wedding. But would such a walk down memory lane be worth the cost? Julie and Manny finally meet at her oceanfront condo -- in the midst of a hurricane -- and elements collide to create the perfect storm in a coming-of-middle-age crisis. | en |
Prison Pound: Straight Turning Gay | Prison Pound: Straight Turning Gay - An Older Meet Younger In Jail First Time Group Erotic Sexual Short Story
A Steaming Hot Erotic Prison Pound Short Story
Transformation
'I felt the rough surface of his palm on my cheek before he attacked me with his lips. The kiss lasted a mere second or two before he pulled back and looked at me again. I imagined he was looking for some sort of resistance, but all I could offer was a faint, "no," before he kissed me again. With his free hand, he took mine and placed it against his crotch.'
This is an adult, graphic erotic romance short story containing explicit content only suitable for adults.
Tags: Prison, Gay, Gay Erotica, Older Younger, Sex, Bisexual, Erotic | en |
Silent Witness | This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 0590557165 / 9780590557160.
When Lucy Monroe's friend, Allen, dies, Lucy is faced with sorting through his stuff. There's not much - just a few posters, a basketball, and a videotape...
Lucy knew all about Allen's home movies of his friends. They're just a bunch of kids messing around. But not thisone. This videotape reveals a strange, sinister secret, and uncovers a crime. A deadlycrime...
Now Lucy's got the tape - the only witness to Allen's chilling secret. All she has to do is play it. But somebody out there wants to make sure she nevergets the chance... | en |
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Just a Summer Fling | Broken-hearted, self-esteem shattered, and dragged on vacation by his parents, Ryan doesn't think he could be more miserable. All that changes when he meets Chris, the most gorgeous surfer he's ever seen. Shocked when Chris takes an interest in him, Ryan decides that maybe a summer fling is just what he needs to get over his ex. But Chris has a secret, and Ryan, still hurting from his failed relationship, isn't at all prepared to deal with it. Could Chris' revelation ruin their chances of a fling before things even get started? Or, is there a possibility of something more? | en |
The Blood of Strangers: Stories from Emergency Medicine | Hailed by The Boston Globeas "a compact, faceted gem that shines with intelligence," this stunning collection offers a startling and moving look at people whose lives are on the line and the men and women who try to keep them from crossing it. These twenty-eight vignettes
seamlessly juxtapose visceral portrayals of life-and-death medical situations with lyrical meditations on the world of medicine and the world at large. | en |
NYPD Red | It's the start of Hollywood on Hudson, and New York City is swept up in the glamour. Every night, the red carpet rolls out for movie stars arriving at premieres in limos; the most exclusive restaurants close for private parties for wealthy producers and preeminent directors; and thousands of fans gather with the paparazzi, hoping to catch a glimpse of the most famous and beautiful faces in the world. With this many celebrities in town, special task force NYPD Red is on high alert-and they can't afford to make a single mistake.
Then a world-renowned producer fatally collapses at his power breakfast, and top NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan is the first one on the scene. Zach works with his beautiful new partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald-who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend-to discover who the murderer might be. But this is only the beginning: the most brutal, public, and horrifyingly spectacular crimes they've ever encountered are about to send all of New York into chaos, putting NYPD Red on the ropes.
Zach and Kylie know there's no way of telling what a killer this deranged will do next. With the whole world watching, they have to find a way to stop a psychopath who has scripted his finale down to the last explosive detail. With larger-than-life action, relentless speed, and white-knuckle twists, NYPD Redis the next mega-blockbuster from "The Man Who Can't Miss." (TIME) | en |
Ota pallo kiinni! | Wherever a buoyant red ball goes, a dog follows close behind, running, jumping, and wreaking delightful havoc in its wake! Turn the distinctive pages to discover what happens as the ball and the dog enter each new scene. Children and adults alike will be amused by this simple story featuring easy-to-learn action words. The fast pace and unique story arc--16 sequences that stand alone yet are all interconnected--give readers the fun, satisfying sense that they are propelling the action forward with every turn of the page! | en |
Wideacre (Wideacre, #1) | Beatrice Lacey, as strong-minded as she is beautiful, refuses to conform to the social customs of her time. Destined to lose her family name and beloved Wideacre estate once she is wed, Beatrice will use any means necessary to protect her ancestral heritage. Seduction, betrayal, even murder -- Beatrice's passion is without apology or conscience. "She is a Lacey of Wideacre," her father warns, "and whatever she does, however she behaves, will always be fitting." Yet even as Beatrice's scheming seems about to yield her dream, she is haunted by the one living person who knows the extent of her plans...and her capacity for evil. Sumptuously set in Georgian England, Wideacre is intensely gripping, rich in texture, and full of color and authenticity. It is a saga as irresistible in its singular magic as its heroine. | en |
The Good Knight | Intrigue, suspicion, and rivalry among the royal princes casts a shadow on the court of Owain, king of north Wales... The year is 1143 and King Owain seeks to unite his daughter in marriage with an allied king. But when the groom is murdered on the way to his wedding, the bride's brother tasks his two best detectives--Gareth, a knight, and Gwen, the daughter of the court bard--with bringing the killer to justice. And once blame for the murder falls on Gareth himself, Gwen must continue her search for the truth alone, finding unlikely allies in foreign lands, and ultimately uncovering a conspiracy that will shake the political foundations of Wales. | en |
The Horror of Kuchisake-onna | Jo Cartwright is travelling to Tokyo without her ever-attentive husband. Persuaded to take advantage of her unexpected liberty, she accompanies her friends for a night out on the town.
A night out that ends in murder. Police Inspector Okitsu claims an open-and-shut case against a local man, suspected of being a serial killer. Sergeant Mitsu Ota disagrees. She knows the vengeful spirit Kuchisake-onna, the slit-mouthed woman, has returned.
Who is right? Is there really a ghost of an abused woman killing at random? If so, why is she so interested in Jo? What does Kuchisake-onna see in the nervous, downtrodden Westerner? What parallels exist between them? And why is Kuchisake-onna interested in Jo's husband, the domineering Richard Cartwright?
Can Sergeant Ota stop Kuchisake-onna? Can she understand what motivates the spirit of the dead woman? Will she be able to save Jo? Whatever happens, Sergeant Ota is going to learn that the actions of a vengeance demon are nothing compared to the horror of domestic abuse and conforming to traditional values. | en |
Labirynt Cienia (Ulysses Moore, #9) | Anita i Jason decyduja sie na przekroczenie progu Wrot Czasu w Kraju, ktory umiera i znajduja sie w swiecie podziemnym, mrocznym i niegoscinnym. I tak rozpoczyna sie ich pelne trudu i znoju schodzenie do trzewi Ziemi, az do samego serca wszystkich miejsc imaginacyjnych: do Labiryntu. To tu kryje sie tajemnica konstruktorow Wrot, ale tu rowniez czai sie straszliwe niebezpieczenstwo.
Tymczasem Tommi z Julia probuja udaremnic zagrozenie ze strony Podpalaczy, ktorzy pojawili sie wlasnie w Kilmore Cove... | pl |
Fantasy & Science Fiction, July/August 2012 (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, #702) | Novellas:
"The Fullness of Time", by Kate Wilhelm
Novelets:
"Wearaway and Flambeau", by Matthew Hughes
"The Afflicted", by Matthew Johnson
"Jack Shade in the Forest of Souls", by Rachel Pollack
Short Stories:
"Hartmut's World", by Albert E. Cowdrey
"The Woman Who Fooled Death Five Times", by Eleanor Arnason
"A Natural History of Autumn", by Jeffrey Ford
"Wizard", by Michaele Jordan
"Real Faces", by Ken Liu
Departments:
Books to Look For, by Charles de Lint
Musings on Books, by Michelle West
Films: Martian Processed Cheese, by Lucius Shepard
Science: Quicksand and Ketchup, by Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty
Coming Attractions
Curiosities: "Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet", by Blake Savage (1952), by Bud Webster | en |
Dirty Weekend - En jävla helg | A dark and brilliant novel about a woman who decides not to be a victim anymore. She takes her life and the law into her own hands, exacting her revenge with stunning finality. | en |
Judge Dredd, Vol. 6 | Judge Anderson is trying to make it back to Mega-City One in "To Live and Die in Deadworld" and Judge Dredd must go inside the area formerly known as Sector One to rescue the Chief Justice and the Council of Five in "Black Light District." Collects issues #21-24. | en |
Fencing You In (Riding Tall, #3) | Tess Grady doesn't do playboy cowboys and as far as she's concerned that's exactly what Gage McBride is. Tess wants steady, stable, and secure in a man and Gage seems to be the farthest thing from that. When women come up to a man in a bar and slap him, that's got to be a good sign that he's not the one for her, or a suitable male role model for her young daughter. After losing her husband in a car accident, Tess isn't even sure she can love again.
Gage has been waiting for the right woman, and he's sure Tess is the one. The problem is that she believes the reputation he has somehow earned after being betrayed by the one woman he ever loved. He's not the "cowboy with a woman in every town" that Tess believes he is and he intends to prove it to her.
Tess starts to fall for the sexy cowboy when things go desperately wrong. Harvey Norton, a man from Gage's past is seeking revenge. Not only did Gage help to put Harvey behind bars for embezzling, but Tess, the woman Harvey is attracted to, seems to be falling for Gage.
Gage's life is in danger and soon Tess's is, too. Gage must save Tess while at the same time trying to stay alive. | en |
Tomas Young's War | Tomas Young's Waris the tragic yet life affirming story of a paralyzed Iraq War veteran who spent his last ten years battling heroically with his injuries, while courageously speaking against America's wars.
Based on hours of interviews with Young and those close to him, the book puts the reader alongside Young as he struggles with life as a paralyzed veteran, suffering frustration and humiliation as he attempts to reenter society and resume as normal an existence as possible. It shows his fight to balance his precarious health with his drive to speak out for veterans care and against the war, and the impact his catastrophic injuries had on his family and his relationships.
This emotional and powerful book sheds light on many crucial but often overlooked issues such as veterans' care, public attitudes toward the disabled, medical marijuana, and the terminally ill. Tomas Young's Warshares everything, as unflinchingly honest as Tomas himself: the depression, the pain, the love, and laughter . . . the lifeof this man whose world was turned upside down by an Iraqi bullet more than ten years ago. Throughout, it serves as a powerful testament to the true cost of war. | en |
Baharla Gelen | Erhan Bener, ilk basimi Fransa'da yapilan ve olumlu elestiriler alan psikolojik romani Baharla Gelen'de kendi icine kapanmis kahramaninin dramini, gerceklikten dus dunyasina, gecmisten simdiye, animsamalardan betimlemelere gecislerle veriyor. | tr |
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization | "A hugely entertaining and often moving portrait of a civilization to which the modern West owes and immense but neglected debt." --Tom Holland, Author of Millenium, Persian Fire, and Rubicon
In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell--or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. As Europe fell into the Darks Ages, Byzantium reigned as the glittering seat of Christian civilization, holding fast against Muslim expansion and keeping both Christianity and classical thought alive.
Filled with unfotgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the Westreveals how much we owe to this empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy.
"Captivating... In Lost to the WestLars Brownworth shows a novelist's eye for character, bringing to life some of the most fascinating--and yet little-known--figures of the Byzantine era." --Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire
"The sort of history I wish I'd been offered in school--a fast-paced adventure story." --Mark Pendergrast, author of Uncommon Grounds
Lars Brownworth, a former high-school history teacher, is the creator of the popular podcast "12 Byzantine Rulers." He has been profiled in the New York Times, Wired,and USA Today
, and featured on NPR.http://www.losttothewest.com/ | en |
Koine Greek New Testament | This is the Byzantine Majority text of the Koine Greek New Testament. | en |
僕のヒーローアカデミア 15 [Boku No Hero Academia 15] (My Hero Academia, #15) | intankaraLi tsutaLu Gu noYang Zi okashikune? Mei Shao Nu nopinchi!? Shi Di Guan Xi noBeng Huai !? An Zu Zhi noAn Yue !? na~ntemangamitainaZhan Kai , sousounaishi. oiramoNu hirogaZe Shan irutokoXing kiteenaa. "Plus Ultra"!! | sw |
Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk | "Schwejk, der nicht weiss, wo Gott wohnt, geschweige denn, was er mit ihm anfangen soll, weil der liebe Gott ja keine Hunde kauft, Schweijk, der von seinem Feldkuraten im Kartenspiel gesetzt und an den Oberleutnant Lukasch verloren wird - Schweijk ist der einzige kleine Kreis unter Millionen Rechtecken" Kurt Tucholsky | de |
Civil War Pittsburgh: Forge of the Union | On Christmas Day 1860, the "Daily Pittsburgh Gazette "announced that more than one hundred cannons from the nearby U.S. Arsenal were to be shipped south. Fiercely loyal to the Union, Pittsburghers halted the movement of the artillery, which would have been seized by secessionist sympathizers. Over the course of the Civil War, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County provided both troops and equipment--including heavy artillery--in disproportionately large numbers. While no major battles were fought nearby, local soldiers and civilians sacrificed and suffered--the Allegheny Arsenal explosion in September 1862 left seventy-eight dead and was the worst civilian disaster of the war. Thousands dug trenches and joined militia companies to defend their city as others worked to support the wounded soldiers. Reporter Len Barcousky draws on the next-day reporting of the predecessors of the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "to craft a gripping and insightful view of the Steel City during the Civil War. | en |
Laços de Amor Eterno | Um romance simples, mas repleto de emocoes, exemplos vivos de perdao, bondade, solidariedade e fraternidade. Marta, um espirito consciente das leis de Deus, se ve diante de uma oportunidade de ajudar alguns irmaos seus e se propoe a uma reencarnacao, na qual sera necessario muito amor e dedicacao. Em Lacos de Amor Eterno, a presenca da lei de causa e efeito falara por si mesma, da responsabilidade que devemos ter com os nossos proprios atos. | pt |
Benazir Bhutto: Benazir Bhutto,Asif Ali Zardari,Bilawal Bhutto Zardari,Zulfikar Ali Bhutto,Pakistan,Pakistan Peoples Party,Prime Minister Of Pakistan,Politics ... Pakistan,2007 Pakistani State Of Emergency | Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistan, Pakistan Peoples Party, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Politics of Pakistan, Constitution of Pakistan,2007 Pakistani state of emergency, Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, International reaction to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani general election, 2008, Perv | en |
Shoe Dog | In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his lime green Plymouth Valiant, Knight grossed $8,000 his first year. Today, Nike's annual sales top $30 billion. In an age of startups, Nike is the ne plus ultraof all startups, and the swoosh has become a revolutionary, globe-spanning icon, one of the most ubiquitous and recognizable symbols in the world today.
But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, in a memoir that is candid, humble, gutsy, and wry, he tells his story, beginning with his crossroads moment. At twenty-four, after backpacking around the world, he decided to take the unconventional path, to start his own business--a business that would be dynamic, different.
Knight details the many risks and daunting setbacks that stood between him and his dream--along with his early triumphs. Above all, he recalls the formative relationships with his first partners and employees, a ragtag group of misfits and seekers who became a tight-knit band of brothers. Together, harnessing the transcendent power of a shared mission, and a deep belief in the spirit of sport, they built a brand that changed everything. | en |