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Large corporations, big governments, and other centralized organizations have long determined and dominated the way we work, access healthcare, get an education, feed ourselves, and generally go about our lives.

The Dallas Lonestars Cheerleaders are untouchable. They are the epitome of glitz and glamour, reeking of hairspray and perfection. But everything changes when America’s Angel and cheerleading captain Jentry Rae Randall is found murdered in the squad’s locker room.

After one passionate night, witch Iris Holloway is left with more than just the memory of the sexiest vampire she'd ever met - she's pregnant. And the little bladder squasher inside her belly seems to take great joy in reminding her of its presence at the most inopportune moments. Like when she's sitting in judgment over another witch in her job as an Othercross Sentinel. It's hard to focus on justice when a gal's gotta pee. It's also hard to focus when the baby's vampire master father shows up at her work after seven long months, trying to claim her as his beloved.

Thirty miles of jaw-dropping magnificence: this remains one of the most dramatic and exciting stretches of coastline in Europe despite the ever-increasing numbers of tourists. John Steinbeck wrote of the Amalfi Coast, "It is a dream place that isn't quite real when you are there." The picturesque villages clinging to sheer mountainsides that drop into turquoise waters are certainly a dazzling sight that you can scarcely believe, and that you will never forget.

Carl is a young man who is getting a chance to be with the guy he was in love with in high school. Coming out however is not easy for him, with a co-worker who is making it hard and a mother who's love for him, has her interfering constantly. He has a lot to work out in his own mind in a short amount of time.

Quando i suoi genitori vengono ingaggiati per girare un programma televisivo dedicato alle città infestate, tutta la famiglia si trasferisce a Edimburgo, in Scozia. Quando Cass incontra un'altra ragazza che condivide il suo stesso "dono", si accorge di avere ancora molto da imparare sul Velo, e su se stessa. DA QUANDO CASS è quasi annegata (sì, va bene, è veramente annegata, ma non le piace ripensarci), è in grado di attraversare il Velo che separa i vivi dai morti... e accedere al mondo degli spiriti.

Thomas Ferrer n'est pas un truand. Pas vraiment. Les petits trafics lui permettent de sortir la tête de l'eau, même si la vie n'a pas été tendre avec lui. De petits larcins en détournements de ferraille, le voilà face à face avec un truand, un vrai cette fois. Celui-ci, laissé pour mort par Ferrer, embarque deux frères assoiffés de vengeance à la poursuite de son agresseur. La traque sera sans pitié, alors qu'une puissante tempête s'abat sur la région. Une histoire envoûtante où les éléments se déchaînent en même temps que les passions, au service d'une profonde humanité.

In The Second Eden: Shaping AI with Wisdom and Conscience, entrepreneur and thought leader Marina Letsios invites listeners on a profound journey through the moral, spiritual, and societal crossroads of our AI-driven future. With clarity and courage, she explores what it means to be human in a time when machines can imitate intelligence, emotion, and even creativity.

What would you do with a million dollars — for just 24 hours? Follow John Sterling’s roller‑coaster day of temptation, decisions, and moral choices in The 24‑Hour Millionaire, the fourth volume in the Master English Grammar with Stories series. This short, gripping narrative is carefully written for pre-intermediate to intermediate (A2–B1) learners to teach one of the most useful areas of English: modal verbs and conditionals. Why this book works for you Learn grammar in context: modal verbs (can, could, may, must, should, would, will, had better, might, and more) and all major ...

How have women poets approached the question of eros throughout history? This collection explores the poetry of both physical and spiritual longing and fulfillment from ancient Greece to New York's East Village. In 50 poems, more than a dozen women poets express all the facets of desire. Included in this collection are Sappho, Mirabai, Hilda Dolittle [H.D.], Emily Dickinson, Anne Waldman, Olga Broumas, Brenda Coultas, Julie Patton, Eleni Sikélianòs, and Marina Tsvetayeva, as well as Pulitzer Prize-winners Jorie Graham, Mary Oliver, and Anne Sexton.

La motivación despierta un interés universal. Los padres quieren motivar a sus hijos, los docentes a sus alumnos, los jefes a los subordinados, las empresas a sus clientes, los políticos a los votantes… También queremos motivarnos a nosotros mismos; cuando nos sentimos aburridos, cansados, desesperanzados, y desearíamos poder lanzar un grito de ayuda: ¡Por favor, que alguien me motive! Incluso este breve texto no pretende nada más que motivarle a leer el libro. ¿Cómo lograrlo? He ahí la cuestión fundamental.

Luego de su elogiado debut con Huesos sin descanso, Cristóbal Marín recupera en Atacama fantasma algunos recuerdos de viajes de infancia y juventud que, mezclados con ciertas informaciones, dan forma y fondo al desierto de Atacama. A partir del mecanismo de la memoria de infancia y juventud el autor recorre diversos episodios que ocurrieron en ese vasto e inhóspito territorio: la travesía de Diego de Almagro, la increíble vida y obra de Max Uhle, la matanza en la Escuela Santa María de Iquique, el auge.

A partir de una experiencia personal con la taxidermia, y rodeado de anécdotas sobre el traslado de huesos, Cristóbal Marín narra en esta crónica las peripecias de su viaje en búsqueda de información sobre el paradero y destino de los fueguinos que murieron tanto en Londres como Europa durante el siglo XIX luego de ser expuestos en zoológicos humanos y ferias o llevados, siempre contra su voluntad, para ser analizados por científicos y anatomistas y, en algunos casos, educados en los valores occidentales con el propósito de que regresara "civilizados" a sus tierras.

Ten-year-old Kai is thrilled to be recruited for Poseidon’s Protectors. But when a sea monster threatens his island, Kai doubts he's the right person for the job. Delphi yearns to find where she belongs. But when you're terrified of water, and your only friend is a sea lion, fitting in is not so easy. Join Kai and Delphi as they work together to save Pineapple Cove! The Legend of Pineapple Cove: Complete Series Collection includes: Poseidon's Storm Blaster, A Mermaid's Promise, King of the Sea, and Protector's Pledge.

Madrid, 11 mars 2004, dix bombes explosent dans des trains de banlieue. Rescapée, le lieutenant Emma Lefebvre œuvre pour que justice soit faite. Dix ans plus tard, une valise contenant le cadavre d'un trafiquant de drogue est découverte sur une plage landaise : l'heure est venue de régler les comptes. Emma s'attaque alors à une véritable organisation mafieuse, avec à sa tête l'officier de police Javier Cruz, seigneur de l'antiterrorisme.

When I was ten, my mom bought me a pumpkin for Halloween. A year later, it transformed into a bizarre animal that I ended up raising as my dog. Except that it isn't a dog at all. My lazy, lovable pet Pumpkin turns out to be an extremely dangerous fighting machine that never should've been created. Now, those who made him steal him back, taking me along by mistake. I find myself on a haunted spaceship with no crew, hurtling through space with a destination unknown.

As a sultry siren, Cora Murphy can have any man she wants - and her interfering mother has a long list of eager candidates suited to her daughter's station as fae royalty. But Cora just wants to live a normal life, working at Othercross as a Sentinel and hoping one day a man will fall in love with her instead of succumbing to her mystical - and totally bogus - allure.

Kay and Thea are half-sisters, separated in age by almost 20 years but deeply attached. When their stern father dies, Thea travels to Nova Scotia for her long-promised marriage to the captain of the Morning Light. But she cannot abandon her orphaned young sister, so Kay, too, embarks on a life-changing journey to the other side of the world.

Growing up the lone Asian in a community of WASPs, Annie has always felt out of place. Her solution? Start a family of her own. Not easy when every man she’s dated, including her ex-fiancé, finds “his person” right after breaking up with Annie. Even worse than canceling the wedding eight weeks beforehand? Learning the “other woman” plans to walk down the aisle wearing her wedding gown. New plan - find a fresh, man-free start.

Do you worry that people will leave if you show your true self? Your heart races when someone takes too long to text back. You analyze conversations for hidden meanings. You feel an urgent need to fix things when relationships feel uncertain. Your reactions come from anxious attachment, not personal flaws. Your sensitivity to relationships actually developed to help you stay connected to those who matter most. This book is for you if: You check your phone repeatedly when waiting for responses You often worry about what others think of you You find it hard to trust that relationships will ...