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British friends of colonial rights fight to defeat the Stamp Act in Parliament in 1765, led by Dogmael Jones. In the meantime Patrick Henry takes the floor, advocates the rights of the colonies to self-governance without interference from the Crown, and denounces the Stamp Act. Hugh Kenrick, now a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, helps Henry voice the opposition.

Einige Tage, nachdem er das Easter Egg von James Halliday gefunden und den Wettbewerb um die OASIS für sich entschieden hat, macht Wade Watts eine Entdeckung, die alles verändern könnte. In einem seiner Tresorräume hat Halliday eine Technologie für ihn versteckt, die die OASIS noch wundervoller und suchterzeugender macht, als es sich Wade je hätte träumen lassen. Doch gleichzeitig wird er vor ein Rätsel gestellt und muss ein weiteres Abenteuer bestehen. Es gilt ein letztes Easter Egg zu finden, das Halliday in der OASIS versteckt hat.

To escape her grievous past and avoid her bleak future, twenty-eight-year-old widow Victoria Clarke joins her friend, Isabella Bird, on a once-in-a-lifetime journey from England to America in 1854. But Harrison Wright, the man acting as escort to the women on their journey, is cold and gruff, and his mannerisms conjure up the pains of Victoria’s past, especially her former husband’s mistreatment. Victoria doubles the defenses of her already fragile heart, but will it be enough to endure what she now feels is an ill-fated expedition?

Dashiell Hammett changed the face of crime fiction. In five novels published over five years as well as a string of stories, he transformed the mystery genre into literature and left us with the figure of the hard-boiled detective, from the Continental Op to Sam Spade - immortalized on film by Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon - and the more glamorous Thin Man, also made iconic with the aid of Hollywood.

Charles Sutton, booklover and professor, is intrigued by the old book he is given by the elderly and enigmatic instrument repairer. He likes the old leather-bound book and reads a tale that is completely absorbing. Finishing and closing the cover, he sees the title fade away and a new one gradually emerge. Inside is a new story. How? Magic? Digital trickery? He is pulled anew to open the aged volume. All night and much of the next day, Charles reads story after story, each one as compelling as the last, somehow perfectly suited to his eclectic tastes.

The American Revolution did not just happen. It was the culmination of two centuries of Enlightenment ideas that entered men's minds and were refined and honed until they expressed themselves in an unprecedented rejection of tyranny in the name of individual rights and political freedom from the whims of arrogant monarchs and conniving, power-lusting politicians.

Keri and Paula are strangers with something rotten in common: the annoying Devlin brothers. Keri is an investor whose expertise is dismissed on the entrepreneurial reality show that shot the boys to fame. Paula is the boys’ accommodating neighbor who has suffered their ingratitude for years. The world is wide open for the Devlins after their overnight success. But for Keri and Paula? For all it’s worth, they’re coming face-to-face with the maddening business of being a woman.

Zack Lightman is a dreamer. He fills his days with wishful thoughts of life on other planets and spends hours playing videogames, neither of which have helped him make friends or find a girlfriend. His refuge from the daily disappointments of life is Armada - an online space-fighter simulator based on defending Earth from an alien invasion. It’s when he’s playing that he feels closest to his father, a champion gamer who died when Zack was a baby.

As the British Crown plans to exact its Stamp Tax on the North American colonies, Hugh Kenrick, Jack Frake, and their friends in Caxton, Virginia, plot to foil the arrival of the hated stamps in the colony. Edgar Cullis and George Mercer, also Virginians, however, scheme to switch sides. Reverdy Brune returns to Hugh's life, and Etáin, Jack's wife, acquires a new friend.

The ancient Chinese philosopher Mencius compared children to tender sprouts, shaped by soil, sunlight, water, and, importantly, the efforts of patient farmers and gardeners. At times, children require our protection, other times we must take a step back and allow them to grow. A practical parenting manual, philosophical reflection on the relationship between parent and child, and necessary response to modern stereotypes of Eastern parenting, Little Sprouts and the Dao of Parenting reconsiders cultural definitions of success....

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds! In this chapter book biography by award-winning author Lesa Cline-Ransome, readers learn about the amazing...

Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or astronauts walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used their knowledge, pencils, adding machines, and writing paper to calculate the orbital mechanics needed to launch spacecraft. Katherine Johnson was one of these mathematicians who used trajectories and complex equations to chart the space program. Even as Virginia’s Jim Crow laws were in place in the early 1950s, Katherine worked analyzing data at the NACA (later NASA) Langley laboratory. 

From the award-winning author and illustrator of Before She Was Harriet comes an original and moving perspective of the Great Migration, as seen through the eyes of the young girl Ruth Ellen, whose family journeys from North Carolina to New York City.

The Christmas Ore begins with Bill Brooks moving to a small farm in Clearwater, Vermont. He needs to start a new life, and leaving Boston seems to be the right choice. The farmhouse is large and brings with it the feeling of warmth and happiness. He meets many of the locals at Maggy’s diner in Clearwater, where the town loves to gather. At the antique shop, Bill picks up several items for his mantle at the farmhouse. The shop owner is the beautiful and single Roselyn. One of the pieces is covered with many layers of paint. Bill stripes the paint off and uncovers a beautifully made box. ...

Evergreen Forevermore, a Christian romance, takes place in the quaint little town of Whitecap, Vermont. It sits on the shores of Lake Champlain. John Devore has finished his schooling in New York City. He is now a paramedic. His volunteer work at the homeless shelter where he has helped Vietnam Veterans has come to an end. He arrives in Whitecap to start an emergency unit at the firehouse. His casual run-in with Fred Bates, the town's most ignored individual, leads to the unraveling of a secret Fred has hidden for almost fifty years. Once John and the judge begin to investigate, they have ...

Brought to you by Penguin. A young woman pretends to be someone she isn't in this stunning novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls Summer is coming to a close on Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome... One misstep at a dinner party and the older man she's been staying...

Christmas for Victoria begins with Matthew Brock saying goodbye to John at the homeless shelter. Before leaving, there was a slight altercation between two people, and Matt helped break it up. The one was a frightened, dirty young woman with eyes so beautiful they impaled Matt and refused to release him. Shaken, Matt watches her leave the shelter, figuring never to see her again. Matt finds a nearly frozen body in his trailer as he arrives home from New York. The sheriff labels her as a Jane Doe as she is rushed to the ER. Matt recognizes her as the young woman from the shelter. Matt and ...

Der Sommer in den Hamptons neigt sich zum Ende, und Alex ist nicht mehr willkommen. Denn egal, wie nahe sie der Welt der Reichen und Schönen gekommen ist: Sie ist immer nur zu Gast – und keine Einladung gilt für immer. Ein Fehltritt bei einem Dinner, und schon setzt Simon, der ältere Mann, dem Alex Gesellschaft geleistet hat, sie vor die Tür. Und so geistert sie durch Gärten und über Dünen, während die Sonne vom Himmel brennt.

Clem can make anybody, even his grumpy older sisters, smile with his jokes. But when his family receives news that his father has died in the infamous Port Chicago disaster, everything begins to fall apart. Clem's mother is forced to work long, tough hours as a maid for a wealthy White family. Soon Clem can barely recognize his home - and himself. Can he live up to his father's legacy?

In The Christmas Gate, Robert Robinson, a famed author from New York City, is traveling unwillingly through a snowstorm on his way to a small farm in upstate New York owned by his editor. Robert's popularity from the success of his books has changed him. His indulgence in big-city parties and being in the spotlight has allowed his arrogance to swell and for him to lose focus of his obligations. Now, being excessively late on the third book of a three-book contract, he is given an ultimatum. He can either face legal action from his publisher or take one last chance to finish his book away ...