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No matter how hard I try, I can’t escape him. No one can keep me safe. Every year on my birthday, he brings me a gift, each one having a detrimental effect on my life with unimaginable consequences. With every gift he offers, he claims another one of my firsts. Before I know it, he’s taken control of my existence, turning me into a nervous wreck, because when I turn 18, I know what first he’ll come for next.

Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, fascinating, and sometimes hazardous world beyond the Deepwoods. In his travels he encounters myriad peculiar creatures, like his wise guardian, the Caterbird; the Slaughterers, a peaceful race who butcher animals for their livelihood; and the vicious, bile-swilling Rotsucker.

If I were to summarize my entire book in one word, it would be Ferrari. The secret to excellent health - the answer - is to treat your body like you would treat a Ferrari. A Ferrari is the archetype of a sports car, one of the most precise and high-performance machines ever made. It is exotic, fast, agile, and beautiful. If you take the same care of your body as you would a Ferrari - using only the best fuel and regularly taking it to the best mechanic for maintenance - your body will give you 10 times what you put into it for the duration of your life.

Setting the historical record straight, no matter who it offends, and making history fun (and sometimes funny) in the process.

La apacible vida de los Barrett da un giro cuando su hija Marjorie, de catorce años, empieza a mostrar síntomas horribles de esquizofrenia que los médicos no consiguen mitigar. Muy pronto, la situación ha empeorado tanto que su descenso a la locura parece imparable.

In the middle of the twentieth century, four American Catholics, working independently of one another, came to believe that the best way to explore the quandaries of religious faith was in writing. The four writers were Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Flannery O'Connor, and Walker Percy.

Murder and crime are not always a solo affair. Sometimes, when one is confronted by the horrifying truth of their partner's evil deeds, rather than recoiling in horror, they instead join in on the carnage. In other times, it is the love of evil that brings them together, and they share in monstrous fantasies that they enact on the world. Covering up each other's crimes, they can prove difficult to catch.

Spanning 400 years, Drax of Drax Hall is a story of a plantation owning dynasty that has never been told. It all started when James Drax, one of the first settlers in Barbados in 1627, founded the British sugar industry. His descendants went on to write the book on how to run a slave plantation. For more than two hundred years, the family enslaved up to 330 people at any time and became enormously rich.

Miles Vorkosigan, un muchacho enclenque y debilucho a causa de una malformación durante su gestación, es hijo de los condes de Barrayar. Debido a su anomalía, Miles tiene que luchar y esforzarse el doble que cualquier otro recluta para llegar a ser un Vor, un guerrero del planeta Barrayar. Por suerte, cuenta con su aguda inteligencia, la cual le salvará de la más complicada de las situaciones, a la par que los músculos y armas de Bothari, su guardaespaldas particular.

Meet Amber Brown, the unforgettable third-grader whose spunk and good humor help her survive the joys and sorrows that life delivers in this collection of three stories. Includes Amber Brown is Not a Crayon; You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown; and Amber Brown Goes Fourth...

3 hours, 44 minutes Performed by Dana Lubotsky The spunky third-grader is back in this collection of stories on two cassettes. Includes Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit, Forever Amber Brown and Amber Brown Sees Red...

In Concord, Massachusetts, Ellie Harper has crafted a peaceful new life—running her beloved bookshop, leading the quirky Gumshoe Gang mystery club, and tolerating her black cat Agatha’s demands. But when Ellie’s mentor, Professor Arthur Pearson, collapses during their weekly meeting, her world of fiction collides with a very real murder. The police write it off as natural causes. Ellie knows better. With her knowledge of mystery fiction, the loyal Gumshoe Gang, and Agatha’s knack for sniffing out trouble, Ellie begins to peel back layers of academic deceit at Bellingham University.

Imagine a world where dopamine controls everything you do.

Er nimmt sich, was er braucht. Er braucht Sex, viel Sex. Mit seiner Frau läuft es nicht mehr im Bett, deswegen sucht er sich eine andere Frau - mal wieder. Diese devote Dame tut alles, was er von ihr verlangt. So hat er es gern. Er bestimmt, wann und wo sie sich treffen. Er liebt es, dass sie ihm sexuell hörig ist. Doch dann will seine Ehefrau plötzlich auch Sexspiele mit ihm machen, und er wittert eine neue Chance auf eine Hörigkeit.

January 1313. As London is gripped by a freezing winter, Sir Hugh Corbett becomes embroiled in a ghoulish game of kings played out between the English and French courts. Years earlier, Corbett prevented a gang of rifflers from breaking into the Royal Treasury, but the leading chieftain, Sarasin, escaped. Now Sarasin is caught killing a squire of Queen Isabella's and Corbett swiftly has the riffler tried and hanged from the signpost of The Twilight tavern.

Cutting-edge research on hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as a gene therapy to treat traumatic brain injuries, degenerative neurological diseases, and other disorders Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is based on a simple idea—that oxygen can be used therapeutically for a wide range of conditions where tissues have been damaged by oxygen deprivation.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and the Noel Collection comes A Christmas Memory, a poignant, deeply felt novel about loss, grief, the healing power of forgiveness, and the true meaning of the holiday season. It’s 1967, and for young...

In 2020, socialism has emerged as an ideology that is embraced by millions of Americans, even though few are aware of its meaning and implications. Socialism Under the Microscope is a historical, critical analysis of socialism that answers the most pressing questions about the subject.

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take your French to the next level with Paul Noble's simple, relaxed approach to learning that has been proven to succeed every time. Unlike more traditional language learning courses, Paul Noble’s unique method has no grammar tests, no memory drills and no chance of failure. Just listen, interact and learn wherever you are.

The New Testament is made up of words--about 138,000 words. Put together, these words express the gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ. They also told early believers what living for Jesus Christ looked like and called them to faithful living. In 15 New Testament Words of Life, New Testament...