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From the award-winning author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us, an “extraordinary” (The Denver Post) account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school and their compassionate teacher and “a reminder that in an era of nativism, some Americans are still breaking down walls and...

Levi Summers is the only Dungeon Lord who can craft classes, the missing piece the System on Earth never had. He forges monsters, levels up where others can't, and builds a stronghold around the women who fight beside him. Blair rains fire from above while keeping them alive and Maddy drops enemies before they can so much as blink. They’re joined by Grace, the demon-kin healer. Only Levi can see her, and he promises to fix that.

Levi Summers is an F-rank tank freelancing E-rank instances for pocket change. He's got two skills, no party, and a past that still haunts him. When a routine run locks into a raid and his team dies around him, he redirects the boss's own lightning into its skull and claims a Dungeon Lord's crown. Hidden inside it: Class Smithing, the power to forge new classes and give anyone the ability to level up.

During the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and artisans claimed a place in society that would shape the following centuries. But the capitalist elite did not form the working class - the workers shaped their own creations, developing a shared identity in the process. Despite their lack of power and the indignity forced upon them by the upper classes, the working class emerged as England's greatest cultural and political force.

Rich Dad Poor Dad is Robert's story of growing up with two dads - his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad - and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. The book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you. In the 20th anniversary edition of this classic, Robert offers an update on what we’ve seen over the past 20 years related to money, investing, and the global economy.

He died a baker. He woke up a joke. Now, he's about to show a world of heroes the true power of good bread. Thirty-four-year-old Matthias Bauer lived for his Stuttgart bakery, right up until the moment a fatal heart attack dropped him on his own kitchen floor. When he wakes up in a fantasy realm governed by a magical System, surrounded by teenagers receiving legendary combat classes like Sword Saint and Flame Mage, Matthias is assigned the lowest tier possible: [Innkeeper]. His "reward" is a deed to a dilapidated, abandoned wayside inn on the edge of a monster-infested frontier. But ...

While barbarians were getting ready to continue the invasion, adults argued and soldiers postured, Ludger with a system in his eyes realized something far more unsettling: if trouble kept coming time and time again, someone would have to meet it head-on. That decision dragged him far from home and straight into the tutelage of a shameless drunkard, an earth mage whose greatest talents were leveling mountains and emptying bottles. Unfortunately for Ludger, the man was also a former guildmaster.

What's a city boy to do when he wakes up with a mysterious system glowing before his eyes? As the system forces worlds to merge, Drake confronts his past and new reality, where sharp wit and brutal killings go hand in hand. He’ll face countless enemies and unexpected allies, with choices that will shape the future of his planet. But before the real adventure begins, he has to survive this ridiculous tutorial and master his spells. Join Drake in this exciting LitRPG Adventure filled with deadly battles, mystical forces, and a high-stakes struggle for survival in a world reshaped by the system.

When Maeve Morgan arrives in the quiet Scottish town of Strathfulton to take possession of her unexpected inheritance, she expects challenges—restoring the crumbling estate, gaining the trust of her wary staff, and settling into the role of Countess. What she doesn’t expect is to become the prime suspect in a murder investigation.

Ludger was supposed to be just another forgotten soul, reborn into a quiet life under the care of his young mother, Elaine. With nothing but a mysterious system in his vision and the faint promise of growth, he resigned himself to learning the humble trade of cooking. Knives, fire, seasoning—his skills grew sharper than his years, but it wasn’t the power-fantasy adventure he once dreamed of. That is, until one reckless night in the tavern, when a hooded mage and a simple spell shattered the illusion of normalcy forever.

Jack wanted an easy win; the game wanted a whole new Jack. After a breakup and an ultimatum from his father to start paying rent, Jack is forced to take a hard look at his life choices, and it feels like everything is falling apart. It's not that he doesn't want to get his act together; it's just that another day at his dead-end job feels like a trap.

As Ayanokouji and his classmates begin their second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School, they're greeted by a fresh gauntlet of exams and a fresh batch of rather unique first-year students. They'll have to get to know each other quickly, because the first special exam pairs the first-years with the second-years on a written test--with only the second-years facing expulsion if their team performs poorly! Worse yet? It seems one of the new first-years is also from the White Room. Can Ayanokouji avoid expulsion while sussing out the identity of this hidden foe?

Newly widowed and stuck in a middle-aged funk, Poppy has been running on cookies, infomercials, and one-sided chats with her cat for months. There's no way on earth she's attending her 25-year class reunion - especially after receiving a very bizarre letter from Barbie, the popular cheerleader who taunted her all through high school. At least, not until Poppy's best friend practically drags her to the event.... Using the dreaded homecoming as an excuse to visit her eccentric Aunt Ginny, Poppy vows to leave Cape May with pride and Spanx intact. Too bad Barbie is still the queen of mean.

This program is read by the author. Laurie Gelman’s clever debut about a year in the life of a kindergarten class mom—a brilliant send-up of the petty and surprisingly cutthroat terrain of parent politics. Jen Dixon is not your typical Kansas City kindergarten class mom—or mom in general...

He survived the goblin raid. Now he has to survive the health inspector. Matthias Bauer, former Stuttgart baker and current [Innkeeper], has successfully defended his establishment and completed his grand opening. But in the frontier town of Oakhaven, the real monsters wear velvet doublets and carry bureaucratic clipboards. Zum Goldenen Krug is booming. Thanks to Matthias’s uncompromising German efficiency and a domesticated Dungeon Heart functioning as a magical refrigeration system, he is turning lethal monster parts into highly sought-after buff food. From explosive Goblin Pepper Stew ...

Imagine regaining peace of mind when intrusive tinnitus noise steals your concentration or sleep. Sound therapy – the use of pleasant or calming sounds to reduce the intrusion of tinnitus – is clinically proven to diminish the perception of ringing by giving your brain something else to focus on. Numerous studies on tinnitus retraining therapy show significant improvement in about 80% of patients, with 22% achieving major relief. These findings underline why sound therapy is recommended by leading audiologists and tinnitus clinics.

First came the goblins. Then came the health inspector. Now, the basement is breathing. Matthias Bauer just wants to run his frontier inn efficiently. He has scrubbed the blood off the floorboards, established firm house rules, and turned deadly monster parts into a lucrative buff-food menu. But when a mysterious pulsing vibration begins to echo from the sealed catacombs beneath Zum Goldenen Krug, Matthias is forced to investigate. He doesn't find rats. He finds Corey. Corey is a cracked, starving, sentient Dungeon Heart that has spent centuries waiting in the dark to kill adventurers. ...

The biggest guild in the world is recruiting. Anyone can join, assuming they can survive the test. Recruitment Day is here. One hundred hopefuls willingly participate to gain membership with the Oathsworn, the most famous guild in the entire world. The Oathsworn hold a monopoly over the best dungeons, making it nearly impossible for other guilds and solo adventurers to earn a living. So, when Recruitment Day comes around, one would be a fool to miss it. On the surface, Jon Reddington is one of those fools. Jon was a member of Five Rings, the second-largest guild in the world, for over ...

In a world awash in educational chess content, knowing how to study the game most effectively can be challenging. As the Perpetual Chess Podcast host, USCF Master Ben Johnson has spent hundreds of hours talking chess with many of the world’s top players and most accomplished trainers. In the popular Adult Improver Series, he has spoken with dozens of passionate amateurs who have elevated their games significantly while pursuing chess as a hobby.

In Lionfang, Ludger sees the pattern the System won’t let him ignore: trouble never stops coming. So he does what no sensible kid should, he starts building something meant to outlast panic. The Lionsguard guild begins as a hard, practical answer to chaos. Not a tavern guild chasing glory, but an organization that feeds, houses, and trains its people. Word spreads. Coin follows. The guild grows—contract by contract, stone by stone, into the closest thing the frontier has to stability. Then a letter arrives that can’t be ignored.