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The international and civil wars of Second Earth rage on. When the Fire Island's totalitarian regime begins reversing the damage to the Core Crystal recently inflicted by the late Ichthyothian Diving Fleet Commander Cease Lechatelierite, magekind falls under imminent threat of mental slavery. Desperate to rescue the northwestern hemisphere from endless violence before its too late for her people, Scarlet July rallies her Red warriors and her former Nordic comrades to spearhead a revolt against the Second Earth Order.

Berlin, 1881. Die Schuhfabrikation der Familie Breitenbach ist unter Bedrängnis geraten. Georg Breitenbach soll in Colorado eine Tochterfabrik eröffnen, die ihr Überleben garantiert. Seine abenteuerlustige Schwester Rosa begleitet ihn nach Übersee. Dort möchte die rebellische junge Frau ihren Traum von einem selbstbestimmten Leben und einer eigenen Schule verwirklichen. Mit Mut und dem unbedingten Willen, ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand zu nehmen, wagen die Geschwister den Aufbruch in das Ungewisse der Neuen Welt und stehen bald weit größeren Herausforderungen gegenüber, als sie sich je vorstellen können.

Old flames burn hotter the second time around.... It’s been four long years since McCrea Coldiron watched Eleanor Mackenna walk out of his life. He wasn’t ready for the marriage noose then and never thought he would be. Single, free to do as he pleases, and running the Promise Point horse rescue ranch are the things that make him sure he was right to let Eleanor go.... This is until she comes back to town with a daughter he never knew about in tow.

Klidný nedělní večer na předměstí Glasgow. Běží televize, v troubě se peče večeře. Klid naruší stará otlučená dodávka, která prorazí dveře jednoho ospalého domu. Vyřítí se z ní skupina ozbrojených mužů v kuklách. Zajmou rodinu a požadují výkupné milion liber. Útočníci jednoho člena rodiny unesou. Na místo je přivolána vyšetřovatelka Alex Morrowová. Ale kolem případu se objevuje spousta záhad. Kdo byli ti únosci? Proč si mysleli, že v normálním domě žije bohatá rodina? Rodina zarytě mlčí.

When the spectrum crystallizes, the Island of Fire falls back to slavery and oppression. Meanwhile, Conflagrian Revolutionary Leader Scarlet July and Ichthyothian Diving Fleet Commander Cease Lechatelierite, are stranded in a dangerous, uninhabited sector of Ichthyosis. Contending with serious battle injuries, subzero temperatures, gnawing hunger, and significant interpersonal conflict, will they make it back to base alive and well enough to salvage the fight?

In the wake of the spectrum's diffusion, the Island of Fire finds itself with neither magic nor technology, plunged into chaos and poverty. Scarlet July, no longer imbued with her extraordinary gifts, struggles to lead the revolution against the totalitarian government. Frightened and alone, she seeks support from her childhood acquaintance, Ambrek Coppertus, whose complicated past casts a shadow upon his motives.

A global exploration of the Internet meme as an agent of pop culture, politics, protest, and propaganda on and offline and how they will save or destroy us all. Using social media-driven movements as her guide, technologist and digital media scholar An Xiao Mina unpacks the mechanics of memes and how they operate to reinforce, amplify, and shape today's politics.

Since the dawn of Second Earth, the Island of Fire has awaited the arrival of the one mage whose dominion over the global magic network - the spectrum - will enable her to rescue the primitive, totalitarian nation from obscurity. But, when Scarlet July is born, her extraordinary magic unexpectedly renders her a third-class citizen, denied the right to education, employment, and, ultimately, life. Evading execution, Scarlet finds herself orphaned and alone, struggling to survive and find her purpose.

Lilian Morrison has one memento of her beloved sister, Emma: a battered silver music box. A family heirloom that was passed down through two world wars, the box was the key to Lilian’s recent, joyous reunion with the surviving members of her birth family, whom she lost many years earlier when she and her sister fled Hitler’s Germany on the Kindertransport. Now Lilian is compelled to investigate Emma’s final days after the girls were shipped to separate foster families in Britain and the time before Emma was killed in the London Blitz.

"Für Paul, in Liebe", so lautet die Widmung, die der jüdische Silberschmied Johann Blumenthal aus Hamburg 1914 für seinen Sohn auf eine Spieldose graviert. Es ist sein Abschiedsgeschenk, denn Johann meldet sich freiwillig in den Kriegsdienst, um für seine geliebte Heimat zu kämpfen. Das kostbare Andenken seines Vaters wird für Paul und seine Kinder zu einem Symbol für Hoffnung und Zusammenhalt, während der Hass auf sein Volk wächst und sich die Schlinge um die renommierte Juwelierfamilie enger zieht. Das Erbstück wird den Blumenthals Trost schenken, sie in Gefahr bringen und eines Tages trennen.

Ever wonder why some people seem to move forward in life while you seem stuck? Do you feel all alone with no support? Maybe the reason is because you are looking too far away for help. The lessons and principles in this audio guide will help you discover the many opportunities around you, challenging you to use the abilities within you. Pick It Up & Run will put fire under your feet to make an impact in your life and your generation.

Like all of the Winships, Charlotte was born with a curious gift. After news of a tragic accident, she races back to her hometown of Port Townsend, Washington. In this isolated seaside village filled with a century of ghosts, she is faced with having to come to terms with her gift of receiving messages from the dead. Amid the peculiar fabric of childhood memories, Charlotte is thrust into the heart of a long forgotten mystery that leaves her family on the precipice of ruin or renewal.

Set in a small town in France, Max and Voltaire: Getting to Know You is about a cat, Max, and a dog, Voltaire, who are adopted by a kind and generous woman, with three cats - Zoa, Tish, and Say What, when their former adoptive families can no longer take care of them. The touching and humorous adventures of Max, a jolly but fundamentally serious and wise cat, and Voltaire, a kind and courageous dog with a sense of humor, challenge us to think about how special every day can be and that no matter how bad a situation is, it can change for the better.

Hard as nails fight club manager Zara cares about two things in life: her club and her brother. The problem is, technically the club belongs to her asshat of a father. Who is missing, along with last quarter's takings...and the money the club owes to Reese, the guy who controls all the shifter fight clubs in the city. He's a dangerous man and now Zara owes him money. A lot of money. The sort of money that would normally get her and her brother taken outside the city limits and buried in a shallow grave.

Which moment has defined your life so far? Whether she likes it or not, Iris’s life has been divided into two: Before the Incident, and After the Incident. Something very private was made very public, and since then life has been about recovering from being shamed, discovering her true friends, and struggling to find a new normal. Two years into this new life and she finally connects with a guy again. He lives in the apartment down the hall, he’s hot, and he doesn’t look at her that way. He doesn’t know what happened. But he also won’t give her his name, not right away - which has to mean he’s got something to hide too.

A Little Power Prayer Book for Your Daily Living: It is a book that is filled with inspiring anointed prayers that will encourage and bless believers through trials in life, based upon the word of God. Be blessed as you spend time listening to this beautiful book.

Als knallharter Geschäftsführer des Familienunternehmens führt Jack Umbrei ein Doppelleben. Seine Identität als Gestaltwandler muss unter allen Umständen geheim bleiben. Damit sein Wolf sich noch einmal austoben kann, beschließt er in die Bitterroot Mountains zu fahren. Dort trifft er auf die attraktive Rebecca Black. Er wird unwiderstehlich von ihr angezogen. Verzweifelt wehrt er sich gegen seine Gefühle, denn die junge Frau ist so gar nicht das, was er sonst bevorzugt. Doch sein Wolf hat andere Pläne. Wird es ihm gelingen, sich auf die Dauer seinem anderen Ich zu widersetzen?

A Washington Post Best Book of the Year, this stand-alone psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of the Alex Morrow novels that exposes the dark hearts of the guilty...and the innocent. William Watt's wife, daughter, and sister-in-law are dead, slaughtered in their own home in a brutal crime that scandalized Glasgow. Despite an ironclad alibi, police zero in on Watt as the primary suspect, but he maintains his innocence. Distraught and desperate to clear his name, Watt puts out a bounty for information that will lead him to the real killer.

A wealthy businesswoman disappears from her Glasgow home without a trace, leaving her husband and children panicked but strangely resistant to questioning. Tracing the woman's cell phone, police detective Alex Morrow discovers a call made from an unlikely location. A sleepy seaside community, Helensburgh is the last place you'd go looking for violence. But Morrow's investigation uncovers disturbing clues and a dead body in a nearby lake.

Lu wird so lange die Luft anhalten, bis Mama es sich anders überlegt und nicht wegen ihres neuen Freundes mit ihr aufs Land zieht. Sie fährt ihre Stacheln aus - muss aber bald schon feststellen, dass Mamas Bauer gar nicht so schlimm ist. Und dann ist da auch noch Julian aus ihrer neuen Klasse.