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Brought to you by Penguin. James Patterson has teamed up with the world's most famous genius to entertain and inspire a generation of children - with the first and only children's adventure series officially approved by the Albert Einstein archives. Max Einstein is never going to be your average...

Lysistrata is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, which was originally performed in Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary quest to terminate the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states, by advocating that the women deny all the men of the land any sex. At a meeting, Lysistrata persuades the women of the warring cities to withhold sexual privileges from their men. She has also persuaded the older women of Athens to seize the Acropolis.

A Doll's House deals with the life of a married woman who lacked opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated society. It caused a stir at the time, arousing sensation and controversy that went far beyond the world of theater.

Steve doesn’t know who he was. He does know a lot more than he did previously, though. He’s in a country called Lamals where men are required to have children, then more often than not, go fight and die. And that’s just how it is. Things are at least improving, though. Steve successfully put a stop to the Creep’s advance. He’d buried it under a mountain of broken wall and escaped with his life. Which eliminates one enemy. The creep and its undead.

Everything has gone haywire. The world outside is falling to pieces, Ruwen’s gone missing, and Hamma has just accepted the worst quest ever devised by god or man.

The five shortlisted titles for the BBC National Short Story Award 2013 administered in partnership with Booktrust, containing: 'Mrs Fox' by Sarah Hall (read by Andrea Riseborough), 'Barmouth' by Lisa Blower (read by Rebekah Staton), 'Prepositions' by Lionel Shriver (read by Nancy Crane), 'Notes...

"Everyone is female, and everyone hates it." So begins Andrea Long Chu’s genre-defying investigation into sex and lies, desperate artists and reckless politics, the smothering embrace of gender and the punishing force of desire. Drawing inspiration from a forgotten play by Valerie Solanas - the woman who wrote the SCUM Manifesto and shot Andy Warhol - Chu aims her searing wit and surgical intuition at targets ranging from performance art to psychoanalysis, incels to porn, and even feminists like herself.

Having accepted the love of both Myna Mooncaller and Fiona Mithrilsoul, Sean discovered happiness he hadn’t ever thought he would know, and began to acknowledge how different this society was from his old world. Everywhere they went, they ran into trouble. First had been bandits, which actually proved to be fortuitous, with Ryann Cullin entering Sean’s service after that attack. The sudden harsh blizzard had been the worst trial they had to endure. Cold that even Sean couldn’t withstand had nearly stopped them in their tracks, but they managed to reach Flento.

Siegmund und Sieglinde finden in einer stürmischen Nacht freundschaftlich zueinander, während Brünnhilde den Mut fasst, gegen Götterbefehle zu handeln, um das Richtige zu tun. Magie, Gefahr und starke Gefühle formen eine Geschichte voller Mut und Hoffnung.

You're invited to three epic fairy tale weddings in a single volume, featuring some of your favorite couples from the Modern Royals series: Clementine & Prince Christian, Princess Isabella & Camden Tremblay, and Princess Elizabeth & Roman Lawler.

Doc’s return from the Tsarrus brought both joy and sorrow. His children were growing up fast, and he’d missed their earliest years. When he finally made it back to Furden and his family, he soaked in the love of his wives and the excitement of his children. Doc finally had something he’d always yearned for: a full family.

Bridget Baxter is the very last orphan at the Orphanage for Errant Childs, left at the mercy of the awful Miss Acrid and her foul-smelling fish sandwiches. Miss Acrid's mission is to make Bridget's life a misery. But Bridget is more than a match for her. When kindly Mr Vanderpuff arrives at the Orphanage in search of a child to care for, Bridget thinks her luck has finally turned. Mr Vanderpuff is the village baker, and his shop is a world of wonders. But they soon discover that Bridget is absolutely terrible at baking.

Scopri i segreti dei ricchi con il classico bestseller sulla crescita personale con più di 100 milioni di copie vendute! Napoleon Hill, il fondatore della filosofia del successo personale, per più di vent'anni ha esplorato le somiglianze che collegano le persone di successo. Nelle conversazioni con 500 milionari ha elaborato i metodi che portano al successo e ha mostrato che chiunque può arricchirsi se diventa padrone dei propri pensieri e del proprio stato mentale.

A balszerencse mindig is üldözte Olivia Marshallt. De amikor egy random telefonszámról érkező üzenetből élete legszórakoztatóbb névtelen kapcsolata lesz, azt hiszi, a dolgok felívelőben vannak. Colin Beck mindig is a legjobb barátja idegesítő kishúgának tartotta Oliviát, ám amikor a lány hozzájuk költözik, rájön, hogy átalakult egy egészen más és izgatóbb figyelemeltereléssé. Amikor kiderül, hogy Olivia az ellenállhatatlan Miss Félretárcsázás, Colinnak el kell döntenie, hogy felpörgeti a hangulatot, vagy megszakítja a virtuális kapcsolatot, mielőtt a dolgok összekuszálódnak.

Riley Tanner has a best friend, the best friend a girl could ask for. He's supportive, loyal, honest, trustworthy, kind, and thoughtful. He's also the biggest player in school. Their relationship has always been easy and affectionate, but after Riley's month long vacation, things become a little strange. She starts to look at him in ways that go way beyond the 'friend zone'. Add in her best friend's rival, and things become a whole lot more complicated.

Il nuovo caso arriva nelle mani di Cormoran Strike in una buia serata d'agosto, davanti al mare della Cornovaglia, mentre è fuori servizio e sta cercando una scusa per telefonare a Robin, la sua socia. In quel momento tutto desidera tranne che parlare con una sconosciuta che gli chiede di indagare sulla scomparsa della madre, Margot Bamborough, avvenuta per giunta quarant'anni prima.

Story Of A Nei Qi Gong Practitioner is not a manual, nor a set of instructions. It is a living testimony—a voice that speaks with clarity and sincerity about the challenges, revelations, and awakenings of a life rooted in internal energy cultivation.

Being a parent is complicated - but the trick to succeed is simpler than you think. Known as the Godmother of Silicon Valley, Esther Wojcicki’s three daughters are all hugely successful in both their professional and personal lives. What’s her parenting secret? As we face an epidemic of parental and childhood anxiety, Woj has the advice every parent wants to hear: climb out of that helicopter and relax.

Auch die halbjährige Sendepause hat nichts daran geändert: Sie sind und bleiben ein Traumpaar. Keiner passt so gut zu Emmi wie Leo. Keine pariert Leos Ausweichmanöver so schlagfertig wie Emmi. Eine perfekte Beziehung. Wenn sie nicht einen Makel hätte: die beiden haben schriftlich Millionen von Wörtern gewechselt - zärtlich, werbend, barsch, schwärmend, hochfliegend, traurig. Aber sie haben sich noch nie gesehen.

After their first victory over the vile slavers that control Etria, William and his harem turn to the heart of the barony to seek allies. But when William finds out that the baroness has turned savage, it's up to him and his brand to stop her. Now, he's going to do what he does best, kick ass and save monster girls. And hey, if that means he'll have to face the Queen Bee herself, well, that's what a magical branding iron is for, now isn't it?