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Four months ago, Taemon was able to stave off an invasion by the Republik Army by using tricks to convince his enemies that the people of Deliverance still had the telekinetic ability known as psi. Now, though, the truth of his deception has come to light, and the Republik is preprared to mount another attack, led by General Sarin and his son, Gevri.

It’s been four months since Taemon got rid of psi, or telekinesis, in the secluded city of Deliverance. But rather than ushering in a new era of peace and prosperity, Taemon’s actions seem to have driven a deeper wedge between the people. Worse yet, Taemon soon discovers that he alone still has psi - a revelation that is sure to make him a target of the angry populace. make him a target of the angry populace. With society in disarray, his mother in a coma, and a target on his back, Taemon decides to attempt to rescue his father.

Pete Williams is not a teen and he is not a child. He is twelve years old. He hasn't always been lonely, broke and left out, but he is now. His life has been turned upside down and he is struggling to return to normalcy. His main goal is to help his dad get out of prison. When events start quickly moving and Pete's goal is in sight, he makes a discovery that threatens everything he holds dear. Can Pete find the strength to stand when doubts and fears begin to shake what he has always believed.

La vita di una delle figure più centrali e controverse del Novecento. Josip Broz, detto Tito, è stato per decenni a capo della Jugoslavia. Partendo dalla resistenza partigiana durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, passando per l'unione della penisola balcanica, fino alla Guerra Fredda, Tito è stato protagonista di molti tra i più importanti eventi della storia recente. Questa biografia, però, attraverserà anche e soprattutto gli aspetti oscuri della vita del dittatore - i crimini di guerra, il pugno di ferro, il regime di terrore.

Il regno dell'imperatore Shōwa, o Hirohito, fu il più longevo nella storia giapponese, sebbene anche il più controverso. Hirohito è stato in grado di guidare la sua patria nel periodo più critico, buio e rivoluzionario di sempre, quello che va dal 1926 al 1989. Le bombe atomiche su Hiroshima e Nagasaki, l'attacco a Pearl Harbor, l'inevitabile resa del Giappone: tutto contribuisce a forgiare l'immagine di un uomo integro ma al contempo fragile e discusso, schiacciato da un ruolo che non è più in grado di incarnare ma che non abbandonerà mai fino alla sua morte.

Winston Churchill non è solo un politico: è anche un premio Nobel per la letteratura, uno statista e, in generale, una delle menti più brillanti della storia della Gran Bretagna. La sua scalata al potere è sempre stata supportata da un'immensa intelligenza, messa in atto durante ogni periodo chiave del Novecento. Dall'esordio militare alla dura presa di posizione contro il nazismo di Hitler, fino al celebre discorso sulla cortina di ferro, questa biografia ripercorre le vicende di una delle figure più emblematiche del Regno Unito e dell'Europa.

One of the basic structures of everyday life, money is at its core a communication media. Payment systems - cash, card, app, or Bitcoin - are informational and symbolic tools that integrate us into, or exclude us from, the society that surrounds us. Examining the social politics of financial technologies, Lana Swartz reveals what's at stake when we pay.  

Girl meets boy. Girl likes boy. Girl gets friend to help win boy. Friend ends up with crush on boy... Skylar's got ambitious #goals. And if she wants them to come true, she has to get to work now. (At least she thinks so...) Step one in her epic plan is showing everyone that her latest app is...

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling New York Times bestselling rom-com by Lana Harper. Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn't been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to...

A heart-wrenching novel of love, resilience and courage in World War II, from the author of Sisters of War – perfect for readers who loved The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The German Midwife. Ukraine, 1943 On a train from Ukraine to Germany, Lisa Smirnova is terrified for her life. The train is...

When Claire Wright wakes in hospital, she doesn’t recognise the person staring back at her in the mirror. She’s told that she has the perfect life: she’s beautiful, famous, with a husband and a house to die for. But Claire can’t remember anything from before the devastating car crash that’s left her injured. And now she’s surrounded by strangers, saying they’re her family and friends. 

Er sagt, sie sagt - Lana Lux zeigt zwei Seiten einer modernen Tragödie. Wenn man seine Heimat verlassen muss, kommt es immer darauf an, wo man landet und welche Leute man kennenlernt. Faina landet in einer deutschen Kleinstadt und lernt in der Schule Philipp kennen, einen Jungen mit Wutausbrüchen, der Pflanzen lieber mag als Menschen, sich aber sehnlichst einen Freund wünscht. Faina soll dieser Freund werden, also bringt er ihr Deutsch bei, und wie man Weihnachten richtig feiert.

Jakob genießt sein Leben. Daheim fühlt er sich geborgen und seine Freundin liebt ihn wie verrückt. Alles scheint perfekt zu sein. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem seine Eltern einem grausamen Mord zum Opfer fallen. Die Schuld daran gibt er sich selbst. Danach fühlt Jakob sich leer. Nur Baby Martha hält ihn davon ab, sich vollends aufzugeben. Für ein Lächeln von ihr ist er bereit, jedes Opfer zu bringen, um sich den Weg zurück ins Leben zu erkämpfen.

Captain Thomas Monroe entkommt endlich seinem Gefängnis. Gangsterboss Nakamoto beauftragt ihn persönlich, einen Mörder zu jagen, dem selbst die Yakuza nichts entgegenzusetzen hat. Alltagsroutine für den versierten Cop aus Chicago. Der wirkliche Horror offenbart sich ihm erst, als er begreift, wer hinter den Morden steckt und dass der Killer noch das geringste seiner Probleme ist. Dies ist der vierte Teil der Gay Crime Serie MIENAI – die Unsichtbaren.

To save both her town and the woman who loves her against all odds, a witch haunted by loss must reckon with her turbulent past, in the next magical romance in the Witches of Thistle Grove series by New York Times bestselling author Lana Harper. Even in a family of chaotic necromancers, Daria...

Welcome to the Two Goats Podcast, hosted by Lana and Nanz. We talk about social issues, relationships, comedy, etc. Occasionally, we invite over special guests to add in topics we, and you, may not know about! Dive into the exciting, random conversations of two goofy, smart and outgoing capricorns.

Two witchy sisters find themselves framed for the disappearance of millions of dollars in this atmospheric locked room mystery—from the New York Times bestselling author of Payback's a Witch and the critically-acclaimed author of All Dressed Up. As descendants of a Salem witch, sisters Tori...

Un podcast où Lana et son papa discutent, réfléchissent et apprennent ensemble, à hauteur d’enfant… et d’adulte aussi.

Nicht jeder Arzt ist ein Heiliger. Unzählige Male hat Dr. Christ Captain Monroe bereits zusammengeflickt. Dennoch misstraut Monroe dem Mann, über den er so gut wie nichts weiß. Als es Monroe nach einem verhängnisvollen Einsatz erneut auf die Krankenstation verschlägt, wirft er einen Blick hinter die noble Fassade des Doktors und steht plötzlich vor Abgründen voller todbringender Überraschungen. Dies ist der dritte Teil der Gay-Crime-Serie MIENAI – Die Unsichtbaren.

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