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Charlotte Blackburn — beautiful, intelligent, a gifted tinkerer — lives in a cloistered world of wealth and privilege beneath the Electric Tesla Dome that shields survivors of The Great Calamity. But when her father is abducted, and a strange sickness starts transforming men into vicious monsters, she discovers that technology is no protection at all.

This book examines how the human mind has constructed Western philosophy. What would a new history of Western philosophy be? Aren't there so many studies like that on the market already? Most histories of Western philosophy go in chronological order from the pre-Socratics up to the modern philosophers. But why does it have to be that way?

Freddy was born to take the mantle of hellhound, but she wasn’t fond of the idea. Wearing the responsibility to atone for the work of a homicidal ancestor, Freddy is the 11th generation tied to the victim’s family, and being bonded to a mage halfway around the world is tiring. At a moment’s notice, Freddy can be yanked from an event or her own bed and pulled across the world to act as the mage’s familiar.

Often times the way we expect God to show up is not the way he shows up or delivers. The enemy thought it was a time to take you out, to shake your foundation, to make you feel alone, off kilter, and out of place when God says "No, I have you right where I want you." God has seen and he is answering with a time of rest, resetting, reflection, and refocus.

The four legendary creatures are free, the seven sins are running wild, the vampires are getting thirsty, and the Vatican is ready to enter the front lines. And Callie Penrose is at the heart of it all. The Horsewoman of Despair flicked the first domino, and the consequences are echoing throughout the various halls of power in all corners of the world. As the streets of Kansas City threaten to become raging rivers of blood, one of those closest to Callie is kidnapped, and she is forced to choose between her heart and the people who depend on her to keep them safe.

SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the book’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as public health and modern medicine, and bridging cultural boundaries. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Iona lives to compete. She represented Great Britain in speed skiing and rode on the Irish Equestrian Team. Driven by a desire to find herself, a rebellious and slightly wild Iona harnessed her sporting abilities to find purpose, hope, and meaning. But even after many successes and failures, Iona realized that having everything she dreamed of still left her feeling broken and empty.

Many people in history have claimed that Abraham Lincoln never loved Mary Todd Lincoln, and that in fact his love was focused upon Anne Rutledge. They have claimed that his wife hurt him politically though she drove him to the Presidency, that she embarrassed him financially as well as socially and inflicted on him the agony of adjustment to her psychopathic personality. Yet, is there any truth to any of these claims?

Talus, the system comprised of Toralians and the Sisterhood, is under siege. Massive battleships, each ferrying an envoy from a federacy race, surround the Talusian home world Toral. Two wedges, each comprised of nine federacy battleships, wait outside the system. The sisters, whom the SADEs created during the fight to defeat Artifice, possess advanced tech.

Jessie's new life adjustment is well underway. The tough alpha Austin has joined her team, and she has painstakingly learned to fly. Life is going a-okay. That is, until her parents decide to visit.... They don't know anything about magic, about Jessie's new digs, or about the crazy crew living in and around Jessie's house. She must do everything in her power to keep the truth away from them. Which would be much easier without the unfelt presence lurking within Ivy House's borders. It seems an enemy has figured out a way to magically bypass Ivy House's defenses.

Book five in the Hollywood Legends series.

Der seltsame Tod des Psychiaters Dr. Montgomery Scott, der in einem von innen verschlossenen Hotelzimmer mitten in der Nacht in Flammen aufgeht, stellt die Polizei vor ein unlösbares Rätsel. Professor van Dusen ist davon überzeugt, es mit einem raffinierten Mord zu tun zu haben. Kurz vor seinem Ableben hatte Dr. Scott ihm anvertraut, telefonisch mit dem Tode bedroht worden zu sein - von dem berüchtigten Chicagoer Massenmörder Thomas Holmes. Scott war sich sicher, die Stimme erkannt zu haben. Allerdings wurde Holmes vor einigen Monaten hingerichtet.

Eine harmlose Reise nach Florida entpuppt sich für Professor van Dusen und seinen Begleiter Hutchinson Hatch zu einem gefährlichen Abenteuer. Durch einen Hurrikan vom Weg abgekommen, landen die beiden Männer in einem Nonnenkloster. Dort geht es den Bewohnerinnen zufolge nicht mit rechten Dingen zu. Geheime Zeichen an der Wand versetzen die Nonnen in Aufruhr. Auch die erste Leiche lässt nicht lange auf sich warten. Professor van Dusen nimmt daraufhin die Herausforderung eines Parapsychologen an, in einem Wettstreit die Lösung des Falls zu finden.

Eine schöne Frau bietet Spiros Makropulos, Millionär und Sammler antiker Kostbarkeiten, das berühmte hölzerne Pferd von Troja zum Kauf an. Ein plumper Betrug, wie Professor van Dusen schnell feststellt. Doch damit fangen die Probleme erst an. Makropulos wird ermordet, die Betrügerin ebenfalls, eine zwielichtige Bar kommt ins Spiel, eine Höllenmaschine und der Ober-Eunuch des Sultans. Nur der Scharfsinn der Denkmaschine kann den Weg durchs Labyrinth des Verbrechens finden und den geheimnisvollen Mann in Schwarz entlarven.

Omnians, Earthers, and alliance members are fighting the Colony, the horde of sentient insectoids that threaten alliance space. The Colony has had centuries to expand through the network of domes built by the Messinants, an ancient race. The domes’ Q-gates allow the insectoids to invade planets through their inventive use of rings, which extends the power of the domes. It’s Omnian superior technology that gives a temporary advantage to the peaceful alliance members who lead the fight to retake their planets.

SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality instructional study guides for challenging works of literature. This audio study guide for The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes includes detailed summary and analysis of each chapter and an in-depth exploration of the novel’s multiple symbols, motifs, and themes such as friendship, the effects of misogyny, corporate greed, and inequality. Featured content also includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay questions, and discussion topics.

Kalla has claimed the third and final aspect of the waking wolf goddess. Now, she and her magister must take the Quill to Ganysha so the Elephant Lord may recreate the binding, and they must find Grael's Fang before they can face the Nagali. And if that was not enough, there are still lands to be freed. Meanwhile, darker troubles are brewing. Grosso, at the Nagali's behest, has begun to corrupt the Emperor of Argoth, fomenting war amongst the normally peaceful Argosians. If the Fleet mobilizes to attack, nobody will be able to stand in the way of its military might.

"Hol över!", hallt es durch die nächtliche Stille, als Moritz und Hanna bei einem romantischen Picknick an der Krückau sitzen. Gefährlich nah schippert eine unheimliche Gestalt an ihnen vorbei und jagt den beiden eine Höllenangst ein. Als die Kophusener Beamten Hauke Thomsen und Peter Brandt den scheinbar scherzhaften Vorfall untersuchen sollen, passt ihnen das gar nicht in den Kram. Schließlich müssen sie gerade ohne ihren Chef Philip Goldberg auskommen, der Kophusen fluchtartig verlassen hat.

Since their daughter Kate went missing five months ago, Brian and Barbara Stone have struggled to keep their heads above water. Their marriage is disintegrating, and it seems like Kate's twin Lydia is hiding something from them, too. With the help of psychic Ida Hegarty, Lydia is drawn closer to the truth about where her twin sister is. And it's much, much darker than anyone can imagine.

Contemporary Issues: Science, Africa, and More attends to very sensitive and contemporary issues pertaining to biotechnology such as human cloning and genetic engineering. It also comprises such areas as affirmative action, one's right to abortion, one's right to sexual choice(s), questions relating to whether Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a hero or not, and other similar but controversial issues. In addition, there are topics included in Contemporary Issues relating to matters of ethnicity, culture, and development, in particular as they impact Africa.