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She's used to putting everyone first - her sister, her friends, her boss. It's now her turn... Art conservator, Kara Michaels has decided it's time to chase her dream - start her own business restoring and framing works of art. She has the skills, the nose for business, and the pent-up frustration from being invisible to the man she wants but can't have - her boss. He's a meticulous planner whose rule book is about to be tossed out the window...

The men she recruited to run her Amazon empire of drugs and death called her the White Angel. The ultra-secret US agency known as the Committee called her the most dangerous woman in the world. The blonde had skin of peaches and cream, cornflower-blue eyes, and legs that went all the way to heaven. She looked like an angel, but no man or woman ever killed more ruthlessly - or enjoyed it more. Killing her was Sam Borne’s next assignment.

Diane Bray's words are simple, rhyming, and straight to the point. Bill Bray has created music amidst inspiration from Diane's words, allowing the tempo to unfold from the poetic rhythm and the music to evolve from the message. The Silent No Longer Collection began as eight verses of a poem; written to express Diane's solidarity with and support for the 99 percent/Occupy movements. It grew to a 21 verse call to action. As each day another social or humanitarian issue needed to be addressed, another verse came to life.

On the surface, Riverview High School looks like the post-racial ideal. Serving an enviably affluent, diverse, and liberal district, the school is well-funded, its teachers are well-trained, and many of its students are high achieving. Yet Riverview has not escaped the same unrelenting question that plagues schools throughout America: why is it that even when all of the circumstances seem right, black and Latino students continue to lag behind their peers?

Anchored by an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham, this concise collection of essays, letters, and poems from one of this country’s most eminent literary voices offers much-needed historical context for our current state of the nation - and hope for the future of our society.

Jael Hawkins is a troublesome girl. Everyone says so. When yet another relative tires of her, she is banished to Moon Hollow with the family's other black sheep. There, her aunt and uncle make her feel welcome for the first time, and she meets the intriguing Sebastian Westwood, in whom she senses a kindred spirit. But something is not right at Moon Hollow. Wails echo in the corridors at night, and a ghostly figure roams the riverbank in the moonlight.

"Ihr habt doch dasselbe Ziel: Chaos zu verbreiten." "Falsch", zischt Loki. "Sie will den Weltenbaum zerstören und die Fäden des Schicksals verändern, damit sie alles bekommt, was sie sich vorstellt. Ich will Asgard unterwerfen. Was in den anderen Welten geschieht, interessiert mich nicht. Sollen die Götter sich bekriegen, solange sie mir das Königreich lassen, das mir gebührt, ist es mir egal." Des epische Finale um den Erhalt der Neun Welten geht in die letzte Schlacht. Wer wird gewinnen? Und ist ein Happy End überhaupt möglich?

Join two absolute amateurs as we take a look at the highest-grossing film released each week some time between the year of our births, 1989, and today. A cinematic retrospective of the last 35 years of movies... that we don't take too seriously.

"Bekomme ich jetzt nur einsilbige Antworten?" Cathrin stößt den Atem aus. "Frag doch einfach etwas, das man nicht mit Ja und Nein beantworten kann." "Okay." Ich schmunzle. "Bist du eifersüchtig, mein Kätzchen?" Sie verdreht die Augen. "Das kann man mit Ja oder Nein beantworten." Ich erhebe mich und bewege mich auf sie zu. "Dann sei so gut und beantworte es, mein Kätzchen." In Whispers Leben ist einiges nicht in Ordnung. Als Kind ist er mit schweren Verletzungen und ohne Erinnerungen in einem Waisenhaus zu sich gekommen – vor über 110 Jahren.

Dive into the depths of mystery with B.E. Lockwood's captivating novel, "The Puzzle Chamber Mysteries: The Submerged Sanctuary". Join Professor Lillian March and her intrepid team as they embark on a thrilling expedition to uncover the secrets of an ancient, hidden sanctuary submerged beneath the waves.

America's black intellectuals - writers, historians, educators, and community activists - have made major contributions to the struggle for equality and human rights throughout American public life. The key streams of thought that gave rise to the intellectual traditions associated with African Americans emerged in the 18th and 19th centuries. These same traditions continue to develop and influence social and political processes today.

Life has never been easy in the small desert town of Harmony, but even on the day Calli Christopher buries her father, she knows she is surrounded by people who care about her. But after the funeral, when everyone has finally gone home, Calli discovers a girl on her property. A girl who’s dirty and bruised and unable to speak. And petrified. Calli keeps the girl secret—well, almost secret. She calls her Ash and begins to nurture her back to health. But word spreads in a small town, and soon a detective comes around asking questions about a missing girl from another town.

In E. B. White on Dogs, his granddaughter and manager of his literary estate, Martha White, has compiled the best and funniest of her grandfather's essays, poems, and letters depicting over a dozen of his various canine companions. Included here are favorite essays such as "Two Letters, Both Open", "Bedfellows", and many others, as well as some of White's little-known notes and comment pieces covering dog shows, sled dog races, and the trials and tribulations of city canines.

After a devastating tragedy shatters her world, Candy James uncovers an inner strength she never knew she possessed. Pulled into the dangerous underworld of drug trafficking alongside her partner, Todd, Candy finds herself walking a razor’s edge between survival and destruction. As law enforcement tightens its net and alliances shift like sand, Candy and Todd must face heart-wrenching choices and the ever-present threat of betrayal. Their bond is tested in unimaginable ways as they fight to protect each other against impossible odds.

»Weißt du, was ich bereue?« Nirans Stimme klang so schwach wie der Laut einer Grille.»Was denn?« Sie war froh darüber, dass er sich mit ihr unterhielt.Er schwieg eine Weile. Vielleicht hatte er im Wahn gesprochen und das Bewusstsein verloren. Doch dann drang seine Stimme wieder an ihr Ohr.

»Weißt du, was ich bereue?« Nirans Stimme klang so schwach wie der Laut einer Grille.»Was denn?« Sie war froh darüber, dass er sich mit ihr unterhielt.Er schwieg eine Weile. Vielleicht hatte er im Wahn gesprochen und das Bewusstsein verloren. Doch dann drang seine Stimme wieder an ihr Ohr. »Ich habe nicht herausgefunden, wie es sich anfühlt, dich zu küssen.« Gegen ihren Willen soll Prinzessin Seraphina mit einem wichtigen Verbündeten ihres Vaters vermählt werden. Auf dem Weg zur Hochzeit wird ihre Reisegruppe überfallen.

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When life has taught you to hide, can you ever spread your wings in the light? Writing songs has always been the way that Beatrice Cipriani processes the world around her, but as a painful introvert, none of those songs are ever performed. She excels at being invisible—she’s the best server in a fancy restaurant. Sometimes, though, it feels like she’s dying a little more with every passing day. Easton Moorland has finally made it big, but with a public company comes a board that has demands. As the chairman of a luxury brand, all eyes are on him, and they want him to look the part.

Detective Inspector Fiona MacLeod thought she had left her troubled past behind when she returned to the quiet town of Forres. But when the body of a murdered journalist is discovered behind a local pub, Fiona is pulled into an investigation that is far too personal. The victim, Alan Reid, was once a trusted ally from her time on the Organized Crime squad in Aberdeen—someone who had tried to reach her the night he died.

In the quiet Scottish town of Forres, D.I. Fiona MacLeod is called to investigate a chilling murder at the ancient Clootie Well, a place steeped in local legend and folklore. The victim, Douglas Bain, a wealthy businessman with ties to a secretive group known as the Circle of Shadows, is found stabbed to death during a mysterious Halloween night ritual. As Fiona and her young, eager partner, D.S. Duncan Fraser, dig deeper into the case, they uncover a web of financial fraud, fear, and desperation that ultimately led to Bain’s tragic death.