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George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel - a scathing satire on a downtrodden society's blind march towards totalitarianism. The book tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, however, the rebellion is betrayed, and the farm ends up in a state as bad as it was before, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon.

Mr. Darcy saved Elizabeth from the fire, but could he save her from her scars? When Elizabeth Bennet heard the cry of ‘Fire!’ during the Netherfield ball she ran up to the higher floors to rescue a servant with a broken leg . But as they hurtled downstairs she became lost in the thick, roiling smoke. And just when Elizabeth began to despair, she heard Mr. Darcy’s hoarse voice cry her name. The next time they meet will be at Rosings Park under Lady Catherine’s watchful gaze…

The Mongol Empire was the largest empire the world has ever seen, forged by conquests across Eurasia in the 13th and 14th centuries. Yet despite the unparalleled brutality of the Mongols, they played a key role in launching civilization’s evolution into the modern world. In 24 half-hour lectures delivered by award-winning teacher and historian Craig Benjamin of Grand Valley State University, explore the paradox of the Mongols’ extreme barbarity combined with their enlightened religious attitudes and respect for high civilization, in The Mongol Empire.

When the psychotic Colombian drug lord Chano Aldana is extradited to the United States for trial, he brings his army of vicious mercenaries with him. And as Aldana’s hit men target the President of the United States, the capital is plunged into chaos that only veteran fighter pilot Jake Grafton can stop. With the help of an investigative journalist and an undercover agent, Grafton must find the deadly assassins before they can strike again. But time is running out, and the future of the country hangs in the balance.

In 2003, the first ever late-night talk show hosted by a 10-year-old boy premiered live for six minutes, before it was violently pulled from the air and abruptly canceled. Its host, Donnie Dixon, hasn’t been heard from since.

Erlebe in „Der Flüsterer im Dunkeln" eine unheimliche Reise in die einsamen Hügel Vermonts, wo Professor Albert N. Wilmarth die Existenz fremder Lebewesen erforscht und auf eine schreckliche Wahrheit stößt. Durch eine Reihe beunruhigender Briefe seines Freundes Henry Akeley, der auf isoliertem Bauernhof lebt, wird Wilmarth in Kontakt mit den Mi‑Go, einer außerirdischen, pilzartigen Rasse, gebracht, die mit menschlichen Agenten eine finstere Allianz eingeht.

Compiled by celebrated author and journalist Benjamin Law, Growing Up Queer in Australia assembles voices from across the spectrum of LGBTIQA+ identity. Spanning diverse places, eras, genders, ethnicities and experiences, these are the stories of growing up queer in Australia. For better or worse, sooner or later, life conspires to reveal you to yourself, and this is growing up.

If you're relying on willpower alone to help you lose weight, improve your relationships or achieve more at work, you're doomed to fail. The environment around us is far too powerful, stimulating, addicting and stressful to overcome it through sheer determination. Willpower, grit, being positive - basically, all the tools you've been told are the keys to creating lasting change in your life - are insufficient in this high-paced, information-overloaded world we live in.

In this groundbreaking work, psychiatrist Dr. Eric Berne introduces a new method for understanding and analyzing human behavior, known as transactional analysis or "TA", which examines the interactions, or "transactions," between individuals and the ways in which they change in response to each other

The lovely attorney kept a secret from me. A baby she’s been carrying since Valentine’s night. The night we were thrown together by the roulette wheel. She never contacted me. Meant to keep me in the dark. She’s about to find out what happens when you cross a bratva boss. Punishment is in order. Sequestering until the birth. And I’ll use that time to win her surrender. Because I don’t just plan to keep the baby - I plan to make his mother my bride. And it would be much better for both of us if she were willing.

Sleep. Something Henry longs for yet cannot seem to attain. It had never been the case before, but since his younger sister, Louisa, has been out in society, he is plagued by nightmares of failure. And to top it all off, an old acquaintance has asked for his assistance in watching out for another young lady during her first season. He should say no. But his good nature will not allow it.

Deux histoires, deux époques, deux lectures, pour une histoire à énigme palpitante. Côté pile : Angleterre, 1881. Simeon Lee, un jeune médecin londonien, se rend sur l'île de Ray, au large de l'Essex, à la demande de son oncle, Oliver Hawes. Ce dernier, gravement malade, est persuadé d'avoir été empoisonné. Peu de temps après son arrivée dans l'unique maison de l'île, Turnglass House , Simeon fait une découverte des plus étranges : dans un coin de la bibliothèque se trouve une immense cage de verre, dans laquelle est enfermée une femme.

Erlebe über 20 Stunden atemberaubender Hörunterhallung, in der sich die strenge Logik der Urb mit den leidenschaftlichen Utopien der Klave verhakt. View, die perfektionistische Scout, beginnt erstmals zu träumen und hinterfragt die sichere Gleichschaltung aller Lebensbereiche. Brachvogel, der rebellische Zeugungsträger, sucht den Horizont jenseits rigider Matriarchats-Regeln. Wenn Diver, der cerebrale Cyborg, in ihren Geist eindringt und die Liebe zwischen View und Brachvogel entbrennt, steht alles auf dem Spiel – Komfort, Sicherheit und Mittelmaß müssen einer neuen Freiheit weichen.

Robert Ervin Howard gilt als Begründer des Sword-and-Sorcery-Genres und Schöpfer unvergesslicher Helden. Turlogh Dubh O'Brien, ein verstoßener irischer Krieger des 11. Jahrhunderts, trägt seinen Beinamen „Der Schwarze" nicht umsonst. In „Der Dunkle Mann" begegnet Turlogh auf einer verschneiten Küste Connachts einem Fischer und bricht auf, um Moira, die Tochter eines Dalcassian-Häuptlings, aus den Klauen wilder Wikinger zu befreien. Die Erstveröffentlichung erfolgte im Dezember 1931 in der Magazine-Ikone Weird Tales .

Baby Box' bastel-tastisches Abenteuer Gabby erhält mit Ihrer Puppenhauslieferung eine bastel-tastische Abenteuer-Ausrüstung, die sich als nützlich erweist, wenn Ratkatz den ganzen Tag lang lustige Schurken bastelt. Kasperkätzchenwürfel Gabby bringt ihre Kasper-Katzenwürfel mit ins Puppenhaus, wo alle Gabby-Katzen mitspielen und sich lustige Geschichten ausdenken, je nachdem, was sie gewürfelt haben.

Erlebe mit Benjamin Werner die fesselnde Wunderwelt des 19. Jahrhunderts, in der ein Uhrmacher-Arzt dem russischen Baron Savitch eine mechanische Gehirnprothese einpflanzt, die ihn zum unfehlbaren Staatsmann macht. Die subtile Mischung aus Pionier-Sci-Fi und politischem Thriller zeigt, wie Technik Macht gestaltet – und wie weit ein Mensch geht, um sie zu zerstören, als Dr. Fisher die Uhrwerk-Schöpfung versenkt. Diese 55-Minuten-Reise eignet sich perfekt für Fans klassischer Fantasie, Pulp Fiction und als Einschlafhilfe mit Gänsehaut-Garantie.

Have you ever wished to one day wake up and discover all your dreams have come true? It happened to me and no, it wasn't the work of a fairy godmother. My music is playing on the radio, my face is splattered on the cover of every magazine, and I can't remember how I got there. The cherry on top is discovering the most devilish handsome man I've ever met is—wait for it—my husband.

The Ultimate Guide to STEAM Driven STEM for Kids: Over 300 Fun Hands-On Projects to Spark Innovation Unlock your child's creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking with this exciting, jam-packed guide to STEAM-based learning! Featuring over 300 hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math projects, this book transforms education into exploration—making it perfect for curious minds ages 5 to 12.

Ein Werk eines Gastronomen für andere Gastronomen, dessen Ideen nicht nur für die Gastronomie, sondern auch für andere Branchen von Bedeutung sind. Es geht darum, sich an die aktuellen Zeiten anzupassen und mit der richtigen Strategie eine erfolgreiche Gastronomie zu führen, mit der jeder erfolgreich sein kann, ohne in seinem eigenen Betrieb ein Sklave zu sein.

The Gods split the skies and rained down tyranny upon the mortal realm long ago. Ever since then, the only thing worse than being human is being of Divine Blood. For someone like me—an undocumented God child, indebted to the Underworld Assassination Guild—that means only one thing: A life in the shadows. Or so it should have been . . . until Mortal Gods Academy. Until them.