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You have magic. One sentence, three words, four syllables. Enough to change my life forever. And I'm not talking about the whole spells and sorcery thing. Lexie Carrigan thought the weirdest thing about her was she preferred watching documentaries and reading the newspaper to reality TV and Twitter. But on the eve of her 15th birthday, her aunt and sisters drop a bomb - she's magical. Now the girl who never made waves is blowing up her nightstand and trying to keep from wreaking havoc on her school.

Die außergewöhnlichsten Listen der Weltgeschichte live in Szene gesetzt. Menschen halten ihre Gedanken, Pläne und Aufgaben seit jeher in Listen fest. Sie sind die Kurzfassung all der Dinge, die uns wichtig sind: Unsere Hoffnungen und Träume, Vorlieben und Abneigungen, Richtlinien für das Leben und die Liebe, Aufzeichnungen unserer Gedanken und Erinnerungen an die Dinge, die wir noch erledigen wollen, bevor wir sterben. Viele dieser Listen beinhalten wertvolle Ratschläge.

Die Fortsetzung des Weltbestsellers Letters of Note! Shaun Usher hat erneut in den Archiven der Welt recherchiert und unglaubliche Briefe ans Tageslicht befördert: Ergreifende Liebesbriefe, hochkomische Korrespondenzen oder auch völlig skurrile Schriftstücke. Mit Briefen von Slyvia Plath, Eric Idle, Jane Austen, Kathrine Mansfield, Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter S. Thomposon, J.K. Rowling, Raymond Chandler, Lionel Feuchtwanger, Richard Burton, Noel Coward, Marge Simpson, David Bowie.

The veil is sealed for 30 days and Izzy is looking for distractions to help her forget about Aethan. When a strange dragon and rider appear in Eynsford, Izzy and Isla travel with Emerald to another world. There, they discover the mystical city of Millenia; home to to a band of renegade dark faeries, Ubanty, and dragons. Unable to return, Izzy is forced to battle pirates, assassins, and the advances of the devastatingly handsome Turos. But at home, the shadow of war is marching across the land. Santanas is back and gathering an army, and Izzy is needed.

After flunking out of university, PJ Norris has been given a new quest: search a world newly-freed from an evil queen for more dragon shifters like himself. Along with his best friend Grant, they set out with nothing but an amulet and PJ's burgeoning dragon senses to guide them. The first stop is a former queenside stronghold of Gilramore, where townsfolk are being bothered by swarms of butterflies. The mayor and townsfolk swear there's no one with magic in their midst, but as PJ uncovers more of their secrets, he realizes the queen's grip might've not been as strong as advertised.

Happy ever afters are for suckers, and Cat Keller is no sucker. After years of watching her mother go from marriage to marriage, heartbreak to heartbreak, she’s put a set of rules into place–never stay the night, never bring a boy home–to avoid the same fate. Then she meets radio deejay and local heartthrob Jude Oliver. One by one, Cat’s rules bend and break under Jude’s patience and persistence. Soon, only one rule remains: no falling in love. Can Cat keep the walls around her heart intact? Or will she face her biggest fears and allow herself to fall?

Magical baker Lillie Dean is settling into her new life in Silverkeep, along with all the creatures who'd come out of hiding after magic was made legal once more. The south side of town near the wharf is bustling with new neighbors, including merchant Jeremias Scarp, who's just procured a magical pendant that he swears is going to take his fledgling business to the next level. But when that pendant goes missing, Lillie's on the case to find out who might've taken it, while also avoiding the attention of powerful Mr. Globe.

Big dreams. Tierney Chandler had 'em. Why else would she leave her small town—and her picture-perfect fiancé—behind? Nine years later, the town's still small, her dreams are mostly still dreams, and her still-perfect ex is still interested. And, it turns out, so is his cousin. Jack Elliott has changed a lot in the years since Tierney left, even if his old crush on her hasn’t. His easy charm (and irresistible baked goods) reel her in, and she finds herself making excuses to come home for the first time in years.

Some fight for faith. Some fight for power. Some seek a new wold while others seek to uphold the old traditions. Can vampires find the grace of God or are they truly damned souls? It comes down to new beliefs verses old authority. But does one side really have God on their side?

Children who died before being born return to earth to seek vengeance for the lives they were denied.

Short Recordings on the topic of trust in Hashem, to help one navigate through life's challenges.

It's the wedding of the year in Pigsend, at least if you talk to Vicky Hamblin. The bride-to-be is dead set on making her wedding to baker Allen Mackey the most perfect spectacle in the history of weddings, if only to impress her two snooty aunts. Bev's in charge of hosting them at the Weary Dragon Inn, along with a carefully-curated list of other family members, all designed to impress. But when things start going awry, and Vicky suspects someone might be out to sabotage her wedding, Bev's on the case once more. Can she find out who's out to get the bride before the big day?

Iovah and Eryki are both Celestians, creatures that influenced the creation of all things as the human species know them to be. But Iovah was never the one god and Eryki is not the devil as have been described. Iovah performed an immoral experiment on the human species. Eryki seeks to rectify the damage the experiment created. Their fight over human kind shook the heavens over Earth. Now the human species has a choice to make. Accept the truth and heal the damage or continue to embrace the great mistake and plunge head long into oblivion.

In News for the Rich, White, and Blue, Nikki Usher recasts the challenges facing journalism in terms of place, power, and inequality. Drawing on more than a decade of field research, she illuminates how journalists decide what becomes news and how news organizations strategize about the future. Usher shows how newsrooms remain places of power, largely white institutions growing more elite as journalists confront a shrinking job market.

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Forced to marry a traitor to the Realm, Bridget helps her fiancé face the music.

Join Dr Andrew Usher and Dr John Babraj as they dive into research reviews, sports science concepts, chat with featured guests, and introduce you to the exciting world of high performance and sports science.

She was a blue blood socialite. He was an organized crime kingpin. His business never spilled over into her restaurant, until her best friend and one of his henchmen caused a problem. How do you get rid of a dead body when the police have cameras watching all the exits? Through the kitchen, of course.

Some killers are made through years of systematic abuse. Some killers are the product of the societal misfortune of not being able to escape the worst portions of the lowest economic areas. Then there are the killers like Mercy. The rare ones. The ones who are born evil and are drawn to violence and the suffering of others with the same natural inborn instinct that allows any predator to hunt.

From wood to coal to oil and gas, the sources of energy on which civilization depends have always changed as technology advances. Now renewables are overtaking fossil fuels, with wind and solar energy becoming cheaper and more competitive every year. Growth in renewable energy will further accelerate as electric vehicles become less expensive than traditional automobiles. Understanding the implications of the energy transition will prepare us for the many changes ahead.