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What magical beings inhabit Earth’s waters? Some are as almost-familiar as the mer-people; some as strange as the thing glimpsed only as a golden eye in a pool at the edge of the Great Desert Kalarsham, where the mad god Geljdreth rules; or the unknowable, immense Kraken, dark beyond the darkness of the deepest ocean, who will one day rise and rule the world. Here are seven tales from the remarkable storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson. Vividly imagined and written, they transform the simple element of water into something very powerful indeed.

The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Woodville, a woman who rises from obscurity to become Queen of England, and changes the course of history...

In the poignant contents of "Unraveling Wrongful Conviction and Miscarriage of Justice," Matthew invites listeners on a compelling journey—a transformation from the depths of despair to a life rekindled with hope and purpose. Baring his soul, Matthew recounts the gripping narrative of his spiritual rebirth, wherein he confronts the shadows of wrongful conviction and takes ownership of his past, breaking free from the chains of destructive behaviors.

El peluquero Joffo, un honrado judío establecido en el París ocupado por los nazis, decide dispersar a su familia para evitar el cruel y posible destino que les espera. Sus hijos, Joseph (el autor de esta obra) y Maurice tienen, a sus diez y doce años, que sobrevivir solos en un universo desquiciado, en el que la barbarie, la amistad, la picaresca y, sobre todo, el miedo, imponen una sola ley: la supervivencia.

¿Qué sucedería si fueras capaz de mirar dentro de las mentes de toda la población del mundo entero? ¿Qué pasaría si fueras capaz de influir en los más débiles con rumores que solo ellos pudieran ver? Por vez primera, el gran denunciante de Cambridge Analytica cuenta la verdadera historia sobre la extracción de datos y la manipulación psicológica detrás de hechos históricos de gran dimensión, como la elección de Donald Trump o el referéndum del Brexit, conectando Facebook, WikiLeaks, los servicios de inteligencia de Rusia y hackers internacionales de todo el mundo.

In a world where communication with parallel Tangent Earths has brought a disruptive influx of new beliefs and scientific innovation, college student and fangirl Corazon Kagami continues to discover astonishing new facets to the abilities she’s unexpectedly acquired in the accident that transformed her into Tangent Knight Caprice, the foremost of a growing ensemble of armored super-warriors very much like the heroes and villains of her favorite tokusatsu shows. Revelations about her technology magnate mother and her cyborg security team have put Cory on the side of Matrix. 

In a world where communication with parallel tangent Earths, known as “realms”, has brought a disruptive influx of new beliefs and scientific innovation, college-student and fangirl Corazon Kagami continues to discover astonishing new facets to the abilities she’s unexpectedly acquired in the accident that transformed her into Tangent Knight Caprice, the foremost of a growing ensemble of armored super-warriors very much like the heroes and villains of her favorite tokusatsu shows.

Después de recibir un misterioso mensaje, Niko recorre un nuevo camino para ir al instituto y descubre una casa que no había visto nunca antes. La resolución de un enigma le permite entrar en lo que resultará ser un extraño lugar donde nacen universos, hay un gato que aparece y...

Explains how to use prominent emotional and physical symptoms to determine the core existential stress underlying one’s chronic condition Introduces five, seminal existential questions correlating with both the five miasms of homeopathy and the Five Phases of Traditional Chinese...

If you love Jennifer Robson or The Crown you will love New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper’s novel about Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. 1939. As the wife of the King George VI and the mother of the future queen, Elizabeth—“the queen mother”—shows a warm, smiling face to the...

Estos tres libros de cuentos se pliegan, se abren y desencriptan eso que llamamos realidad: las calles de los pueblos y los caminos del campo; el aburrimiento; las conductas esperadas y las inimaginables. Sus personajes—domesticados por el trabajo, la escuela, las liturgias masculinas, la familia o las mujeres—resisten, se afanan ante el aburrimiento con el sexo o el ocio, todas formas del dejarse estar. O rebelarse. Lírico en las descripciones, increíblemente sutil, el autor se manifiesta como un creador omnipotente y benévolo, un comediante lúcido y un observador sagaz.

Inspired by the remarkable life of Dorothy Peto, the Metropolitan Police’s first female superintendent. In 1914, the idea of a female police officer is dismissed as absurd, but to a small group of determined women, not impossible.

En 1914, Sigmund Freud introdujo por primera vez la idea de un trastorno narcisista, pero ese concepto no se hizo oficial hasta hace aproximadamente 50 años. Ahora, el narcisismo es una palabra de moda popular en las redes sociales, blogs y concursos en línea. Pero, ¿de qué se trata realmente el narcisismo y cómo sabe si está relacionado con alguien así? Más importante aún, si descubre que está conectado con un narcisista, ¿cuáles son los peligros, cómo se protege y cómo escapa?

Joyce Carol Oates assembles an outstanding cast of authors—including Margaret Atwood, Tananarive Due, and Megan Abbott—to explore, subvert, and reinvent one of the most vital subgenres of horror.

Aux urgences de l’hôpital public de Chicago, Cléo commence son internat et y retrouve Carter Cruz, une vieille connaissance. Bien plus que ça, en réalité : son meilleur ami de la fac de médecine, mais aussi son plus sérieux rival et son plus grand regret. Ici, Cléo se sent enfin à sa place, au milieu des brancards qui roulent à toute allure, des portes qui claquent, des chefs qui crient, des machines qui bipent et des tenues pastel qui volent au secours de ceux qui en ont besoin. Chaque jour, elle apprend.

Do you ever just want someone to help you figure life out--to tell you how to win at work, what guys to stay away from, and what jeans rock your body shape? This book is the perfect cocktail of sass and down-to-earth guidance to navigate your way to the life you want to live. With so much...

Claire Barclay is enthusiastic about her British Mystery Book Tour business. She enjoys taking her guests, usually from America, to the settings of mystery novels where bodies are long dead. Her neighbor's plea for help to deal with a recently murdered well-known author unsettles her. She leaves the body to the police and takes her guests to Cornwall, including a British tourist who far is too interested in the dead author.

Canny and ferocious, with the power of an ancient Goddess in her belly, Rowan Summerwaite is the only person who can renegotiate the fragile Treaty between the Vampire Nation and the Hunter Corporation, the last line of defense for humanity. A meeting of this Joint Tribunal, as well as her new status as Liaison, sends Rowan straight to the last place on earth she wants to be, the childhood home she'd escaped so many years before - The First's Keep.

"It is the heart of this place, and it is dying," says the Beast. And it is true; the center of the Beast's palace, the glittering glasshouse that brings Beauty both comfort and delight in her strange new environment, is filled with leafless brown rosebushes. But deep within this enchanted world, new life, at once subtle and strong, is about to awaken. Twenty years ago Robin McKinley enthralled listeners with the power of Beauty. Now this extraordinarily gifted novelist retells the story of Beauty and the Beast again - but in a totally new way, with fresh perspective, ingenuity, and mature insight.

Rising from their sea-torn ships like vengeful, pale phantoms, the Norlanders laid waste to the Shadar under cover of darkness. They forced the once-peaceful fisher folk into slavery and forged an alliance with their former trading partners, the desert-dwelling Nomas tribe, cutting off any hope of salvation. Now, two decades after the invasion, a rebellion gathers strength in the dark corridors of the city. A small faction of Shadari have hired the Mongrel, an infamous mercenary, to aid their fledgling uprising - but with her own shadowy ties to the region, she is a frighteningly volatile ally.