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It’s the 48th year of the Kurian Order. The alien, vampiric Kur and their avatars, the Reapers, control most of the Earth - their new feeding ground. Humanity is scattered and survives only at their new master’s whims. But the Resistance is attempting to reclaim Earth. David Valentine, member of the elite Cat spy force, is in enemy uniform aboard the aging gunboat Thunderbolt. Whispers have reached him of the discovery of a long-lost weapon in the Caribbean - the first glimmer of hope for humanity to finally defeat the Reapers. 

David Valentine resigns as a Wolf militia, and accepts an offer to become a Cat, one of the stealthy warriors trained to spy on, and go toe-to-toe with the Reapers. Under the command of his mentor, Smoke, Val's first mission is to enter the Kurian zone and investigate "The Twisted Cross", a strike force of alien-human hybrids, possessing the skills of combat veterans and the hunger of the Reapers....Along the way he befriends a powerful alien, a Grog named Anh-Ka, who declares David his blood brother after Valentine nurses him back from death.

In her best-selling Amelia Peabody mysteries, author Elizabeth Peters has created an award-winning mixture of vivid archeological detail, finely-tuned suspense, and witty romance. This, the 12th Amelia Peabody mystery, opens in 1914. As the tides of war rise, Egypt is threatened by attacks. Espionage abounds, pulling in several members of the Peabody Emerson household even as they embark on a new archeological season.

Stories from the Forest is an anthology of children’s classic tales set in the woods. This collection includes Winnie-the-Pooh narrated by multiaward-winning golden voice Barbara Rosenblat, Little Red Riding Hood narrated by ATC Seneca Award nominee for Best Leading Actress (Cinderella)...

Nelle "Favole di Macadamia" ci sono draghi, tritoni, unicorni, narvali, scimmie e grifoni. Che cosa fanno insieme, animali immaginari e reali? Il Narvalo che esiste nel nostro mondo, abbinato al suo fantastico gemello, l'Unicorno (di lui si sa poco, solo che è un animale mitologico e ha un corno sulla fronte). Il Drago e il suo doppio anfibio, il Tritone (ma anche le grotte di Altamira dalle grandi pitture, una città inglese e la lontana muraglia cinese).

Vi è un legame molto forte tra i miei quadri e i miei componimenti. I brevi pensieri che trovate in questo audiolibro sono le immagini e le metafore delle mie emozioni: i sentimenti si rivelano in rappresentazioni visive che scelgono parole per spiegarsi e dire ciò che sento e come il mondo si rivela ai miei occhi. I vocaboli che emergono lentamente dal mio inconscio, che gocciano dalle immagini, sono riportati sulla carta fedelmente ed esprimono completamente e profondamente il mio sentito.

Anne Shirley, the mischievous, carrot-topped waif of Anne of Green Gables, has grown into a lovely young woman who leaves the security of Prince Edward Island to enroll at Redmond College. There, she discovers a professor who believes education is wasted on women, ponders the security offered in marriage proposals, and a host of other questions of young adulthood.

In this charming sequel to Anne of Green Gables, the unpredictable red-headed heroine returns for more wonderful adventures. When Anne Shirley first came to the beautiful Canadian town of Avonlea, she was a mischievous, talkative orphan who captured the hearts of everyone she met. Now, a few years later, Anne is a young woman with new dreams.

Born in the US and reared in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd is a liability to his social-climbing mother, Salome. When a violent incident sends him to North Carolina, he remakes himself in America's hopeful image. But political winds continue to throw him between north and south, in a plot that turns...

Nelle voci registrate in una canzone, nelle fotografie scattate nel corso degli anni, in un diario tenuto insieme alla persona amata per quindici giorni, nelle sottolineature sull'ultimo libro letto, cosa rimane di noi? Cosa ci dicono le tracce che lasciamo nel nostro passare? È possibile arrivare alla fine di una storia e da lì cominciare per evocare, rievocare, ridarle vita? Nella notte tra il 10 e l'11 gennaio 2022, Elisa Bricchi, Domenico Di Canio, Costantino Merli e William Pagani, quattro amici tra i venti e ventitré anni, si ribaltano con l'auto nel fiume Trebbia, nel piacentino, e muoiono annegati.

The Diary of Anne Frank is read and loved by children throughout the world. Yet few of those readers know what life was really like for the young Jewish girl before and after she wrote her famous diary.

Written in a lively yet sympathetic style, Anne Frank’s Story follows Anne Frank from her birth in Germany and her happy childhood in Amsterdam through the years she and her family spent in hiding from the Nazis, to her imprisonment and eventual death in the concentration camps.

Shira ist ein sehr ängstliches Mädchen – zu gerne wäre sie mutiger. Bis sie eines Nachts auf eine sprechende Maus mit Zylinder namens Herr von und zu Moll trifft. Gemeinsam mit ihm und mithilfe einer wundersamen Tasche reist sie in unterschiedliche Konfliktgebiete der Welt, bringt traurigen...

When a mysterious threat follows their every step, can two wounded hearts find refuge and love? US Marshal Morgan Sawyer rides into the treacherous Rocky Mountains on a mission to find fellow Marshal Tex, who vanished while they were escorting a dangerous prisoner. But ranchwoman Roz Beck...

Will lies destroy their chance at love? The last thing Jace Randall wants is to be smitten with a woman. His sister, Eden, said it would happen when he moved to Tucker Mills to help his uncle run the sawmill. Now he wants to prove her wrong. That is, until he runs into Maddie Shepard. Not even...

She found Anne Frank's diary and brought the world a message of love and hope. For more than two years, Miep Gies and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives each day to bring food, news, and emotional support...

A bold and healing guide to rediscovering ecstasy through sex, spirit, and radical self-acceptance A fully revised and expanded edition of the cult classic Ecstasy Is Necessary From Barbara Carrellas, trailblazing author of the beloved Urban Tantra, comes The Book of Ecstasy, a fully revised and...

Against the romantic backdrop of Edwardian Egypt, the irresistible Amelia Peabody and her charmingly unconventional family prove themselves to be formidable foes of villainy. In The Ape Who Guards the Balance Amelia must muster all of her considerable skills of detection to unravel a snarled web of stolen archeological treasures, murderous cults, and fallen women.

Join spunky Amelia and her charming family for a thrilling new archaeological adventure in Edwardian Egypt. Even on the joyous occasion of the marriage of their Egyptian "son" David to their beloved niece Lia, trouble finds Amelia and hunky hubby Emerson. And this time it is personal.

Podczas II Wojny Swiatowej bohaterki wywiezione zostaja z Kresów wschodnich na Syberie. Czas wielkiej próby udaje im sie przetrwac dzieki niezwyklemu hartowi ducha matki. Pierwsza czesc wielkiej Sagi Barbary Rybaltowskiej.Odkryj karty historii polski poprzez niezwykla opowiesc o pewnej rodzinie. Napisana ujmujacym, cieplym jezykiem saga rodzinna, opowiadajaca historie matki i córki wobec burzliwych dziejów Polski XX wieku.

Women have always been central to the faith. In the Bible, women have played vital and often surprising roles. To understand these remarkable women, we are honored to bring you one of our most highly regarded scholars and teachers, Professor Barbara Reid, O.P., Ph.D. Professor Reid begins this...