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What happens when Magnus Bane brings a baby home to his boyfriend Alec Lightwood? One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy. After a warlock baby is abandoned on the steps of the Academy, Magnus Bane rescues the child—and brings him home to his boyfriend, Alec. This...

It started with a simple question: How can we help them? It became an international movement called NEGU: Never Ever Give Up. When Jessica Joy Rees was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at age 11, she chose to focus not on herself but on bringing joy and hope to other children suffering...

SHE TRIED TO FIX HIM. SHE MADE HIM WORSE. Rae is a fantasy reader who's been transported to her favourite fictional world of swords and sorcery, castles and monsters. Playing the villainess, she thought she could change the narrative, but this version of the plot is far more deadly than the one...

Just because Mel lives in New Whitby, a city founded by vampires, doesn't mean she knows any of the blood-drinking undead personally. They stay in their part of town; she says in hers. Until the day a vampire shows up at her high school. Worse yet, her best friend, Cathy, seems to be falling in...

In A Grave in Gaza, Omar Yussef and his boss, Magnus Wallender, travel to the Gaza Strip for a routine inspection of the UN schools in the Gaza refugee camps. Upon their arrival they meet James Cree, the UN security officer for Gaza, who informs them that a teacher at one of their schools has been accused of spying and imprisoned.

Sovay isn't your typical young lady, not by the standards of any time period. As rich as she is lovely, Sovay may often be found sitting for portraits - when she's not disguised as a man and robbing travelers, that is. But one day she robs the wrong person, and for that act, there will be a steep price to pay.

Es war die große Liebe, als Adam und Jules sich 1989 kennengelernt haben. 35 Jahre später ist ihre Ehe längst im Alltagstrott festgefahren. Eines Tages stolpert Adam über eine Kiste alter Mixtapes, die er und Jules füreinander aufgenommen haben, als sie jung und frisch verliebt waren. Kurzerhand legt Adam eine der Kassetten ein, drückt auf Play – und das Unglaubliche geschieht: Sein Wunsch wird wahr, und er reist für wenige Stunden in der Zeit zurück, zu einem der schönsten und unvergesslichsten Tage in ihrer Beziehung.

If the end of the war was supposed to have brought 'freedom' to countries that suffered under Nazi occupation, then for millions it did not really end until the fall of communism. In the summer of 1945 many of the countries in Eastern Europe simply swapped the rule of one tyrant, Adolf Hitler, for that of another: Joseph Stalin. Why this happened has remained one of the most troubling questions of the entire conflict and is at the heart of Laurence Rees' dramatic book.

It's Alys Pugh's birthday and her mates are organizing a little surprise for her. When she doesn't show up, they realize something's wrong. Later, her body is found in the cold waters of Llyn y Fan. On searching Alys' house, detectives discover an array of seaside objects and suspect they are some sort of message left by the killer. With everyone seemingly harboring a secret, tempers fray and suspicion grows. And when similar trinkets are found in another of their houses, those underlying tensions bubble to the surface. Then someone else in the group is killed.

Step into the past with Reminiscences of Captain Gronow, a captivating collection of memoirs that brings to life the tumultuous events of the Peninsular War and the iconic Battle of Waterloo. Through the eyes of a former Grenadier Guards officer, a failed parliamentarian, and an undeniable dandy, we explore the vibrant society and intriguing personalities of Regency London and 19th-century Paris. While Gronows social perspectives may clash with modern sensibilities, his sharp wit and storytelling prowess illuminate both the grim realities of war and the exuberance of high society, making for ...

For most San Franciscans, April 18, 1906 started at 5:12 a.m. with 65 seconds of violent quaking followed by a relentless, raging fire that left 98% of the structures in the most populated part of the city in ruins. However, while everyone felt the earthquake equally, they did not all suffer to the same degree. In Saving San Francisco, Andrea Rees Davies, a former firefighter, tells a new story of the 1906 catastrophe. Saving San Francisco challenges the long-lived myth that the fire brought out altruism and leveled class distinctions among residents.

The last ever episodes of the acclaimed quotations quiz, devised and introduced by Nigel Rees - including the historic 500th show Ever since 1976, Quote... Unquote chairman Nigel Rees has quizzed a host of well-known personalities on the origins of popular sayings, both familiar and obscure, and...

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Americans depended upon ice to stay cool and to keep their perishable foods fresh. Jonathan Rees tells the fascinating story of how people got ice before mechanical refrigeration came to the household. Drawing on newspapers, trade journals, and household advice books, Before the Refrigerator explains how Americans built a complex system to harvest, store, and transport ice to everyone who wanted it, even the very poor.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Victorians, written and read by Jacob Rees-Mogg. They built a nation. Now it’s our turn. Many associate the Victorian era with austere social attitudes and filthy factories. But in this bold and provocative book, Jacob Rees-Mogg - leading Tory MP and prominent Brexit advocate - takes up the story of 12 landmark figures to paint a very different picture of the age: one of bright ambition, bold self-belief and determined industriousness.

Economic instability is the new normal across all income levels. Teetering: Why So Many Live on a Financial Tightrope and What to Do About It addresses the critical question, what's wrong with American policies and the financial institutions that are failing so many hard-working people today? It merges original research with stories from real-life "tightropers"...

There have always been castles in the valley, and the people have always been under threat. They have always needed those thick walls, the protection of that enclosing stone. Non feels like she needs it more than most because her mother was infected by the demons that live in the woods. As the doctor’s daughter, Non had planned a career in medicine, partly to please her father but also because it would keep her inside the protective walls of the citadel. When plague strikes the citadel, all the teenagers are evacuated to the ruined Cirtop Castle.

Resetéate ℠ te da de manera rápida, práctica e ilustrada, herramientas para que encuentres el «cómo» salir del agujero negro que te genera la crisis personal. Integrarás a tu vida el valor del compromiso propio y dejarás de ser indiferente hacia ti. Vas a empezar a comunicarte de manera eficaz, es decir, expresar lo que deseas, sin dejarlo a interpretación del otro, dirás tus puntos válidos respetuosamente, aprenderás a priorizarte y a establecer límites sanos. Todo esto te conducirá hacia un cambio en tu modo de pensar, lo que generará nuevos comportamientos que podrás ...

What's it like to be a trail angel and can romance truly blossom from first meeting to marriage on the Pacific Crest Trail? How do trail names get bestowed and what does it mean when you find yourself roaring back at a mountain lion? How have climate change, technology, and the sheer number of hikers affected life on the PCT? Find the answers to all these questions, and so many more, in the diverse writings gathered in Crossing Paths, an anthology of stories and poems written by PCT hikers.

Elígete a ti, te entrega 75 herramientas para priorizarte por medio de 25 historias de la vida real de personas con diferentes profesiones, culturas y géneros. La intención es que te priorices ahora, para que entregues al mundo desde tu llenura y no desde la carencia. Tú puedes vivir una vida en paz, plena y con propósito. Este libro es la opción para aprender “el cómo” hacerlo. Podrás reflejarte en alguna de las historias aquí plasmadas y te servirán de inspiración para vivir una vida en la cual te elijas a ti y dejes a un lado, de que sea el mundo el que te elija. ...

Brought to you by Penguin. She can't read his mind. He can't read hers. But you can read both. The iconic '90s rom-com from the number-one bestselling authors. Dating in the 90s sucks. Men are from Mars, women are from Venus and no one is getting a call after the first date. Meet Jack...