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When the Light Returns
A deposed king and the powerful captive of a corrupt queen join forces in a sweeping fantasy of romance, magic, and redemption in this sequel to While the Dark Remains. The long winter dark has been banished for good, and the mountain palace of the late king should be a sanctuary for Ballast Vallin, who has just assumed the throne. Instead, it’s a torment. Held to account for the sins of his father, Ballast must relinquish his crown and all claim to Daeros, the kingdom for which he risked so much. Worse, Brynja—his father’s former captive, the woman he loves—is the one who forces his hand. Disgraced, Brynja is sent to Iljaria, a kingdom imbued with ancient magic. There she finds herself at the mercy of Queen Valrún, and is forced to aid in the queen’s quest to claim all the magic long thought irrevocably bound to the gods. But then a shocking revelation about Ballast’s past brings him to Iljaria—and to Brynja. Together, amid secrets, magic, and betrayal, they must challenge the power-hungry queen to a battle that could ruin the world or remake it. For Brynja and Ballast, their most invaluable weapon is hope.
The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel: Deluxe Edition
With bold imagery and an ear tuned to the music of Homer’s epic poem, award-winning graphic artist Gareth Hinds reinterprets the ancient classic as it’s never been told before. A New York Times bestseller, now in a sumptuous collectible edition with new cover design, gold foil, and painted edges.
“Gareth Hinds brings The Odyssey to life in a masterful blend of art and storytelling. Vivid and exciting, this graphic novel is a worthy new interpretation of Homer’s epic.” —Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Fresh from his triumphs in the Trojan War, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, wants nothing more than to return home to his family. Instead, he offends the sea god, Poseidon, who dooms him to years of shipwreck and wandering. Battling man-eating monsters, violent storms, and the supernatural seductions of sirens and sorceresses, Odysseus will need all his strength and cunning—and a little help from Mount Olympus—to make his way home and seize his kingdom from the schemers who seek to wed his queen and usurp his throne. Gareth Hinds masterfully reinterprets a story of heroism, adventure, and high action that has been told and retold for more than 2,500 years—though never quite like this.
Alfa Romeo 105 Series Spider
The Alfa Romeo 105 series Spider is one of the most admired drop-head sports cars to come out of Italy. Launched in 1966, its radical new look was not immediately welcomed. As prospective buyers gradually warmed to the model, enhancements were introduced including more powerful engines and higher-spec body and interior fittings. Despite its inauspicious start, production of this much-admired car lasted for twenty-seven years, finally stopping in 1993. Jim Talbott and Andrew Brown pay homage to the 105/115 series Alfa Spider. With over 330 photographs, many specially commissioned, this new book describes the Alfa Romeo company history including its philosophy of incorporating driver appeal into all of its products, resulting in some of the most desirable vehicles of their age; it details the evolution of the 105/115 series through four distinct body styles; lists the technical design specifications and every major version of the Spider and finally, discusses the issues and challenges of finding and owning a classic Spider.
Roar
Rohan loves animals - especially tigers - so he’s beyond thrilled when he gets to fly to India and stay near the tiger sanctuary where his grandfather works. At last, a chance to observe tigers in real life - especially Arya and her twin cubs - and when Ro finally sees them, the experience is even more breathtaking than he’d imagined. When signs of poachers are discovered, he’s distraught, and unfortunately that’s not the only threat the tigers face - protesters have assembled to support a mining company that would encroach upon the tigers’ space. Rohan knows there are always two sides to an argument, and the mines might provide jobs, but it’s clear to him that he must be on the tigers’ side. Then a horrible crime occurs, filling him with determination to do all he can to make sure people know how important it is to protect the tigers.
They All Had a Chance
Book 4 in Michele Leathers’ riveting young adult thriller series is given a fresh makeover in this new edition, offering readers a thrill-ride full of complex characters, a shadowy murder mystery and an abundance of heart-stopping twists. ***A pact. A test. A dilemma. A murder. Jane Flowers returns to Camp Sunshine, on remote Catalina Island, determined to leave her Plain Jane reputation behind. She’s finally scored a position as a camp counsellor, but she soon learns there will be no campers this year. Instead, there will be a high-stakes competition among the teen counsellors for a life-changing reward. Jane teams up with some of her fiercest competitors, but soon lies are exposed, and alliances break. Someone is sabotaging the games. With the stakes never higher and quitting not an option, Jane will have to play the game and outsmart a murderer in order to survive. The fourth book in a thrilling nine-book series, each instalment ratchets up the tension with every page, promising to keep fans of young adult thrillers on the edge of their seats. TropesYoung AdultPsychological ThrillerSummer CampMurder MysterySuspenseDon’t miss the rest of the series:They All Had a ReasonThey All Had a SecretThey All Had a FearThey All Had a ChanceThey All Had a PlanThey All Had a GrudgeThey All Had a Reckoning
Mary Pain
Mary Pain s hit rock bottom with nothing left to lose but she s also absolutely free. Mary Pain might just be the patron saint of second chances. Unemployed and all out of options, she buys a one-way bus ticket to the dead-end town she grew up in. Time stands still there all the same people still telling the same old gossip she s been running from for ages. Back in her childhood home, she needs to find a way to save the house from foreclosure, care for her ailing grandfather, and make peace with her mother s ghost, whose telephone calls still come in on the old kitchen landline. With the odds stacked against her, Mary Pain doesn t let her mid-life rut keep her down: She picks up men for midnight trysts in the park, and remains open to deepening connections with childhood friends, new lovers, and precocious altar boys. Lola Lorente s slick black inkwork feels sophisticated and voluptuous, and her rendering of townsfolk and their customs is a sensorial delight. Her devoted attention to fabric textures, body shapes, and one-of-a-kind faces brings this cast of oddballs and weirdos, sometimes verging on the grotesque, fully to life. Translated from the Spanish by Andrea Rosenberg, Lorente s English debut is a sorrowful yet hopeful portrait of a young adult at a crossroads in life a quintessential loser looking for meaning and redemption in a town full of ghosts.
Someone's Girlfriend Vol. 6
Riku’s summer break heats up to a boil! Three women compete for his attention, including his best friend’s girlfriend. While the two younger classmen, Umimi and Yako, grow bold, Shizuku continues to prove there’s no boundary she won’t push to tease Riku to his absolute limit. With threadbare resolve, can Riku find a way to get the girl of his dreams while not hurting those he cares abou? ominated for the Next Manga Award of 2023, the best-selling tale of morally dubious romance continues!
All Hail Chaos (Time of Iron Book 2)
THE EMPEROR IS HERE. AND 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 she knew.Her friends are on the run: the Cobra shelters in an eerie manor haunted by dark secrets, while Emer and Lia stoke a revolution in the gutters. Undead armies roam the kingdom, raiders camp at the city gates, and the all-powerful Emperor - Rae''s favourite character ever, now possibly the greatest monster in the land - wants her to be his evil queen.Romantic in fiction, complicated in reality. What''s a villainess to do? Time for wicked bargains and fake engagements, in a fantasy where the most dangerous thing you can do is believe in someone.All Hail Chaos is Sarah Rees Brennan''s wicked, unmissable sequel to the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling Long Live Evil (''delicious, subversive'' Leigh Bardugo).
When Among Crows
An emotionally-charged contemporary fantasy of love, sacrifice and ancient enchantments as Polish folklore thrives in today’s Chicago, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent, Chosen Ones and Arch-Conspirator, with sprayed edges for the entire first printing.
We bear the sword, and we bear the pain of the sword.
Pain is Dymitr’s calling. His family is one in a long line of hunters who sacrifice their souls to slay monsters. Now he’s tasked with a deadly mission: find the legendary witch Baba Jaga. To reach her, Dymitr must ally with the ones he’s sworn to kill.
Pain is Ala’s inheritance. A fear-eating zmora with little left to lose, Ala awaits death from the curse she carries. When Dymitr offers her a cure in exchange for her help, she has no choice but to agree.
Together they must fight against time and the wrath of the Chicago underworld. But Dymitr’s secrets-and his true motives-may be the thing that actually destroys them.
Polevoy Opredelitel Ryb
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE EDITIONThe Maldives Fish Field Guide features the Top 200+ species of sharks, rays and fishes of the Maldives. A companion guide to the book Fishes of the Maldives, Indian Ocean. Includes a silhouette of each fish for easy identification, details including depth range, size, distribution, IUCN Red List status, page reference to the book and a checkbox for recording species. A quick fish identification guide for divers and snorkellers in the Maldives and wider Indian Ocean region. A perfect guide to check on those mystery fishes seen during dives. Symbols highlight points of interest and differences between similar species. The Fish Field Guide Maldives is compact, easy to use and is designed to assist in field work and conservation initiatives.
Outsider Animals
“This is a truly compelling book, rich with scientific expertise and humor.”—Isabella RosselliniFrom one of our foremost experts on behavioral evolution, an entertaining exploration of what raccoons, rats, and other animal intruders teach us about intelligence, adaptability, and ourselvesWhen we think of animals that provide the greatest insights into animal cognition and behavior, primates and honeybees come to mind, or perhaps whales or octopus. What about the raccoons that plunder our rubbish at night, or the coyotes that threaten pets and livestock, or the gulls that divebomb for snacks at the beach? Outsider Animals challenges everything you thought you knew about the overlooked animals that live in proximity to humans, sharing the stories that each has to tell about adaptation and cohabitation on our increasingly crowded planet. Marlene Zuk gives us a new appreciation for the animals we often shun, explaining why these unpopular creatures have something special to teach us not only about the ways we deal with other species but about our own place in nature and what it means for an animal to belong somewhere. You will discover how coyotes and snakes shed light on our coevolution with predators, what cockroaches tell us about the evolution of pregnancy, how butterflies make us reconsider the effects of roadside pollution, how cowbirds and mynas are forcing ecologists to think differently about invasive species, and much more. Writing with an infectious blend of humor and curiosity, Zuk invites us to reflect on our relationships with these close-to-home creatures and the ways our lives encroach on theirs, and to draw lessons from their behavior in all its fascinating complexity.
Do You Really Know Flamingos?
Frank E. Armadillo is an Expert Explorer Extraordinaire who can’t wait to tell you all about their latest discovery: pretty, pretty princess birds! Frank E. knows what flamingos eat (pink cotton candy), where they live (only the swankiest, most exclusive beaches), and even why they stand on one leg (they're practicing to be ballerinas, of course). Except here comes a real-life Flamingo! In this laugh-out-loud and fact-filled series-opener, Frank discovers they don't know what they don't know, and that real experts ask questions.
A Real Right to Vote
Why it’s time to enshrine the right to vote in the ConstitutionThroughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to voting. Part of the blame falls on the Constitution, which does not contain an affirmative right to vote. The Supreme Court has made matters worse by failing to protect voting rights and limiting Congress’s ability to do so. The time has come for voters to take action and push for an amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee this right for all. Drawing on troubling stories of state attempts to disenfranchise military voters, women, African Americans, students, former felons, Native Americans, and others, Richard Hasen argues that American democracy can and should do better in assuring that all eligible voters can cast a meaningful vote that will be fairly counted. He shows how a constitutional right to vote can deescalate voting wars between political parties that lead to endless rounds of litigation and undermine voter confidence in elections, and can safeguard democracy against dangerous attempts at election subversion like the one we witnessed in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. The path to a constitutional amendment is undoubtedly hard, especially in these polarized times. A Real Right to Vote explains what’s in it for conservatives who have resisted voting reform and reveals how the pursuit of an amendment can yield tangible dividends for democracy long before ratification.
Malediven Fisch-Feldfuhrer
Der Malediven Fisch-Feldfuhrer prasentiert die Top 200+ Arten von Haien, Rochen und Fischen der Malediven. Ein Begleitbuch zum Werk Fishes of the Maldives, Indian Ocean. Er enthalt eine Silhouette jedes Fisches zur einfachen Identifizierung sowie Details zu Tiefenbereich, Groesse, Verbreitung, Status auf der Roten Liste der IUCN, einen Seitenverweis zum Hauptbuch und ein Kastchen zum Abhaken der gesichteten Arten. Ein schneller Fisch-Bestimmungsfuhrer fur Taucher und Schnorchler auf den Malediven und in der weiteren Region des Indischen Ozeans. Der perfekte Begleiter, um jene mysterioesen Fische zu uberprufen, die wahrend der Tauchgange gesehen wurden. Symbole heben interessante Punkte und Unterschiede zwischen ahnlichen Arten hervor. Der Malediven Fisch-Feldfuhrer ist kompakt, einfach zu bedienen und wurde entwickelt, um Feldarbeit und Naturschutzinitiativen zu unterstutzen. Timothy J. Godfrey erforscht die Atolle der Malediven seit 1986, als er seine Arbeit als Tauchlehrer und Guide auf Safaribooten begann. Er ist ausserdem Autor der Bucher Dive Maldives, Atlas of the Maldives und der Karte Maldives Divers and Travellers Map. Rudie H. Kuiter begann 1964 mit dem Tauchen. Er fing an, die verschiedenen Arten zu zeichnen und zu fotografieren, von denen die meisten zu dieser Zeit noch unbekannt waren. Er hat wissenschaftliche Arbeiten uber Biologie und Beschreibungen neuer Taxa veroeffentlicht, und Artikel uber Seepferdchen, Seedrachen und andere Wasserlebewesen sind in Zeitschriften auf der ganzen Welt erschienen.
More Meditations of a Militant Moderate
The book collects almost thirty-five opinion pieces, essays, and two poems by the author on a wide variety of public policy topics written and published between 2006 and 2022. The author, a self-described “militant moderate,” draws on his participation in many public debates. The articles are grouped into six, topical groupings that range widely: the growing need for moderate voices in policy debates; the nature of American exceptionalism; the challenge of civic discourse; the depredations of the Trump’s first term; and policies concerning immigration, citizenship, and refugees.
How Not to Be Human
Current debates in the environmental humanities, animal studies, and related fields increasingly revolve around this question: What to do with “the human”? Is the human a category worth preserving? Should it be replaced with the post-human? Should marginalized and minoritarian groups advocate for a universal humanism? What is the relationship between humanism and anthropocentrism? Is a genuinely non-anthropocentric mode of thinking and living possible for human beings? This book argues that the writings of twentieth-century poet Robinson Jeffers offer twenty-first-century readers a number of crucial insights concerning such questions and timely advice about how not to be human. For Jeffers, our tendency to turn inward on ourselves and to indulge in human narcissism is at the heart of the social, economic, and existential ills that plague modern societies. As a remedy, Jeffers recommends turning ourselves outward—beyond the self and beyond the human—and learning to affirm and even love the inhuman cosmos in all of its terrible beauty. In the process, Jeffers helps us find our way back to ourselves, but this time no longer as “human” in the traditional sense but as plain members of the inhuman world.
Fishes of the Maldives
Fishes of the Maldives - Indian Ocean is a comprehensiveidentification guide with over 1130 colourphotographs of sharks, rays and fishes likely to be seen by divers. This bookuses an innovative concept to allow easy retrieval and identification ofspecies and is useful for researchers as well as divers and snorkellers. Itincludes a systematic classification and detailed description for each speciesand describes points of interest and differences between similar species. The 1st edition of the book was published in 1998as Photo Guide to Fishes of the Maldives,by Rudie H Kuiter, with Joerg Aebi, Toshikazu Kowawa and Neville Coleman as majorcontributing photographers. A 2nd Edition was published in 2014 as Fishes of the Maldives - Indian Ocean, withthe sharks and rays section being authored by Timothy Godfrey. The book wasupdated again in 2018. This 3rd Edition includes a major review of informationabout the sharks and rays of the Maldives and includes an additional threesharks and two rays likely to be seen by divers. It also includes recentchanges to the IUCN Red list of Threatened Species and changes inclassification of a total of 26 shark, ray and fish species. A new updated, water resistantcompanion guide to the book, the Maldives Fish Field Guide is also available. Innovative identification systemOver 1130 colour photographsA comprehensive identification guide
The Wisdom of Honeybees
Explore the HISTORY and SYMBOLISM of honeybees and learn to CONNECT and COMMUNICATE with these wondrous creatures for DEEP HEALING. Bees inspire a joy that most people could use more of these days – simply observing them at work is truly uplifting to the spirit. In The Wisdom of Honeybees, author, teacher and beekeeper Shonagh Home encourages you to slow down and pay attention to what the bees can teach us on a spiritual level. Discover the rich symbolism of honeybees in myth, religion and society, and how they are highly regarded as symbols of hard work, productivity and dedication. Learn how to interact with bees in everyday modern life, address any fears about them and explore the spiritual approach to communicating with these extraordinary creatures, including practices and meditations that don’t require you to keep an actual hive. Find out about hive medicine, or ‘apitherapy’, which is an ancient practice of treating ailments using products of the hive, including honey, bee pollen and beeswax – all incredible substances with numerous medicinal and healing applications. Finally, learn how to form a heartfelt relationship with the bees, from creating a thoughtfully planned bee garden to getting to grips with beekeeping basics, for those who want to fully embrace bee stewardship and all its benefits, including emotional healing.
The Drowning Season
To find two missing women, a detective must dive into the secrets of her past in a blood-freezing novel of suspense by USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb. Detective Adeline Cooper swore she’d never return to Mississippi, where her corrupt family rules through fear and her career was upended by betrayal. But then she receives a photograph of a local woman who has gone missing, along with a cryptic, chilling message: Pretty, pretty princess. See her smile…see her die. Soon after Adeline arrives in her hometown, a second woman is kidnapped, and there are disturbing connections between the two victims and the detective. Both women bear an eerie resemblance to Adeline and share her fear of water. A new message makes the kidnapper’s game terrifyingly clear: You’re next. When past and present collide at the river’s edge, Adeline will finally understand why she’s been dreaming of drowning her whole life. Revised edition: Previously published as Anywhere She Runs, this edition of The Drowning Season includes editorial revisions.
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