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Im Jahr 1883 will Leonhard Mahler im weit entfernten Java sein Glück finden – wie viele andere Europäer sucht er den schnellen Reichtum. Leonhards Onkel lebt bereits in der niederländischen Kolonie, doch er ist nicht der ehrbare Geschäftsmann, für den sein Neffe ihn hält … Dagegen versucht Femke, die Tochter eines niederländischen Kolonialbeamten, fortzukommen von diesem Ort und löst dabei einen Skandal in der Gesellschaft von Javas Hauptstadt Batavia aus. Und dann ist da noch Bimo, ein junger javanischer Taschendieb, der davon träumt, irgendwie nach Europa zu gelangen.

Hakara risked her life to find her long-lost sister Rasha, only to lose her all over again. Now she and her Unanointed rebels hunt for the shapeshifter Lithuas, knowing that defeating her would strike a blow to the plans of the tyrant god Kluehnn. Rasha once longed to be reunited with Hakara. No longer. Now she is a Godkiller and proud to serve Kluehnn’s divine will. Yet she also harbours doubts about Kluehnn’s teachings. When she is sent to destroy Hakara and her allies, Rasha will have to decide where her loyalty truly lies.

Unlike the high-achieving members of her family’s secret society, Ada Castle has mastered nothing but the art of falling for the wrong guys. But now she finally has the chance to prove her worth: she just needs to gain access to a hidden school that her family has been trying to locate for generations. Granted, she accidentally goes on a date with the recruiter first, then is temporarily abducted, but Ada manages to secure herself an invitation to the Genesis Institute, where descendants of exiled Renaissance masters practice long-lost arts and sciences.

Lima, 1954: Auf Einladung eines spanischen Archäologenteams gelangen der amerikanische Archäologe Professor Crichton und seine Studenten um Max Falkenburg nach Peru. Die Spanier sind dort auf der Suche nach der legendären Inka-Stadt Paititi. Aber schon kurz nach ihrer Ankunft in Südamerika werden die Archäologen das Ziel eines Anschlags. Der Gefahr trotzend, gelingt es den Forschern, einer der vergessenen Legenden der Inka auf die Spur zu kommen: Dem sagenumwobenen Stab des Inkarrí! Ihre Expedition führt sie bis in die entlegensten Gebiete der Anden, wo der Mythos seinen Ursprung hat.

I fratelli Venerando e Gualtiero Scaccola sono titolari dell’omonima forneria a Bellano. Tirati su a pedate dal padre panettiere, conoscono solo il piccolo mondo del forno e dell’abitazione al piano di sopra. Si alternano in negozio con un sincronismo perfetto, che però inizia a cedere la mattina del 7 aprile 1930.

Sinn, wo steckst du? – Warum wir über die falschen Dinge zu viel nachdenken. Jede Generation hat ihre eigene Krise.Um die Last des Informationszeitalters zu bewältigen, riskiert unser Verstand so manches Ausweichmanöver: Wir lassen uns von Online-Astrologen in Jobfragen beraten, vergöttern (oder verdammen) Taylor Swift, als sei sie unsere eigene Mutter, klicken uns paranoid durch Insta-Profile und bringen unser Weltbild durch Algorithmen ins Wanken.

This book, chronicles the journey of a young woman who began her professional life as a teacher, in a village in south Trinidad, during an era of change, a time when the status quo was being questioned and challenged internationally. It is written through the eyes of someone who was a child of the Black Power Revolution in Trinidad and Tobago which impacted the lives of many young people of that era.

Once the magnificent garden of the goddess Lyr, the land called the Ryrt lies blackened and desolate, destroyed by an ancient and cunning depravity. It is here that the beautiful child Alnosha came—to awaken, to learn… and to hone her astonishing ability to divine by touch. Now years have passed, and another has made his way to this terrible ruined place—an embittered high-born youth fleeing the bloodthirsty servants of a false god. And though he mistrusts Alnosha’s powers, the fugitive Kryn is inexplicably drawn to the reluctant young heroine.

Uma história de amizade e acolhimento. Bia, a narradora, percebe que seu colega Nil tem alguns comportamentos diferentes. Orientada pela professora, ela começa a observá-lo para tentar compreendê-lo. Este livro ensina as crianças a encararem a diversidade como algo natural e positivo.

I’m only eighteen but when I get into trouble, becoming a mail-order bride in a patriarchal Pioneer Town is my only way out — but I’m shocked to find that my new husband is so much older than me, so dominant, and so hot! When I defy him and refuse the equally dominant Doctor's utterly humiliating medical exam, I find out just how strict they both can be. And the more I’m examined and punished, the more difficult it is to hide just how much I want it.

In Delhi's Ridge Forest lies Malcha Mahal, which was home to a family cloaked in mystery: Begum Wilayat Mahal and her children, Princess Sakina and Prince Ali Raza—self-proclaimed descendants of the House of Awadh. From their dramatic arrival at New Delhi Railway Station in 1975, where they squatted for a decade, to their last years in a decaying monument—their story weaves together colonial injustices, Partition's upheaval and modern India's struggles with identity. Were they true heirs to a lost kingdom, delusional outcasts, or cunning impostors?

Si hay algo que define a Kenzie Sullivan es su obsesión por hacer listas que la ayuden a organizar su vida: las comidas de la semana, los libros que quiere leer, la ropa que se pondrá, etc. Y, por supuesto, también tiene una con los nombres de los chicos que le gustan: desde su amor platónico, con quien ni siquiera se atreve a hablar; pasando por su mejor amigo, del que está secretamente enamorada; hasta su peor enemigo, el chico con el que no saldría nunca.Pero ¿qué sucederá cuando un día alguien robe su lista y la reparta por todo el instituto?

Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1646. Thomas and Margaret Jones arrive from England to build a life in the New World. Though of differing temperaments, cautious Thomas and fiery Margaret, a healer, are bound by a love that has lasted decades. With a child on the way, their new beginning promises only blessings. But in this austere Puritan community, comely faces hide malicious intent. Wrong moves or words are met with suspicion, and Margaret’s bold and unguarded nature draws scorn. Soon, Margaret is mistrusted as more cunning woman than kind caregiver.

Since her canonical 2017 essay “On Liking Women,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Andrea Long Chu has established herself as a public intellectual straight out of the 1960s. With devastating wit and polemical clarity, she defies the imperative to leave politics out of art, instead modeling how the left might brave the culture wars without throwing in with the cynics and doomsayers. Authority brings together Chu’s critical work across a wide range of media—novels, television, theater, video games—as well as an acclaimed tetralogy of literary essays first published in n+1.

Lady Noelle Bromleigh is determined to unravel the mystery shrouding her birth. She coaxes information from her loving adoptive parents—information on the unscrupulous Franco Baricci, who seduced and abandoned her mother. But knowledge alone is not enough, for Noelle can't rest until she makes peace with her past.

Pining for her lost love within the confines of fairy-tale Emerald Manor, Lady Brandice Townsend is reunited with Lord Quentin Steel when the latter returns from the military to investigate the murders of his parents.

Outcast by his titled father, Bryce Lyndley has nonetheless flourished, becoming a renowned barrister ruled entirely by his principles. The meeting to which he has been summoned at Nevon Manor, however, could transform his life—and warm his heart.

Wie jedes Kind weiß, gibt es auf jeder großen Baustelle viele große Baufahrzeuge: Bagger, Kräne, Walzen ... und so weiter und so weiter! Aber wo kommen diese großen Fahrzeuge eigentlich her? Und waren sie früher einmal ... klein? Wenn Bagger Ben und seine Freunde auf dem Baustellenkindergarten an einem neuen Projekt arbeiten, wird jedes Fahrzeug gebraucht. Alle kleinen Fahrzeuge haben ihre festen Aufgaben. Doch wobei kann der Neue, Felix Feuerwehrauto, nur helfen? Steht er allen nur im Weg – oder erweist er sich vielleicht sogar als große Hilfe?

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My name is Sunny Gardner, and at the age of seventeen, my mother is on her third husband. He’s the preacher. But this time, there is something very strange. Something dark and evil taking up residence in our small town of Layton. And it has everything to do with my stepfather.