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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. The zenith of Empire is bookended by two catastrophic wars that slaughter vast swathes of humanity. And yet authors manage to record and create fragile libraries of humanity, its talents, its dreams and increasingly its nightmares.

Wenn das Leben wie eine Schachtel Pralinen ist, sollte man in Sachen Ehe besser Diät halten – oder nicht? Summer hat ein Problem, ein dickes Problem. Woher soll sie nur auf die Schnelle einen Ehemann nehmen? Leider hatte sie beim Vorstellungsgespräch vor lauter Nervosität behauptet, dass sie bald verheiratet ist, denn die Frau ihres Chefs akzeptiert nur Ehefrauen als Assistentin. Aber hey, wofür arbeitet sie eigentlich in Vegas? Nirgendwo sonst kann man sich doch so leicht einen Ehemann aus dem Hut zaubern.

Die Söldnerin Ghost lebt am Limit. Der Anruf ihres Dealers verspricht einen Job, der sie zurück in den New Babylon Megaplex führt, wo Seelen in Chrom gewogen werden und holografische Geishas überhöhten Göttern gleichen. Dazu muss sie nur die Netrunnerin Amy töten. Rein. Kugel in den Kopf. Raus. Absolut easy. Doch die Götter des Cyberspace haben andere Pläne. In einer total vernetzten Welt, mit Neuroprozessoren im Schädel und durch Implantate übers Limit getunten Körpern schicken sie Amy und Ghost auf einen Höllenritt zwischen Realität und virtuellem Pantheon.

Find an ancient crystal that tore the world apart. With it she can finally join the Explorer's Guild and follow in her grandfather's footsteps. The only problem? Rayne's never been an Explorer before, and there is a lot to learn. Oh, and the Frost Dragon, that's a problem too.

Two broken souls. One twisted thread of fate. Echo is a heartbroken nymph trying to believe in love. Narcissus is a confused mortal, trying to avoid love. The fates conspire to weave their fates together but this is not a love story, it is a tragedy that will echo through the ages.

Every family holds secrets it's true. But all is lost,if not for you...When Violet discovers a box filled with her late grandmother's trinkets, an alchemy book, and a mysterious map, her curiousity gets the best of her. But the alchemy book has taken on a life of its own, and suddenly Violet's world and everyone she loves are frozen in time. With no choice but to Journey into the Unknown Violet must unravel long-buried secrets hidden within the alchemy book to save her world. Now, the only way out, is in . . .

A nerdy farmer—and doctor with expertise in nutrition—provides insight into how best to prepare and savor vegetables while recounting his journey in building an organic vegetable farm and discovering the family that farmed the same land some 200 years ago.

At twenty-two, Elena Bradford has never met a man who made her consider marriage. But when her father dies and leaves the family deeply in debt, Elena becomes their only hope. Her mother uses their last funds to take Elena and her younger sister to Graham Springs, Kentucky, where people find healing by drinking the mineral spring water and healthy recreation through the many daily activities--including dances almost every evening.

DMSO is a natural chemical compound derived from trees as a by-product from paper manufacturing. DMSO has been called a new medical principle and a true wonder drug. It has proven effective, either by itself or in combination with other products in the treatment of nearly every ailment known.

What if there was another wise man, one whose journey never led him to Bethlehem? A man who saw the star but never reached the manger, whose hands were filled with treasures meant for a king but emptied by the weight of compassion. This is not just a Christmas tale. It is a story for those who have ever felt delayed, detoured, or lost. A story that asks: What if the greatest offering was not gold, but the giving of oneself?

Written in first-person, from the emotional perspective, My Quiet Fight for Home emphasizes Johnnie's lifelong efforts to develop communication and career skills, as well as essential character traits, like honesty, courage, kindness, and loyalty.

Caitlyn believes her world is falling apart when her best friend cuts her off—until she gets a message from the only person who can put it back together. Family vlogger Bella Greene—the celebrity influencer she and her ex-best friend were obsessed with—offers Caitlyn a job as nanny to her twins. Like millions of others, Caitlyn knows that Bella’s life is in pieces, too. Canceled over perceived indifference to a tragic suicide by one of her fans, Bella fled with her family to a remote island off the coast of Washington.

As the Great War drags on, German Uboats prowl the North Atlantic, torpedoing military and civilian vessels alike. When a shipwrecked man is recovered at sea, he tells a strange and disturbing tale of his experience on a German submarine. Has the experience driven him mad, or did his voyage reveal unseen monstrosities at the bottom of the ocean?

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

Writing this novel in 1923, H. G. Wells called it a “scientific fantasy.” He featured a utopia located in a parallel universe.

Maxx King is a former Army Ranger turned cybercrime investigator trying to get his life back on track when he has an unexpected confrontation with a ruthless Chinese spy. Struggling to understand the escalating violence, he discovers a clandestine US-China conflict centered around a device of unknown origins with the power to trigger massive natural disasters.

Die Manipulatorin. Ich kann die Emotionen von jedem manipulieren, der es zulässt. Ich werde dich verletzen, dich weinen lassen, dich zum Lachen und Seufzen bringen. Aber meine Worte berühren ihn nicht. Besonders dann nicht, wenn ich darum flehe, dass er geht. Er ist immer da, beobachtet und wartet. Und ich kann niemals wegschauen. Nicht, wenn ich möchte, dass er näher kommt. Der Schatten. Ich wollte mich nicht verlieben. Aber jetzt kann ich ihr nicht mehr fernbleiben. Ich bin fasziniert von ihrem Lächeln, von ihren Augen und der Art, wie sie sich bewegt. Der Art, wie sie sich auszieht.

Evolutionary biologist Nathan H. Lents takes listeners on a journey from silent crickets to lesbian albatrosses to bonobos who kiss, revealing what this incredible array of sexual diversity can teach us about our own. Amusing, enlightening and meticulously researched, Lents convincingly shows that diverse genders and sexuality have evolutionary functions far beyond procreation. The Sexual Evolution is a perspective-altering book that advocates understanding and demolishes biases held by even the most open-minded among us.

"The Mound" is a horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft, written as a ghostwriting project for Zealia Bishop. It is often considered part of the Cthulhu Mythos due to its themes of ancient, hidden civilizations, cosmic horror, and connections to Lovecraft’s broader mythos. The story follows an unnamed narrator investigating a mysterious burial mound in Oklahoma, where local legends speak of ghostly apparitions and strange disappearances.

The enemy of your enemy is your friend. Dearen, Adhamh, and their friends gather the Dymarki forces and go to meet the Arranians on Haten's Field. Meanwhile, Holm and Vosloo go to bring back their missing Wing Commander but find things are not as simple as they seem. Betrayal, conspiracy, and war…where the God Marked will determine the fate of a nation.