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It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill. Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's assignment: find them and then..."retire" them. Trouble was, the androids all looked exactly like humans, and they didn't want to be found!

Guilty Pleasures marked the debut of a writer who was destined to grow from cult favorite to a major best-selling author. Now, for long-time Anita Blake aficionados and newfound fans, Guilty Pleasures makes its audiobook debut. Readers will learn how Anita Blake started raising the dead - and killing the undead. And how she met Jean Claude, the master vampire destined to become not only her biggest nemesis, but her greatest lover.

This is the way the world ends...for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the Earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.

Tudo começou com o convite. Para o novo casamento do meu ex-noivo. Deveria tê-lo ignorado. Jogado fora ou ateado fogo. Mas não fiz nada disso. Eu respondi dizendo que iria e levaria um acompanhante. E então, acidentalmente, minha assistente o enviou pelo correio. É aí que Hayes Whitley entra em cena. Estrela de cinema. O homem que conquistou o coração de milhões de pessoas. Entreguei o meu a ele há anos. Ele foi meu primeiro amor. Era meu tudo. Bem, até ir embora para correr atrás dos seus sonhos sem nem me dizer adeus.

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the utopian mother planet, Anarres, to challenge the complex structures of life and living, and ignite the fires of change.

The international best seller - don't compete without it! A major best seller in Japan, Financial Times top-ten book of the year, Book-of-the-Month Club best seller, and required reading at the best business schools, Thinking Strategically is a crash course in outmaneauvering any rival. This entertaining guide builds on scores of case studies taken from business, sports, the movies, politics, and gambling. It outlines the basics of good strategy-making and then shows how you can apply them in any area of your life.

"Habrá tres pruebas, espaciadas en el curso escolar, que medirán a los campeones en muchos aspectos diferentes: sus habilidades mágicas, su osadía, sus dotes de deducción y, por supuesto, su capacidad para sortear el peligro." El Torneo de los Tres Magos se va a celebrar en Hogwarts. Solo los magos mayores de diecisiete años pueden participar, pero eso no impide a Harry fantasear con la posibilidad de ganar la competición.

Eles mal se conhecem. São apenas dois jovens trocando mensagens de texto. Mas cada palavra vai mudar suas vidas para sempre Essa é a história de Penny e Sam.

Meredith's family's annual game of assassin at Martha's Vineyard during a summer wedding is the perfect chance to honor her sister's legacy, and finally join the world again. But when she forms an alliance with a cute groomsman, she's at risk of losing both the game . . . and her heart.

This is Alabaster Penitentiary... Where they send you when the world thinks you're dead. And trust me, you'll wish you were. We're the stain on society. The freaks, the creeps, your favorite Netflix documentaries come to life. They lock us up and throw away the key, because we deserve it. But not me. I'm just a lowly bank robber. I don't belong here, surrounded by psychopaths and killers with no remorse... At least, I don't think I do.

Her adventures seemingly over and farewells made, Mira returns home only to discover that her sister is missing. Meanwhile, Nora is stranded on another world by the same splintered portal spell that took Mira to Daoine. On Danu, Nora has been arrested. A strange being helps her to escape, but not everyone who helps you is your friend; would she have been safer in her cell? While Mira continues to look for her sister, Nora tries to find her way in Danu and come to grips with her newfound magical abilities, as she struggles to deal with her own legacy.

WORDS ARE MY MATTER is a collection of essays, talks, journals and reviews from legendary author Ursula Le Guin. Collated from events and publications through the 21st Century and touching on subjects as wide ranging as Roe vs Wade and HG Wells, this beautiful compilation shines a light on Le Guin's belief in the enduring cultural and political importance of reading and writing, and the threats to both that we face.

July 4, 1918, Nashville, Tennessee. Even as the war in Germany drones on, patriotism swells at home. There are celebrations, music, and dancing. But for five men—one train engineer, one porter, one salesman, one farmer, and one thief—the world will soon take a terrible and tragic turn.

A companion to Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning Hainish novels—including The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed—Five Ways to Forgiveness tells the story of the planet Werel and its colony planet Yeowe, and how their societies are shaped by the legacies of slavery and revolution.

In the depths of a vampire prison, Sorcha, a fierce and resilient wolf shifter, is trapped in a world of darkness and despair. Her guards, two mysterious vampires — head guard Quillan with his mismatched eyes and the mute yet fiercely protective Bannon — bring unexpected comfort and companionship. What starts as animosity soon evolves into an unbreakable bond. As their love deepens, Quill devises a daring escape plan, hoping to reunite Sorcha with her brothers. But when the moment comes, Quill makes the ultimate sacrifice, choosing to remain in captivity to ensure Sorcha and Bannon’s freedom.

In Sage Advice, you will examine the lives and maxims of eighteen wise leaders selected for their unique contributions to human thought. You’ll find a well-researched and engaging biography of each, followed by quotes from their carefully collated texts that address almost seventy topics like courage, friendship, leadership, moderation, patience and work-life balance.

In October 2015, young police officer Corina Jones drowned in Bristol’s floating harbour. Was it an accident or foul play? There are no witnesses, and injuries to her body are inconclusive. When the senior investigating officer dies in a freak accident, the case is shelved and an inquest records an open verdict. Ten years later, the Chief Constable receives a series of anonymous letters, and Meredith’s cold case review team reopens the case. The letters say to look close to home, which, if true, given Corina’s circumstances, means a serving police officer could be responsible.

On a summer night in 1998, the daughter of an up incoming senatorial candidate goes missing. Maisy Murray lost everything she held dear on that harrowing evening. Life as she knew it was gone when she was taken by human traffickers. One fateful day, she seizes a small window of opportunity to escape the clutches of the monsters in suits. She never makes it to freedom and instead finds herself held against her will again, but this time, with a new and confusing stranger. This blue-eyed mystery man has her questioning everything... including her good senses.

It is the mid-1980s and Barbara Kemp shatters another glass ceiling as she becomes the US babysitter for Charlemagne, the premier freelance specialist team used by Western governments for black operations conducted without fingerprints. She arrives in-country for her first assignment in support of an allied government.

Are you hoping for a December filled with warmth, reflection, and a deeper connection to yourself, but feel overwhelmed by holiday preparations or daily demands? This self-love workbook presents a structured 24-day journey that supports self-worth, self-care, and self-compassion.