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Emersyn Sharpe gehört nicht in unsere Welt. Eigentlich ist der letzte Ort, an dem sie sein sollte, bei uns. Aber jemand tut ihr weh. Wir haben es alle gesehen. Wir haben versucht, die Warnzeichen zu ignorieren. Wir haben versucht, den Menschen um sie herum zu vertrauen. Wir haben versucht, an ihre Welt zu glauben.

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.

Die Pop-Prinzessin mit den leuchtend blauen Haaren, den vollen Lippen, den eindringlichen Augen und der Stimme einer Sirene … Musik scheint die einzige Sprache zu sein, die wir beide sprechen. Das ist nicht genug. Nicht für sie. Nicht für die anderen. Für niemanden. Ich bin nicht genug. Meine Brüder wollen sie, die Welt besitzt sie, und alle anderen wetteifern um ein Stück von ihr. Am Ende des Schuljahres ging sie weg und schenkte uns keinen weiteren Blick. Sie hat uns weggeworfen, wie sie ihren Vater weggeworfen hat.

Unlock entrepreneurial success with The Hustler’s MBA: The Business Blueprint of Success by Sean T. Long, MBA. This dynamic guide offers practical strategies and actionable insights from real-world experiences and academic knowledge, designed for both emerging and seasoned entrepreneurs. Whether you’re building a new venture or scaling an existing one, this book equips you with the tools to thrive.

Lulu Gardner only takes predictable shots. After faulting on tennis stardom at eighteen, Lulu, now a thirtysomething single parent, is in control of her game. But when an unanticipated blunder threatens her teaching job, Lulu’s stable, well-planned—okay, boring—world spins out. And somehow, her godparents convince her to join them for a “de-stressing” destination pickleball vacation in Costa Rica. Maybe an all-inclusive picklecation is just the pick-me-up she needs to loosen her grip.

Impulse für mehr Leichtigkeit im Leben. Ronald Schweppe und Aljoscha Long zeigen, wie wir wieder mehr Leichtigkeit und Unbeschwertheit in unserem Alltag finden. Gerade weil viele Dinge um uns herum passieren, auf die wir keinen Einfluss haben und die uns belasten, ist es wichtig, den Kontakt zu unserer inneren Lebensfreude nicht zu verlieren. Aber wie schaffen wir es, negative Gedanken und Gefühle loszulassen und mehr Gelassenheit zu finden?

You think you know Samuel Pepys – writer of diaries, coffee-shoppe frequenter, philandrist of the highest order. But in 1679 he is not yet known for his diaries – they have not yet been written. His wife is still living in blissful ignorance about his affairs. The coffee shoppe bit is still true though… In 1679, Pepys is Secretary to the Admiralty, in charge of the navy, and at the right hand of King Charles. But also in 1679, England is awash with suspicion and fear. The rumours are that Catholic agents are working together on behalf of King James of Scotland to overthrow Charles.

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.

Ulrika kehrt nach ihren Abenteuern in Praag nach Nuln zurück und findet die lahmianischen Vampire inmitten von Kriegsvorbereitungen vor überall in der Alten Welt attackieren ihre Rivalen, die finsteren von Carsteins, ihre Festen und führen die Hexenjäger zu ihren versteckten Lagern. Von ihren Schwestern verschmäht geht Ulrika eine trügerische Allianz mit den von Carsteins ein und verschwört sich mit ihnen, um das Imperium mit einem Schlag direkt in sein Herz zu destabilisieren - sie planen nichts geringeres als die Ermordung des Imperators Karl Franz.

Ich wurde in die besten Kreise Hollywoods hineingeboren und war schon in den Schlagzeilen und im Internet, bevor ich überhaupt laufen konnte. Es spielt keine Rolle, dass sich meine Eltern vor meinem zweiten Geburtstag scheiden ließen. Ich kann den Schatten–oder den Skandalen–meiner Filmstar-Mutter und meines Rockstar-Vaters nicht entkommen.

They say you can never go back… ‘Course, I never wanted to return. It took me years to age out. Once I made it, I took off and never turned around. Trust me, there were only three reasons I managed to survive there as long as I did and they abandoned me as soon as they were able. I’d like to say I didn’t blame them, but that would be a lie. I had zero desire to return. Yet here I was, on the road to Northland chasing a story cause my editor told me kids were disappearing… again.

Entgegen der Gebote der lahmianischen Vampire reist Ulrika zur vom Chaos belagerten Stadt Praag, um alte Freunde und den Ruhm in der Schlacht zu finden. Als sie die Stadt erreicht, findet sie die Bevölkerung verheert aber ungebrochen vor, und die Angreifer vertrieben. Doch die Verderblichen Mächte können viele Gestalten annehmen, und nun regt sich eine heimtückischere Bedrohung im Inneren - ein Slaaneshkult schickt sich an, die Herrschaft über Praag zu erlangen.

My only connections were forged through the veil of a computer screen. I was their voice in the dark, their operator. I was their lifeline—until the day my past tore into my present, and they had to become mine. Captured, subjected to torture and relentless interrogation, I survived long enough for them to find me. I harbor no delusions; fleeing and disappearing again is not an option. The only way to win is to fight. But to fight, you also have to be willing to risk everything. I was okay with that when the only one at risk was me.

Far more advanced than any European country at the time, the Egyptians achieved incredible feats of building, created a new way of writing, and revolutionised farming. Find out what life as an ancient Egyptian was actually like, both for pharaohs and ordinary people, in this fascinating new exploration by award-winning author David Long.

Jasmine and Blossom Hamilton aren’t just sisters, they’re best friends . . . most of the time. That didn’t change when Blossom turned into a zombie. When the Hamilton girls move to Glastonbury, Connecticut, the girls have more to deal with than just starting at a new school and making new friends: people suddenly start turning up dead, brains removed, and Blossom is the prime suspect.

Finally, Meg Bloomberg is out of her disastrous relationship, so she and her best friend take off on a pickleball excursion to take their mind off men. It’s supposed to be an easy lob, a way to heal, not the opening serve to a new courtside romance that’s doomed to spin out. No matter how Meg tries, she can’t shake her feelings for Ethan Fine. A charismatic environmental consultant, Ethan seems like the real dill. But when Meg discovers that Ethan is sabotaging her home court, she decides the match is over.

Something is stirring beneath Dubh Linn. When an ancient and forbidden power is unleashed, Izzy, who is still coming to terms with her newfound powers, must prevent a war from engulfing Dublin and the fae realm of Dubh Linn. But by refusing to sacrifice Jinx – fae warrior and her ‘not-really-ex’ – Izzy sets in motion a chain of events which will see them hunted across the city and into the hills where she'll face the greatest challenge of all.

Is the rapture a gift or a reward for the Christian? Will the weed-smoking Christian or fornicating Christian be raptured when Jesus comes back? What about the Christian who knows they are "good" with God and how can you know without any doubt that you will be raptured? These tough theological questions will be answered through this powerful book.

Step into the chilling world of Tempered Glass, a collection of spine-tingling fiction that will haunt your dreams long after you've turned the final page. Journey across the Donner Pass with a young newlywed whose dreams of grandeur turn gruesome. Dare to venture to a carny retirement community, where the echoes of past tortures still resonate. Feel the icy grip of fear as you realize a teenage Ouija board session is about to go terribly wrong.

Some people will never have a fulfilling marriage because they dated and married the wrong person. A tragedy for any soul. But how can we avoid falling into that trap? In God we trust. In ‘Waiting, Dating & Mating’ Rondy Long reveals the formula for meeting the person that God has prepared to be your life-long mate. Your divine destiny. Even if your first marriage did not work, allow Rondy into your heart and help guide you in reaching the one that was always meant for you.