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Golden Globe-winning actor Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under) performs Truman Capote's masterstroke about a young writer's charmed fascination with his unorthodox neighbor, the "American geisha" Holly Golightly. Holly - a World War II-era society girl in her late teens - survives via socialization, attending parties and restaurants with men from the wealthy upper class who also provide her with money and expensive gifts. Over the course of the novella, the seemingly shallow Holly slowly opens up to the curious protagonist.

In a clear and wonderful way, Lord Krishna describes the science of self-realization and the exact process by which a human being can establish their eternal relationship with God. In terms of pure, spiritual knowledge the Bhagavad Gita is incomparable. Its intrinsic beauty is that its knowledge applies to all human beings and does not postulate any sectarian ideology. It is approachable from the sanctified realms of all religions and is glorified as the epitome of all spiritual teachings.

Notes from the author: The following is a short story I wrote in the Elantris world back in January of 2006. There were always a few holes in Elantris where I decided not to include viewpoints or sections of explanation in the name of streamlining, particularly at the end. In the back of my mind, I knew what happened. This story talks about one of those holes; it is meant to be heard after you’ve finished the novel and takes place during the events of the climax.

The city of the gods. Elantris once stood as the symbol of all that is beautiful. A sprawling metropolis of unrivaled grandeur, it was a symbol of power and strength, built to be as imposing as it was magnificent. The only thing more glorious than the city itself was its inhabitants, Godlike beings, with silvery skin and hair of the purest flowing white. Able to create powerful magics with a mere wave of their hands, the Elantrians were able to heal mortal wounds and create any object they desired. But Elantris fell...10 years ago.

The stories were all wrong—Hook was never the villain. For two centuries, all of the Darling women have disappeared on their 18th birthday. Sometimes they’re gone for only a day, some a week or a month. But they always return broken. Now, on the afternoon of my 18th birthday, my mother is running around the house making sure all the windows are barred and the doors locked. But it’s pointless. Because when night falls, he comes for me. And this time, the Never King and the Lost Boys aren’t willing to let me go.

The Dark One has finally accepted me...just in time for everything to change. Because Vane’s brother, the Crocodile, has just arrived on Neverland soil, and he’s not alone. He’s brought with him members of the royal Darkland family, and they want Vane’s Death Shadow back at any cost. Of course, Peter Pan, Vane, Kas, and Bash, they’re all familiar with war. But war isn’t easy when love is on the line.

When the National Security Agency’s invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage…not by guns or bombs but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence. Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in.

»Du bist wild und ungehorsam. Eine Bedrohung für dich selbst und alle anderen. Um dein Leben zu retten, müssen wir beweisen, dass du gebunden bist und dich uns vollständig unterworfen hast.« Seine Stimme ertönte als kehliges Knurren. Ich leckte mir die Lippen. Herausfordernd gab ich zurück: »Und was, wenn es euch nicht gelingt?«Thorsteinn knurrte.» Es wird uns gelingen«, beteuerte Vik. »Ampfer, wir werden dich zähmen.«

Nach tausend Jahren im Grab hat der Totenkönig den Bann der Hexe gebrochen und sich wieder erhoben. Er hat eine Armee aufgestellt und wird über uns alle herrschen, wenn wir nicht kämpfen und ihn aufhalten. Und ich bin die mit dem Schlüssel zu seiner Niederlage. Die Hexen haben mir diese Aufgabe übertragen, aber sie vertrauen mir nicht. Sie schicken mir zwei Berserker als Führer, Beschützer und Aufpasser. Ragnar und Loki sind mächtige Krieger, aber wenn sie denken, ich wäre ein unbedarftes Dummchen, das sie kontrollieren können, dann irren sie sich gewaltig.

Als ich Nonne wurde, gelobte ich, keusch und rein zu bleiben. Dann überfielen die Berserker das Kloster und entführten mich. Jetzt bin ich ihre Gefangene, bin ihrer Gnade ausgeliefert. Und keinerlei Gebete werden die beiden riesigen, dominanten Krieger davon abhalten, Anspruch auf mich als Gefährtin zu erheben ... Sie werden mir meine Gelübde entreißen und mich auf die Knie zwingen. Sie werden mich vor verruchtem Verlangen brennen lassen. Sie werden nicht aufhören, bis sie meine Lust beherrschen. Und so wahr mir der Himmel helfe, wenn es vorbei ist, werde ich um mehr betteln.

In the shadow of the Second World War’s devastation, amid the ruins of cities and the collapse of empires, a different kind of battle was waged—one for the preservation of the world’s cultural soul. Guardians of Culture is the powerful, untold story of the Monuments Men: a courageous group of scholars, museum curators, artists, and architects who risked everything to protect and recover the greatest treasures of human civilisation.

These stories and more are featured in the third short story anthology for the System Apocalypse, continuing the saga of survival in a world transformed by the arrival of the System. Humanity has adapted to a new reality filled with Classes, magic and monsters, but the struggle for life, love and purpose never ends. This anthology brings together gripping tales from returning authors and two new short stories by Tao Wong.

Ich habe eine Nacht, um dem Magier gegenüberzutreten ... Eine Nacht, um ihn zu vernichten ... Eine Nacht, um den Fluch der Berserker zu brechen ... Eine Nacht, um sie zu retten… Ich erwachte auf einem Feld, umgeben von Kriegern. Der Zauber hatte mich an die Schwelle der Festung des Totenkönigs gebracht. Als die Männer mich ergriffen, streckte ich mich nach meiner Macht, doch sie kam mir nicht zu Hilfe. Ich war tausend Jahre von zu Hause weg, Gefangene der Krieger des Totenkönigs, und mir stand keine Magie zur Verfügung ...

Mein Leben hat sich in der Nacht verändert, als mich die Berserker entführten. Dagg und Svein kümmerten sich um mich wie noch niemand zuvor – bis der Totenkönig angriff und ihnen der Kampfwahn den Verstand raubte. Jetzt bin ich allein. Meine Gefährten sind dem Wahnsinn verfallen, und meine Visionen werden immer schlimmer. Mir bleiben nur meine Albträume – es sei denn, ich kann dem Rudel trotzen und meine Krieger retten. Ich muss in die Wildnis wandern und Anspruch auf sie erheben – oder beim Versuch sterben.

Step into a world where destiny, love, and time itself collide in Eternal Echoes by Jacquelyn Bishop! When Olivia Sinclair stumbles upon a dust-covered book and a hidden amulet inside, she is thrust from her quiet modern life into a medieval kingdom on the edge of war and betrayal. There, she crosses paths with Sir Tristan de Léon, a noble knight burdened by secrets and hunted by enemies. Bound together by fate, Olivia and Tristan must learn to trust one another as they confront dark forces and navigate the treacherous intrigues of Lord Malric’s court.

In West Point to Wall Street, veteran Omar Ritter reveals the lessons he’s learned over two decades of struggle with PTSD. A decorated combat veteran, Omar endured an eighteen-hour surgery for a brain injury and was medically retired from the military. He embarked on a second career as a finance and accounting executive, grappling with mental health challenges and searching for ways to alleviate the debilitating struggle. Now he’s offering powerful insights for confronting these demons and embracing the healing journey.

This is the story of the NSA — the agency you weren’t supposed to know existed, quietly building the largest surveillance machine in human history, run by math nerds, funded by fear, and powered by your private life. From Cold War cables to smart phone wiretaps, secret courts to predictive policing, The NSA: The World’s Most Powerful Perverts is a sharp, sarcastic, and disturbingly true deep dive into how one agency went from “born bugged” to watching everyone, all the time, forever.

Security isn’t just about guarding doors, it’s about cultivating professionalism, accountability, and trust in high-rise building environments. Security Program Report: offers a results-driven framework for developing disciplined, service-oriented teams that deliver excellence every shift.

This is a spinoff of the novel series "Sleeping Dragon King Chronicles." We follow the story of Akira, a squirrel girl who was raised as a priestess and thrown into a world of chaos. At first, her life was normal—at least as normal as one can be when born a descendant of the Sun Goddess in Japanese mythology. She was raised as a priestess by her grandparents and was very popular at school.

I’ll admit, I’ve had my fair share of the ladies. But all that changed the moment I bumped into him. I don’t know what it is, but something about him has got me thinking all sorts of dirty thoughts. It’s new and exciting, but the more I get to know him, the more I realize he’s hiding something. I’m not sure what, but it’s clear that something has him…scared.