Resultado de "A. Anderson" em Todas as categorias

A crown I don't want. A bargain I can't take back. A life I refuse to sacrifice. After four hundred years on my own, one would think I'd be able to walk away and never look back. I'd done it a thousand times before with nary an inkling of guilt. But with my brand new predicament, there is no way I can turn down the offered bargain—not if I want everyone I love to stay alive. Now, all I have to do is trek through the very realm I nearly died to keep sealed. Sure. Because there's no way that could go wrong. Unseelie Court, here I come.

Seventy-two men arrive in the middle of the Sicilian countryside. They are "immigrants," "refugees" or "migrants." But in Altino, they're called the ragazzi, the "guys" that the Santa Marta Association have taken responsibility for. In this small Sicilian town, their arrival changes life for everybody. While they wait to know their fate, the ragazzi encounter all kinds of people: a strange vicar who rewrites their pasts, a woman committed to ensuring them asylum, a man determined to fight against it, an older ragazzo who has become an interpreter, and a reclusive poet who no longer writes.

Kat watched the Earth die at the hands of an alien intent on seeing the human race extinct. Determined to stop him at any cost, she risks all she has left to travel through time and space in order to save a world that’s already dead and to stop this killer before he can stop her.

The vampires rose up and took over, leaving the population — very literally — on the bottom of the food chain. Now humans either serve a useful function or are classified as fodder for the ruling vampire class. All his life Eric Lane has known himself to be a loyal servant to one of the vampire nobility. With his decorated team of warriors he is sent to intercept the mistress of the elusive terrorist known only as "the Scorpion." He wakes up to find his team has been slaughtered and he is in vampire custody with a gap in his memory.

Adolescents are hardwired to explore and grow, and learning is mainly how they do this. But a shocking majority of teens are disengaged from school, simultaneously bored and overwhelmed. As parents, we can feel powerless and don’t know how to help – until now. Based on five years of research into why children lose their love of learning, award-winning journalist Jenny Anderson and the Brookings Institution’s global education expert Rebecca Winthrop have created a transformative model that every parent, carer and educator needs to know about.

Before the revolution, the Shah of Iran seemed invincible. The world watched in awe as he commanded a huge army and oversaw an economy awash with billions of dollars of oil revenues. The regime’s secret police had crushed communist opposition and the Shah appeared to have bought off the conservative Muslim clergy inside the country. On the international stage, Iran had become an invaluable ally to the West during the Cold War.

The years is 1776, and across the world, a reset is taking place—at the hands of the Elite. Their aim—to remove all traces of the Tartarian Empire! Mud-floods, fire, and earthquakes destroyed a great deal of the empire and the civil and the Napoleonic wars killed off many of its inhabitants. Those that survived were incarcerated within the newly established asylums and prisons, hidden away from those that now lived in the New World. Their children were taken and distributed to every major town and city, not just to be used as slave labour, but to repopulate too!

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. By a choice of vows each undertakes to stay with the other through the good times and the bad. And most probably there will be plenty of both and much in between. But the union of marriage comes in many shades and hues, some balanced, some destined to last a lifetime and others set to fizzle out or stumble to an ill-mannered conclusion in separation or divorce and, of course, death.

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 plains of the American Mid-West are home to some very fine exponents of the literary craft. Throughout this vast landscape stories seem to be everywhere offering their experiences as works just awaiting the final touches and flourishes of these famed authors. They deliver in very talented ways.

Dive into the heart of a gripping political and constitutional crisis with "Blue, Dead and Read", a thrilling audiobook by Timothy Burton Anderson that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Narrated by the talented Brian Pederson, this high-stakes legal and political drama is perfect for fans of suspense, intrigue, and thought-provoking storytelling. The United States is in turmoil. An election too close to call has left the nation in chaos, with even the Electoral College deadlocked.

Das ist Darby. Kaffeesüchtig. Detective der Mordkommission. Oh, und außerdem kann sie Geister sehen. In Darby Adlers Leben gibt es nur drei Regeln. Erstens: Sprich nicht mit den Toten in Gegenwart der Lebenden. Zweitens: Bleib außerhalb des Radars des Arcane Bureau of Investigation. Drittens: Vergiss niemals Regel eins und zwei. Mit einem Mörder, der verzweifelt nach Darbys Aufmerksamkeit sucht, und einem ABI-Agenten in der Stadt wird es in Haunted Peak, Tennessee, bald sehr interessant werden.

Birth of a Community: A Love Letter to Black America is a powerful tribute to the strength, beauty, and resilience of Black America. Blending personal stories, historical reflections, and cultural insight, the author paints a vivid portrait of Black American life while confronting systemic struggles and injustices. Yet, the book remains deeply rooted in hope, unity, and the richness of Black American heritage. The author challenges the misnomer of "The Black Community," offering concepts grounded in community development and racial identity research.

Inspector Jack Daniels noticed that there were many missing persons in Liverpool. Normally he wouldn’t look at these but he noticed that many disappeared around Bath Street. Jack and his team decided to investigate. What they witnessed and how they coped with the unbelievable events would change their lives forever. It was a case they could never acknowledge to the wider world or to Liverpool people and only a few would be told as no one else would believe them. They had to find the answers quickly, apprehend the culprit and bury this case before higher authorities found out.

London swelters amid post-war reconstruction, while continued rationing and the black-market fuel the rising crime wave and the empires of gangland bosses are protected by corruption and bribery. During a party in Clapham a student nurse from the South London Hospital for Women and Children dies in a fall from a balcony. Is it an accident as the local police believe? Or something more sinister?

Thrive: How Learning Can Ignite a New Way Forward by Dr. Gina Anderson is a groundbreaking exploration of how our digitally driven world shapes our emotions, relationships, and sense of purpose—and how we can reclaim joy, connection, and meaning through the transformative power of learning. Drawing from learning science and psychology and her own experiences as a learning scientist and CEO, Dr. Anderson delves into the paradox of modern life: endless connectivity through apps, games, and devices, yet an overwhelming sense of loneliness and disconnection.

À travers tout le Bras spiral de notre galaxie, les hydrogues poursuivent leur guerre destructrice contre l'humanité et contre leurs adversaires ancestraux : les faeros et les verdanis. Un conflit qui éteint des étoiles et tue la vie sur des planètes entières. Mais les humains restent divisés. À la tête de la Ligue Hanséatique terrienne, le président Basil Wenceslas s'obstine dans sa persécution des clans de Vagabonds. Les choses ne vont pas mieux dans l'Empire ildiran, où le Mage Imperator Jora'h doit faire face à une rébellion sanguinaire lancée par son propre frère.

The battle for Chandra is going well for the EDF and the Jema—maybe too well. The EDF is falling into old habits inherited from Earth, managing the conflict instead of trying to win it. The Jema are in no hurry either, as their long-term survivability on Chandra can only be helped by the continuing close alliance the war offers. Kaerin control of Chandra is starting to slip, and the most forward-thinking among them can see their blood-soaked future all too well. The thing about rough neighborhoods... they can always get worse.

Zendaya comenzó su carrera como actriz a los trece años, cuando consiguió uno de los papeles principales en Shake It Up de Disney Channel. Desde entonces, la actriz no ha dejado de brillar, protagonizando películas de superhéroes llenas de acción, deslumbrantes musicales cinematográficos y programas de televisión altamente aclamados. Con tan solo veinticuatro años, Zendaya ganó su primer premio Emmy Primetime por su actuación en el exitoso programa Euphoria.

Le livre phénomène sur les femmes et le sexe. De quoi avez-vous envie quand personne ne vous regarde ? Quand les lumières sont éteintes ? Oui, vous. De quoi avez-vous vraiment envie ? Gillian Anderson a demandé à des femmes du monde entier de lui confier leurs fantasmes avec la liberté totale que permet l'anonymat. Nos désirs présente 174 lettres surprenantes, excitantes, émouvantes, parfois dérangeantes, toujours profondes.

Hate sex with the maid of honor at my best friend's royal wedding . . . I blame the vodka. Or maybe it was seeing how damn good she looked in that dress. The way it hugged every curve and accentuated her best assets. I definitely won't admit it might be because seeing the prince find his own princess means I'm going to be alone. Something that has terrified me since being orphaned. Grandmother is the only family I have left in this world. And losing myself in the woman who drives me absolutely mad was an easy escape from that reality.