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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. Jack London is widely regarded as one of America’s pre-eminent writers of the great outdoors. His stories are raw and, at times, harrowing, but always dependable fare. His work also includes stories on pandemics and bizarre scientific experiments. An author so much more than the usual wrapper proclaims.

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. For America, as the century closes, she is becoming less isolated. Her industrial might, her rising military power are pulling her ever closer into the entangled globe of nations. Her authors flex ideas and lexicons with riveting tales of this astonishing society.

Iron Druid Atticus O'Sullivan, hero of Kevin Hearne's epic New York Times best-selling urban fantasy series, has a point to make - and then drive into a vampire's heart. When a druid has lived for 2,000 years like Atticus, he's bound to run afoul of a few vampires. Make that legions of them. Even his former friend and legal counsel turned out to be a bloodsucking backstabber. Now the toothy troublemakers - led by power-mad Theophilus - have become a huge problem requiring a solution.

Deep in the elbow skin of the Fae Wilds, far from the teeming fortress of the Goblin King and the glittering palace of the King and Queen of the Elves, there lies a forgotten hideaway of crumbling single-wides and rusty Airstreams. A lonely clan of beautiful women, clad in tube tops, overall shorts, and tacky Asian-print house-dresses, yearn for a man who can unstop their sewer lines and get the internet working again.

Get ready for the final FOUR novels of the sidesplitting Tome of Bill series – over 50 hours of laugh-out-loud horror comedy. Despite everything he’s experienced, gamer turned vampire Bill Ryder would rather still roll initiative with his friends than take this supernatural shit seriously. Too bad that’s an attitude the ancient horrors threatening the world don’t particularly appreciate.

The American Classics Collection: Volume II is a century-spanning collection of 15 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Adam Sims; Nathan Osgood; Robert G. Slade; Jonathan Keeble, Katherine Fenton; and more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Herman Melville; Upton Sinclair; Mark Twain; Walt Whitman; F. Scott Fitzgerald; Thornton Wilder; Edith Wharton; Jack London; amongst a host of others. The titles included in this collection, in chronological order, are:

An inspirational book of startup stories; interviews of small business owners who share lessons from running their own businesses. The small business book for entrepreneurs who are searching for relevant tips to avoid major mistakes in running a business. A startup book to guide you on the right path for success, illuminating the efforts of entrepreneurs who view failing with positivity, a necessary component in making it.

Stuy wanted to play the drums just like his mom, a founding member of the punk band The Bed-Stuy Magic Dusters. With his mother as his teacher, Stuy starts busking in the subway with his friends Dunks, Alexis, Keith, and Frankie under the name Soundtrack. To everyone’s surprise, including their own, they become an underground sensation, and their success changes the course of their lives.

Erin Mitchell didn’t just dislike Luke Carter—she loathed him with the kind of passion reserved for bad drivers and worse exes. He was cocky, but charming and entirely too good-looking for someone so insufferable. Nonetheless when a high-stakes project forces them to work together, the battle of wits they’ve waged for years takes an unexpected turn.

In einer Zeit, in der virtuelle Welten die Realität durchdringen und echte Beziehungen auf die Probe gestellt werden, wollen zwei enge Freund*innen – Kim und Luki – eigentlich nur einen gewöhnlichen Tag miteinander verbringen. Doch ein unerwartetes Ereignis erschüttert ihr Leben. "Seele.exe" ist eine packende, unterhaltsame, aber auch traurige Geschichte über die Suche nach echter Verbindung in einer vernetzten Welt. Das Werk lotet die Grenzen zwischen Mensch und Künstlicher Intelligenz aus und stellt die Frage: Kann der Mensch als emotionales Wesen ersetzt werden?

Die meiste Zeit meines Lebens fühlte ich mich innerlich tot – bis ich Peter Pan und die Verlorenen Jungs traf. Erst mit Pan und Nimmerland fühlte ich mich endlich lebendig. Aber nicht alles auf der Insel ist voller Magie und Sonnenschein. Im Wald lauert etwas Dunkles und Unheimliches. Die Feenkönigin und Captain Hook rüsten sich zum Kampf um Nimmerland, und sie werden vor nichts zurückschrecken, um zu bekommen, was sie wollen. Der Krieg steht kurz bevor – kann der Nimmerkönig seinen Schatten zurückerobern und seinen rechtmäßigen Thron besteigen? Und wenn ja, wie passe ich noch in sein Leben?

Discover the remarkable legacy of Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, through his inspiring Epistle to the Philippians and the gripping account of his martyrdom. Polycarp's epistle offers profound insights into early Christian doctrine, ethics, and community life, emphasizing steadfast faith and moral integrity. Witness the courage and unwavering devotion of Polycarp as he faces arrest, trial, and execution for refusing to renounce his faith.

The Emperor of Perinthia rules with an iron fist. Young boys are torn from their families at just ten years old, forced into military conscription. Soldiers are forbidden from marrying, while only the Emperor's loyal officers and nobility are permitted wives. Beliefs outside the greatness of the throne have been brutally crushed - temples burned, devotees killed or enslaved. Yet a glimmer of hope persists in secret.

Cryptocurrency Investing for Beginners is a step-by-step guide designed for everyday people who want to invest with confidence, avoid costly mistakes, and start building long-term wealth.

The fourth year at the Imperial Mage Academy brings a new set of challenges for Danny Youngblood. The discovery of a secret organization, the Deepcorp, lurking within the Imperial Palace, casts a long shadow over the Academy. As tensions rise between the Mages and the Corp, a mysterious creature known as the Shadow Crawler emerges, leaving a trail of frozen corpses in its wake.

Du glaubst, du weißt, wer ich bin, wenn du mich siehst - der Mann, der alles unter Kontrolle hat. Doch hinter der Fassade verstecke ich ein Leben voller Schuld, Dunkelheit und Geheimnisse, die niemand erfahren darf. An meinen Händen klebt Blut. Immer wenn ich meine Augen schließe, sehe ich ihre Augen. Ihre toten Augen. Du bist nicht Teil meines Plans. Genau genommen solltest du niemals in mein Leben treten. Mit all deinem Chaos, deiner Tollpatschigkeit und deinem Lachen, das mich wahnsinnig macht. Und dann bist ausgerechnet du diejenige, die in mir liest wie in einem offenen Buch.

Nach einem Unfall kämpfe ich mich durch den tobenden Schneesturm zur einzigen Hütte weit und breit. Was mich erwartet, als ich die Tür aufreiße, raubt mir den Atem: Vor mir sitzt der attraktivste Mann, den ich je gesehen habe. Er ist groß, nackt und gerade dabei sich ... nun ja ... selbst zu verwöhnen. Jeder vernünftige Gedanke sagt mir, dass ich mich sofort umdrehen und gehen sollte. Doch es gibt auch unvernünftige Gedanken in meinem Kopf. Ob es klug ist, oder nicht ... ich bleibe stehen. Ich sehe hin.

Have you noticed that American life is not as good as it used to be? Does it seem like the American dream is dying? Don't worry, you are not crazy. Politicians and media figures may try to tell you that everything is just fine, but the truth is that America is in serious trouble. The United States is facing declines in nearly all aspects of its society. These declines are institutional, economic, moral, familial, and cultural. This audiobook explores the various reasons for the American decline that will ultimately lead to the fall of the United States.

Drei Männer, drei Stürme, drei unwiderstehliche Liebesgeschichten. Willkommen in Blackwood, wo Herzen brechen, heilen und neu entflammen. Aiden und Brendan teilen eine Freundschaft, die tiefer reicht als Worte. Doch als ein Sturm über Colorado tobt, entfesselt er Gefühle zwischen ihnen, die alles verändern. Können sie die Barrieren zwischen ihnen überwinden, oder wird ihre Liebe im Gewitter untergehen? Bela sucht bloß Zuflucht in Blackwood und findet etwas, das er nicht erwartet hätte: Freundschaft. Verständnis. Und Raven DeLuca.

While hardly a new phenomenon, masculinity—which includes elements of toughness, independence, and leadership, among others—roared onto the national political stage in America with the 2016 candidacy, election, and presidency of Donald Trump. Research into masculinity dates back over a century, but little attention has been paid to the specific role of masculinity in politics beyond the conventional wisdom that it, rather than femininity, is the dominant force.