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In the wake of the spectrum's diffusion, the Island of Fire finds itself with neither magic nor technology, plunged into chaos and poverty. Scarlet July, no longer imbued with her extraordinary gifts, struggles to lead the revolution against the totalitarian government. Frightened and alone, she seeks support from her childhood acquaintance, Ambrek Coppertus, whose complicated past casts a shadow upon his motives.

A global exploration of the Internet meme as an agent of pop culture, politics, protest, and propaganda on and offline and how they will save or destroy us all. Using social media-driven movements as her guide, technologist and digital media scholar An Xiao Mina unpacks the mechanics of memes and how they operate to reinforce, amplify, and shape today's politics.

Since the dawn of Second Earth, the Island of Fire has awaited the arrival of the one mage whose dominion over the global magic network - the spectrum - will enable her to rescue the primitive, totalitarian nation from obscurity. But, when Scarlet July is born, her extraordinary magic unexpectedly renders her a third-class citizen, denied the right to education, employment, and, ultimately, life. Evading execution, Scarlet finds herself orphaned and alone, struggling to survive and find her purpose.

Lilian Morrison has one memento of her beloved sister, Emma: a battered silver music box. A family heirloom that was passed down through two world wars, the box was the key to Lilian’s recent, joyous reunion with the surviving members of her birth family, whom she lost many years earlier when she and her sister fled Hitler’s Germany on the Kindertransport. Now Lilian is compelled to investigate Emma’s final days after the girls were shipped to separate foster families in Britain and the time before Emma was killed in the London Blitz.

"Für Paul, in Liebe", so lautet die Widmung, die der jüdische Silberschmied Johann Blumenthal aus Hamburg 1914 für seinen Sohn auf eine Spieldose graviert. Es ist sein Abschiedsgeschenk, denn Johann meldet sich freiwillig in den Kriegsdienst, um für seine geliebte Heimat zu kämpfen. Das kostbare Andenken seines Vaters wird für Paul und seine Kinder zu einem Symbol für Hoffnung und Zusammenhalt, während der Hass auf sein Volk wächst und sich die Schlinge um die renommierte Juwelierfamilie enger zieht. Das Erbstück wird den Blumenthals Trost schenken, sie in Gefahr bringen und eines Tages trennen.

Ever wonder why some people seem to move forward in life while you seem stuck? Do you feel all alone with no support? Maybe the reason is because you are looking too far away for help. The lessons and principles in this audio guide will help you discover the many opportunities around you, challenging you to use the abilities within you. Pick It Up & Run will put fire under your feet to make an impact in your life and your generation.

Like all of the Winships, Charlotte was born with a curious gift. After news of a tragic accident, she races back to her hometown of Port Townsend, Washington. In this isolated seaside village filled with a century of ghosts, she is faced with having to come to terms with her gift of receiving messages from the dead. Amid the peculiar fabric of childhood memories, Charlotte is thrust into the heart of a long forgotten mystery that leaves her family on the precipice of ruin or renewal.

Set in a small town in France, Max and Voltaire: Getting to Know You is about a cat, Max, and a dog, Voltaire, who are adopted by a kind and generous woman, with three cats - Zoa, Tish, and Say What, when their former adoptive families can no longer take care of them. The touching and humorous adventures of Max, a jolly but fundamentally serious and wise cat, and Voltaire, a kind and courageous dog with a sense of humor, challenge us to think about how special every day can be and that no matter how bad a situation is, it can change for the better.

Hard as nails fight club manager Zara cares about two things in life: her club and her brother. The problem is, technically the club belongs to her asshat of a father. Who is missing, along with last quarter's takings...and the money the club owes to Reese, the guy who controls all the shifter fight clubs in the city. He's a dangerous man and now Zara owes him money. A lot of money. The sort of money that would normally get her and her brother taken outside the city limits and buried in a shallow grave.

Which moment has defined your life so far? Whether she likes it or not, Iris’s life has been divided into two: Before the Incident, and After the Incident. Something very private was made very public, and since then life has been about recovering from being shamed, discovering her true friends, and struggling to find a new normal. Two years into this new life and she finally connects with a guy again. He lives in the apartment down the hall, he’s hot, and he doesn’t look at her that way. He doesn’t know what happened. But he also won’t give her his name, not right away - which has to mean he’s got something to hide too.

A Little Power Prayer Book for Your Daily Living: It is a book that is filled with inspiring anointed prayers that will encourage and bless believers through trials in life, based upon the word of God. Be blessed as you spend time listening to this beautiful book.

Als knallharter Geschäftsführer des Familienunternehmens führt Jack Umbrei ein Doppelleben. Seine Identität als Gestaltwandler muss unter allen Umständen geheim bleiben. Damit sein Wolf sich noch einmal austoben kann, beschließt er in die Bitterroot Mountains zu fahren. Dort trifft er auf die attraktive Rebecca Black. Er wird unwiderstehlich von ihr angezogen. Verzweifelt wehrt er sich gegen seine Gefühle, denn die junge Frau ist so gar nicht das, was er sonst bevorzugt. Doch sein Wolf hat andere Pläne. Wird es ihm gelingen, sich auf die Dauer seinem anderen Ich zu widersetzen?

A Washington Post Best Book of the Year, this stand-alone psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of the Alex Morrow novels that exposes the dark hearts of the guilty...and the innocent. William Watt's wife, daughter, and sister-in-law are dead, slaughtered in their own home in a brutal crime that scandalized Glasgow. Despite an ironclad alibi, police zero in on Watt as the primary suspect, but he maintains his innocence. Distraught and desperate to clear his name, Watt puts out a bounty for information that will lead him to the real killer.

A wealthy businesswoman disappears from her Glasgow home without a trace, leaving her husband and children panicked but strangely resistant to questioning. Tracing the woman's cell phone, police detective Alex Morrow discovers a call made from an unlikely location. A sleepy seaside community, Helensburgh is the last place you'd go looking for violence. But Morrow's investigation uncovers disturbing clues and a dead body in a nearby lake.

Lu wird so lange die Luft anhalten, bis Mama es sich anders überlegt und nicht wegen ihres neuen Freundes mit ihr aufs Land zieht. Sie fährt ihre Stacheln aus - muss aber bald schon feststellen, dass Mamas Bauer gar nicht so schlimm ist. Und dann ist da auch noch Julian aus ihrer neuen Klasse.

1914. For Paul, with love. Jewish silversmith Johann Blumenthal engraved those words on his most exquisite creation, a singing filigree bird inside a tiny ornamented box. He crafted this treasure for his young son before leaving to fight in a terrible war to honor his beloved country - a country that would soon turn against his own family. A half century later, Londoner Lilian Morrison inherits the box after the death of her parents. Though the silver is tarnished and dented, this much-loved treasure is also a link to an astonishing past.

When a notorious millionaire banker hangs himself, his death attracts no sympathy. But the legacy of a lifetime of selfishness is widespread, and the carnage most acute among those he ought to be protecting: his family. Meanwhile, in a wealthy suburb of Glasgow, a young woman is found savagely murdered. The community is stunned by what appears to be a vicious, random attack.

Wisteria Lane has nothing on these grandes dames of mystery. In the expert hands of two of the mystery world's top storytellers, being a housewife takes on a whole new meaning.These two never-before-published stories by Nevada Barr and Sara Paretsky explore the dark side of the housewife psyche and are guaranteed to delight.

Tollpatschig, verträumt, chaotisch - so wird Mina als Kind von ihrer Umwelt wahrgenommen. Doch je älter sie wird, desto mehr überfordert sie ihr Alltag durch die allgegenwärtige Reizüberflutung. Schließlich bekommt sie die Diagnose, die ihre Zukunft verändert: Mina hat ADS - und mit einem Mal kann ihr geholfen werden. Feinfühlig, authentisch und mit bewundernswertem Witz berichtet Mina Teichert von kleinen Krisen, Missgeschicken und Einschränkungen, mit denen sie leben muss.

Orphaned and forced to live under the cruel eye of her stepmother, Saskia spends her days and most of her nights sewing gowns for rich dragonesses to wear to balls she will never see. When a chance encounter brings her into contact with the handsome Callan, duke and cousin to the queen, she thinks nothing of it. After all, what royal duke would want a woman with a broken, mad dragon? But when the otherworldly intervenes, Saskia gets her chance to go to the ball.