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Cunning Plans collects several of NYT best-selling author Warren Ellis' lectures on the nature of the haunted future and the secrets of deep history, given in recent years at events in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin.

171 AD. Rome is at war with the northern tribes - and is yet to win a significant battle. The Germanic armies have crossed the Danube and have attacked the Empire, slaughtering thousands. The Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, is losing the support of the people and the Senate. Yet he has formed a plan he believes will change the balance of power in the region. Aurelius has dispatched an officer in the Praetorian Guard, the centurion Gaius Maximus, to escort the son and daughter of a powerful German tribal chief.

As Romes invasion of Britannia continues, the Occultum are summoned once more. Their mission is clear, infiltrate enemy territory, cross the shadowed forests and sacred hills, and assassinate a traitor who has betrayed Rome. But this is no ordinary assignment. The mission is perilous, a near-suicidal undertaking—and as the truth unravels, a devastating revelation shatters their resolve. Rome has made a fatal mistake and worse still, the real threat comes from something they have never seen before.

يعد كتاب المجنون مجموعة من النصوص والقصص القصيرة ذات الطابع الفلسفي والرمزي، يعبّر فيها الكاتب عن رؤيته للحياة والإنسان والمجتمع. يطرح الكتاب أفكارًا حول الحرية والهوية والعزلة، من خلال شخصية "المجنون" التي ترى الحقيقة بعيدًا عن قيود الناس وأحكامهم. تميّز جبران خليل جبران بأسلوب شعري عميق يمزج الحكمة بالتأمل والرمزية الأدبية.

Lena sitzt im Traumland fest. Der Polizeichef der Traumpolizei ist verschwunden und ohne ihn bleibt jede verborgene Tür geschlossen. Um nach Hause zurückzukehren, muss Lena ihn finden. Ihre Suche führt sie durch vertraute und vergessene Orte, vorbei an seltsamen Wesen, alten Regeln und Dingen, von denen lange niemand mehr geträumt hat.

The nightmare continues in Echoes of the Ancestors. North America has become a rotting hellscape. Civilization has collapsed into chaos, ruled by marauders and madmen as endless zombie hordes surge toward the last unsullied place on Earth. In a world this broken, survival may no longer be an act of courage —but of madness. Marie-Soleil is gone, torn from Thaddeus Stormbreaker’s arms. His armoured campervan has been stolen. Weaponless, battered, and barely standing, Thaddeus is left with nothing but grief and rage to drive him forward. Yet rage alone may not be enough.

Bill möchte mehr sein als der Junge, über den alle lachen. Obwohl er als Pferdeflüsterer außergewöhnliches Talent besitzt, haftet ihm auf der Shiloh-Ranch noch immer der Ruf des ungeschickten Außenseiters an. Nur sein Großvater Old John und der Indianer Kajika glauben an ihn und sind überzeugt, dass er seinen eigenen Weg finden wird. Als Trail-Boss James Averill einen großen Viehtrieb nach Miles City übernimmt, erhält Bill die Chance, sich unter erfahrenen Cowboys zu beweisen.

نظرت أمينة إلى كاثرين في ذهول: وإيه السيرنيت ده كمان؟ ابتسمت كاثرين وقالت أن السرينتات هن نساء، نساء يا أمينة. وسرعان ما تجهمت وهي تؤكد أن على أمينة أن تحذر منهن...

كلُّ شيءٍ في الصَّحراء يلفظ أنفاس النَّزع الأخير إلّا شيئاً واحداً فقط؛ إنّه الظمأ.. لكلِّ شيءٍ في الصَّحراء ترياق؛ الحر، المرض، القرّ، الجوع، الوجد، الحنين إلّا...

The Mystery of the Missing Man Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates. Summer 1924. Seven archaeologists board the morning train from Oxford to witness the Roman villa excavation at Ashton Steeple. Only six arrive. Dr Mortimer Quayle was seen settling into his compartment with his leather case. The conductor punched his ticket. Witnesses claimed to have seen him. But somewhere during the thirty-mile journey through the peaceful Cotswold countryside, Dr. Quayle vanished without a trace. How does a man disappear from a moving train?

Work is just life. And life is messy. For years, Jason and his maintenance crew pulled off a miracle. They kept a cancerous, ancient, rust-bucket of a machine running with a basic workaround, simply because the machine needed to run and the company refused to fix it. Every day they succeeded, they were rock stars. But the day the outcome slot machine finally spit out a loss, Jason was instantly labeled "uncaring," "lacking common sense," "willful and reckless," and "just plain stupid."

Celebrated Irish dramatist and wit Oscar Wilde-best known for his poetry and his stage comedies-managed to complete only one novel during his career, The Picture of Dorian Gray, a brilliant and (at the time) scandalous narrative, in which Wilde explores the life of a young man who sells his soul in order to live the profligate life of an avowed hedonist. Through a bit of supernatural magic, Dorian is given a portrait of himself that reflects his sinful and destructive ways while Dorian himself remains as alluring and attractive as the day the painting was created.

The Bible is the Holy Scripture of Christianity.

Bloomsbury presents Lost Among the Birds by Neil Hayward, read by Sam Devereaux Early in 2013 Neil Hayward was at a crossroads. He didn’t want to open a bakery or whatever else executives do when they quit a lucrative but unfulfilling job. He didn’t want to think about his failed...

The tenth story in The Innocence of Father Brown is entitled "The Eye of Apollo." At the beginning of this short story, Flambeau has just opened his detective agency in a new building located near Westminster Abbey. The other tenants in the building are a religious charlatan named Kalon, who claims to be "the New Priest of Apollo," and two sisters, who are typists. Flambeau and Father Brown instinctively distrust Kalon, who has installed a huge eye of Apollo outside his office.

Seven essential life lessons from The Odyssey—a timeless story of grit, resilience, and staying true to your purpose. Who are you? Who do you want to become? How do you treat others, and what truly matters? The Odyssey Mindset transforms the ancient wisdom of Homer's epic into a practical...

“If there’s a more original novel published this year, I’ll be amazed.”—Suzi Feay, Financial Times "A strange, moving novel . . . The Oldest Bitch Alive made me think about animals and their brief, dim lives in a completely new way."—Laura Hackett, The Times (UK) “Captivating...

🍵Will love brew in Honey Springs?🍵 Willow Davis has everything she should want. An impressive corporate job, a beautiful Seattle apartment, and an even more beautiful boyfriend to go alongside it. But when a quarter-life crisis hits and everything begins to fall apart, there's only one...

The Proposal meets Heated Rivalry in this queer fake dating to fake marriage romance, following an aspiring young diplomat who hopes to land his dream job by hiring an actor to play his boyfriend . . . Max has never had time for a relationship working in the high-stakes world of international...

« L'Organisation » est mondiale. Il n'y a ni échappatoire ni compromis. On y contribue ou on y meurt. Recueillie par Jake alors qu'elle n'a que 13 ans, Lisa échappe à un funeste destin au sein du pôle russe de ce que l'on nomme communément l'OG, une entité qui organise des séances de...