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In the fall of 1863, the Union Army is in control of the Mississippi River and much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The retreating Confederate army is being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with Florence Milton, an abolitionist schoolteacher, dodging the local constable and the slavecatchers that prowl the bayous.

Tales for an Unknown City is a vibrant selection of almost fifty stories from among the many told at One Thousand and One Friday Nights of Storytelling, a weekly open gathering in Toronto begun by Dan Yashinsky in 1978 and still going strong. There are tales from Canada and many other parts of the world, each followed by a brief word from the teller, giving us the flavour of the “Friday Nights.”

This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature. Since the Iliad—in which we are shown golden statues built by Hephaestus “with minds and wisdoms”—humans have been fascinated by the idea of artificial life. From the Argonautica to the medieval Jewish legend of the Golem and Ambrose Bierce’s tale of a chess-playing robot, the idea of what robots are—and who creates them—can be drastically different.

With The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 3, award-winning editor Neil Clarke provides a year-in-review and 27 of the best stories published by both new and established authors in 2017. 

On nothing more than a lark, he leaves his family and begins a journey from Ohio westward. Along the way, he runs up against badlands and bad men, loses his freedom, gains his freedom and learns the first rule of the frontier: do whatever it takes to survive. With ruthless enemies after him - both white men and Indians - he’ll head for a place as brutal as it is beautiful - the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains. Two years later, he will come back down from the mountaintop with new skills and a new future as one of the most feared and admired men of his time...a man called Preacher.

Jimi hat den vier KIBU Jumpern Pipa, i-Bob, Leni und K gebeichtet, dass sie in Wahrheit für Professor Choi arbeiten. Er war es, der die geheimnisvolle KIBU gebaut hat. Bei ihrem nächsten Jump landen die Kids im Herzen von Paris. Mit Hilfe von Rätseln und Hinweisen, die Professor Choi ihnen auf die KIBU sendet, suchen sie nach dem wichtigen KIBU Tagg mit der Jumpformel. Denn damit wird die KIBU wieder steuerbar. Doch die Suche ist besonders riskant, weil Katorga die KIBU und den Tagg mit aller Macht an sich reißen will. Und dafür schickt er seine kampflustigsten Leute aus.

Die Jagd durch die Jahrhunderte geht weiter! Die Nachfahrinnen von Jack the Ripper, die mit übersinnlichen Gaben einen personifizierten Fluch aufhalten müssen, haben eine neue Spur aufgenommen: Der zweite Teil der düsteren, temporeichen Serie spielt auf zwei Zeitebenen, führt unter anderem nach Leipzig und Cornwall, nach Mexiko-Stadt - und ins historische London. Im Jahr 1910 suchen die Töchter des Rippers nach Dämonensprösslingen, die das Empire zu stürzen versuchen, wobei Tausende Unschuldige im Chaos oder gar in einem herbeigeführten Krieg sterben könnten.

The first American woman to fly in space is the 35th hero in the New York Times bestselling audiobook biography series for ages 5 to 9. From childhood, Sally Ride was a daring adventurer, and her parents encouraged her to pursue the things she loved. Those things included science and math, fast...

Brügge, 1892: Nach dem frühen Tod seiner Frau widmet Hugo Viane sein Leben einzig und allein der Trauer um sie. Erst die Liaison mit der Tänzerin Jane Scott, die der Toten zum Verwechseln ähnlich sieht, scheint seinem Leben wieder einen Sinn zu geben. Alsbald gerät der Witwer jedoch in einen Teufelskreis, da die vermeintliche Doppelgängerin nicht das ist, was sie zu sein scheint.

In today's uncertain world, it's essential to be ready for anything. Whether you're facing a nuclear attack, an EMP strike, or a military invasion on US soil, you need to know how to survive.

Discover the essential skills to survive and thrive in a worst-case scenario event. Prepare yourself, provide for your family, and protect your home with this world-class audiobook on disaster preparedness.

Winner of the 2024 Edgar Award for Best Novel! From American master James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters—enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and battle-weary Confederate and Union soldiers—are caught...

Hey there! My name is Elio Stone, and it wasn’t that long ago that I was also graduating from PA school. All I knew then was I had to take the PANCE, and I really didn't have a clue what to do after that! I felt lost, confused, and scared, so I just jumped at the first job I found. Now, after 10 years of being a PA I have learned the ins and outs of the profession. I have put together this book of real-world PA wisdom in the hopes it will help new PAs succeed in not only that first year but for the remainder of their career!

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD From one of the most dazzling and iconic writers of our time comes an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity, privacy, and meaning in a world where our memories are no longer our own--featuring characters...

A moving story, wrapped in humor, about love, loss, and hope in one of history’s darkest hours. 1933. Hitler’s rise to power in Germany marks the beginning of the end for the Jews of Europe. For little newborn Yaakov, this is only the beginning. Hungary, 1944. 11-year-old Yaakov and his parents and younger sister are forced out of their home into the unknown. They find themselves in the ghetto, living under impossible conditions, until they are banished by the Nazis to Bergen Belsen concentration camp through Austria, what might be their final destination.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE of the TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR by THE NEW YORK TIMES * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * SLATE* THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER * Also named one of the BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by Vanity Fair, Time, NPR, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, Self, Vogue, The New Yorker, BBC, Vulture, and many...

The Last Poem is part of the Love Poems at the End of Our Lives series, and follows the character, Pain, as he laments the death of Serenity, who was murdered on the last day of high school. This entire book is one very long poem. This book is written by the prolific poet, Joseph Leo Hickey, and is published by Melodium House.

Für Berater Mats Enning ist es ein Job wie jeder andere: Auf einer Tagung soll er die Mitarbeiter eines Pharmariesen auf Trab bringen...

Winner of YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2018. Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng, read by Kivlighan de Montebello, Brittany Pressley, Graham Halstead, Michael Crouch, Jason Culp, Therese Plummer, Susan Bennett, Dan...

Intrigue, crime, and murder create suspense in this edge-of-your-seat collection of cat mystery stories whose plots are all centered on a beloved feline, written by some of the finest, best-selling mystery writers of all time.