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Welcome to Half Death Academy. That's what they call my new school - because only half the students survive. Rule number one: Keep your head down and don't mess with the four gorgeous demigods who rule the school. Rule number two: When the demigods try to kill you, lie down and die.Too bad I never was very good at following the rules. And when my forbidden power awakens, I'll make them regret they tried to make me their bitch.

I hate myself for craving the panty-melting demigods. But my awakening power is volatile and destructive. Only they can prevent me from turning into a ticking bomb. When Lucifer's heir breaches the wards of the Academy to kidnap me, the sea demigod, my sworn enemy, uncovers my hidden origin. Instead of exposing me, or, worse, leading the Dominion army to hunt me down, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind to protect my dangerous secret.

Some Americans insist that we're living in a post-racial society. But racist thought is not just alive and well in America—it is more sophisticated and more insidious than ever. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues, racist ideas have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American thinker is complicit. In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of anti-black racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history.

Von den Göttern verraten, mit unerwünschten Segen beladen, die seine Seele mit ihrem verdorbenen göttlichen Makel beflecken, gerät Orodan ins Visier gnadenloser Verfolger. Die feindseligen Gottheiten Inuans wollen zurückfordern, was sie als ihr Eigentum betrachten. Keine guten Aussichten–selbst für einen Time-Looper. Und als wäre ungewollte göttliche Aufmerksamkeit nicht schon genug, rückt die allgegenwärtige Bedrohung durch den Eldritch-Avatar und das unausweichliche Verderben der Welt immer näher.

Derek’s life has completely changed. Before, it was mostly misery, poverty, and loneliness. Now? He lives in a duplex overlooking a city in the Pacific Northwest, with two amazing tomboy neighbors (now girlfriends), and a lot of money. But Derek’s new life isn’t put together yet. There are still things he needs to do, like getting back to his career. His level of distraction only grows when he gets the attention of three more tomboy goddesses.

Com traduções dos escritores Rubem Fonseca, Carlos Heitor Cony, Moacyr Scliar, Marçal Aquino, Luiz Fernando Emediato e Sérgio Dávila, Menina de Ouro traz as seis histórias sobre o mundo do boxe nas quais o cineaste Clint Eastwood se inspirou para o filme que ganhou quase todos os Oscars de...

Un chimico e un astrofisico (no, non è l’inizio di una barzelletta) navigano sulla zattera del pensiero scientifico attraverso l’insidioso mare dei media e della comunicazione. Sommerso ogni giorno da una quantità tale di dati, numeri, immagini e opinioni il nostro cervello – già di suo pigro e lontano dall’essere perfetto – rischia costantemente di perdere la rotta. Ma come si fa a impedire questa deriva cerebrale? Come aiutare la nostra mente a trovare punti di riferimento sicuri per attraversare indenne la tempesta del sovraccarico di notizie?

Ich gebe alle Hoffnung auf, dass meine Halbgötter mich holen werden. In der Höllenakademie heißt es entweder töten oder gefressen werden. Die Dämonen machen Gewalt zu einer Kunstform, und sie haben mich als ihr neuestes Opfer auserkoren. Ein charismatischer Erzdämon bietet mir einen Ausweg aus der Grube. Sein Preis? Eine Nacht mit ihm und seinen drei Herzögen. Sie wollen nicht mein Herz erobern, aber sie haben die feste Absicht, meinen Körper zu beherrschen. Ich bin nicht mehr die Marigold, in die sich meine Halbgötter einst verliebten.

They murdered her family. Then they sold her to the highest bidder. Bought through the underground slave trade and whisked aboard a fortress-like container ship where wealthy loners wager on death matches, Sook Joo learns the rules fast: survive in the cold, crowded cells, obey the crew, and always volunteer —or face a long swim home. She quickly realizes this ship doesn’t just carry orphans. It manufactures them. But Sook Joo was raised differently. Her grandfather-sensei taught her discipline and composure over fear and subservience. While mercy is a virtue, vengeance salves the soul.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. We live in an age of hyper-productivity, constant stimulation, and chronic burnout. When exhaustion sets in, our default response is often to fight it: drinking more coffee, adding supplements, or pushing through with sheer force of will. But what if...

A book about an aspiring author whose work is published by a publisher. A book signing event is hosted at local library to promote the author. Throughout the book there are many bizzare anecdotes.

A winning attitude matters for friends and lotteries.

Gefährliche Highschool-Vibes, toxische Beziehungen und ein tödliches Geheimnis. Dawn will an ihrer neuen Schule vor allem eins: unsichtbar bleiben. Doch die glänzende Spitze der sozialen Elite entdeckt sie – und plötzlich steht sie zwischen perfekt lächelnden Cheerleaderinnen, giftigen Blicken und einer Welt, in der Nähe immer auch eine Drohung ist. Während Dawn versucht, dazuzugehören, spürt sie, dass unter dem glatten Schulalltag etwas Böses brodelt. Ausgerechnet Isaac, der stille, geheimnisvolle Außenseiter, scheint mehr zu wissen, als er sagt.

Michael Black is many things, he's a poet, a hopeless romantic, and the host of an interdimensional parasite by the name of Dreadman. This is the origin of an incredibly powerful hero or villain. That's up to you to decide in the end.

Aaron seemed to be a Poet; to people that met him and saw him often. By traditional standards Aaron would not likely be characterized as a Poet. But in his hometown of Wisdom, Aaron was perceived as a man of verse that spoke in rhyme on time.

Heartfelt Feelings are often more important than logic to build and maintain relationships.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Activate Your Eyesight explores how modern lifestyle habits—specifically prolonged exposure to screens—negatively impact human vision and outlines evidence-based protocols to naturally reverse these effects. The core premise is that most everyday...

El conserje profesional de un hotel prestigioso vive grandes aventuras.

Le avventure di un apprendista concierge in un hotel di lusso.

"The pacing is great, the character development is fabulous and the tech is both believable and terrifying" - JAF, former US Navy intel, drone pilot. It is six months since the Battle of Hawaii. The war to defend Taiwan has become World War III, and the surviving pilots of a rested and refitted...