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Introverted college student Lane Moredock is in a bad place. His mother has been arrested for securities fraud, his father is on the run, and everyone, including the SEC, suspects Lane knows where the missing millions are. Lane, with no money and nowhere to live, makes a desperate deal that lands him in trouble and leaves him unwilling to trust a so-called Dom again. Photographer Derek Fields lost money to the Moredocks, and is as sure as anyone that Lane is guilty despite his claims. A chance meeting with Lane shows him there might be something more to the young man.

¿Había viajado? Era probable, porque conocía el mapamundi mejor que nadie. No había sitio, por oculto que pudiera hallarse, del que no pareciese tener un especial conocimiento. A veces, pero siempre en pocas breves y claras palabras, rectificaba los mil propósitos falsos que solían circular en el club acerca de viajeros perdidos o extraviados, indicaba las probabilidades que tenían mayores visos de realidad y a menudo, sus palabras parecían haberse inspirado en una doble vista.

It's Terry's birthday and Maggie's got a surprise for him. One full weekend at La Petite Mort Club. Together. Just the two of them—Dom and Sub. She’s a little nervous but she trusts him and she's promised that he can do whatever he wants. She means it. She does. Really.

I feel things. Deeply. More so than most people. Call it an empathic ability, call it whatever you want. It doesn't change the fact that I am unable to love...at least not again. When you've had everything and lost it, there is no do-over. You can't repair a shattered heart.

Nothing is going to make Terry lose control like he did last night. This time, he has every detail planned to recreate an evening from their past in La Petite Mort Club style.

Watch Terry’s perfect day unravel into an epic disaster of mishaps and misfortune. Terry’s not thrilled with how he confessed his feeling to Maggie and this time he’s determined to do better.

The clean energy transition is humanity's biggest ever economic challenge. In Powering Up, former Australian chief scientist Alan Finkel shows how to remove the barriers that prevent nations transforming from petrostate to electrostate. Finkel considers the entire supply chain, from raw materials through power infrastructure, the workforce, transportation and household customers. He reveals the outlines of a new geo-economic order and explains in persuasive, practical terms how we can get there.

Peppa non si stanca mai di vivere nuove avventure, così come i bambini non si stancano mai di ascoltare le sue storie... Questo audiolibro contiene le storie di: "Picnic nel bosco", "Il palloncino di George", "L'armadio dei giocattoli", "La spesa", "La principessa assonnata", "Il museo", "La principessa Peppa".

Everyone on campus knows Remy Cameron. He's the out-and-proud, super-likable guy who friends, faculty, and fellow students alike admire for his cheerful confidence. The only person who isn't entirely sure about Remy Cameron is Remy himself. Under pressure to write an A+ essay defining who he is and who he wants to be, Remy embarks on an emotional journey toward reconciling the outward labels people attach to him with the real Remy Cameron within.

It's Terry's birthday, and Maggie's got a surprise for him. One full weekend at La Petite Mort Club. Together. Just the two of them--Dom and Sub. Terry's body can't wait to get started, but his head and heart aren’t so sure this is a good idea.

Goliath has always put the Federation and his family and crew first. He has to find out who killed his father and why it’s the only long-term goal he has for his future. When a chance encounter brings him face to face with what could be a future he never imagined or desired, Goliath must decide if revenge outweighs the possibility of destiny.

Lilly is running from what is done: her demons. Alone, she finds herself in the capable hands of David, proprietor of a reclusive shelter. Tormented by visions of the damned, Lilly struggles to fit in, shadows cast from the past, fear of where the future lies ... but something isn’t right. There is something odd about David. The police are omnipresent. The soil bleeds.

Heyecanla beklenen Bal Bayramı’nda bir oyun yarışması düzenlenecektir. Küçük ayı Turtayı, bu yarışmaya katılmak ister. Ancak kardeşlerinin aksine, oyun bulmak onun için çok zordur. Bir türlü başaramaz. Peki, ne yapmalıdır? Acaba dedesi *hayal et* derken neyi kastetmiştir? Turtayı yılın orman oyuncusu seçilebilecek midir? Olacakları merak ettiyseniz haydi Bal Bayramı’na! Orada neler mi var? Dans, bal, masal, seksek, bal, eğlence, topaç, bal, uçurtma, tekerleme, bal, bilmece, müzik, bal, oyun, bal, bal ve bal, çokça bal.

“Eğer kabuğunda kalmaya devam etseydin beni göremezdin. Beni göremeseydin derdini söyleyemezdin. Derdini söyledin bana, şimdi çıkacağız yola! Hem şöyle bir düşünsen, anlarsın dünyanın hâlinden… Kim farklı değil ki birbirinden? Unutma ki farklılıklardır bizi güzelleştiren.” Mercimek Çocuk’un Parmak Çocuk’a, Nardaniye Hanım’ın Pamuk Prenses’e ya da Tulpar’ın Pegasus’a benzediğini biliyor muydunuz? Yoksa bu kahramanları hiç duymadınız mı? Karışık Kuruşuk Masallar, zamanında anlatılan ancak zamanla unutulan kahramanlarla tanıştırıyor sizi.

“Biz kardeşiz! Bu yüzden birbirimize çok benzeriz. Ben geldim diye unutuldun sanma, ikimizin yeri de bambaşka. Masalı yazanla anlaştık, kuyruğuma siyah tüy taktık. Böylece aramızda bir fark olacak ama kardeşliğimiz bozulmayacak!” Tulpar’ın Pegasus’a, Nardaniye Hanım’ın Pamuk Prenses’e ya da Mercimek Çocuk’un Parmak Çocuk’a benzediğini biliyor muydunuz? Yoksa bu benzetilen kahramanları hiç duymadınız mı? Karışık Kuruşuk Masallar, zamanında anlatılan ancak zamanla unutulan kahramanlarla tanıştırıyor sizi.

“Kurtarılmak için prens mi beklemeli? Bu bekleyişe bir son vermeli! Benim aklıma çok güzel bir fikir geldi. Madem Pamuk Prenses’in yediği elma zehirli, bu zehri boğazından çıkarmak gerekli. Şimdi hep beraber düşünmeli, bir çözüm üretmeli. Vakit, birlik olma vakti.” Nardaniye Hanım’ın Pamuk Prenses’e, Mercimek Çocuk’un Parmak Çocuk’a ya da Tulpar’ın Pegasus’a benzediğini biliyor muydunuz? Yoksa bu benzetilen kahramanları hiç duymadınız mı? Karışık Kuruşuk Masallar, zamanında anlatılan ancak zamanla unutulan kahramanlarla tanıştırıyor sizi.

From murderous crowd-sourcing apps to nefarious faeries, Reflections is a collection of short stories posing a single question: Where does goodness end, and evil begin? Ten soaring stories, each exploring original and thought-provoking perspectives of love, secrecy, loyalty, and destruction. Tangling future and fantasy, Reflections is a kaleidoscopic exploration of the frailties, foibles, and dreams of humanity.

Peppa non si stanca mai di vivere nuove avventure, così come i bambini non si stancano mai di ascoltare le sue storie... Questo audiolibro contiene le storie di: "Il castello", "Mandy Topolina", "Una gita in treno", "Ciao, io sono Peppa!", "La partita di calcio", "La giornata degli sport", "La piscina".

Peppa non si stanca mai di vivere nuove avventure, così come i bambini non si stancano mai di ascoltare le sue storie... Questo audiolibro contiene le storie di: "La Biblioteca", "Festa del papà", "La festa in maschera", "Il Signor Dinosauro", "Il camper e altre storie", "Gli animaletti del giardino", "Dal dentista".

Native Boy explores a young man's complex relationship with identity and race, seen through the lens of township life. Moreover, it is about his journey to escape the socio-economic trap of the apartheid regime to forever limit the Black man to a life of hardship. Mixing intelligent critique with candid humour, Molefe's memoir shines light on the experience of being Black in South Africa, both during apartheid and after, and the material and psychological legacies of its policies.