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Set in the present, American Z is centered around a deeply rooted and disturbing evolution of the zombie in America, and the scientific T.S.O.M.B.I.E. [zom-bie] program. A powerful group of elitists, known as The Society, has been secretly controlling governments for years, and are now on the brink of being able to control humanity itself. One man believes he is destined to stop them and is willing to do whatever it takes, including betraying those closest to him. American Z is sure to slowly eat away at your conscious, long after putting it down.

Durchsetzungsfähige Männer, in deren Jobbeschreibung das Wort "Mafia" vorkommt. Frauen, die keine Lust haben, sich sagen zu lassen, was sie zu tun haben. Rohe Gewalt, schmutzige Szenen, wilde Emotionen — das ist die Familie Moretti. Zum ersten Mal sind alle sechs Geschichten in einem Hörbuch erhältlich. "Tied To Rage": Nachdem meine Mutter sich im Urlaub Hals über Kopf verliebt und geheiratet hat, möchte ihr neuer Mann Don Moretti, dass wir zu ihm ziehen.

The Imperiled Ocean by ocean journalist Laura Trethewey is a deeply reported work of narrative journalism that follows people as they head out to sea. What they discover holds inspiring and dire implications for the life of the ocean - and for all of us back on land.

Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.

After a plane crash sees a group of seven teens washed up on a desert island, their first thought is survival. But a terrible secret from a party the night before has followed them ashore. Facing deadly threats and the fear of being stranded forever, they quickly discover that being the most popular kid in high school doesn’t help when you’re fighting to stay alive. As the island deals each of them a dangerous blow, it’s clear that someone is looking for justice. Now survival depends on facing the truth about that party: who was hurt that night, and who let it happen?

Fearless or feral? Liberating or life-threatening? The wild side of life takes many forms. It seeps through the cracks of our world in the form of stray cats, tenacious weeds, oppressive relationships, and haunting memories. These 14 stories by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers explore the wildness that lives inside all of us—and what happens when we let it out.

Eighteen-year-old Jesse Copeland learns of a local car race sponsored by his father's nemesis, Shep Bradley, and the prize money might be enough to keep his family from losing their home - if he can win. Brooke, Shep's daughter, is also aiming to compete, with or without her father's approval. She'll do whatever it takes to persuade Jesse to make her car race ready. Both are driven, both are risk-takers, and soon it's more than engines getting fired up.

Through Their Lenses is a collection of 29 award-winning short stories by tweens. These stories encompass a wide range of genres, inviting listeners to explore a wealth of important themes passionately crafted by these young writers, from a girl going on a quest to release a curse bestowed on her by a witch to a guy trying to escape after being stranded in a different time.

"Cuentos a los cuarenta" es una colección de nueve relatos en los que la autora Laura Freixas reflexiona sobre la entrada en la mediana edad para una mujer escritora, sobre las renuncias, desencuentros y certezas a las que una tiene que enfrentarse una vez ha pasado definitivamente el tiempo de soñar qué se hará cuando llegue la edad adulta. Un cruce entre imaginación y verdad, entre lo antiguo y lo nuevo, desde en pasado que mira hacia el futuro.

Oltre cinquanta autori italiani e stranieri – tra scrittori, artisti, editori, giornalisti, librai e blogger – accomunati dalla passione per i viaggi sulle tombe di poeti e romanzieri. Tombe sfarzose, come quella di Oscar Wilde, o semplici lapidi in un prato, come quelle di Jack Kerouac e James Joyce, tombe ospitate in cimiteri celebri – il Père-Lachaise di Parigi o l’acattolico di Roma – oppure nascoste in mezzo a monti desertici, coperte dal segreto di un monastero, come quella di Javsandamba Zanabazar, artista e poeta mongolo, in patria venerato come un santo.

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - September 2021 Evening Star: Two bullied school children decide to reveal their true selves to their classmates and suffer the consequences. Conscience Cleaners: A genuinely repentant criminal appeals to the court to have his memory erased of the crime he committed. The Room Above: A convicted criminal wakes to an erased memory and finds he is part of a strange government rehabilitation program. Appreciating Hate: Police do a wellness check to a home and find a man who has been systematically working to remove art that glorifies the vile. The Showing: ...

Sospesa tra mito e storia quotidiana, una raccolta di racconti. Nel primo, un novello Odisseo è costretto a fare i conti con un destino già segnato che lo vuole pellegrino per il mondo, fino a quando non avrà espiato una terribile colpa. Negli altri testi, l'autrice conferma la sua vena di ritrattista che, con semplici e intense pennellate, modella personaggi e figure.

Have you ever felt the odd person out when it comes to love? Are you the single among couples? Or maybe you’re sick and tired of people wanting you to change to fit their ideal partner? If so, this audiobook is for you. El Casey and her best friends Leticia and Teresa are back in this sequel to A Salary Cinderella Story (Or How to Make More Money Without a Fairy Godmother). Told in the same parable format as the first audiobook, A Singles Cinderella Story begins six months later when Teresa announces her engagement.

Explore and celebrate who you are and who others are too! Rhyming verse by Laura Purdie Salas invites others to notice the diversity of our world and affirm that we all belong, just as we are.

Today Laura and Kevin are live at Legalweek 2024 and met up with Amy Hilbert and Amit Dungarani of Casepoint. We discuss all things Legalweek, Legalweek's relevance in 2024, whether this conference is better in March instead of January, what makes Casepoint different, why Casepoint decided to focus on government when everyone else was shifting towards corporations, Casepoint FOIA and Casepoint Legal Hold, GenAI and what's next for Casepoint. Lastly, we chat about Casepoint's big win with DHS/ICE and migration to the cloud from Relativity server before heading back out to the floor. Amy ...

Have you put a snack out for Santa Claus and his Reindeer? Get comfy and grab your teddy as we guide your little ones through a collection of calming and magical Christmas stories which are perfect for that car journey to see family, bedtime and siting around the fire together with a hot mug of hot chocolate.

As a child, Annie Baskin envied her older sister. Sarah was beautiful, smart, popular, and contemptuous of her messy, graceless kid sister. Annie grew up in Sarah’s shadow, knowing she was second-tier, second-rate, an also-ran. The other Baskin girl.

Le storie che compongono ArtifiCina – terza raccolta di racconti di fantascienza cinese in doppia lingua - esplorano il rapporto tra la natura “naturale” e quella “artificiale”, che rappresenta ormai uno dei tratti salienti della cultura cinese contemporanea.

New York Times best-selling author Laura Lippman has been hailed as one of the best crime fiction writers in America today, winning virtually every major award in the genre. The author of the enormously popular series featuring Baltimore P.I. Tess Monaghan as well as three critically lauded stand-alone novels, Lippman now turns her attention to short stories - and reveals another level of mastery.

Why does it matter if we write things down? What story would you tell about you if you could write your way to your dreams?