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A magical Christmas tale with supernatural paramedic Dean Flynn. Bryce, a Christmas elf, fell from his shelf. His leg is broken and he can’t give his report to Santa in time for Christmas Eve. Lucky for him, Extreme Medical Services paramedic to the supernatural Dean Flynn is on the job. With a few of his friends along for the ride, Dean responds to the call for help. Will he help Bryce in time to meet the “Big Guy” and his sleigh? Find out in this heart-warming Christmas tale. Pick up this urban fantasy holiday short story now!

People often think that when you live in a small house, it's because you don't have the means to live in a larger home. In most cases this couldn't be further from the truth. The fact is that small house living typically equates to a much more fulfilling life. Through the process of downsizing your life in regards to material possessions, clutter, and the size of your dwelling, you come to understand a new ideal in which freedom is the name of the game.

In casa di Coraline ci sono tredici porte che permettono di entrare e uscire da stanze e corridoi. Ma ce n'è anche un'altra, la quattordicesima, che dà su un muro di mattoni. Cosa ci sarà oltre quella porta? Un giorno Coraline scopre che al di là della porta si apre un corridoio scuro, e alla fine del corridoio c'è una casa identica alla sua, con una donna identica a sua madre. O quasi.

Assad and Me blends personal biography and national history. It is a description of the Syrian revolt and the murderous regime it opposed. I am the first Syrian journalist to cover the events of the Syrian revolution inside Syria: this is my report years after the catastrophe in my country. I have presented details about security, the economy, and Iranian penetration into the deep state leading to the Syrian civil war.

It's a fast-moving murder mystery that begins when Jordan comes home early to find a beautiful but unknown blonde half-dressed and very drunk in his apartment. From then on things get ever more complicated, as murder and intrigue rear their twin heads with Jordan stuck in the middle, trying to solve the crime and clear himself of a murder charge.

Electrodomésticos is an elegant yet powerful depiction of the post Spanish Civil War era, where class divisions lay bare those who can afford to eat a decent meal and those who can not. Josu is an inexperienced electrician, tasked with installing an oven in the home of an upper-class Basque couple. He’s completely captivated. But the couple, though they seem to have it all, are in a prison of their own. Mesmerizing in its subtlety and sinister intimations, Electrodomésticos reveals the poverty and loneliness of this era.

Un dettaglio. È sempre un dettaglio a fare la differenza. Capita a Cristina Mandas di dimenticare il compleanno del marito. Che vuoi che sia. Invece, la svista è il primo scricchiolio di una vita che sta per andare in frantumi. Perché a quarant’anni Cristina non è la maestra, la moglie, la madre, stimata e ben voluta dalla comunità di quel paesino sardo in cui si è trasferita tempo prima. Dietro la cortina di un’esistenza comune, custodisce un segreto che deve rimanere sepolto nelle profondità di un pozzo.

Technological advancement is now carefully planned, and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research. When his activity is discovered, he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves. Together, they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism.

Una noche de enero de 1993, en una apartada provincia italiana, dos jóvenes soldados carabinieri detienen a un vehículo. Una semana después, el 15 de enero, Totò Riina es aprehendido tras 24 años de vivir en la clandestinidad. "El último capo" narra los hechos de aquella semana decisiva. Esos días enmarcan el relato de la etapa más sanguinaria de la mafia de Corleone, en boca de quienes la vivieron en carne propia y de los hombres que cazaron a Riina. Una semana que representa la historia de una época.

Yulia Tzakova is no stranger to dangerous men. She grew up with them. She survived them. But when she meets Lucas Kent, she knows the hard ex-soldier may be the most dangerous of them all. One night - that's all it should be. A chance to make up for a failed assignment and get information on Kent's arms dealer boss. When his plane goes down, it should be the end.

Months after stealing two time machines from a madman who wants them back, the Lanes, a family of six, seek safety and contentment in 1893, the latest stop on a journey through time. While parents Mark and Mary find relief at Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition, an extravaganza of science and splendor, children Jeremy, Laura, and Ashley find romance, friendship, and thrills.

Joanna Errington-Flynn is a normal 15-year-old, except that she's a witch from the future. Since she was sent back from her parents' future, she has saved both their lives and the world itself. Now she wants nothing more than to return home to her own time. When a pair of demon-summoning idols goes missing, her mother needs Jo's help to recover them. If the demon lord succeeds in his plans to collect the complete set, Elk City is doomed.

Famoso per i suoi bellissimi paesaggi, il pittore Sakumat viene chiamato dal burban Ganuan per dipingere le pareti bianche delle stanze in cui vive, isolato dal mondo, suo figlio, che ha una strana malattia. Le figure che nasceranno e vivranno sulle pareti non saranno ornamento, ma avranno il potere di prendere vita. Lo stralisco è la storia di un'amicizia delicata e assoluta, una fiaba sul potere dell'amore.

It is the summer of 1933 and the Windy City is hosting the fabulous World's Fair. The famous Navy Pier along the shores of Lake Michigan is invaded by thousands of tourists from around the nation and the world; all there to marvel at the newest scientific advancements on display. But within this glittering pleasure park of wonder lurks a devilish fiend set upon causing mass destruction and ruining the Fair.

Narrado en distintos tiempos, "El valle del terror" está basado en la verdadera historia sobre los Molly Maguires. El cuento empieza con un mensaje encriptado del archienemigo de Sherlock Holmes, el malvado profesor Moriarty. Días después del contacto de Moriarty, la policía inglesa necesitará la ayuda de la mejor pareja de detectives, debido al asesinato del Sr. John Douglas en Sussex. Sherlock Holmes y el Dr. Watson tendrán la tarea de descubrir el asesino y las razones que lo llevaron a cometer este grave delito.

An artifact is creating hordes of mindless undead minions in Elk City. Paramedic Dean Flynn once again gathers his human and supernatural friends to band together and find the source. With the future of the city at risk, failure is not an option for Dean and his comrades. Dean's friends have their own problems. His ex-partner is struggling with her recent change into a vampire. She has to find a way to overcome her bloodlust if she's ever going to return to the streets again as a paramedic. If she doesn't find a way to succeed, it could be a matter of life and death.

Ambition, murder, politics. Elements in the tragic collision of two lives. Anthony "JoJo" Machado, decorated marine combat veteran, and Detective Sergeant Josh Williams, East Providence Police Department. Two men inextricably linked by circumstances beyond their control. One will die. One will face the loss of everything he holds dear. Collision Course is the riveting story of blind political ambition trampling truth.

Gli aforismi su "La saggezza della vita di Arthur Schopenhauer" costituiscono un classico della letteratura di uno dei maggiori moralisti di tutti i tempi. L'opera indica una via che dovrebbe consentirci di vivere più serenamente o il meno infelicemente possibile. "Bastare a se stesso, esser per se stesso tutto in tutto, e poter dire: "Omnia mea mecum porto" (porto con me tutte le cose mie), ecco certamente la condizione più favorevole per la nostra felicità". Arthur Schopenhauer è stato un filosofo tedesco, cittadino espatriato del regno di Prussia.

Supreme Pharmaceuticals designs and manufactures Enoxadin, a drug that coats the inner walls of arteries and prevents heart attacks and strokes. The medicine, taken by everyone over 20 years old, works wonders for decades until it interacts with a new virus and starts killing the population it's meant to protect. Brent, a scientist from the future, journeys to the past to find four teenagers and warn them of what will befall an unsuspecting populace.

The unprecedented election of Niles Larsson to the office of the president of the United States brings hope of change not only to the office of the president but also to the country and the world - the hope of the implementation of the cornerstone of his campaign - the Open Spaces Treaty. However, soon after he takes office, it becomes clear that Niles intends to implement OST with or without the approval of Congress. With each unprecedented use of power, the country spirals closer and closer to the unthinkable - a Second Civil War.