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Anya and the Dragon is the story of fantasy and mayhem in 10th century Eastern Europe, where headstrong 11-year-old Anya is a daughter of the only Jewish family in her village. When her family's livelihood is threatened by a bigoted magistrate, Anya is lured in by a friendly family of fools, who promise her money in exchange for helping them capture the last dragon in Kievan Rus. This seems easy enough, until she finds out that the scary old dragon isn't as old - or as scary - as everyone thought. Now Anya is faced with a choice: save the dragon, or save her family.

Eight of George Bernard Shaw's most memorable plays in one splendid collection: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Arms and the Man, Candida, The Devil’s Disciple, Major Barbara, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Misalliance, and Pygmalion.

It's the 48th year of the Kurian Order. The alien, vampiric Kur and their avatars, the Reapers, control most of Earth - their new feeding ground. Humanity is scattered and survives only at their new masters' whims.

But the Resistance is attempting to reclaim Earth. David Valentine, member of the elite Cat spy force, is in enemy uniform aboard the aging gunboat Thunderbolt.

I'm the woman Madison's husband truly loves. And I'll match her game for game to make him mine. Sindy Singleton isn't about to lose Chicago DuBois to Madison again. But getting him to open his heart once more won't be enough to satisfy her. Enlisting the help of Chicago's worst enemy is the fastest way she knows to expose Madison's most brazen deception yet. But Madison has more than one devastating card to play…

What if you never wanted to be the princess of the story? At the tender age of six, Elspeth’s father, King of Wynterborne, died—leaving her without parents. Her older brother, Adastrus, was her remaining guardian. Unfortunately, he was also mad. Sainte Nytestorm was her salvation, and fifteen years later may be her end. Growing up in a kingdom that was not her own, Elspeth made it by. She scrounged and fought for everything she had—which wasn’t much—but with her friends, it was enough. Nearing her twenty-first birthday, Sainte appears and drags her away from the only real home she’s known.

How can we design for equity and justice in our community partnerships? This field guide offers a vision for enacting social justice with community partners. Working from a community’s resources and strengths toward the goal of building its internal capacity, this book considers how actions such as grassroots activism, decolonization efforts, co-resistance movements, and social change initiatives can support reciprocity and mutuality.

After escaping Internment, Morgan and her fellow fugitives land on the ground to finally learn about the world beneath their floating island home. The ground is a strange place where water falls from the sky as snow, and people watch moving pictures and visit speakeasies. A place where families can have as many children as they want, their dead are buried in vast gardens of bodies, and Internment is the feature of an amusement park. It is also a land at war.

Learn about the history of the amazing Eiffel Tower in Paris with iMinds Travel's insightful audio-knowledge series. It was once the tallest building in the world. Each year it attracts millions of visitors making it the worlds most visited paid monument. It is both a global icon and the symbol of an entire nation. Yet, it was actually intended to be taken down and sold as scrap metal just a few decades after its erection. We are talking about the Eiffel Tower; the postcard image of France and a modern engineering masterpiece.

Today is a Rainy Day is a sensitive, heartwarming story about a Black family who is trying to support their loved one who is experiencing depression (i.e., “rainy day”). The story is told from the perspective of a little Black girl, Imani, who learns how low mood can impact one’s day from her younger brother, Isaiah. Through Isaiah, the family learns the importance of empathy, patience and understanding.

Sometimes, Christmas makes you go a little overboard… Lady Rose Ferguson is supposed to spend time in paradise as a sailing WAG, lapping up a bit of Christmas in Miami instead of the dreary UK. Instead, she’s alone on her family’s cruiser, watching her family sail and feeling little Christmas spirit. When she goes to a mixer and runs into her ex, she cannot stop him from aggressively grovelling until her brother’s old friend swoops in to save her. Prince Lars pretends to be her boyfriend and sends him off. It works, but soon, everyone is convinced the two are together.

Kelsay Kingsite ist ein waschechtes Countrygirl, das zwischen Kuhmist, starken Männern und harter Arbeit auf der Ranch ihrer Familie in Montana aufgewachsen ist. Bray Moore ist ein Cowboy, wie er im Buche steht. Wie bereits sein Großvater und sein Dad wird Bray auch eines Tages die rechte Hand von George Kingsite sein. Das wichtigste Jubiläum der Ranch steht vor der Tür und dafür wird Kelsay nach langer Abwesenheit nach Hause beordert.

A year ago, Katie and her cousin Aster survived a night that left their world and easy friendship fractured. Desperate to heal and leave the past behind them, they tackle four days of hiking in the Utah backcountry. But the desert they’ve loved for years has tricks up its sleeve.

Magic runs in the Drakara bloodline. To 17-year-old Ilianna it’s a curse. Born a bastard and raised by an abusive uncle, she struggles to conceal her late-bloomed gifts, but it’s hard to hide when your uncle is king. The kingdom of Eira recovers from over a decade of warring an overseas enemy. Ilianna trains from youth to fight in her uncle’s militia, to keep her people from the grip of the Wraith Queen, even if she’s feared by everyone except the one that controls her

Ellen Winthorp has no choice but to rely on the protection of Mischa Stepanov - the vicious mafia leader who captured and disfigured her. But the more she learns about him, the deeper she falls into a world of violence, deception, and intrigue where danger lurks around every corner. As long as she plays by his rules, Mischa seems content to drip-feed her information about her family and the secrets shrouding her past. But her innocent questions may lead to devastating answers....

Want to burn fat quickly without spending hours at the gym? Keep reading to find out how. Have you ever arrived home after a long exhausting day at work and planned to go to the gym, but came up with excuses not to go? Is it the lack of time, lack of motivation, or a mixture of both? If this sounds like you most days of the week, you may be putting yourself in the 80 percent of adults that don’t get their recommended weekly amount of exercise. Living a sedentary lifestyle is not only detrimental to your health, but it can eventually lead to an increase in your medical bills.

Learn the inspiring story of the Toronto Raptors' star shooting guard, DeMar DeRozan! DeMar DeRozan has quickly emerged as one of the premier scorers in the NBA, with a ruthless ability to score that reminds many of none other than a combination of Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady. In this unauthorized biography, we'll explore DeMar's incredible life story and impact on the game of basketball.

Evana Woodridge has had to deal with disparaging comments from ignorant people her whole life. Because she walks with a limp and wears a supportive brace on one leg, she feels like men never look at her twice - not until the Badon brothers come along. Quin, Gray, and Pierson, Slick Rock's sexy new mechanics, are determined to overcome Eva's self-doubt and show her the kind of love her new hometown has to offer.

The Preserve in Bath—the British Area 51—is the secret government dumping ground for all things supernatural and out of space. It is one of the most heavily-guarded places in the world. However, it's not what protects it that makes it so dangerous but the things that are inside...

MY FIERY OPAL will make you ugly cry…but not because it’s tender and sweet. This steamy contemporary love story is emotionally scarring, soul-crushing, and will shred your heart.

The root cause of this looming existential crisis is our addiction to consumption of material goods, and our unquestioning acceptance of the outrageous maldistribution of wealth among individuals and nations. Can we throw off these addictions and assumptions? McCarthy believes that we can. He starts by delving into the last two thousand years of Christian history. He traces the role of Jesus' revolutionary teaching in a series of dramatic convulsions of human consciousness that have, suddenly and unexpectedly, changed attitudes and behaviour in previously unthinkable ways.