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Fair warning: Raised in Captivity does not slot into a smooth preexisting groove. If Saul Steinberg and Italo Calvino had adopted a child from a Romanian orphanage and raised him on Gary Larsen and Thomas Bernhard, he would still be nothing like Chuck Klosterman. They might be good company, though. Funny, wise and weird in equal measure, Raised in Captivity bids fair to be one of the most original and exciting story collections in recent memory, a fever graph of our deepest unvoiced hopes, fears and preoccupations.

Christmas, 1141 A.D. Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the vacant living of Holy Cross (known as the Foregate), a man of presence, scholarship and discipline, but neither humility nor the common touch. When he is found drowned in the mill-pond, suspicion is cast in many directions, not least toward a young man who came in the priest's train, sent to work in Brother Cadfael's garden. For he has little obvious priestly calling. Indeed, he soon attracts the friendship of a girl both beautiful and formidable. To Brother Cadfael, once wordly, now dedicated, if gently cynical, is left the familiar task of sorting the complicated strands which define guilt and innocence.

1985, Paris est frappé par des attentats comme le pays en a rarement connu. Dans ce contexte, Marc Masson, un déserteur parti à l'aventure en Amérique du Sud, est soudain rattrapé par la France. Recruté par la DGSE, il est officiellement agent externe mais, officieusement, il va devenir assassin pour le compte de l'État. Alors que tous les Services sont mobilisés sur le dossier libanais, les avancées les plus sensibles sont parfois entre les mains d'une seule personne.

Zoé Morgan a tout pour être heureuse : entre le refuge pour mineurs maltraités qu'elle dirige et son mariage avec Austin, un brillant avocat new-yorkais, il ne manque rien à son bonheur. Et l'arrivée tant attendue d'un premier enfant vient combler le couple. Mais les premiers mois sont très difficiles, d'autant que la petite Jaime enchaîne bientôt les visites à l'hôpital. Les incidents à répétition mettent les jeunes parents à fleur de peau, et Austin commence à s'inquiéter du changement de personnalité de son épouse, devenue extrêmement anxieuse...

Beau, le benjamin des frères Reynolds, vit pour l'adrénaline des courses, qu'elles soient légales ou clandestines. Lorsqu'il est renvoyé de son écurie de Formule 3 et se retrouve à l'université de Los Angeles, il fait la rencontre d'un nouveau professeur, Franklin. La tension entre eux est évidente, mais les risques sont grands. Alors qu'il jongle avec les courses illégales et cette relation interdite, Beau doit trouver un équilibre, tout en naviguant dans un monde de vitesse, de danger et de trahisons.

At the height of the Cold War, Captain Jake Grafton becomes entangled in the hunt for a spy selling high-tech military secrets to the Soviet Union. Naval pilot Jake Grafton flies fighter jets with ice water in his veins. But when he’s assigned a desk job in the Pentagon as the head of a top-secret stealth bomber program, his nerve is tested as never before. Colleagues die mysteriously, test flights are sabotaged, and the program is threatened at every level.

Comenzando en su ciudad natal de Nueva Orleans, Clint Smith nos guía en un inolvidable recorrido por monumentos y lugares emblemáticos que ofrecen una historia intergeneracional de cómo la esclavitud ha sido fundamental para dar forma a la historia colectiva de Estados Unidos y sus habitantes.La historia de la plantación de Monticello, en Virginia, la finca donde Thomas Jefferson escribió cartas en las que defendía la urgente necesidad de libertad mientras esclavizaba a más de cuatrocientas personas.

Now imprisoned in Moros, buried deep in the Land of the Dead, Finnian is determined to right a wrong he made centuries ago. Somewhere in the hellish landscape is his father, and he intends to find him and flee their chains together. Cassian, the High God of Death and Curses, has one desire: get Finnian to confess where he’s hiding a valuable weapon—one deadly to deities. For centuries, the High Goddess of Fate has plagued Cassian over a dispute that took place between them long ago.

Sept demi-dieux héroïques. Le plus grand des sacrifices. La Colonie des Sang-Mêlé est harcelée de toutes parts, Octave et ses légions approchent, Gaïa et son armée de géants vont détruire le Monde. Percy et ses amis doivent absolument l'arrêter avant la fête de Spes à Athènes où se déroulera l'ultime sacrifice. Une terrible bataille se prépare, quelle qu'en soit l'issue, une chose est sûre : ce sera la dernière... Après le best-seller international Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan invente de nouveaux héros qu'il transporte dans son univers inspiré par la mythologie et le XXIe siècle.

À 33 ans, Iris trimballe sa vie dans une valise. Théo, 18 ans, a peu de rêves, car ils en foutent partout quand ils se brisent. À 74 ans, Jeanne regarde son existence dans le rétroviseur. Rien ne les destinait à se rencontrer. Quand le hasard les réunit sous le même toit, ces trois êtres abîmés vont devoir apprendre à vivre ensemble. La jeune femme mystérieuse, le garçon gouailleur et la dame discrète se retrouvent malgré eux dans une colocation qui leur réserve bien des surprises.

She’s the one girl this player can’t have. A human. I’m dying to claim the redhead who lights up the club every Saturday night. I want to pull her into the storeroom and make her scream, but it wouldn’t be right. She’s too pure. Too fresh. Too passionate. Too human. When she learns my secret, my alpha orders me to wipe her memories. But I won’t do it. Still, I’m not mate material - I can’t mark her and bring her into the pack. What in the hell am I going to do with her?

Keep the cold. I’ve always understood my duty. As heir to the Winter Court, I must be ready to take my father’s place and keep the realm safe under a blanket of frost. But my father never taught me how to protect my people. That role has fallen to his best friend, Ronan, who agreed to serve as my guardian after my father grew ill. Charming and dangerous, Ronan hasn’t let illegitimacy or family tragedy stop his rise to power. A master of the elements, he’s a faithful ally. Until my father dies.

The history of human civilization is an astonishing story of migration, innovation, and social development. Now, the exciting new field of "big history" allows us to explore human civilizations in ways unavailable to historians of previous generations. Big history scholars take a multidisciplinary approach to study great spans of time, unlocking important themes, trends, and developments across time and space.

Parenting Kids with ADHD isn’t just another guide—it’s a lifeline filled with real-world strategies to help you understand your child, reduce daily chaos, and create a more connected, confident home. Inside, you’ll learn how to ease morning stress, prevent meltdowns, support focus and sleep, and handle tough moments with calm and clarity. You’ll discover why common discipline approaches often backfire with ADHD—and what actually works to encourage positive behavior.

After her cheating husband ruins her life, twenty-nine-year-old musician, Alixandria Knight, moves from Chicago to Ironhill, Pennsylvania—a near-abandoned Appalachian ghost town with a fiery history. Officially, she's there to help her aging grandmother. Unofficially, Alix just wants to escape reality. She'll get her wish.

In an England where monsters have spilled into the world out of myth, only London is magically protected from the monstrous threat. The University runs the city, allowing family of graduate Hunters, Healers, Scholars, and Artificers to live behind the wards.

One morning, that's all it takes to turn Harper's life upside down. In the span of a few hours, Harper is suddenly jobless, single, homeless and has no idea what she's doing with her life. Hoping to escape what her life has become, and her stupid cheating ex, Harper packs up her life and hops on a plane from Toronto to Sova to spend some quality time with her sister in Europe. The last thing Harper needs right now is to meet a beautiful man with striking eyes, down to earth personality and an unbelievable body.

Life was far from perfect after my mother's sudden death, but it was one I'd grown to love. And now, it's a life I'll never know again. Not after she and her two cruel sons entered our lives. My father swore he'd never love again, but just as suddenly as Merelda arrived, she became the very center of his world . . . and just as quickly, I was all but forgotten. Still, I did not complain . . . if only for my father's sake. Not even when cruel words turned into even crueler punishments at my new step family's hands.

Sur la glace, il est maître du jeu. Mais la sœur de son meilleur ami va briser toutes les règles… Colton MacKay est une star montante du hockey. En troisième année à MysticU, il jongle entre petits boulots et entraînements, focalisé sur son objectif : devenir joueur professionnel. Une ambition d'autant plus grande pour un sorcier dans un sport dominé par les vampires et les loups-garous. Billie Kerrigan débarque à l'université pleine d'espoir. Entourée de ses meilleures amies, elle compte bien se réinventer et découvrir ce qu'elle souhaite faire de sa vie.

In this classic follow-up to 1946's Atomic Power with God Through Prayer and Fasting, Franklin Hall offers detailed information on how extended fasts can heal both body and soul, giving practitioners the spiritual power to better glorify Jesus.