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Sixteen-year-old Odile is an awkward, quiet girl vying for a coveted seat on the Conseil. If she earns the position, she’ll decide who may cross her town’s heavily guarded borders. On the other side, it’s the same valley, the same town. Except to the east, the town is twenty years ahead in time. To the west, it’s twenty years behind. The towns repeat in an endless sequence across the wilderness. When Odile recognizes two visitors she wasn’t supposed to see, she realizes that the parents of her friend Edme have been escorted across the border from the future.

Author Scott Alexander wants you to wake up tomorrow morning as a full-grown, 6,000-pound rhinoceros! Rhinos have purpose. Rhinos have dreams. And rhinos put everything they've got into everything they do. If you have ever thought I can do better, if you have ever felt the stirrings of rhino blood in your veins and your heart quicken at the scent of success, then you are ready. Listen to Rhinoceros Success and get charging!

This darkly lyrical and violent family saga set in a butcher shop in New York circa 1930 tells the story of three Irish brothers struggling to find their roles - to define their lives and express their dreams - amid the poverty of a broken home, an alcoholic father, and the violent society of Hell's Kitchen.

While Trump may be nuts and going extinct soon, he also may fight like one of the many animals featured in this book, as well as thousands of other animals. The reason for all the fighting, especially among the males, is for power, territory, and females. And like these animals, Trump is constantly fighting one foe or another.

Have you ever wondered whether you will ever get out of debt? Does the state of your finances wake you up at night or stop you from sleeping? Have you arrived at a point where debt appears to be the only constant in your life? It's time to fight back.

Each of those worlds - or continents - evolved, and continues to evolve, its own way of life. From the jungle of the Congo or the majestic Himalayas to the densely populated wilds of Europe or the comparatively isolated Australasia, Seven Worlds, One Planet explores the natural wonders that give each of our continents its distinct character. Following the animals that have made these iconic environments their home, it discovers spectacular wildlife stories that reveal what makes each of these seven worlds unique.

Dieses Tal ist ein besonderer Ort. Geht man nach Osten oder Westen, stößt man auf die gleichen Häuser, Hügel, Straßen – doch alles ist zwanzig Jahre zeitversetzt. Nur in Trauerfällen dürfen die Grenzen passiert werden. Als die junge Odile in Besuchern aus der Zukunft die Eltern ihres Freundes Edme erkennt, weiß sie, dass er bald sterben wird. Was wäre, wenn Odile das ihr auferlegte Schweigen bricht? Ein bewegendes und außergewöhnliches Debüt über Freiheit und die Macht des Schicksals.

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