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Fox wakes, and begins to walk. She crosses ice and snow, over mountains and across frozen oceans, encountering bears and birds beneath the endless daylight of an Arctic summer, navigating a world that is vast, wild and wondrous. Meanwhile, Leila embarks on a journey of her own—finding her way to the mother who left her. On a breathtaking journey across the sea, Leila rediscovers herself and the mother she thought she'd lost, with help from a determined little fox.

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Kathleen Hanna’s rallying cry to feminists echoed far and wide through the punk scene of the 1980s, ’90s, and beyond. Her band, Bikini Kill, embodies this iconic time, and today their gutsy, radical lyrics of anthems like ‘Rebel Girl’ and ‘Double Dare Ya’ are more powerful than ever. But where did this transformative voice come from?

Marcus Borden has always been used to power and control. After a crime-filled upbringing in a very harsh neighborhood, Borden leaves his hometown, returning four years later mysteriously rich and unrecognizable, with one woman on his mind. A woman he'll never have. As a fiercely independent woman, Emma Warne knows all about hard living. Having kept to herself most of her life, the last thing she expects is to be thrust into the world of infamous criminal Marcus Borden, the dangerous man the entire city fears and loathes.

I accidentally summoned a tentacle monster in the middle of the night. He wants to show me why eight arms are better than two. I said yes, and now I have a tentacle monster in my bed who knows exactly how to make me scream.

Every lunar eclipse signifies the beginning of the Immortal Games: an epic contest played by the Gods of Olympus, with selected humans as their tokens. The stakes are high: while the Gods covet entertainment and glory, for the tokens, it's about survival. 16-year-old Ara wants revenge on the Gods for allowing her sister Estella to die in the Games. She's determined to be selected as a token and find a weapon powerful enough to kill a God. But when she's plucked from the clutches of death by Hades, God of the underworld, the odds are stacked against her.

I thought my fiancé was a good guy. Not the greatest in the sack, but decent marriage material. Too bad it took finding him in a compromising position—with his mother—to figure out how wrong I’d been. When they told me they’d kill me if I ran away, I believed them. I didn’t, however, believe them when they said the magical Ash tree in the woods would eat me alive. Wrong again. Lucky for me, Ash didn’t kill me. Turns out he likes my stories. And my, um, sap. So, I’m sure I can convince him to let me go once he’s been properly…satiated.

When missing heiress Natalia Cruz’s body is found in the Everglades, investigative journalist Kenzie Gilmore is assigned the case. Is she the fourth victim of a sexual predator stalking women in Miami...or is her killer trying to make it look like she is?

A staunch feminist of mixed-race heritage, Hanna has succeeded in an industry not designed for people like her. Interweaving anecdotes from familial and personal experiences—episodes of messy sex, introspection, and that time actor Vincent D'Onofrio tweeted that Hanna Flint sounded 'like a secret agent'—she offers a critical eye on the screen's representation of women and ethnic minorities, their impact on her life, body image and ambitions, with the humour and eloquence that has made her a leading film critic of her generation.

Trent Reznor, founder of Nine Inch Nails (NIN) began creating music early in his life and cites his Pennsylvanian childhood as an early influence. Hi provided what some have called "grim and gripping" music throughout the nineties. He is a loner who likes to express himself in his individualistic and creative style. He has also contributed to Marilyn Manson. Reznor says that music was his means of escaping a small town life.

In his confessions, Saint Augustine reflects upon his life in the light of scripture and the presence of God. He begins with his infancy, pondering the many sins of his life before his conversion, and he confesses not only his sins but even more the greatness of God. This work presents a wonderful contrast between the Holy God who created all things and whom heaven and earth cannot contain and a commonly sinful man who has joyfully received God's loving salvation and mercy.

If Hades thinks he’s going to drag me back to the Underworld, he might just learn that this fiery hound is more than just his daughter. Or his pet. Without my leash, this bi*** has a bite that’ll make him piss his godly pants. And maybe, just maybe, make him rethink that whole chaining me to the Underworld for eternity, decision. I can hope, right? The thing is, I know I’ll never actually be free of Hades.

When the witness in a high-profile trial is shot before he can testify, Kenzie jumps to investigate. She infiltrates the loan shark’s inner circle, only to find she’s in deeper than she intended. When her cover is blown, she's not only racing to stop a killer, but also stay alive.

Tai Chi has been proven to be beneficial to our body but only if we are practicing it correctly. And to practice it correctly means that the form has to have internal contents, not just duplicating the actions. The issue with Tai Chi is that it is hard to tell if the training is internal or external just by looking. This book aims to explain it all so that practitioners can start off in the right direction.

Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about with his fish face stuck in a permanent pout. Can his pals cheer him up? Will his pout ever end? Is there something he can learn from an unexpected friend?

Guinness may be the runt of the litter, but she scoffs at being a pet. So when her siblings join their forever homes, she can't wait to enlist and risk her tail for her country. Butter loves treats, cherishes her trainer, and is proud of her job. But an errant bullet ends her career and changes her life. Viper lives to serve. The army is his life and his home. But war is tough on soldiers, K-9s and humans, and old dogs don't last long in the desert. Can these loyal dogs dodge a sea of mines and outwit the brutal desert to protect their humans, or will their mission cost their lives?

This introductory Finnish course spans five sessions, each carefully structured to guide beginners through the essentials of the language. You can gradually build your skills in understanding and pronouncing basic Finnish words for everyday use.

What marks life in Addis Ababa are the starkly different realities coexisting in one place. It's a growing city taking shape beneath the fraught weight of history, myth, and memory. It is a heady mix. It can also be disorienting, and it is in this space that the stories of Addis Ababa Noir reside....

Samira is an up-and-coming TV journalist, working the nightshift at a major news channel and yearning for greater things. So when she’s offered a trip to the Middle East, with Kris, the station’s brilliant but impetuous star photographer, she leaps at the chance. In the field together, Sami and Kris feel invincible, shining a light into the darkest of corners…except the newsroom, and the rest of the world, doesn’t seem to care as much as they do. Until Kris takes the photograph.

Channel Kindness is a collection of 51 stories of kindness, bravery and resilience from young people all over the world collected by the Born This Way Foundation and introduced by Lady Gaga. You’ll meet young changemakers who found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth and who have embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others without the expectation of anything in return.

Sie ist verunsichert von seinen Wünschen. Er will sie um jeden Preis um sich haben. Beide überschreiten Grenzen, die weit über ein bezahltes Verhältnis hinausgehen. Die Dubaireise steht an und auch wenn Janes Freude leicht getrübt ist, kann sie das unschlagbare Angebot von Dorian nicht ablehnen. Der Urlaub verspricht Sommer, Sonne und Erholung pur. Eine Auszeit, die Jane braucht. Aber was, wenn es doch anders kommt? Könnte Lawrence mit seinem Besuch bei Pietro Ducat nicht mehr Ärger verursacht haben, statt das Problem zu lösen? Und was ist mit Janes Kommilitonen Sanoel? Ständig passt er sie ab.