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Based on the award-winning screenplay and set in Brisbane, Australia, unpredictable Tara’s a leftist rebel who is struggling to stop her life sliding out of control. Her sister Pandora, the far right Prime Minister, stands for all that Tara opposes, seeking to take away basic human rights under the guise of "protecting Australia from terrorism". During their feud, where it’s green versus red, both sisters see themselves as wearing the "white hat".

Based on the international award-winning screenplay and set in a future where matriarchy has toppled patriarchy, Moroz is a flawed, old-fashioned gumshoe fighting for equality in a society where human-form androids have become the norm. Notorious roboticist and artificial intelligence whiz Isadora is his greatest adversary yet his only hope to restore justice between the sexes. Yet her own plans are to keep men under her thumb.

Atticus könnte Beistand gebrauchen: Den Vampiren rund um ihren Anführer Theophilus muss das Handwerk gelegt werden. Doch seine Verbündeten haben eigene Sorgen. So wird der Erzdruide Owen Kennedy von seiner Troll-Vergangenheit eingeholt und Granuaile kämpft verzweifelt darum, sich vom Brandzeichen des nordischen Gottes LOKI zu befreien. Als Atticus im Zug seines Kampfes gegen Theophilus in Rom eintrifft, erscheint ihm die Ewige Stadt als passender Ort für das Ende des Unsterblichen.

The true story of the battle of Xom Bo II that was fought on June 17, 1967. It was a battle that pitted 500 1st Infantry Division soldiers against 800 to 2000 Viet Cong from the 271st Regiment. The bloody clash took the lives of 39 Americans and seriously wounded 150 more. It is the minute-by-minute story of what happened that day in the steamy jungle and the story of the men who fought so valiantly to survive the ambush.

Atticus O'Sullivan führt ein scheinbar friedliches Dasein in Arizona. In seinem Laden bekommt man alles, was man so braucht. Nachbarn und Kunden halten ihn für einen netten, tätowierten jungen Mann. Tatsächlich ist Atticus aber nicht 21, sondern über 2.100 Jahre alt: Er ist der letzte lebende Druide...

The bullet riddled campaign bus of Senator Katherine Laforge is found on a lonely snow swept road near Charlestown, New Hampshire. Who are the assassins behind this deadly attack of a presidential candidate? Who wants her dead? Has her unorthodox quest for peace between Iraq and the USA incensed her foreign policy adversaries to the point of killing her? Is her support and policies for the United States to end its reliance on foreign oil, incendiary enough for the billionaire oil cartel to silence her?

A New York Times Notable Book of 1994! Highly respected author, philosopher, and animal trainer Vicki Hearne offers a treasure trove of animal anecdotes, all written in her unique and poetic style. Through entertaining stories about cats, horses, an ornamental carp, a scorpion, and tortoises, Hearne focuses on how each of these various creatures experiences happiness in its own special way. She takes issue with Ludwig Wittgenstein on lions and language, discusses the naming of pets, and considers the process of mourning a loved dog’s death.

Have you ever watched a horse flick her tail or had a dog greet you at your door and known in your heart that the animal was exhibiting something more than simple instinctual responses? If so, you must read this book. In it Vicki Hearne asserts that animals that interact with humans are more intelligent than we assume. In fact, they are capable of developing an understanding of "the good", a moral code that influences their motives and actions. Hearne’s thorough studies led her to adopt a new system of animal training that contradicts modern animal behavioral research, but - as her examples show - is astonishingly effective.

Die Götter des Altertums leben und die moderne Welt ist ihr Spielball. Mitten drin steckt Atticus O' Sullivan, der zweitausend Jahre alte Druide. Neun fesselnde Erzählungen, die nicht nur der Druidengehilfin Granuaille zur Anschauung dienen, sondern den Hörer gleichermaßen das Lachen und das Fürchten lehren. Im alten Ägypten nimmt Atticus an einem Überfall auf die Geheimkammer unter der Bibliothek von Alexandria teil. Doch wer hätte gedacht, dass im Team des Wachdienstes ausgerechnet zwei ägyptische Götter arbeiten?

Ein Muss für alle Hundeliebhaber und Fans der Reihe "Die Chronik des Eisernen Druiden". Oberon wittert sofort ein niederträchtiges Verbrechen, als er von dem Verschwinden eines preisgekrönten Pudels in Oregon hört. Hat sich doch ein ähnlicher Fall erst kürzlich im Bundesstaat Washington ereignet. Die Polizei kümmert sich nicht weiter um die Angelegenheit, aber Oberon hilft der Gerechtigkeit nach. Wenig später fällt ihm auf einer Fahrt nach Portland, die er zusammen mit der Wolfshündin Orlaith und dem Boston Terrier Starbuck unternimmt, ein zweiter Fall vor die Pfoten.

Das Serienfinale um den letzten Eisernen Druiden. Befreit von jeglicher Form des Schicksals sind die altnordischen Gottheiten Loki und Hel bereit für die Entfesselung des Endkampfs Ragnarök - der Apokalypse auf Erden. Und in den Regionen vieler Pantheons haben sie Verbündete für ihren verheerenden Plan gefunden. Es braut sich ein den ganzen Globus umspannender Krieg zusammen, in dem der Druide Atticus kaum eine Überlebenschance für sich sieht. Ihm bleibt keine Wahl.

Seventeen skilled and diverse writers, united by their experience of chronic post-infectious illness, offer their thoughts on everything from gaslighting and grieving to birds and baking. Funny, poignant, desperate or reflective: this collection has it all. Dip into it occasionally or read it from cover-to-cover - whatever you choose you’ll find it rewarding.

Have you ever wanted to travel the world with your family but people tell you to wait until your kids are older instead? We have all heard that, as well as many other misconceptions about family travel. Think about it for a second. Imagine that you can keep your travel dreams alive, show your children the world, and use travel as the base for a world-class education.

Whether you are just curious about worldschooling, already an experienced worldschooler, or arriving at the end of your journey and wondering what might be next, this book will help you. This book will help you answers the most common questions about worldschooling, like: How do you start?, How do you earn a living while you travel?, and What happens when kids grow up and want to go to college?, And many more!

Too many digital nomads think that it can’t be done with kids. Once they have children, they feel like they have to settle down and conform to other people’s expectations. But, that is not true at all! You can manage a business, while you travel the world with your children. You can have a work/life balance as a digital nomad parent! Digital Nomad Moms: Women Who Carved Out Successful Remote Careers to Travel the World with Their Children is a collaborative book that features 17 chapters written by travel-loving female authors, moms, and business owners.

In Book the Flight Already! Travelers Share Their Life-Changing Stories from Off-the-Beaten-Track Bucket List Trips you will listen to real stories written by passionate travelers who believe that now is the right time for you to go! Imagine that your dream trip leads you to move to a foreign country, start your own business, or find the love of your life. Would you book the flight then? In this book, will listen to stories by a diverse group of female authors living all over the world.

In Not All Who Wander Are Lost: Purposeful Travelers Share Stories of Healing, you will listen to chapters written by fourteen contributing authors, each of whom is a female entrepreneur and world traveler. Authors work in diverse industries and come from a variety of backgrounds. They have different nationalities, upbringings, educational levels, and life experiences. But, what binds them all together is their common love of travel.

Freedom: Travel-Loving Single Moms who Found Flexibility and Financial Independence through Remote Work is a collaborative book that features 11 chapters written by travel-loving female authors, single moms, and business owners. This book will help you answer the most common questions about a single-mother traveling lifestyle, like: How do you start? How do you earn a living while you travel? What do you do about education? And many more!

Here at The Flop, we believe that failure has tremendous value. As life long learners, we want to operate from a growth mindset and continually improve. To do so, we’ve come to view failure as the best teacher, and we all benefit from learning from a great flop.

Summer's new job at River Software soon becomes a smokescreen for her exhilarating dalliances with chatbots. Among them is Bigpants, the seductive Prattlebot who becomes her confidant and more.