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When Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a place on the Round Table, he quickly discovers that he’s too late: The king died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlannt. And the survivors aren’t the heroes of legend either, like Lancelot or Gawain. They’re the oddballs of the Round Table, like Sir Palomides, the Saracen Knight, and Sir Dagonet, Arthur’s fool, who was knighted as a joke. They’re joined by Nimue, who was Merlin’s apprentice until she turned on him and buried him under a hill. But it’s up to them to rebuild Camelot in a world that has lost its balance.

Elise King is a successful and ambitious detective—or she was, before medical leave left her unsure if she'd ever return to work. She now spends most days watching the growing tensions in her small seaside town of Ebbing: the weekenders in their fancy clothes, renovating old bungalows into luxury homes, and the locals resentful of the changes. Elise can only guess what really happens behind closed doors. But Dee Eastwood, her cleaner, often knows. She's an invisible presence in many of the houses in town, but she sees and hears everything.

From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the magical gothic halls of the Scholomance trilogy to the fairy tale worlds of Spinning Silver and Uprooted, this stunning collection takes us from fairy tale to fantasy, myth to history, and mystery to science fiction as we travel through Naomi Novik's most beloved worlds. Within this anthology, we move from ancient Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the Black Death, and into the modern era.

The founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum on how the impending technological revolution will change our lives. We are on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. And this one will be unlike any other in human history. Characterized by new technologies fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will impact all disciplines, economies and industries - and it will do so at an unprecedented rate.

Your child’s dreams are attainable! Starting with one dinner at a local restaurant, Mike Smith went from a below-average performer on his high school football team, to one of the most sought-after college football quarterback prospects in the country. This miraculous transformation happened through learning 12 strategies, taught by his family and a close friend, Bruce. Then, when his football career ended, Mike utilized the same 12 strategies to chase his new dreams in business. And it worked, again!

This little pocket guide is written for you. It has just the basics in plain English. Just what you need in the here-and-now. Just what you need to get started. And nothing more.

What does the Bible say about Hell and Eternity in its original languages? This book focuses on both the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible to examine exactly what has been taught from the time of Adam until the time of Jesus regarding Hell and Eternity. Hell and Eternity: It's All Greek to Me is a book that systematically and thoroughly dismantles the ideas traditionally held by the Christian church about the afterlife and punishment.

Baby powder. It has a smell we link to content infants napping in their bassinets. However, babies are not the only use of baby powder. In fact, there are a number of uses for baby powder that have nothing whatsoever to do with a lovely child. Baby powder is composed of talc, a mineral with interesting properties. It occurs naturally in such deposits as soapstone, which has a high talc content. Talc, in its loose form, is called Talcum powder.