Willkommen in unserer dunklen Fantasy-Welt, Fremder! Welch mystisches Wesen du auch suchen magst, hier wirst du es finden. Das und noch viel mehr. Inmitten hunderter Geschichten, gewoben aus der Magie von exakt 100 Wörtern. In unseren Drabbles tummeln sich Vampire, Geister, Drachen, Krieger, Dämonen, Meerwesen, ja sogar der Tod selbst. Wage dich in finstere Wälder, auf hohe Türme und Berge oder wirf dich in die Schlacht. Fliege in den Himmel oder tauche ein in die dunkle Tiefe der See. Es ...

Are you tired of fighting your manuscript—and losing?Every single day, writers step up to the keyboard only to be taken down by the daily "body blows" of life: endless distractions, creative fatigue, and the chaos of a busy schedule. Most books on writing tell you how to craft a plot, but they don't teach you how to survive the daily fight required to actually finish it.Black Belt Productivity changes the game.Drawing from decades of experi...

A dinner party at England’s Oxford University is interrupted by an arrow shot that sends Nancy on a strange journey through the school’s medieval corridors. She must find out the meaning of a clue left behind, a black rose. The search for answers moves Nancy to explore the life—and death—of Dame Gwyneth Davies, the famous mystery writer and playwright. And as Nancy draws back a veil of family secrets, she uncovers a real-life drama that could end in tragedy.

Exclusive Waverly Academy looks like a medieval castle, but the horrors there are up-to-date. With minor incidents and cruel pranks running rampant, and each incident accompanied by a curse note from the Black Cat, soon everyone is spooked—even the teachers. At the headmistress’s request, Nancy and George go undercover as teaching interns, and it isn’t long before Nancy herself gets one of the menacing notes. Who is the mysterious Black Cat? An unhappy student? Or is a more sinister force ...

Nancy uncovers a mystery while cruising to Rio de Janeiro when a drawing of a black widow spider with a coded message is slipped under Nancy’s door.

Stop making excuses, establish your creative stance, and finally finish your manuscript.Every year, thousands of aspiring writers start books they never finish. They get derailed by procrastination, paralyzed by perfectionism, or overwhelmed by the chaotic demands of daily life. The problem isn't a lack of talent-it's a lack of discipline.In Black Belt Productivity: The Martial Art of Finishing Your Book, Master Black Belt and veteran autho...

Healthy eating becomes a hazard when a local farm is sabotaged in this ninth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries.Nancy, Bess, and George are thinking about joining Black Creek Farm CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Sam and Abby Heyworth run both Black Creek’s organic farm and the CSA, a program where people pay to receive fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the growing season. Buyers get local produce at a reasonable price; the farmers get money to run their far...

Terry Scott, a young archaeology professor, seeks Nancy’s help in unearthing a secret of antiquity which can only be unlocked by three black keys. While on an archaeological expedition in Mexico, Terry and Dr. Joshua Pitt came across a clue to buried treasure. The clue was a cipher carved on a stone tablet. Before the professor had time to translate the cipher, the tablet disappeared – along with Dr. Pitt! Terry tells Nancy of his suspicions of the Tinos, a Mexican couple posing as scienti...

There is an answer to white Christian supremacy that is centuries in the making.For many oppressed and vulnerable people, Western Christianity has been a nightmare. Just centuries after the life of Jesus, the rise of Western Christendom contorted Christianity into an instrument of domination and violence. The church fused with the state, sanctioning empire-expanding crusades, colonization, and chattel slavery. Author Drew G. I. Hart challenges the church to wake up...

“A literary experience unlike any I’ve had in recent memory . . . a blueprint for this moment and the next, for where Black folks have been and where they might be going.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)What does it mean to be Black and alive right now?Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham have brought together this collection of work—images, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more—to...

The Clue at Black Creek FarmDear diary...I'm not exactly a farm girl, but even I was excited to meet farmers Sam and Abby Heyworth. Through their CSA (that’s Community Supported Agriculture), they supply most of River Heights with fresh fruits and veggies. But lately, Black Creek’s food has been making people sick. Really sick. In fact, tests revealed that their fruits and vegetables are crawling with deadly bacteria! The Heyworths s...

This book on black churches and urban politics uses case studies from various cities to examine the strategies and tactics of activist clergy and congregations. These case studies illustrate how black activist clergy and congregations negotiate the political terrains of their respective cities. The cases show that the political culture of a city-whether that culture is shaped by machine politics, a legacy of political protest, racial and ethnic factionalism, or a city whose power resides i...