Everyone wants to create a perfect world.Whether crafted by benevolent computers or drafted in the boardrooms of corporations that own all we ever know, shining cities and indomitable Empires have risen to reveal the very best of us. The leaders we choose, and those forced upon us, can create hell or paradise. Sometimes they create both at the same time.Inside are sixteen dystopian stories about greed, power, and control from worlds like ours but not ours. Stories about hop...

Our world is a dynamic and fascinating place. Differing societies, economies and climates shape narratives and experiences wherever one can explore or visit. Past or present, the world is always evolving and creating new stories. But how would these tales change if, instead of humans, the world was populated by anthropomorphic creatures?Take a world tour with eight stories written, selected and edited by members of the Furry Writers' Guild. Explore the hot and humid jungles of the ...

The Battle of George Square, a riot during the Forty Hours Strike in Glasgow, on 31 January 1919, is routinely claimed to be one of the most iconic events in Scottish working-class history. It is also the most mythologised. For a century, the narrative created for the defence of the strike leaders charged with incitement to riot – an ‘unprovoked attack on a peaceful crowd’ as an act of oppression – has been repeated uncritically by academic and popular writers. Mythology has almost complet...

Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Was wäre, wenn die Geheimnisse wahrer Macht absichtlich verborgen wurden?Von Andrew J. Bould – Autor des A-bis-Z Freimaurer-Wörterbuchs und Zeitlose Geheimnisse der esoterischen Welt – kommt eine mutige und augenöffnende Reise in altes Wissen, das im Laufe der Geschichte vergraben, verboten oder verbrannt wurde.Das Buch der seit Langem verbotenen Weisheiten enthüllt...

George Washington (SparkNotes Biography Guide)Making the reading experience fun!SparkNotes Biography Guides examine the lives of historical luminaries, from Alexander the Great to Virginia Woolf. Each biography guide includes:An examination of the historical context in which the person livedA summary of the person’s life and achievementsA glossary of important terms, people, and eventsAn in-depth look at the key epochs in the per...

An updated version of the timeless children's classic featuring a business-savvy mouse, a kind alley cat, and a talented country cricket, featuring a new foreword and revisions by YA author Stacey Lee.Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City—the Times Square subway station.Cheste...

The only YA book to tell the story of George Sand and the courageous fight for women’s rights in the 19th century.George Sand was the most popular novelist of the mid-19th century, and the pen name of Amandine Aurore Dupin. Sand wasn’t looking for scandal or subterfuge by using a pseudonym, but for freedom to live and to write, which she found by dressing as a man, writing under a man’s name, and loving who and how she chose. Her actions were an affront to the prej...

The Battle of George Square, a riot during the Forty Hours Strike in Glasgow, on 31 January 1919, is routinely claimed to be one of the most iconic events in Scottish working-class history. It is also the most mythologised. For a century, the narrative created for the defence of the strike leaders charged with incitement to riot – an 'unprovoked attack on a peaceful crowd' as an act of oppression – has been repeated uncritically by academic and popular writers. Mythology has almost complet...

Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen.Lüfte die Geheimnisse, die jenseits des Schleiers lauern, in "Das Buch der Demonologie," einer fesselnden Erkundung der Ursprünge und Legenden des Übernatürlichen. Tauche ein in alte Mythen und mystische Vorzeichen, die unser Verständnis der dunklen Reiche geprägt haben. Entdecke düstere Offenbarungen und gespenstische Vermächtnisse, die die Seiten der Geschichte heimsuchen.Von Phantomprophezeiungen ...

This is the gripping story of the real Charles Manson as told by his long-time prison administrator, counselor, unofficial "press agent," and confidant, Ed George.“Throughout my life, people have asked me about Manson. . . .‘Does he have hypnotic powers?’ ‘Does he have a diabolical charisma?’ . . .‘Is he crazy?’ My response is that for some people, the answer to all of the above is yes—except for the last ques...

This easy-to-use guide begins by describing how ancient cultures utilized mushrooms to combat disease. It then explains how modern science has refocused its attention on the healing properties of mushrooms and, along the way, discovered wonderful new properties. Included are chapters that examine the folklore, health benefits, and culinary uses of mushrooms, including detailed instructions for buying, storing, and using eight major varieties of this marvelous medicinal.

Dieses Hörbuch wird von einer digitalen Stimme vorgelesen. Wörterbuch der Dämonen und Dämonologie von A bis Z – Entdecke die verborgenen Reiche des Übernatürlichen mit diesem umfassenden Leitfaden! ️ Tauche ein in die Welt der Dämonen und der Dämonologie mit diesem ultimativen Nachschlagewerk, perfekt sowohl für neugierige Geister als auch für erfahrene Okkultismus-Enthusiasten. Erkunde Hunderte von Einträgen: Von mythischen Wesen und dunklen Ritua...