Colin Rendall traut seinen Augen nicht: Das neue Bild in seiner Wohnung ist keine einfache Fotografie. Bei näherer Betrachtung entpuppt es sich als Fenster zu einem magischen Ort.Gemeinsam mit seiner Studentin Annika gerät der Geschichtsprofessor immer weiter in den Sog einer uralten Auseinandersetzung: Der geheime Garten Dilmun wird seit Jahrtausenden von mythischen Wesen bewacht. Ihre verstoßenen Verwandten suchen jedoch einen Weg, um die Kontrolle über diesen magischen Ort an si...

Der Dungeon: uralt, mit gewaltigen Ausmaßen und von unzähligen Kreaturen bevölkert.Wer herrscht über Dungeons? Ihre Besitzer oder Besetzer?Nein, die wahren Herren des Dungeons sind jene, die ihn am Laufen halten. Die das vergossene Blut aufwischen, die Knochen der Skelette sortieren, die Fallen reparieren und die Monster füttern.Dieses Buch erzählt ihre Geschichten.Lernt sie kennen: Die Hilfskräfte – Die wahren Herrn des Dungeons!Mit Geschichten von Chris...

“An illuminating . . . biography and cultural history” (The New York Times) of Virgil Abloh’s iconic rise to the top of the fashion industry, which embodied a groundbreaking transformation of the relationship between who we are and what we wear.“[Robin Givhan] captures that shift with the kind of clarity and nuance that honors the late designers’ many layers. There’s never been a book like this.”—EssenceBEST BOOK O...

Robins’s writing on behalf of women’s rights issues in the first quarter of the twentieth century represents an important contribution to feminist politicsFrom Childhood, Elizabeth Robins dreamed of a successful career on the stage. Her first impulse to visit England, in 1888, stemmed from her desire to secure better opportunities as an actress, and she soon gained celebrity playing Ibsen’s heroines. While buoyed by this success, she began writing fiction ...

I am caught by a beast but the longer he has me, the more I lose the desire to escape.CharlieEverything is terrifying and strange on this alien planet I’ve crashlanded on. Especially the purple-scaled snakeman that ‘rescued’ me. When I run, he just follows me and I realize that maybe I don’t want to escape. How crazy is that?When his Clan threatens me, we’re hunted, and there’s only one option. We run and surrender to the sizzling d...

Secrets are bad. Murder is worse, and yet… When an assassin rides to my rescue, I can’t help but fall for this dark knight.LexiMy boss sucks, and when I uncover his embezzling, I know I’m in serious danger. Then Rurick shows up, sexy, with shimmering golden skin and elf-like ears. He takes out my boss like it’s nothing, and then he invites me on a wild ride.Do I trust the assassin with my life? When mobsters put a hit out on me to s...

Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR)The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night.Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would...

“An illuminating . . . biography and cultural history” (The New York Times) of Virgil Abloh’s iconic rise to the top of the fashion industry, which embodied a groundbreaking transformation of the relationship between who we are and what we wear.“[Robin Givhan] captures that shift with the kind of clarity and nuance that honors the late designers’ many layers. There’s never been a book like this.”—EssenceBEST BOOK O...

From the acclaimed fantasy author: The Saga of Frost trilogy continues with the sword-wielding heroine taking on the creatures of the underworld.The fierce swordfighter Frost has lost her supernatural powers and must travel to the pit of hell and back in order to save herself and the kingdom. Doing battle with all the forces of Hades: demons, sorcerers, vicious spiders, and the most vile of all beasts, Frost must quest to save the princess and the world to which bot...

Now We Read, We See, We Speak compellingly captures eight women's progress toward empowerment through a Freirean-based literacy class in rural El Salvador and, in the process, provides telling lessons for literacy and adult educators around the world.This book fills a real gap in the educational literature on critical theory and literacy teaching and learning. For the first time, we have a multi-layered description and analysis of a literacy class based on Freirean precept...

A tour de force about three friends affected by a campus murder, for readers of Donna Tartt, Meg Wolitzer, and Jeffrey EugenidesGeorgia, Charlie and Alice each arrive at Harvard with hopeful visions of what the future will hold. But when, just before graduation, a classmate is found murdered on campus, they find themselves facing a cruel and unanticipated new reality. Moreover, a charismatic professor who has loomed large in their lives is suspected of the crime. T...

The Obelisk Gate: **Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR)**The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night.Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found she...