Nick's first memory, at the age of three, was a feeling of absolute peace that he spent his whole life looking for. His life, however, turned out to be one of conflict, revenge, sadness and joy, made up of seven acts – each a victim of a small demon, forcing him to find a new and completely different path each time. A massive game of snakes and ladders.

Flesh will fail. The Aether will burn.In a decaying world where magic is a highly regulated, volatile utility, the Synthesis Guild holds absolute power. By violently fusing cybernetics with the raw, chaotic energy of the Aether, the Guild's immortal elites hoard the light in their pristine Spire, leaving the lower castes to starve in toxic, neon-lit slums.Kael is just a scavenger trying to survive another day in the chemical rain. But when a desperate escap...

Rilke’s Early Poetry investigates the process of creative labor in Rilke’s earlier poetic works. Using themes that are present in The Book of Hours, The Book of Images, and Eleven Visions, Nicholas Reynolds shows Rilke’s underlying theory of creative labor, which requires the artist to uncover the unconscious, i.e., the self beyond conceptualization. Each chapter highlights a central gesture in Rilke’s works. Through a careful analysis of gestures, langu...

'Find where you belong and make that place your own...'Tanner has spent his whole life moving from place to place, belonging nowhere. So when his dying grandmother reveals the name and location of the father he never knew, he plans to visit Asheboro to lay the past to rest, then move on - just as he always has.Kaitlyn knows exactly where she belongs. In Asheboro, she's built a life for herself and her kids that she...

**A fascinating inquiry into why beauty matters and how it has played an evolutionary role in our understanding of the world.From a pioneering neuropsychologist and the winner of the Mind and Brain Prize.**Why do we love beauty? And why is the world so full of it? From rainbows and mountain landscapes to piano sonatas and Cézanne paintings, much of what we find beautiful seems to serve no practical purpose, despite our instinctive attraction to it. In this path-breaking boo...

A house full of love. A house full of secrets. #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks is back with his best novel yet.*Trevor Benson never intended to return to North Carolina.But here he is, back where it all began.Trevor found himself unable to resist the call home when he inherited a tumbledown cabin from his grandfather. He's come back to live th...

'One of the best love stories I have ever read. It made me cry and laugh in equal measures' Reader review'This book made my heart hurt and burst! I am in awe . . . This is a must read . . . Loved this book so very much!****' Reader review'Absolutely shredded my heart . . . What a beautiful story of second chances, love, guilt and fate . . . you won't be able to stop until you know ...

Why the underrepresentation of the working class in political office is an inevitable side effect of electoral democracy itselfWhy do so few working-class people go on to hold elected office? In the average democracy, working-class jobs make up about seventy percent of occupations, but only two percent of national legislators come from working-class jobs. In Keeping Workers Off the Ballot, Nicholas Carnes and Noam Lupu show that this disparity is not becau...

Updated October 2026 for UGOS Pro 1.20UGREEN NAS Setup GuideLooking to move away from the Cloud and streaming services with their endless subscriptions? Want greater control, flexibility and security over your own data? UGREEN have established a well-deserved reputation for producing World-class NAS hardware for Home, Prosumer, and Small Business users. At the heart of their NASync range is the highly regarded UGOS Pro operating system, which combines power...

LAMY: The Woman Who Created Her Own World is the story of one of fashion and art's most difficult-to-label figures.Michèle Lamy has been called a lawyer, dancer, restaurateur, designer, producer, performer, musician, curator, and boxer. None of those words is the whole story. Born in France's Jura region in 1944, she left a legal career, crossed the Atlantic, and built a series of worlds that others wanted to enter: a clothing label in Los Angeles, a legendary Hollywood garden rest...

**'**When it comes to tales about love, Nicholas Sparks is one of the undisputed kings' HeatSometimes the end is just the beginning . . .From the author of The Notebook and See Me comes a beautiful story of heartbreak, strength andunconditional love that will capture your heart.**Russell Green has it all: a loving family, a successful career and a beautiful house. But unde...

'A fantastic read, a rollicking, page-turning, edge-of-your-seat road-trip of a book' - John Gwynne, author of Shadow of the GodsClay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best - the meanest, dirtiest, most feared and admired crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld.But their glory days are long past; the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk - or a combination of the three. Then a former bandmate turns up at Clay's door wi...