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Dark Encounters
A Dark Series, #1
- Book 1 -
- A Dark Series
2026
EN
With her mother in a coma after a terrible accident and her father nowhere to be found. Julie must survive her abusive Uncle Larry, as the magic that runs in her veins comes to light. A series of panther attacks threatens her way of life. To protect her cousins from herself and from what hunts her, she's forced to move out. Daniel, her boyfriend, comes to the rescue and gives Julie a place to stay. Will they survive these horrendous attacks? And will Julie's magic overwhelm her.....or save...
Allison and the Mysteries of Wonderland
Chronicles of Wonderland, #1
- Book 1 -
- Chronicles of Wonderland
2026
EN
Allison and the Mysteries of Wonderland holds two parts.Allison and her Discovery of Wonderland and Allison and Wonderland's Echo.The first part shows; a restless girl who falls out of her ordinary life and into a world that finally feels like it was made for her, and a vampyre named Ethan who can't ignore the lure of her golden scent. But Wonderland's magic cuts deep and every wish has a cost.The second part shows; a year has passed and Allison is back in the real ...
Allison and her discovery of Wonderland
Chronicles of Wonderland, #1
- Book 1 -
- Chronicles of Wonderland
2026
EN
Wonderland didn't save Allison, it marked her.A short story.
The Roman Household
A Sourcebook
2013
EN
With the help of a wide variety of source material, particularly legal documents and inscriptions, some of it made available for the first time in English, this book illustrates the activities associated with the household, demonstrating the different and frequently conflicting roles and moral values expected from its various members: male and female, old and young, freedman and slave.
Allison and Wonderland's Echo
Chronicles of Wonderland, #2
- Book 2 -
- Chronicles of Wonderland
2026
EN
Wonderland didn't save Allison, it claimed her. A short story.
2002
EN
The status of citizen was increasingly the right of the majority in the Roman empire and brought important privileges and exemption from certain forms of punishment. However, not all Roman citizens were equal; for example bastards, freed persons, women, the physically and mentally handicapped, under-25s, ex-criminals and soldiers were subject to restrictions and curtailments on their capacity to act. Being a Roman Citizen examines these forms of limitation and discrimination and t...
The Wreck of the Circus Ship Royal Tar
Tragedy in Penobscot Bay
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- Disaster
2025
EN
On October 21, 1836, a bustling crowd gathered at the docks in Saint John, New Brunswick, to witness an extraordinary spectacle. The steamship Royal Tar was embarking on yet another voyage from New Brunswick to Portland, Maine, laden with a cargo of peculiar passengers. For this fateful voyage, the Royal Tar had been transformed into a circus ship. Onlookers watched as cages slowly rolled past—exotic birds in one, two lionesses in another and the regal striped Bengal tiger in a third. Then...
2008
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The legal situation of the women of ancient Rome was extremely complex, and - since there was no sharp distinction between free woman, freedwoman and slave - the definition of their legal position is often heard. Basing her lively analysis on detailed study of literary and epigraphic material, Jane F. Gardner explores the provisions of the Roman laws as they related to women. Dr Gardner describes the ways in which the laws affected women throughout their lives - in families, as daughters, ...
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2011 Edition
A Tor.Com Original
- by
- Charlie Jane AndersJames Alan GardnerYoon Ha LeeNnedi OkoraforPaul ParkMatthew Sanborn SmithMichael SwanwickHarry Turtledove
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- A Tor.Com Original
2012
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A collection of some of the best original short fiction published on Tor.com in 2011. Includes stories by Charlie Jane Anders, James Allan Gardner, Yoon Ha Lee, Nnedi Okorafor, Paul Park, Matthew Sandborn Smith, Michael Swanwick, and Harry Turtedove.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Physics
Investigate the Forces of Nature
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- Inquire and Investigate
2014
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Have you ever noticed that the physical world works in certain ways? Skateboarders use force and motion to perform tricks. If you jump up as high as you can, you'll quickly fall back to the ground. Baseball players use gravity to bring the ball back down when they throw it. When you flip a switch, electricity powers your toaster. Rock bands use electricity to put on a show. The fascinating science of physics helps you understand why forces, motion, gravity, electricity, light, and sound wo...
2015
EN
Themes: Life Skills, How to Manage Credit, Money Skills, Independent Living, Flip Book, Fiction, Nonfiction, Teen, Young Adult, Emergent Reader, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Each 5-book set in the series covers a key aspect of independent living, such as managing money, finding and keeping a job, or comp...
2013
EN
From the ancient world through to modern times the bodies of slaves have been represented in literature, documentary and personal narrative writing, and in art. This volume presents evidence of the past sins of mankind in both art and literature.











