Are you ready to learn the dark feminine secrets, master the art of feminine mystique and become a femme fatale? Do you want to be able to attract and seduce any man you desire? Do you wish to take back your feminine power and harness it to accomplish any goal you’ve ever dreamt of? In this dark feminine energy guide, you will learn how to transform yourself and your life. You will discover the 8 ways to access your dark feminine energy. Femme Fatales are not just born, they are made. Learning how to become a femme fatale is a simple process, that anyone can master using the lessons taught...
Diabolical dangers await in this adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Welcome to Baldur’s Gate, a city of ambition and corruption. You’ve just started your adventuring career, but already find yourself embroiled in a plot that sprawls from the shadows of Baldur’s Gate to the front lines of the planes-spanning Blood War! Do you have what it takes to turn infernal war machines and nefarious contracts against the archdevil Zariel and her diabolical hordes? And can you ever hope to find your way home safely when pitted against the infinite evils of the Nine Hells? • This...
"SAGA: Age of Crusades" by Bartosz Jędrzejczak is a historical miniature wargame book that expands the "SAGA" wargame series. Set during the medieval Crusades, it introduces new factions, units, and scenarios inspired by the tumultuous period. Players can lead armies of historical figures such as Crusaders, Saracens, and Byzantines, engaging in strategic battles. The book provides detailed rules, historical context, and artwork to enhance the gaming experience, making it a valuable resource for both history enthusiasts and tabletop wargame players....
Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award in the Translation Category A Quebec bestseller based on the life of Michel Jean’s great-grandmother that delivers an empathetic portrait of drastic change in an Innu community. Kukum recounts the story of Almanda Siméon, an orphan raised by her aunt and uncle, who falls in love with a young Innu man despite their cultural differences and goes on to share her life with the Pekuakami Innu community. They accept her as one of their own: Almanda learns their language, how to live a nomadic existence, and begins to break down the barriers imposed on...
Explore the wondrous realms of giants with this supplement for the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Bigby the Great recounts his journeys into the history, myth, and society of giants in this guide to their realms in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons. Here Bigby and the demigod Diancastra, child of the giants’ All-Father, Annam, unveil the secrets of Annam’s mighty descendants. Players will find a wealth of giant-themed character options: a subclass for barbarians, two backgrounds related to giants and their runic magic, and feat options that evoke the strength and primal magic of the...
“Harry Potter is dead. In the aftermath of the war, in order to strengthen the might of the magical world, Voldemort enacts a repopulation effort. Hermione Granger has an Order secret, lost but hidden in her mind, so she is sent as an enslaved surrogate to the High Reeve, to be bred and monitored until her mind can be cracked.”...
Writing and Design by Mike Pondsmith, James Hutt, Cody Pondsmith, Jay Parker, J Gray, David Ackerman, and Jaye Kovach Based on Material Originally Created by David Ackerman, Matt Anacleto, Mike Blum, Edward Bolme, Colin Fisk, Dave Friedland, Bruce Harlick, Scott Hedrick, Michael LaBossiere, Mike MacDonald, Will Moss, Lisa Pondsmith, Mike Pondsmith, Derek Quintanar, Mike Roter, Scott Ruggels, Craig Sheeley, Mark Schumann, Ross Winn, Benjamin Wright, and the many writers who worked on the Cyberpunk line in the past. Beat Chart Concepts Contributed by Flint Dille Lyrics for Black Dog and Never...
Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native...
Shunned by her parents and sister, River is bullied at her school. She is stunned to see that her mate is none other than the Alpha's son, Hector. But he marks someone else right on the days she discovered that he is her mate. Thrown in desolation, River's miseries are not over. She finds herself offered to the Lycan King as his breeder, who lives in Veil. Everyone knows that the Lycan are merciless, ruthless killers, who use the breeders and then discard them forever, either locking them up in dungeons for the rest of the life or eliminating them. Hunter, the Lycan King, comes to take his...
When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their center of gravity. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude...
As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships--but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees. That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor--and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees...
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' Baldwin's ground-breaking second novel, which established him as one of the great American writers of his time David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months David's fiancée returns and, denying his true nature, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man. His decision eventually brings tragedy. Filled with passion, regret and longing, this story of a...
The best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Road returns with the second volume of The Passenger series: Stella Maris is an intimate portrait of grief and longing, as a young woman in a psychiatric facility seeks to understand her own existence. 1972, BLACK RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN: Alicia Western, twenty years old, with forty thousand dollars in a plastic bag, admits herself to the hospital. A doctoral candidate in mathematics at the University of Chicago, Alicia has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and she does not want to talk about her brother, Bobby. Instead, she...
"Long Way Down" by Jason Reynolds is a novel in verse that follows fifteen-year-old Will, who sets out to avenge his brother's murder. As Will takes the elevator down from his apartment, he is visited by the ghosts of people from his past, each with their own story of gun violence. Through these encounters, Will confronts the cycle of violence, grief, and the impact of his decisions. The novel explores themes of revenge, forgiveness, and the complexities of urban life, all in the span of a single minute-long elevator ride....
"The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead is a novel inspired by the real-life story of a reform school in Florida that operated for over a century, where boys, predominantly African American, faced abuse and injustice. The story follows Elwood Curtis, a promising young black man, who is sent to the Nickel Academy after a misunderstanding. There, he befriends Turner, a cynical and street-smart boy, and together they navigate the brutal realities of the school's oppressive environment. Through their friendship and experiences, the novel explores themes of race, justice, and the enduring impact of...
