Leveled
We all need a hero...let the Saints of Denver beginOrlando Frederick knows what it is to be leveled by pain. Instead of focusing on his own, hes made it his mission to help others: sports stars, wounded war vets, survivors of all kinds. But when D...
Leveled
Love hurts...Leveled by a broken heartOrlando Frederick has spent so long running from a real connection with another person that he can't remember what love even feels like. The fear of being hurt by someone leaving is almost overwhelming and he ...
Devilry
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Deverry
Three stories from Katharine Kerr's world of Deverry, including one that has never seen print before.
Great Leveler
For all the turmoil that roiled financial markets during the Great Recession and its aftermath, Wall Street forecasts once again turned bullish and corporate profitability soared to unprecedented heights. How does capitalism consistently generate ...
The Revelry
A story of best friends, bad luck and the consequences of breaking the rules in a town built on secrets and superstitions. Growing up in Ember Grove, Bitsy Clark knows better than to break the rules around the Revelry, the mysterious end-of-year party in the woods. So when her best friend, Amy, persuades her to sneak in, Bitsy is full of misgivings. Misgivings that she should have listened to, because it's after the Revelry that Bitsy's luck turns and her life starts to unravel. For Amy it's the opposite, as if she's been blessed with good fortune. Soon Bitsy is convinced that the Revelry has tied the two friends together in a curse that only she can break
Heeley Skogsbrandljus
Heeley Skogseldsljuset är una Träljus. Tillverkat i Frankrike enligt högsta standard. Doftljus Heeley består av una En blandning av traditionellt och vegetabiliskt vax med en flätad bomullsveke. Varje doft i kollektionen är unik och utformad för att säkerställa bästa möjliga spridning av dess doft. Forest Fire-ljuset är placerat i ett lyxigt handgjort glas och presenteras i una Handmonterad presentask. Vid korrekt förvaring brinner varje ljus i upp till 60 timmar.
Walkers of Dembley
The Walkers of Dembley continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin cozy mystery series-now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television.After six months in London, Agatha Raisin returns to her beloved Cotswold village-and her d...
The Great Leveler
How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world history Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world. Ever since humans began to farm, herd livestock, and pass on their assets to future generations, economic inequality has been a defining feature of civilization. Over thousands of years, only violent events have significantly lessened inequality. The 'Four Horsemen' of leveling—mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse,