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Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. 271 Pages · 2016 · 4.77 MB · English
Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants to belong there, despite her mortality.
The prison writings of Kurdish freedom fighter and PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. 333 Pages · 2010 · 873 KB · English
A vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult—that “has the ring of truth and the echo of myth…[deserving of] all the lucky readers who discover it” (The Wall Street Journal).
As an elite spy and the Queen’s Third-in-Command, Aya has dedicated herself to a life of discipline and duty, using her gods-given abilities to keep dark magic from ever returning to the realm. Her oath ensures she will always act to protect those she fights alongside—including Will, the Queen’s Enforcer and Aya’s bitter rival.
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SPELL-BINDING NEW FANTASY DEBUT THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT! Has she been sent to save the realm or destroy it? As Spymaster to the Queen, Aya’s blood oath ensures she protects those she fights alongside – including Will, the Queen’s Enforcer and Aya’s bitter rival. When rumors of dark magic rise in a nearby kingdom, both are sent to investigate.
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After discovering she’s prophesied to save the realm, Aya’s duty should be clear: return home with once-sworn enemy Will to serve their queen in the coming war against a rival kingdom…one whose pursuit of dark magic could bring the realm to its knees.
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In the hot, muddy swamps of Louisiana there is a creature that resides on haunted land inside a cursed house. The small town of Ocoee has forgotten much about what happened at that house so many years ago, its true past fading like ink on the brittle pages of history. But you know how the old saying goes… History likes to repeat itself.
With powerful quotations and insightful commentary on the wisdom of Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius, this journal offers a new route to self-discovery. You will find weekly explanations and quotations to inspire deeper insights, as well as daily prompts and a helpful introduction explaining the Stoic tools of self-management. The beautifully designed hardback features space for morning and evening notes, along with advice to encourage ongoing writing and reflection, day by day through the year. Bestselling author Ryan Holiday has drawn on his own decades-long practice to design the perfect journal for anyone seeking greater inner peace and clarity in our volatile world. 2017 · 146.88 MB · English
The Daily Stoic is a wise, calming, page-a-day guide to living a good life, offering inspirational daily doses of classic wisdom. Each page features a powerful quotation from the likes of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or philosopher Epictetus, as well as historical anecdotes and thought-provoking commentary to help you tackle any problem, approach any goal and find the serenity, self-knowledge and resilience you need to live well.406 Pages · 2017 · 2.6 MB · English
Why have history’s greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today’s top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise.413 Pages · 2016 · 2.7 MB · English
This gem, the sequel to The Dalai Lama’s Little Book of Inner Peace, contains the essence of the Dalai Lama’s teachings on life and death. Think of this as the essential guide to both living and dying well from one of the most important spiritual teachers of the 20th and 21st centuries. 116 Pages · 2000 · 372 KB · English
Taken. Whisked away to hell. Forever bound to a monstrous god. This is seventeen-year-old Gabrielle Fiori’s fate. It’s everything she’s ever feared, and it has all come to pass. Only … the devil isn’t the monster she remembers. At times he seems gentle and, most unnerving of all, she’s drawn to him. He wants her for all eternity, and if she gives in, everything he has to offer can be hers. The only cost? The last of her soul—and her humanity.
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This book provides a taxonomy of personality traits that are dark, or have maladaptive characteristics, and are connected to destructive behaviors and interpersonal problems. Adaptive features are also reviewed, as are clinical applications and future directions for research. 384 Pages · 2016 · 3.46 MB · English
A local myth. A deadly threat. Vera Stanhope, star of ITV’s Vera, returns for her most shocking case so far . . .I can’t see anything. It’s as if this house is on its own in the world, as if I’m on my own in the world and nobody would care if I died . . .
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Longtime readers have come to understand that Outside’s true gift is in chronicling misadventure. The Darkest Places chronicles mysterious disappearances, unsolved murders, and deadly disasters, taking us to far-flung places no sane person would want to go. 409 Pages · 2019 · 7.64 MB · English
