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Anointed
by Patricia HaleyDave Mitchell is relishing the success of his start-up company, DMI. His accomplishments, however, have come at a tremendous price on the home front. The closeness he once shared with his wife of twelve years is gone. Dave spends most of his time working, while Madeline is struggling with balancing her job and home. When she elects to take time off and let Dave run the business, their lives are forever changed.Revered by others as a man of strong faith, Dave is not above temptation. His professional relationship with his new secretary eventually crosses the line, and the two share a night of passion. Madeline is crushed when she discovers the affair, but she has sacrificed too much already to let go. She digs her heels in, refusing to give up her marriage, her family, her company, or her place in Dave's heart.Anointed is part of the Mitchell Family series. At the heart of the series is a family feud, bringing readers an explosive mix of sibling rivalry, marital discord, corporate intrigue, greed, faith, and a hint of romance.
Anointed
by Patricia HaleyDave Mitchell is relishing the success of his start-up company, DMI. Success, however, has come at a tremendous price on the home front. The closeness he once shared with his wife of twelve years is gone. Dave spends most of his time working, while Madeline is struggling with balancing her job and home. When she elects to take time off and let Dave run the business, their lives are forever changed. Revered by others as a man of strong faith, Dave is not above temptation. His professional relationship with his new secretary eventually crosses the line, and the two share a night of passion. Madeline is crushed when she discovers the affair, but she has sacrificed too much already to let go. She digs her heels in, refusing to give up her marriage, her family, her company, or her place in Dave's heart.
Anointed
by Patricia HaleyDave Mitchell is relishing the success of his start-up company, DMI. His accomplishments, however, have come at a tremendous price on the home front. The closeness he once shared with his wife of twelve years is gone. Dave spends most of his time working, while Madeline is struggling with balancing her job and home. When she elects to take time off and let Dave run the business, their lives are forever changed.Revered by others as a man of strong faith, Dave is not above temptation. His professional relationship with his new secretary eventually crosses the line, and the two share a night of passion. Madeline is crushed when she discovers the affair, but she has sacrificed too much already to let go. She digs her heels in, refusing to give up her marriage, her family, her company, or her place in Dave's heart.Anointed is part of the Mitchell Family series. At the heart of the series is a family feud, bringing readers an explosive mix of sibling rivalry, marital discord, corporate intrigue, greed, faith, and a hint of romance.
Anoitecer no Paraíso
by Lucia BerlinDepois de Manual para mulheres de limpeza, chegam novas histórias de Lucia Berlin, uma das mais importantes redescobertas literárias dos últimos anos. Há um par de anos, o panorama literário mundial foi sacudido por uma colectânea de contos de uma escritora desaparecida e quase esquecida. Era Manual para mulheres de limpeza. A autora, Lucia Berlin, conquistou então o lugar que justamente lhe deveria ter pertencido antes: colocando-se entre os favoritos da crítica e dos leitores e ganhando comparações a Raymond Carver, Alice Munro, Anton Chekhov, Charles Bukowski. A singular capacidade de Berlin para representar a beleza e a dor da rotina, a sua desarmante honestidade, o seu irresistível magnetismo, a sua subtil mas inquietante melancolia, as suas personagens tão próximas da vida. Tudo isto se encontra com grande intensidade em Anoitecer no paraíso,uma colectânea que é um deleite para os todos os leitores que se apaixonaram por Lucia Berlin ou um convite aos que ainda não o fizeram. Do Texas ao Chile, do México a Nova Iorque, Lucia Berlin vislumbra beleza nos lugares mais sombrios e pressente escuridão quando tudo parece ser cristalino. Volume indispensável da obra de Lucia Berlin, Anoitecer no paraíso foi preparado pelo filho da autora, e está recheado de pequenos tesouros da literatura, inéditos em português. Os elogios da crítica: «Não fica em nada atrás de Manual para mulheres de limpeza. São histórias sedutoras, fulgurantes, histórias muito próximas da vida da autora, nas personagens, nos lugares e nas situações, inspiradas pela sua biografia atribulada. (#) Nenhum autor desaparecido ganha tanta vida na página como Berlin: divertida, negra, e tão apaixonada pelo mundo.»Kirkus Reviews «Não há sentidos nem emoções em sossego quando se lê Lucia Berlin. (...) Tudo é acção, tumulto, respiração a todos os ritmos na escrita desta mulher nómada que morreu demasiado longe do lugar onde merecia estar quando se fala de literatura.»Isabel Lucas, Público «Lucia Berlin ergueu-se com este livro ao Olimpo das letras americanas. (...) Para Lucia Berlin, a vida é como é, e ela conta-a com crueza e nitidez, com observações atentas, inusitadas, minúcias que não se inventam, e uma linguagem conversada, inesperada, natural.»Pedro Mexia, Expresso «Ser comparada a escritores como Raymond Carver ou Tchékhov é um elogio e sinal do talento de Berlin, mas ela é única e, em alguns momentos, superior a qualquer um deles.»Helena Carneiro, Observador «As histórias de Lucia Berlin fazem-nos ficar maravilhados perante as contingências da nossa existência.»The New York Times «Uma força literária única e avassaladora.»Booklist «Lucia Berlin pode ser a melhor escritora de sempre.»Publishers Weekly «Quem ainda não teve a sorte de conhecer a escrita de Lucia Berlin que se prepare para um prazer extraordinário.»The Washington Post
Anokha Mahayagya Aur Anya Kahaniyan
by Subhadra MalaviThe book Anokha Mahayagya is written by Subhadra Malavi. These stories will not only provide moral lessons to children, but also will be instrumental in making them good citizens.
Anokha Uphaar
by Kamla Chamolaअनोखा उपहार, भोजपत्र पर आधारित कहानी है जिसे सब बकुल से छीन लेना चाहते है। एक साधु दवारा बकुल को दिया यह एक अनोखा उपहार किस रहस्य को उजागर करता है जानने के लिए पढ़े...अनोखा उपहार...Anokha Uphaar, is a story, based on birch bark, which everybody wants to take away from Bakul. What secret does birch bark contains, which has given to Bakul by the old monk. Read to know...
Anolakhi Disha Bhag 1: अनोळखी दिशा भाग 1
by Narayan Dharapगेल्या सहा दशकांहून अधिक काळ सातत्याने भयकथा लिहून वाचकांना विस्मयचकित करणारे नारायण धारप यांचे ‘अनोळखी दिशा’ हे पुस्तक म्हणजे आजवर त्यांनी लिहिलेल्या निवडक भयकथांचा संग्रह आहे. नारायण धारप हे नाव आताच्या वाचन करणाऱ्या पिढीला नवीन असलं, तरीही आपल्या रहस्यमय लेखकाने त्यांनी एक काळ गाजवला होता. गेल्या शतकातील साठच्या दशकात त्यांनी लेखनाला प्रारंभ केला आणि त्यानंतर अखेरपर्यंत ते सातत्याने लिहीत राहिले आहेत. दूरदर्शन आणि इतर प्रसारमाध्यमांची फारशी चलती नव्हती, त्या काळात सामान्य वाचक अतिशय आतुरतेने त्यांच्या लेखनाची वाट पाहत असत. नारायण धारपांच्या कथा ‘कथा’ या विकाराची अनेक रूपे घेऊन येतारत. कथानकात पुढे काय घडणार याची उत्सुकता कायम ठेवत वाचकाला आपल्या लेखनात गुंतवून ठेवणे, रहस्यमय व गूढ पद्धतीने भयाच्या तावडीत माणसे कशी सापडतात, शरीरिक व मानसिक वेदना कशी भोगतात, भूत-पिशाच्च, क्रुर पीडा देणार्या जीवनसृष्टीच्या काल्पनिक जगाचे अस्तित्व कसे जाणवते आणि दैवर शक्तीने, चमत्काराच्या कृपेने त्यातून ती कशी सुटतात याचे वर्णन अतिशय चित्तवेधक आहे. माणसाला नेहमीच कोणतेही रहस्य जाणून घेण्याच मुळातच उत्कंठा असते. जितके समाधान वाचनातून मिळते तितके दुसर्या कोणत्याही माध्यमातून मिळत नसल्यसामुळे वाचनाकडे असकर्षित झालेली नवी पिढी रहस्यमय व गूढ कथेच्या शोधात असते. वाचकांची ही भूक भागविण्याचे काम नारायण धारपांचे साहित्य करते. एकूणच मराठी साहित्यात रहस्य व गूढतेचे दालन समृद्ध करणाऱ्या लेखकात नारायण धारपांचे स्थान वरचे आहे. धारपांच्या अद्भुत घटनांचे तर्कातीत मनोव्यापारांचे खेळ वर्णन करणाऱ्या या कथा वाचकांना एका जागेवर खिळवून ठेवतात, हे वेगळे सांगायला नको.
Anolakhi Disha Bhag 2: अनोळखी दिशा भाग 2
by Narayan Dharapगेल्या सहा दशकांहून अधिक काळ सातत्याने भयकथा लिहून वाचकांना विस्मयचकित करणारे नारायण धारप यांचे ‘अनोळखी दिशा’ हे पुस्तक म्हणजे आजवर त्यांनी लिहिलेल्या निवडक भयकथांचा संग्रह आहे. नारायण धारप हे नाव आताच्या वाचन करणाऱ्या पिढीला नवीन असलं, तरीही आपल्या रहस्यमय लेखकाने त्यांनी एक काळ गाजवला होता. गेल्या शतकातील साठच्या दशकात त्यांनी लेखनाला प्रारंभ केला आणि त्यानंतर अखेरपर्यंत ते सातत्याने लिहीत राहिले आहेत. दूरदर्शन आणि इतर प्रसारमाध्यमांची फारशी चलती नव्हती, त्या काळात सामान्य वाचक अतिशय आतुरतेने त्यांच्या लेखनाची वाट पाहत असत. नारायण धारपांच्या कथा ‘कथा’ या विकाराची अनेक रूपे घेऊन येतारत. कथानकात पुढे काय घडणार याची उत्सुकता कायम ठेवत वाचकाला आपल्या लेखनात गुंतवून ठेवणे, रहस्यमय व गूढ पद्धतीने भयाच्या तावडीत माणसे कशी सापडतात, शरीरिक व मानसिक वेदना कशी भोगतात, भूत-पिशाच्च, क्रुर पीडा देणार्या जीवनसृष्टीच्या काल्पनिक जगाचे अस्तित्व कसे जाणवते आणि दैवर शक्तीने, चमत्काराच्या कृपेने त्यातून ती कशी सुटतात याचे वर्णन अतिशय चित्तवेधक आहे. माणसाला नेहमीच कोणतेही रहस्य जाणून घेण्याच मुळातच उत्कंठा असते. जितके समाधान वाचनातून मिळते तितके दुसर्या कोणत्याही माध्यमातून मिळत नसल्यसामुळे वाचनाकडे असकर्षित झालेली नवी पिढी रहस्यमय व गूढ कथेच्या शोधात असते. वाचकांची ही भूक भागविण्याचे काम नारायण धारपांचे साहित्य करते. एकूणच मराठी साहित्यात रहस्य व गूढतेचे दालन समृद्ध करणाऱ्या लेखकात नारायण धारपांचे स्थान वरचे आहे. धारपांच्या अद्भुत घटनांचे तर्कातीत मनोव्यापारांचे खेळ वर्णन करणाऱ्या या कथा वाचकांना एका जागेवर खिळवून ठेवतात, हे वेगळे सांगायला नको.
Anolakhi Disha Bhag 3: अनोळखी दिशा भाग ३
by Narayan Dharapगेल्या सहा दशकांहून अधिक काळ सातत्याने भयकथा लिहून वाचकांना विस्मयचकित करणारे नारायण धारप यांचे ‘अनोळखी दिशा’ हे पुस्तक म्हणजे आजवर त्यांनी लिहिलेल्या निवडक भयकथांचा संग्रह आहे. नारायण धारप हे नाव आताच्या वाचन करणार्या पिढीला नवीन असलं, तरीही आपल्या रहस्यमय लेखकाने त्यांनी एक काळ गाजवला होता. गेल्या शतकातील साठच्या दशकात त्यांनी लेखनाला प्रारंभ केला आणि त्यानंतर अखेरपर्यंत ते सातत्याने लिहीत राहिले आहेत. दूरदर्शन आणि इतर प्रसारमाध्यमांची फारशी चलती नव्हती, त्या काळात सामान्य वाचक अतिशय आतुरतेने त्यांच्या लेखनाची वाट पाहत असत. नारायण धारपांच्या कथा ‘कथा’ या विकाराची अनेक रूपे घेऊन येतारत. कथानकात पुढे काय घडणार याची उत्सुकता कायम ठेवत वाचकाला आपल्या लेखनात गुंतवून ठेवणे, रहस्यमय व गूढ पद्धतीने भयाच्या तावडीत माणसे कशी सापडतात, शरीरिक व मानसिक वेदना कशी भोगतात, भूत-पिशाच्च, क्रुर पीडा देणार्या जीवनसृष्टीच्या काल्पनिक जगाचे अस्तित्व कसे जाणवते आणि दैवर शक्तीने, चमत्काराच्या कृपेने त्यातून ती कशी सुटतात याचे वर्णन अतिशय चित्तवेधक आहे. माणसाला नेहमीच कोणतेही रहस्य जाणून घेण्याच मुळातच उत्कंठा असते. जितके समाधान वाचनातून मिळते तितके दुसर्या कोणत्याही माध्यमातून मिळत नसल्यसामुळे वाचनाकडे असकर्षित झालेली नवी पिढी रहस्यमय व गूढ कथेच्या शोधात असते. वाचकांची ही भूक भागविण्याचे काम नारायण धारपांचे साहित्य करते. एकूणच मराठी साहित्यात रहस्य व गूढतेचे दालन समृद्ध करणार्या लेखकात नारायण धारपांचे स्थान वरचे आहे. धारपांच्या अद्भुत घटनांचे तर्कातीत मनोव्यापारांचे खेळ वर्णन करणार्या या कथा वाचकांना एका जागेवर खिळवून ठेवतात, हे वेगळे सांगायला नको.
Anomalía Danduke
by Daniel BóvedaUna utopía socioeconómica donde empezar de nuevo, renacido en la verdadera humanidad. John Maynard Steagall es un cínico ingeniero que ha acabado trabajando como espía industrial para su empresa y el Gobierno de su país. Lo que parecía ser un encargo más en su larga lista de robos tecnológicos forma parte, en realidad, de una trama orquestada desde las altas esferas políticas de los Estados Unidos para hacerse con algo más que innovaciones energéticas. Y es que Danduke, el desconocido país donde es enviado el protagonista, no es un país cualquiera. Steagall se irá reencontrando consigo mismo mientras descubre las peculiaridades de Danduke, conviviendo con sus gentes. Un país convertido, sin querer, en el escenario donde tiene lugar una luchamás entre el viejo orden mundial y la eterna promesa de una nueva sociedad.
Anomalia Temporale: Le Cronache di Kerrigan (Le Cronache di Kerrigan #4)
by W. J. MayL’attesissimo Sequel della serie Le Cronache di Kerrigan dell’autrice di best sellers internazionali, W.J. May. Come combatti per il tuo mondo quando non ne fai più parte? Quando Samantha gioca la sua carta più letale, Rae si trova improvvisamente all’esterno, guardando all’interno. I suoi amici non la conoscono. La sua famiglia non la riconosce. Per quanto riguarda il resto del mondo, Rae Kerrigan non esiste. Può trovare un modo per rientrare? Come può rompere l’incantesimo di Samantha? E cosa più importante… Troverà un modo per farlo prima che il suo tempo finisca?? Ordine della serie Prequel Natale Prima della Magia Domande nell’Oscurità Nell’Oscurità Lotta all’Oscurità Sola nell’Oscurità Persa nell’Oscurità Serie Le Cronache di Kerrigan Volume I - Rae di Speranza Volume II – La Nebulosa Oscura Volume III – Castello di Carte Volume IV - Tè Con Sua Maestà Volume V – Sotto Tiro Volume VI – Fine in Vista Volume VII – Oscurità Nascoste Volume VIII – Intrecciati Volume IX – Segno del Destino Volume X – Forza e Potere Volume XI – L’Ultimo in Piedi Volume XII – Rae di Luce Le Cronache di Kerrigan SEQUEL Una questione di tempo Frammento di Tempo Una Seconda Possibilità Anomalia Temporale Il Nostro Tempo Tempo Prezioso Le Cronache di Kerrigan: Gabriel Vivere nel Passato Regalo per il Presente Guardare al Futuro Le Cronache di Kerrigan Libro 1 – Fermare il Tempo Libro 2 – Il Tempo che Passa Libro 3 – Minuti Contati
Anomalies
by Vivien DeanOn the planet of Kathtor, Midnight Creek is special. It houses a geo-spatial anomaly that crosses the distance between opposite sides of the planet with a single step. A hundred years ago, the warring Kimon used the anomaly to invade the peaceful Therlerians, only to be driven away by their advanced technology.Now, a single man guards the point of entry. Warden Arie Vedebel is the best of his kind, a soldier in the Liberated Therler Federacy, determined to defend his people to the death. When an electrical storm sets the creek on fire, he races to put it out, only to discover a man in the midst of it. His name? General Dennick Ginn of the Elds Regime, highly decorated Kimon officer. Arie’s orders are to kill on sight, but Dennick’s claims that’s he come through the anomaly to destroy it make him pause. As far as Arie knows, that’s impossible. Then again, he’d always been told his post was a precautionary one, that traveling through the anomaly was no longer viable.Arie and Dennick form a wary alliance. While Arie strives to find the truth, the one fact he can’t dispute is that Dennick is not what he expects a Kimon to be. The two men have more in common than military training. They just might have a future, too.
Anomalies
by Sadie Turner Colette FreedmanIn the future there is no disease. There is no war. There is no discontent. All citizens are complacent members of the Global Governance. But one summer is about to change everything. Keeva Tee just turned fifteen. She's about to make the trip to Monarch Camp to be imprinted with her intended life partner. But in her happy, carefree life in the Ocean Community, she hears whispers about "anomalies"-citizens who can't be imprinted. When Keeva arrives at Monarch Camp, her worst nightmare becomes a reality-she is an anomaly. She beings to doubt everything she's ever believed. What if freedom and individuality have been sacrificed for security? When Keeva finds a warning carved under a bunk bed she begins to understand: nonconformity will be punished, dissent is not an option, insurgents will be destroyed.
Anomalies of the Short Story: From 'Literature and Life'
by William Dean HowellsWilliam Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 - May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic... In 1858, he began to work at the Ohio State Journal where he wrote poetry, short stories, and also translated pieces from French, Spanish, and German. He avidly studied German and other languages and was greatly interested in Heinrich Heine. In 1860, he visited Boston and met with American writers James Thomas Fields, James Russell Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Said to be rewarded for a biography of Abraham Lincoln used during the election of 1860, he gained a consulship in Venice. On Christmas Eve 1862, he married Elinor Mead at the American embassy in Paris. Upon returning to the U.S., he wrote for various magazines, including Atlantic Monthly and Harper's Magazine. From 1866, he became an assistant editor for the Atlantic Monthly and was made editor in 1871, remaining in the position until 1881. In 1869, he first met Mark Twain, which sparked a longtime friendship. Even more important for the development of his literary style--his advocacy of Realism--was his relationship with the journalist Jonathan Baxter Harrison, who in the 1870s wrote a series of articles for the Atlantic Monthly on the lives of ordinary Americans. He wrote his first novel, Their Wedding Journey, in 1872, but his literary reputation took off with the realist novel A Modern Instance, published in 1882, which described the decay of a marriage. His 1885 novel The Rise of Silas Lapham is perhaps his best known, describing the rise and fall of an American entrepreneur in the paint business. His socialviews were also strongly reflected in the novels Annie Kilburn (1888) and A Hazard of New Fortunes (1890). He was particularly outraged by the trials resulting from the Haymarket Riot
Anómalos: La Luna de Sangre
by David Iglesias FerreiraNo te fíes de su tamaño; esta es una historia muy grande. El mundo está lleno de luces y sombras, pero muy pocos pueden ver que hay tras ellas. Las fuerzas de la luz y la oscuridad luchan desde el albor de los tiempos por las almas de los hombres. Demonios, brujas, zombis, hadas, espectros y muchas otras criaturas se ocultan entre nosotros. A lo mejor, tras la sonrisa de ese camarero que te sirve el café por las mañanas o la de esa peluquera que te corta el pelo, o quizás también tras el político que con una amable sonrisa demanda tu voto... Aunque probablemente esto último no le extrañe a nadie. Conoceremos a la Sociedad de Conservación Histórica -una organización con más de mil años de antigüedad que lucha contra las fuerzas del mal, convencidos de que la mayor arma contra el mal es la educación- y a uno de sus miembros más controvertidos, Artai, un personaje políticamente incorrecto y con poderes sobrenaturales que se veinmerso en una aventura más grande de lo que pensaba, mientras busca a su mentor desaparecido. Un poderoso aquelarre se ha reunido con la intención de cubrir el mundo de tinieblas. En su camino, Artai se encontrará con todo tipo de peligros y algunos nuevos amigos que lo ayudarán en su búsqueda, como Iria, la reina de las mouras y primera meiga. Situada en tierras gallegas, La luna de sangre es una trepidante aventura llena de magia y seres sobrenaturales que intercala momentos de acción y de comedia.
The Anomaly: A Novel
by Hervé Le TellierNAMED A BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, A BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER OF THE MONTH BY POPSUGAR, AND A MOST ANTICIPATED READ OF THE YEAR BY CRIMEREADS Winner of the Goncourt Prize and now an international phenomenon, this dizzying, whip-smart novel blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight.Who would we be if we had made different choices? Told that secret, left that relationship, written that book? We all wonder—the passengers of Air France 006 will find out. In their own way, they were all living double lives when they boarded the plane: Blake, a respectable family man who works as a contract killer. Slimboy, a Nigerian pop star who uses his womanizing image to hide that he&’s gay. Joanna, a Black American lawyer pressured to play the good old boys&’ game to succeed with her Big Pharma client. Victor Miesel, a critically acclaimed yet largely obscure writer suddenly on the precipice of global fame. About to start their descent to JFK, they hit a shockingly violent patch of turbulence, emerging on the other side to a reality both perfectly familiar and utterly strange. As it charts the fallout of this logic-defying event, The Anomaly takes us on a journey from Lagos and Mumbai to the White House and a top-secret hangar. In Hervé Le Tellier&’s most ambitious work yet, high literature follows the lead of a bingeable Netflix series, drawing on the best of genre fiction from &“chick lit&” to mystery, while also playfully critiquing their hallmarks. An ingenious, timely variation on the doppelgänger theme, it taps into the parts of ourselves that elude us most.
Anomaly
by Emma LordPiper Manning survived the apocalypse. Barely.She recovered from the virus that killed millions, but it left behind a new, uncontrollable power that's forced her to isolate herself from others - for their sake.Then an injured boy shows up at her mountain hideaway. And what hurt Seth is out to get her, too.Now she's on the run, risking everything for a shot at an actual future. But to get there, she'll have to trust a stranger, control her abilities ... and face her ghosts.Because the end of the world was just the beginning.A high-octane YA debut, Anomaly will force you to question destiny, memory and how far you would go to survive.
Anomaly
by Emma LordPiper Manning survived the apocalypse. Barely.She recovered from the virus that killed millions, but it left behind a new, uncontrollable power that's forced her to isolate herself from others - for their sake.Then an injured boy shows up at her mountain hideaway. And what hurt Seth is out to get her, too.Now she's on the run, risking everything for a shot at an actual future. But to get there, she'll have to trust a stranger, control her abilities ... and face her ghosts.Because the end of the world was just the beginning.A high-octane YA debut, Anomaly will force you to question destiny, memory and how far you would go to survive.
Anomaly (Anomaly #1)
by Krista McgeeThalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds to live. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is invading her bloodstream. But she is not afraid. Decades before ThalliÆs birth, the world was decimated by a nuclear war. But life continued deep underground, thanks to a handful of scientists known as The Ten. There they created genetically engineered human beings who are free of emotions in the hope that war wonÆt threaten the world again. Thalli is an anomaly, born with the ability to feel emotions and a sense of curiosity she can barely contain. She has survived so far by hiding her differences. But then her secret is discovered when sheÆs overwhelmed by the emotion of an ancient piece of music. The Ten quickly schedule her annihilation, but her childhood friend, Berkùa scientist being groomed by The Tenùconvinces them to postpone her death and study her instead. While in the ScientistsÆ Pod, Thalli and Berk form a dangerous alliance, one strictly forbidden by the constant surveillance. As her life ticks a way, she hears rumors of someone called the Designerùsomeone even more powerful than The Ten. WhatÆs more, the parts of her that have always been an anomaly could in fact be part of a much larger plan. And the parts of her that she has always guarded could be the answer sheÆs been looking for all along.Thalli must sort out what to believe and who to trust, before her time runs out. ô. . . the first in what has the potential to be a fascinating trilogy of general appeal. McGeeÆs simple narrative belies the novelÆs complexity, a factor that will make this intriguing book accessible to a wide variety of teen readers.ö ùBooklist
The Anomaly
by Michael Rutger"A taut, take-no-prisoners thriller, lean and fast as an express train."--Preston & Child, #1 New York Times bestselling authorsNot all secrets are meant to be found.If Indiana Jones lived in the X-Files era, he might bear at least a passing resemblance to Nolan Moore -- a rogue archaeologist hosting a documentary series derisively dismissed by the "real" experts, but beloved of conspiracy theorists.Nolan sets out to retrace the steps of an explorer from 1909 who claimed to have discovered a mysterious cavern high up in the ancient rock of the Grand Canyon. And, for once, he may have actually found what he seeks. Then the trip takes a nasty turn, and the cave begins turning against them in mysterious ways.Nolan's story becomes one of survival against seemingly impossible odds. The only way out is to answer a series of intriguing questions: What is this strange cave? How has it remained hidden for so long? And what secret does it conceal that made its last visitors attempt to seal it forever?
The Anome (Gateway Essentials #199)
by Jack VanceAt last a lone youth dares to challenge the unchallengeable, to defy the Anome. But first he must find him - and though all men obey his orders, no man knows his identity. He is the Faceless Man.
Anomie: History and Meanings (Routledge Revivals)
by Marco OrruFirst published in 1987, Anomie examines essential moments of Western thought, tracing the complex concept of anomie. The Greek origin of the term (a-nomia, absence of joy) relates it to the notions of disorder, inequity and anarchy. 20th century sociology has long called into question an over simple dichotomy between law and the absence of law. The book shows that this questioning is not new. It has its roots in Ancient Greek thought and in the founding texts of the Judeo-Christian tradition. It appears in the legal and religious states of the English Renaissance, and in the emerging sociology of 19th century French, where Orrù opposes the collectivism of Durkheim to the individualism of Jean-Marie Guyau. The latter’s thought, little recognized at that time, finds an echo in contemporary sociology, notably in American sociologist R. K. Merton. To write the history of the concept, to account for the fluctuations in meaning that it undergoes in the changing prism of diverse societies, to uncover the subterranean continuities between yesterday and today: this is the aim of the book. This book will be of interest to students of history, sociology, literature and philosophy.
Anon Pls.: A Novel
by Deuxmoi"Dazzling, propulsive, and delightfully juicy, Anon Pls. is the digital age’s love letter to The Devil Wears Prada. Sexy, suspenseful, and so good you won’t want to put it down—not even to check on the latest stories in Deuxmoi’s feed. What an incredible debut." — Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The UnhoneymoonersFrom the creator of @Deuxmoi, the popular – and infamous – celebrity gossip Instagram, comes a fun and charming debut novel about a stylist assistant whose drunken decision to turn her Instagram into a celeb gossip account turns her life completely upside down. When Cricket Lopez, assistant to one of the most notorious celebrity stylists, revamps her old fashion Instagram account and turns it into a source for celebrity gossip on a drunken whim, she never thinks it will become anything. It's just a way to blow off steam after a terrible, terrible day at work where her nightmarish boss screams at her and blames her for some 18-year-old influencer's screw-up. But when the account grows overnight and, even wilder, when she starts getting gossip from fans and insiders – juicy gossip – she has to face facts: her Instagram is now famous. She is now famous.Though no one knows that she is behind the account, its newfound success quickly wreaks havoc on her real life. Her boss wonders why she’s disappearing on the job, her friends are increasingly irritated by her dedication to the account, and she has celebrities, investors, and journalists approaching her nonstop. Plus, there's a steamy new love interest who she meets through her online persona—except she has no idea if she can truly trust his motives. As the account grows and becomes more and more influential, she has to wonder: is it – the fame, the insider access, the escape from real life – really worth losing everything she has?
Anonymity: A Secret History of English Literature
by John MullanSome of the greatest works in English literature were first published without their authors' names. Why did so many authors want to be anonymous--and what was it like to read their books without knowing for certain who had written them? In Anonymity, John Mullan gives a fascinating and original history of hidden identity in English literature. From the sixteenth century to today, he explores how the disguises of writers were first used and eventually penetrated, how anonymity teased readers and bamboozled critics--and how, when book reviews were also anonymous, reviewers played tricks of their own in return. Today we have forgotten that the first readers of Gulliver's Travels and Sense and Sensibility had to guess who their authors might be, and that writers like Sir Walter Scott and Charlotte Brontë went to elaborate lengths to keep secret their authorship of the best-selling books of their times. But, in fact, anonymity is everywhere in English literature. Spenser, Donne, Marvell, Defoe, Swift, Fanny Burney, Austen, Byron, Thackeray, Lewis Carroll, Tennyson, George Eliot, Sylvia Plath, and Doris Lessing--all hid their names. With great lucidity and wit, Anonymity tells the stories of these and many other writers, providing a fast-paced, entertaining, and informative tour through the history of English literature.