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Acorna's People (Acorna Ser. #3)
by Anne McCaffrey Elizabeth A. ScarboroughFilled with adventure and wonder, the third Acorna novel continues the enthralling saga of the beautiful, brave, and kindhearted Unicorn Girl.“Welcome Home, Linyaari Child!”With the help of her “uncles” and the thousands of humans who love and admire her, Acorna has found her true people, the peaceful, telepathic Linyaari. But Acorna still has much to do before she can enjoy her new home. The legendary resting place of the lost Linyaari ancestors has yet to be found. And with the help of a rogue spacetrader and his feline sidekick, Acorna must strive to right an unspeakable wrong and defeat an enemy even crueler than the Khleevi. Along the way, she will at last uncover the Universe’s most carefully guarded secret—the true nature of the ancient link between the Linyaari and the space-faring humans she has also come to think of as her “people.”Praise for the Acorna series“McCaffrey and Ball have created a magical alien in this fantasy/science fiction story.” —Library Journal“Good spacefaring fun.” —Publishers Weekly“Combining colorful characterizations, lots of fast-paced action, and a decided sense of menace . . . this is entertaining fare, indeed, for sf fans.” —Booklist
Acorna's Quest (Acorna Series #2)
by Anne Mccaffrey"I must find my own kind!" Found as an infant drifting in space, Acorna, the Unicorn Girl, has become a young woman. She still has her tiny, translucent horn, and her "funny" feet and hands. And, she still has her miraculous ability to make plants grow and heal human sickness. But Acorna has strange dreams of a gentle folk who mind-speak by touching horns. With her "Uncle" Calum, one of the three grizzled asteroid prospectors who rescued, protected, and raised her, she sets off to find her people. No sooner does she leave than a mysterious craft appears, piloted by the Linyaari, a gentle race with telepathic powers. The Linyaari are roaming the galaxy, spreading the alarm about the deadly Khleev--And searching for a beloved little girl they had given up for lost, long ago...
Acorna's Rebels (The Acorna Series #6)
by Anne McCaffrey Elizabeth A. ScarboroughNew York Times–Bestselling Author: While she pursues her missing beloved, the unicorn girl Acorna must foil a plot against the sacred Temple Cats . . . Acorna’s people, the Linyaari, have begun reclaiming their homeworld from the ravages of the brutal Khleevi. But the first wave of explorers has unlocked a larger mystery about the origins of the Linyaari—one that has led Aari, Acorna’s beloved lifemate, on a dangerous journey from which he may never return.Setting off on a quest to find Aari, Acorna and her friends—Captain Becker, Mac, Nadhari, and RK—are forced to crash land on the beautiful and barbaric exotic jungle world of Makahomia, home of the mysterious Temple Cats. But an evil scheme threatens to destroy the sacred felines. To save the cats, Acorna will lead a band of rebels on a journey into Makahomia’s temples and hidden sanctuaries.And there, within one sacred shrine, she will discover shocking information that could lead to Aari . . . or to disaster.
Acorna's Search (The Acorna Series #5)
by Anne McCaffrey Elizabeth A. ScarboroughThe unicorn girl is on a desperate hunt in the series by the New York Times–bestselling, Nebula-winning authors: “Fast-paced action . . . entertaining fare indeed.” —Booklist The homeworld that Acorna has never known was horribly scarred in the brutal attack by the cold-blooded Khleevi, but the Linyaari—the unicorn girl’s gentle, spiritual race—live on. Now is the time for healing and rebuilding, for restoring the natural beauty corrupted by the savage insectile oppressors. But Acorna’s Linyaari friends and colleagues begin mysteriously disappearing soon after work gets under way, among them her beloved Aari. And her desperate search for answers will lead courageous Acorna to a shocking discovery beneath the surface of her people’s world—and deep into the realms of limitless space, where the truth of the origin of everything awaits.“This popular adventure series demonstrates the storytelling expertise of co-authors McCaffrey and Scarborough.” —Library Journal
Acorna's Triumph (The Acorna Series #7)
by Anne McCaffrey Elizabeth A. ScarboroughThe unicorn girl must rescue her beloved and defeat a dreaded alien menace in this action-packed conclusion to the fantasy space opera series.Beloved by millions of readers, Anne McCaffrey is one of science fiction’s favorite authors. Writing with award-winning author Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, she has created the bestselling Acorna series, focusing on the adventures of the brave unicorn girl.With Acorna’s Triumph, they turn to the dramatic conclusion of the series, as Acorna faces her most difficult challenge ever. She has defeated slavers, a deadly international conspiracy, and the vicious alien Khleevi, only to endure the loss of her beloved Aari, distant in both time and space.Now, finally, Aari has returned, and together they can finish rebuilding their home world. But Aari is oddly changed, to the point where he barely remembers Acorna—much less their love—and his actions grow more and more sinister. . . . As Acorna tries to stop a vicious criminal from destroying innocents, a new complication arises. Sensing the Linyaari weakness, the deadly Khleevi return, determined to take back the planet—for good. In this dark time, it will take all the unicorn girl’s courage and determination to rescue Aari and stop the alien menace once and for all.Praise for Acorna’s Triumph“McCaffrey and Scarborough’s finale to the charming Acorna saga will please the two authors’ many fans and lovers of horses and cats generally. . . . A fitting coda to the series. Both Acorna and Aari and their creators can ride off into the starlight with clear consciences.” —Publishers Weekly“This coda to McCaffrey’s popular series packs plenty of action into 320 pages.” —Booklist“I would recommend this as great read for anyone that is interested in time travel and fantasy. Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Scarborough have not only hit a home run but cleared the bases with this novel.” —SFRevu
Acorna's World (The Acorna Series #4)
by Anne McCaffrey Elizabeth A. Scarborough“Good spacefaring fun” as the Unicorn Girl returns in her fourth adventure from the New York Times–bestselling authors of Acorna’s People (Publishers Weekly).Acorna, the “unicorn girl” has made peace with her Linyaari past, and aboard the interplanetary salvage vessel Condor she is finally free. But dread overtakes her when a distress signal summons Acorna and her companions to a nearby planet. For among the myriad wonders of this world of sentient plants and intoxicating perfumes are unmistakable signs that everything Acorna holds dear is in peril. A promise of world-shattering devastation is in the celestial winds—and impending catastrophe at the claws of the cold-blooded insectile race that seeks to eradicate all Linyaari and human life from the galaxy . . . the Khleevi!Praise for the Acorna series“McCaffrey and Ball have created a magical alien in this fantasy/science fiction story.” —Library Journal“Combining colorful characterizations, lots of fast-paced action, and a decided sense of menace . . . this is entertaining fare, indeed, for sf fans.” —Booklist
Acorralado
by Carlos Blanco Alan BrenhamObsesionado por la memoria de un caso de secuestro arruinado en el último instante... Deseando que la historia no se repitiera, el detective Matt Brady lucha por resolver el caso de la desaparición de siete mujeres jóvenes, pero rápidamente es lanzado contra una organización criminal que conoce tanto de procedimientos policiales como él --una organización que hará cualquier cosa por mantener la ventaja. Sus problemas se complican cuando una joven veterinaria es inyectada en la investigación convirtiéndose en la posible víctima número ocho. Cuando trata de defenderla, se interpone en la mira de un asesino de policías profesional. ¿Podrá Brady resolver el caso a tiempo de salvar su nuevo amor, o será esta investigación el final de ambos?
Acosad@s
by Andrés Acosta Jaima Alfonso Sandoval M. B. Brozon Juana Inés DehesaCuatro cuentos dolorosamente necesarios. Cuatro historias y un solo problema, tan cercano, que a veces no alcanzamos a distinguirlo con claridad. Cuatro destacados escritores mexicanos unen sus talentos para darle una nueva perspectiva a un tipo de violencia que se ha vuelto parte de la realidad que nos toca vivir. Juana Inés Dehesa, Mónica B. Brozon, Jaime Alfonso Sandoval y Andrés Acosta tejen sus historias a lo largo de este volumen, haciéndonos voltear hacia el bullying cibernético, el acoso en la escuela, la violencia de género y la falta de tolerancia a quienes piensan diferente.
Acosadores: Primer Libro (Futuros Reyes #1)
by Seth GiolleAngelina, Gordon y Simon son tres jóvenes magos nacidos en un mundo que ha sido invadido. La magia regresó al hombre un día fatídico trayendo regalos mágicos, pero el paso del cometa también trajo criaturas de otra dimensión que invadieron nuestro mundo y pusieron a la humanidad de rodillas. Cuando las criaturas fueron vencidas, los humanos se volvieron contra los magos culpándolos por el ataque, y los magos huyeron dejando al hombre reconstruirse a partir de los escombros. Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde aquel día y el hombre no ha reconstruido mucho. Básicamente vive de los humos del viejo mundo. Los magos y hechiceros son cazados y asesinados. Angelina sabe que un mago ha bajado del norte para rescatarlos, y parece digno de confianza, pero se enfrenta a algo muy similar a esas bestias oscuras de antaño, las que se suponía que estaban todas muertas, y el pueblo se está volviendo loco. Si los tres jóvenes quieren salir de la ciudad y dirigirse al el norte, hacia un lugar seguro, necesitarán mucho coraje e ingenio. ¡Y mucha magia!
Acoso, fracaso escolar
by Immaculada Concepció Vallès GuinjoanTus hijos pueden ser triunfadores. <p><p> Tanto los estudios de la división del trabajo social, del suicidio y de las formas elementales de la vida establecen unos conceptos inéditos, de categorías nuevas y de hipótesis. Con la ayuda de todo ello se intenta un análisis sociológico de la naturaleza y del rol de educación. <p>Toda sociedad tiene la moral y educación que necesita para sobrevivir, son un medio que prepara las condiciones de la propia existencia en el corazón de los niños y adolescentes. El proceso educativo tendrá el carácter de la transmisiónde un lenguaje de unas técnicas de pensamiento y de unas reglas morales. El punto de apoyo, de partida y de referencia, es el lenguaje y este a su vez es la comunicación, que no es más que la expresión de los sentimientos, individuales, gregarios, sociales, familiares... <p>Como alternativa, la autora presenta, la consideración del otro, el diálogo, la comunicación. El Verbo por ex celencia, la palabra puede curar, no solo matar. Emprendamos todos el vuelo.
Acoustics in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Science: Listening at the Threshold (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)
by Melissa DicksonWhat did it mean to hear, for the first time, what George Eliot described as 'that roar which lies on the other side of silence'? Rapid developments in nineteenth-century acoustic science and communications technologies opened up new worlds beyond the limits of normal audibility for the Victorian public. Weaving together explorations of scientific developments with imaginative cultural, spiritual, and literary responses, this book sets out to explore the burgeoning field of acoustics in the nineteenth century and the new language, structure, and conceptual models it offered to broker the boundaries of the individual self. Ranging from Eliot's Middlemarch to Du Maurier's Trilby, and from Laënnec's work on the stethoscope to experiments on animal audition, inquiries into the unconscious, and spiritualist investigations of the hidden world of vibrations, it demonstrates the profound challenge to the boundaries of the human that was issued by new sound technologies in the Victorian period.
Acqua: Un viaggio spaventoso in una mente assassina
by Claudio HernándezLo chiamano "Coñingan" per il suo modo particolare di risolvere i casi di serial killer. Il detective Sean Rickman ha un buon intuito e un'intelligenza molto superiore a quella degli altri. Tuttavia, nell'autunno del 2020, nel bel mezzo di una pandemia, un assassino sembra sovrastarlo tanto da impedire al detective di trovare teorie o ipotesi sulla sua identità, tutto questo mentre continuano ad apparire cadaveri vicino alla foresta del Maine. Un assassino, dalle potenti facoltà mentali e di una crudeltà mai vista, conosce tutte le mosse di Rickman. Chi è capace di uccidere giovani donne senza lasciare alcuna traccia? Chi è il responsabile di tanta crudeltà?
Acqua
by Jesús María Flores LunaAcqua di Jesús María Flores Luna Agua presenta 10 poesie dalla trasparenza dell'acqua alla sua corsa sotto le città. È una raccolta di poesie sull'acqua. Dal suo aspetto e dal primo contatto dell'uomo con esso, seguendo il suo uso quotidiano di sopravvivenza per il mondo, per il flusso e la corsa sotto le città e il loro inquinamento oggi.
Acqua Alta: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery (A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery #5)
by Donna Leon“A dramatic and deeply satisfying climax . . . a high-stakes mystery in which the setting vibrates with as much life as the story itself.” —Publishers Weekly As Venice braces for a winter tempest, intrepid Italian sleuth Commissario Guido Brunetti finds out that an archaeologist and old friend has been savagely beaten at the palazzo home of opera singer Flavia Petrelli. Then, as the floodwaters rise, the corpse of a museum director is discovered—and Brunetti must wade through the chaotic city to solve his deadliest case yet. “An evocative peep into the dark underworld of the beauteous city.” —Time Out London “A superb police detective.” —Library Journal Also published under the title Death in High Water
Acqua Alta (Guido Brunetti #5)
by Donna LeonAs Venice braces for a winter storm, the Italian sleuth Commissario Guido Brunetti finds out that an old friend has been savagely beaten at the palazzo home of a reigning diva. Then, as flood waters rise, a corpse is discovered. Brunetti must wade through the chaotic city to solve his deadliest case yet.
Acqua pulita
by Amy Lane Livin DerevelEcco a voi Patrick Cleary: festaiolo, perdente e schizzato. Patrick cerca disperatamente di trasformare se stesso e i risultati sono così straordinari che per poco non ne rimane ucciso. Ora ecco a voi Wes 'Whiskey' Keenan: biologo da campo che si chiede quando arriverà il momento giusto per sistemarsi e mettere radici. Quando il giorno peggiore della vita di Patrick si conclude col salvataggio da parte di Whiskey, i due si trovano a condividere un frammento di vita e una minuscola cuccetta sulla casa galleggiante più kitsch del mondo. Patrick ha bisogno di dare una svolta alla sua vita e Whiskey decide di aiutarlo, ma il ragazzo non è del tutto convinto di riuscirci. Anzi, è abbastanza sicuro di essere uno scherzo della natura. Ma Whiskey, che lavora con veri e propri scherzi della natura, pensa che l'unica cosa di cui Patrick ha davvero bisogno è riconoscere la bellezza dentro quel guscio strambo, e non si è mai tirato indietro di fronte a una missione. Tra rane anomale, un ex ragazzo delinquente e i complessi di Patrick, Whiskey dovrà armarsi di tutta la pazienza possibile prima che Patrick scopra il meglio di sé. Solo allora si troveranno a nuotare finalmente nell'acqua pulita.
An Acquaintance with Darkness (Great Episodes)
by Ann RinaldiFourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush suspects that her uncle is involved in body snatching. Meanwhile, her best friend's family is accused of plotting to kill Abraham Lincoln, and Emily is left unsure of whom she can trust. Includes a reader's guide.
Acquainted With the Night
by Piper MaitlandA woman's quest for the truth...A medieval icon that holds the clues...And an ancient book with the power to shake Christianity-and humanity itself. London tour guide Caroline Clifford has never believe in vampires- until her uncle is brutally murdered at a Bulgarian archaeological site, and a vampire hunter who corresponded with him seeks her out.Strange anagrams on her uncle's passport lead them to a cliff-top monastery in Greece, where a shattering revelation connects a relic Caro inherited to an age-old text on immortality-and an enigmatic prophecy that pits the forces of darkness and light in a showdown that could destroy all they know...
Acquainted with the Night: Stories
by Lynne Sharon SchwartzA rich and diverse collection of stories detailing life in all its daily battles and yearnings Lynne Sharon Schwartz is a master of tone, deft at creating realistic settings and characters. In Acquainted with the Night, she unleashes sixteen wickedly smart, wholly believable short stories. In the title story, for instance, a man&’s nocturnal battle against a floating globule in his eye forces him to question his very state of being. In &“Mrs. Saunders Writes to the World,&” an anonymous old woman attempts to force people to know her first name by writing &“FRANNY&” in big red letters all over her neighborhood. In another, a girl must to deal with the increasingly juvenile actions of her divorced mother. By turns darkly humorous, moving, and witty, Acquainted with the Night demonstrates Schwartz&’s genius for detail.
Acque Avvelenate
by Ermisenda Alvarez Elisa PardiniErrori pagati col sangue, brutte cicatrici e splendide bugie. Una storia di corruzione. Helen Gardener viene assassinata durante una crociera su un transatlantico. La Diamond Royale parte da Southampton con a bordo il suo assassino. Ambientato negli anni '50, Acque Avvelenate narra le storie di sette sfortunati personaggi in qualche modo colpiti dalla sua morte. Si è trattato solo di un incidente? Il signor Phillips, proprietario della nave e ospite della crociera, governa con il pugno di ferro, alla ricerca di qualcosa... o di qualcuno. Le bugie prendono il sopravvento mentre i sospettati cercano di sopravvivere agli ultimi giorni sulla nave. Vivendo il conflitto tra la propria morale, la cupidigia e la lussuria, capiscono chi sno realmente. Chi arriverà in alto? Chi cadrà? Chi ha ucciso Helen Gardener?
Acque Oscure - Libro degli elementi primo
by Rain Oxford Valentina ImpellizzeriDevon Sanders, un investigatore privato noto per la sua efficienza e discrezione, non ha alcun interesse a far parte della comunità paranormale. Sfortunatamente per lui, la comunità paranormale è molto interessata a lui, o quanto meno al suo segreto. Devon è formidabile nel risolvere I casi grazie al suo formidabile intuito. Quando Devon scopre un omicidio violento, sa che non si tratta di un crimine naturale. Per risolvere il caso e scoprire l'assassino, dovrà andare, sotto copertura di mago, all'università del paranormale, Quintessenza. Ben presto scoprirà che il suo talento deriva da forze soprannaturali più di quanto abbia mai saputo. La magia è negli elementi.
acquiesce
by David YeePlagued by the success of his first book and haunted by his past, Sin Hwang arrives in Hong Kong with some unusual cargo and a lot of emotional baggage. Featuring a surreal cast of characters, from a foul-mouthed Paddington Bear to a wisecracking Buddhist monk, this sharply comedic and heartbreakingly poignant tale of self, familial, and spiritual discovery reflects the cycles from which we must all break free as we find our way.
Acquired: The CEO's Small-Town Bride
by Catherine MannThe people of Vista del Mar were about to pay. Now that Rafe Cameron had made his fortune, he was out to settle old debts. Except he hadn't counted on running into Sarah Richards his feisty ex-flame who was determined to put an end to his feud with their hometown. Secretly amused that Sarah had turned into such a do-gooder, Rafe allowed himself to consider her pleas. But nothing, not even the thawing of his own frozen heart, would make this CEO amend his plans. Until one revelation changed everything.
Acquired Alterity: Migration, Identity, and Literary Nationalism (New Interventions in Japanese Studies #3)
by Edward MackA free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. This is the first book-length study in English of the Japanese-language literary activities of early Japanese migrants to Brazil. It provides a detailed history of Japanese-language bookstores, serialized newspaper fiction, original creative works, and critical apparatuses that existed in Brazil prior to World War II. This case study of the reading and writing of one diasporic population challenges the dominant mode of literary study, in which texts are often explicitly or implicitly understood through a framework of ethno-nationalism. Self-representations by writers in the diaspora reveal flaws in this prevailing framework through what Edward Mack calls "acquired alterity," in which expectations about the stability of ethnic identity are subverted in surprising ways. Acquired Alterity encourages a reconsideration of the ramifications (and motivations) of cultural analyses of texts and the constructions of peoplehood that are often the true objects of literary knowledge production.
Acquired by Her Greek Boss: The Consequence Of His Vengeance, Bought To Wear The Billionaire's Ring, Bride By Royal Decree, Acquired By Her Greek Boss
by Chantelle ShawA Greek tycoon’s secretary goes from unassuming to irresistible when she discovers a shocking family secret in this international romance.Greek tycoon Alekos Gionakis thought he knew the value of his secretary, but her newly transformed appearance—and surprising secret parentage—has him reappraising his most precious asset!Hardworking yet shy, Sara Lovejoy has always harbored a secret crush on her boss, Alekos. But when she learns that she is the daughter of a rich and powerful politician, she begins to see herself in an alluring new light.Alekos concocts a plan to help Sara meet her family while keeping her identity hidden. All she has to do is pretend to be his mistress . . .