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Zetian, now ruler of Chang’an, must balance dangerous politics with her quest for revenge in the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Iron Widow, a blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction.Having reclaimed her homeland from the Hunduns and learned the true nature of the gods, Iron Widow Zetian returns to Chang'an with Emperor-General Qin Zheng to rule together and attempt to deconstruct the corrupt and misogynist system that plagues the country. However, she must not only contend with political unrest and continued Hundun attacks but also with the gods themselves, who hold Li Shimin's life in their hands and seek to control Zetian as their puppet. Dangerous forces seek to undermine Zetian at every turn. Can she enact positive changes as a fair and just ruler, and change the system from within? Or will she be forced to rely on fear and violence, and succumb to her darker instincts, becoming almost as corrupt as Chang'an's previous rulers, in her quest for vengeance? Find out in this highly-anticipated sequel to Iron Widow, a #1 New York Times bestseller!

"Gu Mang is determined to turn over a new leaf and prove to Mo Xi that he's not the ruthless man he once was. Yet as his old memories return, the shadow of the traitorous General Gu seems to haunt him, raising questions to which he has no answers -- both about his defection from Chonghua and his past entanglements with Mo Xi. As Mo Xi and Gu Mang struggle toward a fragile truce, the pair are summoned for an emergency rescue mission to an island inhabited by demons. But this island is full of buried secrets...including one that may unravel everything Mo Xi and Gu Mang thought they knew about the past."--

Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company, hear rumours of a fine fishing creek in upstate New York, one hiding a terrible secret.

Sprache: Englisch Das ultimative Standardwerk des Interior Designs: Andrew Martin präsentiert die aktuellen internationalen Designtrends im jährlich erscheinenden Interior Design Review Egal ob für Design Fans oder Design Profis: Andrew Martin ist die umfassende Inspirationsquelle Präsentiert den aktuellen Gewinner des "Designer of the Year"-Awards. Das Standardwerk für Dekoration und Innenarchitektur: Andrew Martin, "Interior Design Review" geht in die 27. Auflage. Der jährlich erscheinende Klassiker, der von der britischen Times den hohen Titel "die Bibel des Interior Designs" verliehen bekommen hat, zeigt die neuesten Designtrends der zu den angesagtesten Einrichtungsstilen. Von minimalistisch skandinavisch über charmantes Boho bis dekadent, bunt und farbenfroh präsentiert Martin Waller in dem aufwendig gestalteten Bildband nicht nur Häuser und Wohnungen, sondern auch Restaurants, Cafés und Büroräume, die von den führenden Top-Designern auf der ganzen Welt gestaltet wurden. "Interior Design Review Vol. 27" ist eine Inspiration für alle, die sich für das Thema Innenarchitektur begeistern. Auf über 500 Seiten stellt das wunderschön gestaltete Coffee-Table-Book auf mehr als 1.000 Fotografien Trends zum Thema Einrichtung und Design vor. Gezeigt wird alles, was dem hohen Anspruch von Martin Waller, dem Gründer der Designer-Marke "Andrew Martin", als Impuls für seine eigene Designer-Marke genügt. Ein Highlight des Bildbandes ist auch dieses Jahr die Vorstellung des "Designer oft the Year", den Martin Waller zusammen mit seinem Team auswählt und in seinem Buch vorstellt. Wer ein Coffee-Table-Book sucht, das angesagte Trends der Wohnkultur mit Stil verbindet, der ist mit "Interior Design Review Vol. 27" perfekt ausgestattet. Ein großartiges Lesevergnügen, das viele Ideen, zur Gestaltung der eigenen vier Wände bietet oder einfach nur für diejenigen ist, die Spaß daran haben, schön gestaltete Räume anzuschauen.

?A world-class practitioner of spy fiction.??Washington Post#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller with this action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with twenty-two thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring the ?much-loved Gabriel Allon? (Booklist). Silva's ingenious plotting?based on his superior knowledge of geopolitical events?have taken the art restorer and former spy around the globe and back, from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East.Silva returns with another blockbuster?a powerhouse novel that showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant imagination?that will thrill his multitudes of steadfast fans and growing legions of admirers.

The Official Digital SAT Study Guide(TM) provides a comprehensive resource for understanding updates to the SAT® in the digital format. It includes four official practice tests-all created by the test maker. As part of College Board's commitment to access, practice tests are also available in the digital testing platform, Bluebook(TM), at no charge. However, the guide is the only place to find practice tests in print accompanied by over 300 pages of additional instruction, guidance, and test information.The Official Digital SAT Study Guide will help students get ready for the digital SAT with: . four official digital SAT practice tests, created from the same process used for the actual test. . detailed descriptions of the Reading and Writing and Math sections of the digital SAT.. targeted sample questions for each question type. . question drills by topic.. test-taking approaches and suggestions.. detailed explanations of right and wrong answers.. information on preparing for the digital PSAT/NMSQT® or PSAT(TM) 10.To fully prepare for the digital SAT, we recommend that you also visit sat.org/digital, download Bluebook, and try out the tools in the test preview.

Containing the stories of four legendary fashion houses, this collectable box holds a beautiful set of covetable style guides.

"From the acclaimed author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL comes a deeply moving romance about losing the life you always thought would be yours...and finding something beautiful in the wreckage of the past. Quietly heartbroken, Edwin Tully lives alone in the house he used to share with the man he once loved. He tends to damaged books and faded memories, trying to build a future from the fragments of the past. Then the weather turns, and the river spills into Edwin's quiet world, bringing with it Adam Dacre from the Environment Agency. An unlikely knight, this stranger with roughened hands and worn wellingtons offers Edwin the hope of something he thought he would never have again. As the two men are drawn together in their struggle against the rising waters, Edwin slowly lets down his guard as he comes to accept he can't shield his heart from everything-and perhaps he doesn't even need to try. Because love doesn't only leave scars...sometimes, it heals them, too. This lyrical, moving LGBTQIA+ romance contains never-before-seen content and exclusive bonus material-including a NEW novella, Chasing the Light, following Marius as he rediscovers love and the complicated joy of being truly alive"--

"Despite the sting of Yan Wushi's betrayal fresh on his heart, Shen Qiao rushes to save him from certain death only to arrive a moment too late--or so it seems. As rumor of Yan Wushi's demise spreads far and wide, the winds of change stir across the land. Meanwhile, Shen Qiao seeks to heal Yan Wushi's grave injuries, and realizes that his understanding of the Demon Lord runs only skin-deep. Yet fate does not allow the pair to remain idle for long. When an old friend reveals his true nature, Shen Qiao and Yan Wushi have no choice but to aid him on a perilous mission. Only this time, humans aren't the only monsters to fear."--Publisher marketing.

A PAWN IN GRANDER GAMESAs emperors, generals, and kings vie for dominance, martial sects mount bloody clashes to determine who will influence the nations’ leaders. Fallen and humbled, former sect leader Shen Qiao searches for direction in a tumultuous world. He finds an unlikely companion in the nefarious Yan Wushi.The roguish and powerful demonic practitioner has helped Shen Qiao begin to rebuild his lost martial abilities. As the two travel and work together, the gentle Daoist master dares to imagine that the famed Demon Lord is warming to him. But all is not as it seems, and old treacheries draw fresh blood. As Shen Qiao confronts dangerous new enemies, the struggle for control of the Central Plains ignites!

Officially in English for the first time: the modern fantasy danmei/Boys' Love trilogy about gods, ghosts, and supernatural investigations! Zhao Yunlan heads up a covert division of the Ministry of Public Security that deals with the strange and unusual, blurring the line between the mortal realm and the Netherworld. His cocky, casual attitude conceals both a sharp mind and an arsenal of mystical tools and arcane knowledge. While investigating a gruesome death at a local university, Zhao Yunlan crosses paths with the reserved Professor Shen Wei. Zhao Yunlan is immediately intrigued by Shen Wei's good looks and intense gaze, and the attraction between them is immediate and powerful, even as Shen Wei tries to keep his distance. Shen Wei and his secrets are a puzzle Zhao Yunlan feels compelled to solve as mysterious circumstances throw them together, and their connection becomes impossible to deny.

"Yan Wushi, leader of the demonic Huanyue sect, is a master cultivator, a brilliant strategist, and an incurable cynic. In his philosophy, every human heart is ruled by cruelty and selfishness. Anyone who believes otherwise is either a liar or a fool. Enter the humble Shen Qiao, leader of the Daoist sect at Xuandu Mountain. He is both gracious and charitable, and exactly the type of do-gooder that Yan Wushi despises. When Shen Qiao suffers a shocking loss in a duel and is left for dead, Yan Wushi happens upon him and concocts a plan to teach him about the wretchedness of humanity"--

The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled the empire of Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young man raised on the impoverished northern border, the concerns of the empire are as distant as the stars above. When raiders from the north attack Chang Geng's small village, he discovers that the life he knows is a lie. His mother, his teacher, and even his godfather whom he trusted more than any other, Shen Shiliu, are not what they seem. As enemy nations close in, Chang Geng follows his godfather to the heart of the imperial capital, where a greater fate lies in store for him.

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HIDDEN TRUTHS AND BURIED HEARTSThe longer Mo Ran spends in his life reborn, the less he understands the man he once was, to say nothing of the teacher he so hated. As emperor of the mortal realm, Mo Ran loathed Chu Wanning with all his being, but the Chu Wanning of this life has sacrificed himself for his student’s sake time and again. Nevertheless, with the day of Chu Wanning’s greatest betrayal on the horizon, Mo Ran clings to his hatred and his hopes: he must not let the past repeat itself. Yet strange new tragedies continue to unfold, and Mo Ran finds himself working alongside Chu Wanning to hunt down the mysterious culprit—a cruel mastermind who may know more about Mo Ran than even he remembers.

A groundbreaking tour of the human mind that illuminates the biological nature of our inner worlds and emotions, through gripping, moving—and, at times, harrowing—clinical stories“[A] scintillating and moving analysis of the human brain and emotions.”—Nature“Beautifully connects the inner feelings within all human beings to deep insights from modern psychiatry and neuroscience.”—Robert Lefkowitz, Nobel LaureateKarl Deisseroth has spent his life pursuing truths about the human mind, both as a renowned clinical psychiatrist and as a researcher creating and developing the revolutionary field of optogenetics, which uses light to help decipher the brain’s workings. In Projections, he combines his knowledge of the brain’s inner circuitry with a deep empathy for his patients to examine what mental illness reveals about the human mind and the origin of human feelings—how the broken can illuminate the unbroken.Through cutting-edge research and gripping case studies from Deisseroth’s own patients, Projections tells a larger story about the material origins of human emotion, bridging the gap between the ancient circuits of our brain and the poignant moments of suffering in our daily lives. The stories of Deisseroth’s patients are rich with humanity and shine an unprecedented light on the self—and the ways in which it can break down. A young woman with an eating disorder reveals how the mind can rebel against the brain’s most primitive drives of hunger and thirst; an older man, smothered into silence by depression and dementia, shows how humans evolved to feel not only joy but also its absence; and a lonely Uighur woman far from her homeland teaches both the importance—and challenges—of deep social bonds.Illuminating, literary, and essential, Projections is a revelatory, immensely powerful work. It transforms our understanding not only of the brain but of ourselves as social beings—giving vivid illustrations through science and resonant human stories of our yearning for connection and meaning.

THE SECRET TO HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WEIGHT LOSS LIES IN HOW YOU BREATHE.One of the biggest obstacles to your health and fitness is a rarely identified problem—and one that is unknown outside of medical journals: chronic overbreathing. We can breathe two to three times more air than required without even knowing it, and chronic overbreathing leads to loss of health and poor fitness and contributes to problems such as anxiety, asthma, fatigue, insomnia, heart problems, and even obesity.Within minutes you can improve the amount of oxygen delivered to active muscles and organs by changing how you breathe, using the simple and easy-to-apply techniques in this book. Whether you’re an elite athlete looking to simulate high-altitude training or an everyday person looking for more daily stamina and health benefits, these revolutionary, scientifically validated breathing exercises have the potential to maximize and drastically improve your current performance level.

Mikael Einarsson ist Chefkoch der Brasserie Astoria in Stockholm. Er hat beträchtliche kulinarische Erfahrung über die Jahre in verschiedenen Arten von Küchen gesammelt. DE TITLE ist sein viertes Buch, das erste mit gestalten.Hubbe Lemon is Förster und Jäger in Skebo Herrgård in Schweden. Er fischt und jagt seitdem er 10 Jahre alt war und geht das ganze Jahr über in den Wald. Dies ist sein erstes Buch.

Eine frische Perspektive: Shira Gills visionäres Lifestyle- und Wohnorganisationsbuch denkt das Thema Minimalismus neu und lädt ein, den eignen Weg zum perfekten Zuhause - und Leben - zu finden.Shira Gill definiert Minimalismus neu - warmherzig, witzig und getragen von einem großen Erfahrungsschatz als professionelle Lifestyle- und Organisationsexpertin. Kern ihrer Arbeit ist ihre nachhaltige und alltagstaugliche Methodik, die leicht anwendbar ist: In fünf Schlüsselschritten entsteht Klarheit, wo vorher Unordnung war, und Ruhe, wo Stress dominierte. Statt strenger Regeln und Einschränkungen lässt sich mit Blick auf persönliche Werte und Umstände eine Strategie für die eigene Wohlfühl-Umgebung entwickeln, die letztlich auch die Basis für ein zufriedenes Leben bildet. Ob eine einzelne Schublade aufgeräumt wird oder ein ganzes Zimmer, ein Bücherregal sortiert oder der Kleiderschrank entschlackt, ob Familienchaos oder Singlehaushalt: Aus kleinen Erfolgen werden große Veränderungen!

Absolute Legal English is a comprehensive course book for students of law and practising lawyers who wish to work in an international legal environment and need to extend their language skills.Absolute Legal English consists of nine units which cover the main areas of international law. Each unit gives practice in all four key language skills and all skills work is closely related to real working practice.Absolute Legal English is suitable for students preparing for the ILEC exam, with additional exam-type tasks for each ILEC paper plus specific exam advice.Absolute Legal English is written in an accessible style by authors who combine experience in language teaching and legal authority. It is informative and engaging and uses a variety of proven techniques from the field of language teaching combined with an authoritative knowledge of appropriate legal matters.Absolute Legal English contains a glossary of additional useful terms as well as all the audio transcripts, answer key and Audio CD, making it suitable for both class and self-study.Areas of Law covered:- Intellectual property- Competition law- Employment law- Contract law- Real property law- Company law- Environmental law

When it comes to the climate, we don't need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action.The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. We urgently need facts, not opinions. Insights, not statistics.The Carbon Almanac is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between hundreds of writers, researchers, thinkers, and leaders that focuses on what we know, what has come before, and what might happen next. With thousands of data points, articles and charts explaining carbon's impact on everything in our society, from our the economy to extreme weather events, it is the definitive source for facts and the basis for a global movement to fight climate change. This book isn't what the oil companies, marketers, activists, or politicians want you to believe. This is what's really happening, right now. Our planet is in trouble, and no one concerned group, corporation, country, or hemisphere canaddress this on its own. We are in this together. And it's not too late for concerted, collective action for change.