Lost in Antiquity


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With astonishing insight and vivid narration, Kurfman writes an inspiring account of a young man's passage into maturity.




Hope Evolved


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"Creating Earth was our greatest mistake." Azariah created the universes. Alive since the beginning of all time, he is the ancestor of humankind. But he punished humans long ago, banishing them from space in the Great Separation. But now space is collapsing. An unknown toxin suffocates Azariah's precious worlds. Now Azariah's young daughter, Dinah, is a growing celestial body whose own might is increasing. But is her new strength a threat, a weapon designed by her vicious mother to destroy him? Why does Dinah want so desperately to visit the River Keeper, a fallen Scion who fought against him, long banished to desolate Earth? There is one way to find out. On Earth, Hope Casey fights to survive against her growing enemies. But Hope also sees it -- the poison in the air, a pollutant escaping from humans. It infects other people, before it floats into a massive river across the sky. When a thundering cloud in the form of a man accosts her at night, Hope knows she's not crazy. But why? How is she connected to these star people from another world? And will this dark poison cost Hope her life? In this science fiction coming of age saga, Harry Potter meets black-ish.




Yesterday's Monsters


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In 1969, the world was shocked by a series of murders committed by Charles Manson and his “family” of followers. Although the defendants were sentenced to death in 1971, their sentences were commuted to life with parole in 1972; since 1978, they have been regularly attending parole hearings. Today all of the living defendants remain behind bars. Relying on nearly fifty years of parole hearing transcripts, as well as interviews and archival materials, Hadar Aviram invites readers into the opaque world of the California parole process—a realm of almost unfettered administrative discretion, prison programming inadequacies, high-pitched emotions, and political pressures. Yesterday’s Monsters offers a fresh longitudinal perspective on extreme punishment.




Hope Forever


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HOPE The unimaginable has happened. Hope is gone. The war for Opal Lake rages. Gangs have usurped Hope's power. Her enemies now have free reign. This means war. DINAH She is now the most powerful Scion. Ruler of every universe. But can she truly lead in peace when one universe still suffers? Earth is in grave danger. And the one human who understands is dead. In this final book of a science fiction coming of age saga, prepare your heart for the completion of Dinah and Hope.




Elder Evils


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Providing Dungeon Masters with 160 pages of truly wicked threats to challenge high-level heroes, this tome comes with stat blocks for the elder evil and its minions, tips for how to incorporate the elder evil into any D&D campaign, and how to create unique villains and endgame encounters.




Counter-Narratives


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Saudi Arabia and Yemen are two countries of crucial importance in the Middle East and yet our knowledge about them is highly limited, while typical ways of looking at the histories of these countries have impeded understanding. Counter-Narratives brings together a group of leading scholars of the Middle East using new theoretical and methodological approaches to cross-examine standard stories, whether as told by Westerners or by Saudis and Yemenis, and these are found wanting. The authors assess how grand historical narratives such as those produced by states and colonial powers are currently challenged by multiple historical actors, a process which generates alternative narratives about identity, the state and society.




City of Torment


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Lovecraftian horror from award-winning Forgotten Realms® game designer Bruce R. Cordell. Raidon Kane travels to the subterranean fortress of the somnambulant aboleths, bent on killing the Eldest in its sleep. But he isn’t the only one bound for the hidden city. A warlock, an arch fey, a pirate, and a high priestess of the Abolethic Sovereignty all have designs of their own on the Eldest–if they don’t kill each other first.




Monster Manual 2


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Hundreds of old and new monsters for your 4th edition D&D(R) game! This core rulebook presents hundreds of monsters for your D&D campaign. Classic monsters such as centaurs and frost giants make their first 4th edition appearance here. In addition, this book includes scores of new monsters to challenge characters of heroic, paragon, and epic levels.