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In the early morning of 20th April 1949, HMS Amethyst was fulfilling orders to travel to Nanking to stand guard for the British Embassy during the height of the Chinese Civil War when she was fired upon by guns from the riverbank. Shells pounded into the ship, killing the commanding officer and destroyed the bridge before the ship grounded on the bank. How did the Amethyst escape the battering of Chinese Communist guns?

Naples is the Italian city richest in esotericism, legends, and mysteries. These stories and secrets intertwine in a web of references and allusions that envelop the city in a subtle yet visible network, discernible to those with eyes to see and hearts to believe. Whether passing through Naples as a tourist or as a simple citizen of their own city, one often fails to realize that they are near places whose stories and mysteries are capable of leaving one astonished: from miraculous blood relics (seven, plus that of San Gennaro) to the sites of the cult of purgatorial souls, a cult bordering...

Una sera, mentre rilegge "Pinocchio", un uomo sente la presenza del figlio che non ha avuto, il figlio che la madre - la donna con cui in gioventù lo concepì - decise di abortire. Alla fiamma del camino, il figlio gli appare già adulto, e quella presenza basta "qui e stasera" a fare la sua paternità. Per tutta la notte, al figlio "estratto da una cena d'inverno" lui racconta "un poco di vita scivolata". E così ecco l'infanzia napoletana, la nostalgia della madre e del padre, il bisogno di andare via, di seguire la propria libertà, le guerre trascorse ma anche i baci che ha dato.

Learn how to get your embedded device to market faster AND with higher quality. Join Luca Ingianni and Jeff Gable as they discuss how agile methodologies apply to embedded systems development, with a particular focus on safety-critical industries such as medical devices.

Hallo, wir sind 3 Jungs, die euch auf unseren Weg zum ersten Ultra und mehr mitnehmen wollen.

I always thought I knew what I wanted out of life. I tried to fit in, tried to follow all of the typical paths. Then Kelly came into my life. Kelly was a big girl. Not fat but tall and thick. She had bright green eyes and flaming red hair and an insatiable need that required two types of men. She needed big, well endowed dark men and she needed someone to worship her. I fell into the latter role. Kelly changed my life, showed me how to live in service of a strong woman with needs that needed filling by other men. I never thought I could be that man, but sure enough, I was made for this ...

Il volume raccoglie 19 racconti e un poemetto in versi. Cinque sono apparsi nella piccola raccolta "I colpi dei sensi" (Fahrenheit 451, Roma 1993). In questa sequenza di racconti esiste un motivo conduttore: l'insistenza degli affetti e della memoria, l'ossessione di una felicità che trova condivisioni e coerenze e che prova di volta in volta a chiamarsi amore, comunismo, giustizia. Infatti, "Due non è il doppio ma il contrario di uno, della sua solitudine. Due è alleanza, filo doppio che non è spezzato".

Live your best life in the second half. This no-nonsense show is dedicated to healthspan and features best-selling authors and thought leaders in nutrition, mental health, relationships, and self-improvement. Each episode also includes listener Q&A. Hosted by yoga trainer, writer, and expert speaker, Lucas Rockwood, the founder of YOGABODY.

The cure might be deadlier than the disease. With her tumultuous third year of schooling behind her, Ashley 'Crafter' Jason looks forward to a quiet fourth and final year at the Academy, where she prepares for the Final Exam that will mark her graduation. Yet things are never quiet at the Academy and Ashley soon finds herself facing threats on three fronts. The villainous Overkill emerges from the shadows to demonstrate a deadly biological weapon that threatens the lives of all supers. At the same time, the Dragon King of Superbia plots to not merely invade the United States, but kill ...

Bones Malone feels like he can’t do anything right in his new small town: He almost punched the son of the woman who babysits him and his brothers, he’s one of the only Black kids in Langille, and now his baseball team (the one place where he really feels like he shines) just lost their first game. To make matters worse, things in town are getting weird. His mom isn’t acting like herself at all—she’s totally spaced out, almost like a zombie. And then he and his brothers have the same dream.

She doesn't want to be a superhero. But she has no choice. Sixteen-year-old Ashley 'Crafter' Jason has trust issues. Especially with supers, despite being a super and daughter of two famous superheroes herself. That's because Ashley suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as Hernandez's Disease. Left unchecked, Ashley's own powers will kill her before she turns twenty-one. The superhero community fears and shuns everyone who suffers from this disorder, forcing Ashley to keep it a secret to avoid total ostracization and even violence from her fellow supers. To find a cure, Ashley enrolls ...

Win the Competition. Save the Academy. At the start of her second year at the Academy, Ashley 'Crafter' Jason finds the whole school embroiled in the first-ever Academy Intraschool Competition, where six of the Academy's best students from each Team are pitted against one another in a year-long series of contests. Surprisingly, Ashley ends up voted to represent her Team, putting her at odds with her cocky first-year teleporter cousin Theo and straining her relationship with her best friend, Courtney. Winning the Competition is enough pressure by itself, but Ashley must also deal with the ...

After the biggest prison breakout of the century, Alex Fry (Beams) and Rubberman struggle to stay on top of a new criminal organization, the Dark Collective. Led by the charismatic Three Fingers, the Dark Collective's unique form of organized crime leaves the two heroes overwhelmed. The Dark Collective may be the least of their worries, however. King Xero, leader of the Zero Knights, is leading an army of Zero Knights to Golden City with the intent of razing the city to the ground. And this time, King Xero plans to make sure that Beams can't stop his plans. To defeat the Zero Knights and ...

"All you need to do is…pretend to love me." The task should be easy for Laura Parker - after all, Gabriel Santos is outrageously good-looking, it’s for one night only, and he is offering her a million dollars….

Have you ever been in love with your best friend? A friend that only sees you as a brother? Omega wolf shifter Frost White has always loved the alpha wolf Richard Hughes, growing up next door, running in the same pack. But getting together? Looks like it’s never going to happen. Until Frost takes a teaching job in Portland. Only then, maybe, will Richard see what he’s about to lose. Frost is a sweet and spicy Friends to Lovers Romance, an M/M Wolf Shifter Mpreg Romance with snuggling, male pregnancy, no cheating, and a HEA ending with a cuddly wolf shifter baby. About 12,000 words, or ...

Arch Enemy delivers pulse-pounding action, strategic battles, and a maze of alliances. As the line between hero and villain blurs, Maelstrom's path navigates treachery and shifting loyalties. Will he emerge as Adventure City's savior or downfall? Prepare for a suspenseful journey through power, loyalty, and the unyielding spirit of a supervillain turned leader.

Este libro nos lleva por distintos momentos de la literatura hispanoamericana, los caminos de diversos autores, la vida y la obra de grandes escritores. En ocho capítulos recorremos a través de ensayos y artículos, en los cuales de unen la rigurosidad académica y un atractivo relato, sensibilidades diversas, rupturas poéticas y narrativas, estilos y lenguajes que revolucionaron la creación literaria entre realidades y ficciones. En el primer capítulo se analiza el significado histórico, filosófico y literario de las crónicas de indias, dónde encontramos análisis nuevos y ...

After narrowly surviving an assassination attempt by a ninja, Nyle Maxwell (Winter) learns of a new ninja guild on the block. Its goal is to conquer all of Adventure City and force player and NPC alike to bow to their master's rule. Such an event threatens to spark a war between the two biggest ninja guilds in the city, a war that will tear the city itself apart. Things get worse when Nyle gets infected with a deadly virus that will turn him into a mindless zombie in three days' time. Now, Nyle must stop the coming ninja war and find a cure for his virus before it's too late.

In dieser Sammlung wird es romantisch. Die sechs Top-Autorinnen Hanna Caspian, Dany Atkins, Lilly Lucas, Laura Jane Williams, Gabriella Engelmann und Iny Lorentz haben mitreißende Kurzromane geschrieben, die das Herz erwärmen, jede auf ihre Weise. Sprecherinnen wie Christina Puciata, Uta Simone und Hannah Baus sorgen mit ihren Lesungen für Frühlingsgefühle zu jeder Jahreszeit. Inhalt: "Das Parfum der Liebe", "Heller als alle Sterne", "Find me in Green Valley", "The Mix-Up", "Inselsommerstürme", "Für das Glück der Freundin".

When a man loves a man, the temperature can get red hot! Lucas Steele has chosen 20 stories from the best erotica writers from around the globe for our latest no-holds-barred anthology. With plenty of varied man-on-man action and stunningly erotic themes, these stories will provide a memorable feast of quality fiction that demonstrate when a man loves a man, anything can happen!