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En una era políticamente convulsa, cuando los magnates de Hollywood rechazaban contratar mediante acusaciones de simpatías comunistas, Douglas escogió para escribir el guión a Dalton Trumbo, un guionista puesto en la lista negra, uno de los hombres que habían ido a prisión tras declarar ante el Comité de Actividades sobre sus afiliaciones políticas. Con su futuro financiero en juego, Douglas se sumergió en una producción tumultuosa.

A new threat has risen. For years, peace has reigned within the boundaries of the empire. Monks, gifted with extraordinary powers, wander the land, keeping order by any means necessary. Their gifts make them invincible, or so most believe. A lone warrior disagrees. Guided by a shadowy organization, Fang seeks to break the monasteries. Once left for dead by powerful monks, revenge has driven him to unimaginable strength. Only one obstacle stands in his way.

After a failed attempt at building a new life in the big city, followed by a crushing breakup, Zach is moving back in with his parents - which means moving back to the small town he thought he had escaped forever. He doesn’t have high hopes - nothing ever changes in this place - but maybe he can catch up with people he lost touch with when he left. His Mom is cagey about where his old best friend James went though, and Zach starts to worry he might end up all alone here, with no friends and no way out.

Henry and Ruby used to be the perfect couple - everyone said they seemed to be made for each other, but lately Henry has started to feel that they are more like strangers who share a bed. A couple’s counselor suggests that ‘solving problems together’ might help with their communication, but neither of them buy it. “I don’t think doing a jigsaw together is going to fix what’s wrong with us” says Ruby, derisively. Henry stares gloomily at his shoes, the change of heart from Ruby which he has been hoping for seeming further away than ever before.

Eric has finally reached the end of what he swears must have been the longest semester ever, and this weekend he has plans to celebrate. One of his friends is throwing a costume party, and the prize for most dramatic transformation? Turns out the guy hosting the party has an extra place on the ski trip he always takes over winter. Eric can definitely imagine himself on a snowboard, and he is determined to come up with the ultimate costume. He has always thought he might make a fairly attractive and convincing woman, but to pull this off he is going to need some help....

As one of the empire's most skilled soldiers, Brandt is no stranger to combat. After he and his fellow wolfblades fight a merciless warrior armed with impossible magic, Brandt is left shattered. Searching for answers, Brandt stumbles upon a secret war, fought by a very few, that threatens the land he calls home.

Have you ever noticed that most good news is only temporary and that it really doesn't have the power to change our lives? What if there was some good news that could not only brighten your day, but it could also change the way you live and view your entire life? Wouldn't you want to hear this good news?

Magpie’s Ladder comprises five stories that came to me while working on my visual art. My preferred drawing technique is stippling in ink, creating images with countless dots using a mechanical pen or brush. During those long hours, my imagination would wander, introducing strange characters and settings. The elements began to cohere into stories. Writing them down became a new path for expression and for approaching the worlds that I enjoy creating.

Muchos de nosotros asimilamos y procesamos información compleja todo el día, ya sea en el trabajo o en otro lugar. La capacidad de romper esa estructura compleja y presentarla en una versión simplificada a menudo es crucial para nuestro éxito, pero es algo de lo que muchos de nosotros carecemos. ¡Eso ha cambiado ahora! Este libro es ideal para cualquiera que nunca haya oído hablar de modelos mentales antes, o para aquellos que no obtienen el máximo provecho de los que están usando actualmente.

A revenant searches for a way to atone for past sins, a college grad accepts a job with paranormal responsibilities, a man battles demons in his mind and in real life, and a private detective with a secret prowls 1930s-era Chicago on the hunt for a killer while a full moon rises. From the mind of best-selling author Kirk Dougal comes four short tales of dark urban fantasy filled with magic, the undead, and more than a little fur.

A Gift…Only Borrowed is a compelling narrative of the recollection of what it is like to be a young father shrouded by the challenges surrounding his family's life during an extremely difficult time, the death of one of his children. Navigating the maze through the death of a child can be a bumpy road. Those jumbled twists and turns are usually viewed through weary and teary eyes.

Loolee is a shy, but sweet dog with a heart as large as her newest adventure: sharing her amazing owners with her large and energetic brothers, Wally and Gabe! Loolee’s family must help her overcome her fears, proving that loved ones are always there when she needs them most. Will Loolee become accustomed to the playful nature of her brothers and their roughhousing, or will the adventures they take her on be too much for her to handle?

During a job interview for a branch manager position, Rosalind Lanners learns that others think the library is haunted. But with a horrible credit score, a mountain of school debt, and less than three figures in her bank account, Rosalind takes the job and hides out there at night until she can find an affordable apartment. When cold spots precede unsettling, seemingly impossible events, Rosalind begins to wonder if the stories are true.

Two paranormal investigative teams have one night to rid a haunted mansion of whatever lurks in its halls to claim a $1 million prize. When her psychic friends offer her a chance to join their investigative unit to remove ghosts from a haunted mansion, Jocelyn takes the gig without a second thought. After all, she's got no job, a ton of school debt, and the mortgage is past due, so she really has nothing to lose. After Jocelyn enters the mansion, she discovers why the building has been on the market for over a decade.

Many of us interprets information that we receive differently, whether it is at work or elsewhere. As a result, we end up having to deal with problems that others might not understand or even see. This is where cognitive behavioral therapy comes in! This book is ideal for anyone who has never heard of cognitive behavioral therapy before or for those who are not getting the most from the ones they are currently practicing.

As an empire falls, heroes will rise. High in the mountains, Lei watches the empire crumble as he maintains his self-imposed exile. Torn between fighting for the empire once again and living peacefully with the woman he loves, Lei faces the most difficult decision of his life. Like Lei, Bai senses a crossroads approaching. After a decade of fighting, little has changed. The monks hunt her, and she cannot run forever. On the other side of the empire, Delun seeks guidance from his master. His memories are soaked with the blood of friend and foe alike.

Victor Emanuel is widely considered one of America's leading birders. In One More Warbler, Emanuel recalls a lifetime of birding adventures - from his childhood sighting of a male Cardinal that ignited his passion for birds to a once-in-a-lifetime journey to Asia to observe all eight species of cranes of that continent. He tells fascinating stories of meeting his mentors who taught him about birds, nature, and conservation, and later, his close circle of friends who he frequently birded and traveled with around the world.

Do you want to significantly improve the quality of your thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors? Do you want to be able to understand the world better and become better respected? This book will help you do exactly that! Many of us take in and process complex information throughout the day, whether it is at work or elsewhere. The ability to break that complex structure down and present it in a simplified version is often crucial to our success but is something that many of us lack. That has now changed!

Lumsden Moss is an escaped thief and an unrepentant bibliophile with a long-suffering desire to foist some karmic retribution on those who have wronged him. But when the opportunity to steal a rare book from the man who sentenced him to prison puts him on the wrong side of the wrong people, Moss finds himself on the run. And it’s not just the book he stole that these people want, it’s also the secrets of a long-forgotten location on Nightjar Island, a place cursed and abandoned since the Purge.

At midnight Texas granite courthouses stand in solitary silence, except for the tolling of their clock towers. The bells' thick droning could easily drown out the cries from a small-town killer's victim. Small-town justice is always something to question, especially when a mysterious stranger is stalking the wintry main streets to butcher your friends.