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Is it right that, despite the promises of feminism, women's bodies remain at the mercy of state, society, and religion? Are being sexy and being smart really mutually exclusive? Can a woman be both body and brain? Victoria Bateman has confronted these questions with actions as well as words. She has appeared naked on national television, on stage, in art and at protests—using her body, as well as her brain, to deliver her message. In Naked Feminism, Bateman makes a compelling case for women's bodily freedom, and explains why the current puritanical revival is so dangerous for women.

Una concisa y legible perspectiva de Cuba, revisada a fondo y escrita por cubanos para cualquier persona interesada en comprender rápidamente la turbulenta historia del país insular. Cuba: una breve historia abarca el período prehispánico, pasando por la lucha de Cuba por mantener la...

Seventeen-year-old Cara Hughes doesn’t have time to believe in monsters. When Cara’s older sister, Shelby, returns home after a year-long disappearance, unable to say what happened or where she went, Cara’s family is thrown into turmoil—again.

Rhaim produced a key from somewhere upon his person. “The collar has a lock.” He tossed it out onto the table. “If I cannot solve the Deathless, I will become your loyal servant, until the end of my time.” I was suddenly in danger of fainting. Rhaim had just as much as admitted he didn’t have an answer yet, and the price he would pay for failure was too great for me to bear.

This book serves as a powerful reminder that healing and hope are possible, even in the darkest of times. My hope is that it brings comfort and strength to those struggling with domestic violence while promoting greater understanding and awareness of this important issue.

Power corrupts absolutely. The Vanguards of Scion is a dark epic fantasy story about five characters who are given great powers by dark beings from another dimension. We follow the five as they move through the East Realm and soon discover their powers have unimaginably horrid costs. The stakes keep stacking against them as the world they once knew begins to change forever because of their own mistakes.

Goddess of the Americas is a brilliant essay collection and an impassioned, unorthodox celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe: mother goddess, patron saint of Mexico, protector of the downtrodden, who made her first appearance on American soil in 1531. Through a variety of forms -- original...

Something bad happened last night. My best friend Posey is dead. The police think it was a tragic accident. I know she was murdered. But I can’t remember a thing. I’ve woken up with the hangover from hell, a stranger in my bed, and I’ve gone viral for the worst reasons. There’s only thing stopping me from dying of shame. I need to find a killer.

Perfect for fans of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise and Merci Suárez Changes Gears, Sing It Like Celia is a revelatory story about a Mexican American girl who finds her voice and herself with the help of her role model and icon, Celia Cruz. Twelve-year-old Salva Sanchez has always been...

Fall in love with this runaway romance now a major motion picture on Netflix! Two star-crossed teens embark on a journey to Spain to discover the meaning of love, death and everything in between. Mia has had a heart condition her whole life. She's not afraid of dying but something has always...

House of Compassion is the story of Lorena Starnaly, a weak minded and for the majority of her life manipulated girl who through the ill treatments of her family developed a dual personality disorder, divided by the inside with two ideologies that completely oppose each other this girl and her friends start a organization with the goal of bringing upon a safe and peaceful home for all in the world with the end goal of making world peace. Dive into the psychology and differences between ideologies and see in which side of this war do you stand on.

The master of the tease. The god of rock. Frontman of the world's most desired band, Youth Gone Wild. I'm Rhett Ryan, and I get what I want. Women? They were lining up. Money? I had enough. Accolades? My shelves were full. Love? I didn't have time for that. Not until I had no choice but to pay attention to the last woman I expected to fall for. My beautiful, sassy publicist, Julia goddamn Speed. She was a vital part of the band's success, and she was as off-limits as they came. I'd never wanted anything more in my life. But Julia wasn't like the rest....

1922: Seit er im Fall Charles Dexter Ward den finsteren Mächten auf die Spur gefunden ist, findet Randolph Carter keine Ruhe. Immer mehr erschließen sich ihm die furchtbaren Zusammenhänge und neuerdings hat ein bedrohlicher Verfolger seine Spur aufgenommen. Mit Hilfe der Bibliothekarin Henrietta Armitage versucht er, das mächtige Zauberbuch Necronomicon der Miskatonic University zu verstecken, doch der Arm seines Verfolgers reicht weit... Der 5. Teil von HOLY HORRORs Lovecraft-Zyklus.

Sheila Martens, Journalistin einer Londoner Tageszeitung, ist auf dem Weg zu Eileen Evens. Vor einigen Stunden telefonierte sie mit ihrer besten Freundin, als plötzlich das Gespräch abbrach und ihre Freundin nicht mehr erreichbar war... Sie befand sich auf Schloss Blackwood Castle. Sheila ahnt nicht in welcher Gefahr sie selbst schwebt. Auf dem Schloss erwartet sie das Grauen...das Grauen von Blackwood Castle...

Ein Wiedersehen in Vegas. Eine Abmachung. Eine heiße Nacht. Nicht ohne Folgen: Ich bin von ihm schwanger und der heiße Milliardär ist jetzt mein neuer Boss... Was für ein Desaster! Katie will das Mobbing im New Yorker Büro einfach nur vergessen. Ein Trip nach Vegas mit ihrer Ballett-Gruppe soll Ablenkung bringen. Ganz egal, dass das Konto dafür in roten Zahlen rutscht. Doch am Roulette-Tisch kommt es zu einer Überraschung: Neben ihr steht ihr heimlicher Schwarm Sean Adams, dem Ex ihrer Halbschwester.

Im romantisch verschneiten Kanada erwartet eine Urlaubsgruppe nicht das erwartete luxuriöse First-Class-Erlebnis, sondern das eiskalte Böse. Der Hilferuf der Eingeschneiten erreicht über Umwege Faith. In einer unheimlichen Schreckensnacht endet jegliche Unbeschwertheit und die herbeigeeilte Faith sieht sich konfrontiert mit zwei ihrer ärgsten Widersacher. Sie ist ungeahnt in eine teuflische Falle getappt.

Dracula reist zusammen mit Theodora Sachs nach New Orleans, in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Dort will er die Mitarbeit des anerkannten Arztes und Schlangenexperten Dr. Theophile Bonnaire für seine Pläne erzwingen. Draculas Ziel ist die Entschlüsselung der Aufzeichnungen Merlins. Immer wieder taucht dort das Symbol einer gewaltigen Schlange auf. Etwas Mächtiges ist in New Orleans im Gange.

David was a boy without a family, stealing to survive...until an unexpected meeting changed his life forever. Nicole was a college student, trying to cope with the recent deaths of her adoptive parents. Grief soon becomes the least of her worries, as a sudden change in her life puts her against powers greater than herself.

I assume I live only for the next Wild Hunt. But all this time, I’ve been looking for her, waiting for her, craving her. I’m damaged, but I can’t let her go, not only because the gods’ curse will make me hunt her to the end of the universe. My dark soul craves her tender flesh and fierce passion. My beast and I won’t rest until I imprint her and make her truly ours.

A 10-year-old girl is murdered in League City, Texas! It takes more then 40 years to solve this case! Stay tuned.