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Not too long ago, in a town that, depending on your current location, is either not super far or actually quite close... It is a time of chaotic hormones. Two nerdy gents home for winter break have discovered a female gamer at a midnight release. During the break, the gamer trio manages to reveal the game's secret boss, a hidden enemy with enough power to destroy anything in its path.

Barren Landscape is just one town, but it defines an entire region. Follow an eclectic mix of characters as they navigate the towns and deserts of New Mexico en route to a mysterious game, whose prize strikes the imagination of the hard men and women of the land. A series of non-sequential, linked stories that tell the tales and fate of hired guns, quick draw artists, cutthroat businessmen, and simple townspeople.

In 1953, Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize - for Literature. In fact, Churchill was a professional writer before he was a politician, and published a stream of books and articles over the course of two intertwined careers. Now historian Peter Clarke traces the writing of the magisterial work that occupied Churchill for a quarter century, his four-volume History of the English-Speaking Peoples. As an author, Churchill faced woes familiar to many others - chronically short of funds, late on deadlines, scrambling to sell new projects....

Early in the history of English, glamour and grammar were the same word, linked to enchantment and magical spells. Now grammar brings to mind language bullies and bored-out-of-their-skulls students. Roy Peter Clark, one of America’s most influential writing teachers, wants to change that by putting the glamour back into grammar.

Ende des Jahres 3587: Nachdem sie gefährliche Missionen in den Tiefen des Alls bewältigt haben, sind Perry Rhodan und seine Gefährten mit der BASIS auf dem Rückweg zur Milchstraße. Womit niemand rechnen konnte: In der heimatlichen Sterneninsel herrscht eine explosive Lage. Der Hordenführer Amtranik, ein uraltes Wesen, folgt einem Plan, der vor einer Million Jahren entwickelt worden ist. Amtranik will die raumfahrenden Zivilisationen der Milchstraße vernichten.

Seit 15 Jahren steht die Milchstraße unter der Herrschaft der Ewigen Krieger. Diese stammen aus der Mächtigkeitsballung Estartu und unterdrücken die Menschen sowie ihre Verbündeten mithilfe ihrer schier übermächtigen Technologie. Gegen den Widerstand setzen die Besatzer eine Geheimwaffe in – die verlorenen Geschenke der Hesperiden bedrohen die große Nation der Blues. Die Welt Gatas wird zum Schauplatz einer Auseinandersetzung, die über das Schicksal der Milchstraße entscheiden kann. Auch in anderen Regionen des Kosmos streben die Ereignisse einem Höhepunkt zu.

“Working Dads and Balancing Acts” is a compilation of stories to celebrate fathers who, like you, want to be the best they can be in everything they do and be the best for their children.

The essential guide to crafting the winning college admissions essay that only you could write, from America’s favorite writing coach. Most high school students never have received any instruction in how to write a personal essay. Yet at a time when getting admitted to their dream college is...