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On any given day, at any given hour, across the various platforms constituting what we call social media, someone is angry. Facebook. Instagram. Twitter. Reddit. 4Chan. In The Rhetoric of Outrage: Why Social Media Is Making Us Angry, Jeff Rice addresses the critical question of why anger has become the dominant digital response on social media. He examines the theoretical and rhetorical explanations for the intense rage that prevails across platforms and sheds new light on how our anger is not merely a reaction against singular events but generated out of aggregated beliefs and ideas.

Esta es la historia de Louis, un joven de Nueva Orleans que, atormentado por un sentimiento de culpabilidad por la muerte de su hermano menor, se convierte en eterno habitante de la noche. Pero desde el comienzo de su nueva vida los sentimientos más humanos salen a su paso..., en especial el amor.

David Innes was a captive in Pellucidar, the strange world within a world that lies under the Earth’s crust. To rescue him, Tarzan comes into that savage, prehistoric land at the head of an expedition equipped with every modern device. But Pellucidar is not like the jungles the ape-man knows. Here are saber-toothed tigers and every savage creature from the beginning of time. Here the horizon curves back on itself and the sun hangs always in the middle of the sky. And now, for the first time, Tarzan is hopelessly lost in a land teeming with unknown, gigantic killers.

A bundle of the first two books in Morgan Rice’s new number-one best-selling epic fantasy series Of Crowns and Glory (Slave, Warrior, Queen and Rogue, Prisoner, Princess). Here are two bestselling novels, all in one convenient file, which offer a great introduction to the Of Crowns and Glory series. In Slave, Warrior, Queen, 17-year-old Ceres, a beautiful, poor girl in the Empire city of Delos, lives the harsh and unforgiving life of a commoner. By day she delivers her father’s forged weapons to the palace training grounds, and by night she secretly trains with them, yearning to be a warrior in a land where girls are forbidden to fight.

Falscher Weg, Perle. Ohne uns wirst du dich im tiefen Wald verlaufen. Darin lauert ein Monster, neben dem der Wolf dir wie ein Welpe erscheint. Ich bin kein König in strahlender Rüstung und ich trage dich auch nicht über einen gepflasterten Weg in mein Schloss zurück, aber ich beschütze, was ich liebe. Alles, was ich von dir verlange, ist unsere Dunkelheit zu kosten… und sie zu lieben.

Ziehe ein Los. Die Dame gewinnt. Fällt der Bube, stellen wir dich erneut auf die Probe. Wie viel hältst du aus, kleiner Stern? Explizite Szenen, direkte Sprache, moralisch farbenblind.

Dans UN CHANT FUNÈBRE POUR DES PRINCES (Un Trône pour des Sœurs : Tome Numéro Quatre), Sophia, 17 ans, se bat contre la mort en essayant de se remettre de la blessure qui lui a été infligée par Lady D’Angelica. Est-ce que les nouveaux pouvoirs de sa sœur Kate suffiront à la ramener à la vie ?

With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again.

Dans Un Règne de Fer (Tome 11 de l’Anneau du Sorcier), Gwendolyn lutte pour protéger son peuple assiégé. Quand elle décide de les évacuer, elle se heurte au refus de ses sujets qui ne souhaitent pas partir. Une bataille de pouvoir s’ensuit. Pour la première fois, la souveraineté de Gwen est en jeu. Pendant ce temps, une menace s’approche de l’Anneau. Derrière les McClouds, la menace de Romulus et de ses dragons gronde. Le Bouclier détruit, ils lancent leur invasion et rien ne se dresse entre eux et la destruction totale de l’Anneau.

Dans Une Mer de Boucliers (tome 10 de l’Anneau du Sorcier), Gwendolyn donne naissance à son fils et celui de Thorgrin, parmi de puissants présages. Avec un fils né d’eux, les vies de Gwendolyn et de Thorgrin sont changées pour toujours, tout comme la destinée de l’Anneau.

Charlotte Rowe spent the first seven years of her life in the hands of the only parents she knew—a pair of serial killers who murdered her mother and tried to shape Charlotte in their own twisted image. If only the nightmare had ended when she was rescued. Instead, her real father exploited her tabloid-ready story for fame and profit—until Charlotte finally broke free from her ghoulish past and fled. Just when she thinks she has buried her personal hell forever, Charlotte is swept into a frightening new ordeal.

Lestat, convertido en una famosa estrella del rock, despierta con su música a Akasha, la Reina de los Condenados. La que una vez fuera la reina del Nilo, toma a Lestat como amante y mano derecha, y vuelca todas sus fuerzas en la destrucción de vampiros y varones con el fin de que las hembras creen un nuevo orden.

The mysterious disappearance of a renowned archaeologist, who was on a quest to uncover the secrets of the Lost Tribe in the Wiramwazi Mountains, sends out a call for help to the one man capable of navigating Africas most treacherous jungles—Tarzan of the Apes. Raised by anthropoid apes, Tarzan possesses an unparalleled understanding of the jungle and its creatures, making him the perfect rescuer. This time, however, he faces not only fierce tribes and deadly predators, but also the revelation of a hidden civilization—twin cities inhabited by Roman soldiers, remnants of a merciless empire ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this spellbinding novel, Lestat, rebel outlaw, addresses the tribe of vampires, telling us the mesmerizing story of how he became prince of the vampire world, and of the formation of the Blood Communion, and how his vision for the Children of the Universe to thrive as...

People with ADHD struggle with planning and goal setting. The concepts are understandable and the strategies we are taught make sense. Yet, we can’t seem to make ourselves do it consistently—if at all. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. And you are not the problem! Using a script not designed to work with your ADHD brain, it is almost impossible to be a good planner and goal setter.

The quiet coastal community of Pippi Beach is rocked when a party of young Hollywood movie stars and influencers arrives for the summer. Like most of the locals, mum Lydia is thrilled but her teenage daughter Lily finds the Hollywood types are superficial and arrogant–especially Dorian Khan, the most famous of them all. Lily's opinion is confirmed by handsome backpacker Alex, who has quite the story about Dorian's past. On a holiday to Los Angeles, Lily stays with family friend Wilson, an ambitious player who introduces her to powerful movie producer Stacy Black.

In the final volume of Anne Rice's deliciously tantalizing erotic trilogy, Beauty's adventures on the dark side of sexuality make her the bound captive of an Eastern Sultan and a prisoner in the exotic confines of his harem. As this voluptuous adult fairy tale moves toward conclusion, all of Beauty's encounters with the myriad variations of sexual fantasy are presented in a sensuous, rich prose that intensifies this exquisite rendition of Love's secret world and makes the Beauty series an incomparable study of erotica.

This sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, the first of Anne Rice's elegantly written volumes of erotica, continues her explicit, teasing exploration of the psychology of human desire. Now Beauty, having indulged in a secret and forbidden infatuation with the rebellious slave Prince Tristan, is sent away from the Satyricon-like world of the Castle. Sold at auction, she will soon experience the tantalizing punishments of "the village".

Sophia, 17 ans, est à la recherche de ses parents. Sa quête l'emmène dans des pays étrangers et étranges et lui révèle un secret choquant qu'elle n'aurait jamais pu imaginer. Kate, 15 ans, est convoquée par la sorcière car le temps est venu de lui accorder sa faveur. Cependant, Kate change, devient une femme, a de plus en plus de pouvoirs.

Fijaos en mí: soy vuestro héroe, la perfecta imitación de un anglosajón rubio de ojo azules y metro ochenta de estatura. Soy un vampiro, uno de los más poderosos que han existido jamás. Tengo unos colmillos tan pequeños que apenas resultan visibles, a menos que yo quiera, pero muy afilados, y cada pocas horas siento el deseo de beber sangre humana. Poseo una fuerza monstruosa. Soy capaz de volar y de captar una conversación en el otro extremo de la ciudad, e incluso del globo. Adivino el pensamiento; puedo hechizar a la gente.