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We may imagine the digital cloud as placeless, mute, ethereal, and unmediated. Yet the reality of the cloud is embodied in thousands of massive data centers, any one of which can use as much electricity as a midsized town. Even all these data centers are only one small part of the cloud. Behind that cloud-shaped icon on our screens is a whole universe of technologies and cultural norms, all working to keep us from noticing their existence.

Senior snoop, Agnes Barton, has taken up residence in a Winnebago at a campground in East Tawas, Michigan. It's not the ideal place for a woman of 72 to live, but she's making do. She had planned to start a detective agency with partner in crime, Eleanor Mason, but a snag with the license has them free-wheeling it, not that it matters because they are the ones folks call when dead bodies turn up.

Are all rules broken when it comes to playing a game? Washed ashore a South Carolina beach, Lois Steinberg learns her shelter, an old plantation house, was scheduled to host a "Catch Me" game convention. When the cook is the first one found murdered, the game environment instantly morphs into a terrifying evening reminiscent of "And Then There Were None".

From white trash mill village girl to Senior Cinderella. In Alabama Blue, Toni K. Pacini shares her tumultuous journey. A girl raised up like an invasive weed in an Alabama cotton mill village where illiteracy, bigotry, religious fanaticism, and abuse were as commonplace as fried chicken on Sunday. From pillar to post, and coast to coast, she sought a dauntingly illusive refuge.

Cally is a 24-year-old playwright and theatre director - and she is also a witch. Since she was 16, she has been blessed with the ability to wish anything she wants into being. At first this ability was fun and she used it all the time to make every little thing in her life better, but then she discovered that the abuse of the wish had drastic consequences. So she decided to stop using her powers and concentrated on becoming a great success in her field.

Cult is a thriller with a chilling climax that shows how the power of sinister forces using mind control techniques can turn innocent people into weapons of destruction. Barney Harrigan, a successful computer entrepreneur, discovers that his young and impressionable wife has been lured by her fanatical sister into the "Glory Cult", a ruthless and powerful group in Oregon run by a charismatic "Guru".

Multitalented and remarkably versatile, Blyth began on radio as a child, appeared on Broadway at the age of 12 in Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine, and enjoyed a long and diverse career in films, theater, television, and concerts. A sensitive dramatic actress, the youngest at the time to be nominated, for her role in Mildred Pierce (1945), she also displayed a gift for comedy and was especially endeared to fans for her expressive and exquisite lyric soprano, which was showcased in many film and stage musicals.

The cowboy, America's most popular folk hero, appeals to millions of readers of novels, histories, biographies, and folk tales. Cowboys command a vast audience on country radio, television, and at the movies, but what exactly is a cowboy? Authors Joe B. Frantz and Julian Ernest Choate, Jr., reveal the real, dyed-in-the-wool cowboy as a heroic being from the American past, who richly deserves to be understood in terms of reality, instead of myth.

Since bursting onto the scene in the mid '70s, the pop duo Captain and Tennille have long defined the sparkling, optimistic idea of everlasting love, both in their music and through their image as a happy and, seemingly, unbreakable couple. They were an irresistible pair to millions of fans all over the world, further underscored by the rousing "yes, we can!" gospel of their biggest hit, "Love Will Keep Us Together". But underneath the image was an entirely different story that the fans never saw.

This is the fifth book in the Zen and her adventures series and features CQ the mermaid. This book is zany but does not come with a warning and anyone can listen to it. In this book, Zen comes back from being lost and tries to make up her mind as to what to do with all her newfound knowledge, but too many things, internally and externally, prevent her from becoming quiet enough to listen, and the pirates are, of course, no help.

Philip y Donald, dos buscavidas residentes en el peligroso distrito de Starkhell, sobreviven gracias a un sucio trabajo: ayudan a cometer crímenes. Durante años han logrado actuar sin ser descubiertos, pero de repente un hecho los asalta: antiguos clientes a los que ayudaron comienzan a aparecer muertos en una serie de extraños suicidios. ¿Casualidad? ¿Hay alguien detrás? Tendrán que descubrirlo antes de convertirse en las próximas víctimas.

Serena is a Bermudan jazz singer whose demons lead her to abandon her daughter Artie. Artie's anger eventually drives her to Serena's younger lover, Jamie L'Heureux, a jazz superstar. The spirit of Charles Mingus thrums throughout the story as these two women tangle in a syncopated mother-daughter relationship.

Angela is assistant to and best friend of Chloe, an eccentric best-selling author. Angela flips out when she discovers Chloe created a profile for her on a match making site and set up a date for her with hunky Dean. Dean seems to have it all together. He seems to be the perfect match for Angela. His intentions are questioned though, when Chloe sees something that she maybe shouldn't have. Angela has a choice to make: take the word of her best friend or her new lover.

When European settlers - and later American settlers - came into contact with Native American tribes on the continent, they were frequently unable to differentiate between the subcultures within individual tribes. This led to all kinds of misunderstandings. When the Spanish came into contact with different tribes in the Southwest, they categorized several of them as Pueblo. Thus, while most Americans have heard of the Pueblo and Navajo, many remain unfamiliar with distinctions within the tribes.

Booka audiobooks presenta el Audiolibro de la premiada novela de culto Opio en Las Nubes de Rafael Chaparro. Ganadora del Premio Nacional de Literatura en 1992, Opio en las nubes está calificada como una de las mejores novelas colombianas escritas del siglo XX. Opio en las nubes se constituyó en todo un hito literario a través de la década de los noventa. En la actualidad es un libro mundialmente reconocido, leído y criticado.

When the Spanish came into contact with different tribes in the Southwest, they were so intrigued by the structure of the communities that they gave the natives the name Pueblo, a term they used to measure certain sizes for their own settlements. Thus, while most Americans have heard of the Pueblo and Navajo, many remain unfamiliar with distinctions within the tribes.

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With an acerbic wit and an honest approach, Swain shares his perspective on such pivotal matters as how to ski without losing a limb or your self-esteem, how to correctly prepare and consume lobster according to Maine standards, and whether marketing ploys hypnotically convince consumers to replace perfectly functioning items without a second thought.

Das Beziehungsende kam unerwartet. Einfach so. Vor ein paar Tagen noch war seine Freundin fröhlich neben Toni Mahoni eingeschlafen und hatte seinen Bauch getätschelt. Nun plötzlich war derselbe Bauch Symbol für Alltag, Trott und mangelnden Respekt. Noch bevor der Liebeskummer so richtig ausbrechen kann, wird Toni von seinem Freund Meta Mallorca überredet, mit ihm auf seiner Lieblingsinsel Urlaub zu machen. Und steht damit am Anfang einer Odyssee.

Tante Grimm erzählt Grimms Neue Märchen...wie es vielleicht wirklich war. "Es war einmal..." - GANZ ANDERS! Grimms Märchen werden zu fantasievollen...