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On November 11, 1943, the Nazis invaded Cansano, forcing its two thousand inhabitants to make a tough decision—fight and be killed or sent to a POW camp, stay behind as servants to the Nazis, or move into the unforgiving mountains of Abruzzo while the Nazis used their village as a home base. Giovanni Ruscitti's family chose the latter and spent the next few months living in horrendous winter conditions in the rugged mountains. When the war ended, they returned to a village so ravaged by the Nazis that, today, the town has less than 200 citizens and remains in a dilapidated state.

Embark on a Sudoku journey with "How to Play Sudoku for Beginners: An Easy-to-Follow Guide." This comprehensive book is the perfect companion for anyone curious about Sudoku. Here's why you should make it your Sudoku companion: Accessible Learning: Dive into the world of Sudoku with clear and straightforward explanations that make it easy for beginners to understand the game's fundamentals.

Along the train lines north of New York City, twelve-year-old neighbors Myla and Peter search for the link between Myla’s necklace and the disappearance of Peter’s brother, Randall. Thrown into a world of parkour, graffiti, and diamond-smuggling, Myla and Peter encounter a band of thugs who are after the same thing as Randall. Can Myla and Peter find Randall before it’s too late, and their shared family secrets threaten to destroy them all? Drawing on urban art and local history, Finding Mighty is a mystery that explores the nature of art and the bonds of family.

London, 1895. Former Baker Street Irregular Tim Badger is determined to follow in the footsteps of his mentor, Sherlock Holmes, by opening his own consulting detective agency with his partner, Benjamin Watson. The intrepid duo are ready to make a name for themselves . . . if only they had clients! Their luck changes when Sherlock recommends his protégés to Thomas Brent. Brent is eager to find out who killed his master, Horace Quinn, during a séance. What was Quinn desperately trying to find out from his deceased business partner, Stephen Latimer, before he was stabbed?

This book spotlights John Lewis, known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement, having helped organize the March on Washington and the Selma Voting Rights March, and for his lifelong dedication to public service as a member of the House of Representatives. John Lewis was never afraid to get in good trouble.

Fiction, poetry, and music come together to create something new: Verb. Original stories and poems you won't find anywhere else, by the best writers in the country, brought to you in an innovative format. Verb is the ancient oral tradition and the venerable literary magazine combined into a fresh new package: the audioquarterly.

Coming directly out of his introduction to Apocalypse Control, Sebastian finds himself thrust into a dangerous mission including the Swedish Secret Service, the Swedish mafia, and a growing list of disappearances all across Europe. Paired with Angela, and Sven, a Swedish Secret Service agent, Sebastian must uncover the truth surrounding these kidnappings while avoiding detection as he works undercover within the mafia. Twists and turns await, and, though excited for his first, real mission, Sebastian can't help but feel as if his life might end at any moment.

A small book containing three small stories. Abysmal Accusations: A court case between ex-lovers regarding their claims as to the actions of the other.

Magician Leopold Kazsmer, the great enchanter, and his cadre of unusual friends, make the deadly journey to the Library of the Damned, a structure fluctuating between the worlds, filled with the archives of the centuries, to find a way to rescue Leopold’s father who is trapped in the darkest depths of Gehenna and to break the covenant Leo has made with the dread Unholy Hosts. They have suddenly called upon him to fulfill their agreement, and because he is bound to them, he has no hope but to obey. It seems that what they most desire is to destroy Leopold’s world.

Gregory Flynn is a normal man. A normal man with regrets, at least until he discovers a genie. With this genie, however, he can only wish for things which don't battle the laws of physics and which don't directly affect other people. Stuck at a crossroad, Gregory documents his journey within a diary as he tries to stabilise his life and fight each new problem.

Evie Dunn, a young, teenage girl, finds her normal life disrupted by the presence of a giant spider on her window. When it comes out that the spider isn't just an abnormal size but has, in fact, evolved at a heightened rate alongside all of the other insects in the area, panic spreads.

Thea James is looking for something very specific—and Hanson Serrano isn't it. Never mind the fact that he's tattooed from neck to toe, but he's also much younger than her. She's been down the bad boy road before and all she has to show for it is her single mom status and an ex that makes her life miserable.

Adam West, a boy who’s almost sixteen, is snatched by a non-governmental Secret Service called The Secrecy. His friends and family are lead to believe that he was kidnapped and killed to ensure that, without the organisation, he has nowhere to go. He’s sent to Mexico with Emma Stewart, a girl in his exact situation, the two of them tasked with solving a disproportionate amount of kidnappings. Neither of them are ready for what’s about to come.

London, 1308. “All I need is a plan!” So says Oswald of Harlech, a misplaced Welshman in the heart of London. Besides his trade as a tinker, he also robs houses, cuts purses, plays a crooked shell game, and has a way with the ladies. But this time, caught in the act of robbing a house, he is blackmailed by the scheming Keeper of the King’s Wardrobe into stealing the Crown Jewels from the impenetrable Tower of London.

London, 1891. Strange murder appears on the seamy streets. Someone is killing women and gutting them for their body parts. Is it Jack the Ripper returned, or a far more sinister plot afoot than murder? Magician Leopold Kazsmer, the Great Enchanter, ashamed of his Jewish-Gypsy blood, has fashioned himself into a proper English gentleman, though he harbors a carefully guarded secret; he has learned the dangerous art of summoning daemons and through it, performs real magic. Leopold must discover what is behind the revolting murders.

Jeff Chase is just a regular guy, surfing in his hometown of Huntington Beach, hanging with friends, cruising the ladies. At least he used to be. A few months back, he managed to get himself into a load of supernatural trouble and ended up getting bitten. By a freakin’ werewolf! So now he’s a guy with a werewolf problem, and he’s back in HB trying to make sense of it all, figuring out what it means to be a wolf; running his own tea and spice shop; hitting the waves; and meeting new girls.

The beautiful and mysterious Mingli Zhao, special inspector from Scotland Yard, enlists the help of Leopold Kazsmer, the Great Enchanter, who uses his skills with summoning Jewish demons to perform true magic to help solve supernatural crimes. Meanwhile, a Hungarian Romani - part man, part clockwork - will stop at nothing to kill the man he believes is responsible for his hell of an existence that is slowly grinding his mind into the nothingness of gears and pistons.

Luke Flynn discovers suddenly, alongside the rest of his classroom, that one of the other, young students in the class filled with five and six-year-olds had gone missing. Two weeks later, the girl returns, yet she's different, her personality having mysteriously flipped, though she has no recollection of how she'd previously acted. Luke, his classmates, the teachers and the parents are put under a lot of strain as they try to prevent the other children from going missing and having the same fate, though as a pattern unfolds, it's proved to be futile.

Jeff Chase is finding his way as a werewolf in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California, even though he might have screwed up big with the only woman who can help him navigate this new paranormal world...because he MIGHT have fallen for her. Aw, who is he kidding? He DID fall for her, but the girl isn't having it. She doesn't want to be another notch on his bedpost. Not like the girl he boinked, who had just become a werewolf too...and was found dead on the beach.

Brin's pack leader sends him on a mission; all he has to do is find the only Diar coin left in the world to save his pack from extinction. How hard can that be? Just takes a little focus, right? Right. Until he meets up with a Jarra, a beautiful little lady who's doing some focusing of her own. Jarra's determined to save her sister from the Dead Walkers. To do that all she needs is Brin's Diar coin.