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Charles Monroe survived the disappearance of his parents, did his best to hold things together for himself and his sister. He survived when she, too, vanished, leaving behind nothing but a cryptic note.
After suffering through several rounds of chemotherapy, Charles Monroe thought that things might finally be looking up. That is, until a virulent strain of ebola swept through the city. With his immune system strained as it is, the odds don't look...
2) Éradication
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Après qu'Andy et Dylan restèrent coincés dans une fougueuse explosion, Zander, Yasmin, JJ, Isabel et Mila comprennent que leur seule chance d'empêcher la prochaine attaque est d'avoir un coup d'avance sur le créateur de signe.
Mais le cruel organisateur est loin d'être leur unique souci, puisque maintenant les gagnants OSER fuirent la police, des agents gouvernementaux et de sinistres voyous en costumes.
Aucun endroit n'est sûr. Personne...
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"Michael Adams's book is great fun! No one intends to make a truly bad movie, but when they do, Michael Adams will be there to watch it...and make it entertaining!" -John Landis, director of Trading Places and The Blues Brothers
In Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies, film critic Michael Adams embarks on a year-long odyssey to discover the worst movie ever made, which Mystery Science Theater 3000 star, writer, and director Kevin Murphy calls...
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By the glow of the instrument panel, I see my face reflected in the darkened window. 'My God,' she says. 'Who are you?' It's what I've been asked before. I don't know the answer. Danby is desperately fighting to save the last of humanity. But with Jack's sinister influence more powerful than ever, Danby's one hope for freeing his minions - and her little brother - seems lost. The only option now for the few survivors not under Jack's control is escape...
5) Carnage
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Les gagnants du concours OSER — Yasmin, Zander, Andy, Dylan, JJ, Isabel et Mila — ont été entraînés dans un mortel combat des esprits avec un ennemi mystérieux qui n'a pas peur de tuer. Ils ont découvert trop tard que le premier signe prédisait des attaques catastrophiques qui ont laissé l'Égypte dans le chaos. Yasmin est manquante. Plusieurs autres vies sont en jeu.
Alors qu'Andy et Dylan sont sous détention policière à LA, est-ce...
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“Problems in Lexicography” is an essential, classic work of practical lexicography (the practice of writing dictionaries) and meta-lexicography. Originally published over sixty years ago, it was based on the proceedings of the Indiana University Conference on Lexicography, held November 11—12, 1960. It set a standard that still holds today, three generations later.
This critical and historical edition, brilliantly researched and presented by...
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Yasmin, Isabel, Andy, Dylan, JJ, Zander et Mila participent au mystérieux concours OSER et gagnent tout cela et plus!
Mais ils ne sont pas préparés à être emportés par les dangereux événements qui
suivent. Sept symboles mystérieux, constituant «Le premier signe», prédisent
une attaque explosive qui plonge un membre du groupe dans un combat désespéré pour sa vie et jette un pays entier dans le chaos.
Effectuant une course contre la...
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I glance at my fellow fugitives in the glow of the fire: black-streaked, white-eyed, faces fearful but fierce. Whoever any of us were a week ago, we've now become people we could never have imagined.
After facing the heartbreaking truth in Shadow Valley, Danby is determined to have her revenge on Jack.
With Jack dead, her little brother Evan and hundreds of other Minions will be free of his control. With Jack dead, she and her friend Nathan will...
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How the New South Wales Police Force's finest solved murders in one of the most tumultuous periods in Australian history.
As Australia sank into the darkest days of the Great Depression, a succession of bloody mysteries grabbed headlines and gripped the country. The Hammer Horror, The Bungendore Bones, The Park Demon, The Human Glove and The Pyjama Girl – these were just some of the grisly cases that had to be solved by the Sydney detectives of...
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Many Americans, argues Michael C.C. Adams, think of the Civil War as more glorious, less awful, than the reality. Tourists flock to battlefields, their perceptions of the war often shaped by reenactors who work hard for verisimilitude but who cannot ultimately simulate the horrors of war. In Living Hell, Adams uses the voices of actual participants on the firing line or in the hospital ward to create a virtual historical reenactment. Perhaps because...
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Almon Campbell encounters a cat. The feline accuses his mother of a heinous crime. Justice must be served. And the cat demands only one payment… Almon's soul. Almon's first mystery plummets him down the rabbit hole. A world where demons lurk. But something beautiful also awaits. Should he risk it all? Cozy mysteries in a paranormal world. A Pact with Demons investigates uncanny tales with heart and danger. In a world where cats talk. And darkness...
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our souls reach, unknownknowing unknown - false strangersblind to spring, hoping The Dim-Lit HeavenTwo boys stand at a crossroads. A purgatory between childhood and manhood. For one, an urgent feeling emerges. A feeling threatening to change his world before he's ready. Mirror StationEven without looking in a mirror, we see ourselves. We experience the world. And each experience shapes us. And so each experience transforms into our reflection. The...
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Lowen Shoby buries his feelings deep in his heart. He lives afraid of disappointing his parents. And now he harbors a monstrous secret. Everything builds to a life-changing moment. Sometimes secrets aren't bombs dropping. Sometimes they are quiet. Like a pin dropping. Cozy mysteries in a paranormal world. A Pact with Demons investigates uncanny tales with heart and danger. In a world where cats talk. And darkness lurks everywhere. Why do lost hearts...
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The church bazaar is here! Almon Campbell finally ventures to unearth hidden antiques. Unfortunately, everything goes wrong. Magic, demons, and exorcists, oh my! All of Almon's plans…and his life…scatter in the air. Where will the pieces land? Cozy mysteries in a paranormal world. A Pact with Demons investigates uncanny tales with heart and danger. In a world where cats talk. And darkness lurks everywhere. Why do lost hearts sell their souls to...
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A supernatural predicament ensnares Almon Campbell's classmates.
They are frozen before a demonic presence.
Can Almon discover the mastermind who entrapped his peers?
Cozy mysteries in a paranormal world. A Pact with Demons investigates uncanny tales with heart and danger. In a world where cats talk. And darkness lurks everywhere. Why do lost hearts sell their souls to demons?
16) Apocalypse
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Angel or devil, who remakes the world?
A generation of people live in order and peace. Corporation ushered in an era of prosperity. The price? Freedom. The populace lives in the daze of bliss.
But a boy garners attention with a simple spoon. A small feat threatens to awaken the people.
Now a warrior spirit questions his nature. Does he fight to the beat of an honorable heart? Or does a darker force spark within him?
An epic ballad, Apocalypse...
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I hide in the world's carved shades, afraid of my own abyss. The one who designs masterpieces. And the one who sinks in his own deep thoughts. The one who challenges them. And the one who stands to inherit it all. Four lost souls yearn for love. For dreams. For fulfillment. But can we chart our own path? Can only life's currents shape our future? Romantic and philosophical. An Order of Preludes captures in beautiful lyricism the depths of youth.
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Almon Campbell arrives late for detention.
Something uncanny…demonic…works against him. What else could it be?
Almon must redeem himself or risk becoming a delinquent.
Cozy mysteries in a paranormal world. A Pact with Demons investigates uncanny tales with heart and danger. In a world where cats talk. And darkness lurks everywhere. Why do lost hearts sell their souls to demons?
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Princess Inoue wakes up to a troubling mystery. Almon remains sunk in a demonic slumber. Princess must probe his past, present, and future to save him. Or else he'll slip into darkness forever. Cozy mysteries in a paranormal world. A Pact with Demons investigates uncanny tales with heart and danger. In a world where cats talk. And darkness lurks everywhere. Why do lost hearts sell their souls to demons?
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A man, dead. And the Rohoshita accepts his punishment. But a peculiar girl appears. What can she offer a man who has already condemned himself? Rohoshita summons the stories of old to craft a new folklore. Mysterious strangers wander the lands. Lands where oddities possess nature to haunt the living. In a world where hearts glow and wither. A supernatural realm hides below.