Join the hapless William as he discovers the magical world all around him. Meet fantastic creatures from myth as William blunders through multiple adventures. William is soon joined by his elf partner Jess and his furry protector, Nina, who has a deep love of shoes. Together they encounter light vampires, sprites and all manner of creatures good and bad. Things aren’t always rosy for William however as a mysterious evil figure quickly takes an interest in him. William will not only learn about the magical kingdom, he will also learn about himself.
A regular geek at Chesterton High, Ed mistakenly receives the alien power of invincibility, but to his horror, being a superhero just hurts like hell! Without super strength, heat vision, or anything at all, Ed learns the ropes of being a superhero with only an extremely high level of pain tolerance. Jealously enraged at Ed's benefit, Lance Lundgrin schemes to overthrow the geek-gone-super geek. Through the relentless and hilarious pain inflicted on him, Ed learns how to believe in himself and make self sacrifices for the greater good.
Dernier volume du triptyque : Something Real, (Tome 2 ) - est l'épilogue de l'histoire d'amour de Liz et Sam et après Something Wild (T. 0,5 : Prequel) et Something Dangerous (Tome 1), le dernier titre de la série Reckless & Real de Lexi Ryan. Ce nouveau volet autour de la ville de New Hope, met en scène des personnages complexes et passionnés et dépeint, au terme de nombreux rebondissements, une réalité peu reluisante de la société politique contemporaine. Il est la dernière chose dont elle ait besoin, mais la seule chose qu'elle désire vraiment. Dans Something REAL, tout a volé en éclats. L'anonymat, - jusqu'ici préservé par le site de rencontre - une fois levé lors de cette fameuse nuit, des scandales éclatent dans la petite ville de New Hope, éclaboussant couples, familles, amis, politiques et notables locaux. Le couple formé par Liz et Sam résistera t-il à ces révélations ? Liz et Sam devront-ils sacrifier leur amour ?
ᅠHow long do we have on this Earth and can anyone be sure there is anything afterwards? Caleb McDonough had concerns about how people spent their only guaranteed time within consciousness. He wasn't convinced that people were meant to toil their lives away. He did know one thing for sure. He was alive and he was going to learn what it means to be human. But striving for emotional wealth soon brings him face-to-face with death. Now he needs to make a decision. Should he continue on his unconventional journey or finally learn what it means to live a simple life?
Thread is a story about a teenage boy named Zach. He is a freshman in high school. This is the story of his first relationship and how it influenced his life. Thread is an inspirational and uplifting story by Ryan Manley.
LA SÉRIE RECKLESS & REAL (triptyque) de Lexi Ryan, dont l'action se situe à New Hope (Indiana), une petite ville de province américaine en proie à des luttes politiques et familiales, raconte l'histoire d'amour tourmentée de Liz célibataire de 24 ans et Sam, son ex-boyfriend qu'elle fuit mais dont elle est toujours amoureuse. Sur fond de campagne électorale, une passion que tout le monde s'emploie à briser dans une ville où tout se sait et où tout le monde se connaît. Cette série épicée plonge le lecteur dans un monde de faux-semblants, de sexe, de trahisons et de scandales en tout genre.
LA SÉRIE RECKLESS & REAL (triptyque) de Lexi Ryan, dont l'action se situe à New Hope (Indiana), une petite ville de province américaine en proie à des luttes politiques et familiales, raconte l'histoire d'amour tourmentée de Liz célibataire de 24 ans et Sam, son ex-boyfriend qu'elle fuit mais dont elle est toujours amoureuse. Sur fond de campagne électorale, une passion que tout le monde s'emploie à briser dans une ville où tout se sait et où tout le monde se connaît. Cette série épicée plonge le lecteur dans un monde de faux-semblants, de sexe, de trahisons et de scandales en tout genre.
Maddox Jamenson est l'Omega de la meute Redwood, celui qui perçoit les émotions de ses proches. Toute sa vie, il a gardé les secrets confiés par son don, cachant le prix à payer, mais le pire est encore à venir. Alors qu'il rencontre enfin son âme soeur, il ne peut encore se lier à elle sous peine de la mettre en danger. Ellie a grandi au sein de la meute Reyes, la fille de l'Alpha le plus haï de tous les temps, victime des attentions de son frère sadique. Lorsqu'elle parvient enfin à s'échapper, la seule personne à pouvoir l'aider lui tourne le dos sans explication. Ellie sombre alors dans le désespoir. La guerre contre les Reyes les force cependant à lutter côte à côte pour la survie des Redwood. Parviendront-ils à surmonter leurs peurs pour défendre le lien fragile qui s'est établi entre eux ? « J'adore tous les loups de la meute Redwood et j'anticipe avec plaisir l'histoire de chaque frère. Une excellente série que tous les fans de bit-lit aimeront ! » Book Vixen « Des métamorphes sexy comme on les aime ! » Under the Covers Book Blog « Un roman de bit-lit sexy et bourré d'action ! » TBQ Book Palace
Brisé par la pire tragédie qui soit, Adam Jamenson ne vit plus que pour assurer la sécurité de sa meute après avoir été impuissant à protéger les êtres qui lui étaient les plus chers. Il lui faudra toutes ses forces pour faire face au conflit qui gronde contre la meute Reyes... Mais Adam n'est pas certain de vouloir y survivre. Bay Milton n'a croisé la route de l'Exécuteur des Redwood qu'une seule fois, mais cette rencontre a laissé une trace indélébile. Détentrice d'un lourd secret, elle doit désormais le rejoindre, faute de quoi Adam risque de perdre à nouveau tout ce qu'il pensait disparu à jamais. « J'adore tous les loups de la meute Redwood et j'anticipe avec plaisir l'histoire de chaque frère. Une excellente série que tous les fans de bit-lit aimeront ! » Book Vixen « Des métamorphes sexy comme on les aime ! » Under the Covers Book Blog « Un roman de bit-lit sexy et bourré d'action ! » TBQ Book Palace
In A Refuge of Cure or Care: The Sensory Dimensions of Confinement at the Worcester State Hospital for the Insane, Madeline Kearin Ryan analyzes the therapy model of the nineteenth-century asylum. Because the five senses were believed to provide a direct conduit into a person’s mental condition, the curative force of the hospital was thought to reside in its command over sensory experience. Ryan examines how the institution was designed to target each of the five senses as a mode of therapy, and conversely, how that well-intentioned design materialized in the haphazard realm of institutional practice. In doing so, Ryan seeks to reconcile the disjuncture between the benevolent promise of the asylum model and its ultimate failure in a way that captures the complex power dynamics and heterogeneity of actors within the institution.
Generations of political scientists argue that American politics needs strong, cohesive parties to function effectively. Yet more recently, many worry that such vigorous partisan sentiments--most notably, the rising hostility between the parties--can damage democracy, as partisans willingly undermine the system if it means stopping their disliked opponents. Is this the case? This book offers a nuanced evaluation of when and how partisan animosity matters in today's highly charged--but fluid--political environment, using data from two of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, 2019 to 2021. The authors show that partisan animus powerfully shapes political behaviors, but its effects are conditional, not constant. They develop a theory of the conditions that make partisan animosity most salient, and show that, in the absence of these, other thought processes take over. While partisan animosity makes democratic functioning more difficult (e.g., by politicizing seemingly non-political issues, undermining compromise), it does not inevitably lead to democratic erosion (e.g., the rejection of foundational democratic norms or the endorsement of violence). Partisan hostility has degraded American democracy, but it does not in itself represent an existential threat. The future of democracy depends on how politicians respond to the rise of animosity"--
Almost fifty years ago, America's industrial cities—Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore, and others—began shedding people and jobs. Today they are littered with tens of thousands of abandoned houses, shuttered factories, and vacant lots. With population and housing losses continuing in the wake of the 2007 financial crisis, the future of neighborhoods in these places is precarious. How we will rebuild shrinking cities and what urban design vision will guide their future remain contentious and unknown. In Design After Decline, Brent D. Ryan reveals the fraught and intermittently successful efforts of architects, planners, and city officials to rebuild shrinking cities following mid-century urban renewal. With modern architecture in disrepute, federal funds scarce, and architects and planners disengaged, politicians and developers were left to pick up the pieces. In twin narratives, Ryan describes how America's two largest shrinking cities, Detroit and Philadelphia, faced the challenge of design after decline in dramatically different ways. While Detroit allowed developers to carve up the cityscape into suburban enclaves, Philadelphia brought back 1960s-style land condemnation for benevolent social purposes. Both Detroit and Philadelphia "succeeded" in rebuilding but at the cost of innovative urban design and planning. Ryan proposes that the unprecedented crisis facing these cities today requires a revival of the visionary thinking found in the best modernist urban design, tempered with the lessons gained from post-1960s community planning. Depicting the ideal shrinking city as a shifting patchwork of open and settled areas, Ryan concludes that accepting the inevitable decline and abandonment of some neighborhoods, while rebuilding others as new neighborhoods with innovative design and planning, can reignite modernism's spirit of optimism and shape a brighter future for shrinking cities and their residents.
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