Urban Power

When superhero hairdresser Timothie Hill dons his spangled cape, all hell breaks loose. His former friend and current nemesis, Reginald Smith, has sinister intentions of enslaving all mankind. With the end of the world at stake, Timothie must stop the leaders of the free world and the repulsive demon, Bael, from stealing the souls of six billion people on Earth. Armageddon has begun on Earth, and only Timothie can save the day. But can he prevail against enemies both human and inhuman?

Performance anxiety. Christopher Tam’s luck sucks. Once an A list action star, his big franchise has been turned into a cable TV series without him. To make matters worse, a run in with the law resulted in a court mandated anger management class. The pamphlet claimed four sessions would change his life but he had no idea just how much. A chance encounter with another attendee opens a world he thought only existed in his movies.

Miath is a male water fae; he's a bit tired of fae society and wants to change his life and himself but lacks the means and courage to do so. That is, until his good friend Mercury is placed under house arrest as a suspect in the murder of a vampire. The only thing that can save Mercury is a mysterious relic known as the Shadow Stone - and Miath thinks he knows where to find it.

How can we promote the learning and well-being of all students, especially those who come from some of the most disadvantaged backgrounds? Anindya Kundu argues that we can fight against deeply rooted inequalities in the American educational system by harnessing student agency - each person's unique capacity for positive change. To make his case, Kundu draws powerful narratives from a population of individuals who beat the odds to become academically and professionally successful.

Gardening. Where on Earth do you start? The Power of Self-Sufficient Organic Gardening will teach you everything you need to know about gardening and the benefits that you can gain from setting up your own gardening project. There are so many reasons you should be gardening. Not only does it allow you to sustain yourself, but there are also multiple environmental and health factors that are a major aspect of gardening as well. The best part? It doesn’t matter how big your space is, there is always something you can do with what you have available to you.

Faeolyn, Evelyn, Az'ria, and Nadyanelle are not sisters. They are not even sisters of the same race! Faeolyn is a mischievous angel who wants nothing more than to wield a sword. Gentle Evelyn is part elf, part dryad and given her lineage, is totally one with the trees. Az'ria is a fiery drakonian, a descendant of the dragons, with a past full of betrayal and captivity and as a result, will only use her claws and fangs to get her point across. Finally, sweet Nadyanelle is mysteriously part mermaid, a halfling yet to be encountered, who loves to sing and weave flowers.

Monster Hunter Helena Graves has her hands full planning her daughter’s 18th birthday and preparing her for the possibility of inheriting Helena’s rather complicated powers. She doesn’t have time to get dragged into shifter politics. But she can’t sit back and do nothing when the shifters and vampires are on the brink of war, not when her boyfriend, Dominick, is a vampire, and her best friend, Henry, is a werelion.

Its light enchants the eye. Its touch corrupts flesh and soul. It seeks to spread the same fell unity that brought down the Fallen civilization. And every power on the Albeder sea conspires to claim this Fallen heirloom. Only Tristan and his Bound know the truth of the Fallen. Only they have the will to confront the source and destroy it.

Everyone needs to be a hero at one point in their life. The small town of Elliot Lake will never be the same again. Six friends have become five and one is to blame, leaving the four remaining to pick up the pieces of their lives and try to carry one. While mourning the death of their friend, Rylee, and dealing with Kieran's betrayal, Zoe, Heidi, Brent, and Seth all go to Mexico with Zoe's father for their winter break. While there, they discover Zoe's father has kept a few secrets of his own.

At a barren survivalist bunker in the middle of frozen nowhere, a team of eight rebels are all that stand between the world and a nightmare apocalypse.

Rachel Drake is on the run from the man who killed her husband. She never leaves her safe haven in an anonymous doorman building, until one night a phone call sends her running. On her way to the garage, she is murdered in the elevator. But her story doesn't end there. She finds herself in the afterlife, tethered to her death spot, her reach tied to the adjacent apartments. As she rides the elevator up and down, the lives of the residents intertwine. Every one of them has a dark secret.

With a new afterword covering the two decades since its first publication, two of Washington, D.C.'s most respected journalists expose one of America's most tragic ironies: How the nation's capital, often a gleaming symbol of peace and hope, is the setting for vicious contradictions and devastating conflicts over race, class, and power. Jaffe and Sherwood have chillingly chronicled the descent of the District of Columbia.

She’s got a magical hand cannon and is carrying God’s sword. That makes her tough to beat, but when the devil himself sends the Four Horsemen of the actual impending apocalypse after her. Let’s just say all bets are off. With a demon at her side, who she’s not crazy enough to trust, Anastasia is going after the missing armor of God.

Jasmine “Jaz” O’Neil wants out of Kansas fast. But escaping her dead-end mechanic job seems just as outlandish as her haunting apocalyptic visions. So, when a hunky biker named Leo with a misbehaving machine offers her an out, she ignores her fears and takes it. But they’ve barely begun their trip, when they find Leo’s gang supernaturally slaughtered.

Everest Lovecraft is going to be murdered. After joining forces with a devil to destroy a tyrannical shadow corporation, Everest is furious when he foresees a massacre at the hands of the other-worldly prince. But preventing the demon’s rise to power comes with an unthinkable price: saving the world will kill his partner. Setting a trap to force the demon’s hand, Everest hopes to slay the would-be overlord and change the flow of fate. But with cutthroat traitors stalking his every move and his honor stained with treason, Everest knows he cannot face the apocalypse alone.

When a millionaire cultist mysteriously burns to death by supernatural fire, it’s up to me to investigate the source of this brutal magic. Armed with ancestral necromancy and preternatural senses, I've sworn to uncover the nemesis incinerating the cult's members. But when the villain I’m hunting brands me with the same scorching magic, I know my time is running out. If I can’t destroy the source of the fire smoldering within me, even the powerful protection of my ancestors won’t save me from a twisted fate that ventures far beyond death.

It’s been 30 years since Dellerin fell to the Dark One's rule. Magical Weavers have been hunted to extinction, and demonic attacks are frequent. With the kingdom’s remaining armies fighting an unwinnable war, the survival of small towns rely on whatever mercenaries they can afford. The Crimson Hunters are the most affordable around. With few victories and a trail of failed plans in their wake, they are the only hope the village of Treystone have at fending off the demon hordes.

Rachel Drake is on the run from the man who killed her husband. She never leaves her safe haven in an anonymous doorman building, until one night a phone call sends her running. On her way to the garage, she is murdered in the elevator. But her story doesn’t end there.

Let's be real: customer service sucks. Being sandwiched between needy customers and incompetent leadership at a greedy corporation sets an impossible expectation. It's Tony's job to "reset the customer experience" with no tools other than his customer-oriented attitude and expression of the company's hip and trendy culture.

Время вечности получило возможность начать полноценную атаку на Землю и вряд ли упустит свое. Что же ждет нашу планету дальше? И жалеют ли Александр и его друзья о своем выборе, что привел к такому плачевному итогу? Впрочем, что за глупые вопросы?