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Ledový drak je legendami opředené stvoření, které dosud nikdo nezkrotil. Ale Adara, dítě zrozené za toho nejkrutějšího mrazu, se ho nebojí. Připadá jí, jako by byl součástí jejího života odjakživa. Nejdřív jí jen zdálky pozoroval, jak si hraje na studeném sněhu, když jí byly čtyři, dovolil jí se ho dotknout a v pěti letech se poprvé proletěla na jeho širokém hřbetě. Pak však do Adařina kraje vtrhne válka a s ní ohniví drakoletci ze severu. Zimní dítě a jeho ledový drak stojí před neúprosnou volbou.

These true events cannot be explained, and many of these events were witnessed by others who, for the most part, wish to remain anonymous. There are things that can be explained in the real modern world and accepted as fact, but there are some things that remain a mystery or for the most part are ignored as the human rationale for accepting or acknowledging the event that occurred would bend the very fabric of reality - which could leave one in dire straits!

Anyone can be a leader. You don't have to be a CEO or work in a management position to have influence. Your Leadership Moment provides practical tools, techniques and inspiration to discover your leadership potential. It combines personal and real-world anecdotes with a framework for leadership that can help anyone learn to lead.

Cassie wakes up on her 16th birthday only to realize she's been floating in her sleep. With her brother's help, Cassie learns how to control her new flying power, but she's afraid people will think differently of her if they find out. She's willing to do anything to keep her secret - practicing in the middle of the night, lying to her parents, even blowing off friends. But when a friend is in danger, Cassie must decide whether or not to help, even if taking action means revealing her secret.

If you love dystopian stories, you came to the right place. This is an anthology of the short story series, Dystopian Health Collection - stories about human health in dystopian societies. In each story, we explore a new topic around health and how modern developments can turn into a dystopian society. Four dark stories around health with a bonus story available only in the audiobook version.

In No Longer Newsworthy, Martin covers this shift in focus, the loss of political voice for the working class, and the emergence of a more conservative media in the form of Christian television, talk radio, Fox News, and conservative websites...Martin offers the mainstream media recommendations for how to push back against right-wing media and once again embrace the working class as critical to its audience and its democratic function.

Growing up as a Martin would be impossible for this generation of youths who believe that the highest score wins the love of the parents these days. When you raise your children on chips and pizza, you'd get a boot in your ass by my father, the patriarch and cornerstone of my family, who would just sneer a, "What you looking at boy? You better learn how to cook a decent meal, or I'll teach your ass how after I retrieve my size 12's out of your hind parts, you dig?"

Než začala Hra o trůny Dlouho před událostmi, které znáte ze Hry o trůny, sedí Targaryenové pevně na Železném trůně. To ovšem neznamená, že v Západozemí panuje klid. Bratrovražedný boj uvnitř vládnoucí dynastie rozpoltil Sedm království. A právě v té době křižuje krajem potulný rytíř ser Duncan Vysoký. Anebo Dunk tupý jako lenochův meč? Všechno je to nějak zamotané, a to včetně původu jeho panoše Egga.

Na východě, sužována svými nepřáteli, vládne jako královna města postaveného na prachu a smrti Daenerys, poslední potomek rodu Targaryenů, jejíž draci vyrostli do hrůzné dospělosti. Nyní, když je známo místo jejího výskytu, se mnozí vydali Daenerys a její draky hledat. Mezi nimi i Tyrion Lannister, dornský princ, železný kapitán nebo tajemný modrovlasý mladík, který zdaleka není tím, za koho jej vydávají.

A11_4_ON3 is a gamer who likes to look out for himself - especially when it comes to winning. When he learns he's part of a four-player team with his former gaming crew, no one is happy to work together again. But their team must win this virtual reality racing game, or they'll be trapped inside the virtual world forever. Can he change his attitude for the sake of his team? Or will his self-centered playing be their downfall?

No_Idea has actually no idea how he wound up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. It's not until he meets another player, named N3V3RDIE, that he learns he's been selected to test a virtual reality video game. And if they don't win the game, they'll be stuck inside the virtual world forever. Will No_Idea figure out the gameplay and make it to the game's safe zone in time, or will he end up trapped in a world filled with virtual zombies?

Na hostině pro vrány je mnoho hostí - ale jen pár jich nakonec přežije... Epická sága George R. R. Martina a předloha seriálu HBO "Hra o trůny" pokračuje. Válka, která zuřila tak dlouho, strávila sama sebe. Sedm mocností je po staletích krutých zápasů nuceno žít v tísnivém příměří. Pár jedinců si dělá nárok na Železný trůn, jsou ale příliš slabí. Toho využívají zrádci, psanci a odpadlíci. S tím, jak se lidské vrány slétají ke své hostině z popele, se v Sedmi královstvích rodí nové intriky a vznikají nová společenství.

Hvad foregik der egentlig i Westeros før KAMPEN OM TRONEN begyndte - før kulden kom tilbage og før skumle kræfter begyndte at samle sig i den store iskolde vildmark på den anden side af Muren, der beskytter kongeriget?

DI Rachel Scholes has been in the force for nearly 20 years, and she is tired, not because of the job, but because of the running. She knows her head is crowded but has so far managed to make madness comprehensible. She is a proxy self-harmer struggling to come to terms with a dark secret from her past. As the current case she is working on pushes her closer to facing the dark truth, cracks begin to appear. Wanting to keep her marriage alive, a third identity surfaces that she has difficulty keeping under control. It wants more than her husband and could jeopardize everything.  

I found her hiding in her own eyes - the pretty little thing in black Chucks. Even then I knew that she would light my world. Knew that she would steal my heart. In just one glance, I knew I'd let her have it all. All she had to do was take it. All she had to do was chase her.... Chase the girl I saw in those gorgeous brown eyes.

Første bog i George R.R. Martins lovpriste middelalder-fantasy-serie "En Sang om Is og Ild". I en verden, hvor vintrene kan vare årtier, er de adelige huse i konstant konflikt om magten, og konkurrencen er hård i det skånselsløse politiske spil om tronen. Samtidig truer mørke kræfter fra nord, og på den anden side af havet forbereder arvingen til den tidligere myrdede konge sig på at erobre sit land tilbage. Den hæderfulde familie Stark bliver ufrivilligt inddraget i stridighederne, der udvikler sig til et drama om ære og kærlighed af shakespeareske dimensioner.

Sous les ruines d'un monde ancien grouille la vie... Dans une ville croulante, sur une planète mourante et oubliée de tous, le jeune Annelyn profite de la fête organisée à l'occasion de la nouvelle Mascarade solaire. Superbe dans son costume de soie, son arrogance est à la hauteur de sa beauté. Quand il est moqué devant ses nobles amis par le Viandard, chasseur de grouns, il échafaude un plan de revanche. Mais la terrible vérité qui se cache derrière l'histoire de son ennemi va transformer sa tentative en une inexorable descente aux enfers.

Der Hilferuf seiner Jugendliebe Gwen führt Dirk t'Larien zur sterbenden Welt Worlorn. Durch die Heirat mit Jaan lebt Gwen in einer Kultur, die Frauen Selbstbestimmung versagt. Dirk glaubt nicht, dass Gwen das freiwillig erduldet und überredet sie zur Flucht. Doch mit dem Verrat an Jaan haben sie dessen Schutz verloren, Menschenjäger bedrohen sie. Nur Jaan kann sie noch retten - doch ihm geht seine Ehre über alles.

George R. R. Martin's alternate-history story revolves around one of six "geeks" sent back to a critical point in history. Their mission is to prevent the Swedish fortress of Sveaborg from surrendering to the Russians in order to win the war - or "maybe [to] just save ourselves from the plagues and bombs and the poisoned winds".

Do you believe anyone can become wealthy if she has the right mindset? In a fable detailing the lives of a woman who thinks poor and another who thinks rich, Wealth or Poverty has already helped thousands educate themselves financially and provide them the set of mindset skills required to help them achieve their dreams and goals. Packed with only the most effective techniques, this audiobook can be used alone or as a supplement to transforming your life toward the positive.