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X-Men: Age of Revelation - World of Revelation
Revelation's nightmarish reign continues! Revelation, the heir of Apocalypse, has transformed the future -- and only mutants are fit to survive! The once-Uncanny X-Men are scattered. Only three mutants remain at Haven House, guarding the portal to the Penumbra. To stop the thundering darkness that has lurked below the surface, they must remain unbreakable! Thanks to the virus ravaging the Revelation Territories, Wade Wilson's healing factor is out of control, and he has become the horrific Undeadpool! Earth still needs the Avengers -- but what happens when those who are left have transformed into mutants?! Can these "X-Vengers" protect all of Earth, including the Revelation Territories?! Mister Sinister assembles an elite strike force to take his rightful place...on the throne of Revelation! What has he offered these six misfits to convince them to take on impossible odds? Quentin Quire protects the dream of mutant supremacy and independence as head of the Revelation Territories' spy network, but does he have what it takes to carry the dream forward? Or will the next generation replace the former revolutionary? COLLECTING: World of Revelation (2025) #1, Unbreakable X-Men (2025) #1-3, Undeadpool (2025) #1-3, Omega Kids (2025) #1-3, X-Vengers (2025) #1-3, Sinister's Six (2025) #1-3, X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale (2025) #1 Written by Gail Simone, Tim Seeley, Jason Loo, David Marquez, Tony Fleecs, Ryan North, Al Ewing & More
Penciled by Adam Szalowski, Jesus Merino, Lucas Werneck, Carlos Magno, Sergio Dávila, Rafael Loureiro, Andrés Genolet & More -
Walden - On Walden Pond - Life in the Woods - The Transcendentalist Masterpiece
Arguably America's most famous nonconformist, Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847, chronicling his experiences there. It was an experiment in living a life unhindered by social trappings and tradition. His work was not widely renowned for years after his death, but it later became a staple in modern culture, defining not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be human. Come see where the idea of marching to the beat of a different drummer originated. Walden is a classic and essential reading.
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Flowers in Watercolour: Techniques and Tutorials for the Complete Beginner
Flowers in Watercolour comprises 10 tutorials for painting beautiful flowers and arrangements for the absolute beginner.Offering essential advice, techniques and inspiration presented through step-by-step instruction and a variety of templates, this comprehensive guide teaches aspiring artists how to paint flowers with confidence.
The book includes 10 subjects to paint, including wildflowers, garden favorites and exotic blooms. It also contains 'focus on' spreads that provide greater detail and more advanced techniques to try. It is designed to act not only as a guide to flower painting, but an introduction to the medium of watercolor.
Tutorials include daisies, peonies, lilies, ferns, ivy, wildflowers, and poppies.
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Physical Education
A portrait of creative stagnation, digital saturation, and the strange, sideways momentum of post-modern life. Laura has just received a prestigious grant to write her debut novel, and everyone around her agrees that things seem to finally be falling into place for her. Instead, she finds herself increasingly numb and detached from reality--half-heartedly meeting up with friends at the gym, struggling to fulfil her role as a daughter, and managing an abstract relationship with a married man. Haunted by lingering memories of a toxic youth she can't escape, Laura is stuck in a strange limbo, unable to draw a cohesive plot for her life, her hopes, or her future. Wry, elliptical, and intimate, Physical Education perfectly captures the quiet absurdities of the algorithmic age and the familiar ways in which we scroll, strive, sweat, and stall our way through the world. A smart, emotionally resonant work for readers of Jillian Tamaki's Boundless and The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis. The first-ever graphic novel to be a National Illustration Award of Portugal Highlight Book! -
On the Side of Ice: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State
Shows how police serve to assist ICE despite sanctuary laws insisting otherwise
In the United States, local law enforcement agencies are legally and organizationally independent entities from federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI and ICE. While local police enforce local, state and federal laws, they are not required to enforce civil immigration laws. This book examines the role of local police as voluntary, auxiliary reinforcements for ICE, focusing on the police force in New Jersey. It argues that even police in sanctuary jurisdictions, which explicitly label themselves as immigrant-friendly, are nonetheless still informally multiplying ICE's forces through voluntary cooperation. While to date, the ethnography of policing has been produced from participant observation with the police in "ride-alongs" during patrol work and in jails and the examination of official documents like police reports, this book employs a novel method of transcribing police body worn camera (BWC) video footage to provide immersive, ethnographic thick description narratives of instances of local police officers assisting ICE. It makes the case that BWC ethnographic methods are better able to capture realistic interactions between the police and those they stop than when participant observers are on the scene. The volume thus not only reveals the ways in which local police function to assist ICE in enforcing federal civil immigration law, but also demonstrates the significance of using BWC-based ethnographies to examine how police exercise power. From police footage, internal records, and other materials, On the Side of ICE renders intimate, on-the-ground ethnographic narratives that illuminate what policing immigration looks like in contemporary America. -
business Owner's Emergency Survival Guide For the A.I. Revolution
THIS IS NOT A PRODUCTIVITY REVOLUTION. IT'S A POWER SHIFT. For entrepreneurs, A.I. is quietly erasing differentiation and, in the process, deciding who gets customers...and who fades away. In this blunt, no-nonsense guide, Dan s. Kennedy exposes what most "experts" won't tell you -and shows you exactly how to protect your business before it's too late. Inside you'll discover:
1. Why A. I. is designed to destroy differentiation-and commoditize you;
2. How businesses are unknowingly surrendering control of leads, traffic, and revenue;
3. What do to NOW to move your business to higher, safer ground;
4. How to use A.I. without becoming dependent on it - or replaced by it; and
5. the timeless strategies A.I. cannot replicate- and why they matter more than ever.
For over 50 years, Dan S. Kennedy has helped entrepreneurs build extraordinary profits, avoid catastrophic mistakes, and stay ahead of every major shift in business.
NOW, he's sounding the alarm.
Ignore it-and risk becoming invisible.
ACT on it and position yourself where A.I. can't touch you.
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Lives of Bitter Rain: A Tyrant Philosophers Novella
*2026 LOCUS FINALIST FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL*
Outreach is that part of the Pal machine responsible for diplomacy - converting enemies into friends, achieving through words what an army of five thousand could not, urging the oppressed to overthrow the bloody-handed priests, evil necromancers and greedy despots that subjugate them. Angilly, twelve-years-old, a child of Pal soldiers stationed in occupied Jarokir, does not know it yet, but a sequence of accidents and questionable life choices will lead her to Outreach. As she travels from Jarrokir to Bracinta, Cazarkand, Lemas, The Holy Regalate of Stouk and finally, Usmai, she'll learn that the price of her nation's success is paid in compromise and lost chances, and that the falling rain will always be bitter. THE TYRANT PHILOSOPHERS
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST SERIES*
City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring 'Perfection' and 'Correctness' to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless Tyrant Philosophers send in their legions, they despatch Outreach - the rain before the storm.
A world steeped in magic of all flavours: divination, demonology, necromancy, alchemy, gods, monsters, portals to other dimensions and worlds - and what happens when it collides with an implacable foe - the Tyrant Philosophers - determined to bring reason, logic and 'perfection' to the exuberant magical chaos. 1. City of Last Chances: portrait of Ilmar, a city under Palleseen occupation
2. House of Open Wounds: portrait of the Palleseen war machine at work.
3. Days of Shattered Faith: portrait of a kingdom consumed, piece-by-piece, by Palleseen diplomatic subterfuge and espionage.
3.1 Lives of Bitter Rain: a prequel novella to Days of Shattered Faith, portrait of a life in the Palleseen diplomatic corps.
4. Pretenders to the Throne of God: portrait of a city under siege.
5. The Grave of Perfection: return to Ilmar, the 'City of Last Chances' where our story began. -
Fair Corpse: An Art of Murder Mystery
All's fair in love, art-and murder.
It's the spring of 1939, and the New York World's Fair is nearly ready to open. Its visionary theme, "Building the World of Tomorrow," promises a peaceful and prosperous future. But that bright prospect is darkened by war clouds gathering over Europe and the rise of the German-American Bund. Against this backdrop, NYPD officer Brian F.X. Fitzgerald investigates a series of mishaps involving mural painters working at the Fair. He suspects sabotage, and when one of them is killed, he's sure it wasn't an accident. Guided by a beautiful artist who becomes his lover, Fitz digs deep into the art world's rivalries to solve the mystery of the murdered muralist.
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Gwee'Nola: Trunk Tales The Beginning of A Legacy
Set against the vibrant backdrop of the South African bush, this heartfelt story follows the journey of a rare elephant. Amid towering acacia trees, winding rivers, majestic mountains, and an array of wild animals, Gwee'Nola stands out as an unexpected wonder. As she seeks acceptance in the herd, her path unfolds as a powerful testament to courage, faith, and the unshakable truths of God's love.
This inspiring tale blends storytelling with real-world education, immersing readers in the beauty of South Africa's landscapes and wildlife. From the graceful giraffes to the watchful wood owls, every detail is crafted to transport readers to the heart of the bush. Biblical values shine throughout, as lessons of unity, forgiveness, and embracing God's creation are gently woven into the narrative.
Will Gwee'Nola, with her unique spirit and unwavering faith, find her place among her family? Or will her differences become the key to showing the herd the power of compassion and divine purpose? Join this unforgettable journey that not only entertains but enlightens, bringing the wonders of God's creation to life.
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Insecurity Politics: How Unstable Lives Lead to Populist Support
The everyday realities of financial and work insecurity that drive right- and left-wing populism
In Insecurity Politics, Lorenza Antonucci examines the lived, everyday experiences that underpin political disaffection. Countering the reductive portrayals of populist voters as left-behind outsiders, Antonucci focuses on the ordinary, yet increasingly precarious, realities of work and financial instability as key to understanding the surge in populist support in both right- and left-wing politics. Drawing on robust comparative quantitative and qualitative analyses across nine European countries, Insecurity Politics describes the microlevel material and cultural dynamics that drive anti-establishment politics. It finds that dissatisfaction with work and a growing sense of financial insecurity fuel populist sentiments. Antonucci maps the evolving landscape of insecurity in contemporary Europe, tracing its roots to structural transformations of welfare states and deep-seated cultural shifts. Proposing an original framework that combines cultural and economic explanations, the book shows how economic, social, and political factors shape receptivity to anti-establishment politics. Moving beyond conventional wisdom that attributes today's populism to cultural backlash or globalization, Antonucci addresses a critical blind spot in current research. But Insecurity Politics offers more than a mere diagnosis; it also argues that a nuanced understanding of populist attitudes could inform a renewed political agenda--one more attuned to the complex realities of people's lives. -
Songs for Darkness
A novel that captures the collective pain of a nation through the stories of four Lebanese women. Only songs are able to comfort the soul in its darkness--but can anyone hear them? Iman Humaydan's saga recalls the voices of four generations of women from one family in the imaginary village of Kasura, in Mount Lebanon. Its narrator, Asmahan, named after the beloved Syrian singer, has devoted her adult life to recovering the stories of her ancestors, who persisted in the shadows of male supremacy, war, military occupation, and impoverishment. Her mother, Layla, disappeared when Asmahan was still a teenager. Her grandmother, Yasmine, died giving birth. And her great-grandmother, Shahira, struggled through two world wars, famine, and suffocating gender norms to win an education for her children and eke out a better life for her family. Asmahan is determined to protect her daughter and break out of the cycle of intergenerational violence and wounds that the women who came before her suffered. She packs up her daughter to emigrate after a divorce, when her husband takes their son away from her on his seventh birthday, during the darkest days of the 1982 Israeli invasion. These women's legacies span and echo the scarred history of an abused homeland, from the eve of the first World War to the 1982 Lebanon War. In honoring their unfulfilled lives, Iman Humaydan insistently preserves intimate stories of abundant tenacity, generosity, sacrifice--and songs, provisions sorely needed for dark times. -
Motivo para matar
Alicia, Alicia... ¿de quién es el cadáver que he dejado en tu cama y por qué lo he puesto ahí?
En un pueblo donde la lluvia es perpetua y la luz nunca llega, Alicia no vive en el país de las maravillas. Su realidad es una casa, seis sospechosos y un motivo. El Sombrerero Loco no es un amigo, sino la clave de un retorcido juego, diseñado para hacerla perder la cabeza.
Puede que te hayan contado la historia equivocada, o quizá yo tenga una versión más interesante. ¿Descubrirás, antes del final, la identidad del Sombrerero Loco? Un retelling de Alicia en el país de las maravillas para los amantes del misterio, thriller, las novelas de Agatha Christie y los cuentos de hadas oscuros. -
Héroes de la Copa Mundial
Las principales estrellas del fútbol atraen fama y la admiración de todo el mundo. ¡Y todos estos héroes se unen en la Copa Mundial! Los lectores examinan cómo alguien llega a ser un jugador del más alto nivel y las habilidades, características y cualidades que posee que realmente lo hacen destacar como héroe del deporte. ¿Es su liderazgo y trabajo en equipo lo que los hacen heroicos? ¿O son sus habilidades en la cancha? Algunos jugadores se esfuerzan al máximo para destacar tanto dentro como fuera de la cancha. Top soccer stars attract fame and admiration from around the world. And these heroes all come together at the World Cup! Readers examine what makes a top player--and what abilities, characteristics, and qualities they have that truly make them stand out as heroes of the sport. Is it their leadership and teamwork that make them heroic? Or is it their skills on the pitch? Some players go above and beyond to make themselves stand out both on AND off the field. -
World Cup Close-Up: Men's Soccer on the Biggest Stage
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and the World Cup is a dramatic tournament that pits the most elite teams against one another. Readers can explore a crash course on soccer's biggest event. When did it start, and how has it changed over the years? How are teams from 215 nations whittled down to the final 48? Explore stadiums, meet players, and take a seat in front of the world's greatest stage! -
Greatest Moments of the World Cup
The World Cup is the pinnacle of events in the soccer world, and readers can explore the best and greatest moments in World Cup history. Soccer fans get a crash course in the World Cup's most famous moments, including game-winning goals, spectacular saves, and amazing upsets. Get lost in the moment and relive some of the most defining moments to cross a pitch!