Adriel Brandt
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Progressive & Feminist Text - Emphasis on Personalization & Creativity - Accessible One-Die System
Traverse is a tabletop roleplaying game focused on accessibility, character, and creativity set in a massive original world. Its rules are simple but are structured to provide players a depth of rewarding customization. Traverse features customizable player-led progression, rigorous crafting mechanics, and a kinetic combat system.
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Erich Fromm's groundbreaking examination of an age-old question, and a stunning look at how to pursue a life with purpose and meaning Life in the modern age began when people no longer lived at the mercy of nature and instead took control of it. We planted crops so we didn't have to forage, and produced planes, trains, and cars for transport. With televisions and computers, we don't have to leave home to see the world. Somewhere in that process, the...
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Most people think about philosophical problems without realizing it. Introducing the uninitiated to the world of philosophical inquiry, this book examines nine philosophical problems fundamental to everyday living. It contains short introduction to the methods of philosophy for those with a taste for abstract ideas and theoretical arguments.
4) The Door
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Alex eased his pack to the ground and looked around the empty campsite-the last known location of his friends, 57 hours ago.
On a mountaineering expedition gone awry, Alex and his friends stumble upon something they never expected to find: a mysterious door hidden beneath a glacier. Driven by the excitement of discovery, Alex's friends are determined to return, but they are not the only ones who are interested in what the door might contain....
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C. Wright Mills is best remembered for his highly acclaimed work The Sociological Imagination, in which he set forth his views on how social science should be pursued. Hailed upon publication as a cogent and hard-hitting critique, The Sociological Imagination took issue with the ascendant schools of sociology in the United States, calling for a humanist sociology connecting the social, personal, and historical dimensions of our lives. The sociological...
6) Blood Ties
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Amazon Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult Historical Fantasy
At the heart of an ancient prophecy is young Lucas, who has the sole power to save two medieval kingdoms from destruction . . . but will he discover this ultimate secret before it's too late?
Lucas has been raised as a blacksmith's son; an outsider ostracized by the other village children. One night at a nearby monastery, a mysterious black stone whispers a haunting premonition to Lucas....
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The virus forced the governing powers to wall off Ohio, imprisoning everyone inside. But it wasn't enough. The innocent inhabitants of Waksha County, Ohio, watched in horror as the skies lit up with the blasts from nuclear missiles. Only moments later, the ground rocked with impact and plunged them into nuclear darkness. The people dead, the virus destroyed, the world would be safe. Or so they thought....
Within the borders of Ohio, a resilient band...
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A selection of Robert Browning's dramatic monologues.
In "My Last Duchess," an entitled nobleman shows off a portrait of his late wife.
In "Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister," a frustrated monk dwells on a petty rivalry.
In "The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed's," a dying man instructs his family in how to elevate his final resting place above that of his rival's.
In "Porphyria's Lover," a sinister narrator considers how to preserve the...
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Tragic loss. Eternal love. Ancient magic. Brigit used to believe in magic and had hopes for a great future. Not any more. She has hunkered down to just get through life. Then a mysterious man appears, beckoning her out into a vulnerable relationship. He brings with him a life that doesn't even exist in her reality. Plagued by visions of past lives, Brigit's trust in a magicless existence is about to be shattered. Every few lifetimes, Ildanach meets...
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In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning student. Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is to think about its questions directly, Thomas Nagel considers possible solutions to nine problems-knowledge of the world beyond our minds, knowledge of other minds, the mind-body problem,...
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This story begins with a message from the past by the last two human hybrids who bring the beginning of the Paradox. These two humans are following orders from an advance alien race in hopes to send a message to a far-off world in another timeline. The scientists of Alpha Prime have used all their technology to reach the Ring Galaxy which promises to bring prosperity to the hungry worlds of Alpha Prime. They set out with three ships from different...
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Cecil is a vampire desperate to find a way to redeem his soul so he can finally rest in peace. He's told the way to redemption is to save the American Empire by finding the prince and putting him on the throne. The only problem? That prince was murdered eight years ago. Upon mentioning the dead prince to the royal court, Cecil is swiftly accused of being a spy and sentenced to an underground prison.
Ezekiel, a prisoner of the Château d'Oubli, has...
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Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850) is a collection of sonnets by English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Written between 1845 and 1846, Sonnets from the Portuguese is a series of love poems written by Browning to her husband, the prominent Victorian poet Robert Browning. Although Elizabeth was initially unsure of the poems, Robert encouraged their publication, suggesting she title them to make readers believe they were translations and not personal...
15) Oro City
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Life in California Gulch, deep in the Colorado Rockies, pre-dates the Leadville silver boom (1875-1895). However, it was gold, not silver, which laid the foundation for future generations of citizens at 10,200 feet elevation. Oro City is the spectacular, albeit inhospitable, site of placer gold mining during the 1860's. Meet fortune seeking immigrants – a blacksmith, store keeper, singer, school teacher, and sporting women, as well as a rascally...
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In this sermon, English preacher Charles Spurgeon uses candles to illustrate spiritual concepts. He delves into the history and use of lanterns to draw memorable parallels between candles and the Christian life. "Many people use their Bibles as lights to be hung up at a Chinese feast of lanterns," he says, "for amusement, or for show." The word of God should not be a prop, however, but rather the light that guides us through life.
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The forest is dark, haunting and ghastly. A couple wondering through a hidden passage way found an abandoned cabin covered in leaves and vines. The cabin has history of belonging to family filled with darkness in their hearts, and the cabin is a historical land mark, but it has paranormal activity which describes the black sea of roses.
18) Of Demon Kind
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Prince Lorn of Jior is what's left of an evil empire. King Kullorn was the epitome of evil. Together they led demon hordes reaping death and destruction. Kullorn is killed, leaving Lorn alone to wallow in the desolation of defeat. Years later, Lorn is accused of following in his father's footsteps and kidnapping Princess Lililaira. Risking capture, imprisonment and death Lorn attempts to learn who is using his name to start another war. During a rescue...
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Do you know anyone who has died of puerperal fever? Probably not, thanks to this groundbreaking essay published by Oliver Wendell Holmes in 1843. With great passion and intelligence, Holmes sets forth his revolutionary argument on the prevention of an illness, which had claimed the lives of new mothers in epidemic proportions. Though his findings were not accepted until years later, Holmes' seminal work can serve as a model for the presentation of...
20) Operation 128
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A story that has fact, fiction, espionage, and high drama to make for an entertaining read that keeps the reader captivated for the length of the book. This audiobook fits into this mold perfectly as it has all the making of a thriller coupled with historical facts and a good dose of fiction to keep the reader enthralled and guessing to the very end. A truly delightful piece of writing that takes the listener on a journey back in time to the beginning...