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A sensational short story collection in the expansive universe of HALO, the New York Times bestselling series! Launch once more into galaxy-spanning conflict and legendary heroism…shards of an ever-expanding journey where human and alien alike find their finest hours in facing their greatest...

The Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction traces the Catholic Reformation from its beginnings in the first half of the sixteenth century, through the years of unrest in Europe, to its global expansion in the Americas, Asia, and Africa, and its continued influence and legacy into the twentieth century.

This novelette won the Hugo award in 1996 and has been hailed by many as a science-fiction classic. Intelligent dinosaurs from outer space offer humanity the chance to use their transporter technology to join the galactic culture, but at a terrible price. When a routine transport goes wrong, one man must face the consequences of becoming too much like an alien.

Modern gods and goddesses, remote, revered - and like the pantheon of heroes and heroines of ancient myth - possessing great power tempered with flaws. Now, find within this anthology great tales by gifted and award-winning authors who move superheroes from the four-color panels of comic books to the fantastic pages of fiction, stories that will remind anyone who ever wanted to wear a cape or don a cowl of the extraordinary powers of the imagination!

The Irish have always had a knack for telling wonderful stories, and their fantastic ability has been recognized from early Gaelic times. For centuries, stories of all kinds have been offered to friends and strangers alike as a form of entertainment and communication. Today in Ireland, the short story is revered even above the novel. Hearing these magnificent stories, we become aware of more than just the humor and travail of a small island.

In the transparent story of her life, Kelly James Davis takes us on a journey from a happy middle class family into 30 years of a religious cult. The group was birthed out of the Jesus movement of the late '60s and early '70s but quickly departed from Scripture and eventually demanded separation from family and other outside influences.

As climate change rages on, House on Fire is a podcast from the World Economic Forum about our greatest environmental nightmares and the plans we’re hatching to solve them. From seed vaults to tree plantations, plastic bans to carbon capture, we ask the powerful and the expert for their creative ideas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La terza edizione dei migliori racconti della collana Future Fiction esplora alcuni temi fondamentali per la fantascienza contemporanea: dal concetto di trasferimento dell’identità, alle ultime scoperte nel campo dell’intelligenza artificiale e del ripristino della memoria danneggiata, passando per gli sviluppi tecnologici applicati all'architettura d’avanguardia.

James Patrick Kelly rappresenta il lato umano del cyberpunk e "Festa a sorpresa" è la sua prima raccolta di racconti mai pubblicata in doppia lingua, inglese e italiano. Include i seguenti racconti: La casa di Bernardo, Festa a sorpresa, La promessa dello spazio, Dichiarazione, Yukui!, La scimpanzé dei papi, Una sorella, due sorelle, tre. L'autore: James Patrick Kelly ha avuto una carriera eclettica: ha scritto romanzi, racconti, saggi, recensioni, poesie e sceneggiature.

The Eventus Elite podcast helps you on your fat loss journey, going into more detail on certain subjects and topics to help you achieve your goal!

La prima raccolta di racconti di Future Fiction: Cosa succede a una casa dotata d'intelligenza artificiale quando perde l'inquilino di cui è innamorata? Qual è la coppia perfetta in una versione tecnologicamente avanzata del gioco del corteggiamento? Quanti segreti si nascondono nella villa di Aethra dove si creano "soggetti d'arte" al cui interno è intrappolata una copia senziente della padrona di casa?

In un futuro prossimo, a seguito di un evento catastrofico, una casa dotata di intelligenza artificiale perde l'inquilino di cui è innamorata? Saprà gestire la sua assenza o avrà bisogno di sostituirlo? La Casa di Bernardo è una storia toccante che parte dalla domotica per esplorare le nostre debolezze e necessità più intime.

The audiobook gives you a look into the good, the bad, and the ugly side of parenting. Whether your parenting journey was embarked on willingly or (somewhat less so) through an unplanned pregnancy, the upheaval it brings into your life can be truly epic. The arrival of a new baby is a wonderful thing—it turns regular people into mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, godparents, and even grandparents. This new tiny person changes the lives of so many so quickly. However, as the parent, it is your life that is changed the most, and nobody can prepare you for the total upheaval it can cause.

Life is crazy. Shit happens! Come join Kelly & James as they discuss That's Some Crazy Shit!

Where Night Is Day is a nonfiction narrative grounded in the day-by-day, hour-by-hour rhythms of an ICU, in a teaching hospital, in the heart of New Mexico. It is the story of patients and families, suddenly faced with critical illness. In this context, Kelly reflects on the nature of medicine and nursing, on how doctors and nurses see themselves. Drawing on the words of medical historians, doctor-writers, and nursing scholars, Kelly examines the relationship of professional and lay observers, to the meaning of illness, empathy, caring, and the silence of suffering.

Do you have a hard time fitting exercise into your day? Do you work out occasionally but struggle to commit to a program? Do you frequently tell yourself you’ll go to the gym, then end up on the couch instead? You are not alone. Most people long to be in better shape, whether it’s for functional or aesthetic reasons. Working out has so many benefits - and yet the majority of us never do anything about it. Even those who exercise frequently aren’t happy with the results.

Join the adventure through dystopian worlds, to outer planets and into a speculative future. Welcome to the Future Days Anthology. Seventeen authors imagine a future with thrilling tales, starships, unlikely heroes, and exotic aliens, all of which combine to make Future Days a must-listen sci-fi fantasy short story collection.

She is the clone of a famed space explorer, but Mariska Volochkova rejects her mother and her heritage and wants no part of interstellar adventure. Although she is genetically engineered to hibernate through the interminable decades of space travel, Mariska's home is a habitat on the moon, and there she intends to stay. But the sweep of interplanetary politics and an affair with a Martian catches Mariska up in a conspiracy to commit a bold theft that will alter the future of space colonization.

Stonehenge is possibly the most mystical place on Earth. Its call has echoed through the ages and will continue as long as the stones continue to stand. The drug artist Tony Cage is almost as obsessed with Stonehenge as he is with his offspring Wynne, whom he had cloned from his own cells but then tweaked her sex chromosome from XY to XX. Is she his daughter or something entirely different? Tony will find the answer at Stonehenge on the Solstice Day.

Here's a cautionary tale about a day in the life of a baby boomer in the not-so-distant future. Climate change has led to economic collapse and social unrest, and yet Ruth lives comfortably enough. But when she sets off on a simple trip across town to visit her friend Matt, she comes face to face with the grim reality of the world she has helped to create.