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The Game That Never Ends - Julien Mailland
A guide to the fascinating legal history of the videogame industry, written for nonlawyers.Why did a judge recall FIFA 15, a nonviolent soccer game, from French shelves in 2014? Why was Vodka Drunkenski, a character in Nintendo-Japan’s Punch-Out!, renamed Soda Popinski in the US and then in Western Europe, where the pun made no sense? Why was a Dutch-American company barred by US courts from distributing a clone of Pac-Man? Julien Mailland answers all these questions and more in The Game That Never Ends, an inside look at the legal history that undergirds our favorite videogames. Drawing on a series of case studies as vignettes of the human comedy, Mailland sheds light on why and how the role of lawyers is key for understanding the videogame industry.Each chapter in The Game That Never Ends is a mini-puzzle that pieces together how an important legal issue arose, was resolved, and impacted the industry and the experience of gamers in real time. These chapters are interspersed with shorter chapters called “The Lawyer’s Corner,” opportunities to dive deeper into individual cases. Lightly footnoted, these interludes connect the previous chapters together by providing a conceptual meta-analysis. Offering a comprehensive overview of the global legal ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Behind the Mirror - Taran Armstrong
A USA TODAY BESTSELLERA look inside the TV show that watches you backIn a house designed for manipulation, paranoia, and power plays, sixteen strangers are cut off from the outside world—watched every second by cameras, judged by millions. Welcome to Big Brother. A show ahead of its time, it was once dismissed as fluff television. Now this voyeuristic reality show has quietly become a cultural juggernaut, capturing the rawest truths of human behavior while building an intense, obsessive fanbase along the way. But what are the costs of turning human lives into entertainment? What kind of psychological toll does it take to be put in isolation, under constant surveillance, in a perpetual state of suspicion? And what does it say about us as a society that we love to watch it unfold? Behind the Mirror: Inside the World of Big Brother peels back the layers of the historic franchise and dives deep into the game that never sleeps. Through years of live footage, online discourse, and controversial castings, this eye-opening book unpacks how Big Brother has shaped and exposed societal dynamics around race, gender, identity, power, and surveillance. It’s the story of a show that thrives in chaos and reveals ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Boy That Never Was - Perry Karen
***SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES***Read the deeply atmospheric and masterfully crafted tale of love and loss that will chill you to the bone.''Stunning'' Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club''A twist-filled page-turner'' Closer---Three-year-old Dillon vanished in the middle of the night. His father Harry can''t forgive himself for not protecting his only child. Yet Harry isn''t blamed by his wife Robin: she bares her own secret guilt.Five years later, thousands of miles away, Harry spots an eight-year-old boy in a crowd - a boy he is convinced is Dillon.Desperate to find his missing son, Harry''s obsession tears apart his marriage, exposing shameful secrets and shattering the one thing he and Robin had left - trust.Why won''t Robin believe Harry? What is she hiding? Can the boy really be Dillon?And how far will Harry go to find their lost son?---''The Boy That Never Was is that powerful thing, a beautifully written mystery driven by its exploration of the characters'' innermost hearts'' Tana French''A truly remarkable novel . . . Written in a captivating, lyrical style and brilliantly structured, the story grips your heart from the first pages and simply never lets go'' Jeffery Deaver''This is a debut novel that will ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Titanic: The Ship That Never Sank? - Robin Gardiner
In 1912 the unthinkable happened - the supposedly unsinkable Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg, or so it was thought. In this bestselling book author Robin Gardiner claims that it was not in fact the Titanic but the sister ship, the Olympic, which finished its days sinking in the icy waters of the North Atlantic on that fateful night. His contention is that what happened was an insurance scam perpetrated by the White Star line which may have involved the possible collusion by the British government in the cover-up. On 20 September 1911, the Olympic was involved in a collision with the Royal Navy Warship HMS Hawke in Southampton Water. Olympic was found to be to blame in the collision. Because of this finding, White Star''s insurers allegedly refused to pay out on the claim. As this would amount to a serious financial loss for the company, it is alleged that, to make sure at least one vessel would be earning money, the badly damaged Olympic was patched up and then converted to become the Titanic. The real Titanic when complete would then quietly enter service as the Olympic. To dispose of the Olympic, which had allegedly been damaged beyond ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Question that Never Goes Away - Philip Yancey
Some days, the news seems too much to bear. Yet another tsunami or earthquake or flood or fire or war atrocity. One more gun-toting madman stalking young people in idyllic Norway or moviegoers in Colorado or schoolchildren in Newtown, Connecticut. We turn off the news only to get a phone call about expectant parents with a stillborn baby, or a loved one whose cancer has returned. If we have faith in God, it gets shaken to the core. What was God doing in the moment when that tragedy could have been prevented? If we can''t trust God to keep our children safe or our loved ones from dying in agony, what can we trust God for?In his classic book WHERE IS GOD WHEN IT HURTS?, Philip Yancey gave us permission to doubt, reasons not to abandon faith, and practical ways to reach out to hurting people. Now, with new perspectives and stories gathered across nearly twenty-five years, once again he tackles the hard questions head-on. His visits to three places in 2012 raised the old problems with new urgency. More veteran pilgrim than curious journalist in his later years, Yancey faces with his trademark honesty the issues that often undermine ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Army That Never Was - Taylor Downing
The Army That Never Was: D-Day and the Great Deception tells the remarkable story of the deceptions, hoaxes and misdirections carried out by the Allies ahead of the most pivotal moment of the Second World War - the D-Day invasion. The most audacious of these schemes aimed to convince German forces that plans to storm Normandy were a mere sideshow, and featured a fictitious army led by General Patton and furnished with hundreds of real-world dummy landing craft, tanks and aircraft. New research reveals a hidden link with Britain's film industry, as the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of this dramatic gambit is explored in detail. Full of fascinating characters from the US, Britain and Germany, this compelling and propulsive narrative explores one of the most remarkable secret campaigns of the Second World War.
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The Army That Never Was - Taylor Downing
The Army That Never Was: D-Day and the Great Deception tells the remarkable story of the deceptions, hoaxes and misdirections carried out by the Allies ahead of the most pivotal moment of the Second World War - the D-Day invasion. The most audacious of these schemes aimed to convince German forces that plans to storm Normandy were a mere sideshow, and featured a fictitious army led by General Patton and furnished with hundreds of real-world dummy landing craft, tanks and aircraft. New research reveals a hidden link with Britain's film industry, as the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of this dramatic gambit is explored in detail. Full of fascinating characters from the US, Britain and Germany, this compelling and propulsive narrative explores one of the most remarkable secret campaigns of the Second World War.
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The Summer That Never Was - Peter Robinson
Alan Banks must return home and face the greatest fear of his childhood. The Summer That Never Was is Peter Robinson’s thirteenth novel in the Inspector Banks series, which inspired the major British ITV drama DCI Banks.
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GraviTrax The Game Switch
GraviTrax The Game: Switch je samostatná logická hra založená na principu gravitace a přesného plánování dráhy. Hráč řeší 30 hlavolamů pomocí přepínačů měnících směr pohybu kuličky. Hra je určena pro jednoho hráče od 8 let a nevyžaduje základní GraviTrax stavebnici.
- 30 různých logických hlavolamů s rostoucí náročností
- Nová herní mechanika přepínače měnícího směr dráhy
- Samostatná hra – nevyžaduje základní GraviTrax sadu
- Vhodné pro rozvoj logického myšlení a prostorové představivosti
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The GAME THAT WOULD BE KING - Brendan Murphy
Thisis a time traveller's guide to the history of soccer, tracing its origins from ahumble beginning to an established sport beloved worldwide. It is a story thatspans five thousand years, from ancient Egypt to MesoAmerica, from the GreekEmpire to Chinese Dynasties, and from the Roman Empire to medieval Britain.
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The Things That Never Vanished - Emanuele Satolli
Emanuele Satolli (b. 1979) has covered the major humanitarian crises and conflicts around the world over the last ten years. He is currently documenting the war between Ukraine and Russia and the clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, which in recent months have taken him to Lebanon.
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The World That Never Was - Alex Butterworth
The last years of the nineteenth century saw the birth of a new phenomenon: international terrorism. Bombings and assassinations shook the great cities of Europe and America, threatening social order. Fiendish networks of anarchist conspiritors were blamed and the public whipped into a frenzy of anxiety. The reality was rather different. These dramatic events were only the most visible part of a longer, clandestine struggle waged between the forces of revolution and reaction, in which little was as it seemed. Alex Butterworth interweaves group biography, cultural history and meticulous detective work to create a revelatory account of the age. Both intimate and panoramic, it is a story with uncanny resonances for today.
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Anatomy of Game Design - Tom Smith
People have played games forever, but it’s only in the past few decades that people really started thinking about what games are, how they work, and how to make them better.Anatomy of Game Design takes some of the most popular and beloved games of all time and dissects them to see what makes them tick. By breaking down the systems and content of each game, the underlying systems of game design are laid bare.Eight games are analyzed – including Settlers of Catan; Centipede; Candy Crush Saga; Papers, Please; Magic: The Gathering; and more – each representing a different genre or era of game design. Each game is discussed in detail, using the same methods for each game. What are the verbs of the game that give the player agency? How do those verbs fit together to form a core loop that makes the game engaging? What are the systems that power the gameplay? What is the larger flow that makes the game interesting over and over again?Each game is then used as an example to tie back to one or more larger topics in game design, such as systems design, randomness, monetization, game theory, and iterative approaches to game development.Key ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The World We Make - N.K. Jemisinová
Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts "a glorious fantasy" (Neil Gaiman) - a story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City, in the final book of the Great Cities Duology.Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city's heart and wields its magic. New York? She's got six.But all is not well in the city that never sleeps. Though Brooklyn, Manny, Bronca, Venezia, Padmini, and Neek have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading--and destroying the entire universe in the process--the mysterious capital "E" Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and "law and order" may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside. In order to defeat him, and the Enemy who holds his purse strings, the avatars will have to join together with the other Great Cities of the world in order to bring her down for good and protect their world from complete destruction.The Great Cities DuologyThe City We BecameThe World We Make
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The World We Make - N.K. Jemisinová
From the record-breaking, four-time Hugo Award-winning N. K. Jemisin comes ''a glorious fantasy'' (Neil Gaiman) - a story of culture, identity, magic and myths in contemporary New York City. The sequel to the critically acclaimed The City We Became, this is the final book of the Great Cities Duology.Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city''s heart and wields its magic. New York? She''s got six.But all is not well in the city that never sleeps. Though Brooklyn, Manny, Bronca, Venezia, Padmini, and Neek have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading--and destroying the entire universe in the process--the mysterious capital "E" Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and "law and order" may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside. In order to defeat him, and the Enemy who holds his purse strings, the avatars will have to join together with the other Great Cities of the world in order to bring her down for good and protect their world from complete destruction.''Hopeful and enthralling, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Office BFFs - Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of Esquire's Best Celebrity Memoirs of All TimeAn intimate, behind-the-scenes, richly illustrated celebration of beloved The Office co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey’s friendship, and an insiders' view of Pam Beesly, Angela Martin, and the iconic TV show. Featuring many of their never-before-seen photos. Receptionist Pam Beesly and accountant Angela Martin had very little in common when they toiled together at Scranton’s Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. But, in reality, the two bonded in their very first days on set and, over the nine seasons of the series’ run, built a friendship that transcended the show and continues to this day. Sharing everything from what it was like in the early days as the show struggled to gain traction, to walking their first red carpet—plus exclusive behind-the-scenes stories on the making of milestone episodes and how their lives changed when they became moms—this must-read celebrity memoir, The Office BFFs, is full of the same warm and friendly tone Jenna and Angela have brought to their Office Ladies podcast. What does a friendship built on one of the world’s most beloved sitcoms look like?On-Screen Rivals, Off-Screen Best Friends: From their first day on set, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Widows - Pascal Engman
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGERFROM INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FEMICIDE (1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE)‘Pascal Engman is the master of the new generation’ David LagercrantzTwo bodies are discovered in a Stockholm park, one a policeman and the other an unidentified young woman. With the police believing the woman to be nothing more than unfortunate collateral damage, they focus on the murder of the police officer. But Detective Vanessa Frank takes a different approach and her investigation turns out to be more personal than she could have imagined.WINNER OF THE PETRONA AWARD 2023‘Overpowered me with the same never-wracking construction as Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code’ Alex Schulman‘The absolute hottest Swedish crime novel of the autumn’ Camilla Läckberg‘Completely impossible to put down’ Sara Blædel‘An unfailing ability to build up tension’ DN‘With cliffhangers and an exciting, credible plot, he manages to build up a pace in the story that never lets go’ Aftonbladet‘Just keeps getting better and The Widows is his best yet’ Anders Kapprakt, Swedish Crime Academy‘An exciting contemporary Swedish thriller about terrorism in a cold December Stockholm’ BTJ
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The Colossus of New York - Colson Whitehead
In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in - or spent time - in the greatest of American cities.A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, The Colossus of New York captures the city''s inner and outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditations, and personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings and thoughts of longtime residents and of newcomers who dream of making it their home; of those who have conquered its challenges; and of those who struggle against its cruelties. Whitehead''s style is as multilayered and multifarious as New York itself: Switching from third person, to first person, to second person, he weaves individual voices into a jazzy musical composition that perfectly reflects the way we experience the city. There is a funny, knowing riff on what it feels like to arrive in New York for the first time; a lyrical meditation on how the city is transformed by an unexpected rain shower; and a wry look at the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Making of Prince of Persia - Jordan Mechner
A deep dive into the origins of the epic, bestselling video game, in the creator’s own words.The creator of one of the most innovative and bestselling video games of all time gives an unvarnished look into the creative process in this one-of-a-kind compilation.Before Prince of Persia was a best-selling video game franchise and a Disney movie, it was an Apple II computer game created and programmed by one person: Jordan Mechner. Mechner’s candid and revealing journals from the time capture the journey from his parents’ basement to the forefront of the fast-growing 1980s video game industry―and the creative, technical, and personal struggles that brought the Prince into being and, ultimately, into the homes of millions of people worldwide.Now, on the 30th anniversary of Prince of Persia’s release, Mechner looks back at the journals he kept from 1985 to 1993, offering new insights into the game that established him as a pioneer of cinematic storytelling in the industry. This beautifully illustrated and annotated collector’s edition includes:300 pages of Mechner’s original journalsPresent-day margin notations by Mechner adding explanation, context, and affectionate cartoons of real-life charactersArchival visuals illustrating the stages of the game’s creationWork-in-progress sketches, rotoscoped animation, screenshots, interface design, memos, and moreA ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Dribbling a Basketball on the Road to Damascus - Charley Rosen
A bildungsroman and the most autobiographical yet of Charley Rosen''s many works of fiction, nonfiction and reportage on the subject of basketball, Dribbling a Basketball on the Road to Damascus tells the story of the life of Chazz Klein, a power forward and elite scorer who starts at Metropolitan College and ends up on the Knicks by way of the Detroit Pistons. Klein loves the game that helped him survive his childhood and find meaning. But his awkwardness early in life also stays with him, as both love and long-lasting meaning elude him except in small doses. And yet he does achieve, across the journey represented in these pages, that rarest of gifts, a kind of humility, an acceptance of himself, and the peace that goes with that. Along the way, Klein shaves points and helps us understand the appeal of doing so even though it goes against his love of the game that is pure and life-affirming. So why act against all that? Because everything good in this story is transient, including that joy in playing, and there is a sense here that nothing ever really changes. Different kinds of power converge, and a player who prizes the pure ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Sell - Fredrik Eklund, Bruce Littlefield
''With The Sell, Fredrik Eklund has created the modern day How to Win Friends and Influence People. If you''re looking for how to achieve success in the 21st century, the answer is in your hands'' Tom Doctoroff, CEO, J. Walter Thompson, and author of Twitter is Not a StrategyJust over a decade ago, Fredrik Eklund moved to New York City from his native Sweden with nothing but a worn-out pair of sneakers and a dream: to make it big in the city that never sleeps. Despite having no experience in real estate and no contacts, Fredrik transformed himself into the best seller in the most competitive real estate market on the planet, brokering multimillion-dollar deals for celebrities, selling out properties all over the city and charming TV audiences as one of the stars of Million Dollar Listing New York.Blending personal stories and the expertise he''s gained from his meteoric rise, The Sell is the modern guide to becoming successful. Featuring everything from the importance of intangible factors like personality and charm, to tips and tricks for preparing, persuading and negotiating, The Sell is a vital go-to book for anyone who wants to have an impact in his or her personal ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Eater Guide to New York City - Eater
A comprehensive and must-have food-lover’s guidebook to New York City from Eater, the online authority on where to eat and why it matters. With Eater experts leading the way, explore the best restaurants, food trucks, specialty shops, and farmers’ markets, digging into New York City’s key flavors and food culture, learning from those who’ve shaped and defined how the city eats.Eater City Guide: New York is your go-to source for getting immersed in NYC’s famously vibrant and diverse dining culture. Offering context on how the local scene has been shaped by history, immigration, agriculture, and tradition, the guide offers vibrant, incomparable insight into the City That Never Sleeps and its one-of-a-kind food destinations and personalities. This book includes: Ideas for great places to eat near key sites, which are often surrounded by underwhelming tourist traps Guide to NYC essentials such as pizza, steakhouses, bodegas, and more Brief history of the regional dining culture Plenty of maps that break down the must-visit spots and shopping destinations neighborhood by neighborhood Contributions from notable locals such as Philip Lim, Maangchi, and Alexander Smalls Weekend trip itineraries to eating destinations in the North Fork, Montauk, and the Hudson Valley Built on the unrivaled authority ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Final Gambit - Jennifer Lynn Barnesová
OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES!Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets and they know her. But as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help—and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player. Secrets upon secrets. Riddles upon riddles. In this game, there are hearts and lives at stake—and there is nothing more Hawthorne than winning.**Don’t miss a moment of The Inheritance Games Saga, including the Grandest Game, the thrilling new series set ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Trois Nouvelles Etudes The Complete Chopin - kolektiv autorů
The Complete Chopin – A New Critical Edition from Edition Peters isfirmly established as the most important ongoing scholarly edition of Chopin’smusic and is a must for any discerning pianist. The world’s foremost Chopineditors, under Editor-in-chief John Rink, bring their unrivalled collectiveknowledge to imbue the project with unique authority, drawing upon the latestinternational scholarship. The Complete Chopin prioritizes the needs of thepractical pianist and provides a beautifully presented performing text of eachwork based on a single principal source together with important variants,along with thorough critical commentaries and illuminating prefatory essays inEnglish, French and German.EditionPeters is now delighted to present Roy Howat’s new edition for The CompleteChopin of Chopin’s Trois Nouvelles Études. Originally published in 1840 in themulti-composer Méthode des Méthodes the Trois Nouvelles Études are Chopin’sleast overtly virtuoso studies, but arguably they are the most quietlysophisticated of all in terms of how they train the pianist’s sensitivity tosound, rhythm and texture. Debussy once said he had ‘worn his fingers down’playing the second of them. After 180 years it seems extraordinary that newdetails can still be found in the pieces, but Howat’s edition prints some forthe first time, notably a number of melodic variants in the first Etude, plusnotes in the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The World We Make - N.K. Jemisinová
From the record-breaking, four-time Hugo Award-winning N. K. Jemisin comes ''a glorious fantasy'' (Neil Gaiman) - a story of culture, identity, magic and myths in contemporary New York City. The sequel to the critically acclaimed The City We Became, this is the final book of the Great Cities Duology.Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city''s heart and wields its magic. New York? She''s got six.But all is not well in the city that never sleeps. Though Brooklyn, Manny, Bronca, Venezia, Padmini, and Neek have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading--and destroying the entire universe in the process--the mysterious capital "E" Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and "law and order" may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside. In order to defeat him, and the Enemy who holds his purse strings, the avatars will have to join together with the other Great Cities of the world in order to bring her down for good and protect their world from complete destruction.''Hopeful and enthralling, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Tour - Simon Wilde
An England cricket tour is a unique phenomenon, with its own pressures, challenges and remarkable highlights. It presents its participants - shorn of the usual support networks they enjoy at home - with a prolonged test of skill, physical stamina and mental resilience. Now Simon Wilde, author of the acclaimed England: The Biography, examines in The Tour the delicate chemistry that makes for a successful tour and why others disintegrate so badly. Since the 19th century, England has been sending its cricket teams around the world to take on their rivals. Initially, these trips were undertaken by boat, meaning players could be away for many months, often in alien conditions. With air travel reducing journey time and facilities much improved, the challenges still remain: homesickness, isolation, hostile crowds - not to mention an opposition determined to win at all costs. For some, the experience can be too much, while others thrive in the heat and dust of battle.The Tour looks at all aspects of the history of England's cricketers abroad, including the burden placed on the captain, who is expected to combine on-field acumen with the deft touch of an ambassador off it. There have been diplomatic incidents aplenty, from ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Colossus of New York (0708898769)
Kniha - autor Colson Whitehead, 158 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in - or spent time - in the greatest of American cities. A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps, The Colossus of New York captures the city's inner and outer landscapes in a series of vignettes, meditations, and personal memories. Colson Whitehead conveys with almost uncanny immediacy the feelings and thoughts of longtime residents and of newcomers who dream of making it their home; of those who have conquered its challenges; and of those who struggle against its cruelties. Whitehead's style is as multilayered and multifarious as New York itself: Switching from third person, to first person, to second person, he...
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Secrets: Everything That Got Us Here - CD (5175600633)
Hudební CD - Třetí studiovka je první deskou s novým vokalistou. Na postu zpěváka nyní působí Wade Walters. Post hardcore kapela ze San Diega vznikla v roce 2010 na troskách kapely A City Serene. Třetí studiovka je první deskou s novým vokalistou. Na postu zpěváka nyní působí Wade Walters. Post hardcore kapela ze San Diega vznikla v roce 2010 na troskách kapely A City Serene. Seznam stop Intro / Rise Up / Left Behind / Learn To Love / Half Alive / The Man That Never Was / For What It's Worth / I'll Be Fine / Turn The Page / In Loving Memory / The One With No One
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The Masquerades of Spring - Ben Aaronovitch
New York City, New York. Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad - as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps. That is, until his old friend Thomas Nightingale arrives, pursuing a rather mysterious affair concerning an old saxophone - which will take Gussie from his warm bed, to the cold shores of Long Island, and down to the jazz clubs where music, magic, and madness haunt the shadows...
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Basquiat: The Modena Paintings - Dieter Buchhart, Sam Keller, Christoph Steinegger, Iris Hasler
The Show that never Was Reuniting eight key Basquiat works that mark the graffiti artist's transition to painterly autonomy. Numerous publications and exhibitions have examined Jean-Michel Basquiat's extensive oeuvre that consists of more than 3000 works, this catalogue though focuses on eight paintings only: In the summer of 1982, Basquiat traveled to Modena, Italy, for one of his first solo exhibitions in Europe at the gallery of Emilio Mazzoli. Within just a few days, he painted a group of large-format paintings that surpassed his previous work not only in terms of their scale. Each at least two by four meters in size, they mark the transition from graffiti spraying in the streets of Manhattan to painting on canvas. At the same time, they reflect an artist coming into his own. The paintings - including masterpieces that today are considered pivotal and among the most outstanding of his oeuvre - have never been shown together. This catalogue revisits this crucial moment of Basquiat's career some 40 years ago and reunites them for the first time.
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The Little Brooklyn Bakery - Julie Caplinová
Take a trip to the best little bakery in Brooklyn, where there's more than a sprinkle of romance and a slice of pie makes it feel like home! When Sophie Bennings arrives in New York, love is the last thing on her mind. Still reeling from a painful break up, she throws herself into her work as a food editor on a top-notch magazine. Columnist Todd McLennan is everything that Sophie wishes she didn't want. Like the gorgeous bakery Take a trip to the best little bakery in Brooklyn, where there's more than a sprinkle of romance and a slice of pie makes it feel like home!When Sophie Bennings arrives in New York, love is the last thing on her mind. Still reeling from a painful break up, she throws herself into her work as a food editor on a top-notch magazine.Columnist Todd McLennan is everything that Sophie wishes she didn't want. Like the gorgeous bakery below her Brooklyn apartment, he's as tempting as the delicious cupcakes on display. Surely a little of what you fancy can do you good?As Sophie and Todd get to know one another, a love of food isn't the only passion they share. In the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson - Emily Dickinsonová
Explore the essence of life, love, nature, and time in exquisite verse with this elegantly designed edition of Emily Dickinson’s finest poems. Born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a prominent New England family and educated at Amherst Academy and Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary, Emily Elizabeth Dickinson lived most of her life in seclusion, devoted to writing. She scarcely left home, nor did she have many visitors. Only ten of her poems were published in her lifetime, submitted without her permission by friends. It was only after her death in 1886 that the scope of her work as a poet came to light—over 1,700 poems were discovered in a dresser drawer by her sister, Lavinia. Emily Dickinson’s poems reflect her loneliness, as well as her love of nature, the influence of the Metaphysical poets of seventeenth century England, and her strong Puritan religious beliefs. Yet, it is her use of language, form, and the deceptive simplicity of her verse that categorize her as an important force in nineteenth century American letters and, along with Walt Whitman, a founder of a distinctly American voice in modern poetry. PRELUDE THIS is my letter to the world, That never wrote to me,— That ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The End of the Road - Andrew Welsh-Huggins
A Library Journal Best Thriller of the Year, The End of the Road is a fast-paced rural noir with a rich Midwestern setting. For fans of Dennis Lehane and Cormac McCarthyGetting out of the game is never easy.Bank robber Myles expects a deal when he testifies against gang ringleader Pryor - but it’s Myles who ends up in prison while Pryor gets off scot-free.On his release, Myles decides he’s done with crime. There’s just one hitch: in order to be truly free of his past, he needs to stop Pryor… for good.But Pryor isn’t so easy to kill. It’s Myles who ends up at death’s door, and Myles’ girlfriend Penny who must carry out his plans for revenge. As Pryor’s gang target their biggest score yet, a legendary fortune hidden in a small Ohio town, Penny seizes her chance. Can she avenge Myles… or will Pryor’s deadly games spell disaster for them both?Reviews for The End of the Road''Hardboiled, All-American noir... An epic small-town mid-Western.'' David Gordon''An elegant crime story... packed with quirky, entertaining characters and told in flowing prose that has a life of its own.'' Booklist''Noirish until near the very end... Andrew Welsh-Huggins has some serious writing skills ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Ring the Hill - Tom Cox
A hill is not a mountain. You climb it for you, then you put it quietly inside you, in a cupboard marked ''Quite A Lot Of Hills'' where it makes its infinitesimal mark on who you are. Ring the Hill is a book written around, and about, hills: it includes a northern hill, a hill that never ends and the smallest hill in England. Each chapter takes a type of hill - whether it''s a knoll, cap, cliff, tor or even a mere bump - as a starting point for one of Tom''s characteristically unpredictable and wide-ranging explorations. Tom''s lyrical, candid prose roams from an intimate relationship with a particular cove on the south coast, to meditations on his great-grandmother and a lesson on what goes into the mapping of hills themselves. Because a good walk in the hills is never just about the hills: you never know where it might lead.
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The Queen of Katwe - Tim Crothers
One day in 2005 while searching for food, nine-year-old Ugandan Phiona Mutesi followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met Robert Katende.Katende, a war refugee turned missionary, had an improbable dream: to empower kids in the Katwe slum through chess - a game so foreign there is no word for it in their native language. Laying a chessÂboard in the dirt, Robert began to teach. At first children came for a free bowl of porridge, but many grew to love the game that - like their daily lives - requires persevering against great obstacles. Of these kids, one girl stood out as an immense talent: Phiona.By the age of eleven Phiona was her country''s junior champion, and at fifteen, the national champion. Now a Woman Candidate Master - the first female titled player in her country''s history - Phiona dreams of becoming a Grandmaster, the most elite level in chess. But to reach that goal, she must grapple with everyday life in one of the world''s most unstable counÂtries. The Queen of Katwe is a remarkable and inspirational book that shows how ''Phiona''s story transcends the limitations of the chessboard'' (Robert Hess, US Grandmaster).
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The New York Mapguide - Michael Middleditch
The award-winning, bestselling New York Mapguide by Michael Middleditch - the best streetmap on the marketWhether you''re travelling to New York for a weekend break or a week''s business, you''ll find this fact-packed guide the perfect 24-hour companion in the city that never sleeps. Compact and light, it can be slipped into a pocket or bag and contains everything you need to get around and get the most out of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, day and night.Contents include: clear, illustrated colour street maps; subway and bus routes; articles on the history and architecture of the city; interesting walks, and essential listings of everything from shops, museums and galleries to theatres, restaurants and night clubs. For many years Michael Middleditch was chief cartographer at Geographia. He created the Mapguides especially for Penguin, and there are four award-winning and highly successful titles in the series: New York, Paris, London and the Map of the World.
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The Little Red Book of Golf Wisdom
The Little Red Book of Golf Wisdom is packed full of thoughtful and witty quotes on the game that has maddened, excited, and delighted generations of players and fans alike. Golfing legends, literary giants, celebrities, and politicians offer pithy and memorable comments on the sport that A. A. Milne once described as “the best game in the world at which to be bad.” Read musings on golf from such noteworthy folks as: • John Updike • Bill Clinton • Ben Hogan • Annika Sorenstam • Rex Lardner • Tiger Woods • Jack Nicklaus • P.G. Wodehouse • Althea Gibson • And hundreds of others!The Little Red Book of Golf Wisdom will entertain, instruct, and capture the essence of the game that has an irresistible hold on anyone connected with it—whether as a participant or a spectator. There’s a reason why people all over the world are drawn to a game that can easily break one’s heart. This book tells you why.
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The Overdue Life of Amy Byler - Kelly Harmsová
An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller, and a Goodreads Choice Award finalist.“A laugh-out-loud funny, pitch-perfect novel that will have readers rooting for this unlikely, relatable, and totally lovable heroine, The Overdue Life of Amy Byler is the ultimate escape—and will leave moms everywhere questioning whether it isn’t time for a #momspringa of their own.” —New York Journal of BooksOverworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City.Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and—with a little encouragement from her friends—a few blind dates. When one man in particular makes quick work of Amy’s heart, she risks losing herself completely in the unexpected escape, and as the summer comes to an end, Amy realizes too late that she must make an impossible decision: stay in this exciting new chapter of her life, or return to the life she left behind.But before she can choose, a crisis forces the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The October Witches - Jennifer Claessen
There’s so much to love about October – Halloween, pumpkin everything and MAGIC. Especially magic. But for nervous young witch Clemmie, this October might see the stars descend on her for the first time, bringing with them a whole month of chaotic new power. She’s spent twelve years watching her mum, aunts and cousin receive their October power and knows that, for the Merlyns, magic can get very messy.And there are those who want to harness their magic and make it last beyond October. It’s a bold experiment, until Clemmie and her coven find themselves in mortal danger. What price must be paid for magic that never ends? Or for having magic at all?
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The Ends Game - Marco Bertini, Oded Koenigsberg
How companies like Dollar Shave Club and Rent the Runway rewrite the rules of commerce by pursuing outcomes rather than products and services. The seventh book in the Management on the Cutting Edge series—for business professionals looking to do deliver excellent customer service while maximizing value and revenue. Would you rather pay for healthcare or for better health? For school or education? For groceries or nutrition? A car or transportation? A theater performance or entertainment? In The Ends Game, Marco Bertini and Oded Koenigsberg describe how some firms are rewriting the rules of commerce: instead of selling the “means” (their products and services), they adopt innovative revenue models to pursue “ends” (actual outcomes). They examine companies such as: • Dollar Shave Club • Rent the Runway • Netflix • Spotify • Michelin • Adobe • Pearson • And many more! They show that paying by the pill, semester, food item, vehicle, or show does not necessarily reflect the value that customers actually derive from their purchases. Revenue models anchored on the ownership of products, they argue, are patently inferior.
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The Door That Had Never Been Opened Before - Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod
Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod, authors of the award-winning How to Eat a Book, present a whimsical, thought-provoking picture book about coming face-to-face with the unknown. Beautifully illustrated and lyrically written, The Door That Had Never Been Opened Before has strong read-aloud appeal for families, libraries, booksellers, and educators. The Grunions’ house had many doors. But there was one door, that had never been opened before! The door that had never been opened before was built closed shut, locked tight, and never opened for a reason. A reason that nobody knew. Geraldine opened every door she ever found. Geraldine opened every door and went everywhere and met everyone and did EVERYTHING. Everything, except ONE THING. Geraldine had never opened the Door that had NEVER been opened before . . . NOT yet! The Door That Had Never Been Opened Before is a contemporary look at a timeless question—with hints of Shel Silverstein and a smattering of Edward Gorey. Fantastically illustrated with dipped pen-and-ink cutout art, photographed in a three-dimensional stage diorama and hand-colored, this children’s picture book is a HIT from the talented Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod.Hardcover picture book; 48 pages; 8.5 x 10.9 in.
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The History of Everywhere: All the Stuff That You Never Knew Happened at the Same Time - Philip Parker
Discover history as you''ve never seen it before – and all the stuff you never knew happened at the same time!Did you know the woolly mammoths were still around when the Egyptians built their pyramids? Or that Leonardo Da Vinci lived at the same time as Henry VIII and the Aztecs? Welcome to The History of Everywhere, a fascinating guide to all the stuff you never knew happened at the same time! In lively maps, see the whole world of history: from ancient times to the modern day, watch civilizations rise and fall, spot fascinating connections and coincidences, and discover the people and events you never learnt about in school. Prepare for a fascinating journey around the world that will change the way you see history!
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Michael Moorcock's Elric: The Necromancer - Julien Blondel, Valentin Sécher
Step into the mesmerizing world of Elric - Moorcock’s Epic, transformed into a graphic marvel by the writer of the critically acclaimed videogame Life Is Strange. Readers see their fan-favorite hero in a brand-new light, as Valentin Sécher’s brush unveils a protagonist transformed by tragedy.Embark on a journey within the enchanting universe of Michael Moorcock’s Elric, in this fifth installment, collecting issues 1 and 2 of the hit comic. The mesmerizing graphic novel was born from the legendary tale of the fantasy author. Adapted and crafted by the skilled Julien Blondel, the writer behind the award-winning videogame Life Is Strange, this work immerses readers in the albino Emperor’s world of swords and sorcery.Two years after the tragic climax of the previous volume, readers are exposed to their favorite protagonist in a new light. Elric is now leading the life of a mercenary, following the death of his beloved Cymoril. However, fans can accompany him on a new path that is guided by Queen Yishana’s urgent call for help.Elric will now face his strongest, and most cunning opposition yet. All While having to confront entities from the past, that he vowed to never serve again.Illustrated by Valentin Sécher of Khaal and ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The History of Everywhere: All the Stuff That You Never Knew Happened at the Same Time - Philip Parker
Discover history as you''ve never seen it before – and all the stuff you never knew happened at the same time!Did you know the woolly mammoths were still around when the Egyptians built their pyramids? Or that Leonardo Da Vinci lived at the same time as Henry VIII and the Aztecs? Welcome to The History of Everywhere, a fascinating guide to all the stuff you never knew happened at the same time! In lively maps, see the whole world of history: from ancient times to the modern day, watch civilizations rise and fall, spot fascinating connections and coincidences, and discover the people and events you never learnt about in school. Prepare for a fascinating journey around the world that will change the way you see history!
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The Watering Can - Marie Dorleans, Julien Baer
A whimsical book about a magical watering can that can make more than just flowers grow, from the illustrator of The Night Walk and Our Fort. This silly story about the power of everyday things will inspire kids to reuse and recycle objects in their own life in new ways.On her way home one day, Nina finds a yellow watering can on the sidewalk. “It’s just an old piece of junk,” says her neighbor. Nina disagrees. She likes to recycle and save what she can from the trash. Besides, today is her day to water the plants, so she brings the bright can home and gets to work. But a tremendous surprise awaits her, because this is no ordinary watering can; in fact, it just might be magic.With echoes of Alice in Wonderland’s enchanted potions, and the giant mess in The Cat in the Hat that must be cleaned up before Mom gets home, The Watering Can is a delightfully zany and colorful story that makes us reconsider the everyday objects all around us and consider new ways to reuse and recycle. A city street can be a wondrous place, especially as imagined by the pop singer and artist Julien ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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To the Ends of the Earth - Fiennes Ranulph
Ranulph Fiennes has entered the public imagination as the intrepid explorer par excellance. Taunted by his wife over the challenge of the never-before attempted circumpolar navigation of the globe, he set off in 1979 on a gruelling 52,000 mile adventure. Together with fellow members of 21 SAS regiment, Fiennes left from Greenwich, travelling over land, passing through both ends of the polar axis. Completed over three years later, it was the first circumpolar navigation of the globe, and justifiably entered Fiennes into the record books. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is the record of that journey. It captures the natural beauty of the landscapes they passed through, and the cameraderie that necessarily grows between men who had served in the British forces'' elite regiment and were now throwing themselves into danger of a different sort. Time and again, the expedition found themselves in life-threatening situations, weaving through the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean or sharing a single sleeping bag to ward off the -40 degrees celsius Arctic night. The calm and measured approach which made Fiennes such a great expedition leader shines through TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, deftly recreating the last unexplored regions on earth. It ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Game Boy Encyclopedia - Chris Scullion
_The Game Boy Encyclopedia_ is the sixth book in Scottish author and journalist Chris Scullion’s critically-acclaimed series of video game encyclopedias. There are few video game systems as iconic and important as the Nintendo Game Boy. Released in 1989, the handheld’s humble green-tinted display allowed for a low-cost portable console that won over players where it mattered most: the quality of its games. From huge early successes like the iconic Tetris and Super Mario Land to its revival years later with the groundbreaking Pokémon games, the Game Boy stands proudly as one of the greatest gaming systems ever. Its 1998 successor, the Game Boy Color, addressed the one main weak spot in the Game Boy’s armour and offered full-colour games. Combined, nearly 120 million Game Boy and Game Boy Color handhelds were sold worldwide, with both models playing a huge role in so many childhoods (and adulthoods). This book contains every game released in the west for both handhelds: around 580 on the Game Boy and around 560 on the Game Boy Color. With around 1,150 games covered in total, screenshots and trivia factoids for every single title and a light-hearted writing style designed for an informative but entertaining read, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Game I Will Never Forget - Onjali Q. Rauf
Just after his tenth birthday, the last thing Zak expects to hear is that his mum is having a baby and he has to give up his room for an ageing old grandmother who is coming to live with them! With the help of his friends and a series of cheeky pranks, Zak is convinced it''ll be no time before he can reclaim his rightful territory!But Zak soon discovers that his nani is no ordinary old grandma but a former chess prodigy, able to outwit and outdo him - and his friends - at every turn.Just as both players begin to forge a mutual respect and a friendship that might finally overcome all obstacles, Zak begins to notice things. Like how Nani sometimes forgets where she is... Or who Zak is... In a desperate bid to ensure his nani never forgets again, Zak enters her into the chess competition of a lifetime.But will Zak''s nani remember long enough to play?
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The Game Designer's Workbook - Lang Eric M., Bobby Lockhart
Hands-on tools, exercises, walkthroughs, and resources for new game designers. All you need is a pencil! In The Game Designer's Workbook, two experienced game designers, Bobby Lockhart and Eric Lang, walk you through design tips and exercises you can apply immediately to take your next game to the next level. The authors draw on decades of combined experience in game design, helping you ideate, storyboard, create fun and challenging levels, and more. The book is structured as a set of practical exercises and examples to give budding game designers hands-on experience with the nuts and bolts of designing games. Equipped only with a pencil, you can level-up your skills in critical areas of game design. While you're free to use a computer, a pair of dice, or to team up with a group of friends, The Game Designer's Workbook lets you develop your skills whenever you've got something to write with and 10 minutes of spare time. The book includes reflection sections that allow you to think deeply about your future game design practice, challenges that prompt you to modify and improve an existing game, break down games into their component parts to better understand their inner workings, and discussions ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Night Never Ends - Steve Thueson
A horror comedy graphic novel about turning thirty... and also accidentally catching the attention of a killer cult. On the Friday before Kate''s 30th birthday, she convinces her friends to go back to her hometown to celebrate. The plan: break into an abandoned house and hold a seance, just like she did in high school. As the friends join hands over the ouija board, an unsettlingly real scream splits the air. What started as a fun way to relive their punk adolescence before accepting the weight of adulthood turns into a night of fleeing bloodthirsty cultists. Can they find a way to get out of the suburbs alive?
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