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Catching a sudden look of defiance from his granddaughter inspires Hugo Williams to take up his pen and write this deeply moving new collection of poetry - the first since I Knew the Bride (2014), short-listed for the Forward and T. S. Eliot prizes. He navigates assuredly from thoughtful reminiscences of childhood and accounts of the war, through various climes and sensitively drawn relationships, to grim humour in the hospital ward and growing older with its attendant doubts and disappearances.

Saga escapes her mundane life of modern stresses and anxieties, a failed relationship and a monotonous job by immersing herself in an online game. When dark whispers begin to invade her mind, she is pulled through a rift into a world eerily reminiscent of the game she plays. Whatever brought her to this place stalks her at every turn, a sinister siren song calling to her, bringing her closer to a source of power that threatens everything. Trapped in this confusingly familiar world, she must find herself, her strength and allies to help her survive.

Nate Bauer and his pregnant wife, Amy, are bracing for the worst winter storm in a century when a sudden attack takes out the power grid, crippling the country at the worst possible moment. With temperatures plummeting and law and order unraveling all around them, news soon emerges that the local nuclear power is on the brink of a meltdown. Separated during the chaotic evacuation that follows, Nate soon finds himself alone in a frozen world racked by chaos and mounting levels of radiation.

It has been 11 years since Hanne Wilhelmsen's life was forever changed by an assault that left her wheelchair bound. Now Hanne's self-imposed exile is nearing its end. When Oslo comes under attack from Islamic extremists in a series of explosions, the city is left reeling. A militant group claim responsibility, but the Norwegian police force doubt the group's very existence. The unfolding drama is brought to Hanne's door by her former partner, Billy T, who is convinced that his son, Linus, is involved in the recent events.

It was supposed to be a new tool for anger management. The deal was I help beta test their new video game and get a microchip implanted in my hand to monitor my responses, and I get out on early parole. But the game? I've never played anything like it. I'm a kaiju, a giant monster, an avatar of destruction. It's immersive and empowering, and it just might be my ticket to taking control of my life. Until a kaiju shows up on campus and the entire world changes....

Meagan is a 17-year-old net-aholic, addicted to online dating but scared to death to take those online “relationships” offline. Banished by her parents to her gay hippie grandfather’s farm (where the cell reception is terrible!), she is so not looking forward to a techno-free summer of gardening and cleaning house. When two offline boys fall for her at a Netaholics Anonymous meeting, she desperately enlists her bestie Sheila to help extradite herself from such an awkward situation. Good luck with that!

Jay's dream of becoming a footballer hangs by a thread. He's got a plan, though. Head down, train hard, get scouted. Which means he shouldn't go anywhere near a rising rock star with a reputation for causing a stir. That could end his career before it even has the chance to begin. Everyone knows you can't be gay if you want to play in the Premier League.

In the aftermath of the alien kaiju attacks on earth, Aaron Moretti has sworn off having anything to do with the so-called game, Kaiju Wars Online. Because the game isn't really a game and the kaiju he created and fought with is real. As are his victims. The problem is that Aaron wasn't the only player and the others have learned how to bring their kaiju from the game to earth. And each of them has some serious anger management issues.

At last reunited, Nate and his family agree to head south for the Citadel, a place they hope will be a sanctuary from the horrors of everyday life in America. Throughout the country, nuclear power plants continue to spew clouds of deadly radiation, and a record snowfall keeps starving civilians trapped in urban areas ruled by criminal gangs. Within this hellish landscape, and against all odds, Nate and the other members of the Northern Patriots’ League seek to lay the foundations for a new kind of America—one truly forged on the ideals of freedom, equality, and self-determination.

Als unsere Mareike verkündete, dass sie Nachwuchs bekommt, da war was los! Bei uns fanden jeden Tag Bewerbungsgespräche von Hebammen statt, bei denen es so viel um Details von "untenrum" ging, dass ich nicht dabei sein wollte. Freiwillig. Ganz ohne dass Brigitte ständig "Frauensache" zischte! Und dann wurde unter Aufsicht von Oma Bergmann gehäkelt und gestrickt – ganze Herden von Lämmern mussten nackt durch den Winter laufen für die Mützchen meines Enkelkinds! Sie übertrieben es gewaltig. Na, ick werde Ihnen mal berichten, wie das ist, wenn man Opa wird, da dürfen Se wirklich gespannt sein.

Still reeling from Nate's imprisonment and betrayal at the hands of a trusted member of the community, the residents of the Citadel face a dire situation. Earl and his depraved followers are on a mission to revive the old world as it used to be. A world of corruption, excess, and tyranny. The stakes couldn't be higher, not only for the Citadel, but for the entire country. Will the tenuous American experiment continue, or will it be ground under the sole of Earl's boot once and for all?

Günter Habicht, 63, wohnhaft in Berlin-Spandau, ist ehemaliger Busfahrer und seiner Meinung nach zu früh in Rente. Dabei könnte er noch gut weiterarbeiten: "Aber als Aushilfe kriegt man nur die Touren, die sonst keiner fahren will. Die 100er-Linie oder gar Schulbus. Das ist Höchststrafe, ich sag das, wie es ist!" Die Straßenverkehrsordnung hat Günter jedoch verinnerlicht, die kriegt man aus ihm nicht mehr raus. Überhaupt sind Regeln und ihre Befolgung für ihn eine Herzensangelegenheit. Ob es um die Zeltplatzordnung geht oder die des Kleingartenvereins - Günter wacht darüber, denn wo kommen wir sonst hin?

Online media is now a part and parcel of our daily life. Making friendships via online media is not forbidden but you need to know him or her very well before making a decision of how much of a friendship to make with him or her. People of all ages may make a mistake in this lucrative media. This true story is an example of that.

Role Playing Games are taken to a whole new level of immersion when BattleHelm, the leading developer of Augmented Reality systems, builds the world's largest theme park on a remote island in the Philippines modeled after the most popular MMO. Imagine what it's like to experience your favorite videogame in real life... Well, that's what Ryan Fontanella discovered for himself when he accepted an all-expenses-paid travel package offer to the island.

Günter Habicht, 63, wohnhaft in Berlin-Spandau, ist ehemaliger Busfahrer und seiner Meinung nach zu früh in Rente. Dabei könnte er noch gut weiterarbeiten: "Aber als Aushilfe kriegt man nur die Touren, die sonst keiner fahren will. Die 100er-Linie oder gar Schulbus. Das ist Höchststrafe, ich sag das, wie es ist!" Die Straßenverkehrsordnung hat Günter jedoch verinnerlicht, die kriegt man aus ihm nicht mehr raus. Überhaupt sind Regeln und ihre Befolgung für ihn eine Herzensangelegenheit.