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After leading a sheltered life for 16 years, Nikhil, Bertie, Rand,y and Maachh are thrust into the world of the National Defence Academy. Soon they realize that life here is not just about spit and polish but six terms of adventure and achievement. It is about soaring ambition and tough challenges, a punishing regimen and endless Puttie Parades.

New York, 1931. The manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by law, but behind this prohibition, organized crime flourishes—so, too, do bank robbers, bootleggers, assassins, and homunculi. Some want money, some are chasing the secret to immortality, and others just want to have a really good time. You know what they say, though: You can't always get what you want.

In March 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops into Vietnam. 57,939 American soldiers would be killed and 17 years would pass before this controversial chapter of American history concluded with the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982. The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact extraordinary. But it's the personal stories of eight people - six American soldiers, one American nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee - that form the heartbeat of Boots on the Ground. Each individual's story reveals a different facet of the war and moves us forward in time.

Fourteen-year-old aspiring footballer Kadeen Best is sent to stay with her Aunt Mel in London after her beloved older brother is tragically killed and she identifies the shooter - a dangerous crime lord. She must carry her grief while adjusting to her new home - away from everything she knows and loves in Jamaica - and living with her strict aunt. Kadeen must lie low, as if she's recognised, she'll put them both in serious danger. Desperate for a distraction, Kadeen practises football in the local park where she's asked to try out for a girls' team.

After an eventful Christmas break, Cadence Lewis is shaken to her core, but someone she doesn't expect is there to hold her together. Barrick Carpenter didn't plan on falling in love with the sassy New Yorker, but now he will do anything to protect her from her father. When a second bombshell is dropped on Cadence, she has two options: guard her heart forever or risk letting love in. Will Cadence push Barrick away or fall completely head over boots?

Cadence Lewis has been dancing before she could walk. Living in New York with her parents she has the chance to go to the best dance school in the country, but when her parents divorce she’s forced to leave her dreams behind and move to her mom’s small country hometown. Cadence believes that all men are like her father: cold, unloving, and selfish. Barrick Carpenter has made Candace's life eventful since the day she stepped onto her grandma’s farm.

Studying abroad isn't at all like Kelly thought it would be. Instead of shopping for fine Italian leather and living in an apartment with a view of the Colosseum, she is stuck in a stuffy dorm room with three other girls and is sharing one shower with the entire floor! This is not the bella Roma that she'd dreamed of. But there is one part of Italy that Kelly doesn't mind - Joe, a really cute guy who's in the study abroad program, too.

Isabel Benson Queen of Cinder’s Edge finds herself questioning whether the kingdom is ready for changes. Travel through time as her grandparents help to answer that question by telling their story. In the end, after hearing the history of her family and kingdom, Isabel must decide whether or not, she too can trust her instincts and sign a royal decree that will change the fate of Cinder’s Edge and its people forever.

Since being adopted by the king and queen of Starrycrest two years ago, Kara has lived a magical life, complete with doting parents and staff as well as a starring role in the Starrycrest Starlets' production of The Nutcracker. The princess is on top of the world, until big changes threaten her place in the Denison family as well as in the kingdom. Kara's magical life quickly turns into a nightmare when she is forced to face her deepest insecurities and prepare for the biggest night of her life with a dance partner whom she does not even like.

A champion boxer with a sharp hook and a short temper, sixteen-year-old Carl Freeman has been shuffled from foster home to foster home. He can’t seem to stay out of trouble - using his fists to defend weaker classmates from bullies. His latest incident sends his opponent to the emergency room, and now the court is sending Carl to the worst place on earth: Phoenix Island.

Seventeen-year-old Jenna may hail from the ’burbs of New Jersey, but environmental activism is her life. So when the opportunity arises to spend the summer in the wilds of Canada with her hippie godmother, Susie, this Green Teen jumps at the chance to explore this nature she’s heard so much about - and the cute, plaid-wearing boys she’s certain roam wild and free.

Misty Miles, the princess of a faraway land known as Starryton, is like any other woman of her station - except for her disability. She has spent the majority of her 21 years high in a tower so that this, and the wheelchair that accompanies it, will remain a secret. Her parents’ fear of the monarchy appearing weak as a result of Misty’s condition necessitates this course of action. Their efforts to protect both Misty and the monarchy make her question her ability to do much of anything - forget about reigning over a kingdom.

Filled with anecdotes and portraits of unique characters from the era, this fascinating audiobook by an award-winning author looks at the rise and fall of the disastrous social experiment known as Prohibition. It began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to outlaw drinking in public places.

Christine Dadey's family uprooted their lives and moved to Houston for her to attend the prestigious Rousseau Academy of Dance. Now, two years later, Christine struggles to compete among the Academy's finest dancers, her parents are on the brink of divorce, and she's told no one about her debilitating performance anxiety and what she's willing to do to cope with it. Erik was a ballet prodigy, a savant, destined to be a star on the world's stage, but a suspicious fire left Erik's face horribly disfigured.

Zwei Kinder und ein Professor sind 2500 Jahre in die Vergangenheit gereist, um mehr über Ork, den achten König von Atlantis, zu erfahren. Und nun soll sie ein Schiff nach Griechenland zu dem großen Gelehrten Plato bringen. An Bord des Schiffes herrscht buntes Treiben. Unter Deck versucht ein betrunkener Kapitän Rotbart der Geschichte des Professor zu folgen, der ihm von ihrer ungewöhnlichen Reise erzählt. Doch mitten in ihrer Unterhaltung werden sie von lauten Rufen unterbrochen

Im Zentrum der großen Pyramide soll es einen geheimen Zugang zum Fluß der Zeiten geben, und das Auge der Ewigkeit ist der Schlüssel dazu. Reges Treiben herrscht in den Straßen von Kairo. Jim, Joy und der Professor sind dort auf der Suche nach Abd el Sahid, einem Pyramidenforscher. Er ist der Einzige, der weiß, wo genau in der Pyramide der Zugang zum Fluß der Zeiten liegt. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten finden sie Abd el Sahid schließlich in einem unscheinbaren Teppichgeschäft.

Atlantis, ein in den Tiefen der Ozeane versunkener geheimnisvoller Kontinent, und auf einer kleinen idyllischen Insel trifft eine seltsame U-Boot Besatzung ihre letzten Vorbereitungen. Während sich der Professor mit dem Hafenmeister über die Reparaturarbeiten der Neptun unterhält, erkunden Jim und Joy die Ola-Lala Inseln. Als sie über den Markt gehen, begegnen sie einer blinden Frau, die ihnen merkwürdige Dinge erzählt und sie vor "Mordon", dem Wächter von Atlantis, warnt.

Wird man aus dem griechischen Altertum in eine unbekannte Zukunft geschleudert, in eine Zeit, in der Sonne und Erde von einer großen Gefahr bedroht werden, heißt es, einen klaren Kopf bewahren. Im Labor des Professors tragen unsere Freunde alle bisher geschehenen Ereignisse zusammen, um sich ein klares Bild ihrer Situation zu machen: Eines Tages spalteten sich die Bewohner ihrer Stadt in zwei feindliche Lager: "Die Soldaten der Eisernen Maske" und "Die Orks".

Aus tausenden von Kometen hat die Kraft Orks den Eisplaneten Krypton geformt und er ist ein genaues Spiegelbild der Erde aus Eis. Während das Raumschiff gerade in die große Kometenwolke eindringt, stöbern Jim und Joy in dem unglaublich schnellen Bordcomputer der Stargate herum. So erfahren sie mehr über das Sonnensystem und die große Kometenwolke, die den Abschluß des Sonnensystems bildet und aus schätzungsweise 100 Milliarden Kometen besteht.