Kirjahaku

When the Winter Soldier - a.k.a. Bucky Barnes - starts to remember his old life, the world he thinks he knows begins to fall apart.

A tragicomic novel that explores deep-seated tensions and social violence in Haiti. After committing an irreparable crime, the narrator of The Emperor waits in his bedroom for the police to arrest him. His past reverberates inside of him like a drum: his youth spent in captivity as a zonbi, under the control of a charlatan Vodou leader, and many an alienating dawn delivering the daily newspaper through the cutthroat neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He now has blood on his hands because of the woman on the bus—the only woman he had ever loved. Part crime fiction, part fable gone awry, The Emperor invites readers to follow the narrator’s life as he moves from the Haitian countryside to the sprawling city, learning about the corruptible nature of power in his quest for freedom. Along the way, Makenzy Orcel blends the marvelous with the real by introducing readers to an unforgettable cast of characters including the Very Old Sheep, a deceitful Emperor, and the narrator’s so-called Enlightened Colleague. Written with Orcel’s distinctive verve, this novel offers readers a story set in contemporary Haiti that is rich in poetry and full of narrative intrigue.

When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of mysterious murders on Earth, a younger Loki, desperate to prove himself, is sent to investigate. But as he descends upon nineteenth-century London, Loki embarks on a journey that leads him to more than just a murder suspect. He finds himself on a path to discover the source of his power - and who he's meant to be.

La voix de l'héroïne nous parvient depuis l'outre-tombe. A la fois anonyme et incarnée, c'est la voix d'une seule femme et de toutes les femmes. Elle nous raconte dans des carnets dérobés au temps et à la mort une enfance volée, une adolescence déchirée, une vie et un destin brisés. Ayant grandi dans un village de province où règnent la rumeur et la médisance, négligée par ses parents, surtout par sa mère qui lui préfère les roses de son jardin, c'est à peine si elle trouve quelque réconfort auprès de sa grand-mère plus aimante. Elle s'échappe à Paris dans l'espoir de mener une vie à l'abri des fantômes du passé. Elle y poursuit des études de lettres à la Sorbonne, rencontre l'amour avec un homme ayant fui la guerre au Mali, fait l'expérience du monde du travail, avant de subir finalement l'épreuve de l'abandon et de sombrer dans l'irréversible errance. En nous livrant l'autobiographie d'une morte dans une langue fulgurante, Makenzy Orcel nous fait pénétrer, à travers cette Somme humaine, deuxième volet d'une trilogie initiée par L'Ombre animale, dans le ventre poétique du monde.

En rikt illustrerad hyllning till förbisedda kvinnliga pionjärer - ett måste för alla som älskade Godnattsagor för Rebelltjejer! Banbrytande Badass-Brudar är baserad på Mackenzi Lees omtalade Twitter-konto där hon presenterade 52 uppseendeväckande, bortglömda kvinnliga pionjärer från hela världen. Det är berättelser om hjältemod, list och hjärtskärande livsöden berättelser som ger nytt liv åt en lång rad historiska, förbisedda kvinnor från 2000-talet f. Kr. till modern tid.Lee tar läsaren från Kina och den mytomspunna kejsarinnan Xi Ling Shi, till Somalia och Drottning Arawelo, genom Kung Kristinas Sverige, vidare till andra världskriget och Noor Inayat Khan, fram till mitten av 1900-talet där Lorraine Hansberry blev den första afroamerikanska kvinnan som skrev en pjäs till Broadway.De inspirerande texterna kompletteras av konstnären Petra Erikssons färgstarka illustrationer. En storslagen hyllning till alla badass-brudar som banat väg för oss andra!"Kvinnoporträtten har hämtats från alla världsdelar och det är inte enbart sedesamma förebilder som dyker upp. I stället får vi möta allt från ingenjörer, sportstjärnor och serietecknare till ninjatränare, pirater och hälarmorsor. Oerhört uppfriskande och underbart vackert illustrerad av Petra Eriksson." Helhetsbetyg: 5 av 5 BTJ MACKENZI LEE är en amerikansk författare bosatt i Boston. Hon har en filosofie kandidat-examen i historia och en magisterexamen i litterärt skrivande för barn och unga vuxna. Hennes bok The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue blev en New York Times Bestseller och tilldelades bland annat The New England Book Award. PETRA ERIKSSON är en svensk illustratör och konstnär bosatt i Barcelona, som arbetar bland annat för VICE, BuzzFeed och Nöjesguiden.

Petollinen, mutta monien fanittama jumala Loki saa oman sarjan Disney+-kanavalleLoki – Petoksen nuori jumala kertoo, miten nuori Loki, Odinin ottopoika, löytää voimansa ja oman todellisen luonteensa.Kirja sijoittuu 1800-luvun Lontooseen, missä Loki suorittaa Odinin antamaa tehtävää todistaakseen epätoivoisesti olevansa sankarillinen ja kykenevä – hinnalla millä hyvänsä.Kirjailija Mackenzie Lee on tunnettu ja palkittu kirjaillija, joka nousi New York Bestseller –listalle teoksellaan Gentleman's Guide To Vice and Virtue.

The second book in the hit series from New York Times best-selling author Mackenzi Lee This three-book series explores the untapped potential and duality of heroism of popular characters in the Marvel Universe. The first book in these series, Loki: wehre Mischief Lies, was an instant New York Times best seller and received two starred reviews. Gamora arrives on Torndune--a once-lush planet that has been strip-mined for the power source beneath its surface--with a mission: collect the heart of the planet. She doesn't know who sent her, why they want it, or even what the heart of a planet looks like. But as the right hand and daughter of Thanos, and one of the galaxy's most legendary warriors, her job is not to ask questions. Her job is to do what she's told, no matter the cost. What she doesn't know is that her sister Nebula is in hot pursuit. Nebula has followed Gamora to Torndune in hopes of claiming the planet's heart first and shaming her sister as vengeance for the part she played in Nebula losing her arm. While Gamora falls in with a group of miners attempting to overthrow the tyrannical mining corporation that controls their lives, Nebula allies herself with the Universal Church of Truth, whose missionaries wait on every street corner to recruit more followers and tithes for the Matriarch. Both sisters hope their alliance will give them access to one of the massive diggers capable of drilling to the center of the planet. But the closer they get to the heart of the planet--and to each other--the closer they get to uncovering the truth of what brought them there and the role they may unknowingly be playing in a twisted competition with galactic consequences. A competition they can never win . . . unless they learn to trust each other. And trust is the biggest lie in the galaxy. Complete your Marvel YA collection with these best-selling fan-favorite novels: Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds Unstoppable Wasp by Sam Maggs Black Widow: Red Vengeance by Margaret Stohl Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster by Liza Palmer

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: International Baccalaureate Level and Subject: Diploma Programme Computer Science First teaching: 2025, First exams: 2027 Developed in cooperation with the IB and matched to the first teaching 2025 subject guide, the comprehensive Course Book offers support for key concepts, theories and skills. Prepare learners for assessment with worked examples, activities, formative practice questions and end-of-topic tests that support learners new to computer science

This study re-examines Venice’s political economy from the viewpoint of its ordinary people or popolani who, despite the commonly held view that they were excluded from political life by the nobility or nobili, actually organized and ran for themselves hundreds of corporations within the city-state. Mercy was central to this popolani’s Christian values and those who offered mercy to their fellow men and women in temporary hardship were investing in the expectation of reciprocity in their own time of need. Beginning by tracing a formative linking of religion, economy, and polity from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries, Venice as the Polity of Mercy then chronicles the collapse of this triad during the struggles between church and state in the mid-sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, followed by a revitalizing reconnection of economy and polity within a different religious climate after the plague of 1630. As such, Richard Mackenney’s book offers up a revitalized image of Renaissance Venetian society as dynamic rather than static, as well as a new understanding of the city’s significance through a reconfiguration of its history and artwork.

Take a journey through time and genres to discover stories where queer teens live, love, and shape the world around them. Seventeen young adult authors across the queer spectrum have come together to create a collection of beautifully written diverse historical fiction for teens.From a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood set in war-torn 1870s Mexico featuring a transgender soldier…to two girls falling in love while mourning the death of Kurt Cobain…to forbidden love in a sixteenth-century Spanish convent…and an asexual girl discovering her identity amid the 1970s roller-disco scene, All Out tells a diverse range of stories across cultures, time periods, and identities, shedding light on an area of history often ignored or forgotten.“Readers searching for positive, nuanced, and authentic queer representation—or just a darn good selection of stories—need look no further than this superb collection.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFeaturing original stories from:Malinda LoMackenzi LeeRobin TalleyKody KeplingerElliot WakeAnna-Marie McLemoreShaun David HutchinsonDahlia AdlerTess SharpeKate ScelsaNatalie C. ParkerSara FarizanNilah MagruderTessa GrattonTehlor Kay MejiaAlex SanchezScott TraceyRead the entire set of companion anthologies featuring queer teens in the past, present, and future!All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the AgesOut Now: Queer We Go Again!Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder (coming soon!)