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A story where the character gets exactly what they want doesn't make for good reading. But add villainous clashes, lost advantages, power struggles, and menacing threats...well, now we have the makings of a page-turner. Conflict is the golden thread that binds plot to arc, providing the complications, setbacks, and derailments that make the character's inner and outer journeys dynamic. Inside Volume 2 of The Conflict Thesaurus, you'll find: A myriad of conflict options in the form of power struggles, ego-related stressors, dangers and threats, advantage and control losses, and other miscellaneous challengesInformation on how each scenario should hinder the character on the path to their goal so they'll learn valuable life lessons and gain insight into what's holding them back internallyInstruction about using the multiple levels of conflict to add pressure through immediate, scene-level challenges and looming problems that take time to solveGuidance on keeping a story's central conflict in the spotlight and utilizing subplots effectively so they work with-not against-the main plotlineAn exploration of the climax and how to make this pinnacle event highly satisfying for readersWays to use conflict to deepen your story, facilitate epic adversarial showdowns, give your characters agency, and infuse every scene with tensionMeaningful conflict can be so much more than a series of roadblocks. Challenge your characters inside and out with over 100 tension-inducing scenarios in this second volume of The Conflict Thesaurus. And for more instruction on how to use this element to enhance your story (and an additional 100+ conflict scenarios), check out The Conflict Thesaurus, Volume 1.

In this "heavily immersive" (Kirkus) kaleidoscopic voyage through the past, present, and future of the United States, a young girl uncovers a secret society, a middle-aged man searches for his lost first love, a group of teens invent a role-playing game, protests threaten to topple the government, and an eccentric lawyer and his young Vietnamese protégée re-open a dormant case. "A knotty, philosophical mystery dense with lingering regrets." -KirkusIn the early 1990s in Harmony Valley, a rural, Upstate New York village faded from its 18th and 19th century heyday, a group of teens engaged in an idiosyncratic role-playing game cross paths with June, a mysterious girl whose family has deep roots in the area, and Clyde Duane, a janitor who makes weekly visits to a strange room-the headquarters of a secret society-opening its door with a golden, serpent-headed key. Meanwhile an eccentric Utica lawyer pulls his young Vietnamese protégée into their firm's special case, which stretches back to the 1840s.Decades later, in 2034, as the United States is breaking apart and a new way of life taking shape, June has disappeared. The mystery of her disappearance inspires a journey back to "The Happy Valley," and a reevaluation of the past that exposes the dark personal and societal secrets betraying our founding myths.This atmospheric mystery, at turns gothic, poetic, cerebral, and funny, ranges from rural New York to the outer reaches of the Zebulon Galaxy; from the 1700s to the 4th decade of the 21st century. The hardcover edition includes a new Afterword by the author, with 66 full-page b&w illustrations by the author that "recall the excitability of middle-grade stories" (Kirkus), and includes an Appendix with a Timeline, and a detailed Reading Group Guide.

This compelling political satire from the author of the widely read The UK Left The EU Because Brussels Decided To End Tax-Avoiding Practices Within Its Member States has been inspired by John Lennon's following verses: "Imagine there's no countries, It isn't hard to do, Nothing to kill or die for, >Isa Iri is the United Nations' last resort to avert the imminent World War III prompted by the economic necessity of Russia and the United States to control the world's largest natural gas reserves in the Persian Gulf.However, this benevolent global effort soon becomes a devastating initiative, jeopardising the UN's future existence after Isa's fictitious country erupts into an ethnic war, whereby his Christian Orthodox father leaves his Muslim mother. As a result, Isa suffers a nervous breakdown, whereby he publicly condemns God, religions, and the human race, unaware that his entire life is being broadcasted to a worldwide audience 24/7.The UN sections Isa to a mental institution. After falling in love with Judith, his psychiatrist, Isa experiences a bipolar setback and reveals profound insights into how hatred infiltrates us in myriad, insidious ways, curtailing our penchant for leading a happy life.Ultimately, Isa drafts a new global constitution based on laws of nature and discloses conclusive evidence of God's existence, but will it be sufficient to unite humankind or avert a nuclear war?Endorsements"The satire is brilliant, an understanding of reality in a way that would miss most in normal text!"- Walking the Breadline, UK"This unique concept is to be applauded - it's a story of struggle, inner retrospection, social injustice, and more. The author has a brilliant imagination and uncanny talent for storytelling."- BabyBook, US

Of what significance are sacred art objects in Africa? In this book, the author launches an investigation into the grammar of sacred and religious art objects and presents them as encoded language of shrines and cults; thus providing insights into the notion of the divine as it appears in all African systems of thought. The book is unique for presenting a perspective that African cultic institutions should be seen as the syntax of some special and exclusive language for appreciating African art objects. Anthropologists, research professionals, academia, students, and the curious reader interested in African art and religion, would find this book refreshingly useful.

Expressa is a collection of anthologies of Brazilian comics, cartoonists, and illustrators, winner of the important HQMix 2021 award in the Best Editorial Project category. The honoree of the first issue of Coleção Expressa is Laerte Coutinho, one of the most important Brazilian comic strip artists in activity. In this issue we bring an exclusive interview with Laerte, revisiting her trajectory, from the beginning in the 1970s until today, and an extensive anthology of her work.

Fig and Banjo are playful cats! Let's all learn about playing together and proper consent!One day Fig wants Banjo to play but he can't find him anywhere! Why would Banjo run away?

On August 15th, 2021, the nation of Afghanistan passed from West back to East. On that day the victorious Taliban insurgency retook the city of Kabul after twenty years of American occupation. The NATO-backed government had collapsed within days. Tens of thousands of people fled to the city to seek refuge and evacuation. And there in Kabul was a hitherto unknown British university student enjoying his holiday, suddenly caught up in history. Lord Miles Routledge was the last person issued a tourist visa by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Miles began chronicling his travels in one of the most dangerous countries in the world on the online message board 4chan, where he found himself with a riveted global audience. When the Taliban reached Kabul, headlines around the world picked up his story and people watched to see if he would make it back home.

The War of the Gods has stalled while both sides recover, borders have been established, and a form of uneasy peace descends on the Imperial Territory of Dravith...It should be a time of consolidation, of rest and giving the survivors the chance to rearm and train.But life rarely goes as Jax expects.New and old enemies are on the horizon, the land itself is disturbed, and worst of all, the Gods are not all he believed they are...The Dark Tide Rises...

Far from familiar shores, Seamus Pearson finds himself scrubbing endlessly upon the deck of the illustrious Pearl of Red Duchess. While this is not the first time Seamus has been out to sea, this is the first time he has no clue as to where they are headed.​​​​​​​Trouble arises as his not-so-secretive romance with the beautiful Una'Pahu ends and he cannot leave well enough alone. Sneaking about, he overhears a plot to journey to a forsaken island spoken of only in fairytales to retrieve something called, the Heart. Pirates, Vampires, demons, and more wind their way through Seamus's path as he strives to find a way off of the Pearl of Red Duchess, without falling victim to the neverending fury of the Azure Tides.

Lucifer Junior (aka Julu) wants to exact revenge for what Jehovah did to his father in a world long gone. He hates the humans because they believe in a god that killed his father. Julu incites an uprising against the Almighty himself, influencing the humans to believe that their God is not a god at all and that they were only brought to this new world so they could continue to worship Him. The hatred that the humans have is so strong that Julu convinces them to storm the city gates where Jehovah lives. When Jehovah finds out that Amun-Ra is helping Julu, he becomes outraged. To his surprise, Amun-Ra and Julu are able to do something in this world that Jehovah thought no one else could do. As usual, Ashtoreth is behind the scenes pulling the strings, convincing her son to do the unthinkable: to fight against God.

Ivy>SaintIvy has no idea the way I see her. It kills me that she thinks I don't want her the same way she wants me. But I made a promise to her brother. One I knew I'd end up breaking at some point.Can I get the girl without losing my best friend in the process? It's time to find out.

What if everything you were taught about your lineage was a lie?What if the mythical Sirens were real and you were related to them, or were one of them?For 16-year-old Selena, that improbable, mythical world becomes her destiny.

Times are hard for folks and it's even harder for siblings Calvin and Abigail Shepherd after the untimely death of their mother at the height of the Great Depression. With dust storms ravaging their home in Ross, Oklahoma, they wonder how they are going to make ends meet. Already ostracized due to being children of an unwed and unusual mother, suspicion only grows when strange happenings begin to plague the town. Missing children, deformed animals, and strange deaths are only the beginning of this storm of the natural and supernatural. As the dust blows, the Shepherd siblings find themselves stalked by an ancient evil that will stop at nothing to get what belongs to it, and that their mother might have had more secrets than they ever could've imagined in this dark retelling of Hansel and Gretel.

A collection of books 4-6 of the Ghostspeaker Chronicles

A birthday gift book, featuring quotations by Jane Austen

Dissatisfied with his care-free life on the pond, Frog wants adventure. He looks across the winding path and sees black and white cows munching contentedly in the field beyond. They look majestic and interesting. Frog wants to hear about their adventures. He decides to go on an adventure of his own to visit the cows. Along the way he encounters dangers, meets new friends, and makes many humorous discoveries about life on the other side of the fence.

Childhood crushes never come to fruition. Hayley Hood has loved Brian Xander since she was a girl, but to him she's always going to be the quiet kid he met when her parents adopted her. She's resigned herself to forever being nothing more than his friend, but when her job as a social worker puts her in the line of fire with an angry parent he steps up to play bodyguard. Brian Xander blinked and family friend Hayley turned from a kid to a woman. A stunningly gorgeous woman. When her life is threatened he's more than happy to help out and volunteers to keep her safe, but falling in love with her will be easy compared to keeping her alive from a relentless stalker who will stop at nothing to get his revenge. Just when they give into their connection an unforeseen threat rears its head.