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In 1777, the American Revolution is well underway. At 16, Sybil Ludington knows the war all too well. Her father is a colonel in the Continental Army, battling for America's independence from Great Britain. Colonel Ludington and his regiment are home for the season when word comes that the British Army is attacking nearby. With her father too ill to ride, it's up to young Sybil to alert the American militia that the British are coming.

While on a visit to the manufacturing towns of the north, aristocrat Charles Egremont encounters beautiful Sybil Gerard singing in the grounds of Marney Abbey. Graceful and angelic, Sybil Gerard is a symbol of religious purity. He also meets her father, a working-class radical, who tells him about the division of England into two nations: the rich and the poor. Moved by the episode, Egremont investigates the conditions of the working poor and witnesses the disturbing after-effects of the Industrial Revolution.

Benjamin Disraeli’s powerful, polemical story of love across the class divide Chosen by The Guardian as one of the best 100 novels of all time, Disraeli’s classic 1845 ‘condition-of-England’ novel exposes the inequality and exploitation endemic in 19th century Britain, and the vast gulf...

While Alena sleeps, all of the nocturnal animals come out to her backyard to find food and water.

Clean water, paved roads, public transit, electricity and gas, sewers, waste processing, telecommunication, even the Internet—all this infrastructure is what makes cities work and powers our lives, often seamlessly and silently. Virtually everything we do and consume depends on infrastructure. Yet, most people have no idea how these systems work. How is water treated? How do cities manage rainwater? Why do traffic jams exist? How is electricity generated and distributed? What happens to trash after it is picked up? How does the Internet work?

From a New York Times bestselling author and The Bachelorette star, a tropical second chance romance that’s perfect for fans of Anyone But You and The Paradise Problem. Sybil can’t wait to go on an all-expenses paid vacation. Well, technically the expenses were paid—last year, when she was...

Sybil Productions presents our new collection of musical fairy tales, Feather & Fable. Traditional stories reimagined with immersive soundtracks for the whole family to enjoy.

Journalist Dennis McAuliffe Jr. grew up believing that his Osage Indian grandmother, Sybil Bolton, had died an early death in 1925 from kidney disease. It was only by chance that he learned the real cause was a gunshot wound and that her murder may well have been engineered by his own grandfather. As McAuliffe peeled away layers of suppressed history, he learned that Sybil was a victim of the "Osage Reign of Terror"....

Il sottotitolo di questo romanzo lo descrive come "Un seguito immaginario ai romanzi di Jane Austen". In effetti Sybil Brinton, nata più di mezzo secolo dopo la morte della Austen, e autrice di solo questo romanzo, realizza il desiderio di molti appassionati lettori della Austen e dà vita a molti suoi personaggi, facendoli incontrare a Bath, a Londra, e nelle varie residenze di campagna così affascinanti dei romanzi della famosa scrittrice inglese.

A killer heat wave settles over Seagull Lane...Summer's sizzling in Vista Beach, the home of computer programmer and tole-painting enthusiast Aurora (Rory) Anderson. The abnormally high temperatures are hard on everyone in the quiet Los Angeles county beach community, especially the city's homeless population. Residents are doing everything they can to stay cool, including leaving windows open to catch the faintest breeze. Not the best idea when a string of burglaries is plaguing nearby towns. Still, Rory doesn't expect to find her neighbor's body just a few doors down.

Computer programmer and tole painting enthusiast Aurora (Rory) Anderson doesn't envision finding either when she steps outside to investigate the frenzied yipping coming from her own backyard. After all, she lives in Vista Beach, a quiet California beach community where violent crime is rare and murder even rarer. Suspicion falls on Rory when the body buried in her flowerbed turns out to be someone she knows - her tole painting teacher, Hester Bouquet.

Living in the Woods in a Tree is an intimate glimpse into the turbulent life of Texas music legend Blaze Foley (1949-1989), seen through the eyes of Sybil Rosen, the woman for whom he wrote his most widely known song, "If I Could Only Fly". It captures the exuberance of their fleeting idyll in a tree house in the Georgia woods during the countercultural 1970s. Rosen offers a firsthand witnessing of Foley's transformation from a reticent hippie musician to the enigmatic singer/songwriter who would live and die outside society's rules.

Ausgerechnet zum großen Fest in Haus Tide – Inge Boysen wird 80, ihre Enkelin 18 - hat sich Komet »Fortune« über der Nordseeinsel angekündigt. Eine ungewöhnliche Festgesellschaft versammelt sich im alten Haus hinter dem Deich: Familie Boysen, geladene und ungeladene Gäste, Glücksritter, Spinner und Sternengucker. Die einen hoffen, »Fortune« verheiße Fülle und Freuden, andere sehen den Weltuntergang nahen, Inge stellt für alle Fälle Champagner kalt.

It's June in quiet Vista Beach, the place computer programmer and tole-painting enthusiast Aurora (Rory) Anderson calls home. Decorative painters are flocking to the newly built Akaw hotel to attend the Ocean Painting Society's inaugural convention. Rory plans on shopping the trade show floor, working in her mother's booth, and connecting with other decorative painting fans. She doesn't expect to witness her childhood friend collapse in class and die. When the police find no evidence of foul play, Rory embarks on her own investigation.

Are you curious about the world of witchcraft? Do you want to step into a world unlike any other? Would you like to peek into the future and see what it beholds? The Wicca and Tarot Bundle is the perfect place for beginners to start their journey! Learn more about modern witchcraft and start your journey into the craft. This audiobook includes all the tools you need to get started on tarot and Wicca magic, as well as a starter kit that will teach you everything you need to know about herbal, candle, and crystal magic. Perform readings like a pro and cast spells in no time!

What would you do if your country was counting on you to deliver an important message? That’s the story of 16-year-old Sybil Ludington’s famous midnight ride. In 1777, Sybil and her family believe the American colonies should be free from British control, and Sybil’s father leads a regiment of New York militiamen. Using spy tactics and codes, the Ludingtons gather intelligence, hoping to stay one step ahead of their enemies. When British troops raid nearby Danbury, Connecticut, Sybil gallops through the night to call out her father’s men.

Magic is fading, and humanity is at the brink of extinction. Sybil lived and breathed the life of a miner, delving deep into monster-infested caverns and perilous shafts, risking her life to unearth Relics of an ancient past for food and shelter. That is until one day, she discovers a Relic that would change her fate from a simple miner to an Ascended—a Relic that connected her to the magic that was once lost.

Old Friends and New Fancies is the first ever Jane Austen fan fiction and was originally published in 1913. Sybil Brinton imagines an entirely new story of romantic entanglements using a mashup of characters from all of Austen's major novels. Have you ever wondered what happened to Georgiana Darcy and Kitty Bennet from Pride and Prejudice or Mary Crawford and Tom Bertram from Mansfield Park? Find out in this delightfully comic homage to Austen's beloved characters.

Der Regen wird wärmer Folge 04 – Sybil Head. Irland ist eine grüne Insel, dekoriert von bunten Haustüren, flankiert von Schafherden und jeder Menge Pubs. Junggesellen, die bereits das Verfallsdatum überschritten haben, präsentieren beim „Matchmaking-Heiratsmarkt“ ihre kaum vorhandenen Vorzüge. Elfenwesen tummeln sich mit Feen an Flüssen und das Guinness ist ein Quell ewiger Weisheit. Kein Wunder, dass Iren ihr Vermögen vertrinken und dabei melancholische Lieder singen, um von dieser Weisheit zu kosten. Allerdings braucht man Whiskey, um am Ende des Regenbogens einen vergrabenen Topf Gold zu finden.

Wicca is a spiritual path that has been around for centuries. It’s the perfect way to connect with nature and the divine. You can use these ancient traditions in your everyday life, so you can feel more connected than ever before! This audiobook will take you through all of the basics that a beginner needs to know about Wicca and witchcraft. Inside is everything from moon magic to herbalism—there are even candle spells that can be used for love or protection. Whether your goal is to become a powerful witch or simply gain insight into these traditions, this audiobook has it all!