Michael Thomas Ford ist ein produktiver Autor, dessen umfangreiches Werk sich über Genres von Humor bis Horror, von literarischer Fiktion bis zu Sachbüchern für jugendliche und erwachsene Leser erstreckt. Seine Schriften zeichnen sich durch thematische Vielfalt und stilistische Bandbreite aus und behandeln oft komplexe Fragen der Identität, Beziehungen und menschlichen Erfahrung. Ford's unverwechselbare Stimme und seine Fähigkeit, Leser in seine Erzählungen einzutauchen, etablieren ihn als eine bedeutende Stimme in der zeitgenössischen Literatur.
In einer nicht allzu fernen Zukunft sind Kobi und sein Vater die vermeintlich einzigen Überlebenden einer weltweiten Katastrophe. Um die durch den Klimawandel verursachte weltweite Nahrungsknappheit zu beenden, wurde einige Jahre zuvor ein gentechnisch verändertes Hormon namens Waste entwickelt, das jedoch verheerende Folgen für Mensch und Umwelt hatte. Binnen kurzer Zeit gerieten Flora und Fauna außer Kontrolle: fleischfressende Würgepflanzen und gigantische Kreaturen zerstörten ganze Städte. Als Kobis Vater verschwindet, macht der Junge sich auf die Suche nach ihm – und trifft auf weitere Überlebende! Gemeinsam mit ihnen kämpft er sich durch die verwilderte Stadt. Doch schon bald lernt Kobi, dass die tödlichen Pflanzen nicht die größte Gefahr darstellen.
Von jetzt auf gleich wird Kobi zur letzten Hoffnung der Menschheit. Denn nach wie vor bedroht eine Seuche alles Leben auf der Erde, und Kobi ist der einzige Mensch, aus dessen Blut das Gegenmittel gewonnen werden kann. Vom Hauptquartier der Widerstandsorganisation Sol bricht er mit anderen Kindern – alle mit unterschiedlichen Mutationen und Talenten – auf eine Expedition auf, um ein noch wirksameres Gegenmittel zu finden. Die Mission läuft glatt, bis die Kampfdrohnen der korrupten Macht CLAWS angreifen. Nun liegt es an Kobi und seinen Freunden, das rettende Gegenmittel zu finden und CLAWS‘ Betrug an der restlichen Menschheit aufzudecken … und ums nackte Überleben zu kämpfen.
Seit die 13-jährige Julia im Wald eine alte Tiermaske entdeckt hat, wird sie von heftigen Träumen geplagt, in denen sie die Welt mit den Augen eines Tieres sieht. Immer wieder begegnet sie in ihren Träumen anderen Tieren: einem Hirsch, einer Eule und einem Wolf. Mit der Zeit findet sie heraus, dass es sich dabei um andere Jugendliche handelt, die ebenfalls seltsame hölzerne Tiermasken gefunden haben. Als ihr dann auch noch zwei mysteriöse Fremde im Wald auflauern, muss Julia erkennen, dass ihr Leben in Gefahr ist. Mithilfe der Maske flieht sie und macht sich zusammen mit ihrer neuen Freundin Abena auf den Weg nach Schottland, um die anderen Maskenträgern zu suchen. Dort wird sie bereits von dem dritten Maskenträger, den gutaussehenden Ehsan, erwartet. Gemeinsam mit ihm und den anderen, muss sie lernen, die Magie ihrer Masken zu nutzen, um den Shadow King zu besiegen. Ihnen bleiben nur noch wenige Tage, bis er erwacht und die Welt ins Verderben stürzt.
Mach dich bereit ... du bist ein Junge, der in Athen aufwächst und auf dem große Hoffnungen ruhen. Dein Vater rechnet damit, dass du an den Olympischen Spielen teilnimmst. Top-Tipps von Experten: Mach dir nicht gleich zu Beginn der Spiele Feinde - du könntest später dafür büßen. Stell dich beim Ringkampfg mit der Sonne im Rücken auf, damit dein Gegner geblendet wird. Noch mehr Tipps erfährst Du in diesem Buch!
Sing a song of Boynton! Before there was the Grammy-nominated Philadelphia Chickens, the #1 New York Times children’s bestseller, there was Rhinoceros Tap, the collection of seriously silly songs. This truly delightful set—a Recording Industry Association of America Gold album with 647,000 copies in print—combines a big illustrated songbook and CD so children and grown-ups alike can read along, sing along, dance along, cluck along, and oink along to the fifteen original songs.There's "O, Lonely Peas," to appeal to every finicky young eater. The five-year-old's lament, "Bad Babies." A mouse's impassioned ballad to his beloved, "I Love You More Than Cheese." Plus the lead number, "Rhinoceros Tap," the ever-popular “Barnyard Dance,” and more. With lyrics and pictures by Boynton and music written with and played by the one and only Michael Ford, these songs have the style, swing, charm, and pizzazz that little listeners deserve. Ready? All together now.
"It's no secret that we are living in the Digital Age. Technology companies make up seven of the world's ten largest firms by market capitalization. And the key to their success is the key to all modern organizations. Jonathan Smart, business agility practitioner, thought leader, and coach, reveals the patterns and antipatterns that will help organizations from every industry deliver better value sooner, safer, and happier through high levels of engagement, inclusion, and empowerment. Through his decades of experience in the technology world, Smart provides business leaders with a blueprint for creating a world-class organization of the future. Through Agile and Lean ways of working, business leaders can empower teams to improve production, grow together, and create better services for their customers. These better ways of working have overflowed from the IT department to every corner of successful organizations, taking root in every industry from aerospace to accounting, insurance to shipping. This book is not about software development. It is not a book about the computer industry. This book is about applying agility across the entire organization. It's a book that will put you at the front of change and ahead of the competition"-- Provided by publisher
Darkness is always found within first. Your entire life has been found in either an embrace of shadow or a carefully forgotten endless banishing of it. The Luciferian Path instructs the student to awaken darkness, to manifest demons from the abyss of the Subconscious and master them - the end result being self-mastery and the transformation into a Luciferic Spirit. The LUCIFERIAN GOETIA is a grimoire which presents the 72 Spirits of Solomon as daemonic forces within the mind itself, giving possibility to their anthropomorphic existence outside of humanity itself. The interpretation and experience is as unique as the Shemhamforasch itself. Herein is LEGION, the Book of Howling. Contains a different approach to the 72 Demons, Invocations and Evocations written by a Luciferian and a working methodology on summoning and controlling powerful forces.
"I'm pretty sure I'm the only guy in my school who can replace a faulty kick-down switch and also create the perfect smoky eye." The Weyward family has been haunted by a curse for generations--if a Weyward falls in love before their seventeenth birthday, the person they love dies. Sam doesn't plan to fall for anyone in the weeks before his birthday. He'll spend his time working at the Eezy-Freeze with his dad; cooking up some midsummer magic with his grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother (the Grands); and experimenting with drag with the help of the queens at the Shangri-La, the local gay club. But when a new guy comes to town, Sam finds himself in trouble when they strike up a friendship that might be way more than that. As Sam's birthday approaches and he still hasn't quite fallen in love, the curse seems to get more powerful and less specific about who it targets. A mysterious girl Sam talks to on the phone late at night and a woman he's only seen in a dream might have the answers he's been looking for--but time is running out to save the people he cares about.
This much-anticipated sequel to the acclaimed fan-favorite novel Suicide Notes is a funny, touching look at what happens when you give up trying to be someone people want you to be and become exactly who you are.Jeff spent forty-five days in the psych ward of a hospital after a suicide attempt. Now that he's home and has accepted that he's gay, he's ready to reenter his life feeling stronger and more comfortable being his true self than ever before.But it's hard to come back to an old life when you have a new perspective on it. Returning to school is complicated, and his mother's anxiety isn't helping. Jeff will also have to figure out how to reconnect with his best friend, Allie, whose boyfriend he kissed before he went to the hospital. To make things even more complicated, a fellow patient from the ward suddenly appears at school, which brings up all kinds of mixed emotions for Jeff.Luckily, he's got new friends from a local community center for queer youths to help him through it all. And some may turn out to be more than just friends...***"Generous, wry, and big-hearted. A touching and riotous journey through the legacies of pain and the wonders of connection." --Eliot Schrefer, two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author"Michael Thomas Ford put me through it with this stunning sequel. A touching, funny, and thoughtful exploration of how we move on from our toughest choices and embrace what makes us unique, even if we're imperfect."--Jason June, New York Times bestselling author of Out of the Blue"In Every Star That Falls, Ford examines with heart and compassion not just what it is to be queer, but the ways in which queerness changes relationships and frees us." --LC Rosen, author of Jack of Hearts and Camp"Every Star That Falls is an extraordinarily fun and wild ride that will make you laugh and cry on numerous occasions. There is no way to tell what happens next but each chapter comes with a wonderful surprise that keeps you hooked into the moment. The book brings you a lot of things--complex characters, intricate relationships and a beautiful message for the new generation. It's the kind of story that genuinely reflects the growing complexity of life for young people." --Vincent Tirado, author of the Pura Belpre Award-winning Burn Down, Rise Up
