Luck might be worth more than gold. What if it could actually be weighed in the same way? Artie, Cherry, Hilde, and Joseph are The Unfortunates, a group of teens with absolutely no Luck. When the world is mysteriously plunged into chaos and reality itself is threatened, they may be our only hope. Together they are part of a government program dedicated to understanding the Constellations, mysterious beings who can seemingly control the very nature of Luck and its cosmic effects on reality....

**“We all lived here. In some way. And wherever you live it leaves imprints on you”After the mysterious suicide of their friend, Sloane, Elliott, Cameron, and Ana are just trying to get through the rest of high school. They live in Loving, Ohio—a town built around The Chorus, a new age cult with members firmly planted in positions of power and influence throughout the community.**Through their grief a series of murders throw these friends into a mystery connected to everyth...

This book is about the status of political equality under global political conditions. If political equality generally is considered a core feature of democracy, it has received little attention among theorists concerned with global governance. Given the enormous emphasis on democracy as legitimizing factor in global politics, this neglect is noteworthy. This book sets out to address what accounts for the neglect, on the one hand, and how it may be remedied, on the other. The overall aim i...

Shipwrecked and trapped, All-Maudra Mayrin and her guide Kam’Lu are forced to put their trust in the unfamiliar locals. But when All-Maudra Mayrin’s past comes back to haunt her, they’ll have more than just monsters to worry about!

In the ever-evolving landscape of the modern business world, a critical challenge has emerged at the crossroads of digital transformation and sustainable development. Businesses grapple with the need to adapt to digitalization while ensuring their practices align with the imperatives of sustainability. The complexities of this intersection demand innovative solutions and profound insights. Enter Digital Transformation and Sustainable Development in Cities and Organizations – a groundbreaki...

All-Maudra Mayrin, newly crowned leader of the Gelfling people, must travel overseas to prevent a civil war that could tear the Gelfling nation apart. But when her ship is attacked by a legendary sea monster, and the crew itself swallowed alive, Mayrin must decide how far she is willing to go for her people.

All-Maudra Mayrin and Kam’Lu may have finally escaped the belly of the beast, but their journey is not yet over. From the depths of the Silver Sea, in the bowels of Thra, an ancient enemy emerges, one that threatens to destroy their whole world!

An all-new arc presenting the origin story of All-Maudra Mayrin, Gelfling leader and pivotal character from Netflix’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Introducing a new creative team of writer Matthew Erman (Long Lost) and artist Jo Cheol-Hong (Beastlands). Mayrin takes her place as the leader of all Gelfling clans, but she feels unprepared for the great responsibility before her. When whispers of a Gelfling rebellion reach her, she must decide who she can trust—and if she herself is t...

Erman Kaplama explores the principle of transition (Übergang) from metaphysics to physics developed by Kant in his unfinished magnum opus, Opus Postumum. Drawing on the Heraclitean logos and Kant’s notions of sense-intuition (Anschauung) and reflective judgment, Kaplama interprets transition as an aesthetic principle. He revises the idea of nature (phusis) as the principle of motion referring to Heraclitus’ cosmology as well as Heidegger’s and Nietzsche’s lectures on the pre-Socratics. Kap...

While there has been a huge expansion of the literature on Turkish political economy and foreign policy in the last decade or so, fewer studies have explored Turkey's engagement with the changing global political economy since 2008 in a holistic manner. Against the backdrop of the debates on the 'rise of the Global South' and the crisis and decline of the US-led Liberal International Order, this book interrogates Turkey's ambitions to increase its regional and global economic, political, a...

Reeling from their recent discovery that Joseph is more than what he seems, The Unfortunates must focus on their mission, but in order to have any chance to save the world they must get to the Core.Meanwhile, the Secretary of Luck and his cronies have invaded the Kismet Zone after our team’s disappearance and may ruin everything.And what do Ursa and Cassiopeia have to do with the final mission of the Core?

When Good Luck and Bad Luck collide, will humanity survive? The Unfortunates - teenagers born with zero luck - arrive at the heart of the chaotic, reality-threatening event and are soon confronted by the powerful beings that control Luck - the Constellations! Meanwhile, the Secretary of Probability and Luck has plans of their own... and knows more than they've let on.