Alexei Cunningham. Rabid dog. Top goal scorer.Lucas Noble. Golden prince. Best goalie.The two polar opposites faced off for the first time in semifinals of the Frozen Crown.First and last time.Cunning's Monarchs defeated Noble's Crows without a single goal from Cunning. The Crows couldn't best the reigning champions, but Noble bested the best.While the Crows returned to their Nest in defeat, the wolves went on to play in the finals.Cunning di...

pico is a tiny plant who dreams tof exploring the world beyond the garden gate.

Not every future has to be bleak.The ice melted faster than anyone predicted. The sea took the towns. And in the poisoned soil it left behind, something is growing that shouldn't be.Rowan Cullen watches the drowned coast from a clifftop station, keeping his distance — until a Dutch researcher and her extraordinary vessel pull him into a community that won't give up on the land, or on each other. What they uncover could reshape how a changed world adapts — if they can keep i...

Space has become infrastructureAs satellites become essential infrastructure for navigation, climate monitoring, finance, and governance on Earth, sustainability can no longer be an afterthought.To Sustainability and Beyond is a practical guide to environmental responsibility in the space sector, written for people already working inside its systems. Drawing on professional experience across Earth observation, regulation, and governance, Alan Raw shows how ...

Do you hate being mediocre? Do you refuse to define yourself in conventional terms? Do you wish to transcend conventionally recognized human abilities? If you answered yes to all these questions, you have reached the right place!Your present circumstances, whether brought about by turbulence in your personal life, the unpredictability of your external environment, or a combination of both, can be incredibly painful and make you question your self-worth. Such challe...

Empower yourself before you jump and give yourself the power to stay free and productive.

In the early days of the First World War two volunteer Pals Battalions were raised in Bradford and this is their remarkable story. David Raw's account is based on memoirs, letters, diaries, contemporary newspaper reports, official records and archives, and it is illustrated with many maps and previously unpublished photographs. He recaptures the heroism and stoical humour displayed by the Bradford Pals in the face of often terrible experiences, but he also recounts the tragedy, pain, suffe...

In 1916, at the age of fifty four, a slight, short sighted, unassuming country vicar and local school master became an Army Chaplain. Theodore Bayley Hardy was destined to become the most decorated noncombatant in the First World War. He was to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the D.S.O., and the M.C. By day he performed the usual priestly and chaplaincy tasks but by night he would work the trenches dropping in with his inimitable "It's only me!" to bring comfort and moral and spiritual supp...

the village and the dragon a graphic tale where silence meets fire

Beware of Shadows.Soulstice Washington has lived a life on the run. In constant fear of the shadows that have brought her nothing but trouble. Then, Makai Inigo, a real-life shadow, infiltrates her last efforts of living a normal life.Makai has waited patiently for the right moment to stake his claim on Soul. Yet, his time has run out. Soulstice is special; her bloodline a rare commodity to the vampiristic Saurian. The rising competition against his claim forces hi...

?The most unpredictable and charismatic grappler of all time? The brute that made brawling an art before the term "hardcore" was coined? The confrontational businessman who fought for every penny he felt he deserved? "Bruiser" Brody had no peers when it came to blood and guts, controversy and independence. Most wrestling promoters portrayed their top talent as exactly that kind of free-spirited, take-no-guff personality. They didn't mean it, though - which explains why so few would admit t...

"Somethin’s up with me lately. Whenever I look at you I think you’re cute......" Kurotani blurts out to his friend. He’s completely lost it...... A love story that could only be Raw， with an explosive， erotic climax behind closed doors!