Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
All characters reduced
The Tale of Alar - cover

The Tale of Alar

R. J. Firetail

Publisher: Red Drake Books

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

All his life Alar has dreamed of a better place for himself and his boyfriend, far away from the dirty old slum of their youth. When the king's daughter is kidnapped by an evil wizard, he at last gets his chance to realize that dream by joining in the quest to save her and claim the vast reward offered. But the outside world is a bigger, more complicated place than the young squirrel could have ever imagined. And in between making new friends and battling ferocious monsters, he discovers that the world of the heart is more complicated still.
Available since: 05/28/2024.

Other books that might interest you

  • Rebel - My Escape from Saudi Arabia to Freedom - cover

    Rebel - My Escape from Saudi...

    Rahaf Mohammed

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    A gripping memoir of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from her abusive family and an oppressive culture in Saudi Arabia captivated the world 
     In early 2019, after three years of careful planning, Rahaf Mohammed finally escaped her abusive family in Saudi Arabia—but made it only to Bangkok before being stripped of her passport. If forced to return home, she was sure she would be killed, like other rebel women in her country. As men pounded at the door of her barricaded hotel room, she opened a Twitter account. The teenager reached out to the world, and the world answered—she gained 45,000 followers in one day, and those followers helped her seek asylum in the West. 
    Now Rahaf Mohammed tells her remarkable story in her own words, revealing untold truths about life in the closed kingdom, where young women are brought up in a repressive system that puts them under the legal control of a male guardian. Raised with immense financial privilege but under the control of her male relatives—including her high-profile politician father—she endured an abusive childhood in which oppression and deceit were the norm. 
    Moving from Rahaf’s early days on the underground online network of Saudi runaways, who use coded entries to learn how to flee the brutalities of their homeland, to her solo escape to Canada, Rebel is a breathtaking and life-affirming memoir about one woman’s tenacious pursuit of freedom. 
    Show book
  • Secrets to SHRM Success : Revolutionize Your HR Career - "Unlock SHRM Success: Empower your HR career with dynamic audio lessons for maximum impact!" - cover

    Secrets to SHRM Success :...

    Jasper Windrider

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Secrets to SHRM Success: Revolutionize Your HR Career 
    ⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Comprehensive Explanations Included ⭐⭐ 
    Are you eager to advance in your HR career and enhance your expertise by mastering the principles of SHRM? 
    Looking for an all-encompassing resource that covers everything you need to thrive in the HR field? 
    Your search ends here! 
    This guide is your ultimate resource for deepening your HR knowledge, applying your skills effectively, and engaging in practical exercises. With this, you’ll be well-prepared for success in your HR endeavors. 
    Updated for the latest SHRM certification requirements. 
    Key features of this enriched guide: 
    - In-depth insights into the SHRM certification process 
    - Detailed explanations of essential HR concepts 
    - Effective strategies for exam preparation and practical application 
    Our guide sets itself apart through its thorough coverage, ensuring you’re fully equipped for success. Concepts are explored in depth, not just brushed over. 
    Please note that this guide is an independent resource and is not affiliated with any official SHRM entity. 
    Designed with clarity and straightforward language, our SHRM guide ensures seamless transitions between topics. Say goodbye to complex terminology and embrace clear, concise, and technically accurate content. 
    So, why delay? Click the BUY NOW button, secure your guide, and embark on your journey to transforming your HR career!  
    Transform your understanding of HR and propel your career forward with our comprehensive guide!
    Show book
  • The Age of Reason - cover

    The Age of Reason

    Thomas Paine

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    In "The Age of Reason", which is a classic in American literature, Thomas Paine argues for the philosophical position of Deism.  
    It follows in the tradition of 18th century British deism, and challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible. 
    Paine's work inspired and guided many free thinkers including Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain and Bertrand Russell.
    Show book
  • Living Democracy - An ecological manifesto for the end of the world as we know it - cover

    Living Democracy - An ecological...

    Tim Hollo

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    The way we glow when having a great conversation, building off each other’s ideas, finding solutions we can all be satisfied with. The way we spark together when marching in protest. This is living democracy. 
    Yes, the world looks bleak. Across our society there’s a mounting sense of desperation in the face of the climate crisis, gaping economic inequality and racial injustice, increasing threat of war, and a post-truth politics divorced from reality. Extinction is in the air. 
    But what if the solutions to our ecological, social and political crises could all be found in the same approach? What if it was possible for us to not just survive, but thrive? 
    In Living Democracy, Tim Hollo offers bold ideas and a positive vision. It’s the end of the world as we know it, but it doesn’t have to be the end of the world. In fact, around the globe, people and communities are beginning an exciting new journey. 
    This book will inspire you, inform you, and get you fired up to co-create our common future. A living democracy. 
    'A brilliant conversation and action kick-starter from a man who walks the talk.'– Christine Milne 
    'It’s pretty clear that the world we’ve known isn't working very well anymore; we need to reinvent it, and this book brims with good ideas about what that means!' – Bill McKibben 
    'A great vision for a bloodless coup of mutual aid and rule-governed anarchy.' – Tyson Yunkaporta 
    'I have been waiting for this book, and now that Tim Hollo has written it, I’ll be putting it in the hands of pretty much everyone I know.' – Danielle Celermajer 
    'Timely, vivid and urgent, this is a book that meets the challenges of our age head-on.' – Scott Ludlam 
    **Music: "Now To The Future", (c) FourPlay String Quartet, Lara Goodridge, Shenton Gregory, Peter Hollo, Tim Hollo
    Show book
  • The Doomsday Flight - cover

    The Doomsday Flight

    Mark Hagenson

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    In 1971, a time before metal detectors and body scans, a single man boards an Air Canada DC-8 flight with a sawed-off shotgun, 54 sticks of dynamite, a parachute and a desperate plan for a $1.5 million ransom. But it's the two twisted wires in an ordinary Woolco shopping bag that will hold an entire plane hostage. 
    Trapped at 37,000 feet, flight attendant Mary Dohey becomes an unwilling participant in a deadly game, forced to hold live detonator wires for hours. One wrong move, one trembling hand, and the aircraft could explode. Around her, passengers wrestle with their own mortality while the hijacker, Paul Cini, plays a high-stakes game of psychological warfare with authorities on the ground. 
    But in this meticulously researched true-crime thriller, nothing is quite what it seems. As the FBI, Air Canada and the flight's crew race against time to prevent disaster, the truth behind Cini's elaborate deception slowly unravels—revealing an even more chilling reality about how vulnerable we all are to the power of suggestion. 
    "The Doomsday Flight" masterfully weaves together the intense drama of a hijacking, the psychological complexity of human nature, and the fascinating history of an era when the skies were a lawless frontier. Drawing from extensive interviews, photographs, newspaper archives, and witness accounts, which are all included in the book, this heart-pounding narrative puts readers in the cabin alongside passengers and crew as they face what they believe to be their final hours. 
    Taking place just days before the copycat infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking, this is perfect for fans of "Captain Phillips", "The Taking of Pelham 123" and "Air Force One". This unforgettable story exposes how the most dangerous weapons aren't always the ones we can see.
    Show book
  • May Contain Lies - How Stories Statistics and Studies Exploit Our Biases And What We Can Do About It - cover

    May Contain Lies - How Stories...

    Alex Edmans

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0
    Our lives are minefields of misinformation. It ripples through our social media feeds, our daily headlines, and the pronouncements of politicians, executives, and authors. Stories, statistics, and studies are everywhere, allowing people to find evidence to support whatever position they want. Many of these sources are flawed, yet by playing on our emotions and preying on our biases, they can gain widespread acceptance, warp our views, and distort our decisions. 
     
     
      
    In this eye-opening book, renowned economist Alex Edmans teaches us how to separate fact from fiction. Using colorful examples—from a wellness guru's tragic but fabricated backstory to the blunders that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster to the diet that ensnared millions yet hastened its founder's death—Edmans highlights the biases that cause us to mistake statements for facts, facts for data, data for evidence, and evidence for proof. 
     
     
      
    Armed with the knowledge of what to guard against, he then provides a practical guide to combat this tide of misinformation. Going beyond simply checking the facts and explaining individual statistics, Edmans explores the relationships between statistics—the science of cause and effect—ultimately training us to think smarter, sharper, and more critically.
    Show book