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Serafina a été enterrée vivante. Terrorisée, la jeune fille ne se souvient pas de ce qui s''est passé. Lorsqu''elle parvient à quitter son cercueil et rejoindre Biltmore, une grande fête a lieu. D''abord déçue de ne pas y avoir été conviée, la jeune fille se rend compte que personne ne la voit. Pire encore : son meilleur ami Braeden et son père la pensent morte ! Seule son ancienne ennemie Lady Rowena peut la voir et l''entendre. Serafina n''a pas le choix. Elle doit faire confiance à la sorcière pour contacter Braeden. Ce n''est pas simple, car le jeune homme est persuadé que Rowena a tué son amie. En réalité, le corps, l''âme et le chatamont de Serafina ont été éparpillés. Pour sauver Serafina, ses amis doivent réunir ces fragments. Waysa, Braeden et Rawena joignent leurs forces. Mais le temps presse : le maléfique Uriah cause des tempêtes et inondations qui menacent Biltmore...

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The #1 New York Times best-selling Serafina series by Robert Beatty is now available in a hardcover boxed set! Serafina and the Black Cloak "Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul."Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of Biltmore Estate.There''s plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate''s maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember.But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is:a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore''s corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of Biltmore''s owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak''s true identity?before all of the children vanish one by one. Serafina and the Twisted Staff Serafina''s defeat of the Man in the Black Cloak has brought her out of the shadows and into the daylight realm of her home, Biltmore Estate. Every night she visits her mother in the forest, eager to learn the ways of the catamount. But Serafina finds herself caught between her two worlds: she''s too wild for Biltmore and too human to fully join her kin. When a mysterious series of attacks test Serafina''s role as Biltmore''s protector, she finds herself torn from the side of her best friend and only ally, Braeden Vanderbilt. Heartbroken, she flees.Deep in the forest, Serafina comes face-to-face with the evil infecting Biltmore-and discovers its reach is far greater than she''d ever imagined. All the humans and creatures of the Blue Ridge Mountains are in terrible danger. For Serafina to defeat this new evil, she must search deep inside herself and embrace the destiny that has always awaited her. Serafina and the Splintered Heart The storms are coming.... Something has happened to Serafina. She has awoken into a darkness she does not understand, scarred from a terrible battle, only to find that life at Biltmore Estate has changed in unimaginable ways. Old friends do unthinkable things and enemies seem all around.A mysterious threat moves towards Biltmore, a force without a name, bringing with it violent storms and flooding that stands to uproot everything in its path. Serafina must uncover the truth about what has happened to her and find a way to harness her strange new powers before it''s too late. With only days to achieve the impossible, Serafina fights to reclaim herself as the Guardian of Biltmore, friend of Braeden, daughter of her Pa, and heroine of the Blue Ridge Mountains and all the folk and creatures that call it home. In the epic third installment of Robert Beatty''s #1 bestselling series, Serafina takes her rightful place among literary champions as she battles fiercely to defend all she loves and become everything that she is meant to be.

The #1 New York Times best-selling series by Robert Beatty is now available in one spooky hardcover boxed set. Follow the brave and beloved heroine through her hair-raising adventures at the Biltmore estate in Serafina and the Black Cloak, Serafina and the Twisted Staff, Serafina and the Splintered Heart, and Serafina and the Seven Stars. This gorgeous set will delight loyal fans and new readers alike. Praise for the Serafina series:"The story drips with suspense, wrapping readers in to the narrative just as easily as the man in the black cloak binds his young victims. Serafina''s friendship with Braeden is heartfelt and believable... mystery fans will enjoy this book... A creepy, suspenseful read."--School Library Journal *"From the first gripping page, the book pulses with action and intrigue... Each character continues to surprise both one another and readers with their emotional complexity. A captivating, edge-of-your-seat, action-packed fantasy."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

George and Arthur are identical twins, both are in college and living in late 1930s America. They come from a rich upper class Baltimore family. Their father had been taking the family on summer vacations to Miami Beach. Finding Miami Beach to be too crowded, the father changes directions and takes the family to a remote and less known vacation resort in South Carolina. There the boys meet and fall head over rich privileged heels in love with a beautiful local girl who works as a cleaning girl who cleans the rental vacation cottages. When they return the next year they start up a full blown love and sexual affair with the girl, Melissa. The girl falls in love with them; both of them. Both brothers want to marry the girl. The situation lead to quite a rivalry between the two brothers which could lead to a serious break between them in the family. The problem is that Melissa said she wants to marry BOTH men. She says that she loves them both equally and cannot choose between them. In the end she refuses to choose between them saying that if they will not agree to a three-way marriage she will live with them both in a menage-a-twa arrangement anywhere. While that could be worked out in backwoods mountain country, it would be totally unacceptable in straight laced conservative Baltimore Brahmin society. The boys do not want to leave their family home and situation. By a series of events that include a savage barroom between the brothers and locals over the girl, a fight in which one of the brothers seriously mutilates a knife welding redneck thug, facing possible serious danger from angry locals who falsely blame the girl for provoking the fight, the girl comes home with the boys to live with them as a cleaning girl in the family home in Baltimore, much to the chagrin of the boys straight laced mother. At home behind closed doors, the boys carry on in secret the affair they started in Carolina. At their sister''s wedding reception both of the brothers propose to the girl with the one she does not choose agreeing to drop out of the picture. Sill as much of a stubborn hillbilly girl as she was when they first met her, Melissa again refuses to choose between them. The issue unresolved as ever, the affair otherwise continues in secret at the family house. The years roll on, Melissa marries out of necessity, but which one did she choose? Find out how this convoluted love affair ends.

Descubre la novela juvenil de suspense y misterio protagonizada por Serafina, una chica excepcional. Un libro que ha conquistado las listas de The New York Times nada más ver la luz y que está destinado a convertiste en un clásico. No son las batallas que ganamos o perdemos las que nos definen, sino aquellas que estamos dispuestos a librar. Serafina nunca ha tenido motivos para desobedecer a su padre y aventurarse más allá de los confines de la mansión donde se esconden. Hay mucho que explorar en sus sombríos pasillos, pero tiene que tener cuidado de que sus habitantes no la vean. Pero cuando empiezan a desaparecer niños, solo ella sabe quién es el culpable: un terrorífico desconocido envuelto en una capa negra que recorre la mansión al caer la noche. La búsqueda de la verdad la llevará junto a sus nuevos amigos al corazón del bosque, donde deberá encontrar las respuestas a su propio enigma:¿Quién esSerafina? Mejor libro Middle Grade 2015 por Goodreads. Bestseller por The New York Times, Amazon y Publishers Weekly. Reseñas: «Inquietante. La narración tiene un ritmo trepidante, suspense y una imaginería preciosa.» Goodreads «Niños y adultos seguirán con entusiasmo a Serafina a un mundo de despertares, justicia y nuevas amistades.» Kirkus Reviews «Una historia que raciona el suspense gota a gota, envolviendo a los lectores en la narración con la misma facilidad con la que el hombre de la capa negra envuelve a sus víctimas. La amistad de Serafina con Braeden es conmovedora y verosímil.» Library Journal ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul." Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of Biltmore Estate.There''s plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate''s maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is:a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore''s corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of Biltmore''s owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak''s true identity before all of the children vanish one by one. Serafina''s hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past.

Track your combat in style. This full-color 52 card deck complements and enhances your 5E RPG combat!Contains four of each:Cover, Concentration, Dying, Exhaustion, Flanking, Hidden, Incorporeal, Mounted, Prone, UnderwaterAnd contains six:Death Saves and Initiative Cards

This comprehensive volume collects the findings of researchers who did a deep dive into the medical science of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. These experts in medicine, vaccines, chemistry and public policy present a cogent case against the corruption and exploitation of the innocent public by politicians, big pharma, liberal social media and progressive activists. Unless we understand what happened and why, we will be unprepared for the next fake crisis when it is used as a manipulative tool for power-grabbing bureaucrats. The authors cut through the fog of propaganda to summarize objective facts, information and data in a reader-friendly way. With truth as our weapon, we invite you to join in the battle against the Virus and Vaccine Dragon-in all of its global forms.

This 52 card deck contains 13 unique conditions for up to four players. As a GM quickly and easily Track fifth edition conditions for your own RPG and tabletop adventure!Contains four of each:Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, Frightened, Grappled, Incapacitated, Invisible, Paralyzed, Petrified, Poisoned, Restrained, Stunned, Unconscious

After the judge received a death threat on his daughter he released George Spuri and his two partners from a Piedmont, North Carolina jail.They returned home and split up. Spuri vowed to himself to make more illicit money than his two former partners combined. Shortly after the split up he commenced getting a feeling . It could only be eliminated by his killing someone. He preferred killing someone he knew rather than to kill someone at random. He loved seeing the surprised look on their face followed by a look o sheer terror when he told them he was going to kill them He also killed for revenge. When he learned the detective who had arrested him and his partners for murder in North Carolina had located and killed his two partners he traveled back there with the intention of killing him. Did he accomplish his mission, at what price, or did he meet with a surprise?

Serafina steht zwischen zwei Welten: Sie ist zu menschlich für das Leben im Wald mit ihrer Mutter, die sich in eine Silberlöwin verwandeln kann, und zu wild für das Leben auf dem herrschaftlichen Biltmore-Anwesen mit ihrem Vater und ihrem Freund Braeden. Doch aus den Tiefen des Waldes zieht eine Gefahr heran, die beide Welten zu zerstören droht. Sämtliche Tiere fliehen, als eine führerlose Kutsche sich Biltmore in der Nacht nähert. Ihr entsteigt ein mächtiger Zauberer, begleitet von blutrünstigen Wolfshunden. Um ihr Zuhause und alle, die sie liebt, zu retten, muss Serafina kämpfen wie nie zuvor. Und sie muss ihr besonderes Schicksal als Gestaltwandlerin annehmen. Der zweite Band der erfolgreichen »Serafina Black«-Serie, die Leser und Leserinnen weltweit begeistert! Außerdem von Robert Beatty bei FISCHER KJB: Serafina Black – Der Schatten der Silberlöwin (Band 1) Willa of the Wood – Das Geheimnis der Wälder Willa of the Wood – Die Geister der Bäume

Die Zukunft der Wälder steht auf dem Spiel Die Tiefen der Wälder, die endlose Weite der Berge – das ist die Heimat der jungen Willa, die die Sprache der Bäume und Tiere spricht. Doch die Welt um sie herum verändert sich. Die Menschen dringen immer weiter vor, roden die Bäume und nehmen den Waldwesen ihren Lebensraum. Als dunkle Schatten durchs Tal ziehen und die Wälder aufbegehren, findet Willa sich zwischen zwei Welten: Sie ist ein Kind des Waldes und doch gibt es Menschen, die sie liebt. Wie wird Willa sich entscheiden? Und wer ist das Mädchen, das ihr auf Schritt und Tritt folgt? Ein mitreißendes neues Abenteuer für Waldmädchen Willa Alle Bände der »Willa of the Wood«-Dilogie: Band 1: Das Geheimnis der Wälder Band 2: Die Geister der Bäume

Verborgen in den Kellergewölben eines Herrenhauses lebt die junge Serafina Black mit ihrem Vater. Einst hatte er sie in den Wäldern gefunden und sie heimlich aufgezogen. Nur in der Dunkelheit wagt Serafina es, durch die herrschaftlichen Räume des Biltmore-Anwesens zu streifen. So beobachtet sie eines Nachts als Einzige, wie ein Mädchen verschwindet. Das Haus ist in Aufruhr: Sind auch die anderen Kinder in Gefahr? Wenn Serafina dem Mädchen helfen und die dunkle Bedrohung bekämpfen will, muss sie aus den Schatten treten. Und sie muss erkennen, wer sie wirklich ist. Ein spannendes Gestaltwandler-Mystery-Abenteuer mit Gänsehaut-Garantie! New-York-Times-Bestseller! Weitere Bücher von Robert Beatty bei Fischer KJB: »Willa of the Wood – Das Geheimnis der Wälder« »Willa of the Wood – Die Geister der Bäume«

Serafina a été enterrée vivante. Terrorisée, la jeune fille ne se souvient pas de ce qui s''est passé. Lorsqu''elle parvient à quitter son cercueil et rejoindre Biltmore, une grande fête a lieu. D''abord déçue de ne pas y avoir été conviée, la jeune fille se rend compte que personne ne la voit. Pire encore : son meilleur ami Braeden et son père la pensent morte ! Seule son ancienne ennemie Lady Rowena peut la voir et l''entendre. Serafina n''a pas le choix. Elle doit faire confiance à la sorcière pour contacter Braeden. Ce n''est pas simple, car le jeune homme est persuadé que Rowena a tué son amie. En réalité, le corps, l''âme et le chatamont de Serafina ont été éparpillés. Pour sauver Serafina, ses amis doivent réunir ces fragments. Waysa, Braeden et Rawena joignent leurs forces. Mais le temps presse : le maléfique Uriah cause des tempêtes et inondations qui menacent Biltmore...

"Ne va jamais dans la forêt. Il y a là-bas des forces mystérieuses et maléfiques que personne ne sait expliquer, des choses qui pourraient te faire du mal". Serafina n''a jamais désobéi à son père. Il y a déjà tant d''endroits à explorer dans l''immense manoir de Biltmore - même si elle doit faire attention à ce que personne ne la voie. Aucun des riches habitants du domaine ne doit savoir qu''elle existe. Elle vit donc avec son père, le mécanicien du manoir, dans les sous-sols, à l''abri des regards. Mais une nuit, elle assiste à la disparition de Clara, la fille d''invités des Vanderbilt - les maîtres de Biltmore -, enlevée par un homme portant une grande cape noire. Elle se lance à sa recherche et fait la connaissance de Braeden, le neveu des Vanderbilt. Tous deux se lient d''amitié et décident d''unir leurs forces avant que tous les enfants du manoir disparaissent. Les soupçons de Serafina se portent vite sur Mr Thorne, un ami de la famille. Elle lui tend un piège en l''attirant au coeur de la forêt, bravant sa peur et l''interdiction de son père. Elle découvre alors que les enfants disparus sont victimes d''un puissant sortilège, et que ce sortilège est lié à sa propre identité...

In 1899, a twelve-year-old rat catcher on North Carolina''s Biltmore estate teams up with the estate owner''s young nephew to battle a great evil and, in the process, unlocks the puzzle of her past.

Advanced technologies derive many of their capabilities from the advanced materials that they are made from. Complex oxides are a class of materials which are driving technological advancement in a host of di erent directions. These highly functional materials have a great variety of useful properties, which can be chosen and even engineered. Advanced materials require advanced deposition methods. Atomic layer deposition (ALD), a variant of chemical vapor deposition (CVD), is gaining more use in industry for its ability to provide ultra-high lm thickness resolution (down to 0.1 nm), capability to conformally coat three-dimensional structures, and its high uniformity across large surface areas. Additionally, ALD processes provide a possibility to improve economic and environmental viability of the process as compared to CVD by using and wasting less toxic reactants and expelling fewer nano-particulate byproducts. ALD processes are highly mature for many binary oxides commonly used in the semiconductor industries, however processes for depositing heavy metal oxides and complex oxides - oxides containing two or more separate metallic cations - are sorely lacking in literature. The primary focus of this work is the development of a process for depositing the complex perovskite oxide lead titanate (PbTiO3), an end group of the lead zirconate titanate family (PbZrxTi1-xO3), which has valuable technical applications as well as serves as a template for applying this research into other material systems. The author gratefully acknowledges the Army Research O ce (ARO) for their support of this project under the funding provided by Grant # W911NF-08-1-0067.

Interest in the levels of international migration in the United Kingdom (UK) and in Northern Ireland (NI) has increased following the accession of eight Central and Eastern European countries (referred to as the "A8" countries) to the European Union in May 2004. This paper describes research undertaken by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) to assist measurement of the levels of international migration in Northern Ireland in the period 2004-5. Migration is the most difficult component of population change to measure, due to the absence of a direct measure, the impact of illegal migration, the presence of visitors/short-term migrant workers which can create differences between the official migration estimates and the perceived level of migration in an area. Whilst migration can be estimated using administrative and statistical systems, significant effort is required in understanding the nature and coverage of these systems. Moreover no estimate of migration within the current administrative and statistical infrastructure can be definitive. The remainder of this paper describes the sources available to measure international migration with summary statistics for Northern Ireland. Finally information is presented on the levels of migration included in the 2005 population estimate series and possible further research is discussed.