Modular Splicing Design: Interconnectable light modules can be freely combined to fit various trunk circumferences. Tool‑freely Water-Resistant connectors enable quick wrap‑around installation around tree trunks for outdoor landscape lighting. IP65 Outdoor Durability: Die‑cast aluminum housing delivers efficient heat dissipation. IP65 Water-Resistant rating supports heat‑resistant and frost‑resistant performance, suitable for year‑round outdoor use in complex weather conditions. Auto‑Changing RGB Lighting: Features automatic 5‑second color cycle switching. *Note: Light colors cannot be manually adjusted. High‑brightness LED chips paired with anti‑glare glass lenses produce soft, vibrant illumination for tree decoration Reliable Water-Resistant Connection: Equipped with heavy‑duty male‑female Water-Resistant connectors for stable series connection. You may cut excess cables and connect to power supply as needed for your layout.（Excluding power cord） Wide Compatibility & Tough Build: Constructed from aluminum and tempered glass. Works over‑40℃‑50℃ operating temperature range. We ship units matching your country’s voltage standard; custom voltage support is available upon request

Modular Splicing Design: Interconnectable light modules can be freely combined to fit various trunk circumferences. Tool‑freely Water-Resistant connectors enable quick wrap‑around installation around tree trunks for outdoor landscape lighting. IP65 Outdoor Durability: Die‑cast aluminum housing delivers efficient heat dissipation. IP65 Water-Resistant rating supports heat‑resistant and frost‑resistant performance, suitable for year‑round outdoor use in complex weather conditions. Auto‑Changing RGB Lighting: Features automatic 5‑second color cycle switching. *Note: Light colors cannot be manually adjusted. High‑brightness LED chips paired with anti‑glare glass lenses produce soft, vibrant illumination for tree decoration Reliable Water-Resistant Connection: Equipped with heavy‑duty male‑female Water-Resistant connectors for stable series connection. You may cut excess cables and connect to power supply as needed for your layout.（Excluding power cord） Wide Compatibility & Tough Build: Constructed from aluminum and tempered glass. Works over‑40℃‑50℃ operating temperature range. We ship units matching your country’s voltage standard; custom voltage support is available upon request

Modular Splicing Design: Interconnectable light modules can be freely combined to fit various trunk circumferences. Tool‑freely Water-Resistant connectors enable quick wrap‑around installation around tree trunks for outdoor landscape lighting. IP65 Outdoor Durability: Die‑cast aluminum housing delivers efficient heat dissipation. IP65 Water-Resistant rating supports heat‑resistant and frost‑resistant performance, suitable for year‑round outdoor use in complex weather conditions. Auto‑Changing RGB Lighting: Features automatic 5‑second color cycle switching. *Note: Light colors cannot be manually adjusted. High‑brightness LED chips paired with anti‑glare glass lenses produce soft, vibrant illumination for tree decoration Reliable Water-Resistant Connection: Equipped with heavy‑duty male‑female Water-Resistant connectors for stable series connection. You may cut excess cables and connect to power supply as needed for your layout.（Excluding power cord） Wide Compatibility & Tough Build: Constructed from aluminum and tempered glass. Works over‑40℃‑50℃ operating temperature range. We ship units matching your country’s voltage standard; custom voltage support is available upon request

Eine Frau. Ein Fluch. Eine Wut, die es mit den Göttern selbst aufnehmen kann. Griechische Götter. Verfluchte Heldinnen. Ein verborgenes Olympia voller alter Mächte, tödlicher Geheimnisse und einer Liebe, die dem Untergang geweiht ist. Sechs Jahre lang hat Kalliope alles getan, um zu vergessen, wer sie ist. Doch dann steht Elias vor ihr. Ihre erste große Liebe und der Verräter ihrer Familie. Er bringt eine schreckliche Nachricht: Ihrer Schwester droht der Tod. Um sie zu retten, muss Kalli an den Ort zurückkehren, den sie geschworen hat nie wieder zu betreten – nach Olympia, das geheime Reich der Nachfahren griechischer Helden. Hier zählen nur Stärke, Blutlinie und die Ehre, für die Menschen sterben. Kaum angekommen, spürt Kalli den eisernen Griff jenes Fluches, der seit Generationen auf den Frauen ihrer Familie lastet: Schönheit, die zerstört. Liebe, die vernichtet . Gemeinsam mit zwei Freundinnen, ebenfalls Erbinnen berühmter Trojanerinnen, und dem Mann, der ihre Familie verriet, will sie die Flüche brechen und ihre Schwester retten. Doch die Götter haben eigene Pläne ... Was dich erwartet: Urban Fantasy mit griechischer Mythologie und Troja-Retelling Female Rage, Second Chance, Cursed Love, Found Family und Forced Proximity Eine starke Heldin, die sich Göttern, dem Schicksal und ihrer Vergangenheit stellt Große Weltkarte, limitierter Farbschnitt und Lesezeichen in der 1. Auflage (nur solange der Vorrat reicht) "Furious Grace" von Fam Schaper ist eine Urban Fantasy-Standalone. Für Leser:innen, die griechische Mythologie, bittersüße Liebesgeschichten und starke Heldinnen lieben.

The difference that being female makes to the diagnosis, life and experiences of an autistic person is hugely significant. In this widely expanded second edition, Sarah Hendrickx combines the latest research with personal stories from girls and women on the autism spectrum to present a picture of their feelings, thoughts and experiences at each stage of their lives. Outlining the likely impact will be for autistic women and girls throughout their lifespan, Hendrickx surveys everything from diagnosis, childhood, education, adolescence, friendships and sexuality, to employment, pregnancy, parenting, and aging. With up-to-date content on masking, diagnosis later in life, and a new focus on trans and non-binary voices, as well as a deeper dive into specific health and wellbeing implications including menopause, PCOS, Hypermobility/Ehlers-Danlos, autistic burnout, and alexithymia, this is an invaluable companion for professionals, as well as a guiding light for autistic women to understand and interpret their own experience in context.

This Provider's Guide introduces a comprehensive and developmentally appropriate treatment program, Pathways for Self-Discovery and Change (PSDC), which provides the specific tools necessary for improving evaluation and treatment of at-risk youth, a particularly vulnerable patient population in the justice system. Using an adolescent-focused format, this protocol identifies psychological, biological, and social factors that contribute to the onset of adolescent deviance, and establishes guidelines for delivery of a 32-session treatment curriculum designed to rehabilitate both male and female adolescents with co-occurring substance abuse and criminal conduct. Now in its Second Edition, this guide provides treatment practitioners, program evaluators, and youth services administrators with the most up to date, comprehensive, and accessible information for the treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile justice clients. It is built on theoretical and research advances in the treatment and rehabilitation of juvenile justice clients, as well as feedback over the past seven years from PSDC counselees, treatment providers, and program administrators.

David Hewson's The Killing 2 is the novelization of the second series of the hit Danish crime drama, The Killing. It is two years since the notorious Nanna Birk Larsen case. Two years since Detective Sarah Lund left Copenhagen in disgrace for a remote outpost in northern Denmark. When the body of a female lawyer is found in macabre circumstances in a military graveyard, there are elements of the crime scene that take Head of Homicide, Lennart Brix, back to an occupied wartime Denmark - a time its countrymen would wish to forget. Brix knows that Lund is the one person he can rely on to discover the truth. Reluctantly she returns to Copenhagen and becomes intrigued with the facts surrounding the case. As more bodies are found, Lund comes to see a pattern and she realizes that the identity of the killer will be known once the truth behind a more recent wartime mission is finally revealed . . .

When Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is reluctantly drawn from his holiday, he finds himself entwined in an investigation of two murders before the culprit strikes again. Håkan Nesser's Borkmann's Point is the gripping second novel in the compelling Van Veeteren series.Borkmann's rule was hardly a rule; in fact, it was more of a comment, a landmark for tricky cases . . . In every investigation, he maintained, there comes a point beyond which we don't really need any more information. When we reach that point, we already know enough to solve the case by means of nothing more than some decent thinking.Two men are brutally murdered with an axe in the quiet coastal town of Kaalbringen. Chief Inspector Van Veeteren is summoned to assist the local authorities, under a retiring local police chief eager to conclude his duties.But there is no clear link between the victims. Then one of Van Veeteren's colleagues, a determined young female detective vanishes, muddying the waters further – perhaps she has reached Borkmann's Point before anyone else . . .

After 48 hours, the chances of finding a missing person diminish drastically, and FBI Agent Mary Cage and her task force race to find victims that others can't—before they're lost forever. When a young adult woman vanishes from her birthday party, FBI Agent Mary Cage and her task force must decipher the startling links between victims and rescue them before it's too late. FAR FROM HOPE (A Mary Cage FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 2) is the second novel in a new series by mystery and suspense author Taylor Stark. The series begins with FAR FROM HERE (Book #1). An intense and gripping thriller featuring a complex and tormented female protagonist, the Mary Cage series provides a riveting mystery packed with suspense, surprise twists, and an exhilarating pace that will have you turning pages late into the night. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Lisa Regan, and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are also available!

My fingers close around the trigger. I pause for a split second to think about the bullets I am about to spray across the ground. After today, I'll no longer be the new girl.' Captain Charlotte Madison is blonde, beautiful and flies Apache helicopters for a living. She has completed two tours of duty in Afghanistan and is currently fighting on the frontline in her third. DRESSED TO KILL shows us what life is like for a girl in a resolutely male-dominated environment. But she isn't just a woman in a man's world, she's a woman women aspire to be - glamorous as well as brave, and beating the men at their own game. Only a tiny percentage of people can multi-task to the extreme level the aircraft demands, and most airmen who try to qualify as an Apache pilot fail. Full of the exciting, adrenaline-filled action that has made other military memoirs so successful, DRESSED TO KILL is also unique. A highly intelligent and brilliant young woman, Charlotte is Britain's first female Apache pilot, and the first British female pilot to kill in an Apache. We have, quite simply, never seen the landscape of 21st-century frontline conflict from a perspective like hers. DRESSED TO KILL will appeal to anyone interested in current affairs, but it will also speak to a whole generation of young women who will relate to 27-year-old Charlotte in a way they never imagined possible.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Literatur, Note: 2,0, Universität Trier, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1. IntroductionThe relationship between women and men and the broader social, judicial, familial,psychological or political ramifications of this relationship is an ongoing topic in thecultural arena with discussions of varying degrees of intensity and often with extremelydifferent conclusions. The movement of feminism can be seen as initiator, but also as acatalyst or as an outcome of these discussions. But there is no monolithic block of feminismand no single literary theory of feminism, but one major landmark in the evolutionof feminism is the publication of Simone de Beauvoir's book "Le DeuxièmeSexe"in 1949. By tracing back women's role and position in society with different methods,she stresses that the oppression of women is due to patriarchy pervading almost all societies.Turning back to literature, this description of patriarchy can usefully be applied in analysinga drama such as Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice(1998). The female charactersin this comedy are embedded in societal structures of patriarchy. This can beseen in the influence of father figures, the economic principles which underlie their existenceand the final subjection to their husbands even though they actively participate.But eventually, they remain in their traditional role, not being able to subvert the societalsystem effectively.To support this thesis, the concept of feminism will be discussed, especially in regard ofde Beauvoir's viewpoint. In a second step, the role of women in the Renaissance will beconcerned, immediately referring to the play and its female characters.[...]

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The hotly anticipated, gripping sequel to bestselling YA fantasy THE GILDED ONES. Set in an ancient West African-inspired world, this unmissable YA fantasy series is perfect for fans of CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE and BLACK PANTHER. "The invention and the tension never flag - an outstanding second book." Ben Aaronovitch, author of Rivers of London series It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera, and discovered who she really is... But war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun. For there is a dark force growing in Otera - a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop. Yet hidden secrets threaten to destroy everything Deka has known. And with her own gifts changing, Deka must discover if she holds the key to saving Otera... or if she might be its greatest threat. THE MERCILESS ONES is the second, thrilling instalment of the epic fantasy series in which a young heroine fights against a world that would dare tame her. Praise for THE GILDED ONES: "Namina Forna could be the Toni Morrison of YA Fantasy." - Refinery 29 "The Gilded Ones redefines sisterhood and is sure to leave readers both inspired and ultimately hopeful." -Stephanie Garber, #1 NYT bestselling author of Caraval "Debut author Namina Forna's created a fierce female protagonist you'll root for and a captivating world that feels so real you can step inside it." - Bookriot

In honour of the 20th anniversary of New Moon, this second vintage-inspired collector's edition in the series features: -Foil-stamped slipcase -Stunning new cover with lush, romantic artwork -New interior art and beautifully illustrated endpapers -Elegant ribbon marker -One-of-a-kind interactive gilded-edge design The series that inspired the global film phenomenon, starring Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson. From evil vampires to a mysterious pack of wolves, new threats of danger and vengeance test Bella and Edward's romance in the second book of the New York Times bestselling Twilight Saga. For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realise their troubles may be just beginning. Bella and Edward face a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this second book in the Twilight Saga continues the vampire love story that redefined romance for a generation. A must-have collector's edition for any die-hard or newly minted fan. Also Available to Celebrate 20 Years of Twilight Twilight: Deluxe Collector's Edition : A hardcover edition with apple blossom cover and slipcase, new interior art, designed endpapers, ribbon bookmark, and gilded edges with hidden portraits of Bella and Edward The Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection : A stunning 5-book hardcover boxed set featuring exclusive wraparound box art, new jacket designs, and starry night stenciled edges Twilight (20th Anniversary Edition) : A special paperback edition with deluxe cover, original art on the inside covers, and stenciled edges of a fan-favourite quote

Happily ever after is already within you. A poetry collection from the author who "turns the fairy tale on its head, in all the best feminist ways" ( Ms. Magazine). amanda lovelace, the bestselling & award-winning author of the "women are some kind of magic" poetry series, presents shine your icy crown, the second installment in her new feminist poetry series, "you are your own fairy tale." this is a story about not letting society dictate the limits of your potential. it's time to take back your power & realize that you don't need a king in order to be a queen. praise for amanda lovelace "Those who are fans and followers of Lovelace will not be disappointed, as she serves up her unique mix of fairytale references and female empowerment, all distilled down into scant, but impactful words... Lovelace has found a way to make herself stand out." - YA Books Central "The ease with which one can consume each poem is what makes Lovelace's poetry so striking... Its messages and little truths are what make it a fantastic work." - Affinity Magazine

“Vampires are making a comeback, and Yuszczuk is spearheading their revival with this bloody novel.” —The New York Times Book Review It is the nineteenth century, the twilight of Europe’s bloody bacchanals, and a vampire must escape. She arrives to the coast of Buenos Aires and, for the second time in her life, watches as villages transform into a cosmopolitan city. She adapts, intermingles with humans, and attempts to be discreet. In present-day Buenos Aires, a woman finds herself at an impasse as she grapples with her mother's terminal illness and her own relationship to motherhood. When she first encounters the vampire in a cemetery, something ignites inside the two women—and they cross a threshold from which there’s no turning back. With echoes of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Thirst plays with the boundaries of the Gothic genre while exploring the limits of female agency, all-consuming desire, and the fragile vitality of even the most immortal of creatures. “Channeling Carmen Maria Machado and Anne Rice, Yuszczuk reimagines the vampire novel, with a distinctly Latin American feminist Gothic twist.” —The Millions

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021 From the acclaimed author of the Outline trilogy, a fable of human destiny and decline, enacted in a closed system of intimate, fractured relationships. Praise for the Outline trilogy: 'A landmark in twenty-first-century English literature.' Observer 'Precise and haunting ... Unforgettable.' Jenny Offill 'Achieves a kind of formal perfection ... masterly.' Sally Rooney 'A work of great stunning beauty, deep insight, and great originality.' Monica Ali A woman invites a famed artist to visit the remote coastal region where she lives, in the belief that his vision will penetrate the mystery of her life and landscape. Over the course of one hot summer, his provocative presence provides the frame for a study of female fate and male privilege, of the geometries of human relationships, and of the struggle to live morally between our internal and external worlds. With its examination of the possibility that art can both save and destroy us, Second Place is deeply affirming of the human soul, while grappling with its darkest demons.

Ein untergegangenes Königreich, eine verschollene Erbin und eine große Liebe, die selbst dem Tod trotzt! Die Magie ist fast vollständig aus der Welt verschwunden, und um sie zu wirken, müssen zwei Menschen ihre Kräfte vereinen: Eine sogenannte Quelle, die die letzten Magiestränge der Welt spüren kann, und ein Magier, der die Macht der Quelle formen und nutzen kann. Grey Flynn birgt eine solche Quelle der Magie in sich. Ihr Leben und ihre Gabe hat sie ihrem besten Freund gewidmet, dem Magier und Soldaten Kier. Sie ist seine Beschützerin, seine Heilerin und sein magisches Schwert und Schild, an ihn gebunden durch Magie und Geheimnisse. Grey würde alles für Kier tun - alles für ihn sein -, wenn er nur danach fragen würde. Als ein verfeindetes Königreich die verschollene Erbin der untergegangenen Isle of Locke findet und damit Zugriff auf zerstörerische Kräfte erhält, beginnt für Grey und Kier eine tödliche Verfolgungsjagd. Ihre Reise bringt Grey viel zu nah an die Küste, an der die sagenumwobene Isle of Locke zuletzt gesehen wurde - und an die dunklen Geheimnisse ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit. Schon bald muss sich Grey entscheiden, wie viel sie bereit ist, für Kier zu opfern: ihre Macht, ihre Liebe, ihr Leben - oder, wenn nötig, die ganze Welt? 'The Second Death of Locke' ist ein herzzerreißend romantisches Fantasy-Epos über eine eindringliche Lovestory, eine versunkene Insel und einen unerschütterlichen magischen Bund. Das Buch enthält folgende Tropes: Slow Burn Romance Friends to Lovers Female Knight Medievalcore Found Family Lost Heir I Would Kill for You I Would Die for You Military Setting

The novel alternates between two settings. The first is Moscow during the 1930s, where Satan appears at Patriarch's Ponds in the guise of "Professor Woland", a mysterious gentleman and "magician" of uncertain origin. He arrives with a retinue that includes the grotesquely dressed valet Koroviev; the mischievous, trigger-happy, fast-talking black cat Behemoth; the fanged hitman Azazello; and the female vampire Hella. They wreak havoc by targeting the literary elite and their trade union MASSOLIT.[note 1] Its privileged HQ is Griboyedov House. The association is made up of corrupt social climbers and their women (wives and mistresses alike), bureaucrats, profiteers, and, more generally, skeptics of the human spirit. The second setting is the Jerusalem of Pontius Pilate, described by Woland in his conversations with Berlioz and later reflected in the Master's novel. This part of the novel concerns Pontius Pilate's trial of Yeshua Ha-Notsri (Jesus of Nazareth), his recognition of an affinity with, and spiritual need for, Yeshua, and his reluctant but resigned submission to Yeshua's execution.©&℗ IE Vorobev V.A.; ©&℗ Publishing House Soyuz

"Vampires are making a comeback, and Yuszczuk is spearheading their revival with this bloody novel." -The New York Times Book Review It is the nineteenth century, the twilight of Europe's bloody bacchanals, and a vampire must escape. She arrives to the coast of Buenos Aires and, for the second time in her life, watches as villages transform into a cosmopolitan city. She adapts, intermingles with humans, and attempts to be discreet. In present-day Buenos Aires, a woman finds herself at an impasse as she grapples with her mother's terminal illness and her own relationship to motherhood. When she first encounters the vampire in a cemetery, something ignites inside the two women-and they cross a threshold from which there's no turning back. With echoes of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Thirst plays with the boundaries of the Gothic genre while exploring the limits of female agency, all-consuming desire, and the fragile vitality of even the most immortal of creatures. "Channeling Carmen Maria Machado and Anne Rice, Yuszczuk reimagines the vampire novel, with a distinctly Latin American feminist Gothic twist." -The Millions

From P.D. James, one of the masters of British crime fiction comes the second novel to feature the famous female detective Cordelia Gray of the Pryde Detective Agency. Set on the sinister Courcy Island, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman is a thrilling murder mystery.Clarissa Lisle hopes to make a spectacular comeback in a production of The Duchess of Malfi, to be played in Ambrose Gorringe's sinister castle at Courcy Island. Cordelia is there to ensure her safety following the appearance of a number of poison-pen letters. But it soon becomes clear that all are in danger. Trapped within the walls of the Gothic castle, the treacherous past of the island re-emerges, and everyone seems to have a motive for sending Clarissa 'down, down to hell'.Marking the return of the private detective Cordelia Gray, The Skull beneath the Skin is the sequel to An Unsuitable Job for a Woman. P.D. James is Britain's pre-eminent crime writer and the author of many bestselling titles including Death Comes To Pemberley, Children of Men and Death in Holy Orders.