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City of Workers, City of Struggle

City of Workers, City of Struggle brings together essays by leading historians of New York and a wealth of illustrations, offering rich descriptions o

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Workers against the City

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To Die for the People

A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America.

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Domestic Workers Talk

Set in a multilingual cleaning company that serves Anglophone customers in the upper-(middle) class suburbs of New York City, this book presents an et

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Fat City

A vivid novel of defiance and struggle, of the potent promise of the good life and the desperation and drink that waylay those whom it eludes.

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Front-Line Workers in the Global Service Economy

Following three years of field work with front-line retail workers and unionists in New York City and Milan, this book investigates both the lived exp

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An Echo in the City - Song K. X.

Anotace: SUMMER, 2019When Phoenix attends a protest rally with her older brother, it ignites a fire in her she didn`t know she had. The island city she loves is disappearing and she`s determined to capture the moment with her camera. Kai never wanted to be a policeman. But when his mother died, his estranged father enrolled him in the Academy. A chance encounter with a...

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An Echo in the City - K. X. Song

<p>SUMMER, 2019 When Phoenix attends a protest rally with her older brother, it ignites a fire in her she didn't know she had. The island city she loves is disappearing and she's determined to capture the moment with her camera. Kai never wanted to be a policeman. But when his mother died, his estranged father enrolled him in the Academy. A chance encounter with ...

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Banana Fish 11 - Akimi Yoshida

<p>Nature made Ash beautiful; Nurture made him a killer!VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s... Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideo...

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Lethis - Path of Progress

The Game: Lethis – Path of Progress is an old school 2D city builder set in a Victorian Steampunk universe called Lethis. You will have to build and manage cities, provide resources for your inhabitants while making sure there are enough workers to sustain your production lines. Trade with others cities, honor the requests of the Emperor and make your citizens ...

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Age of Wonders (PC)

Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders&rsquo; intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game&rsquo;s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today!The Age of Wonders, once a time of magic and peace. An age swept into the ravaging gale of chaos b...

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Age of Wonders

Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today! The Age of Wonders, once a time of magic and peace. An age swept into the ravaging gale of chaos by the a...

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A Crown Of Swords : Book 7 of the Wheel of Time - Jordan Robert

Anotace: The seventh novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.The war for humanity`s survival has begun.Rand al`Thor, the Dragon Reborn, has escaped the snares of the White Tower and the first of the rebel Aes Sedai have sworn to follow him. Attacked by the servants of the Dark, threatened by the invading Se...

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Lethis - Path of Progress (PC)

The Game:Lethis &ndash; Path of Progress&nbsp;is an old school 2D city builder set in a Victorian Steampunk universe called Lethis. You will have to build and manage cities, provide resources for your inhabitants while making sure there are enough workers to sustain your production lines. Trade with others cities, honor the requests of the Emperor and make your ci...

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The Colossus of New York (0708898769)

Kniha - autor Colson Whitehead, 158 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in - or spent time - in the grea...

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Frostpunk Game of the Year Edition

Frostpunk: Game of the Year Edition consists of: Frostpunk – the full version of the highly acclaimed society survival game, which sold over 3 000 000 copies worldwide and won a number of critics awards. Frostpunk Season Pass - a set of three expansions of the Frostpunk universe: The Last Autumn is a turning point in the Frostpunk universe. Revealing the restless ev...

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Frostpunk Game of the Year Edition (PC)

Frostpunk: Game of the Year Edition consists of:Frostpunk &ndash; the full version of the highly acclaimed society survival game, which sold over 3 000 000 copies worldwide and won a number of critics awards.Frostpunk Season Pass - a set of three expansions of the Frostpunk universe:The Last Autumn is a turning point in the Frostpunk universe. Revealing the restless e...

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The Weavers of Alamaxa - Elsbai Hadeer

Anotace: `Hadeer Elsbai has written a powerful story of sisterhood, love, and struggle within a rich, vibrant world with complicated characters that leap from the page to smash the patriarchy!` P. Djeli Clark, author of A Master of Djinn, on The Daughters of IzdiharFollowing up on one of the most exciting fantasy debuts, The Daughters of Izdihar, Hadeer Elsbai concludes ...

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This War of Mine: Stories - Father's Promise (PC) Steam

Father's Promise DLC is an original tale set in the world of This War of Mine. It tells a story of a family’s struggle to preserve the last pieces of humanity in times of despair and cruelty. Become Adam - a father trying to save his daughter from the horrors of war and leave the besieged city. Follow their steps and discover a story of love, hate and sacrifice...

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This War of Mine: Stories - Father's Promise (PC) Steam (PC)

Father's Promise DLC&nbsp;is an original tale set in the world of This War of Mine. It tells a story of a family&rsquo;s struggle to preserve the last pieces of humanity in times of despair and cruelty.Become Adam - a father trying to save his daughter from the horrors of war and leave the besieged city. Follow their steps and discover a story of love, hate a...

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Fist of the North Star, Vol. 5 - Buronson, Buronson

Anotace: In the original classic manga set in a postapocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage gangs, a hero appears to bring justice to the guilty. This warrior named Ken holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken-the Divine Fist of the North Star!In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of all-out nuclear war to a night...

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The Courtship of Eva Eldridge : A Story of Bigamy in the Marriage-Mad Fifties - Simmonsová Diane

Anotace: Everyone Got marrIed In the 1950s, then moved to the suburbs to have the children of the soon-to-be-famous baby boom. For Americans who had survived the Great Depression and World War II, prosperous married life was a triumph. The unwed were objects of pity, scorn, even suspicion. And so in the 1950s, Eva Eldridge, no longer so young and marginally employed, was...

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Cypria. A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean - Alex Christofi

<p>An evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean.Think of a place where you can stand at the intersection of Christian and Arab cultures, at the crossroads of the British, Ottoman, Byzantine, Roman and Egyptian empires; a place marked by the struggle between fascism and communism and where the capital city is divided in half as a result of bloody ...

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Glass Wall

A novel about the struggle of a young refugee for obtaining the sanctuary of a city. A clear-eyed, emotionally honest account of displaced people an

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L.A. Noir

The epic struggle for control of Los Angeles and the history of the 30s, 40s, and 50s in America's dream city. Now the FOX UK TV series MOB CITY.

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Faith in Their Own Color

Craig D. Townsend tells the remarkable story of St. PhilipÂ’s, the first African American Episcopal church in New York City, and its struggle for auto

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Gross Jobs Working with Water and Sewers

A lot of people have to get dirty in order to keep our water clean. From city sewage workers to portable toilet cleaners, readers will learn all the d

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Frostpunk: Last Atumn (PC) Klíč Steam

Tento obsah vyžaduje ke hraní vlastnictví základní hry Frostpunk (verze pro Steam). Learn about the tragic turn of events that lead to the grim world of Frostpunk in the prequel expansion, The Last Autumn. Vastly expanding upon the Frostpunk universe by introducing a brand new scenario, the expansion content also introduces game-changing new me...

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers (9781846274510)

Kniha - anglicky Annawadi is a slum at the edge of Mumbai Airport, in the shadow of shining new luxury hotels. Its residents are garbage recyclers and construction workers, economic migrants, all of them living in the hope that a small part of India's booming future will eventually be theirs. But when a crime rocks the slum community and global recession and terrorism s...

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Long Valley

This classic collection of short stories serves as the ideal introduction to Steinbeck's work. Set in the idyllic Salinas Valley in California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themeselves in the world, these stories reflect many of the concerns key to Steinbeck as a writer; the tensions between town and city, labourers and owners, past a...

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Thrust - Yuknavitch Lidia

Anotace: Laisve is a refugee in a destroyed city-island, hunted in Raids and haunted by the spirits of her drowned mother and brother. She dives into the river and finds herself travelling between times and waterways that will connect her with people from the past and future. Among them are a group of workers constructing a colossal monument to freedom for a young and bu...

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Level 6: North and South - Gaskellová Elizabeth

Anotace: Classic / British EnglishLife changes completely for Margaret Hale and her parents when they move to a smoky northern city. There, Margaret meets Mr Thornton, a wealthy cotton mill owner, and dislikes him immediately. But the mill owner falls passionately in love with her. Then his workers strike. Against a background of industrial drama and personal tragedy, is...

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Level 6: North and South Book and MP3 Pack - Gaskellová Elizabeth

Anotace: Classic / British EnglishLife changes completely for Margaret Hale and her parents when they move to a smoky northern city. There, Margaret meets Mr Thornton, a wealthy cotton mill owner, and dislikes him immediately. But the mill owner falls passionately in love with her. Then his workers strike. Against a background of industrial drama and personal tragedy, is...

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PER | Level 6: North and South Bk/MP3 Pack - Elizabeth Gaskell

<p>Classic / British EnglishLife changes completely for Margaret Hale and her parents when they move to a smoky northern city. There, Margaret meets Mr Thornton, a wealthy cotton mill owner, and dislikes him immediately. But the mill owner falls passionately in love with her. Then his workers strike. Against a background of industrial drama and personal tragedy, is ...

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PER | Level 6: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell

<p>Classic / British EnglishLife changes completely for Margaret Hale and her parents when they move to a smoky northern city. There, Margaret meets Mr Thornton, a wealthy cotton mill owner, and dislikes him immediately. But the mill owner falls passionately in love with her. Then his workers strike. Against a background of industrial drama and personal tragedy, is ...

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PILGRIMS - neuveden

Anotace: Elizabeth Gilbert`s short stories roam from Wyoming to New York City, from Minnesota to Texas. With humor and dignity, Gilbert explores the revelations of diverse and memorable characters, each pursuing a singular American pilgrimage. A tough East Coast girl dares a western cowboy to run off into the Rocky Mountains with her. A family of Hungarian-immigrant magi...

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Pharaoh: A New Era

Immerse yourself in the history of Ancient Egypt with 50 missions and over 100 gameplay hours in Pharaoh: A New Era, a remake of Pharaoh (and the expansion Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile), one of the best city builders from the golden age of Sierra Entertainment. Stone by stone, build your city and manage all aspects of its development to ensure it prospers and makes you a ...

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

Anotace: Annawadi is a slum at the edge of Mumbai Airport, in the shadow of shining new luxury hotels. Its residents are garbage recyclers and construction workers, economic migrants, all of them living in the hope that a small part of India's booming future will eventually be theirs. But when a crime rocks the slum community and global recession and terrorism shocks the...

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Frostpunk: Last Atumn (PC) Klíč Steam (PC)

Tento obsah vyžaduje ke hran&iacute; vlastnictv&iacute; z&aacute;kladn&iacute; hry Frostpunk (verze pro Steam).Learn about the tragic turn of events that lead to the grim world of Frostpunk in the prequel expansion, The Last Autumn. Vastly expanding upon the Frostpunk universe by introducing a brand new scenario, the expansion content also introduces game-...

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Tropico 4: Quick-dry Cement DLC (PC) Steam (PC)

Build the ultimate Tropican metropolis! The new cement factory accelerates all construction on the island, the "Constructor" trait gives your construction workers a skill boost and the engineer helmet makes El Presidente look like a real pro. A Tropican flagpole, small park, flower beds, trees and the constructor statue are among the new decoration items. The &q...

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Tropico 4: Quick-dry Cement DLC (PC) Steam

Build the ultimate Tropican metropolis! The new cement factory accelerates all construction on the island, the "Constructor" trait gives your construction workers a skill boost and the engineer helmet makes El Presidente look like a real pro. A Tropican flagpole, small park, flower beds, trees and the constructor statue are among the new decoration items. The "Largest Cit...

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Rudyard Kipling - Kim

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. '"I am Kim. I am Kim. And what is Kim?" His soul repeated it again and again.' Set against the backdrop of Britain and Russia's political struggle in central Asia, Kim, the son of a drunken Irish soldier grows up as a street-wise orphan in the city of Lahore. Upon befriending an aged Tibeta...

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Pharaoh: A New Era (PC)

Immerse yourself in the history of Ancient Egypt with 50 missions and over 100 gameplay hours in Pharaoh: A New Era, a remake of Pharaoh (and the expansion Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile), one of the best city builders from the golden age of Sierra Entertainment. Stone by stone, build your city and manage all aspects of its development to ensure it prospers and makes you a ...

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Vampyr (PC) DIGITAL

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal. Will you embrace the monster within? Survive and fight against Vampyr hunters, undead skals, and other supernatural creatures. Use your unholy powers to manipulate and ...

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Vampyr (PC) DIGITAL (PC)

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city&rsquo;s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.Will you embrace the monster within? Survive and fight against Vampyr hunters, undead skals, and other supernatural creatures. Use your unholy powers to manipulate a...

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Frostpunk Season Pass

Season Pass Purchase the Season Pass and set off on even more expeditions into Frostpunk’s frozen world. With this pass, you’ll be granted access to all upcoming game content in this season, including immediate access to THE RIFTS and two major expansions coming in 2020. The Rifts Experience new level of challenge on a brand new Endless Mode map, where the land itself thr...

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Frostpunk Season Pass (PC)

Season Pass Purchase the Season Pass and set off on even more expeditions into Frostpunk’s frozen world. With this pass, you’ll be granted access to all upcoming game content in this season, including immediate access to THE RIFTS and two major expansions coming in 2020. The Rifts Experience new level of challenge on a brand new Endless Mode map, where the land itself thr...

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Snowglobe - Soyoung Park

<p>Discover the groundbreaking Korean YA thriller, for fans of Squid Game, Black Mirror and The Hunger Games!WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE, THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING . . .Raised in a climate-ravaged, frozen world, every day is a struggle for survival for Chobahm. Her only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour reality television shows, streamed directly from Snowglobe ...

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Mandela: His Essential Life - neuveden

Anotace: Mandela: His Essential Life chronicles the life and legacy of one of the twentieth century`s most influential and admired statesmen. Charting his development from remote rural roots to city lawyer, freedom fighter, and then political leader, Peter Hain takes an in-depth look at Mandela`s rise through the ranks of the African National Congress (ANC) and subsequen...

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The Fountainhead - Randová Ayn

Anotace: Her first major literary success, Ayn Rand`s The Fountainhead is an exalted view of her Objectivist philosophy, portraying a visionary artist struggling against the dull, conformist dogma of his peers; a book of ambition, power, gold and love, published in Penguin Modern Classics.Architect Howard Roark is as unyielding as the granite he blasts to build with. Def...

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Pocilunok u Nju-Jorku - Riderová Catherine

Anotace: Does it really take ten steps to mend a broken heart?Charlotte is a British student, waiting for a flight home after the worst semester of her life. Anthony is a native New Yorker, surprising his girlfriend at the airport after three months apart. Charlotte has just been dumped, and Anthony is about to be dumped, right in the middle of the holiday crowd.Charlott...

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One For My Enemy - Olivie Blake

<p>From Olivie Blake, the bestselling author of The Atlas Six, One For My Enemy is a captivating fantasy story of ambition, sacrifice and the enduring power of family legacies. In New York City, two rival witch families fight for the upper hand.The Antonova sisters are beautiful, cunning and ruthless, and their mother – known only as Baba Yaga – is the elusive suppl...

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Miguel Rio Branco: Maldicidade - Miguel Rio Branco

<p>Miguel Rio Branco unites more than four decades of work across several major cities into one astonishing poetic statement on urban life. Eschewing city landmarks or aspirational ideals, Rio Branco turns his lens to common threads of struggle in metropolises around the globe. Maldicidade is a collection in which all urban dwellers will find something of themselves...

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Dead Island Definitive Edition (PC) (PC)

The game that re-defined the zombie genre - fully remastered.Paradise meets Hell!Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime &ndash; and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is:&nbsp;Survive!The Dead Island ExperienceSmash heads, crack skulls and slice &lsq...

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Dead Island Definitive Edition (PC)

The game that re-defined the zombie genre - fully remastered. Paradise meets Hell! Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive! The Dead Island Experience Smash heads, crack skulls and slice ‘em up...

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Timberborn

Early Access Game Note: This Early Access game is not complete and may or may not change further. Mankind turned Earth into a dry wasteland and perished, but some species adapted and evolved. Pick one of the beaver factions and see how long your colony can last.   Beaver societies Control one of two beaver factions: the nature-friendly Folktails or the industrious I...

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Nightingale

Nightingale is a PVE open-world survival crafting game played solo or cooperatively with friends. Build, craft, fight and explore as you venture through mystical portals into a variety of amazing and fantastical realms. You are stranded beyond our world, cut off by the collapse of the arcane portal network. This catastrophe has left you fighting to survive in a labyrinth ...

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Nightingale (PC)

Nightingale is a PVE open-world survival crafting game played solo or cooperatively with friends. Build, craft, fight and explore as you venture through mystical portals into a variety of amazing and fantastical realms.You are stranded beyond our world, cut off by the collapse of the arcane portalnetwork. This catastrophe has left you fighting to survive in a labyrinth of...

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Endless Legend (PC) DIGITAL

Create your own Legend Another sunrise, another day of toil. Food must be grown, industries built, science and magic advanced, and wealth collected. Urgency drives these simple efforts, however, for your planet holds a history of unexplained apocalypse, and the winter you just survived was the worst on record. A fact that has also been true for the previous five. As you d...

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Endless Legend (PC) DIGITAL (PC)

Create your own LegendAnother sunrise, another day of toil. Food must be grown, industries built, science and magic advanced, and wealth collected. Urgency drives these simple efforts, however, for your planet holds a history of unexplained apocalypse, and the winter you just survived was the worst on record. A fact that has also been true for the previous five.As you dis...

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