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Bill Nighy, Barbara Shelley and Peter Sallis are among the cast in six classic BBC Radio dramatisations of stories by one of Britain's most popular science fiction authors. 'The Day of the Triffids', first broadcast in 1968, is set in a world in which most people have been left blind after a meteor shower, and lethal carnivorous triffids are roaming the land. 'The Kraken Wakes', dramatised for radio in 1998, is a gripping story of monsters from the deep, alien invasion and ecological disaster.

The second immortal volume in this dark and fantastic series, Fangs is a scintillating and sinister collection of vampire stories and part of the now legendary Vampire Archives. Including Clive Barker, Anne Rice, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Many Many More. . . Featuring: · bloody fangs · dark and...

In Gute Nacht mit Astrid Lindgren begleiten kleine und große Hörer die beliebtesten Figuren der weltberühmten Autorin in die Schlafenszeit. Ob Pippi Langstrumpf, die Kinder aus Bullerbü, Michel aus Lönneberga oder der geheimnisvolle Tomte Tummetott – diese liebevoll ausgewählten Erzählungen sind voller Wärme, Humor und Geborgenheit. Eine zauberhafte Sammlung klassischer Geschichten, die zum Entspannen einlädt und den Tag auf wunderbare Weise ausklingen lässt.

The author visited the archives of the headquarters of A.A. in New York, and discovered new communications between Carl Jung and Bill Wilson. For the first time this correspondence shows Jung's respect for A.A. and in turn, its influence on him. In particular, this research shows how Bill Wilson was encouraged by Jung's writings to promote the spiritual aspect of recovery as opposed to the conventional medical model which has failed so abysmally.

When the body of a night watchman is found sprawled in the shadow of a rare 19th-Dynasty mummy case, panic ensues. For no one doubts that the guard's untimely demise is the work of an ancient Egyptian curse. No one, that is, except that tart-tongued Victorian Egyptologist, Amelia Peabody, whose...

Dramatisations of some of Kipling’s finest fiction for adults, including ‘The Man Who Would Be King’ and The Light That Failed Well-known for his poems and stories set in India during British Imperial rule, Rudyard Kipling was the first English author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature...

Three times they tried to kill her. Then they hired a professional. She hired Riyria. When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces to start life as thieves for hire. Things have gone well enough until they receive the odd assignment to prevent a murder.

In our complex post-Christian world, sharing our faith can seem equally complex. But consider how Jesus related to His multi-faith context, particularly His teaching in Luke 10:1-24. He engaged Jews, Samaritans, Roman gentiles, peasants, fishermen, urbanites, religious leaders, soldiers...

Gard Sveen er modtager af Riverton-prisen, Maurits Hansen-prisen, Glasnøglen, og Palle Rosenkrantz-prisen. En varm sommermorgen stikker Norges farligste forbryder af fra Kongsvinger fængsel. Schrøder afsoner en lang straf for et brutalt dobbeltdrab. Denne morgen bliver han drabsmand igen, da...

Legendary author and futurist H. G. Wells turns his attention from imaginary worlds to the future of our own. Written in the turbulent years between the two world wars, Wells argues that humanity has become increasingly interconnected while remaining divided by nationalism, economic rivalry, and outdated political institutions. His “open conspiracy” is not a secret plot, but precisely the opposite: a public, voluntary movement of individuals committed to building a more rational, peaceful, and cooperative world.

In seinem letzten und bedeutendsten Roman »Die Brüder Karamasow« erschafft Fjodor Dostojewskij ein schonungsloses Porträt der russischen Gesellschaft im 19. Jahrhundert. Die Geschichte der vier Brüder Karamasow – Dmitrij, Iwan, Alexej und Smerdjakow – ist eine zutiefst psychologische Charakterstudie, die die dunkelsten Abgründe der menschlichen Seele auslotet.

I næsten 20 år arbejdede Kim Knudsen som fængselsbetjent i det hårdeste hjørne af Kriminalforsorgen. På Politigårdens Fængsler tog han og kollegerne imod de indsatte, de andre fængsler ikke kunne håndtere. Her herskede et regime så hårdt, at reglerne næsten var umulige at overholde...

Bloomsbury presents The War We Never Fought: The British Establishment's Surrender to Drugs, written and read by Peter Hitchens Again and again British politicians, commentators and celebrities intone that 'The War on Drugs has failed'. They then say that this is an argument for abandoning all...

Das 1. Buch der Chronik ist ein Buch der Bibel. Im Tanach bildet es zusammen mit dem 2. Buch der Chronik ein einziges Chronikbuch. Bei der antiken Übersetzung ins Griechische, der Septuaginta, wurde das Werk in zwei Bücher geteilt. Diese Zweiteilung wurde später von der Vulgata übernommen.

His downfall began long before the injury that took him off the ice. One catastrophic hit during a nationally televised hockey game ends Brennan McCallister's career. His freedom on the ice, his fame, his identity—gone in seconds. Reeling from the career-ending blow and the crushing media...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of the international bestseller Beyond the Wall, a history of interwar Germany told through the town of Weimar, the cultural capital that was both the birthplace of the country’s first full democracy and a launchpad for the Nazis. “Katja Hoyer is a...

Everyone knows the story of the Flood, the men God chose to survive, the animals that went in two by two. But what about the others that sailed on the Ark - the women and the children? This adventure story asks what it was really like when the heavens opened and the world drowned - and what...

'WONDERFUL - A PROFOUND ACCOMPLISHMENT' Max Gladstone 'AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE' Adrian Tchaikovsky 'ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR' Kate Quinn From the multi-award-winning Claire North comes an extraordinary and epic tale of time travel, betrayal and a love that echoes through the centuries...

"After four decades inside the NFL, Peter King has stories no one else can tell."—Troy Aikman "[A] joyful, insightful, colorful, remarkable look at the modern rise and reign of the NFL through the lens of football’s greatest chronicler and storyteller."—Jeff Pearlman, New York Times...

“An absolute masterpiece of a book. North is one of the imaginative greats.” —Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time A future that is already broken. A paradox that must be solved. A love that can never be erased. ?An extraordinary tale of time travel, betrayal, and queer romance...