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In this story, Jimi Hendrix and his girlfriend enter the Secret Valley for a picnic. After hearing Smarty playing guitar for all the animals in a Secret Valley concert, Jimi is inspired to write a song called Foxy Lady. Later, when Smarty learns the song has been played at Woodstock to a crowd of 200,000 people, Smarty runs away, only to fall down a deep mine shaft where he nearly drowns.

Journey back to 1838, where the lush Honduran forest along the Copán River becomes the backdrop for a remarkable rediscovery of Mayan civilization. Join adventurers John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood as they navigate through dense jungles, guided by a machete-wielding local. They encounter awe-inspiring structures resembling pyramids and towering stone columns adorned with intricate hieroglyphics, showcasing artistry rivaling that of the Egyptians. Sent by President Van Buren as a special ambassador, Stephens arrives in Guatemala amidst civil unrest, seeking a legitimate government ...

Australia, 1967. A Prime Minister walks into the surf… and never returns. In a nation already caught between Cold War pressure, Vietnam turmoil, and intensifying factional power plays, Harold Holt’s disappearance didn’t just shock the country — it left a vacuum that’s never been convincingly filled.Compromised: The Holt Enigma is a prestige investigative series uncovering the political machine, the intelligence briefings, the diplomatic tensions, and the private life of a Prime Minister whose final hours became one of Australia’s most enduring mysteries.Through archival records, ...

The final instalment in the Books of Beginning series. Emma, Michael and Kate are locked in a race against time: to find their parents; to defeat the evil Dire Magnus; and to locate the final Book of Beginning. When all three books are united, their power will be unstoppable. Embarking on a...

Il est de bon ton à noter époque d’affirmer qu’il ne faut vivre que de ses passions. Ecrivons des poèmes, parcourons le monde en voilier, adonnons-nous à la peinture... et l’argent suivra. Mais les responsabilités familiales, l’absence de vocation véritable ou les impératifs financiers nous empêchent d’exercer l’activité de nos rêves. En résultent l’insatisfaction, la fatigue et la déprime. La Fish ! philosophie vous enseigne comment rompre le cercle infernal métro-boulot-dodo, au fil d’une fable destinée à réveiller l’énergie, la créativité et l’enthousiasme qui sommeillent en vous.

Brought to you by Penguin. Kinahan Assassins is the extraordinary story of how the killers used by Ireland’s most notorious drug gang, the Kinahan Cartel, were taken down. After an audacious assassination attempt on boss Daniel Kinahan's life, the Kinahan Cartel recruited an unprecedented...

In our modern age the biblical Genesis flood account has been probed and analyzed for answers to scientific, apologetic, and historical questions. It is a text that has called forth flood geology, fueled searches for remnants of the ark on Mount Ararat, and inspired a full-size replica of Noah's ark in a biblical theme park. Some claim that the very veracity of Scripture hinges on a particular reading of the flood narrative. But do we understand what we are reading? Longman and Walton urge us to ask, what might the biblical author have been saying to his ancient audience? 

There's a new FISH! in the pond! Here's a brilliant parable for everyone who wants to lead a fuller, happier life illions of business people have already used the bestselling FISH! books to improve the way they work. Now, the authors turn their attention to life's daily personal challenges...

"A strong . . . trilogy, invoking just a little Harry Potter and Series of Unfortunate Events along the way."—Realms of Fantasy Siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma have been in one orphanage after another for the last ten years, passed along like lost baggage. Yet these unwanted children are...

From the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People comes a book on thoughtful insight into successful marriages. There are certain fundamental principles that govern in all human interactions and living in harmony with those principles or natural laws is absolutely essential for quality...

It's been six months since Kate, Michael, and Emma confronted the Dire Magnus, but the trail to their long-missing parents remains cold. Then Michael and Emma find a man who saw them ten years ago—three days after they disappeared. He knows about a map of a distant land, a place shrouded in...

Steven Pacey reads this suspenseful novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fifth Doctor. When the TARDIS is sabotaged and becomes dimensionally unstable, its internal fabric begins to dissolve, and Nyssa is drawn into a junction with a strangely deserted spacecraft. The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough follow in pursuit, and discover the shocking purpose of Terminus. The Doctor forms an uneasy alliance with two space pirates, whilst Tegan and Turlough become frighteningly enmeshed in the spaceship's infrastructure. 

Existing narratives about how we should organize are built upon, and reinforce, a concept of "good management" derived from what is assumed to be a fundamental need to increase efficiency. But this assumption is based on a presentist, monocultural, and generally limited view of management's past. A New History of Management disputes these foundations. By reassessing conventional perspectives on past management theories and providing a new critical outline of present-day management, it highlights alternative conceptions of "good management".

You might not sense it yet, but all along your life, God has been showing and teaching you everything you need for a great second half. Sure, midlife can be unsettling. At a certain age, most guys do have a greater awareness of unfulfilled dreams, regrets, even their own mortality. But the positives far outweigh the negatives.

Over 5 Million Copies Sold! Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion, and a positive attitude to the job every day. A powerful parable that will help you see your life and work in a new way. It's a rainy day in Seattle, and on the third floor of First Guarantee...

July 1977 — a van behind a Griffith hotel, three .22 shells on the ground, and a man who never came home.Compromised: The Vanishing — a true-crime investigation that follows businessman and political candidate Donald Mackay’s disappearance and the secrets that swallowed it.Through lost files, silenced insiders, and the shadow of the Woodward Royal Commission, journalist-producer Stephen Johns exposes how Australia’s drug underworld bled into its corridors of power — and how the silence that followed became policy.Cinematic. Relentless. Unsettling.A must-listen journey through ...

The final book in the bestselling Books of Beginning trilogy that began with The Emerald Atlas, which the New York Times called “a new Narnia for the tween set.” The adventures of siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma come to a stunning conclusion when they must find the last Book of...

To some degree, everyone experiences fear. It impacts the decisions we make and leaves us feeling helpless. John Flavel begins this book by examining various fears and discussing general ways God governs it in this world. He then turns to sinful fear in particular, explaining its causes and...

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the lush landscapes and ancient ruins of Central America with our podcast, inspired by the themes of exploration and discovery in "Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatán, Vol. 2." Each episode invites you to delve into the rich history and culture of this captivating region, as we present a rotating collection of complete audiobooks that illuminate the wonders of the Mayan civilization and the natural beauty that surrounds it. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that celebrate the spirit of adventure ...

Authors John C. Maxwell, Stephen Graves, and Thomas Addington identify the basic tools followers of Jesus should always have in their work toolbox: Calling, Serving, Character, and Skill. People of faith need to be comfortable and intentional in two worlds—the world of the kingdom and the...