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A wonderfully perceptive BBC Radio 4 comedy of manners and international relations written by David Nobbs (writer of 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin' and 'A Bit of a Do'). Originally broadcast as the ‘Afternoon Play’ on 24 September 2010. It is a quiet Saturday morning in the...

Frances Mayes, whose enchanting #1 New York Times bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun made the world fall in love with Tuscany, invites readers back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food, there and throughout Italy. Having spent her summers in Tuscany for the past...

When these vital nerves suffer damage, their functionality becomes compromised, giving rise to a spectrum of distressing symptoms encompassing pain, numbness, and muscle weakness. While the exact origins of peripheral neuropathy often remain elusive, it can emerge as a consequence of diverse factors such as diabetes, infections, or other underlying health issues.

It was a horrible death - Maurice Questing was lured into a pool of boiling mud and left there to die. Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, far from home on a wartime quest for German agents, knows that any number of people could have killed him. But who actually did?

In this comprehensive survey, updated for this new edition, Henderson explores the entire Maya cultural tradition, from the earliest traces of settlement through the period of the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. His wide-ranging account treats diverse aspects of the Maya world, from religion and philosophy to the environments of the various Maya peoples, using deciphered Maya texts to reconstruct the ancient societies.

Hear rare recording from some of the world's most-respected poets reading their own works: J. R. R. Tolkien, "The Hoard"; e. e. Cummings, "Prose Jottings"; Archibald Macleish, "The Old Man To The Lizard"; Ted Hughes, "Six Young Men"; May Swenson, "Naked In Borneo"; Marilyn Hacker, "The Dark Twin"; Kenneth Patchen, "23rd Street Runs into Heaven"; Edith Stillwell, "An Old Woman"; and Theodore Roethke, "The Bat".

The War of the Rebellion is over, and the members of the American Gun Club, bored with inactivity, look around for a new project. At last they have it: "We will build the greatest projectile the world has ever seen and make the moon our 38th state!" When From the Earth to the Moon was published in 1865, it was regarded as pure fantasy. Who could imagine a rocket that would carry men and animals through space?

Jane Austen's first major novel, a parody of the popular literature of the time, is an ironic tale of the romantic folly of men and women in pursuit of love, marriage, and money. The humorous adventures of young Catherine as she encounters "the difficulties and dangers of a six weeks' residence in Bath" lead to some of Austen's most brilliant social satire.

Franny Connelly, una joven sirvienta del sur de Escocia, recibe por error una invitación destinada a la hija ausente de su patrón. Con ella surge la tentación de vivir lo imposible: asistir a la temporada social de Londres y mezclarse con la alta sociedad… si se atreve a ocultar su verdadera identidad.

Cuando su familia es masacrada, Meribeth Colquhoun solo tiene una opción: huir. Con su hermano pequeño a su cuidado y una identidad falsa para mantenerse con vida, atraviesa Escocia aferrándose a una única promesa: protegerlo cueste lo que cueste. Lo que no esperaba era encontrarse con Broc Ross, un highlander de mirada peligrosa y pasado turbulento que amenaza con desbaratar todos sus planes.

Cuando el laird de los Lamont recibe la orden del rey Jacobo de casar a su hija con un Campbell para poner fin a los años de rivalidad entre ambos clanes, sabe que aceptar significará sacrificar a su familia. Decidido a evitarlo, trama un engaño que podría cambiarlo todo… siempre que nadie descubra la verdad. Pero su plan no tarda en desmoronarse.

El inspector federal Augusto Ferraz solo vive para su trabajo y para su hija. Viudo y marcado por un duelo que nunca terminó de sanar, ha decidido que en su vida no hay espacio para el amor. Bárbara Deodato, destrozada por la muerte reciente de su madre, se encuentra en el punto más bajo de su vida. Una tormenta le arrebata lo poco que aún le quedaba y la deja sin rumbo… hasta que Augusto, el padre de su mejor amiga, le ofrece un lugar seguro donde empezar de nuevo.

Paxton Crawford es un luchador clandestino imbatible, temido por su brutalidad y por un físico capaz de intimidar a cualquiera. Boxear es lo único que se le da bien… y mantener las distancias, su única estrategia para no caer en la tentación que amenaza con descontrolarlo: Raylee, la bailarina del club SubZero que se ha convertido en su obsesión más peligrosa. Raylee encontró en el SubZero la libertad que nunca había tenido… y una atracción irracional hacia el boxeador que la mira como si pudiera devorarla. Cada fin de semana sueña con él, aunque apenas se atreva a sostenerle la mirada.

Cada Halloween, Riley espera en silencio el regreso de Chloë, su amor de infancia, aquella presencia etérea que aparece entre luces tenues, hojas secas y calabazas encendidas. Unidos por una promesa incumplida—una canción que él no logra terminar—sus encuentros breves y mágicos lo mantienen atado a un pasado que se niega a morir. Pero esta vez algo es distinto. Los recuerdos pesan, el corazón vacila y Riley deberá enfrentarse a una elección imposible: dejar ir la única historia que le ha dado sentido a su vida… o seguir persiguiendo un amor que tal vez nunca fue real.

Seth Warren ha construido su vida sobre una única certeza: los cambiantes son el enemigo. Como francotirador de élite entrenado para matarlos sin pestañear, domina cada misión con precisión quirúrgica y un corazón de hielo. Hasta que su hermana es secuestrada y el cazador se ve obligado a aliarse con la criatura que juró exterminar.

Ansel Romsbery jamás imaginó que una simple noche de póker cambiaría su destino. Tras una jugada afortunada, gana una propiedad y una considerable suma de dinero. Pero su victoria pronto se convierte en un desafío cuando aparece Julia Morgan, una joven decidida que asegura que esas tierras le pertenecen… y que son la dote que necesita para casarse con su prometido.

When the city of Loamfurt falls to a greater demon, a forgotten temple alliance reforms to fight back. Bernt's friend, Torvald, is called to arms, pulling Bernt into the chaos just as he manages to reestablish contact with Jori, who has roped Ed into helping her with a personal project in the hells. It's a golden opportunity. The expedition to the Sacral Peaks will skirt the Phoenix Reaches, a touchpoint to the elemental plane of fire, and perhaps the key to stabilizing Bernt's spirit.

The Charles Dickens Non-Fiction Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of non-fiction. Although lesser known than the novels for which he is remembered, Dickens' eye for detail and character observation is seen just as clearly in his travelogues, essays, and letters, giving us an insight into Dickens and 1800s London, America, and Europe.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...