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Poet Gabriel Syme believes in the beauty of order and, as such, is recruited by Scotland Yard to an anti-anarchist police corp. While undercover, Syme meets fellow poet Lucian Gregory, a verse writer devoted to disorder, who introduces him to London’s anarchist underworld. Just as Gregory is to be elected to the central council, Syme’s cover is revealed and he is forced to make a decision that sends the cabal into chaos. Is anyone in this underground faction who or what they seem? Syme suddenly realizes he doesn’t have all the answers.

After the success of Heretics, G. K. Chesterton was challenged and compelled to share the story of his pilgrimage to faith. The result is this bracing, watershed religious autobiography in which he follows the doctrines determined in the Apostle’s Creed to deliver a personal, yet universal, defense of Christianity. Ultimately, the literary giant answers the question - not of whether divinity can be believed - but rather, how he himself came to believe it.

So, you're interested in hunting but you've never done it, and you don't know where to start. Well for starters, welcome, and relax - it is not as daunting as you may think. It used to be that you knew when someone was going to be busy with hunting, as there was a definite season, but you may be surprised to learn that hunting has now become a four-season sport. There is no close season, it is always open season, for everything you want to hunt.

An irresponsible twentysomething comic and his equally shameless grandmother join forces as proud pariahs in this dark and rowdy story of dicey family ties, kindred spirits, bad behavior, and bribery. When Rory’s judgmental mother told him that he took after his grandma Evelyn, he took it as a compliment. The ninety-two-year-old cocktail-toting, offtrack-betting party girl was every bit the troublemaker he was. When she landed at a dead-end nursing home, Rory jumped at the chance to liven things up for bored Evelyn - with vodka, scratch-offs, bingo, and gaming.

With World War II at an end, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry the woman he loves, Sophia Leonides. However, she refuses - the unexplained death of her grandfather, wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides, draws her back to the suffocating environment of her family home. Charles follows...

Discover what life was really like for kids in the past in this brilliantly funny introduction to ancient Greece. Have you ever wondered what kind of games kids in ancient Greece liked to play? Famous myths and legends they would have known? Or what they learned at school? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this witty and informative guide to the ancient Greeks. Written in accessible, conversational text by award-winning author Chae Strathie, read by the author himself and Nneka Okoye.

The Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels is one of the most influential political and philosophical texts of the modern era. This historic work presents a powerful analysis of class struggle, capitalism, labor, revolution, and social change, making it essential...

Common Sense by Thomas Paine is one of the most influential political pamphlets in American history, a bold and persuasive argument for independence, liberty, and self-government. Written in clear, direct language, Paine’s revolutionary work helped shape public opinion during the American...

Descend into cosmic dread with Three of the Scariest H. P. Lovecraft Short Stories by H. P. Lovecraft. This chilling collection features Medusa’s Coil, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Herbert West–Reanimator—three unforgettable tales of forbidden knowledge, grotesque transformation, and...

Discover what life was really like for kids in the past in this brilliantly funny introduction to the Tudor period. Do you know what a 'gong farmer' did? (And no, they didn't plant gongs.) Or why you might have gone to the barber for a toothache? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this witty and informative guide to the Tudors by award-winning author Chae Strathie, read by the author himself and Nneka Okoye. Packed with historical facts about Tudor kings and queens, clothes, schools, food, entertainment and more!

Discover three unsettling tales from H. P. Lovecraft in The Best H. P. Lovecraft Short Stories, featuring “Herbert West–Reanimator,” “Cool Air,” and “The Last Test.” This chilling collection brings together gothic horror, strange science, and creeping dread from one of the most...

Discover P. T. Barnum’s timeless advice on ambition, discipline, thrift, and practical success in The Art of Money Getting; Or, Golden Rules for Making Money. This classic guide offers clear, memorable lessons on building wealth, avoiding common financial mistakes, and developing the habits...

Enter a world of cosmic dread and creeping madness with this chilling collection of H. P. Lovecraft short stories. Featuring “The Colour out of Space,” “The Whisperer in Darkness,” and “The Haunter of the Dark,” this volume delivers eerie atmosphere, otherworldly terror, and classic...

Celebrate seven world-famous superstars with this Little Golden Book Biographies collection! Follow Taylor Swift from her childhood living on a Christmas tree farm, where she discovered her passion for songwriting, to her early days on Nashville’s Music Row and her rise as one of the biggest...

A New York Times Bestseller "Delightful. . . . All of Horowitz’s conceits are present here: a murder mystery within the murder mystery, winking nods at the author’s real-life career as a novelist and screenwriter, and playful experimentation with the detective-story form." —Wall Street...

Enter the strange, whispering world of Algernon Blackwood, one of the most influential masters of supernatural and cosmic horror. The Collected Short Stories of Algernon Blackwood brings together some of his most enduring and unsettling works—stories where nature itself becomes conscious, hostile, and profoundly unknowable.

Strange Historical Facts for Sleep is a calming collection of unusual true stories, forgotten events, and quietly fascinating moments from history—carefully written to relax the mind rather than excite it. Inside, you’ll discover odd but gentle historical facts, curious human behaviors, and little-known episodes from the past, all presented in a slow, soothing style ideal for bedtime listening.

The Selected Short Stories of Frank Herbert brings together a fascinating collection of early speculative fiction from the legendary author of Dune. Featuring “Missing Link,” “Old Rambling House,” “Operation Haystack,” “The Nothing,” and “Try to Remember,” this volume showcases Herbert’s sharp intellect, psychological depth, and early exploration of ideas that would later define his iconic career.

Enter the unsettling imagination of H. P. Lovecraft with The Selected Short Stories of H. P. Lovecraft, a chilling collection that showcases the full range of his cosmic horror and dark fantasy. These tales explore forbidden knowledge, ancient forces, and humanity’s fragile place in an indifferent universe—hallmarks of Lovecraft’s enduring influence on modern horror and speculative fiction.

From decaying New England towns to blasphemous sciences that defy death itself, these tales explore humanity’s insignificance in a vast, indifferent universe. A must-have collection for fans of classic horror, dark fantasy, and timeless speculative fiction, this book brings together some of the most influential stories ever written in the genre.