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There is now no doubt that not only is Waiting for Godot the outstanding play of the 20th century, but it is also Samuel Beckett's masterpiece. Yet it is both a popular text to be studied at school and an enigma. The scene is a country road. There is a solitary tree. It is evening. Two tramp-like figures, Vladimir and Estragon, exchange words. Pull off boots. Munch a root vegetable. Two other curious characters enter. And a boy. Time passes. It is all strange yet familiar.

Finalist for the 2023 AUDIE AWARDS for Audio Drama and Fantasy A brand-new full-cast audio production of Good Omens, the internationally beloved novel and collaboration by bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Starring Michael Sheen as Aziraphale, David Tennant as Crowley and...

There is no ancient evil to defeat, no orphan destined for greatness, just two guys in the wrong place at the wrong time. Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats in a plot to murder the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out...and so begins this tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend. Avempartha is the second of a six book series entitled the Riyria Revelations. 

Never turn your back on the Cahills.... The most powerful family history has ever known returns with a vengeance in The 39 Clues: Doublecross! Confidential until August 2015!

I may have reached my breaking point. As if trying to graduate from a school for supernaturals isn’t stressful enough, my relationship status has gone from complicated to a straight-up dumpster fire. Oh, and the Bloodletter has decided to drop a bomb of epic proportions on us all... Then again, when has anything at Katmere Academy not been intense? And the hits just keep coming. Jaxon’s turned colder than an Alaskan winter. The Circle is splintered over my upcoming coronation. As if things couldn’t get worse, now there’s an arrest warrant for Hudson’s and my supposed crimes.

Preceded by a loud beeping sound, this FEMA Presidential Emergency Alert hit every television, radio, and phone. The Doomsday clock was set. There was no time to lose. The US President is escalating tensions with Russia, dragging the country to the brink of nuclear war. CEO of Rawhide Energy, Ross Bullock, invites members of every prominent news organization in the country for the most important announcement he is ever going make in his life: a warning that we are headed into Armageddon if the administration doesn’t pull back.

Anna Monforti ha vent'anni, studia architettura, gioca a pallavolo e passa il tempo libero con la sua migliore amica, Emanuela, che lei chiama Nunù. Andrea Preziosi è un uomo sui quaranta, imprenditore di successo e playboy incallito. Si accontenta di relazioni di una notte, prive di coinvolgimento, che lo fanno stare bene senza creargli problemi. Non si lascia mai andare ai sentimenti, che gli procurano, secondo lui, solo guai.

Everything feels off—especially me. I’ve returned to Katmere Academy, but I’m haunted by fragments of days I have no recollection of living and struggling to understand who, or what, I really am. Just when I start to feel safe again, Hudson is back with a vengeance. He insists there are secrets I don’t know about, threatening to drive a wedge between Jaxon and me forever. But far worse enemies are at our doorstep.

A notorious author shares a train compartment with a long-time reader. But can they connect with each other through a silent tide of self-doubt and second-guessing? From the playwright of Art. Sir David Suchet and Dame Harriet Walter star in L.A. Theatre Works' performance of Yasmina Reza’s The Unexpected Man. Translated by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Gordon House.

Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of these deadbeats is her father—the one responsible for ruining her mother's life. Then she's captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unholy partnership. In exchange for finding her father, Cat agrees to train with the sexy night stalker until her battle reflexes are as sharp as his fangs. She's amazed she doesn't end up as his dinner—are there actually good vampires?

Davide Van De Sfroos girovaga con le sue storie tra immagini, istantanee e memorie, in un audiolibro d'ore segreto che si rivela pagina dopo pagina. I fantasmi e i folletti che abitano i sogni dell'autore lo accompagnano lungo strade dritte e sbiancate dal sole, dentro notti nebbiose, giorni scanditi da sentimenti sempre più forti. Qui si incontrano figure angeliche e folli, frammenti di vita reale e divagazioni fantastiche, esplosioni di gioia e riflessioni nostalgiche, lungo il cammino d'artista di uno straordinario "contastorie".

Puccini’s swansong has a claim to being the last great popular opera. Its melodies have enchanted audiences since its posthumous premiere in 1926, two years after Puccini’s death. It involves a chilling story of love and cruelty, an intriguing cast of characters against the exotic backdrop of Imperial China, magnificent choruses and ensembles, and dazzling orchestration in an exotic score that comprises a string of remarkable arias - among which the great tenor aria "Nessun dorma" is the jewel. It is more than Puccini’s last opera: It is the last word, in every sense, on Italian opera.

Alla Pensione Magnolia gli amici di un tempo salutano un ritorno inatteso, che sconvolge la quiete del gruppo con una misteriosa valigia che non può essere disfatta. La penna, solo apparentemente leggera, del romanziere descrive e immagina la vita del piccolo paese, incastonato fra la montagna e il lago. I suoi abitanti e le loro improbabili avventure assumono la forza e la statura delle grandi epopee degli eroi, tra sigarette e ricordi, parole e liquori, fantasmi e visioni di terre promesse.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person and fostering deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives—from the author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain As David Brooks observes, “There is one skill...

Fans of the ingenious little monkey will not be disappointed as he embarks on a wild series of adventures in a traveling circus.

The 1895-96 season promises to be an exceptional one for Amelia Peabody, her dashing Egyptologist husband, Emerson, and their wild and precocious eight-year-old son, Ramses. The much-coveted burial chamber of the Black Pyramid in Dahshoor is theirs for the digging. But there is a great evil in the wind that roils the hot sands sweeping through the bustling streets and marketplaces of Cairo. 

Antonio Scalonesi, affermato mediatore immobiliare e proprietario di una piccola agenzia in una valle discosta dell'alto Ticino (Svizzera), è un uomo benestante, single, al quale la vita sembra avere riservato tutto il meglio possibile. Persona di grande cultura, nutre numerosi e svariati interessi, fra i quali l'arte pittorica e la scultura. Sportivo, in passato e stato pure un ciclista dilettante di buona caratura, vincendo addirittura qualche gara importante.

In Antarctica, a research expedition discovers an ancient structure buried deep in the ice. In Indonesia, a genetics researcher identifies a breakthrough treatment for autism. But these two incredible discoveries aren't what they seem. They will set off a race to unravel the deepest secrets of human existence—the true history of human origins. And an event that could change humanity forever.

Platero es un burro pequeño, peludo, suave; tan blando por fuera que se diría todo de algodón, que no lleva huesos. Come de todo y los del pueblo dicen que tiene acero.... Juan Ramón Jiménez, premio Nobel de literatura en 1956, consiguió contar la vida del burro Platero de tal manera que no hubiera niño o adulto capaz de resistirse a la sonrisa o a las lágrimas. Vive estas emociones escuchando Platero y yo en formato audiolibro.

Every summer Sam spends a few precious months being human, until the cold causes him to shift to a wolf once again. Discover what happens when he meets Grace in this chilling romance.