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'A book that's rich with meticulous scholarship, illuminated by sharp wit, and full of subtle judgment. Babylon is quite simply enthralling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TELEGRAPH 'Intimate and immensely detailed. I've never encountered a work of ancient history so finely drawn' THE TIMES 'Rollicking story...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century "A brilliant literary murder mystery." —Chicago Tribune "Extraordinary. Tokarczuk's novel is funny, vivid, dangerous, and disturbing, and it raises some fierce questions about human behavior...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR “A folk horror story with a deceptively light and knowing tone … elegant and genuinely unsettling.” –The New York Times Book Review Strange doings in and around a sanitarium expose the horrors that lie beneath the most...

In this magical, ethereal fantasy novel a crew led by a magic welding woman fight to take down the overpowered prince that used and abused them—from the bestselling author of The Bone Houses. Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict, and eighteen-year-old...

See the girl. Leah Wilde is twenty-four, a runaway on a black motorbike, hunting for answers while changing her identity with each new Central European town. See the man, having come of age in extraordinary suffering and tragedy in nineteenth-century Budapest: a witness to horror, to love, to...

A family is hunted by a centuries-old monster: a man with a relentless obsession who can take on any identity. The String Diaries opens with Hannah frantically driving through the night -- her daughter asleep in the back, her husband bleeding out in the seat beside her. In the trunk of the car...

From the bestselling author of The Bone Houses and The Drowned Woods comes a thrilling fantasy about three unlikely allies bound together in a deadly, magical competition—perfect for fans of Holly Black and Erin A. Craig. Every five years, two kingdoms take part in a Wild Hunt. Joining is a...

The definitive story of the seven Cleopatras, the powerful goddess-queens of ancient Egypt One of history’s most iconic figures, Cleopatra is rightly remembered as a clever and charismatic ruler. But few today realize that she was the last in a long line of Egyptian queens who bore that name...

It begins with a tantalizing clue: a recent photograph taken of Raphael’s Portrait of a Young Man - one of the most priceless masterworks ever plundered by the Nazis, which disappeared and was believed destroyed. Now, with proof of its existence, the Polish government wants it back. One wrong move and it could vanish forever. Because bound together with the missing artwork are secrets that have remained buried for a reason.

A vibrant, colorful, and authoritative exploration of the world's first and most illustrious metropolis. 'Babylon' is a name that has a double life: it denotes the great ancient Mesopotamian city with a long and complex history, and it is also a fictive allusion with a wide variety of...

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor of ancient Persia and its enduring legacies for today's Iran. “A brilliant feat of resurrection.” -Tom Holland, author of Dominion The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of...

A teen criminal hacker turned secret operative must outwit a band of cyberterrorists in this gripping novel from the acclaimed author of The Bone Houses. "[Christine] Lakin presents a brilliant, ever-surprising Augusta who is beyond brave in breakneck missions but completely in possession of her...

Cybersecurity, Azure innovation, and Microsoft AI converge with the enchanting world of tabletop games. Through epic storytelling and engaging demos, we transform complex topics like deploying Large-Language Models (LLMs), Small-Language Models (SLMs), and Agentic AI into adventurous quests. Dive into technical architectures that showcase secure and scalable AI solutions, learn how to build robust systems for modern applications, and explore the practical challenges of security, performance, and collaboration—wrapped in the magic of role-playing games. Whether you're a seasoned tech ...

Brought to you by Penguin. Everyone thinks she's dead. Turns out she went undercover. An edge-of-your-seat reverse heist thriller about a teen agent who must outsmart a team of criminals in order to free a building full of innocent hostages . . . and herself. Masterfully weaving together the...

Greetings & Salutations! We're here to cover various interesting/infamous/inexplicable living enigmas & anomalies from across all of time, space, maybe even beyond, & from history BOTH ANCIENT & RECENT! Basically it's "BIOGRAPHY!" but focused solely on WEIRDOS! Listen then repeat what you hear to sound smart at parties! STOP being MYOPIC! START being ESOTERIC! (Mmm! Yum!) Stay tuned True Believers! Clear The Hump w/us as we provide Weekly Bios on strange/insane/shameful/lost/forgotten Misfits of History! Comedy/Conspiracy/True Crime/High Strangeness!

Join Helen and Lloyd as they travel back in time (metaphorically… it’s a podcast) to explore the real history of the people, places and events of the Old Testament, New Testament and everything in between.

Inspired by the many beautiful stories of hope and joy and grace which readers have shared in the 15 years since The Jesus Storybook Bible was published, the podcast will be a platform where Sally invites people from of all walks of life to share about the life-transforming power of God's love in their lives. We hope you will be as encouraged by these stories of hope and joy as we have been. And be reminded that God loves you—with a Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love.

Podcast about Norberto Keppe’s Analytical Trilogy

All eyes are on famous prosecutor Teodor Szacki when he investigates a skeleton discovered at a construction site in the idyllic Polish city of Olsztyn. Old bones come as no shock to anyone in this part of Poland, but it turns out these remains are fresh, the flesh chemically removed. Szacki questions the dead man's wife, only to be left with a suspicion she's hiding something. Then another victim surfaces - a violent husband, alive but maimed - giving rise to a theory: someone's targeting domestic abusers.

Bringing together some of the most beloved Christian authors and songwriters of today, Faithful guides listeners through the pages of Scripture to increase understanding of how God has always valued the integral role of females and how that shapes the lives of women today.