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Bloomsbury presents The Room of the Dead by M.R.C. Kasasian, read by Emma Gregory A cold-blooded killer stalks a sleepy Suffolk town in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery. December 1939. Sackwater Police Station feels a million miles from the war effort. Elderly Mr Orchard keeps wandering off...

A young librarian receives a request for an obscure Hebrew book from a sinister gentleman, unaware of its contents. Montague Rhodes James was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.

When a disillusioned former Space Force test pilot Gavin Trent tries to get away from life's responsibilities for awhile, he wasn't expecting a visit from an alien emissary named Jay. And he certainly wasn't expecting to learn that an ancient interstellar civilization had been watching humanity for decades. Not to conquer. Not to interfere. But to decide its place in the galactic community. Earth stands at a crossroads. Divided. Armed. Suspicious of itself. And far closer to extinction than anyone realizes.

In the ruins of civilization, a young girl's kindness and capacity for love will either save humanity—or wipe it out in this USA Today bestselling thriller. "Heartfelt, remorseless, and painfully human." —Josh Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Melanie is a very special girl. Dr...

The work begins by exploring French society before the revolution, claiming that the cause was economic injustice and lack of economic growth. It considers the phases of the revolution, its victims and villains, and the intellectuals involved. Finally, the rise and dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte is discussed.

Evan Marshall has lost too many good people. Friends. Allies. People who trusted him. Now the enemy isn't just hunting him. They're hitting everyone he's ever worked with, and they don't care who dies in the crossfire. So Evan hits back. A desperate strike deep behind enemy lines changes the balance of power. But victory comes at a cost, and the window to stay ahead is shrinking fast. A breakthrough aboard the Ascendant reveals capabilities no one imagined, and points toward a destination that's been awaiting their arrival for four thousand years.

ステージを降りた後、 隠れ家BARで一杯の酒を交わしながら、 音楽・人生・過去・日常など、 普段は語りきれない本音をこぼしていく。 「音楽では語りきれない本音を、一杯の酒とともに。」 昔から2人を知る社長を立会人に迎え、 MasayaとRyoの“素顔”に迫るトーク番組です。

This lavish visual history—featuring over 180 all-new illustrations—is a stunning introduction to House Targaryen, the iconic family at the heart of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. For hundreds of years, the Targaryens sat the Iron Throne of Westeros while...

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first...

In this exciting sequel to The Coral Island, R. M. Ballantyne continues the adventures of Ralph Rover, Jack Martin, and Peterkin Gay, who go to hunt and study Africa's elusive gorilla. The trio has a knack for finding danger, and there are many hilarious and hair-raising events they must pass through. Elephants and lions are just a few of the dangers that roam the African safari. The real question is, can Ralph, Jack, and Peterkin survive the dangers of a brutal slave-trader and a volatile native king?

In the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, 13-year-old Andy Broome meets a new friend, Trudy Mitchell. Through a fun-filled summer of fishing, playing, and visiting two Belgian draft horses, Andy tries not to let Trudy learn his guilty secret about his mother’s death - and the reason he won’t go swimming at Blue Rock. As a summer storm engorges the river, Andy must rely on the skills - and the courage - he learned from his mother if he is to save the life of his friend.

Bestselling author Stephen Covey has made it his mission to understand trust in organizations. In his new breakthrough leadership book Trust and Inspire, Covey shows that though our world has evolved, our style of leadership still has not—but it’s time to change that. Traditionally...

A collection of short stories involving the supernatural. This is the fourth collection of ghost stories published by the author - following Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. Notes: The Latin phrase "Ibi cubavit lamia" can be translated as "There the vampire lay". A "bedstaff" is a wooden pole at the side of a bedstead, to prevent the bedclothes from slipping off the bed. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)

The news shocks most in the Midwest town of Stonebridge, but for reporter Jakob Larsen, her death dredges up particularly bad memories. Two years ago, his father was murdered, and police have yet to make an arrest. Knowing the pain the girl’s family feels, Jakob is determined to find answers for them, answers his family still doesn’t

Thomas has liberated worlds and inspired hope across the galaxy. Now Morgana demands her final reckoning. The price of honor has never been higher. From the Dwarven forges of Ferraden to the occupied worlds crying out for freedom, Thomas must rally unlikely allies while hunting a dangerous enemy who wears the face of a friend. But as the clock counts down to war, he'll learn that accepting a crown means more than just bearing its weight.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A museum curator with a keen eye for prints acquires a dull and overpriced mezzotint - an unremarkable engraving of a country manor by moonlight, scarcely worth the dealer's asking price. Yet each time he sets it aside and looks again, the picture has...

A sacred volume, a forgotten ritual, and the lingering presence of something not entirely gone— The Uncommon Prayer-book whispers of devotion turned to dread. M. R. James crafts a world where piety and peril overlap, where quiet study leads not to understanding, but to unease. This tale moves with the hush of cloisters and the rustle of ancient pages, all the while drawing the listener ever closer to an encounter best left unwritten. Dark, refined, and utterly disquieting.

The story tells the tale of an introverted academic who happens upon a strange whistle while exploring a cemetery on the East Anglian coast. When blown, the whistle unleashes a supernatural force that terrorises its discoverer. Montague Rhodes James was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.

The story of Paxton, an antiquarian and archaeologist who holidays in "Seaburgh" and inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of Anglia, which legendarily protect the country from invasion. Montague Rhodes James was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.

In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision - especially since our own adventurous ancestors spread across the world without maps or instruments. O'Connor goes to the Arctic, the Australian bush and the South Pacific to talk to masters of their environment who seek to preserve their traditions at a time when anyone can use a GPS to navigate.