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James and Terrance share DNA, but they aren't brothers. They aren't even friends. As a civil advisor for the LAPD, James relies on Terrance— his genetic clone—to help him pass mandatory drug testing. But when Terrance suddenly goes missing, and multiple clones end up murdered, a case of...

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...

What if your sin had a face—and it was coming for you? Michael Dobson has everything a man could want: a beautiful home, a successful career and a devoted wife. But behind the image he’s carefully built lies a life of deception and betrayal. He thought his secrets were buried. He was wrong. Now his sin has taken on flesh. It moves. It speaks. And it’s hunting him. As terror closes in, Michael, his wife Patty, and his mistress Kendra are pulled into a nightmare they can’t escape. Because this isn’t just about guilt anymore—this is about survival.

Bei einem nächtlichen Spezialeinsatz in einem abgelegenen Waldstück schießt die junge BKA-Ermittlerin Lisa Kern einen flüchtigen Verdächtigen an – der Mann soll ein furchtbares Verbrechen begangen haben. Doch als sie ihre Taschenlampe in sein Gesicht richtet, der Schock: Vor ihr liegt ihr Vater, mit dem sie seit fünfzehn Jahren kein Wort gewechselt hat. Nur wenige Stunden später nimmt sich der mutmaßliche Schwerverbrecher in der U-Haft das Leben.

Als der Direktor des Musée de Quentin-Savary, Monsieur Formentin, an einem sonnigen Aprilmorgen zur Arbeit kommt, traut er seinen Augen kaum: Das gesamte Museum ist leergeräumt. Verzweifelt ruft er die Polizei, und Untersuchungsrichter Antoine Verlaque übernimmt den Fall. Doch je tiefer Verlaque gräbt, desto rätselhafter wird alles.

Agatha Raisin kommt es nach einer aufregenden Zeit ganz gelegen, dass Robert Smedley sie lediglich damit beauftragt, zu beweisen, dass seine Frau Mabel ihn betrügt. Agatha übernimmt den Fall mit größtem Vergnügen. Leider scheint Mabel die perfekte Ehefrau zu sein: jung, hübsch und eine regelmäßige Kirchgängerin. Von Betrug weit und breit keine Spur.

Conor Hart ist der Star des Eishockeyteams der Holt University. Er lässt das Herz jeder Frau ein bisschen schneller schlagen - bis auf das von Harlow Hayes, die ihm in den letzten drei Jahren konsequent aus dem Weg gegangen ist. Denn Conor ist der Halbbruder ihres besten Freundes Landon, und die beiden können sich auf den Tod nicht ausstehen. Doch als Harlow dringend einen Trainer für einen Charity-Marathon braucht, bietet ausgerechnet Conor seine Hilfe an.

Er ist zurück - und mit ihm alles, was sie so verzweifelt zu vergessen versucht ... Zehn Jahre ist es her, dass sich die Wege von Poppy Davis und Adrian Ellis getrennt und sie zuletzt voneinander gehört haben. Zehn Jahre seit Adrians Versprechen, dass er Poppy finden, jagen und endlich zu der Seinen machen würde. Poppy lebt mittlerweile als aufstrebende Künstlerin in New York und versucht noch immer, die Geschehnisse von damals hinter sich zu lassen.

LEGGENDE POPOLARI DI CATANIAIl podacst raccoglie le prime pubblicazioni di audio racconti di Leggende Popolari di Catania.I materiali sono stati tratti dalla raccolta di racconti di tradizione orale che la folklorista Laura Gonzenbach raccolse a Catania nei primi anni della seconda metà dell’ottocento.Sono stati lavorati nell’ambito di “Le Parole per dirlo” - laboratorio destinato ad adulti per il potenziamento delle capacità espressive nella lettura ad alta voce.L’iniziativa è stata condotta e realizzata dal CTS Centro Teatrale Siciliano per la rassegna Palcoscenico Catania – ...

Ich weiß, wer ich bin. Was ich bin. Und … es zerfetzt mein Innerstes. Denn um wirklich Klarheit zu erhalten, muss ich etwas tun, das jedes Rudel der Welt auseinanderreißen würde. Kann ich das? Meine Bedürfnisse über diejenige stellen, mit denen ich so viel Zeit verbracht habe? Denen ich vertraue und die meine Familie geworden sind? Ich muss. Denn nur dann bekomme ich endlich Wahrheiten. Nicht nur über mich, sondern auch über das Rudel. Selbst wenn das bedeutet, dass nie wieder etwas so sein wird wie zuvor.

Lorian Night is a blacksmith's bastard with no claim to power-until a noble's magic accidentally fuses with his soul. The theft is impossible. Illegal. A death sentence. Forced to pose as the noble's heir, Lorian is swept into a deadly journey to the capital, carrying secrets that could shatter kingdoms. As war brews and the line between justice and vengeance blurs, Lorian must decide what kind of man he wants to be: a pawn of the elite, or the hammer that forges a new order. But power, once stolen, never comes without cost.

A recent Gallup poll in the US found that 70% of those in work didn't enjoy their job. In his latest book, John C. Parkin brings the power of saying 'F**k It' to the subject of doing what we love. In this highly entertaining and motivational audiobook, John sets out to prove that when we do what...

Tao Te Ching, attributed to the ancient Chinese sage Lao Tzu, is a foundational text of Taoist philosophy and one of the most translated works in world literature. Composed of 81 brief, poetic chapters, the book offers timeless wisdom on living in harmony with the Tao—the natural way or path of the universe.

Over a storied career, Daniel C. Dennett has engaged questions about science and the workings of the mind. His answers have combined rigorous argument with strong empirical grounding. And a lot of fun. Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking offers seventy-seven of Dennett’s most successful “imagination-extenders and focus-holders” meant to guide you through some of life’s most treacherous subject matter: evolution, meaning, mind, and free will.

Plato. Aquinas. Descartes. Kant. Freud. These great thinkers are still impacting the culture today—from public-policy decisions to world events, theology, the arts, education, and even everyday conversations. In this classic book, the late R. C. Sproul expertly surveys history's most influential streams of thought, proving that ideas are not just passing fads—they have consequences for generations to come. Helping readers better understand how many of these ideas have shaped their own thinking, this audiobook will empower Christians to be a Christlike influence in the world.

The Spoils of Time is a concise history of the world in nine chapters, tracing the prehistoric beginnings of early man’s halting steps towards civilization and ending sometime around 1500. The scope is vast, with Wedgwood’s scholarship spanning all the continents. As the author states, her purpose was to create a continuous narrative of human history for her own pleasure and to find out for herself what, if any, interlacing relations might hold us together.

The United States is in turmoil nine months after an assassination attempt targeting the new president. Texas, home to the unsuccessful Nationalist Party candidate, has seceded from the Union, and other states are poised to follow. In Santa Fe, a priest who is an anti-nuclear activist is murdered. In Taos County, Sheriff Ulysses Walker investigates the murder of a young man associated with Nuclear Peace and Justice.

Alternate history—1121 AD. The last free warbands of the Norse are scattered in the forests and hills of central Sweden. Denmark has fallen, consumed by the crusades, coerced into loyalty to foreign lords. Norway has bent the knee, making peace once their mighty king was slain. Only in Svealand, the old heart of the Swedish kingdom and the Norse people, does the fire of defiance yet burn, and even there just softly, flickering in the long dark winter.

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis is a captivating work of science fiction that takes listeners on an extraordinary journey to the mysterious planet Malacandra. In this first installment of Lewis's Space Trilogy, the narrative unfolds with the story of Dr. Elwin Ransom, a linguistics professor, who finds himself unexpectedly transported to an alien world.

Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the listener on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were magically given the power of language, would their communities evolve an intelligence as subtly discriminating as ours?