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The history of human civilization is an astonishing story of migration, innovation, and social development. Now, the exciting new field of "big history" allows us to explore human civilizations in ways unavailable to historians of previous generations. Big history scholars take a multidisciplinary approach to study great spans of time, unlocking important themes, trends, and developments across time and space.

The Aftermath of a stunning victory—especially an unexpected, complete, and final victory—should be high-fives all around, listening to politicians give boring congratulatory speeches, and a well-deserved rest for the Merry Band of Pirates. Yes, the galaxy is still a freakin' mess, but that is nothing new, and for a change, that can be someone else's problem. Until, you know, something really bad happens, and only the Pirates can deal with the problem... Or not.

The Merry Band of Pirates are in desperate trouble after the end of their last mission, and the real danger to humanity is just getting started. Hostile aliens have discovered there is something odd going on with wormholes in the galaxy, and their investigations could lead to finding a shortcut to Earth....

After saving the world many times, the Merry Band of Pirates have accepted the inevitable: Earth is doomed. All they can do is try to bring a few thousand people to safety, before vicious aliens arrive to destroy humanity's homeworld. No. There is one other thing they can do: hit the enemy so hard that the aliens will regret they ever heard of humans.

Hal Mason's still going to find surviving the System Apocalypse challenging. While bringing in his latest fugitive, Hal's payday is interrupted by the translucent blue boxes that herald Earth's introduction to the System - a galaxy spanning wave of structured mystical energy that destroys all electronics and bestows game-like abilities upon mankind. With society breaking down and mutating wildlife rampaging through the city of Pittsburgh, those who remain will sacrifice anything for a chance at earning their next Level.

An awe-inspiring narrative about the power of nature and our place within it, from the creator of My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker Craig Foster “Amphibious Soul is an important book. . . . This book isn't about learning how to be wild but rather a guide to recognizing and reconnecting with the...

You already know that your husband, boyfriend, or son is wired differently from you, but do you know what that really means? It means, among other things, that he's been given the gift of a unique visual wiring - and the challenges that come with it. Through the compassion and candor in this audiobook, you can learn what men have long wished the women in their lives knew but didn't know how to explain - and see the difference this awareness makes.

From DJ gigs in Southampton nightclubs to chart-topping global fame, Craig David found overnight success as a teenager. With no place for feelings of insecurity, he learned to push them down, building a reputation as the man who always had a smile on his face. Further down the line, things began to unravel. All the negative feelings Craig had been ignoring rose to the surface. He had to change his thinking.

Three best-selling quit-drinking books including Alcohol Lied to Me, The Alcohol Illusion, and Alcohol Lied to Me Again. Craig Beck was a successful and functioning professional man in spite of a two-bottles-of-wine-a-night drinking habit. For 20 years he struggled with a drinking problem, all the time refusing to label himself an alcoholic because he did not think he met the stereotypical image that the word portrayed.

Whether venturing into a blood-spattered farm in Texas, down a lonely mountain road in Alabama, or into the deceptively sunny Ohio suburbs, acclaimed mystery writer Craig Rice lends her hard-boiled style and a wicked irony to this gallery of real-life murders. A saintly middle-aged widow bludgeoned to death in her New Jersey home; the headless torsos of two women found floating in the Lake of the Ozarks; a New Year’s fire in Pennsylvania set to cover the traces of a more ghastly crime; a traveling evangelist on a divine mission blown to bits in Berkeley....

The galaxy is doomed. Monkeys may be clever and too stubborn to give up, but Skippy The Idiot Who Got Played knows the harsh truth: this is a fight he can’t win. The odds are not only stacked against him, he was designed not to win this fight. Maybe he can salvage some faint memory of the civilizations that inhabit the galaxy, but those beings are doomed. Doomed. Including the Merry Band of Pirates.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The ultimate guide to writing a great screenplay and building a screenwriting career, from the creators of the hit podcast Scriptnotes—featuring contributions from film and TV legends Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Michael Schur, Rian Johnson, Aline Brosh McKenna...

Boundless Skies explores classic sci-fi themes through a contemporary lens. Continuing the legacy of decades gone by, these fast-paced standalone stories offer wondrous settings, philosophical sci-fi questions, and twists that pack a punch.

A much-loved Florida writer chronicles the quirky, touching, and thought-provoking stories of the Sunshine State today  In Welcome to Florida, award-winning investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author Craig Pittman introduces listeners to the people, creatures, places, and...

Ein amerikanischer Ureinwohner liegt tot in einem Hotelzimmer in Mayfair. Er hat eine Kugel im Kopf, und sein Gürtel fehlt. Holmes schlussfolgert, dass der Mord mit dem Goldenen Thronjubiläum unserer geliebten Königin zusammenhängt. Prächtige Feierlichkeiten sind geplant – Feuerwerk, Blaskapellen, die Kronjuwelen werden ausgestellt, die Königin fährt auf der königlichen Barke die Themse entlang. Doch ein Schurke plant, die Feierlichkeiten ins Chaos zu stürzen. Holmes muss herausfinden, welches Unheil bevorsteht, und es verhindern.

Die Schachtel mit Karten: Leichenteile treffen per Post ein. Rache für Ehebruch? Oder steckt etwas anderes dahinter? Ein Bruder und eine Schwester aus einer streng religiösen Familie verschwinden. Scotland Yard meint, sie seien nur auf einem wilden Ausflug. Ein grauenhaftes Paket trifft ein. Ein schreckliches Verbrechen ist im Gange. Sherlock Holmes wird hinzugezogen.

Das Abenteuer der Beryll-Anarchisten: Haben die Söhne ihren Vater verraten? Haben sie die vertraulichen Kundendaten seiner Bank gestohlen? Haben sie diese Daten einer Bande von Schurken gegeben, die sie zur Erpressung nutzen werden? Der Bankier bittet Holmes inständig um Ermittlungen. Waren es wirklich seine Söhne? Oder vielleicht seine Tochter? Oder ihr Freund? Oder die üppige Magd?

Der Mann, der verdreht, aber hip war: Wir schreiben das Jahr 1897, Frankreich ist durch die Dreyfus-Affäre zerrissen. Westminster braucht Sherlock Holmes' Hilfe, um die Ausbreitung des Antisemitismus, der Frankreich erfasst hat, zu verhindern. Ein junger Offizier im Auswärtigen Amt kündigt plötzlich seinen Posten. Seine Frau bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe.

Champions of the world ... until the end of time? New Rhye should have been a utopia. A glittering metropolis built on beauty and innovation, with King Mustapha jump-starting an Age of Harmony. But triumph soon became disaster: even a desperate quest to the edge of Rhye could not prevent the ultimate calamity. The entire timeline became an elaborate trap set by Marnis, the Creator ... designed to ensnare the seraph and destroy him, along with everything he had made. With Death on their very heels, Mustapha and his companions escaped with their lives.

In the depths of the night, when the world hushes, and the mind seeks refuge from the day's tumult, "Whispers of the Forest" beckons you into an enchanting realm where tranquility reigns supreme. This unique audio experience is more than a story; it's a passage to profound relaxation and restorative sleep, meticulously crafted to guide weary souls to the peace that eludes them in the hustle and bustle of everyday life.