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To stop the coming apocalypse, a fellowship was formed. A soldier, a thief, a lost prince, and a young girl bonded by fate and looming disaster. Each step along this path has changed the party, forging deep alliances and greater enmities. All the while, hostile forces have hunted them, fearing what they might unleash. Armies wage war around them. For each step has come with a cost—in blood, in loss, in heartbreak. Now, they must split, traveling into a vast region of ice and to a sprawling capital of the world they’ve only known in stories.

From the internationally bestselling author, keynote speaker and world-renowned business consultant, Nicola Cook, comes this specially expanded and updated 15-year anniversary edition of her powerful and life-changing book A New You. Is there something in your life that’s not working or something about yourself you’d like to change? You’re not alone. Almost all of us feel that way at some time or another.

Alidor is a world of many tales and there is no better collector of them than I. Toiled and sweated I have, scoured the lands far and conversed with hundreds I did. So much so my hidey holes and secret places burst at the seams with stolen tales. Stories however need to be shared, so here I have chosen my favorite for you. Will it be the brothers Balmoth who draw your eye or perhaps an extremely cunning thief is more to your taste.

After twenty-five years in the remote English countryside, living under an assumed name, Erica Miller has decided it’s time for the world to hear her story—from her point of view, rather than from the tabloids or the gossips who think she got away with murder. She hires Prudence Carr to write about her privileged childhood, her marriage, the affairs, the day her husband disappeared, and the day his body was found in the marshes. Despite evidence against her, the jury refused to convict, leaving Erica to live a life of quiet isolation.

When Peri Sanderson achieves her dream of moving from London to a cottage in the English countryside, she expects her domestic bliss will be complete when her wife, Karla, leaves her London job to join her. Peri sees their future together as growing vegetables, tending some chickens, and chatting with the locals by a roaring log fire in a quaint village pub.

Nothing bad has ever happened in the Green Forest, until now. When a mysterious stranger moves in and rabbits begin to disappear, the residents grow fearful.

"Il viaggiatore vide città che esistevano identiche duemilatrecento anni avanti che lui passasse. Era vestito di bianco e calzava sandali: era forse quella l'unica misura per rispettare un luogo. Riempiva il taccuino di impressioni. Al ritorno si accorse che le pagine erano completamente bianche, come se la sua scrittura fosse scivolata via." Non meno aeree e trasognate dei luoghi fantastici creati da Swift o Rabelais, le città visitate in questo viaggio esoterico hanno sembianze reali, nomi consueti, segni tracciati su mappe e segnavia.

Nel 1871, quando il sedicenne Arthur Rimbaud, da Charleville, invia i propri versi a Paul Verlaine, che di anni ne ha ventisette ed è già uno stimato poeta, non può immaginare che quella lettera cambierà per sempre il loro destino. Verlaine, entusiasta, invita subito Arthur a Parigi, dove i due si amano, si ubriacano, litigano, scrivono versi. Suscitando ovviamente le furie della moglie di Verlaine che da pochi mesi gli ha dato anche un figlio. Paul e Arthur fuggono a Londra dove sopravvivono tra baruffe e sbronze, passione e poesia.

Charlotte is a British expatriate who has recently settled in the nation’s capital with her second husband, a man who looks intriguingly like Clark Gable, but her enviable dinner parties and soirées aren’t the only things she is planning. Meanwhile, Charlie Leigh-Hunt has been posted to Washington as a replacement for Guy Burgess, last seen disappearing around the corner and into the Soviet Union. Charlie is soon shocked to cross paths with Charlotte, an old flame of his, who, thanks to all her gossipy parties, has a packed pocketbook full of secrets she is eager to share.

Being reborn as an immortal defender of the realm gets awfully damn tiring over the years—or at least that's what Sir Kay's thinking as he claws his way up from beneath the earth, yet again. Kay fought at Hastings, and at Waterloo, and in both World Wars. After a thousand years, he thought he was used to dealing with a crisis. But now he finds himself in a strange new world where oceans have risen, armies have been privatized, and half of Britain’s been sold to the Chinese. The dragon that's running amok, that he can handle. The rest? He's not so sure.

Patrick Brodie is on the way up. He is a risk-taker like his alcoholic father, and knows exactly how far he is prepared to go to get what he wants. Before long, Patrick has ruthlessly taken out the old guard of the criminal underworld and become a legend in his own lifetime.

Magic is outlawed. A corrupt king rules the land. A mysterious plague fells the people. Rumors spread that the origins of the plague are stemming from the industrial revolution taking place in The Continent’s capital of Owenoak. Time is ticking for the crown prince to mount a rebellion, form allies, and reunite the ancient magical families before his elder brother’s greed and ignorance swallows the world in a wave of sickness and death.

In this short tale for fans of Cinderella and Bridgerton, Pearl’s ball gown may carry the whiff of mothballs, but her dance card for the duke’s ball is full…until she loses a shoe. In her enthusiasm, Pearl’s foot slides out of her too-big damask slipper in the middle of a dance and gets kicked around the ballroom to the amusement of the sophisticated guests. What is a spirited but clumsy heroine to do? Can her composure and good humor save her social dignity?

This audiobook has been made to make Shona accessible to all. Shona is the native language of Zimbabwe. It is written by mums for Zimbabwean immigrant parents who are interested in teaching their children about their language and culture.

Recently home from their trip to Brighton, Eliza and Connie are deep in preparation for the local village fete. Half the villagers are involved too, and once the marquee is assembled, it soon fills up with eager stall holders. With the competition prizes awarded, the afternoon is almost at an end, but everything stops when a body is found hidden amongst the debris. Dead!

Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life in the New Forest. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he likes his familiar habits and routines. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s business now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul: she doesn’t stay still long enough for a habit or routine. She’s currently on a private island keeping world-famous author Rosie D’Antonio alive. Which was meant to be an easy job. Then a dead body, a bag of money, and a killer with their sights on Amy mean an end to Steve’s quiet life.

Überall, wo Kinder in die Welt aufbrechen, gibt es Alternativen zu einem Leben, das immer schneller, technischer und komplizierter wird. In diesem Hörbuch zeigen Julia Dibbern und Nicola Schmidt, wie Eltern und Kinder ihre Bedürfnisse nach Nähe, Natur und Langsamkeit gemeinsam ausleben können. Die beiden Pionierinnen der Artgerecht-Bewegung haben Wege zu mehr Entschleunigung und Nachhaltigkeit im Alltag mit Kindern gefunden, und zwar jenseits vom Vereinbarkeitsstress isolierter Kleinfamilien.

All three high-stakes romantic suspense books in Monica McCabe's Jewel Intrigue series are collected together in one. The omnibus includes Diamond Legacy, Emerald Fire, and Phantom Pearl.

The veil between the living and the dead is obscured, chaos becomes panacea, and characters take drastic measures into their own hands. Survivors of all kinds seek strategy and solace: a group of homeless people organize an occupation of vacant condos, a new resident to a disturbing neighbourhood tries to make sense of madness, a dog investigates the sudden disappearance of his owner. The five intertwined vignettes in the title story are set in a Caribbean country where the spectre of the sugar plantation haunts everyone.

Shelagh Delaney was just 19 when her debut play, A Taste of Honey, premiered in 1958. One of the great ‘kitchen sink dramas’, it was ground-breaking in its portrayal of working-class Northern women, gay and Black men, and influenced popular culture from The Smiths to Coronation Street. This collection opens with a 2004 radio production of A Taste of Honey, followed by seven dramas specially written for BBC Radio, all showcasing Delaney’s extraordinary gift for depicting the experiences and emotions of ordinary women and children.