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When an author of fiction employs the imagination and sets characters in a new location, they are in a sense creating a world. Might such fictional worlds give us a deeper appreciation of our own? Many readers have found themselves, like the Pevensie children, transported by C.S. Lewis into...

This fine collection of intelligent, unabridged short stories about intriguing, interesting and sometimes inspirational men is an audio treat for young and old, male or female. A carefully compiled anthology featuring timeless tales from classic authors including Charles Dickens, F. Scott...

Ovnis : engins extraterrestres, supercheries ou erreurs d’interprétation ? Pour la première fois au Québec, un ex-adepte d’ufologie brise l’omerta qui règne dans la communauté des ufologues–ces soi-disant chercheurs de vérité.

Like the creation myths they supersede, the revelations of science are seared into our collective imagination through storytelling. From Archimedes' bath to Newton's apple, vivid accounts of scientific discovery help us understand the principles behind each theory, and add to the larger narrative of how the universe works, and how we came to be here. This anthology draws out and distils science's love of narrative from a wide range of scientific disciplines, weaving theory into very human stories.

His thick hair, cold blue eyes, and strong jaw held power in a conference meeting, causing women to melt in his presence. I’ve wanted to confront him on his stubborn attitude and critical demands for employees. I’d bitten my tongue in many scenarios and held in my true feelings over a dozen times. Keeping the peace was necessary until I had enough experience under my belt to move on to bigger and better things. The only problem was, Craft Marketing was the bigger and better, and the longer I stuck it out with him, the more opportunities would arise.

All Danika Frost wanted was to lead a normal life and go to college. It’s too bad destiny had other plans. After her mother is brutally attacked, Dani inherits the family business: protecting the world from things that go bump in the night. With the help of the Ink, ancient spirits who live in her skin as tattoos, Dani must hunt down demons and the necromancers who raise them. Alone in the dark city streets of Blackthorn, Dani meets a young girl named Cassie. Her sister is missing, and Dani recognizes the tell-tale signs of demonic possession.

Michael Brock tenía prisa. Se abría paso como podía en el escalafón de Drake & Sweeney, un enorme bufete de Washington D.C. Era una estrella emergente sin ningún tiempo que perder; no podía permitirse ni un respiro, ni detenerse a echar calderilla en los vasos de cartón de los mendigos. No tenía tiempo para la conciencia. Pero un encontronazo violento con un hombre sin techo estuvo a punto de detenerlo. Michael sobrevivió, pero no su asaltante. ¿Quién era aquel tipo? Michael investigó y dio con un oscuro secreto, un secreto que involucraba a Drake & Sweeney.

Primera entrega de esta trilogía que nos permite conocer de boca de la propia Cleopatra su verdadera historia: una historia fascinante de ambición, pasión y traición.

Ella es Crystal Wyatt, nacida en un rancho de California, de belleza incomparable y grandes dotes artísticas, que sueña con Hollywood y con llegar a la cima del estrellato. Él es Spencer Hill, un apuesto oficial que, tras intervenir en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se convierte en abogado y alcanza puestos de gran responsabilidad en la Casa Blanca. Ambos están destinados a amarse, pero entre ellos se interponen la política, la guerra, un matrimonio de conveniencia y el sorprendente mundo del cine.

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction In this groundbreaking new book, Thomas Page McBee, a trans man, trains to fight in a charity match at Madison Square Garden while struggling to untangle the vexed relationship between masculinity and violence. Through his experience of...

A collection of heartfelt letters filled with faith, hope, encouragement, and inspiration for anyone navigating life's difficult seasons. Written to remind listeners they are not alone, each chapter offers comfort, perspective, and strength for the journey ahead.

In Whispering Hollow, a family of white rabbits has survived for years by obeying a long list of warnings: never cross the open meadow, never enter the old orchard, never travel after sunset, and never trust a sound that cannot be explained. Their caution once protected them, but over time it has grown into a cage. When a landslide seals the safest tunnel to their winter food stores, parents Elian and Mara, their children Pip and Lumi, and Grandmother Thistle must travel through places their family has feared for generations.

What does it really mean to be a man? In Man Alive, Thomas Page McBee attempts to answer that question by focusing on two of the men who most impacted his life - one, his otherwise ordinary father who abused him as a child, and the other, a mugger who almost killed him. Standing at the brink of the life-changing decision to transition from female to male, McBee seeks to understand these examples of flawed manhood and tells us how a brush with violence sent him on the quest to untangle a sinister past and freed him to become the man he was meant to be.

Da Emily i løbet af få dage mister både job, bolig og kommende ægtemand, er hun fast besluttet på at benytte den nyvundne frihed til endelig at forfølge sin drøm. Hun vil åbne en café i den smukke landsby, Essendale, i Yorkshire. Emily finder dog hurtigt ud af, at hun nok har gabt over...

You know him as a swashbuckling, giant-nosed lover immortalised in a play... but did you know he wrote one of the earliest sci-fi novels? Long before Edmond Rostand immortalized him, the real Cyrano de Bergerac was a freethinking philosopher and soldier who turned his sharp wit from the...

När Clara Newtons fästman dog i andra världskriget trodde hon att hennes liv var över, men nu tar hon hand om föräldralösa barn som, precis som hon, förlorade allt under kriget. Barn som lilla Peg som vägrar prata, och Joyce vars kropp förstördes av polio. Clara älskar dem alla, även om livet som husmor kan vara ensamt – särskilt nu när grannen Ivor, krigshjälten med de glittrande bruna ögonen, har försvunnit. Men snart nås Clara av förfärliga nyheter. Barnhemmet ska säljas och barnen skickas iväg.

Escape into the world of Sally Page with the perfect armchair read! From the author of phenomenal bestsellers The Keeper of Stories and The Book of Beginnings comes another novel that will warm your heart. An unexpected guest. One mystery to solve… All Lara wanted was a quiet life as a florist...

From TikTok sensation Tierney Page comes a spicy, forbidden romance about second chances, secrets and lies that’s perfect for fans of Ana Huang and Lauren Asher. Anna’s not looking for love. Fresh from a divorce, she needs an escape. One reckless night of fun—and the gorgeous Irishman who...

A spicy, swoony forbidden romance from BookTok sensation Tierney Page. Some secrets should stay behind closed doors… Gemma’s got it all figured out: she has her amazing best friends April and Anna, a high-paying job, and a dating life that’s strictly no-strings-attached. Men fall at her...

Sometimes the right love comes from the wrong place. All I ever wanted was a love like my parents had—something deep, irrevocable, and all-consuming. The kind of love that’s written about in stories. And I thought I found it with Lucas, my fiancé. We had it all: the house, the cat, and the...