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An Oxford University biologist reveals the fascinating history of antibiotics, how we burned through them, and what that means for our future health. The discovery of antibiotics was one of humanity’s greatest achievements. Since their advent less than a century ago, antibiotics have saved...

He was someone who didn’t fit into my world. He belonged in my wildest fantasies instead of some run-down comedy club in Los Angeles. A clever, arrogant comedian named Anthony was the last person I expected to be stuck driving with on my cross-country drive. I need the help with gas and expenses though, so we made a deal.

Love, romance, dating. Mischa Jennings wants no part of any of it. He’s seen up close and personal how love can ruin your life and he’s vowed to stay far away from that emotion. Armed with a set of rules to keep him safe, he’s been going through life just fine. Then Indie Hearst comes bouncing into Eye Candy Ink and turns his whole world upside down. Suddenly, he’s breaking every one of his rules, but it’s okay. He’s not even close to falling for Indie. Right?

This lecture series with Sarah Shaw looks at several texts in the Pali Canon from the Dīgha Nikāya, the “collection of long discourses”. Sarah explores the Buddha’s teachings on subjects, including meditation, ethics, meditative states, and conditionality. This series is an excellent foundation for understanding the underpinnings of all Buddhist philosophy.

With Saint Joan, George Bernard Shaw reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc but unhappy with "the whitewash which disfigures her beyond recognition," he presents a realistic Joan at war not just with British invaders but with realpolitik. This is a masterpiece of the theater of ideas, presented in the most eloquent, vital, human, and moving terms.

I never thought I would be in this situation, fighting for survival in a world turned upside-down. But here I am, doing everything I can to keep my daughters safe in this apocalyptic dawn. It's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, our biggest worries were school, soccer practice, and what to make for dinner. Now, we're living in constant fear. The pack of abandoned dogs we've taken in helps, but it's a dangerous world out there. We've had to maintain a charade to keep looters at bay, by making our home, and the others on our street look like still occupied by our old neighbors.

Welcome to Eye Candy Ink.... Meet Atlas Warner. He’s the newest and youngest member at Eye Candy Ink and a talented tattoo artist. Neglected by his parents his whole life, he’s finally found the family that he’s always wanted at the shop. He’s happy with his life. He’s got a great job and even better friends. He thinks he’s got everything that he needs...until Darcy walks into the shop. One look at the shy girl with the kind eyes and the curvy body of a goddess and Atlas is hooked. Now, he just needs to show Darcy that he’s here to stay.

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is the fascinating tale of Henry Higgins, a professor of speech and phonetics who takes on the task of teaching Eliza Doolittle, a lower-class flower seller, how to "act like a lady".

I hate going to the doctors, but that’s not my problem right now. It’s that the new physician in town won’t stop trying to make me his. Alexi. I hate doctors. Hate everything about going to see them. The cold rooms, the stern faces, the way they act like they know your whole life because of a clipboard. So when I got sick, I put it off as long as humanly possible, but my fever is getting worse, so I bite the bullet and drag my miserable butt into Wolf Valley Medical. I’m prepared for a shot or some vile-tasting medicine. What I wasn’t prepared for was Dr. Hugh Mercer.

2082: The Weight of Memory. The Future in Ten Stories. The year is 2082. Humanity has survived the crises it once feared — but survival has come at a cost. Across ten cities, towns and villages worldwide, ordinary lives are caught in extraordinary systems. Memory can be copied, traded or...

George Bernard Shaws most well known work, adapted multiple times by film and stage, such as My Fair Lady and Pretty Woman, "Pygmalion" premiered in Vienna in 1913 before coming to england in 1914 on London's West End. This 5 act play introduces us to the irascible Professor Henry Higgins, who...

In a world drowning in deception, a remnant still hears the voice of God. The Ones Who Hear follows ordinary people thrust into extraordinary spiritual conflict as prophetic warnings, supernatural encounters and growing darkness begin reshaping the world around them. As fear spreads and truth become dangerous, those who remain faithful must decide whether they will follow comfort... or the voice of calling them deeper. A faith-based romantic thriller filled with suspense, spiritual warfare, mystery and redemption.

In a world where survival is never guaranteed, Graham and his people must make their final stand. When a ruthless enemy tightens its grip on Orcas Island, Graham and Corey launch a desperate mission to rescue the captives before time runs out. But the island is dangerous, the waters are deadly, and betrayal threatens to tear the group apart from within.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. At twenty-four, Ellie Warwick has learned to survive by keeping her life small. Then a mysterious brass lantern and a hidden library of unfinished stories draw her into the lives of people who once stood where she does now—at the edge of a choice that...

Enter the world of the Wicked Fae… where the realms of modern-day American society and the magic of ancient Faery collide! Stolen away from her childhood home, Aurelia is an outcast armed with nothing but her wits and will to survive—until one day her world is turned upside down. Hunted by an unknown assailant, she runs for her life, crashing headlong into Grey, the devastatingly handsome and lethal leader of the Syndicate.

A county road crew finds an unidentified man in a drainage ditch on Millford County's western edge. Detective Sergeant Garrett Hale of the Millford County Sheriff's Department begins working the case with almost nothing—no name, no record, no obvious crime. The medical examiner rules the death exposure, hypothermia. But the investigation that follows pulls at a quiet, carefully constructed sequence of institutional decisions that stripped a man named Warren Pruett of his job, his housing, and his access to the systems that might have helped him.

Devon Hayes has been part of my heart for as long as I can remember. He was older, untouchable, and too focused on protecting the world to notice a curvy wallflower like me. When he left Colorado to join the Army, I was terrified that I would never see him again. I couldn’t have that, so I took a chance and did something that I was never brave enough to do when we were in high school together. I wrote him letters. Hundreds of them. Every fear, every dream, every part of my heart poured onto paper.

A solemn promise. A changing family. A young girl determined to do what is right. When Lucia is entrusted with an important responsibility, she understands that keeping faith may require more courage and sacrifice than she ever imagined. As uncertainty and complicated family relationships test...

A man asks for help. A fire ends a life. A twisting mystery unfolds in a small Devon town… 'Crime fiction at its very best, a knotty mystery' Elly Griffiths 'Terrific … Perhaps his best yet' Ann Cleeves A SCORCHING SUMMER Down in the seaside town of Teignmouth, ex-Met detective Eden Driscoll...

Get the first three books in the bestselling Brooklyn Kings series and watch these sexy and dangerous men fall to their knees before their queens.