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The blackness of eternal night encompassed me. The intense darkness oppressed and stifled me so that I struggled for breath. Having been condemned to death by the Spanish Inquisition, the narrator descends into a kind of hell. Dizzy with weakness and fainting with fear, he experiences such torments that death itself would be welcome. What troubles him most is the eternal question: how will he die? Toledo Prison is notorious for the torture of the condemned. What minds have dreamed up the terror of the pit in the centre of the cell?

Here is a test, a puzzle for you. It is a faithful account of two most gruesome murders. Can you work out what actually happened in the early hours of one fateful morning in the Rue Morgue? Before you start, here are a few tips. To be a good detective you need the same skills as a good card-player. You must consider and examine every detail, not just the obvious ones. You have to observe every change in a person's face, everything they say, everything they do and you must always expect the unexpected. And finally, you must remember it all.

Poor Judas - he just can't decide what to do with his life. Everybody expects him to follow in his father's footsteps, but he has too many doubts. Then one day he meets a man who changes everything. With new hope and a new sense of purpose, Judas leaves his home and his family to follow Jesus. But for how long can Judas accept the simplicity of Jesus's work? How soon will his mind return to its former complex ways? Tortured by increasing doubts, troubled by rivalry within the group and sensing that time is running short, Judas feels compelled to take action.

Mary's childhood in Magdala leaves her with emotional scars she fears will never heal - until she meets Jesus. Recognising the importance of Jesus' work, she decides to do all that she can to support him, but what good can a woman do in a man's world? Will Mary ever be accepted by Jesus' other disciples? What will she learn from the miracles she witnesses and from her many conversations with the Son of God? To Mary the message seems simple, so why can't others believe?

Although Simon has no idea why Jesus is beckoning to him from the beach, he agrees to leave his nets and follow him. A robust, enthusiastic fisherman, Simon makes more mistakes and asks more questions than the other disciples. Why then, he wonders, does Jesus call him Peter, which means 'rock'? When Jesus is arrested everybody except Simon Peter flees, but is he brave enough to stand by Jesus until the end? After Jesus' death, how will Simon Peter spread Jesus' teachings? Will he make the right decisions? Can he calm the rivalries developing among Jesus' followers?

Mary is a young woman living a simple life in Nazareth, when an angel's visit changes her life forever. She has been chosen by God to bear him a son. She alone amongst women has been chosen to bear the agony and the joy. From the moment of his birth, she knows that Jesus' life will be like no other. She has been warned of the pain that lies ahead. When Jesus begins his work, how will she react to her increasing awareness of the dangers facing her son?

Bleak House is one of a series of retellings of classic literature by publishers Real Reads. True to the original plot, characters and themes, Real Reads also imitate the original author's style.

Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it all—and was finally redeemed by his new job, and his twenty-eight-year-old boss, at Starbucks. In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It was the most influential marriage of the nineteenth century–and one of history’ s most enduring love stories. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power...

In Unstoppable Me, written by New York Times bestselling author and champion surfer Bethany Hamilton with husband, Adam Dirks, tells the story of Makana the lion, who loves to surf but loses her nerve when she wipes out. When her friend encourages her to go back out again, Makana summons up the...

As the world mourns the loss of Diana, Princess of Wales, one young woman uncovers a forgotten story of passion, betrayal, and a scandal surrounding the British crown in this unforgettable novel by the bestselling author of The Secret Wife. Two women who challenged the Crown. Divided by time...

IN WARTIME, THE RULES OF LOVE CHANGE … 1854. Britain is fighting a gruesome war. There has been no news of Lucy Gray since she eloped with handsome and impetuous Captain Charlie Harvington and embarked with him to the Crimea. Dorothea Gray will risk anything to heal the rift with her little...

In December 1872, HMS Challenger embarked on the first round-the-world oceanographic expedition. Its goal: to shine a light on the mysteries of the deep sea. For the next four years, Challenger's naturalists explored the oceans, encountering never-before-seen marvels of marine life. The expedition’s achievements are the stuff of legend. It identified major ocean currents and defining features of the seafloor. It measured worldwide sea temperatures and chemistry. And, most spectacularly of all, it collected nearly five thousand sea creatures and plants new to science.

The TV show, The Great Big Thank You, is feel-good, family entertainment, in which Good Samaritans are reunited with those whose lives they saved. But Christian Tidy - media star and champion of re-wilding - is on a social media collision course with Martha McCann, a woman who talks to her beans and wants to restore her local allotments instead.

Qui n'a jamais perdu foi en l'existence ? Qui n'a jamais été épuisé – voire écœuré – au point de douter de la valeur même de la vie ? Lily en est là. Une rupture, beaucoup de désillusions… mais ce n'est pas cette part de son histoire qui nous intéresse. Grâce à Mère-Grand et au Petit Poucet, Lily va découvrir un autre chemin. Loin d'un conte de fées, c'est une renaissance, aux antipodes des faux-semblants et des égoïsmes. Les Heureux Hasards vont la conduire jusqu'à la face cachée du monde tel qu'on ne le montre jamais.

England im Jahr 1840. Zwei Jahrzehnte sind vergangen, seit Cassandra Austen von ihrer geliebten Schwester Jane Abschied nehmen musste, und noch immer vergeht kein Tag, an dem sie sich nicht um das Andenken der berühmten Schriftstellerin sorgt. Als sie das Haus ihrer gemeinsamen Freundin Eliza Fowle besucht, stößt sie auf einen verborgenen Schatz: Janes Briefe.

Wer kennt es nicht – das mulmige Gefühl, dass die Zeiten immer schwieriger werden und das Leben uns vor immer mehr Herausforderungen stellt? »Gerade jetzt ist es wichtig, Glücks-Skills zu entwickeln, um zu Gelassenheit, Zuversicht und Lebensfreude zu finden«, weiß Anjana Gill. In 12 inspirierenden Lektionen zeigt dir die bekannte Glücks-Expertin, wie du aus dem ständigen Sorgenkarussell aussteigen und Glücks-Hindernisse aus dem Weg räumen kannst.

On racontait qu'on allait marcher sur la Lune, on disait qu'en l'an 2000 on se déplacerait en voiture volante. On parlait d'un Aérotrain capable de battre tous les records de vitesse. Mais comment participer à tout ça quand on vit, comme Gino, au fin fond d'un village de l'Orléanais, quand le bulletin scolaire est en berne, quand on se demande comment séduire Roxane, la fille entrevue au bal du village des années plus tôt ?

Olivia Crawford hates to get up early. For anything. Even a fun road trip. At least she can have her favorite snacks. Tristan Black appears to love only his custom A-Team van. He's the driver on this road trip and announces, "No snacks in the van!" It takes one bad gas station burrito and a special gummy to get him to loosen up and share why he is so obsessed with his van. Could Tristan and Olivia find their way to friendship or more? Or is it a recipe for disaster?

Complete with tried and tested strategic frameworks, tools and practical advice, Gill McLaren's 6-Step approach to defining your Who, What, With, Why, Where and When will give you all the stimulus, encouragement and tools you need to rediscover your strengths, values and passions, and to help you steer your life back on track.