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Nicky Roth has always been a lonely kid. But that all changes when he and his family move to Raven Brooks and meet their eccentric neighbors, the Petersons. Nicky befriends the Petersons' son, Aaron, bonding over their talents for tinkering. Soon the boys are inseparable and using their skills to pull pranks on the townspeople. But something about Aaron bothers Nicky - people seem almost afraid of him and his family.

Scab McNally is convinced he almost caught a swamp creature in the local lake. So he heads back to his secret lab to invent a way to find proof in this hilarious story.

On no! It's Easter morning and someone has stolen all the Easter eggs! Will Easter be canceled? Not if Peter Cottontail can help it. When he hears Wily Wolf singing about his stolen eggs, Peter Cottontail hatches a plot to save Easter.

Dissolute, disenchanted Dmitri Olénin decides to join the army as a cadet and is despatched to the Caucasus. There, he is transformed by seeing how the indigenous people live in harmony with nature, how their lives have more meaning than those of the superficial social elite in Moscow, and he finds a new sense of self and purpose. But nothing is ever quite that simple.

Love and loyalty are tested to the very limits in this semi-autobiographical novella, which is one of Tolstoy’s best-loved works.

Sassy and Waldo are back! When Ms. Twohey announces that her class is going on a trip to the History Museum, Stewart is worried he's in for another long day of facts and learning. But nothing can be boring when you have two dogs in a trench coat along with you. Just hope they don't get too close to those huge dinosaur bones! 

One of Tolstoy’s most important shorter works, The Kreutzer Sonata presents a problematic view of the relationship between the sexes and promotes abstinence as the solution. Pozdnyshev jealously observes the intimacy that emerges between his wife and a violin player. Haunted by The Kreutzer Sonata, over which they bonded, it plays round and round in Pozdnyshev’s head driving him to distraction and to an unquenchable rage.

René Descartes is one of the formative figures in Western philosophy, logic and mathematics. His famous statement: "I think, therefore I am," has become perhaps the most famous phrase in all of philosophy. Descartes’s ground-breaking writings attempted to establish unshakeable foundations of knowledge, and set a trend for subsequent Western philosophy, which has endlessly critiqued and expanded upon his ideas.

These two great poems date from Shakespeare’s early years and are full of passion and invention. In Venus and Adonis, the goddess of love pleads with the beautiful boy to submit to her advances and become her love - but he only wants to hunt boar. In the more serious Rape of Lucrece, Shakespeare draws on the Roman tale of the Emperor Tarquin’s desire for Lucrece and its tragic consequencies. These poems give prominent parts to the two heroines, and Clare Corbett and Eve Best shine.

The rich life Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is featured here: His work as a doctor, his novels and journalistic writings, his support of Spiritualism and his defense of fairies. This is a unique set for the 150th anniversary of his birth. After his early years in medicine, the writing talents of Arthur Conan Doyle took over. Sherlock Holmes and Professor Challenger were among his successes.

Noch ahnt keiner der Lockes, wen Bode da aus dem Brunnen befreit hat: Die "Brunnenfrau" ist ein Dämon, dessen Geist dort gefangen gehalten war. Dieser Dämon war es auch, der Sam Lesser damit beauftragt hat, die magischen Schlüssel ausfindig zu machen... Alsbald nimmt die "Brunnenfrau" mithilfe des Geschlechter-Schlüssels die Gestalt eines jungen Mannes an und wird zu Zack. Um an weitere Schlüssel zu kommen, erschleicht sich Zack das Vertrauen von Tyler und Kinsey, den beiden älteren Locke-Geschwistern. Doch ein alter Lehrer an der Schule droht, die Pläne des Dämons zu durchkreuzen: Professor Ridgeway erkennt in Zack seinen ehemaligen Schüler Lukas, der vor Jahren spurlos verschwunden ist.

From the author of The Christmas Hirelings comes this Audible Exclusive production of Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s classic sensation novel Lady Audley’s Secret. English actress Olivia Poulet gives an assured and captivating narration; a cornerstone of the genre and a scandal at the time of its publication, Lady Audley’s Secret is an entertaining and shocking tale of high drama and shifting perceptions.

Olivia Colman reads E. Nesbit's classic novel. 'The Railway Children' is a masterpiece of children's fiction. It wonderfully evokes a bygone age and is packed with fun, excitement and adventure. When their father goes away unexpectedly, Roberta (Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis have to move from London to a cottage in the countryside. At the local station they make friends with the porter, Perks, and spend their time waving to the passengers on the trains.

Through an intriguing story of parents struggling with their troubled children and with their own personal problems, The Anatomy of Peace shows how to get past the preconceived ideas and self-justifying reactions that keep us from seeing the world clearly and dealing with it effectively.

Noch immer hat keiner der Lockes den Dämon, der als Zack im Keyhouse ein- und ausgeht, enttarnt. Kinsey Locke hat sich sogar in den charmanten Zack verliebt. Die dunkle Kreatur nutzt jede Gelegenheit, um an die magischen Schlüssel zu kommen. Doch einer will verhindern, dass der Dämon in den Besitz weiterer Schlüssel kommt: Der Geist von Sam Lesser ist im Keyhouse gefangen und hat Rache geschworen. Der Mord an ihrem Mann hat Nina Locke völlig aus der Bahn geworfen. Sie ertränkt ihre Sorgen in Alkohol und lädt die Verantwortung auf den Schultern ihrer Kinder Tyler und Kinsey ab.

Der Abschlussball der Lovecraft Highschool steht bevor - und mit ihm die legendäre Party, die jedes Jahr in der Höhle unter dem Keyhouse steigt. Es ist genau die Grotte, in der sich die höllische Tür zur Dämonenwelt befindet, die sich nur mit dem Omega-Schlüssel öffnen lässt. Doch glücklicherweise ist die Höhle geflutet und das Tor steht unerreichbar unter Wasser. Aber so schnell lässt sich der finstere Dämon nicht von seinen bösen Plänen abbringen: Er befiehlt den Schatten, die Höhle trockenzulegen. Währenddessen irrt der Geist Bodes ungesehen durch das Keyhouse.

Weder Tyler noch Kinsey haben die leiseste Ahnung, wer sich im Körper ihres kleinen Bruders eingenistet hat: In der Gestalt von Bode Locke kann der Dämon ungestört weiter nach dem Objekt der Begierde, dem Omega-Schlüssel, im Keyhouse suchen. Dieser Schlüssel öffnet die schwarze Tür, die den Dämonen Zutritt in die menschliche Welt verschafft. Aber die Locke-Geschwister wissen mittlerweile auch über die Macht des Schlüssels Bescheid. Deshalb hat Tyler ihn an einem fast unzugänglichen Ort versteckt...

There was a time when Ralphie May was one of the biggest stand-up comedians in the country, both by ticket sales and by tonnage. While some things changed - Ralphie lost half his body weight - others did not: He will be remembered as one of the most successful comics of his time. Completed just months before his untimely passing, in This Might Get a Little Heavy, Ralphie takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of his life and career, one that winds across the country, over obstacles, beyond heartbreak, and through the golden age of stand-up.

Almena Guillory, better known as the Grizzly Queen of the West, has plenty to recommend her for the noose, but US Marshal Apostle Richardson enforces the law, he doesn't decide it. When a posse tries to lynch Almena ahead of her trial, Apostle refuses their form of expedited justice - and receives a bullet for his trouble. Before escaping, however, Almena unexpectedly saves his life by absorbing his wound through the use of dangerous flesh magic.

Bode findet einen weiteren magischen Schlüssel, der Menschen in Tiere verwandeln kann. Doch nicht nur der Locke-Sprössling, sondern auch Zack macht sich die Zauberkraft des Tier-Schlüssels zu Nutze: Er nimmt die Gestalt eines Wolfs an, um Kinsey und Tyler unerkannt zu töten. Zum Glück ist Bode, der sich in einen Spatz verwandelt hat, zur Stelle und greift den Dämon mit einem Spatzenschwarm an. Die Locke-Geschwister werden immer misstrauischer: Wer steckt hinter den sich häufenden Angriffen?

Kim Hughes is the most highly decorated bomb disposal operator serving in the British Army. He was awarded the George Cross in 2009 following a gruelling six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, during which he defused 119 improvised explosive devices, survived numerous Taliban ambushes and endured a close encounter with the Secretary of State for Defence.