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A new recording of Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man, narrated by Marin Ireland, Ari Fliakos, and Prentice Onayemi! The Illustrated Man, a classic collection of interconnected stories, is a seminal work in Ray Bradbury’s career, whose extraordinary power and imagination remain undimmed by...

Charlotte “Lottie” McAlister is in the zone. She’s ready to take on the next chapter of her life, and since she doesn’t have a man, she’ll do what she’s done all along. She’ll take care of business on her own. Even if that business means starting a family. The problem is, Lottie has a stalker. The really bad kind. The kind that means she needs a bodyguard. Enter Mo Morrison. Mo doesn’t say much, and Lottie’s used to getting attention. And she wants Mo’s attention. Badly. But Mo has a strict rule. If he’s guarding your body, that’s all he’s doing with it.

En una carrera insaciable por obtener la máxima cantidad de tierra posible, Pajóm recibe una oferta que parece irresistible: ¡toda la tierra que pueda recorrer en un día será suya! Pero hay una condición: si no regresa al punto de partida antes del atardecer, perderá todo.

When a mock murder game staged for charity threatens to turn into the real thing, the intrepid Hercule Poirot is called in to take part in this Dead Man’s Folly, a classic from the queen of suspense, Agatha Christie. Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel...

In a remote part of 19th-century Afghanistan, two British adventurers pursue their ambition to rule an empire. Using betrayal, threats, and guns, they win the respect of a primitive tribe and become worshipped as gods until one day they draw blood, and the game is up. "The Man Who Would Be King" is an action-packed tale about the pitfalls of colonialism and the temptations and evils of power.

Todos tenemos talentos y dones que hacen que tengamos una ligera ventaja sobre los demás. Con seguridad, en varias ocasiones has querido ayudar a los demás, en vista de las facilidades que tienes para realizar algo. Pero ¿te has puesto a pensar qué pasaría si algunos de estos talentos cayeran en las manos equivocadas? Sería un gran peligro, sin duda.

Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook The Man in the Brown Suit The Man in the Brown Suit is Agatha Christie at her best, as a young woman makes a dangerous decision to investigate a shocking “accidental” death she witnesses at a London tube station. Pretty, young...

Born from Bukowski's columns, the LA underground press of the 1960s, Bukowski defined his early alter ego, Hank Chinaski, as a self-described dirty old man who eyes his defeatist attitude about himself with his clarity to see humor and holiness in others. Addictive and instructive listening, Bukowski delivers the humanity and intelligence of all the unseen. Filled with his usual obsessions - sex, booze, gambling - Notes features Bukowski's offbeat insights into politics and literature, and his tortured, violent relationships.

In this book, a range of contemporary authors explore 'what happens next' when the Great Detective confronts mysteries which question reason. A summons from Irene Adler’s daughter; a chance encounter with one of Houdini’s fraud investigators; the enigma of Dr John Silence. Mysterious events at Mary Morstan’s old school, and a threat to Queen Victoria. The return of the German agent Von Bork, somewhat changed, and a desperate hunt for a killer through the alleys of London with none other than Professor Van Helsing.

The Man of the Month Club meetings are the hottest ticket in Indy as word of the matchmaking app's successful pairings begins to spread. Meet all 12 lucky couples the app chooses in this hot collection of matchmaker romances.

Esta obra es una profunda exploración del alma humana y sus conflictos eternos. A través de una narración conmovedora, Tólstoi nos lleva en un viaje por las pasiones, miedos y esperanzas que definen nuestra existencia. Enfrentando dilemas morales y espirituales, los personajes de esta obra buscan respuestas a la pregunta esencial: ¿Qué es lo que realmente da sentido y propósito a la vida?

Louis L'Amour said that the West was no place for the frightened or the mean. It was a "big country needing big men and women to live in it." This volume presents nine of L'Amour's ever-popular short stories - history that lives forever.

Full-cast dramatisations of six masterpieces from the founding fathers of dystopian fiction Dark and disturbing, provocative and prescient, dystopian literature has long captured our imagination with its nightmarish visions of forbidding future worlds. Included here are six classic novels of...

Kipling, a Nobel Prize-winner, tells the story of two Englishmen, with 20 rifles and two donkeys, setting off from India into the wild unknown to win a kingdom. Added to the adventure is a surprise ending.

Chesterton's talent as a mystery writer is displayed in this collection of detective stories, The Man Who Knew Too Much. In each story, the star detective, Horne Fisher, deals with another strange mystery: the vanishing of a priceless coin, the framing of an Irish "prince" freedom fighter, an eccentric rich man dies during an obsessive fishing trip, another vanishing during an ice skate, a statue crushing his own uncle, and a few more.

Brett Sebastian is the very best kind of friend. Who else would get me a job at one of the biggest corporations in America? And hook me up with his uber-rich cousin to boot? And let me cry on his shoulder every time said cousin blows me off? Okay, it’s pretty obvious that Brett cares about me in a different way than I do for him, but he seems fine with how things are. Until one fateful night when I'm mooning over his cousin, and Brett utters four words that should make me happy for him, should make me relieved, should balance out our uneven relationship: “I met a girl.”

The Man of the Month Club monthly meetings are the hottest ticket in Indianapolis as word of the matchmaking application's surprising, wildly successful pairings spreads. Meet three lucky couples the app chooses in this hot collection of friends-to-lovers, second chance, single parent, and opposites-attract romances.

Meet three lucky couples the app chooses in this hot collection of opposites attract and enemies-to-lovers romances. These three romance quickies are scorching novellas featuring sexy heroes, curvy heroines, seductive instalove, sizzling bedroom scenes, and satisfying happily-ever-after endings. Binge-listen to Man of the Month Club, Season 2 now, and enjoy three perfectly-portioned tastes of steamy romance to satisfy your craving.

The Man of the Month Club monthly meetings become the hottest ticket in Indianapolis as word of the new matchmaking application's surprising, wildly successful pairings begins to spread. These three romance quickies are scorching novellas featuring sexy heroes, curvy heroines, seductive instalove, sizzling bedroom scenes, and satisfying happily-ever-after endings. Binge-listen to Man of the Month Club, Season 1 now, and enjoy three perfectly-portioned tastes of steamy romance to satisfy your craving.

When aging artist David Bittacy develops an increasingly intimate bond with the forest surrounding his home, his devotion to the trees becomes something deeper—mystical, unsettling, and profoundly transformative. His wife Sophia, rooted in conventional faith and fearful of the wild unknown, watches with growing dread as the woods seem to claim her husband in ways she cannot understand.