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Letty is a delicate girl who is forced to move from lush Virginia to desolate West Texas in the 1880s. The numbing blizzards, the howling sand storms, and the loneliness of the prairie all combine to undo her nerves. But it is the wind itself, a demon personified, that eventually drives her over the brink of madness.

In 1930s New York, the hot sensation of the cabaret circuit is urbane illusionist Art Hardwicke, whose stage name - Supermind - hints at his real-life mentalist powers. In this episode, there is a rescue in the nick of time, a movie about Art’s life is announced and the Professor - exposed as a Nazi mastermind - attempts to escape via Panama.

In 1930s New York, the hot sensation of the cabaret circuit is urbane illusionist Art Hardwicke, whose stage name - Supermind - hints at his real-life mentalist powers. In this episode, there’s foul play on the college campus, with the brainy Professor Fen Vaytell. Furthermore, a night-time excursion to investigate leads to dire consequences.

In 1930s New York, the hot sensation of the cabaret circuit is urbane illusionist Art Hardwicke, whose stage name - Supermind - hints at his real-life mentalist powers. In this episode, Art’s flight is diverted and a daring escape must be made with parachutes and salmon canapes. Meanwhile, in Hollywood, the Brain Drain weapon is smuggled onto set.

No one survived the last battle unscathed. Flint is angry at the world, Jaxon is turning into something I don’t recognize, and Hudson has put up a wall I’m not sure I’ll ever break through. Now war is coming, and we’re not ready. We’re going to need an army to have any hope of winning. But first, there are questions about my ancestors that need answers. Answers that might just reveal who the real monster is among us.

Dr. Patricia Allen's jam-packed seminars in Los Angeles have resulted in over two thousand marriages. Now you too can take advantage of this proven step-by-step program.

For Hudson, the newly titled Viscount Stildon, moving to England from India where he was born and raised was already an arduous enough endeavor. When he learns the fate of the racing empire he inherited along with his title depends upon him getting in the good graces of another stable owner, he's even more at a loss. The stable at the neighboring estate has been Miss Bianca Snowley's refuge for years, and when a strange man appears to be stealing the horses, she jumps to their protection without a second thought.

'Farewell, Great Macedon': The TARDIS materialises in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, in the year 323 BC. The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan meet Alexander the Great - but their excitement is tempered by the realization that these are the final days of Alexander's life. As the travellers become embroiled in the tragic events, the inevitability of history unfolds around them. But can they - and should they - change it?

Ruby ist eine der letzten Firebloods im Reich des ewigen Eises - und eine Gejagte, denn der grausame Frostkönig sieht seine Macht durch sie bedroht. Ausgerechnet zwei Frostbloods gewähren ihr Zuflucht: ein Mönch und der geheimnisvolle Arcus. Sie wollen, dass Ruby mit ihrer Feuermagie den Eisthron des Königs zerstört. Während Ruby lernt, ihre Gabe richtig einzusetzen, schmilzt auch zwischen ihr und Arcus das Eis.

Too often, the stories we tell about the world's most celebrated innovators leave out people from varied backgrounds, identities, experiences, and geographies. Innovation Currency challenges that narrative. Innovation is not exclusive to Silicon Valley founders or corporate strategists. It's a natural human practice that unfolds in classrooms, barbershops, community centers, and corner offices alike.

Als die Leiche einer berühmten Schauspielerin in der Seine entdeckt wird, beginnt Clémence am Set eines Hollywood-Films, der gerade in Paris gedreht wird, zu ermitteln. Doch die Lage spitzt sich dramatisch zu: Als kurz darauf auch die persönliche Assistentin des Stars tot aufgefunden wird, wird der Fall immer rätselhafter. Clémence bleibt nur ein geheimnisvolles rotes Notizbuch, dessen Seiten in einem rätselhaften Code geschrieben sind. Welche dunklen Geheimnisse verbergen sich darin? Und welche Schatten lauern hinter der glamourösen Fassade des Filmsets?

Als Clémence Damour ihren Geburtstag in der Patisserie ihrer Familie im 16. Arrondissement feiert, ist die Stimmung ausgelassen. Doch die Feier endet jäh: Einer ihrer Gäste wird am Ende des Abends tot aufgefunden. War es wirklich Selbstmord, oder hat einer der anderen Partygäste etwas damit zu tun? Während Clémence versucht, den Schock zu verarbeiten, kommen immer mehr Geheimnisse ans Licht, und jeder Anwesende scheint ein Motiv zu haben.

In this twisted world, there are no heroes, only survivors. Graciela Archer is a walking contradiction, a kaleidoscope of beauty and terror. Her angelic appearance belies the darkness that resides within her heart. She is a prisoner in a glittering world of seductive demons with wicked intentions. But then he appears, a rogue amidst the polished demons. He sees her for what she truly is: a weapon waiting to be unleashed. Her name becomes a whispered legend, a warning to all who dare to cross her path.

All three series of the comedy about an older couple getting to grips with the absurdities of the modern world, starring Jeremy Front and Rebecca Front. Jack & Millie is the brainchild of Jeremy Front who, with his sister Rebecca Front had been improvising these two characters for years - and...

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Toby Jones, and Vincent Cassel: a rollicking, bawdy, fantastical cycle of 50 fairy tales told by 10 storytellers over 5 days Before the Brothers Grimm, before Charles Perrault, before Hans Christian Andersen, there was...

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick “I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. […] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett’s is a two-way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers.” —...

One of today’s most electrifying suspense novelists, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with a shattering thriller that dares to play on our deepest vulnerabilities. In this masterful new novel, the killer may very well be the one you sympathize with the most.... THE FIRST...

A riveting debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossible standards of beauty, after-hours room salons catering to wealthy men, ruthless social hierarchies, and K-pop mania “Powerful and provocative . . . a novel about...

Sebastian Whitcombe, Viscount Willowthorpe, comes to America to experience the great Wild West for himself before it disappears for good. The adventure comes with a convenient bonus—it postpones his father’s edict that he take a wife from the British aristocracy. Sebastian isn’t so much against marriage as he is an arranged marriage to the wrong woman.

Written during the formative years of motion pictures, How to Write Photoplays (Third Edition) by Embrie Zuver is a practical, no-nonsense guide to storytelling in the silent-film era—when images carried meaning, structure was everything, and writers learned to think in reels rather than words.