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From the alkali plains of Utah to the battlefields of colonial India and then back to the confines of 221B Baker Street in London, the stories in this collection are among the favorites of Sherlockians the world over. In this volume, we are introduced to the world's greatest unofficial consulting detective—Sherlock Holmes—and his trusty companion and chronicler Doctor Watson, who set off on various adventures; from the moment of their first meeting in A Study in Scarlet to the mystery of the Great Agra Treasure in The Sign of the Four.

The Sign of the Four is the thrilling follow-up to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's premiere novel, A Study in Scarlet in which he introduced the world's first unofficial consulting detective, the legendary and brilliant Sherlock Holmes.

This program is read by the author. Maggie Nichols’s official memoir is an inspirational tell-all about the abuse she suffered under the US national gymnastics team and how she managed to redefine herself in the face of adversity. With an introduction from Simone Biles. In 2015, Maggie...

When D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover first appeared in print in the late 1920s, it was an immediate sensation. A vivid—often graphic—exploration of infidelity, sexual awakening, intimacy and free thinking, Chatterley was banned in Britain, America and dozens of other countries for its frank depiction of the sexual act, explicit descriptions of physical love and the liberal use of once-prohibited four-letter words.

Aaliyah and Tokyo Monroe are sisters. They’re both doing their own thing as popular and successful women with bright futures, and they love it. However, when passion, lust, envy, and narcissistic behavior shows its face, the sisters are faced with drama and chaos. Tokyo can be the sister from hell and doesn’t mind betraying others to get what she wants. Even her own sister.

In this book, the fourth in the series, Mee’s happiness has been stolen by jealousy. Mee must find goodwill and gratitude to get back a piece of stolen happiness. Along the way, Mee is assisted by several adorable characters. Meet Gordo the emperor tamarin monkey, Sunny the scarlet macaw, Domino the ocelot cat, Stary the sloth, and J.C., Mee's cousin. Each one will help Mee along the way as Mee must defeat the jelly-us. The story is adventurous and fun in addition to teaching a wonderful life lesson!"

This guidebook helps deal with finding peace in everyday challenges. As a collection of spiritual practices, this book is profound and easy to understand. With deep insight, this is a quick listen that will last you a lifetime.

Doctor Deals is a tactical playbook for anyone who wants to be successful in the business of healthcare. If you operate any type of healthcare business in the United States of America, physicians are going to be a critical factor in your success or failure.

En este audiolibro, aprenderás a desarrollar tu inteligencia emocional para mejorar tus relaciones interpersonales, aumentar tu autoconciencia y autocontrol, y alcanzar tus metas personales y profesionales.

With god given quests and the need to power level, the party takes on challenge after challenge. More monsters, more dungeons, and even some new friends along the way. Will Marcus be able to step into his role as leader and guide his friends through some of the most dangerous lands? One thing's for sure. The number of people and monsters that wish to see him fail seems to keep growing and growing.

Is there any music more instantly recognizable and beautifully scored than Tchaikovsky’s wildly popular ballet Swan Lake? These and other works have become enduring classics, yet they were not uncontroversial in Tchaikovsky’s day, and there are those that still wonder if his style is fundamentally European or ardently Russian. Find out more about Tchaikovsky’s childhood obsession with music, his turbulent relationships with friends and colleagues, and how he overcame the deepest of personal crises to transcend all with an ambition that has left us with some of the greatest music ever written.

In Arcadia, being different is heresy. Heresy is death. To survive, citizens must live, dress, and even love according to the United Council’s will. Their power is absolute—until a rebel bomb ignites at a national ceremony and unites the lives of three unlikely people.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the first short story collection published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his greatest creation: the legendary and brilliant consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes.

In this joyous essay collection edited by NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, celebrities and other alumni provide testimonials about their experience attending historically Black college universities–which shaped their lives and made them who they are today. With a diverse set of contributors, including...

Pooh and all of his friends are here: Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Christopher Robin. As they explore the Hundred Acre Wood, they have all sorts of adventures: tracking the Heffalump, visiting with Rabbit (and getting stuck in a very tight place), dressing up as a little black rain cloud to get honey from the bees, and even going on an "expotition" to the North Pole!

Marcus and Ryan have teamed up again to find a missing person. Well, three of them, to be more exact. But it's the same person, taken from three different places in time. What would drive someone to take the same person multiple times? What is their end game?

With DS Manolis on leave in Greece, Senior Constable Sparrow receives a phone call from a man who wants to turn himself in. Bob is sixty years old, confined to a Perth nursing home. But thirty years ago, he killed a man in the remote northern Kimberley mining region. He offers to show Sparrow where the body is, but there's a catch: Sparrow must travel north with him under the guise of being his carer.

Up-and-coming junior minister Gregory Buchanan has had a portrait painted of himself by the acclaimed artist Sophie White - a painting she intends to enter in this year's Archibald Prize. Until then, Gregory has hung it in pride of place on his dining-room wall. It's a life-sized standing portrait, practically photographic in nature. And it's a nude. His wife will be home soon and he thinks the painting will be a pleasant surprise. Even more surprising will be an unexpected accumulation of guests.

Shalonda agrees to be a surrogate for Antwan and his third wife, Janae. But Antwan strays and finds a surrogate of his own at a secret men's Temple where sexually loose women are reformed by serving men in "short term marriages" to prepare themselves to be in Muslim polygamous marriages.

Rachel arrives back in her Lancaster County community, after being gone for over 10 years, to care for her beloved grandmother. She spends her days teaching children, but longs for a family of her own.