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Ruben is a successful salesman. Roz hates her boring admin job. Ruben owns his own home. Roz still lives with her nasty mum and dad. One is a serial killer, the other desperate to learn the trade. When high-school misfits Ruben Jones and Roz Smith's paths cross later in life, they see something in the other no one else has and they team up to form a friendship based on the one thing they have in common – murder.

At every moment, within your body and all around you, trillions of microscopic combatants are fighting an invisible war. Countless times per second, 'good' viruses known as phages are infecting and destroying bacteria. These phages are the most abundant life form on the planet and have an incredible power to heal rather than harm. So why have most of us never even heard of them? The Good Virus reveals how personalities, power and politics have repeatedly crashed together to hinder our understanding of these weird and wonderful life forms.

A newborn dragon is forced to come to terms with his reality: his body is not made of flesh and blood—but of ice cream. No fate is worse than being a failure before birth. His future holds endless troubles and dangers—wild animals, greedy humans, and ancient secrets. What can a small mutated hatchling do? He must grow stronger.

Growing up, Ben was an accomplished athlete who was always looking for an opportunity to run, ride, kick a ball or compete. After graduating from university, he went on to work for a prestigious private equity firm in London, but after a pivotal year of battling skin cancer and losing one of his family members to illness, he decided to take the jump and follow his dream of helping others through health and fitness. Raise the Bar is a narrative motivational book that focuses on lessons and advice all told through stories and insight from Ben.

In Swansden, it seems like the men and women of the Post Office must make their own fun. From following mystic runes on a fantasy journey and competing in a little light professional competitive cycling, to fighting the Tuareg in a fort in Africa after joining the French Foreign Legion and engaging the Jupiter aliens in an amateur musical, via climbing Mount Everest and attempting to record a Christmas Number One - Brian, Derek and Sue will just have to make sure all the boring stuff like sorting and handing out the post is actually done at some point.

In our increasingly polarised society, having productive discussions about social justice issues has never been more challenging, or more crucial. From the persistent ('not all men,' 'I don't see colour') to the insidious ('to play devil's advocate...', 'climate change is coming'), too often, antagonistic or problematic responses threaten to distract and derail our most urgent conversations. Tackling twenty of the most enduring conversation-stoppers, No Offence, But... equips listeners with the knowledge, tools and context to respond with confidence.

Catherine is frantic. It's her husband Simon's turn to take their son to nursery and he's nowhere to be seen. He promised he'd be here. So, where is he? And why isn't he taking her calls? Her worst fears are soon realised when the police arrive at her door to tell her that Simon is missing, presumed dead. Refusing to accept that he's gone, Catherine spends her days retracing his last steps, and her nights searching the streets in desperation. She will not rest, she will not sleep, until she's put her family back together.

Abigail (the woodmouse), Russell (the hedgehog), Edgar (the mole), and Michelle (the badger)—known to their teacher as the Furlings—come face-to-face with dangers unintentionally brought to their forest world by the human pursuit of "progress." These woodland friends race against time to and work together as a team to help a friend in need. This exciting audio tale is based on the children's film Once Upon a Forest, produced by Hanna-Barbera studios.

Niemand weiß genau, warum Frank so dumm war, mit Maja Schluss zu machen – am wenigsten Frank selbst. Also versuchen ihre Freunde mit vereinten Kräften, das junge Paar wieder zusammenzubringen. Unbedingt begeistert ist Maja von diesen Bemühungen nicht, denn ausgerechnet Yvette hat eine brillant einfache Idee: 10 Dates in 10 Tagen. Entweder fällt Frank schnell genug auf, was für ein Idiot er war, oder Maja trifft ihren neuen Seelenverwandten. Ganz klar eine Win-Win-Situation.

Tyrese Thompson is a little different from all his classmates. But he could never have imagined that his star-gazing hobby would lead to him becoming the only person who can save the world. Tyrese is contacted by Twinkle, a star from another galaxy, who warns him of Earth’s imminent peril.

Raised in the wild by the mighty ape Kala, Tarzan the ape-man must learn to talk with the animals, swing through the trees, and fight great predators to survive in the jungle. Along with him are his childhood friends, Tanto the elephant, Ska the vulture, and Numa the lion. When white men invade his paradise, Tarzan's life is forever changed, for it is then that he meets Jane Porter, the first white woman he has ever seen. Set amid the vibrant colors and sounds of the savage African jungle, Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic work takes listeners on a glorious, adventurous, and romantic journey.

During the course of a long summer, it becomes clear to two young, lost, and bored Korean War vets that their future lies outside Indianapolis—amid the gleaming towers of Manhattan, where they will find glory, fame, and lots of women. Set in the 1950s, this novel by acclaimed author Dan Wakefield seethes with pent-up frustration and confusion, and nearly every episode bubbles with hilarity.

From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, the youngest comedy writers ever for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and masterminds behind the viral 2018 Yale graduation speech, comes a hilarious collection of short stories taking on coming-of-age, memes, sex, politics, relationships, and Goop, with satire, self-deprecation, and utter irreverence.

Hazel and Jamie are happily married. Or so it would seem. Behind closed doors, things are far from normal. Jamie has an unhealthy obsession, and Hazel is more worried about herself than her husband. So when Millicent injects herself into their lives, with Jamie firmly in her sights, the trio end up on a path that will end in death. Everyone has secrets. Everyone has a dark side. But who is good, who is bad, and who is going to get away with murder?

Have you heard about this new buzz word: ChatGPT? If you have not, it is one of the most interesting topics in technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the last decade. Even Microsoft invested about $10 billion dollars in it.

Embark on a whimsical journey of survival with Olly and Ember as they fight off school bullies, greedy mall developers, and nosy townspeople to protect their secret–that there’s a community of nature-loving creatures that have peacefully lived under Oak Hill for 100s of years.

The Global Citizen Language Learning vocabulary mastery audiobooks are intentionally and judiciously structured for vocabulary, definition, and pronunciation learning, retention, and recall for individuals who are completely new to the language!

Rap-Star Loris sorgt regelmäßig mit seinen Skandalen und provokanten Aussagen für Furore und ist dabei nicht nur unverschämt erfolgreich, sondern auch ebenso attraktiv. Die selbstbewusste Soul-Diva Emma ist reichlich genervt, als ihr Manager einen Charity-Termin mit dem Obermacho vereinbart. Aber da ihre Karriere stagniert und sie für das Weihnachtsgeschäft auf die Publicity mit dem Rapper angewiesen ist, stimmt sie zähneknirschend zu.

Eine Stadt im Nirgendwo. Zwei verfeindete MCs. Sechs Liebesgeschichten mitten im Chaos. Dark Daddy Romance. Ein bisschen MC, ein bisschen schmutzig und definitiv ein bisschen unrealistisch – düstere Kurzgeschichten mit Happy-End-Garantie. Prospect Of Hell: Mein Chefredakteur will eine ungeschönte Story über das Nachtleben in Hell. Also heuere ich als vermeintliche Stripperin im Nachtclub Juicy an, um an saftige Informationen zu kommen. Dass ich dafür eventuell auf die Bühne muss, war zu erwarten.

Alle vier Teile der "SEAL Daddies"-Reihe in einem Band. Band 1: Guarding Penny: Was ist noch nerviger als ein älterer Bruder, der glaubt, es sei fürsorglich, mich ständig herumzukommandieren? Sein bester Freund, der sich zu meinem persönlichen Babysitter ernannt hat, den ich mit Anfang zwanzig nun wirklich nicht mehr brauche. Weil mein Bruder nicht im Land ist, habe ich jetzt Winslow am Hals. Ja, er mag ein attraktiver, muskulöser SEAL sein, der angeblich nur mein Bestes im Sinn hat - trotzdem ist und bleibt er eine verdammte Nervensäge.