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One of the three great tragic playwrights of ancient Greece, Sophocles wrote over 120 plays during his 60-year career, though only seven survive today. The most famous of these are the Theban Plays, all three of which are included in this collection alongside adaptations of Electra and Philoctetes, brought to life by celebrated writers, poets, and playwrights.

Full-cast dramatisations of three acclaimed novels by Elizabeth Taylor – including Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont – plus 17 readings of her short fiction Described by Antonia Fraser as ‘one of the most underrated novelists of the 20th century’, Elizabeth Taylor was much admired for her...

I know all about being afraid of the dark. Like my uncle, in my thirties I found my way into my own dark forest, face-to-face with the big bad wolf. He was so close to me the whole time, I could taste the blood on his breath. Meeting him felt like a fairytale. I fact, I met him at a bar called the Wolf's Lair. A sensational trial for an historic serial murder. A missing woman with a trail of secrets. A top lawyer famous for defending notorious criminals. A retired homicide cop hunting for the truth.

Some debts don't disappear. They wait. For seventy-one years, the Hollingsworth farm has kept its secrets. Gus Hollingsworth is sixty-three, widowed, sick, and determined to spend whatever time he has left on the land his family has owned for generations. Then Richard Conway arrives from the city, claiming to be a realtor interested in buying the property. Gus knows better. Conway's questions are too specific. His interest in the farm is too personal. And when he returns after dark with a gun, Gus realizes someone has come looking for something buried in his family's past.

Some goodbyes happen long before we realize they are the last. When Trevor and Trish travel to a remote cabin in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, they expect a weekend of cleaning, repairs, and difficult decisions about their failing marriage. Instead, they discover a spectacular greenhouse hidden behind the cabin —and an old military footlocker containing a sealed letter that was never mailed.

The revealing and insightful autobiography of an AFL superstar. From number one pick in the 2000 AFL draft, to six-time winner of St Kilda's best and fairest award, to five-time All Australian, to captaining his club for a record 220 games, to more than 330 games as a star of the AFL, Nick Riewoldt is an out-and-out champion. The Things That Make Us is Nick's autobiography, written with a deep intelligence and insight, and giving a fascinating perspective on his extraordinary life and career.

Finally! A complete and concise guide to common grocery store shopping from dairy to frozen packaged items, fruits and vegetables, beverages plus much more as we navigate the grocery isle for you. We will help you plan your shopping trip with a total emphasis on a diabetic friendly experience and provide you with Practical Tips for Diabetic Grocery ShoppingThis book will take a close look at Diabetes and get into some cutting edge research on the disease.

Most people learn SQL at the surface level. They can select rows, join tables, and filter records. Then the real world hits. Queries slow down. Reports break. Dashboards crawl. Business logic gets buried in messy scripts. Indexes exist, but nobody knows if they are helping. Stored procedures grow into dark little caves. The database becomes less like a tool and more like a locked room.

A breezy look at creating and managing a high-tech company. Mike goes through his childhood in PhD-dense Livermore, California, his foray in fast food, which he seems, in retrospect, to have enjoyed, and college, where he struggled. He goes through all the things that nobody told you about running a small business, particularly the stuff you don't learn getting an MBA. A little self-help is included. He provides the obligatory insults about HR.

Meditation is a powerful tool that can help you reduce stress and anxiety and improve your overall well-being. But it can be challenging to know where to start, especially if you're a beginner. In this book, you'll learn the basics of meditation. You'll also get a 21-day guided meditation journey to help you start your practice. Each day, you'll be given a short meditation, instructions, and tips.

Once before time began, before the past could be remembered, before the future could be imagined and before the present could be lived, there was an all powerful being that created the world as we know it. We are told in numerous creation stories that mankind ruined the plan – a plan created by a singular all powerful, all-knowing and all-loving being. Did fragile mankind ruin a majestic plan created by an all-knowing being?

In 1933, Johann Trollmann won Germany's light-heavyweight boxing title. The Nazis would not accept him as the winner because he was Sinto. Many Sinti and Roma (or "Gypsies") had long been involved in the sport, but Nazi ideology demanded that only Aryans excel as fighters. Trollmann used his visibility in the ring for shocking and aggressive protest, turning boxing into politically charged performance art. He fought for his country, and against its prejudice.

Most of us find ourselves trapped in the belief that work solely exists to pay the bills, inadvertently forgetting the essential question: What about our happiness? Vicki Robin's words beautifully encapsulate this scenario—if the daily grind truly brought us joy and a sense of fulfillment, the trials and inconveniences would be a minor price to pay. But increasingly, it's evident that money doesn't guarantee the happiness we seek beyond a certain level of comfort.

A vintage BBC suspense thriller from the creator of The Archers and Dick Barton When David Conway attends a birthday party for his beautiful fiancée Pat, he expects a few drinks and a good time, but what he discovers is that his beloved is in fact in terrible danger. Following the clues, and a...

You Have Been Referred: My Life in Applied Anthropology, is a career memoir spanning the period 1969 - 2014, and detailing the process whereby the author combined his philosophical grounding in both anthropology and law to find fulfillment in several Canadian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). 

This real-life inspired story begins with our main character C.W. dying in a hospital bed when his Shaman, Anunk, arrives and gets rid of everyone. The Shaman retrieves a thermos and small wooden cup lights an enormous cigar and begins chanting and building a great broom of smoke over the dying C.W.

Proteus loves Julia in Verona, Valentine loves Silvia in Milan. But when Proteus meets Silvia, he falls for her too, and the heartbroken Julia sets out in pursuit. This delightful and sometimes disquieting early comedy of love lost and found offers lyrical poetry, disguise, clowning, outlaws, and a most unreliable dog.

‘A fascinating and thoughtful exploration of faith in the modern world. If you’re wondering why it matters and how to make sense of it, read on.’ – Clare Balding Is it possible to believe in God and be gay? How does it feel to be excluded from a religious community because of your...

Step into the timeless charm of Annapolis, where colonial history, sailing culture, and waterfront beauty come together along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Experience Annapolis: Maryland’s Colonial Charm, Sailing & Waterfront is your immersive guide to one of America’s most distinctive coastal cities — rich in heritage, alive with maritime tradition, and filled with experiences that go far beyond the typical travel itinerary. Wander through brick-lined streets where the past still shapes the present.

The military coup that toppled Chilean president Salvador Allende in 1973 serves as the backdrop for the fictional adventures of a rookie CIA officer. The story accurately details CIA recruiting, training and operations while reimagining actual events. Having just graduated from Yale, an engineering degree and ability to speak Spanish lands the young man in the capital of Chile just weeks before the violent revolution. His experiences cause him to wrestle with ethical questions involving America's clandestine role in the destabilization of the socialist Chilean government.