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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.

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.

If you’ve ever fallen into the rabbit hole of tarot readings, spiritual TikTok, twin-flame madness, psychic loopholes, or any New-Age promises that cost more than they heal, this audiobook is your lifeline.

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...

France's master comic playwright has a field day with the subjects of hypochondria and our blind obedience to doctors. Molière’s witty attack on the medical profession has more than a little resonance today. Translated by John Wood, adapted by Beth Milles.

In Mind Engineered, Moawiah Naffaa, PhD introduces a powerful new framework for understanding how artificial intelligence is reshaping human cognition. This is not a book about technology. It is a book about the human mind — and how it is quietly evolving. As AI becomes a daily thinking partner, memory shifts outward. Dialogue becomes a form of reasoning. Intelligence becomes distributed. The boundaries of cognition expand beyond the brain.

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.

The past does not vanish. It waits. After the death of her grandmother, archivist Elara Winslow inherits an unusual pocket watch—one that does not measure time, but remembers what the world has forgotten. When the watch begins revealing fragments of erased moments, Elara is drawn into a hidden network of scholars known as the Guild of Echoes, a group willing to manipulate memory itself to protect the past from interference.

Certain deaths are recorded not because they are understood, but because they are convenient. When Leonard Ashcombe dies in a charitable hospital, his passing is swiftly classified as natural. The paperwork is clean. The timeline is orderly. The case is closed.

Taylor is being hunted. A sinister shadow trails him, playing a game of hide and seek. If Taylor is caught, a cruel death awaits him. There are rules for this game. To break them would mean dire consequences for Taylor and anyone close to him. Taylor must outwit and outlast the fiend for 48 hours.

Are you exhausted from trying to fix yourself? Burnt out from endless self-improvement routines that promise everything but deliver nothing but more pressure to be "better"? If you've spent years downloading apps, buying books, starting morning routines, and chasing the elusive "best version of yourself" only to feel more broken than when you started—this book is for you. You're not broken. You're just tired.

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...