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Alan Dean Foster is the acclaimed author of movie tie-ins for Star Wars, Alien and Transformers. He was awarded the IAMTW Grand Master Scribe Award in 2008. He is also a best-selling science fiction and fantasy author in his own right, including the popular Pip & Flinx novels and the Founding of the Commonwealth series.

Poet, novelist, critic and campaigner Walter Scott invented the historical novel and shaped the world’s image of Scotland. His tales of heroism, romance and adventure were hugely successful, outselling Jane Austen and Lord Byron, and are still popular today. Included here are adaptations of five of the best-loved books in his ‘Waverley’ series, as well as two bonus programmes.

Fury 161 is a wretched planet - a penal colony and an industrial complex manned by violent prisoners. When an escape pod from the USS Sulaco crash-lands there, Ellen Ripley appears to be the only passenger left alive. Then inmates begin to die, all at the hands of another survivor - a creature which encounters Ripley and spares her life! Desperate to know why, she seeks out an answer - and discovers terror unlike any she's ever known.

In the cosmopolitan Paris of the 1880s, the new proprietors of the Opera House are amused to discover that their costly acquisition is said to be haunted. But their smiles quickly vanish as tragedy follows misfortune: a murdered stagehand, a fatal accident, a missing girl. Fearful tales of the Opera Ghost race through the corridors and dressing rooms of the theatre. And with good reason - for deep in the catacombs beneath the Opera House, something is stirring.

Growing up at Farmleigh, a country house outside Dublin, Arthur Edward Guinness – Ned for short – was fascinated by the secrets and legends that surrounded the early generations of his famous family of brewers. Against a backdrop of epic and convulsive times in Ireland and Britain, he outlines the struggles and passions of his ancestors, who went from obscurity in Kildare to the pinnacle of Irish and British society.

The modern world is a place of great distraction, and it can be difficult to make sense of our human existence. But at some point in our lives, we may experience particular moments that prompt us to search for something deeper. Sociologist Peter Berger described these hints and clues as "signals of transcendence" that awaken us to unseen realities. Os Guinness tells stories of people who experienced signals of transcendence and followed them to find new meaning and purpose in life.

Revolution? Oligarchy? Or homecoming? Americans are approaching a "zero hour" for the republic and its distinctive view of ordered freedom. America is caught between two revolutions and alternately suppresses and squanders freedom with a prodigal carelessness, with little understanding of the responsibilities that freedom requires. Os Guinness warns that if America abandons its distinctive ideals and ideas, we will have carved into the chronicles of history yet another example of the failure of a free society.

What is life all about? What are we here for? Is there any meaning or purpose to our existence? Thinkers throughout the centuries have pondered these questions. While the distractions of the modern world prevent many from grappling seriously with such matters, the truth is that humans cannot live without meaning any more than we can live without breathing or eating. Os Guinness invites us to examine our lives and join the great quest for meaning and a life well lived.

The hour is critical. The American republic is suffering its gravest crisis since the Civil War. Conflicts, hostility, and incivility now threaten to tear the country apart. Competing visions have led to a dangerous moment of cultural self-destruction. This is no longer politics as usual, but an era of political warfare where our enemies are not foreign adversaries, but our fellow citizens. Yet the roots of the crisis are deeper than many realize. Os Guinness argues that we face a fundamental crisis of freedom, as America's genius for freedom has become her Achilles' heel.  

Why am I here? What is God's call in my life? How do I fit God's call with my own individuality? How should God's calling affect my career, my plans for the future, and my concepts of success? First published in 1997 by distinguished author and speaker Os Guiness, The Call remains a treasured...

Moms have so many great qualities. They provide a warm, safe home, and teach many wonderful, new things. They are great for having fun with, they stay close at night when things seem scary, and they always give the best hugs. In this sweet, reassuring audiobook, a range of baby animals tell us why they love their moms so much, and in so doing help young listeners appreciate the love and care their own moms give. This is a perfect listen for mom and child to cuddle up with and share.

The perfect gift to tell any child just how much they are loved. This picture book expresses all the hopes, dreams, and wishes that a grown-up feels for a newborn child. It can be given as a constant reminder to the child that, from the very beginning, they have been loved and cherished.

A charming picture book that helps even the youngest of children learn to value him or herself, and to realize that each and every person is unique and special. Simple text helps to open the listener's eyes to their own personality in this delightful story about the importance of being unique. Through the lens of the text, children will view their value as an individual as well as their specific importance as a part of the wonder of creation.

Eat good food - vegetables in all sorts of colors! When you go out to play, choose the right clothes - a hat for sunshiney days, hat and scarf for chilly days! Simple text show toddlers in a range of situations that help them to grow up well - eating lots of vegetables, running, jumping, skipping, and cycling, and of course remembering to brush and brush and brush one's teeth. The concluding message is that it's not all about being tall, but being truly well.

A nesting dove and an angel have had a very sad day. But, together, they find happiness in the miracles of spring. This charming audiobook gently touches on the events of the first Easter with a heartwarming message about new life.

My Very First Bible published to high acclaim in 2003 and its popular stories have since gone onto provide the basis for a number of additional series including board books, big books, sticker, and activity books.

My Very First Bible published to high acclaim in 2003 and its popular stories have since gone onto provide the basis for a number of additional series including board books, big books, sticker, and activity books. Twelve key Bible stories have now been made available as great value, little books, offering a smart way of collecting multiple books for use in groups and classes, for award-giving, or for anyone wanting a pocket-money gift.

This is the much loved parable of the man who went from Jerusalem to Jericho and was beaten up by robbers. Two people who come along the road pass him by; the good Samaritan shows what it means to love your neighbor.

From the angel visiting Mary, to the night in the manger, this simple and straightforward audiobook tells the story surrounding the first Christmas. This is an enchanting audiobook presentation of the Nativity.

Favorite Bible stories are retold for toddlers in these delightful board books. The Lost Sheep tells of the shepherd who loses one of his 100 sheep and does not stop looking until he finds it.