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19001. Meditations To Change Your Brain: Rewire Your Neural Pathways To Transform Your Life : AudiobooksNow : USD8.99
Seven Guided Practices to Rebuild" Your Brain for Lasting Joy and Fulfillment The structure of your brain changes constantly in a dynamic
      
19002. S To Promote Concentration : AudiobooksNow
and inner peace. Join them to explore fascinating insights about your brain and how you can consciously affect it with good results. Then learn seven guided meditations to reshape your brain
      
19003. Balance : AudiobooksNow
      
19004. The Art Of Letting Go: Living The Wisdom Of Saint Francis : AudiobooksNow : USD24.99
Course objectives:Discuss the life of St. Francis of Assisi.• Identify the difference between the true self and the false self.• Explain the non-dual aspects of Jesus's teaching.• Practice contemplative prayer.We often think of saints as rare individuals whose gifts far exceed our own, and the beloved St. Francis is no exception. But for Fr. Richard Rohr, a prolific author and renowned speaker, the life and teachings of this beloved figure offer an authentic spirituality we can all embody.On The Art of Letting Go, Fr. Rohr gives us a six-session learning course that explores: the surprising richness we discover through simplifying our lives (without taking a vow of poverty); liberation from our self-limiting biases and certitudes; contemplation and action, two key steps toward communing more deeply with the Divine; and more.
      
19005. What To Remember When Waking: The Disciplines Of An Everyday Life : AudiobooksNow : USD24.99
Essential Skills for a Full and Courageous LifeWhen you think about personal transformation, do you have a picture of who you want to become? Many of us unconsciously create an idealized image of our “awakened” selves—and in doing so, reveals David Whyte, we undermine both the work and reward of genuine transformation. On What to Remember When Waking, this celebrated poet and teacher offers wisdom for building the essential disciplines that will see us through the difficulties of our human journey—skills of trust, vulnerability, momentum, and courage in the face of the unknown. Engage in the Great Conversation That Defines Your Life Our lives are defined by what David Whyte calls the “great conversation”—a give- and-take relationship between our vision of ourselves and the unfolding mystery of reality. Yet there are many conscious and unconscious ways that we often avoid living at this ever-moving frontier. Do you diminish life by attempting to assign names to everything instead of living more robustly with the unknown? Are you turning a blind eye to the invisible help that is all around you? With penetrating insight and gentle guidance, Whyte illuminates the core competencies that you must build in order to fully engage in the richness that life offers—and to express your true work in the world. What You Can Plan Is Too Small for You to Live “We do not always move forward because of the plans we make or the effort we expend,” teaches David Whyte. “The conversation itself more often does the true work of transformation.” Make sure the conversation is alive and everything takes its place. Combining a teacher’s ability to provide practical guidance with a poet’s insight into the depths of the human soul, he presents a powerful resource for anyone seeking growth and fulfillment on life’s journey with What to Remember When Waking.Highlights: Start where you are—ways of recognizing the first necessary steps to find your path • The gif
      
19006. Living Without Stress Or Fear: Essential Teachings On The True Source Of Happiness : AudiobooksNow : USD24.99
The Mindful Path to Freedom from the Emotions That Cause SufferingA life without stress or fear may seem like an impossible dream—yet Thich Nhat Hanh has spent a lifetime proving that it is not only possible, it is also within our grasp. On Living Without Stress or Fear, this treasured Zen master shares a message of hope: that we can, through the practice of mindfulness, find freedom from the grip of emotions like anxiety, anger, and despair. “Suffering persists because we nourish the feelings that cause it,” reveals Thich Nhat Hanh. “Through mindful living, we learn to nourish our compassionate nature instead.”Discovering Your “True Home” in the Present MomentWe do not find happiness by suppressing emotions like stress or fear. As Thich Nhat Hanh teaches, you can develop a capacity to deal with such emotions by building a sanctuary—your “true home”—in the present moment. Through techniques such as “mindful breathing” and the “begin anew” practice, you purposefully expand your ability to dwell in a state of peaceful clarity, and develop the insight to see through to the underlying causes of negative emotions. By facing your inner darkness with awakened compassion, you can transform toxic energies within you—and radiate the energy of lovingkindness to everyone around you. Essential Teachings from a Legendary Voice for PeaceThich Nhat Hanh has lived and taught the path of peace in the most challenging situations—carrying the light of compassion into places stricken by war, famine, and despair. Refined throughout a lifetime of mindfulness in action, he now shares his most transformative teachings and practices to guide you in your own journey to the source of happiness on Living Without Stress or Fear.Highlights Foundational mindfulness practices: being fully present while walking, breathing, and eating• Seeds of happiness, seeds of suffering—how we choose which emotions to nourish with our attention• The four-pebble meditatio
      
19007. Healing Trauma: Restoring The Wisdom Of Your Body : AudiobooksNow : USD24.99
Are you experiencing physical or emotional symptoms that no one is able to explain? If so, you may be suffering a traumatic reaction to a past event, teaches Dr. Peter A. Levine. Medical researchers have known for decades that survivors of accidents, disaster, and childhood trauma often endure life-long symptoms ranging from anxiety and depression to unexplained physical pain and harmful acting-out behaviors. As a young stress researcher at the University of California at Berkeley, Levine found that all animals, including humans, are born with a natural ability to rebound from these distressing situation.On Healing Trauma, this respected therapist and teacher brings you face to face with his effective new treatment, not a talking cure, but a deep physiological process for releasing your past traumas and instilling a harmonious awareness of your body. Drawing on nature's lessons, Dr. Levine teaches you each of the essential principles of his four-phase process. You will learn how and where you are storing unresolved distress; how to become more aware of your body's physiological responses to danger; and specific methods to free yourself from trauma.According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 23 million Americans suffer from anxiety disorders, many as a direct result of trauma. Now you can learn how to address these and other symptoms at their source—your body—and return to the natural trauma-free state that you were meant to live in. More than six hours of instruction to free yourself from trauma through your body's built-in healing process. This program includes a 43-page study guide.LEARN MORE ABOUT:A revolutionary method for releasing trauma, taught step by step• Nature's lessons—the physiological roots of your emotions• How to determine if you are suffering the effects of trauma• Where trauma hides in your body and how to release it• Specific exercises to thaw frozen physiological energies• Coping with surgeries, accidents, i
      
19008. Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns And Encountering Naked Reality : AudiobooksNow : USD8.99
Have you ever had an itch and not scratched it? In the Buddhist tradition, this points to a vast paradox: that by refraining from our urge to scratch, great peace and happiness is available.On Getting Unstuck, Pema Chödrön introduces a rare Tibetan teaching she received from her teacher, Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche, and one that has become critical to her practice. Here, she unveils the mystery of an ineffable quality: a pre-emotional feeling that arises in us, brings us discomfort, and causes us to react by escaping the discomfort often with harmful habits.With Getting Unstuck, she offers us a first look at both the itch and the scratch, which Tibetan Buddhists call shenpa. On this full-length recording, Pema Chödrön, bestselling author and beloved American Buddhist nun, shows us how to recognize shenpa, catch it as it appears, and develop a playful, lively curiosity toward it. Join Pema Chödrön to discover more about:Critical mind—how to recognize this fundamental shenpa, and approach yourself and others with a sense of humor and loving-kindness• Ways to unravel the patterns of self-denigration, and develop the fundamental maitri—loving-kindness—toward yourself• How to cultivate acceptance of your irritability, insecurities, and other simply human traits• Recognition, Refrain, Relaxing, and Resolve: the four R's of working with shenpa, and moreAn urge comes up, we succumb to it, and it becomes stronger, teaches Pema Chödrön. We reinforce our cravings, habits, and addictions by giving in to them repeatedly. On Getting Unstuck, Chödrön guides us through this sticky feeling, exploring the moments when we get hooked, and offers us tools for learning to stay with our uneasiness, soften our hearts toward ourselves and others, and live a more peaceful life in the fullness of the present moment.
      
19009. Experiments In Truth: A Collection Of Classic Lectures From The '60s To The '90s : AudiobooksNow : USD24.99
In February 1997, Ram Dass suffered a debilitating stroke that left him struggling to speak again to the generation that he so inspired. For more than 30 years his life has served as a spiritual laboratory, where he has explored many paths from both East and West in his attempt to understand the nature of consciousness. Along the way, Ram Dass has touched thousands of seekers with his personal search for greater truths.From the beginning, this respected teacher's retreat talks and lectures have been meticulously recorded and archived. Experiments in Truth is a historic collection of Ram Dass's most important recordings, hand-picked and presented here together for the first time.A Harvard Professor Turns Spiritual LeaderIn the early 60s, a young Harvard professor known then as Richard Alpert sought truth and a way to inner consciousness through renegade psychedelic explorations. Disappointed with the short-lived results, Alpert traveled to India where he met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, who instructed him to love everyone and tell the truth. Richard Alpert returned to America as Ram Dass to share the fruit of his search, teaching that through the practice of love and service, it is possible to awaken to an awareness of what our lives are truly about.Stepping beyond the Mind through Love and ServiceOn Experiments in Truth, you will join this pioneer of engaged spirituality in America and master storyteller for eight inspiring lectures, each one a gem of humor, insight, and intelligence about the spiritual journey today. Here is real-life wisdom for people of all faiths and all walks of life.This spiritual path uses as its vehicle for transformation our actions themselves, Ram Dass has written. That is, we gain internal freedom through external action. With Experiments in Truth, you can start on this path for transformation, while sitting side-by-side with one of America's most beloved spiritual figures of this century.
      
19010. Energy Anatomy: The Science Of Personal Power, Spirituality, And Health : AudiobooksNow : USD24.99
We stand at the threshold of a new era in medicine and healing. Today, instead of looking at the human body as a biological machine, we know it is a vast energetic network, where spirit, matter, and power intersect. On Energy Anatomy, Caroline Myss teaches how the human body encodes thought, converts it into matter, and stores it as energy within specific areas of the body. After working with thousands of patients, Myss decoded the process of how these energy centers work—linked specific illnesses with past emotional traumas—and solved the puzzle of why some people heal, while others don’t.With Energy Anatomy, Caroline Myss’ foundational learning course, you will learn how to take back control over your life and your health. In 12 step-by-step sessions, you learn every phase of her groundbreaking work. Join her along this path of insight into the human energy system and learn the part of the healing equation overlooked by conventional medicine: your own spirit’s unlimited capacity for self-healing and divine connection.
      
19011. The End Of Your World: Uncensored Straight Talk On The Nature Of Enlightenment : AudiobooksNow : USD24.99
Caution Spiritual Seekers: You Might Just Find What You're Looking For!Underneath the turmoil of thought, emotion, and personal will, there is a flow. If you're reading these words, you've probably felt it—the natural movement of life, the truth that beckons below the surface of things. What would happen if you were to stop avoiding this universal energy, and instead completely embrace it?According to author and teacher Adyashanti, herein lies the heart of spiritual awakening—and it's likely to end your world." Why? Because with spiritual awakening
      
19012. All Experience : AudiobooksNow
including: the trap of meaninglessness; how the ego can "co-opt" realization for its own purposes; the illusion of superiority that may accompany intense spiritual breakthroughs; and the danger of becoming "drunk on emptiness."Inquiring Sincerely into Every Aspect of Your Life"Full aw
      
19013. Akening Comes When You Sincerely Look At Yourself : AudiobooksNow
      
19014. Advanced Energy Anatomy: The Science Of Co-creation And Your Power Of Choice : AudiobooksNow : USD24.99
The energy of creation is real. According to Dr. Caroline Myss, this unlimited power source is available right now—if you know the science of how to access it. Now, for the first time, this bestselling author and medical intuitive reveals a bold program for excavating the deep unconscious forces that block the flow of energy through your life with Advanced Energy Anatomy. On this nine-session curriculum, Dr. Myss reviews her results with thousands of people in search of healing, and identifies the one power that can literally change the future: your power of choice. Each choice you make can bring you into partnership with the divine, Dr. Myss teaches, in a sacred process between you and the divine that she calls co-creation. To open the divine mystery and work with it as your partner in creation, Dr. Myss identifies four central archetypes and seven principles of co-creation. Join Dr. Myss as she explores how to work with these principles, and apply them to the most important areas of your life: money, relationships, career, creativity, and spirituality.Advanced Energy Anatomy guides you to a new understanding of how archetypes and other unconscious forces relate to problems of health, addiction, self-esteem, and victimhood, while opening you to partnership with the divine power that makes everything in life possible.
      
19015. Bearing His Name : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
This program is read by an AI-based synthesized voice.Previously published in the anthology The Big Alpha in Town, New York Times bestselling author Eve Langlais, the paranormal queen of steam and sass, pulls out all the stops in this sexy, funny novella, Bearing His Name. Meeting his mate should have been cause for celebration. There’s just one teeny tiny problem. Jade thinks Ark might have impregnated her sister. He didn’t, but convincing Jade is going to take a bit of honey.
      
19016. Alpha's Mate : AudiobooksNow : USD5.49
This program is read by an AI-based synthesized voice.Previously published in the anthology Hunger, the paranormal queen of steam and sass pulls out all the stops in The Alpha's Mate, a sexy, funny short story from New York Times bestselling author Eve Langlais.Villains aren’t supposed to rescue damsels, and pack alphas are known to have complete control of their wolf. But when Fabian saves a certain lady from drowning, everything he knows gets tossed away and only one thing becomes clear: she’s his mate—and someone wants to kill her. Protecting her, though, is only part of his problem. He also has to convince her she belongs to him. In her words, “Hell no.”When she flees, little does she realize this wolf loves to chase. And when he catches the woman he wants? She’ll become the Alpha’s Mate.A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.
      
19017. The Two-penny Bar Inspector Maigret : AudiobooksNow : USD8.99
In the heart of the Parisian summer, a forgotten crime comes to light in this Inspector Maigret tale from Georges Simenon. On the eve of his death, a condemned man remembers a crime he witnessed years before. With only the name of a bar to direct him, Maigret joins a party of summering revelers who have something to do with the unsolved disappearance—but what, exactly? Descending into the sleazy underside of respectable Parisian life, Maigret investigates and the forgotten crime comes to light.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      
19018. The Shadow Puppet Inspector Maigret : AudiobooksNow : USD8.99
In a dimly lit apartment building, where shadowy figures come and go, a man has been killed in Georges Simenon’s The Shadow Puppet. On the dimly lit Place des Vosges, Maigret hears the sound of a woman in distress. But this is no crime; she is giving birth in a room above. The lights of the apartments across the courtyard flicker, and Maigret sees shadowy figures at the windows. Behind one is a dead man and an empty safe. As one life begins, another has come to a dark end.In this installment of the Maigret series, the Parisian detective uncovers a tragic story of desperate lives, unhappy families, addiction, and a terrible, fatal greed.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      
19019. The Night At The Crossroads Inspector Maigret : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
Another riveting tale from Georges Simenon, in which two siblings, living in isolation, are suspects in a tale of deception, theft, and murder.It’s been seventeen hours of interrogation, yet Carl Andersen’s air of elegance remains unruffled. Inspector Maigret is bewildered by the behavior exhibited by the only probable suspect of the case at Three Widows Crossroads, the location of Carl’s isolated mansion where he lives with his sister Else.The Saturday evening prior, Carl and Else go to sleep, after Carl has locked her away in her bedroom as usual—a curious habit, notes Maigret, but stranger things soon arise. Carl’s faraway neighbor Monsieur Michonnet discovers that his flashy new automobile has swapped places with Carl’s run-down vehicle; what’s more, in the front seat of Michonnet’s car sits a dead man, a Belgian diamond merchant no one purports to know, shot point-blank in the chest. Hours later, Carl and Else are caught trying to embark on a train to Paris. It’s bizarre business, but Maigret is determined to shake off the unease and find out what the residents of Three Widows Crossroads are covering up in The Night at the Crossroads, an exciting, unnerving story from the inimitable Georges Simenon.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      
19020. The Dancer At The Gai-moulin Inspector Maigret : AudiobooksNow : USD8.99
In Liège, the city of Georges Simenon’s youth, a foreigner is found dead, and two young boys are accused of his murder, in this installment in the Inspector Maigret series.Somewhere in Liège, Jean Chabot and René Delfrosse hide out in the cellar of a seedy bar. Their plan to rob the establishment goes awry when, by the light of a match, they see the dead body of a man whom they had seen only hours before. They flee in horror.When the two boys are accused of the murder, their friendship is put to the test, and seemingly irrelevant social differences threaten their friendship and their freedom.A mysterious Frenchman arrives in town. What is he up to? And where is Maigret?A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      
19021. A Crime In Holland Inspector Maigret : AudiobooksNow : USD8.99
A thought-provoking mystery unfolds in a small coastal Dutch town after a host’s private party ends in murder.A French professor is staying in a coastal Dutch town while on a lecture tour—but when his host is murdered, he’s held for questioning as the prime suspect. Maigret’s assistance is requested, so he travels to the northeast of Holland, where he meets the attendees of a small private gathering the week before: Beetje, the coquettish daughter of a local farmer; Madame Popinga, the victim’s wife; Any Van Elst, her sister and a prospective lawyer; and Cornelius, a student at the Naval College; among a few others. While some are content blaming the outsider in their midst, Maigret senses something more enigmatic at play. Why does Conrad Popinga walk Beetje home every night she visits? What does the local crook Oosting know—and why was his cap found in the Popingas’ bathroom, one of the only rooms that overlooks the crime scene? In a town this small, Maigret knows its inhabitants know more than they claim.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      
19022. A Man's Head Inspector Maigret : AudiobooksNow : USD8.99
Inspector Maigret believes a man he convicted may not be guilty after all—and so hatches an audacious plan to save him before he is condemned to death.A man escapes out of the High Surveillance wing of the most infamous penitentiary in Paris. Members of the Police Judiciaire see him, but no one moves a muscle. In fact, it’s part of a daring plan concocted by Inspector Maigret, who thinks Joseph Heurtin may not be guilty of the murder of Madame Henderson and her maid—despite Maigret’s having convicted Joseph himself months before. Once on the loose, Joseph is the subject of careful surveillance: will the accused return to his ring of criminal masterminds, or is he indeed as unknowing as he maintained in every interrogation?With his career hanging in the balance, and a search for the escapee ongoing, Maigret must prove Joseph’s innocence before it’s too late, before an execution comes to pass. Georges Simenon’s A Man’s Head is a suspenseful, thrilling tale of a desperate quest for the truth.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      
19023. The Grand Banks Caf Inspector Maigret : AudiobooksNow : USD8.99
A crew’s captain turns up dead, but it’s the evil eye that haunts them—Inspector Maigret must navigate stone-faced sailors to solve the fishy sequence of events.A fishing boat docks at a port in Normandy—and hours later its captain is floating in the harbor, strangled to death. When Inspector Maigret arrives, at the behest of his old school friend, he finds the Océan’s crew will say nary a word about what transpired; instead, they speak only of the evil eye, a curse on the vessel they believe began even before they sailed. Pierre Le Clinche, a young wireless operator on board the ship who had markedly strained relations with the captain, is arrested for foul play. And more complications: in the captain’s possession, a photograph of a faceless buxom woman, scribbled all over in red ink; the captain’s handwritten will, deposited at the police station letterbox well after his death; the acrimony and fear that permeate the entire affair. In The Grand Banks Café, a haunting, riveting tale from Georges Simenon, Maigret vows to find the answer to the mystery that has left every sailor silent.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      
19024. Through Gates Of Garnet And Gold : AudiobooksNow : USD8.99
A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed installment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series.Cynthia Hopkins narrates this fantasy in a detached tone that fits the serious and logical perspective" —AudioFile on In An Absent DreamAfter Nancy was cast out of the Halls of the Dead and forced to enroll at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children
      
19025. Lpless To Stop The Slaughter : AudiobooksNow
      
19026. The Odds Of You: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD13.49
Once is chance. Twice is fate.Narrator Georgina Sadler brings nuance to this contemporary romance... [Sadler] ably portrays the well-realized characters and emotional truths." — Kirkus"This book made me remember why I fell in love with reading." — B. CelesteSage Collins knows a thing or two about odds. A year ago
      
19027. Mistaken Her For His Girlfriend.armed With Signature British Charm And A Smile That Could Tame Oceans : AudiobooksNow
The Odds of You is a smart and sexy first contemporary novel from bestselling romantasy author Kate Dramis. "A raw and poignant love story." —Tarah DeWittA Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press"
      
19028. The Lucky Egg: Understanding Your Fertility And How To Get Pregnant Now : AudiobooksNow : USD13.49
Comprehensive, compassionate, and refreshingly clear, The Lucky Egg is the fertility guide we've all been waiting for! This program is read by the author.An accessible and reassuring manual for navigating fertility treatment...Sekhon expertly balances urging early planning so readers can keep their options open with a calming
      
19029. D Insight. In The Lucky Egg : AudiobooksNow
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19030. Ght.the Lucky Egg Is Here To Change That. With Evidence-based : AudiobooksNow
      
19031. Lady Tremaine: Reeses Book Club Pick A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD13.49
This program is read by actor Bessie Carter, best known for her role as Prudence Featherington on the Netflix series Bridgerton.A bold and beautifully written examination of a mother's love told through the eyes of Cinderella's 'wicked' stepmother." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) • "Destined to be one of the biggest books of the year." —Glennon Doyle
      
19032. To The Respectability Her Deceased Husband’s Title Affords Her : AudiobooksNow
and exhilarating to its core
      
19033. Undimmed: The Eight Awarenesses For Freedom From Unwanted Habits : AudiobooksNow : USD11.49
Undimmed is a revolutionary guide to help you break free from the habits that dim your life.When Cecily Mak decided to take a break from drinking, the most common response she got was “Oh, I didn’t know you had a problem.” A problem? She was not an addict, or even committing to sobriety. She had simply realized that alcohol helped her avoid difficult feelings—but that it dimmed the good parts of her life along with the bad. She wanted to live her life with clarity, not avoid it.Many of us are taught to believe that escapist and addictive behaviors are fine as long as they are not “problems” or wholesale addictions. But this binary mindset robs us of a more present life and our ability to make changes before the behavior becomes an unshakeable habit. What you use to dim your life may not be a substance—it might even be something healthy, like exercise, food, or work. And every dimmer exists on a spectrum from use, to heavy use, to potential abuse or worse. It’s not about what you do, but how and why you do it. While leaving her unwanted habits behind, Mak developed the Eight Awarenesses—a set of principles we can use for inspiration and guidance on the path to embodying a clear life. Each one serves as an invitation to explore a deeper understanding of ourselves and our choices, and the empowerment that comes with choosing to live a life undimmed. Undimmed is an invitation to choose freedom from the habits that dim our lives and to embrace the full spectrum of experiences that life has to offer.
      
19034. The Daily Artist's Way: 366 Meditations For Creative Living : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
A year's worth of creative inspiration from The Queen of Change" (The New York Times) The Daily Artist’s Way is an inspirational collection of 365 daily reminders for a creative life
      
19035. Is A Sure Way To Achieve Life-changing Results – All You Have To Do Is Take It One Day At A Time."eliza Foss Performs This Powerful Audiobook In A Mature-sounding Voice She Modulates With Skill." —audiofile On The Listening Path Earphones Award Winnera Macmillan Audio Production From St. Martin’s Press Essentials" : AudiobooksNow
      
19036. Meet The Newmans: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD13.49
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America’s favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks, for fans of Lessons in Chemistry and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. This program includes narration by actor and Audie Award–winning narrator Marin Ireland, who has appeared in The Irishman and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.Narrator Marin Ireland delivers a standout performance in this historical fiction audiobook...Ireland engages listeners with her nuanced delivery in this audiobook that’s perfect for fans of Lessons in Chemistry." — Kirkus “I loved Meet the Newmans!” —Judy Blume
      
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and the Newmans’ idealized apple-pie perfection suddenly feels woefully out of touch. Ratings are in free fall
      
19038. Story? Or Will They Be Canceled Before They Ever Have The Chance? Funny : AudiobooksNow
      
19039. Lionel Asbo: State Of England: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD13.49
In the brutal, concrete landscape of Diston Town, teenage Des Pepperdine is doing his best to stay invisible—reading poetry, avoiding trouble, and nursing a dangerous secret. But his guardian, Lionel Asbo, is a ferocious presence: a pit bull-breeding, tabloid-devouring career criminal with a gift for violence and a hatred of books. When Lionel wins the lottery from inside prison and becomes an overnight millionaire, Des is dragged along for the ride, caught between survival, loyalty, and the faint hope of something better.With savage humor and a Dickensian eye for the grotesque, Lionel Asbo: State of England captures a nation enthralled by celebrity and excess. It’s a portrait of a young man coming of age in a culture that confuses notoriety with success, and a meditation on the quiet courage it takes to resist chaos from within your own home.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
      
19040. Other People: A Mystery Story : AudiobooksNow : USD11.49
From “one of the most gifted novelists of his generation” (Time), Other People is a tale about a woman’s path toward self-actualization.[Narrator Stephanie] MacGaraidh's performance captures the speech patterns and accents of the despicable characters with chilling clarity...Precise and provocative
      
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19042. Dead Babies: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Dead Babies, a hilarious Agatha Christie parody and Martin Amis’s second novel, was deemed his “most incendiary” (the BBC).Within the quiet walls of the Appleseed Rectory, a gorgeous five-bedroom, three-story home in rural England, anything goes: the drugs are consumed with gusto, the booze flows like water, and the sex is near constant and deliciously debauched.When six uppity twenty-somethings gather at the rectory for a careless weekend away, things quickly go awry. And when someone named Johnny begins leaving threatening letters around the house, the group is thoroughly shaken—no one has any clue who this “Johnny” could be.A dizzying whirlwind of a novel, Dead Babies is a lurid, sharp, and darkly hilarious indictment of the horrifying vices and shameless self-indulgences of privileged youth.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      
19043. Success: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Newly reissued for the modern listener, Martin Amis’s Success is “a terrifying, painfully funny, Swiftian exercise in moral disgust” (The Observer).Foster brothers Terence Service and Gregory Riding could not be more different from one another—Terry “a quivering condom of neurosis and ineptitude” and Greg a “bundle of contempt, vanity and stock-response.”After the shocking killing of Terry’s child sister, he is taken in by the aristocratic and wealthy Riding family and introduced to his new foster brother and sister, Greg and Ursula. As adults, the two boys unhappily share a tiny apartment in London. Greg spends his days tormenting Terry and engaging in plenty of messy, meaningless sex, while Terry suffers through a dead-end job and exists wholly in his brother’s cold and looming shadow, licking his wounds from a lifetime of romantic and social failures.Told throughout the course of one year in Terry and Greg’s lives, Success shows just how fickle luck can be, and how quickly one’s life can be totally, horribly changed. With caustic, searing prose, Success is a firecracker revenge story for the ages.A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
      
19044. Unfunny Bunny : AudiobooksNow : USD2.49
This program is read by the author, Kenan Thompson, beloved longest-tenured cast member in Saturday Night Live history. This hilarious new audiobook is perfect for fans of Jory John and Grumpy Monkey.Unfunny Bunny offers an immersive audio experience, fully sound designed to enhance your enjoyment. Listen out for Kenan's masterfully awkward pauses and the nuanced vocal warmth of a supportive friend. A masterclass in comedic timing and emotional storytelling. Sit back and savor this incredible audiobook experience!Tomorrow is Bunny's first day of school, and everything is going to be perfect. All he wants is to be the funniest kid in class and make everyone else laugh. But when Bunny gets there, his jokes fall flat. What's an UNfunny bunny to do?This laugh-out-loud tale about unexpected friendship and pursuing your dreams is a silly, lighthearted read-aloud stuffed with 30 unfunny" jokes that are sure to send listeners of all ages into fits of giggles."Using vocal variety even while announcing chapter numbers
      
19045. Venus! Fierce And Fabulous : AudiobooksNow : USD2.49
Prepare for a dazzling encounter with the solar system's most glamorous resident in VENUS!—the latest stellar autobiography" in the OUR UNIVERSE series from the dynamic duo of Stacy McAnulty and Stevie Lewis!Venus! Fierce and Fabulous features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!Hello
      
19046. All Her Own!inside Venus! : AudiobooksNow
      
19047. Ortraying Venus As A Character. There Is A Lot Of Heart In The Performance : AudiobooksNow
      
19048. My Husband's Wife: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD13.49
The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge. This program features multicast narration and is read by actor and Audie Award–winner Richard Armitage, actor Bel Powley, and actor/comedian Henry Rowley.My Husband's Wife features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the ambient sounds of the seemingly quiet town of Hope Falls and the mysterious countdown from a London clinic claiming to predict Birdy’s death!“Nonstop thrills! The best Feeney book yet!” —FREIDA MCFADDEN“Propulsive, compulsive, addictive.” —LISA JEWELL“This audiobook knocks it out of the park, thanks to its dynamic narration and evocative sound design that elicits the feel of an old-school radio drama. The layered audio elements, like the labored breaths of a character climbing a hill or the howling wind and crashing waves, draw listeners deep into the story’s world. These vivid soundscapes don’t just enhance the atmosphere—they transform the listening experience into something truly cinematic and unforgettable.” — Booklist (Starred Review)Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that the stranger is his wife.One house. One husband. Two women. Someone is lying.Six months earlier, a reclusive Londoner called Birdy, reeling from a life-changing diagnosis, inherits Spyglass. This unexpected gift from a long-lost grandmother brings her to the pretty seaside village of Hope Falls. But then Birdy stumbles upon a shadowy London clinic that claims to be able to predict a person's date of death, including her own. Secrets start t
      
19049. When I Kill You: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
The multimillion-copy and New York Times bestseller B. A. Paris returns with a triumphant, unsettling next suspense novel, When I Kill You.Narrator Georgia Maguire's soft British accent is an absolute listening pleasure...it is the texture and tension provided by Maguire's skillful delivery and beguiling voice that make this a successful audio offering." —AudioFile on The BreakdownWho is watching Nell Masters?Nell Masters is certain someone is following her. The hairs on the back of her neck rise when she travels to and from work
      
19050. Uding Her New Partner : AudiobooksNow
getting into a stranger’s car. When Bryony was found murdered
      
19051. Off The Scales: The Inside Story Of Ozempic And The Race To Cure Obesity : AudiobooksNow : USD11.49
The inside story of the creation of Ozempic and its revolutionary impact on public health.A “cure” for obesity has long been the holy grail for the pharmaceutical industry, one that seemed unattainable until recent breakthroughs in type 2 diabetes research led to the development of Ozempic, a weight loss medication that activates a hormone in the stomach called GLP-1, making people feel fuller for longer. The treatment is so effective that it is already disrupting many industries—from healthcare to fast food to fashion—and it has quickly made its creator, Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, the most valuable company in Europe. But the impact of GLP-1s goes far beyond billion-dollar profits; a true long-term cure for obesity could save 40 percent of American adults from dangerous, preventable illnesses. And as more potential benefits emerge, one question looms in the minds of investors, healthcare workers, and politicians: Are these drugs too good to be true?In Off the Scales, Reuters journalist Aimee Donnellan illuminates the history of a medical breakthrough that is poised to change the world, while raising difficult social questions about inequality and morality. Through original reporting and rigorous research, she forecasts the future of GLP-1s and examines what their explosive popularity tells us about our ideals of beauty and the lengths to which people will go in order to become thin.Along the way, Donnellan profiles the scientist whose contributions to the discovery of GLP-1 were overlooked, documents her fight for recognition while her colleagues were thrust into the limelight, and offers new insights into the ways that the food and beauty industries made billions while promoting unhealthy and unrealistic body image standards and accelerating the obesity crisis. She also provides firsthand accounts of several early Ozempic users and the transformative effect the drug has had on their weight loss journeys.Off the Scales is an informative and entertaining stu
      
19052. The Wicked: A Dark Mafia Romance : AudiobooksNow : USD16.49
Rebecca Johnpee bursts onto the dark romance scene with The Wicked-where a mafia and heist romance collide in a scorchingly intense and unforgettable tale.ElioThey call me “The Wicked.” I’ve earned that name with blood, silence, and the weight of every secret I carry.As head of the Marino Family, nothing slips past me. Not lies. Not weakness. Not fear.But when she enters my world…everything tilts.Zahra I’m dangerous—and I’ve had to be.I grew up with men who treated bullets like sugar cubes.I’ve risen from the streets to create the most notorious gang of thieves in the country. But after a job goes wrong, my crew and I are held captive by The Wicked, and I’ll do just about anything to take advantage of it. Even if it means working with The Wicked and pulling off the biggest heist I’ve ever dreamed of.I’m dancing with the devil, and the cost might be my body–my very soul.But I’m willing to pay the price if it means I get him…The Wicked is slow burn mafia meets heist romance that explores darker themes, subjects, and scenes that may not be suitable for everyone. Please see the author's content note at the beginning of the book.The Wicked*Enemies to lovers*Forced proximity*Who did this to you?*Touch her/him and die*Morally gray MMCs*Blackmail*RevengeA Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books
      
19053. A Bird In The Hand: The First George & Molly Palmer-jones Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the George and Molly Palmer-Jones series following remarkable mysteries in a birdwatching community—now available for the first time in the US.In England’s birdwatching paradise, a new breed has been sighted—a murderer . . . Young Tom French is found dead, lying in a marsh on the Norfolk coast, with his head bashed in and his binoculars still around his neck. One of the best birders in England, Tom had put the village of Rushy on the birdwatching map. Everyone liked him. Or did they? George Palmer-Jones, an elderly birdwatcher who decides quietly to look into the brutal crime, discovers mixed feelings aplenty. Still, he remains baffled by a deed that could have been motivated by thwarted love, pure envy, or something else altogether. But as he and his fellow ‘twitchers’ flock from Norfolk to Scotland to the Scilly Isles in response to rumors of rare sightings, George—with help from his lovely wife, Molly—gradually discerns the true markings of a killer. All he has to do is prove it . . . before the murderer strikes again.A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.
      
19054. The Heart Code: The Breakthrough Method To Open Your Heart And Transform Your Life : AudiobooksNow : USD13.49
Use Dr. Bradley Nelson's bestselling Body Code techniques to remove the emotional walls around your heartThis program features multicast narration.Honing in on the central concept of his runaway bestseller, The Emotion Code, Dr. Nelson presents an expanded, deeper look at Heart-Walls in his next book, The Heart Code. All of us, Dr. Nelson realized, have walls around our hearts—emotional barriers that prevent us from fulfilling our potential and finding our true purpose.Based on the tens of thousands of stories that readers and patients shared with Dr. Nelson, The Heart Code offers an in-depth exploration into the mechanisms of Heart-Walls and practical guidance toward ultimately breaking down these barriers around our hearts. Readers will gain the tools necessary to identify and release these emotional walls that prevent us from experiencing true fulfillment in every aspect of our lives: physical, emotional, spiritual, financial, and romantic.With a compassionate, empowering, and prescriptive approach, The Heart Code takes readers on a journey of self-discovery and healing, helping unlock the full potential of your heart and live life with greater authenticity, joy, and abundance.A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press Essentials
      

New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz dives into an enthralling new romantic suspense novel filled with deeply entrenched grudges, psychic dangers, and a conspiracy that threatens not only two families but also the entire paranormal community. The Harper and the Wells families have regarded each other with deep suspicion for four generations. The Harpers have been known to offer their psychic talents for less-than-legal purposes, and the powerful Wells clan has a reputation for playing both sides of the street. But for all the years of history and distrust between them, there is a mysterious pact binding the two. They share the responsibility for protecting a long-buried and very dangerous secret. Sophy Harper and Luke Wells are shocked to learn that her aunt and his uncle have been sleeping together—and now they are both missing. Not only that, but the last traces of them are at the scene of a murder soaked in negative paranormal energy. Clearly, someone is willing to kill to obtain the secret their families have been charged with protecting. Despite their mutual distrust, which, as far as Sophy is concerned extends to Luke’s hellhound of a dog, they both know that the terms of the pact must be honored.  Their investigation uncovers a psychic trail leading to a bizarre desert art colony where nothing is as it seems. But Luke and Sophy are concealing a few secrets, too. By a strange twist of fate, a Harper and a Wells have no choice but to trust each other and the fierce attraction that is binding them as surely as the pact between the families.
      
19056. Reasons To Hate Me : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Metallo crafts interesting and realistic teens and adults, and offers a unique and nuanced view of an autistic teen experiencing high school.—Publishers Weekly (starred review) A hilarious and heartfelt novel about a neurodivergent theater nerd that tackles slut-shaming, what it means to be a friend, and the power of forgiving others—and yourself. There are countless good reasons to hate seventeen-year-old Jess Lanza, Stone Bridge High’s premier autistic theater nerd and Champion of Questionable Life Choices. Unfortunately, the cyberbullies that hounded her all summer are stuck on last year’s life-ruining mistake, the one that earned Jess the title “Boyfriend Stealing Slutbag.” To relieve the bullies of their stale content, Jess vows to dazzle them with online posts about her own ridiculous fails and embarrassing character traits. But somehow, all of Jess’s posts circle back to her friendship with Chloe—the friendship her alleged sluttiness pulverized—and the gaping hole she left in Jess’s life. As Jess chases Chloe’s forgiveness, she must confront some of her darkest weaknesses—and darker still, the truth of what happened with Chloe’s boyfriend, a story neither of them wants to hear. Told through a series of blog posts and short scripts, this cleverly staged and structured debut novel crackles with spot-on dialogue, features a range of fully developed neurodiverse characters, and sharply evokes high school in all its hilarious and agonizing complexity.
      
19057. Code Blue : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
The newest action-packed, ripped-from-the-headlines adventure in The Sisterhood from #1 bestselling author Fern Michaels. The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and years of adventure. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right. Theresa Gallagher has never met her Aunt Dottie, though she remembers her mother’s stories about the wild sister who left home at seventeen. When a letter arrives from one of Dottie’s neighbors, telling Theresa that her aunt is now incapacitated and in a nursing home, Theresa decides to fly out to Arizona to see her. The staff at the Sunnydale Care Facility seem pleasant and efficient, but Theresa finds it strange that she’s only permitted to “observe” her elderly aunt from a viewing room. It’s the first of several red flags that lead Theresa to start asking questions. Is it just coincidence that as soon as she does, her car is almost run off the road? Theresa contacts her attorney friend, Lizzie Fox, who just happens to be connected to a group of women uniquely posed to get answers. Soon the Sisterhood is on the case, uncovering evidence that at Sunnydale centers all over the country, seniors are mistreated, duped, and drained of their savings. But no one is beyond justice—not when the Sisterhood’s extraordinary women are involved, making wrongs right as only they can …
      
19058. Burn Down Master's House : AudiobooksNow : USD12.99
Inspired by true, long-buried stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back, a searing portrayal of resistance for readers of Colson Whitehead, Jesmyn Ward, and Percival Everett, from Clay Cane, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Grift. As turmoil simmers within a divided nation, smoke from another blaze begins to rise. Sparked by individual acts of resistance among those enslaved across the American South, their seemingly disparate rebellions fuel a singular inferno of justice, connecting them in ways quiet at times, explosive at others. As these flames rise, so will they. Luke, quick-witted and literate, and Henri, a man with a strong and defiant spirit, forge an unbreakable bond at a Virginia plantation called Magnolia Row. Both seek escape from unimaginable cruelty. And sure as the fires of hell, Luke and Henri will leave their mark, sparking resistance among the lives they touch … One is Josephine, a young, sharp, and observant girl who wields silence as her greatest weapon. A witness to Luke and Henri’s resilience, she listens, watches, waits for the moment to make her move. Then there is Charity Butler, her husband a formerly enslaved man who proved his ferocity as a young boy standing alongside Josephine. At his encouragement, Charity fights for her freedom in court and wins—only to battle a deeply unjust system designed to destroy the life they’ve built. And finally, there is Nathaniel, who ruthlessly exploits other Black people and mirrors the cruelty of the white men who, like him, are enslavers. A perversion of the system of slavery, his fragile and contradictory rule will become a catalyst of its own. Inspired by the true stories of the profoundly courageous men and women who dared to fight back, Burn Down Master’s House is a singular tour de force of a novel—breathtaking in scope, compassion, and a timeliness that speaks
      
19059. On My Watch: Leading Nato In A Time Of War : AudiobooksNow : USD15.49
From the former secretary general of NATO, an honest and candid account of a dramatic decade as the leader of the world’s most important military alliance. When Jens Stoltenberg took office as secretary general of NATO in 2014, the world was already changing. What followed was a decade marked by war, diplomatic crises, and decisions that helped shape the West’s shared security. On My Watch takes readers behind closed doors and offers rare insight into how the world’s most powerful military alliance handles crises. Stoltenberg describes the effort to keep NATO united and addresses key issues, such as the war in Ukraine, NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, relations with Russia and China, and cooperation with world leaders including Angela Merkel, Donald Trump, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This is not a book about division. It is a story of unity, of friendship—and of why NATO still matters. Through his reflections on disagreements and dilemmas, he offers a unique view into the art of diplomacy and the hard choices that must be made when global peace is at stake. He ultimately shows why openness is essential to preserve cohesion—and to face the challenges of tomorrow.
      
19060. Bread Days : AudiobooksNow : USD3.99
In this moving yet hopeful book for readers ages 4–8, a young girl rediscovers her passion for baking bread as she once did with her papa—and finds joy again in sharing it with her loved ones. Nara loves nothing more than her bread days with Papa. Together, they mix, fold, and score dough, and eagerly watch as it rises to a delicious loaf in the oven. But one day, Papa is no longer there, and Nara’s bread days are suddenly empty. Instead, she’s left with feelings and memories that sadden and confuse her. But when Nara starts to take care of the sourdough starter she and Papa once made, she finds solace in bread days again—and, together with Mama, is able to keep a family tradition alive in memory of past loved ones. From the author of The Most Perfect Persimmon, this book is a touching story of parent-child connection and the love language of food, as well as a comforting read for anyone who has experienced loss.
      
19061. What Louis Brandeis Knows: A Crusader For Social Justice Becomes A Supreme Court Justice : AudiobooksNow : USD3.99
Before Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there was Louis D. Brandeis: a lawyer/activist turned Supreme Court Justice who drew on common sense and Jewish values to make a difference.  This nonfiction book for young readers ages 7–10 brings to life a man full of wit and common sense, a trailblazer to inspire Jewish and non-Jewish readers alike. Louis Brandeis knows it’s up to him to change the world. He has seen how some people are treated poorly because of their race or their religion or because they are poor. If I were a lawyer like Uncle Dembitz, he thinks, I could fight for those who need extra help. Guided by his uncle’s example, his father’s practical wisdom, and Jewish values of equality and justice, Brandeis gets to work as a lawyer, making sure everyone has a chance. Louis knows it’s important to fight for worker’s rights and women’s rights. Louis knows (before most people!) that everyone has the right to privacy. And Louis knows it’s important to support arguments with facts. What Louis doesn’t know is that he’ll become the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice in 1916, and his fight for justice will only continue. What the first Jewish U.S. Supreme Court justice knew could fill a book … A solid introduction to an honorable man
      
19062. I Climb The Mesas: Selected Poems Of Paula Gunn Allen : AudiobooksNow : USD5.49
An overdue retrospective of a pathbreaking feminist Native American poet, with a foreword from activist and educator Lee Francis IV I Climb the Mesas: Collected Poems of Paula Gunn Allen span the landscapes of the Southwest, excavate popular misunderstandings of Native women through history, and perhaps most importantly shines a light on a foremother of Native poetry, who was herself an icon to feminist legends like Gloria Steinem. Including forewords from her nephew, activist and educator Lee Francis IV, as well as her daughter, this volume of the Laguna Pueblo poet spans her decades-long career, including hard-to-find, limited edition chapbooks.
      
19063. Windy Creek Stables: Harper And The Horse Show Sabotage : AudiobooksNow : USD5.49
In Harper and the Horse Show Sabotage, the second book in the charming middle grade Windy Creek Stables series from author Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, Harper and Presley must uncover the mystery behind who is undermining the stables before it's too late! Every year, the team at Windy Creek Stables packs up the trailer and makes the trip to the famous Kentucky Horse Park for the best and biggest horse show of the year. Usually, the competition is Harper's favorite thing in the world, and she can't wait to show off for her new best friend, Presley, who is competing for the first time. This year, though, she's more than a little nervous. It's her first time competing against her old barn, Foxcroft Equestrian Center, and she isn't looking forward to seeing the mean girls who still ride there. Her anxiety only increases when she gets a midnight call that Isolde, her beautiful grey Andalusian mare, is sick.  Luckily, Isolde recovers, but when another Windy Creek Stables horse starts to show signs of illness, Harper and Presley know something is up. One sick horse is just a sick horse, but two sick horses are a mystery. The girls must don their detective hats and figure out who's sabotaging the stables before anything else happens … and ace their competition as well, of course!
      
19064. Design Against Racism: Creating Work That Transforms Communities : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
A historical and philosophical exploration of the impact of design on underserved communities, examining the field’s shortcomings as well as its potential to create positive change. Through essays that delve into history and practice, and case studies that demonstrate practical strategies, Design Against Racism explores how designers of all disciplines can address, through their work, the legacies of racism and oppression. Design profoundly influences culture. The heart of this book is its powerful blend of essays on design history, case studies, and discussions of practical methods to approach design work, adapted from the restorative justice movement. It explores how design as a professional practice and academic discipline directly affects historically excluded communities, offering frameworks and examples that foster collective improvement. Topics from author Omari Souza, founder of the annual State of Black Design conference, and contributing design professionals include: • Unveiling the White Gaze: The Narrative of Whiteness and Colonial Nostalgia • Language as a Tool for Marginalization—and Resistance • Hip-Hop Architecture: Transforming Spaces through Culture and Innovation • Afrofuturism as a Design Strategy • Whose Knowledge Is It? Reclaiming Histories, Narratives, and the Plurality of Knowledge • Nonhierarchical Engagement with Communities—Anti-Racist Design Community Pop-Up  This is a critique of design and a practical handbook that will teach designers and educators how a restorative justice approach can transform their design practice to counteract and fight racism. TIMELY AND ESSENTIAL TOPICS: Thought-provoking essays from leaders in design diversity offer an anti-racist approach to design practice based in an understanding of history, a focus on community building, and a commitment to inclusion. A
      
19065. The Whitechapel Conspiracy : AudiobooksNow : USD12.99
In 1892, the grisly murders of Whitechapel prostitutes four years earlier by a killer dubbed Jack the Ripper remain a terrifying enigma. And in a packed Old Bailey courtroom, Superintendent Thomas Pitt’s testimony causes distinguished soldier John Adinett to be sentenced to hang for the inexplicable murder of a friend. Instead of being praised for his key testimony, Pitt is removed from his station command and transferred to Whitechapel, one of the East End’s most dangerous slums. There he must work undercover investigating alleged anarchist plots. Among his few allies are his clever wife, Charlotte, and intrepid Gracie, the maid who can travel unremarked in Whitechapel. But none of them anticipate the horrors to be revealed.
      
19066. Blood Oath : AudiobooksNow : USD12.99
In this action-packed thriller, Special Agent Alex Martel's fight becomes personal when her father is abducted by rebel forces. In the heart of Africa, CIA Special Agent Alexandra Martel’s safari with her father spirals into a deadly game of betrayal when he is kidnapped by rebels. Suddenly, her peaceful Serengeti vacation transforms into a desperate race against time. As the general is held by local rebels, Russian mercenaries and Chinese MSS operatives descend on East Africa, all hunting the military secrets locked in her father’s mind. Alex assembles an elite team to navigate the treacherous terrain, but complications arise when her CIA boss, Caleb, shows up unexpectedly, stirring feelings she’s tried to bury since her husband’s death. As competing forces close in, Alex uncovers betrayals stretching from the Serengeti to the highest levels of global intelligence. Trust becomes as scarce as water in the African savanna. With enemies converging from all sides, Alex must embrace her darkest instincts to save her father. But in a world where allies become enemies, and nothing is as it seems, how much of herself is she willing to sacrifice to honor the bonds of blood? “In Blood Oath, Steve Urszenyi delivers his most gripping thriller yet—an explosive mix of heart-pounding action, razor-sharp tradecraft, and the bonds that define heroism. Special Agent Alex Martel is fierce, unforgettable, and unstoppable.”—Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Between
      
19067. White Wolf : AudiobooksNow : USD12.99
In this cutting-edge installment of the acclaimed thriller series, New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader thrusts readers into a world where power is being redefined by a revolutionary communication program that renders modern encryption obsolete, one that will topple global power structures and give rise to technology-driven totalitarian states. Evan Ryder races against time in a landscape where secrets can no longer hide behind digital walls. Ilona Shokova, the elusive, deadly assassin White Wolf, holds the key to mastering this unhackable method. Two powerful, deadly women, one quest. Will either one of them survive? In this pulse-pounding thriller, the future isn't just written in code—it's locked behind it. Strap in for Lustbader's next explosive novel in the Evan Ryder series; an action-packed rollercoaster that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.
      
19068. Blaze Of Courage : AudiobooksNow : USD12.99
A mysterious locket brings a fire survivor and a wounded veteran together, but their growing feelings might be more dangerous than the men pursuing them. Charlotte Clarke survived the flames that destroyed her town and took her family, but at what cost? Left injured and alone, she seizes the chance for a fresh start when a dying friend asks her to take a locket to a relative in Kentucky. But she has no means to reach her destination until she meets a handsome horse trainer headed south and convinces him to let her travel with him. Haunted by his years in the cavalry and desperate to save his family’s failing stables, Stefan Roberts is focused on transporting his father's racehorses to Kentucky for the spring races. He isn’t looking for complications—especially not in the form of a determined young woman with secrets of her own. Yet as they travel together, Charlotte’s courage and determination begin to crack the walls he's built around his heart. When a shadowy pursuer closes in, Stefan and Charlotte must face the pasts they’ve been running from, and the faith they thought they’d left behind, before their fragile hopes for the future go up in smoke.
      
19069. The Mirage : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Mike Mansfield is back, trying to help a grieving family make sense of a terrible tragedy. However, to his surprise, the details of the event don’t entirely make sense, not from the family, the police, nor the official report. Something about the story doesn’t fit, but Mansfield has no idea what it is. All he knows is that someone is watching him, very carefully.As he and his invisibles begin piecing the puzzle together, they realize the original facts of what happened are nothing of the sort. The story itself was never meant to be anything but a mirage. To tie things up quickly and prevent people from looking too closely. Even worse, no one ever expected someone like Mansfield to show up and accidentally step into the middle of it.Something is bubbling beneath the surface, and it has been for a long time. Something big but completely unnoticed. And for those orchestrating it, Mike Mansfield is the last person they would ever want involved. Because most people don’t know what Mansfield is capable of… until it’s too late.
      
19070. Casualty : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Isaiah Cason is a man of means. His movements are calculated, which has earned him respect and success while he smoothly navigates the light and dark. It only makes sense that matters of the heart follow the same blueprint, but he finds himself submerged in a complicated connection of deception and disloyalty. Lake Patterson learned early in life that family can be your biggest downfall. With the secrets she keeps locked away, Lake finds it impossible to stay grounded and maintain any semblance of happiness. Trying to navigate and survive in the world alone, Lake’s only goal is to keep her head above water. There is little to no room for anything else. When Lake and Isaiah’s worlds collide, they both feel a pull that can’t be overlooked nor denied. They are forced to open up in ways neither of them deemed possible, but life has a way of denying happiness, even to those who are most deserving. You can’t always break the ties that bind, no matter how much your heart longs to be free. Casualties sometimes can’t be avoided, regardless of how pure the intentions of the heart.
      
19071. The Nanny And The Don : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
Steel Gray built his empire from the ground up on control. Jaded by loss and betrayal, he spends most of his time looking for ways to grow his wealth. Love is the last thing on his mind. When Devlan Rose, a tall, free-spirited server with a crown of wild curls and a smile that thaws his cold heart, drops onto his radar, something in him breaks. Devlan Rose thought her life was looking up until the night she lost her job. Dating her former boss seems like a step in the right direction, until she’s kidnapped right out of his house in the middle of the night. She soon realizes that her reclusive captor is more than sexiness cloaked in danger. He’s also the reluctant guardian to his niece and nephew, whom she now has been declared the nanny for. Devlan hated Steel’s guts even before he caused her to lose her job. Now as a prisoner in his home, she’s terrified that her boyfriend’s debt might cost her her life. Except her prison doesn’t exactly feel like a prison. The more time Devlan spends with the mysterious man with scars that run deeper than the eye can see, the less she’s compelled to escape his wrath. Steel isn’t a man who asks for what he wants, he takes it. His plan was never to take the girl, but after being robbed by his best friend, he seizes the opportunity to get what is rightfully his. Now, he’s determined to claim the woman he fell for at first glance.
      
19072. Trigger Happy : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Accompanied by his Crow partner, Moses Red Buffalo, the famed army scout Nathan Stark takes on a mission in Montana Territory that forces him to choose between duty and honor in this action-packed frontier adventure from the Greatest Western Writers of the 21st Century. Steely-eyed. Quick as a rattler. Unforgiving as the desert sun. The stories of Nathan Stark’s grit and determination as a manhunter across Indian territory are legendary. He stalks the wild western frontier on behalf of the army, pursuing hostiles to avenge his slaughtered family—and redeem his own failure to protect them. Once again reluctantly partnered with Crow scout Moses Red Buffalo, Nathan has been assigned to assist the U.S. cavalry in escorting a large band of Blackfoot Indians across Montana and into Canada. Refusing to leave, Chief Thunder Elk threatens to wage war if his tribe is not left alone. Wealthy rancher Bennett McGreevey wants the land the Blackfoot call home, and he’s powerful enough to ensure the army does his bidding. But Nathan Stark is not a soldier. And no cattle baron is going to give him marching orders. It’s a perfect storm for bullets to rain sheer hell across the land … NATHAN STARK—A MAN TO RIDE THE RIVER WITH.
      
19073. Stolen Moments With A Bad Boy: A Murder For Hire Romance : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Janeiro Terelli is one mouthwatering businessman, but boxing him in one category does this sex symbol no justice. With blue optics that would make the sea-god Poseidon envious, a creamy, dark caramel complexion, and defined, toned abs that were chiseled by the gods themselves, he is surely a worthy catch. Nonetheless, looks can be deceiving. As much as he tries to avoid attention, one little minx slips into his line of sight. Erie Lakes can’t help but admire the quiet and handsome stranger that drifts into her café and lounge. At age twenty-nine, she is on top of the world. With beautiful hazel brown eyes that scream risk taker and a gentle soul, Erie is up for the challenge to get to know the mysterious man. Upon sight, Janeiro seems perfect, but the more time Erie spends with him, she learns he’s a demon under the sheets and a gun-toting bully in the streets. These two set off on a whirlwind love affair that brings out the snakes instead of making them retreat. Will the secrets Janeiro is keeping damage their newfound love? Will the enemy they share win? Take this rollercoaster ride of flying bullets and air kisses with these characters as they sort the real from the fake.
      
19074. The Hot Girl Agency: A Dark Thriller Romance : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
Thirty-three-year-old Allyn AK" Katz is embracing her fresh start in Arkville
      
19075. Firm : AudiobooksNow
      
19076. Gather Yourselves Together : AudiobooksNow : USD12.99
Gather Yourselves Together is one of Philip K. Dick’s earliest novels, written when he was just 24 years old.It tells the story of three American workers left behind in China by their employer, biding their time as theCommunists advance. As they while away the days, both the young and naïve Carl Fitter and the older andworldly Verne Tildon vie for the affections of Barbara Mahler, a woman who may not be as tough-as-nails asshe acts. But Carl’s innocence and Verne’s boorishness could end up driving Barbara away from both.
      
19077. Dark Slayer : AudiobooksNow : USD15.49
After a century of longing, the instinct for survival unites a betrayed woman and a cursed man in this seductive Carpathian novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. Ivory Malinov’s only brethren are the wolves. Abandoned by her family, and cast out by everyone she held dear, Ivory has lived centuries without love. She has sustained her sanity by preparing for one purpose—to destroy her greatest enemy. Then she picks up the scent of a man. Her salvation. Her lifemate. The curse of all Carpathian women. Branded a criminal, Razvan is a dragonseeker borne of a great Carpathian lineage, only to be raised as its most despised captive enemy. Escaping from imprisonment, Razvan now seeks the dawn to end his terrible existence. Instead he has found his deliverance in Ivory, the Dark Slayer. In spirit, in flesh and blood, in love, and in war, Ivory and Razvan are made for each other. For as long as they dare to live.
      
19078. Inadmissible : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
Growing up watching her father habitually cheat on her mother scarred Taj Sanders in ways she didn’t recognize until she noticed the same pattern in her own relationships. When her fiancé cheats on her and gets his side chick pregnant, Taj decides she’s done with men and love altogether. A drunken night at a hotel bar puts her at the mercy of a stranger who chooses to protect her and keep her safe instead of taking advantage of her—and he makes sure no one else does either. Tristan Pierce, a quarter of the partnership for Montgomery, Pierce, Walker, and Gough, is known as the best strategist in Rose Valley Hills. When he lays eyes on Taj one year after saving her at the bar, he’s determined to not let her get away again so easily. He plays along, helping her make her ex jealous, which leads to them spending the night together. For Taj, one night is enough. For Tristan, their night together is the beginning of their forever. As fate would have it, Taj finds in Tristan a man safe enough to choose and worthy of her love. Unfortunately, that’s no longer her heart’s desire. Tristan makes it his mission to not only soften her heart to love but return her to her softness as a woman. With her hesitance to trust him and a lingering ex that won’t let go, Tristan is in for the biggest strategic undertaking of his life. Planned correctly, his actions can lead to his happily ever after with the woman he’s confident will be his wife. But one incorrect move or inadmissible action, and he may scar Taj’s heart worse than it already is.
      
19079. Undying: A Hellequin Universe Novella : AudiobooksNow : USD14.49
A new chapter in the Hellequin Chronicles Saga.Nearly fifty years ago, the small Welsh village of Anfarwol was the scene of a series of brutal murders. Since then, multiple people have met with accidents, or gone missing never to be found, while those responsible have evaded detection for decades.When Remy Roax is kidnapped while investigating the disappearances, Nate Garrett and allies are brought in to solve the mystery, and bring their friend home. Unfortunately for Remy’s abductors, they have no inkling how bad of an idea it was to bring him to a place where he can cause nothing but mayhem.
      
19080. The Rational Bible: Numbers: God And Man In The Wilderness : AudiobooksNow : USD22.49
If you think the Bible is irrelevant, irrational, or even, at times, immoral—and you have an open mind—The Rational Bible will change your mind and influence your outlook on life.You will come to understand why the Bible and especially its first five books, the Torah, are the most influential books ever written. Equally important, you will understand how they apply to your life.The Rational Bible, Dennis Prager’s commentary and explanation of these five books—rooted in his expertise in biblical Hebrew and its grammar—is widely considered the most important modern Bible commentary. Read the thousands of reviews on Amazon—written by people of many faiths and of no faith—and you will appreciate why this is so.The Book of Numbers—“In the Wilderness” in the original Hebrew—is the fourth book of the Bible. Among the many compelling issues addressed in this volume are the following:Doubting God.What produces faith—miracles or effort? And if effort, what efforts work?Arguing with God.Ingratitude as a source of evil.Why only men could be priests.Why the conscience is not morally reliable.Is fanaticism ever justified?Is there luck in life, or is everything determined by God’s will?The title of this five-volume commentary is The Rational Bible because its approach is entirely reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith alone. In Dennis Prager’s words, “If something I write is not rational, I have not done my job.”Few people alive today have influenced as many people as has Dennis Prager. In the words of the website, Powerline, “Dennis Prager is probably the foremost public intellectual of our time.” Read The Rational Bible and you will understand why.
      
19081. Capitalist Manifesto : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
An overarching message of Capitalist Manifesto is...WE WERE WARNEDIn 1965, Robert Kiyosaki left Hilo, Hawaii and reported to the US Merchant Marine Academy, at Kings Point, New York.At the academy, Robert’s economics teacher, encouraged the class to read Marx’s Communist Manifesto, Hitler’s Mein Kompf, and Mao’s Little Book.In 1972, Robert was a US Marine Corp pilot, flying in Vietnam, witnessing lessons learned about communism, at the academy, coming true in real life.In 1973, returning to California, Robert and his troops were greeted by anti-war protestors, hippies of the Woodstock Generation. Marx’s Communist Manifesto was alive and well in America. Marx’s ideology was spreading through America via the education system.In 2020, protestors are parents, protesting mandatory vaccines for their children, wearing of masks, and the teaching of Critical Race Theory, gender identity, and Post-Modernist Education... all Marxist in heritage.WE WERE WARNED.Capitalist Manifesto is a book of warnings. For example: On capitalism Marx warned: “The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.” On education Lenin warned: “Give us the child for eight years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.” On elections Stalin warned: “It's not the people who vote that count…It's the people who count the votes.” On the Federal Reserve bank Lenin warned: “The establishment of a central bank is 90% of communizing a nation.” On printing money, taxes and inflation Lenin said: “The way to crush the bourgeoise is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. Capitalist Manifesto is dedicated to our freedoms, especially the Freedom of Truth. Capitalist Manifesto is dedicated to seeking out the truth behind the NEA, IRS, and FED - the National Education Association, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Federal Reserve Bank. In Capitalist Manifesto I offer alternatives that any person or family can put in motion. How can we counter
      
19082. The Perils Of Patricia : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
Bridgerton meets Fifty Shades in this long-awaited fifth book in Helen Hardt's Sex and the Season series!Lady Patricia Price-Adams has spent the last four years secretly longing for Thomas Jameson, her sister-in-law’s dashing brother. Thirteen years her senior, Thomas, the newly minted Earl of Ashford, is handsome, intelligent, and being pressured by society to take a wife and carry out his duty of producing an heir.At the unofficial commencement of the season—a grand ball at the Ashford Estate—Tricia sees her chance amidst the glittering chandeliers and swirling gowns. While Thomas is captivated by Tricia’s beauty and spirit, he won’t be coerced into taking a wife before he’s ready. Still, he can’t resist her, and when she finds herself in peril, he’s only too happy to come to her rescue. But he has other issues to attend to, not the least of which is uncovering the truth about his father’s untimely death.Danger seems to lurk in the most unexpected corners of the Ashford Estate, and Tricia and Thomas are inadvertently drawn into a whirlwind of intrigue and danger. As secrets unravel and their feelings intensify, every moment is a step closer to uncovering a truth that could change everything—and possibly cost them their lives.
      
19083. Red One: The Junior Novelization : AudiobooksNow : USD14.49
The action-packed retelling of Red One, which stars Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Kristofer Hivju, Nick Kroll, Wesley Kimmel, and J. K. Simmons and is now on Prime Video! Callum Drift has been head of E.L.F. security at the North Pole for hundreds of years, and his worst nightmare just came true. Santa, code name “Red One,” has been kidnapped. Cal will do anything he can to save Red One, even if it means teaming up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter, Jack O’Malley. Together, this unlikely duo crisscrosses the globe on an action-packed mission to figure out who took him and why. Will they be able to find Red One and save Christmas?
      
19084. Elle: Life, Lessons & Learning To Trust Yourself : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A revealing account of Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson’s extraordinary life of celebrity under pressure of relentless perfectionism and traumas of cancer and addiction.Elle shares her hard-earned, well-learned insights and understandings, empowering us all to discover our own uniqueness and life purpose.In the dazzling world of fashion, Elle Macpherson is synonymous with elegance and timeless beauty. Her inimitable, ‘give-it-a-go’ spirit underpins all her achievements as an iconic supermodel, businesswoman, and wellness advocate—a remarkable career concealing profound inner challenges.A powerful journey of personal transformation and a meditation on public image, self-image, and the meaning of real beauty, Elle peels back decades of curated perfection to share rare wisdom and intimate, messy realness from life in the limelight, including:Elle’s early life-lessons as a teenager modeling in 1980s New York building a remarkable career with professionalism, strong values, real results and her breakthrough opportunity with Sports IllustratedA meteoric rise to fame as a runway model for iconic designers like Azzedine Alaïa and Calvin Klein and actress in Hollywood films like Sirens and Batman & RobinNuanced reflections on relationships, divorces and the delights of raising her two sons. Previously undisclosed traumas with addiction, burnout, overall mental, emotional, and physical health—and the startling realization that gave her life new meaningThis open-hearted book reveals the authentic journey of personal transformation that empowered Elle to prevail over adversities, illness and inner conflicts. Told with Elle’s irrepressible humor and honesty, Elle offers a wise perspective on resilience, recovery, self-trust and authentic love that empowers readers to value their own uniqueness, embrace life, and love unconditionally.
      
19085. American Reckoning: Inside Trumps Trialand My Own : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
A vivid eyewitness account of the historic first criminal trial of a president and a cri de coeur for democracy from a New York Times bestselling author and presidential historian.As one of a handful of journalists allowed in the courtroom, for 23 days Jonathan Alter sat just feet away from the most dangerous threat to democracy in American history, watching the spectacle of the century: the felony trial of Donald Trump. Highly publicized but untelevised and thus largely hidden from public view, this landmark trial offered hope of real justice amid a grueling eight-year national ordeal and foreshadowed the drama of the 2024 presidential election.Alter shares everything he witnessed—from eviscerating takes on the colorful characters to the chilling legal ups and downs—to offer a barbed account of the trial and its aftermath, including fresh reporting about the historic events of the summer of 2024. A Zelig of journalism experiencing a crisis of faith in the good sense of the American people, Alter chronicles the shaping of his political consciousness and his bracing, unpredictable relationships with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, and Joe Biden, whose decision to stand down in favor of former prosecutor Kamala Harris put the criminal trial front and center as Americans render their own verdict at the polls.Deeply personal and passionate, American Reckoning is an eye-opening book from a journalist with a front row seat on history, offering a troubled yet hopeful look at our national moment of truth.
      
19086. The Flitting: A Memoir Of Fathers, Sons, And Butterflies : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A book with wings.—Ali SmithA deeply felt and moving memoir about how butterflies become a vital connection between a son and his dying father.The Flitting: A Memoir of Fathers, Sons, and Butterflies is a masterful and touching memoir blending natural history, pop culture, and literary biography-delivering a richly layered and nuanced portrait of a son’s attempt, after years of stubborn resistance, to take on his dying father’s love of the natural world. With his father unable to leave the house and follow the butterfly cycle for the first time since he was a child, Masters endeavors to become his connection to the outdoors and his treasured butterflies, reporting back with stories of beloved species-Purple Emperors, Lulworth Skippers, Wood Whites and Silver-studded Blues-and with stories of the woods and meadows that are their habitats and once were his. Structured around a series of exchanges and remembrances, butterflies become a way of talking about masculinity, memory, generational differences, and ultimately loss and continuation. Masters takes readers on an unlikely journey where Luther Vandross and The Sopranos rub shoulders with the likes of Angela Carter and Virginia Woolf on butterflies and gender; the metamorphoses of Prince; Zadie Smith on Joni Mitchell and how sensibilities evolve; and the lives and works of Vladimir Nabokov and other literary lepidopterists.In this beautiful debut memoir, Ben Masters offers an intensely authentic, unforgettable portrait of a father and son sharing passions, lessons, and regrets before they run out of time.
      
19087. A Little Crazy: A Memoir Of Finding Purpose And Joy Amid The Madness : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
From the father who won over critics and readers with Dear William, a memoir about his late son, comes David Magee’s own story of recovery from addiction—all while battling ADHD, depression, anxiety, as well as grief and a costly midlife crisis.A Little Crazy is a powerful call to action to embrace differences and create a life unbound by stigma and stereotypes, leading to redeeming purpose and joy. Adopted into a family that never quite fit, David Magee battled loneliness and a lack of self-esteem as a teen. These feelings followed and paralyzed him into adulthood until a trusted voice within revealed an unusual—if not a little bit crazy—path forward. Despite difficulties, he followed that path relentlessly, learning to better manage his mental-health adversities and making them his most vital assets.Follow David’s story as he turns his life around, saving his marriage and career, and becomes a trusted voice in breaking mental health and substance misuse stigma among students and parents nationally, all while leading the way in creating a university institute focused on finding solutions to student and family well-being.A trusted voice in the mental health and substance misuse space, known from his work advocating for student and family well-being nationally, David’s inspiring journey teaches readers:The power of believing in something biggerThe importance of trusting and following instinctThe reality that we can’t do it aloneHow speaking our truth frees us and helps othersIn sharing his inspiring journey, David teaches readers the importance of trusting your instincts, speaking your truth, and understanding the reality that no one can succeed alone.
      
19088. Profit Pillars: A Proven System To Maximize The Bottom Line In Your Online Business : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
An entrepreneur’s guide to building a more profitable online business, even if you do not consider yourself a “numbers person.”By understanding and utilizing the four profit pillars, any online entrepreneur can develop the financial literacy they need to build a stable, reliable, and extremely profitable online business.Online entrepreneurs regularly feel stressed, ashamed, or frustrated about the financial side of their businesses because their accountants, bookkeepers, and business coaches can’t give them the answers to the money questions they struggle with, such as:How profitable should my business be?How much should I pay myself?Which expenses do I need to monitor most as my business grows?How do I build systems that keep my finances organized?How do I use my numbers to make better financial decisions?Profit Pillars outlines step-by-step guidance in response to these questions so even the most creative and visionary online business owners can learn how to better manage the flow of money in and out of their businesses.If you have learned how to make money as an online entrepreneur, then Profit Pillars will teach you how to keep more of that money as profit through timeless yet easy-to-understand principles that will change the way you make financial decisions for your online business forever.
      
19089. Rebel: Find Yourself By Not Following The Crowd : AudiobooksNow : USD14.49
If you’re unsatisfied with how your life turned out, you’re not alone—and it’s not too late to create the life you want and deserve. All you have to do is be a rebel.Most of us are living a life crafted by other people: family, social media, societal expectations, etc. We’ve conformed to the patterns of everyone around us without even meaning to. Being a rebel doesn’t just mean going against the norm—it’s about giving the world your truest self. Author and podcast host Graham Cochrane shows you how to truly create your life of freedom, joy, and meaning—on your terms, not someone else’s.In Rebel, he’ll show you exactly how to make this shift via the simple five-part REBEL framework that will show you how to create the life you’ve always wanted. Readers will learn how to:Wake up from the world’s sleepy autopilot way of livingFigure out what your dreams really are (or perhaps dream for the first time)Dismantle harmful mental scripts and limiting beliefs that have kept you stuck (potentially for years)Determine what your ideal life looks like (in your work, business, relationships, finances, health)—and chart a path to get thereStick to a set of values as you navigate the big decisions in lifeLeave behind a legacy that others will want to emulateIt takes courage to create the life, the business, the family that you want, but the rewards of being a Rebel are worth it.
      
19090. A Map To The Door Of No Return: Notes To Belonging : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
Now in its first American edition, Dionne Brand’s groundbreaking A Map to the Door of No Return has emerged as a modern classic, a highly influential exploration of being" in the Black diaspora.Since its first publication in 2001
      
19091. Rn Was : AudiobooksNow
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19092. Salvage: Readings From The Wreck : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
One of Literary Hub's most anticipated books of 2024Dionne Brand explores English and American literature, and the colonial aesthetic that shaped her sense of self and the world, of what was possible and what was not.In Salvage: Readings from the Wreck, Dionne Brand’s first major book of nonfiction since her classic A Map to the Door of No Return, the acclaimed poet and novelist offers a bracing look at the intersections of reading and life, and what remains in the wreck of empire. Blending literary criticism and autobiography-as-artifact, Brand reads Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, and Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, among other still widely studied works, to explore encounters with colonial, imperialist, and racist tropes from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries-tropes that continue in new forms today. Brand vividly shows how contemporary practices of reading and writing are shaped by the narrative structures of these and related works, and explores how, in the face of this, one writes a narrative of Black life that attends to its own consciousness and expression.With the power and eloquence of a great poet coupled with the rigor of a deep and subtle thinker, Brand reveals how she learned to read the literature of two empires, British and American, in an anticolonial light-in order to survive, and in order to live.This is the library, the wreck, and the potential for salvage she offers us now, in a brilliant, groundbreaking, and essential work.
      
19093. The Bog Wife: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A “haunting, brilliant” Appalachian folktale evoking the Southern gothic suspense of Sharp Objects and the eco spine-tinglers of Jeff Vandermeer (Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts)Five siblings in West Virginia unearth long-buried secrets when the supernatural bargain entwining their fate with their ancestral land is suddenly rupturedSince time immemorial, the Haddesley family has tended the cranberry bog. In exchange, the bog sustains them. The staunch seasons of their lives are governed by a strict covenant that is renewed each generation with the ritual sacrifice of their patriarch, and in return, the bog produces a “bog-wife.” Brought to life from vegetation, this woman is meant to carry on the family line. But when the bog fails—or refuses—to honor the bargain, the Haddesleys, a group of discordant siblings still grieving the mother who mysteriously disappeared years earlier, face an unknown future.Middle child Wenna, summoned back to the dilapidated family manor just as her marriage is collapsing, believes the Haddesleys must abandon their patrimony. Her siblings are not so easily persuaded. Eldest daughter Eda, de facto head of the household, seeks to salvage the compact by desecrating it. Younger son Percy retreats into the wilderness in a dangerous bid to summon his own bog-wife. And as youngest daughter Nora takes desperate measures to keep her warring siblings together, fledgling patriarch Charlie uncovers a disturbing secret that casts doubt over everything the family has ever believed about itself.At once a gothic eco-horror, a psychological drama, and a family saga, The Bog Wife is a propulsive read for fans of Shirley Jackson, Karen Russell, and Matt Bell that speaks to what is knowable and unknowable within a family history and how to know when it is time to move forward.
      
19094. A Brief History Of The World In 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind The Lines On Our Maps : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A fascinating and surprising history of the world told through the lines people have drawn on mapsPeople have been drawing lines on maps for as long as there have been maps to draw on. Sometimes rooted in physical geography, sometimes entirely arbitrary, these lines might often have looked very different if a war or treaty or the decisions of a handful of tired Europeans had gone a different way. By telling the stories of these borders, we can learn a lot about how political identities are shaped, why the world looks the way it does-and about human folly. From the Roman attempts to define the boundaries of civilization, to the secret British-French agreement to carve up the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, to the reason why landlocked Bolivia still maintains a navy, this is a fascinating, witty, and surprising look at the history of the world told through its borders.
      
19095. V13: Chronicle Of A Trial : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
A moving, hard-hitting account of the Paris attacks trial by France’s leading nonfiction writer.Nearly every day for ten months, from September 2021 to June 2022, life on the Île de la Cité in central Paris came to a standstill. The most expensive and complex trial in French history-featuring twenty men accused of involvement in the 2015 attacks on the Bataclan and other sites across Paris-was underway. More than three hundred lawyers represented thousands of victims and the accused, all of whom were given the chance to testify. The case ran to more than a million pages. And, nearly every day for ten months, Emmanuel Carrère showed his press pass, walked through a metal detector, and took a seat in a windowless courtroom to bear witness.V13 isn’t so much the story of a trial but of the community that formed around it-a city within the city, home to the innocent and the guilty, the forgiving and the vengeful, the outspoken and the silent. Carrère introduces us to lawyers, survivors, family members, and above all the defendants, assembling in painstaking detail a human portrait of the crime. What emerges from these pages is a study of good and evil-and a philosophical journey through the borderlands between the two. Not since Eichmann in Jerusalem has there been a book of this scope and ambition.
      
19096. The Fall Of The House Of Tatterly : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
A captivating story about a young boy with a unique gift, perfect for fans of The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste or Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes.Twelve-year-old Theo Tatterly’s ability to see ghosts is a useful skill in a house full of dead relatives, but it makes him a loner at school and everywhere else, where ghosts eternally pester him for help. For Theo, life is easier on the periphery. When his first failed exorcism portends an end to the Tatterly line, Theo must bring together his entire family—living and dead—to save the home they’ve lived in for generations . . . and maybe the world.Author Shanna Miles’s story of magical modern-day Charleston crackles with unforgettable characters and pays homage to the city’s rich culture, folklore, and history. Anyone looking for ghost books for kids 9-12 or middle grade books with a supernatural twist will appreciate the immersive storytelling and integration of South Carolina's unique history in this enchanting tale.Cover art by Ronique Ellis. Cover design by Marcie Lawrence.
      
19097. The Rise Of Issa Igwe : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
Delightfully creepy. Ghostly good fun. A school for magic like no other.Despite a lifetime of breaking the rules, twelve-year-old Issa Igwe never expected to land in witch prison. At least that’s what she calls The Siren School outside of its hallowed halls. It’s actually the country’s most prestigious boarding school for magically gifted girls, and Issa’s parents insist that she attend . . . even though the school’s creepy history is the stuff of legend.When a devastating loss overturns Issa’s world, Issa decides to break one of her new school’s biggest rules of all: she’s going to use bitter magic to turn back time. To succeed, she must snatch sleep-inducing feathers from the backs of magical creatures, sneak out while avoiding the Night Children—whoever they are—and even raise the dead. Her nighttime explorations bring the school’s darkest secrets to light, and reveal a new power within Issa herself. It turns out that a rule-breaker might be just what The Siren School needs to undo an ancient evil . . .This spooky and delightfully magical middle grade companion novel to The Fall of the House of Tatterly introduces an indomitable heroine and an unforgettable school of magic based in hoodoo and Gullah Geechee culture.Cover art by Ronique Ellis. Cover design by Marcie Lawrence.
      
19098. Drop Dead Sisters : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
“Compulsively readable, Drop Dead Sisters is perfect for readers who love shows like Bad Sisters and Dead to Me. A mystery about three estranged sisters who accidentally kill someone? Yes, please.” —Mindy KalingThree sisters reunite on a family vacation and rekindle their relationship the only way they know how—by covering each other’s tracks in a real-life murder mystery not even they can figure out.Remi Finch has spent the better part of her adult life avoiding family—especially her sisters. They just don’t click. Besides, her unconventional upbringing and major anxiety have convinced Remi that she can’t build a relationship with anyone. Period.When her parents plan a family reunion camping trip to celebrate their anniversary, Remi’s willing to reconnect, if only because she doesn’t have a choice. But then a dead body turns up at their campsite, and their sisterly bonding kicks into high gear.No one knows the whole story, but the Finch women are prepared to cover up the pieces before anyone tries to put them together. It’s a precautionary measure, probably unnecessary. Nobody else was there, so how could they have seen anything?Between old grudges and new dynamics, a handsome park ranger, and a body that won’t stay hidden, Remi is about to learn that nothing strengthens family ties quite like crime.
      
19099. Twenty Years: Hope, War, And The Betrayal Of An Afghan Generation : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
An intimate history of the Afghan war-and the young Afghans whose dreams it enabled and dashed.No country was more deeply affected by 9/11 than Afghanistan: an entire generation grew up amid the upheaval that began that day. Young Afghans knew the promise of freedom, democracy, and safety, fought with each other over its meaning-and then witnessed its collapse. In Twenty Years, the Wall Street Journal correspondent Sune Engel Rasmussen draws on more than a decade of reporting from the country to tell Afghanistan’s story from a new angle. Through the eyes of newly empowered women, skilled entrepreneurs, driven insurgents, and abandoned Western allies, we see the United States and its partners bring new freedoms and wealth, only to preside over the corruption, war-lordism, and social division that led to the Taliban’s return to power.Rasmussen relates this history via two main characters: Zahra, who returns from abroad with high hopes for her liberated county, where she must fight to escape a brutal marriage and rebuild her life; and Omari, who joins the Taliban to protect the honor of his village and country and winds up wrestling with doubt and the trauma of war after achieving victory. We also meet Parasto, who risks her life running clandestine girls’ schools under the new Taliban regime, and Fahim, a rags-to-riches tycoon who is forced to flee. With intimate access to these and other characters, Rasmussen offers deep insight into a country betrayed by the West and Taliban alike.
      
19100. Playing To Win : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
She only wants a winter fling with no promises. But rules are there to be broken.MadisonAfter being jilted in Kentucky, playing for Calverdale Ladies in England was a chance to escape and spend Christmas alone, avoiding my feelings.Which is how I’ve ended up snowed in at a Welsh pub with a retired rugby player who’s hot enough to thaw me out.But when the snow’s gone, so am I. I won’t let another man in, not even one as gorgeous as Geraint…GeraintRunning the pub, I’ve had flings with guests, but never one as sexy as Madison.Too bad she’s so closed off. For both our sakes, we’ve agreed to keep our relationship physical. No attachments. No regrets.Which is good, because I promised my dad I’d hold on to the Dragon Inn, no matter what. So I’m fine with no commitments, because I can’t ask a woman with a brilliant career in London to give everything up to be with me, in the middle of nowhere. Can I?Playing to Win is the fourth book in the Playing the Field series—addictive romances full of heart and steam, perfect for fans of T L Swan.Revised edition: Previously published as Melting the Mountain Man, this edition of Playing to Win includes editorial revisions.
      
19101. Not Exactly A Small-town Romance : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
On a cross-country road trip, an expert in romantic comedies finds herself living one in a funny, refreshing, and flirty novel about really falling in love by USA Today bestselling author JJ Knight.Kelsey Whitaker knows every hit rom-com by heart and why they work. It’s her job. As a casting assistant to a fearsome boss nicknamed the Demon, Kelsey creates chemistry with perfect leads. Let the tropes take it from there. So where’s the meet-cute in her own life? That she’ll have to make happen herself.With the help of her best friend and wingman, Zachery Carter—a total Hemsworth, even if his career is ebbing—Kelsey trades in her big-city stilettos for small-town tennies and hits the back roads. Somewhere between Hollywood and her Alabama roots, she’s determined to strategically stumble into the arms of an all-American flannel-wearing, decent-hearted, rustic boy next door. It’s a blockbuster blueprint for success! Isn’t it?It’s all a secretly smitten Zachery can do not to tell Kelsey she’s looking for love in all the wrong places. If she really wants a happy ending, they may have to do a little rewriting, town by town and mile by mile. Together.
      
19102. Pay The Piper: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A terrifying tale of supernatural horror set in a cursed Louisiana bayou, from the minds of legendary director George Romero and bestselling author Daniel Kraus.In 2019, while sifting through University of Pittsburgh Library’s System’s George A. Romero Archival Collection, novelist Daniel Kraus turned up a surprise: a half-finished novel called Pay the Piper, a project few had ever heard of. In the years since, Kraus has worked with Romero’s estate to bring this unfinished masterwork to light.Alligator Point, Louisiana, population 141: Young Renée Pontiac has heard stories of “the Piper”—a murderous swamp entity haunting the bayou—her entire life. But now the legend feels horrifically real: children are being taken and gruesomely slain. To resist, Pontiac and the town’s desperate denizens will need to acknowledge the sins of their ancestors—the infamous slave traders, the Pirates Lafitte. If they don’t . . . it’s time to pay the piper.Perfect for fans of George A. Romero’s pioneering horror movies or his previous collaboration with Daniel Kraus, The Living Dead, Pay the Piper is a thrilling tale of dark folklore, grisly murders, and the horrors that manifest when a community must confront its shadowy past. Readers looking for gothic horror books will enjoy the chilling supernatural elements and haunting Southern setting, and anyone who enjoys scary books for adults will appreciate the chance to dive into this lost work by a celebrated horror icon.Cover images: Evangeline Gallagher; MaxyM/Shutterstock.com (texture).
      
19103. Lenny Among Ghosts : AudiobooksNow : USD14.49
What happens when you’re the only human student in a school for ghosts?Lenny has no idea of the adventure he’s in for when his parents decide to take an extended research trip and sign him up for a boarding school in an old German castle. But even before leaving for the school, it seems like something is trying to prevent Lenny from going…Once he arrives at Shadowsnout Castle Academy, a couple more things become clear: (1) this is not your average school, and (2) Lenny is probably in some serious danger. Lenny needs an escape plan—and fast.As Lenny makes his way through the school (and some most unusual classes), he’s plunged into a world of turning heads, rhyming radio ghosts, invisible pirates, and floating maidens, each with their own creepiness factor—and, surprisingly, charm. And when the school comes under attack by outside forces, Lenny finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew. What if, maybe, being here, right now, was his destiny all along?
      
19104. Fathomless : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
“Pure storytelling at its best.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred ReviewGhostly pirates, lost treasure, and high adventure abound in Fathomless, the sequel to Spineless, set in glittering Gilded Age Florida.After months away at boarding school, Lulu Davenport was looking forward to summer vacation at her home on the southwest Florida coast, especially since her best friend, Algie Emsworth, will be spending his vacation with the Davenport family. But since his widowed mother has fallen on hard times, he’s gotten a job nearby that keeps him away from the house most of the day. And Frankie, Lulu’s sister and usual companion, is out of commission after injuring herself while sailing. But when Lulu hears about a possible haunting in a nearby abandoned fort and rumors of hidden treasure, she decides it’s time to strike out on her own and solve the mystery herself. In the process, she meets Vic, a blind boy who’s just moved to town, and the two of them embark on a hunt for clues about the ghostly appearances. Soon enough, Frankie and Algie join them, and the four friends uncover all sorts of very real dastardly deeds going on, and the villain is much closer to home than they expected!Fathomless is full of hijinks, mystery, and heart, as Samantha San Miguel brings readers into the wild and wonderful world of nineteenth century Florida in this sparkling sequel to Spineless.Cover art © 2024 Jamie Green
      
19105. Spineless : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
This exciting middle-grade adventure is Hoot for the Gilded Age—with scientific discoveries, secret plots, and surprisingly enormous fauna.When his asthma lands him at a health resort in the wilds of Gilded Age South Florida, twelve-year-old Algie Emsworth is over the moon. The scientific treasure trove of unexplored swamps may launch his dream career as a naturalist. But even Algie is startled when he happens upon a brand-new species and her brood in the karst springs surrounding the resort. Algie quickly realizes he must keep his discovery a secret: a famous collector of exotic animals is also staying at the hotel, and the new species is threatened by his very presence. An apparent curse has also descended upon the hotel, bringing with it a deadly red tide. But when the pool starts filling with ink and guests start getting mysterious, sucker-shaped wounds, Algie must pluck up his courage to find the truth about the goings-on at the Grand Hotel—and save the new species from destruction.Cover art © 2022 Jamie Green
      
19106. Blood Of The Gods : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
From the creator of the Millennium Wolves series comes the heart-stopping sequel to Cloak of the Vampire, the epic romantasy set in a brutal world of bloodthirsty and power-hungry vampires.Aileen Henderson didn’t choose to die. That choice was stolen from her, brutally, at the hands—and lips—of a monster. With a singular kiss, Lord Ragnor Rayne condemned the twenty-one-year-old to an eternity she never wanted. And a future she refuses to accept.Despite the fury now coursing through her veins, Aileen fights the pull of attraction to Ragnor, a need with a will of its own. But now, she’s determined to make her way without the vampire lord’s help.Carving out her new existence, Aileen finds allies, even family, among the ruthless and competitive vampire leagues. But untold dangers abound, and soon, Aileen encounters new and more evil monsters.When ancient, all-powerful gods dredge up nightmares from her past, Aileen discovers she has an important role to play in this world. And if she can learn to control her powers and her desires, she may find a way to survive both her enemies and Ragnor Rayne.
      
19107. Smoke Season: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
An Oregon wildfire and the roiling rapids of an untamed river pose unimaginable threats for friends fighting to save those they love in a pulse-pounding novel of suspense by the author of The Wild Between Us.Every wildfire season cloaks rural Carbon, Oregon, in smoke. This summer, all it takes is one strike of lightning for the best of friends to turn to desperate acts to make it out alive.When the latest blaze jumps a firebreak, experienced whitewater rafting guide Kristina “True” Truitt has reason to worry. Her best friend, fire battalion chief Melissa Bishop, is on the front lines. But she and Mel have a side gig vying for attention: a dangerous and illegal money drop on the banks of the wild Outlaw River—directly in the path of the fire and right under the noses of the feds. It’s the only option Mel and her estranged husband, Sam, have in order to afford the care their medically vulnerable daughter needs to survive.As the walls of fire close in, True, Mel, and Sam wrestle with one terrible choice after another. It’s time to decide what risks are worth taking and what they are willing to let burn to ashes.
      
19108. I Do With You : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A runaway bride rushes headlong into true love in a funny, flirty, and empowering romance by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Landish.Hope Barlowe is a vow away from a lakeside wedding to her high school sweetheart. Next, check off her follow-up dreams: two kids, a dog, a home, and a happy ever after. But suddenly, ever after seems like a very long time. Instead of saying I do, Hope thinks I can’t and bolts for the woods—right into the unpredictable life of a handsome tattooed hiker.Days into a three-week getaway, struggling musician Ben Taylor is in search of inspiration. He never thought he’d find a bride stumbling through the bramble. Right away her sweet baby blues, confounding dilemma, and spirited independence strike a chord. Ben has found his muse, and he’s falling fast. Hope is finding something just as important—herself.Soon enough Hope and Ben have all of Maple Creek talking—and divided. Where do they go from here? If Hope has learned anything, it’s that happiness is more than a checklist, and dreams can change in a heartbeat.
      
19109. Playing For Keeps : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
She’s breaking all his rules.LanaThe press say I’m the wild child of women’s football, and now a tabloid journalist’s blackmailing me. No wonder I needed distraction in the shape of Alex, the men’s team’s new Scottish goalie.It was a one-night stand: fun and done. I don’t do commitment – and he’s old enough to be my dad. But there’s something different about Alex…AlexLana is like a tornado. Fierce. Devastating. Just passing through. My son, Brodie, is my world, and he needs someone who’s sticking around.But Lana’s made me feel alive again for the first time in years, and I can’t get her out of my head. Is a future with this party girl too much to hope for…?Playing for Keeps is the third book in the Playing the Field series—addictive romances full of heart and steam, perfect for fans of T L Swan.Revised edition: Previously published as Keeping the Single Dad, this edition of Playing for Keeps includes editorial revisions.
      
19110. From Air : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jewel E. Ann parachutes into the burning, hazardous heart of love in a sexy yet dramatic romance set in Big Sky country.When Jamie Andrews moves in with a house full of firefighters, things start heating up fast. Battling the wilderness of rural Montana, these guys are always charging into danger—for a living, for duty, for the rush—and since Jamie is a psychiatric nurse, they fascinate her analytic mind. She can’t help but fixate on Calvin, a grumpy, enigmatic smoke jumper ten years her senior. She makes playfully tormenting him her pet project, trying to get him to open up. It turns out he gives as good as he gets.When something smoldering between them sparks, they’ll have to keep it quiet, which makes Jamie start to wonder about Calvin’s secret, the one he won’t explain. She’ll learn more after life pulls them apart. But as she follows the truth like a trail of flame into the dark, will it lead her to hearth and home with Calvin…or will it all go up in a blaze?
      
19111. The Forgotten One : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee spins a dazzling tale of long-lost relatives, overnight riches, and unexpected romance in the dramatic second book of The Heirs series.Sarah McNeilly is a rare find in the tabloid industry. She won’t ignite gossip. She finds the truth. And for once, that’s what her boss wants. With her job on the line, Sarah’s latest assignment is to identify the elusive “Maximillian Smith,” unearth his connection to the billionaire Stone family, and dig up some dirt.Yesterday Max was an ordinary workingman, concerned with little more than the price of gas. Now he suddenly has a family, jaw-dropping wealth, and an avid (if clumsy) reporter on his trail. With the press threatening to destroy his new life, he needs to release his real story strategically, and Sarah is the key—not to mention an adorable yet invaluable resource for finding his mother.As Max and Sarah team up to peel back the ugly layers of Max’s past, they stumble heart-first into their fiery attraction. But when their research threatens their newly built trust, it’s their future that is on the line.
      
19112. My Darling Jane : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills returns with a sexy he-falls-first sports romance about a quarterback and his frenemy-matchmaker.On an ordinary day, Jane Darling wouldn’t be caught dead in a sports bar wearing a toga with angel wings. But she’s desperate to launch her matchmaking business to secure her young daughter’s future. Her mission: to attract new clients at any cost.Her Cupid outfit catches the eye of New York’s beloved star quarterback, Jasper Jannich. She and Jasper have always clashed, but when a pushy admirer goes too far, he steps in as an unexpected knight in shining armor.He offers a tantalizing proposal: to be Cupid’s Arrow’s premier client. Reluctantly, Jane agrees, aware of the business potential despite her reservations about Jasper and his playboy reputation.As she sets him up on date after date, it grows clear that Jane’s the only woman he wants.She is his goal, his endgame.She’s not not interested…but her heart has been burned before. To get anywhere, they’ll need courage and faith, not just sizzling chemistry.He’s ready to make the pass. Is his darling ready to catch it?
      
19113. The Days Between: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
In a South Florida beach town, a chance meeting unravels a web of secrets in this gripping novel about the consequences of lying to protect the ones we love.Andrew Williams’s perfect Delray Beach house has become a pressure cooker. He and his wife, Amy, are struggling to conceive, and it’s fracturing their marriage. When a chance encounter reunites him with Kathryn Moretti, the former love of his life, Kathryn confesses that Andrew is already a father—of a son he didn’t know existed. Though Kathryn’s deception sends him reeling, their secret meetings quickly rekindle old obsessions.Behind Kathryn’s manicured facade is a life of constant damage control. She tries desperately to protect her son, Max, from her past mistakes—and his own dangerous impulses. She can’t let anyone get too close, especially a local cop to whom she owes a favor. And her home has become a refuge for Emmy, the troubled daughter of an old friend who has her own reasons to distrust Kathryn. With Andrew back in the picture, Kathryn can no longer contain all her lies.As their reunion sends ripples through their lives, Andrew and Kathryn must face their destructive past and figure out if it’s worth risking the futures of everyone they love to hold on to what might have been.
      
19114. Hard Duty : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
From bestselling author J. B. Turner comes a deadly mission for Jon Reznick—but when the target is a master of disinformation, finding him might be harder than killing him.Black-ops specialist Jon Reznick is hoping for some well-earned down time under the Florida sun when he gets a surprise call from the CIA. An embittered US counterintelligence expert is about to sell a career’s worth of state secrets to the Russians, and the Agency wants Reznick to track him down.With the spook holed up somewhere in the diplomatic cauldron of the Middle East, protected by highly trained Russian mercenaries, Reznick knows it’s almost certainly a suicide mission. But with tough Scot Mac McCafferty and cybersecurity genius Trevelle Williams to back him up, patriot Reznick is soon racing across the region in pursuit of the target.Time is ticking and death is a strong possibility, but with stakes this high, for Jon Reznick there are no rules that can’t be broken…and failure is never an option.
      
19115. Playing To Score : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
He’s wanted her for years…but they’re professionals now. Who will cross the line first?SkylarI’ve fought my way to the captaincy of Calderdale Ladies, and it means everything to me. So when my toxic boyfriend breaks my heart, I bottle it up. The team comes first.Dr Reece Forster is supposed to be getting the team in the right head space for victory, not counselling me through heartache, but I can’t help opening up to him.The hot doc is off limits, but the chemistry between us is off the charts…ReeceI’ve longed for Skylar Marshall since we were in school, when she was prom queen and I was eating lunch with the librarian. She never even knew I existed.And now? I’m good at my job because I’m in control. The professional boundaries are there for a reason.But when Skylar confides in me, it’s all I can do not to abandon my principles completely. If I tell her how I feel, I could lose everything. But, how can something that feels this right be wrong…?Playing to Score is the second book in the Playing the Field series—addictive romances full of heart and steam, perfect for fans of T L Swan.Revised edition: Previously published as Scoring the Doctor, this edition of Playing to Score includes editorial revisions.
      
19116. Variation: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD22.49
Instant USA Today, Amazon Charts, and Publishers Weekly bestseller.From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fourth Wing comes a new contemporary romance about the summer a celebrated dancer returns home and unearths years of family secrets and deep regrets with the Coast Guard rescue swimmer she never forgot.Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau is no stranger to pressure. With her mother’s eyes always watching, perfection was expected, no matter the cost. But when an injury jeopardizes all she’s sacrificed for, Allie returns to her summer home to heal and recover. But the memories she’s tried to forget rush in and threaten to take her under.As a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, Hudson Ellis knows that hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. He’s always prided himself on being in the right place at the right time, especially when it came to Allie Rousseau…until the night he left for basic. After the biggest regret of his life, the secrets he keeps mean he can never be with the one woman he wants more than his next breath.When Hudson’s niece shows up on Allie’s doorstep, desperate to find her birth mother, Allie finds herself in an unimaginable position. Allie and Hudson’s past and present might be endlessly complicated. The thread that tied them to each other all those years ago may have unraveled, but the truth could pull them back together, or drive them apart forever.
      
19117. The Second Shot: A Green Beret's Last Mission : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
The riveting true story behind an unsanctioned rescue mission in the jungles of the Philippines, engineered by former Green Beret and unlikely American hero Gene Yu.Evelyn Chang and her husband were vacationing in the Philippines when they were ambushed by terrorists. Evelyn’s husband was killed. She was kidnapped and disappeared into the lawless netherworld of the Sulu Archipelago. There was no hope of a rescue.Former Green Beret Gene Yu was five years out of the military, unemployed, and struggling with his transition back to the real world when Evelyn’s family asked for help. His improbable mission: infiltrate one of the most dangerous corners of the world and get her back. Alone.Mindful of “every young Asian kid in America struggling to fit into a dominant white culture,” Gene’s harrowing, self-deprecating, and provocative memoir is really the story of two rescues. One, a personal liberation and the discovery of self-identity beyond both literal and figurative battlefields. The other is set amid the excruciating ordeals of a jungle war zone, where an Asian American man, once self-described as “nobody squared,” defied all stereotypes and expectations to become a woman’s last hope of survival.
      
19118. The Death At The Vineyard : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
As the Shell House Detectives investigate a mystifying death, they discover rumours, betrayal and murder. Will a decades-old secret finally be unearthed too?A gripping and propulsive read
      
19119. Eline Vines Has Always Been Shrouded In Mystery. There Are Old Rumours About Buried Bones : AudiobooksNow
      
19120. Then, Again: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A woman in the most challenging moment of her life faces impossible decisions in a poignant and deeply moving novel about love and loss, letting go, and moving on.Asha’s husband, Charlie, isn’t dead, but he’s been gone just the same since the day his aneurysm trapped him in a coma. Everything that made him Charlie left this world a year ago for a limbo that has trapped Asha, too. She doesn’t want to stay in this situation, but she can’t bear to kiss the love of her life goodbye.Luckily, she’s not alone. Asha has the support of her best friend, her father, and then, unexpectedly, Jason. Asha and Jason shared a tumultuous romance from junior high through her early college years, and he’s her first love. Now divorced, Jason wants to reconnect. For Asha, it feels weird. It feels wrong. But for now, it also feels kind of wonderful.Exploring love—and its infinite variations—Then, Again, told through Asha’s eyes in the 1990s, 2000s, and today, deftly captures the choices made in the face of monumental loss and the power in memories of better things to carry us through impossible times.
      
19121. Every Drop Of Blood Is Red: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
Lives intersect for a young woman on a quest for revenge and a family man with a violent past in a haunting and provocative novel by the author of Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold.In Jos, Nigeria, Dareng Pamson is slowly winning back the trust of his pregnant wife after his infidelity shook their marriage. When a young Muslim woman comes in out of the rain looking for work in Dareng’s auto repair shop, Dareng cautiously agrees—against his better judgment. She’s passionate and willing to learn. Besides, it’s time he started doing things differently.After being back in her hometown for only a week, Murmula Denge finds who she’s looking for: Dareng, the Christian man whose coldhearted ambition and greed shattered her family. At first, she wants only to destroy his tenuous peace by introducing chaos. Until Murmula realises that for true closure and justice, she must go to extremes. Blood for blood.Neither is prepared for the mysterious turning point that changes their lives forever. As they navigate the quandary of faith and the strange new ties that bind them, coming to terms with the past is only the beginning.
      
19122. The Wolf Of Mayfair : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell weaves a sensuous tale of innocence lost in this blistering romance about a young woman on the run and the lecherous cad she can’t seem to resist.I don’t want visitors. But when the butler says the caller is a she, I spring to attention. The night just got a lot more interesting.Turns out the recently orphaned Helia Wallace has come to see my mother, her godmother, for help with a dastardly, dowry-chasing cousin. A likely story. But there’s a snowstorm brewing, and she begs me to let her stay the night. I reluctantly agree.It’s her reputation at stake, not mine.With the duke and duchess wintering elsewhere, Horace House is all mine. I’m free to do whatever I want. And what I want is Helia. The Marquess of Wingrave and virgins don’t typically mix, but this one’s different—too bad I could ruin her forever.
      
19123. The Mr. Right Checklist : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
A free-spirited proposal planner and a grumpy professor form a hilarious and unexpected situationship that just might lead to more in this steamy romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.Dog groomer and budding marriage-proposal planner Destiny Amor believes in true love and happily ever afters. Though it’s not in the stars for her yet—honestly, who can live up to the criteria on her Mr. Right Checklist?—she wants it for others. When Destiny’s first misguided attempt at romance concierge ends in disaster, she’s ready to call it quits, until the supposed groom-to-be steps in with a proposal of his own.Ryan “Fletch” Fletcher, a divorced-and-never-going-there-again professor, needs to get his matchmaking family off his back, and the disorganized, too-in-love-with-love proposal planner is the perfect solution. He offers to help Destiny get her business on track, if she’ll play the part of his adoring girlfriend at his brother’s wedding.A professional situationship with her grumpy dog-grooming client? Destiny adores his pup, and she could put up with him to get her business off the ground. With any luck, she might even get that chip about love off his shoulder.
      
19124. The Anti-heroes: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
Two best friends, stalled and dissatisfied, change the course of their lives in a wildly funny novel about facing your fears—to the extreme—by New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster.Once upon a time, Dr. Emily Nichols—the academic kind, not the physician kind—was an eco-crusader who was shot with water cannons, hunted by poachers, and chased by a bulldozer. Now? Action Emily lives in a bland condo with gray walls and teaches disengaged students at a university alongside a risk-allergic boyfriend, asking herself every day: How did I get here?Then one afternoon Emily and her best friend, people-pleasing real estate agent Liv Bennett, witness an attempted robbery at their local coffee shop that is foiled by a yoga mom wielding a baby stroller. Their hero attributes her bravery to a mysterious class called Fearless, Inc. Its enigmatic and dizzyingly muscular instructor, Zeus, is now fully committed to helping Emily and Liv overcome their fears, too—one thrilling self-help lesson at a time.Along with a ragtag group of other wimps, Emily and Liv must embrace the passionately unconventional methods of the leader to harness their powers, gain a bracing new perspective on life, act on their impulses, and be the no-holds-barred anti-heroes of their dreams.
      
19125. The Girl In The Midnight Maze : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
All her mother left her was a clue to a family secret. But is it a mystery best left unsolved?For decades Emma Bowen has hoped she and her mother, Margaret, might find a way back into each other’s lives. Even as a child, her strongest connection to her mother was a painting Margaret created before Emma was born, of a little girl lost in a maze. So when Margaret dies, gifting the painting to a total stranger, Emma is consumed by grief—for her mother, the little girl, and the relationship they never had.Clearing out her mother’s seaside flat, Emma is faced with a mountain of possessions and paperwork from a life she knows so little about. When she discovers something that throws doubt over everything she’s ever been told about Margaret’s past, Emma must decide whether to pull at the thread of secrets and lies. Will the truth help her through her grief—or reveal a loss that runs deeper than she ever imagined?Revised edition: Previously published as The Girl in the Maze, this edition of The Girl in the Midnight Maze includes editorial revisions.
      
19126. Playing The Game : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
She dominates on the pitch. But he’s the boss in the bedroom.MiriI’ve always dreamed of playing professional football, so when the new director of Calverdale Ladies wants to sign me, I should be ecstatic. But renowned billionaire playboy Gabe Rivers doesn’t just want me as his new striker…I need to get to the top because of my talent on the pitch, not in the sack. So I can’t be another prize for Gabe. Even if he is infuriatingly gorgeous.GabeDo I care that the press have decided I’m a heartless womanizer? Not one bit. I’ve never given up anything I want, and that includes Miri Forster.She’s the most talented player I’ve ever seen, and sexy as hell. I know I can get her out of my system—I just need one night. And I don’t care what it costs me…When it comes to playing the game, her billionaire boss might be out of Miri’s league, but it’s Gabe that’ll find himself out of his depth…Playing the Game is the first book in the Playing the Field series—addictive romances full of heart and steam, perfect for fans of T L Swan.Revised edition: Previously published as Playing the Billionaire, this edition of Playing the Game includes editorial revisions.
      
19127. Timeless Youth: The Five Truths Of Transformational Wellness And Holistic Healing : AudiobooksNow : USD14.49
Timeless You-th is the story of Jeff Crippen’s journey through the traditional medical system trying to find an effective treatment for debilitating migraines. Despite seeking the best that medical care had to offer, from renowned doctors to pharmaceutical drugs, his headaches persisted and intensified, as did his frustration levels as he sought answers, empathy, and relief from a system that saw him as a collection of symptoms and not a whole person.Through the frustration, he knew there must be a better way to create and maintain health. Born out of his own pain as a patient, he embarked on a journey to rid himself — forever — of headaches that had impacted his life for decades. On the journey, first as a patient and later as a Doctor of Chiropractic with a focus on nutrition, he found there is a lot more to health than just the absence of symptoms. All too often, the medical system defines health by what it isn’t, leaving the definition of true health both unaddressed and unanswered.His search for health led him to five key principles that his practice and his life are built on today: The Yellowstone Principle, the Model A principle, the Quantum Principle, the Principle of Olympic Strength, and the Principle of the Golden You.In writing Timeless You-th, Dr. Jeff shares the five foundational principles of health so that you, too, can create a lifetime of timeless you-th.
      
19128. After Image : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
Years after a young woman’s mysterious disappearance, her stepsister is compelled to discover the truth in a novel of haunting psychological suspense.Four years ago, beautiful yet troubled Allie Andersen vanished without a trace. The twenty-one-year-old daughter of an acclaimed actress, her disappearance captivated the media, left her family distraught, and became a fixation for online theorists, who implicated everybody Allie knew and loved. Everyone, including her devoted stepsister, Natasha.Now, Natasha is finally trying to move on. The panic attacks and episodes of hysterical blindness she has suffered since her stepsister’s disappearance have diminished, and she no longer obsesses over the speculations of strangers. Until the remains of a young woman’s body are discovered in a lonely mountain canyon.As Natasha reconnects with the sympathetic Detective Ruiz, inexplicable pieces of evidence surface that open her eyes to a family she thought she knew. It seems that everyone in Allie’s life had a credible motive for wanting Allie to vanish. Following each new clue, Natasha is determined to finally find the truth, wherever it leads, and whatever the cost.
      
19129. The Party Line : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
A niece’s inheritance comes with family secrets, new romance, and sweet Texas strawberries in a refreshing and warmhearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Returning home to Ditto, Texas, is bittersweet for Lila Matthews. Her dear and feisty aunt Gracie has passed away, leaving Lila her estate. That includes a centuries-old house, a field of the freshest strawberries in Atascosa County, more money than Lila can count, and a secret Aunt Gracie took to her grave. All the angels in heaven won’t be able to pry it out of her.For more than eighty years, generations of folks in Ditto have whispered and gossiped about what the secret could be. When Lila inherits Aunt Gracie’s legacy, ears perk up and tongues start wagging. As Lila reacquaints herself with locals, finds warmth in family—extended and otherwise—and cozies up to a handsome new neighbor, she begins collecting clues to the past. They’re revealing an Aunt Gracie nobody knew—and a life of rebellion, broken hearts, and selfless love that affected more people than anyone realized.Whatever reason Aunt Gracie had for leaving Lila the secret, will it now be Lila’s secret to keep?
      
19130. The Fake Wedding Project: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
Romeo and Juliet meets Hallmark Christmas movie in this steamy romp about star-crossed nonlovers caught up in a fake romance that could change everything they know in a real big way.Faking an engagement to my secret high school crush was not on my to-do list when I landed for a short visit home. But when Amanda Anderson announces that she’s my fiancée, I take a leap and play along with the farce.Why? Because the Capulets and Montagues have nothing on the Andersons and Silvers of Tinsel, Michigan. In the name of bringing peace to our Christmas-themed hometown and ourselves, we’ll play the part of Romeo and Juliet.If our relatives think we’re in love, they’ll have to end this ridiculous feud. Right? Amanda’s a professional dog walker, and I’m an engineer who loves dogs—how hard could it be to show our families what else we all have in common?The heat and this town’s infernal holiday cheer are messing with my head, though. And once we start making our fake wedding plans, I can’t seem to keep my heart out of it.
      
19131. The Paris Escape: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
In this sweepingly emotional story about what it takes to build the life you want, an heiress, her escort, and a young orphan must stick together during the tumultuous beginnings of World War II.When Laura Powell and Henry Salter travel to Paris in 1938, neither considers the other very good company. Laura is a shallow, spoiled heir to a fortune, and Henry an opportunistic bore—or so they think. But as her father’s protégé, Henry is tasked with accompanying Laura for her safety, even as she continues to scorn him.Orphaned stowaway David forces the pair to see eye to eye. They can ignore their growing feelings, but they can’t deny the boy’s need for protection. Yet even with this tentative truce, their problems are far from over.The threat of war continues to grow until the Nazis occupy Paris. But Laura and Henry have opportunities they’re not willing to lose, and a home with David means more than safety outside France.Before danger overtakes them, they’ll have to decide if the life they’re building can withstand what’s coming…and whether they have the strength to fight for it.
      
19132. Grave Talk : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
The hardest part of death is learning how to live.The last thing Alice expects to see at her husband’s graveside on his birthday is a giant, talking frog. On closer inspection, it’s a grown man dressed as Kermit.Turns out Alice’s husband is buried next to Ben’s older brother Harry, who—as a parting practical joke in his will—insisted that Ben visit his grave each year, on this specific day, dressed in an as-yet-undisclosed pageant of embarrassing fancy dress.With little but their grief and this one day in common, Alice and Ben form a very special, very strange friendship, meeting just once a year: same day, same time, same place—different silly costume. As the years pass and grief alters, can their unique bond help them cope with the hardest part of death: life?
      
19133. A Tribute Of Fire : AudiobooksNow : USD22.49
“A Tribute of Fire is a must-read…” —Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times and international bestselling author.The fate of a cursed nation depends on a princess who must outwit a mortal enemy and outlast the trials of a death-defying ritual in a thrilling adventure by USA Today bestselling author Sariah Wilson.Lia is the princess of Locris, a dying desert nation cursed centuries ago by an earth goddess—one still worshipped by the thriving and adversarial nation of Ilion. Every year, Ilion offers the goddess a sacrifice: two Locrian maidens forced to compete in a life-and-death race to reach her temple. In a millennium, no maiden has made it out of Ilion alive. This year, Lia is one of the hunted.An education in battle gives her a fighting chance, but the challenges are greater than she feared: Lia’s beloved but untrained sister Quynh has been put in the path of danger. The winding streets of Ilion itself have been transformed into a labyrinthine maze of countless choices and dead ends. And if the risks weren’t significant enough, Lia is reluctantly drawn to the commandingly attractive Jason, an Ilionian sailor she loathes to trust and desires like no man before.The tribute game is on. It’s up to Lia to lift the goddess’s curse, restore Locris to its former glory, and change the fate of every young woman destined to follow in her path.
      
19134. Echoes Of Us: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
From the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon comes the soaring story of an unlikely friendship of three men and one extraordinary woman and the legacy they built—if their own secrets don’t destroy it.In the midst of World War II, a Tennessee farm boy, a Jewish Cambridge student, and a German POW forge a connection that endures—against all odds.But now everything that Will Dobbins, Dov Silverberg, and Hans Hessler fought for is at risk as their descendants clash for control of the corporation they founded together. In an attempt to remake its tattered corporate image, the firm hires event planner Hadley Jacks and her sister Kitzie to organize a reunion for the families on St. Simons Island, Georgia, the place that changed all three men’s lives forever.As Hadley and her sister delve into the friends’ past, they uncover the life of the courageous young woman who links them all together…and the old wounds that could tear everything apart.Told in dual timelines spanning World War II and the present, Echoes of Us follows the ripple effects of war, the bonds that outlast it, and the hope that ultimately carries us forward.
      
19135. Who Loves You Best: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
A woman drops everything to spend more time with her grandchild, only to discover new truths about herself. A humorous, heartfelt, feel-good novel from the author of Crazy to Leave You.For Jodi Wexler, a Florida doctor with a flourishing practice, only one thing’s missing: the chance to spend more time getting to know her eight-year-old granddaughter, Macallan.When Jodi’s restauranteur daughter asks her to watch Macallan in the Berkshires while she takes care of some business out of town, Jodi can’t say yes fast enough. Neither Jodi’s podiatric patients nor her just-fired, suddenly retired husband can keep her away. But when Jodi arrives, she discovers she’s not the only grandma at Lisa’s house. Lisa’s mother-in-law, Di—a hard-nosed real estate agent—has moved into the house. What’s more, there’s Grannie Annie, the twenty-seven-year-old girlfriend of Lisa’s oddball father-in-law. They’re not the only surprises. Lisa’s marriage is faltering even as her new restaurant is taking off.As the competition for Macallan’s attention among the three “grandmas” increases, Lisa drops a bomb about her life that changes everything. Under pressure, and determined to help her daughter, Jodi must choose her next step. Her decision surprises everyone—Jodi, most of all.
      
19136. Catch You Later: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
One impulsive decision changes the lives of two best friends forever in a powerful novel of suspense by the USA Today bestselling author of The Last Caretaker.If Lark and Mikki didn’t have each other, they’d have nothing in this miserable town. So the best friends stick together, working night shift at the highway travel stop, going nowhere fast. Until a stranger drops in, heading for Florida, and Mikki impulsively leaves with him, never to be seen again.Eight years later, Lark is finally getting her life back together for the sake of her young daughter and Mikki’s lovably prickly grandma, who can no longer care for herself. People have almost stopped blaming Lark for Mikki’s disappearance, and she’s engaged to the nicest guy on highway patrol. But when the stranger who drove off with Mikki reappears looking for her, nobody knows what to believe.As the search reignites, Lark fights to find out whether Mikki is really missing or doesn’t want to be found. But piecing together the chain of events set into motion that fateful night could threaten everything—and everyone—Lark has left.
      
19137. Heartbreak Hill: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
From the author of Before I’m Gone comes an intensely affecting romance about love, loss, and second chances, sure to elicit a good ugly cry.Grayson Caballero sees the glass half-empty. Born with a life-threatening heart defect, he’s been living on borrowed time. The uncertainty of tomorrow makes him push people away, helping Grayson to avoid any real commitment.Then he meets Reid Sullivan and falls madly in love. The two work together at the Wold Collective, Grayson as a project manager and Reid in HR. They even live in the same apartment complex. But Grayson continues to keep his distance, despite their obvious attraction. And Reid’s not interested in waiting around.When Grayson collapses at a basketball game, Reid learns he’s been keeping secrets from her. Now his life hangs in the balance…and a stranger from Boston holds the key to his survival.Nadia Karlsson makes a life-changing decision after her husband, Rafe, is involved in a tragic accident near Harvard Square. Her choice will unwittingly alter the course of Grayson’s future—and tie his fate unexpectedly to her own.
      
19138. Slouch : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER“The next great middle grade author.” -Colby Sharp, literacy advocateA Best Book of the Month" from Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com From the author of Jawbreaker
      
19139. E School’s Debate Team Instead : AudiobooksNow
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19140. When We Were Widows: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
In this heartfelt story about finding love in loss, three widows are forced under the same roof, where they’ll need to overcome grief, anger, and old secrets to put their family back together.Since her husband’s death six months ago, Yesica Diaz-Taylor seems to be taking her grief in stride. Then an angry outburst at work shatters the illusion. Her mandated support group counseling doesn’t help much. Yesica has always kept her feelings close, so even when an unlikely friendship blossoms with the group’s facilitator, she still has reasons for holding back. She’s just not ready to share.Ana Diaz has been widowed for five years and continues to live life exactly as she did with her late husband. When her house floods, she’s forced to shake things up. Although it was never part of her plan, Ana moves in with her eldest daughter, Yesica. But the new living arrangement tests their already strained relationship.Shadowed by unresolved tensions, Yesica, Ana, and matriarch Mama Melda must learn to share a home, their heartbreak, and, once and for all, the haunting family secrets that have kept them apart.
      
19141. The Trade Off: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A brilliant and ambitious young woman strives to find her place amid the promise and tumult of 1920s Wall Street in a captivating historical novel by the author of The Lobotomist’s Wife.Bea Abramovitz has a gift for math and numbers. With her father, she studies the burgeoning Wall Street market’s stocks and patterns in the financial pages. After college she’s determined to parlay her talent for the prediction game into personal and professional success. But in the 1920s, in a Lower East Side tenement, opportunities for women don’t just come knocking. Bea will have to create them.It’s easier for her golden-boy twin brother, Jake, who longs to reclaim all their parents lost after fleeing the pogroms in Russia to come to America. Well intentioned but undisciplined, Jake has a charm that can carry him only so far on Wall Street. So Bea devises a plan. They’ll be a secret team, and she’ll be the brains behind the broker. As Jake’s reputation, his heedless ego, and the family fortune soar, Bea foresees catastrophe: an impending crash that could destroy everything if she doesn’t finally take control.Inspired by the true story of a pioneering investment legend, The Trade Off is a powerful novel about identity, sacrifice, family loyalties, and the complex morality of money.
      
19142. Running Cold: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
In this heart-pounding story of deception, murder, and survival, a former Olympian retreats to the Canadian wilderness for a fresh start, only to find out that the past will always catch up to her.Julie Adler’s perfect facade is shattered by grief when her husband commits suicide. His death reveals that their luxurious California life was a house of cards, and his secret business dealings have left Julie penniless.As she strikes out on her own, Julie feels drawn to her old stomping grounds in Banff, a charming and isolated ski town where she once trained for the Olympics. She finds work as a housekeeper at a luxury resort, but just as she starts to piece together a new life, an eccentric guest turns up dead. And Julie, the last person seen in her hotel room, is the prime suspect.The evidence is stacked against her, but even in the encroaching blizzard, Julie knows her way around these mountains. She just needs to evade the police long enough to find the truth behind the murder…and before the real killer finds her first.
      
19143. The Autumn Of Ruth Winters: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
In this heartwarming story about second acts and second chances, a no-nonsense retiree, very much set in her ways, must learn to adapt and make peace with her past in order to build a fulfilling future.Ruth Winters is retired, widowed, and resigned to spending the rest of her life alone in her suburban home. She likes her routine and uses it to avoid having to spend time with other people. She probably wouldn’t call herself fulfilled, but it’s too late now to go chasing happiness.Then three things happen at once: a beloved niece makes a big announcement, an old flame reaches out, and her estranged sister receives life-changing news. Ruth finds herself reconnecting with people she thought were long gone from her world, as she is forced to reconsider her expectations for this phase of her life.None of this fits into Ruth’s routine—in fact, the whole thing just blows to bits. But when Ruth starts to pick up the pieces, she discovers that maybe it’s not too late to make something new after all.
      
19144. Sunlight : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
From USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry comes a sweeping Western romance about undeniable attraction, unforeseen circumstances, and seemingly unbeatable odds.My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The most handsome man I’d ever seen broke up the scuffle before he asked me on a date. I was seconds away from accepting but then he told me his name.As an owner of the Haven River Ranch, Jax Haven wasn’t my boss. But he wasn’t not my boss either.Obviously, my only option was to turn him down, scurry away, then pretend like he was a stranger on my first day of work. And obviously, I could never, ever admit that he was my secret crush.For as hard as I work at my job, I work twice as hard to pretend Jax doesn’t exist. I don’t let myself think about his dazzling eyes or charming smile. I refuse to acknowledge how good he looks in a pair of faded Wrangler jeans. And as tempting as he is in a cowboy hat, Jax is a distraction I cannot afford.Everything was going according to plan until the annual holiday party. Until I drank one too many flutes of champagne and let him sweep me off my feet. After a night in his bed, there was no more ignoring Jax Haven. Not when I’m pregnant with his baby.
      
19145. Grimm Curiosities : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
In Victorian England, a young woman inherits her father’s curiosity shop and all its ghostly secrets in a bewitching novel by the author of Salt & Broom.It’s 1851 in old York. Lizzy Grimm struggles to save her late father’s charmingly creepy yet floundering antique shop, Grimm Curiosities. Then, during a particularly snowy December in this most haunted city in England, things turn…curiouser.Lizzy meets Antony Carlisle, whose sister suffers from the same perplexing affliction as Lizzy’s mother—both stricken silent and unresponsive after speaking with ghosts. Working closely together to fathom what power has transformed their loved ones and why, Lizzy and Antony discover an important clue: her father’s treasured set of rare books on ancient folktales, enchantments, and yuletide myths. Books that a persistent collector is awfully keen to purchase. Books Lizzy can’t bear to sell.Every bewitching passage and illustration opens a doorway to something ancient and dangerously inviting. Keys to a mystery Lizzy and Antony are compelled to solve—even if doing so means unleashing one of this bright holiday’s darkest myths.
      
19146. The Murderess: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurie Notaro comes a haunting true-crime novel about Winnie Ruth Judd, one of the twentieth century’s most notorious and enigmatic killers.It’s October 1931. When Winnie Ruth Judd arrives at the Los Angeles train station from Phoenix, her shipping trunks catch the attention of a suspicious porter. By the time they’re pried open, revealing the dismembered bodies of two women inside, Ruth has disappeared into the crowd.The search for, and eventual apprehension of, the Trunk Murderess quickly becomes a headline-making sensation. Even the Phoenix murder house is a sideshow attraction. The one question on everyone’s lips: How could a twenty-six-year-old reverend’s daughter and doctor’s wife—petite, pretty, well educated, and poised—commit such a heinous act on two people she’d called “my dearest friends in the world”? Everyone has their theories and judgments, but no one knows the whole truth.What unfolds in this gripping work of true-crime fiction is a collision of jealousy, drug addiction, insanity, rage, and inescapable choices. At its heart, a condemned and tragic mystery woman whose trial—and its shocking twists—will make history.
      
19147. Rolling Toward Clear Skies: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
A foster mother must contend with the emotional turmoil of her new blended family in a heartfelt novel of hope and second chances by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde.Maggie Blount, divorced mother of two and California physician, puts her private practice on hold when disaster strikes. Doctors on Wheels takes her and Alex—Maggie’s professional and romantic partner—wherever they’re needed. After rolling into rural Louisiana in the wake of a category five hurricane, Maggie immediately bonds with two sisters and their puppy, all orphaned by the storm. It’s enough to break Maggie’s heart, and she’s not leaving them behind.Feeling blessed and looking forward to their new foster home in affluent Vista del Mar—a world apart from the one they’ve known—Jean and Rose are polite, appreciative, and humble. Frankly, they're the polar opposite of Maggie’s own self-involved teenage daughters, Willa and Gemma, who resist this intrusion by strangers into their privileged lives. Soon enough, Maggie’s new blended family is in chaos.Teaching Willa and Gemma about gratitude and empathy will be hard enough. Maggie must also admit her own role in their entitled upbringing, undo the damage, and anticipate the needs of all four girls and a puppy, all amid faraway natural disasters and those closer to home.
      
19148. The Slate : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
An exiled political operative in search of redemption is drawn back into her past in a piercing thriller about secrets, scandals, and capital chaos by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.In another life, Agatha Cardiff was Congressman Paul Paxton’s chief of staff, a coolheaded fixer who made all his problems disappear. At Paxton’s behest, she covered up a shocking scandal that would have ruined a powerful senator’s career. It was one moral compromise too far and Agatha vowed, Never again.After twenty years in exile, Agatha’s life in the margins of Washington, DC, is about to become much more difficult. The rules have changed in her absence—that senator is now president, and Paxton, number three in the House, expects a nomination to the Supreme Court. After all, he knows where the president’s skeletons are buried.At the same time, Agatha’s quiet life on Capitol Hill shatters when her tenant—a woman with complex connections to DC—vanishes. Suddenly, Agatha is drawn back into a mire of corruption, blackmail, and deception precisely when she can least afford it. Any hope of redemption won’t come easy, because the true cost of Agatha’s sins is finally coming to light, and it is far from certain who will pay.
      
19149. Pretty Little Thing : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
Sometimes, when you look into your past, your past looks back at you…It’s been over a decade since renowned author Beckett Ryan set foot in her bleak childhood hometown on the southern coast of England. When her estranged parents die within a week of each other, she reluctantly returns to bury them, only to find herself as reviled in the community as they were revered. Of course, the locals didn’t really know her parents. Nobody did.Then a warm welcome emerges from the sea of cold faces: Leanne. Beckett’s best friend when they were younger, and now a super-fan. Only… Beckett is pretty sure she’s never met her before in her life.But as Beckett battles increasing hostility from the locals and the terrifying return of long-buried childhood memories, Leanne is just what she needs: a safe harbour from the storm… Isn’t she?
      
19150. An Age Of Winters: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
In the seventeenth century, witchfinders rule and paranoia thrives in a chilling novel about unrequited love, persecution, and betrayal by the bestselling author of The Road Beyond Ruin and Broken Angels.In 1625, the Franconian village of Eisbach has been plagued by disease, famine, heinous crimes, and a merciless winter. Katarin Jaspers is the maidservant to the enigmatic Reverend Zacharias Engel, appointed by Rome to cure the village of suspected diabolism and save every God-fearing soul.Zacharias soon finds his first witch, and the public burning of a local man could spell the end of misfortune. As a sense of peace settles over the village, Katarin finds herself increasingly infatuated with Zacharias, who is a disruption to her predictable existence and a balm for her cruel past. But peace for Katarin is short-lived. Margaretha Katz—the new midwife—is seen as a rival for the reverend’s attention. Fear and recrimination reach a fever pitch when a great tragedy sets the town fully on edge.With the walls of winter closing in around Eisbach once again, rumours flourish and villagers turn on each other. Now, no one is safe from the pyre.
      
19151. The Invisible College : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A mortal sorcerer sets out to defy the dark magic of an ancient race awakening to wage war on mortals in an epic fantasy of adventure and love by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler.Millennia ago, a magical race called the Aesir found a new home on a distant world. Attracted to the cold during an ice age, they hibernated for hundreds of years at a time. With each awakening, however, they saw their world changed by ever-evolving mortals encroaching on their territory and way of life. Two civilizations with opposing magic, poised to clash over and over. Now, the Aesir are awakening to wage a new war—this time to exterminate their enemy once and for all.Robinson Hawksley is an elocutionist at the Invisible College who has perfected a way of teaching speech to train sorcerers by using the intelligences that create magic. The world needs more sorcerers to protect against the looming Aesir threat, and Robinson’s newest charge is McKenna Foster, a barrister’s daughter rendered deaf after a bout with a plague unleashed by the Aesir. As their lessons progress and they grow ever closer, there also comes a strange connection to the Aesir—one that crosses the boundaries of time itself and the unfathomable mysteries of the Unseen Powers.Emerging from their icy fortresses, the Aesir begin their bombardment. Can Robinson and McKenna, brought together by magic, stop an endless war with powers even they have yet to fully understand?
      
19152. When We Chased The Light: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A Hollywood legend. A legacy of secrets. An epic and emotional novel about forgiveness, fame, family, and truly unconditional love by the bestselling author of When We Were Enemies.Christie’s auction house, Beverly Hills. The effects of Hollywood icon Vivian Snow are up for bid. In the collection is a set of hand-drawn postcards spanning six decades. The sender is Antonio Trombello, a soldier, POW, priest, and Vivian’s confidant. Each postcard sheds new light on a deeply private woman the public only thinks it knows.It’s World War II. Vivian is a USO showgirl traveling the world when her husband goes AWOL, disappears, and is presumed dead. Facing increasing suspicion, she leans on her dear friend Father Trombello for support. He’s her confessor, her savior, the elusive love of her life, and when it comes to her husband’s death, the keeper of Vivian’s secrets.As Vivian rises from canteen dream girl to starlet to bona fide legend, she navigates the highs and lows of Hollywood, new romances, and tumultuous family relationships—all in the shadow of her past and the guilt, unmet longing, and buried truths that could still upend the lives of everyone she loves.
      
19153. This Ends Now : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A double murder. A missing body. A shocking death. Can DI Holler connect the three cases in time?My standout novel of the year and puts Payne at the top table of crime writers."—Graham Bartlett "DI Sheridan Holler is one of my all time favourite detectives."—Jo Callaghan "A must read for all crime fiction fans"—D. S. ButlerIn Liverpool
      
19154. He Crime : AudiobooksNow
      
19155. Beyond Reasonable Doubt : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A master manipulator accused of murder. An attorney sworn to defend her. Keera Duggan returns in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.When Jenna Bernstein, disgraced wunderkind CEO of a controversial biotech company, is accused of murdering her former partner and lover, she turns to Seattle attorney Keera Duggan to defend her. Keera is more than a master chess player who brings her intuitive moves into court—she’s Jenna’s childhood friend. But considering their history, Keera knows that where Jenna goes, trouble follows.Five years earlier, Keera’s father successfully defended Jenna when she was tried for the killing of her company’s chief scientist who threatened to go public with allegations of corporate fraud. Keera knows Jenna too well. When she was a kid, Keera saw Jenna for what she was: a manipulative and frighteningly controlling sociopath. Now, with only circumstantial evidence against Jenna, Keera is willing to bury any trepidation she might have to defend a woman she believes, this time, to be innocent.As the investigation gets underway and disturbing questions arise, Keera puts her trust in a client who swears that this time she's telling nothing but the truth. If this is all just another devious game, Keera might be working to set a murderer free.
      
19156. Bad Reputation : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
In this whip-smart workplace romance from the author of Chick Magnet, a former teen star and an accidental intimacy coordinator have a plan to fix their images—and falling in love would ruin everything.Cole James’s reputation as Hollywood’s favorite himbo no longer suits him. His fans can’t separate the real man from the character he played on a soapy teen drama decades ago. But that’s going to change with Waverley, the hit streaming historical romance series.Maggie Niven hates her own notoriety. Fired for directing a divisive play, Maggie takes her fight against censorship public. When Hollywood comes calling, she becomes the new intimacy coordinator for Waverley. But it’s harder than she imagined to focus on the job.Cole isn’t what she expected—and Maggie is more than he dreamed of. As filming gets underway, the cast’s old traumas lead to real intimacy, and Cole and Maggie struggle with feelings they shouldn’t have. Having an affair on set could destroy his comeback and her new career.The show must go on. But if Cole and Maggie want a happy ending, they’ll have to start doing things their own way.
      
19157. The Naturalist Society : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
In this magical tale of self-discovery from New York Times bestselling author Carrie Vaughn, a young widow taps into the power that will change the world—if the man’s world she lives in doesn’t destroy her and her newfound friends first.In the summer of 1880, the death of Beth Stanley’s husband puts her life’s work in jeopardy. The magic of Arcane Taxonomy dictates that every natural thing in the world, from weather to animals, can be labeled, and doing so grants the practitioner some of that subject’s unique power. But only men are permitted to train in this philosophy. Losing her husband means that Beth loses the name they put on her work—and any influence she might have wielded.Brandon West and Anton Torrance are campaigning for their expedition to the South Pole, a mission that some believe could make a taxonomist all-powerful by tapping into the earth’s magnetic forces. Their late friend Harry Stanley’s knowledge and connections would have been instrumental, but when they attempt to take custody of his work, they find that it was never his at all.Tied together by this secret and its implications, Beth, Bran, and Anton must find a way for Beth to use her talent for the good of the world, before she’s discovered by those who would lay claim to her rare potential—and her very freedom.
      
19158. The Usual Silence : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A psychologist haunted by childhood trauma must unearth all that is buried in her past in this twisting, lyrical novel of suspense by Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning author Jenny Milchman.Psychologist Arles Shepherd treats troubled children, struggling with each case to recover from her own traumatic past, much of which she’s lost to the shadows of memory. Having just set up a new kind of treatment center in the remote Adirondack wilderness, Arles longs to heal one patient in particular: a ten-year-old boy who has never spoken a word—or so his mother, Louise, believes.Hundreds of miles away, Cass Monroe is living a parent’s worst nightmare. His twelve-year-old daughter has vanished on her way home from school. With no clues, no witnesses, and no trail, the police are at a dead end. Fighting a heart that was already ailing, and struggling to keep both his marriage and himself alive, Cass turns to a pair of true-crime podcasters for help.Arles, Louise, and Cass will soon find their lives entangled in ways none of them could have anticipated. And when the collision occurs, a quarter-century-old secret will be forced out of hiding. Because nothing screams louder than silence.
      
19159. Book Of The Month : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst, discover Book of the Month…She’s desperate for another bestseller… and she’ll go to any length to get it. Even if it means sacrificing her pride to chase the hottest bachelor in town and get him to break her heart…Once the literary world’s golden girl, Aspen Lourde can’t seem to produce another successful book, and the pressure’s on to prove she’s not just a one-hit-wonder. But there’s a catch: her bestseller was a heartbreak hit, straight from her own love life disaster. Without any fresh romantic turmoil to fuel her pen, Aspen needs inspiration quick enough to create a book her agent can sell to her publisher. So she escapes for the summer to the Outer Banks with a plan to live a story worth writing.Brick Babel is a romance novelist’s dream: a local heartthrob with a reputation as wild as the horses running free in the town. He’s everything Aspen needs for a muse kickstart—gorgeous, moody, and notoriously unattainable. His affairs are legendary in the small town, and every woman warns her off, including her sister.Too bad a good heartbreak is exactly what she needs to meet her deadline.But Brick refuses to play the game, rejecting all of her advances. When Aspen hears his tour company is on the verge of bankruptcy, she offers him a deal: fake a whirlwind summer romance, then ditch her, drama guaranteed.Desperate to save his grandfather’s business, Brick agrees to the ridiculous deal. What starts as a contractual fling spirals out of control as lines blur and real feelings emerge. Brick’s falling hard, and Aspen’s rethinking her plot twist. The novel might be her ticket back to the top, but at what cost?Because Aspen’s finally found her muse, but some stories may be too true to share.Book of the Month isn’t just about finding love where you least expect it.It’s about finding yourself in the pages of life’s unexpected chapters.
      
19160. Dead Girls Don't Dream : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
There are rules for Voynich Woods: Always carry a whistle. Never go alone. Always come home before dark. And if anyone calls your name, don't answer. Because everyone who wanders from the path is never seen again.Except for Riley Walcott.Riley knows better than to stray from the trail in the woods behind her uncle Toby's house. But her little sister Sam breaks the rules in pursuit of a local legend, so Riley chases after her and discovers a knife-wielding figure and a waiting grave.Madelyn lives deep in the forest. Subject to her mother's strict rules, she's forbidden from leaving home or using her magic--but one night, she risks everything to help a stranger who's lost in the woods.Riley is murdered in a strange ritual, Madelyn uses her magic to resurrect her, and their lives are immediately entwined in the gnarled history of Voynich Woods. Riley, who feels trapped in her small town but too afraid to leave, was never a believer, but now the evidence is taking root under her skin. Madelyn has the scars to prove how terrible magic can be, and longs for a life beyond her mother's grasp. As the legends become all too real, Riley and Madelyn must confront their deepest fears to uncover the truth about Voynich Woods.At once tender, violent, and thrilling, Dead Girls Don't Dream is a novel of recovery, healing, and finding your power.
      
19161. Killer House Party : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
From Printz Honor winning author Lily Anderson comes a young adult horror that follows Arden and her friends as their graduation party at an abandoned mansion turns into a bloody fight for survival.Red Solo cups? Check. Snacks? Check. Abandoned mansion full of countless horrors that won’t let you leave? Check.The Deinhart Manor has been a looming shadow over town for as long as anyone can remember, and it's been abandoned for even longer. When the final Deinhart descendent passes, the huge gothic manor is up for sale for the first time ever. Which means Arden can steal the keys from her mom’s real estate office...It’s time for a graduation party that no one will ever forget.Arden and her friends, each have different reasons for wanting to throw the party to end all parties. But when the manor doors bar everyone inside and the walls begin to bleed, all anyone wants to do is make it out alive.
      
19162. A Very Bad Thing : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a taut thriller about one author at the pinnacle of her career, whose past threatens to destroy everything she has—and everyone she knows.A great writer knows when to deliver a juicy plot twist. But for one author, the biggest twist of all is her own murder.With a number of hit titles and a highly anticipated movie tie-in, celebrated novelist Columbia Jones is at the top of her game. Fans around the world adore her. But on the final night of her latest book tour, one face in the crowd makes the author collapse. And by the next morning, she’s lying dead in a pool of blood.Columbia’s death shocks the world and leaves Darian, her daughter and publicist, reeling. The police have nothing to go on—at first. But then details emerge, pointing to the author’s illicit past. Turns out many people had motive to kill Columbia. And with a hungry reporter and frustrated cop on the trail, her secrets won’t stay buried long. But how many lives will they shatter as the truth comes out?
      
19163. The River Knows My Name : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
From award-winning writer Mortada Gzar, author of the acclaimed memoir I’m in Seattle, Where Are You?, comes an enthralling and lyrical novel about a girl’s liberating self-discovery in Iraq.Fifteen-year-old Charlotte is restlessly coming of age in early twentieth-century Basra, Iraq. The daughter of a Seattle doctor and missionary, Charlotte craves an adventure of her own making. Just the thought of the steppes, hills, valleys, and the winding river stirs Charlotte’s imagination and sends her compass of flight dancing.So, preferring the wondrous unknown to solicitude, Charlotte packs up copies of her father’s Gospels and a statue of the Baby Jesus and runs away. Then, in a desperate search to find his daughter, Charlotte’s own father goes missing. With the help of two women—the mission’s Sister Baghdadli and Shathra, a guide to the lost—Charlotte embarks on a quest steeped in local lore, and as mysterious and marvelous as the river itself. In turn, Charlotte may find what’s she’s been looking for all along: the ability to stake a claim on her own identity.In this rich and immersive novel, Mortada Gzar explores the power of belief, the drive for escape, and the exhilaration of self-discovery.
      
19164. Greta: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
From the acclaimed author of The Blue Book of Nebo comes a heartbreaking journey into a small town’s grief when their beloved golden girl is found murdered.Greta Pugh is dead.The small village of Bethesda, Wales, is no stranger to tragedy. Once a thriving, prosperous community, the town has been marred by an ever-deepening class divide. But now, with rich and popular Greta Pugh found murdered in the local quarry, everyone in Bethesda is rattled, and all their secrets are at risk.No one is more aware of this than Greta’s friends, especially Shane, a classmate and the son of the Pughs’ cleaner. Everyone knows more than they’re letting on, but when the police and the media descend with all their probing questions, there’s soon nowhere left to hide the answers.As Shane watches the investigation unfold, he grapples with everything he knows about the Pugh family and all he’s learning about the people around them. Each revelation brings the town a step closer to the truth of who killed Greta…but only one person may truly know why.
      
19165. Bittersweet: A True Story Of Love And Loss : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
A moving and inspirational memoir about true love, the darkness of grief—and learning how to find your way back into the light.A work of staggering grace."—Women's Health"Raw
      
19166. Used To Give Up The Fight For His Survival : AudiobooksNow
this intimate memoir reminds us that grief and joy can coexist
      
19167. The Elias Network : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
Mr. & Mrs. Smith meets political thriller in this heart-pounding series debut about two undercover flames whose new mission risks exposing their true identities to the world…and, worse, each other.Caspian Anderson is a translator for the United Nations—or so he’s led everyone to believe. No one suspects that mild-mannered Caspian, with his baggy clothes and sensible car, is actually an elite assassin for the US government. And that’s just how he wants it.For ten years, Caspian has worked under the code name Elias for Onyx, a black program deep within the Department of Homeland Security. His latest mission takes him to Switzerland to kill a target tied to a human trafficking ring. There, Caspian stumbles onto a web of conspiracies involving high-level political figures.Meanwhile, Caspian’s girlfriend is starting to pull away, and he wonders whether she may have secrets of her own. The truth is, Liesel Bergmann’s a spy. But neither knows the truth about the other…yet. As their covert operations converge, trust becomes paramount. Can they work together to bring down the enemy with their lives—and hearts—still intact?
      
19168. Brooklyn Kills Me : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
In this sharp and suspenseful sequel to Sleeping with Friends, a reluctant detective investigates a suspicious death, the party where it happened—and the secrets no one’s willing to tell.Book editor Agnes Nielsen never anticipated the viral celebrity that would come after solving the attempted murder of her best friend. Suddenly swept up in a world of luxury, she finds herself mingling with New York’s movers, shakers, and moneymakers—among them the enigmatic heiress Charlotte Bond, who takes Agnes under her wing.But those wings, it turns out, aren’t enough to save Charlotte from a fatal fall.When police dismiss the death as accidental, Agnes takes on the scions and wannabes of New York society, even if she sometimes doubts her new skill set as a hipster detective. After all, she only has a vague recollection of the party that ended Charlotte’s life, and everyone else has a different story. Or so they say.As she digs into the details of that night, Agnes finds that the sparkling veneer of wealth and success hides plenty of blemishes…and the cracks below may be deep enough to swallow her whole.
      
19169. Remember Me Tomorrow: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
A missing student. A singular investigation. A new romance. Every bit of it is a mystery in a delightful novel of cosmic twists by the author of How to Win a Breakup.East House is the oldest and least desirable dorm on campus, but it has a draw for lonely university freshman Aleeza Kassam: Jay Hoque, the hot and broody student who vanished from East House five months ago without a trace. It’s irresistible to an aspiring investigative journalist like Aleeza.But when she starts receiving texts from Jay, the mystery takes an unexpected turn. To put it mildly. His messages are coming not only from Aleeza’s own dorm room but from the past—only weeks before he disappeared. Sharing space, if not time, Aleeza and Jay are living the impossible, and they start working together to prevent his inevitable disappearance. Causing a temporal paradox that could blow up the universe is a risk they’re going to have to take.Aleeza digs through Jay’s suspicious friends, enemies, and exes, determined to find out what happened to him. Or what will happen to him. But it’s becoming more than a mystery. Aleeza is catching feelings for her charming new roommate. Wherever, and whenever, he may be.
      
19170. Hill Of Secrets: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
In a desert outpost, nuclear scientists and their families face the toll of the secrets they keep from the world and from each other in this gripping wartime novel from debut author Galina Vromen.Los Alamos, 1943. The US Army has gathered scientists to create the world’s first nuclear weapon. Their families, abruptly moved to the secret desert base with no explanation, have simple orders: Stand by. Make do. Above all, don’t ask questions.Christine, forced to abandon her art restoration business in New York for her husband’s career, struggles to reinvent herself and cope with his increasing aloofness.Gertie, the inquisitive teenage daughter of a German Jewish refugee physicist enlists Christine to help her unravel hidden truths and deal with parents haunted by their past.Gertie’s father, Kurt, anguished by what the Nazis have done to his family and bent on defeating them, carries burdens he longs to share but cannot confide in his wife—leading him to find comfort elsewhere.And Jimmy, a young army technician, falls for Gertie but is unsure if even her deep affection can overcome his agonizing self-doubts.Will so much secrecy save them or destroy them?
      
19171. Death Stake : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
The trail of missing coders leads a spy into an international underworld of treachery, double agents, and digital espionage in a propulsive thriller by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.Retired intelligence operative Brad Trasker heads security at a remote aerospace facility when there’s a major breach. A photo of their top-secret AI-designed hydrogen engine has surfaced online. Trasker’s investigation into who did it soon leads to a start-up in Bangkok, where its three software developers have disappeared, along with nearly a million dollars in investment money.Following their tracks, Trasker hits a dead end. The start-up’s HQ is a padlocked crime scene. No one—not the cagey locals, the mobbed-up gangs, or the Royal Thai Police—is keen on answering Trasker’s questions. But their message is clear: get out of Bangkok or die.Hunted by assassins, Trasker is drawn into the same complex high-tech underworld of cryptocurrency, digital espionage, and betrayal that swallowed up the runaway coders. As the line between ally and enemy blurs, and the stakes become life and death, Trasker must navigate the dangerous intersection of modern intelligence and old-school spy games to survive.
      
19172. Behind You : AudiobooksNow : USD21.49
In this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Mike Omer, a woman who fled home with a dark secret must now flee the strangers who seem to know it—and the stalker behind it all.Seventeen-year-old Theodora Briggs left home in the dead of night, after a brutal crime shattered her life. Thirteen years later, she’s made a name for herself as Gemma: beautician, wife, and mother. But the trauma still lingers…And then one day, it’s more than just a phantom pain.Gemma is suddenly accosted by stranger after stranger, all of whom seem to know the truth about her. They confront her with her real name and ominous allusions to the tragedy that drove her out of town. When her family begins to have their own strange episodes, Gemma is rattled. There’s no one left to trust but herself—except Gemma can’t even remember what happened that night.Accusations and danger lurk around every corner, and Gemma’s not sure where to turn. But if she can’t put together the pieces of her past, the new life she’s built might disappear just as quickly—and violently—as her old one.
      
19173. December Dread : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
Going home for the holidays can be murder in a bracing mystery by Amazon Charts bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Jess Lourey.After more than a decade away, Mira James isn’t keen on returning to her Minnesota hometown for the holidays. Her childhood memories aren’t particularly jolly. Even less festive is the news of a serial killer on the loose.With only ten shopping days till Christmas, the Candy Cane Killer has been very busy slashing through the snow. Eager to earn her official PI stripes, Mira is anxious to track him down. But when the latest victim is a woman from her high school graduating class, the investigation hits a little too close to home.Even worse? Mira has good reason to fear that she’s next. To stop a killer in his tracks, she may have to start digging into the ghosts of her own Christmas past.Revised edition: This edition of December Dread includes editorial revisions.
      
19174. November Hunt : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
Hunting season exposes deadly secrets in a briskly chilling rom-com mystery from Amazon Charts bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Jess Lourey.It’s cold enough to freeze a shadow when Battle Lake local Tom Kicker braves the killer temps to bag a deer—only to get shot to death by his best buddy, Clive, in a hunting accident. Tragic, yes. Accident? Mira James, just a few weeks into working toward her PI license, isn’t so convinced.Neither is Tom’s daughter, who urges Mira to investigate. Why would a forty-year friendship come to a dead end on a frost-scorched landscape? Then Mira uncovers a decades-old scandal that suggests the town’s good old boys were up to some very bad business. Secret by buried secret, Mira is getting closer to solving the mystery.In the meantime, she has sweet and sexy Johnny Leeson to keep her warm. Unfortunately, hunting season isn’t over in Battle Lake, and Mira is next in the crosshairs.Revised edition: This edition of November Hunt includes editorial revisions.
      
19175. Pike Island: A Thriller : AudiobooksNow : USD17.99
From the bestselling author of Just Stay Away comes a haunting thriller about a rising politician whose shadowy past threatens to end his career—and his future shot at the presidency.What happens at the cabin stays at the cabin. Right?Andrew Harrison “Harry” Leonard is destined for politics. Getting his start on the Rochester City Council, he quickly rose to become the youngest representative in Congress. Now the up-and-comer from Minnesota is on the brink of something big. If all goes well, he’ll be in perfect position to aim for the presidency.Then a postcard arrives, blank except for the name on the address: Andy Leonard. Harry hasn’t used that name since high school. Krista Walsh, Harry’s chief of staff, recognizes his old moniker, and when he dodges questions about it, she wonders what he’s trying to hide. She soon discovers the lake pictured on the postcard holds secrets too.Krista’s investigation into Harry’s past uncovers the truth of what happened one fateful teenage summer. But as disturbing details come to light, how far will Krista go to keep Harry’s career—and her own—headed to the top?
      
19176. Lizardfolk: Keep Out! : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
The residents of the Village have managed to overcome all the trials and tribulations. Under Nicholas's leadership, they have achieved the seemingly impossible. Combined the incompatible. Reconciled the irreconcilable.They have grown stronger where others would have given up.
      
19177. Tripas: Poems : AudiobooksNow : USD3.99
WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRYFinalist for the 2023 National Book Award for PoetryWith Tripas, Brandon Som follows up his award-winning debut with a book of poems built out of a multicultural, multigenerational childhood home, in which he celebrates his Chicana grandmother, who worked nights on the assembly line at Motorola, and his Chinese American father and grandparents, who ran the family corner store. Enacting a cómo se dice poetics, a dialogic poem-making that inventively listens to heritage languages and transcribes family memory, Som participates in a practice of mem(oir), placing each poem's ear toward a confluence of history, labor, and languages, while also enacting a kind of telephone" between cultures. Invested in the circuitry and circuitous
      
19178. Routes Of Migration And Labor : AudiobooksNow
      
19179. The Lying Dutchman : AudiobooksNow : USD9.49
Will Mercurius make it out of the English court alive?1685, The NetherlandsMaster Mercurius has once again been summoned to The Hague by Stadhouder William of Orange. And a letter from William is never good news.King Charles II of England has died and William, with his wife Mary, is now next in line to the throne once the current king, James II dies. But Charles II's illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, has put a spanner in the works.Monmouth is being encouraged to stage a rebellion and take the English throne. William needs to stop him so as not to jeopardize his own claim, but he also wants to keep Monmouth as an ally.So, Mercurius is ordered to travel once again to England, and this time on an even more dangerous mission. He must plant a letter containing Monmouth's invasion plans at court so that James summons an army in response and scares Monmouth off.The only problem is that if Mercurius is caught and tried for espionage, the punishment is certain death . . .
      
19180. Ethan : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
I'm called many things: owner of the MLB's Charleston Hurricanes, perpetual bachelor, and the biggest asshole this side of home plate. I've never had a problem with that. Until now.My infamous temper has landed me in serious trouble. The answer to my salvation is a life coach. I have to complete three months of anger management sessions or I can kiss my ownership status goodbye.The only problem? My renowned life coach happens to be the irresistibly gorgeous woman I met and shared a world-shaking kiss with last night.Alexandra is compassionate, smart, and has a blunt sense of honesty that keeps me on my toes. Each session leaves me thirsting after her in the most addictive way. But neither one of us believes in relationships. We absolutely can't go there.Until we do. She makes me want things. Impossible things. Spend forever with me kind of things.But love is a painful game I promised myself I'd never play again, and when our difficult pasts threaten to break us, I realize it's not just my team I'm at risk of losing . . . it's her. And I'll have to figure out how to fix what broke me in the first place if I have any chance of keeping them.Contains mature themes.
      
19181. Royally Matched : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
I've got 99 problems, and picking the wrong guy might be all of them.I've always had my royal checklist: Attend the Husband Hunting Ball? Check. Find the perfect match for a princess like me? Check. Feel zero sparks with Mr. Right (aka Enzo Revera)? Sadly, double check.But then I meet Marco, Enzo's charming and rugged brother. He's everything I shouldn't want, especially since I've planned my life to avoid the messiness of love.When a twist of fate puts Marco at my side, I can't deny our chemistry, even if he's all wrong for a princess like me. Thrown together by royal duties and an ancient riddle, Marco and I embark on a crazy adventure that leads us to hidden clues.As we unravel a secret that changes everything, I'm faced with a choice between duty and desire. Can I defy expectations and claim both the throne I’ve always wanted and my true love?Contains mature themes.
      
19182. Romancing The Clone : AudiobooksNow : USD5.49
Simone loves a good opportunity. When she sees that there's a hole in the market on Risda III for a bakery, she steps in to fill the void. With a cart full of fresh baked goods, she rakes in the credits. Who cares if she doesn't know the difference between a biscuit and a babka? She's got hustle and a winning smile.Ruth-Ann cares. She cares a lot.It irritates her that Simone has a baked goods business . . . and that it's succeeding. Does no one else see that Simone's crusts are soggy? Her cookies as flat as pancakes? It bothers Ruth-Ann so much that she makes sure to point out to Simone everything she's doing wrong. Daily.Simone despises Ruth-Ann and her know-it-all attitude.It's mutual.Until the day Simone's cart doesn't show up to its usual spot and Ruth-Ann realizes that she might care a little too much . . .Contains mature themes.
      
19183. The Nightmare King : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
When she was fourteen, Adelaide Lane made a choice that landed her in the ICU. Her prognosis was not good. When against all odds she woke up, it was to find that she had re-entered life with the ability to see into the future. For twenty years, Addie used this power to do good. To make matters worse, of late she's experienced a vision more horrible than any before—and she has no idea how to stop the event from occurring.Nick has only been alive for a few hours. He is the Nightmare King, the sovereign of a race of incubi as old as time. When his previous form was murdered by a traitor, he was reborn into Nicholas Wargrave. Housed in a new body, he is fighting against an ancient foe, the Challenger, a man who disputes his position as king. Nick not only has to get used to the new life and withstand the Challenger's attacks, he has to confront the Entity who issued his death. So he's vastly unprepared when he comes face to face with the most beautiful soul—and realizes the woman is his fated queen.Now his priorities are completely rearranged. Adelaide comes first. The problem is, the Challenger feels the same way.And so does the Entity who killed him.Contains mature themes.
      
19184. Crazy To Love You : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
I am meeting this woman for one reason and one reason only. And that officially makes her off-limits.I want the one woman I cannot have. Again.The second I lay eyes on Naomi Kent, I know I want her. And not just for my duet, though her voice is so strikingly beautiful, it can make angels weep. It's her mind, her passion, her perfect curvy body. Everything about her sets my blood on fire. But here's the thing . . . I need her to get this song produced. She needs me to help her regain the life she lost. So, any chance at an us . . . Well, that's a no-go, right?I don't want anything Gus Diamond has to offer me.And that includes his gorgeous face and sexy-as-all-sin body. Well, maybe I do want those. But this duet? Nope. Not a chance. I gave up this life when my world shattered and my broken pieces were stomped all over in a very public way. So you can understand why the last thing I want is to relive all that. But Gus has this way about him. And before I know what's happening, I'm saying yes to things I know better than to say yes to. Including him. That is until my past decides to make an unexpected return. With one hell of an entrance.Contains mature themes.
      
19185. Labyrinth Arcanist : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Upgraded weapons. New magic. And a way to enter the abyssal hells . . . Gray Lexly has returned to Astra Academy to train himself for the ultimate confrontation. Legendary arcanists from across the world are gathering to assist in the ultimate battle of life and death, but will it be enough to stop the rampaging Death Lords who have amassed power in the abyssal hells?And before Gray can focus on any of that, he must first get married. With pressure mounting from all sides, Gray is grateful to have Ashlyn at his side, but will it last? The soul fragment from Death Lord Deimos still skews his perception, and sometimes Gray doesn't feel like himself.Thankfully, he has his twin brother, Sorin, and his mimic eldrin, Twain, to keep him sane as they prepare to enter the most terrifying part of the abyssal hells: the infamous labyrinth.
      
19186. Desert Of The Soul : AudiobooksNow : USD17.49
Stranded thousands of miles from their companions, Jax, Oracle, and Sehran are alone, cut off from support, and the only thing they have in plenty are enemies.Stranded on a hostile continent with only Oracle and Sehran, Jax is facing a hard truth: all the power of his newfound crown means nothing in a land where no one knows his name—and wouldn't care if they did. Time's running out until the enemy find him, and without his friends and his legions, what chance does he have?He's far from home, surrounded by enemies in an unknown land, and where his own lands are now free of the taint of the dark one and his minions, Carrmor is anything but.Sonra lies ahead, a target, a hope, a trap possibly, but when you're surrounded on all sides, that just means there's a lot of experience available. Jax has a choice, he could turn and run, try and find a ship and start the long, perilous journey home, or, he can start again from scratch with a target on his back.Monsters, mayhem, and rival crowns, not to mention the daggers in the night, but whoever said becoming emperor would be easy?It's time for Jax to do what he does best, and give the things that hide under the bed some fresh nightmares.
      
19187. Love According To Lily : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Return to the glittering world of Julianne MacLean's popular American Heiress Trilogy with this romantic, emotionally powerful spin-off series—Can This Be Love.Being raised in a strict, humorless household did nothing to dampen Lady Lily Langdon's wildly romantic nature—nor cool her lifelong affection for Edward Wallis, Earl of Whitby, her elder brother's oldest, dearest friend. But Edward cannot see the lovely woman she's become for the young schoolgirl she once was. So, with lessons in flirtation from her American sister-in-law, Duchess Sophia, Lily means to open Edward's eyes and win his heart.But just when her seduction begins to take hold, a shocking twist of fate forces Edward to take stock of the reckless life he has lived. Flirtation with his best friend's younger sister is the last thing he wants, but Lily cannot give up the dream of rapture that surely awaits her, if only she can prove to the handsome, haunted earl that it is never too late to fall in love.Contains mature themes.
      
19188. Headhunters : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Two assassins. One deadly reckoning.John Milton thought he'd buried his past. But when Avi Bachman—an ex-Mossad killer and the most dangerous man Milton has ever known—escapes from a brutal Louisiana prison, vengeance brings them back on a collision course.As Bachman hunts the man he believes killed his wife, Milton seeks peace in the Australian outback. But violence finds him again, dragging him from the red dust of the outback to the streets of Tel Aviv, Hong Kong, and the back alleys of Eastern Europe.Bachmann is coming for him—only one of them will walk away.Headhunters is a relentless, globe-trotting thriller about revenge, redemption, and the ghosts that never stay buried.
      
19189. Climbing The Ranks: A Tower Climber Cultivation Litrpg: 3 : AudiobooksNow : USD14.99
Nothing beginner in this challenge.For Arthur, climbing the beginner Tower of Malaysia was a way out, a chance to escape the grinding poverty of a future with no jobs. It's a chance to make something of himself. Then he received a Clan seal, became a leader by accident, and most importantly, became responsible for others.Now he's finding his footing, cutting deals and making promises, fending off tongs, triads, and deep-rooted power players. What he isn't expecting is that his designation as a Clan Head means something to the Tower too.All his research, all his planning, is going to go out the window as he faces the final challenge. One made all the more difficult by his new role.Good news though, if he survives, there's a lot to be gained.If he survives.
      
19190. Fairytale Hunter Cain: Book 1 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Trapped in a cage and marked for a mad ritual? Nightmare level unlocked.Cain doesn't remember how he got there, but the forest has already decided his fate. Blood soaks the ground, red-cloaked demons watch him from the shadows, and something ancient wants him dead.It's kill or be killed . . . and Cain isn't about to die on his knees.Armed with a forgotten system, he must survive a realm corrupted by magic and stalked by nightmares made flesh. To turn the tables, he'll have to level up, unlock hidden skills, and reshape the very fabric of this twisted world.The Wild Hunt has begun, and the prey must become the hunter.Embark on a gritty LitRPG adventure packed with high-stakes battles, unique system mechanics, and fast but balanced progression. Join Cain's fight for survival and dominion!
      
19191. Vengewrought : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
War consumes the land, and Karn must lead the charge—or risk losing everything.As Rhudoria's armies close in, Karn takes his place as an officer in the Black Guard, fighting to hold the line against overwhelming odds. With Serah training among the elite Black Knights, he must rely on old friends and new allies to navigate the brutal battlefield and the treacherous politics of war.When a chance to strike at the Witch Queen arises, Karn is thrust into a perilous mission that could end the conflict—but at a cost he may not survive. With enemies closing in and his own darkness threatening to consume him, Karn must decide: will he fight for a better future, or let the war destroy him?The battle begins. The fate of the realm hangs by a thread.
      
19192. The Zuzu Secret : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
It's summer, and Josie and Abe's family just moved to a new town. They each have secrets . . . one of which involves caring for a bearded dragon.For fans of Out of My Mind, comes a heartfelt novel for kids ages ten and up about sibling relationships, family struggles, disability, and getting what you want.Twelve-year-old Josie Sherman, an animal lover and aspiring vet, rescues a bearded dragon lizard. But her family's strict no-pets rule because of her brother's disability forces Josie to hide the lizard, Zuzu, in her bedroom.Abe, Josie's fifteen-year-old brother, is a huge Orioles fan, and he has plans of his own. Abe lives with Prader-Willi syndrome, which restricts his independence. What secret risks will Abe take to reach his goals?Told in alternating points of view, The Zuzu Secret explores the challenge of balancing independence with deception. Josie and Abe both have things to learn about being truthful with themselves and with the people they love.
      
19193. Gamble In The Coral Sea: Japan's Offensive, The Carrier Battle, And The Road To Midway : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
The opening salvos of the Battle of the Coral Sea were fired one month before Midway. Gamble in the Coral Sea recounts the story of this battle from the Japanese point of view. Based on extensive Japanese-language sources, author Michal A. Piegzik challenges established Western narratives surrounding this critical engagement in the Pacific War. Operation MO, the Japanese plan to seize Port Moresby, kicked off in May 1942. The operation was considered a vital part of Japanese strategy. Victory would isolate Australia and New Zealand and extend access to vital resources crucial to Japan's war effort. Victory would prove elusive after American codebreakers deciphered Japanese radio traffic that revealed their plans in the weeks leading up to the launch. U.S. forces located elements of the Japanese navy as they steamed through the Coral Sea. Soon after, history's first carrier battle began. Piegzik combines expertise in military history with mastery of the Japanese language to provide a rare perspective on the Imperial Japanese Navy's operational choices.Piegzik offers insight into the broader consequences of the battle. He engages with sources previously underexplored and integrates them with Allied perspectives. Gamble in the Coral Sea offers a nuanced exploration of a battle that shaped the trajectory of the war in the Pacific.
      
19194. Specimen 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Sergeant Major Whitmore thought the nightmare was over. Three years following the incident on the island of South Fire, he enjoys the peaceful life of a retired man. But the past has a way of catching up to a man. When a mysterious and powerful figure reveals himself, Whitmore finds himself staring death in the eye once again. Caught in a web of lies and deceit, he is brought to an old naval research station in the eastern Pacific. There, he is forced to face his greatest adversary for the second time.Its razor-sharp claws can sever limbs with minimal effort. Its mandibles can separate flesh from bone like tissue paper. The lance-shaped stinger on the end of its tail can penetrate two inches of steel. For its victims, death is a mercy. To those who created it, it is considered a scientific miracle. To everyone else, it is an unspeakable horror. To Whitmore, it is a Specimen of pure evil.Replicated from the DNA of the creature on South Fire, it lives again. Sharing the intelligence and ruthlessness as its genetic forebear, it has outwitted the technology of Modern Man. Now it seeks to multiply its numbers by infecting any organism it comes across—terrestrial and marine. Only Whitmore and an unlikely band of allies stand in its way.
      
19195. Omaha Beach: D-day, June 6, 1944 : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Combining the personal recollections of soldiers with historical narrative and analysis of the actual invasion as it unfolded, this detailed description of the action at Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion of World War II comes from the top living D-Day historian" (USA Today)."
      
19196. Veil, Vows And Vengeance : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
A beach wedding with a killer twist . . .Charlie Carter's new life in idyllic Sunrise Bay is beachy keen. A wedding could be the big break Charlie's fledgling photography business needs—she's got all her fingers and toes crossed for a perfect day. Beautiful bride: check. Gorgeous weather: check.Dead guest at the reception: definitely not part of the plan.When the husband of one of Charlie's friends becomes a suspect, Charlie must turn sleuth again. Can she win a game of cat and spouse with the matrimonial murderer before the police arrest the wrong guy?
      
19197. Dragon Moon: Part 1 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
No familiar. No power. No second chances. Samara is chosen to train with the Sacred Flame coterie—an elite magical order where apprentices bond with familiars to become unstoppable sorcerers. For her, this is more than an honor—it's her family's only way out of poverty.But there's a catch. Samara has no familiar.Without one, she's as good as powerless. Her opponents tower over her, her future grows uncertain, and her failure could doom not just herself, but those she loves.Then she meets a grumpy dragon with a sharp tongue. He doesn't want a human companion—but fate might not care.Together, they must uncover long-buried secrets . . . and survive what comes next.
      
19198. Vitamin Sea : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
A retired intelligence agent still wants to save the world. Her nerdy houseguest just wants to survive her vacation.Former spy Irma Abercrombie wasn't looking for drama when she invited Violet Blackheart—a brainy, sun-deprived acquaintance—for a visit at her island home. But after an armed robbery in town goes terribly wrong, Irma gets pulled into an island intrigue: Was it a simple snatch and grab, or are there darker forces at work?Irma's hands might be deadly weapons, but she's all thumbs when it comes to computer problems. How will she convince Violet to investigate a technology puzzle masterminded by someone with a taste for murder? And if Irma's so retired, what's up with the dead guy in her driveway?Violet embraces a budding cupcake addiction while Irma grapples with a bomb threat and wonders how she ended up with a pug as a sidekick . . . and whether Violet might be hiding a few secrets of her own. They're headed for a showdown at a luxurious island estate—but they can only flush out a killer if they work together.Perfect for fans of Jesse Q Sutanto's Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers and Deanna Raybourn's Killers of a Certain Age.
      
19199. Dirty Toe Drag : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
Stella Brooks is a woman who knows what she wants. From her first glimpse of Paris Fashion Week at the tender age of eleven, she has only ever wanted to be a designer. Until . . . she is driven to trade fashion for frosting, a move that makes her soul sing but shakes her confidence in her decision-making to her core. And when you add in that her sexy hookup from her older brother's wedding is sniffing around again, things are about to get out of hand. Wesley McMillan seems different, no longer putting off love-'em-and-leave-'em vibes, which only adds to Stella's emotional chaos.Wesley McMillan has had a thing for Stella Brooks since she first served him a fried pickle platter at her mom's restaurant. She's stunning, smart, and confident. She knows her worth and what she wants, and she owns whatever room she's in, the ultimate turn-on for him. He just has two problems: Stella is his best friend's sister, and she thinks he's a playboy. The first issue, Wes is willing to face off against. As for the second . . . Wes doesn't blame Stella for her assumption. He used to love to play the field, but now that he has his demons under control, he is ready to show her and the world that he is worthy of her love.Wes may be known for his sick signature move on the ice, but will his dirty toe drag be enough to score Stella's heart?
      
19200. Over : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Persist. Escape. Survive.Macy has faced horrors worse than she ever imagined at the hands of her kidnapper, Chester Woodran. She's played the part of the daughter he sought to replace. It's becoming more and more apparent that her only chance to survive may involve a risky escape attempt.As her friends and family deal with their own dark secrets, Macy must risk everything to have one last chance at freedom.Over is the third and final installment of the Gone saga, a series of psychological suspense thrillers. If you like haunting characters and an intense mystery, then you'll love Stacy Claflin's compelling conclusion to what readers are calling one of the best series to come along in a while.""
      
19201. The Door On The Sea : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
When El?n trapped a salmon-stealing raven in his cupboard, he never expected it would hold the key to saving his people from the shapeshifting Koosh invaders plaguing their shores. In exchange for its freedom, the raven offers a secret that can save El?n's home: the Koosh have lost one of their most powerful weapons, and only the raven knows where it is.El?n is tasked with captaining a canoe crewed by an unlikely team including a human bear-cousin, a massive wolf, and the endlessly vulgar raven. To retrieve the weapon, they will face stormy seas, cannibal giants and a changing world. But El?n is a storyteller, not a warrior.As their world continues to fall to the Koosh, and alliances are challenged and broken, El?n must choose his role in his own epic story.
      
19202. Kryxis : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Dani has spent her life following the rules. All she wants is to earn her blue suit, make it to the science sector, and prove she's more than a collector sent to scavenge artifacts from dead worlds.She just has to survive this one last mission.But the planet isn't as empty as it should be. Something is stalking her in the ruins—fast, relentless, and far too intelligent. A deadly alien with sharp instincts, strange features, and an unsettling fixation on her. They're ruining her mission at every turn, and she's certain they want to harm her. Or worse.Kryxis has spent his life in solitude, a predator feared by all. And he prefers it that way. But lately, the silence has grown hollow. He craves something more—someone to share his den, his hoard, his hunger.Then a ship arrives. And with it, her.The human is fearless, reckless, and utterly captivating. At first, he thinks he'll devour her. But now? Now he's determined to claim her, to prove he's more than a monster in the dark—he's a warrior worthy to be her mate.Contains mature themes.
      
19203. The Life Project: The Extraordinary Story Of 70,000 Ordinary Lives : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
A fascinating account of a scientific project that tracked five generations of children—the longest-ever-running study of human development. The lives of 70,000 people reveal the importance of our beginnings on the greater trajectory of our lives.In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week as part of a birth cohort study. No one imagined that this would become the longest-running study of human development in the world, growing to encompass five generations of children. Today, they are some of the best-studied people on the planet, and the simple act of observing human life has changed the way we are born, schooled, parented, and die. This is the tale of these studies and the remarkable discoveries that have come from them. Touching people across the globe, they are one of the world's best-kept secrets.
      
19204. Christmas Eve : AudiobooksNow : USD5.49
Hardworking nurse, Eve Foster, can't avoid her attraction to the beautiful medical receptionist. But the older woman is straight, isn't she?A hot age gap Christmas medical romance. This is a standalone romance in the Forest Vale Hospital series.Eve Foster is a nurse who works all hours.Her last girlfriend cheated on her and now she has Christmas off work with nobody to spend it with.She can't help looking at the beautiful and mysterious medical receptionist. She has always had a thing for older women.Can Eve find a way not to be alone this Christmas?Contains mature themes.
      
19205. Stalk The Dark : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
A Vampire King without a heart needs a watcher who guards hers dearly, but I didn't expect that watcher to be me.The Order of Helsing have protected the innocent from the Vampire King's ravenous hunger and cruel games for centuries. He can't be killed. Because this ancient being has no master. Once every century he rises from his vampiric sleep to feed, and the Order assigns an operative to watch over him.This century, I'm that watcher. I can't say I'm thrilled. I have a disgust for suckers, so babysitting vampire royalty is not on my to do list. But when the Order says jump, you don't ask why.Ezekiel's cruel beauty makes him the perfect predator, able to reel in his prey with pretty words and promises. Tempering his hunger until he falls back into a vampire coma won't be easy. I'm determined to avoid his kill list, and with the help of the two rogue vampire hunters assigned to assist me, I might just succeed.But the more time I spend with Ezekiel the more I'm drawn to the darkness inside him, because there's a darkness inside me too. But now that it wants to come out and play, I'm afraid it isn't just his hunger I'll need to temper, but also my own.Contains mature themes.
      
19206. Muted Voices : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
I can constantly hear them, the voices. It doesn't matter if I'm in a crowded room or the middle of a desert, I hear them, indistinct voices. I can never really work out what they're saying, and I've long given up trying.Everything changes when my life is threatened again, and the voices quiet, one strong voice telling me to run, so of course, I listen.When some supernatural agents turn up in town, I should be cautious, but thanks to my instincts, which have always guided me right before, I'm not worried about them at all, at least, I'm not until they start to notice things about me, differences that no human should have.Thankfully, a call from my more bloody job saves me from having to stick around. The betrayal that quickly follows doesn't surprise me, it does leave me only one place to go, and I have no idea how he's going to react or if I'll even make it there alive.It's a good job that I never turn down a challenge because this may be one that I don't survive.Contains mature themes.
      
19207. Still Waters : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
There's a phrase: Still waters run deep. But there's more to it than that.Because still" doesn’t denote peace. Nor calm. Nor happiness. It’s an illusion. It's chaos.The only way to handle chaos is to become it. That’s what Lucy did. She created stillness out of the chaos tumbling inside her and called the most chaotic motorcycle club in the United States her family. The Sons of Templar gave her chaos
      
19208. Blue Sky Cowboy Christmas : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Full of heart and passion. —Jodi Thomas, New York Times bestselling author, for Cowboy FeverBook 2 in award-winning author Joanne Kennedy's Blue Sky Cowboys series, Blue Sky Cowboy Christmas is an emotional, compelling story from a master of the genre. Joanne Kennedy's sexy cowboy romances feature the rugged and lonely Wyoming range, where the nearest neighbors are miles away and the climate is brutal for man and beast. This beautiful and sensuous tale takes place at the holidays, when a lonely cowboy is more desperate than ever to connect with the woman of his dreams.
      
19209. Advent Of Ascension: Book 1 : AudiobooksNow : USD14.99
When superhumans awaken, our world's narrative is forced to change. After twenty years of fine tuning a myth has been created. To give hope to the everyday man—Hunters are glorified and can take on 'any' monster—the awakening tests to become 'chosen' are now a high stakes low probability lottery. Get the right results and change your life. If only that were true.Brodie is learning the hard way that gaining power always comes with a price. It isn't like the stories where one high ranked Skill suddenly changed his life. Instead, it's just brought more problems. Maybe that is because of the dead body, but that was a clear case of self-defense, wasn't it?Maybe it's because of the literal 'demon' that came with the power? Or maybe, just maybe, something more is going on. Something Brodie can only see the hints of at the edge of the tapestry someone or something powerful is weaving.Can Brodie juggle all the problems, revelations, and family to save the world?But, before he takes on the world, he must prove to the powerful guilds of Windsor that he and other miners can grow to become more than just cheap labor.
      
19210. Laird's Curse : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Katy Baker presents Book 1 in the Highlander of the Isles series.Contains mature themes.
      
19211. To Be Loved By You : AudiobooksNow : USD10.49
Jeremy and Ava have both been hurt by love in the past, but they discover that High Grove Animal Shelter is the perfect place for second chances.Jeremy Washington couldn't be happier running his therapy program for at-risk teens. Between weekend service projects and hanging out with his faithful rescue dog, Rolo, Jeremy doesn't have time to date—which is fine with him considering the mess his early marriage turned out to be. When he meets new yoga teacher Ava Graham, Jeremy thinks the kids would really benefit from learning yoga, and Ava would be the perfect fit. Ava quickly finds herself falling in love with Jeremy's unique world, but her big heart has been taken advantage once before. Can Jeremy and Ava let their walls down long enough to find the love they've been looking for all along?
      
19212. Risk Factor : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
The perfect substitute for that good-time trip to California you've decided not to take after all. —Kirkus ReviewsA new breed of brazen criminal forces Buddy Steel into unfamiliar territory. Will he outsmart the ingenious thieves before they get the best of him?Buddy Steel, acting Sheriff of Freedom, California, is enjoying some well-deserved R&R at a friend's mountain hideaway when he's called home to investigate a home invasion—at his father's address. The break-in is just one in a series, perpetrated by ingeniously inventive burglars. To complicate matters, Buddy must also investigate a spate of cyber crimes targeting local businesses and individuals—an area well outside of his experience and comfort zone.Already on the trail of the cybercriminals is LAPD Gang Enforcement's foremost computer geek, Detective Quinn Anthony. Buddy teams up with the unconventional—and much younger—brainiac to trace the convoluted trail of the hackers. From the adjunct of a vicious LA-based cartel to outside of US borders, Buddy and Quinn race to take down the hackers and recover the spoils. The closer they get, the more danger they face; and the more danger they face, the closer they become . . .
      
19213. My First Thirty Years: A Memoir : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Shortly after its 1925 publication, Gertrude Beasley's ferociously eloquent feminist memoir was banned and she herself disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Though British Nobel Prize winner Bertrand Russell called My First Thirty Years truthful
      
19214. Then A College Instructor : AudiobooksNow
a rallying cry that cost its author her career and her freedom.Her story deserves to be heard.Contains mature themes."
      
19215. Heir Of Broken Kingdom : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Delilah and Knox thought defeating the dark magic was the end. But fate, it seems, has a lot more planned for Delilah.Forced to return to the human lands ravished by evil and oppression, the golden princess must once again rise to the occasion—this time, to destroy her father.As they gather allies new and old to finally abolish his violent reign, they'll discover that all they've ever known is no longer the truth . . . and that betrayal lingers closer than any of them imagined.Contains mature themes.
      
19216. What's Left Of Us : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Following a tragic shooting that takes the life of his partner, wounded thirty-one-year-old detective Lincoln Danforth unravels ten years of history during counseling sessions that reveal a decade worth of secrets.Secrets including the demise of his marriage to Georgia Del Rossi, the daughter of a growing organized crime associate that he married to save from her father.But will the mandatory therapy make the detective see the consequences of his choices and let go of the past? Or will he remember all the reasons he put his life on the line for the girl he fell in love with?What's Left of Us is an emotional standalone romance featuring two star-crossed lovers caught between morals and loyalty.But how much are the two willing to sacrifice for love?
      
19217. Off-ice Behavior : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
Nate, captain of the Washington Golden Eagles, was going to spend as much time with his best friend, Ryan, as he could that off season, even if that meant going to a tattoo appointment. His ex-fiancée (and mom's best friend's kid) was marrying the man she had cheated on Nate with, and Nate's mom told him skipping it was not an option.Collin mostly had his life together. He loved tattooing. He'd built an amazing queer found family in Madison, and had a car that usually started. But he was also restless.When Ryan suggested Nate take Collin to the wedding as his date to stir up some drama, it was the perfect chance for both of them. By the end, maybe they both would make a friend. Neither of them were expecting the sexual chemistry that sparked between them the entire weekend.Nate thought he was straight. But if he was, why did Collin make him feel this way? Collin was helping him explore his sexuality, but they were keeping things casual. Nate had to leave Wisconsin to go play hockey at the end of the summer. Feelings would ruin the fun they were having. But it's never that simple.Contains mature themes.
      
19218. A Touch Of Iron : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
The Unseelie Court is full of tricks.And it doesn't help when I'm betrayed by the closest person to me.My life is unraveling as Ansel brings my mother to the Unseelie Court, using her as a hostage to control me. The Unseelie King thinks he has a hold on me but is sorely mistaken when I go to extreme lengths to get my mother back and gain my freedom.Trouble is brewing in the Fae realm as I'm not the only one looking for a way out. Fae from both courts prepare to overthrow their leaders, but they need the help of the last dragon to accomplish their goals.Life's not easy in the Fae realm, and I'm going to have to go to battle if I ever want to make it home.
      
19219. Now I'm A Demon Lord! Happily Ever After With Monster Girls In My Dungeon: Volume 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Yuki's been reborn in another world as a demon lord—and his new life is going swimmingly! He continues strengthening his dungeon with his makeshift family of monster girls until, one day, a heroine arrives on their doorstep to take down the demon lord. Or, at least, that's what she says before breaking into tears because the traps are too scary! Curious and unable to resist lending a helping hand, Yuki heads out to welcome the hapless heroine.The group then decides to take a trip to a human settlement with their new friend. They all have a blast as they go around shopping, eating, and sightseeing, but the fun comes to an abrupt halt when a ghost appears out of nowhere and starts attacking the townspeople one after another. Can the demon lord who just wants to live the good life pass judgment on this new enemy?!
      
19220. Much Ado About Barbecue : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Return to Ellery, Tennessee for Sally Kilpatrick's saucy new novel about two warring barbecue houses.Emma Sutton promised herself three things: she would never move back to Ellery, never work in the family barbecue restaurant, and never have anything to do with Ben Cates ever again. Losing her job and her home might've forced her to break the first two, but she's determined to keep the third.Unlike Emma, Ben Cates has made peace with his hometown. He wants nothing more than to make his restaurant something his father couldn't: a success. But between his hellraising little sister and Emma Sutton's return to Ellery, his dream could easily be snatched away.Emma and Ben might've made each other's childhood a living hell with their endless pranks, but the only way to finally get rid of the other is to win the coveted contract for Ellery's annual barbecue festival. Seems easy enough—until attraction ignites like a charcoal flame, and happiness seeps in like a surprising new flavor.Can they find the courage to forgive bitter past mistakes and let trust into the mix, or will devastating secrets burn everything down again?
      
19221. Somewhere Along The Line : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Their marriage of convenience was supposed to exist on paper. Can these strangers act convincingly in love when the pressure's on?Piper Paulson's life is finally on the upswing. She has a new job, a BFF roommate, and a commitment to avoid dating after an ex cost her her peace—and her former career. She may not have two nickels to spare, but that's another day's problem.James Newhouse doesn't have time or energy to deal with . . . well, anything. A hotshot banker with a complicated family, he's determined to keep people at arm's length. His attraction to Piper isn't part of the plan, and neither is adding her to a Family Fares commuter pass as his wife" to save her money on train fare.Too bad their judgment is speeding away faster than thei
      
19222. R Shared Train.thrown Together By Chance And A Handful Of Elvis Impersonators : AudiobooksNow
      
19223. One Last Scream : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
New York Times BestsellerWhen You're Caught In A Killer's Web . . . Twelve women have vanished, leaving behind no trace or clue—their whereabouts still a mystery after eleven years . . . The Only Thing That Can Save You Is . . . Amelia Faraday is beautiful, smart, and a walking disaster. Suffering from blackouts, she also suffers from something worse—the feeling that she is personally involved in a series of deaths.One Last Scream . . . Now as a new series of murders begins, and she continues to suffer from blackouts, Amelia is left wondering if she is a cold-blooded killer—or a pawn in a deadly game that's only just beginning . . .
      
19224. Sage : AudiobooksNow : USD4.49
SAGEI was forced to make a decision . . . her life for mine. It really was a simple question to answer because at the end of the day, I'm nothing more than a wanna be girl, with the dream of being more.SCOUTShe doesn't see her own worth, but I will streak through the cosmos to protect her.Contains mature themes.
      
19225. Pearls And Poison : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Rose is back and this time she's flying solo as she investigates criminal paranormal activity in Gilded Age New York City.Murder in ManhattanFully fledged Pinkerton agent Rose Gallagher has just caught her first solo case. Stolen jewels and suspicious deaths in a building on Pearl Street with supernatural markings in the wall are right up her alley. But without her partner, Thomas—whose abrupt departure still hurts her bruised heart—Rose fears she might not be up to the challenge. Especially when the investigation takes a deadly turn . . .Attending a high society séance hosted by a psychic of dubious repute should have been nothing more than a great opportunity to gather clues. And yet Rose finds herself being followed, her dear friend is brutally attacked, and her mother's life is threatened. With her loved ones in danger, can Rose stop the killer before their sinister scheme claims another victim?The fourth installment in Erin Lindsey's Rose Gallagher series, Pearls and Poison, is an exciting adventure through Gilded Age New York. Fans of historical mysteries and all things supernatural will love this!
      
19226. Service For Two: A Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery : AudiobooksNow : USD10.49
The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.The whole village of Badger's End is mourning the death of their beloved doctor, so imagine their shock and horror at the funeral when the open casket reveals a stranger’s murdered body. Who is the victim, who killed him—and most important of all, where is the doctor's body?When it's discovered that the victim had connections to the Pennyfoot Hotel, Cecily must find all the answers.
      
19227. Tracking You : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Gabby Cosette has always been dubbed the good girl of quaint Redwood Ridge, Oregon, and her dating life is stagnant. With no prospects in sight, she clings to her friends and resolves to not let loneliness drag her under. So when the town Battleaxes set their matchmaking sights on her, she figures it can't hurt. Yet the guy they think is perfect for her just happens to be not only her boss at the veterinarian clinic, but her best friend. Sure, Flynn O'Grady is attractive and the nicest guy around, but going there with him would topple both of their carefully constructed worlds and there would be no going back.Having been born deaf, Flynn has already felt like an outsider most of his life. Aside from his brothers, Gabby is about the only person who's gone out of her way to treat him as more than a handicap. Which is exactly why he's banked his secret attraction for his sweet, beautiful vet tech. Except his meddling family is trying to play Cupid and ruin the best thing to ever happen to him. Without Gabby, his work as a veterinarian, never mind his personal life, wouldn't flow. Determined to ignore the antics, he's secure in the knowledge she's not interested in him romantically. But then a kiss changes everything . . . and he's wondering if taking the ultimate shot at love might be worth the risk.Contains mature themes.
      
19228. Pretty Policeman: The Case Of The Suspicious Stripper : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
Micah Hart had learned a few things the first few months of officially dating Damon Romano, a vicious mafioso/ridiculously rich billionaire, infamous throughout New York City for his cut-throat business" tactics:1. Damon was soft for nothing and no one . . . except Micah (and maybe his sisters). 2. His domineering tendencies definitely extended to the bedroom. 3. Damon didn't trust him—not completely.That last one shouldn't have hurt as much as it did. After all
      
19229. Radical Advocate: Ida B. Wells And The Road To Race And Gender Justice : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
Born into the brutal reality of slavery, Ida B. Wells rose to become an audacious journalist, teacher, and activist for racial and gender justice. In Radical Advocate, Mary E. Triece examines the rhetorical strategies employed by Wells to challenge deeply rooted systems of oppression, strategies that remain powerful and relevant today.Triece introduces the concept of radical embodied advocacy" to give an account of Wells's unique position as a Black woman whose personal encounters with white violence were palpable
      
19230. This Perspective : AudiobooksNow
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19231. Little Red Wraith : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
A tyrannical queen. A rising rebellion. A choice that will change everything.All Anna wants is to grieve her sister in peace. But peace is the last thing she'll get. After the tragic accident shatters her world, her life takes an even darker turn when her father is imprisoned in the castle and her mother is summoned by the ruthless queen. Terrified of losing what's left of her family, Anna demands to go with them, despite the dangerous path ahead. As a shapeshifter who can't transform, she's already a target under the queen's brutal laws—and the castle is the last place she wants to be.Enter Redford, her sister's former fiancé, with an offer she can't ignore—join the Rising, a rebel force determined to tear down the queen's rule. Redford promises refuge, but when a ghost from Anna's past shows up with a twisted opportunity to serve the queen, the lines between right and wrong begin to blur.Anna faces an impossible choice—join the Rising as their poison maker or stay at the castle and create a weapon so monstrous, it could change the kingdom forever.
      
19232. Murder On The Playa : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
From the Award-Winning Author of First Edition Murder:Sandy James proves yet again she's a magnet for trouble when disaster follows her to a resort in Mexico.When asked to be the keynote speaker at a writer's conference, Sandie is both delighted and terrified. Public speaking just isn't her forte. But a few days at a swanky resort in Playa del Carmen, with her fiancé by her side? Sounds too good to pass up.Until Sandie's good friend and conference organizer is found dead.As the local police, resort staff, and dozens of guests try to wrap their minds around this tragic event, a likely suspect emerges, but pinning him down as the murderer won't be easy. Hoping to find proof, Sandie and the conference attendees become embroiled in a real-life reenactment of a Hitchcockian mystery, wondering if what they uncover is all a ruse designed to trick them.Will Sandie untangle this web of clues and expose the murderer, or has he set a deadly trap she can't escape?Join Sandie James on her latest thrilling adventure in Murder on the Playa. With an irresistible combination of mystery, romance, and exotic locale, this cozy mystery is not to be missed.
      
19233. The Case Of The Purloined Pyramid : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
An ancient mystery. A modern murder.Sir Augustus Wall, a horribly mutilated veteran of the Great War, has left Europe behind to open an antiquities shop in Cairo. But Europe's troubles follow him as a priceless inscription is stolen and those who know its secrets start turning up dead.Teaming up with Egyptology expert Moustafa Ghani, and Faisal, an irritating street urchin he just can't shake, Sir Augustus must unravel an ancient secret and face his own dark past.Kindle Scout Winner in 2017
      
19234. Big Game Sniper 1 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Big Game Sniper follows Jared Moore, a sniper who finds himself transported to a strange world. He must navigate unfamiliar terrain, dangerous creatures, and a video game-like system that offers enhancement and ascension" as he tries to survive and make his way in this magical new world
      
19235. Tap Dancing At The Bluebird: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
In a coming-of-age story, young Mattie and Kip tap dance and ride the rails during the Great Depression. Separated by a perceived betrayal and a train crash, the two friends lose each other for a lifetime. At ninety-nine, Mattie recalls the roving youth who set her life in motion and confides her deepest regrets to her granddaughter, who discovers lessons in the past for present challenges. With rhythms of tap, modern, and social dancing, the novel's cadence draws listeners through a century of change in America, bringing us to wonder if our two dancers might ever see each other again. The story turns upon the uplifting question: Is there still time, in this lifetime, to love and forgive?
      
19236. Walking To The End Of The World: A Thousand Miles On The Camino De Santiago : AudiobooksNow : USD10.49
In 2015, Beth and Eric Jusino walked out of a cathedral in the historic village of Le Puy, France, down a cobblestone street, and turned west. Seventy-nine days, a thousand miles, two countries, two mountain ranges, and three pairs of shoes later, they reached the Atlantic Ocean.More than two million pilgrims have walked the Way of Saint James, a long-distance hiking trail. Each pilgrim has their own reason for undertaking the journey. For the Jusinos, it was about taking a break from the relentless pace of modern life and getting away from all their electronic devices.In Walking to the End of the World, Beth shares, with wry humor and infectious enthusiasm, the joys and travails of undertaking such a journey. She evocatively describes the terrain and the route's history, her fellow pilgrims, and the villages passed, and the unexpected challenges and charms of the experience.Beth's story is also about the assurance that an outdoor-based, boundary-stretching adventure is accessible to even the most unlikely of us. In her story, listeners will feel that they, too, can get off their comfortable couches and do something unexpected and spectacular.
      
19237. Never : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
Never say what love can't—or won't—do.Balloon Artist Gadiya Lassiter never imagined waking up without the love of her life, small-town fire chief Nico Dupree. Then one day, it becomes her tortured reality. Fast-forward two years . . . he's back and making his intentions to rekindle their flame known. But she vows to never love him again. As determined as she is to keep her heart out of his hands, love seems to have its own agenda.For Nico, returning home to Mount Pleasance, North Carolina is not without its benefits. The most valuable, Gadiya. He's determined to reclaim her heart—despite her obvious goal to hate him. But he's not giving up on her; not again. He'll just have to convince her the disdain she harbors for him is far less potent than the love he knows she still has for him. And he'll do it one scorching kiss at a time.As their attraction grows hotter and hotter, will Gadiya be able to escape the flames, or will Nico's fire consume her?
      
19238. How To Fake An Irish Wake : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
It's been a rough year for twenty-six-year-old Mags Murray. First she learns that her dad isn't her biological father, a secret her mother took to her grave. Then her beloved Irish grandmother passes away at Christmas while Mags is visiting her from the States. Now Mags must host her grandmother's wake and sell her cottage. A cottage Mags inherited but her odd jobs won't enable her to keep.Shortly after the funeral, a young man, Finn O'Brien, arrives at the cottage with an old photograph. Finn believes the boys in the photo are a clue to his father's identity. Mags can sympathize with him, and because she often helped her genealogist grandmother uncover skeletons in people’s closets, including hers, she agrees to assist Finn.But searching for Finn's father stirs up trouble. Finn is in a near-fatal car crash that wasn't an accident. So Mags and her childhood friend Biddy McCarthy investigate why someone wants to prevent Finn from finding his father. Questioning the quirky locals proves a wee bit difficult.It might take a fake Irish wake to reveal Finn's father and the would-be murderer. But what if the two turn out to be the same person?
      
19239. The Truth About Awiti : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
There is a commonly held belief the tropical storms and hurricanes that form off the coast of West Africa are not natural disasters, but rather they are retaliation by restless spirits impacted by one of the darkest chapters of world history—the trans–Atlantic slave trade.Awiti's destiny was forever changed the day the slave raiders arrived at her village. She made a life-altering decision with the hope of being reunited with her family, only to discover her effort was in vain. For centuries, her sadness raged within the winds and rain, resulting in tropical storms that devastated the South. But there is more to Awiti than creating hurricanes, as those who have encountered her love and wrath will attest. The truth is, there is so much more.Follow her story from mid-fifteenth-century Africa to twenty-first-century New Orleans in this historical fantasy that will leave you questioning the impact of the trans–Atlantic slave trade on the physical and spiritual realms.
      
19240. Curse Of The Fae Moon : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
When it's nearly time for the Allied Kingdoms Academy to reopen after the vampire attack, and Visteal can finally see Prince Zyacus again, she has an altercation with an overpowering silver-skinned Fae. This complete scoundrel surrounds himself in clouds of black mist, creatures of nightmares, and needs a lesson in manners.Soon after, a red moon rises in the sky. A bad omen many at the academy say. Nobody knew just how bad things could get.Somehow the fate of the human realm falls to Visteal, a seventeen-year-old princess still learning to use her magic and hone her sword-fighting skills.To save the kingdoms from the terrible events of the Fae moon, Visteal is forced into a choice: does she strike a bargain with the Fae that could take her away from everything she knows and loves forever?Or refuse, risking suffering and death to her people but keep her freedom?Dive back into this fantastical world now!
      
19241. Hunt: A Small Town Vampire Romance : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Aidan Ward is your typical moody vampire. He's had 104 years to grow comfortable with being alone, but recently, that emptiness has become all-consuming. That is, until an outspoken and spunky human forces her way into his life. Joanna Nelson just won't seem to go away. She's everywhere he goes, but pretending she's just an annoyance is getting harder the more time they spend together.Joanna is also familiar with loneliness. She hasn't had the best of luck when it comes to dating, and as much as she tries to hide it with an overly confident exterior, inside she's been hoping to find her soulmate.One would think they'd be a match made in heaven. Too bad Aidan ages ten times slower than the average human, and he refuses to place such a burden on a partner. Guess that leaves only one option: friends with benefits.But what if friendship is really just a distraction from their true feelings? Could a relationship like theirs actually work out?Contains mature themes.
      
19242. Generation Dead: Beyond The Gates : AudiobooksNow : USD10.49
After the Zombie Wars, John Talon and Charlie James sealed off the mountain passes, keeping hordes of zombies from ever reaching the safe zones. No one would ever have a good reason for crossing the Gates. Years later, Jake and Aaron Talon are following a mystery, a murder which will take them through the Gates and into the lands of the dead.
      
19243. The Perfect Question : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Captain Richard MacKintosh returned from Egypt wounded, not only in body but also in spirit, after making a getaway from the rebel band that held him and his military unit captive. Plagued by guilt for leaving his brothers-at-arms behind, he is determined to force the crown to garner their forces to search Egypt for them.He wanted—needed—to spend each waking moment finding the help he needed and nothing was going to make him lose focus. That was until he ran into an angelic face from his past.Scarred from a tragic accident, under the scornful eyes of the ton, Abby Merrill has become a shadow of the impetuous she once was. However, when she sees nothing more than caring and affection in Richard's eyes, the hopes and fantasies she'd thought long buried are rekindled. She would do anything for the man she has long loved and knows that if she is to have any chance with him, she must help free him from the past.In Abby's arms, Richard finds a welcome haven against the storm of guilt and disappointment. But he can't let go of the past and embrace the future until he's freed his brothers.But once he is free to love Abby, will there be a future left for them to share?
      
19244. Eagle Against The Bear: A Chronicle Of World War Iii : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
On Christmas, a clandestine figure reaches out to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with a tantalizing proposal: a foolproof plan to neutralize Russia's strategic nuclear weapons stockpile in exchange for political asylum.The Secretary of Defense, Gina Richardson, is well aware that the next decision could be the key to ending the war in Ukraine. She also understands that it could potentially escalate into a much larger conflict.Gina's two sons are serving as platoon leaders in the US Army. As the threat of war looms, they both wonder if they have what it takes to lead their soldiers into combat.Aleksandar Malakhov, the President of Russia, has a singular objective: to restore his country to its former glory. However, the US military and NATO stand in his way. Malakhov is willing to engage in high-stakes tactics and potentially provoke war with the alliance to see them come to fruition.It's like history repeating itself as reckless leaders push their countries toward war once again. Only this time, the consequences could be catastrophic.Gina Richardson understands any wrong move could trigger a disaster, but can she persuade her boss to ease off before he plunges the nation into a crisis?
      
19245. The Templar Detective And The Unholy Exorcist : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
SOMETIMES IN THE BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL, FAITH WILL BETRAY YOU.Father Mercier is on a mission to save the souls of the possessed in the Kingdom of France, but he makes a mistake when he pries a young woman from the arms of her loving family in the sleepy village of Crécy-la-Chapelle.For this is the home of Templar Knight Sir Marcus de Rancourt and his men, and the young woman is a friend.Once word is received of her abduction, Sir Marcus and his men spring into action to not only try and save their friend, but uncover the shocking secret behind what motivates this unholy exorcist and his loyal followers.
      
19246. A Man: A Gay Mystery : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Daniel and Mal need some peace to recover from the horrors of their last case. They don't get it because a dead family needs justice.An abandoned child threatens to break Daniel's heart. Mal's past comes calling in the shape of an attractive young man.Did John Edwards slaughter his wife and daughters, then kill himself? Why did the little boy survive the massacre? What are the hippies next door hiding? The only certainty is that everyone is lying.DI Daniel Owen needs to be on top form for this one, but the last case won't leave him alone. His boyfriend's past won't leave either of them alone. Daniel and Mal need to talk, because not talking will tear them apart.Then they find the next body.
      
19247. Leavings: A Gay Mystery : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
This isn't how moving in together is supposed to go. Daniel is left dealing with dead bodies, while Mal disappears undercover.Daniel knows the bodies were murder victims, but he can't prove it. Mal is getting more and more secretive. His friend Hector is being abused but insists that the bruises happened when he ran into a door. Daniel is fighting unseen enemies without any of the information he needs.And then there's Mal's family who want to pretend Daniel doesn't exist.
      
19248. Banned: Book 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
The adventures of Dog of the Forgotten Pack continue! Hardcore mode, the future with all its ups and downs, and the struggle to survive in both the real and virtual worlds all await him.With no roof over his head while being hunted by the police, a ruthless corporation, and hitmen, our hero must hide and fight for his life. Every chance he gets, he dives into the virtual world as Dog of the Forgotten Pack, seeking to inch closer to his dream: the tantalizing yet distant treasures of Shadow Kane the Assassin. Though permanently banned by the administration of Shattered Empire Online, Shadow Kane had once managed to shake up the entire virtual world.New friends and old, love and betrayal, a no-holds-barred battle for the Beastmen throne, and a truly unforgiving game mode lie ahead. You won't be disappointed!
      
19249. The Unfathomable Curse : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
A witty, witchy fantasy murder mystery packed with ancient magic and fiendish puzzles. When Cornelia's twin sisters are taken by the Wickermere Reaper, Mallory, Diana and Theodore must race against time to uncover the buried secrets of the Broadwicks before it's too late.The summer after the events of The Undead Complex, the unthinkable finally happens—Cornelia's money is running out. Estranged from her family, furious at her parents following recent revelations, the Broadwick heir finds herself living on her own resources for the first time.Meanwhile two crimes are rocking the Apparent community. The Wrackton Digger is stealing bodies from the cemetery, and a new serial killer—the Wickermere Reaper—has emerged. But when the Reaper snatches their next victims—Cornelia's twin sisters—she must return to her family's home, and seat of the Ghoul Council, to conduct the search.With their resources split, and a ticking clock on the race to save the twins, The Undetectables must do what they do best—solve the strangest, most well-hidden magical mysteries to save the people they love.
      
19250. Her Royal Bodyguard Book 4: Her Royal Family : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
Tragedy threatens everything that matters to Erin. Will her family survive?Sergeant Erin Kennedy and her new wife, Princess Alexandra want to have children and build a family together, their Royal Family. Being a lesbian couple, they knew it wouldn't be easy, but they couldn't have foreseen the difficulties it would bring.Will they be able to build their little family when everything seems to be against them?Contains mature themes.
      
19251. Kingdom Of Fangs : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Lions may rule New York City, but the hidden world of beastwalkers contains a multitude of kingdoms. In New Orleans, King Azure rules the Kingdom of Venom with power, cunning, and treachery. And the serpent has just found an animus he wants in the Big Apple. It turns out, Lola Katz isn't the only new animus. Lola's friend, Katy Dire, also has the gift, and Azure has taken her for his own vile purposes.Lola refuses to sit by while her friend is in the clutches of the cold-blooded king of snakes. Her new mate, Callon Leo, vows to bring the entire might of their kingdom down upon Azure. But someone else has his sights set on Katy's rescue. As soon as it was discovered the girl bears the tattoo of a wolf and should be rightfully mated to a member of the Kingdom of Fangs, No, the kingdom's alpha, dispatched his most fearsome warrior to New Orleans–the Dire.Gage, otherwise known as the Dire, recognizes Katy as his mate. But forces conspire to keep the pair apart. Gage is a powerful ancient warrior, but even he may outmatched by the might of the Kingdom of Venom. Gage must race against time to save Katy and expose Azure's wicked plans before it's too late.Contains mature themes.
      
19252. Bound By Earth : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Tara Thompson cannot be injured. Since the night her parents died in a tragic accident, she hasn't felt pain of any kind, not so much as a papercut. Luckily, a loving foster mom and an unwanted best friend stepped in to speed up the process. Despite Tara’s best efforts, her new BFF, Shelly Smith, just wouldn’t go away. By their senior year, the girls were thick as thieves and would probably become thieves if Shelly had anything to say about their future. Thankfully, fate intervenes in the form of a high school recruiter, Elias Creed, who works for a mysterious geological testing company. Then Elias opens his mouth and Tara laments the fact that the first guy she's ever been seriously attracted to . . . is a complete and utter butthead. Little do they know it's not a company at all. It's an academy for those gifted with elemental powers and she's already been enrolled. And Elias isn't Tara’s only suitor. The hottest guy in school—Tucker Adams—has been asking Tara out for the past three years and each time she's shot him down. But when Elias and Tucker both warn Tara the other is dangerous, she doesn't know who to believe. When the truth is finally revealed, Tara finds out both men know more about her past than she does, including what caused the accident that took her parents' lives.Contains mature themes.
      
19253. Bad Blood : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
Prudence Davies is one of Ellison Jones's least favorite people on earth. She's vindictive. She's mean. And the two share a twisted history. Or, they did.When Prudence is murdered after a very public spat, Ellison finds herself a murder suspect. Worse, the investigating officer has it in for Ellison's homicide detective husband.Old secrets. Old lies. New drama.Can Ellison find the killer or will the bad blood between her and Prudence mean the end to all she holds dear?
      
19254. Camber The Heretic : AudiobooksNow : USD14.99
In the kingdom of Gwynedd, a hero faces an inquisition that could destroy his magical race, in a novel of the Deryni by a New York Times–bestselling author.In the medieval kingdom of Gwynedd, strife has long existed between the human population and the Deryni, a powerful race of magic-users. For more than a decade, a fragile peace has held under the rule of King Cinhil. The former monk reluctantly ascended the throne with the help of Camber of Culdi, Gwynedd's most revered Deryni lord, who in turn sacrificed his identity and physical form for the good of all people, earning sainthood in the process. But now Cinhil is dying, and a dark cloud is descending upon the land. The king's heir is a mere boy of twelve, and the malevolent regents who will rule until young Alroy comes of age are determined to eliminate all Deryni. Suddenly, the future of Gwynedd hangs in the balance, and Camber—once adored as a saint, but now reviled as a heretic—must find a way to protect his people before everything and everyone he loves is destroyed in the all-consuming flames of intolerance and hate.
      
19255. Catching Lady Theo : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Leo, Duke of Chandos, can't quite believe it. After many mistresses, and much mischief and merriment, he's fallen head-over-heels for his best friend's sister, Lady Theo Vivers. Now that she's come out, Leo is ready to give up his wild bachelorhood for wedded bliss. Yet despite his attentions, Theo regards him at best as a friend—at worst, as a brother. Determined to persuade her otherwise, he perseveres through the Season's most grueling social events . . . Theo is quite aware that Leo is irresistibly handsome, charming . . . and decidedly unsuitable husband material. She also happens to know of his vow not to marry until he is much older. So, when a compromising folly leads him to announce they are betrothed, Theo dismisses it as the kind act of a friend—and assures him she will liberate them from the situation. Until then, she must play along—while hoping to interest two far more appropriate matches.But between misunderstandings, romantic rivals, and a risky move that will put more than Leo's reputation on the line, the time they spend together as an engaged couple begins showing Theo just how devoted—and tempting—this allegedly reformed rogue can be . . .
      
19256. Holidaze In Salem Box Set : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
A Bit of Hocus Pocus: Hollie Craft has a problem. After casting a spell on Lucas Dayton, Hollie believes she is truly a witch when certain types of events start to happen to Lucas. Is it just a bit of hocus pocus, or is it fate?A Bit of Holly Jolly: Mistletoe hung. Christmas tree done. Presents wrapped. Holiday plans on track. My first Christmas with Lucas couldn't be any more perfect! So, a little holly jolly spell can't hurt anything, right?Love sometimes needs a little push by elves . . . or me.A Bit of Wee Luck: They say my spells go awry. Pish posh, it's a lie.I have the love of my life. My best friend will soon be a wife. Now it's time to help a lad. In the land of Ireland.A Bit of Razzle Dazzle: Lucas is in denial. I know he possesses magical powers. My sister says it will reveal in due time. But I think not helping things along would be a crime. So, I decided to do what I do best. Create a spell to do all the rest.A little razzle dazzle potion is needed stat. Unfortunately it also affects the new guy in town, Matt. Oh dear . . . my sister now has to babysit a man who thinks witches and warlocks are not part of the plan.
      
19257. Newlyweds Can Be Knocked Off : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Amanda Flower presents Book 6 in the Amish Matchmaking series.
      
19258. The Die: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
2024 International Book Awards Winner in Fiction: Visionary2024 International Book Awards Winner in Fiction: Cross-Genre2024 American Fiction Awards Winner in General FictionDarah, a tech writer living in the democratic nation of California, is dismayed to see the game she's helping develop for a Silicon Valley tech company has been tampered with. When her hacker friend Jedd investigates, he uncovers a conspiracy that could change the nation—and the world.With a circle of close friends, Jedd digs deeper and deeper into the darknet and exposes the unthinkable: an app is being developed that uses quantum computing and neuroscience to alter people's brains, totally unbeknownst to them. As the friends realize the devastating impact of this technology, they're presented with a dilemma: stay quiet and stay safe, or risk their lives to stand up to the international authoritarian force behind this plot?Combining activist, techno-thriller, and metaphysical fiction elements and scaffolded on three realities—the ancient wisdom of the Mahabharata, our current sociopolitical reality, and the near future—The Die is a fast-paced story about friendship, courage, and democracy.
      
19259. A Murder In The Making : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Dovey didn't expect to fall in love after the age of 200, yet she can't stop thinking about Grant Gib" Barlow
      
19260. Hing Spell : AudiobooksNow
but why? What ensues is another missing magical trinket
      
19261. Private Sins, Public Crimes: Policing, Punishment, And Authority In Iran : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Drawing on an array of primary sources in multiple languages, Farzin Vejdani argues that the ambiguity in defining the boundaries between private and public in Qajar Iran often corresponded with the jurisdictional friction between government authorities and religious scholars regarding who had the authority to police and punish public crimes. This ambiguity had implications for the spaces in which illicit acts were carried out: private" parties in domestic residences where music
      
19262. Islamic Norms Of Privacy. Crimes That Were Manifest But Remained Unpunished Triggered A Crisis Of Legitimacy That Often Coincided With Upstart Islamic Religious Scholars Challenging The State's Authority. Even When The Government Had Every Intention Of Punishing A Crime : AudiobooksNow
grounded in both Islamic prohibitions of violence on sacred grounds and Iranian imperial traditions of redress
      
19263. Thundering Pines : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Returning to her hometown was the last thing Brianna Goodwin wanted to do. She and her mom had left Flower Hills under a cloud of secrecy and shame when she was ten years old. Her life is different now. She has a high-powered career, a beautiful girlfriend, and a trendy life in Chicago.Upon her estranged father's death, she reluctantly agrees to attend the reading of his will. It should be simple—settle his estate and return to her life in the city—but nothing has ever been simple when it comes to Donald Goodwin.Dani Thorton, the down-to-earth manager of Thundering Pines, is confused when she's asked to attend the reading of the will of her longtime employer. She fears that her simple, although secluded life will be interrupted by the stylish daughter who breezes into town.When a bombshell is revealed at the meeting, two women seemingly so different are thrust together. Maybe they'll discover they have more in common than they think.
      
19264. The Mafia's Omega Princess : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Will I be able to claim my empire and my mates, or will I forfeit my life for them?Growing up in the family business, where being an alpha is power, my parents groomed me to be the fiercest of them all. Being the head of the Storm family empire isn't just my birthright, it's my legacy, my namesake.But Fate is a cruel mistress with a sick sense of humor. The morning of my eighteenth birthday, rather than waking as the alpha I was prepared to be, I found out . . . I'm an omega. For three years my parents hid me away, but when an attempt is made on their lives, the secrets they kept hidden—my secret—is revealed.My bodyguard spirits me away only to come face to face with Fate's cruelest joke yet. My fated mates. The leaders of the Andoneli crime family.My omega side desires their touch, their attention and their knots. My heart, though, beats for my bodyguard.Between rejection, threats, and kidnapping attempts, it's getting harder to stay positive that I'll come out on top.Contains mature themes.
      
19265. Madman Apocalypse: Book 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
The chief of police lies dead by Gambit's hands, but his vengeance has yet to be sated as Mayor Sullivan still remains alive.Following the fight that decimated the Serenity Park Mall, Gambit continues his hunt for those who wronged him in the past and the mayor is at the top of his hit list. However, Logan Maximilian and the Twine brothers will not make it easy for him, and he must face the consequences of his actions.Despite his powers growing stronger by the day, Gambit isn't safe from the Great Game's orchestrators and agencies who actively scheme to take him out, but he is finally taking the fight to them thanks to a new benefactor.Along the way he picks up new friends and acquires new enemies, all while the adjudicator desperately tries to prevent him from breaking the Game's balance.Nightmare monstrosities, the Child Protective Services, and even a sentient Japanese-speaking metro train, all stand in the way of his goals, but there is not that Gambit's madness cannot conquer.
      
19266. Thawing The Ceo : AudiobooksNow : USD6.99
Can she thaw the frosty heart of her ice queen boss?Single mom, Emma Williams starts work as an assistant for the famously frosty ice queen Vivian Sterling—CEO of Sterling Enterprises.Vivian is difficult, demanding, and hard to please. Emma finds herself more and more drawn in to wanting to please her.Will Emma's warmth and kindness get through to her and thaw the ice queen?Emma senses a chemistry between them that is way more than boss/employee. What happens if they cross that line?Find out in this super hot CEO romance today!Contains mature themes.
      
19267. Tempted By The Ceo : AudiobooksNow : USD5.49
Juliette always thought she was straight. Her new stepsister is a driven, successful, and beautiful CEO. Juliette can't be attracted to her new stepsister though . . . can she?Artist Juliette Montgomery's mom is getting remarried and Juliette will be moving in with her new stepfather and stepsister.Her new stepsister, Olivia Jones, is the very beautiful, enigmatic CEO of the family business.Juliette has never been attracted to women before, but she finds herself increasingly drawn to Olivia. Olivia—her new sister—the one woman who is totally out of bounds.It would be a really really bad idea to sleep with Olivia—wouldn't it?And Juliette is straight anyway, isn't she?Contains mature themes.
      
19268. Prince Of The North : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
A great leader rises when forced to defend his troubled lands against an onslaught of monsters in the second book of this remarkable fantasy series featuring Gerin the FoxPeace in the North has been fragile and tentative in the five years since the terrible Werenight, when the light of four full moons transformed men into beasts. Now cut off completely from the Elabon Empire, the land is in violent dispute, squabbled over by minor barons hungry for greater power. Gerin the Fox is one of the few who stand firm against the encroaching chaos, but his own life has been violently shaken, first by a heartless betrayal and then by the kidnapping of his young son. Having angered a vengeful deity, he cannot look to the gods for support. Yet it is Gerin to whom the people must turn when an earthquake tears their land open, undoing an ancient warding spell and releasing a host of ravaging beasts from the dark underground. The stunning sequel to Werenight, Hugo Award–winning author Harry Turtledove's Prince of the North is a magnificent work of fantasy fiction. The master builder of wondrous worlds and alternate histories works his literary sorcery once again in this richly imagined tale of war, magic, gods, and monsters.
      
19269. Pure Unlimited Love: Science And The Seven Paths To Inner Peace : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
A scientific and spiritual exploration of how the healing power of love can transform mind, body, and spirit in individuals and communities, even in times of chaos.Dr. Post's goal through his life's work is to achieve cultural transformation through a blend of the highest levels of scientific research, spiritual-philosophical reflection, and effective practice. Through more than forty years of research he has created a framework listeners can use to foster pure unlimited love and find inner peace regardless of what's going on around them. The framework consists of seven paths for generating inner peace which include: May You Give and Glow; May You Heal with Kindness; May You Follow Your Callings; May You Raise Kind Children; May You Know the One Mind; May You Cherish the Gift of Nature; May You Honor the Spirit of Freedom. By incorporating these mantras into your everyday life, you can intentionally show love and kindness in your interactions and help to create inner peace as well as peace around you.When given from the heart, pure love is unlimited and is comprised of compassion, helping, forgiveness, mirth, respect, celebration, listening, loyalty, creativity, and carefrontation. Dr. Post's work invites listeners to embrace pure unlimited love and help create a better world.
      
19270. Praying In The Pine Straw: The Camp-meeting Experience In Alabama : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Step into the South's brush arbors and piney woods where faith runs deep, stories run wild, and the old-time camp meeting was anything but quiet.Praying in Pine Straw immerses listeners in the raw, rollicking, and deeply human world of Alabama's camp meetings—a Southern tradition where fire-and-brimstone preaching echoed through pine forests and where faith was often accompanied by contradiction. From treeing the Devil" to "holy laughter
      
19271. Some Nightmares Are True: Ghosts Of America's Deadliest Disasters : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
In this haunting follow-up to Some Nightmares Are Real, journalist and storyteller Kelly Kazek investigates supernatural folklore grounded in historical catastrophe. This time, she ventures beyond Alabama, unearthing the legends born from their aftermath of nine of America's most infamous disasters. From the suffocation of the Boston Molasses Flood and the terror of Galveston's notorious Great Storm, to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory disaster, Some Nightmares Are True examines ghost stories that have haunted communities long after the headlines stopped.Each spooky story blends vivid storytelling with meticulous research, connecting real events to the ghostly lore they inspired. Kazek explores not just the moment of disaster, but how grief, resilience, and remembrance shape the way stories live on—through newspaper archives, folklore, and generations of retelling.With Southern sensibility and journalistic rigor, Kazek explores how moments of tragedy like the Dixie Tornado Outbreak in Alabama, the capsizing of the SS Eastland in Chicago, and the aftermath of the Schoolchildren's Blizzard in Nebraska leave imprints on generational memory. These sites of devastation become more than historical footnotes; they transform into hallowed grounds where grief lingers, legends remain, and the line between fact and folklore dissolves.
      
19272. Espresso Yourself : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
One human barista. One supernatural fortress.When Maya Rivers takes a job at Pulse, a coffee shop in the heart of the Umbrafore Complex, she expects busy shifts and maybe the occasional grumpy vampire.What she doesn't expect is accidentally stumbling into supernatural fame or being targeted by a serial killer with a flair for theatrics.It's hard to keep a low profile when you work alongside supernatural warriors who protect humanity from magical threats.Join Maya as she blogs her way through the ups and downs as a human in a supernatural world.
      
19273. Captive Gods: Religion And The Rise Of Social Science : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah explores how early social scientists developed our modern understandings of society through their theories of religion The foundations of modern social science were built on the study of religion, the acclaimed thinker Kwame Anthony Appiah argues. Delving into the intellectual currents of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he investigates how formative thinkers—notably Edward Burnett Tylor, Émile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, and Max Weber—grappled with the concepts of society and religion as interdependent categories. Appiah shows how their efforts to define religion, or evade the task, mark the power and limitations of social thought in ways that persist among theorists today. Religion was not an object of study but a framework through which early social scientists established sociology as a discipline. Appiah also examines recent work in both interpretive sociology and evolutionary and cognitive psychology about the mechanisms through which communities form beliefs and values—while underscoring the enduring significance of these earlier debates for contemporary social thought. Throughout, he intertwines storytelling, historical analysis, and philosophical reflection to show how our ideas about society and culture have been, and continue to be, forged in dialogue with religious questions.
      
19274. The Tougaloo Nine: The Jackson Library Sit-in At The Crossroads Of Civil War And Civil Rights : AudiobooksNow : USD14.99
During a dramatic three-day period in March 1961, nine students from historically Black Tougaloo College staged sit-ins at the all-white Main Library in Jackson, Mississippi. The students conducted their protest, were arrested, held in jail overnight, and convicted of breach of peace"-the first time that charge had ever been brought in a Mississippi courtroom. On day three
      
19275. Mmencement Of The Civil War. The Library Sit-in Preempted The State's Confederate Extravaganza Which Brought More Than Thirty Thousand Mostly White Observers Into The Streets Of Jackson While The Students Sat In Jail : AudiobooksNow
O'Brien tells the stories of these courageous African American students."
      
19276. All In For Christmas: A Magical Romantic Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Practical-minded Paige Pierce has her life in order. She's got a job she loves, teaching English, and is launching a new Paws and Read" literacy program for struggling students at her school. Despite her dismal dating record
      
19277. She Wakes Up In An Alternate Reality : AudiobooksNow
Paige is desperate to scramble her way back home. Until her heart starts melting under the mistletoe
      
19278. A Short History Of Stupidity : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
We are living, it is often said, in a golden age of stupidity, in which boneheaded, mendacious politicians get elected by voters who've become too mindless to realize their interests are ill served by narcissists, while vapid social media influencers corrupt their no less witless followers with groundless conspiracy theories and eye-wateringly foolish takedowns of scientific expertise. Our time, one might be forgiven for thinking, is one in which the fool's gold of stupidity has become a desirable commodity, a must-have, with bumbling celebrities venerated more than those who have more than two brain cells to rub together.In this book, Stuart Jeffries analyzes how we got into this parlous state and wonders if the stupid, like the poor, are always with us, or if, rather, stupidity is like Japanese knotweed, difficult to root out but to be exterminated with extreme prejudice.During a narrative that takes us from ancient Greece to artificial intelligence, and accompanied by such heroes of stupidity as Flaubert's double act Bouvard and Pécuchet, Jeffries casts a skeptical eye on attempts to root out stupidity by such means as IQ tests, eugenics, gene editing, and racist education policies, finding each attempt to be more stupid than the stupidity they were ostensibly devised to eradicate.
      
19279. Black History For Every Day Of The Year : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Inspiring, accessible and meticulously researched . . . invaluable, fascinating, often heartbreaking resource for anyone, teen or adult, with an interest in history. -The GuardianDid you know that Aretha Franklin was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Or that the first accounts of a Black samurai in Japan date back almost 500 years ago? Written by historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and his siblings, professor Yinka Olusoga and artist Kemi Olusoga, Black History for Every Day of the Year is an illuminating overview of consequential people, places, and events in Black history. Accompanied by photos, quotes, and illustrations, these 366 entries will take you on a journey across global history, from the ancient Kingdom of Kush to the Black Lives Matter movement.You'll learn about unsung heroes from history, as well as contemporary figures and events. With accounts of triumph and celebration, ingenuity and creativity, alongside tales of racism and oppression, hope and resistance, Black History for Every Day of the Year gives you something new to learn every day-a rich history that is relevant to us all.
      
19280. Futility : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
For readers of Oyinkan Braithwaite's My Sister the Serial Killer and Bella Mackie's How to Kill Your Family, this is a monstrous, gleeful, bitingly funny tale of murder, body-swapping, and bloody vengeance from the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award® for Lifetime Achievement and Queen of African Horror".Betrayed by the men in their lives
      
19281. Boyfriend And His Beautiful Cousin : AudiobooksNow
      
19282. The Inn At Lavender Bay : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
It's a house that takes in strays.Nadine Eberhardt's seemingly idyllic life is shattered when an unexpected visitor arrives on her doorstep, unraveling the threads of her carefully woven existence. As the revelation of her husband's secret love child emerges, Nadine is thrust into a world of emotional turmoil, forcing her to confront the fractures in her seemingly perfect marriage.In the wake of this revelation, Nadine makes a poignant decision to return to Lavender Bay, seeking solace in the embrace of her family and the familiar faces of lifelong friends.1932Lenore Wainwright and her sister, Laura, are like night and day. However, when a devastating tragedy strikes, it puts their bond to the ultimate test. As Lenore grapples with rebuilding her life from the depths of despair, she faces the poignant choice of whether Laura will play a role in her future or if fate will forever keep them apart.Two distinctly different women navigate parallel challenges in their lives, decades apart in the small town of Lavender Bay.
      
19283. The Killing Cave : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
The intrepid Lady Fan has a new mystery to solve! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine, and Jane Austen.Corpses follow Lady Fan wherever she goes . . .1799, EnglandA family holiday to the seaside takes a dramatic turn when Lady Ottilia Fanshawe's young son Luke accidentally stumbles on a body in a cave.Lady Fan and her husband Francis quickly rush to the scene and find the corpse bound and blindfolded with a bullet hole in his head. It appears the man was executed, and with smugglers well-known to operate in the area, the local sergeant suggests it was a quarrel amongst the reprobates.But Ottilia is not so sure. The crime scene seemed staged, and the dead man too well dressed to be a common criminal. There is nothing else for it. The Fanshawes must extend their stay on the Norfolk coast to allow Lady Fan to take the lead.But with her health compromised, four young children to care for, and a grumbling mother-in-law in tow, can Lady Fan summon up enough strength to unravel this mystery? Or will this be the case that finally forces her into retirement?
      
19284. Foxglove Summer : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Ben Aaronovitch's bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy seriesWhen two young girls go missing in rural Herefordshire, police constable and wizard-in-training Peter Grant is sent out of London to check that nothing supernatural is involved.It's purely routine—Nightingale, Peter's superior, thinks he'll be done in less than a day. But Peter's never been one to walk away from someone in trouble, so when nothing overtly magical turns up he volunteers his services to the local police, who need all the help they can get. But because the universe likes a joke as much as the next sadistic megalomaniac, Peter soon comes to realize that dark secrets underlie the picturesque fields and villages of the countryside and there might just be work for Britain's most junior wizard after all.Soon Peter's in a vicious race against time, in a world where the boundaries between reality and fairy have never been less clear . . .
      
19285. Broken Homes : AudiobooksNow : USD10.49
Ben Aaronovitch's bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy seriesA mutilated body in Crawley. A killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil, possibly an associate of the twisted wizard known as the Faceless Man. Or maybe just a garden-variety serial killer. Before apprentice wizard and Police Constable Peter Grant can even get his head 'round the case, two more are dropped in his lap: a town planner has gone under a tube train, and there's a stolen grimoire for Grant to track down. So far, so London. But then Peter gets word of something very odd happening on a housing estate designed by a nutter, built by charlatans, and inhabited by the truly desperate.Is there a connection?And if there is, why oh why did it have to be South of the River—in the jurisdiction of some pretty prickly local river spirits?
      
19286. The Defection Protocol : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
A man on the run. A traitor on the loose. One last chance to set the record straight.After months on the run for an assassination they call justice, David Shaw and Natalie Hale have built a new life in the shadows. But when a hit squad tracks them down in the Caribbean, it's clear their enemies aren't done with them yet. Someone with deep connections wants them dead—someone with the power to erase them for good.That someone is Connor Roark. A dirty CIA officer with everything to lose, Roark has spent years operating in the darkest corners of international crime. Now, with his illicit enterprise crumbling, he's tying up loose ends. And Shaw and Natalie are at the top of his list.From the Caribbean to Washington, D. C., and deep into the criminal networks of the Mediterranean, Shaw and Natalie are chasing one goal: exposing Roark's true allegiance. But with time running out, they may only have one last shot to stop him before he wreaks havoc on an unprecedented scale.In The Defection Protocol, explosive action meets razor-sharp realism in a high-stakes military thriller where one unstoppable hero fights against all odds.
      
19287. What To Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide To Good Food, How To Find It, And Why It Matters : AudiobooksNow : USD17.49
What to Eat Now is a clear-eyed, no-nonsense guide to the most important food questions on our plate today. How do we make informed dietary choices for ourselves, our families, and our communities?In the twenty years since Marion Nestle's groundbreaking What to Eat first came out, food has undergone a radical change. The emergence of techno foods, the growth of corporate organics, and a surge of interest in food-delivery services reignited by the pandemic are just a few of the things that have altered how we think about how we eat.Misinformation, disinformation, and corporate misdirection play a crucial and hard-to-see role in how the average shopper thinks about and chooses food.In an aisle-by-aisle guide, Nestle takes us through the American supermarket. With persistence, wit, and common sense, she establishes the basics of good nutrition, food safety, and ethical and sustainable eating, and gives listeners a close-up look at the web of interests that food has to navigate before it gets to your shopping basket.Above all else, What to Eat Now is a defense of real food and of the value of eating deliciously, mindfully, and responsibly.
      
19288. Lily And The Mockingbird : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Is lost love worth clinging to, or must one embrace healing and the hope of new love, turning the page on a story they thought would never end?Brenner Miles grapples with this question after tragedy devastates his marriage to Lily, leaving his world desolate and directionless. Unable to continue his work as a small-town veterinarian, Brenner sets out on a soul-searching trek along the Appalachian Trail with his loyal hound, Samantha, seeking solace in the high ridges and deep forests.But as Brenner delves deeper into the mountains, he senses an ominous presence trailing him. Haunted by recurring dreams and the cryptic warnings of a mockingbird, he begins to unravel the threads of his past and confront the ghost of his love.As the line between reality and the supernatural blurs, Brenner must decide whether to grasp at a fading past or embrace the possibility of a new beginning. His journey leads to harrowing choices and life-threatening encounters, testing the strength of his heart and his bond with Samantha.Will the Appalachian wilderness heal Brenner's fractured soul, or will it claim what little remains of him?
      
19289. The Farmer Has A Wife : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
She needed a husband. She got a wife . . . and a whole lot of feelings.Eleanor Brewster is a proper English lady with a crumbling manor to prove it, and one inconvenient problem: she needs to marry to keep her family estate.Danni Franks is a no-nonsense farmer with a newly acquired (and deeply in debt) farm, a complicated family, and precisely zero interest in aristocratic drama.But when Danni's tractor collides, literally, with Eleanor's sports car, she somehow ends up engaged to a woman who considers tweed a fashion statement.A fake marriage should solve both their problems: Eleanor keeps her home, Danni gets some much-needed stability, and neither of them has to worry about pesky things like romance. Easy, right?Except Eleanor is alarmingly good at making Danni's heart race, and Danni is impossibly attractive in flannel. Throw in a scheming investor, a meddling best friend, and a horse with far too many opinions, and their arrangement might just turn into the love story neither of them saw coming.
      
19290. Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale Of A Gilded Age Spy : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Jane Armstrong Tucker was a Boston stenographer scrabbling to get by as a single woman in the Gilded Age, until she was offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Madeleine Pollard was a Kentuckian with humble roots who had used charisma to work her way into the parlors of the Washington, DC, elite. Tucker hid behind an alias—Agnes Parker—but Pollard had a secret, too.Alias Agnes details the story of Jane Tucker, who took a job as an undercover detective with a ten-week mission. Her target: Madeleine Pollard, former mistress of Congressman William C. P. Breckinridge, whom she had sued for breach of promise when he failed to marry her. Exploring the intricacies of this trial and a scandal that captivated the nation, author Elizabeth A. DeWolfe demonstrates that a shared lack of power did not always lead to alliances among women. DeWolfe uncovers the strategies women used to make their way in the world, drawing parallels between the previously forgotten and incomplete tales of Tucker, Pollard, and the women who testified in the trial.Written in engaging prose with all the intrigue and suspense of a detective tale, Alias Agnes chronicles the lives of women at the cusp of the twentieth century—the opportunities that beckoned them and the challenges that thwarted their dreams.
      
19291. Mastering The Transition To College: The Ultimate Guidebook For Parents Of Teens With Adhd : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
Sending a teen off to college is a thrilling milestone, but for parents and caregivers of teens with ADHD, it can also bring unique challenges. Mastering the Transition to College is designed to ease those concerns by offering expert advice, practical strategies, and proven tools to help teens thrive both academically and emotionally during this transition. Written with parents in mind, this step-by-step guide draws on the latest research, as well as the author's extensive experience as a therapist working with hundreds of high school and college students with ADHD and his perspective as a professor at a large university. Each chapter provides conversation starters for parents to initiate with their teen before—and during—college, as well as clear goals to accomplish, practical advice on how to approach key discussions, and easy-to-use tools to help guide parents through the topic.Parents and teens will learn evidence-based strategies that support organization, time management, and communication. Additionally, this book provides tips for addressing common mental health concerns that often come with ADHD, and explores how to maximize campus resources to ensure academic success and emotional well-being. This guide will help families confidently navigate this new chapter, ensuring the transition from high school to college is as smooth as possible.
      
19292. War In The Smartphone Age: Conflict, Connectivity And The Crises At Our Fingertips : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Thanks to smartphones, war is everywhere, all the time. Anyone can view, analyze, and comment on photos, videos, or other warzone media. Where did this technology come from? And what does it mean for the future of war?This book explains why you see what you do on your phone, and how these devices shape our knowledge, conduct, and representation of war in the 2020s. It shows why smartphones are indispensable in peace and wartime: every device is a potential weapon, lines blur between war and daily life, and conflict becomes a shared digital experience. Social media platforms displace state-controlled narratives, amplifying violence and shaping war's legitimacy. Apps democratize conflict, enabling anyone to identify and attack perceived enemies. As the Ukraine war has shown, this new reality involves complex, unevenly distributed infrastructures, merging civilian communication with military targeting.With war accelerating beyond our comprehension, militaries have raced to benefit from and adapt to the smartphone age. Matthew Ford explores critical questions about today's hyper-connected battlefield.
      
19293. Ill Will : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Ever since she stole a house from her brother Calvin, things have been tough for Amy Willard. Her job barely pays enough to live on, and her chronic condition keeps her buried in medical debt.Once Calvin takes over the family company and fires her, she's sure that he's gotten the revenge he's always wanted. In a desperate attempt to save herself and her home, she begins job hunting.When she shows up to her first interview, the CEO is none other than Levi Hensen, the only man who has ever hated her brother—and the only man who has broken her heart. Despite her hostility, he offers her a position that will make all her financial problems go away. The role?His wife.Amy knows this offer is only intended to hurt Calvin. After all, what better way to get back at your enemy than to marry his sister? She'll simply take the financial security and won't get caught up in his nice smile or persistent kindness.But as lines blur, Levi starts feeling more like a husband and less like a man bent on revenge. Amy begins to wonder if he might actually love her—or if she's on the receiving end of his ill will toward her brother.Contains mature themes.
      
19294. No Charm Done : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Lily Allerton is descended from Thornhaven's most illustrious magical family. When her tarot cards tell her that acquiring a boyfriend is essential for a successful senior year, she decides to do whatever it takes to bag the cute new boy at school—including overcoming her total lack of interest in him. Determined to make her parents proud and stay on top of the popular-kid food chain, future valedictorian Lily makes sure that nothing stands in the way of her goals.But Chrysanthemum Quinn might.When Chrys moved to town three years ago, she had high hopes that she'd no longer be the outcast with weird powers—hopes that Lily quickly dashed by ostracizing her from the other witches at school. She was too poor, too grunge, and too sarcastic for Lily's tastes. Since then, she and Lily have despised each other. And if Lily wants the new boy, then Chrys is going to win him first.But when Lily's and Chrys's attempts to hex each other create a curse that threatens the town, they'll have to put aside their animosity to stop it . . . and reckon with some deeply buried emotions. Because breaking the curse will take more than magic—it'll take acknowledging that it's not the boy either of them wants.
      
19295. Murder On The Mississippi: The Shocking Crimes That Shaped Abraham Lincoln : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
Murder, mob rule, and the making of Abraham Lincoln—the story of three racially motivated murders in Mississippi River towns from 1835 to 1838 that inspired the speech that put Lincoln on the national map—the Lyceum Address.Lynched: Five white gamblers suspected of aiding a slave insurrection in Vicksburg, Mississippi.Burned Alive: A Black man implicated in the death of a constable in St. Louis, Missouri.Gunned Down: A white abolitionist in Alton, Illinois.These weren't just acts of mob violence—they were warnings of a nation on the edge of collapse.In Murder on the Mississippi, award-winning historian Saladin Ambar unearths the horrors that shaped a young Abraham Lincoln's worldview, pushing him to find his political voice in one of the earliest and most pivotal speeches of his career. Confronted by lawlessness, racial terror, and his own inner demons, Lincoln's battle was political and deeply personal.From the flames of mob violence rose a young Lincoln, forged in fire and soon to contend with a nation at war with itself.
      
19296. Creature : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Not all monsters belong to the movies . . .In the fall of 2008, John Carver's older brother, Owen, goes missing. He is found dead a few days later, his body torn apart by the local wildlife. Despite reports of strange noises heard at the time of Owen's disappearance, the police rule the tragedy as a death by misadventure."Fast forward to the summer of 2009.To cope with his brother's passing
      
19297. Ion Now Burns In John's Mind: Is This The Creature Responsible For His Brother's Death? He Doesn't Know For Certain : AudiobooksNow
      
19298. The Indisputable Existence Of Santa Claus: The Mathematics Of Christmas : AudiobooksNow : USD5.49
How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list? What equations should you use to decorate the Christmas tree? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner—shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night—or fatter—as he munches on cookies and milk in billions of houses across the world?In The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus, distinguished mathematicians Hannah Fry and Thomas Oléron Evans demonstrate, with eminent clarity, how applied mathematics are so thoroughly interwoven throughout our everyday lives by explaining mathematical concepts through one very merry motif: Christmas. In their quest to provide mathematical proof for the existence of Santa, the authors take listeners on a festive journey through a traditional holiday season, wherein every activity, from wrapping presents to playing board games to cooking the perfect turkey, is painstakingly and hilariously analyzed. Because who hasn't always wondered how to set up a mathematically perfect Secret Santa?Lighthearted and diverting with Christmasy equations, Markov chains, and matrices, The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus brightens up the bleak midwinter with a stockingful of mathematical marvels.
      
19299. The Bottomless Cup: A Memoir Of Secrets, Restaurants, And Forgiveness : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
An eye-opening, entertaining, and unflinchingly honest memoir that reads like The Tender Bar meets The BearJames Beard Award–winning restaurateur Kevin Boehm has opened forty restaurants in his thirty-year career. He's worked with hard-core line cooks and celebrity chefs, suffered embarrassing setbacks, and won Michelin stars. Today his Boka Group is one of the most successful restaurant companies in the world.But Boehm's path was a complicated one. A turbulent family life and a shocking revelation about his father drove him out into the world in search of a home. He found one in restaurants. Amidst other gifted and damaged people, he discovered the magic of hospitality and the thrill of a dining room on the edge of chaos.The Bottomless Cup is Boehm's vibrant, funny, and frank account of a life in and out of restaurants. This is a memoir about dropping out and finding your place, about opening nights and what comes after, about chefs, partners, guests, and critics. The Bottomless Cup is a story of ambition and adrenaline, of reaching remarkable highs and reckoning with the costs.
      
19300. Behind The Mirror: Inside The World Of Big Brother : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
In a house designed for manipulation, paranoia, and power plays, sixteen strangers are cut off from the outside world—watched every second by cameras, judged by millions.Welcome to Big Brother. A show ahead of its time, it was once dismissed as fluff television. Now this voyeuristic reality show has quietly become a cultural juggernaut. But what are the costs of turning human lives into entertainment? What kind of psychological toll does it take to be put in isolation, under constant surveillance, in a perpetual state of suspicion? And what does it say about us as a society that we love to watch it unfold? Behind the Mirror: Inside the World of Big Brother peels back the layers of the historic franchise and dives deep into the game. Through years of live footage, online discourse, and controversial castings, this eye-opening book unpacks how Big Brother has shaped and exposed societal dynamics around race, gender, identity, power, and surveillance. It's the story of a show that thrives in chaos and reveals a reflection of us all. Whether you're a diehard fan or an unimpressed skeptic, Behind the Mirror will challenge what you thought you knew about reality TV. 
      
19301. Minute Men: Execute And Run : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
U.S. Marine Daniel Hayes returns from the Middle East in a wheelchair. The only survivor of his team, he's haunted by more than his physical scars.In Africa, Dr. Christian Chase's hands are now useless. Blinded in a rebel ambush, she replays the life she couldn't save as if torturing herself with endless flashbacks could change the past.In Ukraine, kickboxer Zoya Zynchenko wakes in a cold hospital bed. Her family gone, her legs paralyzed, a missile strike leaving her a forgotten victim of war.And bounty hunter Max Jaxx" Jaquez hides his crippling pain behind false bravado.Enter Norman Blackwell
      
19302. Rength. Chase's Gaze Becomes Deadly. Zoya Moves With Lightning Reflexes. Jaxx's Intellect Explodes Into Genius.but There's A Cost: These Powers Last For Only Sixty Seconds At A Time : AudiobooksNow
trust each other
      
19303. Ruby Red : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Welcome to the brutal heart of London's East End, where loyalty is currency, family is everything, and power comes at a deadly price.She didn't choose this life. But now she's in it, she'll be damned if anyone takes it from her.Ruby never wanted to be part of the family business. She was meant for a life far from the streets her father, Colm Byrne, ruled with fear and favors. But when a violent triad war leaves Colm fighting for his life and the Byrne firm exposed, Ruby is dragged into a world she thought she'd escaped.As the Byrne brothers crumble under pressure, it's Ruby who steps up. Ruby's transformation into a powerful, calculating leader is as shocking as it is unstoppable. But every decision comes at a cost and as enemies close in, alliances fracture, and bodies fall, Ruby learns the crown might be hers, but it's built on blood.And some debts can only be paid in violence.Because she's not just Colm Byrne's daughter anymore. She's The Matriarch. And she's just getting started . . . Explosive, emotional, and laced with betrayal, Ruby Red is a hard-hitting saga of family, vengeance, and a woman who will do whatever it takes to protect what's hers.
      
19304. Prone To Wander: A Memoir : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
Prone to Wander is a poignant and humorous memoir that details the life of a woman yearning for adventure and meaning. From her sheltered upbringing as the Bible drill champion of her southern Baptist Church to her college semester abroad in Colombia, Suzie begins to learn to challenge her own beliefs through a life dedicated to travel. In her bold explorations around the globe in more than forty countries, Suzanne's story delves into the complexities of love, faith, and the mysteries that connect us all. From the bustling streets of Bogotá to the depths of the Amazon rainforest, she experiences the transformational power of travel, love, and self-discovery. The author's vivid storytelling and insightful reflections make this memoir a captivating story for anyone seeking inspiration and a deeper understanding of the human experience.
      
19305. Dragons Gone Wild : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Genetic engineer Noah Parker helped domesticate dragons for use as pets and deployed them for the United States military. Now his team is tasked with designing dragons to tackle invasive species and other ecological problems. It's no easy job, especially because government approval requires the dragons have built-in failsafes to prevent them from reproducing in the wild. To Noah's surprise, the approval also requires the presence of an onsite observer—who happens to be his former rival from graduate school.Still, there are big problems to solve where dragons can help: from a plague of locusts threatening a precious desert oasis to a rat infestation in penguin nesting habitats in Antarctica. Every environment brings unique challenges, ones that Noah can only understand by going there in person. All that remains is watching to make sure dragons get the job done.Although the environmental control dragons are successful, the Build-A-Dragon Company starts to receive worrisome reports of wild dragons in places they should not be. Many of those point to a small Midwestern town where dragons have attacked livestock and even people. When Noah travels there to investigate, he finds the problem is far worse than they could have imagined . . .
      
19306. Emotion-savvy Parenting: A Shame-free Guide To Navigating Emotional Storms And Deepening Connection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Intense emotions–whether your own or your child's–can make it incredibly difficult to be the parent you want to be. This book is designed to help you become a more emotionally agile parent so you can better navigate whatever emotional storms you inevitably encounter.Emotion-Savvy Parenting is an empowering, science-informed guide for breaking free of the hold that unwanted emotions so often have over parents. With compassion and wit, licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Alissa Jerud draws on decades of research to present a refreshing, theory-driven approach that encourages parents to focus on changing the only behaviors they truly have control over: their own. Rooted in highly effective, cognitive-behavioral strategies and a respectful, relationship-centered stance, her ART (Accept, Regulate, and Tolerate) framework enables parents to relate more skillfully to challenging emotions, model invaluable lessons, connect more deeply with their kids, and enjoy parenting more.Packed with real-life examples and step-by-step techniques, this book supports parents of infants to teens in creating a more harmonious home by becoming their ideal, most emotionally adept selves. It also serves as a valuable resource for educators and mental health professionals seeking to help lighten the heavy load of parenthood.
      
19307. Stone Lands: A Journey Of Darkness And Light Through Britain's Ancient Places : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
An enchanting memoir of grief, hope, and love, alongside the joy of exploring ancient landscapes, which uncovers the wonder of Britain's ancient megaliths.Journeying across Britain, from West Penwith and Avebury to the Lake District and Orkney, Stone Lands uncovers the magic and rich history of Britain's incredible prehistoric standing stones. It conveys the delight that lies in tracking them down, as well as the solace these ancient places offer in times of darkness.A few months after discovering that her beloved husband, Stephen, had incurable cancer, Fiona Robertson began to write this book. A long-time megalith enthusiast, she found the ancient stones resonated with her more profoundly than ever as she faced the prospect of losing him. Set upright thousands of years ago, the megaliths are symbols of endurance and survival, standing in contrast to our ephemeral human lives. Infused with folklore, legend, and mystery, these standing stones enchant the landscape and bring magic to our modern world.This enthralling memoir is woven delicately around great grief but is ultimately about embracing life, joy, and ancient wonder—a luminous reminder of what it means to exist on this earth.
      
19308. Hands-on Chaos Magic: Reality Manipulation Through The Ovayki Current : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
This irreverent guide to chaos magic emphasizes experimentation and finding out what works best for you. Andrieh Vitimus presents a revolutionary hands-on course of study for the average Jane or Joe. Vitimus banishes the severe tone of other esoteric orders, offering an accessible and practical approach that makes it easier to perform successful chaos magic that is uniquely your own.
      
19309. Murder Made Her Wicked: A Marigold Manners Mystery : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
A humdinger . . . whose characters bring to mind those of both Emily Brontë and L. M. Montgomery (Kirkus), this second installment is perfect for fans of Deanna Rayborn.1894, Boston. Penniless Boston heiress and accomplished modern woman Marigold Manners has put her past to good use, selling the story of the Great Misery Island Murders to earn enough money to resume the life she was always meant to have and return to her studies at Wellesley College. But her carefully laid plans for academic excellence are thrown into disarray when she stumbles across the body of a young woman in the campus lake.When the peace of the bucolic campus is shattered by the murder, the cloistered world of a women's college that Marigold finds so comforting proves it is not immune to the malice and wickedness of the world. The closed community becomes a hothouse where disparagement blooms into insult and small slights that have festered for years blossom into academic rivalries that could spill over into something far more sinister. Marigold must use every ounce of her logic and enlist her eccentric, colorful cast of fellow students and found-family to identify the girl and find the murderer—before they kill again.
      
19310. Murder In Miniature: A Maple Bishop Mystery : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Inspired by the real-life mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee, this smartly plotted series will appeal to fans of Rhys Bowen.In post-WWII Vermont, Maple Bishop has a thriving dollhouse business and a new career as a crime scene consultant for the local sheriff's office. On the surface, she seems to be doing well, but deep down Maple is still reeling from the death of her husband. When the body of an aspiring firefighter—who was close childhood friends with Kenny, the sheriff's deputy and Maple's confidante—is discovered in the charred remains of a burned cabin, Maple is called in to help determine whether the fire was an accident or a case of murder by arson.Realizing there's more to the crime than meets the eye, she sets out to unearth the discrepancies from the scene by recreating the cabin in miniature. The investigation leads them to Maple's old Boston neighborhood, forcing her to confront the past she's desperately trying to forget.As Maple and Kenny sift through clues, they uncover dark secrets that hit close to home, unraveling in unexpected ways—and putting their lives in danger.
      
19311. Changing Fortunes: A Savannah Mystery : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Her son is missing. Her husband's a suspect. And the only ally she has is already dead.When Kate Landers's husband vanishes with their young son—and a woman connected to him is found dead—Kate is forced into a deadly game far beyond her world of corporate banking. Desperate for answers, she finds herself back in Savannah—a place filled with memories, and the one place still hiding the truth.Tess Morgan knows exactly what happened. She just didn't expect to die before she could stop it. Trapped between worlds, Tess is determined to expose the truth—even if she has to haunt the one woman who can uncover it.One living. One dead. Both chasing justice.As Kate digs deeper, she uncovers secrets linked to a powerful criminal network—and Tess begins to understand that her last act may be not revenge, but redemption.
      
19312. Rivers Always Reach The Sea: Angling Stories : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
From the New York Times bestselling author of Saban and Lords of the Fly comes an exquisite collection of angling stories that span the twenty-first century.The thirty-one pieces in Rivers Always Reach the Sea—essays, as well as profiles of some of the biggest names in angling, including Lefty Kreh and Andy Mill—take the listener from the rainforests of Chile to the windswept tundra of Russia, from the remote mangrove-choked basins of Florida's Everglades to the congested littoral zone of New York City, and to many places in between.The quarry includes trout, Atlantic salmon, tarpon, bonefish, and striped bass, but the real quest is for something else entirely. Told in a voice described by the novelist, Carl Hiaasen, as funny
      
19313. The Dark Summoner #3 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
A turn off the beaten track and the life I knew was in ruins.Then out of nowhere, an apprentice and a move to the capital. Entry to the Academy of Magic, and hours spent in the library trying to eradicate a magic bond.Only none of it went the way I expected. Not by a long shot.
      
19314. The Refined Study Of Death : AudiobooksNow : USD7.99
Danger is afoot when a group of bored spinsters and lonely widows vows to investigate London's most mysterious crimes. For Augusta Lockwood, who has newly discovered a skeleton under the floor of her house, there are more pressing matters closer to home.Nonetheless, Augusta cannot refuse a plea for help when one of her society friends believes her life is in peril. To investigate a murder attempt, Augusta must set aside thoughts of her increasingly sinister tenant, Mr. Hawksworth, and the arrival of the troublingly handsome anatomist, Adam Seagrave. She must forget about the mysterious intruder who keeps trying to break into her house, and above all, she must banish thoughts of the dead body in her late father's locked study.With so much to forget and so little to go on, will Augusta and her friends in the ladies society unmask a fiendish killer before one of their own members becomes the next victim?
      
19315. Crime And No Punishment: Wealth, Power, And Violence In America : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
The United States is an exceptionally violent country, increasingly unable or unwilling to stem violence in its many forms. A growing corporate crime wave has gone unprosecuted and unpunished. Meanwhile, the country has doubled down on pursuing people accused of street and drug crimes and immigration offenses. Corporate impunity, the financialization of the economy, militarized policing, the burgeoning carceral state, and the forever wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere all have fostered corporate, economic, and state violence in America. In Crime and No Punishment, Marie Gottschalk argues that these developments have undermined the legitimacy of American political and economic institutions.Gottschalk analyzes how the concentration of economic, political, and military power has siphoned off vital resources. The United States continues to incarcerate more of its people than nearly every other country even as it decriminalizes or turns a blind eye to elite-level corporate crime. Public and scholarly attention, however, remains fixated on violent street crime—although corporate and white-collar crime and state and economic violence directly and indirectly hurt far more people in the United States. Gottschalk contends that the US failure to protect its people from these harms has increased the fragility of democracy in America.
      
19316. Reclaiming American Catholicism: Faith, Politics, And The Future Of The Catholic Church : AudiobooksNow : USD14.99
A rich portrait of American Catholicism at a crossroads between crisis and opportunityThe most vocal leaders in the United States Catholic hierarchy today embrace a culture-war Catholicism that pits them against the pastoral priorities of Pope Francis and many Catholics in the pews.Reclaiming American Catholicism makes the argument that recalibrating the Church's engagement with politics and public life is vital for both the Church and the country. Gehring illuminates the Church that Pope Francis envisions—bruised
      
19317. Chings But Are Active In Social Justice Campaigns : AudiobooksNow
      
19318. Wolf Shirt & High Heels : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Flirting at work has never felt this intense—or this real.The last thing Ramona St. Germaine needed was public humiliation on her wedding day. Yet, the universe had different plans, leaving her jilted and questioning everything—friendships, loyalty, and her own judgment. She soon learns the culprit behind her unique engagement falling apart: Quinn Archer. After some internet sleuthing, Ramona finds Quinn. She could face her and move on—easy. Well, easy if she ignores their mutual attraction.Quinn Archer thrives in the gray, predictable landscape of her corporate job. So, imagine her shock when she grabs the same coffee as the most intriguing woman she's ever met. Despite Quinn's less-than-stellar social skills, their chemistry draws her in and that predictability takes a backseat.Wolf Shirt & High Heels is a fun, intimate third-person dual-POV contemporary lesbian romance brimming with banter, slow-burn tension, office nonsense, heartfelt kisses, and healing.
      
19319. Black Cats And Bad Luck : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
Leaving Chicago should have been my escape, not a plunge into a murder mystery.I'm Jessica, a city girl in a small town where everyone's got eyes on me. Back in Chicago, I was the prime suspect with the local police when my boss got helped along to the afterlife. Despite full exoneration, my new reputation followed me wherever I went, and left me without a job.Leaving town was my only option, and starting over as my own boss in Foxberry Falls, Virginia, was my solution. When another murder happens in my new digs, it's deja vu all over again.The suspicious sheriff has me in his crosshairs, but I'm not going down without a fight. With my pot-smoking neighbors and a sneaky black cat by my side, I'm determined to unravel this web of deceit before it captures me.Without even knowing it, I'm edging closer to the truth, but also closer to danger.In a town where gossip spreads faster than wildfire, and everyone's got skeletons in their closets, I have to watch my back. I'm determined to get myself out of this mess and my life back in order, even if it means facing the killer head-on.
      
19320. Nymph: A Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD6.49
A thriller examining violence, through its subversion, and a singular love storyNot yet thirty, Bathory has assembled a peculiar résumé: model, sex worker, linguist, Latin scholar, and assassin. The last of these has been the family trade for generations. Growing up, Bathory, her mother, and her father made an isolated, strange, and loving—if very unusual—family unit. Her lonely childhood games mimicked spycraft and wet-work, while her parents watched and shared their arcane theories about love and death.As a student in New York, her life changes on accepting a job at a dilapidated card shop in Manhattan. This is a front for an agency that allows her to put her inherited skills to use while pursuing romance in the city.However, steering clear of attachment is as dangerous as anything else she does and means sidestepping a certain alluring figure from her father's past. She is equally intent on dying young, a less difficult proposition given her heritage, the company she keeps—call girls, conflicted cops, trust fund hoodlums—and the people pursuing her.Will Bathory escape both fate and family, or does satisfaction and salvation lie only in their embrace?
      
19321. Police Against The Movement: The Sabotage Of The Civil Rights Struggle And The Activists Who Fought Back Politics And Society : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Police Against the Movement shatters one of the most pernicious myths about the 1960s: that the civil rights movement endured police violence without fighting it. Instead, as Joshua Clark Davis shows, activists from the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee confronted police abuses head-on, staging sit-ins at precinct stations, picketing outside department headquarters, and blocking city streets to protest officer misdeeds. In return, organizers found themselves the targets of overwhelming political repression in the form of police surveillance, infiltration by undercover officers, and retaliatory prosecutions aimed at discrediting and derailing their movement.Davis reveals how local police bombarded civil rights organizers with an array of insidious weapons. More than just physical violence, these economic, legal, and reputational attacks were designed to project the illusion of color-blind law enforcement. The civil rights struggle against police abuses is largely overlooked today, the victim of a willful campaign by local law enforcement to erase their record of repression. By placing activism against state violence at the center of the civil rights story, Police Against the Movement offers critical insight into the power of political resistance in the face of government attacks on protest.
      
19322. Dead Drop : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Behind every perfect neighborhood lies a perfect crime.What do you really know about your neighbors? Less than you think.When Adam and Rebecca move to Windworth Road, they find manicured lawns, expensive homes, and elderly neighbors—a picture of suburban tranquility. But beneath the polite smiles and pristine facades, deadly secrets fester.Their arrival triggers a chain reaction, exposing the rot at the heart of this respectable street. Within two weeks, two residents are dead, and Detective Inspector Miranda Murphy must peel back layers of respectability to reveal the darkness lurking behind closed doors.In a neighborhood where everyone has something to hide, the truth could get you killed.A riveting Eva McLean crime novel that proves the most dangerous secrets hide in plain sight.
      
19323. First Ascent : AudiobooksNow : USD12.49
Orbits in ruin. A tether into space. But how much is a lie?When an unauthorized oil rig appears offshore of Ecuador, a military team is sent to investigate. The deep-water platform has no markings, no drilling rig, and no workers—but it's surrounded by a curious bank of fog. When their helicopter closes in, it's swallowed without a trace.Sahalie Spark is the host of a popular TV show, Don't Believe It! Each week, she debunks another baseless conspiracy theory or takes a lighthearted poke at misinformation infecting unfiltered media. Like most, she dismisses the story out of Ecuador as nonsense, but when a Korean billionaire offers exclusive access, Sahalie connects the dots. It's not an oil platform, it's a tether into space, and it could be the solution to the debris catastrophe that has crippled spaceflight for years.Questions remain, answers are elusive, and danger lurks along this vertical railway. With the world watching, Sahalie will need to climb ever higher to discover the truth or die trying.From the author of the Quantum series comes an exciting new novel framed in real science that takes listeners on a journey of discovery through the back doors of reality.
      
19324. Savage Rogue : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
Savage Rogue kicks off a thrilling new series starring Special Agent Nicole Beretti, a fan favorite from the popular Night of the Dogman series. Called to the remote town of Enrick, Wyoming, Beretti and her partner, Special Agent Noah Jacobi, are drawn into a dark mystery after Chief Deputy Perry requests federal help to handle a series of brutal, animal-like killings. Although the local coroner suspects a large wolf, Beretti knows there's more lurking in the woods, more than anyone in Enrick is prepared for.Amid the terror, an indifferent and lazy Sheriff Becan has allowed fear to fester, driving restless locals to form a dangerous, self-appointed posse, ready to act without a clear plan or understanding of the threat they face. Now, Beretti and Jacobi must tread carefully as they investigate, navigating the tension between the reckless vigilantes and the ominous, unknown predator hiding in the darkness.With dark secrets, small-town intrigue, and a chilling, relentless danger stalking them, Beretti faces one of her most harrowing cases yet in Savage Rogue, an electrifying start to a series listeners won't be able to put down.
      
19325. Sweetness All Around : AudiobooksNow : USD10.49
Almost-eleven-year-old Josephine is NOT pleased to be moving into the Happy World trailer park over the summer of 1974. She misses her bedroom with ballerinas on the wall and her pretty, well-dressed friends. Happy World isn't happy. It's dingy and depressing! Nothing like the world that headstrong Josephine wants. But when Josephine learns that her would-be next door neighbor in Happy World was kidnapped months ago, she develops a begrudging interest in her new home. A kidnapping is exciting—and all signs point to Josephine being meant to find ten-year-old Molly. Despite her efforts to stay detached, Josephine investigates Molly's disappearance with help from the eccentric cast of characters living in Happy World. It turns out the rough edges of her community are softer and sweeter than they first seemed. And the unexpected friendships she forms might be more precious than anything she's ever owned.In her extraordinary middle grade debut, Suzanne Supplee brings a small Tennessee town and its memorable residents to life. Perfect for daydreamers and unstoppable imaginations. This beautiful, bursting-with-feelings book is a must-listen for fans of Kate DiCamillo's Raymie Nightingale series.
      
19326. Reaper : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
What's the first rule of fight club?Don’t invite the friggin' Reaper to fight club!Cryptids are turning up dead all over Charlotte, and this time it's not Harker's fault. He's tasked with finding out who is killing shifters and leaving their bodies in conspicuous places, and the best way to do that is to go undercover where the killings are taking place, find out who's in charge, and persuade them to stop.Persuade them in the very Quincy Harker way, of course.So Harker hides his identity and gets himself conscripted as one of the combatants in Charlotte's very own cryptid cage fighting arena, battling it out with vampires, werewolves, and faeries, oh my! Along the way he makes a friend (yeah, pretty much only one—have you met Harker?), learns to embrace the nickname he's always hated, and throws down in some truly epic battles. Then he squares off against an uber-powerful vampire in the Main Event, and business really picks up.When Harker finally figures out who's running this ring of lethal combat sports, the answer is one he never suspects and leads to a final confrontation he never wanted. But sometimes, when the chips are down, you really should in fact fear the Reaper . . .
      
19327. Cat Got Your Tongs : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
A perplexing murder on a local river leads Jaymie into uncharted waters in the new Vintage Kitchen Mystery from the author of Sieve and Let Die . . .Despite the brutally cold winter, vintage cookware collector Jaymie Müller is happy to help out a friend by looking after a colony of cats while its caretakers are away. The location on a high bluff overlooking the St. Clair River makes for bone-chilling work, and her task takes on an air of menace when an elderly neighbor reports suspicious goings-on at the river. Jaymie's inclined to dismiss the woman's fears as the product of an overactive imagination, but it's not long before she discovers a dead body there.When it becomes clear the dead man was the victim of foul play, Jaymie turns to the older woman looking for more information. What she learns is that the river has long been used for illicit smuggling, and Jaymie suspects there was a falling out among thieves. But then mysterious clues begin turning up at the cat colony and another victim is found, and Jaymie realizes there's something much more sinister behind the killings. And while cats may have nine lives, Jaymie has just one, and she discovers too late that she’s perilously close to losing it . . .
      
19328. Banshees In The Basement : AudiobooksNow : USD9.99
TGIF used to mean happy hour drinks or curling up with delivery pizza. But when you live in an inn for paranormal beings, the end of the week often signals the beginning of chaos.And this Friday? A banshee has invaded the basement, I've shifted from human to cat three times in one day (a personal record I never wanted to set), and my confidential files at SPA headquarters have mysteriously vanished.Getting rid of the shrieking banshee is priority number one, and all we have to do is solve a local murder.Easy enough, right?The suspect pool quickly narrows to four grieving family members, but it doesn't take long for the waters to muddy as secrets and resentments bubble to the surface.Between vengeful spirits, family feuds, and my own mysterious past catching up with me, surviving until Monday is looking less likely by the hour.Maybe I'd be better off as a full-time cat after all.
      
19329. Do Team : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
This book is about working with other people. It's about making that experience a positive one. It's about how a happy, engaged and motivated team becomes an unstoppable force.In Do Team, entrepreneur Charlie Gladstone draws on three decades of experience as an employer of over 100 people and father of six, to share practical, honest and insightful advice on such matters as:Choosing the right peopleGetting through tough timesTeam building for introvertsThe power of (very) small teamsWhy good manners and kindness matter mostWith easy-to-follow entries on hiring, gentle leadership, emotional intelligence and retaining a sense of humour, Do Team will help you get the best from everyone so that you, your team and your business can thrive.‘No matter what your vision may be, you will inevitably need people to help you realize it. I can't think of a better tool for building, nurturing, and leading your team than this book.’ Peter Buchanan Smith, founder of Best Made Co‘A must-read for anyone who wants to lead their team with empathy and kindness ? from the man who does it best.’ Holly Tucker MBE, founder Not on the High Street, Holly & Co.‘I’ve always found myself wanting to join in with anything Charlie Gladstone has suggested. This book explains why.’ Johnnie Boden, Founder, Boden©2021 Charlie Gladstone (P)2022 Do Books Audio
      
19330. The Infinite Alphabet: And The Laws Of Knowledge : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin. The celebrated scientist and author of Why Information Grows reveals how knowledge moves, drives progress and shapes the worldWe all understand that knowledge shapes the fate of business and the growth of nations, but few of us are aware of the principles that govern its movement. In The Infinite Alphabet César A. Hidalgo, world-renowned for his work on economic complexity, unravels the laws describing the growth and diffusion of knowledge. To understand it, he shows, we must accept that it is not a single thing, but an ever-growing tapestry of unique ideas, experiences and received wisdom: an infinite alphabet that we are only beginning to fathom.Hidalgo walks you through the ‘three laws’ that predict how knowledge grows, moves, and decays. Through dozens of stories, he takes the reader from a failed attempt to build a city of knowledge in Ecuador to the growth of China’s innovation economy, explaining why aircraft manufacturers in Italy began manufacturing scooters after the Second World War and how migrants like Samuel Slater shaped the industrial fabric of the United States.By the end of this journey, you will understand everything from why knowledge grows exponentially in the electronics industry to what mechanisms allow knowledge to cross geographic borders, social networks, and professional boundaries.These principles will teach you how knowledge shapes the world.© César A. Hidalgo 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19331. Metamorphosis And Other Stories : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin. A collection of Kafka's greatest short fiction, translated by Michael HofmannKafka's masterpiece of unease and black humour, Metamorphosis, the story of an ordinary man transformed into an insect, is brought together in this collection with the rest of his works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes Contemplation, a collection of his earlier short studies; The Judgement, written in a single night of frenzied creativity; The Stoker, the first chapter of a novel set in America; and an eyewitness account of an air display. Together, these stories, fragments and miniature gems reveal the breadth of his vision, his sense of the absurd, and above all his acute, uncanny wit.Translation and Afterword copyright © Michael Hofmann, 2007 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19332. Heirs And Graces: A History Of The Modern British Aristocracy : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.The fascinating new history of the British Aristocracy since the Second World WarThere are fewer than 5000 people who can genuinely claim to be members of the British aristocracy, and yet they loom large in the popular consciousness. We're fascinated by their houses and estates, their lives and loves, their foibles and eccentricities. And we entertain the strong suspicion that, while they may be fellow citizens, they are very far from being People Like Us.In Heirs and Graces Eleanor Doughty draws on her unparalleled access to a bewildering range of dukes, duchesses, earls and others to create a vivid picture of who they are and how they tick. En route she traces their progress from a post-war era when they and their like were described by one future Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer as 'selfish, depraved, dissolute and decadent' to their diverse current roles as guardians of vast ancestral mansions, farmers, financiers and much else beside. She looks at key rites of passage, from cradle, via boarding school to grave. And she tells stories of their ups and downs, and of the doings of the heroes and villains who fill their ranks.The result is a wonderfully rich, often amusing, always revealing account of the fortunes of the aristocracy over the past century and a series of fascinating glimpses into what it is like to be an aristocrat in Britain today.'A deeply researched and highly entertaining account' - Julian Fellowes, creator of Downtown Abbey'This well-written, well-researched and fascinating book could not be better timed.' -Lord (Andrew) Roberts, author of Salisbury: Victorian Titan © Eleanor Doughty 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19333. A Year At Highclere: Secrets And Stories From The Real Downton Abbey : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.Join Lady Carnarvon as she reveals untold stories from past residents of Highclere Castle and an intimate glimpse into the daily rhythms and timeless traditions of one of Britain’s most iconic stately homes.Built in a bygone era, Highclere Castle and its surrounding five-thousand-acre estate is a place where history breathes through its walls and verdant landscapes. From the grandeur of Victorian architecture to the whispers of Anglo-Saxon roots, every stone and tree has a story to tell throughout its sweeping grounds.Lady Carnarvon shares tales of past residents, from Lady Almina's legendary 1920s parties to the enigmatic ghosts that roam the halls of the castle.With the passing months and seasons, Lady Carnarvon reveals what it truly means to live and work in this extraordinary home. From gardening, entertaining, exploring the outdoors with their eight dogs and opening the gates to a film crew - for many weeks and seasons - culminating in the latest Downton Abbey film.Highclere is where history, nature, and community weave together in a tapestry as rich as the castle itself.© The Countess of Carnarvon 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19334. Falling For You : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.An irresistible autumn romance to sweep you off your feet. Perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary, Catherine Walsh, and Laurie Gilmore's Pumpkin Spice Cafe.I LOVE autumn. It’s my favourite season – the crisp October air, the smell of pumpkin-spiced lattes, wearing my bright red hand-knitted scarf and beanie. But most of all, I love the costume I made for tonight’s Halloween party. I’m going as a bat, with huge, pop-out wings.I didn’t expect to impale someone with them though… Or to become so entangled I rip the shirt of the most gorgeously warm-eyed man I’ve ever seen. Or, in fact, to spend all night talking to him before he gets an emergency phone call and dashes off without swapping numbers.I’ve fallen for a mystery man. Now I just have to find him again…‘I inhaled this absolute gem of a story in a few greedy sittings. Romantic, funny and poignant.’ Nicola Gill© Emily Maple 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19335. A Nurses Secret : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin. A heartbreaking story of love and forgiveness from Sunday Times bestselling author Donna Douglas. Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife!London's East End, 1940: a frightened young woman gives birth to a tiny baby. Clearly alone, she refuses to hold the child: she can’t let herself bond with the baby she must give up. But sometime in the night, a terrifying air raid forces the maternity unit to evacuate, and in the chaos, mother and baby are separated…Eighteen years later, student nurse Amy begins her career at the Nightingale Hospital. Finally away from the unhappy confines of home, she finds a friend and mentor in Sister Elizabeth Clyde. But Elizabeth is hiding a secret – one that could change both of their lives, forever…Will past mistakes destroy two families, or can love finally put an end to heartbreak?© Donna Douglas 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19336. The Book Of Money: How To Feel Good Or Better About Your Finances : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.This book will give you the skills, tools and confidence you need to change your relationship with your finances forever. Ah, money. We all use it, but most of us feel like we don't 'get' it. Enter: a personal finance book you’ll actually want to read. With absolutely no judgement or jargon, The Book of Money breaks down big, complex topics into bite-sized chunks.Inside…Balancing your budget: avoid the day-before-payday dreadHow to 'do money' together: take the tension out of sharing financesBecoming an investor: why it’s not just for millionairesLife after work: look after your future self and leave pension procrastination behindDebt and borrowing: how to get on top of your debt and use credit to your advantageProperty: renting, buying and making the most of where you liveWith practical exercises and stories inspired by Monzo’s 11 million customers – this is the perfect personal finance book for people who’d never normally read one.© Monzo Bank Limited 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19337. Michael Palin In Venezuela : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin. The wonderful new book from Britain's best-loved travel writer.In February 2025, Michael Palin travelled to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in one of South America's most culturally rich, vibrant but also troubled nations. In the journal he kept during his trip he gives a vivid account of the towns and cities he visited, the landscapes he travelled through, and the people he met.Permeated with his warmth and humour, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country from the best-selling author of Great Uncle Harry and Into Iraq.© Michael Palin 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19338. Into Iraq : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin. In March 2022, Michael Palin travelled the length of the River Tigris through Iraq to get a sense of what life is like in a region of the world that once formed the cradle of civilisation, but that in recent times has witnessed turmoil and appalling bloodshed. It was a journey of sharp, often brutal contrasts. At one moment he would be exploring the old streets of Baghdad or the ancient ruins of Babylon. At the next he would be visiting the war-torn city of Mosul, or learning about the horrific Speicher massacre in Tikrit. Now he shares the journal he meticulously kept during his trip, in which he describes the very varied places he visited, the people he met and the impressions he formed of a country that few outsiders now venture to see.Illustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip, and permeated with his warmth and humour, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country.© Michael Palin 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19339. Gloves Off: Tyson Fury Autobiography : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The No-Holds-Barred AutobiographyThis audiobook includes exclusive and deeply personal interviews with Tyson Fury throughout the audiobook, offering listeners a unique and intimate insight into his life and mind.Tyson pulls no punches in his most candid, comprehensive and entertaining book yet, which chronicles for the first time in full his inspirational story - the rise, the fall, and the rise again, which saw him come back from the brink of suicide to reclaim his heavyweight crown.Access-all-areas and full of never-before-told stories, Tyson looks back on his life and career to examine what's really defined him: his Travelling upbringing, his fighting family (including his dad John and his half-brother Tommy), his beloved wife Paris, his 6 beautiful children, his mental health battles, his faith, his boxing rivalries and the fights, pitfalls and challenges along the way.Tyson shares fascinating blow-by-blow accounts of his inspiring victories against Deontay Wilder, his recovery from the depths of depression, and his journey to reclaiming his world heavyweight title. With revealing intimacy, Tyson also shares new sides to his character: in the weeks before the biggest fight of his career in 2021 the devoted father was sleeping on a hospital floor in intensive care tending to his new-born daughter Athena who was born premature and fighting for her life.© Tyson Fury 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19340. The Long Covid Handbook : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.2% of the population are living with Long Covid with reports that there are over 100m worldwide, yet information and treatment remains scarce. This book fills the information gap.The Long Covid Handbook is the essential guide for anyone suffering with the condition, as well as clinicians seeking to better understand this little understood syndrome.Bringing together the latest cutting-edge science and patient-led research, The Long Covid Handbook will equip you with expert information and advice on:- Long Covid symptoms and top tips for recovery- Which treatments are most effective and why- Who is most susceptible to the syndrome and why- What we can learn about Long Covid from other chronic illnesses- The impact on mental health© Danny Altmann & Gez Medinger 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19341. African And Caribbean People In Britain: A History : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin. A major new history of Britain that will transform our understanding of this country's pastDespite the best efforts of researchers and campaigners, there remains today a steadfast tendency to reduce the history of African and Caribbean people in Britain to a simple story: it is one that begins in 1948 with the arrival of a single ship, the Empire Windrush, and continues mostly apart from a distinct British history, overlapping only on occasion amid grotesque injustice or pioneering protest.Yet, as acclaimed historian Hakim Adi demonstrates, from the very beginning, from the moment humans first stood on this rainy isle, there have been African and Caribbean men and women set at Britain's heart. Libyan legionaries patrolled Hadrian's Wall while Rome's first 'African Emperor' died in York. In Elizabethan England, 'Black Tudors' served in the land's most eminent households while intrepid African explorers helped Sir Francis Drake to circumnavigate the globe. And, as Britain became a major colonial and commercial power, it was African and Caribbean people who led the radical struggle for freedom - a struggle which raged throughout the twentieth century and continues today in Black Lives Matter campaigns.Charting a course through British history with an unobscured view of the actions of African and Caribbean people, Adi reveals how much our greatest collective achievements - universal suffrage, our victory over fascism, the forging of the NHS - owe to these men and women, and how, in understanding our history in these terms, we are more able to fully understand our present moment.© Hakim Adi 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19342. November Dead List: A Full-cast Crime Drama: The Complete Series 1 And 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
DCI Greave is on the hunt for serial killers in this gripping Radio 4 full cast crime series. Series 1:Each Roman Catholic parish compiles a Book of the Dead from the lists of departed loved ones submitted by parishioners. Printed on the front of the envelopes are three words: November Dead List. In this series, a young priest opens one such envelope and discovers - not a list of the dead but a list of people he knows to be alive, and members of his congregation. At first he thinks it's someone's idea of a joke. Then the people named start turning up dead.Greave is played by Nicola WalkerSeries 2: Set in rural Norfolk, one of the lowest crime areas in the country, DCI Greave leads a team investigating two potentially linked murders. Both victims had their heads shaved antemortem and Greave discovers a link to a case in London a couple of years ago: the Dead List murders. At each crime scene, she's found prayer cards depicting Christian martyrs whose deaths corresponds to the victims in her case.Greave is played by Lia Williams
      
19343. Doctor Who: Sleeper Agents: Beyond The Doctor : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Anneke Wills reads this Beyond the Doctor story featuring the Doctor's former companions, Ben & Polly.It's July 1966, and Ben & Polly have just said goodbye to the Doctor at Gatwick Airport. Now they must return to their old lives - but things at home aren't quite right. Polly's cat is behaving oddly, and both she and Ben soon realise they are under close scrutiny. To complicate matters further, the pair must akcnowledge their true feelings for each other.When they find themselves transported against their will to a far-flung destination, what matters most is their loyalty to each other - and to the Doctor.Who are the mysterious Mr Harmer and Ms Leamann, and what can they possibly want with Polly & Ben?Anneke Wills, who played Polly in the BBC TV series, reads this exciting original story by Paul Magrs, author of Doctor Who: The Nest Cottage Adventures.Reading produced by Lizzie Davies/Chatterbox Audio. Sound design by David Roocroft. Script Editor & Series Producer: Michael Stevens.(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19344. Only Fools And Horses: The Final Christmas Specials: 8 Classic Tv Soundtracks : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The complete soundtracks of the last eight Christmas specials – plus The Only Fools and Horses Story documentaryRunning from 1981 to 2003, Only Fools and Horses grew into Britain’s most popular sitcom, with audiences of millions and a string of award wins. In 1996, more than 24 million viewers tuned in to ‘Time on Our Hands’, setting the record as the most-watched sitcom episode in UK television history.Now you can revisit that chart-topping episode, and seven more seasonal editions, in this sensational soundtrack collection. Featured here are all the specials from 1992-2003, starring David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney, Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert, Tessa Peake-Jones as Raquel and Gwyneth Strong as Cassandra.Take a trip back to Christmas past, as Del devises a money-spinning idea to market ‘Peckham Spring’ water; Raquel leaves Del as he returns to his old ways of drinking and gambling; caped crusaders Del and Rodney hit the town for a night out, and Cassandra suffers a miscarriage.After years of striving, the Trotters become millionaires at last – only to lose it all after investing in the Central American markets. Embarking on a booze cruise to France, they bring back more than they bargained for, in the form of illegal immigrant ‘Gary’. And in the last ever episode, with Cassandra about to give birth, the family is facing bankruptcy and eviction – but there’s a surprise in store in Uncle Albert’s will...Also included is a bonus documentary, The Only Fools and Horses Story, telling the behind-the-scenes story of the beloved show through interviews with writer John Sullivan, the cast and crew and some famous fans. Lovely jubbly!Production creditsCreated and written by John SullivanTheme songs written, composed and performed by John SullivanProduced by Gareth GwenlanDirected by Tony DowExecutive Producer: John SullivanAssociate Producer: Gail EvansRegular castDel – David JasonRodney – Nicholas LyndhurstUncle Albert
      
19345. Only Fools And Horses: Series 7: 9 Classic Tv Soundtracks Including Christmas Specials : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The complete soundtracks of the seventh series of the evergreen comedy show – plus Christmas specialsDebuting in 1981, Only Fools and Horses ran for more than two decades, clocking up 64 episodes and 16 Christmas specials. It drew record-breaking audiences, winning multiple BAFTAs and, in 1996, more than 24 million viewers tuned in to ‘Time on Our Hands’ – the most-watched sitcom episode in British television history. Its enduring popularity later inspired two spin-off TV series and a sell-out West End musical.Collected here are 10 triffic episodes of the legendary comedy, including Christmas special ‘Rodney Come Home’, which sees Raquel moving in, and the double bill ‘Miami Twice’, where Del Boy is mistaken for a mafia Don. There are dark clouds on the horizon in Series 7, as Rodney’s marriage to Cassandra hits the rocks, but moments of hilarity too, as Raquel duets with ‘singing dustman’ Tony Angelino at the local cabaret club. And with the birth of baby Damien, the future looks bright for Del Boy and family…Created and written by John Sullivan, these sparkling soundtracks star David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney and Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert, Tessa Peake-Jones as Raquel and Gwyneth Strong as Cassandra.Production creditsCreated and written by John SullivanTheme songs written, composed and performed by John SullivanProduced by Gareth GwenlanDirected by Tony Dow and Gareth GwenlanExecutive Producer: John SullivanRegular castDel – David JasonRodney – Nicholas LyndhurstUncle Albert – Buster MerryfieldTrigger – Roger Lloyd PackBoycie – John ChallisMickey Pearce – Patrick MurrayMarlene – Sue HoldernessDenzil – Paul BarberMike – Kenneth MacDonaldRaquel – Tessa Peake-JonesCassandra – Gwyneth StrongSid – Roy HeatherJevon – Steven WoodcockAlan Parry – Denis LillPamela Parry – Wanda VenthamRoy Slater – Jim BroadbentBaby Damien – Grant StevensOther cast includes: Paula Ann Bland, Philip Blain
      
19346. Only Fools And Horses: Series 5 & 6: 16 Classic Tv Soundtracks Including Christmas Specials : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The complete soundtracks of the fifth and sixth series of the much-loved comedy show – plus Christmas specialsFrom 1981 to 2003, Only Fools and Horses followed the lives of lovable south London wheeler-dealer Del Boy and his hapless but loyal younger brother Rodney – winning the nation’s heart in the process, along with a multitude of awards. Now, almost 45 years since it was first broadcast, it remains as popular as ever and it regularly tops the list of UK’s greatest ever TV shows.This cushty collection features a wealth of memorable moments including Del and Raquel’s first meeting, and Rodney and Cassandra’s wedding. In addition, the Trotters become involved in a hold-up at their local supermarket, Del reinvents himself as a yuppy, the boys acquire an explosive box of inflatable sex dolls and Rodney wins a holiday to Mallorca – but there’s a catch… And there’s festive fun in ‘A Royal Flush’, ‘The Frog’s Legacy’, ‘Dates' and ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’, as Rodney romances an aristocrat’s daughter, Del hunts for buried treasure, the duo host a surprise birthday party for Uncle Albert, and Del encounters his lost love.Created and written by John Sullivan and starring David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney and Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert, these timeless episodes are the absolute crème de la menthe.Production creditsCreated and written by John SullivanTheme songs written, composed and performed by John SullivanProduced by Ray Butt and Gareth GwenlanDirected by Ray Butt, Mandie Fletcher and Tony DowRegular CastDel – David JasonRodney – Nicholas LyndhurstUncle Albert – Buster MerryfieldTrigger – Roger Lloyd PackBoycie – John ChallisMickey Pearce – Patrick MurrayMarlene – Sue HoldernessDenzil – Paul BarberMike – Kenneth MacDonaldRaquel – Tessa Peake-JonesCassandra – Gwyneth StrongSid – Roy HeatherJevon – Steven WoodcockAlan Parry – Denis LillPamela Parry – Wanda VenthamOther cast in
      
19347. Only Fools And Horses: Series 3 & 4: 16 Classic Tv Soundtracks Including Christmas Specials : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The complete soundtracks of the third and fourth series of the award-winning comedy show – plus Christmas specialsFirst broadcast in 1981, Only Fools and Horses soon became a firm favourite with viewers, running for 22 years and 64 episodes and attracting record-breaking audiences. It received myriad awards, including several BAFTAs, and in 2022 it was named the nation’s best-loved TV programme of all time.In these pukka episodes, you can relive all the best moments from Series 3 and 4, as Rodney tries to go it alone, Del goes into the antiques business, a fishing trip to Cornwall takes a turn for the worse, and the Trotters embark on a decorating venture – only to find that they get the bird. And as the brothers try to cope with Grandad's death, a new era begins with the arrival of their long-lost, seafaring Uncle Albert…Also featured are two Christmas specials – ‘Thicker than Water’, in which a Christmas visitor throws the Trotter household into confusion, and ‘To Hull and Back’, which finds the family taking to the ocean on another money-making adventure.Created and written by John Sullivan, these classic comedy capers star David Jason as Del Boy, Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney, Lennard Pearce as Grandad and Buster Merryfield as Uncle Albert.Production creditsCreated and written by John SullivanTheme songs written, composed and performed by John SullivanProduced by Ray ButtDirected by Ray Butt and Susan BelbinRegular castDel – David JasonRodney – Nicholas LyndhurstGrandad – Lennard PearceUncle Albert – Buster MerryfieldTrigger – Roger Lloyd PackBoycie – John ChallisMickey Pearce – Patrick MurrayMarlene – Sue HoldernessDenzil – Paul BarberMike – Kenneth MacDonaldRoy Slater – Jim BroadbentSid – Roy HeatherOther cast includes: Ron Pember, Gilly Flower, Renee Roberts, John Bryans, Sandra Payne, Miles Rinaldi, Glynn Sweet, Rex Robinson, Dev Sagoo, Mike Carnell, Ray Mort, Bill Ward, Christopher Malcolm, Michael Stainton, Lucita
      
19348. Only Fools And Horses: Series 1 & 2: 15 Classic Tv Soundtracks Including Christmas Specials : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The complete soundtracks of the first two series of the iconic comedy show, plus Christmas specialsOften voted Britain’s best-loved sitcom, Only Fools and Horses ran on BBC One from 1981 to 2003, spanning seven series and 16 Christmas specials. Created and written by John Sullivan, the show won a string of awards, including BAFTAs, and the 1996 episode ‘Time on Our Hands’ attracted more than 24 million viewers, the highest ever for a British comedy. It remains one of the most celebrated and enduring programmes in UK television history.Now you can revisit how it all began, as we’re introduced to the Trotter trio – market trader and entrepreneur Del Boy (David Jason), his ‘little bruv’ Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), who reluctantly gets roped in to Del’s dodgy dealings, and Grandad (Lennard Pearce), who minds their Peckham flat from the comfort of his armchair.When Rodney becomes a partner in Trotters Independent Traders, things don’t go quite as he’d hoped. Despite Del’s assurances that ‘this time next year, we’ll be millionaires’, his money-making wheezes always seem to backfire – from a bit of bother with some briefcases to an open-top bus tour that doesn’t attract any punters and a chandelier-cleaning scheme that ends in disaster… Plus, in ‘Christmas Crackers’, the Trotters contemplate yet another Christmas of TV repeats, closed pubs and Grandad's cooking; and in ‘Diamonds are for Heather’, Del meets a new woman – can romance cure his yuletide blues?Production creditsCreated and written by John SullivanTheme songs written, composed and performed by John SullivanProduced by Ray ButtDirected by Martin Shardlow and Ray Butt‘Christmas Crackers’ produced and directed by Bernard ThompsonRegular castDel – David JasonRodney – Nicholas LyndhurstGrandad – Lennard PearceTrigger – Roger Lloyd PackBoycie – John ChallisSid – Roy HeatherOther cast includes: Peta Bernard, Nick Stringer, Barry Wilmore, Jo-Anne Good, Carol
      
19349. Incarnations: India In 50 Lives : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The lives and afterlives of 50 incredible Indian people from ancient India to the 21st century'Essential... whoppingly aurally intense' New Statesman'... makes the mind fly across time, place and history. You may smile as, mentally, you walk alongside Khilnani up some flinty slope. You will keep thinking about what he said long after.' The TelegraphHistorian Sunil Khilnani, Professor of History and Politics at Ashoka University, takes listeners on an immersive, whirlwind journey from ancient India to the 21st century through the life stories of 50 remarkable individuals, exploring their surprising legacies and illuminating both the wonders and the urgent conflicts of India today.From the 5th century grammarian Panini, a pioneer in algorithmic thinking, to the wandering poetess Mirabai, challenger of the gender and caste order; from Malik Ambar, a 16th century north African who became a Deccan kingmaker, to Dhirubhai Ambani, the 20th century entrepreneur whose son now ranks among the world's richest billionaires; from Lakshmibai, the 19th century queen who enjoyed weightlifting, wrestling and steeplechasing, and who became a lightning rod for India's attitudes to women, to the contemporary painter M.F. Husain, who shaped a distinctive Indian modernism; Khilnani brings to life an extraordinary panorama of India's most revealing and resonant lives.Guests featured include Javed Akhtar, one of the great songwriters of Indian cinema, renowned actress Sharmila Tagore, historian Romila Thapar, poet Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, artists Howard Hodgkin and Bharti Kher, Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, author and political activist Arundhati Roy, and Sanskrit scholar Sheldon Pollock.With the help of these experts, Khilnani investigates the lives of political strategists and social reformers, filmmakers and farmers, mathematicians and religious gurus, warriors and saints, artists and slaves, industry titans and freedom fighters, who have co-existed in a country bound tog
      
19350. Unmade Movies: Arthur Miller's The Hook: A Bbc Radio 4 Adaptation Of The Unproduced Screenplay : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Arthur Miller's unproduced screenplay about a 1950s Brooklyn dock worker who takes a stand against corruption, directed by Adrian NobleThe annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.The Hook, one of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, is set in New York's docks in 1951, where hundreds of longshoremen queue up at dawn hoping to be given a counter and a place in the day's gang. It's hard, dangerous work, but in a world ruled by corrupt union bosses on the take, they have no choice but to accept it. Then a tragedy occurs, and one man, Marty Ferrara, decides to fight back...Arthur Miller was America's leading post-war playwright, but his credits also include several successful movie scripts, among them the 1961 classic The Misfits. Developed with Elia Kazan, The Hook was shelved when Miller refused to comply with Columbia Pictures' demands that he make the corrupt union bosses Communists. However, it went on to inspire both Kazan's On the Waterfront and Miller's A View from the Bridge. This dazzling production marks director Adrian Noble's radio debut, and stars Elliot Cowan (Lost in Austen) as Marty, with Tim Pigott-Smith (The Jewel in the Crown) as Farragut. It is narrated by David Suchet, who flawlessly reads Miller's directions, describing the action we can't see. Gritty, powerful and resonant, this rediscovered masterpiece will have you hooked from beginning to end.Production creditsWritten by Arthur MillerAdapted for radio by Laurence BowenDirected by Adrian NobleProduced by Laurence BowenSound Design: Wilfredo
      
19351. Unmade Movies: Harold Pinter's Victory: A Bbc Radio 4 Adaptation Of The Unproduced Screenplay : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Harold Pinter's unproduced screenplay of Joseph Conrad's last great novel, specially adapted for radio by Sir Richard Eyre'All radio drama should be at this level' SpectatorThe annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.One of seven of these 'unmade movies' available on audio, Victory is a dark, morally complex drama set in the Dutch East Indies in 1900. It tells the story of Baron Heyst, a mysterious Swedish recluse living alone on a deserted island whose life is changed forever when he visits a neighbouring island, and falls in love with young English violinist Lena. Pursued by predatory older men, Lena is drawn to Heyst, and escapes with him to his island retreat...The foremost playwright of his generation, Harold Pinter was also a celebrated screenwriter, who wrote the scripts for hit movies including The Servant, The Go-Between and The French Lieutenant's Woman. Victory, however, was judged too expensive for Hollywood - but, courtesy of this special adaptation by award-winning director Sir Richard Eyre, it has finally seen the light of day. Bjarne Henriksen (The Killing) stars as Heyst, with Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) as Lena and Mark Strong (Cruella) as Ricardo, while narrator Simon Russell Beale sets the scene with directions and descriptions from Pinter's screenplay, some taken directly from Conrad's original novel. So sit back, grab some popcorn and let this epic production play out on the biggest screen of all - that of your imagination.Production creditsWritten by Harold PinterBased on Victory: An Island Tale
      
19352. Unmade Movies: Harold Pinter's The Dreaming Child: A Bbc Radio 4 Adaptation Of The Unproduced Screenplay : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Harold Pinter's unproduced screenplay of Karen Blixen's intriguing short story of love and loss'An important addition to the Pinter canon' The StageThe annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.The Dreaming Child, one of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, is an eerie, enigmatic drama set in Bristol in 1868. Emily Carter, married to a wealthy man, is haunted by her first love, who died at sea. Unable to have children, she and her husband Tom adopt a young slum child - but Jack is no ordinary boy, and seems to have an uncanny knowledge of his new home and family...Renowned for his critically-acclaimed plays, Harold Pinter also wrote many outstanding film scripts, including Accident, Betrayal and The Pumpkin Eater. The Dreaming Child was commissioned in 1997 by actress Julia Ormond, who wanted to produce and direct, but the project never got the green light - until now. Lydia Leonard (Last Christmas) stars as Emily, with Bertie Carvel (The Sister) as Tom, Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) as Peggy and Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax) as the narrator, who provides the 'establishing shots' - the stage directions and descriptions from the screenplay. Moving, mesmerising and mysterious, this remarkable production is a triumphant fulfilment of Pinter's great artistic vision.Production creditsWritten by Harold PinterBased on 'The Dreaming Child' by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen)Adapted by Joanna Hogg and Laurence BowenDirected by Joanna HoggProduced by Laurence BowenSound design: Wilfredo AcostaA Feelgood Fiction production fo
      
19353. Unmade Movies: Hitchcock's The Blind Man: A Bbc Radio 4 Adaptation Of The Unproduced Screenplay : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Alfred Hitchcock and Ernest Lehman's unfinished screenplay, completed by Mark Gatiss'Achingly tense scenes... and a masterpiece of a climax' Radio TimesThe annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.One of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, The Blind Man is set in 1961, and features a famous blind jazz pianist, Larry Keating, who agrees to a pioneering surgical procedure: an eye transplant. The operation is a success, but his new eyes are those of a murdered man - and burned onto their retina is the image of his killer. Can Larry track him down before he strikes again?The proposed follow-up to North by Northwest, The Blind Man was to be set in Disneyland and star Jimmy Stewart - but Walt Disney refused permission, Stewart pulled out and Lehman dropped the project, leading to a 16-year rift with Hitchcock. Decades later, the unfinished script was rediscovered by producer Laurence Bowen in a research institute in Texas - along with extensive notes and letters between Hitchcock and Lehman. Completed and directed by Mark Gatiss, it stars Hugh Laurie (House) as Larry and Rebecca Front (The Thick of It) as Sylvia, with Peter Serafinowicz (Shaun of the Dead) giving a masterly impression of Hitchcock as the narrator. Prepare to be blown away by this explosive new psychological thriller from the Master of Suspense...Production creditsWritten by Alfred Hitchcock and Ernest LehmanCompleted and directed by Mark GatissAdapted for radio by Laurence BowenProduced by Laurence Bowen and Peter EttedguiCo-Producer: Laurent Bouzerea
      
19354. The Goon Show: Volume 34: Four Episodes Of The Anarchic Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
Four classic episodes of the iconic radio comedy series starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry SecombeTales of Old Dartmoor – Series 6, Episode 21 (7 February 1956)The Sleeping Prince – Series 7, Episode 6 (14 February 1957)Robin Hood – Series 7, Christmas Special (25 December 1988)The Moon Show – Series 7, Episode 18 (31 January 1957)Goon but not forgotten! The Goons’ surreal clowning delighted radio audiences between 1951 and 1960. Inventive and hugely influential, they paved the way for a new type of comedy and their legacy lives on today. Here’s a chance to enjoy them once more at their brilliant best.In these four episodes, written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens, prison governor Seagoon relocates his inmates to the south of France, and Neddie becomes president of Yakabakoo and tries to quell a revolution. Plus, the Sheriff of Nottingham is out to capture Robin Hood, and in search of romance, Neddie Seagoon cries for the moon.Please note: due to the age of the source material, the sound quality may vary.
      
19355. Unmade Movies: Hammer Horror's The Unquenchable Thirst Of Dracula: A Bbc Radio 4 Adaptation Of The Unproduced Screenplay : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Dracula travels to 1930s India in this celebrated unproduced Hammer Horror script, directed by Mark GatissThe annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.In The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula, one of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, it is 1934, and young Englishwoman Penny is travelling by train across India in search of her missing sister. En route, she meets sibling artistes Prem and Lakshmi, who have been hired by a Maharajah and his wife, the Rani, to entertain their aristocratic European guest. But evil lurks in the hidden caverns beneath the ancient palace, where the acolytes of a fiendish blood cult await their next human sacrifice...The intended follow-up to Scars of Dracula, this exotic, blood-drenched tale was nearly filmed on location in India in the early '70s, but financing problems meant it was dropped in favour of Dracula, AD 1972. Rescued from Hammer's vaults, it has been resurrected by Mark Gatiss, and is the first new Hammer Horror Dracula production in 43 years. It stars Anna Madeley (All Creatures Great and Small) as Penny, with Nikesh Patel (Indian Summers) as Prem, Ayesha Dharker (The Indian Doctor) as Lakshmi and Meera Syal (Goodness Gracious Me) as the Rani. Lewis MacLeod (Dead Ringers) channels Christopher Lee as the iconic Count, and Michael Sheen (Staged) narrates. Get ready for a terrifying, edge-of-your-seat encounter as the Prince of Darkness rises from his grave once more...Production creditsWritten by Anthony HindsDirected by Mark GatissProduced by Laurence Bowen and Peter Ettedgu
      
19356. A Small Town Murder: The Complete Series 1-14 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Meera Syal stars as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell in this thrilling police proceduralWest Midlands copper Jackie Hartwell has one of the toughest jobs in CID: comforting and supporting grieving relatives in the aftermath of a serious crime. But there's much more to what she does than providing tea and sympathy. Part social worker, part savvy investigator, she needs to be able to win the trust of families, while simultaneously keeping a watchful eye on their behaviour and reactions. Because often, the suspect she's searching for isn't far from home...As an FLO, she's closer to the people involved than any of her colleagues, and can investigate in a way they can't. With her combination of empathy, intuition and razor-sharp observation, she's often the first to get to the truth - but sometimes, the truth can have tragic consequences. In these 14 series, we follow Jackie as she supports those caught up in nightmarish situations, such as murder, fatal accidents, abduction or a missing child. Some are harbouring secrets, others have a guilty conscience - but they're all victims, and they all need her help...Written by Scott Cherry (Babblewick Hall) and starring Meera Syal as Jackie, with Matthew Marsh as DI Peter Sanders, this captivating crime drama features a host of well-known actors including Barbara Flynn, Lizzy McInnerny, Robert Glenister, Amanda Root, Ben Onwukwe and Ayesha Antoine.Written by Scott CherryProduced and directed by Clive BrillA Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4 (Series 1-6)A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4 (Series 7-14)© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19357. The Dark Between The Trees : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.1647: A small group of Parliamentarian soldiers are ambushed in an isolated part of Northern England. Their only hope for survival is to flee into the nearby Moresby Wood... unwise though that may seem. For Moresby Wood is known to be an unnatural place, the realm of witchcraft and shadows, where the devil is said to go walking by moonlight... Seventeen men enter the wood. Only two are ever seen again, and the stories they tell of what happened make no sense. Stories of shifting landscapes, of trees that appear and disappear at will... and of something else. Something dark. Something hungry. Today, five women are headed into Moresby Wood to discover, once and for all, what happened to that unfortunate group of soldiers. Led by Dr Alice Christopher, an historian who has devoted her entire academic career to uncovering the secrets of Moresby Wood. Armed with metal detectors, GPS units, mobile phones and the most recent map of the area (which is nearly 50 years old), Dr Christopher's group enters the wood ready for anything. Or so they think.© Fiona Barnett 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19358. Cold Water : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.In a Europe fractured by a flu pandemic and crippled by economic collapse, the continent has fractured into a hundred tiny principalities of ever-shifting loyalties, borders and covert operations. For Carey Tews, a former operative with Les Coureurs des Bois - a clandestine organisation of high-risk smugglers - Europe and the coureurs are in her past. Her legend in Hungary is blown six way from Sunday, and even if she could go back to working in Europe, she wouldn't. That is until an old friend and lover is declared dead in mysterious circumstances. What she doesn't know is that the investigation will take her to places she couldn't even imagine.© Dave Hutchinson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19359. The Surf : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Elerie Astrada is hanging in almost-space, awaiting launch.Ultsurf is a popular, high-stakes relay race contested at the edge of a planet's atmosphere. It's fast, hard and dangerous: it isn't a bloodsport, but blood is often spilled. It is also highly illegal. And Ele is at the top of her game, just a few wins away from the major leagues. But making the fastest Split isn't Ele's biggest challenge. When her childhood friend India blackmails her with knowledge of her Ultsurfing career, Ele's thrown into the politics of money and power, and way over her head. As a pawn in India's scheme, Ele digs up everything she can on her Ultsurf rivals, the Royals-through drugs, espionage and violence-to ensure her team's victory. It's brought her to this moment. Everything is in place, every deal done. Then the starter whistle blows... © Kwaku Osei-Afrifa 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19360. Nemesis The Warlock: The Complete Books 1-4: The Classic 2000 Ad Graphic Novel In Full-cast Audio : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Termight, a world at the heart of a cruel galactic empire. A world devastated by nuclear warfare. Deep below ground its inhabitants try to eke out a mere existence, continually threatened by the Terminators, led by the diabolically evil Torquemada.Torquemada, a twisted human despot intent on purging all alien life from the galaxy and punishing the deviants. His motto: Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave! There is a resistance though, and a new kind of hero. Meet Nemesis the Warlock, champion of the coming rebellion! This vast and arcane tome contains the first four books of the Nemesis saga.Featuring Patrick Warner as Nemesis and an ensemble cast including Keith Allen, Natalie Simpson and Roy Macmillan, long-time fans of Nemesis the Warlock and newcomers alike will be transported to the brutal world of Termight for an immersive listening experience like no other.Also available: Judge Dredd: Dredd v Death Judge Dredd: America Judge Dredd: The Pit Judge Anderson: Shambala © Rebellion 2000 AD Ltd 2006 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19361. Rogue Trooper: Welcome To Nu Earth: The Classic 2000 Ad Graphic Novel In Full-cast Audio : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Nu-Earth, a battle-ravaged world forever scarred by an ongoing war between the Nort and Souther armies. The poison atmosphere makes it hostile to all who fight there, with the exception of one person - the Rogue Trooper. A biologically-engineered war machine, Rogue Trooper is searching for the traitor General responsible for the deaths of his clone brothers. Together with his three 'dead' bio-chipped comrades, Gunner, Bagman and Helm, he won't stop until he has succeeded in his personal mission of revenge! Featuring Chuku Modu as Rogue Trooper with a full cast including Rupert Degas, Vaughn Joseph, Ako Mitchell and Mitchell Mullen long-time fans and newcomers alike will be transported to the hostile world of Nu-Earth for an immersive listening experience like no other. Also available: Judge Dredd: Dredd v Death Judge Dredd: America Judge Dredd: The Pit Judge Anderson: Shambala ©2013 Rebellion 2000 AD Ltd (P)2022 Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing
      
19362. Judge Anderson: Shamballa: The Classic 2000 Ad Graphic Novel In Full-cast Audio : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.In Mega-City One a brutal murder is discovered, seemingly of unnatural origin. Around the globe there is a massive surge in psychic phenomena as people fall prey to visions and religious mania. It seems that the world is on the brink of a psychic apocalypse and Psi-Judge Anderson must travel into the heart of Tibet to find the source of the disturbance! This collection bring together the very best of Alan Grant's (Lobo) and Arthur Ranson's (Button Man) work on this iconic comics character.Featuring Amber Rose Revah as Judge Cassandra Anderson and an ensemble cast including Adam Basil and Doug Cockle, long-time fans and newcomers alike will be transported to the dystopian Mega-City One for an immersive listening experience like no other.Also available:Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs DeathJudge Dredd: Origins Judge Dredd: AmericaJudge Dredd: The Pit© Rebellion 2000 AD Ltd 2008 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19363. Judge Dredd: Dredd V Death: The Classic 2000 Ad Graphic Novel In Full-cast Audio : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. The essential Judge Dredd graphic novel series - the ultimate introduction to the Lawman of the Future!The crime is life! The Judgement is death! When Judge Death enters Mega-City One from a parallel dimension, his plan is simple: to find every single living cit and sentence them - to death! The critically acclaimed Essential Dredd Collection is a perfect jumping on point for new readers and this volume introduces Judge Death, the Dark Judges and wisecracking Psi Judge Cassandra Anderson.Featuring Adam Basil as Judge Dredd with an ensemble cast including Amber Rose Revah, Peter Serafinowicz and Doug Cockle, long-time fans and newcomers to the world of Judge Dredd will be transported to Mega-City One for an immersive listening experience like no other. Also available: Judge Dredd: Origins Judge Dredd: America Judge Dredd: The Pit Judge Anderson: ShamballaWhen people think of Dredd enemies
      
19364. Judge Dredd: Origins: The Classic 2000 Ad Graphic Novel In Full-cast Audio : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. The essential Judge Dredd graphic novel series - the ultimate introduction to the Lawman of the Future! An unusual delivery is made to the Grand Hall of Justice, a package that will force Dredd to lead a mission into the Cursed Earth and into the darkest recesses of the history of the Judges and Mega-City One... Now in this much-anticipated Dredd epic, history is written by Dredd co-creators John Wagner (A History of Violence) and Carlos Ezquerra (Strontium Dog) with a special introductory tale featuring the art of Kev Walker (ABC Warriors: Khronicles of Khaos).Featuring Adam Basil as Judge Dredd alongside a full cast including Stuart Milligan, Colin Salmon and Doug Cockle, fans of Judge Dredd and newcomers to Mega-City One alike will be transported to this post-nuclear world for an immersive listening experience like no other.Also available: Judge Dredd: Dredd v Death Judge Dredd: America Judge Dredd: The Pit Judge Anderson: Shamballa©2021 Rebellion 2000 AD Ltd (P)2022 Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing
      
19365. Slaughtered Gods : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.ALL SHALL PERISHNorse chiefs meet Christian kings on Midgard's battlefields, as Loki's army of the dead clashes with Odin's golden shields on Asgard. An ancient premonition of death hangs over all. Only two are free to choose their paths, to prevent the annihilation of the Nine Worlds: Ragnar, a storyteller who holds all fates in his hands, and Hilda, a warrior with no fate at all. Death, pain, and fear. © Thilde Kold Holdt 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19366. Kid Wolf And Kraken Boy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Kid" Wolffe is an up-and-coming boxer in 1920s New York. An honest fighter's got little chance at success on the mob-controlled circuit-until ambitious lieutenant "Hinky" Friedman starts making moves to take over her boss's business
      
19367. Us Than Deadly Magic Or An Underworld Turf War...© Sam J Miller 2022 P Penguin Audio And Rebellion Publishing 2022" : AudiobooksNow
      
19368. The Godbreaker : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.War comes to Narida and Nothing Will Be The Same Again.As the Black Keep Council prepares for war, journeying far to protect their lands and friend, The God-King and his sister try to keep Narida together in the face of betrayal while the Splinter King remains at large. The Golden and his hordes of raiders press their advantage and sweep across the land with unholy powers. Sacrifices will be made, and not everyone will make it back to Black Keep alive...© Mike Brooks 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19369. Unto The Godless What Little Remains : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.The internet is a lonesome god.Liverloin is a fractured man, a collection of personas-artificial constructs of wants, fears and needs-created by underground science-artists to help him hide in a hyper-connected world. But he can't hide from Big Momma.She is the living internet, a benevolent AI who knows everything and everyone... and somehow is in love with Liverloin.Agent Stevly works for DAIS, an AI on the other side of the internet: the darkness to Big Momma's light. DAIS's agents manipulate news, information and media and pull the strings behind world events, but DAIS cannot control Big Momma or understand why she loves Liverloin. Agent Stevly, bound body and soul to DAIS, will stop at nothing to find the answer.© Mário Coelho 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19370. Sniper Elite: Origins - Three Original Stories Set In The World Of The Hit Video Game : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Sniper Elite: Origins is three original stories set in the world of the hit video game that explore the beginnings of Karl Fairburne, the Sniper Elite. In Water Line Karl Fairburn is a new recruit fighting on the front line. Battle weary, low on morale and holding a bridge in a rear-guard action to delay the German onslaught. This is where he comes to understand his place in the war. The beginning of his training for life behind the lines starts in Home Ground. Karl is recruited into the SOE to learn sabotage, espionage and assassination. His training is interrupted by a nighttime enemy attack. Follow his first mission far behind enemy lines in By the Sword where countless lives depended on the success of his mission, and there would be untold destruction if he failed. Sniper Elite: Origins fills in the background of the Sniper with three exciting stories that should be a must-read for any Sniper fan.© Scott K. Andrews, Sandy Mitchell, and Chris Roberson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19371. Tune In Tomorrow : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.She's just a small town girl, with big mythic dreams. Starr Weatherby came to New York to become... well, a star. But after ten years and no luck, she's offered a big role - on a show no one has ever heard of. And there's a reason for that. It's a 'reality' show beyond the Veil, human drama, performed for the entertainment of the Fae. But as Starr shifts from astounded newcomer to rising fan favourite, she learns about the show's dark underbelly - and mysterious disappearance of her predecessor. She'll do whatever it takes to keep her dream job - though she might just bring down the show in the process.© Randee Dawn 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19372. Apocalypse War Dossier : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Mega City One it's a powderkeg waiting to blow on its best day. There isn't a moment when tentions aren't running high and the City isn't ready to crack. But there's something new going on something, something bad it's a block war. It's Block Mania and no one is immune, not even the Judges. But this is all prelude to invasion. The East-Meg One Sov's have infected Mega City One with Block-Mania to throw the city into massive, bloody turf wars. There are troops on the ground, bombs are dropping and the Mega City One is on fire. And the Judges are drawing the line and Mega City One is about to burn.Apocalypse War tells the on the ground stories of the Judges in Mega City One during the events of epic Block Mania and Apocalyse War story arch.© John Ware 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19373. The Knave Of Secrets : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.When gambler and failed magician Valen Quinol is given the opportunity to play in the Forbearance Game-the invitation-only game where players gamble with secrets-he can't resist. Or refuse, as it turns out... Wedged between the empires of Cadogna and L'Ombre, tiny Valtiffe holds on tightly to its independence-and to the opportunities for trade, politics and smuggling it offers. But powerful forces are bearing down on the island nation, and soon Valen and his misfit crew are caught up in a game where the fates of whole countries are at stake, and lives are as easily discarded as playing cards. © Alex Livingston (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19374. Ion Curtain : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Citizens of the Federation. Greetings from the Core."Lieutenant Kalina Sokolova is aid to Counter-Admiral Kasparov the major strategist for the Russian navy. Kalina is also an agent of the Jinyiwei
      
19375. Ter Sense They Take It And Run. The Un Wants It And The Russians Want It Back. Solitaire And His Crew Are On The Run From The Most Powerful Forces In The System : AudiobooksNow
      
19376. Under Fortunate Stars : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Stranded in the DarkIn the final throes of the generations-long war with the alien Felen, smuggler Jereth Keeven's junk freighter breaks down in a strange rift in deep space, with little chance of rescue - until they encounter a science vessel that claims to be from 152 years in the future. Engineer Uma Ozakka has always been fascinated with the past, especially the desperate peace mission that ended the war with the Felen and ushered in a new age of collaboration - a mission Keeven's first mate Leesongronski is supposed to be leading right now. If Ozakka is right, more than the fates of two ships hangs in the balance... © Ren Hutchings (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19377. Flames Of Mira : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.People like Ig are born from life-threatening trials that bind periodic elements to the human body, forged in the boiling volcanoes and subterranean passages under Mira's frozen lands. One of the most powerful known elementals, he is forced to work as an enforcer for Magnate Sorrelo Adriann - cursed with a flesh binding - magic that will kill him at the first sign of disobedience.When Sorrelo is overthrown, Ig quickly learns he can do worse - far worse - than what has been asked from him so far. If he can't escape the flesh binding in time, Ig will have to kill friend and foe alike as his master seeks to reclaim the throne or sacrifice himself trying. © Clay Harmon (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19378. Saint Death's Daughter : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Life gets complicated when Death gets involved.To be born into a family of royal assassins pretty much guarantees that your life is going to be... rather unusual. Especially if, like Miscellaneous Lanie" Stones
      
19379. Other Plans... © C. S. E. Cooney P Penguin Audio And Rebellion Publishing 2022" : AudiobooksNow
      
19380. Bad Gods : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.All Tastes! All Species! All Currencies!You can find anything in Scalentine, the city of portals, but you won't find a better brothel than the Red Lantern. And its proprietor, Babylon Steel (ex-mercenary, ex-priestess, ex... lots of things), means to keep it that way. But a prurient cult are protesting in the streets, sex workers are disappearing, and Babylon has bills to pay. When the powerful Diplomatic Section hires her - off the books - to find a missing heiress, she has to take the job. And then her past starts to catch up with her... © Gaie Sebold (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19381. Ogres : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Ogres are bigger than you. Ogres are stronger than you. Ogres rule the world.It's always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call. Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It's always been that way. It's the natural order of the world. And they only eat people sometimes.But when the headman's son, Torquell, dares lift his hand against the landlord's son, he sets himself on a path to learn the terrible truth about the Ogres, and about the dark sciences that ensured their rule. © Adrian Tchaikovsky (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19382. The Void Ascendant : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Seven years ago, the last survivor of Earth crashed through uncountable dimensions and fetched up in a strange new world. Now Nick Prasad owes his life and livelihood to the royal family that employs him as a prophet, even though they are servants of the Ancient Ones who destroyed his home. When a long-expected war breaks out, he's eager to help organize troops and supplies... until he's approached by a spy who claims to possess a secret that could end the reign of the Ancient Ones forever. The first step is jailbreaking a god who's probably been locked up a little too long (and that's the easy part). Nick must choose between joining a fragile resistance founded on secrets and lies, or revealing it to the enemies he's sworn to serve. But if everything works, there might be a chance to free the entire multiverse from the grasp of the Ancient Ones... both past and future. © Premee Mohamed (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19383. The Chosen Twelve : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.There are 22 candidates. There are 12 seats.The last interstellar colony ship is down to its final batch of humans after the robots in charge unhelpfully deleted the rest. But rebooting a species and training them for the arduous task of colonisation isn't easy - especially when the planet below is filled with monsters, the humans are more interested in asking questions than learning, and the robots are all programmed to kill each other. But the fate of humanity rests on creating a new civilization on the planet below, and there are twelve seats on the lander. Will manipulation or loyalty save the day? © James Breakwell (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19384. The Immortality Thief : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.When linguist and smuggler Sean Wren is blackmailed into a job to get some data off an ancient ship, he's not expecting it to be the Philosopher's Stone: a literal recipe for immortality. Unfortunately, he's not the only one looking. The undying Ministers, mysterious aliens that have ruled over humanity for thousands of years, want the data too. So does the Republic, the last free human government. To add to the fun, the map to the treasure is in a long-lost language, the ship's filled with dangerous traps and genetically-engineered monsters, and the nearby star's going supernova in a few days. Easy job, right?© Taran Hunt 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19385. The Carnival Of Ash : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Cadenza is the City of Words, a city run by poets, its skyline dominated by the steepled towers of its libraries, its heart beating to the stamp and thrum of the printing presses in the Printing Quarter. Carlo Mazzoni, a young wordsmith arrives at the city gates intent on making his name as the bells ring out with the news of the death of the city's poet-leader. Instead, he finds himself embroiled with the intrigues of a city in turmoil, the looming prospect of war with their rival Venice ever-present. A war that threatens not only to destroy Cadenza but remove it from history altogether... © Tom Beckerlegge(P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19386. Someone In Time : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Love brought together or torn apart by time travel.This anthology is the latest collection of time-travel romance sci-fi short stories from prominent, award-winning sci-fi authors including Nina Allan, Carrie Vaughn, and Seanan McGuire. Follow timetravelers of all genders as they go backward and forward in time, sometimes to save the one they love, other times as a sacrifice, and others simply because it's their job. Some travel through memory, others through dreams, and others still through time machines to touch people who would otherwise be out of reach, and to join them together. Some of the stories are funny, some are sad and poignant, some are tales of fresh love and some of love forever lost, but they all are rather wonderful. Including stories by: Alix E. Harrow, Zen Cho, Seanan McGuire, Sarah Gailey, Jeffrey Ford, Nina Allan, Elizabeth Hand, Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Catherynne M. Valente, Sam J. Miller, Rowan Coleman, Margo Lanagan, Sameem Siddiqui, Theodora Goss, Carrie Vaughn, Ellen Klages© Jonathan Strahan (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19387. The Outfit : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Lies and double-crosses, secret police and explosions, a carriage chase, a mattress stuffed with cash and a one-eyed master of disguise...In 1907, the revolutionary Joseph Djugashvili - who would later take the name Joseph Stalin - met with an old friend, a clerk at the Tiflis branch of the State Bank of the Russian Empire, for a glass of milk. Over talk of national pride, the spirit of the new century and Djugashvili's poetry, they agreed the beginnings of a plan. With the aid of the Outfit, Djugashvili's hardened crew of expropriators
      
19388. The Second Shooter : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Journalist Mike Karras has heard a lot of strange things, but they're about to get stranger... and a lot more dangerous.Accounts of a 'second shooter' have attended on every assassination since JFK, but there's rarely any proof. Commissioned by a small conspiracy-minded publisher to research the phenomenon, Mike draws someone's attention, getting him implicated in a bombing, and on the run from... well, everyone.Joined by Rahel Alazar, who claims to have been saved by God during a shooting at church, Mike may have learned enough to stop a massacre-or get himself killed.© Nick Mamatas (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2021
      
19389. Judges Volume Three : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.United States of America, 2051 A.D.It has been twenty years since Eustace Fargo's justice bill was passed. There are new weapons on the streets and vast city blocks rising to the sky, as the first human being sets out to visit another star system. New York, California and Texas cry out for autonomy, chafing against a federal government they feel has lost control. Reeling from news of Chief Justice Fargo's death in service, the nation asks: has it all been worth it? © Michael Carroll, C. E. Murphy, and Zina Hutton (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19390. When The Sparrow Falls : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.In the future, AI are everywhere - over half the human race lives online. But in the Caspian Republic, the last true human beings have made their stand; and now the repressive, one-party state is locked in perpetual cold war with the outside world.Security Agent Nikolai South is given a seemingly mundane task; escorting a dead journalist's widow while she visits the Caspian Republic to identify her husband's remains. But Paulo Xirau was AI; and as Nikolai and Lily delve deeper into the circumstances surrounding Paulo's death, South must choose between his loyalty to his country and his conscience.© Neil Sharpson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2021
      
19391. Firesky : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Relentless. Unstoppable. Dragon.Desire burns in Stratus' soul, powerful like an inferno. With his memory returning, he finally knows who-and what-he is. His is a dragon, brought low by the hand of a dark magician known as the Worm King, separated from his true love, tortured for centuries and now trapped inside the body of a human. But with the memories of his old life comes a return of his true magic, and with it, his true form is slowly returning. And Stratus wants revenge. Bloody and relentless, he slaughters his way through hordes of the undead to reach his archenemy, fighting not only for his own justice but for the whole of humanity...© Mark de Jager (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2021
      
19392. Sinopticon : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction - thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English - represents a unique exploration of the nation's speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni. From the renowned Jiang Bo's 'Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wang's 'The Tide of Moon City', and Anna Wu's 'Meisje met de Parel', this is a collection for all fans of great fiction. Award winners, bestsellers, screenwriters, playwrights, philosophers, university lecturers and computer programmers, these thirteen writers represent the breadth of Chinese SF, from new to old: Gu Shi, Han Song, Hao Jingfang, Nian Yu, Wang Jinkang, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo.© Xueting Christine Ni (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2021
      
19393. The Black Coast : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.War Dragons. Fearsome Raiders. A Daemonic Warlord on the Rise.When the citizens of Black Keep see ships on the horizon, terror takes them because they know who is coming: for generations, the keep has been raided by the fearsome clanspeople of Tjakorsha. Saddling their war dragons, Black Keep's warriors rush to defend their home only to discover that the clanspeople have not come to pillage at all. Driven from their own land by a daemonic despot who prophesises the end of the world, the raiders come in search of a new home . . .Meanwhile the wider continent of Narida is lurching toward war. Black Keep is about to be caught in the crossfire - if only its new mismatched society can survive.The start of an unmissable fantasy series.© 2021 Mike Brooks (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2021
      
19394. Look Back In Anger: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Production : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
David Tennant stars in this BBC Radio adaptation of John Osborne's provocative 1956 play about the original 'angry young man', Jimmy Porter.John Osborne's 'kitchen sink' drama Look Back in Anger sparked a generation of 'angry young men' and led to the resurgence of realism in theatre. Reprising his stage role from 2005, David Tennant stars in this radio adaptation, which was produced to commemorate the play's 60th anniversary.Look Back in Anger focuses on the relationship between an educated but disaffected working-class young man, Jimmy Porter, and his equally intelligent but dispassionate wife, Alison, who comes from an upper-middle class military family. Having pushed back against her family so they could be together, Jimmy is now disillusioned by the class divide between them and constantly belittles her.Keeping the peace is their friendly Welsh lodger, Cliff. However, the arrival of Alison's friend Helena pushes the couple to breaking point. Can Alison and Jimmy ever reconcile? And should they even try?Also starring Ian McKellen as Alison's father, the Colonel, alongside Nancy Carroll as Alison, Daniel Evans as Cliff and Claire Price as Helena, this magnificent production encapsulates the play's original bite and still disturbs and questions in equal measure.Director: Richard WilsonProducer: Clive BrillA Brill production for BBC Radio 4First broadcast in April 2016©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19395. The Goon Show: Volume 33: Four Episodes Of The Anarchic Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
Four classic episodes of the legendary BBC radio comedy starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.Foiled by President Fred – Series 6, Episode 7 (1 November 1955)Personal Narrative – Series 7, Episode 8 (22 November 1956)Round the World in Eighty Days – Series 7, Episode 21 (21 February 1957)The Missing Boa Constrictor – Series 7, Episode 25 (21 March 1957)Goon but not forgotten! One of the most popular and influential comedy teams on radio, the Goons ruled the airwaves between 1951 and 1960. Their innovative, irreverent humour, inspired lunacy and surreal clowning set the trend for a new kind of comedy, and their legacy continues to endure today.In these four digitally-remastered episodes, written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens, gas meter inspector Seagoon heads to South America over an unpaid bill; Neddie Seagoon RN, Captain of HMS Resolute, faces the Dutch fleet in 1662; Lord Seagoon makes a wager with Count Moriarty, and Ned attempts to raffle a boa constrictor, leading to big trouble in Birmingham.
      
19396. The Goon Show: Volume 32: Four Episodes Of The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
Four more hilarious episodes of the groundbreaking BBC radio comedy starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. Forog – Series 5, Episode 13 (21 December 1954) The Six Ingots of Leadenhall Street (aka The Terrible Blasting of Moreton’s Bank) – Series 5, Episode 23 (1 March 1955) The Tale of Men’s Shirts – Series 10, Episode 2 (31 December 1959)The Scarlet Capsule – Series 9, Episode 14 (2 February 1959) Goon but not forgotten! Here is a chance to enjoy more anarchic clowning from one of the greatest ever radio comedy teams. The Goon Show ran on the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960, and influenced an entire generation of subsequent comedians. Its legacy has lasted over sixty years, with classic episodes continuing to divert and delight audiences worldwide. In these four digitally-remastered episodes, written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes, Ned tracks down the terrorists responsible for producing the artificial foreign fog that is blanketing London; Inspector Seagoon investigates a bank robbery; Neddie Seagoon stars in a tale of spies, counter-spies and exploding shirt-tails and Professor Ned Quatermass unravels a mystery around an unexplained Thing discovered deep below London. Duration: 1 hour 55 mins approx.
      
19397. The Goon Show: Volume 31: Four Episodes Of The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Four episodes of the groundbreaking BBC radio comedy starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. Goon but not forgotten! Here is a chance to enjoy more surreal clowning from one of the greatest comedy teams on radio. During the course of these four digitally-remastered episodes, London is beseiged by birds and Winston Seagoon battles the Big Brother Corporation. The episodes included are: The Starlings - Series 4 Special (31 August 1954), The Missing Scroll - Series 5, Episode 19 (1 February 1955), Nineteen Eighty-Five - Series 5, Episode 20 (8 February 1955), and The Man Who Won the War (AKA Seagoon MCC) - Series 6, Episode 1 (20 September 1955).Please note: Nineteen Eighty-Five is a remake of the same titled episode from 4 January 1955, previously available on The Goon Show Volume 5.
      
19398. Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation: The Complete Series 10 : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
Jeremy Hardy returns to the airwaves with four broadcasts of national comic import. 1. “How To Eat Food” In order to help explain one of our most fundamental acts as human beings, Jeremy picks up the topic of food with the chopsticks of enquiry and then drops it on his trousers of former cleanliness. Helping him tackle the subject will be special guests Vicki Pepperdine and Paul Bassett Davies2. “How To Define Oneself In Terms Of Regional, Cultural And Geopolitical Identity Without Tears” In this post-Scottish-Independence referendum world, Jeremy dispassionately examines the questions of nationality, identity and accents. The noo. Helping him get to grips with the new world are Susan Murray and Moray Hunter.3. “How To Be A Good Citizen” Jeremy attempts to understand citizenship, to examine the State and to spell surveillance. Looking over his shoulder at the script will be Gordon Kennedy and Carla Mendonça.4. “How To Be Better, Theologically, Socially, Nationally, And In Terms Of One's Own Personal Development, Responsibility And Interaction With The Fellow Humans With Whom We Share This Fragile Planet An Ting”. Using just the Bible, the Monarchy & Audrey Hepburn, Jeremy Hardy promises to build a whole new you. Helping him along will be Paul Bassett Davies & Carla Mendonça
      
19399. The Rivals: Tales Of Sherlock Holmes' Rival Detectives Dramatisation: 12 Bbc Radio Dramas Of Mystery And Suspense : AudiobooksNow : USD5.62
Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard introduces 12 dramatised stories, featuring detectives whose abilities rival that of the great Sherlock Holmes.Dramatised for radio by Chris Harrald, these 12 stories are written by masters of the crime and thriller genre, all contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle. They include:The Murders on the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan PoeThe Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques FutrelleMurder By Proxy by Matthias McDonnel BodkinMystery of Redstone Manor by Catherine Lousia PirkisThe Problem of the Superfluous Finger by Jacques FutrelleThe Clue of the Silver Spoons by Robert BarrThe Intangible Clue by Anna Katherine GreenThe Game Played in the Dark by Ernest Bramah
      
19400. Silk Fire : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Koré wants to destroy a man. Koré knew that meddling in politics could end badly, particularly when trying to sabotage his aristocratic father's campaign before it destroys the city he has come to love. And when a chance encounter with a dying god imbues him with magic-breathing powers, it gets worse: he suddenly becomes a commodity - and a political player. But the corruption in his city runs deeper than just one man, and an ally's betrayal unleashes an army of the dead on his home street. Koré must trust the world with his deepest secret to stand beside the woman and man he's finally let himself love, as only the bright truth of dragon's fire can break the iron fist of a necromancer's hold.© Zabé Ellor 2022 (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2022
      
19401. Four Gammons And A Unicorn: A Full-cast Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Imogen is a classic left-wing student. War is bad, minorities are good, and I don’t care if I’m ruining Christmas, Mum, it’s important!But when she accidentally falls foul of campus orthodoxy, she finds herself alone, dejected, and friendless. Until a firebrand right-wing news station, Channel Albion, arrives to pick up the pieces...Suddenly, Imogen’s a “unicorn” –an attractive young woman who is happy to spout right-wing viewpoints on TV. She’s got her own Breakfast Show, she’s winning awards, and she’s the new face of the culture wars in Britain. But she doesn’t really mean any of it… does she?A satirical comedy about cancel culture, nominated for the 2025 Speakies. “Biting satire” – The Times“Katie Sayer’s pacy forthright satire exposes the absurdities of our age” – The Radio Times“Bravo to Sayer and to Radio 4” – The TelegraphStarring Alyth Ross as Imogen (nominated for Best Performance at the 2025 Speakies), with Daniel Mays (Line of Duty, Thursday Murder Club) as Mick and Rufus Jones (Rivals) as Theo.Also starring:Alex - Harry TrevaldwynPete - Steve EdgeMichelle - Robin WeaverCally - Karise YansenJake - Iain FerrierSam - Joe BarnesLucy - Ada PlayerTom - Freddie WalkerImam Ali - Naveed KhanWill - James Taylor-ThomasZoe - Jade GrovesCara - Sapphire JoyWritten by Katie Sayer (The Skewer, The Naked Week, Dead Ringers, The News Quiz, The Now Show, One Person Found This Helpful)Sound Design by Charlie Brandon-King (Uncanny)Produced and directed by David Tyler (Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive, Cabin Pressure, Spitting Image)A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13th May 2025.© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19402. A Woman Of Fortune : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.Don't miss the unforgettable new story of one woman's grit and perseverance from Sunday Times bestselling author, Val Wood.In 1860’s Yorkshire, a woman’s fortune belongs to her husband – regardless of a so-called-gentleman’s character…When Lydia Mercer’s marriage scandalously disintegrates, she faces some impossibly hard choices. Refusing to hide ashamedly away in the shadows she decides to take control of her future…A future that seems inexplicably intertwined with that of widowed carpenter Matthew Wade and his brood of motherless children? Lydia is magnetically drawn to this very special family, and especially to the strong, honourable, doing everything to keep his family together...When dark secrets and society’s expectation threaten their path to happiness, plucky, determined Lydia refuses to give in to despair. Can she follow her dreams of establishing her own independence and find the family she’s always dreamed of?© Val Wood 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19403. The Queen Of Romance: The Complete Series 1-3: A Full-cast Bbc Radio Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Lesley Joseph stars as romantic novelist Angela Temple in these three sparkling seriesAngela Temple is a best-selling ‘bonk-buster’ writer beloved by her readers for her raunchy, bodice-ripping historical romances. To her adoring public, she’s demure, chaste and respectable – but in reality, she’s a much-married, chain-smoking, heavy-drinking hedonist who treats her staff like dirt.Her long-suffering housekeeper, Mrs Partridge, is used to the abuse, but when her agent’s son, Conrad Bone, becomes her new personal assistant, he soon finds that life with Angela isn’t exactly a bowl of cherries. An ex-journalist and aspiring author of serious literary fiction, Conrad considers it deeply unfair that he should have to work for a talentless hack. But despite his deep dislike of her, he saves her bacon on more than one occasion as Angela tangles with an old flame, a rival author, an untrustworthy reporter, her soap star sister and her erstwhile boyfriend, the dashing Dr Lockheart...Starring alongside Lesley Joseph in Stephen Sheridan’s lively sitcom are Matthew Byam Shaw, Anna Wing, Pat Coombs and Gordon Reid, with guest stars including Honor Blackman, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jean Heywood, James Grout and Sally Grace.Written by Stephen SheridanProduced and directed by Caroline Leddy and Ann JobsonCastAngela Temple – Lesley JosephConrad Bone – Matthew Byam ShawMrs Partridge – Anna Wing/Pat CoombsDonald Bone – Gordon ReidWith Jon Glover, Elizabeth Spriggs, Robert Harley, Melinda Walker, Jonathan Adams, Saira Todd, Ken Bruce, Victoria Plum, Michael Melia, Francesca Ryan, Andrew Rashleigh, Chris Emmett, Frank Windsor, Jonathan Gould, Liz Smith, James Grout, Linda Polan, Philip Anthony, Honor Blackman, Ronald Herdman, Ainslie Foster, Christopher Rowe, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jean Heywood, John Baddeley, Michael Onslow, Rachel Atkins, James Taylor, David Thorpe, Barry J Gordon, Robert Lang, Mary Wimbush, Dominic Letts, Colin Pinney, David Swift, John Evitts, Mar
      
19404. The Adventures Of Rouletabille: The Mystery Of The Yellow Room & The Perfume Of The Lady In Black: Two Full-cast Bbc Radio Dra : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Full-cast radio adaptations of two classic mysteries by the writer of The Phantom of the OperaGaston Leroux was one of the pioneers of the detective story, alongside Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allen Poe. Best known for The Phantom of the Opera, he also wrote a series of crime novels featuring journalist and amateur detective Joseph Rouletabille. Included here are dramatisations of the two best-known books in the series, The Mystery of the Yellow Room and its sequel, The Perfume of the Lady in Black, starring Nicholas Boulton as Rouletabille and Charles Simpson as his friend and assistant Sainclair.The Mystery of the Yellow Room – Described by John Dickson Carr as ‘the finest locked-room tale ever written’, this celebrated mystery finds young reporter Rouletabille investigating an impossible crime. How was Professor Stangerson’s daughter Mathilde knocked unconscious, strangled and left for dead in the Yellow Room, when the door was bolted from the inside and the windows barred? And how did her attacker manage to vanish into thin air?The Perfume of the Lady in Black – France’s most dangerous man is dead, and few people mourn his passing. Of the scattering of people at his funeral, one in particular stands out: a mysterious, heavily-veiled woman, dressed in swathes of black. Rouletabille recognises her perfume – lavender with a hint of jasmine – and is convinced they’ve met before: but where? To solve the puzzle, he must look to his own past, and a secret he has kept hidden for many years...Cast and creditsWritten by Gaston LerouxFirst published 1907 (The Mystery of the Yellow Room), 1908 (The Perfume of the Lady in Black)Directed by David BlountThe Mystery of the Yellow RoomJoseph Rouletabille – Nicholas BoultonInspector Frédéric Larson – Geoffrey WhiteheadMathilde Stangerson – Becky HindleyJean Sainclair – Charles SimpsonRobert Darzac – Alastair DansonProfessor Stangerson – Hugh DicksonCorbeau/Judge – Stephen ThorneJacques/Innkee
      
19405. Doctor Who: The Moon Cruise: 15th Doctor Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Caoilfhionn Dunne reads this brand new novel featuring the Doctor and Belinda, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu.Step right up for the most sensational cruise in the galaxy!The TARDIS lands on board a luxury space liner owned by the interstellar shipping magnate Marilyn Moon. The Moon Cruise offers its wealthy passengers up-close views of astounding cosmic wonders and the Doctor and Belinda are soon high-rolling it on the top deck.But there is a sinister side to life on board. What is the secret of the smiling, blonde-haired mannequins? What happens to the cruise ship workers when they go off shift? The Doctor soon learns that not all prisons come with bars on the windows, while Belinda faces oneof the greatest cruelties in the universe – a zero-pay contract in retail and hospitality that can never be broken ...Cailfhionn Dunne - who played Shaya in the 2025 BBC TV episode The Well - reads Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson's original novel.(P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Text © Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson 2025
      
19406. Alibi For A Judge & Other Plays: Eight Full-cast Vintage Bbc Radio Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Eight thrilling tales from the writer of Brothers in Law, featuring courtroom cases, legal wranglings, conspiracy and blackmailBarrister and county court judge, Henry Cecil wrote numerous comic stories set in the legal world, most famously Brothers in Law. Collected here are eight vintage dramas based on his works, beginning with an adaptation of his debut novel, The Painswick Line, a tale of a judge and his somewhat unconventional family starring Cecil Parker and Monica Grey.The Disagreeable Man, starring Norman Shelley and David Spenser, finds a peaceful English village disrupted by the arrival of two newcomers, one of whom is most unpleasant. In Alibi for a Judge, an attractive young woman enlists the co-operation of the elderly judge who had convicted her husband of robbery to prove his innocence. It stars Andrew Cruickshank and Lesley Burford.Next are two very different family dramas. Daughters in Law, starring Cecil Parker and Naunton Wayne, is a lighthearted story about a lawyer-loathing squire who discovers his sons have fallen in love with a judge’s twin daughters, one a barrister and one a solicitor. Fathers in Law, meanwhile, deals with the thorny issue of adoption, as the rights of a childless couple wishing to adopt a baby boy are set against those of his natural father. Alan Barry, John Westbrook and Joan Matheson star in this heartrending drama leavened by touches of humour.Inspired by a real-life case, A Matter of Speculation depicts the 1814 trial of aristocratic naval officer Admiral Lord Cochrane, on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the London Stock Exchange. No Fear or Favour, Henry Cecil’s last radio play, concerns an imprudent judge threatened by an unscrupulous blackmailer, and stars Paul Daneman, Sarah Badel and Peter Sallis. Finally, in The Buttercup Spell, the pollen of the humble yellow flower is found to have unusual and beneficial effects, causing everyone to love their fellow man. Peter Williams stars in this delightful 1975 fant
      
19407. Brief Tales From The Bench: 13 Full-cast Vintage Bbc Radio Courtroom Dramas : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Thirteen dramatised courtroom tales of conflicting evidence, exasperating witnesses and slippery counsel, from the writer of Brothers in LawWhat does it feel like to be a Judge? Listen to these self-contained dramas and you can almost feel you are looking at proceedings from the lofty position of the Bench. With a collection of eccentric and amusing characters, Henry Cecil brings to life the trials in a County Court and exposes the complex and often contradictory workings of the English legal system – but which stories are based on fact, and which are pure fiction?Inspired by his long career as a county court judge, Henry Cecil wrote a string of comic novels about the legal system, including Brothers in Law, which was adapted for TV and radio starring Richard Briers. In these dramas, he draws on his own experience and his powers of invention to tell a series of entertaining stories with a twist in the tale.Andrew Cruickshank stars as Judge Henry Cecil, presiding over a baker’s dozen of cases ranging from an argument between two motorists over a damaged watch, and an unwise remark from a judge that has unfortunate consequences, to the dispute between two betting partners over their joint winnings, and the rumours and suspicions surrounding the mysterious Mr Partridge.With guest stars including Tony Britton, Irene Handl, Raymond Huntley, Hattie Jacques and Denys Hawthorne, and a supporting cast featuring the likes of Lockwood West, Haydn Jones and Leonard Fenton, these sparkling vignettes are reminiscent of the Rumpole stories, and will appeal to fans of both courtroom dramas and vintage comedy.NB: This is a vintage radio production and the audio quality reflects the age of the recordingWritten by Henry CecilStarring Andrew Cruickshank as Judge Henry Cecil, Mr Justice Broadbent and Mr Justice BlankProduced by HB FortuinWith thanks to Keith Wickham and the Radio CircleEpisodes:PerjuryThe TruthAbuse of PowerSomething for NothingThe LimitThe Hidden MoneyContempt of
      
19408. Red Dwarf: Series V To Viii: The Bbc Tv Soundtracks : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The TV soundtracks of the iconic cult sci-fi comedy seriesThe crew of the deep space mining ship, Red Dwarf, return!A legion of hilarious new villains and heroes are here to hinder, help and generally create havoc for the beleaguered crew trying to get home. Re-live their iconic moments with the laugh-out-loud TV soundtracks of one of the greatest TV comedies of all time. Join Lister (Craig Charles), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John Jules), Holly (Norman Lovett/Hattie Hayridge) and a cast of space misfits on their long journey home. Parallel universes, time travel, false memories and virtual reality all conspire to confuse the crew and delight listeners time and again in this ground-breaking classic TV show soundtrack.The hilarious TV classic from Rob Grant and Doug Naylor is a must-listen for any fans of sci-fi, comedy and everything in-between. This audio-only collection of the original TV soundtracks provides the perfect opportunity for fans to relive the show's finest moments while on the go.First airing in 1988, Red Dwarf was the longest-running and highest-ranked comedy on BBC 2 ever, amassing an audience of over 8 million. It won an International Emmy Award in the 'Popular Arts' category and 'Best BBC Comedy Series' at the British Comedy Awards as well as numerous other awards. Since airing, there have been 12 series of the show and a 2020 TV film - The Promised Land.Series I-IV are also available to download now.Cast and creditsWritten by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor (Series 5-6); Doug Naylor, Kim Fuller, Paul Alexander, Robert Llewellyn and James Hendrie (Series 7); Doug Naylor and Paul Alexander (Series 8)Directed by Juliet May, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor (Series 5), Andy de Emmony (Series 6), Ed Bye (Series 7-8)Arnold Rimmer - Chris BarrieDave Lister - Craig CharlesCat - Danny John JulesKryten - Robert LlewellynHolly - Norman Lovett (Series 5-8), Hattie Hayridge (Series 7-8)First Broadcast BBC2, 20 February – 26 March 1992
      
19409. Red Dwarf: Series I To Iv: The Bbc Tv Soundtracks : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The TV soundtracks of the iconic cult sci-fi comedy seriesRe-live your favourite moments from one of the greatest TV comedies of all time, now available to listen to as an audio download. Join Lister (Craig Charles), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John Jules), Holly (Norman Lovett/Hattie Hayridge) and a gang of misfits they meet on their journey back to Earth.Three million years into deep space, Dave Lister is the last surviving member of the human race. Woken from suspended animation on the mining ship Red Dwarf, he discovers a radiation leak has killed the rest of the crew and his only companions are Arnold Rimmer, a hologram of his dead bunkmate, Holly, a senile computer, and a creature who evolved from the descendants of the ship's cat. Resigned to his fate, Lister begins the long journey home. Parallel universes, time travel, false memories, and virtual reality all conspire to confuse the crew and delight audiences over the first four series of this ground-breaking, classic TV show.This hilarious TV classic from Rob Grant and Doug Naylor is a must-listen for any fans of sci-fi, comedy, and everything in between. This audio-only collection of the original TV soundtracks provides the perfect opportunity for fans to relive the show's finest moments while on the go. First airing in 1988, Red Dwarf was the longest-running and highest-ranked comedy on BBC 2 ever, amassing an audience of over 8 million. It won an International Emmy Award in the 'Popular Arts' category and 'Best BBC Comedy Series' at the British Comedy Awards as well as numerous other awards. Since airing, there have been 12 series of the show and a 2020 TV film - The Promised Land.Series V-VIII are also available to download now.Cast and creditsWritten by Rob Grant and Doug NaylorDirected and Produced by Ed ByeArnold Rimmer - Chris BarrieDave Lister - Craig CharlesCat - Danny John JulesHolly - Norman Lovett (Series 1-2), Hattie Hayridge (Series 3-4)Kryten - David Ross (
      
19410. Raiders Of The Lost Cask: A Highland Heist Thriller Specially Written For Bbc Radio 4 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A Highland heist from award-winning author Abir MukherjeeSunita lives a quiet life in the village of Glentorrance, running the local post office. When a letter arrives on her doorstep, her husband’s shady past threatens to disrupt their lives, spurring Sunita into an unwanted adventure which will change everything. Her peace is soon shattered when she finds an intruder in her shop, and as the past catches up with her, she must figure out who she can turn to and who she can trust…Can Sunita rely on Margot from the village shop to help her? Will Roddy’s craft whisky, fit for the finest palate, be enough to save the terrified postmistress? And what are the plans of Primakov, the mysterious billionaire with a temper and a taste for the best?Read by Sudha Bhuchar (Virdee, Eastenders, Coronation Street), this gripping story was written specially for BBC Radio.Writer Abir Mukherjee is the author of the award-winning Wyndham and Banerjee series of action-packed thrillers set in Raj-era India.Cast and creditsWritten by Abir MukherjeeProduced by Eilidh McCreadieRead by Sudha BhucharFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3rd - 7th February 2025© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19411. Thirsty: 100 Great Wines And Stories By The Wine Guy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.‘I like to talk about wine the way normal humans talk about things they love – it’s not about showing off how many fancy wine terms I know. The point is to share something I love with someone else in a way that makes them want to love it too.’Thirsty is the story of Tom Gilbey (The Wine Guy) and his life in wine, a celebration of the bleedin’ beautiful people who make it, and a history of his family’s love affair with winemaking – and let’s be honest, drinking – since the 1800s.Learn how to:- read a label (even if you can’t speak the language)- talk wine without sounding naff- choose wine in a restaurant- explain why some wine smells like your granny’s cardiganAlong the way you’ll discover 100 Wine W*nker approved bottles: wines for friendships and long lunches, for autumn afternoons and winter evenings. Whether yours is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Kylie Minogue’s rosé or – God forbid – orange wine, Tom will help you find the good stuff, always.Let Tom show you how this gloriously gluggable elixir is, at its heart, made to bring pleasure, and that there is no right or wrong to enjoy wine: just go for it.‘My favourite wine w*nker’ Jack Whitehall‘Entertaining and engaging’ Helen McGinn of @knackeredmother© Tom Gilbey 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19412. Cry Of The Bittern: A Full-cast Bbc Radio Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A full-cast environmental mystery set against the evocative backdrop of the Norfolk fensMist rising over the fens. The haunting cry of the nesting bittern. But not everything is as pristine as it appears to be. The protection of nature and the pursuit of progress collide in this thrilling, full-cast, environmental drama.When Laura McLaren lands a much-needed job with the Environment Agency in Norfolk, her principal concern is the distance it involves from her fiancé Dean. But things soon change when Dean joins a development company, and Laura finds herself trying to help a young girl suffering from a mystery illness. As she seeks to unravel the source of a contamination in a local water supply, Laura quickly discovers greater distances, deeper mysteries, and concerns she had only previously dreamed about. Will the conflict between her career and her relationship with Dean change their lives irrevocably? And what can be done ensure the protection of the delicate eco-system of the fens in the face of relentless progress?Commissioned for Radio 4 by former Archers’ producer Vanessa Whitburn, this is a gripping full-cast dramatisation by author, playwright and economist Tim Jackson. Since 2016 Jackson has been Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), which aims to understand the economic, social and political dimensions of sustainable prosperity. His ground-breaking book Prosperity without Growth has been translated into twenty foreign languages and was named as a Financial Times ‘book of the year’ in 2010 and UnHerd’s economics book of the decade in 2019.Starring Rachel Atkins, Ian Pepperell, and Sean Baker, this series won the Public Awareness of Science (PAWS) Drama Fund award in 1997.Cast and creditsWritten by Tim JacksonDirected by Peter Leslie Wild and Vanessa WhitburnMusic by Malcom McKee performed by Paul Arden TaylorLaura McLaren - Rachel AtkinsDean Finch - Ian PepperellAlice Tibbett - Lesley CarvelloTom Tibett -
      
19413. Sacrifice: A Year In The Life Of A Champion Jockey : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin. A GRIPPING AND SEARINGLY HONEST ACCOUNT OF A YEAR IN THE TURBULENT LIFE OF A PROFESSIONAL JOCKEY, FROM FOUR-TIME CHAMPION OISIN MURPHY.Born prematurely, weighing less than a bag of sugar, Oisin Murphy’s life has always been one of struggle. From a young age he found communion with horses. Mesmerised by their power, their spirit, he discovered a gift for the saddle.Oisin quickly established himself as one of horseracing’s most prodigious talents. But reaching the pinnacle of the sport has required a high-wire dance that continues to push his body and mind to their breaking point. Despite four champion jockey crowns, alcohol addiction lurks beneath the surface, and a string of misdemeanours have overshadowed his racing.Fast paced and searingly honest, Sacrifice lays bare Oisin’s personal struggles and immerses readers in the daily life of a jockey throughout an entire season. From the countless unseen hours of horse work to the psychological turmoil of racing, the private agony of wasting, and the vital community of the weighing room, it pulls back the curtain and examines the fine line between elite performance and personal destruction in a sport that demands nothing less than total obsession.© Oisin Murphy 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19414. The 3rd Degree: Series 8-15: The Bbc Radio 4 Brainy Quiz Show : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
A quiz show hosted by Steve Punt (star of BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show and the brains behind Horrible Histories) where a team of three University students take on a team of three of their professors.The show is recorded on location at a different University each week, and pits three Undergraduates against three of their Professors in this fresh take on an academic quiz. The General Knowledge rounds include a quickfire bell-and-buzzer finale and the ‘Highbrow & Lowbrow’ round is cunningly devised to test not only the students’ knowledge of history, art, literature and politics, but also their Professors’ awareness of TV, music and sport. Meanwhile there are the three Specialist Subject rounds, in which students take on their Professors in their own subjects, and where we find out whether the students have actually been awake during lectures...In the eighth series the universities are Newcastle, Hertfordshire, Dundee, Merton College Oxford, Sheffield and Brunel. Questions range from Bach and benzene rings to Gnasher from The Beano and why eating detergent is wrong.In the ninth series the universities are Royal Holloway, Aberdeen, Plymouth, St Catharine’s College Cambridge, Brighton, and Oxford Brookes. We’ll hear about Lego, Scottish Gaelic fishing jargon and horse teeth via Jack Straw, James Bond and Dick Dastardly.In the tenth series the universities are Bournemouth, Imperial College, Reading, Durham, Ulster, and Mansfield College Oxford. Questions range from sarcophagi to cocktail ingredients to Jack Reacher, with a bit of Tristram Shandy thrown in.In the eleventh series the universities are Southampton, Cumbria, Brasenose College Oxford, Anglia Ruskin, Northampton, and Nottingham Trent. Subjects include brothels, bats and robbing a bank, plus there’s a chance to brush up on Plato, piercings, and postage.In the twelfth series the universities are UCL, Leeds Beckett, Gonville & Caius College Cambridge, Warwick, Bangor, and Lancaster. Questions range
      
19415. The Dublin Trilogy & More: Six Bbc Radio Full-cast Productions Including Shadow Of A Gunman & Juno And The Paycock : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
An unparalleled collection of Full-Cast BBC Drama adaptations of Sean O’Casey’s powerful, poignant worksOne of Ireland’s foremost playwrights, Sean O’Casey is renowned for his groundbreaking plays depicting the lives of poor, working-class Dubliners struggling with social and political upheaval and revolutionary change. This is the first comprehensive audio collection of O'Casey's works, and includes the three masterpieces collectively known as the ‘Dublin Trilogy’, as well as the dark comic satire Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, the one-act Bedtime Story and the anti-war drama The Silver Tassie.The Shadow of a Gunman – Dublin, 1920. With the Irish War of Independence raging, poet Donal Davoren finds himself caught up in danger and violence when he is mistaken for an IRA gunman on the run. Bryan Murray, Alan Devlin and Marcella O’Riordan star in this Radio 4 production of Sean O’Casey’s breakthrough play.Juno and the Paycock – The slum-dwelling Boyle family are blighted by poverty, war and the alcoholism of its feckless patriarch 'Captain' Jack Boyle. Will a surprise legacy transform their lives? Adapted for Radio 3, O’Casey’s classic tragicomedy stars Sorcha Cusack and Stanley Townsend.The Plough and the Stars – Painting a stark portrait of a city and a nation in turmoil, this classic play tells the story of ordinary Dubliners during the Easter Rising of 1916. Introduced by the playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah and starring Elaine Cassidy, Padraic Delaney, Gabrielle Reidy, Finbar Lynch & Matthew McNulty.Cock-a-Doodle Dandy – Rich farmer Michael Marthraun tries to stamp out permissiveness in rural Ireland, but the appearance of a beautifully plumed rooster calls the villagers to love and liberty. Believing the bird to be demonic, Marthraun calls in the priest, Father Domineer… Joseph O’Conor, Stephen Brennan and T. P. McKenna star in this adaptation of O’Casey’s own favourite play.Bedtime Story – Pious young clerk John Joe Mulligan is known
      
19416. I Swear: My Life With Tourettes : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.From the remarkable man whose life inspired the heartstopping film, ‘I Swear’, a book that offers extraordinary insight into what it’s like to live with a severe form of Tourette’s Syndrome: a fascinating, complex condition that’s more common than most of us think ( 1 in 100 schoolchildren have the condition) , and yet is chronically misunderstood.Born in the 1970s on the Scottish Borders, John’s was twelve when his tics first arrived, as if from nowhere. Previously a happy, popular, football-mad boy he was labelled disruptive, rude, and even mad. As his condition progressed, from blinks and jerks to involuntary rude and obscene shouting, John was bullied, rejected - alienated from his family and a society that had no idea what to make of him.Hospitalized and drugged for months, it was only an extraordinary and transformative friendship, and John’s dogged optimism, that turned his life around, making I Swear an inspirational story of triumph over adversity.Through John’s eyes, we see Tourette’s not just as a medical condition, but as a lens through which we can all better understand the importance of human connection. And how essential, as well as ultimately rewarding, it can be to keep going and never give up.© John Davidson 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19417. Take It From Here: The Later Years: 40 Episodes From Series 9-13 Of The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
More timeless comedy from the long-running variety showTake It from Here was one of the most popular radio shows of its day, running for 12 years on the BBC Light Programme between 1948 and 1960. With its literate, pun-filled scripts written by comedy legends Denis Norden and Frank Muir, it was a huge hit with listeners, and over 20 million regularly tuned in to enjoy the madcap adventures of the TIFH team.These 40 specially chosen shows feature Madam Butterfly as you’ve never heard it before, a West End musical spoof, the fall and rise of Punch and Judy – and quickfire quizzing with ‘Double Your Nothing’. Meanwhile in ‘The Glums’, the marathon engagement of the drippy Ron and the doting Eth rumbles on, and down at his local, Mr Glum regales barman Ted with tales of woe and hard-luck stories.Also included are three Christmas episodes from 1955, 1958 and 1959; the 250th show (Series 10, Episode 1); the 10th anniversary episode (Series 11, Episode 12) and the last ever episode (Series 13, Episode 20) – as well as a piece of comedy history: the original version of a sketch made famous by Peter Sellers, 'So Little Time' (Series 12, Episode 15).Jimmy Edwards, June Whitfield, Dick Bentley and Wallas Eaton star in this sparkling selection of shows, with musical accompaniments from Alma Cogan, The Keynotes, Toni Eden and The Polka Dots.NB: Some of the language and humour on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast, and due to the age of the source material, the sound quality may vary.Production creditsStarring Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley, June Whitfield and Wallas EatonWith contributions from ‘Herbert Mostyn’ (aka Frank Muir and Denis Norden)Written by Frank Muir and Denis Norden (Series 9-12) and Barry Took and Eric Merriman (Series 13)Produced by Charles Maxwell (Series 9-12) and Charles Chilton (Series 13)Music from The Keynotes and the Augmented BBC Revue Orchestra, Alma Cogan (Series 9), Toni Eden (Series 13) and The Polka Dot
      
19418. Take It From Here: The Early Years: 43 Episodes From Series 1-8 Of The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Vintage shenanigans from the much-loved variety showTake It from Here was one of the most influential radio shows of all time, ushering in a new era of comedy and introducing an enduring writing partnership: bright young things Frank Muir and Denis Norden. Their witty, literate scripts ensured 13 series of classic capers between 1948 and 1960, and regularly attracted an audience of over 20 million.Who could forget the barrage of puns, the Take It from Here ‘Oscar’-winning film parodies, Jimmy Edwards’ catchphrases (‘Greetings, gentlefolk!’) – and, of course, the fractious, dysfunctional Glum family, making their debut here in the first episode of Series 7. We also hear the various grumbles and complaints of Wallas Eaton’s curmudgeonly letter-writer, ‘Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells’.Included in this volume are 43 specially selected episodes from the first eight series, including shows recorded at the Royal Naval Barracks in Portsmouth (Series 2, Episode 13) and HMS Indefatigable at Spithead (Series 6, Episode 24), as well as two Christmas editions of the show from 1953 and 1954.Packed with all your favourite songs, sketches and send-ups, this bumper collection stars Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley, Joy Nichols, Wallas Eaton and June Whitfield, with appearances from Clarence Wright and Wilfred Babbage in Series 1. Accompanying them for some musical interludes are Alma Cogan and The Keynotes.NB: Some of the language and humour on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast, and due to the age of the source material, the sound quality may vary.Production creditsStarring Jimmy Edwards, Dick Bentley, Wallas Eaton (Series 2 onwards), Joy Nicholls (Series 1-6), June Whitfield (Series 7 onwards), Wilfred Babbage (Series 1), Clarence Wright (Series 1)With contributions from ‘Herbert Mostyn’ (aka Frank Muir and Denis Norden)Written by Frank Muir and Denis NordenProduced by Charles MaxwellMusic from The Keynotes and the Augmented BBC Revue
      
19419. The Awakening & More: A Full-cast Bbc Radio Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A full-cast adaptation of America’s most influential 19th century feminist writer - plus a bonus selection of short stories.Best known for her narratives about the inner lives of sensitive, daring women, Kate Chopin is a vital American author of short stories and novels. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th century feminist authors, paving the way for the likes of Zelda Fitzgerald. Best known for her 1899 novel The Awakening, Chopin shocked the readers of her day by showing a woman fulfilled by throwing off the ties of marriage and children.The Awakening, brought to life by a full cast in this adaptation, is Kate Chopin's seminal tale of one woman's pursuit of moral and sexual freedom in turn-of-the-century New Orleans. Unsatisfied with societal expectations, Edna Pontellier falls in love with the dapper Robert Lebrun. Lebrun's flirtations rejuvenate Edna's sense of freedom and independence. However, Edna also has a taste of the danger that comes from living outside of social convention. Trapped between the life she is expected to live and the one she longs to lead, Edna is propelled on a course that frees, consumes and eventually destroys her. Starring Briony Glassco, William Dufris and Lorelei King.This stunning collection also contains five of Chopin’s short stories, exquisitely read by Carolyn Pickles and Claire Corbett, and available together here for the first time. ‘Ma'ame Pelagie’ is the portrait of a woman on a plantation adjusting to life after the American Civil War. In ‘A Respectable Woman’, Mrs Baroda, the wife of a sugar planter, finds herself confused and ambivalent when an old friend of her husband’s comes to stay in this cleverly observed story.In ‘The Story of an Hour’, some supposedly bad news leaves a woman feeling strangely free. But has there been a mistake?‘The Kiss’ is the story of a woman scheming to marry a wealthy man and maintain a young lover. Finally, in 'A Pair of Silk Stockin
      
19420. The Senses: Six Full-cast Bbc Radio Comedy Dramas : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A sensory smash as an all-star cast delight in this unique six-part comedy dramaA stellar line up of stars, including Celia Imrie (The Crown), Joan Sims (Carry On), Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van), Geoffrey Palmer (As Time Goes By) and Lynda Bellingham (Loose Women), play a cast of moving and memorable characters in this brilliant six-part comedy drama. Let these sensory delights take you into the classic five senses we know… plus the other one.In Hearing, Celia Imrie is embroiled in an affair conducted via tape cassette-recorded messages. The scenario conjures up a few problems with the sense of hearing…Touch is the story of a busy doctor's surgery failing its patients. That is until the loyal receptionist discovers she has a remarkable gift. Starring Polly James and Simon McBurney.A retired MP becomes a self-appointed one-man Moral Watch Committee trying to improve his sleepy Cornish village in Sight. Unfortunately his plans have the opposite effect. Things get stranger when a mysterious film crew arrives...Alex Jennings stars in Taste, the story of a 14th-century Italian food taster who must protect his master when they visit the Borgias. Things get complicated when the Pope is unexpectedly announced as a dinner guest.It’s the Boxing Day fox hunt in Smell, and throwing off the scent poses problems for the hunters and the hunted alike. Featuring Lynda Bellingham and Maurice Denham as a couple ahead of the pack.Finally, Geoffrey Palmer and Joan Sims star in The Sixth Sense, where conversation becomes far from neighbourly when the occupants of an old cemetery greet a new arrival and discover their lack of common ground.These pitch-perfect stories were penned by writer, director and actor Bob Sinfield. Sinfield was on the writing teams for some of the biggest sketch comedy programmes on TV and radio including The Right Time and The News Huddlines as well as The Lenny Henry Show and Three of a Kind.©2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2025 BBC Studios Di
      
19421. Girls Of Riyadh: A Full-cast Bbc Radio Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Can you be a 21st century woman and a Saudi woman? Four friends come of age and look for love in a changing world.Follow the social, romantic, and sexual tribulations of four young women in elite Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Based on Rajaa Alsanea’s explosive novel that shook the Middle East, this full-cast dramatisation is a powerful, moving and, at times, funny story of being a young woman experiencing life between two very different worlds. In between dating, shopping, drinking, dancing and having fun, the girls of Riyadh live by Saudi Arabia’s strict cultural traditions. Well, not quite... They’re still trying to be good Muslims and please their families. Their lives become a social experiment that brings into question what it means to be a good Muslim, a good daughter and a good friend - even when you are worlds apart. Gamrah, Sadeem, Lamees and Michelle are the best of friends and have all dreamt of romance since they were young. Wanting a change from the strict rules of Saudi life, Gamrah embarks on married life a long way from home, but will Chicago make her happy? Sadeem, suffering the shame and injustice of a rejected proposal, flees to London to recover and meets the mysterious Firas. Is he the one she is looking for? Michelle is torn: she loves Faisal, but his conservative mother is proving an impediment to their marriage. Lamees, however, has a plan – and she is not going to share the same fate as her friends. The girls of Riyadh are hopeful, but will their hopes be dashed? Originally released in Arabic in 2005, Rajaa Alsanea’s novel was immediately banned in Saudi Arabia due to the controversial and inflammatory content. Black-market copies were secretly exchanged, and the daring originality of Girls of Riyadh created a firestorm all over the Muslim world, spreading far beyond the Middle East. This powerful dramatisation of a seminal work by a Saudi woman tells the story of globe-trotting women trying to reconcile their traditional Arabic customs
      
19422. My Uncle Freddie: The Complete Series 1-6: A Full-cast Bbc Radio Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
A lively comedy drama about a young boy growing up in 1930s Tyneside with the help of his favourite uncle Lecky Ferguson is growing up in a penniless but close-knit family in Jarrow. He relies on his imaginative Uncle Freddie for explanations of the world’s many mysteries. Packed with humour and adventure, this award-winning full-cast drama tells the life of a young man that is far from ordinary.There are adventures with new-fangled electricity and a fistfight with the rag and bone man, not to mention the time that Uncle Freddie became the Pineapple King. They meet a Romanov princess at the chippy and share a seaside trip with an exiled Leon Trotsky in a stolen tram. Plucky Lecky shoots down a biplane with his catapult and meets a mysterious French airman, and there’s also the small matter of the Prince of Wales, who they manage to rescue from the Tyne.Based on events from the author’s own childhood, Alex Y. Ferguson's hilarious and heart-warming series is both a passionate evocation of the poverty of 1930s Jarrow and a laugh-out-loud tale of a childhood full of family warmth, surreal delights and magical moments.Starring Alex Y. Ferguson as the Narrator, with Art Davies (Series 1-2) and Shaun Prendergast (Series 3-6) as Uncle Freddie, and Karl Boyd (Series 1), Simon Henderson (Series 2), Gareth Brown (Series 3-5) and Jamie Bell (Series 6) as young Lecky Ferguson. Alex Y. Ferguson is a national award-winning writer with Silver and Gold Awards from the Writers’ Guild. My Uncle Freddie, ran for six series on Radio 4 and won the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s Award for Comedy & Light entertainment in 1997.©2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19423. Manifest Like A Mother: How To Attract The Life You Want In The Time You Have : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.MANIFEST THE LIFE YOU WANTThe inspiring and practical new book from the host of the UK’s largest self-development book club and hit podcast The Law of Attraction Changed my Life.I took the tatters of my life and created something incredible using my mindset alone. I did it with tiny newborn twins and a toddler in tow. I did it on my own. I did it with no money and with no coaches, courses or retreats – and so can you!Successful author, entrepreneur and podcast host Francesca Amber is on a mission to make manifesting accessible to the most time-poor and overworked demographic in our society: MOTHERS.Having used manifesting to go from being a single mum of three who lost her business during COVID, to a highly successful entrepreneur and host of a no. 1 hit podcast, Francesca has created to help you take control of your life as well and achieve the life you want.Covering all the basics of manifesting, this book offers you so much more, showing you how your home environment, the way you dress, energetic spending, micro habits and divine feminine energy can all help you turn your dreams into an abundant reality.Written with Francesca’s signature humour, this practical and relatable guide to manifesting takes you on an inspirational journey, teaching you how to intentionally design a life you LOVE, in a way that fits into your own busy schedule.'Francesca Amber makes the law of attraction feel achievable, even in the chaos of motherhood – this book is a total game changer for busy mums like us.' - Ferne McCann© Francesca Amber 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19424. Teenage Kicks: A Full-cast Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Ade Edmondson stars in this hilarious sitcom about an aging punk rocker forced to move into a student flat with his kids - much to their annoyanceEx-rocker Vernon (Adrian Edmondson) is a former front man for a punk rock band called The Plague. After living off his wife for the last two decades and spending most of his time in the pub, the two are getting a divorce and he has to move in with his kids. He is genuinely excited about having the chance to be young again, but Max and Milly – and their flatmate David – are mortified.Meanwhile Bryan (Ben Elton) Vernon's best mate and a former member of his punk band, is the deputy head of a smart primary school and has a nice house, a nice car, a nice life and a good marriage - all of which, in Vernon's eyes, makes him a sad loser. Deep down, part of Bryan agrees.Can Vernon grow up, before his kids throw him out?It’s fifty years since punk stormed onto the music scene, and the music still packs a punch today. Jammed with classic hits from The Sex Pistols, The Stranglers, The Ramones and, of course, The Undertones, this laugh out loud comedy is a true listening treat. If you’re a fan of Bottom, The Young Ones or Vent then you’ll love this series, now with all six episodes available as a complete collection for the first time.Cast and creditsWritten by Adrian Edmondson and Nigel SmithProduced by Gareth EdwardsVernon - Adrian EdmondsonBryan - Ben EltonMilly - Kelly AdamsMax - Spencer Brown David - Jonathan Chan-Pensley ©2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19425. Orphans In Waiting & The Children Of Witchwood: Two Full-cast Bbc Radio Thrillers : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A pair of thriller series from prolific radio writer Wally K. DalyAward-winning dramatist Wally K. Daly penned numerous plays for BBC Radio across a range of genres, including the beloved sci-fi ‘Scream Trilogy’ and the sitcoms Anything Legal and Give Or Take. Featured here are two of his gripping thriller series: the tense spy serial Orphans in Waiting and the eerie supernatural story The Children of Witchwood.Orphans in Waiting – Schoolboy Mike Jago wakes from one nightmare only to find he’s living in another. His parents have disappeared overnight, leaving him, his brother Pete and his sister Janey all alone. Reluctant to call the police, the children investigate – and soon notice strange things. Why are there helicopter marks in the garden? Who is the stranger keeping watch on the house through his binoculars? What is in their father’s briefcase? And who – or what – is The Hyena? As they attempt to unravel these mysteries, they find themselves in grave danger, and pursued by a deadly enemy... Starring Judy Bennett, Abigail Docherty and Simon Radford.The Children of Witchwood – When college student Jackie Lamont disappears from the haunted ‘Burning Field’, only to reappear, just as mysteriously, in possession of strange telepathic powers, it attracts the attention of the Ministry of Defence. Investigator B Q Brown believes there is a possible link between her newfound abilities and sinister events back in the 17th century, when six children were burned as witches. Meanwhile, the Cranford clan, who have carefully guarded a dark secret for hundreds of years, now regard Jackie as a threat. What lengths will they go to protect their birthright? Wendy Baxter and Michael Cochrane star in Wally K. Daly’s last ever radio drama series.NB: Due to the off-air nature of the recordings, the sound quality may vary.Production creditsWritten by Wally K. DalyAudio for Orphans in Waiting from Wally K. Daly's own collectionOrphans in WaitingMike – Judy B
      
19426. Picture Imperfect : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.Discover the joyful and uplifting new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Think Again, a nostalgic adult sequel to the beloved classic The Illustrated Mum.Will Dolphin retrace old patterns - or illustrate her own?Dolphin Westward spent her childhood as the supporting character in the story of her beautiful, wild, volatile mother Marigold.Now thirty-three, she’s painfully aware that not much has changed. She lives in a tiny bedsit, works in a tattoo shop by day and collects her illustrated mum from police stations by night.Dol yearns to climb out of the rut she is stuck in, but has no idea where to begin. Could gardener Lee and his daughter Ava be her chance for a wholesome family life? Or maybe a steamy romance with roguish actor Joel is just what she needs. And what about the offer from her sister Star, now a successful doctor, to move to Scotland and live with her young family?As the choices threaten to overwhelm her, will Dol fall into the role of extra in someone else’s story once again – or find the strength to forge a brand new path of her own?'Jacqueline Wilson taps into the joys and pains of women everywhere.' Dawn O'Porter, bestselling author of So Lucky'This story offers grown-ups what Wilson has long offered teenagers: comfort, sanity and delight in the ordinary.' Daily Mail'A read-in-a-day comfort book.' The Independent © Jacqueline Wilson 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19427. 2,000 Years Of Radio: A Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A comedy sketch show recreating the bygone eras of radio, featuring the hilarious work of Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robbins, Dan Tetsell and othersIf you thought radio started with Marconi, you were wrong, and here’s the proof – twelve extraordinary archive recordings from the past two millennia of the wireless. Join DJs Steve in the Afternoon and Suzanne Canker for some historical humour and hot takes on the Roman invasion, the First World War, the Crusades, the original Olympic Games – and much, much more.Tune in to Radio Victoriana for steam-powered shenanigans from the Great Exhibition (and all the latest inventions), climb aboard HMS Beagle for a scientifical journey with Charles Darwin, find out who really wrote Shakespeare’s plays and prepare for a right royal knockabout as Suzanne’s cohorts do battle with Henry VIII’s radio Reformation. Plus, get your regular end-of-the-world updates from Dark Age FM, enjoy Championship Matchmaking live from Georgian Bath, and listen in as Charles I (or is it Steve?) faces the scaffold in a Civil War Execution Special...Written and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robbins and Dan Tetsell (The Museum of Everything), and a team of comedic talents including Claire Downes and Stuart Lane (The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin), this funny, fast-paced sketch show is like Horrible Histories, but for grown-ups.Cast and creditsWritten and performed by Marcus Brigstocke, Claire Downes, Sean Grundy, Stuart Lane, Al Holloway, Danny Robbins, Dan Tetsell, Tasha Butterworth, Hazel Grian, Ben Kozo and Patrick McNamaraProduced by Paul Dodgson & Sean GrundyFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Series 11: Roman Britain Radio 18 October 20002. Dark Age FM 25 October 20003. Crusade Roadshow 1 November 20004. Headless – Civil War Radio 8 November 20005. Mad – Georgian Radio 15 Novembe
      
19428. How To Save The Internet: The Threat To Global Connection In The Age Of Ai And Political Conflict : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.The global, open internet is fragmenting. How To Save the Internet outlines the global cooperation needed to reform Big Tech and preserve the internet as we know it.As democracies aim to control Big Tech, Silicon Valley adopts an America-first agenda, and authoritarian regimes like China and Russia isolate their populations from the internet, the most powerful tool for bringing us together risks being dismantled.Nick Clegg, Meta’s former President of Global Affairs, reveals where Big Tech has faltered, how Silicon Valley’s insularity has led to mistakes, and the necessary radical reforms for global platforms to ensure their future.While new regulations are crucial, imposing national borders on the internet would undermine its capacity for sharing knowledge, collaboration, education, trade, research, and ultimately, for the empowerment and improvement of billions of lives.Radical, reasonable, deeply felt and disarmingly honest, this is the book we need to save the internet.'A vital read for anyone building or regulating the next era of technology' REID HOFFMAN, LinkedIn Co-Founder'A gripping and timely book. Nick Clegg writes with clarity, authority and urgency' PETER FRANKOPAN© Nick Clegg 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19429. Peter Lovesey: A Bbc Radio Crime Collection: Three Full-cast Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Three full-cast dramas by popular crime writer Peter Lovesey, plus a selection of short stories recorded for radioPeter Lovesey is well known for his murder mysteries featuring Victorian policeman Sergeant Cribb, Bath detective Peter Diamond and Bertie, Prince of Wales. He has won numerous awards, including the Crime Writers’ Association Silver Dagger, Gold Dagger and Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement. Collected here are adaptations of three of his historical whodunnits, alongside four short stories with a twist in the tale.Keystone – 1916. Arriving in Hollywood looking for a job, British actor Warwick Easton is hired to play a Keystone Cop. But no sooner has filming begun than comedy turns to tragedy… Set among the real stars of the silver screen in the heyday of silent movies, this diverting thriller stars Mark Straker and Jennifer Ehle.Rough Cider – Evacuated to a Somerset farm, nine-year-old Theo is unwittingly involved in a terrible murder. Twenty years later, he is forced to return and relive his childhood memories. Did he contribute to a miscarriage of justice? Rob Edwards stars in this gripping drama set in the 1960s.Bertie and the Crime of Passion – Paris, 1891, and the Prince of Wales turns royal sleuth to investigate a fatal shooting at the fashionable night club Moulin Rouge – aided and abetted by France’s most famous and glamorous actress, Sarah Bernhardt. Starring Robert Lang as Bertie and Jane Lapotaire as Sarah.Vandals – Miss Parmenter takes an instant dislike to the young man on her doorstep. In his leather jacket and jeans, he looks no better than a vandal. But she has been waiting a long time for this opportunity, and she is not going to let it slip away. Read by Auriol Smith.Curl Up and Dye – A captive client finds himself at the mercy of a talkative barber with a hair-raising story to tell. Read by John Baddeley.The Stalker – Months after his resignation from the police, the senior detective in the Sharon Eakins murde
      
19430. Doctor Who: The Vampire Plants & Other Stories: Doctor Who Audio Annual : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A quartet of fabulous stories based on vintage comic strips from the Doctor Who Annuals, featuring the Second, Third and Fourth Doctors.In The Vampire Plants the Doctor and Jamie discover strange goings-on in a Venusian colony, where Dr Vane's space seedlings appear to be at the heart of the matter.In Menace of the Molags a huge spaceship fills the sky above London, and inside it the Doctor and Jo meet some familiar looking aliens.After the Revolution takes Jo and the Doctor to Freedonia, known for its beautiful utopian city. But things have changed for the worse since the Doctor was last there...Plague World is the destination for the Fourth Doctor, Adric and K9 when they find an Earth colony, abandoned and left to its own devices - with terrible consequences.Jon Culshaw, Katy Manning and Matthew Waterhouse read this quartet of tales, adapted by Paul Magrs from comic strips first published in the 1970s and 1980s.(P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
      
19431. Real Girl : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin. “I’m not sure anyone knows who I really am. So here it is.”The real highs.The real lows.The Real Girl.Mutya Buena was only thirteen when she became one third of the original line-up of the iconic girl band Sugababes.As she launched into fame, her life became unrecognizable overnight. Suddenly, she was going straight from school to the studio, rubbing shoulders with music royalty and hearing fans scream her name.But with the dazzle of stardom came the darker side: those who would take advantage of her naivety and her kindness, the constant taunting by the press and the lingering regret of missing out on being a real teenager.Unflinchingly honest, Real Girl takes us through the highs of a spectacular career and the lows that came with a life in the limelight. For the first time, Mutya opens up about the struggles she kept hidden from the public eye when her life began to spiral out of control.This is the story of the girl the tabloids never saw.© Mutya Buena 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19432. How To Be Selfish: 7 Steps To Taking Back Your Power : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin. IT'S TIME TO START LIVING LIKE YOU MATTER TOOIn How to Be Selfish, chartered psychologist Suzy Reading challenges everything we’ve learnt about selflessness, and dispels the widely accepted myths about what it is to be 'selfish'.Drawing on somatic therapy, neuroscience and psychology, alongside highly effective coaching tools and techniques, Suzy presents seven steps to guide you towards reclaiming your peace and your power. We can only become calmer, stronger, well-rested people by prioritising ourselves and also allowing others to fill up our cup. It is time to receive!By reclaiming the right to self and honing the skills of self-advocacy, we deepen the authenticity of our bonds, we protect the energy to take care of others and also tend to our own needs and ambitions without depletion.Understanding the true glory of being able to embrace 'selfishness' is our opportunity to break the cycle of stress and toxic productivity, disrupt patriarchal pressure and transform the way we live, love, work and parent.'The 7 steps to self-love everyone needs to thrive.' – Dr Martha Deiros Collado, bestselling author of How to Be the Grown Up'This book is balm for the burnt-out. Wise, clear and compassionate' – Anna Mathur, bestselling author of The Uncomfortable Truth 'An empowering and important book for anyone who has always put themselves last' - Helen Thorn, bestselling author of Get Divorced, Be Happy© Suzy Reading 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19433. Blood And Ice & Other Plays: Five Full-cast Bbc Radio Productions : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Five full-cast dramas by the celebrated Scottish writer Liz Lochhead, plus a short storyLiz Lochhead is a widely recognised poet, playwright and performer. She was the Makar, Scotland’s national poet, between 2011 and 2016, and was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2015. The six pieces in this anthology are characterised by their evocative language and focus on different facets of female identity: from schoolgirls, wives and mothers to convention-defying creators and ‘cunning women’.Blood and Ice – Summer, 1816. Following their scandalous elopement, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin and her lover Percy Shelley decamp to Lake Geneva. There, they are joined by Lord Byron and his mistress Claire Clairmont, and one night, in a villa by the shore, they challenge each other to write a ghost story. Mary’s tale will become the most famous Gothic novel of all time – and the creature at its centre will haunt her for the rest of her life. Starring Gerda Stevenson, Stephen Boxer, Jack Klaff and Stella Gonet.Quelques Fleurs – Liz Lochhead plays lonely, ‘born to shop’ housewife Verena, with Stuart Hepburn as her oil-rig worker husband in these tragicomic intercut monologues, which paint a portrait of a childless couple trapped in an unhappy marriage.Maleficium – Taking its title from a Latin word meaning ‘malevolent sorcery’, this chilling play draws on real accounts of witch trials to create voices for three women: Alice, Margery and Jinnet – a farm labourer, a farmer's wife and an elderly wisewoman. When two of them are accused of witchcraft by the other, they are brought to the point of tragedy… Starring Clare Corbett, Siobhan Redmond and Freda Dowie.Fancy You Minding That – Separated by three generations and by the 400 miles from London to Glasgow, a grandmother, mother and daughter recall their very different, very painful memories of the men in their lives. With Phyllis Logan as Valerie, Jennifer Piercey as Ina and Catherine Clarke as Kat
      
19434. Ed Reardons Week: Series 16: A Bbc Radio 4 Sitcom : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
The complete 16th series of the hit comedy – including the 100th episode‘Matchless’ Julie Burchill, The SpectatorEd Reardon, washed-up writer, master of the diatribe and a man with the unfaltering ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, hits the milestone of his 20th anniversary on Radio 4. Still mourning his beloved feline companion, he finds solace in a new life partner – the offspring of Elgar. But he’s sorely in need of a new source of income now his wealthy Third Age writing-class students have all decamped to Dubai.Never one to be defeated, he clears out his storage cupboard to illegally sub-let it as an ‘opportunity for boutique capsule living’, tries to find an outlet for his long-forgotten radio play A Pigeon in Sainsbury’s, takes on the role of theatre critic for The Countrywoman magazine, and agrees to write a bottle episode of Jaz Milvain’s new show about two chalk-and-cheese cops who do things their own way. With commissions thin on the ground, he’s forced to become the ‘Writer in Residence’ at a nuclear power station: but unfortunately, his on/off romantic partner Maggie is on the other side of the fence protesting. And in the final episode of the series – the landmark 100th show – the curmudgeonly author makes the fateful decision to stop writing for good. Can Zadie Smith persuade Ed not to throw in the towel?First broadcast in 2005, Ed Reardon’s Week has garnered two Broadcasting Press Guild awards for Best Radio Programme, and attracted some of the UK’s finest actors as guest stars. Joining the roll call in this series are Adrian Scarborough, Robert Powell, Stephen Mangan and Joe Thomas, while regulars include Christopher Douglas as Ed, Lisa Coleman as Eli, Barunka O’Shaughnessy as Ping and Pippa Haywood as Maggie.Written by Christopher DouglasProduced by Dawn EllisProduction Co-ordinator: Katie BaumSound: Jon Calver & Alison McKenzieCastEd Reardon – Christopher DouglasEli – Lisa ColemanChrist
      
19435. Tales Of Terror: A Bbc Radio Gothic Drama Collection: The Castle Of Otranto, The Monk, The Mysteries Of Udolpho & Northanger A : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Four full-cast dramatisations of classic Gothic novels, plus documentaries exploring the genre’s rise and enduring appealDark deeds, dastardly villains, innocent victims and supernatural happenings – these are the terrifying tropes that make up Gothic fiction, a genre that has captured our imagination for over 250 years. Blending both classic and modern dramatisations, this specially curated anthology couples thrilling masterpieces with insightful documentaries…We begin with A Gothic Quest, in which Louise Welsh examines what ‘gothic’ really means, and takes a look at its many appearances in poetry, fiction, art, architecture and film. In A Guided Tour of the Castle of Otranto, Rory McGrath explores the origins of gothic horror, first manifested in Horace Walpole’s 1764 novel. It is followed by a dramatisation of The Castle of Otranto itself, a dark supernatural tale of duplicity and dynastic rivalry. Treading warily into the book’s strange world in Kaleidoscope Feature: A Little Gothic Castle, Peggy Reynolds draws parallels between Walpole’s vision for his London villa, Strawberry Hill, and the haunted mansion in the novel.Next, we unveil the male gothic in a gripping drama featuring disguise, abduction, incest and murder. The Monk, based on the 1796 classic by Matthew Lewis, tells the story of Ambrosio (Michael Pennington), who is tempted into breaking his vows of chastity by a beautiful young nun. The dawn of the female gothic is revealed in The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe, centred on a powerless young heroine trapped in an isolated castle and pitted against an evil Italian Count. Showcasing the Gothic satire is Jane Austen’s 1817 novel Northanger Abbey, poking fun at the popular sensation fiction of her day. In this witty drama, Catherine Morland is taken to Bath for the season, and finds that in her fertile imagination, danger and hair-raising horrors lurk around every corner. Georgia Groome, Miriam Margolyes and Bridgerton’s Luk
      
19436. Ferment: The Life-changing Power Of Microbes : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.**AS SEEN ON ITV THIS MORNING**From the world-leading gut scientist and no. 1 bestselling author of Food for Life, comes an introduction to the life-changing benefits of fermentationOf all the ways to prepare food, fermenting is surely the most mysterious, miraculous and misunderstood. As Tim Spector shows in this groundbreaking book, the science is now clear that adding fermented foods to our diets brings an astonishing range of benefits for our health.Drawing on his own cutting-edge research, and including practical tips for buying and making fermented foods, Tim demystifies the world of ferments, and introduces us to some of his favourites – from homemade kombucha and kefir, to sourdough, miso and coffee.He explores the extraordinary science of fermentation and the transformative role of microbes, in our kitchens and in our guts – and reveals why fermenting is the key to good food and good health.© Tim Spector 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19437. All The Best For The Future: Growing Up Without Growing Old : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.*NARRATED BY BBC RADIO 1 PRESENTER, GREG JAMES*A brilliantly warm-hearted celebration of the lost art of having funWhen Greg James was ten years old, his nylon shell suit-clad idols the Chuckle Brothers ('to me, to you') signed an autograph (from them, to him) with the message 'All the best for the future.’ It was a weirdly formal message for a kid. Ten-year-old Greg had no idea what the future held, no clue what was in store for him as he carried on through life. How could he? No one really knows what's coming. We all have big dreams and small ones, ideas about how we want our lives to pan out: when you'll get married, where you'll live, how many children you want, what you want to be when you grow up. We race through the milestones, desperate to unlock life's next level and before you know it, you’re a 'grown up'. That’s all well and good but have you remembered to have fun along the way?Whether it's entertaining the nation with his hugely popular BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show, writing big funny adventures for kids with his bestselling children's books, finding the joy in cricket and F1 in his podcasts Tailenders and The Fast and the Curious, or posting stupid videos of his adorable but quite thick dog Barney, Greg’s focus is to put a smile on people's faces because, let's face it, having fun is something we all forget to prioritise sometimes.In All the Best for the Future, Greg looks at how he thought his life would go and shares the things that wind him up, make him sad, make him laugh and the little passions and interests that he relies on to get him through the day - whether it was a good one or a bad one. He tells us who he is, who he thought he'd be and who he still thinks he could be. Most of all though, his message for everyone is not to let go of that inner child as he navigates how to grow up without growing old. It’s possible to be fully functioning adults, with bills to pay and a dog to look after, and still find time
      
19438. The Christmas Retreat : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin. Ginny Spain usually loves Christmas. Not this year, though. After witnessing a traumatic accident and breaking up with her ex, she plans to spend it alone. But her formidable art historian mother, Evie, has other ideas.Determined to drag her daughter out of isolation, Evie persuades Ginny to spend Christmas with her at an artist and writer’s retreat at Triskelion, a remote old house in the tiny coastal village of Little Star.But Evie’s plans aren’t without an ulterior motive – having discovered that her grandmother was an artist and spent time at Triskelion house, she wants to unlock the secrets surrounding her and Ginny’s ancestor.Rugged Rhys Tarn lives at Triskelion with his ten year old daughter, having lost his wife in mysterious and distressing circumstances – and Ginny is in for a shock when she discovers she and Rhys share an unexpected connection.Between Winter Solstice and Twelfth Night, and with the help of Rhys, can Ginny unlock her past and make this Christmas her happiest one yet?© Trisha Ashley 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19439. Winters Daughter: An Unputdownable Historical Novel Of Triumph Over Adversity From The Sunday Times Bestselling Author : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. With her trademark warmth and powerful characters, Winter's Daughter is a stunning new Victorian saga - about a young child separated from her mother, and the family who bring her in from the cold.Hull, 1856.James Ripley and his wife Moira have always looked out for the poor of Hull. When, during one stormy night, there is a flood in a nearby cellar - a popular shelter for the homeless - James rushes to help. Among those rescued is a dark-haired little girl who speaks a language no one can understand. Some say that she came to the cellar with her mother, but no one knows where the mother is now.Concerned for the child's safety, James is unsure of what to do. Where has the girl's mother disappeared to? And what can be done to help the homeless who have lost the only shelter they knew?A stunning new story of family, love and the importance of kindness, from the Sunday Times bestselling author Val Wood. Praise for Val Wood:'A heart-warming story filled with compelling action' Rosie Goodwin'Hull's answer to Catherine Cookson' BBC Radio 4's Front Row'Wonderfully fully-fleshed characters are the mainstay of [Val Wood's] stories' Peterborough Telegraph'With fully developed characters and a compelling story, it's no wonder the author won the Catherine Cookson Prize for Fiction for her debut... A great choice for a book club' Belfast Telegraph© Val Wood 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19440. Time Wise: The Instant International Bestseller : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The instant international bestsellerHigh achievers most definitely approach their workday differently. This book gives access to the secrets and strategies they've found for making things work. From Wharton Professor Adam Grant's trick to get into flow when he starts work, Google's Executive Productivity Advisor, Laura Mae Martin, and her inbox shape-shifting, to Cal Newport's multiple kaban boards, this isn't your typical productivity book.You know the basics and have heard the swallow-the-frog platitudes. Time Wise goes deeper and unveils some of the more counterintuitive but effective methods that boost your productivity. Some of the high achievers featured, along with their personal strategies, include Adam Alter setting systems instead of goals, Rita McGrath who consults her own personal board of directors, Jake Knapp who focuses on the one important thing of the day and Oliver Burkeman's approach to beating the to-do list.This book will allow you to master the superpower of using your time wisely to achieve success in business, life and beyond.'This charming book will save you more time than it takes to read.' Adam Grant'A must-read. This book will transform how you approach your workday.' Greg McKeown'Read this book!' Jake Knapp©2022 Amantha Imber (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19441. The Jason Byrne Show: The Complete Series 1-3: Bbc Radio Stand-up Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The complete Sony Radio Academy Gold Award-winning BBC Radio series from acclaimed Irish stand-up comedian Jason ByrneIn three series of fast-paced comedy, packed with brilliant banter and quickfire improvisation, Jason Byrne shares his experiences of education, relationships, sport, food, money, ageing, work and much, much more.From going on a first date to the birth of his children, from poo in the school playground and 'When Mediums Have Sex' to getting in trouble with the police, Jason probes a new theme with each new episode. As first heard on BBC Radio 2, there's top-notch stand-up, madcap sketches, plus special guests.Also featuring Ivan Brackenbury, Laurence Howarth, Anna Bengo, Daisy Haggard and Margaret Cabourn-Smith.All human life is here, wittily and wonderfully observed by a comic genius.Produced by Julia McKenzie© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19442. How To Live When You Could Be Dead : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.I'm alive when I should be dead. In another movie, I missed the sliding door and departed this wondrous life long ago. Like so many others, I've had to learn to live not knowing if I have a tomorrow, because, statistically, I shouldn't have. At the age of 35, I was blindsided by incurable bowel cancer - I was given a less than 8% chance of surviving five years. More than five years later, my only option is to live in the now and to value one day at a time.So how do you flip your mind from a negative spiral into realistic and rebellious hope? How do you stop focusing on the why and realise that 'why not me' is just as valid a question? How we learn to respond to any given situation empowers us or destroys us. We have the ability in our minds to dictate our own outcomes - bad or good - and with the right skills and approach, we can be the master of our lives.How to Live When You Could Be Dead will show you how. It will awaken you to question your life as if you didn't have a tomorrow and live it in the way you want to today. It will show you how to build a positive mindset and, through this, invite you to think about what you could do if you believed you could do anything you want.Ebury, a division of Penguin Random House, will pay £3 from the sale of each copy of How To Live When You Could Be Dead by Deborah James sold in the UK to Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK.Cancer Research UK is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089464), Scotland (SC041666), Isle of Man (1103) and Jersey (247).'Deborah James has captured the heart of the nation' - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge @KensingtonRoyal'Brave, bright, beautiful' - Lorraine Kelly'Deborah's ability to find positivity in the darkest of places is an inspiration to us all' - Davina McCall© Deborah James 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19443. Murder At The Theatre Royale: The Perfect Murder Mystery : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.It's Christmas at London's Theatre Royale and journalist Daphne King is determined to solve an extraordinary mystery...December 1935. Director Monty Harrison's production of A Christmas Carol has had a troubled run on its tour of regional theatres. With tensions amongst the cast running high, the company reach their final stop - London's Theatre Royale.Catastrophe, however, strikes on opening night: Scrooge dies on stage, the result (it is presumed) of a heart attack. But the show must go on. Until, that is, a leading theatre critic - and old rival of Monty's - is killed backstage. Are those associated with the production being picked off one by one? Budding journalist Daphne King takes up the case...© Ada Moncrieff 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19444. One Man And His Bike : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.What would happen if you were cycling to the office and just kept on pedalling?Needing a change, Mike Carter did just that. Following the Thames to the sea he embarked on an epic 5,000 mile ride around the entire British coastline - the equivalent of London to Calcutta.He encountered drunken priests, drag queens and gnome sanctuaries. He met fellow travellers and people building for a different type of future. He also found a spirit of unbelievable kindness and generosity that convinced him that Britain is anything but broken. This is the inspiring and very funny tale of the five months Mike spent cycling the byways of the nation.© Mike Carter 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19445. Feeling Myself: How I Shed My Shame To Find Sexual Freedom And You Can Too : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Trauma, porn, masturbation, sexuality, sex after motherhood, sex when you feel sh*t about your body, sex after separation... these are all topics around which we skirt delicately, as if they're bombs which will explode if we prod them too curiously. In this way, sex is intimately connected with shame. Like most of us, shame has followed me around for most of my life. I felt shame for the colour of my skin, shame for being female, and shame for wanting more, but I also felt shame around the subject of masturbation. Even as an adult, I carried an intense feeling that masturbation was somehow dirty. I look back on this now and realise how warped our approach to sex is and how the shame that surrounds these conversations holds women back.In this honest and revealing memoir, Natalie Lee digs deep into her own relationship with sex to expose the shame that many of us feel. Taking us through her journey, from traumatic beginnings to marriage, motherhood and eventually experiencing sexual freedom after divorce in her thirties, Feeling Myself is a story of learning to be your true self in a society that doesn't prioritise your pleasure. It is a book for every woman to feel empowered by and to learn the tools to experience their own emancipation too.© Natalie Lee 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19446. Mansfield Park: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A captivating BBC radio dramatisation of Jane Austen's most overlooked novelSent away from her poverty-stricken parents in Portsmouth to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram, nine-year-old Fanny Price is abruptly transplanted to a new, luxurious home: Mansfield Park. Overwhelmed by the grandeur of her surroundings, she feels out of place - and as she grows up, her spoiled cousins, Tom, Maria and Julia, never let her forget her humble beginnings. Only her cousin Edmund treats her with kindness, and the two become close companions.But their lives are turned upside down when Sir Thomas goes away to visit his sugar plantation in the West Indies - and the charismatic Crawfords, Henry and Mary, arrive on the scene. Glamorous, attractive and flirtatious, they shake up the entire Bertram family - and leave Fanny grappling with emotions she's never felt before...In Mansfield Park, Jane Austen gives us her subtlest and most unusual heroine: a displaced child, shaped by family and adversity, who becomes a quietly resolute young woman with an unshakeable moral code. This enthralling dramatisation focusses on the precariousness of Fanny's life - as a poor relation, unmarried, and living on an estate funded by sugar and slavery - and follows her as she navigates this high-stakes world with courage and conviction.Production creditsWritten by Jane AustenAdapted by Clara GlynnProduced by Gaynor MacfarlaneDirected by Bruce YoungFanny Price - Lydia WilsonEdmund Bertram - Bryan DickMary Crawford - Tala GouveiaHenry Crawford - Tom Mothersdale Mrs Norris/Mrs Grant - Janice AcquahLady Bertram - Madeleine WorrallTom Bertram/William Price - Joshua RileySir Thomas - John HollingworthMr Rushworth- Samuel ValentineMaria Bertram - Faith AlabiJulia Bertram - Hollie BurgessFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 10-17 July 2022© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19447. Mclevy: The Collected Series 7-12: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Crime Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brian Cox and Siobhan Redmond star in series 7-12 of the Victorian crime drama Inspired by the real-life memoirs of Edinburgh's first detective, James McLevy, here are more fantastic fictional adventures featuring the tenacious Victorian crime-solver. Once again, McLevy and his faithful sidekick Constable Mulholland patrol the dark wynds and back alleys of 1840s Leith tracking down evildoers - aided by a surprising ally: the beautiful and resourceful brothel-keeper Jean Brash.In these collected episodes, McLevy investigates the kidnap of a women's rights campaigner, sets out to prove that a celebrated stage magician is a jewel thief; probes a series of street attacks on clients of The Just Land; and is kidnapped by a grieving father seeking vengeance for the death of his son. Plus, Jean's life hangs in the balance when she is poisoned by a mystery assailant; Mulholland is challenged to a duel; and the new docks in Leith threaten to change McLevy's life forever...Also included is Meet James McLevy, a 2016 remake of the original pilot episode, in which the idiosyncratic detective investigates the demise of a bank manager found dead and naked by the Water of Leith.Brian Cox stars as McLevy, with Siobhan Redmond as Jean Brash, Michael Perceval-Maxwell as Mulholland, David Ashton as Roach and Colette O'Neill as Hannah.'Everything afternoon radio was invented for' The GuardianProduced and directed by Bruce YoungImage credit: © Pete Hambling/BBCCastInspector McLevy - Brian CoxJean Brash - Siobhan Redmond Constable Mulholland - Michael Perceval-MaxwellLieutenant Roach - David AshtonWith Irene Allan, David Ashton, Kenny Blyth, Charlene Boyd, Simon Bubb, Tam Dean Burn, James Bryce, John Buick, Stewart Campbell, Jimmy Chisholm, Ben Clifford, Sarah Collier, Tony Cownie, Alan Cox, Ali Craig, Carol Ann Crawford, Nicola Jo Cully, Emma Currie, Simon Donaldson, Mark Edel-Hunt, Brian Ferguson, Keiran Gallacher, Teresa Gallagher, Kim Gerard, Stella Gonet, Richard Greenwood, Sandy G
      
19448. Mclevy: The Collected Series 1-6: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Crime Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The first six series of the Victorian detective drama starring Brian Cox and Siobhan RedmondBased on the real-life memoirs of the 19th Century investigator who inspired Sherlock Holmes, Inspector James McLevy, this atmospheric mystery series features the fictional casebook of Edinburgh's finest thief-taker. Accompanied by his loyal partner, Constable Mulholland, McLevy prowls the murky streets of 1840s Leith bringing criminals to justice - assisted by the madam of Edinburgh's finest bawdy-house, the deliciously immoral Jean Brash.In this collection of thrilling episodes, he goes on the trail of an ingenious cat burglar; contemplates a game of golf with desperate stakes; and joins Her Majesty's protection squad to hunt down a deadly assassin. He also faces trouble in the shape of a runaway bridegroom and a blackmailer; probes a judge's murder as his allegedly cheating wife claims her innocence; and looks into the curious case of the Italian aristocrat found dead at Waverley station. Meanwhile, Jean Brash plans revenge on a sadistic client - but her deadly battle with the malign Caleb Grant has heartbreaking consequences...Also included is the original pilot show, introducing us to the dour detective; and a Christmas Special, in which McLevy forswears Yuletide revelry to hunt for a supernatural thief...Brian Cox stars as McLevy, with Siobhan Redmond as Jean Brash, Michael Perceval-Maxwell as Constable Mulholland, David Ashton as Lieutenant Roach and Colette O'Neill as Hannah.'Evokes Auld Reekie so vividly that you can feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town's dark corners' Financial TimesProduced and directed by Patrick RaynerImage credit: © Pete Hambling/BBC CastInspector McLevy - Brian CoxJean Brash - Siobhan RedmondConstable Mulholland - Michael Perceval-MaxwellLieutenant Roach - David AshtonMaguire - Stuart McQuarrieWith Irene Allan, Steven Atholl, David Bannerman, Maureen Beattie, John Bett, Paul Blair, Kenny Blyth, Mark Bonnar, Carolyn Bon
      
19449. The Thomas Hardy Bbc Radio Drama Collection: 10 Full-cast Dramatisations Including Tess Of The Durbervilles & Far From The Mad : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
A definitive, fully-dramatised collection of the best-known works of Thomas Hardy Renowned novelist and poet Thomas Hardy is best known for his fatalistic, often tragic novels set in the 'realistic dream-country' of Wessex, in south and south-west England. Drawing on his own life, he created some of the most memorable characters and stories in Victorian literature - many of which are included here.In five dramas taken from Radio 4's 'Hardy's Women' season, we meet a few of Thomas Hardy's most compelling female protagonists. The Hand of Ethelberta centres around an infamous poet who's not the lady everyone thinks she is; while Two on a Tower is the star-crossed love story of Lady Viviette Constantine and handsome young astronomer Swithin St Cleeve. The Woodlanders tells Hardy's tale of ambition, money and missed chances from the perspective of its unsung heroine, Marty South; unhappy Tess Durbeyfield recounts her life story in Tess of the d'Urbervilles; and in Jude the Obscure, Sue Bridehead relates the tale of stonemason Jude and his dreams of being a scholar. Among the stars of these irresistible adaptations are Rebecca Humphries, Olivia Poulet, Callum Scott Howells, Katy Sobey, Sacha Dhawan, Faye Marsay, Kirsty Oswald and Robert Emms.Also featured are dramatisations of three of Hardy's other masterpieces. Far from the Madding Crowd sees the beautiful, independent Bathsheba Everdene (Alex Tregear) pursued by three suitors: Gabriel Oak (Shaun Dooley), William Boldwood (Toby Jones) and Sergeant Troy (Patrick Kennedy). In The Return of the Native, Hardy's poignant tale of love and longing is brought to life by an ensemble cast including David Calder, Emma Fielding and Adam Godley. And in The Mayor of Casterbridge, starring John Lynch and Ruth Wilson, a man spends his life trying to atone for his terrible past - but however hard he tries to conceal it, it will not be buried.Rounding off our collection we have a pair of classic short stories - 'The Withered Arm' and '
      
19450. The Hare Lane Diaries: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Frances Barber and David Bamber star in this light-hearted sitcom about the diary-writing inhabitants of 11 Hare LaneWhen newly widowed Jessica decides to rent a room to recently divorced Rex, she's a little apprehensive. She's never had a lodger before, and he's not used to being a tenant. Neither are quite sure how their relationship works - and to make things trickier, they're wildly different people. But unbeknownst to either of them, they share a secret - they both keep a diary.Taking turns to read from their respective journals, they relate their thoughts, hopes, dreams and first impressions of each other, which are somewhat less than flattering. He finds her aloof, she thinks he's too eager to please - and when his dodgy DIY skills leave her seething, she retaliates by letting his room to mature student Charles, a tall, attractive blond who looks like a poet.Relegated to the boxroom by 'Lord Byron', and beset by work frustrations and a demanding ex-wife, Rex is left feeling disheartened. Meanwhile, Jessica makes a shocking discovery about her late husband that leaves her questioning everything she thought she knew about their marriage. Living parallel lives under the same roof, can Rex and Jessica learn to rub along together? And as they fill up their diaries with their deepest feelings, will they ever get around to confiding in one another?Adapted by Lyndon Mallet from his acclaimed novel of the same name, this warm, gentle comedy drama stars Frances Barber as Jessica and David Bamber as Rex.Production creditsWritten by Lyndon MalletDirected by Kate Valentine and Peter KavanaghOriginal music by Simon CryerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11-18 September 2000 (Episodes 1 & 2), 10 September-1 October 2001 (Episodes 3-6)CastJessica - Frances BarberRex - David Bamber©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19451. Lucy Montgomery's Variety Pack: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A multi-paced, one-woman Fast Show showcasing the exceptional talents of Lucy Montgomery'Full of surprises' The TelegraphFresh from her success in Tittybangbang, Down the Line and Bellamy's People, human chameleon Lucy Montgomery stars in her very own radio sketch show, packed with comic characters galore.Meet Maisie and Daisy, the posh private school girls with a unique way of explaining popular culture; jilted bride Wendy, who's determined to give her wedding speech despite her groom's absence; and 'Can-do Candi' Karmel, the 80-year-old diva who won't let old age stop her performing. There's also the acupuncturist who's determined to ensure her clients are relaxed, the humble Cockney charlady who knows her place, and the police officer who can't find the right words.Find out why the Mona Lisa's been dumped by the Laughing Cavalier (and why Peter Andre is the most dangerous man in the world), hear an alternative take on Gardeners' Question Time; learn how to talk to teenagers in a language they'll understand - and discover the many perks of being Tim Vincent's mum...Written and performed by Lucy Montgomery, this witty, wonderfully-observed sketch show also features Philip Pope, Sally Grace, Waen Shepherd, Natalie Walter and Iris Walker.Production creditsWritten by Lucy Montgomery, with additional material by Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Steven Burge, Jon Hunter, Holly Walsh, Dan Tetsell, Joe Wilkinson, Fay Rusling, Abigail Burdess, Suk Pannu, Andy Wolton and Joseph MorpurgoScript Editor: Dan TetsellMusic by Philip PopeProduced and directed by Katie TyrrellWith Philip Pope, Sally Grace, Waen Shepherd, Natalie Walter and Iris WalkerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 November-15 December 2010 (Series 1), 26 July-16 August 2011 (Series 2)© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19452. Capital Gains: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A retired widower has his quiet life turned upside down when he mysteriously comes into a large windfallJulius Hutch has planned to spend his retirement years 'pottering' and worrying about his bills, but wakes one morning to discover a foreign merchant bank has put four million pounds into his account - and won't take it back. So Julius, a humble man, sets out to spend the money helping other people, and wooing Pauline, the local bank teller. Up against an enormous banking corporation and an unsavoury property developer, Julius soon discovers that rather than being crushed by these financial giants as he would have been in the past, he is rendered rather more delightfully impervious by his new-found wealth.A wonderful comedy about family, late-in-life romance, environmentalism, and justice against faceless conglomerates, Capital Gains is written in letters, speeches and emails between friends, lovers, and enemies. Perhaps the little man may just triumph at last...CastJulius Hutch .... Peter JonesMrs Pauline Tone .... Celestine RandallKate .... Justine MiddaSexton Lewis .... Jeffrey WickhamNews Reader/Haiku Jack .... Collin JohnsonPeter Fang ..... Peter WhitmanSir Gainford Blounty .... Stephen ThorneDahlia Sprout ..... Jillie MeersTed Smoothie .... David HoltThe Colonel ..... Hugh DicksonLiz Dangerfield .... Toni G BarryHimself ..... Brian PerkinsOther parts are played by Collin Johnson, David Holt, and Brian PerkinsProduction creditsWritten by Collin JohnsonProduced and Directed by Andy Jordan & David BlountOriginally broadcast on BBC Radio 4Series 1: 6th April - 27th April 1995Series 2: 25th July - 14th August 1997©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19453. World War One: The Cultural Front: A Bbc Radio 4 History Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Francine Stock explores how the Great War shaped culture and society between 1914 and 1918The First World War was the great military and political event of its time. But it was also an imaginative event: one that profoundly altered the ways in which men and women thought about the world, and about culture and its expressions. In this compelling five-series programme, journalist and presenter Francine Stock scrutinises the diverse responses of artists and entertainers to the bitter realities of war, and reveals how their new perspectives entered the public consciousness.Each series focuses on a specific year of the conflict, beginning with 1914, as the written word was mobilised; the music industry embraced both patriotism and escapism; and painters including Kandinsky created some of their most powerful work. Stock shows how the aftershocks of war sparked the rise of modernism and the avant-garde in 1915, and looks at how trauma was addressed in the works of Freud and the compositions of Debussy. Moving on to the following year, she demonstrates how the carnage at Verdun and the Somme inspired Dadaism, galvanised creators from Picasso to Apollinaire - and made the tank into an unlikely icon on the home front.Looking at 1917, Stock tells the story of the Harlem Hellfighters and how jazz conquered France; finds out about the popular cross-dressing theatre troupes who were taking the Front Line by storm; and listens as the first meeting between poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen is celebrated in a landmark violin performance using instruments made in memory of the duo. She concludes by examining the war's final deadly year, as US troops arrive on the Western Front, Charlie Chaplin makes a film about a private with dreams of becoming a war hero; the Austro-Hungarian Empire falls; and Elgar, Stanley Spencer and Rebecca West anticipate the end of the hostilities and the soldiers' return.Production creditsPresented by Francine StockProduced by Tom Alban, Mark Burma
      
19454. I Don't Want To Talk About Home: A Migrants Search For Belonging : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. 'I carry my troubled homeland within me; I hide it like a crime.'Growing up in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia, Suad Aldarra felt stifled. The daughter of Syrian parents, she railed against the extreme strictures placed on women in Saudi society at the time and the rising prejudice her family faced as migrants. When the opportunity arose to study software engineering at Damascus University, she jumped at the chance to move to the city she loved for a degree of freedom she'd never known.But when the war started, everything changed. Suddenly Suad and her new husband Housam were thrown into a world of relentless pressure and fled to post-Arab Spring Egypt. Suad's degree in engineering was the saving grace that allowed her to travel to Ireland on a working visa. Yet reaching safety came at a price...I Don't Want to Talk About Home is not a memoir about war and destruction. It's not about camps or boats. It's about the enduring love for a home that ceased to exist and how to build a life out of the rubble.With great warmth and insight, Suad writes about those left behind paper borders, the sacrifices made, and the parts of yourself you lose and find when integrating into a new world.Powerful, fascinating and deeply moving - this book pushes aside our lazy images of human migration and refugees. I loved it. - RODDY DOYLE author of LoveFull of heart, honesty and hard-learnt wisdom... a captivating journey across continents, history and culture. I literally couldn't put this book down. - JAN CARSON author of The Raptures© Suad Aldarra 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19455. The Wartime Bookshop: The First In A Heart-warming Wwii Saga Series About Community And Friendship, From The Bestselling Author : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The first in a brand-new nostalgic and heart-warming WWII series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest.Alice is nursing an injured hand and a broken heart when she moves to the village of Churchwood at the start of WWII. She is desperate to be independent but worries that her injuries will make that impossible.Kate lives with her family on Brimbles Farm, where her father and brothers treat her no better than a servant. With no mother or sisters, and shunned by the locals, Kate longs for a friend of her own.Naomi is looked up to for owning the best house in the village. But privately, she carries the hurts of childlessness, a husband who has little time for her and some deep-rooted insecurities.With war raging overseas, and difficulties to overcome at home, friendship is needed now more than ever. Can the war effort and a shared love of books bring these women - and the community of Churchwood - together?© Lesley Eames 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19456. A Daughters War: A Powerful And Romantic Wwii Saga From The Bestselling Author Worktown Girls At War Book 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The second book in the page-turning Worktown Girls at War series, from the bestselling author of A Shilling for a Wife, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin.At seventeen, Renee Rushmore lives at home with her father Ivan - a cruel man who rules the house with an iron fist and keeps Renee isolated and alone. She is desperate to escape him, but with no friends to help her, what hope does she have?Then war breaks out. With factories and farms looking to take on female workers, Renee dares to hope that her freedom might be within grasp. And when she hears through a kindly local farmhand named Jimmy that Oak Valley Farm is in need of help, she might just have found her chance.But her father's eyes are on her day and night. With the help of Jimmy, will Renee be able to escape Ivan's cruelty and find happiness at last?© Emma Hornby 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19457. Killer In The Kremlin: The Explosive Account Of Putin's Reign Of Terror : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. A gripping and explosive account of Vladimir Putin's tyranny, charting his rise from spy to tsar, exposing the events that led to his invasion of Ukraine and his assault on Europe.In Killer in the Kremlin, award-winning journalist John Sweeney takes readers from the heart of Putin's Russia to the killing fields of Chechnya, to the embattled cities of an invaded Ukraine.In a disturbing exposé of Putin's sinister ambition, Sweeney draws on thirty years of his own reporting - from the Moscow apartment bombings to the atrocities committed by the Russian Army in Chechnya, to the annexation of Crimea and a confrontation with Putin over the shooting down of flight MH17 - to understand the true extent of Putin's long war.Drawing on eyewitness accounts and compelling testimony from those who have suffered at Putin's hand, we see the heroism of the Russian opposition, the bravery of the Ukrainian resistance, and the brutality with which the Kremlin responds to such acts of defiance, assassinating or locking away its critics, and stopping at nothing to achieve its imperialist aims.In the midst of one of the darkest acts of aggression in modern history - Russia's invasion of Ukraine - this book shines a light on Putin's rule and poses urgent questions about how the world must respond.© John Sweeney 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19458. Fall Of The Shah: A Bbc Radio Full Cast Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A gripping BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the 1970's Iranian Revolution Something is coming. What is on the horizon for the people of Iran? Can America's friendship with Iran survive? From Jimmy Carter's optimistic visit to Tehran in December 1977 to the trial of the state's enemies in 1979, this nine-part drama tells the story of the Iranian Revolution, where protestors took to the streets in support of the exiled religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, and the Shah requested help from an America already torn apart by its own conflicts.In a time of hope, of tyranny, of change, of oppression, in a tale of power, betrayal and fear, this true story will transport you to the 1970s, when the Iranian Revolution would change the world - forever.Featuring Dame Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones, All Creatures Great and Small), Bijan Daneshmand (The Night Manager, The Boy from Aleppo that Painted the War) and Carolyn Pickles (Broadchurch, Land Girls).Cast Narrator - Diana RiggThe Shah - Bijan DaneshmandPresident Carter - Nathan OsgoodThe Ayatollah Khomeini - Selva RasalingamZbigniew Brzezinski - Sam DaleWilliam Sullivan - Tony TurnerFarah Pahlavi - Nathalie ArminRosalynn Carter- Carolyn PicklesNassiri - Peter PolycarpouMehdi - Moe Bar-ElHaikaz / Sadegh Ghotbzadeh - Philip ArdittiGary Sick - David SeddonWarren Christopher - Don GiletMolly - Saffron CoomberSharpour Bakhtiar - Peter PolycarpouGeneral Gharabaghi / General Oveissi - Vincent EbrahimCarole Bauman - Clare CorbettSadegh Khalkhali - Bhasker PatelEbrahim Yazdi - Paul ChahidiHassan - Amir El-MasryJoan - Alexandra ConstantinidiIraj - Ashley KumarAhmad - Ronny JhuttiAmir - Dana HaqjooShirin - Afsaneh DehrouyehNargess - Sara ZeymourProduction creditsWritten by Steve WatersComposer- Ghanvar KhaleghiSound Design - Caleb KnightleyProduced and Directed by Marc Beeby'Exactly the type of drama at which the BBC excels' GuardianOriginally broadcast January-March 2019©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19459. Hardship Britain: Personal Stories Of Social Issues Today: A Bbc Radio 4 Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Individuals who have experienced some of society's biggest issues tell their stories - and search for answers From climate change, fake news and vaccine hesitancy to mental health, addiction and domestic violence, there are no shortage of societal problems facing the UK right now. But while we are aware these challenges exist, without personal experience it is hard for us to understand what it is like to struggle with them, and harder still to envision potential solutions. These compelling documentaries, first broadcast on radio under the title 'My Name Is...', introduce us to a range of individuals who have confronted various hardships, telling their stories and following them as they ask difficult questions and endeavour to drive positive change. Among those we meet are Rachel, who has been sectioned multiple times and seeks to challenge the status quo around psychiatric treatment; Katie, a onetime problem gambler investigating how online gambling firms target the vulnerable; Abi, who almost died at the hands of her violent boyfriend and now helps others stay safe; and Fozia, a doctor horrified by the Covid conspiracy theories that leave patients afraid to come to hospital even when they're seriously ill. We also hear from others whose stories are less harrowing, but equally absorbing. There's Noga, a 17-year-old youth strike organiser doing everything she can to save the planet; Hamza, a basketball and martial arts coach who believes broadening access to sport can improve opportunities for disadvantaged kids; Lucy, who's looking for love and wondering whether to ditch the dating apps; and 11-year-old Roman, who adores Minecraft and wants to know if his parents' limits on his screen time are fair. Offering unique insight into the lives of a host of extraordinary people, these fascinating first-person accounts highlight the complexity of the issues affecting Britons today, and provide diverse perspectives on how we can set about tackling them. Production credits
      
19460. Guess What?: The Bbc Radio 4 20 Questions Game Show : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Barry Took presents this revised radio version of the popular parlour game 'Twenty Questions'Hosted by veteran humorist Barry Took, presenter of Points of View and former chair of The News Quiz, this entertaining guessing game sees a panel of intellectually acute guests attempting to determine a mystery object in 20 tries. Their only clue is the category it falls into: animal, vegetable, mineral, abstract, or a combination of all four.For most rounds, the studio audience know the answer and cheer on the contestants with promising guesses - but sometimes, both they and the listeners are kept in the dark, giving them an opportunity to play along too.Pitting their wits against Barry Took are panellists Geoffrey Durham, Jeremy Hanley, Helen Atkinson Wood, Hattie Hayridge, Dick Vosburgh, Neil Innes, Jan Ravens, Nigel Dempster, Frances Edmonds, Chris Serle and Clare Francis, as they play their hunches and attempt to identify everything from a supermodel to a Page 3 girl, the Channel Tunnel to the shipping forecast, and a minicab driver to man's best friend. Using their best deductive reasoning, will they figure it out - or will they get stumped?Production creditsChaired by Barry TookWritten and compiled by Michael DinesVoice provided by Peter DonaldsonProduced by Andy AliffeWith: Geoffrey Durham, Jeremy Hanley, Helen Atkinson Wood, Hattie Hayridge, Dick Vosburgh, Neil Innes, Jan Ravens, Nigel Dempster, Frances Edmonds, Chris Serle, Clare FrancisFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 April-10 June 1998© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
      
19461. In Search Of The Dark Ages : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the bestselling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians. Now, on the book's 40th anniversary, this fully revised and expanded edition illuminates further the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest.Alongside portraits of Boadicea, King Arthur, Alfred the Great, Athelstan, and William the Conqueror, the story of England is expanded further to include new voices, with all-new chapters on fascinating characters such as Penda of Mercia, Aethelflaed Lady of the Mercians, Hadrian the African, Eadgyth of England, and Wynflaed. It's an altogether richer, more varied, and inclusive study on the creation of Britain.Just as it did when it first published 40 years ago, In Search of the Dark Ages overturns preconceptions of the Early Middle Ages as a shadowy and brutal era, showing them to be a richly exciting and formative period in the history of Britain.© Michael Wood 2001 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19462. Believe: Achieving The Impossible : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.The final word on a record-breaking career from cycling's most formidable sprinterMark Cavendish is the stand-out British cyclist of our most golden generation. With his 35th Tour de France win in 2024, he became the outright all-time record holder for the most stage victories at the world's greatest cycling event. Breaking the record that had lasted for 48 years, Cavendish carved his name into history.In this definitive autobiography, he provides an intimate account of his exhilarating career, transporting readers to his most unforgettable racing moments. With incredible photographic accuracy and insight, Cavendish recalls his final poignant victories of the Tour de France, sealing his legacy as one of the greatest road racers of all time.Yet for all the once-in-a-generation talent and success, Mark has always been candid about the personal battle that it has taken to achieve greatness, and his story is one of struggle, sacrifice and the power of human determination. This compelling autobiography offers a rare perspective into the true psyche of a champion. Giving his definitive account with a fully reflective perspective, Mark tells the whole truth about himself and the era of cycling that he has graced.'The greatest comeback in sports history' GQ'A miracle' Eddy Merckx'Mark Cavendish is the greatest sprinter in the history of the Tour and of cycling, his comeback is just amazing.' Christian Prudhomme, Tour de France Director© Mark Cavendish 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19463. Private Eye Philip Odell: Lady In A Fog & Test Room Eight: Two Bbc Radio Classic Crime Dramas : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Robert Beatty stars as the hard-nosed Irish-American PI in these two vintage crime serialsLester Powell's Chandleresque detective Philip Odell was a huge hit on the BBC Light Programme between 1947 and 1961, thrilling audiences with his crime-solving adventures in postwar London. This gripping collection brings together the only two surviving radio serials featuring the tough-guy investigator - one of which, Test Room Eight, is published here for the very first time.Lady in a Fog - En route from London to Dublin, Philip Odell meets an old friend, Heather McMara, who tells him that her brother has been found drowned and asks him to investigate. Against the backdrop of a thick, pea-soup fog, he probes a case of blackmail and murder, involving a racehorse owner, a newspaper editor and a mysterious lady in mink...Test Room Eight - Concerned that someone is trying to sabotage the production of his new influenza vaccine, millionaire industrialist Herbert Truscott hires Odell and Heather to go undercover at his state-of-the-art facility at Barton Medworth. They soon discover that all is not well at the plant - and when a staff member dies after inhaling a fatal dose of live virus, their search for a saboteur turns into a hunt for a killer...Starring Robert Beatty as Philip Odell and Sheila Manahan as Heather, with a supporting cast including June Tobin, Jeffrey Segal, David March, Hilda Schroder, Mary Wimbush, Beryl Calder, Trevor Martin, Hamilton Dyce and Rolf Lefebvre.NB: Due to the age of the recordings, the sound quality may varyLady in a FogPhilip Odell - Robert BeattyHeather McMara - Sheila ManahanMarilyn Peters - June TobinChristopher Hampden/Bookmaker's Clerk - James ThomasonParkin - Harold ReeseMartin Sorrowby - John BennettBarman - Ronald BaddileyMrs Cantaloup - Betty BaskcombReceptionist/Violet Levine - Joan MathesonHector O'Gorman - David MarchTaxi Driver/Foreman - Will LeightonNarrator/Constable - Anthony ViccarsInspector Rigby - Edward JewesburyHead Waiter/
      
19464. Foreign Bodies: Crime Fiction Around The World : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Mark Lawson takes an international look at celebrated literary detectives, talking to their creators to explore how mystery fiction reflects society's trends and tensions'Masterly'' Gillian Reynolds, The TelegraphThroughout its long history, crime fiction has broadened our horizons, introducing us to unfamiliar places, people and cultures and showing us new ways of looking at the world. In this fascinating series, Mark Lawson takes a global tour of the genre, putting detective novels under the magnifying glass to examine how they have depicted - and predicted - social and political change. Focussing on famous fictional investigators - from Hercule Poirot, Jules Maigret, Van der Valk and Martin Beck; through Dalgliesh, Rebus, Jane Tennison and Harry Hole; to Benny Griessel, Tess Monaghan and Easy Rawlins - he explores what these iconic protagonists can tell us about the historic character of their nations.Through the framework of their cases, he pursues the shadows of the Second World War and the Cold War; conflicts between the politics of the left and right; the rise of nationalism; and the pressures caused by migration. He also finds out how crime novels have portrayed transitional societies in South Africa and Northern Ireland; examined the legacies of military rule in Argentina and the Castro revolution in Cuba; and tackled post-colonialism in Australia and Nigeria.Helping Lawson with his inquiries are authors including Andrea Camilleri, who discusses the effects of both the Mafia and Berlusconi on Italian society; Brian McGilloway, who talks about the Troubles and the wave of Irish crime fiction that the peace process has provoked; and Petros Markaris, whose detective series prophesied the Greek financial crisis. Plus, Laura Lippman and Walter Mosley reveal how they introduced the experience of women and black Americans into their work; Russian writer Boris Akunin and Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov meditate on Dostoevsky, Putin, censorship and their d
      
19465. The Falklands War: Recordings From The Archive: A Landmark Bbc Radio Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
1982 was a historic year, a year in which the battle for a small group of islands in the South Atlantic dominated the news.From the initial broadcasts of the growing Argentine threat and Mrs Thatcher's speech to the Commons informing them that a Task Force will sail, to the battles for Goose Green and Port Stanley, the Argentine surrender and the controversial sinking of the Belgrano - all these historic moments, together with all the other important events of the Falklands War, are recorded here, in live BBC Radio News coverage.Released to mark the 40th anniversary of the conflict, this collection of recordings from the BBC Radio News team brings to life the events of the Falklands War and includes speeches and statements from journalists and survivors, as well as key political figures such as Margaret Thatcher and former President of Argentina Leopoldo Galtieri.© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
      
19466. Artists: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The complete Series 1 & 2 of the BBC radio sitcom about an artists' colony in CornwallSet in the Cornish cultural mecca of St Ives, Artists centres around a close-knit community of artists whose talent is matched only by their dysfunctionality. When they're not bitching about each other's work, they're bickering with one another - but as genius goes hand-in-hand with an artistic temperament, they never take their squabbles too seriously.Sharing a studio with landscape painter Tamsin are sculptor Dolores, who pushes the boundaries of papier maché; her bank manager partner, Nisha; and laissez-faire installationist Josef, Tamsin's lodger and sort-of boyfriend. Along with pub landlord Marcus, who provides inspiration in alcoholic form, and Tamsin's avuncular agent Gerard, they spend their time searching for their muse, suffering for their art - and making a thorough exhibition of themselves.In these 10 episodes, Tamsin competes with Josef to create a self-portrait, Marcus goes away for a weekend to save his marriage, Nisha proposes to Dolores - hypothetically, and Gerard takes a cross-Channel booze cruise that almost ends in tragedy...Written by award-winning radio producer Gareth Edwards, whose credits include That Mitchell and Webb Look and Bleak Expectations, this slow-burning, character-driven comedy features a stellar cast including Vicki Pepperdine, Pauline McLynn, Mina Anwar, Ben Miller, Dave Lamb and Graham Crowden, with guest appearances from Miranda Hart and Bertie Carvel.Production creditsWritten by Gareth EdwardsScript editor: Paul Mayhew-ArcherProduced by Katie TyrrellCastTamsin - Vicki PepperdlneDolores - Pauline McLynnGerard - Graham CrowdenNisha - Mina AnwarJosef - Ben MillerMarcus - Dave LambJake - Dean JohnstonLindy - Maria LiberosCouple in art gallery - Stephen Critchlow & Caroline JohnsonEwan - Giles NewPippa - Miranda HartBest Man/Clive - Bertie CarvelCressida - Raquel CassidyCharlotte - Phyllida HewatSam - Julia MorrisLesley/Weinberg - John Rowe
      
19467. The Party Line: Complete Series 1-3: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
All three series of the satirical sitcom by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, following the fortunes of a hapless backbench MPEver since he fell off the stage live on Question Time, Labour MP Duncan Stonebridge has been stuck in political limbo. Struggling with a tiny majority and a career that's going nowhere, he's caught between the impossible demands of his constituents and the dictates of Westminster - and constantly afflicted by the bane of all politicians: events.Whether he's getting wound up about a wind farm, saving his party agent from a rabid Russian oligarch, fending off accusations of financial irregularities or losing a laptop full of top-secret government reports, life never runs smoothly for the beleaguered backbencher. So when an old friend makes him an attractive job offer, will he give up his seat for a cushy corporate role - or battle on in the hope that things can only get better?Written by comedy kings and Now Show hosts Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, this sparkling sitcom was first broadcast in 2005, and still feels topical and relevant today. James Fleet stars as Duncan Stonebridge, with a stellar supporting cast including Simon Greenall, Geoffrey McGivern, Sally Hawkins and Sarah Solemani.Production creditsWritten by Steve Punt and Hugh DennisProduced and directed by Adam Bromley and Dawn EllisCastDuncan - James FleetArthur/Tom - Simon GreenallJane/Sue - Rachel AtkinsNorman/Roger - Geoffrey McGivernFennella - Sally HawkinsLady Harriet - Geraldine McNultySue - Matilda ZieglerNeil - Neil EdmondRuth - Sarah SolemaniWith Jenny Cox, Dominic Coleman, Sue Elliott-Nicholls, Lucy Montgomery, Neil Edmond, Hugh Dixon, Beth Chalmers, Manjeet Mann and Dan MershFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 May-30 June 2005 (Series 1), 3 October-7 November 2006 (Series 2), 7 October-11 November 2008 (Series 3)© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19468. Last Night, Another Soldier: A Full-cast Bbc Radio Thriller : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A gripping story from the frontline of AfghanistanAfghanistan, 2009. Eighteen-year-old squaddie Briggsy is just three weeks into his first posting in Helmand Province and he's thrilled to be part of the action. But when his Rifle Section loses a man in battle, Briggsy is forced to confront the realities of war.Also included is the fascinating interview with Andy McNab, in which he speaks to Jo Fidgen about his childhood, military career and writing.Cast:Briggsy - Russell ToveySi - Lloyd ThomasFlash - Paul RiderToki - Damian LynchMackenzie/John - Stephen HoganMum/Helicopter pilot/Radio Operator - Janice AcquahEmma/Tannoy - Caroline GuthrieNewsreader/Cookie - Matt AddisDirected by Vernee SamuelFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 August 2009Andy McNab: soldier, writer, psychopath was first broadcast on BBC World Service, 22 July 2019©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19469. Conversations From A Long Marriage: Series 3: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
'Sublimely funny, touching series... a work of supreme craftsmanship' Radio Times'Peppered with nostalgic 60s hits and especially written for the pair, it's an endearing portrait of exasperation, laced with hard won tolerance - and something like love.' The Guardian'Treasure this one ... this series makes people laugh' Gillian Reynolds, Sunday TimesJoanna Lumley and Roger Allam return as the married couple who met in the Summer of Love and are still passionate about love, life, music - and each other.With Roger approaching a big birthday, the couple reflect on growing older and all that it entails, from the increasing need to keep active to the ultimate question - to downsize, or not to downsize? However, their progress is hindered by still feeling the same as ever ... even if their friends have replaced technicolour for tweed and have never heard of Stormzy!Along the way, there's also jealousy, talk of affairs, Roger's sleep-talking and the discovery of his 'baby whisperer' abilities - but underlying it all is this couple's long-lasting love for each other.Created by award-winning comedy writer and journalist Jan Etherington, and based on her own long marriage to Gavin Petrie (with whom she wrote the hit radio and TV series Second Thoughts and Faith in the Future), this delightful comedy two-hander will resonate with couples of all ages.Starring Joanna Lumley and Roger AllamProduced and directed by Claire JonesA BBC Studios production©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19470. The Last Of The Mohicans & The Spy: Two Bbc Radio Full-cast Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
BBC Radio drama adaptations of two action-packed adventures by James Fenimore CooperA founding father of American literature, James Fenimore Cooper was one of America's first professional novelists, and a pioneer of both the Western and the historical romance. Included here are his 1826 masterpiece The Last of the Mohicans and his 1821 classic The Spy, widely considered the world's first espionage novel. The Last of the Mohicans - 1757, and Britain and France are struggling for control of the New World. Caught between them are the tribes of the First Nations... Hawkeye is an American scout who lives with the American Indians and fights for the British. When the daughters of a British army officer are captured by a vengeful Huron chief while travelling to join their father, Hawkeye and his Mohican friends set out on a rescue mission... This gripping dramatisation of James Fenimore Cooper's epic is narrated by Garrick Hagon, stars Michael Feast as Hawkeye and Helen McCrory as Cora. The Spy - New York State, 1778. Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British in the American Revolutionary War, sneaks into no-man's land in disguise to spend an evening with his family. But their happy reunion is cut short when American troops surround the house. Can the mysterious peddler Harvey Birch provide Henry with a means of escape? Burn Gorman and Rose Leslie star in this thrilling tale of double agents and divided loyalties.First published 1821 (The Spy) and 1826 (The Last of the Mohicans)Production creditsWritten by James Fenimore CooperThe Last of the MohicansNarrator - Garrick HagonHawkeye - Michael FeastMajor Heyward - Philip FranksCora - Helen McCroryAlice - Naomi RadcliffeGeneral Munro - Russell DixonChingachgook - Okon JonesUncas - Clarence SmithMagua - Alfredo MichelsenGeneral Montcalm - John JardineDavid - Robert WhelanTamenund - Joe SpeareDramatised by David CalcuttProduced and directed by Michael FoxMusic: Trevor Allan DaviesFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5-12 Novembe
      
19471. Lindsey Chapmans Living World From The Archives: A Bbc Radio 4 Nature Series : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Wildlife presenter Lindsey Chapman relives selected archive highlights from the popular nature seriesFor over five decades, Living World has been introducing audiences to the astonishing diversity of British wildlife. Its veteran presenters have travelled the length and breadth of the British Isles, venturing far and wide with their microphones to immerse the listener and capture the excitement of getting close to nature.Hosted by Lionel Kelleway, Brett Westwood, Peter France and Michael Scott, these 15 archive episodes are hand-picked by Lindsey Chapman, who also gives an introduction to each one, bringing us up to date on developments since the initial broadcast. Recorded on location in some very special places, from South Harris in the Outer Hebrides to the River Exe in Devon, the programmes all feature guest experts with specialist knowledge of the local environment and its flora and fauna.Guiding our presenters through a particular habitat, they discuss the species who have made it their home, and set out to track them down. While a quest to find the great yellow bumblebee proves problematic, they revel in seeing a hen harrier on the wing; encounter the world's largest slug; experience a remarkable raven roost and catch a rare glimpse of wild boar. Plus, they discover the biology behind pigeon migration; learn why jays are key to the rejuvenation of the UK's forests and take a timeline walk from sea edge to dry land along Dungeness' shifting shingles.Full of amazing sights, sounds and stories, this specially curated collection will take you on an awe-inspiring journey through Britain's natural world, and encourage you to embark on your own wildlife adventures.Production creditsProduced by Andrew DawesEpisode guideFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:The Machair of the Western Isles 10 June 2018Presented by Brett Westwood with Martin ScottCatch the Pigeon 17 June 2018Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Chris ArmstrongWoolston Eyes 24 June 2018Pr
      
19472. Brett Westwoods Living World From The Archives: A Bbc Radio 4 Nature Series : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Wildlife presenter Brett Westwood revisits selected highlights from the Living World archiveSince 1968, the BBC's iconic Living World has been introducing listeners to the best natural history Britain has to offer. Its veteran presenters have criss-crossed the country in all weathers and through all terrains, in search of remarkable species and extraordinary stories.Introduced and updated by Brett Westwood, these classic archive programmes are hosted by Lionel Kelleway, Trai Anfield, Chris Sperring, Paul Evans, Peter France, Joanna Pinnock, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Sarah Pitt and Brett himself. Each show is filmed on location, in places ranging from Dartmoor to the Celtic rainforest, and features a guest naturalist eager to share their expertise with the presenters and us.Together, they uncover an array of natural wonders, including the elegant black-tailed godwit, the enigmatic glow worm and the industrious mason bee that makes its nest in a snail shell. They also hunt for adders in Loch Lomond, experience the sights and sounds of a Sika deer rut and a starling eruption, witness the small bands of Red Admiral butterflies flying in from the sea and find that night time is the right time for mountain hares.Immersive, inviting and informative, this specially curated collection will provide fascinating insight into Britain's wonderful wildlife, and inspire you to seek out your own encounters with nature.Production creditsProduced by Andrew DawesEpisode guideFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Nest Finder of Dartmoor 11 June 2017Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Mark LawrenceAdders of Loch Lomond 18 June 2017Presented by Trai Anfield with Chris McInernyA Shell Nesting Bee 2 July 2017Presented by Trai Anfield with John WaltersGlow Worms 9 July 2017Presented by Chris Sperring with Robin ScagellWaxcap Grasslands 24 September 2017Presented by Paul Evans with Dr Gareth Griffiths and Bruce LangridgeThe Late Arrivals 8 October 2017Presented by Lionel Kellewa
      
19473. Chris Packhams Living World From The Archives: A Bbc Radio 4 Nature Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Wildlife presenter Chris Packham leafs through the Living World archives, revisiting classic episodes and bringing them up to dateFor over half a century, landmark natural history series Living World has provided an inspiring introduction to the flora and fauna of Great Britain and beyond. Filmed on location at key ecological sites, it sees BBC wildlife presenters joined by guest experts for enthusiastic discussions and close encounters with our native wildlife.These classic archive programmes have all been specially selected by Chris Packham, who introduces each episode and gives us an overview of the places, people and species featured on the show. Twenty are hosted by veteran broadcaster Lionel Kelleway, with the remaining two presented by Brett Westwood. Accompanied by ornithologists, biologists and a host of other specialists, they take us on a tour around the British Isles in search of amazing plants and animals.Among their discoveries are swifts, stag beetles, sticklebacks and red squirrels - as well as the endangered white-clawed crayfish; the slumbering dormouse or 'seven-moth sleeper'; the diminutive wren (known as the King of the Birds) and the under-appreciated wasp (more benign and beneficial than people realise). In addition, they hunt for crabs in a Scottish rockpool; take a festive look at mistletoe; await the arrival of roosting rooks and listen to the call of the booming bittern.Full of fascinating facts and surprising stories, this carefully curated collection will transport you to Britain's mountains, moorlands, woodlands and coasts, immersing you in the wonder and importance of our natural world.Production creditsProduced by Andrew DawesEpisode guideFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Swifts 3 May 2015Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Chris PerrinsMayfly and the Chalkstream 12 July 2015Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Mike LadleThe Stag Beetle Hunt 26 July 2015Presented by Lionel Kelleway with Jonathon Spencer and Roger KeyT
      
19474. Snap: Clean Break Or Clean Slate?: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
All three series of the BBC sitcom about a couple who've split up, but can't quite call it quitsWhen two people have history, how can they ever be history? That's the question facing Molly and Doug, who are separating after 16 years of marriage. He's moving out (albeit a mere three streets away), and she's moving on (just as soon as she can get her wedding ring off) - only somehow, they can't seem to stay away from one another.Breaking up would be so much easier if it wasn't for the woes of their two teenage children, Doug's elderly mum's interference, and the sneaking suspicion that perhaps they shouldn't be divorcing at all.... Will the couple get closure and accept that their relationship is over, or can they find a way to rebuild their lives together?Written by acclaimed scriptwriter Paul Mendelson (May to December, My Hero), this sparkling romantic comedy stars Rebecca Lacey as Molly and Paul Venables as Doug, with a full cast including Rebecca Front, Samantha Spiro and Robin Weaver.Production creditsWritten by Paul MendelsonProduced by David Ian NevilleFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 July-13 August 2003 (Series 1), 14 July-18 August 2004 (Series 2), 27 July-31 August 2005 (Series 3)CastMolly - Rebecca LaceyDoug/Shopkeeper - Paul VenablesKaz/Michelle/Emma - Soumaya KeynesRyan - Jessie SullivanDawn - Rebecca Front/Samantha Spiro/Robin WeaverScarlet/Mrs Johnston - Rebecca FrontMrs Lonsdale/Annie/Mrs Dawlish/Lydia/Mrs Niarchos/Waitress/Mrs Luigi/Old lady - Marlene SidawayAnsel/Steve/Stallholder/Surgeon - Richard FirthRaymond/Mr Silverton/TV announcer/Ernie/Alistair - Jonathan TaflerGwynneth - Jennifer HillSusan - Samantha SpiroEirwen/Waitress - Robin Weaver'Bittersweet and very funny' The Times© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19475. Sing A Song Of Sixpence: Sixty Favourite Nursery Rhymes : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Sixty much-loved nursery rhymes, sung by Susan Sheridan and Jimmy HibbertJoin in with Susan Sheridan and Jimmy Hibbert, as they sing along to 60 of their favourite nursery rhymes, complete with wonderful music and sound effects. Perfect for playtime or in the car, these classic counting songs, action songs and lullabies are sure to delight little ones.Track listing1 Sing a Song of Sixpence2 Girls and Boys Come Out to Play3 London Bridge is Falling Down4 Oh, Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?5 Jack and Jill6 Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary7 Hey Diddle Diddle, the Cat and the Fiddle8 I Saw Three Ships9 Pease Pudding10 Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush11 Over the Hills and Far Away12 Little Boy Blue13 Wee Willie Winkie14 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe15 Humpty Dumpty16 Bye Baby Bunting17 One a Penny, Two a Penny18 The North Wind Doth Blow19 Incy Wincy Spider20 See Saw, Margery Daw21 The Grand Old Duke of York22 Little Tommy Tucker23 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star24 Pop Goes the Weasel25 Rock-a-Bye Baby on the Tree Top26 Oranges and Lemons27 I Had a Little Nut Tree28 Pussycat, Pussycat29 The Farmer's in the Dell30 Jack Sprat31 Three Blind Mice32 Cock-a-Doodle-Doo33 Baa Baa Black Sheep34 Fly Away, Ladybird35 Simple Simon36 Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross37 Diddle Diddle Dumpling38 I Love Little Pussy39 Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake40 Little Jack Horner41 Who Killed Cock Robin?42 This Little Piggy43 Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son44 Lavender's Blue45 Hickory Dickory Dock46 Polly Put the Kettle On47 Little Bo Peep48 There Was a Frog Lived in a Well49 There Was a Crooked Man50 Rub-a-Dub-Dub51 Curly Locks52 Doctor
      
19476. Mark Steels In Town: Series 11 & 12: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
The complete Series 11 and 12 of Mark Steel's comedy travel show'Consistently the funniest programme on the radio' The IndependentMark Steel is back with two more series of his award-winning show, in which he explores nine weird and wonderful places around the UK and beyond. After thoroughly researching each town's history, people and idiosyncrasies, he goes on to write and perform a tailor-made evening of stand-up for the residents.Series 11 takes him to the former mining town of Blyth, Northumberland, where he finds a fascinating industrial legacy, a posh pub, and a very nice beach; Walthamstow, where he's joined by local MP Stella Creasey for a discussion about the controversial 'mini-Holland' cycling scheme; and Whitby; where he dodges the seagulls to present his findings on the Dracula origin story, chip shops and the resort's whaling history.In Series 12, Mark tours the contrarian city of Nottingham to learn about local legends Robin Hood and Frank the xylophone player; and travels to Tring's Natural History Museum to take in the exhibit of fleas dressed as Mexicans. He also sets out to the Isles of Scilly, Salisbury and Newport, and pops over to Paris, where he performs two versions of his show: one in English and one in French...With just the right blend of affection and rudeness, he celebrates the curious stories, quirky characters and regional eccentricities that make these areas unique. Whether you're a local or an out-of-towner, his hilarious observations will have you roaring with laughter.Written by and starring Mark SteelAdditional material by Pete SinclairProduced by Julia McKenzie and Carl CooperProduction co-ordinators: Beverly Tagg, Sarah Sharpe and Katie BaumSound Manager: Jerry PealFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 1-15 December 2021 (Series 11), 22 August-26 September 2022 (Series 12)©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19477. Ed Reardon's Week: Series 9-12: The Hit Bbc Radio 4 Sitcom : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Series 9-12 of the hit comedy featuring curmudgeonly author Ed ReardonAuthor, pipe-smoker, fare-dodger and master of the complaining letter and abusive email, Ed Reardon returns for another four series. Despite many thwarted attempts at literary succes, he's still living a precarious existence with his trusty companion Elgar, reliant on any small morsels of work Ping can offer him to keep body, mind and cat together. He also continues to have regular run-ins with his nemesis, Jaz Milvane - who somehow manages to make money out of mad schemes, while Ed makes nothing - and his love life remains more than a little erratic.Among his endeavours in these 24 episodes, Ed attends his first ever interview for a real job; finds himself facing homelessness as Stan throws him out on the street; enters the groves of academe as he becomes a student at 'Uni'; and gains a new agent, Maggie, who gets him a regular writing gig on Your Motorhome magazine. Can she help him to turn his fortunes around?Also included is a special festive edition, which sees Ed spending the holiday season without Elgar. All he has for Christmas is a computer and a commission...Christopher Douglas stars as Ed, alongside Stephanie Cole, Philip Jackson, Geoffrey Whitehead, Alison Steadman, Brigit Forsyth and Barunka O'Shaughnessy, in this acclaimed comedy by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds.'Pure joy' The TelegraphCast and creditsWritten by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher DouglasProduced by Dawn EllisFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11 November-16 December 2013 (Series 9), 13 May-17 June 2015 (Series 10), 1 January 2016 (Ed Reardon at Christmas), 4 October-8 November 2016 (Series 11), 24 October-28 November 2017 (Series 12)CastEd Reardon - Christopher DouglasOlive - Stephanie ColeCliff - Geoffrey McGivernPing - Barunka O'ShaughnessyJaz Milvane - Philip JacksonPearl - Alison Steadman/Brigit ForsythStan - Geoffrey WhiteheadRay - Simon GreenallJake - Sam PamphilonEli - Lisa ColemanFiona
      
19478. Ed Reardon's Week: Series 5-8: The Hit Bbc Radio 4 Sitcom : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Series 5-8 of the curmudgeonly comedy starring Christopher DouglasFreeloading freelancer Ed Reardon is back, and still trying to survive in a world where the media seems to be run by idiots and lying charlatans. Success continues to elude him, but at least he can eke out a living teaching creative writing, condensing modern classics and doing a spot of celebrity ghostwriting.These four series find him shouldering his share of grandfatherly responsibilities; taking up residence in Berkhamsted's premier accommodation for the financially distressed; rekindling a romance with an old flame; and curating a moving tribute for Jaz Milvane's 'surprise' 60th birthday bash. Meanwhile, Ed's cat, Elgar, finds fame with an internet blog. Could he become a more successful writer than Ed? (Quite probably...)And in a special seasonal edition, Ed is hoping to spend Christmas Day in the bosom of his family - but will he end up alone with Elgar, an Oxo cube and a cinnamon stick?Scripted by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds, this furiously funny sitcom stars Christopher Douglas as Ed, with supporting roles from Stephanie Cole as Olive, John Fortune as Felix, Barunka O'Shaughnessy as Ping, Philip Jackson as Jaz and Geoffrey Whitehead as Stan.'Comic genius' Radio TimesCast and creditsWritten by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher DouglasProduced by Dawn EllisFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 October-10 November 2008 (Series 5), 11 January-15 February 2010 (Series 6), 10 January-14 February 2011 (Series 7), 3 April-8 May 2012 (Series 8), 25 December 2012 (Ed Reardon at Christmas)CastEd Reardon - Christopher DouglasOlive - Stephanie ColeFelix - John FortuneCliff - Ronnie Golden/Simon Greenall/Geoff McGivernPing - Barunka O'ShaughnessyJaz Milvane - Philip JacksonPearl - Rita MayStan - Geoffrey WhiteheadRay - Simon GreenallJake - Sam PamphilonEli - Lisa ColemanFiona - Jenny AgutterWith Sally Grace, Lewis MacLeod, Nicola Sanderson, Martin Hyder, Richard Smith, Tom Price, Rachel Atkins, Rebecc
      
19479. Ed Reardon's Week: Series 1-4: The Hit Bbc Radio 4 Sitcom : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
The first four series of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedyWelcome to the world of Ed Reardon, writer and liver of life at the cutting edge - well, above The Cutting Edge, in a one-bedroom flat over a hairdresser's in Berkhamsted that he shares with his his trusty feline companion, Elgar. Divorced, impoverished and embittered, he spends his time penny-pinching, freeloading and ranting at the modern world and the 'moronic 12-year-olds' who run the media.Once a promising novelist (his first and last book, Who Would Fardels Bear? was turned into a Hollywood movie), he now lives off the royalties of his 1982 episode of Tenko (£17 per annum) and whatever scraps of freelance work he can coax out of his agents, Felix and Ping. Though consistently mocked by his friend and one-time collaborator Jaz Milvane - who's now become irritatingly rich and successful - Ed battles on with his attempts to finally gain the literary fame and fortune he feels he deserves.In these four series, we follow him as he tries to conquer the Christmas book market; falls in love; finds himself in hospital; attempts to secure his inheritance and comes up with a once-in-a-lifetime idea - only to forget where he put it...Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds, this splendidly splenetic sitcom stars Christopher Douglas as Ed, with Stephanie Cole as Olive, John Fortune as Felix, Sally Hawkins and Barunka O'Shaughnessy as Ping and Philip Jackson as Jaz.'A masterpiece of comedic melancholy' The StageCast and creditsWritten by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher DouglasProduced by Simon Nicholls and Dawn EllisFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 7 January-11 February 2005 (Series 1), 21 December 2005-25 January 2006 (Series 2), 15 December 2006-19 January 2007 (Series 3), 16 November-21 December 2007 (Series 4)CastEd Reardon - Christopher DouglasOlive - Stephanie ColeFelix - John FortuneCliff - Ronnie Golden/Simon GreenallPing - Sally Hawkins/Barunka O'ShaughnessyJaz Milvane - Philip JacksonPea
      
19480. Susan Calmans Listomania: A Bbc Radio 2 Panel Show : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Susan Calman hosts this BBC Radio panel game exploring the wonderful world of listsPresented by writer, comedian and self-confessed listomaniac Susan Calman, this hilarious show celebrates the power of the humble list - from 'Buzzfeed' to 'bucket' and everything in between.Accompanying Susan for a spot of comic categorising are a panel of special guests, including Lucy Porter, Joe Lycett, Richard Herring, Katherine Ryan, James Acaster, Miles Jupp, Lucy Beaumont, Nat Luurtsema, Alun Cochrane, Sarah Millican, Ricky Wilson, Roisin Conaty and Isy Suttie. Together, they participate in a variety of anarchic games themed around lists both magnificent and mundane.What would be on Mary Poppins' to-do list? What things should you resolutely avoid doing before you die? And can you tell the difference between a list of 'My Little Pony' names and a list of illegal narcotics? All these questions, and more, are tackled by the plucky panellists, who are also challenged to improvise their own quickfire lists, including 'fresh quirks for a TV detective', 'new additions to the Ten Commandments' and 'Disney dwarves that were left out of the final 7'.Full of great gags, diverting topics and off-the-wall trivia, Listomania is sure to make your list of favourite radio comedy shows - so grab a pen and paper and join in the fun!Production creditsPresented by Susan CalmanWritten by James Kettle, Gráinne Maguire, Sarah Campbell, Sian Harries and Juliet Meyers, with additional material by Max Davis and Gabby Hutchinson-CrouchProduced by Adnan Ahmed, Sam Bryant and Jane BerthoudWith: Lucy Porter, Joe Lycett, Richard Herring, Katherine Ryan, Dane Baptiste, Elis James, Aisling Bea, Celia Pacquola, Holly Walsh, Lloyd Langford, Sara Cox, James Acaster, Miles Jupp, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Lucy Beaumont, Nat Luurtsema, Alun Cochrane, Sarah Millican, Andrew O'Neill, Ricky Wilson, Roisin Conaty, Isy Suttie, Gary DelaneyFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 June 2014 (Pilot), 19 February-26 March 2015 (Series 1
      
19481. Paul Sinha: A Bbc Radio 4 Collection: Quiz Culture, Citizenship Test And More : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Five fantastic shows from The Chase's 'Sinnerman', award-winning comic and broadcaster Paul Sinha'One of our most thoughtful and enjoyable comedians' The TimesPaul Sinha loves a quiz. Not only is he the sixth-ranked quizzer in the UK, he's also a regular on Radio 4's long-running Round Britain Quiz and a resident Chaser on ITV's The Chase. In these collected BBC shows, Paul offers us his unique perspective as a quizmaster, stand-up star, ex-GP and second-generation migrant, as he takes a comedic look at British culture, history, nationalism and sport.Paul Sinha's Quiz Culture sees him travelling to the European Quizzing Championships in Derby, to meet the Continent's superstars, pit his skills against them, and find out why trivia has become such a serious business. In Paul Sinha's Citizenship Test, he examines the test that newcomers to Britain must pass to become citizens, and finds the questions deeply disappointing. Deciding he can do better, he rewrites it to reflect his own ideas of Britishness, focussing on the history syllabus, the arts, health and social cohesion.The Sinha Carta finds Paul scrutinising England's most important legal document, Magna Carta, explaining what's in it, why it's brilliant, and how it came to be. He also suggests some new, up-to-date additions, for a Magna Carta fit for a modern Britain. In The Sinha Test, Paul draws on his experience as a proudly English son of Indian immigrants to conduct a comic analysis of cricket, national identity and divided loyalties. Finally, in The Sinha Games, he weighs up the pros and cons of hosting the Olympics. Using archive material, interviews, jokes and heavy sarcasm, he examines the past, present and future of the Games, as well as talking to the gold medallist who most influenced him as a young man - his former teacher, Olympic pentathlete Andy Archibald.Production creditsWritten and performed by Paul SinhaPaul Sinha's Quiz CultureProduced by Monise DurraniFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 March
      
19482. Struck Off And Die: The Complete Series 1-3: A Classic Bbc Radio 4 Sketch Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
All three series of Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner's award-winning comedy show exploding the myths of medicine'Very funny indeed' Daily TelegraphBroadcaster Dr Phil Hammond and actor Tony Gardner are best known for their respective roles in Trust Me, I'm a Doctor and Fresh Meat. But in the 1990s, then junior doctors, they made their names as the comedy double-act Struck Off and Die. A huge hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, the show transferred to radio in 1993, winning both a Writer's Guild and a Sony Award. Mixing dark, irreverent jokes, sardonic sketches and improvised interviews, it demystified the mysterious workings of the medical profession - and 30 years on, it remains as hilarious and relevant as when it was first broadcast.Series 1 sees the two doctors bringing their scalpel-sharp wit to bear on public and private health care, exposing the plight of the NHS; debunking the widespread myth that 'doctor knows best' and giving us their insiders' view of topics including surgeons, GPs, nurses, and birth and death.In Series 2, they take a four-part satirical look at Shakespeare's 'Ages of Man', examining the important role doctors play in every stage of our lives. Together, they give us the lowdown on childhood, reveal everything we need to know about sex, consider marriage and the menopause and tell the unexpurgated truth about old age.And in Series 3, Struck Off and Die's Family Health Companion, Drs Hammond and Gardner tackle issues such as stress, embarrassing sexual problems, the doctor-patient relationship, medical politics and medical training. Plus, there's a speculative probe into the medicine of the future - including doctorless surgeries, do-it-yourself operations and the virtual-reality hospital...Also included are excerpts from Radio 4's Edinburgh 90, featuring the Struck Off and Die duo entertaining the 1990 Fringe Festival audience with their anarchic insights.Production creditsWritten by and starring Phil Hammond and Tony GardnerWith F
      
19483. Project Raphael: Three Bbc Radio Sci-fi Thrillers : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A collection of futuristic sci-fi dramasFrom acclaimed director and scriptwriter Jenny Stephens, here are a trio of sensational science fiction serials: supernatural espionage thriller Project Raphael, its sequel Project Archangel, and the dark, dystopian Jefferson 37. All feature a full cast of veteran actors including Dan Hagley, Emily Chennery, Sunny Ormonde, John Flitcroft, Oliver Hembrough and Dharmesh Patel.Project Raphael - Deep in the heart of Yorkshire, British Intelligence are working with 'revenants' - spies from beyond the grave - in a bid to learn the secrets of the mysterious Nablovski Colony. But recently deceased agent Raphael is proving hard to find. Desperate to contact him, his fellow MI7 agents arrange a meeting with local psychic Malcolm Holmes: but when he brings his friend, would-be ace reporter Polly, along, the duo find themselves in great danger. As uncomfortable truths are revealed, can they reach out to Raphael - and avoid becoming revenants themselves?Project Archangel - When ghost-hunter Malcolm Holmes receives a visit from a menacing customer at his mother's health food shop, he becomes involved once more in the murky world of paranormal espionage. Tricked into flying to Moscow with Polly, he is embroiled in the dangerous machinations of Nablovski agent Victor Peshkov - and meets the ghost of someone he once knew very well...Jefferson 37 - In the not-too-distant future, human spare-part surgery has become the norm. State-of-the-art science village Abbotsville specialises in creating clones for organ replacement - for those who can afford it. But what happens behind its barbed-wire fences is shrouded in mystery and controversy. So when marketing expert Eleanor is called in to revamp Abbotsville's image, she is intrigued - but she soon discovers there's more to the clone farm than meets the eye...Cast and creditsWritten by Jenny StephensDirected by Peter Leslie WildProject RaphaelAgent Finch - Deborah McAndrewAgent Evans - Aneirin Hugh
      
19484. Welcome To Wherever You Are: Series 1 And 2: A Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Andrew Maxwell hosts the comedy show featuring stand-ups from all over the planet streaming live to an audience in LondonIn this groundbreaking series, comedians from all around the globe perform from wherever they happen to be, and their set is streamed via high quality phone lines and internet video to an audience in the BBC Radio Theatre, London. Host Andrew Maxwell, a multiple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and BBC Radio 4 regular, keeps the gags and chat flowing as we chuckle along to stand-up stars in Indonesia, Russia, Argentina, China, South Africa, Singapore, Serbia, Italy, Dubai - and more.Among the cornucopia of up-and-coming comic talent are Rehman Akhtar,Orlando Baxter, Schalk Bezuidenhout, Guy Branum, Eliana La Casa, Sharul Channa, Berit Companjen, Fabrizio Copano, Francesco De Carlo, Sakdiyah Ma'ruf, Igor Meerson, Aparna Nancherla, Tats Nzonzo, Al Pitcher, Omar Ramzi, Nikola Silic, Steph Tisdell, Tin Vodopivec and Storm Xu.There's also Carl Joshua Ncube, 'the biggest Zimbabwean stand-up comedian in the world', Kansiime Anne, the 'Queen of African Comedy', Maysoon Zayid, one of America's first Muslim women comedians, and world-renowned satirist Bassem Youssef, who explains why he had to move to Los Angeles from his native Egypt (spoiler: it turns out dictators don't like you making jokes about them). Plus, Iceland's Ari Eldjárn gives us the lowdown on Iceland/Denmark rivalry, Australia's Alice Fraser talks cricket and colonialism, New Zealand's Urzila Carlson discusses flip-flops and marriage, and Ambrose Orosz, the first Hungarian to perform stand-up at the Edinburgh Festival, dials in from Budapest with stories of politics and his favourite 'uncle jokes'.Broaden your horizons and laugh your way around the world, with over four hours of entertainment from the most diverse and talented line-up you'll ever hear in one place.NB: Due to the nature of these recordings, the sound quality may varyProduction creditsPresented by Andrew MaxwellFeaturing: Reh
      
19485. North And South: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A major BBC Radio dramatisation of Elizabeth Gaskell's famous Victorian novel of pride, prejudice, politics and passion When 19-year-old Margaret Hale is uprooted from her home in the rural South of England and transplanted to the industrial North, she struggles to adapt. Smoky, grimy and ugly, Milton seems like a different country - one run by men with very different beliefs to her own, like charismatic mill owner John Thornton.A self-made entrepreneur and pragmatic capitalist, Thornton represents everything the idealistic Margaret hates. Witnessing the conditions at his mill, her social conscience is awakened, and she clashes fiercely with him over his ruthless treatment of the workers. But when a strike turns into a violent riot, and Thornton is put in danger, Margaret is forced to face up to her conflicted feelings. Can the duo overcome their ideological differences and find love?Also included is the fascinating programme In Our Time: North and South, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests examine how Margaret Hale's experiences echo the author's own life, and discuss Gaskell's insights into social conflicts and the changing world in which she lived.Written by Elizabeth GaskellDramatised by Lin CoghlanCastMargaret ­- Patsy Ferran Mr Hale - Paul Chahidi Mrs Hale - Ruth Everett Dixon - Felicity Montagu John Thornton - James Cartwright Mrs Thornton - Pooky Quesnel Higgins - Sean Gilder Bessy - Olivia Barrowclough Aunt Shaw - Joanna Monro Henry Lennox - Jonathan Forbes Henderson - David Hounslow Boucher - Lloyd Thomas Frederick - Colin Ryan Mr Bell - Roger RingroseMrs Boucher - Evie Killip Leonards - Luke NunnDirected by Sally AvensFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4-18 September 2022In Our Time: North and SouthPresented by Melvyn BraggWith Sally Shuttleworth, Dinah Birch and Jenny UglowProduced by Simon TillotsonFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 March 2017© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19486. Clayton Grange: Series 1&2: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Anthony Head stars in the BBC Radio sitcom about a team of brilliantly stupid scientists who are as bad at life as they are at scienceHidden in the midst of a remote Surrey village (at the top of the hill, opposite Budgens) is top-secret scientific research institute Clayton Grange. There, a team of bumbling boffins, led by the keen but hopeless Professor Linden Saunders, try to fulfil their government brief to solve the global fuel crisis, cheer people up and make war just a bit more gentle. Sadly, they're as rubbish at science as they are at life - but they're not going to let mere incompetence stop them from pushing the boundaries of human knowledge.In these two series, they try to make the nation happier (with the help of a relentlessly cheerful robot named Bunty); endeavour to bring a man back from the dead; launch their revolutionary spray-on clothes and take advantage of 'bring your child to work day' to do some controversial genetic manipulation. But there's trouble in store when a local MP comes to visit; an embarrassing virus escapes from the lab; and the team tries to impress a visiting Nobel Prize judge with their self-replicating killer robo-ants...Scripted by Neil Warhurst with additional material by Paul Barnhill, this sparkling comedy stars Anthony Head as Saunders, with a full cast including Neil Warhurst, Paul Barnhill, Stephanie Racine, Don Gilet and Miriam Margolyes.Production creditsWritten by Neil Warhurst with extra material by Paul BarnhillProduced and directed by Marion Nancarrow and Sally AvensCastProfessor Saunders - Anthony HeadGeoff Prowse - Neil WarhurstRoger Bucks - Paul BarnhillAlice Jameson - Stephanie RacineHelen/Bunty/Lionel/Verenovsky/Quiz master - Don GiletAlan Dobson - Paul StonehouseSilas - Joe SimsGwynnie - Heather CraneyGiles Bentley - David CannDanny - Wilf ScoldingKurt/Announcer - Clive HaywardAunt Felicity - Miriam MargolyesSimon Prowse - Albie WarhurstIzzy - Cassie LaytonAnders Bjornstad - Simon KunzFirst broadcast BBC
      
19487. Oliver Burkeman: Epidemics Of Modern Life: A Bbc Radio 4 Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Oliver Burkeman's guides to leading a better life in an age of confusionJournalist and author Oliver Burkeman is well-known for his long-running Guardian column, 'How to Change Your Life', and has written three bestselling books on happiness, productivity and time management. In this radio collection, he looks at four central ills of modernity - busyness, anger, the insistence on positivity and the decline of nuance. Talking to a range of experts, he discovers how these problems became so widespread, and how we can go about tackling them.In Addicted to Busy (first broadcast as Oliver Burkeman is Busy), Oliver explores why we all feel so busy nowadays, asking whether we've talked ourselves into feeling overwhelmed, and if our problem might not be lack of time, but lack of bandwidth. Could the solution lie not in working harder, but in indulging in a little idleness?The Power of Negative Thinking sees Oliver examining the virtues of negativity. Asking why 'thinking yourself happy' can so often have the opposite effect, he probes the ways in which negative visualisation can achieve positive results; considers the phenomenon of hedonic adaptation; ponders whether workplace fun is ever a good idea; and wonders whether confronting our own mortality could make us happier. And in a special one-off episode, The Impostor's Survival Guide, he inquires why so many of us spend our working lives feeling like a fraud. Where do these feelings come from, and what can be done about them?In Why Are We So Angry?, Oliver attempts to understand why we are frequently so full of fury. Explaining how anger gave humans an evolutionary edge, he divulges how companies today profit from our outrage; investigates how anger can be essential for social change; learns how to manage rage in a healthy way; and asks if the future will become ever more angry, or if there's a point where our anger will finally break.Finally, in The Death of Nuance, he looks at how nuance is vanishing from public disco
      
19488. Charles Paris: Sicken And So Die: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD6.19
Bill Nighy stars as the suave thespian sleuth in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisationLife is good for Charles Paris. He's moved back in with his estranged wife, and has landed a plum stage role as Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. But it can't last. First his attempts to woo Frances fall flat, then the play's director is taken ill with gastric trouble. His replacement, Romanian wunderkind Alex Radelescu, is determined to take the play in a radical new direction - with or without Charles.When a second member of the company falls sick, Charles begins to suspect a poisoner is on the loose - and the next victim could be him. Can he unmask the culprit before this comedy turns into a tragedy?Adapted by Jeremy Front, this engaging dramatisation stars Bill Nighy as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as Frances, Jon Glover as Maurice and Julian Rhind-Tutt as Alex Radelescu.'Always a treat' Gillian Reynolds, Sunday TimesProduction creditsWritten by Simon BrettAdapted by Jeremy FrontProduced and directed by Sally AvensFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 30 August-20 September 2006CastCharles Paris - Bill NighyFrances - Suzanne BurdenMaurice - Jon GloverKen Carter - Peter WightAlex Radelescu - Julian Rhind-TuttVivienne Marlin - Elizabeth BellGavin Scholes - Thomas WheatleyJack Bradley - John CumminsSally Luther - Tracy WilesBen Ritson - Tom LawrenceVasile Bogdan/Scott - Ryan McCluskeyTalya Northcott - Alex TregearInspector Dewar - Kim Wall© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. ? 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19489. Teddy Tales And Rhymes: And Other Bear Necessities : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Teddy-themed stories, songs, rhymes and games, specially selected for younger listenersPolar bears, brown bears, honey bears and grizzly bears: here are a host of irresistible bears of all sorts and sizes - from Arabella Squeezenik's very unusual teddybear to Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Bear and the Goblin. Presented by Anne Rosenfeld and Andrew Branch, and with playful music and sound effects, this delightful collection makes ideal listening at bedtime, story time or in the car.Includes: Round and Round the Garden; Some Bears; One Teddy Two Teddy; Little Bear; My Teddy Bear; Polar Bear; Snow Bears; The Brown Bear; The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears; Algy; Ten Little Teddy Bears; The Grizzly Bear; Fuzzy Wuzzy; The Story of Arabella Squeezenik's Bear; The Bear Went over the Mountain; Bear Hunt; The Watching Bear; Bruin's Mistake; Bear; There Was an Old Person of Ware; Great Aunt Flora; The Captive; Zoo Bear; The Story of the Bear and the Goblin; My Brother; Bear 1; The Bear in Our House; Bear 2; The Story of Arabella Squeezenik's Birthday; Round and Round the Garden (reprise); The Lost Bear; Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear.Production creditsPresented by Anne Rosenfeld and Andrew BranchMusic by Bernard Graham ShawCello: Julia VohralikProduced by Colin SmithTrack listing1 Round and Round the Garden/Some Bears/One Teddy Two Teddy/Little Bear/My Teddy Bear2 Polar Bear/Snow Bears/The Brown Bear3 The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Part 14 The Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Part 25 Algy/Ten Little Teddy Bears6 The Grizzly Bear/Fuzzy Wuzzy7 The Story of Arabella Squeezenik's Bear, Part 18 The Story of Arabella Squeezenik's Bear, Part 29 The Story of Arabella Squeezenik's Bear, Part 310 The Bear Went Over the Mountain11 Bear Hunt12 The Watching Bear/Bruin's Mistake/Bear/There Was an Old Person of Ware13 Great Aunt Flora/The Captive/Zoo Bear14 The Story of the Bear and the Goblin, Part 115 The Story of the Bear and the Goblin, Part 216 The Stor
      
19490. In Our Time: 25 Thinkers Who Shaped Modern Philosophy: A Bbc Radio 4 Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Melvyn Bragg and guests chart 500 years of Western philosophy through its most influential ideas and theorists'Listen to this and you'll never regret it' The IndependentFirst aired in 1998, In Our Time has become one of Radio 4's most beloved and enduring shows, regularly attracting an audience of over 2 million. Each week, Melvyn Bragg and his panel of guest experts take part in an erudite, stimulating discussion on subjects ranging from the Peasants' Revolt to plate tectonics, taking the listener on a fascinating tour through a wonderland of ideas.Collected in this special thematic anthology are 25 episodes showcasing notable individuals from Renaissance times to the present day who have transformed the way we think about the world. Included are philosophers such as Descartes, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Karl Marx, authors Albert Camus, Iris Murdoch, Mary Wollstonecraft and Simone de Beauvoir, psychoanalyst Carl Jung and many other celebrated thinkers. Also featured are programmes on key philosophical themes, traditions and theories, among them existentialism, empiricism and feminism.Both an essential resource for philosophy students and a treasure trove for knowledge-seekers, this wonderfully curated collection of thought-provoking programmes will captivate longtime fans of the flagship BBC show, and surprise and delight those who are coming to it for the first time.Production creditsPresented by Melvyn BraggProduced by Natalia Fernandez, Thomas Morris, Simon Tillotson and Victoria BrignellFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Part I: Modern Philosophical TraditionsThe Continental-Analytic Split 10 November 2011Part II: Rationalism and EmpiricismConsciousness 25 November 1999Empiricism 10 June 2004Cogito Ergo Sum
      
19491. In Our Time: 25 Landmarks In Military History: A Bbc Radio 4 Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of the Islamic world through its religion, thinkers, poetry, empire and rulers'An ever-growing library of wisdom' The EconomistSince 1998, In Our Time has been the go-to radio programme for knowledge seekers and inquiring minds. Tackling big topics with a light touch, it has introduced weekly audiences of over 2 million to subjects ranging from Romulus and Remus to the Renaissance.This special themed collection provides a focussed, wide-ranging introduction to 25 of the ideas and events that shaped the Islamic world, highlighting the numerous connections between Islamdom and the West throughout history. We learn the origins of Sharia law, and how prophets became important to Islam, Judaism and Christianity alike; discover how the Translation Movement introduced the Arabic world to Greek philosophy, medicine, engineering and maths; and find out how settlers and invaders from both East and West transformed and refashioned the civilisations they touched, from the Arab Conquest, Muslim Spain and the Volga Vikings to the Third Crusade and the Siege of Vienna.Here, too, are key scholars and writers, among them al-Kindi, the first significant thinker to reconcile philosophy and Islam; Averroes, who worked to integrate Islamic theology with the rationality of Aristotle; Maimonides, a titan of Jewish intellectual history who was much influenced by the Islamic world; and Rumi, the Persian poet and Sufi mystic whose work transcends borders of time, faith, language and geography.Hosted by Melvyn Bragg with a panel of experts including Mona Siddiqui, Jim Al-Khalili, Tariq Ali and Amira Bennison, these enlightening, accessible discussions will illuminate, inspire and surprise.Production creditsPresented by Melvyn BraggProduced by Thomas Morris, Simon Tillotson, Victoria BrignellFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Part I: ReligionIslamic Law and its Origins 5 May 2
      
19492. Chain Reaction: The Complete Bbc Radio 4 Hostless Chat Show : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The tag-team interview show where the celebrity guest becomes the interviewerA complete collection of the talk show with a twist - the guest each week becomes the interviewer in the following episode. Focusing on the career and passions of a figure in the entertainment world whose work they admire, each interviewer gets to delve into the life of their hero as well as revealing hidden aspects of themselves.Featuring great British comedians, award-winning actors, and iconic musicians and writers, Chain Reaction serves you double helpings of amazing individuals like Johnny Vegas, Barry Cryer, Lenny Henry, David Tennant, Eddie Izzard, Lee Mack, Ruby Wax, Stephen Merchant, Caitlin Moran, Frankie Boyle, Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Olivia Colman, Katherine Ryan, Ian Hislop, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Tim Vine, and many, many more.Production creditsProduced by Tilusha Ghelani, Sam Bryant, Lianne Coop, Ed Morrish, Carl Cooper, Charlie Perkins, Richard Morris and Adnan AhmedWith: Jenny Eclair, Jimmy Carr, Matt Lucas, Johnny Vegas, Stewart Lee, Alan Moore, Brian Eno, Jo Brand, Barry Cryer, Mark Thomas, Alexei Sayle, Lenny Henry, Bill Bailey, Simon Pegg, Marcus Brigstocke, Clive Anderson, John Lloyd, Phill Jupitus, John Hegley, Jack Dee, Jeremy Hardy, Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Richard Wilson, Arabella Weir, Paul Whitehouse, Robert Llewellyn, Dave Gorman, Frank Skinner, Eddie Izzard, Alastair Campbell, Alistair McGowan, Simon Callow, Ronni Ancona, Lee Mack, Ade Edmondson, Ruby Wax, Harry Shearer, Stephen Merchant, Jarvis Cocker, Rhys Thomas, Simon Day, Peter Hook, John Cooper Clarke, Kevin Eldon, Mark Steel, Barry Davies, Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison, Derren Brown, Tim Minchin, Caitlin Moran, Jennifer Saunders, Terry Christian, Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyle, Grant Morrison, Neil Innes, Graham Linehan, Adam Buxton, Reece Shearsmith, Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Olivia Colman, Sharon Horgan, Dennis Kelly, Ed Byrne, Al Murray, Ian Hislop, Victo
      
19493. Doctor Who: The Eaters Of Light: 12th Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Rebecca Benson reads a novelisation of the TV adventure featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Bill and Nardole.To protect a muddy little hillside
      
19494. In The 2017 Tv Episode Starring Peter Capaldi As The Doctor : AudiobooksNow
      
19495. Doctor Who: The Fires Of Pompeii: 10th Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Clare Corbett reads this new novelisation of the TV adventure featuring the Tenth Doctor and Donna. My masters will follow the example of Rome... our mighty empire bestraddling the whole of civilization!" It is AD 79
      
19496. Moran's Novelisation Of His 2008 Tv Episode Which Starred David Tennant And Catherine Tate. Reading Produced By Neil Gardner At Ladbroke Audio Sound Design By David Darlington Executive Producer: Michael Stevens©2022 Bbc Studios Distribution Ltd P2022 Bbc Studios Distribution Ltd" : AudiobooksNow
      
19497. Crowned Hudds: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A historical comedy romp sketch show starring Roy HuddA hilarious comedy show from the 1990s, featuring famous historical moments retold with a modern twist by outstanding classic comedy performers, including the tales of King Arthur, Queen Victoria, Helen of Troy and King Charles II. Silly and knowing, Crowned Hudds is perfect for fans of Like They've Never Been Gone, Revolting People and The Newly Discovered Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.Starring comedy household names Roy Hudd, June Whitfield and Chris Emmett and directed by Richard Wilson and filmed in front of a live audience, this is a classic BBC Radio comedy. Production creditsWritten by Michael DinesProduced by Richard WilsonEpisodesHow Ye Quest Was Wonne: Poking fun at King ArthurOdd Stuart: A new slant on King Charles II.Fourth Wedding and Some Funerals: Poking fun at King Henry VIII.VR in charge: Will Queen Victoria be amused?Grecian 2001: Liberation for Helen of Troy?CastRoy HuddJune WhitfieldChris EmmettJeff HollandFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4 August 1994 - September 1995©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19498. Henry Fielding: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection: Full-cast Dramatisations Of Tom Jones, Joseph Andrews, Jonathan Wild & The Femal : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A collection of contemporary adaptations of the best-known works of Henry Fielding - plus bonus documentary programmeDubbed 'the father of the English novel' by Sir Walter Scott, Henry Fielding is well known for his ribald humour and ironic, satirical fiction. Collected here are four of his most famous works, including his comic masterpiece Tom Jones, as well as a fascinating documentary exploring the foundling motif in fiction.Tom Jones - Fielding's bawdy picaresque tale follows the amorous adventures of foundling Tom, one of the most sparkling heroes in English literature. Starring Simon Russell Beale as Henry Fielding and Michael Legge as Tom.Joseph Andrews - Sitting down to write about the misadventures of a handsome young footman on the road, Henry Fielding finds himself unexpectedly collaborating with his smart, witty wife, Charlotte. As they laugh and bicker about the plot, the story of their writing partnership interweaves with that of Joseph Andrews... Max Bennett and Lyndsey Marshal star in this 18th Century romp with an up-to-date twist.The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild, The Great - Based on the real-life 'Thief-Taker General' and notorious underworld boss, Fielding's tongue-in-cheek tale draws sly parallels between the corrupt Jonathan Wild and Britain's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole. Starring Timothy West, Christopher Fairbank and Crawford Logan.The Female Husband - Sandi Toksvig stars in this high-spirited dramatisation of the true story of Mary Hamilton, who was tried and flogged in 1746 for marrying as a man, and achieved notoriety in a sensational pamphlet published by Fielding.One of the Three Great Plots of All Literature - Why do foundlings appear so often in literature? Kate Adie discusses the theme underlying Henry Fielding's classic novel Tom Jones with Hugh Cunningham, Marina Warner, Jenny Uglow and contemporary foundling Andy McNab.First published 1742 (The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr Abraham A
      
19499. Rossums Universal Robots: A Musical Adaptation Of Karel Capeks R.u.r. : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A musical reinvention of Karel Capek's darkly comic sci-fi masterpiece First published in 1921, Karel Capek's ultra-prescient play R.U.R has become a classic of dystopian literature, giving us the word 'robot' and inspiring movies and TV series from Blade Runner to Westworld. Set in Capek's 1920s version of the future, this radio reimagining blends music, comedy and drama to tell the story of a world dominated by mechanisation and the pursuit of profit.It is the year 2000, and an incredible new technology - the robot - has been invented, freeing human beings from the need to work. Grown from human cells, these androids appear identical to humans - only stronger and cleverer. They have no free will and no desires. They want nothing - until the idealistic Lady Helen visits their island factory and persuades one of the scientists to instil consciousness into them. But once sentient, the robots become aware that they have unwittingly enabled a runaway cycle of overproduction, which is now wrecking the planet. There is only one logical solution: humanity must be destroyed...Tackling big, contentious questions with a light touch, this moving production is full of humour and heart. Made by the team behind the award-winning Magnitsky the Musical, it features an immersive, retro-futurist soundscape and stunning original songs, and stars an ensemble cast including Paul Chahidi (The Death of Stalin, This Country), Jasmine Hyde (Doctors) and Paul Hilton (Slow Horses).Also included is a fascinating episode of Radio 3's Sunday Feature, The Robots Are Us, in which Ken Hollings examines the creation and legacy of R.U.R, talking to historians and roboticists to discover how Capek's landmark play gave birth to the idea of the 'revolt of the machines' and presaged our 21st Century ethical conundrums of existence, rights and reasoning.CastDomin - Paul ChahidiLady Helen - Jasmine HydeRadius - Paul HiltonHelen 2 - Clare FosterAlpha - Anneika RoseBrown Owl - Neil McCaulAlquist - Matthew
      
19500. Arthur Smith's Balham Bash: The Complete Series 1-3: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Arthur Smith presents music, comedy and entertainment from his South London home - plus a special show from the Edinburgh FestivalWelcome to Arthur Smith's 26-bedroom mock-Tudor manor house, in the heart of international Balham. Behind his front door are a plethora of prodigiously talented performers, all ready and eager to entertain. There's jamming in the kitchen, laughter in the lounge and poetry on the landing - and a whole lot more fun and frolics going on upstairs...Among Arthur's very special house guests are comedians Pippa Evans (as Loretta Maine), Milton Jones, Stephen K Amos, Micky Flanagan, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Andrew Lawrence, Tom Wrigglesworth, Jenny Eclair, Sean Lock and Kevin Eldon. Plus, there's vibrant verse from Benjamin Zephaniah, John Hegley, Elvis McGonagall, John Smallshaw and Kate Fox, and sensational songs and music from Glenn Tilbrook, Alabama 3, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Scouting for Girls, Paloma Faith, Gomez, Nine Below Zero, Katie Melua, Alex Wilson and his salsa combo and Squeeze.And in Arthur Smith's Edinburgh Bash, Arthur takes the audience on a tour of top-flight music and comedy from the festival's Fringe, including Emo Phillips, Russell Kane and Clanadonia.Cast and creditsPresented by Arthur SmithProduced by Sam Michell and Alison Vernon-SmithSeries 1 featuring: Pippa Evans (as Loretta Maine), Paul Sinha, Milton Jones, Glenn Tilbrook, Benjamin Zephaniah, Matt Holness (as Merriman Weir), Stephen K Amos, Nat Luurtsema, Seann Walsh, Micky Flanagan, Alabama 3, Stewart Lee, Reginald D Hunter, Sophie Ellis-BextorSeries 2 featuring: John Hegley, Barbara Nice, Andrew Lawrence, Scouting For Girls, Paloma Faith, Miles Jupp, Tom Wrigglesworth, Elvis McGonagall, Doc Brown, Gomez, Henry Paker, Richard Herring, Nine Below Zero, Phill Jupitus (as Porky the Poet), Josh Widdecombe, Marlon DavisEdinburgh Bash featuring: Kate Fox, Emo Phillips, Russell Kane, Clanadonia, Simon DonaldSeries 3 featuring: Katie Melua, Roisin Conaty, Alun Cochrane,
      
19501. Land Healer: How Farming Can Save Britains Countryside : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Our relationship with our land is broken: we must heal it.Jake Fiennes is on a mission to change the face of the English countryside. As Conservation Manager at Holkham in Norfolk, one of the country's largest historic country estates, his radical habitat restoration and agricultural work has nurtured its species and risen its crop yields - bringing back wetlands, hedgerows, birds and butterflies over 25,000 acres of land.But this isn't rewilding - there is no 'wild' in Britain anymore. Mass farming, crop science and industrial chemicals have destroyed the majority of our natural landscape and wildlife over the last century. Land Healer is the story of Fiennes's ambition to bring back our flora and fauna - by reclaiming our traditions and trialling new experiments which could restore our symbiosis with our land, and save our shared future.Following the farming year and the natural cycle of the seasons, Land Healer chronicles a life of conservation lived at the edges, and is a manifesto for rethinking our relationship with the natural world before it's too late.'One of the motive forces behind this new way of looking at the land' - Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England'Jake Fiennes is changing the face of farming in Britain... a revolutionising force' Isabella Tree© Jake Fiennes 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19502. E. Nesbit: A Bbc Radio Collection: The Railway Children, Five Children And It, The Phoenix And The Carpet & More : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A BBC Radio collection of dramatisations of E. Nesbit's finest children's books with extra magical readings plus an original drama by Martin Jameson E Nesbit is widely regarded as the first modern children's writer. Her ground-breaking novels have influenced authors from Oscar Wilde to Jacqueline Wilson, and over 100 years after their first publication, they remain perennially popular. This wide-ranging collection comprises some of her very best children's fiction, commencing with her timeless tale The Railway Children. Starring Victoria Carling, Daniel Eyssen and Kate McEnery, Frances Jeater this enchanting dramatisation tells the story of three suburban children forced to move to the countryside after their father is mysteriously taken away. Martin Jameson's sequel Roberta, Peter and Phyllis revisits them 13 years later, in 1919, to reveal how their lives have changed. Fiona Clarke, James Alper and Emma Hughes-Jones star as the titular siblings. Also included is Nesbit's classic 'Psammead' trilogy. In Five Children and It, Five children are granted a series of wishes by a sand fairy - but inevitably, things do not go to plan... Cast includes Julia McKenzie, Simon Carter, James Richard, Justyn Towler. Patricia Hodge reads the second book in the series, The Phoenix and the Carpet, in which the discovery of a mysterious egg in an old carpet heralds the start of a magical adventure. And in The Story of the Amulet, a full-cast dramatisation the children voyage through history on a quest for an ancient lucky charm. Featuring the same cast as Five Children and It Penelope Keith stars as E Nesbit in The House of Arden, a time-travelling fantasy tale about the hunt for a lost family treasure; Other cast includes Timothy Spall and Kelly Bright. Prunella Scales reads five stories from Nesbit's delightful compendium The Book of Dragons: 'Last of the Dragons', 'Kind Little Edmond', 'The Deliverers of their Country', 'The Book of Beasts' and 'The Dragon Tamers'. Concluding th
      
19503. The Barchester Chronicles: Six Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Six lavish BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Anthony Trollope's much-loved novels, plus a bonus documentary about Trollope himself.Anthony Trollope's series of witty, gently satirical stories of provincial life are set in the fictional town of Barchester and the surrounding county of Barsetshire. With a focus on the lives, loves and tribulations of the local clergy and rural gentry, the canvas is broad and colourful, with a set of iconic characters in whose lives we become intimately involved as they grow up, grow old, and fall in or out of love and friendship across the years.The Warden: The gentle Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when his would-be son-in-law calls into question the large income he receives as warden of Barchester alms house. Starring Tim Pigott-Smith and Maggie Steed.Barchester Towers: The cathedral town is changing again, with the arrival of a new Bishop, his wife and his Chaplain from London throwing all Barchester into disarray. Starring Tim Pigott-Smith and Una Stubbs.Dr Thorne: When young heir Frank Gresham expresses his desire to marry Mary, her uncle Dr Thorne realises that a secret he has concealed for so long can no longer stay secret. Starring Iain Glenn, Pippa Haywood and Douglas Booth.Framley Parsonage: Mark Robarts, the young vicar of Framley, cannot resist the lure of celebrity beyond his own village. But his ambitious pursuits will lead him to risk his devoted wife and children, as well as his sister's happiness. Starring Pip Carter, Hattie Morahan and Kate Buffrey.The Small House at Allington: The arrival of the handsome Adolphus Crosbie causes quite a stir at Allington. There is concern for Lily Dale in her fight against scarlet fever, and Dr Crofts is a frequent visitor to the Small House. Starring Scarlett Alice Johnson and Blake Ritson.The Last Chronicle of Barset: Henry Grantley has fallen in love again, Lily's past returns to haunt her, and Mr Crawley must reckon with an angry butcher. Johnny traverses Eur
      
19504. In Our Time: 25 Key Figures In Ancient History: A Bbc Radio 4 Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 major leaders, thinkers and writers of the classical world'The best thing on Radio 4, possibly the best thing on the radio full stop'The SpectatorIn Our Time is one of BBC Radio's most successful and best-loved programmes, with a weekly listenership of over two million. Since 1998, it has 'transformed the landscape for serious ideas at peak listening time' (The Times), introducing its audience to an astonishing array of intriguing topics, from the epic of Gilgamesh to the gin craze.This special thematic collection focusses on some of the most important rulers, philosophers and writers of ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt. Across 25 episodes, presenter Melvyn Bragg and a panel of top-class academics engage in lively and eloquent conversation as they explore the lives, reputations and impact of these pivotal figures. Their subjects include emperors, statesmen, military leaders, authors, poets, playwrights, fabulists and theorists - among them Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great, Socrates, Pythagoras, Ovid, Aesop and Sappho.Whether you're a long-standing In Our Time fan or a new listener, a student of ancient history or simply keen to expand your knowledge; this thoughtfully curated compilation of illuminating, accessible discussions is sure to enlighten and entertain.Production creditsPresented by Melvyn BraggProduced by Thomas Morris, Simon Tillotson, Victoria Brignell, Natalia Fernandez and Luke MulhallFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Part I: Leaders of Ancient RomeJulius Caesar 2 October 2014With Christopher Pelling, Catherine Steel and Maria WykeCleopatra 2 December 2010With Catharine Edwards, Maria Wyke and Susan WalkerCicero 25 January 2018With Melissa Lane, Catherine Steel and Valentina ArenaAgrippina the Younger 31 March 2016With Catharine Edwards, Alice König and Matthew NichollsNero 25 April 2019With Maria Wyke, Matthew Nicholls and Shushma MalikConstantine the Great 5 October 2017With Christo
      
19505. In Our Time: 25 Classic Novels: A Bbc Radio 4 Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Melvyn Bragg and guests tell the story of the novel over 400 years, via key literary works and movements'One of Radio 4's quiet jewels in its crown' The GuardianIn 1998, a brand new culture show was launched on Radio 4, featuring Melvyn Bragg and a panel of leading academics discussing the ideas, individuals and events that have shaped our world. In Our Time rapidly became one of radio's most well-loved programmes, regularly attracting over 2 million listeners eager to learn more about the topic of the week - which could be asteroids, Zoroastrianism or anything in between.This specially curated collection charts the evolution of the novel as a literary form throughout the past four centuries, analysing 25 works ranging from Cervantes' 17th century epic Don Quixote to George Orwell's 1945 political fable Animal Farm. Some of the best books of all time are examined and elucidated here, including Robinson Crusoe, Tristram Shandy, Emma, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Crime and Punishment, Ulysses and Mrs Dalloway. Three additional programmes, on 'The Novel', 'Victorian Realism' and 'Literary Modernism', set these masterpieces in their historical context.Devotees of fiction, In Our Time fans and the intellectually curious will love these dynamic, stimulating discussions, which open the door to a whole world of classic literature and invite us to venture in.Production creditsPresented by Melvyn BraggProduced by Olivia Seligman, Natalia Fernandez, Thomas Morris, Simon Tillotson, Julia Johnson, Luke MulhallFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Part I: The Early NovelThe Novel 11 November 1999With D J Taylor and Gillian BeerDon Quixote 16 March 2006With Barry Ife, Edwin Williamson and Jane WhetnallRobinson Crusoe 22 December 2011With Karen O'Brien, Judith Hawley and B
      
19506. Things We Forgot To Remember: A Bbc Radio 4 History Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Michael Portillo uncovers the forgotten events concealed by famous moments in historyHistory is complicated, and to make sense of it, we construct a narrative, editing and shaping the past to form a coherent story. But in doing so, there is much we leave out, leading to gaps in our collective memory. In this series, broadcaster and former politician Michael Portillo revisits some of history's best-known moments to fill in some of these gaps, rediscovering forgotten events that augment our understanding and shift our perspective.Reappraising milestones such as the Spanish Armada, the French Revolution, the First World War and the Great Depression, he probes our selective amnesia, asking what we have mythologised, and what we've ignored. Was Alfred the Great really a bold English hero, or an Anglo-Saxon spin doctor? Why is Georgian England remembered for its elegant architecture and regency refinement when this period of history was full of riots and political strife? And could the Bengal famine of 1943, a horrific event in British India that cost at least 1.5 million lives, have been avoided?Talking to leading historians and experts, Portillo peels back the layers of history to uncover the uncomfortable truths and murky, ambiguous stories behind iconic events such as the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688, the struggle for Indian independence and the Boston Tea Party. He also reveals a Suffragette plot to assassinate Herbert Asquith; shows how a disastrous attempt at overseas colonisation led to the 1707 Act of Union merging England and Scotland; and takes a look at the real losers of the Battle of Trafalgar - the Spanish.Not revisionist, but restorative, this fascinating series challenges the orthodox view of history without glossing over its complexities, presenting a surprising, thought-provoking re-evaluation of our past and reminding us that the events we choose to remember are not always those that are the most significant.Production creditsPresented by Michael Po
      
19507. Morality In The 21st Century: A Bbc Radio 4 Philosophy And Ethics Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to the world's leading thinkers about morality todayIn this fascinating series Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks explores what morality means, speaking with globally renowned thinkers, as well as voices from the next generation.From Steven Pinker and Robert Putnam to Melinda Gates and Jordan Peterson, the guests discuss the free market and the financial crash, selfies and social media, individuals and tribalism, artificial intelligence, role models, and rediscovering politics of the common good.With each topic, Rabbi Sacks also talks with teenagers from Manchester, London and Hertfordshire about how they engage with moral questions, and what they see as the greatest moral struggles that Generation Z will face.Production creditsPresented by Rabbi Jonathan SacksProducer: Dan TierneySeries Editor: Christine MorganFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3-7 September 2018Episode 1: ResponsibilityHow can we pursue our own interests without feeling vulnerable and isolated? With Jordan Peterson, Noreena Hertz, and Michael Sandel.Episode 2: Jordan PetersonRabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks to Jordan Peterson, professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and discusses how moral codes are formed.Episode 3: Noreena HertzNoreena Hertz, economist, author and broadcaster, gives her verdict on the current state of capitalism and explores the failure of markets to deliver moral outcomes.Episode 4: The Selfie GenerationHow does a culture of selfies impact the way we live our lives? With Jean Twenge, Professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and David Brooks, political and social commentator and author.Episode 5: Jean TwengeRabbi Sacks meets with Jean Twenge to explore why children with higher internet usage seem to have the lowest outcomes for happiness, resilience and tolerance.Episode 6: David BrooksDavid Brooks, the New York Times columnist, shares with Rabbi Sacks his thoughts on how individualism has gone too far.Episode 7: Is Society a Myth?What ha
      
19508. Sentimental Journeys: Stories Of Personal Travel: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Arthur Smith takes a trip down memory lane with celebrities including Miriam Margolyes, Tony Benn and Jack Vettriano'Charming' The TimesComedian and broadcaster Arthur Smith plays tour guide to fifteen well-known personalities, as they visit places that are meaningful to them and remember pivotal moments in their lives. Through genial chat, humorous banter and gentle probing, he discovers just what made these locations so special and significant - and opens the floodgates to some amazing personal stories.Revisiting their home towns, Jack Vettriano and Barbara Castle reminisce about their youth, while other guests travel further afield. Returning to Romania, Annie Nightingale recalls her 1990 visit, shortly after the revolution, and the tour she organised to bring Western music to the youth of Bucharest. Eric Newby goes back to Fontanello, where he was a prisoner of war from 1943 - and where he first met the beautiful blonde who was to become his wife. Meanwhile, Miriam Margolyes embarks on a quest to trace the history of her Jewish family in Belarus.Among Arthur's other travelling companions are Hammer Horror actress Ingrid Pitt, who returns to Buenos Aires, where she lived in the 1970s with her racing-driver husband; Germaine Greer, who takes a nostalgic trip to southern Italy, where she spent the summer of 1967; and Imogen Stubbs, who retraces her steps to her alma mater, Oxford University's Exeter College - and to a rustic, romantic shack out in the woods...Eclectic, entertaining, intriguing and surprising, this captivating collection will give you new insight into the extraordinary lives and experiences of some truly fascinating people.Production creditsPresented by Arthur SmithProduced by Sharon Banoff, Dilly Barlow, Sara-Jane Hall, Rebecca Moore and Vibeka VenemaFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Barbara Castle 4 January 1998Nick Hancock 11 January 1998Simon Callow 18 January 1998Eric Newby
      
19509. Ben Hur: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A thrilling adaptation of Lew Wallace's epic biblical tale of betrayal, destiny and redemption.Judea, 26 AD. Two men's lives run almost in parallel. One is a prince of Jerusalem. The other is known as 'He that is born King of the Jews'...When Judah Ben Hur visits his childhood playmate Messala, now a Roman tribune, he hopes to rekindle an old friendship. But their meeting has devastating consequences. Betrayed and falsely accused of attempted murder, Judah's property is confiscated and his family arrested - and he himself is sent to the galleys. En route to the sea, he meets a carpenter's son, who gives him water - and looking into the man's eyes, he almost loses his desire for vengeance.Freed from slavery years later, Judah travels to Antioch, where he hears of a King who will lead the Jewish people, and vows to go and fight for him. He also encounters his former friend Messala once more, and seizes the opportunity to crush him in a high-stakes chariot race. Emerging victorious, he journeys back to Jerusalem to find his lost mother and sister, and raise a resistance force against Rome. But as his life intersects with that of the King he champions, he comes to realise that Jesus of Nazareth is not a warrior, but a saviour - and that the path to his kingdom lies through forgiveness.First published in 1880, Ben Hur was famously adapted as a 1959 blockbuster starring Charlton Heston, which won a record 11 Oscars. This spectacular, cinematic dramatisation boasts a stirring score by award-winning composer Wilfredo Acosta, and is brought to life by a stunning cast including Julian Glover, Samuel West and Michael Gambon.Production creditsWritten by Lew WallaceDramatised by Catherine CzerkawskaDirected by Glyn DearmanMusic and sound design by Wilfredo AcostaIras' song sung by Elizabeth MansfieldCastJudah Ben Hur - Jamie GloverMessala - Samuel WestAngel/Esther - Deborah BerlinAmrah - Phyllis CalvertMother - Margaret JohnArrius/Man 2 - Derek WaringTirzah/Maid - Natasha Pyne
      
19510. The Archers: Vintage Highlights: Classic Storylines From The Bbc Radio Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Classic vintage highlights from the much-loved radio soapThe world's longest-running drama, The Archers has delighted audiences ever since its launch on 1 January 1951. Today, over five million fans across generations and across the world tune in, hooked on the epic saga of everyday life in the rural village of Ambridge.This collection takes a look back at the early years of the iconic show, from the 1950s to the 1970s, and follows the fortunes of some of its pivotal characters, including Jack and Peggy Archer, Walter Gabriel, Sid Perks, and Brian and Jennifer Aldridge. Here are some of the most memorable moments from Ambridge's history: Grace Archer's tragic death in a stable fire; Tom Forrest's arrest for manslaughter; the wedding of Tony and Pat; the birth of Phil and Jill's daughter, Elizabeth - and their subsequent worries about her heart; and the shock of Jennifer's illegitimate baby.Also featured is a compilation of farming catastrophes that shaped the lives of the residents, including Dan Archer's devastating discovery of fowl pest in his poultry, plus a selection of Christmas celebrations throughout the years, where we hear tidings of the births of Debbie Aldridge and John Archer and drop in on shows in the village hall.Covering all the major Archers milestones over the first three decades, this compendium of classic highlights offers lifelong listeners an ideal opportunity to relive their favourite storylines, while giving newer fans the perfect chance to catch up with key events from Ambridge's past.Due to the vintage nature of these recordings, the sound quality may vary.Track listing1. Introduction2. Grace and Phil3. George and Nora4. Walter Gabriel5. Tom Forrest6. Phil and Jill (Part 1)7. Phil and Jill (Part 2)8. Farming Catastrophes9. Sid and Polly10. Jack and Peggy11. Pat and Tony12. Brian and Jennifer13. Christmas in AmbridgeProduction creditsWritten by Brian Hayles, Edward J Mason, Keith Miles, Bruno Milna, William Smethurst, David Turner and Geo
      
19511. Arthur The King: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The lavish seven-part saga of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table'Wonderful... pure pleasure' The ListenerThe Arthurian legends have long held a powerful grip on our collective imagination, inspiring numerous poets, novelists and playwrights to interpret them in countless different ways. In this epic play cycle, based on Malory's classic Le Morte D'Arthur, Graeme Fife gives us his dramatic, in-depth retelling of these perennially popuar myths. Focusing on seven key characters: Merlin, Tristram, Gareth, Lancelot, Galahad, Guenever and Arthur himself, he builds a vivid, multi-layered picture of the fabled king and his heroic knights.We hear the tales of Merlin, the great magician, brought down by the beautiful Nimue; Tristram and his illicit passion for Isolde; and the mysterious 'Beaumains', who sets out to rescue an unknown, besieged lady from Castle Perilous. Here, too, are the stories of Sir Lancelot du Lac, the Queen's champion and jewel of the Round Table; his saintly son, Galahad; Guenever, whose love for him will tear Camelot apart - and Arthur, the King, who chose the sword Excalibur over its scabbard, and sealed his fate. And behind them all lurks the shadow of Morgan le Fay, Arthur's nemesis, and Mordred, the son destined to destroy him...Told in allusive, poetic language, and with majestic, evocative music by Steven Faux, this sumptuous drama is full of enchantment, adventure, chivalry and courtly love. It stars Keith Baxter as Arthur, with Paul Scofield as Merlin, Anna Massey as Morgan le Fay, Nicholas Farrell as Lancelot and Jill Balcon as Guenever.Cast and creditsWritten by Graeme FifeMusic by Stephen FauxProduced and directed by John PowellMain CastArthur (man and boy) - Keith BaxterMorgan le Fay - Anna MasseyMerlin - Paul ScofieldLancelot du Lac - Nicholas FarrellGareth - Crawford LoganTristram - Rupert FrazerLady Guenever - Jill BalconSir Galahad - Benny YoungOther CastNimue - Tara Dominick, King Vortigern - Michael Graham Cox, Uther Pen
      
19512. W.m. Thackeray: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection: Vanity Fair, Barry Lyndon, The Newcomes, Pendennis & The Yellowplush Papers : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Five BBC Radio adaptations of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray - plus bonus featuresBest known today for his comic masterpiece, Vanity Fair, W. M. Thackeray was regarded in his time as the only rival to his contemporary, Charles Dickens. This collection includes a selection of his finest satirical fiction, as well as two fascinating programmes exploring his life and writings.Vanity Fair - Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, Thackeray's deliciously ironic tale of passion and ambition follows the fortunes of penniless, social-climbing Becky Sharp and her wealthy, sweet-natured best friend, Amelia Sedley. Starring Stephen Fry as the Narrator, with Emma Fielding as Becky, Katy Cavanagh as Amelia and Toby Jones as Jos.Barry Lyndon - Forced to leave his native Ireland after an unfortunate duel, young Redmond Barry embarks on a series of adventures that take him from the battlefields of the Seven Years War to the highest courts of Europe and the drawing rooms of English society. Gerard McSorley and Andrew Scott star in Thackeray's picaresque classic alongside Shelia Hancock and Kenneth CranhamThe Yellowplush Papers- Adam Buxton stars in these five comic tales about the rise and fall of canny Regency footman Charles Yellowplush.Pendennis - Thackeray's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale charts the youthful exploits of handsome, impoverished Arthur Pendennis as he leaves his home in the country to make his way in London society. Dominic Guard stars as Arthur, with Hugh Dickson as The Writer.The Newcomes- Featuring characters from Vanity Fair and narrated by Arthur Pendennis, this epic saga tells the story of several generations of a respectable English family, centring around Colonel Thomas Newcombe and his artist son, Clive. Starring Simon Lack, Carleton Hobbs and Nigel Grahame.Al Murray on Thackeray - Comedian Al Murray talks about his great-great-great-grandfather, William Makepeace Thackeray, and why he thinks Vanity Fair is still relevant tod
      
19513. Ten Days That Shook The World: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A dramatised retelling of John Reed's thrilling eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution - plus bonus documentary'Fizzy and fast, but never flippant' The New StatesmanJohn Reed's first-hand description of the October Revolution was written in early 1918 and published in the USA the following year. The veracity and impact of his dynamic, snapshot-style reportage made the book an instant bestseller, and it has since become a modern classic, inspiring films including Sergei Eisenstein's October and the Oscar-winning Reds.This fast-paced dramatisation begins in autumn 1917, with news of upheaval in Russia hitting the headlines worldwide. The Tsar has abdicated, and the Provisional Government, formed to replace him, is losing control. American journalists John Reed and Louise Bryant arrive in Petrograd to find the city in chaos. The tension between factions is palpable, and it's only a matter of time before the situation explodes - but in what direction? As revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries struggle to seize power, the duo find themselves at the very heart of the insurrection, experiencing history as it unfolds...Vividly capturing the anarchy and confusion of those tumultuous days, Reed's sensational blow-by-blow account, adapted by acclaimed dramatist Robin Brooks, transports us to the chilly, mud-churned streets of Petrograd as these world-changing events play out. It is accompanied by a fascinating retrospective documentary, Start the Week: Russian Revolution a hundred years on, in which Tom Sutcliffe travels to Moscow to discover the forces that led to the Revolution, and finds out how far Russians today embrace or reject such a pivotal moment in their country's story.Production creditsWritten by John ReedDramatised by Robin Brooks'The Internationale' sung by Eiry ThomasDirected by Alison HindellA BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4CastJohn Reed - Richard LaingLouise Bryant - Kelly BurkeLenin/Driver/Soldier/Shatov/Colonel/Meshk
      
19514. I'll Die After Bingo: My Unlikely Life As A Care Home Assistant : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Resident: I feel I want to keep talking.Me: Of course! What do you want to talk about?Resident: My heart.Me: What about your heart?Resident: I feel I want to touch it.Me: Your heart? You want to touch your heart?Resident: Yes, but I'm too frightened.Me: What are you frightened about?Resident: Everything. People. Things.Me: What's frightening you at this very moment?Resident: (Closes eyes). That I'll never be touched again. That I won't be able to get to my heart.Me: Metaphorically?Resident: More carrots please.Whether he's initiating a coup d'état against new regulations with the residents, or forging a bond with the 98-year old who once called him a fat slut, Pope Lonergan's work is infinitely varied. This no-holds-barred account shows what life inside a care home is really like, for both residents and carers. Featuring night-time drama, incontinence pads and the uniquely dark humour of one double-amputee Alzheimer's patient, here you can learn everything you ever wanted to know (and a few things you probably really didn't) about Britain's care system.This important memoir challenges us all to think differently about the value of our elderly, and also the carers who look after them.'From fearless and funny to heart-stoppingly raw' Evening Standard© Pope Lonergan 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19515. Loving And Losing You, Azaylia: My Inspirational Daughter And Our Unbreakable Bond : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.What the world saw, and what it didn'tNothing could ever have prepared me for this. Some days it breaks me
      
19516. He Shoes No Parent Wants To Be In. But : AudiobooksNow
      
19517. Paupers And Pig Killers From The Diaries Of William Holland: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A BBC Radio dramatisation of the real-life diaries of a West Country village parson, writing at the turn of the 19th Century'A good diary can provide an unsurpassed entry into society, and the diary of William Holland is a very good diary indeed' The SpectatorOn October 25th, 1799 - his 18th wedding anniversary - cantankerous Somerset parson William Holland begins his diary, chronicling events at the vicarage and in the small farming community of Over Stowey. He would keep it for the next 19 years, candidly recording the small trials of day-to-day life - from chaotic church services and unruly locals to lazy servants and irksome in-laws.As the new century dawns, he finds himself dealing with parish problems and domestic dramas: including a madman in the poorhouse, a drunkard in the pulpit, and his wife's prattling cousin in the house. At harvest time, he has his work cut out collecting tithes from the local farmers, and his troubles are further compounded by an escaped cow, some curious medical complaints, and an audacious plum-plunderer...Paying a social visit to Bath with his family, the hectic pace has him longing for the relative peace and quiet of home. And back at the parsonage, his life is transformed when his manservant Robert resolves to give up drinking and womanizing. But will it last?Full of humorous observations and comic incident, this delightful journal paints a unique picture of a wonderful collection of characters, and the entertaining and often hilarious things that happen to them. Dramatised by Eric Pringle, it is brought to life by a full cast of well-known actors, and stars Ronald Pickup as William Holland, Rosemary Martin and Rowena Cooper as his wife, Mary, and Gavin Muir as Robert.Production creditsWritten by William HollandDramatised by Eric PringleDirected by Cherry CooksonCastWilliam Holland - Ronald PickupMary - Rosemary Martin/Rowena CooperRobert - Gavin MuirMiss Dodwell - Tessa WorsleyMr Amen - Gordon GostelowFarmer Morle - David Coll
      
19518. The Headset Set: The Complete Series 1 And 2: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The BBC Radio sketch show set in a vast call centreSmile5 is the mail-order catalogue company that sells anything and everything, from foot spas to fishing insurance, Rolex watches to lawnmowers. And way out of town, miles from anywhere, is its immense call centre, populated by the Headset Set: team leader Sailesh, recently transferred from Bangalore and hiding a dark secret; long-term employee (and determined technophobe) Bernie; self-loathing, streetwise cynic Aleesha; and Big Tony, who treats the job as a sideline to his own, somewhat shadier enterprises. Along with Ralph, the unsympathetic head of training; childlike Bradley, who's too nervous to make calls; and the recalcitrant HR department, they spend their days dealing with strange requests and even stranger people.In these twelve hilarious episodes, we eavesdrop on both sides of their bizarre, horrific and ludicrous phone calls, as well as following the ups and downs of call centre life. Series 1 sees the hapless operators thrown into chaos by a new phone system; falling ill en masse; coping with appraisal day and reacting to the news that their colleague Dan has died. And in Series 2, the team welcome new colleague Scott, deal with missing lunches and a massive hole in the middle of the office; bring their dogs to work and prepare to suffer the Curse of the Thermostat...This sparkling sketch show was created by Stephen Carlin and James Kettle, penned by a team of comedy writers - including established names such as Madeleine Brettingham and Jon Hunter as well as new, emerging talent - and script edited by Dan Tetsell and James Kettle. It stars Chizzy Akudolu, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Colin Hoult, Phaldut Sharma, Philip Fox and Lucy Montgomery.CreditsCreated by Stephen Carlin and James KettleWritten by Madeleine Brettingham, Stephen Carlin, Kevin Core, Rob Gilroy, Rebecca Hobbs, Colin Hoult, Jon Hunter, James Kettle, Tom Neenan, Celia Pacquola, Ben Partridge, Dale Shaw, Dan Tetsell and Andy WoltonScript ed
      
19519. The Prisoner Of Zenda & Rupert Of Hentzau: Two Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
BBC Radio adaptations of Anthony Hope's famous swashbuckling adventure novel and its sequelAnthony Hope's swashbuckling historical novel The Prisoner of Zenda was first published in 1894 and was an instant hit, spawning an 1898 sequel, Rupert of Hentzau, and launching the Ruritanian romance genre. Included here are the radio dramatisations of both thrilling novels, starring Julian Glover as Rudolf Rassendyll and King Rudolf, Martin Jarvis as Rupert of Hentzau and Hannah Gordon as Flavia.The Prisoner of Zenda - On holiday in the East European province of Ruritania, English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll is caught up in a web of subterfuge. When his distant cousin, King Rudolf, is drugged on the eve of his coronation, Rassendyll is persuaded to impersonate him at the ceremony, thereby thwarting Rudolf's half-brother's attempts to seize the throne. But as the doppelganger is crowned, the real King is kidnapped and imprisoned. To save him, Rassendyll is forced to continue the deception: and finds himself falling in love with the King's intended bride, Princess Flavia...Rupert of Hentzau - Three years on from his Ruritanian adventures, Rudolf Rassendyll is living in voluntary exile, separated from his beloved Flavia since her marriage to the King. His only consolation is the annual red rose she sends him, as a token of love and remembrance. But now, instead of a flower, she has sent a letter - and this incriminating missive has been intercepted by the dastardly Rupert of Hentzau. The repercussions will bring Rassendyll face-to-face with his old foe, as he is embroiled once more in danger and intrigue.First published 1894 (The Prisoner of Zenda) and 1898 (Rupert of Hentzau)The Prisoner of ZendaRudolf Rassendyll/King Rudolf - Julian GloverColonel Sapt - Nigel StockPrincess Flavia - Hannah GordonCount Fritz von Tarlenheim - David TimsonRupert of Hentzau - Martin JarvisDuke Michael - Michael SpiceAntoinette de Mauban - Anne KiddLord Burlesdon - Clive SwiftLady Rose Burlesdon/
      
19520. R.d. Wingfield: A Touch Of Frost And Other Thrillers: A Bbc Radio 4 Drama Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Five full-cast BBC Radio thrillers from renowned crime writer R.D. WingfieldAuthor and dramatist R.D. Wingfield was best known for creating one of Britain's most beloved fictional policemen, Inspector Jack Frost, who featured in 10 bestselling books and a hit ITV series starring David Jason. This collection includes the radio precursor to the novels and TV show, A Touch of Frost, plus four more gripping dramas.A Touch of Frost - DI Frost is tough, rough and rude. He does things his way - and gets results. But when Denton CID is faced with a spate of major crimes, including rape, robbery, a missing girl and a hit-and-run incident, he finds himself under pressure... Derek Martin stars as Jack Frost.Det Con Webster - Haydn WoodDet Chief Insp Cull - Stephen ThorneSupt Mullett - Alan DudleySergeant Wells - Ellis DalePC Fletcher - Stanley PageWPC Susan Dean - Jill LidstoneDet Sgt Ingram - Gordon ReidPC Smith - Andrew ByattPaula Grey - Alex MarshallKitty Reynolds - June BrownFreddie Bicknall - Richard Gold-ParryDirected by Peter KingFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 February 1982Outbreak of Fear - When Sergeant Fowler investigates a brutal death in the sleepy West Country fishing village of Polford, he soon discovers he has a serial killer on his hands. Leslie Sands, Nick Orchard and Nicholas Courtney star in this suspenseful drama.Sergeant Fowler .... Leslie SandsPC Beaumont .... Nick OrchardDave Clark .... Cornelius GarrettThe Doctor .... Paul NicholsonPete Carter .... Derek GrahamMitchell .... Conrad PhillipsRose .... Gillie GrahamFred Dickey .... Fred BryantAlbert .... Douglas LeachKim .... Deborah PaigeMrs Trevor .... Patricia GibsonJoe Hardy.... John GabrielRadio DJ..... Jim ReidVicar .....Ronald RussellMiss Reed... Ann MorrishChadwick .... Nicholas CourtneyEric Farrow... Malcolm YoungMrs Farrow.... Rosemary SigelOperator .... Brian GearJackson... Roger LeachDirector: Brian MillerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 August-26 September 1982Deadfall - Retired special agent
      
19521. Roy Clarke Classic Bbc Radio Thrillers: The Events At Black Tor & The 17-jewelled Shockproof Swiss-made Bomb : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Two vintage thrillers, written by award-winning writer Roy Clarke and directed by Alan AyckbournAcclaimed radio and TV dramatist Roy Clarke is well known for his hit sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances. But before he came to fame, he penned two hugely entertaining six-part thriller serials - both directed by a struggling radio producer who would become one of the most renowned playwrights in the world: Alan Ayckbourn...The Events at Black Tor - When young policeman Jamie is posted to a small village in the Yorkshire Moors, he and his wife Pam are anticipating a nice, quiet life. But the arrival of a curious letter sparks a terrifying chain of events. Aided by Fr Probert, a Dominican friar, the duo come face-to face with the forces of darkness, as they investigate a sinister cult of murderous devil-worshippers... Brian Peck, Juliet Cooke and On the Buses star Bob Grant are among the cast of this spine-chilling thriller with supernatural undercurrents.The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb - History teacher Johnny Shields is hoping for a romantic evening, but when his date is scuppered by a mysterious man in a raincoat, he finds himself unexpectedly recruited for a dangerous Continental mission. Tasked with infiltrating a highly-organised smuggling gang, will he survive long enough to expose them? This diverting comedy-thriller was Roy Clarke's first radio play, and features Paul Temple star Peter Coke, Bob Grant, Robert Powell and Ben Kingsley.Cast and creditsWritten by Roy ClarkeTheme music composed and played by Trevor HolroydProduced and directed by Alan AyckbournThe language and attitudes in these programmes reflect the era in which they were first broadcast and may not reflect current attitudesThe Events at Black TorPam - Juliet CookeJamie - Brian PeckSergeant - James BeckProbert - Bob GrantRadio Voice - Heather StoneyVicar - Robert WallaceMaggie - Ella AtkinsonCoroner - Laurence BouldBrown - Colin EdwynnMan - Chris C
      
19522. Silk - The Clerks Room: Series 1 And 2: A Bbc Radio 4 Drama Based On The Bbc Tv Series : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A spin-off of the award-winning TV series Silk, following the adventures, mishaps and dilemmas of the clerks at Shoe Lane chambersInspired by Peter Moffat's popular BBC One show, Silk, this compelling courtroom drama returns to Shoe Lane Chambers, but from a different perspective. Rather than focussing on the lawyers, it centres on the people who can make or break their careers - their clerks.As Head Clerk Billy Lamb knows, the clerks' room is the beating heart of a successful chambers. It's the clerks who get the cases, distribute the work, and keep everything running smoothly. But all is not well in Billy's little kingdom. When junior clerk Jake goes behind Billy's back, he finds himself in the firing line, and his colleague, Bethany, also gets in hot water after unknowingly giving a must-win case to an under-performing barrister. And as Billy and Practice Manager Harriet Hammond conspire to oust each other, his deputy John is caught in the crossfire...With pressure mounting following cuts to Legal Aid, Billy realises that the chambers is on the brink of financial collapse. But his wheeler-dealing creates unease, and before long he's at loggerheads with his star-performing barrister and vying for control of the clerks' room. Running out of options, he turns to an unscrupulous solicitor to secure a guaranteed income - but time is running out to save Shoe Lane...Written by Mick Collins, who was series consultant for Season 2 of Silk, and award-winning playwright Janice Okoh, these captivating dramas feature the same core characters from the TV show's clerks' room: Billy (Neil Stuke), Jake (Theo Barklem-Biggs), Bethany (Amy Wren), John (John Macmillan) and Amy (Jessica Henwick).Production creditsWritten by Mick Collins and Janice OkohFrom an original idea by Mick Collins and Janice OkohInspired by the BBC One series Silk, created by Peter MoffatDirected by Sasha YevtushenkoExecutive producer: Hilary SalmonCastJake - Theo Barklem-BiggsBilly - Neil StukeAmy - Jessica
      
19523. Elephant In The Room: Series 1 And 2: The Bbc Radio Comedy Panel Show : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
The quiz that finally decides: who's the most Average Jolene, and who's the ultimate Maverick Matilda?Sarah Millican picks through her guests' minds and secret routines - using simple surveys from the Great British Public on childhood habits, daily rituals, and preferred cheeses - to discover which of them fits the pattern of the average person on the street, and which is so far from the norm we really ought to be worried.Featuring Kathy Burke, Tom Allen, Jenny Eclair, Alun Cochrane, Sandi Toksvig, Angela Barnes, Phil Wang, Lucy Beaumont, Sara Pascoe, and Kerry Godliman, as well as Mark Watson, Susan Calman, Jo Brand, Sara Cox, Daliso Chaponda, Scarlett Moffatt, Sindhu Vee, Shappi Khorsandi, and Josie Long, expect skeletons to come tumbling out of closets as Sarah uncovers her panel's surprising quirks and hilarious anecdotes before revealing who is distinctly normal, and who gets to wear the badge of True Maverick.Perfect for fans of Sarah Millican's Support Group, Dilemma, Joe Lycett's Obsessions, and Tom Allen is Not Actually Very Nice, and for anyone who wants to be reminded that it's good to be different.Produced by Lianne Coop for Chopsy ProductionsWritten by Sarah MillicanSeries 1: First broadcast 27 June - 8 August 2019Series 2: First broadcast 7 January - 11 February 2021© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19524. Food For Life: Your Guide To The New Science Of Eating Well : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat has never seemed so complicated. In his new book, Tim Spector creates a unique, thorough, evidence-based guide to the real science of eating. Moving away from misleading notions of calories or nutritional breakdowns, Food for Life empowers us to make our own food choices based on a deeper understanding of the true benefits and harms that come from our daily transactions with the foods around us.Combining cutting-edge research with a personal insights, and taking a wide angle lens on everything from environmental impact and food fraud to allergies and deceptive labelling, Spector takes a deep dive into each food type. Food for Life also includes easy-to-implement action points and useful tables as practical tools in our everyday food decisions, presented in a novel and comprehensive format. Ultimately, this book encourages us to fall in love again with food and celebrate its many wondrous properties, which science is still only just beginning to understand.Audio updated as of November 2022© Tim Spector 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19525. Spin The Globe: A Bbc Radio 4 History Series : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Michael Scott presents this bite-sized history series, exploring key years of change across the world'Captivating... takes mundane conventional history and turns it on its head' Radio TimesSome dates are indelibly etched into our minds, forever associated with particular historical events. But what else was going on in the world during those climactic years? In this surprising, thought-provoking series, historian Michael Scott looks at seven pivotal historical dates, spinning the globe to discover what was happening away from the geographical centre that makes them so famous.Beginning with 1605, he discovers that the year of the Gunpowder Plot also saw the printing of the first newspaper and the publication of Don Quixote; while 1066 marked not only the Battle of Hastings, but a brutal massacre in Spain. As World War I broke out in 1914, a new dance craze - the foxtrot - was invented; and in 0BC, as Jesus is born in Judea, another king is born in the Far East: Yuri of Goguryeo.He also reveals how in 1485, the year that Richard III died in battle, the forces of Ivan the Great seized the city of Tver; finds out how the rest of the world fared in 1929, the year of the Wall Street Crash; and explores the shattering impact of Alexander the Great's sudden death in 323 BC on the ancient Greek world - as well as probing events beyond his influence, such as the circumnavigation of the British Isles by the pioneering explorer and geographer Pytheas of Massalia.Joining the dots to connect previously diverse cultural, political and economic events, he shows us a new way of thinking about history; demonstrating how different civilisations have developed at different rates and through different phases, only occasionally brushing against each other.Production creditsPresented by Michael ScottProduced by Tom Alban, Sarah Taylor and Mohini PatelProduction Coordinator: Sue FlemingEditor: John GoudieReadings by Sean Murray, Joel McCormack, Jude Akuwudike and David AshtonWith contrib
      
19526. The Secret Life Of Rosewood Avenue: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
James Grout stars as a hapless vicar who discovers that life behind suburbia's net curtains is more exciting than he'd expectedAfter being mugged by a pair of pensioners outside the Darby & Joan Club, the Reverend Timothy Carswell has had enough of his rough, tough inner-city parish. Convinced that someone so meek would be better suited somewhere quieter, the Bishop packs him off to a nice, sedate, residential neighbourhood where nothing ever seems to happen.However, unbeknownst to the vicar, his apparently respectable new parish is a hotbed of passion, paranormal experimentation and geriatric prostitution. Under the thumb of his dour Scottish housekeeper, Mrs Muir, who keeps him busy writing long, tedious sermons, he fails to notice the many crimes being committed under his very nose - including burglary, arson and even murder. But when his congregation is stolen by the charismatic American preacher, Elijah Hornblower, he finally realises that something is afoot - and he'll have to fight fire with fire if he wants to keep his flock...Written by acclaimed dramatist Stephen Sheridan, this dry, darkly funny sitcom stars James Grout as Rev Carswell, with Sarah Thomas and Elizabeth Mansfield as Mrs Muir.Production creditsWritten by Stephen SheridanProduced by Lissa EvansCastRev Timothy Carswell - James GroutMiss Tilling - Margaret CourtenayMiss Tapp/Emily Ford - Jean HeywoodDr Warlock/Bishop - Christopher GoodMrs Muir - Sarah Thomas/Elizabeth MansfieldMrs Knatchbull - Maxine AudleyCudlipp/Mugger/Critchley - Fraser KerrMugger's accomplice/Miss Shaw - Auriol SmithEdwin - Robert LangJeremy - Christian RobinsonDavid - Tobias BestMr Rainbird - David BannermanConstable/Eric - Ian LindsayMrs Garland - Rosemary MartinArnold - Cyril ShapsCaptain Van Thal - Donald PickeringHilary - Jacqueline TongMiss Willow - Patricia HayesKeith - Brian BowlesMaria - Sarah SousterGuy/Jehovah's Witness - Angus WrightSimon Garland - Daniel StraussMr Vaughan - Michael TurnerMr Shaw - Ronald Herdm
      
19527. The Red And The Black: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A BBC Radio drama of Stendhal's masterpiece - plus bonus documentaryBoth a sweeping chronicle of 19th Century France and a coming-of-age story of a young, idealistic social climber, The Red and the Black is one of the great works in world literature, and widely considered to be the first psychological novel.It charts the misadventures and romantic escapades of Julien Sorel, a timber miller's son who idolises Napoleon and dreams of military glory. But post-Waterloo, the path to power does not lie with the army (the 'red'), but the Church (the 'black'), so he decides to study for the priesthood. Then an opportunity arises to further increase his status as tutor to the Mayor's children - and when the Mayor's wife, Mme de Renal, falls in love with him, he seduces her.Their affair is discovered, and he is forced to leave Verrières and enter the seminary - only for his life to be transformed when his mentor, Abbé Pirard, finds him a job in Paris, as private secretary to the aristocratic Marquis de la Mole. Finally, Julien has an entrée into high society - and when he wins the heart of the Marquis' beautiful, haughty daughter Mathilde, he seems to have the world at his feet. But as his past returns to haunt him, Julien commits a terrible crime that will seal his fate...A gripping tale of love, ambition, morality and hypocrisy, The Red and the Black was adapted as an award-winning 1954 film by Claude Autant-Lara, and televised as a 1993 BBC mini-series starring Ewan McGregor. This lively, fast-paced radio adaptation stars William Squire as the Narrator and Andrew Hall as Julien, with a cast including Margo Gunn, Deborah Paige and Edward de Souza.Also included is the fascinating documentary feature Stendhal and Napoleon, in which Andy Martin tells how Stendahl followed Napoleon across Europe to Moscow in 1812 as catering manager to the troops - and changed fiction in the process.Production creditsWritten by StendhalTranslated by C.K. Scott MoncrieffDramatised by D.G. Br
      
19528. The Goon Show Compendium Volume Nine: Vintage Goons: Episodes From The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Thirteen remastered episodes of the legendary series, plus bonus material.Immensely popular and hugely influential, the ground-breaking radio series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. This collection presents the available episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This volume includes: 'The Mummified Priest', 'Greatest Mountain in the World', 'Missing Number 10 Downing Street', 'Giant Bombardon', 'The Kippered Herring Gang', 'The Vanishing Room', 'Ink Shortage', 'Mustard and Cress Shortage', 'The Internal Mountain', 'The Silent Bugler', 'The Great Bank of England Robbery', 'The Albert Memorial', 'The Siege of Fort Night' and 'Dreaded Piano Clubber'. In addition, there are some rare bonus archive items including extracts from cast rehearsals and a PDF booklet of the bonus content which accompanied the original CD edition.Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are bound to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19529. The Goon Show Compendium Volume Eight: Series 8, Part 2: Episodes From The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.This box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This volume includes: 'The String Robberies', 'The Moriarty Murder Mystery', 'The Curse of Frankenstein', 'The White Neddie Trade', 'Ten Snowballs that Shook the World', 'The Man Who Never Was', 'World War One', 'The Spon Plague', 'Tiddlywinks', 'The Evils of Bushey Spon', and 'The Great Statue Debate'.In addition, there are some rare archive bonus items including 'The Royal Tiddlywinks Tournament', a special recording of the tiddlywinks match in which the Goons, as Royal Champions, took on Cambridge University. Also included is a PDF booklet of the bonus content which accompanied the original CD edition. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are bound to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19530. The Goon Show Compendium Volume Seven: Series 8, Part 1: Episodes From The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.This box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This volume includes: 'Spon', 'The Junk Affair', 'The Burning Embassy', 'The Great Regent's Park Swim', 'Treasure in Tower' (aka 'The Treasure in the Tower'), 'The Space Age', 'The Missing Battleship', 'The Policy', 'King Solomon's Mines', 'The Stolen Postman', 'The Great British Revolution', 'The Plasticine Man', 'African Incident', and 'The Thing on the Mountain'.Also included is a PDF booklet of the bonus content which accompanied the original CD edition. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings will appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19531. The Goon Show Compendium Volume Six: Series 7, Part 2: Episodes From The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This volume includes: 'Emperor of the Universe', 'Wings over Dagenham', 'The Rent Collectors', 'Shifting Sands', 'The Moon Show', 'The Mysterious Punch-up-the-Conker', 'Round the World in Eighty Days', 'Africa Ship Canal', 'Ill Met by Goonlight', 'The Missing Boa Constrictor', 'The Histories of Pliny the Elder', and the special episode, 'The Reason Why'.Also, there are some rare archive bonus items, including alternate sequences of The Goon Show and It's That Man Again. Additionally, a PDF booklet of the bonus content which accompanied the original CD edition is included. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings will appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19532. The Goon Show Compendium Volume Five: Series 7, Part 1: Episodes From The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.This box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This fifth volume includes: 'The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis', 'Drums Along the Mersey', 'The Nadger Plague', 'The Spectre of Tintagel', 'The Sleeping Prince', 'The Great Bank Robbery', 'Personal Narrative', 'The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons' (aka 'The Case of the Fake Neddie Seagoons'), 'What's My Line?', 'The Telephone', 'The Flea', and 'Operation Christmas Duff'.Also, there are some rare archive bonus items, including: Curiouser and Curiouser, an anthology of Anglo-American humor featuring Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan; a recording of the cast rehearsal of 'The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis'; and a PDF booklet of the bonus content which came with the original CD edition. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings will appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19533. The Goon Show Compendium Volume Four: Series 6, Part 2: Episodes From The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.This box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This fourth volume includes: 'The Hastings Flyer - Robbed', 'The Mighty Wurlitzer', 'The Raid of the International Christmas Pudding', 'The Tales of Montmartre', 'The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI', 'The House of Teeth', 'The Choking Horror', 'The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal', 'The Treasure in the Lake' (aka 'The Treasure of Loch Lomond'), 'Fear of the Wages' (aka 'The Fear of Wages'), 'Scradje', 'The Man Who Never Was', and 'China Story'.In addition, there's a special live St David's Day performance, 'The Goons Hit Wales', and some rare archive bonus items, including Harry Secombe in The Laughtermakers. Also included is a PDF booklet of the bonus content which came with the original CD edition. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19534. The Goon Show Compendium Volume Two: Series 5, Part 2: Episodes From The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Immensely popular and hugely influential, legendary series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.This box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order of original broadcast date. This second volume includes: 'Ye Bandit of Sherwood Forest', 'Nineteen Eighty-Five', 'The Case of the Missing Heir', 'Under Two Floorboards', 'The Missing Scroll', 'Nineteen Eighty-Five' (remake), 'The Sinking of Westminster Pier', 'The Fireball of Milton Street', 'The Six Ingots of Leadenhall Street', 'Yehti', 'The White Box of Great Bardfield' and 'The End'.Also featured are some rare archive bonus items, including the unbroadcast and previously unreleased version of 'The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)' and a PDF booklet of the bonus content which came with the original CD edition. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19535. The Goon Show Compendium Volume One: Series 5, Part 1: Episodes From The Classic Bbc Radio Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Immensely popular and hugely influential, legendary series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.This first compendium presents the episodes in chronological order of original broadcast date. This volume includes: 'The Whistling Spy Enigma', 'The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)', 'The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)', 'The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)', 'The Affair of the Lone Banana', 'The Canal', 'Lurgi Strikes Britain!' (aka 'Lurgi Strikes Again'), 'The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (Solved)', 'The Last Tram (from Clapham)', 'The Booted Gorilla (Found?)', 'The Spanish Suitcase', 'Dishonoured' (aka 'The Fall of Neddie Seagoon'), and 'Forog'.Also featured are some rare archive bonus items, including out-takes, the program Me and My Shadows: Peter Sellers and a PDF booklet of the bonus content which came with the original CD edition. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19536. Crme De La Crime: A Bbc Radio Spoof Documentary Series : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The complete series 1-3 of the spoof true crime series, written by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh DennisMichael Feydeau, alias TV's much-loved Inspector Niblett, and crime expert David Pershore (the bestselling author of A Nice Sit Down with Some Horrific Murders) go on a thrilling journey through the gruesome history of crime, digging deep into the vaults of villainy to exhume dastardly cases of theft, intrigue, deception, fraud, murder, murder and a touch more murder.Using a daring mixture of reconstructions, interviews, music and specially made noises, they serve up the twisted tales of spying skulduggery, wartime treason, the mysterious curse of an Egyptian mummy, and a fallen medieval monk. Also on the menu are a mélange of multi-murderers, a strange death by cutlery, a vanishing lord and a fiendish case of felony afloat...Starring Hugh Dennis as Feydeau and Steve Punt as Pershore, this sensational send-up of the true crime genre also features guest stars Emma Kennedy, Simon Greenall, Chris Pavlo, Olivia Colman, Ewan Bailey and Steven Kynman.Production creditsWritten by and starring Steve Punt and Hugh DennisProduced and directed by Adam BromleyWith Emma Kennedy, Simon Greenall, Chris Pavlo, Olivia Colman, Ewan Bailey, Steven KynmanFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19 September-24 October 2001 (Series 1), 15 May-5 June 2002 (Series 2), 2-23 April 2003 (Series 3)© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19537. Rogue Herries: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A BBC Radio adaptation of Hugh Walpole's historical novel, set in the Lake District during the 18th Century1730. Driven by a wild romantic impulse, Francis Herries uproots his family from Doncaster to the lakeland valley of Borrowdale. Accompanied by his housekeeper/mistress, Alice, they settle in his tumbledown ancestral home, Herries, in the shadow of the Cumberland fells.Proud, stubborn and temperamental, Francis cuts himself off from his brother, spurns his long-suffering wife and becomes embroiled in drink and debauchery. When he sells Alice at Keswick Fair, his reputation is ruined, and the locals dub him 'Rogue' Herries. His fate is sealed when he falls for the flame-haired Mirabelle Starr. They are both vagabonds, both outcasts - but she is thirty years his junior, and does not love him.As Francis struggles with his feelings for Mirabelle, his son David and daughter Deborah have battles of their own to fight. Meanwhile, the Jacobite rising has begun, and Bonnie Prince Charlie's rebel army is at the gates of Carlisle...Described by John Buchan as 'the greatest English novel since Jude the Obscure', Rogue Herries is a sweeping family saga full of romance and drama. This powerful adaptation stars Gavin Muir as Francis, Mark Bonnar as David, Jane Slavin as Alice, Deborah Berlin as Mirabelle and Jane Whittenshaw as Deborah, with a full cast including Stephen Thorne, Hugh Dickson and Gerard McDermott.Written by Hugh WalpoleDramatised by Eric PringleTechnical presentation by Rosamund Mason, Colin Guthrie and Andy GarrettDirected by David BlountCastFrancis - Gavin MuirDavid - Mark BonnarMargaret - Janet MawDeborah - Jane WhittenshawAlice Press - Jane SlavinPomfret/Greenship - Stephen ThorneJannice - Shirley DixonRoche/Harcourt/Whitfield - Hugh DicksonStatesman Peel/George Endicott/Harness - Gerard McDermottPedlar/Adam Beatty - Ioan MeredithBenjamin/Anthony Thorne - Chris PavloYoung Deborah - Katie ClarkeYoung David - George MaguireRazeley - Joseph Head/Robert Harp
      
19538. Clare In The Community: The Complete Series 7-12: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Series 7-12 of the Sony Award-winning sitcom featuring the splendidly self-obsessed social worker - plus Christmas and Edinburgh Festival Specials'An impressive cast and some genuinely funny writing make this a must' The StageWell-meaning do-gooder Clare Barker is back, and dealing with more office politics, troublesome clients and domestic dramas. Secretly regarding herself as a cross between Mother Theresa and Wonder Woman, she's got all the right jargon for every problem, but never any practical solutions. However, in today's 'Big Society' there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker (or even Clare)...These six series find her struggling once again to control both her professional and private life. At the Sparrowhawk Centre, Clare finds herself in hot water on more than one occasion; and the team find themselves moving offices, facing up to possible redundancies, bidding a fond farewell to old colleagues and welcoming new ones. And at home, Clare's relationship with Brian is as thorny as ever. As we follow the duo through break-ups, wedding bells, separations and reconciliations, can they finally find happiness - or does fate have other ideas?Sally Phillips stars as Clare, with a stellar cast including Alex Lowe, Sarah Thom, Nina Conti and Gbemisola Ikumelo. Also included are a special instalment recorded live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 'In Treatment', and a one-off Christmas outing, 'Christmas With... Clare Barker', featuring guest star Hugh Bonneville.Production creditsWritten by Harry Venning and David RamsdenProduced by Katie Tyrrell (Series 7-8 and Edinburgh Special) and Alexandra Smith (Series 9-12 and Christmas Special)A BBC Studios productionCastClare - Sally PhillipsBrian - Alex LoweMegan/Nali - Nina ContiRay - Richard LumsdenHelen - Liza Tarbuck/Pippa HaywoodSimon - Andrew WincottLibby - Sarah KendallJoan - Sarah ThomMrs Singh - Nina WadiaCilla - Gbemisola IkumeloOther parts played by members of the castWith So
      
19539. Clare In The Community: The Complete Series 1-6: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The first six series of the Sony Award-winning sitcom about a social worker with all the right jargon, but none of the practical solutions'Completely engaging... beautifully observed characters and lots of very funny material' The Sony JudgesMeet Clare Barker, the social worker who likes nothing more than sorting out other people's problems (while failing to deal with her own). Wracked with guilt over being white, middle-class and heterosexual, she has a dedicated social conscience (unless it's inconvenient for her) and lives to interfere in other people's lives - both on a personal and professional basis. Bearing the brunt of her control freakery and lack of self-awareness are her family, colleagues and long-suffering teacher partner, Brian - all of whom have their own frustrations, disappointments and dramas.In these six series, Clare and Brian try to shore up their rocky relationship, as Brian contemplates proposing, persuades Clare to attend couples counselling, and considers splitting up. Will their baby son, Thomas Paine, bring them back together - or will new nanny Nali prove a further obstacle to domestic bliss? Meanwhile, the Sparrowhawk Family Centre is threatened with closure, and the team are joined by new member Libby - 'an Aussie and a lesbo', proud to be both, and after Clare's job...Based on the long-running cartoon strip in the Guardian's 'Society' section, this wonderfully entertaining series stars Sally Phillips as Clare and Alex Lowe as Brian, alongside an ensemble cast including Nina Conti, Richard Lumsden, Ellen Thomas, Gemma Craven, Liza Tarbuck, Andrew Wincott and Sarah Kendall.Production creditsWritten by Harry Venning and David RamsdenProduced by Katie TyrrellExecutive Producer: Paul SchlesingerCastClare - Sally PhillipsBrian - Alex LoweMegan/Nali - Nina ContiRay - Richard LumsdenIrene - Ellen ThomasHelen - Gemma Craven/Liza TarbuckSimon - Andrew WincottLibby - Sarah KendallOther parts played by members of the castWith Paul Chequer, Emily
      
19540. How The World Is Making Our Children Mad And What To Do About It : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.I know you care about children. Whether you've got your own kids or you look after other people's, you have a deep love for these little humans.You want them to grow up in a world where people are basically kind to each other and kind to the planet. But when you look at the world now - a mental health crisis, a global pandemic, climate change, war - you worry about the possible future your child is facing and how they will cope.There are already countless parenting books, many of them very helpful. But few address the backdrop to our parenting - a world so full of change and uncertainty that it's getting harder to catch our breath, to find our feet on solid ground. The truth is that our children's minds are affected by this world, and we don't talk about this anywhere near enough.Whatever your worries, I've created this book for us to explore these worries together. If there is one lesson we really need to learn in the twenty-first century, it is this: we are all in this together.I'm not promising a quick-fix, instant enlightenment and eternal peace. What I can say for sure is that in this book you will find practical tools and perspectives that will help you find your own authentic answer to the question: how can we best prepare our children to live in these times?You will learn to navigate uncomfortable truths and feelings, and I will guide you to bring a little more love and healing to the parts of your self, the parts of your child, and the parts of the world that cause you the most concern.You might laugh, and you might cry, but whatever your experience, I guarantee you will learn at least one insight that could well be life-changing.I know of no one better qualified to understand what young people are facing today - Philippa PerryLouis cares deeply about children and the world they are growing up in. In this book, he provides a brilliant, nurturing, much needed voice to children and anyone who cares about children - Jessie WarePassi
      
19541. The Silent Twins : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.*** Now a major motion picture starring Letitia Wright ***When identical twins, June and Jennifer Gibbons were three they began to reject communication with anyone but each other, and so began a childhood bound together in a strange and secret world. As they grew up, love, hate and genius united to push them to the extreme margins of society and, following a five week spree of vandalism and arson, the silent twins were sentenced to a gruelling twelve-year detention in Broadmoor.Award-winning investigative journalist Marjorie Wallace delves into the twins' silent world, revealing their genius, alienation and the mystic bond by which the extremes of good and evil ended in possession and death.© Marjorie Wallace 1986 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19542. The Long Knives : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Justice can be a blunt instrumentMen like him usually tell the story.In business.Politics.Media.But not this time: I repeat
      
19543. Uses To Go Away...who Are The Real Victims Here?© Irvine Welsh 2022 P Penguin Audio 2022" : AudiobooksNow
      
19544. The Poet : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.I believe every word you say. That was always my mistake.Bright, promising Emma is entangled in a toxic romance with her old professor - and she's losing control.Cruel, charming Tom is idolized by his students and peers - confident he holds all the cards.In their small Oxford home, he manipulates and undermines her every thought and act. Soon, he will push her to the limit and she must decide: to remain quiet and submit, or to take her revenge.The Poet is a portrait of a deeply dysfunctional relationship, exploring coercive control, class and privilege. It is also a passionate, page-turning tale of female solidarity and survival.© Louisa Reid 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19545. This Is The Night They Come For You : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.On a stifling afternoon at Police HQ in Algiers, Superintendent Taleb, coasting towards retirement, with not even an air-conditioned office to show for his long years of service, is handed a ticking time bomb of a case which will take him deep into Algeria's troubled past and its fraught relationship with France.To his dismay, he is assigned to work with Agent Hidouchi, an intimidating representative of the country's feared secret service, who makes it clear she intends to call the shots. They are instructed to pursue a former agent, now on the run after twenty years in prison for his part in a high-level corruption scandal. But their search will lead them inexorably towards a greater mystery, surrounding a murder that took place in Paris more than fifty years ago.Uncovering the truth may be his responsibility, but Taleb is well aware that no-one in Algeria wants to be reminded of the dark deeds carried out in the struggle for independence - or in the violence that has racked the nation since. Before long, he will face a choice he has long sought to avoid, between self-preservation and doing the right thing.And, ultimately, the choice may not even be his to make.'The world's greatest storyteller' THE GUARDIAN'One of the finest crime writers of any generation' DAILY MAIL© Robert Goddard (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19546. Never Will I Die: The Inspiring Special Forces Soldier Who Cheated Death And Learned To Live Again : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.There's no pain, no theatrical agony. No screaming, no shouting. The kill shot is catastrophic, yet surgically precise. I slumped silently on to my knees and toppled forward, head first, into the dirt. The lads had seen enough death to assume mine was instantaneous. The lights were out. That's him gone.Toby Gutteridge was only 24 when he was shot through the neck while operating behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. He survived despite not breathing for at least 20 minutes. Back in the UK, doctors recommended that his life support machine be switched off, but with the defiant spirit that would define his recovery, Toby pulled through.Now quadriplegic, capable of movement only with his head, Toby has rebuilt his life. His is an extraordinary story of survival against overwhelming odds, and of the power of the human spirit to overcome extreme adversity. Brutally honest and authentic, he builds a compelling picture of the type of person produced by the Special Forces system, and tells of how one split second changed the course of his life forever.Powerful and inspiring, Never Will I Die is a universal story about our search for purpose, and explores what extreme experience teaches us about what truly matters.© Toby Gutteridge 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19547. Unattached: Empowering Essays On Singlehood : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Have you ever worried about going on holiday alone?Felt queasy at the thought of Valentine's Day without a date?Thought to yourself, I want what she has?"This book is the tonic you need.ANGELICA MALIN - MEGAN BARTON HANSON - ANNIE LORD - STEPHANIE YEBOAH - SHAPARAK KHORSANDI - POORNA BELL - CHARLIE CRAGGS - REBECCA REID - ASHLEY LOUISE JAMES - CHANTÉ JOSEPH - ROSIE WILBY - SALMA EL-WARDANY - NATALIE BYRNE - SHON FAYE - VENUS LIBIDO - JESSICA MORGAN - FRANCESCA SPECTER - SHANI SILVER - RACHEL THOMPSON - BELLA DEPAULO - MIA LEVITIN - FELICITY MORSE - KETAKI CHOWKHANI - LUCIE BROWNLEE - CHLOE PIERRE - SOPHIA MONEY-COUTTS - NICOLA SLAWSON - RAHEL AKLILU - SOPHIA LEONIE - ROSE STOKES - MADELEINE SPENCERCurated by j
      
19548. Ournalist And Author Angelica Malin : AudiobooksNow
joint bank account).The single positivity movement is here
      
19549. Unearthed: On Race And Roots, And How The Soil Taught Me I Belong : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.When we speak of our origins
      
19550. Ent. Through Learning The Practice Of Growing Food : AudiobooksNow
memoir and storytelling
      
19551. Battles Of Conscience: British Pacifists And The Second World War : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.A ground-breaking new study brings us a very different picture of the Second World War, asking fundamental questions about ethical commitmentsAccounts of the Second World War usually involve tales of bravery in battle, or stoicism on the home front, as the British public stood together against Fascism. However, the war looks very different when seen through the eyes of the 60,000 conscientious objectors who refused to take up arms and whose stories, unlike those of the First World War, have been almost entirely forgotten.Tobias Kelly invites us to spend the war five of these individuals: Roy Ridgway, a factory clerk from Liverpool; Tom Burns, a teacher from east London; Stella St John, who trained as a vet and ended up in jail; Ronald Duncan, who set up a collective farm; and Fred Urquhart, a working-class Scottish socialist and writer. We meet many more objectors along the way -- people both determined and torn -- and travel from Finland to Syria, India to rural England, Edinburgh to Trinidad.Although conscientious objectors were often criticised and scorned, figures such as Winston Churchill and the Archbishop of Canterbury supported their right to object, at least in principle, suggesting that liberty of conscience was one of the freedoms the nation was fighting for. And their rich cultural and moral legacy -- of humanitarianism and human rights, from Amnesty International and Oxfam to the US civil rights movement -- can still be felt all around us.The personal and political struggles carefully and vividly collected in this book tell us a great deal about personal and collective freedom, conviction and faith, war and peace, and pose questions just as relevant today: Does conscience make us free? Where does it take us? And what are the costs of going there?© Tobias Kelly 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19552. We Don't Need Permission: How Black Business Can Change Our World : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.A powerful guide to successful, transformative entrepreneurship for the under-represented from Eric Collins, host of the award-winning Channel 4 reality business show The Money Maker.At a time when half of Black households in the UK live in persistent poverty - over twice as many as their white counterparts - We Don't Need Permission argues that investing in Black and under-represented entrepreneurs in order to create successful businesses is the surest, fastest socio-economic game-changer there is.Durable empowerment - from education to health outcomes - is key to solving the multiple problems that result from systemic racism and sexism. And it is the best way to close the inequality gaps that have hampered and continue to hinder Black people and all women too. To address this problem head on, Eric Collins co-founded venture capital firm Impact X Capital to invest in under-represented entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe.In We Don't Need Permission, Collins identifies ten key principles of successful entrepreneurship, and reveals how it's possible to change a system that has helped some, while holding others back. The book not only aims to inspire and motivate under-represented people to take their future and economic destiny into their own hands, but will demand of current business leaders and organizations that they do business better.It's time to stop waiting for someone else to give permission, Collins tells us, and start boldly making the world we want to see.'Eric Collins is one of the most powerful business people in Britain.' The Times© Eric Collins 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19553. A Mothers Betrayal: A Heart-stopping And Compelling Victorian Saga From The Bestselling Author Of A Shilling For A Wife : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. A brand-new page-turning historical saga from the bestselling author of A Shilling for a Wife, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie GoodwinManchester, 1867Mara longs for a peaceful life free of violence and poverty. But she has married into the O'Hara family, who have a reputation for drunkenness and quick tempers. Her eldest stepson Conrad is the worst of them all - a brute and a criminal who makes Mara's life a misery.But when Conrad is accused of a crime he didn't commit, Mara is the only one who can prove his innocence. Perhaps this is her chance to finally free her family from his toxic influence . . .Will Mara clear Conrad's name, or will she have the courage to break away from her stepson's villainy?'Compelling. A gripping and powerful tale of vengeance and reprisal' Val Wood, author of Children of Fortune'Edge of your seat drama, a book not to be missed!' Lindsey Hutchinson, author of The Hat Girl from Silver Street'A moving picture of an abused mother's love for her family, beautifully written and enthralling from the very first word' Gracie Hart, author of The Baker's GirlReaders love Emma Hornby:'Similar to Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court, Emma Hornby tells a brilliant story that will keep you guessing with twists and turns. Pure talent''Emma Hornby's books just keep getting better and better. Honest, gritty, lovely characters''Keep writing Emma, you are very talented and can't wait for your next book. I've read them all''Emma is a wonderful storyteller and I can't wait for the next one!''Thank you again Emma Hornby for a captivating read''Another beautifully written story by Emma Hornby'© Emma Hornby 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19554. The Wall: The Pulse-pounding Epic About The End Times Of An Empire : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. AD 400. Rome and its Empire are failing . . .Veteran cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor sets out with his regiment to make what may be his final tour of the forts along Hadrian's Wall.Through a combination of military prowess, brutality and bribery, Marcus has spent twenty years keeping the savage Picts at bay. Feared by his enemies and hated by his superiors, his strength of will is the only thing that has held the disgruntled, poorly paid garrisons of the Wall in place as the failing Roman Empire's grip on Britannia weakened.Yet as this tour of the wall progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that this is more than a routine inspection. Why is Marcus stripping the defences of cavalry to strengthen his own force? Is he negotiating with the Picts - or conspiring with them? And who is the mysterious figure who follows Marcus' every move and yet hides in the shadows?Segeduno, Cilurno, Brocolitia, Vindolanda: each fort holds memories and friendships, hides rivals, or conceals enemies. But what exactly is Marcus Flavius Victor's ultimate objective? It would appear he is willing to risk bloody civil war in a bid to seize Britannia for himself? Or is he raising an army to save the province from the darkness that waits on the other side of the Wall?Hailed as one of our very best historical novelists, Douglas Jackson returns to the world of ancient Rome with this epic novel of a failing empire and a world on the brink...© Douglas Jackson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19555. Wild Fell: Fighting For Nature On A Lake District Hill Farm : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.In 2015, England's last and loneliest golden eagle died in an unmarked spot among the remote eastern fells of the Lake District. It was a tragic day for the nation's wildlife, but the fight to restore the landscape had already begun.Lee Schofield, ecologist and site manager for RSPB Haweswater is leading efforts to breathe life back into two hill farms and their thirty square kilometres of sprawling upland habitat. The farms sit at the edge of the region's largest reservoir, beneath which lie the remains of a submerged village. The area's history has been a turbulent one for both its people and its wildlife, leaving its habitats in tatters.In the search for inspiration, Lee sought out England's rarest mountain flower and travelled from the wild fells of Norway to the pristine meadows of the Alps. Informed, too, by the local land, its history and the people who have shaped it, Lee and his team have remeandered a straightened river and are repairing damaged wetlands, meadows and woods. Each year, the landscape is becoming richer, wilder and better able to withstand the shocks of a changing climate.But in the contested landscape of the Lake District, change is not always welcomed, and success relies on finding a balance between rewilding and respecting cherished farming traditions. This is not only a story of nature in recovery, it is also the story of Lee's personal connection to place, and the highs and lows of working for nature amid fierce opposition.Wild Fell is a call to recognise that the solutions for a richer world lie at our feet; by focusing on flowers, we can rebuild landscapes fit for eagles again. A landscape of flowers is a landscape of hope.© Lee Schofield 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19556. God Is Dead: Shortlisted For The William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award 2022 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. •SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022•The remarkable untold story of the mercurial cycling prodigy Frank Vandenbroucke, written by William Hill award-winning author Andy McGrath.They called him God. For his grace on a bicycle, for his divine talent, for his heavenly looks. Frank Vandenbroucke had it all, and in the late Nineties he raced with dazzling speed and lived even faster.The Belgian won several of cycling's most illustrious races, including Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Paris-Nice and Ghent-Wevelgem. He was a mix of poise and panache who enthralled a generation of cycling fans. Off the bike, he only had one enemy - himself. Vandenbroucke dabbled in nocturnal party sessions mixing sleeping pills and alcohol and regularly fell out with team managers. By 1999 his team had suspended him and this proved to be the start of a long, eventful fall from grace. Depression, a drug ban, addiction, car crashes, divorce and countless court appearances subsumed his life. He threatened his wife with a gun. He tried to commit suicide twice. And when police found performance-enhancing drugs at his house, Vandenbroucke said they were for his dog.It seemed he had finally learned from his mistakes. Then, on 12 October 2009, aged just 34, Vandenbroucke was found dead in a hotel room in Senegal.Guided by exclusive contributions from his family, friends and team-mates, William Hill award-winning author Andy McGrath lays bare Vandenbroucke's chaotic, complicated life and times. God is Dead is the remarkable biography of this mercurial cycling prodigy.© Andy McGrath 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19557. Retreat To The Spanish Sun : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.From the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good new story...Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property... but now they're all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter's pug. Combined with the online course she's trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn't the peace and quiet that Eliza needs.So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying 'house-sitters wanted', Eliza can't resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner's Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies... and finding a new zest for life and love along the way.Praise for Jo Thomas:'Rich, warm and sunny. A story that stays with you long after the last page is turned' Milly Johnson'Like the very best kind of holiday' Lucy Diamond'A sparkling, heartwarming hug of a story' Miranda Dickinson© Jo Thomas 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19558. The Dublin Railway Murder: The Sensational True Story Of A Victorian Murder Mystery : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. A thrilling and perplexing investigation of a true Victorian crime at Dublin railway station.Dublin, November 1856: George Little, the chief cashier of the Broadstone railway terminus, is found dead, lying in a pool of blood beneath his desk.He has been savagely beaten, his head almost severed; there is no sign of a murder weapon, and the office door is locked, apparently from the inside. Thousands of pounds in gold and silver are left untouched at the scene of the crime.Augustus Guy, Ireland's most experienced detective, teams up with Dublin's leading lawyer to investigate the murder. But the mystery defies all explanation, and two celebrated sleuths sent by Scotland Yard soon return to London, baffled.Five suspects are arrested then released, with every step of the salacious case followed by the press, clamouring for answers. But then a local woman comes forward, claiming to know the murderer...© Thomas Morris 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19559. How To Grow Through What You Go Through: Mental Maintenance For Modern Lives : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Think deeply, feel deeply - and develop tools to deal with the world as it really isIn a world which can sometimes be challenging, frightening, overwhelming and complex, it's not surprising that sometimes we don't feel okay. This is what makes us human, but so often we are tempted to push those difficult feelings away or distract ourselves. We reach for our phone, we switch on Netflix, we over-work ... but when do we stop and think about how we are really doing?Psychotherapists Jodie Cariss and Chance Marshall, founders of the revolutionary practice Self Space, are passionate about the importance of 'mental maintenance' - the crucial work of looking after our own mental health, every single day. In this book, they unpack assumptions about 'mental illness' and 'mental wellness' to explain why each of us needs to rethink how we look after our mind and give it the attention it deserves.You'll discover:· How to resist the temptation to 'Marie Kondo' (tidy up) your feelings· Ways to embrace your real self, messy bits included, and honour your potential· The attitudes, everyday habits and non-negotiables that can transform your resilience· A toolkit for dealing with life's biggest challenges in your past, present and futureTheir message is clear: when it comes to our mental health, quick-fixes are bullsh*t, but with true understanding and acceptance of yourself, you can thrive (not just survive).© Jodie Cariss & Chance Marshall 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19560. The Last Days: A Memoir Of Faith, Desire And Freedom : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. A Scotsman Book to Watch for 2022It is 1982 and in the Kingdom Hall we are Jehovah's Witnesses. The state of the world shows us the end is close, and Satan is like a roaring lion, seeking to devour us.Ali Millar is waiting for Armageddon. Born into the Jehovah's Witnesses in a town in the Scottish Borders, her childhood revolves around regular meetings in the Kingdom Hall, where she is haunted by vivid images of the Second Coming, her mind populated by the bodies that will litter the earth upon Jehovah's return.In this frightening, cloistered world Ali grows older. As she does, she starts to question the ways of the Witnesses, and their control over the most intimate aspects of her life. As she marries and has a daughter within the religion, she finds herself pulled deeper and deeper into its dark undertow, her mind tormented by one question: is it possible to escape the life you are born into?A tale of love and darkness, of faith and absolution, The Last Days is an unforgettable memoir of one woman's courageous journey to freedom.'A coming-of-age story like no other' Lily Dunn, author of Sins of My Father'Ali Millar pulls you heart first through an extraordinary life, somehow making sense of an experience that should make no sense at all. A sublime talent' David Whitehouse, author of About A Son© Ali Millar 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19561. This Is Vegan Propaganda: And Other Lies The Meat Industry Tells You : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Every time we eat, we have the power to radically transform the world we live in.Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today: the climate crisis, infectious and chronic diseases, human exploitation and, of course, non-human exploitation. Undeniably, these issues can be uncomfortable to learn about but the benefits of doing so cannot be overstated. It is quite literally a matter of life and death.Through exploring the major ways that our current system of animal farming affects the world around us, as well as the cultural and psychological factors that drive our behaviours, This Is Vegan Propaganda answers the pressing question, is there a better way?Whether you are a vegan already or curious to learn more, this book will show you the other side of the story that has been hidden for far too long. Based on years of research and conversations with slaughterhouse workers and farmers, to animal rights philosophers, environmentalists and everyday consumers, vegan educator and public speaker Ed Winters will give you the knowledge to understand the true scale and enormity of the issues at stake.This Is Vegan Propaganda is the empowering and groundbreaking book on veganism that everyone, vegan and sceptic alike, needs to read.© Ed Winters 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19562. One More Christmas At The Castle: A Heart-warming And Uplifting New Festive Read From The Sunday Times Bestseller : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Don't miss the brand-new Christmas book from Sunday Times bestselling author, Trisha Ashley!This Christmas will be the most special of them all...Elderly widow Sabine knows this will be her last Christmas in her beloved home, Mitras Castle. Determined to make it just like the ones she remembers from her childhood, she employs Dido Jones of Heavenly Houseparties to help with the big day.Dido is enchanted by the castle as soon as she steps through the imposing front door. And as Christmas day approaches, her feeling of connection to the old house runs deeper than she first thought. But when the snow begins to fall and Sabine's family arrive at the house - including Dido's teenage crush Xan - tensions rise around the castle's future and long-buried mysteries begin to unravel...As past secrets come to light, can this still be a magical Christmas to remember?Praise for Trisha Ashley:'One of the best writers around' Katie Fforde'Full of down-to-earth humour' Sophie Kinsella'A warm-hearted and comforting read' Carole Matthews© Trisha Ashley 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19563. The Gift Of A Radio: My Childhood And Other Train Wrecks : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Justin Webb's childhood was far from ordinary.Between his mother's un-diagnosed psychological problems, and his step-father's untreated ones, life at home was dysfunctional at best. But with gun-wielding school masters and sub-standard living conditions, Quaker boarding school wasn't much better.And the backdrop to this coming of age story? Britain in the 1970s. Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Free. Strikes, inflation and IRA bombings. A time in which attitudes towards mental illness, parenting and masculinity were worlds apart from the attitudes we have today. A society that believed itself to be close to the edge of breakdown.Candid, unsparing and darkly funny, Justin Webb's memoir is a portrait of personal and national dysfunction. So was it the brutal experiences of his upbringing, or an innate ambition and drive that somehow survived them, that shaped the urbane and successful radio presenter we know and love now?'Brilliantly illuminates the horrors and absurd snobberies of those times. A very fine memoir.' -Jonathan Dimbleby'Moving and frank ... A story of a childhood defined by loneliness, the absence of a father and the grim experience of a Quaker boarding school. It is also one of the most perceptive accounts of Britain in the 1970s.' Misha Glenny© Justin Webb 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19564. Children Of Fortune: A Powerful New Family Saga From The Sunday Times Bestselling Author : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. 1864: Following the untimely death of her cold-hearted husband, Beatrix and her three children are finally free. While Ambrose has already determined his path in life, eldest son Laurie's future is less certain. With the responsibility of the family estate on his shoulders, Laurie must decide between staying in Yorkshire to farm the family land and following his dreams.Meanwhile, headstrong and independent Alicia is defying expectation and excelling at school. There she befriends the enigmatic Olivia Snowdon and they quickly become inseparable. But Olivia's family past is shrouded in mystery and as she begins to dig deeper secrets come tumbling out...Can the two families overcome the challenges that lie ahead?Praise for Val Wood:'A heart-warming story filled with compelling action' Rosie Goodwin'Hull's answer to Catherine Cookson' BBC Radio 4's Front Row'Wonderfully fully-fleshed characters are the mainstay of [Val Wood's] stories' Peterborough Telegraph© Val Wood 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19565. Tell Me The Truth About Love: 13 Tales From Couples Therapy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Drawing on over 30 years of therapeutic encounters with people facing hurdles in their love lives, former Chair of the British Psychoanalytic Council Susanna Abse takes us deep inside one of the most fascinating realms there is: other people's relationships.Candid and captivating, each chapter is inspired by a classic, timeless story. Parents blow their straw house down; Rapunzel yearns for companionship but remains trapped in her castle. Couples strive to navigate the fall from Eden, the bitter taste of the poison apple and strangers in their beds.From dealing with infidelity to navigating our changing role within a single relationship over the course of a lifetime, Tell Me the Truth About Love sheds vivid light on the human heart, and its struggle to both embrace life's greatest gift and protect itself from pain. Inside, you will find solace, wisdom and unparalleled insight into how, and why, we love.'A must-read for everyone wanting to understand more about what makes us fall in - and out - of love' Philippa PerryA charming, useful, kind book about the pains and hopes of relationships' Alain de Botton© Susanna Abse 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19566. You Are The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. 'A life with a disability is most certainly a life worth living and I wouldn't change who I am for all the Louboutin's in the world. I write this for anyone who is seen to be 'different'. We all have much more in common than we think, no matter who we are.'Growing up with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Sam felt restricted by the labels other people put on to her. After a spinal fusion operation, which almost left her paralysed in her early twenties, she decided to quit her job and move from Lancashire where she'd grown up, to London to start the life she'd always envisioned for herself.In Be Your Own Muse Sam shares how she went from a young girl who was constantly underestimated to succeeding in becoming a strong independent woman who followed her dreams and stopped letting other people hold her back.Frank, heartfelt, inspirational and funny, Sam shares the lessons she has learned, which we can all use in our own lives to have confidence in ourselves, dare to dream and go after what we want in life.© Samantha Renke (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19567. Outpacer: The Blueprint For Breakthrough Success In The Digital Era : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Over the past decade a small number of companies have changed every aspect of how we live, work and play. These Outpacers have become enormous global businesses with companies like Google, Amazon, Netflix, Salesforce, Meta, Tesla and Apple all totally redefining what a successful organization looks and feels like.Each chapter in Outpacer focusses on an Outpacer characteristic required for organisational greatness and features examples of what it is and how to achieve it, including; how to structure your company's mission and vision, foster the right entrepreneurial culture, innovate, collaborate and utilise agile technology and data driven insights to drive continuous progress, deliver an exceptional customer experience and achieve outstanding results.Each Outpacer characteristic is illustrated by fascinating profiles of business leaders from companies such as Google, Amazon, Apple and Tesla who have driven phenomenal success, alongside profiles of the stars of film, tv, music and sport who share the same winning characteristic such as Reese Witherspoon, Jay Z and Sir Lewis Hamilton. The combination of business leaders and popular icons illustrate and inspire the reader helping them to learn how they too can lead an Outpacer business.This is not business as usual.© Alex Holt 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19568. No Shame: How To Drop The Guilt From Some Whos Learned The F**king Hard Way : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Shame, shame we know your nameDo we own it? Being a woman that is. Do we fuck! We live in fear of how we look, what we eat, how we age and what we do. Wow, it's 2022 and we're still churning out that same old shit.I've been told as you get older you care less. Fucking great. I can't wait to be menopausal with skunk-like grey track lines in my hair, saggier tits, and miserable as shit. I don't know about you, but I'd quite like to have that experience - the no-fucks-experience that is - now, before that all happens. To have the confidence to believe in who I am.It's a push we all have to make - whether it be in our confidence over our bodies, who we are as people, or what goes on inside our mind - and we all have to work at it. It's baby steps. So let's take it back to those tiny steps, because all mountains that are climbed don't happen without practice, perseverance, self-belief and a fuck ton of work. © Laura Belbin 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19569. The Highland Vet: A Year At Thurso : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Discover the charms and challenges of working at Scotland's most northerly mainland veterinary practice.From conducting farm animal caesarean sections in the early hours to missing family plans in order to treat critically injured pet dogs, no two days in the work of vet Guy Gordon and his team are ever the same.Based in Thurso, northern Scotland, the small group of vets and their supporting staff cover a vast area of more than one thousand square miles. The incredibly wild and rural landscape in which they operate brings a huge variety of work depending on the seasons, with the delivery of new-born lambs and calves in the spring, and the arrival of seal pups to the northern Scottish coast starting in the autumn months.The Highland Vet shows what working in one of Britain's most beautiful and remote locations really involves. Inside, Guy and his team share the high and lows, up and downs and ins and outs of their daily work throughout the course of a year, making this a truly magical celebration of Scotland's northern highlands, as well as the animals and people who call the region home.© Guy Gordon & The Thurso Veterinary Team 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19570. A Line Above The Sky: On Mountains And Motherhood : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Climbing gives you the illusion of being in control, just for a while, the tantalising sense of being able to stay one move ahead of death.Helen Mort has always been drawn to the thrill and risk of climbing: the tension between human and rockface, and the climber's powerful connection to the elemental world. But when she becomes a mother for the first time, she finds herself re-examining her relationship with both the natural world and herself, as well as the way the world views women who aren't afraid to take risks.A Line Above the Sky melds memoir and nature writing to ask why humans are drawn to danger, and how we can find freedom in pushing our limits. It is a visceral love letter to losing oneself in physicality, whether climbing a mountain or bringing a child into the world, and an unforgettable celebration of womanhood in all its forms.© Helen Mort 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19571. Perfectly Imperfect Puppy: The Ultimate Life-changing Programme For Training A Well-behaved, Happy Dog : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.When raising a puppy, we all want to make sure we're doing it right, but sometimes the unrealistic expectations of perfection can be overwhelming. The truth is no one is perfect, so cut yourself a little slack; bringing up a puppy who's imperfectly perfect for you makes much more sense.Having worked with over 5,000 dogs, Graeme Hall has a unique understanding of the early developmental period. Now he is here to help with his stress-free guide to training and caring for your puppy, so that they grow into a happy, well-adjusted dog. From choosing the right puppy for your lifestyle (including the benefits of a rescue or disabled puppy) and preparing for them to come home, to the crucial socialisation period, early training and adolescence, Graeme covers everything you need to know. All whilst providing useful insight and research into puppy behaviour which will prevent problems later in life.Perfectly Imperfect Puppy gives expert advice on how you can give your puppy the best start, breaking down why techniques work, so you get the best results, leading to a happy home for everyone.© Graeme Hall 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19572. The Fitness Chef Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind: The Sunday Times Bestseller : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin. FIND A PATH TO WEIGHT LOSS WITHOUT ANXIETY, PRESSURE AND GUILT.Discover how to enjoy weight loss by:- Staying focused on what matters- Letting go of what doesn't matter- Understanding why you don't need to suffer to lose weight.- Continuing to enjoy food and nights out with friends and familyGraeme Tomlinson, AKA The Fitness Chef, has helped over a million people with his evidence based, straight-talking infographics and two bestselling weight-loss books.This mind-and-body reset will help you find a happier relationship with food, while achieving your weight-loss goals.© Graeme Tomlinson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19573. Springtime At Cannon Hall Farm : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Join the Nicholson family for this heartwarming journey through a typical springtime on their South Yorkshire farm.Throughout the book they reflect on the childhood stories, testing times, poignant memories and enriching experiences that have shaped the lives they lead today. With the coming of a new season, Roger and Cynthia Nicholson and their sons Richard, Robert and David show how the farming year is shaped around the arrival of baby goats, lambs, calves and piglets galore.As Yorkshire's premier open farm attraction, Cannon Hall Farm continues to play host to thousands of visitors and spring is the busiest time of the year. People flock to meet the new arrivals and catch up with old favourites such as the llama and alpaca posse, the stunning shire horses and the irrepressible Shetland ponies, including Ozzie Horsebourne and Jon Bon Pony.Along with all the animal antics, Springtime at Cannon Hall Farm features tales of bygone days when traditional skills, crafts and daily practices shaped life in the countryside. And for fans of Rob and Dave's Channel 5 shows, there are lots of behind-the-scenes secrets you won't want to miss...© The Nicholson Family 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19574. Deep Cover: How I Took Down Britains Most Dangerous Gangsters : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Shortlisted for the Book of the Year and Audiobook of the Year at the 2023 True Crime Awards.Street kid turned undercover cop.'This time he wasn't getting up. Neither were the two young women he'd just murdered. The two unarmed young police officers he cut down in a hail of 32 bullets and the fragments of a grenade, ending their promising lives so savagely, so senselessly. I felt empty. Cold. How had it come to this?'Shay grew up on a tough Manchester council estate where drugs and gangs were rife. A life of crime would have been an easy path to take. So it went against everything that was expected of him when he joined the police.It wouldn't be long before Shay's prodigious talent caught the attention of the top. Then came the call that changed his life: an offer to join the secret Level 1 undercover unit known as Omega. And it was easy to see why they wanted him; he wouldn't have to stray too far from what he already knew. He had all the attributes of a professional criminal - the athletic physique of a cage fighter, the talk, the walk. Streetwise and fearless, he'd be a match for the most hardened villain. He was given a new identity, his DNA and fingerprints were removed from the national database, and so began the life of Mikey O'Brien.In a distinguished covert career spanning 17 years, former solider Shay infiltrated Moss Side gangs, was part of a hand-picked team hunting Dale Cregan and was brought in to break up a gang war wall of silence after the murder of Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey. But there would be a heavy price to pay for a life in the shadows, where any mistake could have lethal consequences...© Shay Doyle 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19575. Bigger Than Us: The Power Of Finding Meaning In A Messy World : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.THE BRAND NEW SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCalm anxiety through connection. Find happiness through purpose. Feel comfort in the universal.Think bigger to unlock you.Writing this book has changed my life.I sought the insight and advice of wise minds to explore what they can teach us to achieve happiness, connection and hope.With their help, I peeled back layers of anxiety and self-limiting beliefs to find contentment and deeper meaning.From intuition and energy to manifesting, ritual, prayer and signs, I have explored positive ideas and simple exercises that are available to every single one of us.This is for anyone seeking a path through our confusing lives and offers inspiration for tapping into the strength and comfort around us and releasing the blocks and insecurities that hold us back.Fearne© Fearne Cotton 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19576. Becoming Molly-mae : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.The real Molly-Mae, in her own wordsMolly-Mae is no stranger to the limelight, having found fame on TV and online. But behind the polished exterior there is a young girl with a unique story. It's the Molly not everyone gets to see.In Becoming Molly-Mae she unravels herself completely for the first time to open up about how she nurtured her creativity from a young age, took ownership of her body image, battle self-doubt and built a happy life. Along the way she shares the moments, relationships and life lessons that have made her who she is. From the energetic child who loved Irish dancing and pageants, to the teenager holding down a job at Boots whilst building her dreams at fashion school, her journey to Love Island and how she copes with fame today.By sharing these parts of herself, Molly-Mae gives a fresh take on finding beauty and balance in a busy world.© Molly-Mae Hague 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19577. Unlawful Killings: Life, Love And Murder: Trials At The Old Bailey : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. 'Every day in the UK lives are suddenly, brutally, wickedly taken away. Victims are shot or stabbed. Less often they are strangled or suffocated or beaten to death. Rarely they are poisoned, pushed off high buildings, drowned or set alight. Then there are the many who are killed by dangerous drivers, or corporate gross negligence. There are a lot of ways you can kill someone. I know because I've seen most of them at close quarters.'As one of just a few judges licensed to try murder cases at the Old Bailey, the author has presided over many of the high-profile cases that all too often grab our attention in dramatic media headlines - for every unlawful death tells a story. But, unlike most of us, a judge doesn't get to turn the page and move on. Nor does the defendant, or the family of the victim, nor the many other people who populate the court room.Peeling apart six dramatic murder and manslaughter cases, Unlawful Killings removes this distinction between 'them' and 'us'. By detailing the inner workings of the Old Bailey and UK law, the author makes clear that each of us has a vested interest in what happens in the court room - especially when it comes to the death of a fellow human being. Any one of us could end up in the witness-box or even in the dock. And yet most people have only the sketchiest idea of what happens inside a Crown Court. With breath-taking skill and deep compassion, the author describes how cases unfold and illustrates exactly what it's like to be a murder trial judge and a witness to human good and bad. Sometimes very bad.Right now, with our courts straining under the weight of the many heinous crimes being committed, it's not merely the system that is flawed. The fracture lines that run through our society are becoming harder and harder to ignore and, from a unique vantage point, the author warns that we do so at our peril.© Anonymous 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19578. Murray Walker: Incredible!: A Tribute To A Formula 1 Legend : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. A celebration of the extraordinary life of legendary commentator Murray Walker, with tributes from key figures in Formula 1 and motorsport.Murray Walker was the voice of Formula One, matching the thrill of the track with his equally fast-paced and exhilarating commentary, delivering the euphoria of motor racing to millions.Commentating on his first grand prix for the BBC at Silverstone in 1949, Murray's broadcasting career spanned over fifty years. His natural warmth and infectious enthusiasm won great affection with audiences, whilst his passion and knowledge of motorsport allowed him to hone his instinctive presenting style into a craft.When Murray passed away in March 2021, tributes came flooding in from every corner of the sporting world. This book, compiled by Murray's great friend and colleague Maurice Hamilton, celebrates the extraordinary life of this truly legendary man. With contributions from drivers and industry figures, and many friends from the world of motorsport and beyond, Incredible! combines fond memories, never-before-told stories and famous Murrayisms with reflections on the highlights of a life lived at full throttle.© Maurice Hamilton 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19579. Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight For The Truth : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.When investigative journalist Dan McCrum first came across Wirecard, the hot new tech company that looked poised to challenge Silicon Valley, it all looked a little too good to be true: offices were sprouting up all over the world, they were reporting runaway growth and the CEO even wore a black turtleneck in tribute to Steve Jobs (or perhaps Elizabeth Holmes). In the space of a few short years, the company had come from nowhere to overtake industry giants like Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank on the stock market.As McCrum began to dig deeper, he encountered a story stranger and more compelling than he could have imagined: a world of short sellers and whistleblowers, pornographers and private militias, hackers and spies. Before long he realised that he wasn't the only one in pursuit. Shadowy figures were following him through the streets of London, high-flying lawyers were sending ominous letters to his boss, and he even received a criminal complaint from financial regulators. Now the race was on to prove his suspicions and clear his name.Based on inside sources and a years-long paper trail, this is the riveting inside story of the Wirecard fraud, a multi-billion-dollar house of cards that turned Germany's biggest new tech darling into an international investigation. Uncovering fake bank accounts, fake offices, fake journalists, a fake kidnapping and possibly even a fake death, McCrum offers a searing exposé that will finally reveal the truth.© Dan McCrum 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19580. Call Of The Penguins: From The No.1 Bestselling Author Of Away With The Penguins : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Veronica McCreedy returns in the delightfully feel-good new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Away with the Penguins - sure to become a firm favourite with readers!Meet the heroine everyone's talking about . . .Fiercely resilient and impeccably dressed, Veronica McCreedy has lived an incredible 87 years. Most of them alone, in her huge house by the sea.But Veronica has recently discovered a late-life love for family and friendship, adventure and wildlife.More specifically, a love for penguins!And so when she's invited to co-present a wildlife documentary, far away in the southern hemisphere, she jumps at the chance.Even though it will put her in the spotlight, just when she thought she would soon fade into the wings.Perhaps it's never too late to shine?© Hazel Prior 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19581. Stepping Up : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE UNMUMSY MUMThe joyful and emotional Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick.Beth has never stuck at anything.She's quit more jobs and relationships than she can remember and she still sleeps in her childhood bedroom. It's not that she hasn't tried to grow up, it's just that so far, the only commitment she's held down is Friday drinks at the village pub.Then, in the space of a morning, her world changes.An unspeakable tragedy turns Beth's life upside down, and she finds herself guardian to her teenage niece and toddler nephew, catapulted into an unfamiliar world of bedtime stories, parents' evenings and cuddly elephants. Having never been responsible for anyone - or anything - it's not long before she feels seriously out of her depth.What if she's simply not up to the job?With a little help from her best friend Jory (purely platonic, of course ...) and her lovely, lonely next-door neighbour, Albert, Beth is determined that this time she's not giving up. It's time to step up.This is a story about digging deep for strength you never knew you had and finding magic in things that were there all along.'Humour and heart are everywhere in this book, and I went from laughter to tears in the turn of a page. Wise, joyful and very, very funny - this is a book to devour, a book to share and a book to savour. I loved it' Katie Marsh, author of UNBREAK YOUR HEART© Sarah Turner 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19582. This Charming Man: The Stranger Times 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.STOP PRESS! The Stranger Times wins the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio Work!Vampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester . . .Nobody is pleased about it. Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical people hidden in plain sight who only want a quiet life. And definitely not the people of Manchester, because there is nothing more irksome than being murdered by an allegory run amok. Somebody needs to sort this out fast before all Hell really breaks loose - step forward the staff of The Stranger Times.It's not like they don't have enough to be dealing with. Assistant Editor Hannah has come back from getting messily divorced to discover that someone is trying to kidnap a member of their staff and while editor Vincent Banecroft would be delighted to see the back of any of his team, he doesn't like people touching his stuff - it's the principle of the thing.Throw in a precarious plumbing situation, gambling debts, an entirely new way of swearing, and a certain detective inspector with what could be kindly referred to as 'a lot of baggage' and it all adds up to another hectic week in the life of the newspaper committed to reporting the truth that nobody else will touch.This Charming Man is the second book in the critically acclaimed The Stranger Times series.'Wonderfully dark, extremely funny, and evocative of Terry Pratchett - which I think is the highest compliment I can give.' ADAM KAY, about The Stranger Times . . .'A gag-filled romp . . . in the spirit of Terry Pratchett.' The Times'Great characters, a jet-propelled plot, and a winning premise.' Guardian'Fresh and genuinely funny.' SFX© C.K McDonnell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19583. Keeping A Christmas Promise : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.One Icelandic holiday. One snowstorm. The adventure of a lifetime.Freya has one wish this Christmas... to visit Iceland and track down the illusive Northern Lights in memory of her beloved friend. Nothing - not even a snowstorm - is going to stop her.But when an avalanche leaves her stranded in a remote village with no way to contact the outside world, handsome and enigmatic Petur comes to her rescue, giving her a place to stay in his farmhouse. In this harsh yet beautiful landscape, Petur and his community must come together in order to survive.Stepping up to help Petur with the Christmas celebrations, chef Freya is determined to make this most of her time here, cooking delicious fresh food and delivering it to the friendly locals. But as her feelings for Petur and love for the village begin to grow, she is about to discover that the greatest adventures are the ones you don't expect...© Jo Thomas 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19584. A Fatal Crossing : AudiobooksNow : USD8.77
Brought to you by Penguin. November 1924. The Endeavour sets sail from Southampton carrying 2,000 passengers and crew on a week-long voyage to New York.When an elderly gentleman is found dead at the foot of a staircase, ship's officer Timothy Birch is ready to declare it a tragic accident. But James Temple, a strong-minded Scotland Yard inspector, is certain there is more to this misfortune than meets the eye.Birch agrees to investigate, and the trail quickly leads to the theft of a priceless painting. Its very existence is known only to its owner . . . and the dead man.With just days remaining until they reach New York, and even Temple's purpose on board the Endeavour proving increasingly suspicious, Birch's search for the culprit is fraught with danger.And all the while, the passengers continue to roam the ship with a killer in their midst . . .© Tom Hindle 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19585. The Shadow Child : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Eighteen-year-old Emma has loving parents and a promising future ahead of her.So why, one morning, does she leave home without a trace?Her parents, Cath and Jim, are devastated. They have no idea why Emma left, where she is - or even whether she is still alive.A year later, Cath and Jim are still tormented by the unanswered questions Emma left behind, and clinging desperately to the hope of finding her.Meanwhile, tantalisingly close to home, Emma is also struggling with her new existence - and with the trauma that shattered her life.For all of them, reconciliation seems an impossible dream. Does the way forward lie in facing up to the secrets of the past - secrets that have been hidden for years?Secrets that have the power to heal them, or to destroy their family forever ...© Rachel Hancox 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19586. The Twelve Dels Of Christmas: My Festive Tales From Life And Only Fools : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.'It is at Christmas time that want is most keenly felt, and abundance rejoices.'Charles Dickens, 'A Christmas Carol' 1843'Yeah, and a partridge up your pear tree, an' all.'Derek Trotter, 'Christmas Crackers', 1981'Think of this memoir as a Christmas special in book form, from someone who has been involved in a few of those and understands a bit about the concept. But a Christmas special very much like Only Fools and Horses, in the sense that the stories will be always heading outwards, ranging far and wide and well beyond the traditional festive gags involving giblets left in turkeys.As I sift through various festive-related episodes in my career, loosening the ribbons, parting the wrapping paper, I'll be doing my best to reach any relevant conclusions about life, work and the meaning of it all that I can usefully pass on to you - baubles of wisdom if you like. Or certainly baubles. You'll learn why I have the perfect face to play Scrooge. And if you're lucky I'll also share what it's like to fly in a helicopter with my old mucker Tom Cruise. Merry Christmas, you plonkers.'© David Jason 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19587. I, Mona Lisa : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Listen to my history. My adventures are worth hearing. I have lived many lifetimes and been loved by emperors, kings and thieves. I have survived kidnap and assault. Revolution and two world wars. But this is also a love story. And the story of what we will do for those we love.For five hundred years we've been looking at the Mona Lisa and it turns out that she's been looking right back at us. Over the centuries, few could hear her voice, but now we are let into the secret, as she tells us her story in her own words - a tale of rivalry, murder and heartbreak. And a mystery of Leonardo's greatest lost painting. Weaving through the years she takes us from the dazzling world of da Vinci's Florentine studio to the French courts at Fontainebleau and Versailles, and into the Twentieth Century.But, always Mona Lisa returns to Leonardo himself. Most of all, this is a love story between painting and painter. Sometimes it takes an immortal to show us what it is to be human.'A treat of a book' The Guardian on Mr Rosenblum's List'Brims with passion and skillfully evokes a bygone era... a beautifully written tale' The Times on Mr Rosenblum's List© Natasha Solomons 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19588. Christmas With The Railway Girls: The Heartwarming Historical Fiction Book To Curl Up With At Christmas : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. The brand new festive Railway Girls novel set in Manchester during WWII. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell, Daisy Styles and Margaret Dickinson.Manchester, 1941Christmas is the season for family and friends, and this year the railway girls will need each other more than ever.Dot's dear friend Cordelia appears to have the perfect life. When her daughter Emily arrives home unexpectedly, she can't wait to introduce her to her friends. But things don't go to plan and Cordelia has to decide where her loyalty lies.Things aren't going too smoothly for Alison either. Her beloved boyfriend has yet to propose, but there's a charity fundraiser dance and she's dressed up specially. Surely, tonight must be the night.Colette's friends are envious of her devoted husband. He meets her after every shift on the railway, and accompanies her around town. Colette has a secret, one that will change her life, if only she knew who to confide in.The railway girls have survived unsettling times, and while the bombings might have eased, their own turmoil has only just begun. With Christmas fast approaching, will their wishes come true?Readers LOVE the Railway Girls:'Gripping and intriguing''Great story lines''Exceptional story . . . a must-read''Poignant''Emotional . . . strong women'© Maisie Thomas 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19589. The Winter Rose: The Heartwarming Festive Novel From The Sunday Times Bestselling Author : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The festive follow-up to The Rose Queen, from beloved Sunday Times bestselling author Katie Flynn...Liverpool, 1941: After German bombs shatter the life Cadi has built for herself in Liverpool, she is more determined than ever to sign up and do her bit. Joining the WAAF also means she is closer to her beau - until Jez is sent thousands of miles from home.While Jez is in Africa, someone from the past starts spreading vicious rumours that could threaten their relationship, and Cadi finds herself torn between keeping secrets and telling the truth to protect those she holds dear.Cadi has always believed that their love can weather any storm but as the snow sweeps in, she faces an impossible choice. Will her decision leave her broken-hearted or will Cadi and Jez be reunited in time for Christmas?WHY READERS LOVE KATIE FLYNN...'Her characters are like old friends''Takes you on a journey of heartbreak and joy''Heartwarming romance''Hard to put down'© Katie Flynn 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19590. The Rose Queen: The Heartwarming Romance From The Sunday Times Bestselling Author : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. THE NEW SPRINGTIME ROMANCE FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR KATIE FLYNNIt's 1938, and Cadi is chosen to be Rose Queen in the annual Rose Fete. She is thrilled to be treated like royalty for the day. But deep down she is desperate to leave the Welsh mining community where she grew up.When war is declared, Cadi and her best friend Poppy see a chance to escape. Cadi leaves behind her parents and local boy Aled, whom she is meant to marry, for Liverpool.But city life doesn't bring the opportunities they'd hoped for. Unable to join the forces, the girls are left looking for work in poverty-stricken Vauxhall Ward.They secure jobs in a local pub, and Cadi's blossoming relationship with a handsome dock worker deepens after he rescues her from a terrifying encounter.But when Aled unexpectedly appears dressed in RAF uniform Cadi finds her worlds colliding again. Now the Rose Queen must decide: who will become her King?© Katie Flynn 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19591. Operation Moonlight: A Compelling And Emotionally Moving Historical Fiction Novel : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.1944: newly recruited SOE agent Elisabeth Shepherd is faced with an impossible mission: to parachute behind enemy lines into Nazi-occupied France and monitor the new long-range missiles the Germans are working on.Her only advice? Trust absolutely no one. With danger lurking at every turn, one wrong move for Elisabeth could spell instant death.2018: Betty is about to celebrate her 100th birthday. With her carer Tali at her side, she receives an invite from the Century Society to reminisce on the past.Remembering a life shrouded in secrecy and danger, Betty remains tight-lipped. But when Tali finds a box filled with maps, letters and a gun hidden in Betty's cellar, it becomes clear that Betty's secrets are about to be uncovered . . .Nostalgic, heart-pumping and truly page-turning, OPERATION MOONLIGHT is both a gripping read and a novel that makes you think about a generation of women and men who truly knew what it meant to survive.©2022 Louise Morrish (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19592. Henry Chips Channon: The Diaries Volume 2: 1938-43 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin. The second volume of the remarkable, Sunday Times bestselling diaries of Chips Channon.This second volume of the bestselling diaries of Henry 'Chips' Channon takes us from the heady aftermath of the Munich agreement, when the Prime Minister Chips so admired was credited with having averted a general European conflagration, through the rapid unravelling of appeasement, and on to the tribulations of the early years of the Second World War. It closes with a moment of hope, as Channon, in recording the fall of Mussolini in July 1943, reflects: 'The war must be more than half over.'For much of this period, Channon is genuinely an eye-witness to unfolding events. He reassures Neville Chamberlain as he fights for his political life in May 1940. He chats to Winston Churchill while the two men inspect the bombed-out chamber of the House of Commons a few months later. From his desk at the Foreign Office he charts the progress of the war. But with the departure of his boss 'Rab' Butler to the Ministry of Education, and Channon's subsequent exclusion from the corridors of power, his life changes - and with it the preoccupations and tone of the diaries. The conduct of the war remains a constant theme, but more personal preoccupations come increasingly to the fore. As he throws himself back into the pleasures of society, he records his encounters with the likes of Noël Coward, Prince Philip, General de Gaulle and Oscar Wilde's erstwhile lover Lord Alfred Douglas. He describes dinners with members of European royal dynasties, and recounts gossip and scandal about the great, the good and the less good. And he charts the implosion of his marriage and his burgeoning, passionate friendship with a young officer on Wavell's staff.These are diaries that bring a whole epoch vividly to life.© Chips Channon 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19593. Ds Manson: Three Bbc Radio 4 Crime Thrillers : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Three detective thrillers set in the Met's Missing Persons BureauAfter shooting a teenage boy in an undercover operation, DS Sue Manson is taken off the front line and transferred to a desk job in Missing Persons. But no sooner has she arrived than she's in the thick of the action once more, tasked with tracking down a trio of twisted criminals...Fractions of Zero - When a desperate father begs DS Manson to find his daughter, the sole clue is a cryptogram on the back of a missing persons notice. Once unravelled, the code turns out to be a riddle that leads them to the location of a dead girl. More ciphers follow, and more victims - all seemingly selected at random - and Sue realises that she's dealing with a serial killer obsessed with numbers. Can she work out his system before he strikes again?Final Sacrament - After three people disappear for no apparent reason, DS Manson finds herself on the hunt for another serial killer. Her only leads are the cardboard triangles left at the victims' homes along with traces of a deadly toxin, and a series of macabre snaps sent to a South London priest. Father Raphoe believes the photographs are mimicking a series of religious paintings by Renaissance artist Nicolas Poussin. But who is targeting Raphoe's parishioners, and why?Fragments of Amy - Back from maternity leave, Sue Manson tackles the case of a missing heiress, Amy Muggeridge, abducted on her way back from a party. When a CD arrives containing a ransom message and a riddle, Manson seeks help from Amy's twin, Angela, who seems to have a psychic connection with her sister. Under hypnosis, she provides a vital clue to the kidnapper's identity - but is it too late to save Amy?Created by novelist Bill Murphy, one of the writers of Radio 4's Baldi, these gripping detective dramas star Susan Lynch and Annie Farr as Sue Manson.Fractions of ZeroSue Manson - Susan LynchJames Ellstrom - Philip GlenisterDr Fred Johnson - Clive MerrisonInsp. Phillips - David BannermanMags Langan
      
19594. Kevin Eldon Will See You Now: The Complete Series 1-4: A Bbc Radio 4 Sketch Comedy Show : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
All four series of the acclaimed comedy sketch show, written by and starring Kevin Eldon'Bleak but addictive listening' The ListComic phenomenon Kevin Eldon has appeared in almost every hit comedy series in the last 25 years, from Fist of Fun, Brass Eye and This Morning with Richard Not Judy to Jam, Harry & Paul and Inside No. 9. Having starred alongside Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Chris Morris, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, he's decided to take it up a notch with his very own show.It features sketches, characters, sound effects, a bit of music and a lot of messin' about - as well as his all-important cast of stellar comedy names including Amelia Bullmore, Julia Davis, Paul Putner and Justin Edwards, and special guests Philip Pope and Phil Cornwell. In the first three series, Kevin goes into space, evokes the powerful gods of Ancient Egypt, extols the wonders of drink and sneezing, and finally discovers a use for avant-garde German film director Werner Herzog...The fourth series takes a narrative turn, as Kevin broadcasts from the family stately home, complete with his artistic genius Italian wife, Alessandra; his pair of adopted sons, Jacob and Rees; and their cat, Mogg. Aiding him in his endeavours are the likes of Morwenna Banks, Kate Duchêne, Miles Jupp, Catherine Shepherd and Dan Skinner, as he takes a stroll through the family archives, enjoys a naked tractor ride and presents a love story - with cannons...Production creditsWritten by Kevin Eldon, with additional material by Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris and Toby DaviesOriginal music by Martin BirdProduced and directed by David TylerA Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4With Amelia Bullmore, Julia Davis, Paul Putner, Justin Edwards, David Reed, Rosie Cavaliero, Catherine Shepherd, Morwenna Banks, Kate Duchêne, Miles Jupp and Dan SkinnerSpecial guests: Philip Pope, Phil CornwellFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 July-21 August 2012 (Series 1), 16 September-7 Oc
      
19595. Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones! Series 1-4: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Show : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Series 1 - 4 of the hit radio comedy starring the man they call 'Britain's funniest Milton''King of the surreal one-liners' The TimesMention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is 'Help!' So he's set out on a mission to help anyone, anywhere - whether they need it or not. Armed with a new motto, 'No problem too problemy', and accompanied by his faithful assistant Anton and landlady Pauline, he sets out to assist people in any way he can.In these 24 episodes, he tries out an array of new careers, and becomes embroiled in numerous new adventures. Join him as he becomes a wedding planner (and attempts to track down a vanishing groom-to-be); turns financial advisor (only to sink the pound and fight off a Swedish invasion); takes up genealogy (and gets stuck up an unexpected family tree) and goes under the sea to save the Earth (as well as stumbling across a mysterious Great Aunt...)Whether he's running a B & B, launching a job agency, showing off his lovely buns as a baker or facing drama in the line of duty, he always goes out of his way to help out. Because when you're close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push...Written by Milton Jones with James Cary and Dan Evans, this gag-packed comedy won the prestigious New York Festival Silver Award for Best Regularly Scheduled Comedy Programme. Also among the cast are regulars Tom Goodman-Hill, Dan Tetsell, Josie Lawrence, Ben Willbond and Colin Hoult.Production creditsWritten by Milton Jones, with James Cary and Dan EvansWith music by Guy JacksonProduced and directed by David TylerA Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4With Tom Goodman-Hill, Dan Tetsell, Josie Lawrence, Ben Willbond, Colin HoultFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19 February-26 March 2014 (Series 1), 29 December 2015-2 February 2016 (Series 2), 1 May-5 June 2018 (Series 3), 23 March-27 April 2020 (Series 4)©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19596. Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones! Series 5: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Show : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The man they call 'Britain's Funniest Milton' stars in series 5 of his acclaimed show Thanks a Lot, Milton Jones!Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is 'Help!'. Milton Jones is a man who can help anyone, anywhere - whether they need it or not. Because, in his own words, there's ''no problem too problemy''. When you're close to the edge, then Milton can give you a push...The show comes from Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, The Brig Society, Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, Shush! & Kevin Eldon Will See You Now. Co-starring Tom Goodman-Hill ('Mr Selfridge', 'Humans'), Josie Lawrence ('Who's Line Is It Anyway?'), Dan Tetsell ('Upstart Crow') & Justin Edwards ('The Thick Of It').In the first episode Hair Today
      
19597. Atomic Tales: A Bbc Radio 4 Sci-fi Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Six sensational spoofs of classic 1950s American science fiction storiesBBC Audio present six fantastic tales of twisted futures and times beyond tomorrow...Their Gaze Was Green - With the Earth under threat from Venusian terrorists, can clean-cut space heroes Jack and Chip thwart their evil, tentacled nemeses?And Mother Makes Millions - A dashing male stranger enters a dystopian world where human women have become infertile. Is he really humanity's saviour, or does he have a sinister agenda?I've Got Your Number - Cal Newton goes from hero to zero when his unique, numbered ID gets copied. Can he defeat his evil alter ego, Anti-Cal, and take back his life?Land of Plenty - In tomorrow's world, all human food is delivered in sealed mag-cans to the residents of Mars. But what if the tin-openers fail, and people are forced to eat deadly leftovers?Unstoppable! - When the interstellar Jupiter Express hurtles out of control towards Earth, it's up to ace galactic survey explorer Biff Morrow to save the day...Night of the Cicadas - A mad scientist has created a new breed of huge, mutant, people-eating bugs, intent on taking over the world. Could this be the end for humankind?Inspired by the pulp sci-fi of 'Fifties America, these perfectly pitched parodies are redolent of the atomic age - when the space race was at its height, Cold War paranoia was at fever pitch and the future seemed both thrilling and terrifying. They star John Guerrasio, Jeff Harding, Allison Warnyca, Lewis McLeod, Colin Stinton and Liza Ross.Production creditsWritten by Adam Tandy and Nat SonesProduced by Adam BromleyStarring John Guerrasio, Jeff Harding, Allison Warnyca, Lewis McLeod, Colin Stinton and Liza RossFirst broadcast BBC Radio 7, 18 March 2006 (Land of Plenty), 31 July-4 August 2006 (Their Gaze Was Green, And Mother Makes Millions, I've Got Your Number, Unstoppable!, Night of the Cicadas)©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19598. Mabinogi: Lost Legends And Dark Magic: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Fantasy Adventure : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Beyond the forests, beyond the valleys, beyond the mountains... there's another world.From the Red Book of Hergest, these are the tales of the Mabinogi. Tales of of romance, tragedy, comedy and fantasy, of a mythical pre-Saxon era of Medieval Wales: a land of magic, of dragons, fairies and giants.Pryderi, Prince of Dyfed, heads to Harlech in North Wales to impress King Bran the Blessed of Gwynedd and win the hand of Princess Branwen. But what starts out as a straightforward journey with his companion, Brigid, quickly becomes upturned by strange magic and the threat of war with the Irish. Can they survive? And what mysteries yearn to be unravelled in the Otherworld?The world we see, the world of the mountains and the valleys, the villages and the farms, is nothing more than a veneer. Our world is no more than a painted shroud, masking what lies beneath. For most of the living, the barrier between the worlds is impossible to breach. For very few, it is as easy to pierce as the still black waters of a mountain lake. Step into the Otherworld.Starring Darragh Mortell (The Bill) and Aimee Ffion Edwards (Peaky Blinders, The Detectorists).Award-winning writer Lucy Catherine (The Master and Margherita, Being Human, Vanity Fair) gives these stories a modern flavour while remaining true to the vivid magic of Celtic mythology.Cast and credits:Brigid - Aimee Ffion EdwardsPryderi - Darragh MortellArawn - John CordingRoisin - Fiona O'ShaughnessyBran the Blessed/Pwyll - Robert PughManawydan/Dewi - Matthew GravelleBranwen - Rhian BlytheMatholwch - Stephen HoganEfnysien - Richard ElfynNysien - Rhodri MeilirPwca/Wyn - Sion PritchardDeryn - Saran MorganMam/Rhiannon - Eiry ThomasAdapted by Lucy Catherine.Sound design by Nigel Lewis.Directed by James Robinson and John Norton.A BBC Wales and BBC Radio 3 Commission.© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19599. J. Sheridan Le Fanu: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Gothic Horror Collection: Carmilla, Uncle Silas, Shalker The Painter & More : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Dramatisations and readings of Sheridan Le Fanu's best-known Gothic masterpiecesOne of the leading ghost story writers of the Victorian era, Sheridan Le Fanu is renowned for his chilling tales of mystery and horror. His pioneering lesbian vampire novella Carmilla was a major influence on Bram Stoker's Dracula, and spawned numerous film adaptations including Hammer Horror's Karnstein Trilogy.Opening this anthology is a dramatisation of that classic tale, starring Anne-Marie Duff as Laura, the lonely girl living in a solitary Austrian castle, who strikes up a dangerous friendship with the mysterious, bewitching Carmilla. It is followed by Ian MacDiarmid's reading of 'Schalken the Painter', the eerie story of a 17th Century Flemish artist in love with his master's daughter.Le Fanu's suspenseful Gothic thriller, Uncle Silas, about a young heiress placed under the guardianship of her father's disgraced brother, is dramatised with a full cast including Teresa Gallagher, George Cole, Joan Sims and Dorothy Tutin. Also featured is The Le Fanu Ballads, a supernatural portmanteau drama bridging Le Fanu's era and our world today. Based on the short stories 'The Watcher', 'Madam Crowl's Ghost', 'Schalken the Painter' and 'Mr Justice Harbottle', and set in a basement nightclub in Dublin, it stars Paul Chahidi, Haydn Gwynne and Jonathan Forbes.One unabridged readings conclude our collection. In 'The Ghost and the Bonesetter', read by Sean Barrett, a terrified house-sitter receives an unusual request from the tyrannical spirit of a local squire.Cast and creditsWritten by Sheridan Le FanuFirst published 1838 ('The Ghost and the Bonesetter'), 1839 ('Schalken the Painter'), 1847 ('The Watcher'), 1864 (Uncle Silas), 1871 ('Madam Crowl's Ghost'), 1872 (Carmilla, 'Mr Justice Harbottle')CarmillaCast: Anne-Marie Duff, Brana Bajic, David Warner, Celia Imrie, Jacqueline Pearce, Nigel Anthony, Roger May, Kenneth CranhamDramatised by Don McCamphill. Produced by Lawrence JacksonFirst broadcas
      
19600. Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics: Series 5-8: More Comical Tales From Ancient Greece And Rome : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Four more series of Natalie Haynes' BBC Radio 4 show taking a comic look at the ancient worldAuthor, broadcaster and 'rock star classicist' Natalie Haynes is a little bit obsessive about Ancient Greece and Rome. In these four series, she explores some of the most prominent historical and mythological figures from the classical world, telling their stories through a mix of stand-up comedy and conversation.Series 5 asks how much Aristotle knew about elephants' tongues and bivalves on Lesbos; introduces us to Claudia Severa and other Roman-British women; and investigates Suetonius - biographer of the Caesars - and why Augustus used hot nuts to soften the hair on his thighs. Natalie also recounts the original epic story of Homer's The Iliad from memory (complete with magic bra and a very sulky Achilles).In Series 6, Natalie stands up for Helen of Troy (expect new insights into feathery sex); Penthesilea, Amazon warrior queen, (with a natty line in ankle boots); Eurydice (chased by a sex pest and killed by a snake on her wedding day); and Penelope (lots of suitors, but fortunately an adept weaver).Natalie also discusses Medusa, beloved sister and mother (but a hairdresser's nightmare); gives us the lowdown on Pandora (she of the box, which turns out to be a jar); tells the story of Jocasta (still spellbindingly shocking today); and asks whether Clytemnestra was the worst wife in Greek mythology (she murdered her husband, but was a good mother).Guests include Dr Adam Rutherford, Professor Edith Hall, Professor Llewelyn Morgan, Dr Paul Roberts, Anita Anand, and Chris Riddell.Production creditsPresented by Natalie HaynesMusic by Sarah Gabriel and Sarah AnglissProduced by Mary Ward-LowerySpecial guests: Dr Adam Rutherford, Professor Edith Hall, Professor Llewelyn Morgan, Dr Paul Roberts, Anita Anand, and Chris RiddellFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 December 2019-13 January 2020 (Series 5), 17 May-7 June 2020 (Series 6), 18 May-8 June 2021 (Series 7), 13 September-4 October
      
19601. Mastering The Universe: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The complete Series 1 and 2 of the BBC Radio comedy starring Dawn French as Professor Joy KlampSpoiling someone else's fun can be the most satisfying of all the controlling arts, and Professor Joy Klamp - the queen of migraines - has got passive aggression down to a fine art. And now, she's decided to share her knowledge with the world in this revelatory 10-part course in nonjoyment techniques. So join Joy and her Sourpussy Posse and get in touch with your inner spoilsport; experience the fulfilling empowerment of sulkiness; and learn how you, too, can master the universe!In Series 1, we take a tour through the miserable worlds of the workplace, relationships, parties, holidays, food and drink: and Christmas. And in Series 2, we investigate the fun that can be had - at other people's expense - with DIY, travel, children and ruining other people's weekends...Written by Christopher Douglas (Ed Reardon's Week) and Nick Newman, this clever comedy stars Dawn French as Professor Joy Klamp, with a familiar cast including Sally Grace, Lucy Montgomery, Dan Tetsell, Alice Lowe, Joanna Scanlan, Geoffrey McGivern and Katy Brand.Production creditsWritten by Christopher Douglas and Nick NewmanProduced by Simon NichollsCastStarring Dawn French as Professor Joy KlampWith Christopher Douglas, Sally Grace, Lucy Montgomery, Dan Tetsell, Alice Lowe, Joanna Scanlan, Brian Perkins, Nicola Sanderson, Adam Shipway, Ewan Bailey, Geoffrey McGivern, Geoffrey Whitehead and Katy BrandFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2 November-7 December 2005 (Series 1), 24 February-17 March 2009 (Series 2)©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19602. Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The complete Series 1 and 2 of the BBC Radio sitcom about a cantankerous trombone player and his pianist best friendWhen sixty something musician pals Roy and George attend the funeral of an old bandmate, they realise that since they stopped performing, they've got stuck in a rut. Retirement's all well and good, but they seem to spend most of their time in front of the TV, or propping up the bar at the Hen & Pewter.Believing that jazz players should keep swinging while they've still got rhythm, the duo decide it's time to recreate the good old days, and start a new band. But will their musical partnership survive the loss of Roy's trombone, the reappearance of an erstwhile friend and the return of an old flame? Plus, Roy and George have old scores to settle with a former bandleader, and George's 70th birthday celebrations bring back bittersweet memories...Written by Marcus Powell and John Byrne, this gentle, light-hearted comedy stars Ram John Holden and Don Warrington as Roy and Sam Kelly as George, with Yvonne Brewster as Vi, Caroline Lee Johnson as Bernadette and Marcus Powell as Victor.Production creditsWritten by Marcus Powell and John ByrneProduced by Carol SmithTrombonist: Mike KearseyCastRoy - Ram John Holder/Don WarringtonVi - Yvonne BrewsterGeorge - Sam KellyBernadette - Caroline Lee JohnsonBarry - George LaytonVictor - Marcus PowellDaphne/Stella - Lisa SadovyAlastair - Gerald HarperSiobhan/Susan - Joanna BrookesWispy - Melvyn HayesFrancesca - Gemma CravenLouisa - Amanda SymondsGillie - Michael BertenshawLaura - Angie WallisFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 September-4 November 2003 (Series 1), 24 June-15 July 2005 (Series 2)© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19603. London Particulars: A Bbc Radio 4 Crime Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A BBC Radio thriller series about two old-school detectives who solve crimes in Victorian London1839, and Bow Street Runner Pip Shepherd is out of a job. The Runners have been disbanded, merged with Sir Robert Peel's new Metropolitan Police - and there's no way Pip's signing up with them. But when he befriends 'Peeler' Thomas Tedman, and hears about an upcoming detective division, he has second thoughts: and soon the duo are investigating their first cases together.The Last of the Bow Street Runners sees Tom and Pip teaming up to solve the mystery of a murdered earl and a missing fiancé. In A Cuckoo in the Nest, a man lost at sea for 14 years returns to claim his fortune. But is he the Nettlefields' true son and heir, or an imposter? Out on the Drag finds Pip going undercover to infiltrate a gang of 'draggers' led by the sinister Brock - and finding more than he bargained for. In The Kitten House, the two policemen probe a sophisticated vice ring operating in the highest echelons of society...Scripted by award-winning writer John Peacock, these four fantastic historical crime dramas star Todd Carty (Grange Hill, EastEnders) as Pip, with Charles Simpson (London Bridge, Kavanagh QC) as Thomas.Written by John PeacockDirected by David BlountPianist: Harry MyersCastPip Shepherd - Todd CartyThomas Tedman - Charles SimpsonDolly Jenks - Maggie McCarthyWith Deborah Berlin, Ioan Meredith, Tessa Worsley, Zulema Dene, Stephen Critchlow, Tracy Wiles, Becky Hindley, Elizabeth Conboy, Harry Myers, Maggie McCarthyFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11 June-2 July 1999© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19604. 4 At The Store: Nineties And Noughties Stand-up Comedy From Bbc Radio 4 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Seven series of sensational live stand-up comedy from the nineties and noughtiesStand-up fans rejoice - this cracking collection contains a whole seven series of top-drawer comedy, recorded live at London and Manchester's legendary Comedy Store and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Enjoy over eleven hours of laughs from some of the biggest and best stand-ups on the circuit, hosted by three fantastically funny compères: Simon Bligh, Ross Noble and Adam Hills.Included here is an A-Z of top-drawer comic talent, from Dan Antopolski to Andy Zaltzman, by way of Richard Ayoade, John Bishop, Alan Carr, Omid Djalili, Noel Fielding, Rhod Gilbert, Reginald D Hunter, Shaparak Khorsandi, Sean Lock, Lee Mack, Dara Ó Briain, Lucy Porter, Gina Yashere and a host of other peerless performers.It's all the fun of a comedy club, without the need to leave your armchair - just sit back and laugh along as these classic comic talents work their inimitable magic on stage.Production creditsPresented by Simon Bligh (Series 1-3), Ross Noble (Series 4-5) and Adam Hills (Series 6-7)Produced by Helen Williams, Simon Nicholls and Tilusha GhelaniFeaturing: Dan Antopoloski, Richard Ayoade, Sue Beard, Mitch Benn, John Bishop, Adam Bloom, Simon Bligh, Spencer Brown, Ed Byrne, Tina C (aka Chris Green), Rhona Cameron, Craig Campbell, Alan Carr, Jo Caulfield, Pat Condell, Hal Cruttenden, Rob Deering, Felix Dexter, Omid Djalili, Jo Enright, Simon Evans, Noel Fielding, Toby Foster, Rhod Gilbert, Ronnie Golden, Boothby Graffoe, Steve Gribbin, Rainer Hersch, Adam Hills, Dominic Holland, Pierre Hollins, Reginald D Hunter, Robin Ince, Milton Jones, Sarah Kendall, Shaparak Khorsandi, Matt King, Gary Le Strange (aka Waen Shepherd), Sean Lock, Mark Maier, John Mann, Andrew Maxwell, Veronica McKenzie, Sean Meo, Lee Mack, Ian Moore, Justin Moorhouse, Julia Morris, Richard Morton, Phil Nichol, Ross Noble, Dara Ó Briain, David O'Doherty, John Oliver, Luke Ponte, Lucy Porter, Greg Proops, Howard Read, Michael Redmon
      
19605. Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Novels Volume 5: 10th Doctor Novels : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
David Tennant, Anthony Head, Don Warrington and Shaun Dingwall read these six original stories featuring the Tenth Doctor.In 'The Stone Rose', a missing boy and a strange stone effigy spell trouble for the Doctor and Rose. In 'The Feast of the Drowned', the dead crew of a naval cruiser haunt loved ones all over London. 'The Resurrection Casket' finds the Doctor and Rose in search of lost treasure, whilst 'The Nightmare of Black Island' takes them to a Welsh village where children are plagued by nightmares, and the nights are ruled by monsters.'The Art of Destruction' is a story of alien intelligence, ancient conflict and a struggle to save the Earth, and in 'The Price of Paradise' our travellers find that a once-perfect ecosystem has become a death trap.Presented alongside these abridged audio editions of the original BBC Books are behind-the-scenes conversations with the authors and readers. A digital PDF booklet supplies the artwork, production credits and author/reader biographies from the original CD releases.(This collection first published on CD as Doctor Who: Collected Adventures.) © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19606. Doctor Who: The Bbc Radio Episodes Collection: 3rd, 4th & 6th Doctor Audio Dramas : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A new edition of the collection featuring each of the Doctor's full-cast BBC radio adventures - and more.In The Paradise of Death and The Ghosts of N-Space, the Third Doctor reunites with Sarah Jane Smith and UNIT for adventures on Earth and beyond, first broadcast on BBC Radio in the 1990s.In Doctor Who and the Pescatons, made for LP release in 1976, the Fourth Doctor and Sarah fight alien invasion on present day Earth.The duo return in Exploration Earth: The Time Machine, for BBC Schools Radio, in which they witness the Earth's early development.Whatever Happened To...Susan? is a tongue-in-cheek look at how Susan Foreman's life might have turned out after her adventures with the Doctor, and Slipback is a full-throttle adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Peri, first broadcast on BBC Radio in 1985.Also included in this new edition is a 45 minute conversation with Elisabeth Sladen, recorded exclusively for BBC Audio in 2004.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19607. Richard Barton: General Practitioner!: A Bbc Radio 4 Crime Drama: Another Dick Barton Adventure : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Laurence 'Lol' Mason's spin-off homage to Dick Barton, following the adventures of the unretirable special agent and his doctor sonA thrilling saga of criminal masterminds, espionage and adventure, Edward J. Mason's Dick Barton: Special Agent was a huge hit on the BBC Light Programme between 1946 and 1951. Together with his mates Jock Anderson and Snowy White, ex-Commando Dick faced dastardly villains and deadly peril - but always triumphed ('With one bound, Dick was free!') Half a century later, Edward J's son Lol paid affectionate tribute to the much-loved radio hero with this sparkling pastiche, featuring the joint escapades of father-and-son duo Dick and Richard Barton.Recuperating after an operation, the elderly crimefighter comes to stay with his GP son and daughter-in-law Sally in their sleepy rural village. Peace and quiet is what the doctor orders, so Dick settles down to get some rest and write his memoirs. But soon, mysterious parallels emerge between past and present, as Dick's old adventures start to echo events in Appledon...Robert Bathurst stars as Richard Barton, with Sally Phillips and Matilda Ziegler as Sally, Moray Watson as Dick Barton, Julian Dutton as his younger self and Iain Cuthbertson as Jock.Production creditsWritten by Lol MasonProduced by Jo CleggFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 October 1997 (Pilot), 17 April-15 May 1998 (Series 1)CastRichard Barton - Robert BathurstOld Dick/Old Leslie - Moray WatsonJock - Iain CuthbertsonYoung Dick/Young Leslie - Julian DuttonSally Barton - Sally Phillips/Matilda ZieglerMrs Cadwalladder - Ann Beach/Doreen MantleFassbinder - Kim WallColin Meadows - Wayne Forester/Julian DuttonKenwood-Gore/Gordini - David DakerDr Willoughby - Joss AcklandMarge - Carolyn JonesDr Adebile - Adjoa AndohWith Roger Blake, Tim Whitnall and Fiona Allen© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19608. The Price Of Silence: A Bbc Radio 4 Cold War Sci-fi Thriller : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Stephen Barlay's gripping Cold War drama about the threat of nuclear warLaid up in a CIA hospital, recovering from a gunshot wound, British agent Maxon is about to have his peaceful convalescence shattered. As the radio DJ introduces In the Mood, the swinging sound of Glenn Miller is cut off by a shrill, insistent alarm - one signalling imminent, universal death. America's brand new Global Early Warning System has detected an approaching nuclear missile from outer space...But the attack never takes place. The weapon, launched from an unmanned Soviet space vehicle, was destroyed seconds later - so how did the public alert come to be broadcast? As a member of the elite team responsible for safeguarding GLEW, Maxon is assigned to investigate. Meanwhile, he takes on a second, parallel mission - helping his ex-lover, Jacqueline, prove her scientist husband Kowalski has not turned traitor and leaked GLEW secrets to the Russians.Searching for answers, Maxon travels to Toronto, where he is framed for murder and forced to go on the run. And when he finally uncovers the shocking truth, he finds himself mired in deceit and treason - and caught up in a deadly game of nuclear poker. With the doomsday clock pointing to two minutes to midnight, can Maxon and Jacqueline avert disaster?Written by acclaimed novelist Stephen Barlay, this tense espionage thriller stars Ian Hendry as Maxon and Toby Robins as Jacqueline.Production creditsWritten by Stephen BarlayDirected by Peter KingMusic composed and played by Ed Welch (piano) with Ron Aspery (saxophone)CastMaxon - Ian HendryJacqueline - Toby RobinsDisc Jockey/Announcer/MP/Gloucester/Wennstrom - Nigel GrahamInspector Wells/President/Doomsday Man - Bob ShermanInterviewer/Reporter - Madi HeddCaptain - Stuart MilliganGuard - Ian TylerNurse/Nadia- Zhivila RocheReporter/MP/Announcer/Stewardess - Alex MarshallBeryov - Peter GalePetrushka - Richard MarnerEllsberg - George CoulourisThe Nachalnik - Paul HardwickLocke - Alan TilvernKowalski -
      
19609. The Evolutionary Edge: A Bbc Radio 4 Nature Series : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Lucy Cooke examines the survival strategies adopted by animals to gain an evolutionary advantageAward-winning broadcaster, bestselling author and zoologist Lucy Cooke has produced and presented numerous natural history shows on TV and radio, and has been tipped by The Times as 'the next David Attenborough'. In this BBC Radio 4 series, first broadcast under the title The Power Of..., she delves into the animal kingdom, exploring what gives certain species the evolutionary edge over their rivals.Over the course of 8 episodes, she probes the science behind our seeming obsession with all things cute; unleashes her inner sloth to discover the surprising benefits of being slow; learns that honesty isn't always the best policy, whether you're a chimp, a squid or even a human being; and finds out why being small can give you step up on the evolutionary ladder.She also investigates the animal communities that thrive on co-operation and peaceful behaviour, and considers why it works for them; looks at the power of celibacy and meets nature's ultimate self-cloning sisters; discovers how some species make a success out of going solo; and asks why it can pay to stir once the sun goes down - and whether future survival for many diurnal animals may depend on a nightlife.Production creditsPresented by Lucy CookeProduced by Alexandra Feachem, Beth Eastwood and Adrian WashbourneFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:The Power of Cute 17 May 2016The Power of Sloth 26 December 2017Power of Deceit 6 August 2019Power of Petite 13 August 2019Power of Peace 20 August 2019The Power of Celibacy 4 January 2021The Power of One 11 January 2021The Power of Night 18 January 2021© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution
      
19610. Give Or Take: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Wally K. Daly's eight-part comedy about a young couple who scoop the jackpot on the football poolsBank clerk Sam Baker spends all day surrounded by other people's money. For four years, he's been hopefully filling out a pools coupon every week, and dreaming of a big win - but with no joy. Then one day, Lady Luck finally smiles on him. To his total amazement, he wins half a million pounds - enough to change his life, and that of his wife Annabel.The duo are delighted with their good fortune, and head off to London to collect the cheque and celebrate. But when their family and friends find out the news, and the press get in on the act, Sam and Annabel discover that being a pools winner isn't roses all the way. Their newfound wealth is going to take a bit of getting used to - and there are a few surprises in store for everyone...Scripted by veteran writer Wally K. Daly, Give or Take stars David Roper (The Cuckoo Waltz, EastEnders) as Sam and Sharon Duce (Doctors, London's Burning) as Annabel, alongside a host of well-known character actors including Patsy Rowlands, John Horsley, Gorden Kaye, Tenniel Evans and Hugh Paddick.Production creditsWritten by Wally K. DalyProduced by John Fawcett WilsonAnnouncer: Peter DonaldsonTheme music by Jim ParkerCastSam - David RoperAnnabel - Sharon DuceRose - Patsy RowlandsBank Manager/Mr Snow - John HorsleyWoman - Petra DaviesPoliceman - Roland MacLeodCyril/Milkman - Jon GloverFred - Bill OwenPools Official - Robert GillespieMirabelle/Marigold - Deirdre CostelloPolice Officer/Desk Sergeant - David TateTelegraph Man - Gorden KayeUncle Brian - Maurice LanePostman - Richard Davies/Tenniel EvansCedric - Hugh PaddickReporter - Vicky OgdenBolton Bill - George A CooperDoctor - John CliveParker - John BottReceptionist - Maggie ShelvinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 17 December 1979-4 February 1980© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19611. Beaumarchais: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Henry Goodman stars in this irreverent historical romp, set in 18th-century FranceWhen impoverished watchmaker Caron invents a pioneering device that could revolutionise timekeeping, his fortunes begin to change. Marrying a young, upper-class widow, he takes on a new, noble name - de Beaumarchais - and sets out to conquer Louis XV's court.But his attempts to rise through the ranks of Versailles society are blocked by royal clockmaker Lepaute - as well as courtly crushes, rumours of war and illicit printing. In a bid to offset his enormous debts, he takes on a tricky task for the King - but his patron's death presents further challenges, in the form of an unlikely dairymaid, a controversial play and political unrest. Will the storming of the Bastille put paid to his aristocratic ambitions?Created by multi-award-winning playwright Craig Warner, this witty sitcom is based on the real-life story of Pierre-Agustin Caron de Beaumarchais - horologist, playwright, diplomat, arms dealer and spy. Henry Goodman plays our wily hero, and among the star cast are Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup, Jason O'Mara, Siobhan Redmond and Joanna Monro.Written by Craig WarnerDirected by Marion NancarrowCastBeaumarchais - Henry GoodmanHenri Lepaute - David CalderLouis XV - Ronald PickupMadame de Pompadour/Odile - Ann BeachBeaumarchais' father - Stephen ThorneMadelaine - Elaine PykeVignon/Lord Stormont - Denys HawthorneSecretaire/Silas Deane - Jason O'MaraLawyer/Louis XVI/Soldier - Alex LowePrincess Adelaide - Colleen PrendergastPrincess Sophie - Amanda GordonGoezman - Hugh RossLe Comte d'Artois/Duverney/Figaro/Barber - Sean BakerLa Blache/Dupaty - David BannermanLa Duchesse de Polignac - Joanna MonroLia de Beaumont - Bill NighyLord Rochford - David TimsonMarie Antoinette - Siobhan RedmondJacques/Marat - Kim WallJules/President - Christopher ScottSuard/Beggar - Ron CookLe Duc de Fronsac - Ioan MeredithMarket women - Joanna Monro & Elaine PykeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 7 November-12 December
      
19612. And Now In Colour: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Sketch Show : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The complete Series 1 & 2 of the award-winning live sketch comedy show - plus two Christmas SpecialsFirst broadcast in 1990 and 1991, here are all 14 episodes of the cult comedy sketch show written and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William Vandyck. Join the team as they whisk the audience away on a series of adventures, including a day trip to Margate, Territorial Army manoeuvres on Salisbury Plain, an excursion to Nevada for NASA astronaut training, a Euro link-up in France and a luxury tour of London.Along the way, they entertain us with a plethora of precision comedy sketches, interspersed with songs, jokes and banter. You'll get drawn in to the architects' improvisation game, Whose Pencil Line Is It Anyway?, discover an unusual way of plotting a novel, step inside the mind of a Shakespearean actor, and listen to some rather surprising Books at Bedtime...There's also a phone-in for people having problems with their phones, a car valeting service with a twist, and a James Bond theme as written by Richard Stilgoe - plus Cockney rhyming slang for dyslexics, the news for suspicious people, Crufts for ordinary dogs and scores of other comic skits.And in two fantastic festive specials, it's party time as the quirky quartet serve up some far from traditional Christmas fare - including dried fish, advocaat and an exploding rabbit...Cast and creditsWritten and performed by Tim Firth, Tim de Jongh, Michael Rutger and William VandyckSound by John WhitehallProduced by Lissa EvansFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 31 March-5 May 1990 (Series 1), 28 December 1990 and 23 December 1991 (Christmas Specials), 12 January-16 February 1991 (Series 2)© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19613. The Tree Of Strife: A Bbc Radio 4 Icelandic Saga Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
An epic BBC historical drama based on Iceland's famous saga of tragedy, heroism and fateWritten by an anonymous storyteller in the 13th Century, and describing events between 960 and 1020, Njáls saga is one of the great works of medieval literature. The longest and most celebrated of the Icelandic sagas, it deals with family honour, vengeance, and a vicious blood feud spanning almost 50 years.Based on the classic translation by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Pálsson, this gripping dramatisation centres around two friends - the wise, learned Njal, and the brave warrior Gunnar. Gifted with the ability to see into the future, Njal can foretell his own death - but he is powerless to stunt the growth of the tree of strife that flourishes after Gunnar's betrothal to Hallgerd with the thief's eyes.Embroiled in his wife's intrigues, Gunnar is caught in a cycle of killings and revenge - and as Njal's sons are drawn into this web of violence, tragedy ensues. Bound by ties of blood, and unable to escape their destiny, Gunnar, Njal, and their descendants seem doomed to an endless vendetta. Even the coming of a new faith, Christianity, fails to halt the conflict- and as brother turns upon brother, will peace ever be restored?Adapted by veteran dramatist David Wade, this gripping tale vividly evokes Iceland's heroic age. Thronged with action, passion, power struggles and prophetic dreams, it features a host of vividly-drawn characters, and stars Bernard Hepton as Njal, Struan Rodger as Gunnar and Maureen O'Brien as Hallgerd.Production creditsDramatised by David Wade from a translation by Magnus Magnusson and Herman PalssonMusic by David Chilton and Nick Russell-PavierDirected by Jeremy MortimerCastNarrators - Norman Rodway & Barbara JeffordNjal Thorgeirsson - Bernard HeptonGunnar Hámundarson- Struan RodgerHallgerd Long-Legs- Maureen O'BrienAhdli/Thorgeir Otkelsson - Ian TargettBergthóra, Njal's wife - Maggie McCarthyUnn - Anna CropperSkarphedin Njalsson - Robert GlenisterHelg
      
19614. This Union: A Bbc Radio 4 Series Exploring The History And Future Of The U.k. : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A BBC Radio 4 season exploring the history and future of the United KingdomIn this remarkable collection exploring the state of the United Kingdom and the future of its union, five presenters examine the identities, history and struggles of the nations, and ask what keeps them together as a united country.In the first episode, Jonathan Freedland and a team of historians and BBC correspondents take The Long View of the Union of the United Kingdom, at the constitutional, economic and cultural bonds between the nations, particularly after Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, and at three moments in the UK's history when its future was under similar scrutiny.In A Sea Between Us, Andrea Catherwood looks back at the Ireland she left, when the the IRA was still active, the prospect of a united Ireland seemed remote, and unionist parties enjoyed a comfortable majority at the polls. Now, she meets voices from Belfast's unionist community, looks at the Northern Ireland Protocol's potential damage to Northern Ireland's place in the UK, and talks to those from a traditionally pro-union background, who now say they're agnostic about their country's place in the UK.The Ghost Kingdoms of England sees Ian Hislop telling the stories of the four great Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms - East Anglia, Northumbria, Mercia and Wessex - celebrating their golden ages and trying to understand their journey from groupings of North Sea peoples to powerful kingdoms, and eventually a single entity. He talks to such varied experts as curator of Medieval coinage Gareth Williams, head of archeology at Durham University Sarah Semple, writer Bernard Cornwell, and art historian Janina Ramirez, as he uncovers how the regional identities have left their mark, and how the nations stabilised into becoming 'England'.In Two Kingdoms, Allan Little presents the epic story of how and why Scotland entered into union with England, why that Union endured for so long, and the historic changes that have brought Scotland closer
      
19615. Posters Of The Moulin Rouge: Eight Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramas Based On The Characters Of Toulouse-lautrec : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Toulouse-Lautrec's iconic Parisian poster stars come to life in these full-cast dramas, set in 19th-century Montmartre1889, Paris. When Charles Zidler's extravagant pleasure palace, the Moulin Rouge, opens in bohemian Montmartre, he commissions local artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to create a series of posters to promote it. The striking lithographs Henri produces will make his name - and launch the careers of the performers he portrayed.This sparkling collection of plays introduces us to eight of those legendary artistes, whose lives were as vivid as Lautrec's paint. It opens with Yvette Guilbert, the story of a singer whose dreams of wealth and fame lead her to a brand new cabaret on Boulevard de Clichy.... In The Boneless Wonder, we meet can-can dancer Valentin Renaudin. Merely a silhouette in Toulouse-Lautrec's poster, what is he in real life? La Goulue tells the tale of his famous partner, Louise Weber, whose soubriquet reflects her love of food and life. And in Jane Avril, we hear about Henri's muse, whose nickname 'Crazy Jane' didn't simply refer to her exuberant dancing.May Belfort explores the Irish singer turned lady of the night, who relied more on her beauty than her voice. In Footitt and Chocolat, a circus double act is in danger of drifting apart; while in Casque d'Or, a group of passionate revolutionaries make a fatal last stand. Finally, Aristide Bruant sees the socialist club owner becoming a fashionable success - against all his intentions. He needs to find a new direction: as does Yvette Guilbert...Created by award-winning writer John Peacock, these dazzling dramas will transport you to Belle Époque Paris, in all its glamour and decadence. The star casts include Julie Covington as Yvette Guilbert, Frances Barber as La Goulue, Bonnie Langford as May Belfort, Bernard Hill as Aristide Bruant and Miranda Richardson as Marie Briand.Written by John PeacockDirected by Jane MorganMusic by Stephen WarbeckTechnical presentation: David Greenwood, assist
      
19616. Victoria Station: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The complete Series 1 and 2 of the historical drama set in a bustling Midlands railway station in the Victorian eraIn these two series, set on selected dates in January 1895 and December 1896, we follow the day-to-day shenanigans of Bridgford station master Joe Braddock and his staff, along with a motley crew of passengers and passers-by. Each episode is a self-contained drama, as well as telling the ongoing story of the crises and challenges tackled by the team, and their rivalries, enmities, friendships and burgeoning romances.As Series 1 begins, a goods train is derailed - just as a VIP visitor is about to arrive. As the crew scramble to clear the line, it becomes evident that the accident has damaged the Sherwood Tunnel: and something sinister lurks within. When a man is found dead, a public inquiry is launched - and as a second disaster looms, Signalman Fred Roberts fights to clear his name...In Series 2, newly promoted Regional Superintendent Archibald Cripps is hatching a plot to replace Joe as Station Manager. Adding to Joe's worries are a painful tooth, pickpockets, fare-dodgers and his daughter Josie's relationship with porter Jack Robson. But when a train gets stuck in a snowdrift, with a young pregnant woman on board, it's up to Joe and his rescue party to save the day - even if it means getting fired...Written by Steve Chambers (HighLites), these gentle, engaging plays take us back to a bygone age of travel, when the railways ruled the roost. They star Sean Baker as Joe Braddock, with a full cast including Philip Jackson, Christopher Scott, Julia Ford, Colleen Prendergast, Pauline Letts and John Hartley.First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4 January-1 February 1995 (Series 1), 27 November-18 December 1996 (Series 2)CreditsWritten by Steve ChambersDirected by David Hunter, Celia de Wolff and Marion NancarrowTechnical presentation by Richard Beadsmore, Keith Graham, David Blount, Tim Sturgeon, Ian Harker and Hilary CarruthersCastJoe Braddock - Sean BakerTidmars
      
19617. The Leopard In Autumn: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Comedy about the ruling family of Renaissance Italy's most inconsequential city-stateIn Monte Guano, a ridiculously small and penniless principality in Renaissance Italy, Prince Ludovico II finds his rule constantly undermined by those around him: his shrewd wife, his official mistress, and his three disappointing - if not outright humiliating - sons.As well as having to manage the ever-increasing tributes demanded by the Pope, Prince Ludovico must also contend with feeble conscripts in search of war booty, getting on the pilgrim map, fake currency, religious battles, and worst of all, English tourists. Can they keep their family together despite the chaos of their lives?Perfect for fans of Blackadder and The Castle, the brilliant comedy cast includes David Swift as Ludovico, Sian Phillips as Plethora, Graham Crowden as Francesco and Paul Bigley as Alessandro, as well as Saskia Wickham, Nick Romero, Christopher Kelham and Kim Wall.Production creditsDevised by Neal AnthonyWritten by Neal Anthony, Roger Danes and Sue LimbProduced by Helen Williams and Dawn EllisCastLudovico - David SwiftPlethora - Sian PhillipsFrancesco - Graham CrowdenAlessandro - Paul BigleyRosalie - Saskia WickhamSalvatore - Nick RomeroGuido - Christopher KelhamBrother Michael/Father Ignazio - Kim WallLord Luton - Nicholas GraceSeries 1 First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001Series 2 First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2002©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19618. Nancy Mitford: Pursuit Of Love, Love In A Cold Climate & More: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Drama Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
BBC Radio adaptations of Nancy Mitford's most famous novels and acclaimed biography of Madame de Pompadour plus bonus programmesThe eldest of the notorious Mitford sisters, Nancy Mitford was renowned for her comic novels of upper-class life. An aristocrat and socialite, she mingled with the 'Bright Young Things' in interwar London, and went on to satirise their foibles in razor-sharp, wickedly funny prose. Collected here are adaptations of her two bestsellers, the semi-autobiographical The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate; her delightful biography of Louis XV's chief mistress; and a pair of fascinating programmes exploring her own unconventional life.The Pursuit of LoveThis bittersweet tale follows the fortunes of Fanny Logan and her eccentric aristocratic cousins, the Radletts, as they embark on disastrous love affairs and misconceived marriages while searching for Mr Right.CastLord Radlett - Rolf LefebvreLady Radlett - Joan MathesonFanny - Susan MaudslayLinda - Jane KnowlesMatt - Brian HewlettCaptain Davey Warbeck - Godfrey KentonEmily - Joan HartTony Kroesig - Michael SpiceLord Merlin - John RyeBessie - Olwen GriffithsMrs Fletcher - Barbara MitchellThe Bolter - Cecile ChevreauOther parts played by Sion Probert, George Raistrick, Alan Rowe and William Sleigh.Adapted by Alan Melville. Produced by Norman Wright.First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 February 1974Love in a Cold ClimateA glamorous invitation to a grand party at Hampton - home of the fantastically rich Montdores and their beautiful daughter Polly - brings Fanny into the world of 1920s high society: and in and out of love when the temperature drops... Amanda Root stars in this sparkling sequel to The Pursuit of Love.CastFanny - Amanda RootLady Montdore - Barbara JeffordPolly - Teresa GallagherVeronica - Jenny HoweUncle Davey - Jon StricklandAunt Emily - Patience TomlinsonAunt Sadie - Tessa WorsleyUncle Matthew - Ioan MeredithBoy Dougdale - Stephen CritchlowJassy - Sarah-Jane HolmVictoria - Tilly Ga
      
19619. The House: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Political Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
All six series of Christopher Lee's enthralling parliamentary drama - plus Christmas SpecialSuave, unflappable and ambitious, veteran politician Charles Bannister knows his way around the corridors of power. As Chief Whip, he's adept at keeping MPs in line and squashing potential scandals - aided by his brother-in-law, MI6 agent Henry Colvil, who whispers useful titbits of information in his ear. His position seems invincible - but nothing is forever, and when the tides of politics turn, Charles finds himself under threat...In these six series, we follow his fortunes and those of his close friend, Home Secretary Dougal Baxter. Together, the duo rise, fall and rise again, as they fight off plots, counter-plots and conspiracies while struggling to secure their political futures. Promoted to Party Chairman, Charles finds himself beset by domestic dramas, dogged by rumours of an affair with glamorous Opposition MP Juliet Cameron, and under increasing pressure at Westminster. Will he stick it out and run for the top job - or decide to spend more time with his family? Meanwhile, Dougal makes no secret of his desire to become PM - but will his potentially explosive relationship with his mistress, Kay, put an end to his dreams of advancement?Written by award-winning author and historian Christopher Lee, this captivating tale of ministerial manoeuvring and machinations was adapted as a bestselling novel and spawned the spin-off mystery series Colvil & Soames. Julian Glover stars as Charles Bannister, with Timothy West as Dougal Baxter and Christopher Benjamin as Henry Colvil.Production creditsWritten by Christopher LeeProduced by Pete Atkin and Neil CargillCastCharles Bannister - Julian GloverDougal Baxter - Timothy West/Peter KellyMary Bannister - Sarah Badel/Isla BlairHenry Colvil - Christopher BenjaminDenis Wigton - David Ryall/Trevor PeacockJuliet Cameron - Siobhan RedmondRose - Sheila ReidArthur - James GarbuttPolly Bannister - Ruth GemmellGerald Mossman - David Nevil
      
19620. G. K. Chesterton: Three Bbc Radio Mysteries: The Man Who Was Thursday, The Club Of Queer Trades & The Napoleon Of Notting Hill : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Three BBC Radio performances of works by the great G. K. ChestertonBest known as the creator of clerical detective Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton was a prolific and talented writer in virtually every area of literature: from novels, poetry and short stories to plays, biographies and essays. A noted thinker, controversialist, raconteur and wit, he has influenced authors from Neil Gaiman to Jorge Luis Borges. This collection comprises his two most famous novels, The Man Who Was Thursday and The Napoleon of Notting Hill, as well as half a dozen tales from his short story collection, The Club of Queer Trades.The Man Who Was Thursday - Poet turned Scotland Yard detective Gabriel Syme goes undercover in Edwardian London to investigate a secret society of anarchists - all of whom are named after days of the week... Read by Geoffrey Palmer.The Club of Queer Trades - In these six full-cast comedy crime dramas, retired KC Basil Grant, his brother Rupert and friend Charlie Swinburne explore the extraordinary stories of people who earn their living by some novel and unusual means. Starring David Warner as Basil, Martin Freeman as Rupert and Geoffrey McGivern as Charlie.The Napoleon of Notting Hill- Written in 1904, Chesterton's comic political satire is set in London 80 years on. The city is still full of horse-buses and hansom cabs, but democracy is dead, and the King is chosen by lottery. No one cares, because none of it matters - until the choice falls on Auberon Quin... This full-cast drama stars Roger Hammond as G. K. Chesterton and David Collings as Auberon Quin, with Kim Wall, Stuart Organ and Paul McGann.First published 1904 (The Napoleon of Notting Hill), 1905 (The Club of Queer Trades), 1908 (The Man Who Was Thursday)The Man Who Was ThursdayRead by Geoffrey PalmerDirected by Lawrence JacksonFirst broadcast BBC Radio 7, 10-28 March 2005The Club of Queer TradesBasil Grant - David WarnerRupert Grant - Martin FreemanCharlie Swinburne - Geoffrey McGivernMajor Brown/Lord
      
19621. Anything Legal: A Tale Of Two City Gents: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Wally K. Daly's 1980s comedy about a pair of new entrepreneurs who'll do anything...as long as it's legalBest friends George and Charles have been commuting to work together for 15 years. Then, one fateful day, they both find out that they're being laid off. For a while, they keep the news secret and carry on as normal, but eventually they have no choice but to admit the truth. It's time to take action and find alternative employment - but how?When the Job Centre proves a dead end, they set up an agency offering their services. They'll do anything - as long as it's legal... Their first ventures meet with mixed results: a commission to compose a poem gets them into hot water; a spoilt ambassador's son leads Charles a merry dance, and George has a spot of bother tailing a bizarre giant. Worried that they're not getting enough clients, the duo take on a new secretary, go on a business course that sets tongues wagging, try to improve their DIY skills and branch out into hypnotherapy - but with their business struggling, they're forced to turn to Nanny...Created by well-known radio and TV writer Wally K. Daly, this entertaining sitcom stars Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles (It Ain't Half Hot Mum) as Charles and George, with a veteran cast including Norma Ronald (The Men from the Ministry) and Dilys Laye (Carry on Camping).NB: Contains some dated language and attitudesProduction creditsWritten by Wally K. DalyProduced by John Fawcett WilsonTheme music by Jim ParkerCastCharles - Donald HewlettGeorge - Michael KnowlesHilary - Norma RonaldGJ - Tony AnholtFuturistics Manager - David RyallBilly - Michael BiltonHarry the Publican - Colin StarkeyMr Rollings - Jon GloverTicket Collector - Renu SetnaBlack Market Job Salesman - Ron PemberWaitress - Sonia FraserPublican - Douglas BlackwellIsabel - Madeline SmithLittle Willy - Stephen GreifSimon - Elizabeth ProudMiss Folliate - Frances JeaterBelinda Bustrom - Sherrie HewsonJob Applicant - Helena BreckFiona Fenning - Jennifer Crox
      
19622. Vogel & Fraser: Four Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Crime Dramas : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Four full-cast dramas featuring the London police duoSergeant Jimmy Vogel is an old-school, down-to-earth copper. Dedicated and tenacious, he's happy to work overtime to get results (to the dismay of his long-suffering wife, Mo). But after repeatedly missing out on promotion, he finds himself working under Superintendent Fraser, whose methods are alien to him. For Jimmy, policing's about understanding human nature, while his boss relies more on facts and figures. But to catch criminals, it takes both science and instinct, as the duo discover in these four stories.Body on the Heath - A young man is found on Putney Heath, his throat cut. Who is he, and how did he come to die such a grisly death? Vogel's having trouble finding any satisfactory answers...An Ordinary Bloke - When a woman is killed by faulty electrical wiring, it looks like murder. Her husband is the obvious suspect, but he's disappeared - and in tracking him down, Vogel and Fraser uncover unpleasant truths and secrets dating back thirty years.Sins of the Father - Jimmy Vogel is feeling his age. He's finally managed to make Inspector, but at the expense of his home life; he's feeling out of step with the youngsters at the station; and Superintendent Fraser still criticises his lack of tact. And his current investigation isn't making life any easier...Background - The old firm of Vogel and Fraser is in danger of breaking up. Fraser's stuck behind a desk and rarely gets out on the job, and Vogel's thinking of packing it in altogether. But neither of them can resist a challenge, and when a child is kidnapped they both get back on the case.Created by veteran scriptwriter Bill Lyons, these thrilling detective dramas star Douglas Livingstone as Vogel and Nigel Hawthorne as Fraser, with Diana Bishop as Mo.Cast and creditsStarring Douglas Livingstone as Vogel and Nigel Hawthorne as Fraser, with Diana Bishop as MoProduced and directed by Jane MorganBody on the HeathSgt Mann - Walter HallPC Jackson - Michael Harb
      
19623. Strangers And Brothers: An Epic Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The full-cast BBC Radio adaptation of C. P. Snow's epic series about the English establishment across the twentieth century 'A vivid portrait of British academic, political and public life' Guardian'A very considerable achievement... It brings into the novel themes and locales never seen before (except perhaps in Trollope)' Anthony BurgessIn 1920s Leicester, Lewis Eliot must escape the drudgery of a council clerk's office and his provincial lower class background to begin his decades-long rise to power. As the years pass, and Lewis progresses to successful London lawyer, to Cambridge don, to wartime service in Whitehall, to senior civil servant and finally retirement, he faces in his own life and the lives of those around him collapsing marriages, terrible illness, the politics of academia, Nazism, nuclear weapons, the price of power, and the ever-present realities of war. The New York Times praised the book series, saying, 'through [them] as in no other work in our time we have explored the inner life of the new classless class that is the 20th century Establishment'. John Betjeman claimed the books were 'as full of life as life itself'. The Strangers and Brothers series captures perfectly the ever-present battle between political and personal integrity Lewis must face, as well as all the upheaval and social change of the two world wars and the decades that followed. This adaptation stars David Haig and Adam Godley as Lewis Eliot, Bill Wallis as George Passant, Juliet Aubrey as Margaret Davidson, Stephen Moore as Herbert Getliffe, and Danny Webb as Percy Hall, with a full cast including Jeremy Swift, David Tennant, Anne-Marie Duff, Iain Glen, Claire Skinner and Tim McInnerny. Directed by Jeremy Howe and Sally AvensDramatised by Jonathan HollowayFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, January-June 2003Full cast:Narrator/Lewis Eliot - David HaigYoung Lewis Eliot - Adam GodleyGeorge Passant - Bill WallisMarion - Laura DoddingtonSheila Knight - Anastasia HilleHerbert Getlif
      
19624. Life Lines: The Complete Series 1-5: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
All five series of the tense, fast-paced drama set in an ambulance control room'Ambulance service - is the patient breathing and conscious?' It's a simple question, but call handler Carrie never knows where it might lead. Some calls are life-or-death, others hoaxes - and it's not always easy to tell the difference. The truth is often in the words her callers aren't saying - and it's only by listening hard and reaching out that Carrie can discover what's really going on.Working gruelling 12-hour shifts, the pace is furious, the pressure never lets up, and she finds herself juggling precious resources to try and help everyone in need. Whether it's a man intent on suicide, an acid attack victim, a baby in a bin, or a refugee trapped in a refrigerated lorry, the heart-stopping emergencies keep on coming: and Carrie always keeps her cool. But the relentless stress is taking its toll - and when her judgement is called into question over a patient who later died, she finds her work and her personal life colliding dangerously...Created by prize-winning playwright Al Smith and starring Sarah Ridgeway as Carrie, Life Lines has won numerous awards, including the Gold Award for Best Fictional Storytelling at the 2017 Radio Academy Awards and Best Original Series at the 2020 BBC Audio Drama Awards. This collection brings all five series of this gripping drama together for the first time.Production creditsWritten by Al SmithProduced and directed by Sally AvensProduction Coordinators: Ben Hollands and Mike EtherdenStudio Managers: Caleb Knightley, Jenni Burnett and Mike EtherdenStarring Sarah Ridgeway as Carrie, Michael Jibson as Ian and Nick Underwood, Don Gilet and Rick Warden as WillCastSeries 1Destiny/Nurse - Clare PerkinsDave/Will - Nick UnderwoodMargaret - Elizabeth BennettChris - Tom ForristerConnor - Lloyd HutchinsonDr Farnsworth/Paramedic - James LaileyBen - Joe SimsPenny/Operator - Adie AllenGreg - Jason BarnettJess - Nicola FergusonJenny - Kirsty OswaldAndrew - Brian
      
19625. Terence Rattigan: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection: 13 Full-cast Productions: The Winslow Boy, The Browning Version, The Deep Blue : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
13 of the finest works by the world-renowned playwright, as heard on BBC radioSir Terence Rattigan was one of Britain's greatest playwrights, renowned for his well-crafted dramas of upper-class manners and repressed sexuality. He was hugely popular throughout the 1940s and early 50s, and had the rare distinction of having plays running in three West End theatres simultaneously. Having fallen out of fashion in the Sixties, his work is now enjoying a huge revival. Included here are some of his most esteemed plays, adapted for radio and brought together in chronological order in one statement collection.We begin with the sparkling comedy French Without Tears, introduced by the author himself. Next is one of his most famous plays, The Winslow Boy, the moving story of an innocent boy accused of theft. The Browning Version features a teacher overwhelmed by a schoolboy's unexpected gift, Adventure Story tells the dramatic tale of Alexander the Great, and The Final Test, adapted from Rattigan's 1951 television play, tells the comic story of a veteran cricketer's son who prefers music and poetry to cricket.The Deep Blue Sea centres around the troubled relationship of Hester and Freddie, who need each other, but are worlds apart. In Separate Tables, a radio version of the classic stage play set in the 1950s, a small group of residents at a Bournemouth hotel discover one of them harbours a devastating secret. Variation on a Theme is a reworking of Alexander Dumas' classic 19th-century novel La Dame aux Camélias, Ross explores the enigmatic life of T.E. Lawrence and Man and Boy focuses on a fraudulent financier who, with his worldwide empire facing collapse, flees to the New York apartment of his estranged son.Also featured are A Bequest to the Nation, a dramatised account of the Battle of Trafalgar and Lord Nelson's affair with Emma Hamilton, and In Praise of Love, inspired by the relationship between Rattigan's friend, the actor Rex Harrison, and his wife Kay Kendall. Last
      
19626. Talking To Strangers: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Comic monologue character studies by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan, with star guests'Seriously funny' Gillian Reynolds, TelegraphIn this delightfully inventive series of short solo sketches, an eclectic range of unusual individuals find themselves cheerfully engaging in a deeply un-British activity: chatting to a stranger. And in each scenario, the silent recipient of their confidences is the listener themselves.We may encounter these garrulous souls in a lift or the post office queue, at a yoga class or café, or over the tannoy on the last train home. They may be a stranger you thought you knew, a stranger you've just met, or the only stranger in a room full of friends. But whatever the situation, they all want to open their hearts to us - and they're not shy about sharing...Meet the woman who isn't twins, the Swedish executive with a herring-smoker for a husband, the woman who likes to help too much ('I'm a serial helpist...'), and the ethnologist who's spent her whole life among lions. There's also an aggrieved allotment-holder, a plain-speaking palm-reader and a frustrated falconer, not to mention a nervous historical re-enactor, a not-very-motivational speaker, a musical barista and a really rubbish spy...Frank, perceptive, touching and beautifully observed, these marvellous miniature playlets will introduce you to a host of surprising characters, with stories both beguiling and hilarious. Written and performed by Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan, they feature special guest stars Emma Thompson, Olivia Colman, Jessica Hynes, Steve Evets, Mike Wozniak, Sinead Matthews and Joel Fry.Production creditsWritten and performed by Sally Phillips and Lily BevanWith guest stars including Emma Thompson, Olivia Colman, Jessica Hynes, Steve Evets, Mike Wozniak, Sinead Matthews and Joel FryProduced by Sam BryantA BBC Comedy productionFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 4-25 February 2016©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19627. Party's Over: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
The complete Series 1 and 2 of the sparkling political sitcom - plus pilot episode'Miles Jupp is effortlessly funny' The TelegraphWhat happens when a Prime Minister suddenly stops being Prime Minister? That's the question facing Henry Tobin - Britain's least popular, shortest-serving post-war PM, who's forced into retirement 30 years early after a bruising election defeat. But he's not going to let failure crush his spirits. Instead, he plans to pick himself up, repair his battered reputation and make his name in some other field - though he's not quite sure what that will be...Miles Jupp returns as Henry Tobin, Britain's shortest serving and least successful former Prime Minister in series 2. In episode 1 of season 2, Henry has somehow been invited to the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. There he meets a former colleague at a drinks party who immediately gives him an idea of a way to restore his lost sense of power and influence and to delay his descent into national irrelevance. Will he manage to restore his power or will he be forgotten?Created by veteran comedy writers Paul Doolan (Bloods, Trollied and Cuckoo) and Jon Hunter (Trollied, News Quiz, Keep Calman Carry On), this hilarious comedy drama stars Miles Jupp as Henry, with Ingrid Oliver, Emma Sidi and Justin Edwards.Production creditsWritten by Paul Doolan and Jon Hunter Produced by Simon Nicholls and Richard MorrisProduction co-ordinator: Caroline BarlowSound design: Marc WillcoxA BBC Studios ProductionMiles Jupp Justin Edwards Ingrid Oliver Emma Sidi ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19628. Detective Galbraith: The King Of Diamonds & The Midas Touch: 2 Bbc Radio Crime Dramas : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Ex-policeman Galbraith is caught up in mystery and murder in these two gripping, fast-paced detective dramasAfter a long career in the Flying Squad, veteran copper Bill Galbraith is hanging up his truncheon and saying goodbye to the police force. He's looking forward to a quiet life on civvy street - but his best friend, private investigator Tommy Evans, has other ideas...In The King of Diamonds, Galbraith's enjoying a peaceful retirement in the countryside when Tommy calls him up with a job offer. Adamant that he's done with detection, Bill refuses, but Evans persists - and soon, Galbraith is embroiled in murky goings-on involving a beautiful blonde, a missing diamond courier and a criminal mastermind.The Midas Touch sees Bill accosted once again by his old PI pal, who shows him a mysterious photograph of a party on a lawn, with circles drawn round the heads of three people. The photo was part of a parcel addressed to a retired criminal lawyer, which also contained bearer bonds, a list of jewellery worth £750,000 and a letter threatening the life of a man named Paul Carson. The crime the package tells of has yet to be discovered - can Galbraith root it out?Created by the award-winning writer of Z Cars and Softly Softly, Robert Barr, these two suspenseful full-cast dramas star Bernard Hepton as the reluctant investigator, with Richard Davies as Tommy Evans.Production creditsWritten by Robert BarrProduced by John BrowellStarring Bernard Hepton as GalbraithCastThe King of DiamondsTommy Evans/Paul - Richard DaviesDavid Cater - Tom WatsonGelder - Peter DyneleyAnne-Marie - Eva HaddonCornell/Commander - Hector RossMary Galbraith - Katharine PageMilne - Bruce AlexanderLindemanns - Cyril ShapsDykers - Trader FaulknerBrent - Peter WilliamsJacobus - Stephen GreifBetty van Druten - Frances JeaterLander - Peter HawkinsGunman - Robert GillespieFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 August-19 September 1975The Midas TouchTommy Evans - Richard DaviesBernie Finch - Garard GreenSailor/A
      
19629. The Burglars Bargains Trilogy: Three Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Comedy Crime Capers : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Wally K. Daly's sparkling trilogy of comic crime capers featuring the prison inmates of B BlockWhen Bullet Head, Fingers and the other B Block cons meet Prisoners' Aid society members Charles Forbes and George Evans, trouble ensues. Soon, they are embroiled in daring escapades involving an upmarket department store, the Tower of London and the Bank of England...Burglar's Bargains - For 16 years, Charles and George have helped former prisoners to make a new start. But with forced retirement imminent, they decide to cross the line into criminality. With the assistance of B Block's finest, they mastermind the heist of the century - but events don't go entirely to plan, as they get tangled up with rival gangs, the Mafia and naked shop assistants...A Right Royal Rip-Off - Now happily ensconced behind bars, Charles and George are keeping themselves busy organising a full curriculum of artistic and cultural activities for their fellow inmates. But their cushy life is threatened when they learn that they're up for parole. The only way to stay inside is to commit another crime: so, aided by their jailbird friends, they plan their most audacious job yet - stealing the Crown Jewels.The Bigger They Are - Out of prison and holidaying in Sicily, Charles and George spot an old enemy from A Block, 'Machine Gun' Calloni. Determined to find out what this notorious Mafiosi is up to, they eavesdrop on a meeting of his 'Family' - and discover a plot to defraud the Bank of England. Enlisting the help of their criminal cronies once more, they set out to thwart Cosa Nostra...Written by veteran dramatist Wally K. Daly, these funny, light-hearted dramas perfectly evoke the glory days of the British crime caper movie. Peter Jones (The Rag Trade) and Lockwood West (Please Sir!, Doctor at Large) star as Charles and George, while the ensemble cast includes 'Carry On' regulars Charles Hawtrey and Bernard Bresslaw, and It Ain't Half Hot Mum's Donald Hewlett.Production creditsWritten by Wally K.
      
19630. Wally K. Daly: The Scream Trilogy & Other Sci-fi Dramas: Six Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Productions : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Wally K. Daly's acclaimed trilogy about alien invasion, plus three more gripping sci-fi thrillersWally K. Daly was a prolific, award-winning dramatist, whose writing credits included Casualty, Juliet Bravo and Doctor Who. He wrote 38 radio plays during his 30-year career, across a range of genres including comedy, horror and science fiction. This collection includes his best-known SF serial, The Scream Trilogy, and three other thrilling sci-fi dramas.The Scream Trilogy - In Before The Screaming Begins, Tom Harris is abducted by aliens on his wedding anniversary, and returned with new, frightening mental powers. The Silent Scream sees the alien invasion gathering pace, and humanity struggling to fend off enemies from without and within. And in With a Whimper to the Grave, the nations of Earth have formed a World Council to combat the threat they face. As the invaders' sinister plans are revealed, the Council takes action... Starring James Laurenson, Donald Hewlett, Patrick Troughton and John Shrapnel.Nightmare World - When a worldwide power failure brings confusion and terror to Earth, one town in every country undergoes a strange and startling transformation. James Laurenson and Nigel Anthony star.2004 - Written in 1995, this dystopian vision of the new millennium imagines a chaotic Britain consumed by lawlessness and violence. Into this troubled landscape steps a new Prime Minister, with a high-tech plan to eliminate crime... Starring Bill Nighy.625Y - In this intriguing two-part drama, research scientist Kate Brown stumbles upon a gene that could determine human lifespan - but when news of her discovery leaks out, events spiral out of control... Amanda Root stars as Kate.NB: Due to the off-air nature of the recordings, the sound quality may varyProduction creditsWritten by Wally K. DalyProduced and directed by Martin Jenkins (The Scream Trilogy), David Hitchinson (Nightmare World, 2004) and Gordon House (625Y)Audio for The Scream Trilogy from Wally K. Daly's own
      
19631. Doctor Who: Time Wake & Other Stories: Doctor Who Audio Annual : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Fabulous tales from the vintage pages of Doctor Who Annual, brought to life by a host of Doctor Who voices.In 'The Sons of the Crab' the First Doctor finds himself a prisoner on a nightmarish world in the Crab Nebula. The Second Doctor is faced with a dilemma posed by the bird-like Arcturans in 'Only A Matter of Time', and in 'War in the Abyss' the Third Doctor goes in search of Jo Grant's missing uncle.The Fourth Doctor and Leela try to help the victims of 'Famine on Planet X', whilst the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa find themselves on a 'Night Flight to Nowhere' - courtesy of the Master!In 'Time Wake' the Sixth Doctor and Peri search for the entity behind a dangerous temporal corridor in London.Two short additional features ponder the 'Secrets of the TARDIS' and examine the conundrum that is 'One Doctor - Five Men.'Dan Starkey, Geoffrey Beevers, Anneke Wills, Jon Culshaw, Louise Jameson and Colin Baker are our guides through these weird and wacky stories from Doctor Who Annual.Readings produced by Neil GardnerSound design by David DarlingtonExecutive producer: Michael Stevens(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19632. Think With Pinker: How To Be A Better Critical Thinker : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Steven Pinker's 12-part guide to thinking better'A paean to human potential' The TelegraphCognitive scientist Professor Steven Pinker has spent his life thinking about thinking, and now he wants us to join him. With the aid of his critical thinking toolkit, he hopes to help us make smarter choices, become more rational, gain a greater understanding of the confused world we live in - and maybe even become better citizens.In this fascinating series, produced in partnership with the Open University, he examines the different ways the human brain can be tripped up, from understanding probability to the difference between correlation and causation. Joined by an array of other prominent thinkers, he explores such diverse subjects as whether formulas can predict how well an athlete will perform, why it's dangerous to see patterns in the randomness of everyday experience and why so many of us believe in conspiracy theories.He also considers the life and death choices made by judges and juries, ponders whether some thoughts are too evil to think, asks why making future predictions can be hard, and wonders: should we eat, drink and be merry, or make sacrifices now to benefit our future selves? And what can the game 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' teach us about preventing a climate catastrophe? In addition, he and his fellow experts discuss how we can stop the news distorting our understanding of the world - and why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong...Among his special guests are Tim Harford, presenter of BBC Radio 4's More or Less; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddartha Mukherjee; Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Professor Hannah Fry, co-presenter of Radio 4's popular science show The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry; Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics; and one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th Century, Elizabeth Loftus.Production creditsPresented by Steven PinkerProduced by Imoge
      
19633. The Duchess Of Malfi & The White Devil: 2 Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Productions : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A BBC radio full-cast drama collection of John Webster's twin masterpieces, plus two documentaries examining their importance and enduring popularityOne of the great Jacobean playwrights and a contemporary of William Shakespeare, John Webster is best known for his classic revenge tragedies based on real events in Renaissance Italy, The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil. Both are included here, along with two insightful programmes putting the plays in their historical context, and probing the life of their mysterious author - a shadowy character about whom very little is known.The Duchess of Malfi - When the young, widowed Duchess dares to defy her brothers and marry again, the corrupt duo begin a chilling campaign to destroy her... Intercut with the music of Jimi Hendrix and Laura Marling, this visceral production moves from gentle romanticism to darkest cruelty. Introduced by Professor Emma Smith from Hertford College, Oxford, and starring Pippa Nixon as the Duchess of Malfi.The White Devil - Set in a murky 1950s underworld of shifting alliances, betrayals and sudden violence, this radical reinterpretation of Webster's bloodthirsty tragedy tells the story of Brachiano, who falls violently in love with the married Vittoria Corombona. Desperate to possess her, he arranges the murder of her husband and his wife - but in doing so, he makes a deadly enemy... Shaun Dingwall stars as Brachiano, with Anna Maxwell Martin as Vittoria.Role Play - Michael Billington talks to acclaimed actresses Eleanor Bron and Juliet Stevenson about The Duchess of Malfi and its relevance today, and discuss their experiences playing the lead role.The Skull Beneath the Skin - Elizabethan scholar and biographer Muriel Bradbrook delves into Webster's life and plays, exploring how his childhood and family background informed his writing.Cast and creditsWritten by John WebsterThe Duchess of MalfiThe Duchess of Malfi - Pippa NixonBosola - Shaun DooleyAntonio - Sandy GriersonFerdinand - Alexande
      
19634. A Life Of Bliss: A Bbc Radio 4 Vintage Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
George Cole stars in the classic BBC Radio sitcom about a bashful, bumbling bachelorFirst broadcast in 1953, A Life of Bliss ran for six series and 118 episodes on radio, concluding in 1969 when a TV series was made. Sadly, most are missing from the BBC archive (including the first seven, starring David Tomlinson) - but 19 were rescued and rebroadcast by BBC Radio 4 Extra, and are included here.They chronicle the misadventures of shy, absent-minded bachelor David Bliss, who goes through life with his head in the clouds and his mind in a fog. His friends and family agree that it's high time he settled down, but it's hard to find the right girl - though he's sure she'll come along sooner or later. Perhaps pretty Penny Gay will fit the bill - or Maxine, or Zoe...In the meantime, he's happy to live the single life: though he does keep finding himself in awkward situations. Fortunately, his sister Anne and brother-in-law Tony are around to provide support and encouragement - and he can always rely on his best friend, faithful canine companion Psyche.Created by Godfrey Harrison, who went on to write TV scripts for Tony Hancock, this delightfully light comedy stars George Cole as Bliss, with Diana Churchill as Anne, Colin Gordon as Tony and Percy Edwards as Psyche the Dog. Among the guest stars are Petula Clark, Desmond Carrington and Donald Sinden.Production creditsWritten by Godfrey HarrisonAnnouncer: Kenneth KendallBBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul FenhouletProduced by Leslie BridgmontFirst broadcast on the BBC Home Service on the following dates:Finding a Girlfriend 20 October 1954Office Secrets 13 August 1957Maxine 20 August 1957The Flat 27 August 1957Penny Gay's Return 3 September 1957Two Dozen Red Roses 31 December 1958A Spy in the Camp
      
19635. Keeping The Wolf Out: The Complete Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Crime Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A gritty thriller set behind the Iron Curtain in 1960s HungaryBudapest, 1963. Special Investigator Bertalan Lázár and his wife, spymaster Franciska Lázár, face formidable challenges as they try to navigate a path through the dangerous underworld of Cold War-era Hungary. Catching the criminals is difficult enough, but there are other more threatening battles raging in higher places.In these 16 episodes, Bertalan must investigate the murder of a former member of the secret police, fight a turf war as he tries to find a child killer, probe a seemingly straightforward case of GBH that leads him to a rogue cop and enter the uncharted territory of Budapest's underground drugs scene after a rock musician is found dead.Written by Philip Palmer, this gripping, atmospheric drama expertly conjures up the tense, paranoid world of Communist Hungary, where dissidence was dangerous, the truth was hard to find and pursuing justice could get you killed. Leo Bill stars as Bertalan and Clare Corbett as Franciska, with Andy Linden as Tibor Farkas and Joseph Ayre as József Szabados.The episodes in this collection are:The Wolf The Old Days Behind the Wall Waiting by the River Heroes Gellert Hill Spider's Web Carnaby Street Gypsy Dancers Grandmother's Footsteps Mad Dog The Light of Dawn The Great Society Red Pen The Great Tree Gang The Magical Magyars Produced and directed by Toby Swift and Sasha YevtushenkoSound Design by Caleb KnightleyCastBertalan Lázár - Leo BillFranciska Lázár - Clare CorbettTibor Farkas - Andy LindenJózsef Szabados - Joseph AyreGizella - Nicola FergusonBela Fekete - Sargon YeldaMr Papp - Nick UnderwoodKitchen Porter - Richard PepplePolice Officer/Csaba - Sam RixLilien Racz - Adie AllenMilton Szilard - Philip FoxKristof Szep - Samuel JamesMr Kiraly - Robert BlytheWaiter/Peterke - Tom ForristerMrs Tolnay - Sanchia MacCormackStenographer - Kerry GoodersonDmitri Dragunov - Simon ScardifieldMárk Mészáros - Michael BertenshawAndrás Vásáry - David Hounslo
      
19636. The Reith Lectures: 10 Of The Best : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Ten emblematic lectures by world-leading thinkers, specially selected by the series producer.Since 1948, the BBC's iconic annual lecture series has provided a platform for brilliant, entertaining individuals to discuss and develop their ideas on radio. The topics range from art and science to history, culture, politics and more, and each Reith Lecture - which is a little longer than a TED talk - is followed by a lively question-and-answer session showcasing the speaker's expertise, wisdom and wit.This collection brings together ten of the very best Reith Lectures, chosen by the series producer, Jim Frank. Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry argues that art can no longer shock us - we've seen it all before; bestselling novelist Hilary Mantel explores how art can bring the dead back to life; Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former MI5 director, tells us what it was like to head up the security services in the aftermath of 9/11; Tom Kirkwood asks whether ageing and death are the price we pay for sex; and Margaret MacMillan discusses the relationship between war and humanity, and the role of the soldier.In addition, Atul Gawande considers the future of medicine; Michael Sandel examines the expansion of markets; Kwame Anthony Appiah appeals for a world free of racial fixations; Vilayanur S. Ramachandran looks at the process we call 'seeing'; and Daniel Barenboim celebrates the power of music to bring us together. Illuminating, captivating and thought-provoking, these superlative radio lectures are full of insight and inspiration.Production creditsPresented, chaired and introduced by Sue LawleyProduced and curated by Jim FrankEdited by Hugh LevinsonFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Tom Kirkwood: Sex and Death 18 April 2001Vilayanur S. Ramachandran: Synapses and the Self 9 April 2003Daniel Barenboim: In the Beginning was Sound 7 April 2006Michael Sandel: Markets and Morals 9 June 2009Eliza Manningham-Buller: Terror 6 September 2011Grayson Perry: Nice Rebel
      
19637. Minds At War: How Great Artists And Their Work Were Shaped By The First World War : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The complete BBC Radio 3 series exploring how great creative minds responded to the First World War in individual works of art and scholarshipWorld War I saw an unprecedented loss of life in Western Europe, and destruction on a scale no one alive had ever seen. All those who experienced it were irrevocably changed, including many writers and artists upon whose oeuvre it left an indelible mark.This captivating series examines the impact of the war on artists and thinkers through the prism of their great works. In each episode, a leading figure from the worlds of science, culture and the arts reflects on a single iconic piece, and discusses how the events of 1914-18 shaped its creation.The 29 artworks in this collection comprise paintings, plays, books, films, sculptures and cartoons. Ian Christie appraises Eisenstein's seminal Soviet drama Battleship Potemkin; Dame Gillian Beer considers Virginia Woolf's masterpiece Mrs Dalloway; Fintan O'Toole decodes James Joyce's epic modernist novel, Ulysses; and Dr Heather Jones looks at the controversy and war connections around Marcel Duchamp's notorious 'Fountain'.Key texts such as Sigmund Freud's twin essays Thoughts for the Time on War and Death; Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Lectures; and Siegfried Sassoon's celebrated 1917 protest letter to The Times are analysed by Dr Michael Shapira, Santanu Das and Joanna Bourke; and a panoply of other pieces, among them Kathe Kollwitz's 'The Grieving Parents', Sean O'Casey's The Silver Tassie and Rudyard Kipling's Epitaphs are discussed by experts including Ruth Padel, Elizabeth Kuti and Janet Montefiore.Powerful, moving, thought-provoking and often shocking, these landmark works are all, in their very different ways, a response to the horrors of World War I and its aftermath - one that vividly demonstrates the transformative effects the conflict had on the collective artistic psyche.Production creditsPresented by Allan Little, Sara LeFanu, Martin Rowson, Prof David Edgerton, Michal S
      
19638. Greek Myths: Modern Re-tellings: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Drama Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Award winning classic stories from Greek mythology, reimagined by Simon Armitage and Linda Marshall Griffiths - plus bonus materialWith their epic tales of gods, heroes, magic and monsters, the Greek myths have thrilled us for over 2000 years, and inspired countless adaptations. Now, in this captivating collection, two award-winning playwrights bring their own fresh, contemporary takes to the famous legends of Odysseus, Orpheus and Eurydice.Simon Armitage's Missing Presumed Dead: The Odyssey weaves together Homeric myth and modern-day politics, as a senior politician with a colourful past is sent on a diplomatic mission to Istanbul, only to find himself at the centre of an international incident. On the run from the authorities, he is plunged into the ancient past where his Odyssey begins, as he contends with supernatural beings and unnatural phenomena from the Cyclops and Circe to Sirens, storms and shipwreck. Will he survive, and get back home? Meanwhile, in the present day, his wife and son are besieged by the press, desperate to hear the full story... This gripping dramatisation stars Colin Tierney as Smith/Odysseus.In two linked plays, with a 4-minute introduction by Simon Armitage, he and Linda Marshall Griffiths each give their versions of the tragedy of Orpheus and his doomed bride. Armitage's Eurydice and Orpheus: Her Story tells the tale of two lovers - lab technician Sanna and busking musician Zak - and a harp that will have a profound, irreversible effect on both their lives. Claire Price stars as Sanna, with Bryan Dick as Zak. And in Orpheus and Eurydice: His Story, by Linda Marshall Griffiths, grief-stricken singer Orfeo journeys into the Underworld to bring back his dead wife, Eurydice. But is love stronger than death, if a backward glance can destroy everything? Starring Nico Mirallegro as Orfeo and Emily Taaffe as Eurydice, and with music by PJ Harvey, this moving drama won the Grand Prix Marulic in 2016.Also included is a bonus extract from Radio
      
19639. Joseph Conrad: The Secret Agent, Heart Of Darkness & More: A Bbc Radio 4 Drama Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Dramatisations of six of Conrad's finest novels, plus bonus materialPolish-born author and mariner Joseph Conrad is widely regarded as one of the greatest English novelists. His 16 years in the merchant navy profoundly shaped his fiction, giving him transformative experiences of adventure and exotic places, and a unique insight into the human psyche. Included here are adaptations of six of his best works, brought together for the first time and collected in chronological order, plus one fascinating bonus programmes exploring his life and art.Heart of Darkness - Ordered to sail up the Congo River in search of enigmatic ivory trader Mr Kurtz, Marlowe's journey takes him deep into an unknown continent... David Calder, Bill Wallis and Kris Marshall star in this radio production of Conrad's controversial masterpiece.Lord Jim - Faced with disaster, young first mate Jim abandons the sinking SS Patna. Wracked with guilt, he tries to start a new life - but can he ever escape his past? Starring Simon Treves and David March.The Secret Agent - A terrorist bomb explodes in London, killing the bomber and threatening the authorities and anarchists alike... Ron Cook and Robert Glenister star in a 2-part dramatisation of Conrad's prescient black comedy.Il Conde - An elderly aristocrat is traumatised by a terrifying encounter in Naples in this adaptation of Conrad's haunting short story, starring John Moffatt and John Woodvine.The Secret Sharer - An inexperienced skipper gives sanctuary to a fugitive murderer who seems like his doppelganger: and faces his own subconscious fears. Michael Feast, Christopher Scott and Stephen Tompkinson, star in this dramatisation of one of Joseph Conrad's most popular short tales.Victory - Set in the Far East, this 1915 novel tells of one man's struggle towards self-realisation and redemption in a hostile world. Starring David March and Patrick Barr.Meridian: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness - Onyekachi Wambu explores Conrad's most famous novel, ins
      
19640. Ghost Stories With Christopher Lee: Four Chilling Tales From The Bbc Tv Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Horror maestro Christopher Lee reads this quartet of supernatural tales, adapted from the stories of M. R. JamesOver a century ago, M. R. James was the provost of King's College, Cambridge. He would gather together a select group of students in his rooms every Christmas Eve, and give a candlelit performance of one of his superbly unsettling ghost stories. Christopher Lee recreates the spine-chilling atmosphere of those evenings, as he dons James' mantle to read these four fearful tales.The Stalls of Barchester - Perusing the papers of Archdeacon Haynes, our narrator uncovers a hidden history of intrigue, murder, a sinister cat and some strange ecclesiastical carvings.The Ash Tree - When Sir Matthew Fell, squire of Castringham Hall, testifies against suspected witch Mrs Mothersole, she is found guilty and hanged. From that day forward, a series of tragic events afflict the Fell family, all seemingly linked to the old ash tree growing in the Hall grounds...Number 13 - Staying in Room 12 of the Golden Lion in the Danish town of Viborg, historian Mr Anderson is perturbed by the mystery of the room next door. Who, or what, is the inhabitant of number 13?A Warning to the Curious - The horrific account of an archaeologist named Paxton, who takes the fateful decision to excavate the last of the legendary East Anglian crowns - and unleashes a terrifying supernatural force...Cast and creditsWritten by M. R. JamesAdapted by Ronald FrameRead by Christopher LeeDirected by Eleanor YuleProduced by Richard DownesTitle music: Geoffrey BurgonEditors: James Hamilton and Phyllis IronsideProduction manager: Monica O'ConnorFirst broadcast on BBC Two on the following dates:The Stalls of Barchester 23 December 2000The Ash Tree 26 December 2000Number 13 29 December 2000A Warning to the Curious 31 December 2000© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19641. The Price Of Oil: 7 Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramas : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A collection of factual dramas exploring the history of oil - and the price we pay for itEver since it was first drilled over 150 years ago, oil has been both a blessing and a curse. It has enabled economic growth; provided an efficient energy source; fuelled our entire infrastructure - and caused wars, pollution and global warming. These seven dramas, set between 1951 and 2045, and taking us from postwar Iran to futuristic Lancashire, examine the role oil has played in shaping our world: recounting incredible stories of wealth, power, politics and corruption.Stand Firm, You Cads! By Jonathan Myerson tells the colourful tale of how Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh took back the nation's oil from the British, and the chaos and conflict that followed. In Looking for Billy by Nigel Williams, a private detective investigates protests against an Alaskan pipeline - and finds out what oil did to the indigenous Inupiat people. The Weapon, by Jonathan Myerson, is a tense, thrilling dramatisation of the 1973 OPEC siege, while Baby Oil, also written by Myerson, is based on real events in the propaganda campaign at the outbreak of the First Gulf War.In Someone's Making a Killing in Nigeria by Rex Obano, a local businesswoman is caught up in the violent consequences of the Ogoni people's campaign against the oil industry. No Two Days by Joy Wilkinson is a mesmerising maze of stories about risk, passion and deep-sea oil, centred around an ambitious journalist's attempts to investigate the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion. And in Tamsin Ogleby's future oil comedy Blood from Stone, a father-and-son energy company struggles with the new economics of the oil market. Is Ralph right about getting out for good? Is his dad Charlie more addict than businessman? And will we ever be able to give up oil?Anna Maxwell Martin, Raad Rawi, Jemma Redgrave, Paul Ritter, Nicholas Le Prevost , James McArdle, Nadine Marshall, Faye Marsay, Obi Abili, David Ajala, Jude Akuwudike, and Alun
      
19642. Big Town, All Stars: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A hilarious BBC Radio sitcom of big dreams, small towns, and rock'n'roll! When Kenny (Stephen Tompkinson) gives up his life in the geography classroom to join a struggling a capella group with a beautician, a dentist and a boxer, he doesn't realise he'll soon be in the best band on the wedding circuit - and fronting the potential future of rock 'n' roll... Between trying to manage the band's failing love lives and their battling ambitions, Kenny finds that chaos greets them wherever they go. Arguments about who gets to sing the lead? Check. Rowing about recording contracts? Check. Selling out for a TV talent show? Check. Even if their only gigs are the engagement parties of their exes and a 'cruise ship' that's really a reconditioned destroyer, it doesn't mean they can't all dream of the big time: wealthy widows, international rock star glamour, private jets. It's just a pity that it looks more like old school reunions and the same old small time rows... A rib-tickling mixture of music and comedy from the writers of Peep Show, Dead Ringers, and The Now Show, and starring Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Drop the Dead Donkey, Brassed Off), Nicola Walker (Last Tango in Halifax, Doctor Who: The Audio Adventures, Unforgotten), Adrian Scarborough (Killing Eve, Crashing, Miranda) and Clive Rowe (The Story of Tracy Beaker, Harry Hill). Also featuring Meera Syal, Henrietta Garden, Dan Strauss, Darren Boyd and Matthew Little.Written and devised by Bill Dare Written by Giles New, Jessie Armstrong and Sam BaineProducer Gareth Edwards Cast Stephen TompkinsonClive RoweAdrian ScarboroughDoon MackichanNicola WalkerMeera SyalBrian BovellRachel Preece Debra Stephenson Dave Lamb Giles New Matthew LittleTony GardnerRobert Webb Bill Dare Darren Boyd Dan StraussHenrietta Garden Stephen PowellRaquel Cassidy ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19643. Val Mcdermid: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection: Five Full-cast Bbc Radio Productions : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A BBC Radio collection of full-cast dramatisations, radio plays and short stories by the bestselling crime writerAward-winning 'Queen of Crime' Val McDermid has sold over 17 million books worldwide, and been translated into over 40 languages. Her 'Wire in the Blood' series was adapted for TV, starring Robson Green and Hermione Norris, and ran for six seasons. Included here are full-cast adaptations of several of her acclaimed novels, as well as four tales specially written for BBC Radio.Clean Break - When a Monet is stolen from a stately home where she'd arranged the security, Manchester-based PI Kate Brannigan sets off on a chase across Europe that brings her face-to-face with organised crime. Starring Charlotte Coleman.The Right Chemistry - Jane Hazelgrove stars in this follow-up to Clean Break, which sees Kate embroiled in a deadly case of industrial sabotage, blackmail, counterfeiting and murder.The Distant Echo - Late one night in the snow, four students stumble upon the body of a dead girl. 25 years later, the police launch a cold-case review of the unsolved murder - but is the killing over? A thrilling dramatisation of the first 'Karen Pirie' novel, starring Jimmy Chisholm, John-Paul Hurley and Claire Knight.Village SOS - Investigating a murder in the sleepy Northumbrian village of Shilwick, DCI Marion Bettany and DS John Hodgson find the residents curiously reluctant to help. Helen Baxendale and David Seddon star as the detective duo.Resistance - Midsummer, and 150,000 revellers are partying at the Solstice music festival. But then people start to get sick with a mystery illness: one that's highly contagious and seemingly resistant to antibiotics... Gina McKee stars in this chilling, apocalyptic drama.I Remember Yesterday - A young woman haunts Edinburgh's alleyways, seeking revenge to the '70s strains of Donna Summer. Hannah Donaldson reads this spine-chilling ghost story.Same Crime, Next Year - Set in Harrogate, this gripping tale imagines the fallout fr
      
19644. Galton & Simpson: The Collection: Bbc Radio Comedy From The Writers Of Hancocks Half Hour And Steptoe & Son : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A compendium of radio sitcoms and retrospectives celebrating the legendary duoRay Galton and Alan Simpson were Britain's best-loved and most successful comedy writing partners. Together, they created two of the greatest sitcoms of all time, Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son. This compilation brings together some of the finest programmes from their 60-year career, as well as interviews with them both.Galton & Simpson's Half Hour comprises four comedy dramas: You'll Never Walk Alone (starring Frank Skinner), Impasse (starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb), I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds (starring Rik Mayall and June Whitfield) and The Blood Donor (a remake of the famous Hancock's Half Hour episode starring Paul Merton). Originally written for BBC TV, all are specially adapted for radio by Galton and Simpson and introduced by Paul Merton.The Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse features three more adaptations: Naught for Thy Comfort (starring Robert Daws and Nina Wadia), A Clerical Error (starring Keith Barron and June Whitfield) and The Offer, a reworking of the TV script that inspired Steptoe and Son, starring Freddie Jones and John Thomson.A fourth drama from Radio Playhouse - Clicquot et Fils, starring Richard Griffiths and Roger Lloyd Pack - can be heard in I Did It My Way: Galton and Simpson, in which the pair chat to Peter Reed and select some of their favourite work. Also included is Hancock's Half Hour: The Threatening Letters; 'Up Je T'Aime', Frankie Howerd and June Whitfield's parody of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg's hit song; the 1963 Royal Variety performance Steptoe and Son at Buckingham Palace; Steptoe and Son: Porn Yesterday and the classic Hancock's Half Hour TV episode, The Radio Ham, recreated before a live audience for an album release in 1961.Topping off our collection is Very Nearly an Armful: The Galton and Simpson Story. Talking to Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Stephen Merchant explores how their ground-breaking work brought social rea
      
19645. The Museums That Make Us: Curating Our Shared History : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
World-renowned art historian Neil MacGregor takes us across Britain to discover local museums and their hidden gemsNeil MacGregor, former director of the National Gallery and the British Museum, knows the importance of public museums. In The Museums That Make Us, he takes us around the country to visit twenty local museums and to talk to their curators, staff and local figures about the most prized objects in their collections. Often a child's first experience of valuable objects and historical belongings, these regional spaces can be a wonderful way to recognise local pride and shine a light on buried history.At Penrhyn Castle in North Wales, the museum strives to tell the story of their rich collection of art while also being truthful about the slave trade that made it possible; on the Isle of Lewis, the Museum Tasglann nan Eilean wants to share the story of land ownership and clearances through their objects; at the Leeds Museum, a Roman child's sandal has been chosen to demonstrate their ambitious and thriving scheme of having exhibits leave the museum to go out to schools; and in Bristol's M Shed Museum, one of the city's old Lodekka Buses is used to tell the story of the successful Bristol Bus boycott of 1963.Travelling from Stowe, one of the first examples of a vision of Britain outside London, to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, where he looks at an ancient Syrian model clay wagon, possibly a child's toy, to examine how museums can provide for a huge breadth of local people from all over the world, Neil MacGregor uses these invaluable community sites to consider how they are run, who they draw in, and how they can inspire us all.Episode guide First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:Stowe and the Temple of British Worthies 7 March 2022The Tower Museum, Derry Londonderry 8 March 2022Penrhyn Castle, North Wales 9 March 2022PK Porthcurno - Museum of Global Communications 10 March 2022Museum & Tasglann nan Eilean, Stornoway 11 March 2022Derby - The
      
19646. Tennessee Williams: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection: A Streetcar Named Desire, A Glass Menagerie, Spring Storm And More : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A collection of BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations of plays by Tennessee Williams, plus bonus material.Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams is one of the three most important American dramatists of the 20th Century, alongside Arthur Miller and Eugene O'Neill. Acclaimed for their lyrical language, dark themes and vivid portrayal of the American South, his works have spawned several Oscar-winning films and been translated and performed worldwide.Collected here are some of the best, beginning with the play that launched Williams' career: The Glass Menagerie. Telling the story of a family in crisis in 1930s St Louis, it is one of his most autobiographical works, and a timeless evocation of lost love and loneliness. It is introduced by Williams' biographer, John Lahr, and stars Anastasia Hille, George MacKay, Patsy Ferran and Sope Dirisu.Next up is his masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire. With an introduction by author Sarah Churchwell, it stars Olivier Award-winning actress Anne-Marie Duff as damaged Southern belle Blanche Dubois, pushed to the brink of sanity by her explosive brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski (Matthew Needham). It is followed by one of Williams' earliest plays, Spring Storm, about Heavenly Critchfield, a young woman forced to decide between a respectable suitor and a handsome, wild, lover. Liz White stars as Heavenly, with Matthew Malarkey and Michael Thomson.First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2006, Tennessee's Women comprises five one-act plays: This Property is Condemned, Something Unspoken, The Long Goodbye, Portrait of a Madonna and 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. Among the casts are Maria Watton-Graham, Barbara Jefford, Elizabeth McGovern, Nick Sayce, Eleanor Bron and Gerard Murphy.Also included is the world premiere of one of Williams' last screenplays, Secret Places of the Heart, starring Sheila Gish and Ian Hogg. In addition, three bonus programmes take an in-depth look at the iconic playwright. John Lahr's evocative biography, Mad Pilgri
      
19647. Soloparentpals.com: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The complete Series 1-5 of the BBC Radio 4 comedy about parenting in modern timesTom and Rosie are solo parents living 250 miles apart. Both recently divorced, bruised and lonely, they're looking for a cyber pal who understands what they're going through. So when they log on to a parenting advice website, they make an instant, sparky connection. Gradually, their online friendship becomes something more, and a 'will they/won't they' relationship develops via emails, text, phone calls and the SPP forum.Following a succession of twists and turns, mistiming's and misunderstandings, they finally meet - only for things get even more complicated. But fortunately, new chatroom buddies and confidants Baz, Tash, Gilly, Scott and Barb are there to provide advice and a shoulder to cry on - as well as chipping in with the latest news on their own tangled love lives...Written by Sue Teddern, whose credits include Birds of a Feather and My Family, this hit sitcom first aired in the Woman's Hour drama slot under the title Singleparentpals.com, and went on to run for five successful series between 2009 and 2014. Funny, moving and involving, it will strike a chord with single parents everywhere. Maxine Peake and Liz White star as Rosie, with Kris Marshall and Julian Rhind-Tutt as Tom.Production creditsWritten by Sue TeddernProduced and directed by David HunterFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2-6 November 2009 (Series 1), 23-27 August 2010 (Series 2), 24-28 October 2011 (Series 3), 18 March 2013 (Series 4), 31 March-4 April 2014 (Series 5)CastRosie - Maxine Peake/Liz WhiteTom - Kris Marshall/Julian Rhind-TuttTash/SPP chat room voice - Laura Molyneux/Karina JonesGill - Janice Acquah/Christine Kavanagh/Jane Whittenshaw/Joanna BrooksScott - Matt Addis/David SeddonMark - Matt AddisRobin - Malcolm TierneyBazz - Jonathan Tafler/Sam DaleJo-C - Annabelle DowlerLily - Isadora Dooley HunterCalum - Thomas Rolinson/Keaton Lansley/Arthur HughesBarb - Alison Pettitt/Adjoa AndohWaiter/Tony - James La
      
19648. Harry Enfield And Chums: The Very Best Sketches From The Bbc Tv Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Highlights from the much-loved '90s comedy shows Harry Enfield's Television Programme and Harry Enfield and ChumsIn 1990, one of BBC TV's most popular sketch shows, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, was born. Later retitled Harry Enfield and Chums, it featured Harry and co-stars Paul Whitehouse and Kathy Burke, and ran for eight years and four award-winning series.This collection contains a cornucopia of comic characters and catchphrases from the classic show, including upper-class idiot Tim Nice But Dim, DJ dinosaurs Smashie and Nicey on Radio Fab FM, Kevin the Teenager, Mr Dead, Wayne and Waynetta Slob ('I'm avving a faag'), and the Lovely Wobbly Randy Old Ladies ('Ooh, young man!')Here, too, are countless other comedy favourites, among them nosey neighbour Michael Paine, Jurgen the German, an uptight tourist who can't stop apologising for the war; and Julio Geordio, Newcastle's latest Colombian signing, whose football is as good as his English isn't.From the spoof public service announcement, 'Women, Know Your Limits!' to The Self Righteous Brothers and cowboy builders Lee and Lance, these fabulous, fast-paced sketches are as funny now as when they were first broadcast.Production creditsCreated by Harry EnfieldStarring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Kathy BurkeWritten by Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson and Geoffrey PerkinsAdditional material by Ian Hislop, Nick Newman, Harry Thompson, Dave Cummings, Richard Preddy and Gary HoweWith Georgina Anderson, David Barber, Gary Bleasdale, Harry Burton, John Cassady, Martin Clunes, Sara Crowe, Jack Fortune, Anna Gilbert, Georgie Glen, Simon Godley, Robert Harley, Emma Hewitt, Dave Hill, Caroline John, Doon Mackichan, Joe McGann, Lloyd McGuire, Elizabeth McKechnie, Stuart Milligan, PJ Nicholas, Neil Pearson, Geoffrey Perkins, Sean Pertwee, Neville Phillips, Francis Pope, Caroline Quentin, Andy Rashleigh, Kate Robbins, Stephanie Schonfeld, Lesley Ann Sharp, Mark Williams, Raymond WitchHarry Enfield's
      
19649. Joanna Trollope: Parson Hardings Daughter, A Spanish Lover, Second Honeymoon: Three Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
BBC Radio adaptations of three of Joanna Trollope's much-loved novels - plus bonus interviewBestselling author Joanna Trollope has been described as one of the most insightful chroniclers and social commenters writing fiction today. Her books have been translated into over 25 languages, and several have been adapted for television. This collection comprises the BBC Radio dramatisations of her historical novel Parson Harding's Daughter (written under the nom de plume Caroline Harvey) and two of her most popular contemporary novels, A Spanish Lover and Second Honeymoon, as well as an edition of the literary chat show The Book Café.Parson Harding's Daughter - 1775, and Caroline Harding's only suitor has disappeared to India without her. A plain, impoverished rector's daughter, she is left with few prospects - so when tragedy strikes, she has no choice but to sail to Calcutta, bound for marriage to a man she hasn't seen for eight years... Rebecca Egan stars in this engaging love story, winner of the 1980 Romantic Novel of the Year Award.A Spanish Lover - Lizzie and Frances are twins, but while Lizzie appears to have everything, Frances' life seems to lack romance. But when Frances impulsively jets off to Spain, everything changes. While Frances discovers excitement and adventure, Lizzie's world begins to fall apart...Starring Jemma Redgrave as Frances, with Caroline Langrishe as Lizzie.Second Honeymoon - When Edie's youngest son leaves home she tries to come to terms with the empty nest, but her husband's thoughts turn to the second honeymoon that is about to begin. Or so he thinks... Starring Christine Kavanagh as Edie and Sam Dale as Russell.The Book Café: Joanna Trollope - Clare English talks to the acclaimed novelist about her life and work, discussing her Scottish heritage, her love of Chelsea FC - and why there is no sex in her books.Cast and creditsWritten by Joanna Trollope (Parson Harding's Daughter written under the nom de plume Caroline Harvey)Parson Hard
      
19650. Doctor Who: The Power Of The Daleks: 2nd Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Nicholas Briggs reads this epic novelisation of the Second Doctor's debut TV adventure. Following an encounter with the Cybermen, the Doctor's life appears to hang in the balance - until, before the eyes of his companions Ben and Polly, his physical appearance is transformed!Disoriented after his regeneration, the Doctor takes the TARDIS to the Earth colony planet Vulcan. Ben and Polly are disturbed - the Doctor isn't the man he used to be. The Doctor is also worried; the colonists have found the remains of two Daleks, which they plan to revive!Once reanimated, the Daleks claim that they are content to serve humanity. Can it really be true? Or do they have their own, more sinister plans?Nicholas Briggs, who is the voice of the Daleks in Doctor Who, reads John Peel's novelisation of the original 1966 TV serial by David Whitaker.(Contains some descriptions of violence.) Reading produced by Neil Gardner.Dalek voices produced by Nicholas Briggs.Sound design by Simon Power.Executive Producer for BBC Audio: Michael Stevens© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19651. Jeffrey Archer: Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less & A Matter Of Honour: 2 Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Thrillers : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Two full-cast dramatisations of Jeffrey Archer's thrillers with narration by Jeffrey Archer himself Jeffery Archer is a New York Times bestselling author, published in over 37 languages across 97 countries. Jeffrey Archer's debut novel Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less from 1976 is dramatised here in seven parts by Betty Davis; as well as his later work A Matter of Honour, which was recently rediscovered in the collection of an amateur archivist after the recording was lost on delivery to the BBC archives. The sound quality of A Matter of Honour may be affected as a result.Not A Penny More, Not A Penny LessThe conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man.The con: Harvey Metcalfe. A brilliant, self-made guru of deceit. A very dangerous individual. And now, a hunted man. With nothing left to lose, four strangers are about to come together - each experts in their own field.Their plan: find Harvey, shadow him, trap him, and destroy him - penny-for-penny. From the luxurious casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot; from the bustle of Wall Street to fashionable London galleries, their own ingenious game has begun.It's called revenge - and they were taught by a master.Narrated by Jeffrey ArcherHarvey Metcalfe - Stratford JohnsStephen Bradley - Paul DarrowAdrian Tryner - Francis MatthewsJean Pierre Lamanns - Edward de SouzaLord James Brigsley - Jeremy ClydeAnne Summerton - Lesley-Anne DownDavid Stein - Leonard FentonJorg Birrer - Sion ProbertMiss Melkie - Sonia FraserGiovanni - Sean ArnoldAdapted by Betty DaviesDirected by Glyn DearmanFirst Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 October and November 1980A Matter of Honour10th May 1966: The Tsar's Icon is a fake. It is imperative that the original be found - and by 20th June. Finding it will change the course of human history.It seems innocent enough. A disgrac
      
19652. Life With The Lyons: 32 Episodes Of The Classic Bbc Radio Sitcom : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The vintage radio comedy series starring a real-life American family - husband and wife Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels, and their childrenFirst broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1950, Life with the Lyons was the first UK 'situation comedy'. Over 11 million listeners tuned in to the hilarious fictional misadventures of real-life Hollywood stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons and their two children Barbara and Richard, as well as Scottish housekeeper Aggie and next-door neighbours Florrie and Mr Wimple. Such was its popularity that the series ran for 11 years, spawning a TV spin-off, a West End play and two feature films.Included here are 32 of the very best episodes, among them an early one from the first series and the very last show, Roaming Scandals. Molly Weir co-stars as Aggie, with Doris Rogers as Florrie, and there are special guest appearances from comedian Ted Ray, his son Robin Ray and boxer Freddie Mills, as well as cameos from household names including Charles Hawtrey, Roger Delgado and Norman Shelley. There's never a dull moment in the Lyons household, and these fast, frantic and funny slices of life are sure to have you roaring with laughter!Production creditsWritten by Bebe Daniels, Bob Block, Ronnie Hanbury, Bill Harding and Ray SoninProduced by Tom RonaldBBC Variety Orchestra led by John Jezard and conducted by Paul FenoulhetBBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Robert BusbyIncidental music by Arthur WilkinsonFirst broadcast on the BBC Light Programme on the following dates:Time Marches Back (26 February 1951)Accidents Will Happen (25 October 1951)Let Them Eat Cake (15 November 1951)I Don't Know What To Get Her (6 December 1951)The Play's the Thing (3 April 1952)Home Again (16 November 1952)The Christmas Story (26 December 1952)The Barbecue (23 January 1953)Ben's Birthday (6 February 1953)How To Be A Good Father (13 March 1953)You Can't Get Blood Out Of A Stone (10 April 1953)Lovely to Look At (3 June 1953)Once A Ham... (19 June 1953)Coming Home (12 Novemb
      
19653. Don Quixote: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A captivating BBC Radio adaptation of Cervantes' masterpiece, chronicling the adventures of an intrepid knight errant and his faithful squireLocked up in jail, Miguel de Cervantes is attempting to start a novel when he is visited by a priest, who tells him about an old man driven insane by chivalric romances and a vision of glory. Inspired, Cervantes takes up his pen, and begins to write...His story begins in La Mancha, where an elderly country gentleman decides to emulate his knightly heroes, Sir Lancelot and El Cid, and embark on a quest to prove his valour. Renaming himself Don Quixote, he puts on his rusty armour, takes up his broadsword, saddles his broken-down horse, Rocinante, and rides out with his loyal squire Sancho Panza to put the world to rights.Spurred on by thoughts of his lady, the beautiful Dulcinea, he travels the Spanish countryside, charging at giants disguised as windmills, battling evil enchanters dressed as friars and bravely offering to fight a lion. But as his colourful fantasies come up against mundane reality, will the valiant knight be vanquished?Adapted by award-winning playwright John Arden and narrated by Ronald Baddiley as Cervantes, with Bob Grant as Don Quixote and Bernard Cribbins as Sancho Panza, this magical, metafictional tale, full of comic incidents and stories-within-stories, is at once farcical and heart-breaking.First published over 400 years ago, Cervantes' classic has been described as the first modern novel. One of the bestselling books of all time, it has been translated into over 100 languages and influenced countless authors including Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Kafka and Borges. Included here is a 2-part bonus programme, Masterpiece: Don Quixote, exploring its importance and enduring popularity. Among the contributors are Carlos Fuentes, Ben Okri and Doris Lessing, who voted the book 'the greatest literary work ever written' in a 2002 survey of 100 authors worldwide.Cast and creditsDon QuixoteDon Quixote - Bob GrantSanch
      
19654. The Leo Tolstoy Bbc Radio Drama Collection: Full-cast Dramatisations Of War And Peace, Anna Karenina & More : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
BBC Radio adaptations of Tolstoy's three major novels, plus a reading of his profound philosophical memoir, an original drama based on his life and a bonus documentaryOne of the greatest novelists of all time, Leo Tolstoy is famed worldwide for his masterpieces of realist fiction, War and Peace and Anna Karenina. This comprehensive collection contains both those iconic works, as well as his final novel Resurrection; his autobiographical essay A Confession; Stephen Wakelam's dramatic account of his tempestuous marriage, Mrs Tolstoy; and In Our Time: Tolstoy.War and Peace - 1805, and Napoleon Bonaparte is threatening the peace of Europe. In St Petersburg and Moscow, the lives of three aristocratic families are about to be changed forever... This epic dramatisation stars Simon Russell Beale, Gerard Murphy, Amanda Redman and Emily Mortimer.Anna Karenina - In 19th Century Russia, bored high society wife Anna embarks on an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky - but her passion sets her on a path to self-destruction. Starring Teresa Gallagher and Toby Stephens.Resurrection - Serving on the jury in a murder trial, Prince Dimitri recognises the young prostitute in the dock as Katerina Maslova, the girl he seduced years before. Knowing he is partly responsible for her plight, he attempts to atone for his mistakes and find redemption. Katherine Igoe and Richard Dillane star in this powerful adaptation of Tolstoy's final novel.A Confession - Read by Joss Ackland, this compelling religious testament describes Tolstoy's search for God, faith and the meaning of life.Mrs Tolstoy - In his fifties, Leo Tolstoy has a spiritual crisis. Converting to Christianity, he gives up writing, stops sleeping with his wife, won't see his children and wants to give away all his possessions. But Sofya is ready to fight for her husband and family... Starring Ian McDiarmid and Haydn Gwynne.In Our Time: Tolstoy - Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Tolstoy's life and writings, exploring his urgent des
      
19655. Hancocks Half Hour: Selected Tv Soundtracks & More: A Bbc Classic Comedy Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Over 30 brilliant BBC recordings, including TV shows, radio highlights and a wealth of previously unreleased materialTony Hancock was one of Britain's best-loved and most influential postwar comedians. Collected here are some of the very best radio and TV episodes from Hancock's Half Hour, plus celebrations, compilations, interviews, original dramas and documentaries - many of which have never before been available on audio.There's the debut show from the radio series, The First Night Party, introduced by writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson; and the last ever BBC television show, The Succession - Son and Heir. Also included are four new-to-audio TV episodes - The Oak Tree, The Train Journey, The Tycoon and The Lift - as well as many other television favourites: The Flight of the Red Shadow, The Wrong Man, The Economy Drive, Lord Byron Lived Here, The Cold, The Emigrant, The Baby Sitters, The Poison Pen Letters, The Bedsitter, The Bowmans, The Radio Ham and The Blood Donor.Two programmes introduced by Galton and Simpson, The Best of Hancock's Half Hour (Radio) and The Best of Hancock's Half Hour (TV) showcase the show's finest moments, and more classic clips can be found in Unique Hancock, an extended version of the vintage 1973 vinyl LP complete with commentary and linking narration. And in Steve Punt's Hancock Cuttings, included here for the first time on audio, the comedian and Tony Hancock fan presents a host of oddities and rarities featuring the lad himself.The life and wonderful work of Hancock, his writers, and fellow radio actor Kenneth Williams are commemorated in three never-before-released documentaries - The New Elizabethans: Tony Hancock, Celebration: Galton & Simpson and Great Lives: Kenneth Williams. Also making their audio debut are two poignant radio dramas, Hancock's Last Half Hour (starring Richard Briers as Hancock) and Hancock's Ashes (starring Ewan Bailey as Willie Rushton).Finally, we go behind-the scenes with Galton and Simpson in a trio of
      
19656. The Enchanting World Of Hinge And Bracket: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Three charming comedy series starring the dear ladies of a musical bent, Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda BracketMeet Hinge and Bracket, the delightful double act brought to sublime life by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe. Lifelong companions and musical collaborators, they enjoy nothing more than performing around the piano together, and trading light-hearted banter spiced with comic innuendo and a double entendre or two.Collected here are the very best of their radio appearances, including the pilot episode and first series of The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket. From their home in the genteel Suffolk village of Stackton Tressel, the pair embark on a variety of adventurous escapades, such as staging a murder mystery, taking part in a sonic jamboree with Peter Pratt, appearing on Desert Island Discs with Roy Plomley, sailing off on a musical cruise and orchestrating a last-minute royal celebration.Also featured are 17 episodes from The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket. Introduced by entries from Dame Hilda's diary, they chronicle the further misadventures of the dear ladies, including organising a Fancy Dress Ball, dealing with mice, woodworm and a headstrong donkey, partaking in a little too much home-made wine and squabbling over a holiday - and the milkman.Rounding off the merriment is At Home with Hinge and Bracket, in which we join the duo for six informal soirees as they entertain celebrity guests Benjamin Luxton, Evelyn Laye, Jack Brymer, June Whitfield, Rosalind Plowright and Anthony Newley with their inimitable mix of songs and witty conversation.NB: Due to the age and nature of the recording, it contains language that some listeners may find offensiveProduction creditsStarring George Logan as Dr Evadne Hinge and Patrick Fyffe as Dame Hilda BracketThe Enchanting World of Hinge and BracketMaud - Daphne HeardMr Fewster/Mr Greenaway - Duggie BrownWalter - Joe GladwinViolet - Daphne OxenfordPeerless Peter Pratt - Peter PrattRoy Plomley - HimselfMr Per
      
19657. Barbara Pym: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection: Some Tame Gazelle, No Fond Return Of Love, Crampton Hodnet & More : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Dramatisations and a reading of selected novels by Barbara Pym - plus bonus materialBarbara Pym is one of the 20th Century's wittiest, and most underrated, novelists. Her perceptive comedies of manners, centred around the domestic lives and loves of unassuming middle-class Englishwomen, won her many devoted readers and saw her hailed as a modern-day Jane Austen. Yet she spent 15 years out of print in the 1960s and '70s, until Philip Larkin championed her work in the Times Literary Supplement. Her seventh novel was subsequently shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and writers from Jilly Cooper to Alexander McCall Smith continue to laud her talent today.Included in this collection are the BBC Radio dramatisations of some of her most beloved books, including her debut Some Tame Gazelle; her second novel Crampton Hodnet, published posthumously in 1985; and its sequel Jane and Prudence. Alongside them are her fifth and sixth novels, A Glass of Blessings and No Fond Return of Love; and a comic spy thriller, So Very Secret. Adapted by actress and writer Elizabeth Proud, they feature stellar casts including Miriam Margolyes, Hannah Gordon, Samantha Bond, Rebecca Front, Joanna David, Penny Downie and Amanda Root.Her best-known novel, Excellent Women, about a clergyman's daughter whose life is disturbed by anthropologists and a handsome naval officer, is read by One Foot in the Grave star Annette Crosbie. It is followed by a bonus biographical drama, The Resurrection of Miss Pym, starring Penelope Wilton and Bill Wallis and telling the story of Barbara Pym's warm friendship with Philip Larkin, her years in the publishing wilderness, and her eventual triumphant rediscovery. And in the fascinating radio talk Finding a Voice, we hear from the author in her own words as she analyses her inspiration, influences, literary style and why she kept on writing 'even in the face of discouragement'.Cast and creditsWritten by Barbara PymCopyright © Barbara Pym 1950 (Some Tame Gazelle), 195
      
19658. Go Wild: A Bbc Nature Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
22 BBC radio programmes celebrating the great outdoors, introduced by Harriet NobleSpending time in nature is good for both our bodies and minds - but with our hectic lives (not to mention the unreliable British weather), it can be hard to get outside as much as we'd like. But fear not: we've selected some of BBC Radio 4's best nature documentaries to transport you to the great outdoors - and encourage you to take your own trip into the wild.Discover the tranquility of canoeing down the River Waveney; go rambling in the countryside with Clare Balding; explore al fresco cooking with the Food Programme team and learn the history of Cornwall's colourful flower fields. Or why not go surfing in Scotland, off-grid in Wales or on a journey of a lifetime with Paralympian cyclist Karen Darke?These captivating programmes will let you experience the sights and sounds of nature - from an oak woodland to a rainforest canopy and a rock pool - and introduce you to some remarkable naturalists, such as filmmaker Roger Deakin, author Robert Macfarlane, pioneering ornithologist Emma Turner, writer and poet Nan Shepherd, and perfumer and mountain photographer Walter Poucher.Whether you're an intrepid explorer, a weekend micro-adventurer or simply a nature lover, you're sure to be inspired - so step away from your screen, get out into the open air and enjoy the beauty of the natural world.ContentsCigarette on the Waveney - presented by Roger DeakinRamblings: In Search of the Old Ways with Robert Macfarlane - presented by Clare BaldingOpen Country: Nan Shepherd's Cairngorms - presented by Helen MarkThe Food Programme: Outdoor Cooking - presented by Sheila Dillon and Simon ParkesOne to One: Isabel Hardman on nature and depressionRamblings: George Monbiot in search of the wild - presented by Clare BaldingThe Life Scientific: Sky at Night with Maggie Aderin-Pocock- presented by Jim Al-Khalili Open Country: Off Grid in Mid-Wales - presented by Ian MarchantA Guide to Coastal Wildlife: Rock
      
19659. How To Build A Supertower: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Thriller : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Robert Glenister stars in this compelling corporate thriller about a self-made property tycoon who sets out to build a brand new London skyscraperProperty magnate Max Silver is in trouble. His West End properties are starting to crumble, his assets are turning into liabilities and his business empire's on the rocks. With the company in danger of going under, he shakes up his property portfolio, ditches his shiftless partner, Larry, and brings his brother Teddy and daughter Zara on board.Then the Lord Mayor of London asks him to build an iconic skyscraper in the heart of the capital - a 1000ft, state-of-the-art tower that will show off London to the world, and be a defiant new national symbol. With an eye to his family's future - and his personal legacy - Max agrees, and with the help of high-profile architect Katalina, the Hourglass is born.But it soon begins to look as if this prestigious project will never get off the ground. From planning permission to political opposition, the obstacles pile up - and when his legitimate funding is suddenly withdrawn, Max is left at the mercy of shadowy forces. As old scores are settled, and new enemies emerge, he will need all his charm, ruthlessness and deal-making skills to avoid the many traps put in his path by big business - and by sheer human folly...Written by acclaimed dramatist Paul Sellar, this gripping full-cast drama takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the cut-throat world of international commerce, via corruption, intrigue, dodgy finance, kidnapping and intimidation. It stars Robert Glenister as Max, with Catherine Cusack, Katherine Press and Sean Baker.Written by Paul SellarDirected by Jessica Dromgoole, Jonquil Panting and Sasha YevtushenkoCastMax Silver - Robert GlenisterCarol - Catherine CusackTeddy - Sean BakerZara - Katherine PressKatalina - Daphne AlexanderKolo - Buom TihngangLarry/Kevin - Paul HickeyJohn/Gavin - Shaun MasonMaryam - Susan JamesonSasha - Andrew ByronClem - Vineeta RishiAngus - Nichola
      
19660. The God Of Small Things: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A full-cast BBC Radio dramatisation of Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel - plus bonus interview with the authorArundhati Roy's debut novel The God of Small Things took the literary world by storm, winning the Booker Prize in 1997. It went on to sell over six million copies in 40 languages, and was named as one of the BBC's 100 'Novels That Shaped Our World' in 2019.Set in Kerala in both the present and 1969, it tells the compelling tale of fraternal twins Rahel and Estha, whose lives are shattered by the 'Love Laws' that dictate 'who should be loved, and how. And how much'. As children, they are inseparable: so close, they think of themselves as one person. But when they are just seven, everything changes. A terrible tragedy occurs, and, drawn into its devastating repercussions, they are forced apart.Twenty-three years later, Rahel has moved to America and made a new life. But when she hears that Estha has been 're-returned', she travels to Ayemenem to be with her long-lost, broken brother. As painful memories come flooding back, the heartbreaking events of the twins' childhood gradually unfold, and through flashbacks and flash-forwards, the secrets of their desperately dysfunctional family are revealed...A powerful story of forbidden cross-caste love and what a community will do to protect the old ways, this enthralling, atmospheric drama stars Yasmin Wilde, Richard Sumitro and Shaheen Khan, and features a haunting soundtrack by internationally-renowned musician Nitin Sawhney. Also included is a bonus episode of Radio 4's Bookclub from 2011, in which Arundhati Roy talks to James Naughtie about what was then her only work of fiction. Taking questions from the audience, she discusses the novel's themes and symbolism, and reveals how her training as an architect helped her plan its complex, multi-layered structure.Production creditsWritten by Arundhati RoyAdapted by Tanika GuptaOriginal music by Nitin SawhneyProduced by Nadia MolinariCastRahel - Yasmin Wild
      
19661. The Brig Society: The Complete Series 1-4: The Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Show : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Shortlisted for the BBC Audio Drama Award 2015 for Best Scripted Comedy (Studio Audience)In the complete Series 1-4 of the multi-award-winning hit show from the people who brought you Cabin Pressure and Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, stand-up comedian Marcus Brigstocke has been put in charge of a thing!In each episode, Marcus finds he's volunteered to be in charge of a big old thing - a hospital, a prison, the banking system, the great British press - and each week he starts out by thinking Well
      
19662. Tars Such As Rufus Jones Hunderby : AudiobooksNow
from the House Of Lords and internet trolling all the way up to the big issues - like why a paisley hanky is good for hiding disreputable stains
      
19663. Stockport, So Good They Named It Once: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
All 12 episodes featuring the comic goings-on of the Stockport-based Conroy familyGet ready to be dragged kicking and screaming into the world of family life, Stockport-style, as 15-year-old Jason introduces us to the Conroy clan. There's dad Eddie, cabby and wannabe champion organist; mum Maureen, who's easygoing but wasn't born yesterday; older brother Michael, lead singer of The Sweater Girls; and sisters Colette (married to uptight bank clerk Dave) and Karen (newly returned from uni with a Sloane Ranger boyfriend).In Series 1, Italian exchange Gian-Paolo arrives - and soon makes his presence unwelcome; Eddie scores tickets to Stockport County's biggest ever match and Dave proudly brings home his new Ford Focus (but will he ever take the protective covers off the seats?) And in Series 2, the Conroys become the subject of an academic study; meet their rich new neighbours; and welcome a visitor bringing extra branches to their family tree. Meanwhile, Jason and Michael stake their claim in cyberspace and The Sweater Girls look set for their big break - just as Eddie leaves home...Written by Murder on the Blackpool Express producer Jim Poyser, and author and actor Damian Lanigan, this light, entertaining sitcom - set in the real-life Stockport suburb of Edgeley - has a well-established sense of place and pitch-perfect local dialect. It stars Dominic Monaghan and Andrew Knott as Jason, with Jason Done as Michael, Beverly Callard as Maureen, and John McArdle and John Henshaw as Eddie. Special guests include sports commentator Alan Green and DJs Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley.Production creditsWritten by Jim Poyser and Damian LaniganRecorded by Rex BroughMusic by Big GeorgeWith thanks to Justin Sbresni and Jon PlowmanProduced by Neil MosseyFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 August-29 September 1999 (Series 1), 4 October-8 November 2000 (Series 2)CastJason - Dominic Monaghan/Andrew KnottMichael - Jason DoneDave - Stefan EscreetEddie - John McArdle/John HenshawColette - Emm
      
19664. Doctor Who: Tales Of Time And Space: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 11th Doctor Audio Originals : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Nine exclusive adventures featuring a multitude of Doctors and companions.The collection opens with a trilogy of stories set in the First World War - Men of War, Horrors of War and Fortunes of War - in which the First, Third and Sixth Doctors are pitted against a rogue element in time. In The Thing From The Sea the Fourth Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey meet an alien serpent in 18th Century Italy, and in The Elysian Blade the Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria find trouble on a distant Earth colony. In The Flight of the Sun God the Sixth Doctor and Peri join a spaceship of company executives on a one-way trip, whilst The Scent of Blood brings the Eighth Doctor to Victorian Edinburgh in search of vampires. The Eleventh Doctor and Clara discover Paradise Lost on the distant edge of a nebula, and the Fourth Doctor returns to Earth - and Mrs Wibbsey - to face the menace of The Winged Coven.Peter Purves, Katy Manning, Colin Baker, Susan Jameson, Frazer Hines, Nicola Bryant, Dan Starkey and Jacob Dudman are the readers of these thrilling stories written by Justin Richards, Paul Magrs, David Bishop, Nev Fountain, Andrew Lane and Darren Jones.(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19665. Doctor Who: The Second Earth Adventures Collection: 1st, 2nd, 4th & 7th Doctor Novelisations : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
A collection of five classic TV novelisations featuring the Doctor's hectic adventures on Earth.Slick and polished...immersive productions of much-loved novelisations...long may we enjoy them." - Doctor Who MagazineIn Planet of Giants present day England becomes a nightmare landscape when a freak accident causes the TARDIS and its occupants to be reduced to miniature size.In The Massacre the Doctor and Steven land in 16th Century Paris
      
19666. Beset By Death And Disaster.in Delta And The Bannermen The Doctor And Mel Find Themselves Holed Up In A Remote Welsh Holiday Camp : AudiobooksNow
first published as Target Books in the 1970s and 1980s. Nicholas Briggs provides the authentic voice of the Cybermen.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title
      
19667. Doctor Who And The Nightmare Of Eden: 4th Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
An action-packed novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K9. A freak accident locks two ships together in space - and a distress call brings the Doctor, Romana and the faithful K9 onto the scene. There they discover traces of the highly addictive drug Vraxoin, and the presence of the ferocious Mandrels. As the Doctor attempts to separate the two spaceships, he and Romana are pulled into a web of intrigue involving treacherous drug smugglers, undercover spies, and a savagely dangerous planet called Eden... (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19668. Doctor Who And The Android Invasion: 4th Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Geoffrey Beevers reads this exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fourth Doctor.The Doctor and Sarah arrive safely back on Earth - or do they? Why does the mysterious soldier march straight over a cliff, and then reappear unharmed? Why are they attacked by sinister mechanics with built-in guns for hands?Why is a picturesque country village at first deserted, then filled with mindless zombies? And why are the Doctor and Sarah's best friends trying to kill them?Will they be in time to defeat the deadly Kraals and their terrifying android invasion of Earth?Geoffrey Beevers, who played the Master in the BBC TV series, reads Terrance Dicks's novelisation of the 1975 TV serial by Terry Nation.Slick and polished...immersive productions of much-loved novelisations...long may we enjoy them." - Doctor Who Magazine© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"
      
19669. Doctor Who: The Reign Of Terror: 1st Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Jamie Glover reads a thrilling novelisation of an adventure in history for the First Doctor. It's 1794, and the TARDIS materialises some distance from Paris during the French Revolution, the scene of the infamous Reign of Terror. Soon the Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara find themselves caught up in the tangled web of historical events. Who is James Stirling, the master-spy to whom Ian must deliver a message? What world-shattering events are being discussed in a deserted inn off the Calais road? And can the Doctor and his friends escape a violent and bloody death at the dreaded guillotine?Jamie Glover, who played William Russell in BBC TV's An Adventure in Space and Time, reads Nigel Robinson's novelisation of the 1964 TV serial by Dennis Spooner. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19670. Doctor Who: The Penumbra Affair: Beyond The Doctor : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Susan Jameson reads this Beyond the Doctor story featuring the Doctor's housekeeper, Mrs Wibbsey.A letter arrives at Nest Cottage, warning of danger for all former companions of the Doctor. Intrigued, Mrs Wibbsey begins a correspondence with one Polly Wright - and soon finds herself with an unexpected guest for Christmas.But shadows are gathering in the Hexford snow, and old scores are waiting to be settled. With Mike Yates and other friends around her, Mrs Wibbsey must navigate her way between facts and half-truths if she's to keep the Doctor's secrets safe, and live to tell the tale...Susan Jameson, who plays Mrs Wibbsey in BBC Audio's Nest Cottage Adventures, reads this poignant and intriguing story by Paul Magrs.Reading produced by Neil GardnerSound design by David RoocroftScript Editor & Series Producer: Michael Stevens(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19671. Doctor Who And The Face Of Evil: 4th Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Louise Jameson reads a gripping novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker.The TARDIS lands in a primeval forest, and the Doctor meets Leela, a warrior banished from her tribe. He learns that an ongoing war between the Sevateem and the Tesh was instigated by Xoanon, the god they both worship.In reality an all-powerful computer, Xoanon is possessed by a desperate madness directly related to the Doctor - one which only the Time Lord can rectify!In order to do battle with Xoanon the Doctor must escape, not only from the savage practices of the Sevateem, but also from the mind-controlling impulses of the Tesh.Louise Jameson, who played Leela in the BBC TV series, reads Terrance Dicks's unabridged novelisation of the 1977 TV serial by Chris Boucher.Slick and polished...immersive productions of much-loved novelisations...long may we enjoy them." - Doctor Who Magazine(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"
      
19672. Unmade Movies: Alexander Mackendrick's Mary Queen Of Scots: A Bbc Radio 4 Adaptation Of The Unproduced Screenplay : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Alexander Mackendrick's unproduced screenplay about the most turbulent year of Mary Stuart's life'Rain-drenched spectacular... [Glenda] Jackson brings authority and asperity, but so much more' New StatesmanThe annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.One of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, Mary Queen of Scots follows one tumultuous year in the life of the 16th Century monarch. It's 1566, and two clans are at war. Two religions - Catholic and Protestant - are in conflict. And two countries - England and Scotland - are about to collide. At the centre of this turmoil is 23-year-old Queen Mary: pregnant, isolated and vulnerable. Caught in a web of treachery, betrayal and murder, she must use her steely intelligence and every skill at her disposal to maintain her rightful position on the throne...The acclaimed director of Whisky Galore! and The Ladykillers, Alexander Mackendrick spent nearly two decades struggling to adapt Mary Stuart's story for the silver screen, before retiring from filmmaking in 1969. Almost 50 years later, his cherished project was finally revived, directed by 'BAFTA Breakthrough Brit' Hope Dickson Leach and produced by Sandy Lieberson, Mackendrick's intended producer for the film. Narrated by the multi-award-winning Glenda Jackson, who twice played Elizabeth I in the 1970s, it stars Ellie Bamber (The Serpent) as Mary. Settle back and let yourself get carried away by this sweeping tale of passion, power, triumph and tragedy...Production creditsOriginal screenplay by Alexander Mackendrick and
      
19673. Unmade Movies: Dennis Potter's The White Hotel: A Bbc Radio 4 Adaptation Of The Unproduced Screenplay : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Dennis Potter's unproduced screenplay of D. M. Thomas's award-winning novel, plus bonus documentary'Incendiary' Radio TimesThe annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.The White Hotel, one of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, centres around circus performer Lisa, who visits famous Berlin psychoanalyst Dr Probst to discover the cause of her mysterious breast and pelvic pains. Reading her sexually-charged journal, Probst concludes that the answer lies in her past. But then Lisa reveals her unsettling premonitions - 'I see what is going to happen. And what is going to happen cannot be endured.' Is her trauma really the result of childhood memories, or a dark vision of the future?Lauded for his groundbreaking TV dramas, Dennis Potter also wrote several acclaimed screenplays, including Gorky Park. The White Hotel was taken up by numerous directors, from Bertolucci to David Lynch, with actors including Barbra Streisand and Meryl Streep slated to star - but the project defeated them all. Now, directed by Jon Amiel, who worked with Potter on The Singing Detective, this haunting, hallucinatory drama has finally found an audience. Anne-Marie Duff (His Dark Materials) stars as Lisa, with Bill Paterson (Fleabag) as Probst and Simon McBurney (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) as the narrator. It is preceded by a 15-minute documentary, The Long Road to the White Hotel, telling the story of the many failed attempts to film Thomas's novel and the making of the radio production.NB: Contains strong language and sexual scenesProduction
      
19674. Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Anneke Wills reads an exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Second Doctor.When the TARDIS lands on a deserted volcanic island, the Doctor and his companions find themselves kidnapped by primitive sea-people.Taken into the bowels of the Earth, they discover they are in the lost kingdom of Atlantis. Offered as sacrifices to the fish-goddess, Amdo, the Doctor and his companions are rescued from the jaws of death by the famous scientist, Zaroff.But they are still not safe, and nor are the people of Atlantis. For Zaroff has a plan that will make him the greatest scientist of all time. He will raise Atlantis above the waves - even if it means destroying the world...Anneke Wills, who played Polly in the TV series, reads Nigel Robinson's novelisation of the 1967 TV serial by Geoffrey Orme.(P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19675. Doctor Who: The Code Of Flesh: 8th Doctor Audio Original : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Dan Starkey recounts a brand new adventure in Victorian Wales for the Eighth Doctor, as played on TV by Paul McGann.In 1890s Cardiff, reporter James MacFarlane is intrigued by rumours of 'anaesthesia frolics', at which gatherings the latest frontier in pain relief is demonstrated to influential guests.After he speaks to someone who attended several such 'frolics' - and left with a hand and two fingers missing - James realises that the events have a dark side. Contriving an invitation, he is astounded to find another guest also investigating - it's his old friend the Doctor!Reunited in mystery, the Doctor and James enter the murky underbelly of polite Cardiff society, where they uncover a shattering secret - and a monster lurking at its heart.Dan Starkey, who played Strax in the BBC TV series, reads Andrew Lane's dark and brooding tale.Reading produced by Neil GardnerProject Editor & Executive Producer: Michael StevensSound Design: David Darlington? 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19676. The Brothers: The Complete Series 1-3: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
All 16 episodes of the BBC radio comedy about the dysfunctional Burbage siblingsBrothers Nigel and Michael share everything - home, work and acute neuroses. Several years ago, they gave up respectable careers to set up a website design company in Nigel's living room. That was their first mistake...They rapidly discover that no-one can disturb, pester and annoy like a sibling can - except, perhaps, for their eccentric friends Zorro and Oonagh, whose constant interruptions and distractions lead them into some increasingly odd situations. Liquidised orchids, tropical fish, John Travolta's cufflinks and revolving bow ties are soon part of their daily routine as, beset by professional problems and private consternation, the beleagured brothers find their lives becoming increasingly surreal.The arrival of their feckless father, Peter, sparks further havoc for the duo, and worries about absent wives and all-too-present fiancées only add to the pressure. Can the brothers fix their strained filial relationship, or will they only find happiness by going their separate ways?Written by Caroline and David Stafford, whose credits include Hazelbeach and the 'Birkett' legal dramas, this engaging comedy drama stars Adam Godley (The Umbrella Academy) as Nigel, Raymond Coulthard (Hotel Babylon) as Michael, Pauline McLynn (Father Ted) as Oonagh and Pearce Quigley and Alex Lowe as Zorro.Written by Caroline and David StaffordProduced and directed by Marc BeebyCastNigel - Adam GodleyMichael - Raymond CoulthardOonagh - Pauline McLynnZorro - Pearce Quigley/Alex LoweSally/Korean daughter - Alice HartKorean dad - Jon GloverUnsuitable man - Harry MyersPeter - James FleetHelen - Sophie RobertsTrapper - Sam DaleFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19 May-9 June 2004 (Series 1), 28 September-2 November 2005 (Series 2), 19 February-26 March 2007 (Series 3)© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19677. Mark Twain: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection: The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, The Million Pound : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
BBC radio productions of Mark Twain's very best novels and short stories - plus bonus materialMark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was one of the foremost writers and humorists to come out of the United States. Hailed by William Faulkner as 'the father of American literature', he is renowned worldwide for his classic novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This wide-ranging collection comprises dramatisations and readings of a host of his much-loved stories, from well-known works to less familiar gems.The adaptations include Tony Award-winning Bryony Lavery's rhythmic reworking of The Million Pound Bank Note; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, dramatised by award-winning playwright Marcy Kahan; and The Diary of Adam and Eve, Twain's affectionate satire about the battle of the sexes. They are performed by full casts including Trevor White, Mark Caven, Christopher Jacot, Inika Leigh Wright and Tom Goodman-Hill.Among the readings are an abridged version of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, in which Ed Bishop brings Tom's escapades to colourful life; the little-known yarn The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (read by Jon Glover) telling the tall tale of an inveterate gambler and a talented amphibian; and The Prince and the Pauper (read by Jason Isaacs), an abridgement of Twain's historical fantasy about two identical boys born on the same day - one rich, the other poor. And in Mark Twain Stories, Frasier star Kelsey Grammer reads five of the great author's finest short stories.Also included is Kaleidoscope Feature: The Further Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, charting the troubled 100-year history of Twain's controversial novel, which has gone from being banned to being beloved - and back again.NB: Contains language that listeners may find offensiveCast and creditsWritten by Mark Twain. First published 1867 (The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County), 1868 (Cannibalism in the Cars), 1870 (The Facts in the Cas
      
19678. David Attenborough's Life Stories: The Complete Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Collected together for the very first time, this is the complete Series 1 and 2 of Life Stories, written and presented by Sir David Attenborough.One of the nation's most popular presenters, Sir David examines 40 marvels of the natural world from his extraordinary and pioneering experiences.What was Sir David's first pet? Which animal would he most like to be? How did he track down a giant earthworm? Why does he respect rats? And what did he do when confronted by a ten-foot-long reptile?His enthusiasm is as infectious as ever, and conveys a unique fascination on topics as diverse as the sloth, monstrous flowers, the platypus, dragons, the fire salamander, the coelacanth, the dodo, bird's-nest soup and the large blue butterfly. So listen to these stories to find out the real reason why animals sing, the story behind a 150-million-year-old feather, and what it is about snakes that really unnerves Sir David.©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19679. The Forsyte Saga: 4 Full Cast Bbc Radio Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
An epic BBC radio adaptation of John Galsworthy's complete Forsyte Chronicles, narrated by Dirk Bogarde and with an all-star cast'Hallmarked with elegance and craftsmanship' The Evening StandardFirst broadcast in 1990, this monumental adaptation of John Galsworthy's Nobel Prize-winning novel series was a radio event. It was the most expensive drama serial ever produced, featured one of the biggest, most star-studded casts and dominated the Radio 4 schedules for over 5 months, attracting over a million listeners each week.Comprising all nine books in Galsworthy's Forsyte Chronicles, it spans 50 years - from 1886 to 1936 - and tells the irresistible story of an upper-class dynasty torn apart by a terrible feud.Wealthy, privileged and successful, the Forsytes seem to have it all. But the disastrous marriage of Irene and Soames Forsyte, and the dire consequences of one night and the next foggy day, are to split the family for generations. As the sins of the father are visited upon the children, the younger Forsytes - from Soames' daughter Fleur to her cousin Dinny Cherrell - find themselves doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past as they experience both the pain and the promise of love. Beset by emotional disasters, domestic dramas and society scandals, can the various members of this sprawling family ever find lasting happiness?This sweeping tale of passion, power and money stars a host of outstanding actors, including Dirk Bogarde, Alan Howard, Michael Hordern, Diana Quick, Michael Williams, Maurice Denham, Amanda Redman and Sophie Thompson.Cast and creditsWritten by John GalsworthyThe Forsyte ChroniclesGalsworthy - Dirk BogardeOld Jolyon - Michael HordernSoames Forsyte - Alan HowardIrene - Diana QuickYoung Jolyon - Michael WilliamsJames - Maurice DenhamAunt Ann - Fabia DrakeAunt Hester - Rachel KempsonAunt Juley - Renee AshersonJune - Angela PleasencePhilip Bosinney - Michael CochraneSwithin - David MarchRoger/Justice Bentham/Sir Luke Sharman/Adrian Ch
      
19680. George Bernard Shaw: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
15 of the finest works by the world-renowned playwright, as heard on BBC radioGeorge Bernard Shaw - or Bernard Shaw, as he preferred to be known - was one of Ireland's foremost dramatists and thinkers. His plays range from contemporary satires to historical allegories, and are infused with ideas, insight, wit and wisdom. Included here are some of his best works, adapted for radio and brought together in reverse chronological order in one statement collection.We begin with his prophetic political comedy The Apple Cart, set in the future and pitting the fictional King Magnus against his Prime Minister. Next is his masterpiece Saint Joan, dramatising the trials of Joan of Arc, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Heartbreak House lampoons England's ruling elite before World War I, as they sail heedlessly towards catastrophe; Pygmalion explores feminism and the class system through Cockney flowergirl Eliza Doolittle and irascible phonetics professor Henry Higgins; and in Androcles and the Lion, Shaw transforms Aesop's fable to impart his thoughts on human frailty, religion and martyrdom.The Dark Lady of the Sonnets imagines a meeting between William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, while alternate history Press Cuttings sets the suffragettes against crotchety war veteran General Mitchener. Here, too, are the controversial The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet, banned in England for contravening blasphemy laws; the classic comedy Major Barbara, a tale of romance, rich privilege and a battle of wills; and the humorous philosophical drama based on the Don Juan theme, Man and Superman, directed for Radio 3 by theatrical icon Sir Peter Hall.Also featured are early works Caesar and Cleopatra, a dramatised account of the relationship between the Roman dictator and the Egyptian queen; The Devil's Disciple, set against the backdrop of the American War of Independence; The Man of Destiny, in which Napoleon enters into a battle of wits with a beautiful stranger;
      
19681. 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter: Amazing Things Humans Have Learnt From The Animal Kingdom : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Season 1 of the hugely successful BBC radio series about the natural world and the awesome ways it has inspired us.Over billions of years, animals have evolved and adapted, learning through trial and error the best strategies for surviving and thriving. So who better to help us humans when it comes to solving our own challenges? In this fascinating series, biologist and wildlife filmmaker Patrick Aryee tells the incredible stories of some remarkable animals, and the surprising ways they have enabled us to make technological and scientific breakthroughs. From the kingfisher whose beak led to a redesign of the bullet train, to the spider's web that may help us detect the earth's vibrations and turn them into electricity, the animals in these 30 episodes all have extraordinary abilities that could revolutionise our world. There's the bloodsucking mosquito whose mouthparts might hold the key to a future of painless injections; the woodpecker whose hard head has given us ideas for better bicycle helmets and black box recorders; the shark whose scaly skin could show us how to fight superbugs, the tenacious mussel that could make risky foetal surgery safer and save lives - and many more. And in the final, live show, we dig deeper into the world of biomimicry, and hear from listeners about other creatures who could spark innovation - including scorpions, tarantulas and hibernating bears...Full of brilliant, bingeable tales and astonishing revelations, this mind-blowing natural history series will thrill animal lovers, science fans and anyone who's curious about our wonderful natural world.Production creditsPresented by Patrick AryeeSeries producer: Sarah BluntProduced by Amelia ButterlyLive show produced by Mark WardSeries and live show editor: James CookMusic and sound design by Dan PollardSound recordist: Chris WatsonFirst broadcast on the BBC World Service on the following dates:Track ListKingfisher and bullet train 25 March 2019Octopus and camouflag
      
19682. G.f. Newmans The Corrupted: Series 5 And 6: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Crime Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The fifth and sixth series of the East End family crime saga, starring Toby Jones as Joseph Olinska'G. F. Newman's powerful story of ambition and crooks' The Times1991. Britain and the US are waging war in Iraq, the Soviet Union is breaking up - and Brian Oldman is banged up in Parkhurst, his 30-year sentence restarted. Set on proving his innocence, he studies law from his cell in a bid to win justice at last. But will he ever be released from prison?Joseph Olinska, meanwhile, seems unstoppable. Now ennobled and on the board of Lehman Brothers, he plans to extend his business interests into Russia - with a little help from Boris Yeltsin and his cronies. He also cultivates the new Prime Minister, John Major: as well as a young centre-left politician named Tony Blair. The only fly in the ointment is his acrimonious divorce from Catherine, who's seeking a multi-million-pound settlement and has engaged top barrister George Carman to get it. And in the meantime, she's airing all Joseph's dirty laundry in court...With his crimes revealed for all to see, will Joseph finally get his comeuppance? And as a new millennium dawns, whose fortunes will prosper - and who will get their just deserts?Adapted by double BAFTA-winning writer G. F. Newman (Law and Order, Judge John Deed) from his own hit novels, this compelling tale mingles fact and fiction to shine a light on the corruption woven through the fabric of our society. Toby Jones stars as Joseph, with Joe Armstrong as Brian and Izabella Urbanowicz as Catherine.NB: Contains violence, scenes of a sexual nature, prejudicial dialogue and attitudes prevalent in the time in which the events depicted took placeWritten by G. F. NewmanCharacters based on G. F. Newman's novelsProduced and directed by Clive BrillA Brill production for BBC Radio 4CastSir Joseph Olinska - Toby JonesBrian Oldman - Joe ArmstrongCatherine - Izabella UrbanowiczLeah Cohen - Jasmine HydeMargaret - Flora MontgomeryWarder Peters/John Major/Do
      
19683. G.f. Newmans The Corrupted: Series 3 And 4: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Crime Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The third and fourth series of the criminal family saga, based on G. F. Newman's bestselling novels'Terrific listening' The Independent1971. As Ted Heath's government presides over the collapse of Rolls Royce, and Britain goes over to decimalisation, Brian Oldman is locked up in Brixton Prison.Joseph Oldman pulls every corrupt string in a desperate attempt to get him released; yet no sooner is Brian out, than he finds himself back inside. Joseph, however, is on the up: expanding his business through dodgy deals with a Colombian drug cartel, and making friends in high places, including Lord Goodman and Margaret Thatcher. Entering the murky world of politics, he becomes an MP, and reverts to his old surname, Olinska.But just as he is about to receive a knighthood, putting the final seal on his acceptance into the Establishment, he receives news that could ruin everything. Brian, facing a life sentence for a murder he didn't commit, is launching an appeal. He knows who the real guilty party is - Joseph - and he's determined to prove it...Blending fact and fiction to gripping effect, The Corrupted charts the story of the Oldman family against a backdrop of a revolution in crime, as the underworld extends its reach into the highest echelons of society. Adapted by award-winning writer G. F. Newman (Law and Order, Judge John Deed) from his own acclaimed books, it stars Toby Jones as Joseph, with Izabella Urbanowicz as Cath, Joe Armstrong as Brian and a full cast including Jasmine Hyde, Richard Wilson and Steve Nallon.NB: Contains violence, scenes of a sexual nature, prejudicial dialogue and attitudes prevalent in the time in which the events depicted took placeCreated by G. F. NewmanCharacters based on G. F. Newman's novelsProduced and directed by Clive BrillA Brill production for BBC Radio 4CastJoseph Oldman/Olinska - Toby JonesBrian Oldman - Joe ArmstrongCath - Izabella UrbanowiczJack - Jacob Fortune-LloydTony Wednesday/Michael O'Dell - Alec NewmanM
      
19684. Chinese Characters: A Bbc History Of China In 20 Lives : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Twenty audio portraits telling the story of China through key personalities - plus a bonus edition of In Our TimeAward-winning author and historian Professor Rana Mitter introduces us to some of the remarkable individuals who have shaped the arc of Chinese history. Selecting men and women from ancient times to the modern era - some rich and powerful, others poor and unknown - he explores their sensational life stories, from Mongol emperors to 19th-century factory girls.Here is China's only female emperor, Wu Zetian, whose path to the top was littered with elite corpses; Mao Zedong, the man who revolutionised China, but at the cost of millions of lives; and Deng Xiaoping, who enabled China's economic miracle, but crushed protests with ferocity in 1989. Alongside them are numerous other extraordinary characters, including celebrated philosopher Confucius, Muslim sailor Zheng He, Jesuit mathematician Matteo Ricci, global film star Bruce Lee - and a pioneering TV documentary series, River Elegy, that started a national debate about regeneration and democracy.What can Ding Ling's lustful literary creation, Sophie, teach us about 1920s China? What role would kidnapped monk Kumarajiva play in the future of Chinese chanting? And how did Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling become Asia's first power couple? Rana Mitter reveals the answers in this engrossing series, which ranges across time and geography to zoom in on the people and ideas that have made China what it is today. Insightful, stimulating and superbly researched, it shows the astonishing diversity and complexity of Chinese society, painting a multi-dimensional picture of the world's most populous nation.Also included is an episode of In Our Time, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss China's Warring States period of 400 BC-200 AD, examining how this turbulent epoch sparked a Golden Age of intellectual and cultural productivity and laid the foundations for the first Chinese Empire.Production creditsPresented by R
      
19685. Anton Chekhov: 6 Full-cast Bbc Radio Productions: The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, Wild Honey & More : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
BBC radio productions of some of Anton Chekhov's finest playsA master of Russian realism, Anton Chekhov is renowned for his meticulously observed plays and short stories exploring the human condition, in all its joys and sorrows. Included here are six of his best-known dramas, as well as Michael Frayn's adaptation of Wild Honey, drawn from an early, untitled Chekhov play; and one documentary exploring Chekhov's life and work.Wild Honey - The acclaimed radio version of Michael Frayn's adaptation and Olivier Award-winning comedy, in which village teacher Platonov's youthful ambitions are rekindled when the seductive Sofya arrives. Ian McKellen stars as PlatonovThe Seagull - Recorded on location in Russia, this much-praised version of Chekhov's classic set on a lakeside dacha features a star cast including Diana Quick, Alex Jennings, Robert Glenister and Helena Bonham-Carter.Ivanov - 19th Century landowner Ivanov is in debt and depressed - can the love of a beautiful young woman rejuvenate him? Alec McCowan, Maurice Denham, Maxine Audley and Judi Dench star in this vintage production, adapted by John Gielgud.The Cherry Orchard- Returning home from Paris, Madame Ranyevskaya and her daughter Anya discover that the family estate must be sold to cover their debts. Can they save their beloved cherry orchard? Starring Sinéad Cusack, Anna Massey, Patricia Routledge and Andrew Sachs.Three Sisters - Stuck in provincial Russia, Olga, Masha and Irina dream of one day returning to Moscow. But life keeps getting in the way... Hattie Morahan, Scarlett Alice Johnson and Flora Spencer-Longhurst star in Chekhov's poignant meditation on love and longing.Uncle Vanya - Life on a rural Russian estate is thrown into turmoil by the visit of the ailing Professor Serebryakov and his beautiful young wife Yelena. Anton Lesser stars as Serebryakov, with Lyndsey Marshal as Yelena and Neil Dudgeon as Vanya.Great Lives - Matthew Parris, William Boyd and Chekhov biographer Donald Rayfield consider
      
19686. Gods Revolution: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Historical Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
An epic 12-part drama about the events leading up to, and following, the execution of King Charles I'Classy writing... wonderfully crisp, with a brilliant cast' The SpectatorEngland, 1647. Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army has routed the Royalists, and the King, having fled to Scotland, has been ransomed, sent back across the border and imprisoned. It seems the war is over, but there is trouble ahead. Parliament wants to disband the army and install its own militia - an act that looks, to Cromwell's loyal soldiers, like outright betrayal.As dissent grows within the ranks, agitators such as Francis White and John Reynolds, and leading Leveller John Lilburne, step up to speak for the common man. What began with a dispute over army demobilisation soon becomes far more, and a radical faction arises demanding freedom, equality and power to the people. But for Cromwell and his Commander-in-Chief, Thomas Fairfax, this is a challenge to Parliament's authority, and smacks of revolution. Facing a schism within the army, Cromwell is torn - but when the King escapes from custody, he and his troops have a new threat to deal with...Meanwhile, the women at home have troubles of their own. Clever, independent Penelope White is subject to the whims of her intransigent father, who wants her to marry a man of his choosing. And Lilburne's wife, Elizabeth, must risk her life each time she smuggles forbidden political papers into his cell in the Tower of London. As their men prepare to fight once more, what does the future hold for them?Set between the pivotal years of 1647 and 1649, this classic Civil War drama stars Bernard Hepton as Cromwell, Nigel Anthony as Fairfax, Graham Blockey as Francis White, Christian Rodska as Lilburne, William Eedle as Charles I, Deborah Makepeace as Penelope and Maureen O'Brien as Elizabeth.Cast and creditsWritten by Don TaylorGod's RevolutionLord General Fairfax - Nigel AnthonyJohn Church - Eric AllanFrancis White - Graham BlockeyC
      
19687. Birkett: Five Full-cast Bbc Radio 4 Crime Dramas : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Five tales of murder, mayhem and political intrigue from the casebook of Norman BirkettNorman Birkett KC (1883-1962) was a real-life Rumpole - a distinguished and highly skilled lawyer who had numerous successes in the courtroom during his long career. This collection covers some of his most famous cases of the inter-war years, including the dramatic trial of Buck Ruxton; the notorious Dennistoun affair; and the peculiar events surrounding the mysterious cyclist Ronald Light.Norman Birkett and the Case of the Coleford Poisoner - The celebrated advocate defends a woman accused of murdering her husband with arsenic.Birkett and the Blind Soldier - When a blind First World War veteran is charged with killing his wife, Birkett takes on his defence.Birkett and the Green Bicycle - Appearing for the prosecution, the brilliant barrister deals with a case involving death by gunshot, pacifism and chocolate...Birkett and the Red Stains on the Carpet - The renowned KC defends a doctor accused of murdering and dismembering his wife and maid.Birkett and the Naked Toreador - Norman Birkett takes on the case that made his name in this extraordinary saga of blackmail, snobbery, society scandal and bullfighting...David Haig and Neil Dudgeon star as Birkett, with Alison Pettitt and Bonnie Engstrom as his wife, Billie, and Alun Raglan as his clerk, Edgar.Written by Caroline and David StaffordDirected by Marc BeebyNorman Birkett and the Case of the Coleford PoisonerBirkett - David HaigEdgar Bowker - Trystan GravelleBillie - Alison PettittElton Pace - Michael ShelfordAnnie Pace/Leslie Pace - Clare CorbettDr du Pre - Sam DaleJudge Horridge/Vicar - Bruce AlexanderMrs Elizabeth Porter - Joanna MonroOther parts were played by John Biggins and Nigel HastingsFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1 June 2010Birkett and the Blind SoldierNorman Birkett - Neil DudgeonBillie - Bonnie EngstromEdgar - Alun RaglanLady Pearson - Adjoa AndohArthur - Carl PrekoppMacCormac - Paul MoriartyFrazer/Warder - Adam Bill
      
19688. If You're So Clever, Why Aren't You Rich?: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Richard E Grant, Peter Capaldi and Amanda Root are among the stars of this BBC radio sitcom about three promising graduates still underachieving in their 30sFlatmates Judith, Giles and David once had it all: youth, optimism, ambition, and degrees from one of the country's best universities. In their 20s, they were full of potential, but ten years later, they're simply might-have-beens. Stuck in Streatham and strapped for cash, they're forced to mooch off their more successful mates just to get by...Wannabe actress Judith is searching for her big break, but all she finds are unsuitable men (and one equally unsuitable woman...) Could a baby be the answer to her unfulfilled yearnings - or maybe marriage to ex-lover Giles? Nerdy David is also hopelessly in love with Judith, but knows he doesn't have a chance. Will he ever meet a potential girlfriend who isn't in his cycling club? And for dissolute ex-public-schoolboy Giles, recently returned from 'finding himself' in Kathmandu, anything's preferable to going back to Norfolk and becoming a solicitor...As they battle with life, love, themselves and each other, can the not-so-young hopefuls finally find their focus and get to grips with adulthood?First broadcast in 1995, this fresh, funny series still feels real and relevant today, and features a stellar cast including Richard E Grant, Douglas Hodge and Tony Slattery as Giles, Peter Capaldi and Paul Bigley as David and Amanda Root as Judith.Production creditsWritten by Paul Shearer and Richard TurnerProduced by Paul Schlesinger and Claire JonesMusic by Pete BaikieCastGiles - Richard E Grant/Douglas Hodge/Tony SlatteryJudith - Amanda RootDavid - Peter Capaldi/Paul BigleyMr Horrocks - Geoffrey WhiteheadMrs Horrocks - Tina Gray/Jillie MeersWith Christopher Rozycki, Amerjit Deu, Kay Stoneham, Alexander Armstrong, Richard Turner, Eva Stuart, Peter Yapp, Simon Greenall, Annabel Mullion, Alex Lowe, Phil Nice, Siriol Jenkins, Paul Shearer, Abigail Cruttenden, Jane Slavin, Alice
      
19689. The Complete Earthsea Series & The Left Hand Of Darkness: 3 Bbc Radio Full Cast Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
The dazzling BBC Radio adaptations of Ursula K. Le Guin's famous fantasy saga and her ground-breaking science fiction masterpiece - plus bonus materialUrsula K. Le Guin was one of the most revered and influential writers of the 20th Century. Her 'Earthsea' books have sold millions of copies and been translated into numerous languages, while her trailblazing novel The Left Hand of Darkness was a landmark in feminist science fiction and ranks among the greatest SF novels of all time. This BBC collection brings together the magical radio retellings of both these seminal classics.Set on an immense archipelago where magic is a part of life, Earthsea tells the stories of Ged, a young, reckless wizard, and Tenar, taken from her home as a child to become Arha, guardian priestess of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. Meeting for the first time deep within the tombs, their destinies become intertwined, and they unite to bring peace to their troubled world. Years later, their paths have diverged - but when Ged returns to Tenar's island on a dragon's back, they are caught up in an epic battle for the future of Earthsea itself. Starring James McArdle, Shaun Dooley and Robert Glenister as Ged, and Aysha Kala, Vineeta Rishi and Nina Wadia as Tenar with Toby Jones and Noma Dumezweni.The Left Hand of Darkness takes place on an alien world in the grip of an Ice Age. Genly Ai has been sent from Earth on a mission to persuade Gethen to join a planetary union, the Ekumen. But his task is fraught with difficulty. For this is a world whose people have no fixed gender, and Genly's encounters with the natives are marked by mutual incomprehension and mistrust. In coming to terms with their otherness and their sameness Genly must let go of his fixed ideas about identity, and embark on a dangerous journey across the snow plains with his only ally, First Minister Estraven. The stakes are high to save a world from war. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith stars as Genly, with Lesley Sharp as Estraven.Also included
      
19690. Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off: The Complete Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
All five series of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy - plus World Cup, Glastonbury and Brexit Specials'Not since I first heard Alan [Partridge] have I felt so sure that I was in the presence of an immortal' Sunday TelegraphMeet Budleigh Salterton's most famous son, Giles Wemmbley Hogg: bumbling backpacker, fearless investigator of cultural diversity, connoisseur of Eastern philosophies and upper middle-class student ponce. In these five series, armed with his trusty portable DAT and his Charterhouse rugby shirt, Giles bravely ventures forth to far-off foreign lands and records his adventures.His meanderings take him from the Sudan to Las Vegas - but wherever he goes, he always manages to make a thumping great prat of himself. His escapades include toppling the Terracotta Army in China; unleashing a deadly Pharaoh's curse in Egypt, bankrupting a Japanese financial institution; organising an Agatha Christie-style septuagenarian hen night on the Orient Express and serving up a full-scale biohazard lockdown in Yumsk. Grounded by the Home Office and his father, he sets up a travel advice/events management website from his bedroom, proudly named GWH Travvel ('two m's, two g's, two v's: bit of a mix up at the printers'). And when an American mogul tries to buy up his beloved town, Giles decides to run for Mayor...Also included are five special episodes featuring the intrepid traveller and worldly guru. In the 3-part, World-Cup-themed Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum FussballWeltmeisterschaft Weg!, he heads to Germany to report on the famous football competition - and finds himself embroiled in a series of baffling adventures and mishaps. In ...to Glastonbury, he blunders muddily around the Festival, accompanied by his ever-unhelpful fiancée Bella and a ragtag assortment of hippies; and in ...Article 50, he vows to heal the rift between Brexiteers an
      
19691. Lorcas Rural Trilogy: Blood Wedding, Yerma & The House Of Bernarda Alba : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Three of Federico García Lorca's best-known plays, as heard on BBC Radio 3Poet and playwright Federico García Lorca is one of the most famous figures in 20th-century Spanish literature. A member of the 'Generation of '27' avant-garde movement that included Dalí and Buñuel, he became well known for his lyrical, symbolic works mixing modernism and the folkloric traditions of his native Andalusia. He was executed by Nationalist forces at the start of the Spanish Civil War, aged only 38. Over 80 years later, his poetry is revered worldwide, and the plays in his 'Rural Trilogy' are widely regarded as masterpieces.Blood Wedding - Based on the true story of a tragic feud between two families in rural Almeria, Lorca's atmospheric meditation on fate, war, tradition, passion and repression is adapted for radio by former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. The winner of the 2008 Sony Award for Best Drama, it stars Barbara Flynn, Carl Prekopp, Sarah Smart and Andrea Riseborough.Yerma - Infused with poetic imagery and song, this evocative drama tells the tragic tale of a woman's desperate desire for a child. Her maternal yearnings escalate to the point of obsession, ultimately driving her to commit a terrible crime... Emma Cuniffe stars as Yerma, with a full cast including Conrad Nelson, Declan Wilson, Rebecca Callard and Annette Badland.The House of Bernarda Alba - Written in 1936 and completed just a few months before his assassination, Lorca's final play explores the familial passions and tensions that arise following the death of Bernarda Alba's second husband. After the funeral, the tyrannical matriarch imposes an eight-year period of mourning on her daughters - but the ensuing power struggle will have tragic consequences. Starring Siân Thomas, Brigit Forsyth and Elaine Cassidy.First published 1932 (Blood Wedding), 1934 (Yerma), 1936 (The House of Bernarda Alba)Cast and creditsWritten by Federico Garcia LorcaProduced and directed by Pauline HarrisBlood WeddingMother of Bridegr
      
19692. Sylvia Townsend Warner: A Bbc Radio Collection: Including Lolly Willowes & The True Heart : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
BBC radio productions of the works of Sylvia Townsend Warner - plus bonus programmes about the author herselfSylvia Townsend Warner was a prolific author of novels, short stories and poetry, who also wrote a biography of T. H. White, translated Proust and was an authority on Tudor church music. A sharp, insightful storyteller, she was one of the 20th Century's most acute observers of English mores, and her work is infused with subversive themes reflecting her feminist and Marxist views.This comprehensive anthology includes dramatisations of her two best-known novels, beginning with her 1926 debut, Lolly Willowes, which was shortlisted for the Prix Femina and launched her literary career. Louise Brealey stars in this joyously comic tale of a respectable, middle-class spinster who finally finds fulfilment in life by taking up witchcraft.Next up is The True Heart, an imaginative retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth. Set in 1873, it tells the story of orphaned maidservant Sukey, who falls in love, but is cruelly parted from her beloved. Believing that only Queen Victoria can help, she sets off on a heroic journey to see her... Tilly Vosburgh stars, with Mick Ford and Theresa Streatfeild.These are followed by three short stories: 'The Proper Circumstances' (read by Joanna McCallum), 'One Thing Leading to Another' (read by Margaret Tyzack) and 'Oxenhope' (read by Edward Petherbridge). Also featured is the Radio 4 series Stories of Sylvia Townsend Warner, comprising five short tales - 'Flora', 'A Scent of Roses', 'English Mosaic', 'Furnivall's Hoopoe' and 'The Listening Woman' - all read by Penelope Wilton.Concluding our collection are two bonus programmes: Comrade Ackland and I, Frances Bingham's original drama based on the true story of Sylvia Townsend Warner and her partner, poet Valentine Ackland; and The Diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner, in which Irene Sutcliffe reads five extracts from the journal kept by the novelist from 1927 to her death in 1978.ContentsLolly
      
19693. Not The Nine Oclock News: The Collected Comedy Albums : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
BBC Audio presents all three original albums from the ground-breaking comedy series that launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys-Jones.Not the Nine O'Clock News is one of the great classics of British television comedy. The show ran from 1979 to 1982 on BBC2, and was irreverent, outrageous, innovative, and rude. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock News on BBC1, it featured satirical sketches, parody songs and spoofs of TV formats, and quickly became a trailblazing smash hit, running for four series.This collectible compilation includes the three albums that were released during the show's run on TV: Not the Nine O'Clock News, Hedgehog Sandwich and The Memory Kinda Lingers. Among the many much-loved sketches included in this collection are 'The Gorilla Interview', 'Points of View', 'The General Synod's Life of Python"'
      
19694. The Recall Man: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Crime Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Seven gripping dramas featuring forensic psychologist and memory expert Dr Joe AstonReturning to his home town of Middlesborough on a six-month attachment to the Teesside police, criminal psychologist Joe Aston is called in for seven unusual and baffling cases. As a specialist in the controversial field of 'recovered memory', his skills are crucial: only he can uncover the truth by persuading victims, witnesses and suspects to remember what they'd rather forget...In Doctor Joe Aston Investigates, the 'recall man' tackles the only suspect in a murder case: a scientist suspected of killing her boss. Making Waves finds a confused diver claiming to have witnessed an old murder: can his memory be trusted? In Over the Border, Aston probes a taxi driver who may be the sole witness to a gangland killing, but claims to remember nothing. In Stepping Out, he finds his position under threat when rival psychologist Beth Webster is hired to investigate a spate of attacks on young women.Taken by Surprise sees Aston resorting to unorthodox methods to secure an identification of the main suspect in a kidnapping case. In Can't See for Looking, a witness to an arson attack swears she saw a rhinoceros throwing a petrol bomb: can Aston discover what she really saw? Finally, in Best Forgotten, the forensic psychologist uncovers fresh information about an unsolved robbery from 1952 - but the newfound facts have some unwelcome implications...Written by David Napthine and Steven Chambers, these gripping dramas star Jeremy Swift as Dr Joe Aston, with Paul Brennen as DC Patten, Janet Dibley as DI Reynolds and Andrew Harrison as DC Hamilton.CreditsWritten by David Napthine and Steven ChambersProduced and directed by Toby Swift and Mary PeateStarring Jeremy Swift as Dr Joe AstonDoctor Joe Aston InvestigatesGrace Hayle - Rosie CavalieroDl Karen Dennis - Carolyn PicklesTom Aston - Colin MacLachlanDC Patten - Paul BrennenDC Talbot - Sue Scott DavisonFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 7 December 200
      
19695. Simon Singh's Numbers: A Bbc Radio Mathematics Adventure : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Simon Singh takes a quirky look at some of the most important numbers in mathematicsPhysicist and popular science author Simon Singh explores the numbers and concepts that lie at the heart of some of the trickiest problems in mathematics, revealing their history, significance and unique qualities.Beginning with zero - which, amazingly, wasn't invented until 400 BC and then took thousands of years to catch on - he goes on to serve up a slice of pi, uncover the hidden beauty of the Golden Ratio, reveal the reality behind the imaginary number, and explain why some infinities are bigger than others...Are 7 shuffles sufficient to randomise a pack of cards? Are 4 colours enough to paint any map, so neighbouring countries have different colours? And could really big prime numbers help us to devise more secure encryption codes? Listen to these 15 programmes and find out...You'll also hear about G, the number that defines the universe; learn how game theory was used to boost profits for the Treasury when 3G phone licences were sold; and discover what makes 1729 - the first 'taxicab number' - so special. Whether you're a maths geek or simply curious about the weird and wonderful world of numbers, this lively, engaging series will surprise and delight.Production creditsPresented by Simon SinghProduced by Adrian WashbourneWith: Dave Gorman, Ian Stewart, John Barrow, Adam Spencer, Charles Seife, Marcus du Sautoy, Robin Wilson, Rob Eastaway, David Blatner, Ron Knott, Greg Chaitin, Ken Appel, Thomas Bass, Persi Diaconis, Dave Bayer, Karl Sabbagh, Thomas Hales, Ken Binmore, Sylvia Nasar, Robert Matthews, Julie Roskies, Eleanor Robson, Mark Nigrini, Julie Litman, Janna Levin, Marcus Chown, Duncan Watts, Paul Hoffman, Martin Rees, Robert Kanigel, Cristian CaludeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 11-15 March 2002 (Five Numbers), 27-31 October 2003 (Another Five Numbers), 23 August-20 September 2005 (A Further Five Numbers)©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribu
      
19696. Past Forward: A Century Of Sound: A Bbc Radio 4 History Series : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A funny, fascinating and personal look at 100 years of history in the BBC archivesHistorian Greg Jenner uses a random date generator to visit somewhere in the BBC's vast archives of remarkable sound clips from the last 100 years. Using that clip as a jumping-off point to explore what has changed between then and now, Greg talks to experts and those connected to the archived people, places, and ideas, including Stephen Fry, writer Naomi Alderman, playwright Nell Leyshon, social historian Carol Dyhouse, author and disability campaigner Dr Amit Patel, food historian Annie Gray, and inveterate tennis fan Geoff Dyer.From dance crazes, post-war Christmases and communist sitcoms to pub evolution, life on the waterways and women's political activism, Past Forward provides a rich and thought-provoking look at the oral histories, personal stories, big moments and small joys of the past and the present, and how our history has shaped the people we have become.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:The Lambeth Walk 03 January 20221984 - Comrade Dad 04 January 2022Christmas 1945 05 January 2022Mary Whitehouse 06 January 2022Porton Down 07 January 2022Match Point 10 January 2022Kitty Hart-Moxon 11 January 2022If People Can't Let Slip... 12 January 2022Traffic 13 January 2022England v Argentina 1998 14 January 2022Dinner Is Served 21 March 2022Get Out of My Pub 22 March 2022Talking Technology 23 March 2022The Teen Age 24 March 2022Louie Hooper sings Lord Rendall 25 March 2022Listen with Mother 28 March 2022Rebuilding Britain 29 March 2022The Corncrake and the Croft 30 March 2022Life on the Canals 31 March 2022Save our Steelworks 01 April 2022Production creditsProduced by Dan Potts, Amelia Parker, Martin Williams, Megan Jones, and Eliane Glaser, for BBC WalesCover creditsPhotographer: Jam
      
19697. Quoteunquote: Series 55, 56 & 57 Of The Classic Comedy Panel Show : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The last ever episodes of the acclaimed quotations quiz, devised and introduced by Nigel Rees - including the historic 500th showEver since 1976, Quote... Unquote chairman Nigel Rees has quizzed a host of well-known personalities on the origins of popular sayings, both familiar and obscure, and encouraged them to contribute their own quotes, anecdotes and catchphrases. But - to paraphrase Chaucer - all good things must come to an end, and with Series 57, the long-running panel game takes its final bow.Among the household names gracing the stage in these final eighteen episodes are comedians Ken Cheng, Shazia Mirza and Sophie Duker, actors Steve Pemberton and Paterson Joseph, authors Juno Dawson, Luke Jennings and Victoria Hislop, lyricist Tim Rice, presenters Konnie Huq and Dame Esther Rantzen and journalist Jonathan Freedland (aka thriller writer Sam Bourne).Their quota of quotations to identify ranges from memorable lines from the worlds of literature, film and music, to comic catchphrases, famous last words and evergreen epitaphs. There's also an opportunity for the panellists to share the brilliant bon mots they wish they'd said, and dispense their favourite family sayings and the nuggets of wisdom that they've picked up over the years.Also included in this release is 'Quote... Unquote: A Celebration', a special episode marking the end of an era for the long-running literary panel game.So join Nigel and guests for a feast of aphorisms, epigrams, wisecracks and witty rejoinders, and prepare to be inspired, amazed and thoroughly entertained.Production creditsDevised and introduced by Nigel ReesQuotes read by Sally Grace, Charlotte Green and Alison SkilbeckProduced by Simon Nicholls, Victoria Lloyd and Ella WattsProduction Coordinators: Candace Wilson and Gwyn DaviesTheme tune: 'Duddley Dell', written and performed by Dudley MooreSound design: Hedley KnightsA BBC Studios Production© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19698. The Toff: Two Bbc Radio 4 Classic Thrillers : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Terence Alexander stars in these two classic crime dramas, adapted from the novels of John CreaseyMeet The Honourable Richard Rollison - a.k.a the Toff. A debonair aristocrat and ace amateur sleuth, he's the scourge of London's criminal underworld: sometimes working alone, sometimes hand-in-glove with the police. But wherever he goes, he leaves his distinctive calling card: a jaunty caricature featuring a top hat, a monocle, a bow tie and a cigar. In these two gripping thrillers, he finds himself involved in rural intrigue and a wedding-day mystery...The Toff on the Farm - When the Toff is offered the opportunity to buy a small farm in Sussex, he politely declines - he's never had any inclination to be a country squire. But when he hears that there's a mystery attached to the place, he agrees to drive down and take a look. On arrival, he discovers that several other potential buyers are keen to get their hands on the property - and the owner's brother has vanished. Can the Toff uncover the secrets surrounding Selby Farm?The Toff and the Runaway Bride - Barbara Lawn is about to marry the Toff's old chum, Major Guy Lessing, against her father's wishes. But on the morning of the big day, she receives a distressing phone call - and later, at the reception, a letter arrives bearing shocking news. When she flees her husband en route to the honeymoon, the Toff finds himself investigating a heinous case of blackmail and murder...First published 1958 (The Toff on the Farm), 1959 (The Toff and the Runaway Bride)Cast and creditsWritten by John CreaseyDramatised by Roy LomaxProduced by John Fawcett WilsonStarring Terence Alexander as the Toff and Robert Dorning as JollyThe Toff on the FarmGillian Selby - Heather StoneyMr Lodwyn/Vicar - Jeffrey SegalMonty Morne - Terrence HardimanBert - Frank JarvisRed Brandt/Eddie Forbes - Ed BishopInspector Bishop - Derek NewarkSmith - Reg LyePolice Sergeant - Paul MeierSuperintendent Grice - Duncan LamontLola Bridge - Liz GebardtAlan Selby
      
19699. The Penny Dreadfuls Present...: The Complete Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
All 10 of the Penny Dreadfuls' riotous revisionist plays, retelling famous fictional tales and historical events 'Terrific stuff' - Radio Times'Without exaggeration, they are heirs to the madcap humour that made Monty Python so captivating.' - The Skinny Sketch trio The Penny Dreadfuls made a name for themselves with The Brothers Faversham, telling the stories of nine extraordinary siblings in the Victorian era. In these ten comedy dramas, they step away from the 19th Century to revisit famous stories from history and literature. Featuring unforgettable characters, from the face of British treason to the last of the Plantagenets, their fresh, funny reimaginings are full of suspense, rip-roaring entertainment and gags galore. In Guy Fawkes, they take a new look at the Gunpowder Plot; Revolution recounts the entire story of the French Revolution in just one hour (with jokes) and Hereward the Wake asks why this heroic Englishman, responsible for leading the fight against William the Conqueror's occupation, has been forgotten. Macbeth Rebothered tells an alternative tale of this noble King; The Odyssey tackles Homer's epic journey home after the Trojan War and in The Voyage of the Beagle, we hear the story Darwin left out of his tales from his time aboard HMS Beagle. Le Carré on Spying takes us on an espionage romp through 1960s Berlin; Don Quixote condenses Cervantes' dense classic into an hour of mind-boggling fun and Hadrian's Beard considers the Roman emperor's dilemma: if he builds a wall across England, won't people just go around it in little boats? Finally, Richard III Rebothered combines history and belly laughs as the Penny Dreadfuls explore the notorious 'hunchback King'. With all ten plays collected together here for the very first time, this release features brand new introductions to each of the episodes, in which The Penny Dreadfuls chat about the making of these hilarious histories. Written and performed by Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck, thes
      
19700. The Penny Dreadfuls: The Brothers Faversham: The Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD6.19
Eight swashbuckling tales about the eccentric members of Victorian Britain's greatest aristocratic familyBased on their critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows Aeneas Faversham, Aeneas Faversham Returns and Aeneas Faversham Forever, these action-packed romps chronicle the lives of the Brothers Faversham, nine men who straddled the Victorian era 'like a mighty change-Titan'. In the annals of the British Empire, few names blaze more brightly than theirs - and now, at last, their extraordinary stories can be told.Beginning in 1834, as deadly adventuress and super-spy Lady Alexandra gives birth to her eldest son, we hear of the rise and fall of these prodigious siblings. Series 1 introduces us to the first four: decorated soldier Horatius; eminent detective Theseus; reckless explorer Leonidas and magician-turned-megalomaniac Augustus. In Series 2, we turn to the younger fraternal quintet: sporting hero Titus; renowned horror writer Maximilian; celebrated actor Marcus and successful twin industrialists Perceus and Lucius. Packed with staggering sketches, bizarre occurrences, curious happenstance and dastardly deeds, the sensational tale of the remarkable Favershams is one you will never forget...Featuring a brand new introduction, this splendidly melodramatic series is written and performed by debonair, waistcoated comedy trio The Penny Dreadfuls - Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck - and co-stars Ingrid Oliver and Miles Jupp. Brought to you by the Orphans for Cholera Awareness Foundation, this is... The Brothers Faversham!CreditsWritten by and starring The Penny Dreadfuls: Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom TuckScript edited by Richard TurnerProduced by Julia McKenzieCastAlexandra Faversham - Ingrid OliverNarrator - Miles JuppFirst broadcast BBC Radio 7, 11 January-1 February 2008 (Series 1), 5-26 October 2008 (Series 2)© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19701. How Not To Be Strong: The Inspirational Instant Sunday Times Bestseller From The Legendary Lioness : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex Scott's remarkable journey has always been her resilience. But thanks to a 'push-through mentality' the world has only ever seen the 'strong' side of Alex Scott. Now Alex is ready to lower the shield. In How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the lessons that have shaped her, from finally confronting the legacy of a tumultuous childhood to tarnished truth behind the gleaming football trophies.With raw honesty, Alex shows how she's tackled life's challenges and that sometimes the strongest thing you can do is show your most vulnerable side to the world.© Alex Scott 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19702. A Christmas Miracle For The Railway Girls: The Festive, Feel-good And Romantic Historical Fiction Book The Railway Girls Seri : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The sixth heartwarming, feel-good instalment in the much-loved Railway Girls series!Manchester, 1942. There are surprises in store for the railway girls this festive season...When Cordelia's daughter Emily falls for a young chap who doesn't meet the approval of her father, Cordelia is reminded of her own first love - a love that she has never forgotten.Mabel is determined to get to the bottom of a spate of local burglaries. Her heart is in the right place as she sets out on a quest to clear her friend's name, but there will be unforeseen consequences.It's nothing short of a miracle when Colette returns to Manchester. But it's not going to be easy for her to keep living the life she once knew, and an impossible situation lies ahead.There will be more than one storm for the railway girls to weather but with the friendship and support of one another, there's hope that all will be well by Christmas...Readers LOVE the Railway Girls:'Make yourself a cuppa and find a comfy spot on the sofa because you are not going to be able to put this down''I simply cannot wait for the next one - I am hooked!''Gives a vivid picture of women's lives in wartime Manchester''Dramatic, intriguing and sprinkled with plenty of wit and heart''It's just like catching up with old friends'© Maisie Thomas 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19703. Hope For The Railway Girls: The Fifth Book In The Feel-good, Heartwarming Ww2 Historical Saga Series The Railway Girls Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. The brand new Spring Railway Girls novel set in Manchester during WWII. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell, Daisy Styles and Margaret Dickinson.Manchester, 1942A new year brings new hope for the railway girls.Alison's romance with the charming Dr Maitland is blossoming, but then she is posted away from Manchester. Working in a canteen isn't part of her plan, nor is meeting her beau's old girlfriend - one who just happens to want him back.Margaret is supportive of her friend's new relationship until she realises exactly who he is. Torn between keeping her secret and warning Alison, she turns to Joan for help.Working in Lost Property wouldn't be Joan's first choice of job, but with a baby on the way she knows she can't continue being a station porter. As she looks to the future, can she put the troubles of her past behind her?Being a railway girl isn't always easy but together, they can overcome every challenge that stands in their way.Readers LOVE the Railway Girls:'Gripping and intriguing''Great story lines''Exceptional story . . . a must-read''Poignant''Emotional . . . strong women'© Maisie Thomas 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19704. Three Cheers For The Shipyard Girls: The Shipyard Girls Series Book 12 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. THE FINAL NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING SHIPYARD GIRLS SERIES!January 1945. Spring is in the air. And so is victory...Wedding bells are ringing at long last for Gloria and her soon-to-be husband Jack. But she can't rest until her youngest son is safely home.Head welder Rosie is delighted her own husband has returned from enemy territory. But the promise of victory brings more change. Her squad has come so far - what will happen when the war ends?Meanwhile Helen is caught between two men - but must hide her true feelings from the one she loves. Can her fellow women welders help Helen follow her heart?Only by working together will the Shipyard Girls win the day.'Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!' Northern Echo'Stirring and heartfelt storytelling' Peterborough Evening Telegraph© Nancy Revell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19705. Letter From America Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
For over half a century, Alistair Cooke entertained millions of listeners across the globe with his weekly BBC radio programme 'Letter from America'. An outstanding observer of the American scene, he became one of the world's best-loved broadcasters and had the distinction of presenting the longest running one-man show in radio history.Following the sad death of Alistair Cooke after 58 years in broadcasting, this impressive collection features all three volumes of Letters from America - The Early Years: 1946-1968, The Middle Years: The 1970s and The Final Years: 1982-2003. The political and social landmarks of the last 50 years are reported on and examined in Cooke's uniquely wise style. Also included is Alistair Cooke at the BBC, a selection of archive recordings, including radio and television interviews, in a fascinating in-depth look at the career of the veteran journalist. Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19706. Things Fell Apart: Strange Stories From The History Of The Culture Wars : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Jon Ronson delves into the extraordinary history of our current cultural conflicts'A thoroughly satisfying listen' Miranda Sawyer, The GuardianFrom taking the knee to transgender rights, wedge issues are everywhere in modern life - dividing opinions, polarizing debate and tearing friendships and families apart. Even something as seemingly innocuous as wearing a facemask can provoke vicious disagreement. But how did we get here, and what does it mean for society going forward? In this gripping series, acclaimed writer and journalist Jon Ronson searches for the origin stories of the hostilities - the pebbles thrown in the pond, creating the ripples that led to where we are today.His quest leads him from the Swiss Alps in the 1970s to contemporary Michigan, as he tracks down the cultural warriors involved in shaping some of the defining ideological battles of our era. Among them are filmmaker Frank Schaeffer, whose debut documentary triggered the explosive abortion rows that still rage over 40 years later; AIDs activist Steve Pieters, who prompted a crisis of conscience for televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker; Kelly Michaels, a daycare worker embroiled in America's 'Satanic panic'; and Brad Templeton, who shared a joke on a message board in the early days of the Internet - and became the very first person to be publicly shamed for something they did online.Surprising, nuanced and full of unexpected twists, these amazing human stories shed new light on our most ferocious cultural clashes, illuminating how we got caught up in them - and what we can learn from them.NB: Contains language which some may find offensive and deals with adult themesCast and creditsWritten and presented by Jon RonsonProduced by Sarah ShebbeareAssistant Producer: Sam PeachOriginal music by Phil ChannellMixed by Bob NettlesEditor: Philip SellarsWith Frank Schaeffer, Amanda Robb, Rev Rusty Thomas, Alice Moore, Rev Jim Lewis, Roger McGough, Rev Ron English, Christian Gregory, Jay Bakker, S
      
19707. Brian Friel: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection: Translations, Faith Healer & More : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Dramatisations and short stories by the award-winning playwright - plus bonus programmesKnown as the 'Irish Chekhov', Brian Friel was one of the most renowned dramatists of his generation, producing over 30 plays in a career spanning six decades. Included here are some of his best-known works, as well as mesmerising radio documentaries featuring the author himself, in his own words.Beginning with his modern classic about language and power, Translations, this collection goes on to showcase two further masterpieces: Faith Healer (voted one of the 100 most important plays of the 20th Century by the National Theatre) and the play that launched Friel to international acclaim, Philadelphia, Here I Come! With settings ranging from the 1830s to the present day, all are centred around the small fictional town of Ballybeg, and share key themes including the stories we tell ourselves, the nature of truth and the unreliability of memory. Among the stellar casts are Samuel Barnett, Mark Bazeley, Dermot Crowley, Lia Williams, Phil Daniels and Donal Donnelly.Also featured are five short stories: 'The Skelper', 'My True Kinsman', 'The Death of a Scientific Humanist', 'The Gold in the Sea' and 'Everything Neat and Tidy', read by Adrian Dunbar.We conclude with two talks by Brian Friel - the 'fragment of autobiography' Self Portrait and The Green Years, a lyrical account of his childhood in Derry - and the fascinating documentary Staging Ireland, telling the story of the radical Derry theatre company Field Day, founded by Friel and Stephen Rea with the aim of challenging their nation's view of itself.Production creditsWritten by Brian FrielText copyright © Brian Friel 1959 ('The Skelper'), 1961 ('My True Kinsman'), 1964 (Philadelphia, Here I Come!, 'The Death of a Scientific Humanist'), 1965 ('Everything Nice and Tidy'), 1966 ('The Gold in the Sea'), 1979 (Faith Healer), 1980 (Translations)All rights reservedTranslationsCast: Samuel Barnett, Mark Bazeley, John Paul Connolly, Dermo
      
19708. Masters' India Saga: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
An 18-part serialisation of John Masters' chronicles of the Savage family, spanning the years 1825-1946 and set against the backdrop of British rule in IndiaBased on the hugely popular novels of John Masters, this landmark BBC Radio adaptation charts the history of the British in India through the perspective of one family over several generations. Ranging over more than 120 years, these thrilling tales of love, murder and espionage take us from the expansion of the East India Company to the last days of the Raj and the approach of Independence.The Deceivers - 1825. When Company official William Savage witnesses a brutal double murder and uncovers grisly evidence of mass ritual sacrifice, he is drawn into the dark world of the thuggee and their murderous, Kali-worshipping cult. Can he escape with his honour - and his soul - intact? Starring David Collings, Saeed Jaffrey, and Terence Alexander.Night Runners of Bengal - 1856, and William's son Rodney is an officer in the Bengal Army. His life is one of security and privilege - but a guru's prophecy, and disturbing events surrounding the Rani of Kishanpur, are harbingers of seismic change to come. Across India, the Great Rebellion is rising... Starring Michael Cochrane, Eva Haddon, Carole Boyd and Renu Setna.The Lotus and the Wind - 1879. Britain and Russia are deadly rivals in the 'Great Game'. At the centre of the conflict is Afghanistan, where soldier-turned-spy Lt Robin Savage is attempting to thwart Russian intelligence. Meanwhile, the woman he loves, Anne Hildreth, witnesses a murder en route to Peshawar... Starring Bill Nighy, Juliet Stevenson, John Rowe.Bhowani Junction - 1946, and India is heading for self-rule. But when Independence comes, what will happen to Anglo-Indians Patrick Taylor and Victoria Jones? As they search for their true identity amidst Britain's turbulent withdrawal, Colonel Rodney Savage hunts for saboteurs seeking to blow up Bhowani's railway... Starring Gary Bond, Sean Barrett and Shiree
      
19709. The Frederica Quartet: The Virgin In The Garden, Still Life, Babel Tower & A Whistling Woman: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatis : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of A.S. Byatt's 'Frederica Quartet', plus selected short stories and a fascinating talk by the authorInspired by the novels of D.H. Lawrence, particularly The Rainbow and Women in Love, this ambitious quartet from Booker Prize-winning novelist A.S. Byatt charts the lives of the Potter family between 1953 and 1970. Set against the changing social and political landscape of England in the '50s and '60s, it follows the heroine, Frederica, from precocious teenager to TV talk show host, and from her Yorkshire home to the heart of swinging London.The Virgin in the Garden sees the Potters preparing to celebrate Elizabeth II's coronation, while Frederica auditions for a play about Elizabeth I written by the beautiful Alexander Wedderburn. Will she win the part, and Alexander's heart? In Still Life, Frederica's ambitions - both academic and sexual - come to fruition, as she gains a place at Cambridge University to study English - and men. In Babel Tower, she has given up her carefree, independent lifestyle - but as the Sixties' cultural revolution explodes and the quest for personal and public freedom becomes all-important, will settling down bring her happiness? And in A Whistling Woman, as events build to a tragic climax in Yorkshire, back in London, Frederica is faced with a difficult choice... These acclaimed adaptations star Rosemary Leach, Hannah Watkins and Indira Varma as Frederica.Also included are four fantastic short stories: 'The July Ghost', dramatised with a star cast including Kate Buffery and Clive Owen; and 'Rose-Coloured Teacups', 'Gode's Story' and 'A Stone Woman', read by Anna Massey, Sheila Mitchell and Penelope Wilton respectively. Plus, in Finding A Voice, A.S. Byatt reflects on her approach to her work, explaining where her desire to write came from and how she honed her craft.Track listing1: Introduction2-9: The Virgin in the Garden10-16: Still Life17-24: Babel Tower25-31: A Whistling Woman32: The July Ghost33:
      
19710. Myths Reimagined: Troy Trilogy, Dionysos & More: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Dramatisation Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A collection of acclaimed radio retellings of Greek and Roman mythsAndrew Rissik's powerful, uncompromising reimaginings of classic tales from Roman and Greek history were hailed as masterpieces when they first aired on BBC radio. Told in contemporary speech, they revitalised the ancient myths, making them fresh, relevant and accessible to a modern-day audience. This collection brings them together on audio for the first time, with stellar casts including Michael Sheen, Paul Scofield, Lindsay Duncan, David Harewood, Eleanor Bron, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diana Rigg, Roger Allam, Toby Stephens, Anton Lesser and Robert Hardy.The Troy Trilogy - Praised by one critic as 'the greatest radio drama [anyone] could ever hear', this three-play sequence tells the tragic, timeless tale of the events leading up to and following the fall of Troy. In King Priam and His Sons, a child is born to Priam and his wife Hekabe, but the gods foretell disaster if he is allowed to live... The Death of Achilles resumes the story in the final year of the war, as Achilles quarrels with his supreme commander, Agamemnon. And in Helen at Ephesus, Troy has fallen, and as Agamemnon returns to face the judgement of his wronged wife Klytemnestra, Menelaos and Helen must begin the long spiritual journey towards forgiveness and self-knowledge.Dionysos - Based on Euripides' The Bacchae, this dark, provocative drama is the first of three plays examining the conflict between religion and state. Charismatic cult leader Dionysos arrives in Thebes preaching a gospel of wine and ecstasy. Threatened by his popularity, King Pentheus orders his arrest...The Art of Love - The second of the three-play cycle sees Roman poet Ovid sent into exile when his subversive ideas about love and freedom challenge the authority of the ageing Emperor Augustus.Resurrection - In the final play of the trilogy, the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, clashes with troublesome, itinerant preacher Yeshua Ben Youssef.Cast and creditsWri
      
19711. Japan: A Bbc Documentary Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A captivating anthology of programmes, painting a multi-faceted portrait of a unique countryJapan is a land of complexity, contrast and contradictions. The world's third-largest economy, it is a powerhouse of innovation and a pioneer in technology, fashion and pop culture. But it also has a rich, ancient heritage and a deep reverence for custom, ritual and tradition. This illuminating 2-part radio collection traverses the different aspects of this fascinating country, from its famous historical figures to its diverse cultural landscape.Part 1: History opens with Japan in Five Lives, in which cultural historian Christopher Harding portrays the lives of five colourful characters from the country's past to answer the question 'Who are the Japanese'? In Killing Time in Imperial Japan, he explores early 20th Century Tokyo, a bustling, cosmopolitan capital where the meaning of 'time' was hotly contested. Dark Blossoms sees him examining the doubts and misgivings accompanying Japan's rapid embrace of modernity, while in Japanese Tsunami, broadcasters Richard Lloyd Parry and Matthew Sweet discuss the devastating natural disaster that rocked the country in 2011. In Land of the Rising Sums, Alex Bellos visits Kyoto to ask why Asian cultures seem so much better at maths; in Japan and Religion, Roy Jenkins discusses the place of religious traditions in modern Japan; and in Supernatural Japan, Christopher Harding looks at how the Japanese have used ghosts and ghost stories to make sense of their world.Part 2: Culture celebrates Japan's art, literature and film. In Japan Now 2020, Philip Dodd talks to writers Hiromi Ito and Yukiko Motoya and photographer Tomoko Sawada about women's roles in Japanese culture today. Meanwhile, in Images of Japan, illustrator Fumio Obata and manga translator Jocelyne Allen discuss Japanese comic book imagery, and we join novelists Kyoko Nakajima and Yuya Sato in conversation with Christopher Harding. Landmark: Seven Samurai and Landmark: Rashomon
      
19712. How The Irish Shaped Britain: And 5 Other Bbc Documentaries On Ireland : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A BBC Radio collection about Ireland and the Irish, hosted by Fergal Keane - plus bonus materialAward-winning BBC foreign correspondent Fergal Keane grew up in Dublin and County Cork, and has always felt a deep attachment to his ancestral homeland. In these six absorbing programmes, he takes a wide-ranging look at Ireland's history, culture and people, in topics ranging from the political to the personal . Also included are two moving autobiographical pieces about fatherhood and his own childhood.How the Irish Shaped Britain explores the profound influence the Irish have had on the United Kingdom over many centuries. Beginning in the ancient Celtic world, Fergal travels through the time of the Vikings to the 19th and 20th Century and on to the present day, examining how Irish migrants and their descendants have shaped literature, business, sport and the physical landscape.Troubles Shared sees Fergal and fellow journalist Peter Taylor discussing their experiences of reporting on the Northern Ireland conflict. Over two episodes, they revisit the province to talk about what they saw, and ask what it all means now. Meanwhile, No Man is an Island takes Fergal from the Republic to Northern Ireland, as he charts the seismic changes that have taken place in both regions and reflects on the sectarian feuding which has dominated the history of Ulster.Keane on Keane... finds him presenting a profile of his uncle, celebrated playwright John B Keane. Visiting Dublin and the dramatist's home town of Listowel, Fergal hears how a country publican became an internationally-acclaimed writer. Another iconic figure is recalled in United Irishman, in which Keane recounts the colourful life of Wolfe Tone, the Protestant founding father of Irish republicanism.There Will Be Sunlight Later gives Fergal's impressions of life in Northern Ireland, as he talks to the country's citizens and listens to their poetry and music. And in two bonus essays, Letter to Daniel and My Grandmother's House,
      
19713. Doctor Who: Twelfth Doctor Tales: 12th Doctor Audio Originals : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Jemma Redgrave, Clare Higgins, Nicola Bryant and Dan Starkey are among the readers of this exclusive collection of nine original audio adventures. Join the Twelfth Doctor, as played on TV by Peter Capaldi, as he meets friends and enemies new and old on these journeys in Time and Space. In the interlinked Winter quartet (The Gods of Winter, The House of Winter, The Sins of Winter and The Memory of Winter) the Doctor is served with a Calling Card that means he and Clara can be summoned for assistance at any time or place. In the Lost quartet (The Lost Angel, The Lost Planet, The Lost Magic and The Lost Flame) the Time Lord becomes embroiled in a mystery involving the Weeping Angels and the Sisterhood of Karn. In Rhythm of Destruction he encounters the deadliest jazz quartet in the universe, and in Death Among the Stars the Doctor sees some oddly familiar figures on Jupiter's sixth moon. With readers also including David Schofield, Robin Soans and Kerry Shale, these exciting stories are written by George Mann, Cavan Scott, James Goss, Darren Jones and Steve Lyons. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19714. Inside North Korea: A Bbc Radio Documentary Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A compelling collection of programmes exploring one of the world's most repressive and dangerous nationsThe Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a highly secretive totalitarian state - and one that poses an increasing threat to the West due to its rapidly expanding nuclear weapons programme. This unique 3-part collection takes an in-depth look at the country, encompassing its history, the human stories behind the regime, and its possible future.Part 1: Inside North Korea examines the politics, economy and leadership of this isolated nation. The Real Story: How dangerous is North Korea? discusses whether the country's increasing military belligerence rules out any hope for engagement with the rest of the world, while The Inquiry: Is North Korea broke? investigates how the state makes its money, from coffee shops to counterfeiting. And in two illuminating Profile programmes, David Torrance and Becky Milligan scrutinize the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, and his sister and closest confidant Kim Yo-jong.In Part 2: The People, North Koreans and Westerners recount their experiences. Assignment: Escape from North Korea talks to the forgotten survivors who made it across Asia's iron curtain, while The Documentary Podcast: North Korea's celebrity defectors discovers how these escapees have become a valuable commodity in South Korea. Seven fascinating Outlook documentaries focus on the extraordinary stories of ordinary individuals, including a defector interrogated for playing Western music; a young man who led a street gang; a female soldier; an author who befriended dictator Kim Il-sung; a former spy; a woman who fled North Koreat twice - and another who claims her defection was a terrible mistake. Trending: North Korea's YouTube Stars looks at the vloggers uploading footage from inside the hermit kingdom, and in an episode of HARDtalk, American missionary Kenneth Bae tells of his arrest and imprisonment in a Pyongyang labour camp.Part 3: Looking Forward asks, what next
      
19715. What If?: A Bbc Radio 4 Alternative History : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Christopher Andrew and guests ask what would have happened if major historical moments had taken a different courseIn these 34 intriguing episodes, leading historian Christopher Andrew rewrites history, considering what might have transpired if pivotal events had turned out differently. By altering a single, plausible fact, he explores alternative futures where the Spanish Armada landed on English soil, Pontius Pilate freed Jesus, the Nazis occupied Britain, and many more.What if George Washington had lost the War of Independence? What if Columbus had never reached the New World? And what if Elizabeth I had married? In the company of an array of guest experts, Andrew tackles these and other questions, imagining a world where cars are banned from our cities, JFK survived the shooting in Dallas, or the Great Fire of London never took place.Full of thought-provoking hypotheses and lively speculation, this counterfactual history series not only suggests what could have happened, but refreshes our memories of what actually occurred during some of history's key turning points. In contemplating an alternate story, we are reminded how extraordinary it is that things did indeed result in the way that they did.Episode list1. What if Hitler had won the war against Russia in 1941?2. What if John F Kennedy had survived the shooting in Dallas?3. What if the 1979 referendum had led to Scottish independence?4. What if Columbus hadn't reached the New World?5. What if we'd kept the trains and banned cars from our main towns and cities?6. What if King Edward VIII had married Mrs Simpson and remained on the throne?7. What if Pontius Pilate had freed Jesus?8. What if the Spanish Armada had landed in Kent in 1588?9. What if Labour leader John Smith had lived?10. What if either the royalist or parliamentary armies had achieved outright victory at the battle of Edgehill?11. What if the NHS had never been introduced in 1948?12. What if Britain had not discovered the North Sea Oil?13. What
      
19716. The Titanic Letters: A Bbc Radio 4 Drama Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
42 letters written by Titanic passengers and crew, plus two documentaries relating survivors' stories and bringing the tragedy to life through the voices of the wireless operatorsThe largest, most luxurious liner in the world, the RMS Titanic captured the public's imagination. But four days into her maiden voyage, on 14 April 1912, she hit an iceberg and sank, taking the lives of over 1500 people.This commemorative anthology opens with the emotional letters from the individuals who were there that fateful night - those who lived, and those who died. They talk of life on board the ship, describing its size, opulence and vaunted 'unsinkabiity'; write about the friends they've made; make disparaging remarks about fellow travellers; and send fond messages of love, signed with a dozen kisses.Here, too, are heartrending eyewitness accounts of the shipwreck and its aftermath, written from the safety of the rescue ship Carpathia. Among them are letters from a woman who lost her mind on the Titanic, a newlywed who left the ship a widow, a message in a bottle from a despairing 19-year-old - and a missive accusing an unknown man of having dressed as a woman to get on a lifeboat. Introduced by Ciaran Hinds, who also reveals the writers' fate, each letter is read by a different celebrity, including Amanda Burton, Patrick Kielty, Eamonn Holmes, Christine Bleakley and Gloria Hunniford. Also included are two fascinating documentaries. Omnibus: Titanic - The Unsinkable Legend, asks why the story of the doomed ship still fascinates us today. Including an interview with Titanic survivor Eva Hart, who was just seven years old when the ship went down, it looks at the influence the iconic ship has had on media and culture in the 100 years since its sinking.And in Discovery: Titanic - In Her Own Words, Sean Coughlan narrates the Marconi wireless operators' version of the Titanic disaster. Converting their Morse code into speech synthesis, this enthralling programme gives us a remarkable
      
19717. Nuremberg: The Trial Of The Nazi War Criminals: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A 16-part dramatised reconstruction of a landmark moment in history - the groundbreaking trial of the 22 most notorious Nazi war criminalsSummer, 1945. The war is over, and Germany has surrendered. Across Europe, the top surviving Nazis are being tracked down, arrested, and imprisoned in a once-opulent Luxembourg hotel, on 24-hour suicide watch. Now, the Allies must decide what to do with them. After much deliberation, Britain, America, Russia and France agree that Hitler's high command must be formally tried. This will be an entirely new kind of trial, with utterly new charges: those of 'Crimes against Humanity' and 'Genocide'. And before it can even take place, numerous crises and obstacles must be overcome...As court proceedings finally get underway, the enormity of the Nazis' crimes is revealed via a mountain of documentary evidence: and chilling footage of the concentration camps. Over the next 218 days, the accused - among them Hitler's architect and close ally, Albert Speer, and deputy Hermann Goering - are cross-examined, and forced to admit to the shabby gangsterism of the Nazi war machine. With the judges' verdict imminent, who will be executed, and who acquitted?Featuring a stellar cast, including Henry Goodman, Freddie Fox, Alex Kingston and Natalie Dormer, Jonathan Myerson's epic series brings the process alive from the ground up. We see the trial - and the events leading up to it - through the eyes of some of the myriad individuals involved: the US Army officer guarding the cells; the Russian interpreter translating the indictments; the psychologist who runs tests on the defendants, hoping to find the mystery of human evil; and the young German girl working in the court cafeteria, who must come to terms with her country's collective guilt.Drawing on eyewitness testimony, contemporary reports, over 20 volumes of court transcripts and more than 2000 hours of audio and newsreel, this comprehensive drama gives us a fresh understanding of the immense achi
      
19718. The L-shaped Room, Backward Shadow & Other Stories: A Bbc Radio 4 Drama Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A full-cast adaptation of Lynne Reid Banks' bestselling novel, plus sequel The Backward Shadow and moreAward-winning author Lynne Reid Banks is perhaps best known for her classic children's book The Indian in the Cupboard. But it was her groundbreaking debut novel for adults, The L-Shaped Room, that made her name. First published in 1960, it was an instant success, and has been in print ever since. This collection contains both The L-Shaped Room and sequel The Backward Shadow, as well as two stories specially written for BBC radio and a bonus edition of Bookclub.The L-Shaped Room - Jane is young, middle-class, single - and pregnant. Thrown out by her parents, she rents a squalid bedsit, where she struggles to overcome both her own prejudices and those of 1950s society. Starring Lynne Seymour as Jane, with John McAndrew as Toby.The Backward Shadow - Living with her baby in a cottage inherited from her aunt, Jane's quiet life is shaken up by the arrival of her friend Dottie and the reappearance of Toby, the love of her life ... Lynne Seymour stars as Jane, with Rachel Atkins as Dottie.Who Shall I Run To? - Sally recalls how she and ex-husband Jeremy celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary with a romantic trip to Paris. Read by Siân Phillips.Lame Duck - Anne and her artist husband Lionel have three boys, and little time for going out - so they decide to take in a lodger who might be prepared to babysit occasionally. Sadly, things do not work out as planned... Starring Anne Rosenfeld as Anne and Manning Wilson as Lionel.Bookclub: Lynne Reid Banks - Readers talk to the celebrated author about The L-Shaped Room, describing what it means to them and how it has changed their lives. Chaired by James Naughtie.Text copyright © Lynne Reid Banks 1960 (The L-Shaped Room), 1970 (The Backward Shadow), 1978 (Lame Duck), 2005 (Who Shall I Run To?)Cast and creditsWritten by Lynne Reid BanksThe L-Shaped RoomJane - Lynne SeymourToby - John McAndrewJohn - Trevor LairdFather - Bill
      
19719. The Party Party: Bbc Radio 4 Political Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Hugh Laurie, Rory Bremner and Morwenna Banks star in this six-part comedy series that sends up both politics and traditional sitcom conventions1993, and the party of the loony right and centre sweeps to power, changing the face of politics forever and drastically disrupting the very normal, very predictable, very sitcom lives of the actor-residents of Microcosm.When the newly appointed Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Action Man, MP, moves into No. 10, his first priority is to change the curtains. But next he must appoint a Cabinet - starting with the Minister for Honesty, Sir Lord Knight - and try to uncover the mystery behind the clandestine Department of Secrets... With the country getting bored, the Government stirs up a convenient crisis; and a new event, 'No War' Anniversary Day, is added to the PM's diary (to rank alongside 'No Horse' Ascot Week and 'No Balls' Wimbledon).Meanwhile in Microcosm, the villagers are sitting around being stereotypes, experimenting with character development, taking lessons in scene-changing technique from the mysterious Mr Mann (including a lecture on fading footsteps) and finding out what radio feels like from inside a hi-fi. Will they emerge as the lead characters in a sitcom of their own? Only the Narrator knows - but when he goes AWOL, and the sound effects go missing, it spells trouble for Microcosm. It'll end in tears - not to mention resentment, revenge, malice and attempted murder...Written by Moray Hunter (Spitting Image, Absolutely), and first broadcast in 1987, this surreal, satirical, marvellously meta comedy features Hugh Laurie, Morwenna Banks, Robin Driscoll, Robert Glenister and Clive Mantle, with guest appearances by Rory Bremner.Production creditsWritten by Moray HunterProduced by Jamie RixCastStarring Morwenna Banks, Robin Driscoll, Robert Glenister, Hugh Laurie and Clive Mantle, with Rory BremnerFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 May-20 June 1987©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19720. David Hare: A Bbc Radio Drama Collection: 8 Full-cast Productions Including Plenty, Skylight, Amys View & Others : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Eight incisive dramas by the internationally-renowned playwright - plus bonus interviewWriter and director David Hare is one of England's leading political dramatists, celebrated for his many award-winning plays analysing the morality of contemporary Britain. This collection comprises some of his most acclaimed pieces, as well as a fascinating radio interview with Hare himself.It opens with his two acknowledged masterpieces: Plenty and Amy's View. These mesmerising dramas, both spanning several decades, present vivid portraits of strong women diminished by circumstance, metaphorically evoking the changing values and collapsing ideals of the postwar period. These are followed by Knuckle, a fast-paced parody of the American hardboiled thriller set in the Home Counties; and Pravda, co-written with Howard Brenton, a satirical comedy about a monstrous media tycoon.Also included are The Bay at Nice, set in 1950s Russia and exploring the nature of art and freedom; Skylight, about the reunion between a Thatcherite entrepreneur and his onetime mistress; Racing Demon, the first in a trilogy of plays about British institutions, focusing on the Church of England in crisis; and the play in which Hare made his acting debut: the powerful monologue Via Dolorosa, a meditation on his extraordinary 1997 trip to Israel and Palestine.Among the stellar cast: Jane Lapotalre, Zoë Wanamaker, Judi Dench, Samantha Bond, Anthony Hopkins, Bill Nighy, Robert Glenister, Stephen Tompkinson, Ronald Pickup, Geoffrey Palmer, Stella Gonet & Paul McGann.In an interview for the World Service arts programme Meridian, David Hare talks about why he enjoys writing good parts for women, what he believes plays can achieve that other media cannot, and the capacity of art to change society.Production creditsWritten by David Hare.Pravda written by David Hare and Howard Brenton.Text copyright © David Hare 1974 (Knuckle), 1978 (Plenty), 1986 (The Bay at Nice), 1990 (Racing Demon), 1995 (Skylight), 1997 (Amy's
      
19721. Thinking In Colour: A Bbc Documentary Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Gary Younge explores race, society and Black history in these five fascinating documentariesAuthor, broadcaster and sociology professor Gary Younge has won several awards for his books and journalism covering topics such as the civil rights movement, inequality and immigration. In this documentary collection, the former Guardian US correspondent turns his attention to current American political and social issues, including populist conservatism, and African-American identity.In Thinking in Colour, he examines racial 'passing': light-skinned African-Americans who decided to live their lives as white people. Looking at the topic through the prism of Nella Larsen's 1929 novella Passing, Gary hears three astonishing personal stories, and probes the distinction between race and colour.Recorded shortly after the historic 2008 election, The Documentary: Opposing Obama follows Gary as he travels through Arkansas and Kentucky, talking to people who see Barack Obama's presidency as nothing but bad news, and hearing their hopes and fears for the future.In The Wales Window of Alabama, Gary recounts how the people of Wales helped rebuild an Alabama church, where bombers killed four girls in 1963. Hearing of the atrocity, sculptor John Petts rallied his local community to raise money, and subsequently created a new stained glass window that has become a focus for worship and a symbol of hope.In Ebony: Black on White on Black, we hear the history of Ebony, the magazine that has charted and redefined African-American life since its launch in 1945. But what is its place in the world today, and does it still speak to contemporary African-Americans?And in Analysis: Tea Party Politics, Gary assesses the Tea Party movement, a US right-wing protest group that objects to big government and high taxes. He finds out what sparked this grass-roots insurgency, who its supporters are, and analyses its impact.Production creditsPresented by Gary YoungeThinking in ColourProduced by Caitlin Smith
      
19722. Doctor Who: Timelash: 6th Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Colin Baker reads this dynamic novelisation of a TV adventure featuring the Sixth Doctor and Peri. The inhabitants of the planet Karfel are suffering under the tyrannical rule of their leader, the Borad, who has brought his world to the brink of interplanetary war.Those who dare to oppose the will of the Borad are mercilessly sacrificed to the Timelash, a fate considered by many to be worse than death.When the Doctor arrives on Karfel he soon discovers the Borad's horrifying plan - and realises he must be stopped at all costs.(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19723. Doctor Who: The Space Travel Collection: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th Doctor Novelisations : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Five classic novelisations of TV stories involving space travel and adventure.In The Edge of Destruction the TARDIS stalls in space with the Doctor and friends trapped inside.In The Space Pirates the travellers are embroiled in the schemes of interplanetary raiders.In The Ark In Space the TARDIS arrives on a fully-automated space station and meet the Wirrn...In The Invasion of Time the Doctor returns to Gallifrey and encounters old friends and enemies.In Four To Doomsday the TARDIS crew meet Monarch, whose mission to Earth has a sinister purpose.William Russell, Terry Molloy, Jon Culshaw, John Leeson and Matthew Waterhouse read these classic tales, first published as Target Books in the 1970s and 1980s.(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19724. Doctor Who And The Revenge Of The Cybermen: 4th Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Nicholas Briggs reads this exciting novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the Fourth Doctor.A mysterious plague strikes Space Beacon Nerva, killing its victims within minutes. When the Doctor lands, only four humans remain alive. One of these seems to be in league with the nearby planet of gold, Voga...Or is he in fact working for the dreaded Cybermen, who are now determined to finally destroy their old enemies, the Vogans?The Doctor, Sarah and Harry find themselves trapped in the midst of a terrifying struggle to the death - between the ruthless, power-hungry Cybermen and the desperate, determined Vogans.Nicholas Briggs, who voices the Cybermen in the hit BBC TV series, reads Terrance Dicks's 1976 novelisation of a TV serial by Gerry Davis.(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19725. Doctor Who: Time And The Rani: 7th Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Bonnie Langford reads this thrilling novelisation of the debut TV adventure for the Seventh Doctor. Assailed by violent bolts of energy, the TARDIS is blasted off-course and forced to land on the barren planet of Lakertya. The turbulence triggers the Doctor's sixth regeneration - but that is the least of his worries. Why has the Rani, that ruthless renegade Time Lady, brought the Doctor to Lakertya? What are the hideous Tetrap guards? Who are the eleven geniuses she has imprisoned in her stronghold, and what is the vital significance of Strange Matter? Aided by the faithful Mel, the Doctor must do all he can to stop the Rani's diabolical scheme before it affects the whole of creation. Bonnie Langford, who played Mel in the BBC TV series, reads Pip and Jane Baker's novelisation of their 1987 TV adventure. Duration: 3 hours approx. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19726. Doctor Who: The Time Travel Collection: 1st, 3rd, 4th & 6th Doctor Novelisations : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Four exciting novelisations of classic TV stories in which the Doctor and his companions traverse the Fourth Dimension. In Doctor Who: The Space Museum, by Glyn Jones, the TARDIS jumps a time-track, allowing its occupants to witness themselves as exhibits in a glass case: a future they must avoid at all costs. In Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks, by Terrance Dicks, a 20th Century peace conference is threatened by guerillas from the future, intent on changing the course of history. In Doctor Who: City of Death, by Douglas Adams and James Goss, the Doctor and Romana witness dangerous fractures in time whilst on holiday in Paris, and must determine the cause. In Doctor Who: The Two Doctors, by Robert Holmes, a set of temporal experiments concern the Time Lords enough to dispatch the Second Doctor on a mission; when it goes wrong, it seems only the Sixth Doctor can save him! Maureen O'Brien, Richard Franklin, Lalla Ward and Colin Baker read these classic tales, originally published as Target Books paperbacks, with Nicholas Briggs as the Voice of the Daleks. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19727. Jack Aubrey & Stephen Maturin: Master & Commander & Other Adventures: A Bbc Radio 4 Full Cast Drama Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
BBC Radio productions of the first seven books in Patrick O'Brian's hugely popular Napoleonic naval series - plus bonus materialWidely regarded as the most engaging historical novels ever written, the 21 books in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series have garnered millions of fans since the publication of the first volume over 50 years ago. Included here are BBC radio adaptations of the first seven thrilling stories.Master and Commander - Gibraltar, 1800. Newly commissioned Commander Jack Aubrey anxiously awaits the verdict in his court martial for the loss of his ship... Michael Troughton stars as Aubrey, with Nigel Anthony as Stephen Maturin.Post Captain - 1802. Following the Treaty of Amiens, England is at peace. Returning home for a short spell as country squires, Jack and Stephen meet two beautiful women who will change their lives forever... Read by Patrick Malahide.HMS Surprise - 1804, and the dauntless duo face sea battles, political intrigue and romantic rivalry, as Aubrey tackles a secret mission. Starring David Robb as Jack Aubrey and Richard Dillane as Stephen Maturin, with other cast including Adjoa Andoh.The Mauritius Command- 1809. Promoted to Commodore, Jack prepares to lead a squadron of ships against the French. David Robb and Richard Dillane star as Aubrey and Maturin.Desolation Island - 1811, and Jack Aubrey sets sail for Australia. His mission: to transport a group of convicts to Botany Bay. Starring David Robb and Richard Dillane.The Fortune of War - 1812. Britain is at war with America and France - and the two friends find themselves caught in the crossfire... David Robb and Richard Dillane star in this 3-part dramatisation of Patrick O'Brian's novel and its sequel The Surgeon's Mate.Third Ear - Patrick O'Brian talks to fellow novelist Alan Judd about his work and his fascination with the historical novel.Bookclub: Patrick O'Brian - Master and Commander - James Naughtie discusses the novel that sparked the much-loved series with author All
      
19728. Mary Portas On Style : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Mary, Queen of Shops star and style doyenne Mary Portas explores what style means to us and the way we live today. Looking at the worlds of fashion, design, architecture and interiors, she discovers how they reveal the desires, passions and beliefs not just of individuals, but of society.She considers British design with Tom Dixon, winner of the London Design Medal 2019; discusses the future of fashion with distinguished trends forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort; and talks activism, sustainability and eco-innovation with Carry Somers, Phoebe English and Cyrill Gutsch. Jay Blades of The Repair Shop gives us some insight into restoring furniture; Fashion Revolution founder Orsola de Castro reveals how looking after your clothes can be a radical act; and author Kassia St Clair explains how technology influence the colours we see, the clothes we buy and our home decoration choices.Plus, Mary examines how the pandemic has impacted the way we dress, shop and live as she looks at home offices and high streets, and asks if the habits we've adopted will last beyond lockdown. And there's fun with fashion correspondent Miss Jason, of Jason's Closet fame, as he visits cities across the UK to find out what people are wearing and buying.A fabulous celebration of all things sartorial and aesthetic, this smart, sassy series will enlighten and delight - and make you think about your own relationship with style.Presented by Mary PortasFashion correspondent: Miss JasonProduced by Ekene Akalawu and Jessica Treen,With: Tom Dixon, Carry Somers, Deyan Sudjic, Mateo Kries, Lidewij Edelkoort, Ben Derbyshire, Jessica Mairs, Phoebe English, Charlotte Fiell, Zheng Qu, Cyrill Gutsch, Sarah Mower, Susie Lau, Lizzie Ostrom, Jay Blades, Brad Callahan, Ruth Wassermann, Sonia Solicari, Jane Shepherdson, Tahlia Gray, Anki Josefsson, Orsola de Castro, Michelle Ogundehin, Ben Francis, Kassia St Clair, Christopher Kane and Tammy KaneFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 17 September 2019-23 February 2021Copyright
      
19729. Seekers: Complete Series 1-2: A Bbc Radio 4 Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
All 12 episodes of Steve Burge's sitcom about the staff and clients of an Essex job centreWhen Stuart is made redundant from his post as an advisor at Rayleigh Job Centre, he finds it hard to let go. Losing his job is tough enough, but worse than that is losing his chance of finally forging a relationship with his colleague, Senior Job Seeker Nicola, who he's been yearning for ever since their one-night stand seven years ago.Queuing up to sign on, he finds himself reunited with his old school mates Joe and Terry, who he thought he outgrew years ago. They're delighted to have him back in their gang, and are soon far too busy to find a job: winding up Stuart is a full-time occupation.Meanwhile, on the other side of the desk, we listen in to the unfulfilled staff who spend their days dealing with assorted jobseekers from various walks of life. Some of their clients are desperate to get back into work, while others are trying their best to avoid it: and for a select few, their chances are slim indeed (there's not much call for naked accountants who won't work weekends...)Scripted by award-winning comedy writer Steve Burge, this entertaining, sharply observed sitcom stars Mathew Horne (Gavin and Stacey) as Stuart, Daniel Mays (Line of Duty) as Joe, Tony Way (After Life) as Terry and Zahra Ahmadi (Count Arthur Strong) as Nicola.Production creditsWritten by Steven BurgeProduced by Katie Tyrrell and Victoria LloydFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3 October-7 November 2013 (Series 1), 4 June-9 July 2015 (Series 2)CastStuart - Mathew HorneJoe - Daniel MaysTerry/Mr Rocastle/Mr Dancer - Tony WayNicola - Zahra AhmadiDave Manager/Mr Dibble/Mr Manford/Mr Everett/Mr Rutherford/Mr Knowledge/George Dorset//Kevin Rush/Mr Brooks/Tom Boddle/Mr Harty - Alex LoweMr Gleason/Mr Boland/Policeman - Michael BertenshawMrs Wilcox/Policewoman - Philippa StantonMrs Rahman/Mandy Dorset/Teresa Glock/Mrs Kangalee - Bharti PatelGary Probert - Steve OramMrs Rossiter/Ribena - Hannah WoodBill Parfitt/Mr Bis
      
19730. Subterranean Homesick Blues: The Complete Series 4 And 5: A Bbc Radio 4 Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD6.19
The final two series of A L Kennedy's wry comic drama about love in later lifeIn their youth, John and Maggie had a tempestuous on/off affair that ended badly. Now in their sixties, they've decided to give their romance another chance - and discovered that love doesn't get any easier when you're older but no wiser.Having survived dating and moving in together, the duo face the next big test for their relationship: tying the knot. They soon find that married life is no picnic either - even their honeymoon turns out to be more endurance test than relaxing spa break.As John worries that Maggie's getting bored with wedded bliss, he's got some work to do to save their marriage. And there are further challenges to come, in the form of lockdown and a mystery 'lurker' who seems to have set his sights on Maggie... Will the couple come through it all unscathed, and finally find their happy-ever-after?Created by award-winning writer A. L. Kennedy, this witty, engaging series stars Bill Nighy as John and Anna Calder-Marshall as Maggie.Production creditsWritten by A L KennedyDirected by Sally Avens© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19731. Hopes And Desires: Seven Bbc Full-cast Romantic Comedies : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Seven BBC full-cast romantic comedies about love, longing and life-changing momentsWritten by a host of top radio writers and starring some of Britain's finest actors, these sparkling, beautifully crafted comedy dramas are centred around people with unconscious yearnings. From the serial seducer to the lonely mother's boy, each is looking for love - but will they find it?Vongole by Michael Butt: Oxford professor Tristram Swann's favourite pastime is wooing his female students with Petrarch and pasta. But what is he really after? Starring Bill Nighy.The Non-Entity by Marcy Kahan: Once a successful Soviet hack, Dimitri hasn't sold a story since the fall of Communism. So why has a British publisher flown out to Moscow to see him? Starring Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron and Sylvestre Le Touzel.Toad Squad by Nick Warburton: Bitter at being retired prematurely, Reg embarks on a mission to protect the humble toad. Starring Philip Jackson and Amanda Root.The Anniversary Waltz by Jeremy Front: Deli owners Max and Shirley spend their days sniping at one another - but a sudden epiphany makes them realise things have got to change... Starring Prunella Scales, Roger Allam and Rebecca Front.Catching Heathcliff by Nick Warburton: Lindsey dreams of someone brooding and passionate - and then Morton walks into her book group... Starring Philip Jackson and Amanda Root.Battersea Triangle by Michael Butt: Passive Dougie is trapped in a relationship with his domineering boss, Angela. When he meets the docile India, his problems seem to be over - but are they just beginning? Starring Mark Benton, Christine Kavanagh and Indira Varma.The Dangers of Self-Hypnosis by Gary Ogin: Having had no luck with speed-dating, Maurice turns to a self-hypnosis CD to find romance. Exploring his subconscious, he finds the beautiful Rachel... Starring Richard Coyle, Prunella Scales and Sophie Winkleman.Produced and directed by Peter KavanaghVongoleTristram - Bill NighyMinnie - Emma CallanderHelen - Miranda
      
19732. The Man Born To Be King: A Bbc Radio 4 Drama Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Dorothy L. Sayers' classic play cycle based on the life and times of Jesus Dorothy L. Sayers was best known for her mystery novels featuring aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. But she was also a poet, playwright and committed Christian, and in The Man Born to Be King she combined art and evangelism to powerful effect, making the story of Christ accessible, relevant and every bit as thrilling as her detective fiction. Written specially for the BBC Radio, the play cycle caused huge controversy for its depiction of Christ as a character, and its use of contemporary speech instead of Biblical language. However it proved extremely popular with listeners, who wrote in to thank Sayers for making Jesus real to them and reigniting their interest in his remarkable story. Based on the four Gospels, it includes one story of the Nativity, six plays about Jesus' life and ministry, and five Passion Plays telling of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, Jesus' arrest and trial before Pontius Pilate, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. Backed up with a sweeping musical score, these immersive dramas surprise and shock us anew and provide fresh, illuminating insight into 'the greatest story ever told'. The plays included are Kings in Judea, The King's Herald, A Certain Nobleman, The Heirs to the Kingdom, The Bread of Heaven, The Feast of Tabernacles, The Light and The Life, Royal Progress, The King's Supper, The Princes of This World, King of Sorrows and The King Comes to His Own. Cast and credits Written by Dorothy L Sayers Adapted by/Producer: Raymond Raikes The Evangelist (John Bar-Zebedee): Gabriel WoolfJesus: John WestbrookJoseph/ Jacob Ben-Issachar: Norman Shelley Simon Bar-Jonah (Simon Peter): Stephen JackJudas Iscariot: Alan WheatleyMatthew: Nigel StockHerod The Great: Robert Eddison Nicodemus: John WyseEphraim: Denys Blakelock Shadrach: Malcolm HayesRabbit Solomon: John Gabriel Phoebe: Caroline MonkhouseFlavius: Trader FaulknerCalpurnia: Pen
      
19733. Nicholas Freeling: Van Der Valk & Castang: Six Bbc Radio Thrillers Featuring Piet Van Der Valk & Inspector Henri Castang : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The collected BBC adaptations of Nicolas Freeling's bestselling thrillers - plus bonus documentaryAcclaimed as 'the most thoroughly European of British crime writers' (The Guardian), Nicolas Freeling was well known for his novels featuring Dutch sleuth Van der Valk and French policeman Henri Castang. Included in this collection are six stories showcasing both detectives, as well as a bonus programme exploring Van der Valk and his creator.Love in Amsterdam - Martin's former lover has been murdered. He's the prime suspect, his alibi is thin, and he's lying - but is he the killer? It's up to Van der Valk to find out... David Troughton reads the first novel in the Van der Valk series.Gun Before Butter - The Dutch detective finds himself dealing with a body, an abandoned Mercedes and the beautiful daughter of a dead conductor. Ian Hogg and Sophie Thompson star in this dramatisation of Freeling's 1963 novel, the winner of France's Grand Prix de Roman Policier.King of the Rainy Country - A handsome, middle-aged millionaire and a naked girl disappear. Can Van der Valk find them? Martin Jarvis stars in this adaptation of the sixth Van der Valk novel, which received a 1967 Edgar Award for Best Novel.Arlette - When her husband is shot in the street, Arlette Van der Valk takes the law into her own hands. Starring Stella Gonet as Arlette and Nigel Anthony as Piet Van der Valk.The Nightlords - A dead man in the boot of a Rolls-Royce in Normandy threatens to disrupt Anglo-French relations. Keith Barron stars in this dramatisation of Freeling's first book featuring Henri Castang.Not as Far as Velma- Newly-promoted Commissaire Henri Castang probes the case of a missing hotel owner, the bombing of a convent and an elusive British journalist... Starring Keith Barron as Castang.Foreign Bodies: Netherlands - Commissaris Van Der Valk - As part of a series looking at European history through crime fiction, Mark Lawson takes a trip to Amsterdam in search of Van der Valk, and asks how Fre
      
19734. Naturebang: The Secret Life Of Nature : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Science meets storytelling in this brilliant BBC radio series exploring the mystery and astounding complexity of the natural world'Mindboggling in the best possible way' Independent.iePresenters Becky Ripley and Emily Knight mull over a multitude of bewildering and brain-teasing questions as they try to make sense of what we humans are all about - with a little help from some other species. What can the swirling patterns in a starling murmuration tell us about the way our ideas spread? Can ants teach us anything about avoiding a pandemic? And how could a brainless, single-cell slime mould help to solve our trickiest problems?Journeying into the realms of philosophy, they break down the illusion of self via the humble sea sponge, examine individualism through the colonial Portuguese man o' war and find out who controls our thoughts and actions - us, or the creatures living inside us... They also take lessons in love and fidelity from the tiny vole, discover what dog poo can teach us about navigation, and investigate the diversity of the gender spectrum, aided by birds, bees, angler fish and dragon lizards.Packed with staggering facts about the animal kingdom - and ourselves - this amazing series will blow your mind and open your eyes to the astonishing wonders of nature.© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19735. Winston Churchill's Greatest Speeches: A Bbc Collection : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
'The most persuasive and patriotic exhortations to arms since the Agincourt address from Henry V.' - The Guardian.Sir Winston Churchill steered Britain through its darkest hours during World War II. He was one of the 20th century's greatest orators and the speeches that he painstakingly composed, rehearsed and delivered inspired courage in an entire nation. Churchill's output was prolific - his complete speeches alone contain more than 5 million words. On this special recording, the best and most important of those have been brought together in this historic volume.Winston Churchill oversaw some of the most significant events the world has ever seen and he was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his age. These speeches help reveal the man behind the defiant orator and demonstrate why, in a national poll, Churchill was voted 'Greatest Briton of All Time'. Many of his speeches were recorded after their original delivery because the Houses of Parliament did not have the facility to record live speeches at the time; fortunately, most were committed to tape later and we can today still hear the power of Churchill's oratory.Bringing together digitally remastered archive recordings of Winston Churchill with readings by his grandson in the few cases where we can't hear from the great man himself, this collection of speeches includes:'Blood, toil, tears and sweat' 'Give us the tools' 'We can take it!' 'A total and unmitigated defeat' 'The Few' 'This was their finest hour' 'An Iron Curtain has descended' 'Never give in!' 'Sinking of the Graf Spee' 'Fall of Singapore' 'Review of the war' 'Battle of the Atlantic' 'Victory in North Africa' 'Tribute to George VI'Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19736. Calling All Forces: The Vintage Bbc Variety Show : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
A bumper collection of classic selected episodes and extracts from vintage variety show Calling All ForcesBroadcasting on the BBC Light Programme from December 1950 until July 1952, 'Calling All Forces' was the biggest show of its day, attracting the biggest names of the time. Written by a young Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin, it became a showcase for aspiring young comedians including Peter Sellers, Tony Hancock, Jimmy Edwards, Cyril Fletcher, Benny Hill, Kenneth Horne, Bill Kerr and Bob Monkhouse himself.Brilliantly hosted by comedian Ted Ray, the show features a mix of stand up comedy, music and sketches guest-starring well-known TV and film actors of the day. Peter Sellers tries out some early Goons characters, Tony Hancock steps in to co-host with Charlie Chester in the days before Hancock's Half Hour, and Bob Monkhouse steps on stage to perform some of his own material at the age of just 23. Sit back and enjoy musical hits from The Stargazers, songs performed by the 'Forces Sweetheart' Carole Carr, and amazing feats of recollection from 'The Memory Man' Leslie Welch as he answers sports questions sent in by British Forces stationed overseas. This rare collection offers a slice of post-war history, a window into pop culture in the British military forces of the time, and a fascinating look back at the early careers of our comedy greats.This uproarious compilation also includes two bonus episodes of Fletcher's Fare, plus two episodes of The Forces Show - the successor to Calling All Forces, also written by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin.Written by Bob Monkhouse and Denis GoodwinLinking material written by Martin Gibbons and read by Roy McMillanWith thanks to the Estate of Bob Monkhouse, to the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society, and to Kaleidoscope for providing these audio recordings.Please note: due to the age of these recordings, the sound quality may vary.The humour in this programme reflects the era in which it was broadcast and may not reflect current a
      
19737. The New Elizabethans: A Bbc History Of The Queens Reign, Told Through Its Most Notable Characters : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
James Naughtie examines the lives and impact of the men and women who have given the second Elizabethan Age its characterAs the longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II has presided over an era of tremendous social, political and cultural change. In 2012, to mark her Diamond Jubilee, Radio 4 looked back on the long span of her reign, and asked the public to choose high-profile public figures who have helped to define this New Elizabethan Age. Almost a thousand nominations poured in, and the final selection was decided by a panel of leading writers and historians, including Dominic Sandbrook, Bamber Gascoigne and Max Hastings.In this celebratory collection, distinguished broadcaster James Naughtie profiles 37 of these iconic individuals. They come from all walks of life - from artists and scientists like David Hockney and Francis Crick, to business legends such as Alan Sainsbury and Anita Roddick, politicians including Roy Jenkins, Tony Blair and Alex Salmond, and even a member of the Royal Family: Diana, Princess of Wales. Some are world-famous, others less well-known, and there are several surprising choices - and a few controversial ones. But all have made their mark on our nation, for good or ill.Here are fascinating portraits of mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, whose conquest of Everest was announced on the day of the Queen's coronation; Elizabeth David, the food writer who brought European cuisine to British tables; leading thinker on British culture, race and identity Stuart Hall; renowned English composer Benjamin Britten; the inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee - and many more, whose achievements and influence will stand the test of time. Together, they shine a light on postwar Britain, illuminating how our society has evolved over the seven decades since Queen Elizabeth II's accession.Production creditsPresented by James NaughtieProduced by James Cook, Sukey Firth, Clare Walker, Sarah Taylor, Alison H
      
19738. The Christopher Marlowe Bbc Radio Drama Collection: Seven Full-cast Productions Including Doctor Faustus, Tamburlaine & The Je : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
The complete dramatic works of Christopher Marlowe, plus a brand new docudrama about his deathChristopher Marlowe was the most celebrated writer of his generation, surpassing even William Shakespeare during his lifetime. A playwright, poet, hellraiser, rebel and spy, he lived fast and died young, stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house aged only 29. This definitive collection comprises all six of his groundbreaking plays, as well as a riveting documentary drama examining the mysterious circumstances around Marlowe's killing.Dido, Queen of Carthage - Inspired by Virgil's Aenid, Marlowe's first play tells the tragic tale of the doomed love affair between the Carthaginian queen and the Trojan hero Aeneas. Starring Sally Dexter and Timothy Walker.Tamburlaine - Said to have changed the course of British theatre through its pioneering use of blank verse, this classic drama about the rise to tyrannical power of a Scythian shepherd stars Con O'Neill, Oliver Ford Davies and Kenneth Cranham.The Jew of Malta - When Barabas the Jew has his assets stripped by Christians, he wreaks a terrible revenge... Ian MacDiarmid stars in this savage 'comic' tragedy of intrigue, murder and love.Doctor Faustus - A German scholar sells his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of knowledge and power on Earth. Starring Paterson Joseph, Ray Fearon and Toby Jones.Edward the Second - Obsessed with his lover, Gaveston, a weak monarch pays the ultimate price for choosing passion over political responsibility. Toby Jones stars as the titular king.The Massacre at Paris - Marlowe's final play, based on the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of the Huguenots in Paris in 1572, is a shocking portrayal of the grisly consequences of political and religious strife. Starring John Webb, Timothy Walker and Jeremy Blake.The Reckoning - Adapted from Charles Nicholl's award-winning investigative biography, this gripping true crime drama explores the events behind the murder of Christopher Marlowe, revealing a
      
19739. Doctor Who: Battlefield: 7th Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Toby Longworth reads this suspenseful novelisation of a classic adventure for the Seventh Doctor and Ace.A squad of UNIT troops is escorting a nuclear missile through the English countryside, whilst nearby knights in armour are fighting battles with broadswords, guns and grenades.The Doctor arrives on the scene and meets two old friends: Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Bessie, the souped-up Edwardian roadster.Why do the knights address him as 'Merlin', and what is the power of the sword that Ace retrieves from the bottom of a lake? Will the wicked Morgaine carry out her threat to destroy the world?Toby Longworth reads Marc Platt's novelisation of a TV script by bestselling novelist Ben Aaronovitch, first published in 1991.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19740. The News Quiz: Another Classic Collection: Highlights From The Topical Radio 4 Comedy Panel Show : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Proving that yesterday's news is every bit as entertaining as today's, these 14 archive episodes of the long-running BBC Radio 4 panel show are chaired by Barry Took, Simon Hoggart and Sandi Toksvig.Spanning the years from 1979 to 2011, this latest selection of sharp and funny editions take in three governments, five Prime Ministers, several Royal Weddings, six US Presidents, and countless column inches of amusing cuttings sent in by listeners.Joining regular panellists Alan Coren, Richard Ingrams, Jeremy Hardy and Andy Hamilton are a newsworthy collection of guest players including Clive James, Gillian Reynolds, Claire Rayner, Sue Cook, Ian Hislop, John Wells, Roy Hattersley, Miles Kington, Barry Cryer, Peter Cook, David Aaronovitch, Francis Wheen, Tony Hawks, Linda Smith, John Sergeant, Nigella Lawson, Jeremy Vine, Hugo Rifkind, Paul Sinha, Miles Jupp, Milton Jones, Susan Calman and many more.Included among the programmes is a bonus-length seasonal News Quiz of the Year from 1979 and the debut appearance of much-loved panellist Linda Smith. The original transmission dates are 23/12/1979, 25/07/1981, 24/01/1987, 20/05/1989, 20/10/1990, 16/05/1992, 17/05/1997, 21/02/1998, 21/05/1999, 09/06/2000, 04/02/2005, 30/10/2009, 12/02/2010 and 08/10/2011.Cast and creditsChaired by Barry Took, Simon Hoggart, Sandi ToksvigFeaturing David Aaronovitch, Tony Banks, Susan Calman, Bob Chesshyre, Peter Cook, Sue Cook, Alan Coren, Barry Cryer, Andy Hamilton, Jeremy Hardy, Roy Hattersley, Tony Hawks, Ian Hislop, Richard Ingrams, Clive James, Milton Jones, Miles Jupp, Miles Kington, Nigella Lawson, Bob Mills, Stan McMurtry, Claire Rayner, Gillian Reynolds, Hugo Rifkind, John Sergeant, Paul Sinha, Linda Smith, Will Smith, Jeremy Vine, John Wells, Francis Wheen, Martin YoungNewsreaders: Carolyn Brown, Peter Donaldson, Eugene Fraser, Charlotte Green, John Marsh, Brian Perkins, Rory Morrison, David Simons, Catriona YoungProduced by Lucy Armitage, Sam Bryant, Aled Evans, Danny Greenstone,
      
19741. The Master Builder: A Bbc Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by David HareMaster builder Halvard Solness is a self-made man. With no professional qualifications, he has built himself up through ruthless ambition, and achieved a position of power and domination in his home town. But his success has come at a cost. His marriage is empty, destroyed by a personal tragedy that has left him wracked with guilt and pain, and he is increasingly frightened of failure and being displaced by the next generation.Then a mysterious young woman, Hilde Wangel, appears from the mountains, claiming to have met Solness ten years earlier, when she was only 13. She asserts that he kissed her and promised her a kingdom: and now she has returned to claim it. Halvard becomes besotted with Hilde, seeing her as a breath of fresh air, revitalising his life with her youthful energy. And Hilde flatters and praises him, rebuilding his ego. But has she come to seduce him - or to destroy him?With mystical undertones and resonances for the #MeToo movement, this searing tragedy of middle-aged male hubris explores the troubled psyche of a successful, abusive man who has risen to the greatest heights, only to be toppled from his peak. David Schofield stars as Solness, with Siobhan Redmond as his wife Aline and Laura Aikman as Hilde.Also included is a bonus programme, In Our Time: Henrik Ibsen, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great Norwegian playwright and poet.Cast and creditsSolness - David SchofieldAline - Siobhan RedmondHilde - Laura AikmanBrovik - Paul BradleyDr Herdal - Jonathan TaflerKaja - Shannon HayesRagnar - Joseph AyreThe Master Builder by Henrik IbsenIn a new version by David HareBased on a literal translation by Torkil HeggstadDirected and produced by Gary BrownFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15-22 August 2021In Our Time: Henrik IbsenPresented by Melvyn BraggWith Tore Rem, Kirsten Shepherd-Barr and Dinah BirchProduced by Simon TillotsonFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 May 2018©2021 BBC
      
19742. 39 Ways To Save The Planet : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Climate change is real. It's happening. But it's not the end of the world.Beating climate change takes the best ideas from the smartest minds, and in this programme, Tom Heap reveals 39 ways to relieve the stress that climate change is exerting on the planet.Our brightest brains are developing potent carbon-cutting ideas - from the paddy fields of the Punjab to the Siberian permafrost. We hear about incredible new solar panel materials and robots repairing wind turbines, as well as thinking about biodiversity, trees and blue carbon - the marine and coastal ecosystems that are so important for storing carbon and preventing coastal erosion.There isn't going to be just one solution. We're not going to discover one new energy source that will solve the whole problem. But it all adds up. And one thing that all these solutions have in common is that the people working on them believe they can make a big difference.All of these different solutions, with all of their different pros and cons, will at some point get us to our net zero target. This is a golden opportunity to pause, and design a better future.We made this mess, but we can clean it up.Presented by Tom Heap, with Dr Tamsin EdwardsProduced by Alasdair Cross and Anne-Marie BullockResearcher: Sarah GoodmanProduced in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19743. Fortunes Of War: A Bbc Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation Of The Complete Balkan Trilogy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A sweeping adaptation of Olivia Manning's classic war novels, starring Joanna Lumley and Honeysuckle Weeks'A rare and many-layered pleasure' Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph1939, and naive young newlywed Harriet Pringle arrives in Bucharest with her husband, Guy - just as Europe is about to rip itself apart. She believes she knows everything about the man she has married, but soon realises she knows nothing.Guy is oblivious to her needs and desires, seeming only to care about his job as a university lecturer, his friends, and the beautiful, voluptuous Sophie. Struggling to build a life in a strange city, in the face of imminent invasion, Harriet feels bereft - and increasingly isolated.As the Nazis come ever closer, an act of treachery puts the couple in terrible danger, and with Romania in enemy hands, they are forced to leave the country. Fleeing to Athens, and then Egypt, their marriage comes under increasing strain amidst the chaos and upheaval of war. With the future uncertain, can they find the strength and resilience to face it together?Joanna Lumley stars as the older Harriet, looking back on events many years later, with Honeysuckle Weeks as her younger self. Among the stellar cast are Khalid Abdalla, Alex Wyndham and James Fleet.Production creditsWritten by Olivia ManningDramatised by Lin Coghlan and Jonathan HollowayProduced and directed by Marc Beeby and Colin GuthrieCastOld Harriet - Joanna LumleyHarriet - Honeysuckle WeeksGuy - Khalid AbdallaClarence - Alex WyndhamYakimov - James FleetInchcape - John RoweSophie/Edwina - Joannah TinceyGalpin/Clifford/Newsreader - John DougallBella/Mona - Carolyn PicklesDrucker/Desmond - Peter MarinkerSasha - Joseph ArkleyNikko/Toby Lush/Peter - Simon TrevesDespina/Phillips - Laura MolyneuxDr Hassolel/Mortimer - Katy CavanaghManager/Jackman - Ben OnwukweDobson - Sam DaleDubedat/Aidan/Cpt Hardy - Ben CroweProfessor Pinkrose - Nigel AnthonyCharles Warden/Mr Buschman - Alex LanipekunAngela - Alison PettittBil
      
19744. Fault Lines: Money, Sex And Blood: A Bbc Radio 4 Drama Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Glenda Jackson stars in this compelling drama series inspired by Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, highlighting different aspects of contemporary BritainIn 2015, double Oscar winner Glenda Jackson made a triumphant return to acting in Radio 4's Blood, Sex and Money, a radical reimagining of Émile Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle. Now, she reprises her role as matriarch/narrator in this eclectic mix of dramas inspired by Zola's novels, but set in modern Britain.Constance is confined to her sick bed and dying of motor neurone disease. Her body is paralysed, but her mind runs free, seeking out stories from the extended family she has long refused to acknowledge. As she delves into their lives, she uncovers dark secrets, lies and deceit. Has bad blood seeped down through the generations to corrupt them all, or is there a chink of light in the familial fault lines, where love and hope can flourish?In these three series, exploring British society through the lens of money, sex and blood, we meet the members of her flawed clan - from her son Miles, born into wealth and privilege, to her great-great-cousin Hannah and great-niece Natalie, struggling to survive in a world of zero-hours contracts, foodbanks and precarious social housing. Whether rich or poor, all have been shaped by the powerful driving forces of capitalism, desire and DNA...Written by a host of top dramatists including the award-winning Christopher Reason, Roy Williams, Eve Steele and Michael Symmons Roberts, these intimate, immersive dramas are performed by a stellar cast including Robert Glenister, Gillian Kearney, Don Gilet, Siobhan Finneran, Eleanor Bron and Rudolph Walker.Produced and directed by Pauline Harris and Gary BrownSound design by Steve Brooke, Sharon Hughes and Simon HighfieldFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16-21 February 2020 (Money), 10-17 October 2020 (Sex), 18-26 January 2022 (Blood)© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19745. The Routes Of English Complete Series 1-4 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
In this collection, Melvyn Bragg surveys how English has evolved over 1,000 years. He starts by looking at the disappearance of old dialects like that of Cumbria, and how English has been enriched by foreign languages, from Latin and Old French to dozens more as conquest, trade and immigration played their part in recent centuries. He also examines new coinages, puns and wordplay; how accents and social class are entwined; swear words; attempts to stop the evolution of language in its tracks; and, lastly, the many varieties of English that are spoken around the world today. Next, it's dialects from around Britain: the Pitmatic of Northumberland, the dialect of (London/Derry), the increasingly elusive Cornish dialect, Pidgin and Shropshire dialect, before finishing up with a speculation on the future of English dialects. Finally, Melvyn examines some of the many different varieties of English spoken around the world today, taking in Spanglish from the USA, Indian English, Caribbean English, Australian English, South African English and a kind of 'international English' used between non-native English speakers.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19746. Tweet Of The Day: A Year Of Bird Lovers : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Bird lovers including Will Young, Samuel West, Dermot O'Leary, Greta Scacchi and Sue Perkins introduce us to their favourite birds - plus, Alison Steadman presents The Twelve Tweets of ChristmasSince 2013, Tweet of the Day has been a daily delight for early risers, with its 90 seconds of beautiful birdsong and fascinating ornithological stories. But what of the people who tune in to this avian chorus? In this collection, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of an array of wildlife enthusiasts, all eager to recount their encounters with birds - among them 'Birdgirl' Mya-Rose Craig, writers Joe Harkness, Amy Liptrot, Melissa Harrison and Mark Cocker, Springwatch host Lindsey Chapman and the staff at Slimbridge Wetland Centre, the RSPB, BirdLife International and the British Trust for Ornithology. Together, they guide us through the year, from May to March, and introduce us to the birds that have inspired them.We also hear from some unexpected celebrity sources, who share stories of the birds that catch their eyes - and their ears. Will Young tells us about seeing a Woodland Kingfisher as a child in South Africa; Sue Perkins recalls coming face to face with a Great Horned Owl and Greta Scacchi reveals her fondness for the magnificent Goldfinch.Other famous names include Samuel West, who counts the turkey-like Capercaillie and the dapper, white-bibbed Dipper among his ten picks; and Dermot O'Leary, whose five choices include 'the Alsatian of the skies', the Greater Black-Backed Gull. Jimi Goodwin, the lead singer in Doves, swerves his band's titular bird in favour of the Cuckoo and the Mallard; while musician Fyfe Dangerfield celebrates the two birds that gave his bands their names - Guillemots and Gannets - along with eight others, and uses his own birdsong recordings to experiment in music.Also featured is The Twelve Tweets of Christmas, in which Alison Steadman provides a selection of festive editions inspired by the well-known carol 'The Twelve Days
      
19747. Behind Closed Doors: Series 1-4: A Gripping Bbc Radio 4 Legal Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
The complete BBC Radio 4 legal drama, starring Claire Rushbrook and Clare Corbett.Behind Closed Doors is a courtroom drama with a difference - it centres around civil law, not criminal. In these nine plays, London barrister Rebecca Nyman takes on cases ranging from workplace harassment to the sensitive, secret trial of a terrorist and a morally complex 'right to die' hearing.In Series 1, Nyman represents a senior policewoman in a case of sexist bullying at work in 'One of the Lads', while 'Tilting the Odds' sees her helping an equine vet accused of serious professional misconduct. In 'Safe House', a suspected terrorist has his movement and activities severely restricted by the security services - can Nyman clear his name so he can get his life back?Series 2 features 'A Bad Night Out', in which a man claiming wrongful arrest seeks police compensation; 'Excluded', which sees a teenager facing permanent exclusion from school; and 'Catastrophic Injury', in which a mother claims her baby's cerebral palsy is due to medical negligence and is fighting the hospital for compensation.In Series 3's 'Contact', a sperm donor is trying to get a court order to allow him to see 'his' daughter, but Nyman's client, the mother, wants him to keep his distance. In 'Section', the barrister hopes to convince a tribunal that a patient who has spent seven years in a secure mental hospital is fit to be released. And in 'Protection', Rebecca represents a man whose wife has been in a minimally conscious state for over three years - should she be allowed to die?Series 4 includes 'Life Chances', in which Emily has a history of anorexia but is refusing treatment. Should she be force fed? In 'Best Interests', a divorced Charedi Jewish mother has come to the Family Courts to stop her ex-husband changing their children's schools. 'More than Kissing', sees The Court of Protection decide if an 18-year-old with learning difficulties should be allowed to have sex; and in 'Mediation', Maud and Martin's
      
19748. Witch Hunt: A Bbc Radio Scotland History : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
The history of Scotland's witch hunts revealed, with Susan MorrisonAbout 450 years ago, from 16th to the early 18th centuries, witch hunts took place in Scotland. The country was convulsed by waves of savage panics and purges, leading to the judicial murder of thousands of their own citizens, mainly women. Women who were convicted and executed for crimes they not only didn't commit, but which were impossible for anyone to commit.Over six episodes, Witch Hunt investigates one of Scotland's biggest miscarriages of justice. Susan Morrison, along with Dr Louise Yeoman and a team of expert historians, explores how events aligned to allow this to happen. How did it get to the stage where many innocent people were executed for imaginary crimes?© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19749. The Archers: The Ambridge Players: Six Bbc Full-cast Drama Productions Including Blithe Spirit, Calendar Girls & More : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Classic plays and ghost stories, as performed by the residents of Ambridge and friends - plus bonus drama Dead Girls Tell No TalesBorsetshire's queen of amateur theatricals, Lynda Snell, never misses the chance to put on a Christmas show. Her productions are always a big hit with Ambridge audiences - and now, Archers fans can enjoy these top-notch performances alongside them (as well as eavesdropping on the shenanigans backstage).In Blithe Spirit, the Ambridge Am-Dram Society and guest star Julian Rhind-Tutt recreate Noël Coward's ghostly masterpiece, and Lynda finds herself in sympathy with eccentric medium Madame Arcati as she attempts to conjure some festive high spirits. Calendar Girls sees the group taking on Tim Firth's comedy of jam and Jerusalem, along with honorary resident Siân Phillips (who starred in the original West End show). Will the intrepid cast really bare all? And in the 2-parter The Canterbury Tales, the company present barnstorming adaptations of Chaucer's classic stories of courtly love, deadly rivalry and boisterous sex - with a little bit of magic thrown in.In Ambridge Ghost Stories, it's a cold December night, in the darkened attic of Lower Loxley. Then Jim Llloyd (John Rowe) takes to the stage to recount three spine-chilling supernatural tales from the turn of the last century - 'The Room in the Tower' by E. F. Benson, 'Lost Hearts' by M. R. James and 'The Monkey's Paw' by W. W. Jacobs. Prepare to be enthralled - and terrified...Also included are two special seasonal pageants, The Ambridge Mystery Plays- The Nativity and The Passion and a stunning original drama by Joanna Toye. Starring Eleanor Tomlinson and Ysette Churchman and Miles Jupp Dead Girls Tell No Tales explores the real story behind the death of Grace Archer: a watershed moment in the history of broadcasting and one of the defining cultural events of the 1950s.Production creditsBlithe SpiritWritten by Noël CowardAdapted and directed by Sean O'ConnorFirst broadcast BBC Radi
      
19750. Inspector West: A Classic Bbc Radio Crime Collection: Three Action-packed Vintage Adventures : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Three vintage crime serials, adapted from John Creasey's hugely popular thrillersRoger West is a home-loving, hard-hitting and very human policeman. Nicknamed 'Handsome' West, he's more than just a pretty face - he's also Scotland Yard's youngest, smartest detective and a crime-solving supremo. Six of his adventures were dramatised for radio between 1967 and 1971, but only three survived, all of which are included in this box set.Battle for Inspector West - Idle curiosity takes the Chief Inspector to a high-society wedding - and leads him into a case involving a notorious blackmailer and a missing bride. Drawn into a web of terror, West comes face-to-face with an old adversary - a dangerous criminal mastermind named Carosian...Inspector West at Home - When Roger West finds the dead body of a small-time crook, he faces opposition from the formidable Superintendent Abbott, his superior at the Yard. Suspended from duty, he sets out on a trail of conspiracy, corruption and murder...Inspector West at Bay - First West is targeted by a vicious attacker, then his wife Janet receives an anonymous, threatening message. Caught up in a deadly game of blind man's buff, can he save himself and his family from an enemy who seems determined to destroy them?Starring real-life husband and wife Patrick Allen and Sarah Lawson as Roger and Janet West, these three full-cast dramas are full of excitement and suspense. Also featured is a 30-minute episode from The Radio Detectives, 'Stand by for West', in which Professor Jeffrey Richards investigates the 'master craftsman of mystery' John Creasey and his greatest creation, Inspector West.Written by John CreaseyAdapted by Maurice TraversStarring Patrick Allen as Chief Inspector Roger West and Sarah Lawson as Janet WestBattle for Inspector WestMichael Grant - Philip BondChristine Grant - Denise BuckleySir Guy Chatworth - Hamilton DycePrendergast - John CazabonVic - Charles HaggithCarosian - Francis de WolffArthur Morley - Preston LockwoodJ
      
19751. Shardlake: The Complete Bbc Radio Collection: Six Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
The complete collected dramatisations of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery seriesSet during the reign of Henry VIII, these six stunning dramas follow the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he navigates the dangerous world of Tudor England, solving crimes and seeking out murderers.Dissolution - Winter, 1537. When a King's Commissioner is brutally murdered at Scarnsea monastery, Thomas Cromwell sends Shardlake to investigate. Can he catch the killer before he strikes again?Dark Fire - Summer, 1540, and Shardlake is embroiled in two urgent cases: tracking down a batch of Greek Fire, an ancient weapon of mass destruction, and defending an orphan girl accused of murder. Accompanied by Cromwell's man, Barak, he must race against time to save Elizabeth's life - and Cromwell's skin.Sovereign - Autumn, 1541. As the King embarks on a Royal Progress to York, Shardlake and Barak arrive in the city on a secret mission for Archbishop Cranmer. But soon they are caught up in a murder investigation - and a daring plot to bring down the royal family...Revelation - Spring, 1543. With London rocked by religious turmoil, Shardlake must complete two vital assignments: help a teenage boy imprisoned in Bedlam for his heretical ravings, and prevent a serial killer from completing his unholy mission.Heartstone - Summer, 1545, and Shardlake and Barak are drawn into two murky mysteries: one involving 'monstrous wrongs' committed against a ward of the court, the other involving the troubled past of Bedlam inmate Ellen Fettiplace. Meanwhile, across the Channel, the French fleet is preparing to attack...Lamentation - 1546. Henry VIII lies dying, and his Protestant and Catholic factions are vying for power. As heretics are burned at the stake, the Queen rashly decides to write a compromising confessional book - and when it is stolen, she turns to Shardlake. His investigations lead him from London's backstreet print shops to the heart of the royal court...Jason Watkin
      
19752. Keeping The Wolf Out: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Crime Series : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
A gritty thriller set behind the Iron Curtain in 1960s HungaryBudapest, 1964. Special Investigator Bertalan Lázár and his wife, spymaster Franciska Lázár, face formidable challenges as they try to navigate a path through the dangerous underworld of Cold War-era Hungary. Catching the criminals is difficult enough, but there are other more threatening battles raging in higher places.In these eight episodes, Bertalan prepares to fight a turf war as he tries to find a child killer, investigates a seemingly straightforward case of GBH that leads him to a rogue cop, and enters the uncharted territory of Budapest's underground drugs scene after a rock musician is found dead.His life is further complicated by the return of his old nemesis, Tibor Farkas, and soon both he and Franciska find themselves in the firing line as the corrupt cop turns his sights on them...Written by Philip Palmer, this gripping, atmospheric drama expertly conjures up the tense, paranoid world of Communist Hungary, where dissidence was dangerous, the truth was hard to find and pursuing justice could get you killed. Leo Bill stars as Bertalan and Clare Corbett as Franciska, with Andy Linden as Tibor Farkas.The episodes in this collection are:Gellert HillSpider's WebCarnaby StreetGypsy DancersGrandmother's FootstepsMad DogThe Light of DawnThe Great SocietyProduced and directed by Toby Swift and Sasha YevtushenkoCastBertalan Lázár - Leo BillFranciska Lázár - Clare CorbettJózsef Szabados - Joseph AyreDmitri Dragunov - Simon ScardifieldMárk Mészáros - Michael BertenshawAndrás Vásáry - David HounslowPriest/Copper - Christopher HarperGyuri Varg/Fabenyi/Police officer/Partygoer - Kenny BlythDorina Varga - Helen ClappMinistry official/Police officer/Drug dealer/Partygoer - Chris PavloHanna Krivosik - Franchi WebbZsófia/Nurse 1 - Sarah OvensTibor Farkas - Andy LindenPuŠomori Žiga - Debbie KorleyNurse 2/Receptionist - Susan JamesonGyozo Novak - Carl PrekoppFlorian Hevesi - Luke NunnSandor
      
19753. Doctor Who: The K9 Audio Annual: From The Worlds Of Doctor Who : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Seven colourful stories featuring K9 in the company of Sarah Jane, Brendan, Aunt Lavinia, the Doctor and Romana.Everyone's favourite mutt-shaped automaton discovers that both outer space and 1980s Earth can be fraught with danger in these colourful tales from the pages of K9 Annual and Doctor Who Annual.Following their exploits in K9 & Company, Sarah Jane and K9 embark on a watery mission in The Monster of Loch Crag. In Powerstone there's something extraordinary in the cellar of Aunt Lavinia's house, and then K9 is the centre of attention at a Midsummer Night's ceremony in Hound of Hell. Later, Sarah finds that the thrills of a blockbuster movie set are all too real in The Shroud of Azaroth.K9's travels in the TARDIS are also covered in this collection: when the Doctor, Romana and K9 arrive at an intergalactic conference they must avert The Voton Terror. Later they're ensnared by the Light Fantastic on Planet UX80, and when the Doctor visits an old friend they encounter some very Reluctant Warriors.John Leeson, Bonnie Langford, Dan Starkey and Geoffrey Beevers read these nostalgic and much-loved adventures. Affirmative!"(P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution LtdReadings produced by Neil GardnerSound design by David DarlingtonExecutive producer: Michael Stevens"
      
19754. Doctor Who: London, 1965: Beyond The Doctor : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Jamie Glover reads this Beyond the Doctor story featuring Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. It's Spring 1965, and at last two time travellers have returned home after many adventures with the Doctor. Yet the world has moved on in their absence, and settling back in proves harder than expected. For Barbara, salvation appears in the form of kindly Angela Leamann, who offers Miss Wright a roof over her head in return for a series of 'psychical sessions'. Ian, meanwhile, discovers a hidden talent and joins London's growing literary science fiction scene. He sees no harm in drawing upon his experiences with the Doctor - even when his ideas are picked up by a bigshot in television. Unsuspectingly, the ex-schoolteachers are being drawn into an invisible web... Jamie Glover, who played William Russell in the BBC TV drama An Adventure in Space and Time, reads this intriguing story by Paul Magrs, author of Doctor Who: The Nest Cottage Adventures. Reading produced by Neil Gardner Sound design by David Roocroft Script Editor & Executive Producer: Michael Stevens(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19755. The Museum Of Curiosity: Series 13-16 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Four more series of the popular panel show, in which celebrity guests donate an exhibit of their choice to an infinite imaginary museumJoin eminent Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and distinguished Curators Lee Mack, Bridget Christie, Alice Levine and Holly Walsh, as they source more strange and wondrous objects to fill Galleries 13 to 16 of the ever-expanding comedy edifice.Adding to the display cases and plumping up the plinths are a host of illustrious guests, among them Lucy Beaumont, Shaun Keaveny, Graeme Le Saux, Nina Conti, Celia Imrie, Philippa Perry, Danny Wallace, Helen Fielding, Eddie Izzard, Dr Eugenia Cheng and Ade Adepitan. All come bearing donations, including the cheapest item on a wedding list, a 1980s Sony Walkman, Test Match Cricket, a cabbage, a land grant to a place that doesn't exist, a half-burned candle, Agatha Christie's favourite mug, the equals sign, the Starship Enterprise and a wildflower meadow.Also included is a special bonus episode, Annual Stocktake, in which John Lloyd invites former curators Sally Phillips, Lee Mack, Jo Brand and Jimmy Carr to review the Museum's exhibits, and attempts to squeeze a new donation out of each of them. In the process, he finds out what smell is worth $100,000 Australian dollars more than that of some dirty socks, which chart places Cameron Diaz one place higher than Jimmy Carr, why there is nothing particularly special about Ordnance Survey square SE830220, and what's so good about things that are not so good.Production creditsPresented by John LloydCurators: Lee Mack, Bridget Christie, Alice Levine and Holly WalshAnnual Stocktake curated by Sally Phillips, Lee Mack, Jo Brand and Jimmy CarrProduced by Richard Turner, Anne Miller and Victoria LloydExhibits catalogued by Mike Shephard, Mike Turner, Emily Jupitus and Lydia Mizon of QIExec Producer:Victoria LloydProduction Coordinator: Mabel WrightEdited by Andrew Smilie and David Thomas© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribut
      
19756. Just A Minute 2021: The Complete Series 86 & 87: The Bbc Radio 4 Panel Game : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Sixteen sparkling episodes of the iconic comedy panel showRadio 4's longest-running panel game returns for the first time since the death of much-missed maestro Nicholas Parsons, who chaired the show for over 50 years. Following in his footsteps for Series 86 are an array of special guest hosts, including Paul Merton, Sue Perkins, Nish Kumar, Jenny Eclair, Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Porter, Stephen Fry, Julian Clary, Tom Allen and Jo Brand, while in Series 87, Sue Perkins takes the chair and endeavours to keep the participants in check.All are primed to rule on cases of hesitation, deviation or repetition, as the panellists attempt to speak for 60 seconds on a given subject without interruption. Among the players bringing their linguistic A-game to the proceedings are Sheila Hancock (who appeared in the very first JAM episode in 1967), Tony Hawks, Pippa Evans, Desiree Burch, Shaparak Khorsandi, Pam Ayres and Mark Watson. The topics include Eating Like a Horse, Walking in New Shoes, The War of the Roses, Artificial Intelligence, A Big Night Out, The Art of Queuing and Oomph!Each episode was produced using remote recording technology, with both panel and audience taking part from their homes all over the world - and now you can join them for a magical mix of quickfire improvisation, inspired ad-libbing and spontaneous hilarity, as these consummate entertainers battle for points, glory and the prize of a perfect, uninterrupted minute.© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19757. The News Quiz 2021: The Complete Series 104, 105 And 106: The Topical Bbc Radio 4 Panel Show : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Twenty-four episodes of the popular topical comedy show, chaired by Andy ZaltzmanWith its brilliant blend of the silly, the serious and the satirical, The News Quiz has been a must-listen for comedy fans since 1977. Recorded in front of a virtual audience, these three series see Andy Zaltzman presiding over a motley crew of comedians and journalists as they trawl through news stories big and small to provide comedy, commentary, irony and irreverence. Among the eager news-wranglers are Zoe Lyons, Nish Kumar, Helen Lewis, Athena Kugenblu, Lucy Porter, Paul Sinha, Daliso Chaponda, Mark Steel, Alice Fraser, Ayesha Hazarika and Kiri Pritchard-McLean.Beginning with a 'Best of 2020' episode, looking back on the 'highlights' of that particular annus horribilis, the panel go on to scrutinise subjects including lockdowns, the US Capitol riots, Joe Biden's inauguration, euphemistic food names, Handforth Parish Council's infamous Zoom meeting, climate change, vaccination, foreign holidays (and traffic lights) and Boris Johnson's stealth wedding.There's also a preview of some 'future news', the debut appearance of the Scapegoater Vx57, the Machine of Ultimate Blame, and the inaugural FALSE or VERY FALSE round - plus, Andy Zaltzman finally becomes the first News Quiz host to present the programme from the BBC Test Match Special commentary box at Lords.© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19758. G.f. Newmans The Corrupted: Series 1 And 2: A Bbc Radio Full-cast Crime Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The first two series of the epic saga plotting the course of one family against the backdrop of a revolution in crime'Magnificently detailed' The Stage1951. With the Festival of Britain in full swing, the country is looking forward to a brighter, more prosperous future. But young Brian Oldman cannot forget the past. Traumatised by a murder he witnessed when he was just six, he holds a terrible secret; but there is a more devastating secret he has yet to discover. Falling under the spell of his mother, Cath, he is drawn into London's criminal underworld, where territory battles are raging between the old guard and the new.Brian idolises his uncle, Jack Braden, who dreams of becoming a boxing champion. But when his ambition is thwarted by the army and the Kray twins, Jack's bitterness and anger turns him towards crime. Meanwhile, the head of the family, Joey Oldman - a Russian Jew with a talent for business and a love of money - is building an empire. Growing rich with the help of venal bankers, he and Cath join Macmillan's Conservative Party, and move in increasingly influential circles.They try in vain to keep their son Brian away from Jack, who has taken the 'firm' from running illicit clubs to armed robbery. Battling to escape the law, the Krays and their rivals the Richardsons, Joey finds himself so steeped in depravity, even his lawyer struggles to help him survive...Adapted by award-winning writer G. F. Newman (Law and Order, Judge John Deed) from his own bestselling books, this thrilling series spans six decades, following the fortunes of the Oldmans as they are sucked into a web of corruption reaching to the heart of the Establishment. Weaving fiction with real historical characters, it reveals the nexus of crime, business and politics woven through the fabric of 20th and 21st century greed. Toby Jones stars as Joey, with Denise Gough as Cath, Tom Weston-Jones as Jack, Joe Armstrong as Brian and Ross Kemp as the Narrator.NB: Contains v
      
19759. Fags, Mags And Bags: Series 5-9: The Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Series : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Five more series of the award-winning BBC radio sitcom set in a Scots-Asian corner shop near Glasgow'As mad as ever - and very funny' Daily MailRamesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave Legg are back with more banter, bargains, shop-based shenanigans and over-the-counter philosophy.In these 24 episodes, Ramesh gets in trouble with the local headmistress over his new line of sweets, has a wobble about his Meat Loaf date with new girlfriend Malcolm, ponders retiring (but who would take over his convenience store empire?) and makes a mint when the new House of Wax opens in Lenzie, and the town is besieged by tourists.However, his surly sons Sanjay and Alok continue to reject Ramesh's worldly wisdom, preferring to make music with their new friend Grebo (aka Carnaptious Scrooch). And when the Bish spots Sanjay busking in East Kilbride, he's forced to confess that he's not been entirely truthful about his college education.Dave, meanwhile, explores every avenue to find a partner, from internet dating to wondering whether to take his 'bromance' with best pal Lesley to the next level. When he meets Margot on a Moving Alan fan site, he's on cloud nine - but not everyone is convinced...Plus, the Wall of Crisps is rocked by scandal, as the bag placement of a new range of Scottish political snacks is hotly debated; and love is in the air as the corner shop regulars prepare for a wedding. But will Sanjay perform at the reception with his new horrible band?Written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, this warm, feelgood comedy also features Mina Anwar as Malcolm, and a host of guest stars including Julie T Wallace, Sean Biggerstaff, Julia Deakin, Lewis MacLeod, Simon Greenall and Gabriel Quigley.Production creditsWritten by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLearyProduced by Gus Beattie for Gusman ProductionsA Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4CastRamesh - Sanjeev KohliDave - Donald McLearySanjay - Omar RazaAlok - Susheel KumarMalcolm - Mina AnwarFrank But
      
19760. D For Dexter: The Complete Bbc Radio Full-cast Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
The award-winning story of Skye and Dexter and their ordinary/extraordinary lifeSkye lives in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, with her little brother Dexter and Spider the cat. Their mum, Jak, isn't around much - she's on and off the booze, so it's up to Skye to look out for Dexter, play with him, and make sure he's clothed and fed. He likes it best when she plays her guitar, an electric guitar she found under a heap of clothes in her mum's bedroom. The bailiffs didn't take it even when they came back for the telly.When we first meet them, Skye is eleven years old, and Dexter two-and-a-half. Through seven series, we follow their highs, lows and struggles to survive through Skye's eyes, as she battles to keep her dysfunctional family together.From coping with Jak's alcoholism and Dexter's special needs, to being taken into care by social services, getting excluded from school, trying to home educate Dexter during the Covid crisis, falling in love and coming to terms with her sexuality, she has far more on her plate than any young person should have to deal with.And as Skye turns 18 and prepares to face the challenges of adulthood, we bid farewell to her in a special one-off finale.Dark, delightful, funny, heartbreaking and heart-warming, this authentic, truthful drama won Best Drama Series/Serial at the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2016. It was developed through close collaboration with BBC Children in Need and projects they fund (including Home-Start UK, Hull Children's University, Voice of Young People in Care, Can Cook, Footsteps 2000, Young Carers' Transition Project and SAYiT) and was inspired by long-term research and ongoing voluntary work with children and families in Gainsborough.Written by Amanda Whittington (series 1-7) and Sarah Daniels (Finale)Guitar: Pip Moore and Tom ConstantineMusic by Black Sabbath, the Smashing Pumpkins, Beyoncé, The Breeders and David Bowie performed by Tom ConstantinePoem by Octavia BettisDirected by Mary Ward-LoweryCastSkye - Sydney Wad
      
19761. Inspector Steine: The Complete Bbc Radio 4 Comedy Crime Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
All four series of Lynne Truss's comedy thrillers set in 1950s Brighton - plus Christmas special'Delicious fun' Sunday TimesBrighton, 1957: a sunny seaside resort with a sinister underbelly. This den of villainy is policed by the touchingly innocent Inspector Steine, who naively believes he wiped out all the hoodlums in the Middle Street Massacre six years earlier. Can long-suffering Sergeant Brunswick and keen Constable Twitten persuade him that a criminal mastermind is at large - and that the station's charlady, Mrs Groynes, might bear investigation?Inspector Steine - A headless corpse on the ghost train, a murdered theatre critic, a bank robbery and a beautiful fish-and-chip-shop owner spell trouble for the hapless Inspector. Meanwhile, a deranged criminal escapes from Broadmoor seeking revenge...The Casebook of Inspector Steine - A matinee at the Hippodrome gives Mrs Groynes an idea, a day out in a vintage car proves eventful, Brunswick organises a police open day and goes undercover in a girls' school, and Steine meets a shady aristocrat - and finds his life in danger.The Adventures of Inspector Steine - When his chance to shine is scuppered by Steine, Brunswick wants to kill him. But is he behind the attempts on Steine's life - or could it be the Unknown Villain, or old adversary Mrs Vine? Events are further complicated by a criminal convention and the reappearance of Brunswick's old flame, Doris...The Return of Inspector Steine - Second World War bomb disposal hero Captain Hoagland limps into the station, with an award for Sergeant Brunswick and a head in a box. The latter is a warning that Adelaide Vine is back - and sadistic criminal Terence Chambers is heading for Brighton too, hell bent on havoc.Christmas for Inspector Steine - It is December 1957, the year of the Queen's inaugural Christmas broadcast and Mrs Groynes' first seasonal celebrations with new husband Captain Hoagland. But only Twitten has the festive spirit...Michael Fenton Stev
      
19762. Faith, Hope And Glory: Series 1 And 2: An Epic Bbc Radio 4 Drama : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
A major BBC Radio series charting the history of post-war Britain through the lives of Hope Kiffin, Eunice Lamming and Gloria de Soto, bound forever by one moment in 1946.London, 1946. Struggling to cope with the idea of raising her daughter in a hostile environment, African-Caribbean nurse Hope makes the difficult decision to entrust her precious baby to her best friend, Eunice, to take back home to Antigua. But their plan goes disastrously wrong.In the decades that follow, all of them will witness - and play a part in - the seismic changes rocking the British Isles, as the old establishment crumbles, immigration builds and the country adjusts to the realities of a post-war, post-colonial future.This compelling series interweaves brilliant intimate domestic stories, told from multiple perspectives, that together illuminate the emergence of modern Britain. Written by leading Black playwrights Roy Williams, Rex Obano and Winsome Pinnock, it stars Danielle Vitalis as Hope, Shiloh Coke as Eunice/Faith and Pippa Bennett-Warner as Gloria, with a full cast including Martins Imhangbe, Stefan Adegbola, Emma Handy and Hasan Dixon.Production creditsWritten by Roy Williams, Rex Obano and Winsome PinnockMusical Director: Peter RingroseProduced and directed by Mary Peate and Jessica DromgooleCastJim - Martins ImhangbeHope - Danielle VitalisEunice/Faith - Shiloh CokeGloria - Pippa Bennett-WarnerClement/Waiter - Stefan AdegbolaWaitress/Ida/Matron/Ag - Emma HandyTrevor - Gary BeadleNeville - Chris JackOlubuki - Rex ObanoMartina - Clare PerkinsGerard/Dennis/Musician - Hasan DixonStephens/Johnnie/Florist - Ian Dunnett JnrPost Mistress/Millie - Jane WhittenshawSallow/Neighbour - Roger RingroseLorraine - Lizzy WattsBert - Ben CroweCaleb - Dermot DalyParent - Cecilia Appiah© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19763. Doctor Who And The Keys Of Marinus: 1st Doctor Novelisation : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Jamie Glover reads this gripping novelisation of a classic TV adventure for the First Doctor.Slick and polished...immersive productions of much-loved novelisations...long may we enjoy them." - Doctor Who MagazineThe TARDIS materialises on a remote island
      
19764. R And His Friends : AudiobooksNow
      
19765. Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed: The Complete Series 1 And 2: A Bbc Radio Comedy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed’s file:Likes: solving crimesDislikes: The ShardPrevious criminal convictions: stealing bulldog clips off old case filesNumber of arrests: 12 billionCall 999! Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed attempts to tackle a series of crimes, assisted by long-suffering sergeants Anna Crilly (Lead Balloon, Anna & Katy) and Colin Hoult (Life's Too Short, Russell Howard's Good News), who aid and abet him in everything he does. Never have serious crimes been made more entertaining, whilst remaining utterly, utterly tasteful! Set at Tilford Road Police Station, Nick and co. must attempt to fathom who killed the man with the missing head, tackle a full-on student protest, and solve something akin to that bank heist at the start of The Dark Knight. The second series of this critically-acclaimed comedy sees Detective Sergeant Nick Mohammed discovering a forgery ring, testifying in court and on the trail of a fugitive.Delightfully bonkers!" The GuardianWritten by Nick MohammedProduced by Victoria LloydStarring Nick Mohammed
      
19766. John Fowles: The Collector, The Magus & The French Lieutenants Woman: Three Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Full-cast dramatisations of John Fowles' three best-known novels, with star castsJohn Fowles won international acclaim for his innovative, allusive novels The Collector, The Magus and The French Lieutenant's Woman. All were critical and commercial successes, translated into several languages and adapted as feature films. This collection brings together the BBC Radio adaptations of these three modern classics, with stellar casts including Judi Dench, Charles Dance and John Hurt.The Collector - When a lonely, obsessional office clerk wins a fortune on the football pools, he turns from collecting butterflies to 'collecting' a beautiful art student... This dark, disturbing dramatisation stars Judi Dench and Nigel Anthony.The Magus - Disillusioned young graduate Nick Urfe accepts a teaching post on an idyllic Greek island. There, he meets the mysterious Maurice Conchis, and becomes embroiled in a world of bizarre encounters and psychological tricks. As reality and illusion intertwine, what strange game is Conchis playing with Nick? Tom Burke, Charles Dance and Hayley Atwell star in this eerie, Lynchian drama.The French Lieutenant's Woman - Lyme Regis, 1867. Gentleman naturalist Charles Smithson is engaged to be married to the respectable Ernestina - but when he falls in love with notorious social outcast Sarah Woodruff, his complacent snobbery is shattered. Narrated by John Hurt, this multi-layered tale of forbidden passions in Victorian Dorset stars Jonathan Firth and Emily Bruni.Text copyright © John Fowles 1963 (The Collector), 1966, 1977 (The Magus), 1969 (The French Lieutenant's Woman)The CollectorMiranda - Judi DenchClegg - Nigel AnthonyOther parts played by Douglas Blackwell, Martin Friend, Jane Knowles and John RoweAdapted by David ParkerProduced by Richard WortleyFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 July 1972The MagusNick - Tom BurkeConchis - Charles DanceLily - Hayley AtwellAlison - Anna SkellernMargaret - Josie TaylorMitford - David SeddonMeli - Chris PavloRowen
      
19767. Doctor Who: The Resurrection Plant: 2nd Doctor Audio Original : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Frazer Hines reads a brand new story featuring the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe.The TARDIS brings its occupants to Calico Three, an Earth-like planetoid where industrial foundries are worked alongside sophisticated technology. The Doctor is staggered to learn about the Resurrection Plant, which re-births anyone mortally wounded in the line of work.While Jamie is put to work in the foundry, Zoe and the Doctor investigate the Plant - but when the machine goes terribly wrong, they must work with the locals to combat a horrifying monster. The Doctor also uncovers a shameful secret that, for him at least, hits close to home.Frazer Hines, who played Jamie in the TV series, reads Will Hadcroft's intriguing adventure.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19768. Rebus: Eight Full-cast Bbc Radio 4 Dramatisations : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Eight full-cast dramatisations starring Ron Donachie as Ian Rankin’s legendary detectiveJohn Rebus is Edinburgh’s most famous fictional detective – a hard-drinking, music-loving maverick with a defiant disregard for authority and a stubborn determination to get to the truth. Alongside his loyal colleague and friend Siobhan Clarke, he traverses Scotland’s dark and dangerous underworld investigating violent crimes – many of them involving his sparring partner and nemesis, notorious gangster Ger Cafferty.These eight thrilling dramas find him tackling suspicious deaths, serial killers and stone-cold cases. In Strip Jack, he probes the disappearance of an MP’s wife and the discovery of two dead bodies; while The Black Book sees him delving into an unsolved murder – with the help of a notebook full of coded clues. Black and Blue finds him travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow and then Aberdeen as he pursues the psychopathic copycat behind the ‘Johnny Bible’ killings. Meanwhile, in Set in Darkness, the dour DI follows a trail of corpses found during construction at the new Scottish Parliament.A wealthy banker’s daughter goes missing in The Falls, and the only leads are a series of carved wooden dolls inside miniature coffins and a cryptic online role-playing game. In Resurrection Men, as an investigation into the murder of an Edinburgh art dealer begins, Rebus is ordered to undergo ‘retraining’ – and carries out a secret undercover mission of his own. A Question of Blood sees him enquiring into a school shooting, only to find himself the main suspect in a house fire. And in Fleshmarket Close, Rebus’ skills are put to the test when the teenage sister of a rape victim vanishes, two skeletons are found in a pub cellar and an illegal immigrant is murdered on a city housing estate.Ron Donachie stars as Rebus, with Gayanne Potter as Siobhan Clarke, Gary Lewis and Sandy Neilson as Cafferty and a supporting cast including Liam Brennan, Steven McNicoll,
      
19769. In Search Of Lost Time: A Bbc Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
A landmark BBC radio production of Proust's epic masterpiece, starring Derek Jacobi as the narrator, Marcel'Beautiful' - Charlotte Runcie, The TelegraphWaking in the small hours, Marcel Proust embarks on a retrospective journey, endeavouring to capture the elusive moments that shaped his life. A sip of tea and the taste of a madeleine prompt further recollections, and the floodgates of memory open, pouring forth a torrent of vivid reminiscences.Beginning with his childhood summers in Combray, and the long nights waiting for his mother to come and kiss him goodnight, he looks back on the places and people who have had a significant, lasting impact on him. The tragic story of his neighbour Charles Swann's obsessive love for the seductive Odette brings to mind his own youthful experiences and amours in Paris, Balbec and Venice; his mistress, Albertine; his closest companion, Robert; his predatory acquaintance the Baron de Charlus; and his many high-society friends and associates.Time, and the Great War, take their toll on Marcel and his circle, rendering the world he knows unrecognizable. But as he attempts to reconcile his past with his present, an encounter with an old flame sparks an epiphany, enabling him to finally become the writer he has always yearned to be...Adapted from the French by acclaimed playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, this superb dramatisation of Proust's allegorical reflection on time, memory, art and love boasts an all-star cast including Derek Jacobi, Frances Barber, Paterson Joseph, Simon Russell Beale, Hattie Morahan and Robert Glenister.Production creditsTranslated and adapted from the French by Timberlake WertenbakerProduced and directed by Celia de WolffProduction Co-ordinator: Sarah TomblingRecording and Sound Design: David Chilton and Lucinda Mason BrownExecutive Producer: Peter HoareA Pier production for BBC Radio 4CastMarcel (narrator) - Derek JacobiYoung Marcel - Isaac WattsMaman - Sylvestra le TouzelPapa - Oliver CottonGrand-mère -
      
19770. Just Sayin': My Life In Words : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Malorie Blackman OBE is one of Britain's best loved and most widely-read writers and this is her long-awaited autobiography.For over thirty years, her books have helped to shape British culture, and inspired generations of younger readers and writers. The Noughts and Crosses series, started in 2000, sparked a new and necessary conversation about race and identity in the UK, and are already undisputed classics of twenty-first-century children's literature.She is also a writer whose own life has been shaped by books, from her childhood in south London, the daughter of parents who moved to Britain from Barbados as part of the Windrush Generation, and who experienced a childhood that was both wonderful and marred by the everyday racism and bigotry of the era. She was told she could not apply to study her first love, literature, at university, in spite of her academic potential, but found a way to books and to a life in writing against a number of obstacles.This book is an account of that journey, from a childhood surrounded by words, to the 83 rejection letters she received in response to sending out her first project, to the children's laureateship. It is an illuminating, inspiring and empowering account of the power of words to change lives, and the extraordinary life story of one of the world's greatest writers.© Malorie Blackman 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19771. Empowered: Live Your Life With Passion And Purpose : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. From experiencing grief and leaving her home country of Zimbabwe for the UK, to attending disruptive state schools and working long hours to support herself and her mother, Vee Kativhu has faced much adversity.But through personal hardship, she has triumphed, using her experience to help people from all over the world recognise their own talent and achieve their goals. From attaining a bachelor's degree from Oxford and a Master's from Harvard to spreading her message of education, equal access and opportunity and empowerment to a global audience of over 300,000, Vee's incredible journey has inspired young people around the world in need of a boost of confidence, motivation and practical life advice.In Empowered, Vee draws from her own journey to teach you how to:- Set your life goals, career aspirations and actually achieve them- Stay motivated in the face of rejection and hardship- Learn from your mistakes- Take chances, live your best life and don't let hardship define you- Cultivate feelings of self-love and self-empowermentThis book will inspire you how to live a more fulfilled, motivated and empowered life in everything you do.'Rather than handing down advice from her mountain of accomplishments, Vee Kativhu uses her own personal story to reveal how every young person can achieve their goals and impact the world around them. Dynamic and transformative, Empowered is a roadmap for following your dreams.' - Malala Yousafzai'A touching, deeply inspiring and thought-provoking book written by a trailblazer and a powerhouse. I had goosebumps.' - Jack Edwards, author of The Uni-Verse: The Ultimate University Survival Guide© Vee Kativhu 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19772. Be Yourself And Happier: The A-z Of Wellbeing : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Navigating day-to-day life can be a tricky business. By the time we are adults, our experiences have formed our way of thinking and we have learned patterns of behaviour that are not always helpful. We must unravel these to understand, accept, nurture and allow ourselves to rise with our vulnerabilities, not in spite of them.After having a breakdown in 2011, Will Young went about the process of interrogating everything he thought he knew: how he formed his identity, what he relied on for self-esteem and how he behaved and communicated. Everything he has learned over the past ten years, he has now condensed into this easy to access A-Z guide. He digs into how everyday life can affect our wellbeing, how we can navigate our emotions, where they come from and how to create a balanced mindset, offering practical techniques we can all use to ground ourselves and set boundaries.With wit and wisdom and revealing his own vulnerabilities along the way, Will shows us how to identify destructive patterns, develop good mindful habits, be true to who we are and grow into better versions of ourselves.© Will Young 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19773. Deadly Cure : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The Hippocratic Oath: First, do no harm...Dr Rea Dharmasena is devastated when she loses out on her dream research job to her med-school rival, Dr Julia Stone.When it comes to light that Julia got the job using Rea's own cutting edge research, Rea just can't let it go. Until finally, just after a life-changing medical discovery, Julia is found dead.Now Rea has the dream job she's always wanted.A job she would kill for.Perfect for fans of The Silent Patient and Grey's Anatomy, Deadly Cure is a thrilling story with a compelling hook - is there a toxic flip-side to the human urge to 'cure'? And how much can really you trust your best friend?© Mahi Cheshire 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19774. Good Pop, Bad Pop : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a random collection of the things that made us - photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer. When Jarvis Cocker starts clearing out his loft, he finds a jumble of objects that catalogue his story and ask him some awkward questions: Who do you think you are? Are clothes important? Why are there so many pairs of broken glasses up here? From a Gold Star polycotton shirt to a pack of Wrigley's Extra, from his teenage attempts to write songs to the Sexy Laughs Fantastic Dirty Joke Book, this is the hard evidence of Jarvis's unique life, Pulp, 20th century pop culture, the good times and the mistakes he'd rather forget. And this accumulated debris of a lifetime reveals his creative process - writing and musicianship, performance and ambition, style and stagecraft. This is not a life story. It's a loft story.Recorded on location with the author and featuring archival material, Good Pop, Bad Pop, is an intimate and immersive listening experience with an icon of British culture. © Jarvis Cocker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19775. A Bit Of Me: From Basildon To Broadway, And Back : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Denise Van Outen, original 90s 'ladette', West End star and primetime TV favourite, reveals for the first time the true story of grit and graft beneath the famous Essex sparkle.In this refreshingly candid memoir, Denise speaks openly and sensitively about her rollercoaster career, her struggles in a past high-profile relationship and the betrayal she suffered at the hands of those once closest to her, with the hope that in doing so, she can help empower others to avoid and overcome similar difficulties.Denise shot to fame on The Big Breakfast in her early twenties. After a decade grafting through lower-profile TV work, she was finally living the dream. However her life soon turned into a nightmare off-screen and behind the headlines as her heart was broken in a very public relationship, whilst her every move was printed in the tabloids thanks to her phone being tapped. Eventually she accepted an offer to play Roxie in Chicago which turned out to be life-changing. The role took her to Broadway, where she caught the eye of one Andrew Lloyd Webber, eventually landing a judging role on Any Dream Will Do, which saw her rise back to primetime and the career that she loves, where she has stayed and flourished.Now, in her first memoir, Denise tells her story with disarming candour, unafraid to reveal vulnerabilities beneath the cheerful exterior. Tackling difficult subjects of corrosive self-doubt, betrayal, invasions of privacy and professional struggles, interjected with the familiar humour that we all know and love, A Bit of Me is personal, at times raw, often mischievous and always compelling. Denise has lived the life, learned the lessons, and Basildon to Broadway and back is a hell of a journey.© Denise Van Outen 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19776. The Red Arrows: The Sunday Times Bestseller : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. THE FIRST OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE RED ARROWSDAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK'Heart-pounding, exhilarating . . . A fascinating testimony of jeopardy, cool heads and the sheer exultant addiction of flying.' SINCLAIR MCKAY'An exhilarating read! The next-best thing to taking the controls of a Hawk fast-jet. And you're much less likely to throw up.' BEN MILLER'Inspirational . . . Precision, style and dedication. The Red Arrows are the ultimate in teamwork.' TIM PEAKE'Perfectly enjoyable . . . As the Red Arrows head towards their 60th anniversary, it's clear the team's place in our hearts is secure.' DAILY MAIL'A wild ride . . . The ultimate insider guide, relating with great enthusiasm and insight what it means to be inside the cockpit as you scream through the skies at 350 to 450 miles per hour, within what feels like touching distance of your wingman, making continual nanosecond decisions that will result in certain death if you get them wrong.' TELEGRAPH, Patrick Bishop_________________________________________Occasionally
      
19777. A New Formation: How Black Footballers Shaped The Modern Game : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. A New Formation is an exploration of the unique role that Black British footballers have played in shaping the beautiful game both on and off the pitch, an inventive and highly original analysis of the intersections between football and wider Black British culture.A New Formation is not a book about football and racism. Jacobs and his co-contributors - including authors Musa Okwonga and Aniefiok Ekpoudom and sports broadcaster Jeanette Kwakye MBE - eschew the standard frameworks of trauma and oppression that are foisted upon Black narratives and seek to move beyond discussions of diversity, identity and representation. Featuring interviews with legendary players such as Ian Wright, Anita Asante and Andy Cole, they draw upon broader social and cultural history to examine Black footballers in contexts larger than themselves. By engaging with these subtler connections between football and Black cultural expression, A New Formation reveals the vibrancy and nuance of contemporary Black life in Britain.© Calum Jacobs 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19778. Shes In Ctrl: How Women Can Take Back Tech To Communicate, Investigate, Problem-solve, Broker Deals And Protect Themselves In : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.An inspirational exploration of why women are under-represented in tech, why it matters, and what we can do about it. Our eyes are now open to the dangerous fact that our technology is built by a series of big decisions made by a small number of people, mainly men. It means our technology is derived from the gender, nationality and beliefs of a section of society whose lived experience may not chime with your own. The tech world might feel beyond reach, particularly if you're a woman.But in She's In CTRL Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, a dynamic advocate for women in STEM, insists that technology is not an unchangeable and unquestionable force. It is not the preserve of the elite. It is in our homes and in our hands. Rather than feeling powerless to make changes to the way tech works and fails, she argues that it's time to get into the room where the decisions are made. Or, better yet, create our own tech rooms.This powerful book about women, tech and daring to dream takes inspiration from Dr Imafidon's own experience and from the stories of other pioneers and innovators who have, against the odds, transformed technology. She's In CTRL is an inspirational narrative about how women must play a part in ensuring a future that's evenly distributed.© Anne-Marie Imafidon 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19779. The Dead Of Winter : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by PenguinTHE UNPUTDOWNABLE, UNMISSABLE THRILLER FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR.Who do you trust when everyone's guilty?Marky Bishop is dying. That's why they've given him a compassionate early release, only where can a career criminal like him go to spend his final months?From the outside, Glenfarach looks like a quaint, sleepy, snow-dusted village, nestled deep in the heart of Cairngorms National Park, but things aren't what they seem. The place is thick with security cameras, and there's a strict nine o'clock curfew, because Glenfarach is the last safe haven for people who've served their sentences but can't be safely released into the general population.For Detective Constable Edward Reekie, this was supposed to be a simple delivery job - drive his new boss up to HMP Grampian and collect Marky Bishop, take him to Glenfarach, then head back home again. Nothing dangerous or complicated.So how could it all go so horribly wrong?The weather's closing in, tensions are mounting, and time's running out - something nasty has come to Glenfarach, and Edward is standing right in its way...Praise for Stuart MacBride:'A magnetic mix of creepy places, dark humour, horror and violence' Sun 'Dark and brilliantly written' Linwood Barclay 'MacBride is a damned fine writer' Peter James 'MacBride's thrillers just keep getting better' Express 'Crime fiction of the highest order' Mark Billingham© Stuart MacBride 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
      
19780. No Less The Devil: The Unmissable New Thriller From The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestselling Author Of The Logan Mcrae Series : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.THE CHILLING AND COMPULSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR.'We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.'It's been seventeen months since the Bloodsmith butchered his first victim and Operation Maypole is still no nearer catching him. The media is whipping up a storm, the top brass are demanding results, but the investigation is sinking fast.Now isn't the time to get distracted with other cases, but Detective Sergeant Lucy McVeigh doesn't have much choice. When Benedict Strachan was just eleven, he hunted down and killed a homeless man. No one's ever figured out why Benedict did it, but now, after sixteen years, he's back on the streets again - battered, frightened, convinced a shadowy 'They' are out to get him, and begging Lucy for help.It sounds like paranoia, but what if he's right? What if he really is caught up in something bigger and darker than Lucy's ever dealt with before? What if the Bloodsmith isn't the only monster out there? And what's going to happen when Lucy goes after them?Praise for Stuart MacBride:'A brutal, visceral read, laced with the blackest of humour and travelling to some very dark places' Guardian'A magnetic mix of creepy places, dark humour, horror and violence' Sun© Stuart MacBride 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19781. The Stranger Times: The Stranger Times 1 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. STOP PRESS! The Stranger Times wins the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio Work!There are dark forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular), so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them . . .A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but mostly the weird), it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable.At least that's their pitch. The reality is rather less auspicious. Their editor is a drunken, foul-tempered and foul-mouthed husk of a man who thinks little of the publication he edits. His staff are a ragtag group of misfits. And as for the assistant editor . . . well, that job is a revolving door - and it has just revolved to reveal Hannah Willis, who's got problems of her own.When tragedy strikes in her first week on the job The Stranger Times is forced to do some serious investigating. What they discover leads to a shocking realisation: some of the stories they'd previously dismissed as nonsense are in fact terrifyingly real. Soon they come face-to-face with darker forces than they could ever have imagined.The Stranger Times is the first novel from C.K. McDonnell, the pen name of Caimh McDonnell. It combines his distinctive dark wit with his love of the weird and wonderful to deliver a joyous celebration of how truth really can be stranger than fiction.© C. K. McDonnell 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19782. The Holiday Bookshop : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.One woman. One island. A bookshop in need of revival...Jenny has never been a risk taker. But when her best friend takes off on an American road trip, Jenny finds herself saying yes to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of her own and accepts the role of a bookseller in the Maldives.The island of Bounty Cove Cay is everything she'd hoped for: white sandy beaches, glistening turquoise waters and palm trees bursting with coconuts. But it's not all plain sailing...The resort bookshop is far from thriving and, in an unexpected twist, management are threatening closure.Can Jenny throw her rulebook to the wind and turn things around before it's too late? And might she find her own happy ending along the way?Looking for your next beach read? Look no further! Escape with The Holiday Bookshop, perfect for fans of Jo Thomas, Phillipa Ashley and Jenny Colgan...Praise for Lucy Dickens'Funny, inspirational and so evocative' Cathy Bramley'The ultimate armchair adventure' Heidi Swain'Will leave you feeling inspired' Cressida McLaughin'A journey full of laughs and drama ... A really brilliant read' Rosie Blake© Lucy Dickens 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19783. Figures In A Landscape : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE FIRST EVER BOOKER PRIZE IN 1969Two men are on the run. They have four hundred miles to go across hostile territory. Soldiers on the ground track them day and night, a helicopter circles above, life becomes a second-by-second fight for survival. Each muscle movement, drop of sweat, glance and instinct matters. Every second counts.Through long slogs across country, risky raids for supplies, moments of sheer panic, and under the intense pressure to survive, an unbreakable bond between two men is forged. This stunningly written, adrenaline-pumping novel is a little-known classic of its genre.'Masterful and beautifully written. Riveting and compellingly authentic. Grips you like a vice from the first page and never lets you go' Damien Lewis'England's prose has the tough, spare elegance of steel scaffolding... a brilliant achievement' The Times© Barry England 1968 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
      
19784. Finding Love At The Christmas Market : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Cosy up with the new Christmas book from best-selling author Jo ThomasResidential-home caterer Connie has had one online-dating disaster too many. Hurt in the past and with her son to consider, now she's feeling hesitant. Then one of Connie's residents sets her up on a date at a beautiful German Christmas market - with the promise she'll take a mini-bus full of pensioners with her...Amongst the twinkling lights and smell of warm gingerbread in the old market square, Connie heads off on her date with a check-list of potential partner must-haves. Baker Henrich ticks all the boxes, but when Connie meets Henrich's rival William, she starts to wonder if ticking boxes is the answer.Will Connie's wish for love this Christmas come true, and if so - with who?Praise for Jo Thomas: 'Magically romantic...best read in front of a crackling log fire' Milly Johnson'The characters went straight to my heart' Katie Fforde'A sparkling, heartwarming hug of a story' Miranda Dickinson'Like the very best kind of holiday' Lucy Diamond© Jo Thomas 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
      
19785. Lords And Ladies: Discworld Novel 14 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Lords and Ladies is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'People didn't seem to be able to remember what it was like with the elves around. Life was certainly more interesting then, but usually because it was shorter. And it was more colourful, if you liked the colour of blood . . .'On Midsummer Night, dreams are especially powerful. So powerful, in fact, that they can cause the walls between realities to come crashing down. And some things you really don't want to break through.The witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick return home to discover that elves have invaded Lancre. And even in a world of wizards, trolls, dwarfs, Morris dancers - and the odd orangutan - they're spectacularly nasty creatures.The fairies are back - and this time they don't just want your teeth...'His spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction' Mail on Sunday'Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy' The Sunday TimesLords and Ladies is the fourth book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.©1992 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19786. Maskerade: Discworld Novel 18 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before.The audiobook of Maskerade is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'There's a kind of magic in masks. Masks conceal one face, but they reveal another. The one that only comes out in darkness....'The Opera House in Ankh-Morpork is home to music, theatrics and a harmless masked Ghost who lurks behind the scenes. But now a set of mysterious backstage murders may just stop the show.Agnes Nitt has left her rural home of Lancre in the hopes of launching a successful singing career in the big city. The only problem is, she doesn't quite look the part. And there are two witches who would much rather she return home to join their coven.Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg have travelled to Ankh-Morpork to convince Agnes that life as a witch is much better than one on the stage. Only now they're caught up in a murder mystery featuring masks and maniacal laughter.And the show MUST go on . . .'Funny, delightfully inventive, and refuses to lie down in its genre' ObserverMaskerade is the fifth book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.©1995 Terry and Lyn Pratchett (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19787. Interesting Times: Discworld Novel 17 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before.The audiobook of Interesting Times is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'There is a curse. They say: may you live in interesting times . . .'This is the worst thing you can wish on a citizen of Discworld. Especially for the magically challenged Rincewind, who has already had far too much excitement in his life.Unfortunately, the unlucky wizard always seems to end up in the middle of, well, absolutely everything. So when a request for a 'Great Wizzard' arrives from the faraway Counterweight Continent, it's obviously Rincewind who's sent. For one thing, he's the only one who spells wizard that way.Once again Rincewind is thrown headfirst into a dangerous adventure. For the oldest empire on the Disc is in turmoil and Chaos is building. And, for some reason, someone believes Rincewind will have a vital role in the coming war . . .Interesting Times is the fifth book in the Wizards series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.'Pratchett is a comic genius' Daily Express'Funny, delightfully inventive, and refuses to lie down in its genre' Observer© Dunmanifestin Ltd 1994 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19788. The Last Continent: Discworld Novel 22 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before.The audiobook of The Last Continent is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'Anything you do in the past changes the future. The tiniest little actions have huge consequences. You might tread on an ant now and it might entirely prevent someone from being born in the future.'Rincewind, inept wizard and reluctant hero, has found himself magically stranded on the Discworld's last continent.It's hot. It's dry. There was this thing once called The Wet, which no one believes in any more. Practically everything that's not poisonous is venomous. But it's the best bloody place in the world, all right?And in a few days, it will die. The only thing standing between the last continent and wind-blown doom is Rincewind, and he can't even spell wizard. Still . . . no worries, eh?The Last Continent is the sixth book in the Wizards series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.'A minor masterpiece. I laughed so much I fell from my armchair' Time Out© Terry and Lyn Pratchett 1998 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19789. Carpe Jugulum: Discworld Novel 23 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before.The audiobook of Carpe Jugulum is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Steven Cree (Outlander; A Discovery of Witches) voices the Nac Mac Feegles. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'Carpe Jugulum
      
19790. -''go For The Throat . . .'"vampires Have Come To Lancre : AudiobooksNow
Magrat and young Agnes - and they don't take kindly to murderous intruders . . .'An enduring
      
19791. Reaper Man: Discworld Novel 11 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Reaper Man is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor Sian Clifford (Fleabag; Vanity Fair; Quiz). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'Inside every living person is a dead person waiting to get out.'Death has been fired by the Auditors of Reality for the heinous crime of developing...a personality. Sent to live like everyone else, Death takes a new name and begins working as a farmhand. He's got the scythe already, after all.And for humanity, Death is just...gone. Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. If Death doesn't come for you, then what are you supposed to do in the meantime?You can't have the undead wandering about like lost souls-there's no telling what might happen. Particularly when they discover that life really is only for the living...The Discworld novels can be listened to in any order, but Reaper Man is the second book in the Death series.The first book in the Discworld series-The Colour of Magic-was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.©1991 Dunmanifestin Ltd (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19792. Thief Of Time: Discworld Novel 26 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before.The audiobook of Thief of Time is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor Sian Clifford (Fleabag; Vanity Fair; Quiz). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'The universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew... The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.'Time is a resource. Everyone knows it must be managed. You can let it move fast or slowly, but what you mustn't do is allow it to stop.On the Discworld, the History Monks have the important job of ensuring that tomorrow always comes. But the construction of the world's first truly accurate clock starts a race against, well... time.Monk Lu-Tze, his apprentice Lobsang Ludd and Death's granddaughter Susan must stop the clockmaker before he completes his task. Because a truly accurate clock will stop time completely.And then, there really will be no tomorrow...The Discworld novels can be listened to in any order, but Thief of Time is the fifth book in the Death series.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.©2001 Terry and Lyn Pratchet (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19793. Hogfather: Discworld Novel 20 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before.The audiobook of Hogfather is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor Sian Clifford (Fleabag, Vanity Fair, Quiz). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.Twas the night before Hogswatch and all through the house...something was missing.The stockings are hanging ready, the sherry and pies are waiting by the fireplace - but where is the jolly fat man with his sack? It's not right to find Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say 'Ho ho ho' - but someone's got to bring the little kiddies their presents. Or else they might stop believing. Belief is important in Discworld, particularly on the last night of the year when the time is turning. If the real man in the red suit isn't found by morning, there won't be a morning. Ever again...A festive feast of darkness, jolly robins and tinsel. As they say: 'You'd better watch out...'Hogfather is the fourth book in the Death series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.©1996 Terry Pratchett (P)2021 Penguin Audio
      
19794. Small Gods: Discworld Novel 13 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Small Gods is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor and director Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings; Planet of the Apes). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'You should do things because they're right. Not because gods say so. They might say something different another time.'Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size - all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top.So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it's clear he's become less important than he realised.In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One - or at least the only One available. He wants peace, justice and love - but that's hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme...'An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power . . .' Independent'Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration' The TimesYou can listen to the Discworld novels in any order, but Small Gods is a standalone.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.©1992 Terry and Lyn Pratchet (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19795. Soul Music: Discworld Novel 16 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before.The audiobook of Soul Music is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor Sian Clifford (Fleabag; Vanity Fair; Quiz). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'This didn't feel like magic. It felt a lot older than that. It felt like music.'Being sixteen is always difficult, but it's even more so when there's a Death in the family. Susan hasn't exactly had a normal upbringing, with a skeletal grandfather who rides a white horse and wields a scythe.When Death decides he needs a well-earned break, he leaves Susan to take over the family business. The only problem is, everyone mistakes her for the Tooth Fairy...Well, not the only problem. There's a new, addictive music in Discworld. It's lawless. It changes people. It's got a beat and you can dance to it.It's called Music With Rocks In. And it won't fade away...The Discworld novels can be listened to in any order, but Soul Music is the third book in the Death series.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.©1994 Terry and Lyn Pratchet (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19796. Mort: Discworld Novel 4 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Mort is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor Sian Clifford (Fleabag; Vanity Fair; Quiz). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'YOU CANNOT INTERFERE WITH FATE. WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE WHO SHOULD LIVE AND WHO SHOULD DIE?'Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.Death is the Grim Reaper of the Discworld, a black-robed skeleton with a scythe who ushers souls into the next world. He is also fond of cats and endlessly baffled by humanity. Soon Death is yearning to experience what humanity really has to offer, but to do that, he'll need to hire some help.It's an offer Mort can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board, use of the company horse-and being dead isn't compulsory. It's a dream job-until Mort falls in love with Death's daughter, Ysabell, and discovers that your boss can be a killer on your love life...The Discworld novels can be enjoyed in any order, but Mort is the first book in the Death series.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.©1987 Terry Pratchett (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19797. Wyrd Sisters: Discworld Novel 6 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Wyrd Sisters is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan. 'Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around.'Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the royal crown, both missing.Witches don't have these kinds of leadership problems themselves - in fact, they don't have leaders.Granny Weatherwax is the most highly regarded of the leaders they don't have. But even she finds that meddling in royal politics is a lot more complicated than certain playwrights would have you believe. Particularly when the blood on your hands just won't wash off...With an afterword by Joanne Harris.'Pratchett's Discworld books have made millions of people happy' Guardian'I love Terry Pratchett' Caitlin MoranWyrd Sisters is the second book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.© Dunmanifestin Ltd 1988 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19798. Eric: Discworld Novel 9 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Eric is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.Eric is the Discworld's only demonology hacker. Pity he's not very good at it.All he wants is his three wishes granted. Nothing fancy - to be immortal, rule the world, have the most beautiful woman in the world fall madly in love with him, the usual stuff.But instead of a tractable demon, he calls up Rincewind, probably the most incompetent wizard in the universe, and the extremely intractable and hostile form of travel accessory known as the Luggage.With them on his side, Eric's in for a ride through space and time that is bound to make him wish (quite fervently) again - this time that he'd never been born.Eric is the fourth book in the Wizards series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.© Terry and Lyn Pratchett 1990 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19799. Witches Abroad: Discworld Novel 12 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Witches Abroad is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'You can't go around building a better world for people. Only people can build a better world for people. Otherwise, it's just a cage.'There's power in stories. The Fairy Godmother is good. The servant girl marries the Prince. Everyone lives happily ever after... don't they?The witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick are travelling to far-distant Genua to stop a wedding and save a kingdom. But how do you fight a happy-ever-after, especially when it comes with glass slippers and a power-hungry Fairy Godmother who has made Destiny an offer it can't refuse?It's hard to resist a good story, even when the fate of the kingdom depends on it...'No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect' Daily Mail'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest' George R.R. MartinWitches Abroad is the third book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.© Dunmanifestin Ltd 1991 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19800. Sourcery: Discworld Novel 5 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Sourcery is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'It's vital to remember who you really are . . . it isn't a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.'An eighth son of an eighth son is born, a wizard squared, a source of magic. A sourcerer.Unseen University, the Discworld's most magical establishment, has finally got its wish: the emergence of a wizard more powerful than ever before. You'd think they would have been a little more careful what they wished for . . .As the sourcerer takes over the University and sets his sights on the rest of the world, only one wizard manages to escape his influence. Unfortunately for everyone, it's Rincewind.Once again the cowardly wizard must embark on a quest: to deliver a precious artefact - the very embodiment of magic itself - halfway across the Disc to safety. If he doesn't make it, the death of all wizardry is at hand.And the end of the world, depending on who you listen to.Sourcery is the third book in the Wizards series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.'May well be considered his masterpiece . . . Humour such as his is an endangered species' The Times'One of our greatest fantasists, and beyond a doubt the funniest' George R.R. Martin© Terry and Lyn Pratchett 1988 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19801. The Colour Of Magic: Discworld Novel 1 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of The Colour of Magic is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'It was octarine, the colour of magic. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination . . .'Somewhere between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a magical world not totally unlike our own. Except for the fact that it travels through space on the shoulders of four giant elephants who in turn stand on the shell of an astronomically huge star turtle, of course.Rincewind is the world's worst wizard who has just been handed a very important job: to look after the world's first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. Unfortunately, their journey across the Disc includes facing robbers, monsters, mercenaries, and Death himself.And the whole thing's just a game of the gods that might send them over the edge . . .You can listen to the Discworld novels in any order, but The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Wizards series.The Colour of Magic is the first book in the Discworld series and was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The Times© Terry Pratchett 1983 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19802. Equal Rites: Discworld Novel 3 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of Equal Rites is narrated by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones; Luther; This Way Up). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.'Everybody knows there's no such thing as a female wizard. So when the wizard Drum Billet accidentally passes on his staff of power to an eighth daughter of an eighth son, a girl called Eskarina (Esk, for short), the misogynistic world of wizardry wants nothing to do with her.Thankfully Granny Weatherwax, the Discworld's most famous witch, has plenty of experience ignoring the status quo. With Granny's help, Esk sneaks her way into the magical Unseen University and befriends apprentice wizard Simon.But power is unpredictable, and these bright young students soon find themselves in a whole new dimension of trouble. Let the battle of the sexes begin...'If you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you?' Guardian'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own' The TimesEqual Rites is the first book in the Witches series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.© Terry Pratchett 1987 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19803. The Light Fantastic: Discworld Novel 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never beforeThe audiobook of The Light Fantastic is read by Colin Morgan (Merlin; Testament of Youth; Belfast). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.'Darkness isn't the opposite of light, it is simply its absence . . . what was radiating from the book was the light that lies on the far side of darkness, the light fantastic.'The Discworld is in danger, heading towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, its magic fading. It needs a hero, and fast.What it doesn't need is Rincewind, an inept and cowardly wizard who is still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world. Or Twoflower, the well-meaning tourist whose luggage has a mind (and legs) of its own.Which is a shame, because that's all there is . . .The Light Fantastic is the second book in the Wizards series, but you can listen to the Discworld novels in any order.The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.'Incredibly funny, compulsively readable' The Times© Terry Pratchett 1986 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19804. Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.WINNER OF THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION 'PEOPLE THINK THAT STORIES ARE SHAPED BY PEOPLE. IN FACT, IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.'At the time of his death in 2015, award-winning and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett was working on his finest story yet - his own.At six years old, Terry was told by his headteacher that he would never amount to anything. He spent the rest of his life proving that teacher wrong. At sixty-six, Terry had lived a life full of achievements: becoming one of the UK's bestselling writers, winning the Carnegie Medal and being awarded a knighthood for services to literature.Following his untimely death from Alzheimer's disease, the mantle of completing Terry's memoir was passed to Rob Wilkins, his former assistant, friend and now head of the author's literary estate.Drawing on his own extensive memories, along with those of Terry's family, friends, fans and colleagues, Rob recounts Terry's extraordinary story - from his early childhood to the literary phenomenon that his Discworld series became; and how he met and coped with the challenges that 'The Embuggerance' of Alzheimer's brought with it.'Of all the dead authors in the world, Terry Pratchett is the most alive.' - John Lloyd'Always readable, illuminating and honest. It made me miss the real Terry.' - Neil Gaiman© Rob Wilkins 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19805. The Social Distance Between Us: How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.Britain is in a long-distance relationship with reality...From poverty and policing, homelessness and overrun prisons to Grenfell and hostile environments, Britain has long been failing those who need our help the most. There is arguably one unifying theme that links all these afflictions: proximity. Proximity is how close we are to the action and how that affects how we assess, relate to and address whatever that action happens to be. Almost every job requires a level of experience and training with the notable exception of the most powerful people in the country - our political class.So this is a book about the distance, whether geographical, economic, or cultural, between those who make decisions and the people on the receiving end of them. The distance between the affluent and the poor, how their interests and values diverge, and the assumptions they make about each other's experiences and intentions in the absence of any meaningful interaction. How even those with the noblest aims, inadvertently cause harm as a result of their social remoteness and fail to advance anybody's interests but their own misguided ones.Could Britain's problem be, not that there is a lot of inequality, but that for generations, a small group of people, who know little about it, have been charged with discussing, debating, and sorting it out? At what point do we look for answers, not to the people who are hardest up, but the apparently educated and sophisticated, whose dominance of Britain's institutions has been virtually unbroken for centuries?Praise for Darren McGarvey:'The standout, authentic voice of a generation' Herald'Utterly compelling' Ian Rankin, New Statesman'Brilliant' Russell Brand'An absolutely fascinating individual' Owen Jones'Offer[s] an antidote to populist anger that transcends left and right... articulate and emotional' Financial Times'McGarvey is a rarity: a working-class writer who has fought to make the middle-class world hear what he
      
19806. How To Be An Ex-footballer : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The funniest man in British sport - MetroPeter Crouch is a comedy genius - Daily MailOften recruited before they've worn long trousers, today's footballers become superstars who earn huge amounts without ever learning much about the world beyond the training ground. Coddled by their support teams, everything is done for them. They live their lives in the glaring media spotlight, yet only really develop one life skill - how to kick a ball better. Then inevitably, when age catches up with them or injury strikes, theseman-children are thrown out into the real world, utterly defenceless apart from their multi-million-pound bank accounts.So what do these Peter Pans, whose careers end just as most people's are getting going, do with the rest of their lives? Crouch speaks from his own experience and discusses with fellow former professionals too - just how do you safely release a near seven-foot striker back into the wild?Peter goes in search of the answer to what his second career might be and encounters stories far more bizarre than anything you'll find on the pitch. From the pleasure and pain of management to the lessons we can learn from Jamie Carragher and Joe Cole on not going to seed. From those staying in the sport - the diehard veterans, coaches, managers, owners and of course the legion of pundits, to those moving on to pastures new. Peter talks to entrepreneurs, men of the cloth, eco warriors, artists, private detectives and budding actors, as well as those who've lost their way in addiction, crime and NFTs.When the final whistle blows, it's still all to play for.© 2022 Peter Crouch (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19807. My Lifey : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Get the kettle on, the biscuits out and settle in for a belting read.Paddy McGuinness is a much-loved presence on British TV. His stand-up tours sell out across the country. His acting roles are legendary, from Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy to The Keith and Paddy Picture Show.How did all start? Let Paddy take you back to a two-up, two-down terrace in 1970's Bolton, where his lifey began. He grew up alone with his beloved mum, neighbourhood matriarch Pat, who worked two jobs, as a barmaid and a cleaner, always keeping food on the table at home and almost always keeping her tearaway teen out of trouble.The road from kipping in abandoned cars with his mates in Bolton to racing supercars on Top Gear has been eventful, with multiple turning points, including formative hard graft as a labourer, running a Viagra racket at a health centre, a showbiz intervention by schoolfriend Peter Kay and eye-popping adventures in the world of teledom.While he may have swapped cobbles in Bolton for red carpets in London, Paddy has always stayed true to his Lancashire roots, and here he tells his story for the first time, in his own unmistakable style. He lived it. He's written in. It's his lifey - fast-paced, funny and full of character, just like him.© Paddy McGuinness 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19808. A History Of The World In 50 Pieces: The Classical Music That Shapes Us : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.Explore how music has changed our world through 50 pieces across classical, folk and world traditions with BBC presenter Tom Service, in this official Radio 3 compendium.Music transports us and defines us. As a form of expression, it has been passed down through oral tradition, musical notation and recordings in a chain of connection that spans the globe, across the millennia. A History of the World in 50 Pieces follows that chain, collating 50 pieces of classical music that reflect our changing politics, social structures and technological development, and how composers, musicians and listeners have shaped those currents of history.From Bach to Beethoven, Songlines to Saariaho, Hildegard of Bingen to the Happy Birthday song, Tom Service offers a fresh take on pieces that many of us think we know, and many more we might not. With each short, sharp analysis, he expands the typical canon and tests the boundaries of what we understand to be ‘classical music’ – or even music at all, such as the sounds of the earth’s rotation, and the songs of humpback whales.An official BBC Radio 3 publication, A History of the World in 50 Pieces is a book for anyone curious about the power of music and how it shapes us and connects us.© Tom Service 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19809. The Dealmaker: Lessons From A Life In Private Equity : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. An inside account of the multi-billion pound world of private equity and a masterclass on the art of deal-making.The Dealmaker is a frank and honest account of how a severely dyslexic child who struggled at school went on to graduate from Oxford and become a serial entrepreneur. It describes Guy Hand's career in private equity, first at Nomura and then as head of his own company, Terra Firma. It looks in detail at the huge deals that Terra Firma has done over the years, involving everything from cinema chains and pubs to waste management, aircraft leasing and green energy. And it offers a brutally honest appraisal of the deal that almost bankrupted him - the acquisition of multinational music recording and publishing company EMI in 2007, just as a global financial crash loomed on the horizon. Above all, it takes the reader inside the previously very secretive world of private equity, explaining how this multi-billion pound sector operates and providing pen-portraits of some of the larger-than-life figures who people it. Both insightful and page-turning, it will prove inspirational and essential reading for all those concerned with or interested in the world of investment.© Guy Hands 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19810. Life An Idiot's Guide Series 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Stephen K Amos investigates a series of themes using guest stand-ups and the hilarious audience interaction that he's become famous for. Produced by Colin Anderson.
      
19811. Alun Cochrane's Fun House : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Complete Series - Comedian Alun Cochrane has a 25 year mortgage which he can only pay off by being funny. In this series he takes us on a room by room, stand up tour of his house. He has a fridge that beeps at him when he doesn't move quickly enough and a fire alarm he can't reach. His relationship with his house is a complicated one. A hoarder of funny and original observations on everyday life, Alun invites us to help him de-clutter his mind and tidy his ideas into one of those bags that you hoover all the air out of and keep under your bed. This show will help Alun and his house work through their relationship issues and prevent a separation that Alun can ill afford; at least not until the market picks up anyway.
      
19812. The Return Of Inspector Steine : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Series 4 of Lynne Truss's popular BBC Radio comedy thriller. It is 1957, and WWII bomb disposal hero Captain 'mad Hoagy' Hoagland, now fallen on hard times, appears at Brighton Police Station to deliver two boxes. One contains a silver truncheon; an award for valour for Sergeant Brunswick. The other contains the head of one of Mrs Groynes' old criminal accomplices. It is a warning that Mrs G's evil nemesis Adelaide Vine is back, hellbent on revenge... Plus, Mrs G and Sgt Brunswick take part in a talent contest; a Canadian filmmaker plans to make a film about the Brighton police; Inspector Steine is behaving oddly, big secrets are revealed and the boys and blue face a terrible threat. Starring Michael Fenton Stevens, Samantha Spiro, John Ramm, Matt Green, Robert Bathhurst, Janet Ellis and Ewan Bailey. Sound design: David Thomas. Music: Anthony May. Director: Marilyn Imrie. Producer: Karen Rose. A Sweet Talk Production for BBC Radio 4.
      
19813. The Goon Show: Volume 30: Well Known In Concentric Circles : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
More surreal clowning from one of the greatest comedy teams on radio. Goon but not forgotten! In these digitally-remasterd episodes, Ned Seagoon, who is bored at the bank where works, decides to run away - with the bank's money. Also, Neddie follows a trail of cold batter puddings to North Africa; has his snow-plough stolen during the Great English Blizzard and is approached by Mandarin Grytpype-Thynne and General Kash-Mai-Chek to participate in an audacious financial coup. Includes: Dishonoured or The Fall of Neddie Seagoon - Series 5, Episode 12 (14 December 1954); The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea) - Series 5, second performance (not transmitted); The Hastings Flyer - Robbed - Series 6, Episode 15 (27 December 1955) and China Story - Series 6, second performance, National Radio Show (29 August 1956).
      
19814. Doctor Who At The Bbc: Volume 3: Now And Then : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Doctor Who at the BBC combs the avenues of Time and Space for significant spin-off moments from the much-loved TV and radio series. In an exclusive coup, this third volume features a rarely heard ten minute mini-drama starring Jon Pertwee and Elisabeth Sladen. Specially recorded for Glorious Goodwood in 1974, it has never been broadcast and features a host of familiar enemies — including the Daleks! Elsewhere on this volume, the radio programme Wavelength meets the cast and production team of The Two Doctors; Nationwide investigates the work of the Radiophonic Workshop in 1983; and a group of schoolchildren give their views on the series in Take Two from 1984. The Grumbleweeds enjoy their own exciting adventure in Dr Nobbut-Just; ‘Ann Robinson’ menaces the Doctor in Dead Ringers; and Jane Asher plays the Doctor’s granddaughter in Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? Rare interview material includes Frank Bough’s Nationwide encounter with fourth Doctor Tom Baker (plus Mary Tamm and Carole Ann Ford), Lalla Ward’s appearance on Multi-coloured Swap Shop, and a mid-Eighties radio interview with Sarah Sutton. There are also features on the brand new Doctor Who, including comments from Russell T Davies and Christopher Eccleston, and even the seal of approval from Michael Grade…
      
19815. Doctor Who: The Gunfighters : AudiobooksNow : USD4.50
Back in the gun-totin', hard-hittin', fast-shootin' days of the Old Wild West, when outlaws ruled the land and the good guys stayed off the streets, a troupe of travelling players - Miss Dodo Dupont, Steven Regret and the mysterious Doctor Caligari - moseyed into the town of Tombstone one October afternoon. Their method of transportation was a mite peculiar though. After all, a police box materialising out of thin air sure ain't the usual way to enter a sedate town like Tombstone... And when the Doctor and his pardners meet up with Wyatt Earp and the notorious Clanton brothers, they soon find out that the scene is all set for high noon at the O. K. Corral... Shane Rimmer, who played Seth Harper in the original BBC TV serial, reads Donald Cotton's complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1985.
      
19816. Mack The Life : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Where do comedians come from?Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while another actually makes a living by standing up in front of an audience telling jokes?And where does all that material come from?Well, young Lee McKillop used to wonder that too.Growing up in his parents' pub, small and wiry in a world of bigger and chunkier specimens, Lee quickly learned that cracking jokes was a way to get attention. After a somewhat random series of jobs, which included being Red Rum's stableboy and a bingo hall barman, it was as a Great Yarmouth holiday camp entertainer that he had his first crack at telling jokes on stage. It got him some laughs, the sack and a punch in the face.*Now, as Lee Mack, he's one of our best loved and most successful comedians, both as a live stand-up and on television. In Mack the Life, Lee tells the story of how he got there and gives extraordinary insight into what really makes comics tick. Hilarious and brilliant, it's the kind of book which reminds you why you learned to read in the first place.*Nearly.'His book is a joy to read, full of homespun wisdom and hilarious asides' Independent© Lee Mack 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
      
19817. On The Slow Train Again : AudiobooksNow : USD5.62
Brought to you by Penguin.Michael Williams has spent the past year travelling along the fascinating rail byways of Britain for this new collection of journeys. Here is the 'train to the end of the world' running for more than four splendid hours through lake, loch and moorland from Inverness to Wick, the most northerly town in Britain. He discovers a perfect country branch line in London's commuterland, and travels on one of the slowest services in the land along the shores of the lovely Dovey estuary to the far west of Wales. He takes the stopping train across the Pennines on a line with so few services that its glorious scenery is a secret known only to the regulars. Here, too, is the Bittern Line in Norfolk and the Tarka Line in North Devon as well as the little branch line to the fishing port of Looe in Cornwall, rescued from closure in the 1960s and now celebrating its 150th anniversary taking families on holiday to the seaside. From the most luxurious and historic - aboard the Orient Express - to the most futuristic - on the driverless trains of London's Docklands Light Railway - here is a unique travel companion celebrating the treasures of our railway heritage from one of Britain's most knowledgeable railway writers.© Michael Williams 2011 (P) Penguin Audio 2011
      
19818. Dirk Bogarde In His Own Words : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
This fascinating selection of extracts provides a vivid audio portrait of Dirk Bogarde, the award-winning actor and accomplished writer and artist who died in 1999. Interviews include: Picture Parade, broadcast on BBC TV, 10 January 1961 (with Robert Robinson); The Movies, broadcast on BBC TV, 17 April 1967 (with Roger Hudson); Film Time, broadcast on BBC Radio, 12 June 1971 (with Anthony Bilbow); Parkinson, broadcast on BBC TV, 10 Octorber 1971 (with Michael Parkinson); The Sounds of a Lifetime, broadcast on BBC Radio, 3 June 1972 (with Sheridan Morley); Profile, broadcast on BBC Radio, 18 March 1980 (with Kathleen Cheesmond); Parkinson, broadcast on BBC TV, 19 March 1980 (with Michael Parkinson); Woman's Hour, broadcast on BBC Radio, 19 March 1980 (with Jenni Mills) and 15 September 1986 (with Sarah Dunant); Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio, 31 December 1989 (with Sue Lawley); Bookshelf, BBC Radio, 13 March 1992 (with Nigel Forde).
      
19819. John Gielgud In His Own Words : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Sir John Gielgud was one of his generation's leading actors, winning an Academy Award. In this collection we hear - in his own words - about his family and childhood, deciding to be an actor and his first confident performance. He discusses understudying Noël Coward and failing as Romeo, playing Hamlet for the first time and working with other actors. He also talks about bringing Shakespeare back to the West End, directing plays himself, film vs theatre acting, making mistakes and writing his autobiographies. Interviews include: BBC radio archive interview (first broadcast 1 January 1941) Great Acting, BBC TV (first broadcast 12 February 1966); Parkinson, BBC 1 (first broadcast 7 October 1972); An Actor In His Time, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 15 October 1978); Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 30 January 1980); Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 16 May 1981); Sir John Gielgud Looks Back, BBC World Service (first broadcast 19 February 1995). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19820. Derek Jacobi In His Own Words : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
Sir Derek Jacobi is an award-winning actor who is famous for his many roles on television, film and on stage. He received a Tony Award for his performance as Benedick in the RSC's production of Much Ado About Nothing and is probably most famous for his TV roles in Cadfael and I, Claudius. In this collection we hear, in his own words, about his influences, his school years and early acting performances, as well as the many roles he has played. He talks about being a star and working with other famous names, and discusses playwrights, casting, Shakespeare, the skill needed in acting and future roles. Sir Derek also talks about his relationships - on and offstage - and about his personal beliefs and perceptions. Interviews include: radio archive interview (first broadcast 1 January 1976, featuring Louis Robinson); Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcat 10 June 1978, featuring Roy Plomley); The Brian Morton Show, BBC Radio Scotland (first broadcast 14 August 2000, featuring Brian Morton); Front Row, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 16 September 2004, featuring Mark Lawson); Front Row, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 19 November 2012, featuring Mark Lawson). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
      
19821. Nick Mohammed In Bits: The Complete First Series : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
A BBC Radio 4 series of character pieces showcasing the best of Nick Mohammed's idiosyncratic characters in a collection of four one-off comic plays. Originally broadcast 31 August 2010 - 21 September 2010. In 'Witness Statement', there's been a robbery and character comedian Nick Mohammed ('Reggie Perrin', 'Sorry I've Got No Head') dons a police helmet and takes statements. It's the start of term time in 'Lila', and second year student Lila is going to teach the freshers everything she knows. In 'Daniel Thornthwaite', Nick plays a wildlife expert on the edge of sanity in this fly-on-the-wall look at the making of a major new documentary series. In the final play, lifestyle guru 'Mr Swallow' presents his memory technique to a live studio audience. Co-starring Anna Crilly ('Lead Balloon') and Colin Hoult, 'Nick Mohammed in Bits' is produced by Victoria Lloyd.
      
19822. To The Manor Born Vintage Beeb : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
This collection was first published on LP in the 1980s. When Audrey fforbes-Hamilton's husband dies, and she is forced to leave Grantleigh Manor, she takes up residence at the nearby Lodge - from where she can keep a watchful eye on the Manor's new owner, Richard DeVere! Featuring the cast of the TV series, including Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, Peter Bowles as Richard DeVere and Angela Thorne as Marjory Frobisher. Vintage Beeb: classic albums first available as BBC LPs, now available to download for the first time ever. Warning: due to the archive nature of the source material, the sound quality may vary.
      
19823. David Attenborough New Life Stories : AudiobooksNow : USD3.93
One of the nation’s most popular presenters examines twenty marvels of the natural world from his extraordinary and pioneering experiences. How did Sir David track down a giant Earthworm? Why does he respect Rats? What was the first bribe in nature? Why do well known foods often have two names? And where can you see evidence of the earliest life on Earth? His enthusiasm is as infectious as ever, and conveys a unique fascination on topics as diverse as the Kiwi, Hummingbirds, Monsters, Butterflies, Chimps, Cuckoos, Fireflies and Elsa, the famous lioness. So listen to these stories to find out why Rats should be respected and which insects emerge from the ground only once every 17 years. Includes detailed programme notes inside the booklet.
      
19824. Self Storage: The Complete Series 2 : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
BBC Radio 4 Sitcom by Tom Collinson starring Reece Shearsmith, Mark Heap and Rosie Cavaliero. In the wake of a marital break-up, Dave finds himself living in the storage unit in which he keeps his belongings. Dave is accompanied by his fellow inhabitant, the borderline psychotic Geoff, and cultured security guard Ron. In this second series Dave's sister moves in with him, he celebrates his birthday, is offered a job and finally has to face up to the possibility of moving out. Starring: Reece Shearsmith ('The League of Gentleman'), Mark Heap ('Spaced'), Tom Goodman-Hill ('Ideal'), Rosie Cavaliero ('Saxondale') and Susan Earl.Originally broadcast November - December 2008.
      
19825. Alan Bennett's: On The Margin : AudiobooksNow : USD2.25
On the Margin was a six part BBC TV satirical comedy sketch show written and performed by Alan Bennett, with journalist and TV presenter John Sergeant and actor Virginia Stride. It was first broadcast in 1966 and was such a critical success that it was repeated twice the following year. Although Alan Bennett - already famous due to Beyond the Fringe - took swipes at contemporary Britain, his love of his country’s cultural heritage always remained. Besides Bennett, the series also featured Yvonne Gillan, Madge Hindle and Roland MacLeod. However, On the Margin sadly became one of the notorious casualties of the BBC’s tape-recycling policies and the series was completely wiped after its final broadcast. Lost audio recordings of the show were rediscovered in 2014, but so far this release is the only existing compilation of On the Margin...
      
19826. Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive: Series 4 : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Creator of 'The Thick of It' & 'I'm Alan Partridge', Armando Iannucci hosts the complete 4th series of his award-winning show. Series guests include Phill Jupitus, David Mitchell, Dave Gorman, Dara O'Briain, Miranda Hart and Chris Addison ('In The Loop'). Armando Iannucci and his guests pull apart the news with a heady mix of topical comedy, messed-about archive, chat and outrageous fibs, recorded in front of a live studio audience. Across the series, with Britain looking forward to the 2012 Olympics they'll be considering possible new sporting events such as Single Mumming, 4 x 100 Teenage Pregnancies & Turkey Twizzling. Plus they study some interesting animal facts such as 'Plankton always drift anti-clockwise, and form giant funny faces when no-one's looking' and 'Young adult pigs have started to emulate human behaviour by eating rubbish, drinking a lot and getting slaughtered'. Another episode sees the collapse of the financial markets and the team ask who they'd like to see collapse next?. 'I'd like to see Hallmark collapse, like a house of cards' and 'I'd like to see Damien Hirst collapse. In front of me. So I could then sell his skull at auction' are just two of the answers... And further, in the week where Barack Obama said to Sarah Palin 'You can't put lipstick on a pig' our panel realize animal metaphors are this season's must have and are hotter than a peacock on a spacehopper. Other exciting new modern maxims include 'You can't put a wig on a goldfish' and 'Too many cooks are on the telly'. 'The best comedy on radio' - The Independent.
      
19827. Lost World, The Classic Radio Sci-fi : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
London, 1907; Journalist Edward Malone, rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic, decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of her. Soon after, he meets Professor George Challenger, a controversial scientist who claims to have discovered a 'lost world' populated by pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters. At an inflammatory public lecture, an expedition is organised to find Challenger's rumoured world, and Malone volunteers to go along as a representative of the Gazette newspaper. His arrival in South America signals the start of an epic journey of discovery that is more shocking and amazing than he could ever have imagined...
      
19828. Mr Midshipman Fury: A Rollicking, Lively Naval Page-turner Set During The French Revolutionary Wars Which Will Capture You Fro : AudiobooksNow : USD5.62
Fans of Hornblower and Sharpe will love this captivating and compelling nautical adventure from much loved author G.S.Beard. Guaranteed to stir into life even the most sluggish of readers!'If you like sea stories, you will enjoy this, and even if you think you don't but enjoy things like Sharpe, it might just convert you' - HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW'Excellent gripping story gives you little time to put the book down' -- ***** Reader review'Read almost overnight, difficult to put down, a memorable yarn' -- ***** Reader review'A proper page turner' -- ***** Reader review'A brilliant read, I was hooked from the beginning to the end' -- ***** Reader review'I felt like I was on the high seas with them!' -- ***** Reader review*************************************************************1792: the start of the French Revolutionary Wars.A shadow hangs over John Thomas Fury in this his first voyage as a midshipman aboard the 32-gun frigate Amazon. The son of a violent and unstable brig commander who drove his crew to mutiny, Fury finds himself an outcast onboard and working doubly hard to prove that he isn't cursed like his father.Redemption arrives when Amazon reaches Bombay, only to discover that ships of the East India Company have disappeared, including the Company's warships. Somewhere in the Indian Ocean a very powerful privateer is at work and the Governor despatches Amazon to find and destroy her.Soon afterwards Amazon is in a desperate fight for her life against a much stronger foe. In such crucibles of fire are the officers in His Majesty's Service forged.Can Fury cover himself in glory and banish the shadows of the past are forever?Fury's adventures continue in Lieutenant Fury.
      
19829. The Good Decision Diary: Your Daily Guide To Making Better Decisions, More Of The Time : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.The gentle guide to getting where you want to go, without beating yourself up on the way there.I'll never eat sugar again!I’ll work out every single morning!I will never, ever shout at my kids!Sound familiar? Anna Mathur, Sunday Times bestselling author and psychotherapist, has been there too. In The Good Decision Diary, Anna introduces a compassionate and realistic alternative to unsustainable promises. This isn’t about perfection - it’s about progress.The journey begins with 21 days of reflection and observation, where Anna shares her own experiences and equips you with tools to approach change with kindness and curiosity.From there, she gently guides you through a 14-day practice of questioning behaviours, challenging long-held beliefs about change, and identifying patterns of self-sabotage. You’ll discover how a decision that nurtures you one day can hinder you the next - and how to tell the difference in the moment.The Good Decision Diary will help you make better decisions, not all of the time, but more of the time.'A guiding star in a world filled with infinite choices' - Emma Reed Turrell'An essential companion' - Zoe Blaskey'Compassionate, real, and quietly powerful' - Simon Gilham© Anna Mathur 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19830. The Gifts Of Winter: How To Uncover Seasonal Joy, Health And Happiness : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.Too often, we prepare ourselves to endure, rather than enjoy, the winter months. The Gifts of Winter is your reminder that this can be a magical season, rich with natural miracles and spectacular beauty, as well as the perfect time to slow down, restore and reset for the year ahead. But to benefit, we need to embrace winter, rather than pretend it's not happening.Part contemplative, part practical, this transformative guide will inspire you to lean into winter as a period of rest and reflection and learn how to unlock its healing powers so your body and brain can thrive.Chartered psychologist, Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald, draws upon decades of clinical expertise and her personal experience of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), to show you how to navigate winter's challenges and uncover its joys.Woven with simple tips, mindset advice and regular reflection prompts, as well as charming illustrations to help bring winter to life, with this beautiful book you will come to see winter in a whole new, positive light.© Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19831. The Lie Of The Land: A Game Plan For Ireland In The Climate Crisis : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin. Ireland has tended to think of itself as a ‘Goldilocks’ country: not too hot, not too cold, and well positioned to ride out the climate emergency. But this is a fantasy: the effects of climate change in Ireland will be profound, and at the moment we’re not doing nearly enough about it. That’s the bad news. The good news is that Ireland has the wherewithal to dramatically cut its emissions while making itself far more resilient. This book shows how it can be done.Above all, we must reimagine the ways in which we use the land. The agrifood sector accounts for 38 per cent of Ireland's greenhouse emissions – and just 7 per cent of gross national income. As John Gibbons shows, Ireland's dramatic shift towards the most polluting food sectors – driven by a small number of agribusiness giants and facilitated by the state – benefits the few while imposing huge costs on the many. It doesn't have to be this way, and Gibbons, who grew up on a mixed farm, shows how we can embrace a low-emissions farming model while preserving farmers' livelihoods, making the countryside a better place to live, and delivering something Ireland conspicuously lacks: food security.The Lie of the Land is a bracing critique of the bad decisions that have put Ireland into such a vulnerable position, and a devastating dissection of the wishful thinking and outright dishonesty that have propped up the status quo in Irish agribusiness. It also offers an inspiring vision of how – through a revolution in farming, development of renewable energy (including our vast offshore wind resource), and a dramatic acceleration of moves to decarbonize transport and housing – we can prepare for the new realities of the climate crisis.© John Gibbons 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19832. The Christmas Tree That Loved To Dance : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.From the bestselling author of I Haven't Been Entirely Honest With You comes a joyful, hilarious and heartwarming story of a seemingly ordinary woman, her beloved dog and a forgotten but friendly Christmas tree . . .Hello to you. I have written a short story, or Tall Tale as I like to call it, because I believe we all deserve moments to cosy up with something simple yet joy-filled and uplifting. If I may be so bold about my own tale!It contains, amongst many thrills I couldn’t possibly divulge yet, intriguing and exciting mishaps between a Christmas tree that not only talks, but dances (I know!); a dog called Jessie, who also talks, and a woman called Joan, who – less surprisingly, in that she is a human being – talks too. Interested? I should blooming well hope so!Right, let me tell you all about it . . .PRAISE FOR MIRANDA HART'Miranda is more of an everywoman than ever before' The Times'Irrepressible and joyous' Daily Mail'No comedian, female or male, has been so taken to the nation’s bosom since Victoria Wood' IndependentPRAISE FOR LUCY CLAIRE DUNBAR'Just gorgeous' BBC Radio 2'The perfect Christmas gift for someone you love' Lorraine© Miranda Hart 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19833. The Cartel: The Shocking Story Of The Kinahan Crime Cartel : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.The definitive account of the rise of the Kinahan gang and the deadly feud that shocked a nation and brought the gang to the edge of destruction.__________February 2016. A daring gun attack in the Regency Hotel brings Dubliner Christy Kinahan and his international criminal cartel to a horrified public's attention.Kinahan's son Daniel, the target of the attack, escapes. A trusted henchman dies at the scene. And the deadly rivalry between the Kinahans and the family and associates of the veteran Dublin gangster Gerry Hutch becomes all-out war. It results in a never-before-seen level of international cooperation - including Irish, UK and US police forces - to topple the Kinahan gang.The Cartel offers a unique behind-the-scenes account of how the Kinahan organised crime organisation got so big, and why a local feud sowed the seeds for the gang's destruction. __________'It's incisive, it's intriguing, it's fascinating' Ryan Tubridy'Fascinating!' Keith Ward, FM104©2017 Stephen Breen, Owen Conlon (P)2025 Penguin Audio
      
19834. The Hitmen: The Shocking True Story Of A Family Of Killers For Hire : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Pengun.Meet the Wilsons - the deadliest family in crimeBrothers Eric, Keith and John Wilson, their cousin Alan, and nephew Luke shared a trade - assassination. Working for Ireland's criminal gangs they brought bloodshed and chaos to the streets.The Wilsons were not choosy about their targets. Hutches, Real IRA chiefs or random opponents from pub rows - they were all the same to them. Nor were they picky about motives - as long as the price was right, they asked no questions.The Hitmen is the shocking story of how a family cornered the market in intimidation and vengeance. It details the terrible cost in human suffering, particularly the death of an innocent teenage girl, Mariaora Rostas, when she randomly crossed their path. And it reveals how, one by one, each of the Wilsons was put out of business.The Hitmen draws on exclusive access to wire taps, case files and interviews with sources close to the gang who have never spoken before. No 1 bestselling authors Stephen Breen and Owen Conlon have written an extraordinary account of a family business like no other.'A triumph' Nicola Tallant, Sunday World Crime World podcast'An incredible catalogue of mayhem ... amazing' Pat Kenny, Newstalk'Riveting' Irish Times©2022 Owen Conlon, Stephen Breen (P)2025 Penguin Audio
      
19835. Mr Wilmans Motoring Adventure: Top Gear, Grand Tour, Clarkson And Me : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.Top Gear turned gloomy Sunday nights into celebratory Friday nights. It made household names of presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May, their unique chemistry and buddy movie antics proving irresistible to a vast global audience. With these three at the helm, Top Gear earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most popular factual TV show on the planet.Then, a short while later, it was all gone.How did a thoroughly sensible little consumer advice programme on cars turn into a global phenomenon in the first place, though? How did it all go wrong? And how did they rise from the ashes as The Grand Tour, and go on to scale even greater heights?One man has all the answers.There from the beginning, Top Gear and The Grand Tour co-creator, and Jeremy’s oldest friend, Andy Wilman, opens the bonnet on over twenty years of motoring mayhem. In Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure, the mysterious man in the shadows tells the inside story of your favourite TV shows for the first time.Irreverent, joyful and as laugh-out-loud funny as the shows themselves, it’s the best book about Top Gear and The Grand Tour . . . in the world.© Andy Wilman 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19836. The Cultural Tutor: Forty-nine Lessons You Wish Youd Learned At School : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.'For anyone who has enjoyed The Cultural Tutor on X, this book will be more of the same delight. Expect nuggets of insight and wisdom, wrapped in the author's trademark warmth and wit' Alain de BottonWho does the Mona Lisa actually depict?Why do we still look to the Greeks and Romans to inform our politics?Where do we find meaning in a world dominated by technology?Culture is like a language. Art, architecture, history and philosophy are its grammar. And, like a language, anyone can learn it.In 2022, Sheehan Quirke took to Twitter (now X) as The Cultural Tutor with the aim of making culture accessible for everyone. He wrote about poetry, paintings, building design, and counter-intuitive but fascinating facts about history and geography. It wasn’t the sort of content you usually find on a newsfeed – and yet it has flourished, gaining over 1.7 million followers.Taught in forty-nine short lessons – from Babylon to Brutalism, Ronaldo to Ragnarök – Sheehan takes readers on a delightful and fascinating journey through culture. From provocative questions (is mythology any different to science?) to illuminating stories (did you know that the highest paid athlete in history was a Roman charioteer?), The Cultural Tutor will give you everything you need to begin your own adventures in the world of culture and to see the everyday wonders that surround us.© Sheehan Quirke 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19837. New Beginnings At Pencarrow Bay : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.THE BRAND NEW CORNISH NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR HILARY BOYDPeggy Gilbert wasn’t quite ready to leave London behind. But partner Ted’s yearning for a fresh start has led to a leap into the unknown.Life on the Cornish coast hasn’t quite been what she expected; despite the healing sea breeze, she yearns for the bright lights of the city.But when neighbour Lindy offers her a lifeline, she finally begins to embrace village life, basking in the friendship of someone who seems to be its beating heart. But beneath Lindy’s seemingly perfect surface simmer secrets that are soon threatening Peggy’s future in Pencarrow Bay.Can she fight to remain in the community she has come to love? And save her future with Ted?Perfect for fans of Phillipa Ashley, Jill Mansell, Jenny Colgan and Trisha Ashley‘A very storied story. It drew me in and kept me gripped.’ – Sue Moorcroft© Hilary Boyd 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19838. All The Wicked : AudiobooksNow : USD7.87
Brought to you by Penguin.THE NEXT BOOK IN THE ADDICTIVE DARK ACADEMIA SERIES WHICH WILL TAKE YOU INTO A WORLD OF MYSTERIOUS MURDERS AND DANGEROUS DEMONS . . .LURKING IN DARK CORRIDORS,HIDDEN IN TOMES OF OLD,SPIRITS ARE GROWING RESTLESS,AND HELL IS ONCE AGAIN, OPENED . . .A year after the events at Ravenswood Academy, Andy Emmerson’s life is in turmoil.Demons, the underworld, and secret societies all exist, and they still haunt her days and nights.Eager to find the answers she can’t locate in the shelves of the library, Andy visits Jae in the underworld.Only, it is empty of the Gods that once ruled it and inexplicable clues – sent by the mysterious Order – start to appear warning them of dark days ahead.Together they must travel to the eery streets of Edinburgh and enrol in Eidolon University where they will investigate The Order and unlock its secrets.Soon they are catapulted into a world of old magic, dangerous rituals, and demonic activity. A world they thought they’d left behind at Ravenswood.If they fail to discover The Order, and the school’s secrets, humanity will fall to the fires of hell.But if they succeed, Andy may have to make the biggest sacrifice yet.As something wicked this ways comes . . . © Catelyn Wilson 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19839. Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography: The Must-read Autobiography From Liverpools Beloved Captain : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.This audio edition features an exclusive Q&A with Jordan. Captain, father, leader, a fearless ambassador for the causes he believes in and a world-class midfielder, Jordan Henderson is all of these things - and it is why he is one of the most widely respected players of his generation. His story will go down in legend but his story also carries an inspirational message for anyone, showing hurdles and barriers won't stop you reaching your goals.In this, his first autobiography, Jordan reveals how an early love for the game as a kid became an all-consuming passion growing up in Sunderland and the moments and role models that encouraged him to follow his dream to play for his home club. Transferred to Liverpool in June 2011, Jordan's early years at the club saw him struggle to settle under Sir Kenny Dalglish then Brendan Rodgers before eventually establishing himself at Anfield as a force of nature in midfield.In June 2015, Jordan took the reins from Steven Gerrard. Under his captaincy, Liverpool have won six trophies headed by the Champions League and the Premier League, bringing the club its first league title in 30 years. In this book, Jordan charts his decade-long journey with the Reds - he is one of only five men to play ten season for the club in the modern era - as well as his incredible experiences within the England squad. He is the only player in history to have been named England Player of the Year at both under-21 and senior level.Full of heartache, excitement and triumph, this is a candid insight into the life of a top-flight footballer as you've never heard before.© Jordan Henderson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19840. Doctor Who: Origin Stories : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.*With stories about Ace and Jo Grant written by the actors themselves - Sophie Aldred and Katy Manning!*We all change, when you think about it. We're all different people all through our lives . . .Amy Pond looks for her Raggedy Man, Jo Grant remembers her childhood, the Master hunts the past . . . a young girl discovers a love for explosives.Eleven incredible stories from the world of Doctor Who - the early lives of friends and foes that have never been told before. The characters and their writers include:Ace by Sophie AldredSarah-Jane Smith by Mark GriffithsThe Master, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart and Madame Vastra by Dave RuddenRyan Sinclair and Yaz Khan by Emma NorryClara Oswald by Jasbinder BilanAmy Pond by Nikita GillDavros by Temi OhMartha Jones by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéJo Grant by Katy Manning© 2022 Doctor Who (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19841. This Year's For Me And You: The Heartwarming And Uplifting Story Of Love And Second Chances : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Fall in love this winter with the heatwarming and uplifting new novel about romance and friendship from bestselling author, Emily Bell . . .12 NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS. ONE CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVEHannah and Celeste have been best friends since they were eighteen, when they made a pact to spend every New Year's Eve together. From Dublin to London, the two are inseparable: that is, until tragedy strikes.When Celeste discovers a list of Hannah's New Year's Resolutions, she is determined to complete them. Little does she know that doing so will reunite her with someone from her past . . .Through Hannah's last wishes Celeste begins to fall in love with life again, one adventure at a time.But could the biggest adventure of all be falling in love again?'The perfect festive treat! A charming love story' KATE EBERLEN, bestselling author of Miss You'The perfect uplifting Christmas read, Emily is this year's Queen of Christmas!' VERONICA HENRY'Baby It's cold Outside captures the magic of Christmas in Dublin perfectly! A heartfelt and irresistibly romantic read to cosy up with over the festive season' CARMEL HARRINGTON© Emily Bell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19842. Harrier: How To Be A Fighter Pilot : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Paul Tremelling was just seven years old when he watched the Royal Navy's Sea Harriers leave their home base in Somerset to do battle against the Argentine Air Force in the Falklands War. Two decades later he would join this exclusive club, one of an elite band of Fleet Air Arm fighter pilots, charged with standing in the way of Her Majesty's enemies.This is the story of what it takes to make it in the dog-eat-dog arena of fighter combat. In the cockpit or crew room, the pressure is relentless, the humour merciless. It's no place for the faint-hearted.Whether landing on a pitching aircraft carrier deck in the middle of the night or screaming in to save the lives of heroes under fire in Afghanistan, there was no room for self-doubt; only honesty, confidence and do-or-die hard truth. Big Boys Rules.In return Tremelling and his fellow airborne warriors enjoyed levels of exhilaration and job-satisfaction that would almost unimaginable in any other walk of life.Either Winston Churchill or George Orwell (or maybe neither of them ...) is reputed to have said 'we sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm'.For nearly twenty years, Tremelling was one of those men. And never happier than when he was in the cockpit of the legendary British jump jet.Combining visceral action with sharp intelligence, laced with acerbic humour, Harrier pulls no punches in bringing to life the hi-octane, unforgiving world of the fighter pilot, in the air and on the ground.Strap-in ...© Paul Tremelling 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19843. Typhoon : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. The thrilling account of the Typhoon FGR4s in the war against ISIS, from the RAF Wing Commander who led them into combat.The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 is the most advanced multi-role combat aircraft in the world. Capable of flying at nearly twice the speed of sound and powering to a height of over ten miles in less time than it takes to boil a kettle, a single Typhoon can also deliver a heavy bombload with such lethal precision that a whole squadron of Lancasters could not have guaranteed the same result.Taking command of the RAF's premier Typhoon squadron represented the pinnacle of Mike Sutton's career as fighter pilot. Until the day he was told he would be leading 1 (Fighter) Squadron into battle against a bloody and brutal enemy hellbent on establishing a permanent stronghold across Syria and Iraq and spreading terror across the free world.Their mission was to help stop them in their tracks.In proving the Typhoon in combat, they would be flying in some of the world's most treacherous skies, where ground fire, anti-aircraft artillery and the latest surface-to-air missiles posed a constant danger. The threat of getting shot down behind enemy lines was a fact of life.Typhoon is the first inside account of the RAF's long war against ISIS; a campaign in which any mistake could have devastating consequences. The loss of innocent lives resulting from their fight against the enemy was simply not an option. 1 Squadron fought with distinction over the trenches of the First World War, in the Battle of Britain and during the Falklands War. Over an intense, extraordinarily demanding deployment against a brutal enemy, this gripping and dramatic story of modern conflict sees them in action once again.'An adrenaline-fuelled, gripping account that puts you right in the cockpit of one of the RAF's most modern combat aircraft. Typhoon is a rare insight into the high-pressure, high-stakes world of an RAF fighter squadron at war.' JOHN NICHOL© Mike Sutto
      

Brought to you by Penguin.The suspenseful new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of Thursdays in the Park, The Anniversary, The Lie and The AffairHe was meant to be the perfect man, until she discovered the hidden truth ...A gripping story of love, heartbreak and one devastating confession that changes everything.Sara Tempest has been alone since her husband died and daughters left home. But over the course of one summer she meets and falls in love with the charming Bernard. The years of heartache and loneliness are finally behind her.She quickly moves into his beautiful home on the wind battered cliffs of Hastings. But, after a while, she begins to wonder if Bernard is all he seems.He's barely in touch with his children and with stifling reminders of his wife everywhere Sara looks, the walls begin to close in.Then comes Bernard's confession and Sara's newfound happiness starts to crumble around her . . .Praise for Hilary Boyd'Hilary Boyd nails family dynamics and misplaced loyalties with pin-sharp precision in an impressively well-written tale' Daily Express'I was ripping through this book . . . addictive' Evening Standard'Boyd is as canny as Joanna Trollope at observing family life' Daily Mail© Hilary Boyd 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19845. A Stranger On Board : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A luxury superyacht. And a killer picking you off, one by one...A twist-filled summer thriller, perfect for fans of T.M. Logan's The Holiday and Lucy Clarke's The CastawaysWhen ex-marine Sarah French joins a luxury superyacht as on-board security, she's excited to get her life - and career - back on track.Surrounded by crystal waters, it seems like the perfect place to start over.As they head into open water, though, tensions between the crew quickly build. And when someone goes missing, Sarah has a terrifying realisation.One of them is a killer. All of them are suspects.To protect the other passengers, Sarah needs to uncover the killer's identity, and return the boat safely to shore.But there's a storm on the horizon - and not all of them will make it out alive...© Cameron Ward 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19846. A Kiss After Dying: An Addictive Thriller In Which Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Deliciously Cold T.m. Logan : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.She's ready to make sure he gets exactly what he deserves... Find out why, in the irresistible new thriller that everyone is talking about.This is a story about Hannah. She seems shy. Some would even say spiky.People don't pay much attention to Hannah.Which is exactly how she's planned it.It's also a story about Ricky. Ricky is anything but shy. Rich, charming, good-looking, Ricky has never had a problem getting what he wants.And now he wants Hannah.There's a spark between them from the moment they meet. Even Hannah can't resist a man like Ricky for long.But this is not a love story.In fact, it's a little like Hannah. First you'll be intrigued. Then you'll realise there are hidden depths. And then, when you least expect it, you'll be hit by a twist you never saw coming...© Ashok Banker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19847. How To Build An Aircraft Carrier: The Incredible Story Behind Hms Queen Elizabeth, The 60,000 Ton Star Of Bbc2s The Warship : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Hear the enthralling story of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest ever warship.65,000 tons. 280 metres long. A flight deck the size of sixty tennis courts. A giant piece of Sovereign British territory that's home to up to fifty Aircraft. HMS Queen Elizabeth in the biggest ship in the Royal Navy's history and one of the most ambitious and exacting engineering projects ever undertaken in the UK.But it's her ship's company of 700, alongside an air group of 900 air and ground crew that are Big Lizzie's beating heart. And How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells their story.From before the first steel of her hull was cut, Chris Terrill has enjoyed unprecedented access to the Queen Elizabeth and the men and women who have brought her to life. From Jerry Kyd, the ship's inspirational captain, to Cdr Nathan Gray, the first pilot to land Britain's new stealth jet fighter on her deck, Terrill has won the trust and confidence of the ship's people.How to Build an Aircraft Carrier tells the story of Britain at her best: innovative, confident, outward-looking and world-beating.© Chris Terrill 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19848. Diddly Squat: A Year On The Farm : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Welcome to Jeremy's farm. It's an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bustling hedgerows, woodlands and natural springs. Jeremy always liked the idea being a farmer. But, while he was barrelling around the world having more fun with cars than was entirely reasonable, it seemed obvious that the actual, you know, farming was much better left to someone elseThen one day he decided he would do the farming himself.After all, how hard could it be?Well . . .Faced with suffocating red tape, biblical weather, local objections, a global pandemic and his own frankly staggering ignorance of how to 'do farming', Jeremy soon realises that turning the farm around is going to take more than splashing out on a massive tractor.Fortunately, there's help at hand from a large and (mostly) willing team, including girlfriend Lisa, Kaleb the Tractor Driver, Cheerful Charlie, Ellen the Shepherd and Gerald, his Head of Security and Dry Stone Waller. Between them they enthusiastically cultivate crops, rear livestock and hens, keep bees, bottle spring water and open a farm shop. But profits remain elusive.And yet while the farm may be called Diddly Squat for good reason, Jeremy soon begins to understand that it's worth a whole lot more to him than pounds, shillings and pence . . .Praise for Clarkson's Farm:'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . it pains me to say this THE GUARDIAN;'Shockingly hopeful' THE INDEPENDENT;'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' THE TELEGRAPH;'Quite lovely' THE TIMES© Jeremy Clarkson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021"
      
19849. Christmas With The Wartime Midwives: The Perfect Christmas Wartime Story To Curl Up With This Winter : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The heartwarming and uplifting new Wartime Midwives novel, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Nancy Revell this holiday season.Christmas time is fast approaching at Mary Vale and newcomer Libby is ready to start a fresh chapter working alongside the Wartime Midwives. When she discovers that the local primary school is struggling, Libby rallies the midwives to band together and work with the local community.With the help of midwife Ada and teacher Margaret, Libby has a plan to save Christmas. But not everyone likes what Libby is doing, and local landlord Thorpe is hiding something...Praise for Daisy Styles'An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson'Will tug at the heart strings of readers everywhere!' Fiona Ford'Truly endearing characters' Annie Murray© Daisy Styles 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19850. A Mother's Love : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Pre-order the heartwarming and joyful new Wartime Midwives story of three fascinating mothers.Perfect for Mother's Day and for fans of Katie Flynn, Nancy Revell and Call the Midwife________ Three mothers. Three very different backgrounds, and a bond they will never forgetThe Lake District, 1944, and spring is in the air for the women at Mary Vale Mother and Baby Home . . .Beautiful Stella, the head-turning cook of a munitions factory, has been swept off her feet by a handsome GI. He proposes when she falls pregnant, but soon his letters stop arriving . . .Then there is Lillian, who is deeply unimpressed when she is conscripted as a Land Girl miles from her home, but then she meets a charming, married vet . . .Meanwhile, midwife Ada is getting used to being back at work after the birth of her own beautiful baby girl. But she faces the biggest challenge of her life when the home is engulfed in an outbreak of whooping cough.Though each woman is from a different walk of life only together can they help Mary Vale come through this crisis . . .Praise for Daisy Styles'An absolute joy to read' Kate Thompson'Will tug at the heart strings of readers everywhere!' Fiona Ford'Truly endearing characters' Annie Murray
      
19851. The Insider: Bestselling Author Of The Scarlet Papers: The Times Thriller Of The Year 2023 : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. A thrilling novel of espionage and murder in the dark heart of Westminster, from the UK's most exciting new spy writerA Russian defector is found brutally murdered in a London hotel.Only four people knew he had turned - the four most important and powerful figures in Whitehall.There's only one conclusion - a mole has infiltrated the highest levels of the nation's security.Operating in secret from within Westminster's darkest corners, former spy, Solomon Vine, must uncover the traitor.Because Britain's future hangs in the balance.And with it the fate of the whole world . . .Praise for Matthew RichardsonProof that the spy genre is flourishing in the 21st century . . . [Richardson's] plotting has an old-school, Swiss-clock precision - The GuardianCompelling, intense and sharply authentic - James Swallow, bestselling author of NomadA splendid tale of espionage starring an old-fashioned MI6 hero . . . exciting spy literature - The TimesA bang-up-to-date thriller told with old-school panache. A great read. - Mick Herron, CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of the Slough House Series© Matthew Richardson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19852. The Hollow Sea: The Unforgettable And Mesmerising Debut Inspired By Mythology : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.A mesmerising literary debut interwoven with mythology and legendWhen Scottie realises that she may never become a mother, she makes the heart-breaking decision to flee to the remote North Atlantic archipelago of St Hia.Lashed by storms and far from the mainland, the islands are dangerous. Many have been lost to the ferocious tides known as the Hollow Sea - and local folklore warns that St Hia was once the home of a witch. Her name was Thordis, and when she was unable to provide her husband with a child, she was driven to a terrible act...The islanders warn newcomers against examining the past, but Scottie can't look away from the mystery of what happened to Thordis.Could it be that St Hia's troubled history holds the key to Scottie's future?© Annie Kirby 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19853. Walking On Sunshine: The Heartwarming And Uplifting Sunday Times Bestseller : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Escape this winter with the heart-warming and uplifting new novel from the No 1 bestselling author, Giovanna FletcherIn the darkness, we all need a little light . . .After Mike loses Pia, his partner of seventeen years, their best friends Vicky and Zaza try to help pick up the pieces.But though Pia's gone, she left a plan. A list of loving instructions to help Mike and her friends come to terms with their loss.And they're each going to need it . . .Just-engaged Zaza fears committing any further.Exhausted mother and wife Vicky has lost sight of herself.While Mike just feels all the colour has gone from his life.When the list sends them trekking to Peru, where high mountains and sweltering rainforests push them to the brink, all they have to guide them is their faith in Pia and in themselves.But will they learn that anything is possible when you're walking on sunshine?'Heartfelt, uplifitng. Her best yet' SUNPraise for Giovanna Fletcher:'Tons of charm and genuine warmth' Star'A heartbreakingly beautiful story about friendship and unrequited love. I was totally and utterly captivated' Paige Toon'A gorgeous, gloriously romantic read with buckets of charm - I absolutely loved it!' Jill Mansell'Warm and romantic, this charming read will certainly brighten up your day' Closer'A gorgeously tender, funny and big-hearted novel with wonderful characters you'll fall in love with' Miranda Dickinson'Wonderfully warm and cosy. The perfect comfort read to curl-up with and enjoy' Ali McNamara© Giovanna Fletcher 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19854. The Goon Show: Volume 2: Enter Bluebottle... : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
Goon but not forgotten. From 1951 to 1960 the Goons ruled the airwaves, the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio. Join Seagoon as he attempts to save Britain from the dreaded Lurgi (oh, yackaboo!) in Lurgi Strikes Britain; accompany him on safari as he searches for the long-forgotten fragments of The International Christmas Pudding; tinkle with Napoleon's Piano in the Louvre and get a touch of ying-tong-iddle-i-po on the trail of The Flea. Only the highly-esteemed talking-type Goon Show can allow you to do this through another crazy quartet of cult comedy classics from Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. Have a gorilla? No thanks, I only smoke baboons. Yes, folks, it's The Baboon Show!
      
19855. The Goon Show: Volume 1: Moriarty, Where Are You? : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Goon but not forgotten! Here's a crazy quartet of cult comedy classics from the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio. GO ON - in search of The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea. The trail is still warm (we hate cold batter pudding). Or join Brutus Moriartus and Caractacus Seagoon in ancient Roman epic The Histories of Pliny the Elder (they'll fight up hill and down Mrs Dale). Take tea with Bluebottle on The Jet Propelled Guided NAAFI and go lamp-post hunting in The Evils of Bushey Spon. Yes folks, it's those highly esteemed wireless wizards Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe. What's the Tiber? Half past niber. When in Rome...
      
19856. Henry Iv Part 1 Bbc Radio Shakespeare : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Father and son Julian and Jamie Glover star as King Henry and his son Hal in the powerful production which also stars Timothy West and Prunella Scales. BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard. In the acclaimed BBC Radio Shakespeare series, each play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre. Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium.
      
19857. The Goon Show: Volume 14: Needle Nardle Noo! : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Ladies and gentlemen, it's the highly esteemed Goon Show! From 1951 to 1960, the Goons ruled the airwaves, the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio. Go on, break out with Childe Harolde (37 years old and still in his pram) in The Childe Harolde Rewarde. Get on the Marrakesh trail with Lord Seagoon in The Gold Plate Robbery. Or join soggy Squire Seagoon as he gets bogged down in Queen Anne's Rain, and thrill to the heroics of Fifth Lieutenant Seagoon at The Battle of Spion Kop (intelligence has established that the people who are attacking him are the enemy). Yes folks, it's the Goons at war and peace, four more classics of cult muttery from those wireless wizards Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers. And why has Neddie deserted his post? It's got woodworm, Jim.
      
19858. Dave Gorman Genius: Series 1 : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
In a quest to unearth a genius idea, Dave Gorman, with the help of special guests Paul Daniels, Richard Madeley, John Fortune, Neil Innes and Stewart Lee, peruses a parade of proposals, be they innovations, gadgets, gizmos, philosophies or follies, in an attempt to sort the worthy from the worthless, the inspired from the insipid and decide which pitch wins the legendary Genius trophy. Ideas proposed in this first series include the use of laughing gas to quell rioters; bubble wrap filled with helium (an ideal stress buster, plus cheaper postage); breathalysers on mobile phones to stop you making regrettable calls; a 99p coin; edible fruit labels; genetically engineered mini-elephants as pets; and running the House of Commons by the rules of Just a Minute. If you've ever had an ingenious invention, a sublime plan for solving problems both small and large, or a twisted scheme for making the world a better, or more interesting, place then Genius is the midwife to your brainchild.
      
19859. Not The Nine O'clock News : AudiobooksNow : USD2.81
Songs and sketches from the groundbreaking BBC comedy series show starring Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Pamela Stephenson. 'Not the Nine O’Clock News' is regarded as one of the great classics of British television humour. Written by some of Britain’s finest comedy writers, including Richard Curtis, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, the show was innovative, shocking and rude – and extremely funny. Published on CD for the first time, this hilarious compilation includes some of the very best sketches and songs, including ‘(I Like) Trucking’, ‘England My Leotard’, ‘Nice Video (Shame about the Song)’, the ‘Two Ninnies’ song and of course ‘(The Memory) Kinda Lingers’. With its irreverent and outrageous look at everything from TV programmes such as 'Game for a Laugh', 'Question Time' and 'The Two Ronnies' to the Royal Family, pop stars and squashed hedgehogs, this release will appeal to all those who fondly remember the original series, and to anyone else who simply wants to sample some of the sharpest, wittiest comedy around.
      
19860. The Milligan Papers : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Here are all six episodes from this one-off 1987 radio comedy series, written by John Antrobus and starring Spike Milligan, Chris Langham, John Antrobus, and a jazz quartet.Episodes include The Incredible Case of the Vanishing Flying Scotsman"
      
19861. The Falco Iron Hand Of Mars : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Anton Lesser and Anna Madeley star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the fourth novel in Lindsey Davis's bestselling series featuring Roman private eye Falco. The Iron Hand of Mars sees Falco being dispatched to one of the most hostile parts of the Empire to deliver a new standard - an iron hand - to one of the legions. Germania is cold, wet, dismal and full of dark forests inhabited by bloodthirsty barbarians, but Falco has an even bigger problem to worry about: he has forgotten Helena Justina's birthday, and she is being pursued by the Emperor's son Titus Caesar. As Falco makes his way through dangerous territory, he encounters the aftermath of a grisly crime, investigates the case of a missing legate, gets into trouble with a centurion and has a fateful encounter with a Celtic priestess and a giant bull. With the help of his travelling companions - Helena's tribune brother Justinus, redundant barber Xanthus and Helveticus - Falco must try to complete his most deadly mission yet... 'The Iron Hand of Mars' follows on from BBC Radio 4's hugely successful dramatisations of 'The Silver Pigs', 'Shadows in Bronze' and 'Venus in Copper'. Anna Madeley returns as Helena Justina, along with Ben Crowe as Falco's best friend Petronius, Jonathan Keeble as Titus Caesar and Michael Tudor Barnes as Vespasian.
      
19862. Charles: The Heart Of A King : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin. The Sunday Times Top Ten BestsellerHe has lived his whole life in the public eye, yet he remains an enigma. He was born to be king, but he aims much higher. A landmark publication, Charles: The Heart of a King reveals Prince Charles in all his complexity: the passionate views that mean he will never be as remote and impartial as his mother; the compulsion to make a difference and the many and startling ways in which the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom and fifteen other realms has already made his mark.The book offers fresh and fascinating insights into the first marriage that did so much to define him and an assessment of his relationship with the woman he calls, with unintended accuracy, his 'dearest wife': Camilla. We see Charles as a father and a friend, a serious figure and a joker. Life at court turns out to be full of hidden dangers and unexpected comedy.Now, updated and revised with a new preface and two new chapters - covering details of Harry and Meghan's exit and its implications, the cash-for-honours scandal, Prince Andrew, and more - this significant study reveals a monarchy threatened and a man in sight of happiness yet still driven by anguish and a remarkable belief system, a charitable entrepreneur, activist, agitator and avatar of the Establishment who just as often tilts against it.Based on multiple interviews with his friends and courtiers, palace insiders and critics, and rare access to Charles himself, this biography explores the Prince's philanthropy and his compulsive interventionism, his faith, his significant impact on politics and the philosophy that means when he seeks harmony he sometimes creates controversy.Gripping, at times astonishing, often laugh-out-loud, this is a royal biography unlike any other.'Breathtaking' The Times'[The book that] made headlines around the world.' Independent'A must-read ... this important book is nothing short of a manual to our future King's world-view' GQ'A sustained pi
      
19863. Adrenaline: My Untold Stories : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Football's most prolific and controversial goalscorer has nothing left to prove on the pitch. There is only one Zlatan.In the decade since his megaselling memoir I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he has played at Paris Saint-Germain (2012-2016), Manchester United (2016-2018), LA Galaxy (2018-2019) and Milan (2020-). This outrageous and hilarious follow-up is bursting with personal confessions and revealing anecdotes about the world's best players and managers.Packed with revelations, in Adrenaline we hear for the first time what Zlatan really thinks about his time in the Premier League and what it was like to score that glorious bicycle kick against England. We hear about the club he very nearly signed for, and see his hilarious run-ins with the French media - and the French in general, really. Plus so much more.Zlatan transports you into the world of top-flight football like no one else. Filled with revelations - including Zlatan's life lessons on happiness, friendship and love - you'll be talking about this book a long time after finishing it.'He is an amazing talent, one of the best around' Pep Guardiola© Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19864. The Rodfather: Inside The Beautiful Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious Game : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Roddy Collins is a football man - now in the sixth decade of a career as a player (at sixteen clubs), manager (twelve clubs) and commentator. And he is a funny man: an unequalled raconteur with a sharp eye for the absurdities of the professional game and spectacular recall. He has made friends wherever he has gone, along with some high-quality enemies. When John Delaney said he could get Roddy a job if he'd just stop criticising him, Roddy replied that he'd 'rather dig holes in the road'.Now, with the brilliant Paul Howard, Roddy puts it all down on paper for the first time - the adventures, the rows and the craic - in what will be not only one of the funniest but one of the most eye-opening books ever written about professional football.© Roddy Collins & Paul Howard 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19865. Red Devils: The Trailblazers Of The Parachute Regiment In World War Two: An Authorized History : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.A GRIPPING AUTHORISED HISTORY OF THE DARING 'RED DEVILS', THE TRAILBLAZERS OF THE PARACHUTE REGIMENTThe Parachute Regiment is Britain's elite airborne infantry. On the 80th anniversary of their first crucial campaign, in Operation Torch in North Africa, historian and broadcaster Mark Urban combines perspectives from German and British sources to tell the gripping stories of the men who had the resilience, fitness and self-reliance to be Red Devils" -- the name they were given by their German enemies.The Paras comprised everyone from circus performers to solicitors
      
19866. Y Pine-coffin : AudiobooksNow
Arnhem and across the Second World War.Based on deep archival research and new material from the men's families
      
19867. Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life Of Rose Dugdale : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by penguin.The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRAShe grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate.She was presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace as a debutante in 1958.She trained at Oxford as an academic economist and had a love affair with a female professor (who was on the rebound from Iris Murdoch).At thirty, she commenced giving her inheritance away to the poor.In 1972, the deadliest year of the Northern Irish Troubles, she travelled to Ireland and joined the IRA.Sean O'Driscoll's Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber tells the astonishing story of Rose Dugdale, who went on to become a committed terrorist, participating in a major art heist and a bombing raid on a police and army barracks; who kept a pregnancy secret for nine months in prison and gave birth there; and who ended up at the heart of the IRA's bomb-making operation during its deadly final spasms in the 1990s. Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber is both the page-turning biography of a remarkable woman and a groundbreaking account of the inner workings of a terrorist organization.© Sean O'Driscoll 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19868. Britons Through Negro Spectacles : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.'We shall therefore confine our walk to Central London where people meet on business during the day, and to West London where they meet for pleasure at night. If you will walk about the first City in the British Empire arm in arm with Merriman-Labor, you are sure to see Britons in merriment and at labour, by night and by day, in West and Central London.'In Britons Through Negro Spectacles Merriman-Labor takes us on a joyous, intoxicating tour of London at the turn of the 20th century. Slyly subverting the colonial gaze usually placed on Africa, he introduces us to the citizens, culture and customs of Britain with a mischievous glint in his eye. This incredible work of social commentary feels a century ahead of its time, and provides unique insights into the intersection between empire, race and community at this important moment in history.Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.© ABC Merriman-Labor 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19869. Sequins For A Ragged Hem : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.A beautifully atmospheric memoir and travelogue from poet Amryl Johnson depicting her journey from the UK to Trinidad in the 1980s'Memories demanded that I complete this book. If what I experienced was, in fact, a haunting, I believe I have now laid these ghosts to rest in a style which I hope will satisfy even the most determined ones.'Amryl Johnson came to England from Trinidad when she was eleven. As an adult in 1983, ready for a homecoming, she embarks on a journey through the Caribbean searching for home, searching for herself.Landing in Trinidad as carnival begins, she instantly surrenders to the collective, pulsating rhythm of the crowd, euphoric in her total freedom. This elation is shattered when she finds the house where she was born has been destroyed. She cannot escape - nor wants to - from the inheritance of colonialism.Her bittersweet welcome sets the tone for her intoxicating exploration of these distinct islands. In evocative, lyrical prose Sequins for a Ragged Hem is an astonishingly unique memoir, interrogating the way our past and present selves live alongside one another.Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books from Black Britain and the diaspora, which remap the nation and reframe our history.© Amryl Johnson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19870. Mental Health At Work : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin. It has never been more essential to support our mental health at work. With one in four people experiencing poor mental health right now, we need to start talking about it.Penguin Business Expert James Routledge has worked with CEOs, HR directors, managers and people at all levels on successful mental-health strategies. In this book, he shares his stories, learnings and guidance. Learn how to:- Talk comfortably about mental health- Create a more open and inclusive community in your workplace- Implement unique changes that are authentic to you and your businessFilled with honest and relatable stories, 'conversation starters' and exclusive case studies from a diverse range of businesses and their people, Mental Health at Work will support anyone with their mental health in the workplace journey.
      
19871. A Black Boy At Eton : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Dillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, of his arrival at the school, of the curriculum, of his reception by other boys (and masters), and of his punishments. He tells, too, of the cruel racial prejudice and his reactions to it, and of the alienation and stereotyping he faced at such a young age. A Black Boy at Eton is a searing, ground-breaking book displaying the deep psychological effects of colonialism and racism.A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking, it wouldn't let me go . . . A remarkably well-written memoir.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction© Dillibe Onyeama 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19872. Growing Out: Black Hair And Black Pride In The Swinging 60s : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Travelling over from Jamaica as a teenager, Barbara's journey is remarkable. She finds her footing in TV, and blossoms. Covering incredible celebrity stories, travelling around the world and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Germaine Greer and Michael Caine - her life sparkles. But with the responsibility of being the first black woman reporting on TV comes an enormous amount of pressure, and a flood of hateful letters and complaints from viewers that eventually costs her the job.In the aftermath of this fallout, she goes through a period of self-discovery that allows her to carve out a new space for herself first in the UK and then back home in Jamaica - one that allows her to embrace and celebrate her black identity, rather than feeling suffocated in her attempts to emulate whiteness and conform to the culture around her.Growing Out provides a dazzling, revelatory depiction of race and womanhood in the 1960s from an entirely unique perspective.A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.'A gorgeously exuberant account. . . writing that is natural and vivacious . . . a fascinating and hugely enjoyable read.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction© Barbara Blake Hannah 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19873. The Children Of The Anthropocene: Stories From The Young People At The Heart Of The Climate Crisis : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Across the planet, the futures of young people hang in the balance as they face the harsh realities of the environmental crisis.This urgent book chronicles the lives of the diverse young people on the frontlines of the environmental crisis around the world, amplifying the stories of those living at the heart of the crisis.Advocating for the protection of both people and the planet, Bella restores the beating heart to global environmental issues, from air pollution, to deforestation and overconsumption by telling the stories of those most directly affected. Transporting us from the humming bounty of Ecuador's Choco Rainforest and the graceful arcs of the Himalayan Mountains, to the windswept plains and vibrant vistas of life in Altiplano, Bella speaks to young activists from around the world including Dara McAnulty, Afroz Shah and Artemisa Xakriabá and vividly brings the crisis to life.Bella's manifestos for change will inspire you to rediscover the wonders and wilds of nature, listen to different perspectives and, ultimately, change the way you think about our planet in crisis. This is your chance to hear the urgent stories of an endangered species too often overlooked: the children of the Anthropocene.© Bella Lack 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19874. Rooted: Stories Of Life, Land And A Farming Revolution : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.A fascinating personal account of a revolution in British farmingSarah Langford had left her country roots behind to live and work in the city as a barrister. But when she found herself moving to the countryside, back to an agricultural life she had left behind, she saw farmers dealing with very different problems to those faced by her grandfather, who had fed a starving nation after war. Beleaguered with the challenges of climate change, Brexit and falling incomes, they faced accusations of ecological mismanagement from a hostile media and public. But, as Sarah looked to them to teach her about the land, she also found a new generation of farmers on a path of regenerative change.In Rooted, Sarah weaves her own story around these farmers - from dairy to arable, traditional to experimental - who taught her what being a farmer means. Intimate and moving, these stories shine a light on the human side of modern farming, and show us how land connects us all, not only in terms of global sustainability but in our relationships with our physical and mental health, our communities, our planet and ourselves.An authentic, beautifully written portrait of 21st Century farming, this deeply personal account puts a powerful case: that the task of restoring our earth and ensuring a sustainable future both for our food and ourselves, lies in the hands of those who live closest to the land.© Sarah Langford 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19875. The Key In The Lock: A Haunting Historical Mystery Steeped In Explosive Secrets And Lost Love : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.THE PAGE-TURNING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE WITCHFINDER'S SISTERI still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire. Smoke unravelling from an upper window, and the terrace bathed in a hectic orange light . . . Now I see that the decision I made at Polneath was the only decision of my life. Everything marred in that one dark minute.By day, Ivy Boscawen mourns the loss of her son Tim in the Great War. But by night she mourns another boy - one whose death decades ago haunts her still.For Ivy is sure that there is more to what happened all those years ago: the fire at the Great House, and the terrible events that came after. A truth she must uncover, if she is ever to be free.But once you open a door to the past, can you ever truly close it again?From the award-winning author of The Witchfinder's Sister comes a captivating story of burning secrets and buried shame, and of the loyalty and love that rises from the ashes.'A gifted storyteller' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent'The Key in the Lock is an absolute triumph! Dark, clever and utterly enthralling, this is historical fiction - and storytelling - at its absolute best' Elizabeth Macneal, author of Circus of Wonders'The Key in the Lock is the perfect gothic novel. It has secrets, guilt, brilliant characters, and a grand old house built on a terrible past. An absolute corker' Stuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle© Beth Underdown 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19876. Preventable: How A Pandemic Changed The World & How To Stop The Next One : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Preventable uses the spellbinding story of the COVID-19 pandemic to show how global politics shape our health.Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In Preventable she highlights lessons learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the COVID-19 pandemic - including her personal experience as a scientist - and sets out a vision for how we can better protect ourselves from the inevitable health crises to come.In gripping and heartfelt prose, Sridhar exposes the varied realities of those affected (from the jailed doctor in Wuhan who sounded the alarm, and the bored passengers marooned on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, to the daily nightmares of exhausted healthcare workers), and puts you in the room with key decision makers at crucial moments (from over-confident heads of states and their hesitant scientific advisors, to the beleaguered leaders of global health organisations).Sridhar vibrantly conveys the twists and turns of a plot that saw: deadlier variants emerge (contrary to the predictions of social media pundits who argued it would mutate to a milder form); the Pyrrhic victory in many countries of the false narrative of health versus the economy (those countries which controlled the virus, like Taiwan and Denmark, had a steadier recovery); countries with weak health systems like Senegal and Vietnam fare better than countries like the US and UK (which were consistently ranked as the most prepared); and the quickest development of game-changing vaccines in history (and their unfair distribution).Combining science, politics, ethics and economics, this definitive book dissects the global structures that determine our fate, and reveals the deep-seated economic and social inequalities at their heart - it will challenge, outrage and inspire.© Devi Sridhar 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19877. The Hiding Place : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by PenguinFOUR FRIENDS. ONE MURDER. A GAME THEY CAN'T ESCAPE'It was only a game.'Until a boy went missing.'No one was meant to get hurt.'But a body has been found.'Just some innocent fun.'Except one of them is a killer.Ready or not, here I come.It's time to play hide and seek again.THE WHISPER MAN meets THE GUEST LIST in this gripping story; DI Fleet is up against some of the most powerful people in the country as he attempts to discover the truth about what happened on the day of the game...'Compelling and infused with a simmering tension' Sarah Pearse, The Sanatorium'A taut pacy murder mystery' Imran Mahmood, You Don't Know Me'A terrifyingly tense thriller that takes you to the darkest places of the human heart' Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room'This book delivers on its premise and then some! This novel about a creepy school and a deadly game gone wrong is both compelling and beautifully written and infused with a simmering tension - I couldn't stop turning the pages!' SARAH PEARSE, The Sanatorium'The Hiding Place by Simon Lelic totally ruined by evenings! A taut pacy murder mystery that just won't stop turning pages. Lelic manages to combine Golden age whodunnit charm with a hypnotic mystery. The thinking reader's writer Lelic never disappoints and this one is the best yet' IMRAN MAHMOOD, You Don't Know Me'A great police procedural . . . a gripping, breathless denouement' HARRIET TYCE, Blood Orange'Another totally thrilling page-turner. Masterful writing about teenage insecurity again, with a plot that twists and turns in to such a dramatic conclusion. Also so filmic, I could see every scene - surely has to be adapted!' ARAMINTA HALL, Hidden Depths'Dual timelines unravel the truth behind a deadly game in a sinister boarding school & the present day hunt for a killer. Tense, full of misdirection & beautifully written' GILLY MACMILLAN, The Nanny'Opens with a chilling first page and the tone is set for a dark and disturbing thriller right up to the h
      
19878. A Modern Way To Live: 5 Design Principles From The Modern House : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Find happiness at home with five guiding principles from cultural phenomenon THE MODERN HOUSE.In 2005, childhood friends Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill set out to convince people of the power of good design and its ability to influence our wellbeing. They founded The Modern House - in equal parts an estate agency, a publisher and a lifestyle brand - and went on to inspire a generation to live more thoughtfully and beautifully at home.As The Modern House grew, Matt and Albert came to realise that the most successful homes they encountered - from cleverly conceived studio flats to listed architectural masterpieces - had been designed with attention to the same timeless principles: Space, Light, Materials, Nature and Decoration.In this lavishly illustrated book, Matt tells the stories of these remarkable living spaces and their equally remarkable owners, and demonstrates how the five principles can be applied to your own space in ways both large and small. Revolutionary in its simplicity, and full of elegance, humour and joy, this book will inspire you to find happiness in the place you call home.PRAISE FOR THE MODERN HOUSE:'A source of fascination, inspiration and fantasy' Guardian'Follow for some lust-worthy houses, even if you're not in the market to buy' Telegraph'The Modern House transformed our search for the perfect home' Financial Times'The Modern House sells the most incredible design-led homes in urban and rural locations in the UK' Evening Standard© Matt Gibberd 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19879. The Extraordinary Life Of Nelson Mandela : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin.Nelson Mandela was: The first Black presidentA leaderAn inspirationNelson Mandela was known for dedicating his life to fighting for equality in South Africa and overthrowing racial segregation. He grew up hearing the elders' stories of his ancestors' fighting in the wars of resistance, and he dreamed of fighting for the freedom of his people. His childhood wish was granted when he became the first black president of South Africa, and an icon for hope, change and equality.© E. L. Norry 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19880. Alex Vs Axel: The Thief Of Time : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.The hilarious second book in the Alex vs Axel series by the author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken.Alex, Axel and the rest of the gang are back – but this time it’s Earth that’s in trouble . . .Time has been frozen and every single person on the planet is in mortal danger. With just seven days to help them, the team are going to need extra help, which arrives in the shape of Alex's family cat, Mr Sunshine, and a bloodthirsty gnome called Finagle.Facing monsters, angels and warlocks, our unlikely heroes set off on a double quest. But can they overcome their own doubts and fears in time to save the day . . . ?© Sam Copeland 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
      
19881. The Inheritance: The Twisty And Gripping New Thriller From The Author Of Dont Let Him In : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. You will inherit everything. The house. The money.There's just one condition.You have to catch a killer first . . .When Sarah's Aunt Evelyn passes away, she discovers a hidden fortune has been left to her, including a foreboding mansion in a small Northumberland town.But it comes with one condition.For most of her life, Evelyn had been haunted by the loss of a friend who went missing in Cragsmoor - the very house Evelyn has left to Sarah.Now, Evelyn's final wish is for Sarah to return to Cragsmoor and uncover the truth.If she does, she will inherit everything.But someone wishes for the secrets of Cragsmoor to remain hidden.Someone who may have killed once before . . .PRAISE FOR HOWARD LINSKEY:'Dark, creeping and compelling, with the claustrophobic sense of a killer waiting around every corner' T.M. Logan'This story will cause nightmares, it is that good' Daily Mail'Dark, clever and engrossing' C. L. Taylor© Howard Linskey 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19882. Cappy And The Whale : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin. A unique and wonderful Ukrainian story which Puffin are proud to publish in English for the very first time.One morning I glanced out the window and saw a whale floating in the sky. The whale was blue and grey, large and clumsy, yet he was just rolling along and gliding on the warm sunny breeze with surprising grace.When eight-year-old Cappy discovers a whale swimming outside of his bedroom window, it's fair to say he's quite surprised. Given how long he's spent in hospital, Cappy has had plenty of time to read a LOT of books on animals, and he's never heard of a whale that can fly.What with his leukaemia, Cappy's used to not being allowed to do things he wants - like eating sweets, playing with dogs, or roaming too far from his protective family - so he's delighted when the amazing whale not only speaks to him, but asks him to join him for a ride in the sky. Soon, Cappy and the whale are the best of friends, and together they will go on an amazing journey of imagination, hope and curiosity.To mark the publication of this book in hardback, Puffin is donating £5000 to the National Literacy Trust's campaign to support Ukrainian child refugees. Puffin does not expect to make a profit from this title, but any publisher profits driven by sales of the hardback book will additionally be donated. More information on the scheme can be found at: www.literacytrust.org.uk/ukraineappeal© Kateryna Babkina 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19883. The Conquest Of Bread : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.'Well-being for all is not a dream.'In this brilliantly enjoyable, challenging rallying-cry of a book, Kropotkin lays out the heart of his anarchist beliefs - beliefs which surged around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which have a renewed relevance and poignancy today. Humane, thoughtful - but also a devastating critique of how modern society is organized (with the brutal, narrow few clinging onto their wealth and privileges at the expense of the many), The Conquest of Bread is a book to be argued over, again and again.© David Priestland, Introduction & Notes 2015 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19884. The Adventures Of Billy And Other Stories : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.Puffin presents The Adventures of Billy and Other Stories.Introducing a brand-new audio bundle from much-loved author Nadia Shireen! Featuring the brilliantly funny stories Billy and the Beast, Billy and the Dragon, Billy and the Pirates, Bumblebear and The Cow Who Fell to Earth.Join Billy on her missions to defeat the Terrible Beast, to save Fatcat from a fire-breathing dragon and to escape Captain Howl and his gang of pirates!Also listen along to the heart-warming tales of Norman the honey-loving bear whose bee disguise is very convincing and the little lost cow who crash lands to earth in this zany, intergalactic farmyard tale.Featuring an array of fun and immersive sound effects!©2022 Nadia Shireen (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19885. Small Island: 12 Maps That Explain The History Of Britain : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The greatest questions of our future can be answered by twelve crucial moments in Britain's history.It wasn't long-ago that Britons could have been as at home in Varanasi as they could have been in Wolverhampton - why? - because the shape and location of Britain's land-mass has not always been the same, and with large parts of Britain scattered across the globe, British borders and its identity has always been on the move.But, by knowing more about the twelve pivotal moments that occurred over a 2,000-year period, we can not only gain a full sense of our British history, but we can also understand where we are heading.In twelve defining maps, you will learn how Britain came to be the superpower it is today and by using the past as a guide we can foresee what is coming.A New History of Britain is essential reading for certainty - to discover our past, to reveal our future and identify who we are and who we will become.© Philip Parker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19886. 50 Times Football Changed The World : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.From football legend, Gary Lineker, comes a collection of truly uplifting, empowering and extraordinary football stories that have inspired him throughout his career.Did you hear about the match that took place in no-man's land between enemy forces during World War I?Or about the world's greenest club, working to tackle climate change?And I bet you didn't know about the mother of women's football who showed the world why girls should compete too!Written with author and TV writer Ivor Baddiel, in this fun and fact-packed book, Gary Lineker shares 50 of his favourite football stories that highlight the many awe-inspiring, heart-warming and eye-opening moments that have changed the game - and sometimes the world - forever.From pioneering players, trailblazing managers, and incredible tales from both on and off the pitch, this book contains everything you ever wanted to know about the beautiful game. And with 'Game-Changer Awards' presented to incredible teams and players throughout, this is the ultimate gift for young footie fans everywhere.© Ivor Baddiel & Gary Linkeker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19887. One Place De Leglise: A Year In Provence For The 21st Century : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.A thousand years ago, around the time King Harold inconveniently got shot with an arrow and a group of ladies made a tapestry, in the south of France a man and his friends decided to build a house next to a church. Over the centuries many things happened in that house, none of which found its way into history books.With the coming of the first decade of the twenty-first century, One Place de l'Eglise had become rather derelict. The roof leaked, the mortar in the ancient walls was crumbling, a fertilizer bag stuffed a broken window. There was no electricity to speak of, the plumbing was a lead pipe in one room, the cellar doors had rotted. And there it stood. Shutters and doors firmly locked, the villagers of Causses-et-Veyran passing by to the church next door.Then, an impoverished - in his mind at any rate - Londoner and his wife went a little crazy and bought it. It was love at first sight.Over the years they gradually turn the house into a home. They navigate the language, floods and freezing winters. And eventually they find their place - their bar, their baker, their builder (ignore him at their peril).Slowly the family and the locals get to know one another and these busy English discover slower joys - the scent of thyme and lavender, the warmth of sun on stone walls, nights hung with stars, silence in the hills, the importance of history and memory, the liberation of laughter and the secrets of fig jam.One Place de L'Eglise is a love letter - to a house, a village, a country - from an outsider who discovers you can never be a stranger when you're made to feel so at home. Old houses never belong to people. People belong to them.© Trevor Dolby 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19888. Devil-land: England Under Siege, 1588-1688 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English historyAmong foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse. Clare Jackson's dazzling, original account of English history's most turbulent and radical era tells the story of a nation in a state of near continual crisis.As an unmarried heretic with no heir, Elizabeth I was regarded with horror by Catholic Europe, while her Stuart successors, James I and Charles I, were seen as impecunious and incompetent. The traumatic civil wars, regicide and a republican Commonwealth were followed by the floundering, foreign-leaning rule of Charles II and his brother, James II, before William of Orange invaded England with a Dutch army and a new order was imposed.Devil-Land reveals England as, in many ways, a 'failed state': endemically unstable and rocked by devastating events from the Gunpowder Plot to the Great Fire of London. Catastrophe nevertheless bred creativity, and Jackson makes brilliant use of eyewitness accounts - many penned by stupefied foreigners - to dramatize her great story. Starting on the eve of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and concluding with a not-so 'Glorious Revolution' a hundred years later, Devil-Land is a spectacular reinterpretation of England's vexed and enthralling past.'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular Island Story". And its 17th-century chapter will never look quite the same again' John Adamson
      
19889. Train Lord: The Astonishing True Story Of One Man's Journey To Getting His Life Back On Track : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. The astonishing true story of trust, pain, becoming lost, and finding a way back to yourself despite it all.What happens when a writer can no longer write? What happens when pain is so intense that you question who you are and whether you can bare it any longer?Oliver Mol was a successful, clever, healthy twenty-five-year old. Then one day the migraine started.For ten months, the pain was constant, exacerbated by writing, reading, using computers, looking at phones or anything with a screen. Slowly he became a writer who no longer wrote, and a person who could no longer could communicate with the modern world. In literature, and life, Oliver began to disappear.His doctors can't figure out how to fix him. He suffers a breakdown. One evening, high on pain killers, Oliver Googles the only thing he can think of: 'full-time job, no experience, Sydney'. An ad for a train guard appears and, desperate, Oliver takes it.For two years Oliver will watch others live their lives, observing the minutia and intimacy of strangers brought together briefly and connected by the steady march of time.Exquisitely written and bravely told, Train Lord is a searingly personal yet universal book, which asks what happens when your sense of self is suddenly destroyed, and how you get it back.© Oliver Mol 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19890. Concorde: The Thrilling Account Of Historys Most Extraordinary Airliner : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Preorder the definitive account of the rise and fall of the iconic Concorde plane from British Airways' former Chief Concorde Pilot.The awe-inspiring story of the world's greatest aeroplane - from inside the cockpit.© Mike Bannister 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19891. The Hong Kong Diaries : AudiobooksNow : USD9.00
Brought to you by Penguin.In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not - as other British colonies over the decades - for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Over the next five years he kept this diary, which describes in detail how Hong Kong was run as a British colony and what happened as the handover approached. The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly) strengthened and how Patten sought to ensure that a strong degree of self-government would continue after 1997. Unexpectedly, his opponents included not only the Chinese themselves, but some British businessmen and civil service mandarins upset by Patten's efforts, for whom political freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong seemed less important than keeping on the right side of Beijing. The book concludes with an account of what has happened in Hong Kong since the handover, a powerful assessment of recent events and Patten's reflections on how to deal with China - then and now.© Chris Patten 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19892. Jim's Spectacular Christmas : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.A new Christmas classic from a magical pairing: Dame Emma Thompson and Axel Scheffler.The story of Jim: a very lucky, very special, very grubby dog, who lives, improbably, in the Victoria and Albert Museum.Emma Thompson magically weaves the real-life tale of Jim - beloved dog of Sir Henry Cole who created the first Christmas card - with a fantastically warm and heartfelt Christmas romp, brilliantly illustrated by bestselling illustrator, Axel Scheffler.A Christmas book to treasure, and an adventure filled with high emotion, guilt, redemption, unexpected presents and a life-changing brush with royalty.©2022 Emma Thompson (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19893. The Whisperling : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.A thrilling and mysterious adventure in a dark and dangerous Victorian world, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll, Robin Stevens, and Jenni Spangler.When you're dead, you're dead. When you're gone, you're gone.Unless, of course, you're not.And that's where I come in.1897.Twelve-year-old Peggy Devona is a Whisperling: someone who can speak with the dead. It's a rare skill that she tries to keep secret from the rest of her quiet village, who fear anyone different.But when her best friend is accused of murder and thrown in prison, Peggy realises she must use her abilities to save Sally - and solve the case.Travelling to her uncle's psychic emporium, she finds herself surrounded by new friends, new enemies . . . and new spirits.Time is running out, and each day Peggy draws nearer to the truth also brings Sally one step closer to the gallows . . .© Hayley Hoskins 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19894. A Different Stage: The Remarkable And Intimate Life Story Of Gary Barlow Told Through Music : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Sometimes you are forced to take stock and wonder what your life's all been about, and where it is going. Ever since I was a boy I've thought that music makes things better. A Different Stage is my love letter to music, a celebration of the songs and sounds that have inspired me and meant something in my life.'In this warm, intimate and humorous book, rich with nostalgia and unexpected intimate detail, Gary Barlow unpacks the people, music, places, things and cultural phenomena that have made him the man that he is. From the working men's club where it all began through to the sold out stadium tours, this is the story of Gary's life told through music.Filled with a mixture of brand new photography from Gary's current one-man show and incredibly personal unseen personal photos and notebooks, A Different Stage is a beautiful and sumptuous book.© Gary Barlow 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19895. Brother Wulf: The Last Spook : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin.Another thrilling and magical adventure from master storyteller Joseph Delaney, set in the multi-million copy bestselling world of The Spook's ApprenticeWe are entering a new age of darkness. Hell has grown in power and neither priest nor Spook can do anything about it. So go home now while you can . . .Years have passed since Wulf and Tilda vanished from the County. Alice and Tom have given up hope of ever seeing them again - until a terrible enemy from the past forces them to take drastic action, and reach out through time in a bid for help.Now Wulf faces the greatest and most powerful demon who has ever walked the Dark: the Fiend. He will have to use all his powers - and gather some new ones - to have even a chance of survival . . .© Joseph Delaney 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19896. Greg The Sausage Roll: The Perfect Present : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin. This Christmas, Greg the Sausage Roll is back and this time he's swept up in an even bigger festive rollercoaster that takes him all the way to the North Pole. Get ready to meet some brand-new friends and family - Greg is a sausage roll on a mission to make this year the best Christmas EVER!Developed and written by the social media phenomenon that is LadBaby - the king and queen of Christmas and of sausage rolls - and creators of the hilarious No. 1 bestseller Greg the Sausage Roll: Santa's Little Helper.© Mark and Roxanne Hoyle 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19897. My Magic Family : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Penguin.There are billions of families, a million ways to be. But in my magic family it's Mummy, Mum and me!Let's tell our family stories - fantastical and true - and we'll find out who's who to me, and who is who to you . . .In this celebratory, reassuring rhyming story a little girl with two mummies shares the magic of her family and discovers how magic all her friends' families are too. This is a warm, funny read-aloud that's perfect for opening up conversations about different families in a playful, creative way.© Lotte Jeffs 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19898. The Double Trouble Society : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.What do you get if you mix together two best friends, a witch's curse and a haunted house? A spell-binding mystery from acclaimed performer and bestselling author Carrie Hope Fletcher - star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella. They say children who are born on Friday 13th are immune to evil spirits. Whilst Ivy and Maggie liked to believe that was true, it didn't stop them checking for monsters under their bed each and every night. Ivy and Maggie have been best friends ever since they were born at exactly the same minute twelve years earlier. They're always on the look-out for a new adventure but unfortunately Crowood Peak is officially the most boring town in the world. Or at least it was until children start to mysteriously disappear and, even stranger, none of the grown-ups seem to have noticed . . . It's up to the Double Trouble Society to work out what's going on. All the evidence points to the old mansion next door with strange green lights in the windows and a new owner who looks suspiciously like a witch! Can Ivy and Maggie solve the mystery of Hokum House and rescue their friends or will they be next on the witch's list of victims?© Carrie Hope Fletcher 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19899. How To Find Stillness Within: The Yoga Therapy Plan To Help You Find Inner Peace In A Chaotic World : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Keen to boost your mental and physical wellbeing, general health, or gain a supportive framework to help you to overcome difficult situations that you're facing in life?Sitting in the Middle of Chaos is a therapeutic programme to help readers accept their flaws and discover a more fulfilling way of living, featuring a foreword by Cara Delevingne. Colin dispels the myth that yoga is just about movements, poses and wearing expensive leggings. Instead he explores how ancient yoga philosophy and teachings can easily be applied to and benefit all areas of our modern lives.Whether you'd like to boost your mental and physical wellbeing, general health, or gain a supportive framework to help you to overcome difficult situations that you're facing in life, this book can help.The book will take deep, spiritual yogic learnings and adapt them for a modern life and audience. Colin will provide you with accessible, easy-to-follow tips on:· Breathing· Meditation· Movement· Diet· Connection with othersEach chapter will be inspired by a yoga sutra, contain a case study, a brief exploration of the yogic philosophy behind the story, and provide practical exercises for you to try at home.© Colin Dunsmuir 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19900. The Secret Of Haven Point : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.A stunning literary adventure from an incredible debut talent, perfect for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Cerrie Burnell and Katherine Rundell.I was Haven Point's first Wreckling, but I certainly wasn't the last. There are forty-two of us now, not including the mermaids. When you're a Wreckling, you mainly spend your days squabbling, eating and planning adventures. Oh, and Wrecklings also carry out wreckings, which is how we got our name . . .Washed up as a baby beside a remote lighthouse and raised by a mermaid, Alpha Lux was the first foundling at Haven Point. Now the lighthouse is a ramshackle home for any disabled person who needs somewhere to belong. Looting from passing ships to make a living, they call themselves the Wrecklings, and for the children of Haven Point life is spent adventuring on the wild shore (and getting into trouble with the grown-ups).But when Alpha spots a strange light up on the headland, she realizes that her beloved family are in danger of being discovered by Outsiders.With their home under threat, the Wrecklings must decide what kind of future they want . . . and what they're willing to do to get it.A charming tale of found families and mermaids
      
19901. Be More Human: How To Transform Your Lifestyle For Optimum Health, Happiness And Vitality : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The ultimate guide to boosting your mental and physical health by reconnecting with the way we, as humans, were supposed to live, eat, sleep, breathe and move.The bright lights, late nights and constant hustle of our modern world have detached us from the way we, as humans, were supposed to live, connect and thrive.Be More Human will explore the importance of reconnecting with our natural state and help us learn how to meet our true needs and live more naturally.Tony Riddle (@thenaturallifestylist) will explore how the majority of us do not sit, breathe, eat, sleep or move as nature intended and so we're actively going against our biology. This book will help us all to reassess our habits and tap back into our natural rhythms and ways of being to optimise our mental and physical wellbeing, reduce stress, sit correctly, breathe better and improve our quality of sleep.Tony is committed to helping us reconnect with how we were built to live in a way that can be incorporated into our hectic, modern lifestyles. His expertise will make this a transformative, empowering and practical guide to getting back in tune with a happier, healthier self to discover physical, emotional, mental and spiritual strength and wellbeing.We can't all live in nature, but we can all live more naturally and learn how to thrive instead of just survive.© Tony Riddle 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19902. How To Stay Safe Online: A Digital Self-care Toolkit For Developing Resilience And Allyship : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Digital spaces are a positive force for change, connection and community, but left unregulated, they are not always safe. Globally, women are 27 times more likely than men to be harassed online. 78% of LGBTQ+ people have experienced hate crime and hate speech online and there has been a 71% rise in online disability abuse.How to Stay Safe Online will teach you how to spot, respond to, and protect yourself from online abuse and learn how to be a good ally to those experiencing it. An urgent and necessary digital self-care tool, this book will help you to support victims and empower friends, teachers, parents and willing allies to report abuse to social media companies and make online spaces safer.With a blend of practical advice, Seyi's personal experiences and potential interviews with Hera Hussain, Gabby Edlin, Laura Bates, Yassmin Abdel, Diane Abbott, How to Stay Safe Online will:· Provide practical tips on how to confidently navigate online spaces· Teach you how to report and react to online abuse· Provide information for employers, parents and teachers· Teach you how to set boundaries and use the internet as a force for good· Help you create your own digital self-care planThis will be the go-to guide to developing resilience, compassion and allyship online.© Seyi Akiwowo 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19903. Natural Wonders Of The World: Ladybird Audio Adventures : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Ladybird.Audiobook of the Year, Week Junior Book Awards 2023.Follow our fearless adventurers Otto (and Missy, the smartest bird in the universe) as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!On this adventure we're going to travel all around the globe and learn more about the seven natural wonders of the world!Dive amongst the coral in the weird and wonderful Great Barrier Reef in sunny Australia, climb to the coldest heights of Mount Everest, and strap in for some splashingly good fun down the rapids at The Grand Canyon. There are many more natural wonders to visit and so much more to learn and discover about them all so don't miss out on this global adventure!These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian, and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for three to seven-year-olds; an entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. Special stories written exclusively for audio so little ones can become their own adventurers with fun sound and musical effects that are perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.Have you listened to all our Ladybird Audio Adventures?Dinosaur TimesThe Human BodyOuter SpaceDeep Sea DiveThe Animal KingdomAncient EgyptAncient RomeIncredible InventorsLake, Lochs, and RiversVolcanoesThis Ladybird story was written by Sidra Ansari.©2022 Ladybird (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19904. Playwrights And Authors: Ladybird Audio Adventures : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Ladybird.Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!On this adventure, we're entering the world of performance, where we'll learn about different literary legends throughout history! We'll meet William Shakespeare at work at the Globe Theatre, and go behind the scenes of the amazing musical, Hamilton. Let's take to the stage!These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators, Sophie Aldred best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who and Kristin Atherton as Missy.Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for three to seven year-olds; an entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio, so little ones can become their own adventurers with fun sound and musical effects that are perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.Have you listened to our new Audio Adventures? Australia, The Vikings, Musical Instruments, Cities Around the World and Big Cats are available now!©2022 Ladybird (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19905. The Deserts: Ladybird Audio Adventures : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Ladybird.Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!On this adventure, we're travelling to the arid desert where we'll learn about the different species that live in these hot climes, such as coyotes, lions and rattlesnakes! Remember to bring plenty of water on this journey as we'll be exploring the driest deserts on earth!These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Kristin Atherton as Missy.Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for three to seven year-olds; an entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio, so little ones can become their own adventurers with fun sound and musical effects that are perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.Have you listened to our new Audio Adventures? Australia, The Vikings, Musical Instruments, Cities Around the World and Big Cats are available now!©2022 Ladybird (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19906. Birds Of Prey: Ladybird Audio Adventures : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Ladybird.Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!On this adventure, we're taking flight with some amazing birds of prey. We will meet noctural owls, swooping eagles and soaring buzzards as we learn about how they use their long talons and beaks to hunt their prey!These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Kristin Atherton as Missy.Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for three to seven year-olds; an entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio, so little ones can become their own adventurers with fun sound and musical effects that are perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.Have you listened to our other Audio Adventures? Australia, The Vikings, Musical Instruments, Cities Around the World and Big Cats are available now!©2022 Ladybird (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19907. Sporting Heroes: Ladybird Audio Adventures : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Ladybird.Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next action-packed Ladybird Audio Adventure!Get ready, set, go! On this adventure, we're going to learn about some incredible sporting heroes! Grab your trainers as we're going to meet some amazing athletes, from top tennis legends to speedy formula one racers.These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on a journey of discovery with narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Kristin Atherton as Missy.Ladybird Audio Adventures is an award-winning original series for three to seven year-olds; an entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio, so little ones can become their own adventurers with fun sound and musical effects that are perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys.Have you listened to our new Audio Adventures? Australia, The Vikings, Musical Instruments, Cities Around the World and Big Cats are available now!©2022 Ladybird (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19908. Little Seahorse And The Big Question : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.From multi-media journalist and seahorse dad, Freddy McConnell, and award-winning illustrator Rosalind BeardshawJoin Papa and Little One on a very ordinary day, as they explore Little One's big question: What do we need?"Together
      
19909. Leonora Bolt: Deep Sea Calamity : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.THE SECOND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD ADVENTURE FOR LEONORA BOLT, SECRET INVENTOR.'Fizzing with fun, friendship and fabulous inventions!' - Maria Kuzniar, The Ship of ShadowsLeonora isn't supposed to be building a submarine in a tree. Or turning the local wildlife luminous. In fact, she is supposed to be keeping her head down and drawing no attention - because Leonora Bolt is an inventor in secret.But she can't stop thinking of the clues she found to her missing parents' location. So, deep in hiding in Snorebury, desperately trying to avoid being discovered by her evil uncle, Leonora is hatching a plan.So what if involves launching a homemade submarine into the middle of the ocean, accompanied only by a couple of friends and an otter with particularly sensitive whiskers? For when disaster strikes, Leonora's wackiest plan might just be her most brilliant yet...© Lucy Brandt 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19910. The Good Turn : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.From the award-winning author of High Rise MysteryA sharp, funny middle grade adventure with themes of real-life activism and how to help others for fans of The Goonies and The London Eye Mystery.Josephine Williams is a future-focused, internet-loving eleven-year-old who is desperate to explore the world beyond her cul-de-sac - and her browser.When she learns about Josephine Holloway - a woman who started the first Girl Scout Troop for Black girls in America - she's certain she must start her own.Enlisting her friends Margot Anderson and Wesley Evans, the trio begin their quest for their Camping Badge. Drawn to an abandoned factory nearby, they stumble across something strange. A square, ancient television and two tatty armchairs. Beside it, a wooden sideboard with an old photograph of a young, happy couple.What is this? Who, or what, lives here - and why?'Brilliant; a joy to the very end' Katherine Rundell'I love it!'Elle McNicoll'An intriguing mystery adventure . . . bold and brilliant'Sophie Anderson'A joy to read.' Alex Wheatle© Sharna Jackson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19911. Trixie Pickle Art Avenger : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.A laugh-out-loud illustrated adventure featuring Trixie Pickle, the Banksy of her school.Trixie loves art and hates bullies - and so decides to become an Art Avenger, righting wrongs at her school through art.She uses Picasso, Pollock and Ofili to teach bullies a lesson, get out of lessons and help those in need, like an arty Robin Hood.With fact files of hilarious and irreverent details about real artists, Trixie Pickle is perfect for fans of Konnie Huq, Sam Copeland and Liz Pichon.'Funny, arty and just a little bit naughty, the Art Avenger is amazing!' Matt Lucas'Very funny . . . I learned tons about art and laughed A LOT.' Joe Lycett© Olaf Falafel 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19912. The Accidental Diary Of B.u.g.: Sister Act : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Penguin.The third hilarious accidental diary from Billie Upton Green (don't call her BUG!)There's an exciting addition to the Upton Green family (and it's not whatever Mr Paws has left on the living room carpet...).But getting a new little sister isn't nearly as straightforward as Billie expects. Why are there so many rules? It's been weeks and weeks, and she still hasn't been able to hold the baby up at Show & Tell.Luckily, the school musical is in full swing, giving Billie the perfect distraction. She just needs to watch out for Painy Janey, who has her eyes on the main part and doesn't care what gets in her way...Ideal for fans of Tom Gates
      
19913. New Series" - The Week Junior"fun : AudiobooksNow
      
19914. The Little Book Of Calm For New Mums: Grounding Words For The Highs, The Lows And The Moments In Between : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.The Little Book of Calm for New Mums will share advice and support on issues that new mothers face, from A for Anger, to I for Insomnia, providing an empowering pep talk for those days when new mothers need it most.Psychotherapist and mother of three, Anna Mathur, will support readers through the rollercoaster of feelings that come with being a new mum and provide expert advice based on her own professional and personal experiences. Whether you need some quick grounding, a note of compassion, or you want to untangle a feeling, flick to a page for a quick, uplifting moment of much-needed support.There are quick takeaway mantras and action tips for those tight on time, and further reading should you want to explore topics more deeply. This comprehensive A-Z covers everything from baby blues and anxiety to guilt, insomnia, stress, your inner critic and maintaining friendships.© Anna Mathur 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19915. Ladybird Stories For Eid : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Ladybird.A heart-warming collection of original audio stories celebrating Eid.Join the festivities and discover the joy of giving, sharing, and spreading happiness in five new adventures! These uplifting stories are perfect for young children celebrating Eid with their friends and family or wanting to learn about different Eid traditions.These stories are aimed at children aged 3-6, for family listening, learning and the development of young minds.Other audiobooks in the Ladybird Audio Original series include Ladybird Magical Stories, Ladybird Funny Nativity Play, and the Ladybird Audio Adventures series.These Ladybird stories were written by Sidra Ansari.©2022 Ladybird (P)2022 Penguin Audio
      
19916. The Great Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin.From the strange case of 'The Red-Headed League' to the extraordinary tale of 'The Engineer's Thumb', Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson grapple with treachery, murder, and ingenious crimes of all kinds. But no case is too challenging for the immortal detective's unique power of deduction.© 1988 Puffin Books (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19917. Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: Retold By Naomi Lewis : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales is an enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic Naomi Lewis, and contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories including Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince.© Hans Andersen 1995 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19918. Ambrose Follows His Nose : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.An exciting new publication in celebration of the centenary of his birth, a recently discovered funny and poignant animal story by Dick King-Smith, completed by his great granddaughter, Josie Rogers.Ambrose may seem like an ordinary rabbit but he has the most extraordinary sense of smell. He can detect any aroma from sweets to kittens - and even niffy foxes!He lives with his family in a hutch and is visited every day by Biddy, who is desperate to take him home to be her pet - if only her mum and dad would let her. Biddy trains Ambrose to become a tracker rabbit - which comes in very handy when Ambrose's little sister Roly goes missing. But when Biddy's family find themselves in real danger, can Ambrose's sensitive nose save the day?'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children© Dick-King Smith & Josie Rogers 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19919. Ladybird Sleepy Town: 5 Bedtime Stories : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by LadybirdWelcome to Sleepy Town In a sleepy little town, five sleepy heads are ready for bed. As the children nod off, their dreams whisk them away on gentle adventures in the world of Sleepy Town. Sleepy Town is a town just like yours, but when the sun sets, the magical creatures come out to play. Mermaids swim around the bay, unicorns play in the magic forest, and dragons soar softly above the town, protecting the children from bad dreams. These stories are the perfect calming tool to share before or after your bedtime story, as part of your nightly routine. The stories included in this collection are: All Aboard the Sleepy Train A night in Rainy Forest Dusk in the Cosy Library Magical Mermaid Bay Flight of the DragonThis Ladybird collection was written by Abbie HeadonAlso Available:Ladybird Sleepy TalesLadybird Bedtime Stories for 3 Year OldsLadybird Bedtime Stories for 4 Year Olds© Ladybird 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19920. Frankie Best Hates Quests : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Penguin. From the incredible imagination of Chris Smith - bestselling author and now a major new solo talent - comes an extraordinary accidental adventure for fans of Cressida Cowell and Pixar's Onward.Frankie Best is not happy.She's stuck at Grandad's with her annoyingly nerdy brother Joel for a whole week while her parents swan off to the Arctic.Things take a turn for the worse when Grandad gets kidnapped by gnoblins (no, that is not spelt incorrectly) forcing Frankie to embark on a rescue mission across a magical realm filled with strange creatures, dangerous enemies and - worst of all - absolutely no WiFi.Frankie did have big plans to watch YouTube and eat pot noodles that weekend but it looks like she'll just have to go on an epic mega-dangerous quest instead . . .© Chris Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19921. Ghosted : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin.An emotional love story with a thrilling twist from the globally bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks.Ariel's accidental meeting with a handsome stranger called Joe is completely perfect; they have a connection like she's never known before. They exchange numbers and agree to meet when he is back from a trip to France. But when Ariel messages him, the number Joe gave her is disconnected. He's ghosted her. She assumes she will never see him again.Except she does. Again and again.Ariel returns to the place she and Joe met, and is stunned to find him there, not in France as he said he'd be, and behaving as if he has no idea who she is.It turns out that their first meeting has been life-changing for them both, actually it's even more than that for Joe. But what do you do when - with every day that passes - you're literally growing apart from the best person you've ever known . . . ?© Emily Barr 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19922. Greg The Sausage Roll: Santa's Little Helper: Discover The Laugh Out Loud No 1 Sunday Times Bestselling Series : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin. The tinsel is up in the bakery, the lights are twinkling and the mince pies are sold out.It's CHRISTMAS EVE! Greg the Sausage Roll is so excited he could burst.And when he's scooped up as a last-minute treat for Santa, he's catapulted into a magical festive caper beyond his wildest dreams.Hold on tight for a spectacular sausage roll-ercoaster of an adventure!Developed and written by the social media phenomenon that is LadBaby - the king and queen of Christmas and of sausage rolls - this is set to be a truly unmissable book release.© Mark and Roxanne Hoyle 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19923. Kidnapped : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped is at once a rollicking adventure story and an earnest political allegory. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and historical notes by Donald McFarlan, and a foreword by Alasdair Gray.Orphaned and penniless, David Balfour sets out to find his last living relative, miserly and reclusive Uncle Ebenezer. But Ebenezer is far from welcoming, and David narrowly escapes being murdered before he is kidnapped and imprisoned on a ship bound for the Carolinas. When the ship is wrecked, David, along with the fiery rebel Alan Breck, makes his way back across the treacherous Highland terrain on a quest for justice. Through his powerful depiction of the two very different central characters - the romantic Breck and the rational Whig David - Stevenson dramatized a conflict at the heart of Scottish culture in the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellion, as well as creating an unforgettable adventure story.This new edition includes a foreword by Alasdair Gray discussing Stevenson's life and literary career and how he came to write Kidnapped. In his introduction, Donald McFarlan considers the novel's realism and a depiction of Scotland. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh, the son of a prosperous civil engineer. Although he began his career as an essayist and travel writer, the success of Treasure Island (1883) and Kidnapped (1886) established his reputation as a writer of tales of action and adventure. Stevenson's Calvinist upbringing lent him a preoccupation with predestination and a fascination with the presence of evil, themes he explored in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1893).© Penguin Classics 1994 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19924. The Mabinogion : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the Mabinogion passed from generations of storytellers before they were written down in the thirteenth century in the form we know.Set in dual realms of the forests and valleys of Wales and the shadowy otherworld, the tales are permeated by a dreamlike atmosphere. In 'Math Son of Mathonwy' two brothers plot to carry off the virginal Goewin, while in 'Manawydan Son of Ll^yr' a chieftain roams throughout Britain after a spell is cast over his land. And King Arthur's court provides the backdrop to tales such as 'How Culhwch Won Olwen', in which a young man must complete many tasks before he can marry a giant's daughter.© Translation copyright Jeffrey Gantz 1976 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
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19926. A History Of Masculinity: From Patriarchy To Gender Justice : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. What does it mean to be a good man? To be a good father, or a good partner? A good brother, or a good friend?In this insightful analysis, social historian Ivan Jablonka offers a re-examination of the patriarchy and its impact on men. Ranging widely across cultures, from Mesopotamia to Confucianism to Christianity to the revolutions of the eighteenth century, Jablonka uncovers the origins of our patriarchal societies. He then offers an updated model of masculinity based on a theory of gender justice which aims for a redistribution of gender, just as social justice demands the redistribution of wealth.Arguing that it is high time for men to be as involved in gender justice as women, Jablonka shows that in order to build a more equal and respectful society, we must gain a deeper understanding of the structure of patriarchy - and reframe the conversation so that men define themselves by the rights of women. Widely acclaimed in France, this is an important work from a major thinker.© Ivan Jablonka 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19927. Dick King Smiths Stories For 5 Year Olds : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin.Puffin presents stories for five year olds from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith.This collection includes King-Smith's stories for younger readers, including Dinosaur School!In Dinosaur School Basil Brontosaurus is teased at playschool by all the other little dinosaurs, who call him stupid. His mother tells him he's special because he has two brains - one in his head and one is his back. Basil is so pleased that he starts to throw his weight around at playschool. That is, until he meets a large Tyrannosaurus rex!The other Stories included in this collection are: Blessu, Dumpling, Henry the Pond Poet, Happy Mouse Day and Under the MishMash tree'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children© Dick King-Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19928. The Invisible Dog And Other Animal Stories : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin.Puffin presents five stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith.This collection featuring one of Dick King-Smith's most famous stories The Invisible Dog. The Invisible Dog is the story of a girl who tries to satisfy her yearning for a dog by introducing an imaginary Great Dane called Henry to the house. Her wish comes true and she is allowed a real Henry - but there's more than a hint that old Mrs Garrow, with her cackling laugh and black cat, may have been involved.The other brilliant stories featured this collection are: The Clockwork mouse, King Max the Last, Noah's Brother and Daggie Dogfoot. 'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children© Dick King-Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19929. The Hodgeheg And Other Stories : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin.This wonderfully funny audio collection contains eight adventures from the master of animal tales, Dick King-Smith.Perfect for young listeners, this magical collection features one of Dick King-Smith's most-loved stories: The Hodgeheg. Max is a hedgehog who lives with his family in a nice little home, but it's on the wrong side of the road from the Park where there's a beautiful lily pond and plenty of juicy slugs, worms and snails! The busy road is dangerous, but Max is determined to make his way across. If humans can do it, why can't hedgehogs? His first attempt ends in a nasty bump on the head and, when Max tries to speak, he realises his words are all mixed up. He is no longer a hedgehog but a hodgeheg! Still determined to fulfil his mission, Max discovers the best way to cross the road - with the help of the lollipop lady and some careful detective work . . . Other timeless classics included in this collection are:PoppetE.S.PThe MousebutcherThe MerrythoughtLightning Strikes TwiceA Narrow Squeak Under the Mishmash tree 'Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith's trademarks' - Books for Your Children© The Estate of Dick King-Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19930. The Bridge: A Nine Step Crossing From Heartbreak To Wholehearted Living : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Every single one of us is living with the aftershocks of heartbreak. Whether it's the sting of not fitting in at school or the pain of witnessing our parents' divorce, the end of our own marriage or the death of a loved one, to be human is to bear the wounds of all our losses and setbacks.Heartbreak can manifest itself as depression, anxiety, self-sabotage, an inability to feel emotions, make connections, or live life on your own terms. Donna's practical 9-step programme will empower you with the tools and support you need to gain clarity, identify what has hurt you, and learn how to release the pain, fear and anger keeping you trapped.Donna will teach you how to care for yourself with love, give you the courage to really feel your feelings, step into your authentic self and move towards whole-hearted living.This book is for anyone who is experiencing pain, heartbreak, sadness or overwhelming emotion, and can't seem to get beyond it. All of us want to be able to live with more compassion, The Bridge will help us get there.© Donna Lancaster 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19931. Energize: Make The Most Of Every Moment : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. Your energy is the fuel that makes everything in your life possible. So how can you reach your full potential if you're always tired, stressed and struggling through your to-do list, running from one task to the next?In Energize, Life Coach Simon Alexander Ong introduces you to the art and science of energy management. Revealing how your physical, mental and relational energy affect your ability to think creatively and make progress towards your goals, Ong will teach you how to renew, recharge and nurture yourself so that you feel refreshed and alive rather than drained at the end of your day.You'll learn:- How to identify your most productive time of day- Why slowing down can actually help you to speed up- Why energy is infectious and how to make the most of that- How to set boundaries with people and time- How to create energetic friendships and networksEnergize will teach you how to make the most out of every single moment and achieve more than you ever thought possible.© Simon Alexander Ong 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19932. Wilder Than Midnight : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Penguin.A bold and evocative new adventure novel from Cerrie Burnell, celebrating difference and found family. Perfect for fans of Sophie Anderson, Katherine Rundell and Catherine Doyle.Silverthorne is a place of secrets. A forest of twisting paths and tangled thorns. A castle with locked towers and whispers of tragedy. A village trapped between terrors known and unknown. But something is stirring in the leaves . . .Wild Rose, raised by wolves, refuses to live hidden within the confines of the forest any longer.Aurelia, locked in the castle tower, dreams of escaping the fate she's told awaits her.Together, they will change life in Silverthorne forever.© Cerrie Burnell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19933. Serious Money: Walking Plutocratic London : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. London is a plutocrat's paradise, with more resident billionaires than New York, Hong Kong or Moscow. Far from trickling down, their wealth is burning up the environment and swallowing up the city. But what do we really know about London's super rich, and the lives they lead?To find out more about this secretive, security-heavy elite, sociologist Caroline Knowles walks the streets of London from the City to suburban Surrey, via Kensington, Notting Hill, Mayfair and elsewhere. Her walks reveal how the wealthy shape the capital in their image, creating a new world of gated communities and luxury developments. A move behind closed doors takes us ever further into the dark heart of the plutocratic city, from multimillion-pound mansions to high-end hotels and gentlemen's clubs. Along the way we meet a wide and wickedly entertaining cast of millionaires, billionaires and those who serve them: bankers, aristocrats, tech tycoons, Conservative party donors, butlers, bodyguards, divorce lawyers and many, many more.By turns jaw-dropping, enraging and enlightening, Serious Money explodes the fiction that wealth is a condition to aspire to, revealing the isolation and paranoia which accompany it when the plutocrat's recompense - a life of unlimited luxury - ultimately proves hollow. It is a powerful reminder us that it is not just the super-rich who get to make the city: we make it too, and could demand something different. Because serious money is good for no one - not even the rich.© Caroline Knowles 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19934. The Lazarus Heist: Based On The No 1 Hit Podcast : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.Based on the No 1 hit podcast 'The Lazarus Heist''You'll never see North Korea the same way again' Oliver Bullough, Sunday Times bestselling author of Moneyland'One of the most incredible cyber-espionage stories I've ever heard, told by one of the UK's best tech journalists' Jamie Bartlett, author of The Missing Crypto Queen'Madly intriguing' GuardianMeet the Lazarus Group, a shadowy cabal of hackers accused of working on behalf of the North Korean state. It's claimed that they form one of the most dangerous criminal enterprises on the planet, having stolen more than $1bn in an international crime spree. Their targets allegedly include central banks, Hollywood film studios and even the British National Health Service. North Korea denies the allegations, saying the accusations are American attempts to tarnish its image.In this staggering, global investigation, award-winning journalist Geoff White examines how the hackers have harnessed cutting-edge technology to launch a decade-long campaign of brazen and merciless raids on its richer, more powerful adversaries. It's not just money they're after. The Lazarus Group's tactics have been used to threaten democracies, gag North Korea's critics and destabilize global peace.From the bustling streets of Dhaka, to the glamorous studios of Hollywood, to the glittering casinos of Macau and the secretive dynastic court of Pyongyang, this shocking story uncovers the secret world of the Lazarus Group, their victims and the people who have tried - and ultimately, so far failed - to stop them.'Cyber warfare and criminal hacking has never been more pertinent. This a must read to understand the threats currently facing all of us globally' Annie Machon, author of Spies, Lies and Whistleblowers© Geoff White 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19935. How To Get Your Act Together: A Judgement-free Guide To Diversity And Inclusion For Straight White Men : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin. LEAD MEANINGFUL AND POSITIVE CHANGE WITH THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONOf the very few Fortune 500 companies that share diversity data, 72% of their senior executives are white men. And it's been proven that companies with more diverse management teams have nearly 20% higher revenues. Surely YOU don't want to be left behind?Moral imperatives aside, the business case for diversity and inclusion is clear - they are clear drivers of innovation, profit and employer brand. But how can male white leadership implement this change? There's no denying it's difficult - perhaps you feel left out of the conversation, afraid to make mistakes, and confused about the evolving language of diversity and inclusion.In this practical guide, leading diversity specialists Felicity Hassan and Suki Sandhu OBE teach you how to create an inclusive environment for your employees and have educated conversations about diversity, illuminating what can sometimes be tricky territory with humour and heart.© Felicity Hassan, Suki Sandhu 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19936. The Underpants Of Chaos : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin. The new laugh-out-loud series from bestselling duo Sam Copeland and Jenny Pearson.Something bad is happening at Little Strangehaven Primary. What are the peculiar SHIVERS that keep striking the school, bringing Strangeness in their wake - from uncontrollable ballroom dancing to an attack by military chickens?Spy-detective Agatha Topps is determined to find out. She's the only person who doesn't forget the Strangeness as soon as it's over. At least, until new boy Lenny Tuchus turns up and remembers too.Their spy-detectoring leads them to the Book of Chaos, an ancient text which has been hidden away in the Room of Forbidden and Dangerous Books.Can Agatha and Lenny fight off attacks from evil underpants and Transylvanian gargoyles to stop the SHIVERS before their town is sucked into oblivion? Because power lies in books - especially this one . . .© Sam Copeland, Jenny Pearson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19937. The Last Firefox : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin. A heartwarming story about family, friendship and finding your inner fire.Between bullies at school and changes at home, Charlie Challinor finds life a bit scary. And when he's made guardian of a furry fox cub called Cadno, things get a whole lot scarier.Because Cadno isn't just any fox: he's a firefox - the only one of his kind - and a sinister hunter from another world is on his trail.Swept up into an unexpected adventure to protect his flammable friend, Charlie's going to need to find the bravery he never thought he had, if he's going to save the last firefox . . .© Lee Newbery 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19938. Black In Time: The Most Awesome Black Britons From Yesterday To Today : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin.Hiya! Alison Hammond here! I love getting to know all about different people and I'll tell you a secret . . . sometimes people we don't know much about are the most interesting of all! Which is really what this book is all about.Let me ask you a question: How many Black people can you name from our history? Mary Seacole? Ira Aldridge? George Bridgetower? Pablo Fanque? Walter Tull? Have you heard of these people?Yes? That's great! But if you haven't, don't worry, you're not alone, which is why I'm so excited to tell you all about them. Because the people in this book should be totally famous given the AMAZING things they've done! And we're not going to stop in the past, I'll introduce you to people making waves right here and now!From sportspeople to scientists, activists to musicians, politicians to writers, we're going to meet a whole bunch of AWESOME people who have helped shape the world we live in. So, are ready for you a journey Black in time?? Course you are, let's go!© Alison Hammond 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19939. Rockstar Detectives : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin. A fabulously funny debut novel from comedian Adam Hills featuring a young detective dream team, perfect for fans of Sharna Jackson, Robin Stevens, David Baddiel and David O'Doherty.When a priceless painting goes missing, Charley - a 12-year-old viral singing sensation - and her best friend George - camera whizz and budding comedian - are shocked to discover they're the prime suspects.Now Charley and George have to prove they're not international criminals - all while nailing a stellar European tour and keeping up with their homework! But as news of high-profile heists hits the headlines wherever they go, Charley and George keep finding themselves in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.Can they solve these baffling crimes and save themselves, or will their shot for stardom be over almost as soon as it's begun?© Adam Hills 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19940. Greta And The Ghost Hunters : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin. The hilarious tale of a family coming to terms with its ghosts - literally.Greta Woebegone did not believe in ghosts because she was a sensible young girl and sensible young girls tend not to believe in ghosts. That was until the day she was knocked over by a car and died, when everything changed...As she recovers, Greta finds she can not only see the spirits that haunt her ancestral home, she can talk to them - from her Grandpa Woebegone and Percy the poo-pushing plague victim, to the sinister poltergeist in the cellar.Can Greta save the ghosts from being exorcised (a fate worse than undeath)? Can the ghosts help Greta stop her beloved Grandma being put in a home? And can any of them find the courage to face up to the traumas in their pasts that are holding them back from the future?From the acclaimed author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken comes a touching and side-splitting new story guaranteed to delight readers of nine and up.Praise for Charlie Changes Into a Chicken:'Belly-busting hilarity' The Guardian'The modern masterpiece . . . this savvy, comic tale ticks every box' The Daily Telegraph'The best kind of silly' The Observer'Laugh-out-loud funny' The Mail on Sunday© Sam Copeland 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19941. Super Ghost: From The Hilarious Bestselling Authors Of Kid Normal : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Puffin.Fans of THOR and THE INCREDIBLES will not want to miss this epic superhero adventure with a twist from Radio 1 broadcasters and bestselling authors of KID NORMAL and THE GREAT DREAM ROBBERY.Super hero. Super DEAD!It's just another day at the office for world-famous superhero Doctor Extraordinary as he battles his arch-nemesis Captain Chaos in yet another epic showdown. Unfortunately this one doesn't quite go to plan and they both get blown up inside a giant robot.Dr Ex's number-one-fan, twelve-year-old Sonny Nelson, is devastated. A world without heroes is totally rubbish! But things take an even more extraordinary turn when Doctor Ex returns as a ghost and only Sonny can see him . . .Readers LOVE The Great Dream Robbery:'I wanna be a member of the Dream Bandits!''Escapist and daft and just a whole lot of fun''Thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to crazy end''This madcap adventure could have only been dreamt up by the crazy minds of Greg James and Chris Smith - part science-fiction, part mission impossible, part mystery that needs solving and a whole lot of fun'© Greg James & Chris Smith 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19942. What Do Men Want?: Masculinity And Its Discontents : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin. Something is definitely up with men. From millions online who engage with the manosphere to the #metoo backlash, from Men's Rights activists and incels to spiralling suicide rates, it's easy to see that, while men still rule the world, masculinity is in crisis.How can men and women live together in a world where capitalism and consumerism has replaced the values - family, religion, service and honour - that used to give our lives meaning? Feminism has gone some way towards dismantling the patriarchy, but how can we hold on to the best aspects of our metaphorical Father?With illuminating writing from an original, big-picture perspective, Nina Power unlocks the secrets hidden in our culture to enable men and women to practice playfulness and forgiveness, and reach a true mutual understanding and a lifetime of love.© Nina Power 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19943. Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Penguin. Orphaned Leonora lives on a remote island, spending her days making crazy cool inventions. When a strange boy called Jack washes up on an inflatable lobster and reveals that her evil Uncle Luther has been stealing her inventions and selling them on the mainland, it begins a laugh-out-loud adventure - complete with a furry otter, a singing sea captain, and a very secret society...© Lucy Brandt 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19944. The Magpie Society: Two For Joy : AudiobooksNow : USD5.06
Brought to you by Penguin. THE CHILLING SEQUEL TO #1 YA BESTSELLER THE MAGPIE SOCIETY: ONE FOR SORROWAudrey and Ivy, determined to bring their fellow student Lola Radcliffe's killer to justice, find themselves in the middle of another mystery when a friend disappears in suspicious circumstances.Their only clue is a mysterious card left by the enigmatic Magpie Society. With time running out and the police baffled, Audrey and Ivy must delve deeper than ever into the dark secrets that their school is hiding.But someone is playing a deadly game. And to beat them, Audrey and Ivy have to start rewriting the rules...Praise for One for Sorrow:'The perfect read for teens' - Glamour UK'A nail-biting page turner written with cinematic sparkle, depth, and a heap of charm.' - Jennifer Niven, #1 bestselling author of All the Bright Places'A thoroughly modern (and deliciously gothic) murder mystery - think Serial at Malory Towers' - Katie Lowe, author of The Furies© Amy McCulloch, Zoe Sugg 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19945. A Duty Of Care: Britain Before And After Covid : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. The 'duty of care' which the state owes to its citizens is a phrase much used, but what has it actually meant in Britain historically? And what should it mean in the future, once the immediate Covid crisis has passed?In A Duty of Care, Peter Hennessy divides post-war British history into BC (before corona) and AC (after corona). He looks back to beginnings when, during wartime, Sir William Beveridge identified the 'five giants' on the road to recovery: want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness and laid the foundations for the modern welfare state. Hennessy examines the attack on the giants after the war and asks what the giants are now, and calls for 'a new Beveridge' to build a consensus for post-corona Britain with the ambition and on the scale that was achieved in the decades after the Second World War.© Peter Hennessy 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19946. Ladybird Funny Nativity Play : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Ladybird.It is opening night of Miss Patel's Nativity play.The children have been rehearsing all December and the audience are taking their seats for this year's hilarious school performance. Mary is getting her costume on, the Star is putting on his face paint and everyone is very excited.Wait. Who brought that live donkey into the school? Why are both ends of the cow arguing? The Star is picking his nose! Nothing else could possibly go wrong... could it?This unbelievably funny story is written for children aged five and above and is perfect for family listening. Other festive Ladybird audiobooks include Ladybird Advent Stories and Ladybird Christmas Carol Treasury. This Ladybird story is written by Louie Stowell.© Ladybird 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19947. Around The World In Eighty Days : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Tania Rodrigues, best known for [credits]. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Michael Glencross.One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.© Brian Aldiss, Michael Glencross 2004 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19948. Call Me Mrs. Brown: The Hilarious Autobiography From The Star Of Mrs. Browns Boys : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.The very first autobiography from Brendan O'Carroll.Before he became the nation's favourite Mammy, Brendan O'Carroll was known, simply as Brendan. He's the youngest of eleven children from a poor family in Dublin, he's a boy whose father died when he was just nine years old; he's someone whose hope and determination meant he never gave up. Throughout the tough moments, Brendan always had humour and a good story to tell alongside the ever-guiding inspiration of his own Mammy, a formidable figure who became Ireland's first female Labour MP, all whilst raising eleven children by herself.Just like the show so brilliantly expresses, Brendan's first autobiography, the real story behind the man who became Mrs Brown, combines uplifting heart, warmth and hilarity.© Brendan O'Carroll 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
      
19949. 12 Puffin Tales Of Christmas: A Collection Of Festive Stories Featuring Classic Puffin Authors : AudiobooksNow : USD3.37
Brought to you by Puffin.A festive audio collection of magical Christmas stories from a range of Puffin's much-loved authors as well as six brand-new tales!Cosy up and get ready for a magical Christmas with this festive collection of 12 Puffin tales, featuring much-loved Puffin authors. This collection includes:Magical extracts from Christmas is Coming, A Winter's Tale and Demerara Sugar by Beatrix PotterAlfie's Christmas by Shirley HughesNight Before Christmas by Clement Clark MooreThe Nativity by May EliotAnd six brand-new original stories, perfect for getting the whole family into the Christmas spirit!(P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19950. Sanshiro : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Andrew Koji, best known for Warrior and Snake Eyes. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Murakami. One of Soseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23-year-old Sanshiro leaving the sleepy countryside for the first time in his life to experience the constantly moving 'real world' of Tokyo, its women and university. In the subtle tension between our appreciation of Soseki's lively humour and our awareness of Sanshiro's doomed innocence, the novel comes to life. Sanshiro is also penetrating social and cultural commentary.© Natsume Soseki 2009 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19951. The Jungle Books : AudiobooksNow : USD7.31
Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Homer Todiwala. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Kaori Nagai.The story of the man-cub Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his arch-enemy Shere Khan the tiger, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. Mowgli's adventures are juxtaposed with other animal stories set in the British Empire, ranging from the heroic battle of 'Rikki-tikki-tavi' and the Himalayan pastoral 'Purun Bhagat' to the drama of survival in 'The White Seal'. With The Jungle Books Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy and memories of his Anglo-Indian upbringing to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man and nature, and an eternal classic of childhood that has had a lasting impact on our imaginations.Part of a series of new editions of Kipling's works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains a General Preface by Jan Montefiore and an introduction by Kaori Nagai discussing the many imperial, Indian and literary contexts of The Jungle Books.© Rudyard Kipling 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
      
19952. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland : AudiobooksNow : USD5.62
On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and plays croquet with the Queen! Lost in this fantasy land, Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute . . .
      
19953. Entangled Tongues: A Short History Of The English Language : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
ENTANGLED TONGUES:A Short History of the English Languageor The Influence of French on EnglishThe French point of view: “La langue anglaise n’existe pas. C’est du français mal prononcé.” (“The English language doesn’t exist. It is badly pronounced French.”) Georges Clemenceau, French Prime Minister, 1917-1920.The English point of view: “So now they have made our English tongue… a hodgepodge of all other speeches.” Edmund Spenser, English poet, 1552-1599
      
19954. Not Enough Good Men: Gender Integration And The Collapse Of The Virginia Military Institute : AudiobooksNow : USD7.47
There is a crisis facing America’s men. They have fallen behind women in school, they are often overlooked in career opportunities, and they are scolded for their unique educational needs. No solutions have been found because our reigning civil rights regime prevents us from even acknowledging the problem or from coming to grips with it. Instead, our laws keep insisting on “gender neutral” remedies like improving test scores or graduation rates—ignoring the natural differences between the sexes. The assault on single-sex institutions—from military schools to the boy scouts—accelerated with the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Virginia (1996). In Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg majority opinion, she argued that natural differences between men and women were artifacts of prejudice and could not be used to justify single-sex education. She predicted that Virginia Military Institute (VMI) would not have to change much to admit women. Over twenty years later, evidence to the contrary is compounding. With new physical standards, alternative forms of discipline, new dress codes and grooming standards, and a new honor code which disregards the courage and sacrifice of men, one could only image what else could be changed.To seriously consider the unique educational needs for men, we must be free to consider the unique natural differences between men and women. Therefore, the states should seek to overturn United States v. Virginia (1996) and be allowed to consider the unique needs of men once again in education and allow manly honor as a legitimate goal for public schools.
      
19955. Keys For Us: Discovering Masculine And Feminine Identity - Gods Way : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Do you ever feel unseen, misunderstood, or disappointed in your relationships?You’re not alone. In a culture that insists men and women are the same, we’ve lost sight of the brilliance of our original design and now we’re fighting against each other instead of for each other.Keys for Us offers a clear, grace-filled framework for restoring male and female identity while building confidence, trust, and purpose. Cristie Penn presents three simple keys—Captivate, Cultivate, and Communicate—that guide readers in living God’s way. She invites readers to stop striving, start surrendering, and build relationships marked by clarity, connection, and legacy.Whether you’re single, dating, married, or divorced, this book will guide you toward relationships you were designed to enjoy.
      
19956. Triage: Healing Mental And Spiritual Roots : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Are you ready to heal your past and embrace the woman God intended you to be?Triage guides you on a transformative journey, merging psychological insights with God's love to help you overcome life's wounds and make better decisions. This powerful book offers a clear path to restoration, empowering you to change the trajectory of your life through a deeper relationship with Jesus.Discover how to- identify and cleanse deep-rooted emotional wounds,- recognize how past hurts impact your decision-making process,- apply God's restorative power to break negative cycles,- embrace forgiveness and resolve conflicts effectively, and- navigate life's stages with renewed purpose and clarity.Renken integrates personal experience with Pulitzer Prize winner Erik Erikson's Life Stages for a unique clinical and spiritual growth approach. Through compelling narratives and thoughtful questions, Triage offers a step-by-step guide to recognizing life-wounds and finding healing in God's love.Don't let your past define your future. Embark on your journey to becoming the woman God created you to be. Triage will equip you with the tools to clear the clutter of chaos, make better life decisions, and bear fruit that reflects a healed heart.
      
19957. Loving The Frontiersman's Faith : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Keeping her son safe on this epic journey may be harder than she imagined.Otskai never wished her husband dead, but her new-found freedom—something she’s never been allowed—brings a relief she willingly embraces. Even her two-year-old son’s penchant for danger doesn’t daunt her. When she’s asked to join the group sent to bring back her runaway cousin, how can she refuse? Yet their journey is more dangerous than she—and her son—are prepared for.Caleb Jackson has embraced the mission the Nez Perce Chief sent him and his friends on. With his past shadowed in failure, maybe he can find new purpose for his future somewhere in these wild Montana mountains. When Otskai joins the group, he’s more than willing to help with her feisty toddler, especially when the boy looks at Caleb with such unbridled adoration. Oksai is another matter. Even as her resilience and quiet beauty weave into Caleb’s heart, she’s determined to push him away.But no journey into the wilderness comes without cost. When their perils escalate, Otskai must face her worst fears and decide if independence is worth the price—and heartache—for both her and her son.From a USA Today bestselling author comes another epic trek through breathless landscapes and adventure so intense, no one will never be the same.
      
19958. Standing Tall: A Collection Of Hope : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
What if one of your biggest fears came true? No one expects to outlive their child, and yet it happens.How do you think you would get through? A child dies, and then what? This book began with asking God questions, listening for answers, and wanting to have a better understanding of this very hard thing. It contains letters written to God (with responses), journal entries, and letters written by others who wanted to share in the collective struggle of one family's heartbreak, and how they got through. Additional thoughts by the author weaves it all together into a story of hope, of faith, and of love.
      
19959. Bury Me In A Dirty Suit: Discovering Mans Valiant Purpose In The Aftermath Of 9/11 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Secret Service agent Darin Kinder was near the base of the South Tower when it began to collapse. What followed was a harrowing fight for survival—one that revealed the true meaning of courage, sacrifice, and calling.Bury Me in a Dirty Suit is a gripping eyewitness account of 9/11 and a heartfelt exploration of what it means to live with a valiant purpose. With honesty and humility, Kinder recounts the chaos and trauma of that day, the resilience of the human spirit, and the sustaining power of faith in the darkest hour. Through personal reflection and biblical insight, he invites readers to consider their own missions, their own why
      
19960. Survive Or Thrive: 6 Relationships Every Pastor Needs : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Every month 1,500 pastors burn out and leave the church. Learn how to beat the odds.The majority of pastors are not truly known—by anyone. They subconsciously isolate themselves from both staff and congregation so their insecurities, doubts, and failures aren’t exposed. Yet confiding in the wrong person can be a dead end at best and disastrous at worst.Former pastor Jimmy Dodd reveals how those in pastoral ministry can receive ongoing support, accountability, and restoration from relationships with a boss, counselor, trainer, mentor, coach, and good friend. Discover how you can move from surviving to thriving with the six relationships every pastor needs.
      
19961. The Breeze Of The Centuries: Introducing Great Theologians - From The Apostolic Fathers To Aquinas : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Is 'newer' really 'better'?We often assume so, but if we do treat the past as inferior we will ignore the legacy of history, and thus will find ourselves stranded on the tiny desert island of our own moment in time.In particular, this applies to Christian theology, which should be thought, and lived, corporately by the church down through the ages.The remedy to 'chronological snobbery' is, as C.S. Lewis put it, 'to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds'. Such is the motivation behind Michael Reeves' introduction to a selection of influential or significant Christian theologians.This accessible and informative volume covers the Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr and Irenaeus, Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm and Thomas Aquinas.Each chapter begins with a brief biography and some background, then surveys each theologian's major work or works, gives a timeline for historical context, and ends with guidance for further reading.
      
19962. Defending You: The Bodyguard And His Former Crush Escape To Shadow Cove : AudiobooksNow : USD12.47
She stumbled onto a deadly secret. The man she once wronged is the only one who can keep her alive.Cici Wright has built a life she loves as a jewelry appraiser. But when her latest find—a priceless ruby necklace—links to decades-old murders in her hometown of Shadow Cove, Cici becomes the target of ruthless killers. Forced to flee, she must rely on the man she humiliated in the most shameful moment of her life.Asher Rhodes puts his Navy SEAL training to good use as a bodyguard for high-paying clients. Keeping his emotions locked away is the secret to his strength. But Cici Wright isn’t just a client—she’s the girl who scorned him, the last woman in the world he ever wanted to see again. Having her close churns up all the reasons he once loved her. Protecting her means facing not just the killers chasing them but the wounds she left behind.Cici and Asher find themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse, where trust is their only weapon and attraction their greatest vulnerability. With time running out, they must overcome their painful history and work together to defeat their enemies—before it’s too late.
      
19963. Rake On The Run : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
He never expected to get caught in the parson's mousetrap. Least of all by a friend.Lord Nathaniel Westlake has a reputation with the ladies, but he has always been two steps ahead of it catching up to him. His last narrow escape lands him on a ship and it seems like the perfect solution. Until he learns the ship is bound for India. The only available woman on board is a lady already wise to his antics. If he makes a muddle of things this time, there will be no escape.When Miss Justina Tinsdale agrees to accompany her aunt and uncle on their journey to India, the last person she expected to find aboard is Lord Nathaniel. The man seems incapable of remembering his past mistakes and her name, but she does and she won't let him off so easily.When they're stuck in each other's company, she sees a side of him society would never believe, one she never expected. She begins to wonder if he might be worthy of her trust after all.Lord Nathaniel is determined not to let another woman hurt him, while Justina is sure he only wants to add her to his list of conquests. Will they learn to trust their feelings for one another, or is their friendship destined to break both their hearts?
      
19964. The Balanced Breakthrough: Winning At Work Without Losing At Life : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
The breakthrough you’re chasing isn’t about more hustle—it’s about finally finding balance that lasts.Are you winning at work but losing at life?Garrett Maroon was. From the outside, he had it all—a top-performing real estate team, industry accolades, and a calendar packed with closings. But behind the scenes? Eighty-hour weeks, mounting pressure, and burnout that could have cost him his marriage, health, and faith.The Balanced Breakthrough is your invitation to rewrite the rules of success. In these pages, Garrett opens up about the toll of hustle culture and how he chose a different path—one that honors God, family, and a sustainable business model.Inside, you'll discover:How to create your own definition of success—one rooted in purpose, not pressure.The PDA Formula: Build a Predictable, Dollar-productive, and Aligned business that serves your life.Proven strategies to reclaim your time, protect your peace, and lead with integrity.A roadmap to more income, greater impact, and lasting joy—without losing what matters most.Whether you’re an ambitious entrepreneur, a weary professional, or a real estate agent chasing balance, this book will show you how to stop surviving and start thriving—in business and in life.You don’t have to burn out to stand out.You just need to redefine the win.
      
19965. Mail-order Duchess : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Five sons of an English duke, all raised in the Rocky Mountains...A marriage born of duty. A love neither expected.When Enoch Balfour's eldest brother tragically dies, the weight of family responsibility falls on his shoulders. Now this Montana rancher must train for his role as the next Duke of Clarence-and marry the mail-order bride his brother sent for. Hardened by loss, Enoch has no intention of opening his heart to a stranger, but duty demands he produce an heir.Mandie Beaumont is a desperate young widow fleeing the sinister advances of her brother-in-law. After arriving in the Montana Territory to marry a man she's never met, an accident leaves her robbed of her recent memories-memories that conceal a devastating secret. When she discovers she's carrying a child conceived through betrayal and violence, Mandie fears rejection and ruin. Yet, in Enoch, she finds an unexpected protector whose fierce gentleness makes her long to trust again.Though Mandie's charm and resilience begin to thaw Enoch's guarded heart, he struggles with his fear of loss. When Mandie's past resurfaces, Enoch must risk everything to save her. If he fails, Mandie will be torn from him-and the love they've begun to embrace could be lost forever.From a USA Today bestselling author comes a royal family saga featuring a mail-order bride, amnesia, a secret baby, and an aristocratic marriage of convenience...all set in the rugged Montana Territory.
      
19966. Joshua Tree Mirage : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
After decoding a message from their Uncle Elliott while visiting Olympic National Park, The Campground Kids are ready to continue their hunt for the Lost City. Soon Ethan, Isaiah, and Sadie are headed to Joshua Tree National Park-this time without their parents!The kids follow a trail of clues leading to the legendary hidden obsidian spear. All too soon, they discover they are not alone and must stay ahead of their shadowy opponent who is hot on their heels. With tight spaces, mysterious engravings, and a hidden cave standing in their way, they must rely on their wits and bravery like never before.On this journey, Isaiah, Sadie, and Ethan learn that adventure isn't just about finding treasure; it's also about friendship and teamwork.
      
19967. Learning To Listen: Essential Skills For Every Counselor : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Learning to Listen offers counselors the biblical principles and core skills necessary to become the active, compassionate listeners counselees need.Counselors have a high calling to love and care for people who are struggling in a fallen world. A wise biblical counselor draws out the deep attitudes of the heart and encourages their counselees toward growth into the image of Christ. Learning about specific problems, sharing Scripture, and sitting with suffering people are all important parts of counseling. While all of these elements are essential to the counseling task, counseling will ultimately fail without the simple yet vital skill of listening well.In Learning to Listen, biblical counselor Joseph Hussung gives readers a theology of listening and explains the purpose, posture, and practice of this essential counseling skill. If counselors do not truly hear the hearts of their counselees, they won’t understand the nuanced struggles at play nor how to apply biblical principles. Listening well enables counselors to love well and understand with empathy.Outlines specific practices including sample questions, reflections, affirmation, confrontation, body language, and vocal tone.Offers both a theology of listening and practical application of skills.Learn from Jesus what a listening heart attitude is like.
      
19968. Teenagers And Mental Health: A Handbook For Parents, Pastors, And Youth Leaders : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Teenagers and Mental Health imparts gospel hope and guidance for churches and youth leaders ministering to teens with mental health struggles and their families.Anyone who has regular interaction with teenagers can tell you that there has been an increase in the number of students struggling with mental health issues in recent years. An uptick in bullying, violence in schools, and social media pressures have only added to the stress, anxiety, and depression they feel. How can parents, churches, and parents help?Teenagers and Mental Health is a comprehensive guide to better understanding the challenges adolescents face and outlines strategies for compassionate, gospel-centered care. Married coauthors Monica Kim, a licensed psychologist and biblical counselor and Danny Kwon, a veteran youth pastor, have extensive experience in working with struggling youth both professionally and as parents. They equip youth leaders, pastors, parents, and other caregivers to notice when a teen is having trouble and reach out to offer help.Includes direction for care and help with specific conditions such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, and substance use.Emphasizes the importance of churches offering resources to encourage and equip parents, and promotes collaboration between families, churches, and mental health professionals.Provides practical tools for support, including questionnaires and activities to assist teenagers in understanding their problems and turning to Jesus and other caring adults to get the help they need.Published in partnership with Rooted Ministry.
      
19969. How To Teach Kids Theology: Deep Truths For Growing Faith : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
How to Teach Kids Theology by Sam Luce and Hunter Williams takes the deep truths of the Christian faith and gives practical, actionable direction for sharing them with children.What comes to mind when you think about teaching theological truths to children? Glazed eyes? Over-their-head discussions? Theology doesn’t have to be “too deep for kids.” For kids to stand firm in a culture that suppresses the truth of Christianity, we need to give them a grand view of God that overwhelms their hearts and fills them with wonder.A child’s faith is only as strong as the God they believe in. For their faith to be great, they need to learn about their great God. In each chapter, the authors diagnose problems that hinder leaders from teaching kids theology, explain principles to combat these problems, and suggest practices for applying these principles to your ministry.Equips Sunday School teachers, children’s ministry leaders, and parents to teach the theological truths that will be a foundation for a child’s growing faith in age-appropriate ways.Demystifies theology so readers are equipped to pass on to the next generation foundational truths about God.Authors with many years of experience in teaching children bring a fresh approach to timeless truths.
      
19970. Catalyst : AudiobooksNow : USD7.47
Dr. Thomas Smyrna has never been afraid of the law. A stubborn Christian, he’s been racking up felonies since high school and organizing a black market for illegal Bibles. But when the government busts his operation—and his father-in-law takes the fall—Smyrna knows he must lie low and protect what family he has left. That is, until the government rounds up all the “unassimilated” and forces them into concentration camps. Desperate to free his wife and children, Smyrna agrees to one last mission—one designed to end the United’s cruelty forever.Catalyst is a prequel story in the RED RAIN series, a fast-paced Christian sci-fi adventure that’s perfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and LEFT BEHIND.
      
19971. Logan Vs. The Hateful Strawberries : AudiobooksNow : USD7.47
Logan was a hero...a long time ago! He helped defeat a dragon! Now, all Logan does is chores. Will his boring life ever change?A glimmer of hope out of his drudgery appears when Logan finds a secret patch of strawberries with strange powers! It makes Logan wonder if these are the fruit of self-control the pastor was always preaching about. Join Logan and his new raccoon friend, Rascal on an adventure to solve the mystery before Pa gets a chance to turn Rascal into a hat!
      
19972. Meow Meow Milks The Cow : AudiobooksNow : USD7.47
When disaster strikes her family's farm, Lauren must do a big job. But does she have the right help to finish the task?Meow Meow Milks the Cow is an allegory of perseverance through tough times, as God often uses the least of his creatures to accomplish big things. This whimsical tale is perfect for bedtime reading, and the fanciful pages will capture your child's imagination so that they can read over and over.
      
19973. The If That Changes Everything: What If You Could Believe That Jesus Rose From The Dead? : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
A short evangelistic book encouraging readers to see that faith in Jesus is both rational and wonderfully life-changing.What would it mean for your life if Jesus really did rise from the dead?There are some things which, if they are true, change everything.If Jesus rose from the dead, it would transform what we think of God and how we see ourselves. We could make sense of some of the deepest mysteries of our existence and enjoy real hope in our everyday lives.But can a rational person actually believe that Jesus rose from the dead?Mike Hood wants to show you that you can. In this short, personable book, he addresses questions like...why do any of us believe what we believe about life after death?what makes us hesitate to change our view of Jesus or God?what historical evidence is there for the resurrection?what will it mean for our lives now if there is life after death?Bringing together thoughtful examination of the evidence and real-life stories from people who have come to believe in Jesus’ resurrection, The If That Changes Everything shows how Christianity fits into and makes sense of our deepest questions and desires. Readers will be encouraged to see that faith in Jesus is both reasonable and life-changing in the best way.Includes appendices by respected scholars John Lennox and John Dickson.
      
19974. Why We're Feeling Lonely And What We Can Do About It : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Explore common causes of loneliness among young adults and how being rooted in God’s design for relationships and community brings healing.According to Forbes, 73% of young adults feel alone sometimes or always.But Christians have the opportunity to find genuine community and friendships. When you live life for Jesus, you have the ultimate comfort that he’s always alongside you. So why are you still feeling lonely?In this short, punchy book, you’ll explore specific reasons you and many others in Gen Z are fighting loneliness even as Christians. After each compelling diagnosis of what fuels detachment, you’ll unpack a solution rooted in God’s design for relationships and community.You’ll see:How a better grasp of the gospel gives you an authentic sense of self in a world of filtered digital identitiesHow gospel friendships are an antidote to porn and a casual attitude to sexHow gospel empathy strengthens relationships in a culture of polarization and anger.How gospel involvement can help heal feelings of depression and anxiety.Why We’re Feeling Lonely (and What We Can Do About It) is written by Shelby Abbot, who has served in ministries for young adults for over 2 decades.
      
19975. Disentangled: Taming Your Thoughts And Feelings To Live Freely For Jesus : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Pair biblical insight and psychological tools to better manage your thoughts and emotions as you seek to become more like Christ.Apply biblical insights using tools from modern psychology to manage your thoughts and emotions.Jesus calls Christians to live for him, but it’s hard! A tangle of distracting thoughts and painful emotions can trip us up and stop us from being the people we long to be.Christian neuropsychologist Jo Johnson pairs biblical insight with the tools of psychology to offer a freeing way forward. Through her positive, practical, down-to-earth perspective, you will:Better understand your inner lifeLearn to manage your thoughts, memories, desires, and emotionsCombat overthinking and gain emotional resilienceTake charge of your behavior by applying psychological tools and techniquesBe encouraged to look to Jesus and rely on the help of the Spirit every dayDriven by the desire to become more like Christ, this book takes your inner struggles seriously while offering the hope of the gospel.You will be encouraged to throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, fixing your eyes on Jesus as you run the race (Hebrews 12:1)!Each chapter concludes with action steps and prompts to worship.
      
19976. Michael O'halloran : AudiobooksNow : USD12.47
Michael “Mickey” O’Halloran is no stranger to hardship. As an orphaned newsboy in the early 1900s, everyday brings struggle. However, his kindness, faith, love, and optimism define his character and shine so brightly that he leaves an incredible impact on those around him. After taking in a crippled girl in need, Mickey works even harder to prepare a home, provide for their needs, and to bring joy and hope to their dark times.This series, published by ONE Audiobooks, seeks to produce Classic Christian titles read by handpicked audiobook narrators. ONE takes great care to cast these titles with readers who will provide an unmatched listening experience for these important works.
      
19977. The Girl From Montego Bay: The Autobiography Of Britain's First Black Woman Bishop Rose Hudson-wilkin : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
The Girl from Montego Bay is the autobiography of trailblazer Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Britain's first black woman bishop, who has been right at the heart of a changing nation for over forty years.As a student, Rose had a poster over her desk that read: 'Do not go where the path leads. Instead, go where there is no path and leave a trail.'And she does! Offering eye-opening insights into her humble and challenging beginnings in Jamaica, Rose charts her call to train as an evangelist at the Church Army College in London, where she met her future husband, Ken. Captivatingly open to the nudging of the Spirit, Rose simply has a go at everything that comes her way. The discrimination she's faced, due to her gender and minority-ethnic background, is very real. Yet Rose's infectious energy and humour shine through stories of her beloved Hackney, the ten years she ministered to (sometimes wayward) colleagues in Parliament, and her joy at playing a major role in the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla in 2023.Rose discloses that if there's one thing she would like to see change in her lifetime, it's that accomplishments like hers stop being 'firsts' and simply become normal.Appointed MBE in the 2020 New Year Honors for 'services to young people and the Church', and listed in the 2020 and 2021 Power list of the 100 the most influential people in the UK of African/African-Caribbean descent, Rose discloses that if there’s one thing she would like to see change in her lifetime, it's that accomplishments like hers stop being 'firsts' and simply become normal.
      
19978. Tales Of Mistmantle : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Mistmantle is an island full of stories, some of them are told here. Find out not only what happened after the Rage Tide, but what happened long before Crispin found a newborn squirrel on the shore. Plus the most simple version of The Threadings Code is included, along with a few tips from the island’s excellent cooks—and Apple.Years have passed since the Rage Tide. And it’s time to catch up with Captain Urchin, Brother Juniper, and young Queen Catkin. Corr the Voyager has traveled far, but his next voyage will be unlike all the others. Somewhere there are animals who need his help, and Corr knows he must go to them, but has no idea who they are, what they need, or even where in all the seas and oceans to find them. In the entire history of Voyagers, there has never been a quest like this.
      
19979. Lineage Of Corruption : AudiobooksNow : USD12.47
In the world of big money and big politics, nobody walks away unscathed.The people of Coventry never suspect that Josie Smith, owner of the local coffee shop, is the daughter of a powerful senator. She went to Washington to serve constituents, but her desire to do good morphed into a desire to win at all costs. When one of those costs grew too heavy to bear, she changed her name and left DC, vowing to never get involved in politics again. But when her father becomes his party’s lone voice standing against corrupt legislation, his enemies will do whatever it takes to get his vote, and Josie finds herself caught in a familiar web of malicious tactics.Thomas Windham never planned to run for office, but when Coventry's disgraced mayor is replaced by a dishonest appointee, Thomas can’t stand to see his town torn apart by corruption. He feels he has no choice but to throw his hat in the ring. He doesn't have a chance in the mayoral race against the well-known politician, that is until he meets Josie, who knows more about running for office than a typical café owner would.When Josie is threatened by two masked men, she and Thomas form an alliance—her wisdom for his protection. The election becomes secondary as Josie's adversaries escalate their attacks. How can she and Thomas withstand enemies determined to get what they want at any cost?
      
19980. Built For The Storm: Weathering The Storms Of Life With Grit, Faith, And Determination : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Surviving Life’s Most Brutal StormsAs a World Series-winning pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, Jeremy Affeldt stared down all kinds of pressure. But none compared to the stress he faced in his personal life, when things completely fell apart. He learned that going it alone in a crisis is like trying to pitch without a catcher—there’s no one to help with the next pitch or advise you on the curveballs.In Built for the Storm, Affeldt shares his personal story—including pitching with double vision in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series—and the lesson he’s learned: It’s better to find your herd—a small group of friends who are there for you whenthe next storm hits. It’s called the “buffalo mentality”—a mindset to run toward the storm, rather than away from it. Not because the storm isn’t terrifying, but because it is. And when we face the storm and move into it, there’s a good chance we’ll get through it faster. Especially together. That’s the buffalo mentality. That’s built for the storm.
      
19981. Mysterious Monday : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
High school student Juli Scott meets tragedy head-on when her father goes missing one cold, winter night.  Her life is immediately turned upside down as she must also move to a new school in the aftermath of tragedy.  She feels watched and followed constantly, and begins seeing a mysterious figure in the shadows that somehow no one else can see.  Join Juli and her new friend, Shannon, as they work together to unravel this mystery and navigate their way through the dangers that follow.
      
19982. Twelve Baskets Of Crumbs : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Twenty-five essays written from Elisabeth’s life experience that will inspire and encourage the listener and remind us all of the redeeming grace of God.
      
19983. A Noble Purpose: A Hans, Who Made The Princess Laugh Retelling : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
To help her miserable sister, Princess Liesel must survive the elements, danger…and her grumpy guard.Princess Liesel’s older sister, Verena, hasn’t smiled in years. Desperate to improve her low spirits, the king declares that the man who can make Verena laugh will earn her hand in marriage.But his plan seems doomed to failure from the start. Each unsuccessful attempt only makes Verena more despondent, and a set of mysterious masked suitors raises suspicions about a plot by an enemy prince. When Liesel discovers her sister still harbors feelings for a guard who was sent away years before, she embarks on a desperate quest to find him, both for the sake of Verena’s future happiness and their kingdom’s safety.As increasingly dangerous challenges hinder Liesel’s journey, she begins to wonder if they’re more than coincidence. Will she and her travel companions even make it to Verena’s former guard, let alone convince him to return with them?With each impediment drawing her closer to her own surly knight, more than just her sister’s happily-ever-after may be hanging in the balance.A Noble Purpose is a New Adult Christian fantasy Hans, Who Made the Princess Laugh retelling and is Book #1 in the Cornerstone Series. Each book can be read as a standalone.
      
19984. The Lamp : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Will God hear their cries and grant them a future together, or will deadly occurrences tear them apart forever?England, 1849. Beatrice Beckwith is an orphaned young lady living with her aunt. On the brink of her deepest wish coming true, her plans unexpectedly collapse. Then, a startling discovery and an outbreak of cholera set in motion a series of catastrophic events, plunging her into even bleaker darkness.Isaac Taylor is forced to leave Miss Beckwith just as he's arranged a meeting to propose. His deceased great-uncle's derelict house needs restoration. But dust is not his only enemy, and a web of secrets soon entangles him.Kept apart against their wills, Beatrice and Isaac must navigate deadly illness, family deception, and scheming neighbours, yearning for the time they’ll be reunited. But as they each face their darkest moments, they’ll endure more devastation than ever before.Can joy once again be found, or will dangerous circumstances extinguish its light—and their very lives?Brimming with faith and intrigue, this Christian Victorian romance from award-winning author Edwina Kiernan will encourage and delight you long after you turn the last page.
      
19985. The Gift Of Forgiveness: Pathway To Cincinnatis Drought - 1819 : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
There’s an ornery, unkempt boy in Lucy Brenker’s school who picks on her quiet cousin, Ben. Raggity, as he is called, is a trouble-maker who causes distress for both Lucy and Ben. However, he is not Lucy’s biggest problem.In her hometown of Cincinnati, a serious drought had affected her father’s steamboat building business, as well as all businesses in the area. If that weren’t bad enough, the lack of river traffic means her recently-ordered piano will not be arriving anytime soon. (A piano had been the desire of her heart for many months.)It’s a time when neighbor reaches out to neighbor, even when that “neighbor” happens to be a newly-arrived, mysterious, glamorous young lady. A lady with whom Lucy has been forbidden to associate.How was Lucy to know that both Raggity and Sadie Rose would teach important life lessons not only to her and Ben, but to her entire family, and her community?
      
19986. Legacy Of Love : AudiobooksNow : USD12.47
She’s struggled her entire life to overcome her parentage.Skye Stratton is nearly perfect. Or at least, she tries to be. She carries the Stratton name, but everyone knows her true half-breed heritage. When she completes her education and is hired as a teacher at the local school, she hopes to finally find acceptance in the town. But when most of her class elects to stay home rather than be taught by an Indian, she knows things will never change.Alan McNaughten went to Washington, D.C. to make a difference. Instead, he finds himself entrenched in political lies, manipulation, and deceit. When he finds a way to return home to Texas as an Indian Agent, he leaps at the chance. Even if he must hurt an innocent woman to secure his position.But when the lovely Miss Stratton agrees to teach for the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Alan knows he’s gone too far. He’ll do anything to protect her from further heartache and harm. But what will happen when she learns the truth about her position...and the truth about him?
      
19987. Legacy Of Honor : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
He’s been raised to carry on the legacy.Riley Stratton has it all, or so it seems. Growing up as the youngest son of the rich and powerful John Stratton, Riley stands to inherit a legacy of greatness in the Stratton Ranch—as long as he does things the Stratton way. On the surface, his family looks like they have it all, but manipulation, deceit, and an ever-present quest for power leave him desperate for change.After her mother’s untimely death, Emma Monroe’s dreams to become a teacher are dashed. She takes a job as maid and cook at the local Stratton Ranch, where she endures humiliation and hardship in order to provide for her ailing father and younger brother. Only Riley Stratton, her childhood friend and heir to the Stratton fortune, sees her heart. When she’s asked to care for Skye, the young half-Indian girl most family members refuse to claim, Emma finally finds the purpose she craves.As Riley and Emma choose between honor, dreams, and expectations—not to mention the love they can no longer deny—their first steps prove how quickly the situation can spin into danger. When their best efforts threaten the lives and hopes of those closest to them, it becomes clear the decisions they make will change the course of their lives forever.
      
19988. The Happy Hollisters : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Hooray, The Happy Hollisters are back! First published in 1953, this charming mystery-adventure story, faithfully reproduced, is now available!Written for boys and girls between the ages of six and 12, The Happy Hollisters are wholesome books, with an accent on humor and good, clean fun. Integrity always pays off and right wins over wrong. Parents, grandparents, and teachers will love these books for their healthy celebration of life in simpler times. Kids will be thrilled with the fast-paced action and will not want to put them down. This is a perfect gift for the young listener in your life!The adventures for the Hollisters begin as soon as they move into their new house on the shore on Pine Lake in Shoreham. First, the moving van carrying their toys and their father's important new invention disappears. Next, they learn that their house may be haunted, with a treasure hidden somewhere inside! Right away they all set out to solve these mysteries.Each one of the Hollister children - Pete (age 12), Pam (10), Ricky (7), Holly (6) and Sue (4) - plays an important role in finding clues, along with their parents, who are always ready to join in on the excitement. Even Zip, the collie, and White Nose, the cat, are part of the family and find thrilling adventures of their own.As the Hollisters explore their new town and make friends, they discover what happened to the moving van and learn more about the mystery surrounding their new home. Excitement abounds when a secret stairway is discovered. Then, on the trail of a mysterious intruder, their chase leads them to a deserted hut on nearby Blackberry Island.
      
19989. Janie's Freedom: African Americans In The Aftermath Of The Civil War : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Time Period: 1867  Eleven-year-old Janie finds herself in a quandary. The War Between the States is now over, and Miss Laura, widowed mistress of Rubyhill Plantation, has told Rubyhill's former slaves they're welcome to stay or free to leave. But for Janie, where should she go? There are still dangers in the South, and so many unknowns in the North-and moving may eliminate any chance of ever finding her mother. Using actual historical events to tell the poignant story of a newly-liberated young slave girl, Janie's Freedom is an excellent read for eight- to twelve-year-old girls, teaching American history and the Christian faith at the same time.
      
19990. The Big Apple : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
The last place ten-year-old Harry and older brother Randy want to be is stuck in New Jersey with their kooky Grandma DeLuca and her wonder dog, Mr. Muggles. But when she wakes them for a break of dawn train ride into New York City to watch her favorite singer, Neil Floggins, in concert on the Today Show, things go down hill fast.And that's all before they get lost in Queens and run into Joey P and the Red Skulls. When Muggles disappears and Grandma is abducted, the often-battling brothers have no choice but to work together to get them back. To do so they'll have to fend off thieves, navigate the subways, and survive a chase through Central Park before time runs out.Join Harry and Randy's Big Apple adventure in this wild third book in the Brother Warsseries by Steven K. Smith, author of The Virginia Mysteries.
      
19991. The Big Chunk Of Ice: The Last Known Adventure Of The Mad Scientists' Club : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
It wasn't the diamond as big as the Ritz, but it was a pretty big chunk of ice, and it got the precocious pranksters of The Mad Scientists' Club entwined in an international intrigue only the intrepid investigators of Interpol could unravel. Take the seven young mad scientists of Mammoth Falls, stick them in an antiquated blimp bound for the Austrian Alps, along with two hep" college girls and a zany professor of mysterious Rumanian origins — and you have the makings of a high-flying fun fest! If you're not already a fan of super-brain Henry Mulligan
      
19992. Once You Listen To The Big Chunk Of Ice." : AudiobooksNow
      
19993. Strengthened By The Gospel: A Theology Of Romans : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
An Introduction to the Theology and Themes of RomansThe book of Romans, often regarded as one of the greatest letters ever written, provides a thorough explanation of Christian doctrine. Yet, in explaining Paul’s gospel, Romans is not just for preachers and people who have not yet come to faith. Paul’s purpose in Romans is to strengthen believers with the gospel of God thereby equipping them for every good work, to live holy lives, be protected from evil, and to live as those who belong to the day of Christ’s glorious return.  In this volume of the New Testament Theology series, Brian S. Rosner explores the key theology and themes of Romans, including sin, righteousness, justification, judgment, union with Christ, Christian conduct, hope, and more. By examining the letter’s Old Testament connections and the full scope of Paul’s gospel, this volume seeks to strengthen and encourage today’s disciples of Jesus.Part of the New Testament Theology Series: Other volumes include Living Faith; The Appearing of God Our Savior; and To Walk and to Please GodIdeal for Anyone Wanting to Study the Bible More Deeply: Perfect for pastors, seminarians, college students, and laypeopleCovers Important Theological Themes: Sin, righteousness, justification, judgment, union with Christ, Christian conduct, hope, and more
      
19994. Silas Marner With A Christian Readers' Guide: Two Books In One! : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
An incredible tale of redemption, forgiveness, sacrifice, and love, this classic novel is now paired with the beautiful Christian Readers’ Guide by Jonathan St. John. Each chapter of the original work is followed by St. John’s expert analysis - tying together themes, illuminating character development, and highlighting the Christian morals, undertones, and parallels. Silas Marner and the characters within form a depth of storytelling that evokes rich conversation and enthusiastic annotations. Jonathan St. John’s Christian Readers’ Guide is the perfect tool to encourage a comprehensive understanding of the work.
      
19995. Ten Boys Who Made A Difference : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Would you like to make a difference? These ten boys grew up to do just that – but first they had to change the church. How did God change them? Augustine discovered the love of God and changed the way we think; Knox focused on God’s word and told his country the truth; Luther rediscovered God’s truth and gave it to ordinary people; Calvin realised that salvation was a gift from God and not a reward for what he did; Tyndale longed to print the Bible in a language that everyone would understand; Latimer urged people to read the Bible for themselves and made enemies as a result; Hus taught that God is in charge of the church and the world; Zwingli challenged people to obey God’s word in every area of their lives; Chalmers called the church to show Christ’s compassion to the poor and Shaftesbury pushed the church into making Christ’s love a living reality for everyone
      
19996. Ten Boys Who Made History : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
These Christian stalwarts were once young boys playing games, learning from mistakes and growing up in quite a different world. But was it that different? Irene Howat has researched the lives of these men of God and draws out lessons we can all relate to, especially youngsters today. These boys made history… Charles Spurgeon; Jonathan Edwards; Samuel Rutherford; D L Moody; Martyn Lloyd Jones; A W Tozer; John Owen; Robert Murray McCheyne; Billy Sunday; George Whitefield.
      
19997. Ten Boys Who Used Their Talents : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Lightkeepers; The internationally best–selling series from an award–winning biographer J S Bach; Paul Brand; John Bunyan; James Clerk Maxwell; Wilfred Grenfell; C.S. Lewis; Samuel Morse; Ghillean Prance; C.T. Studd; George Washington–Carver; What can you do for God? These ten boys grew up to become successful men. The two things they have in common is that they all put to good use the talents and gifts they had, and they all believed that God had given them to be used. Paul Brand took medicine into new lands to bring hope to the sick, Ghillean Prance’s love of the world around him led to Kew Gardens, still a centre of excellence in studying God’s creation, C S Lewis opened the door into Narnia and opened the hearts of many to new faith; C T Studd excelled on the cricket and the mission field; Wilfred Grenfell was an energetic explorer of the Arctic; J S Bach’s music still inspires millions, as Christ inspired him; James Clerk Maxwell’s faith in God’s ordering of the universe led to key discoveries in science; Samuel Morse patented many inventions one of which has saved many lives; George Washington governed a country as he followed the Lord; John Bunyan was imprisoned to shut him up yet wrote a classic that still speaks today.
      
19998. God's Focus On The Fatherless: A Lens To Inform Spiritual Impact In The Local Church : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
God's Focus on the Fatherless is an excellent thematic study guide offering a fresh perspective to leaders of local churches who desire to be in tune with God's heart for the marginalized within our communities. God's repeated exhortations (i.e. fatherhood, brokenness, compassion, authority, relationship, presence, justice . . .) are brought to the fore in a focused study that will expand the Christian understanding of God's compassionate heart for the least among us. The principles are timeless and presented in a format accessible to leaders and students of the Bible alike. The fresh perspective is sure to cause a greater ownership of ministry in both the local church and the local community.The fatherless" principles presented will facilitate positive personal and corporate changes in a church's unique ministry setting. Pastor Chaplain Dwight Croy brings his rich Christian upbringing and experience in the pastorate
      
19999. Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Spirited, willful, and exceptionally charming, Rebecca Randall is sent by her struggling mother to live with her two aunts - who had expected Rebecca’s quieter and more dutiful older sister. Little Rebecca clashes right away with dour Aunt Miranda and slightly overwhelms kind and reserved Aunt Jane. Throughout each unexpected challenge, new friendship, hard lesson, and sweet encounter, Rebecca’s persistent optimism and innocent love slowly influences the entire town for the better. Learning when to adapt and grow and when to stand strong, Rebecca finds an irreplaceable home in Riverboro.This series, published by ONE Audiobooks, seeks to produce Classic titles read by handpicked audiobook narrators. ONE takes great care to cast these titles with readers who will provide an unmatched listening experience for these important works.
      
20000. Daddy-long-legs : AudiobooksNow : USD9.97
Jerusha Abbott, who much prefers to be called Judy, has received the offer of a lifetime: an anonymous benefactor has chosen to pay for her college education, in return for monthly letters. As a poor orphan with nothing of her own - even her name was chosen at random by the matron of the orphanage - this is the chance to choose her own future. Through heartfelt, witty, and honest correspondence, Judy discusses her friendships, classes, triumphs, and failures. Along the way, Judy also encounters a relationship that was entirely unexpected.This series, published by ONE Audiobooks, seeks to produce Classic titles read by handpicked audiobook narrators. ONE takes great care to cast these titles with readers who will provide an unmatched listening experience for these important works.
      
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