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The Old Testament is one of the foundational texts of Western civilization, and is among the most impactful and widely read books in world history. In 24 enthralling lectures, Professor Miller guides you through a core selection of the major books of the Old Testament, inviting you to probe their meaning and relevance in incisive and thought-provoking commentary. In Understanding the Old Testament, you’ll take a revelatory look at this epically impactful document, finding its deeper historical and religious meanings, as well as its sublime literary treasures.

From the New York Times bestselling Kennedy historian and author of Jackie: Public, Private, Secret comes the other side of the story--her husband's: JFK: Public, Private, Secret. In this definitive portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, J. Randy Taraborrelli delivers a deeply researched and...

Follow Paul Oakenfold—world-renowned DJ and dance music pioneer—as he tells his incredible story of a phenomenal career at the beating heart of dance. Paul's journey takes him from a musical baptism in 1980s New York and underground club nights in London to running a seminal dance record label and a legendary trip to Ibiza that introduced him to trance and changed the face of dance music forever.

Lana is about to begin the most important trial of her career: prosecuting a murderer who's long evaded justice. But her sexy star witness keeps catching her eye. Even worse? They share a history. Years ago, they spent three incredible nights that she still can't get out of her head. Max Bennett hasn't been able to forget about Lana, either. But he has a rule: no more than three nights with any woman—ever. This soldier-turned-executive has always made a better problem solver than a boyfriend. When a faceless stalker threatens Lana, Max will go to any lengths to protect her.

1912: Locked in an eerily quiet dining room on the Titanic, a mysterious man tells a young girl his life story as the ship begins to sink. It all starts in Whitechapel, London in 1888.... In the small hours of the night in a darkened Whitechapel alley, young Mary Kelly stumbles upon a seriously injured man almost unconscious in the gutter. Two days later, an American gentleman wakes in a hospital bed with no memory of who he is or how he got there.…

The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth rates, mass immigration, and cultivated self-distrust and self-hatred have come together to make Europeans unable to argue for themselves and incapable of resisting their own comprehensive alteration as a society and an eventual end.

A sinister discovery in the garden of Murriemuir House leads Ian to a chain of weird events. Scotland is gradually getting back to normal after lockdown. As people get out and about once more Ian finds his case load increasing and to his surprise one of his new clients is his own brother, Stewart. Stewart and his wife have bought an old farmhouse and are planning to open a wellness centre, when they make a sinister discovery in an area set aside for forest bathing. This is followed by a series of unexplained and possibly supernatural happenings.

This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the terrifying - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. There are accounts of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad; why autopsies are necessary; what it feels like to insert your knife into someone.

Continuing the milestone 50th anniversary celebration of Star Trek—an epic new trilogy that stretches from the events of The Original Series movie The Search for Spock to The Next Generation! The Klingon-Federation alliance is in peril as never before. Lord Korgh has seized control of the...

An unidentified wild creature is on the loose in Blanco County, and, over the protests of game warden John Marlin, the locals have convinced themselves they're dealing with a mythical vampirish beast called a chupacabra. It doesn't help Marlin's cause when a dead body turns up with a fang-like wound in its neck.

Harlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time.

Don Quixote, the world's first novel and by far the best-known book in Spanish literature, was originally intended by Cervantes as a satire on traditional popular ballads, yet he also parodied the romances of chivalry. By happy coincidence he produced one of the most entertaining adventure stories of all time and, in Don Quixote and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, two of the greatest characters in fiction.

Here, for the first time, is a complete and chronological account: everything from levitating the dog and navigating by smell to meeting his wife Tamsin through the Lonely Hearts column of Time Out and attempting to run away to sea and raise a family on a 27 foot boat.

Becoming Supernatural was the map of the possibilities; The Emergency Exit is the actual door. Right now, the Earth is vibrating with an intensity we've never felt before. You can fill it in the air-- the heavy mix of anticipation, anxiety, in a visceral deep uncertainty as the collective energy hits a breaking point. People are whispering about a "Second Coming" and the world is flooded with wild claims complex theories that can feel like a massive exhausting wild goose chase.

He will make you feel the awe of sitting in the cockpit, the wonder of taking flight, and the unbridled joy of achieving goals. Despite his disqualifying impairment and "the family burning flames of alcohol," he will be an airline pilot. Nothing matters more. As he grows up, the author immerses himself in the world of pilots, hangars, and cockpits.

This complete series omnibus contains: Merry in Spite, ForNever Mine, Summer of the Switch, Haunted Happenstance, and Save a Horse

Eigentlich wollte John Grey den Mann, den er einst seinen Freund nannte, nie wiedersehen. Doch ohne die Hilfe des schottischen Rebellen und Kriegsgefangenen Jamie Fraser droht dem englischen Königshaus große Gefahr. Im Gedenken an die katastrophale Schlacht von Culloden, durch die er seine geliebte Claire verloren hat, tut Jamie sich schließlich mit John zusammen. Unfreiwillig vereint, reisen der Offizier und der Rebell nach Irland, um einen Major der britischen Armee zur Rede zu stellen.

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones look back on the creative magic that powered Led Zeppelin, the bond that held them together, and the legacy of John Bonham. They revisit legendary shows at Madison Square Garden and Royal Albert Hall, reveal how classics like Stairway to Heaven and Kashmir evolved on stage, and share the stories behind iconic albums including Led Zeppelin IV and Physical Graffiti. A rare, fascinating look inside one of rock's greatest bands.

Life ends, but the impact goes beyond your life. You can affect others long after managing and leading them. The life experiences you have had that impacted, shaped, and honed you into the person you are today affect how you lead and manage your team, whether your team enjoys working with you, and whether you will become a thought leader. The process of making you who you are and the ever evolving you as a project manager and leader are one in the same; we don’t behave in a vacuum at home and in community and then conduct a different kind of business at work.

Why do the same stories keep appearing? Across different countries, different centuries, and completely different cultures, people describe encounters that unfold in nearly identical ways. The names change. The landscapes change. Belief systems rise and fall. But the structure of the experience stays the same. Awareness before sight. A brief reveal. A moment of fear or awe. And then withdrawal. The Architecture of the Unknown is not a book of claims or conclusions. It is a careful examination of patterns.