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The world of espionage is shrouded in mystery—even to those in it—but so much of what we think we know about spy craft is rooted in pop culture. Even though the true nature of espionage is quite different, that doesn’t mean history’s real spies are any less heroic, or less fascinating. In these nine episodes, go behind the shadows with a distinguished panel of historians—including a former intelligence case officer—in search of the secret meeting places, complex codes, stealth observations, and cutting-edge technologies spies have used throughout history.

Hugo Award winner Elizabeth Bear has won high praise for her thought-provoking science fiction. The second in Bear’s powerful Jacob’s Ladder series, Chill finds the generation starship Jacob’s Ladder with a new captain—Perceval. As Perceval struggles with the ship’s recent damage, remnants of the rebellion still linger and a threat to the crew grows.

In this session, you will learn the principles of investing and how you can start immediately with as little as $100. You will walk away understanding the most important financial terms, proven stock market strategies including index funds and dividend stocks and how to use new platforms to build your 6- to 7-figure portfolio in a simple and stress-free way.

Booklist calls the world of Hugo Award winner Elizabeth Bear’s spellbinding Jacob’s Ladder series “magnificently populated, well worth visiting.” Here the trilogy that began with Dust and Chill draws to its stunning conclusion. The passengers of the generation spaceship Jacob’s Ladder have found a new home at last. But the planet Grail is already inhabited - and its population of genetically engineered humans has no intention of sharing the world.

Fusing science and social justice, renowned public health researcher Dr. Arline T. Geronimus offers an urgent book exploring the ways in which systemic injustice erodes the health of marginalized people. "Monumental." —Ibram X. Kendi, author of Stamped from the Beginning America has woken up...

America has entered troubling times. The rule of law is crumbling. The massive expansion of Federal government power with its destructive laws and policies is of grave concern to many. But what can be done to quell the abuse of power by civil authority? Are unjust or immoral actions by the government simply to be accepted and their lawless commands obeyed? How do we know when the government has acted tyrannically? Which actions constitute proper and legitimate resistance?

A 2026 Audie Award Finalist for Ensemble Performance “Heartwood will keep you guessing the whole way through. I didn't want it to end.” —Liz Moore “The best thriller of 2025.” —The Boston Globe * “Genius.” —The Washington Post “A literary thriller of the highest order”...

Here are the greatest stories of one of the greatest writers working in any genre today. All ten of the stories gathered here are Hugo or Nebula award winners - some even have the distinction of winning both. With a new Introduction by the author and personal afterwords to each story, plus a special look at three of Willis' unique public speeches - this is unquestionably the collection of the season, an audiobook that every Connie Willis fan will treasure.

La casa blanca es la metáfora del patio trasero del Estado que nos adentra en las consecuencias de la tortura sexual en la voz de tres sobrevivientes. Es ese espacio fuera de la ley de un sistema que fabrica culpables y que queda expuesto en la investigación de una periodista y la rebelión frente al Estado del perito que las entrevistó.

Three years ago, a collision between a fast-moving freight train and a school bus full of kids led to devastation and grief on an unimaginable scale. But a fresh clue leads San Antonio police detective Amara Alvarez to the unlikely conclusion that one of the children may still be alive. If she's correct, everything law enforcement believes about the accident is a lie. 

Estar enamorado de la mujer que se desea olvidar no es algo que el joven e impetuoso highlander Zac Philips lleve bien. Tiempo atrás, Zac posó sus ojos en Sandra, una joven de mirada y pelo castaños que cautivó con su sonrisa. Pero cuando el padre de Sandra falleció, sus abuelos maternos las obligaron, tanto a ella como a su madre, a dejar las Highlands, su lugar de residencia, y regresar a Carlisle, un lugar en el que ninguna de las dos conseguía ser feliz, sobre todo cuando sus abuelos se empeñaron en concertarle un matrimonio.

Cuando Marcos era pequeño le dejaba cartas a su madre antes de ir a la escuela. Ahora se aparece en sus sueños, porque le quiere contar a qué lugar lo llevaron… cuando lo desaparecieron. Ada está en una carrera contra el tiempo, porque teme morir antes de encontrarlo, pero de una cosa está segura: tiene que buscarlo en un árbol.

From the author of Turning to Stone, a mediation on the stories that rock can tell us about the deep history of our planet To many of us, the Earth’s crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, the Earth’s crust, and every stone within it, is a richly illustrated...

What if every choice you’ve ever made—and every choice you *could* make—exists in a vast multiverse of infinite realities? *Quantum Jumping: Unlocking Infinite Realities* is a groundbreaking exploration of how to consciously shift your awareness into alternate versions of yourself, tapping into limitless possibilities for growth, success, and transformation.

When Claudia gets pregnant, she has a very clear plan for how she wants to give birth. Her prenatal anxieties inspire her father to create a device for safer deliveries, and Claudia realizes that nothing ever goes quite as expected. Includes a conversation with playwright Chiara Atik and Dr. Judith Reichman, an OB/GYN and longtime medical contributor to The Today Show.

Tessa Sinclair rêve de devenir la première entraîneuse principale de la NFL. Pendant des années, ce rêve lui a paru hors de portée jusqu’à ce que les légendaires Honolulu Hornets lui proposent, contre toute attente, le poste d’entraîneuse adjointe. Tessa s’installe à Hawaï et est déterminée à saisir cette chance unique. Mais sa sœur Indie traverse une crise existentielle et file précipitamment à Bali. Elle dépose sans prévenir chez Tessa son adorable golden retriever, Goofy, ce qui pousse le propriétaire de Tessa à menacer de résilier le bail.

A sus cuarenta años, como un road trip, sin más referente que una fotografía vieja, una hija emprende la búsqueda de su padre. Mientras narra la decisión de ir a conocerlo y el viaje que la lleva de Ciudad de México a Michoacán, iremos construyendo, junto a ella, el pasado, los amores, las alegrías, los accidentes, las ausencias.

Tercer volumen de la saga que consagró a Megan como la autora más querida del género. El laird Kieran O’Hara y sus guerreros son atacados por unos villanos mientras pernoctan en el bosque cercano al castillo de Caerlaveroch, pero una misteriosa banda de encapuchados, liderados por una mujer a la que los aldeanos llaman "Hada", consigue salvarlos. Angela es la menor de las hijas del laird Kubrat Ferguson. Todo el mundo cree que es una muchacha débil, temerosa de los caballos y que tiembla ante el acero.

El highlander Duncan McRae, más conocido como el Halcón, es un hombre acostumbrado a liderar ejércitos, librar batallas y salir victorioso de todas ellas junto a su clan. Pero al llegar al castillo de Dunstaffnage para celebrar el enlace de su buen amigo Alex McDougall, se encuentra con el mayor reto de su vida, alguien con quien no está acostumbrado a lidiar: lady Megan Phillips, una morena que no le tiene miedo a nada.

Tourism, fast becoming the largest global business, employs one out of 12 persons and produces $6.5 trillion of the world’s economy. In a groundbreaking book, Elizabeth Becker uncovers how what was once a hobby has become a colossal enterprise with profound impact on countries, the environment, and cultural heritage. This invisible industry exploded at the end of the Cold War. In 2012 the number of tourists traveling the world reached one billion. Now everything can be packaged as a tour....