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"[Nesta] Cooper's narration is deliberately restrained... [Bethany C.] Morrow’s novel on the page is already intimate, but in audio it becomes something almost confessional." — Booklist The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow, where...

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Leon Trotsky, Reinhard Heydrich, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Osama bin Laden, Qasem Soleimani: assassination—the murder of a specific individual by an organized conspiracy in pursuit of political ends—has rarely failed to grip the imagination. In this incisive new history, Simon Ball shows how targeted political murder has become a tool of democratic states but also a key strategy of those who wish to topple them.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Marathon—one of history’s most pivotal battles. Its very name evokes images of almost superhuman courage, endurance, and fighting spirit. But until now, the story of what happened at Marathon has been told exclusively through the narrow viewpoint of specialists in...

In 2023, after Britain has exited the EU, immigration is still above target and the NHS buckles under the enormous demands that are placed upon it. In the eyes of many, things hadn’t changed since Brexit. A year earlier, two-party politics was swept aside as a new political order, the English Independence Party (EIP), surged to power.

Billionaire dragon shifter and Bloodkin Triad member Warrick Voclain is no stranger to power. But when his trusted steward's beautiful granddaughter - all grown up and successful in her own right - seems to be using illegal magic in his presence, he is thrown for a loop. And the fact that she's doing so to protect him? Alarming. Samantha Vine needs to stay under the radar, or her secret gift will get her and her granddad killed. She didn't intend for her quick visit home to stretch into weeks in Warrick's company.

Perfection. Beauty. Pain. This is life for Indigo Stevens at the famed New York School of Ballet, where there’s no such thing as weakness or privacy and every movement is scrutinized and judged. Indigo hopes she’ll be chosen for the company, but her ballet teachers aren’t talking and their silence is confusing. When Indigo is singled out for a coveted solo she feels her dreams are finally within reach, until she discovers she’s dancing with Felipe Gonzalez, the school’s smolderingly hot rising star.

Manydown, an original 30-minute play, imagines one pivotal night in the lives of Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra. This audio theatre adaptation of the play, which debuted at the Jane Austen Summer Program in June 2021, was co-adapted, directed, and produced by Mia Moravis (Moravision) and features performances by Lilli Cooper, Sarah Rose Kearns, and Laura Rocklyn.

There are only two questions we have to answer in life – how to live and how to die. When we come to the end of the line, we all have to face death, our greatest enemy. But since my emergency cancer operation and chemotherapy, I now choose to face it on my own terms instead of just letting it happen. I will not only survive, I will l thrive. I am determined to prolong my life for as long as I can and to enjoy every moment to the fullest. This is my story in poetry. It is my reckoning with death and my journey into discovering the true meaning of life.

Mommy, you made it through the first six months! Congratulations. So, what’s next? You’re probably wondering what milestones your little one will reach leading up to their first birthday. Well, Baby Turns One is there to walk you through them all. As a qualified nutritionist and mother of three, Elizabeth Newbourne will share her knowledge with you in this ultimate up-to-date guide on the months leading up to your bouncing bundle of joy’s first birthday. If you ever needed an instruction manual for babies, this book is what you’re looking for.

The Victorian period may have come to an end over 120 years ago, but the Victorians continue to be a vital presence in the modern world. Contemporary Britain is still in large part Victorian in its transport networks, sewage systems, streets, and houses. Victorian cultural legacies, especially in art, science, and literature, are still celebrated. Much mythologized, inexhaustibly controversial, the Victorians are an inescapable reference point for understanding the modern histories not just of Britain and its empire, but of the world.

Our comprehensive book about WWI covers the initial stages of the war, the war in the west, the war in the east, and other fronts. It goes into the years of stalemate, the battle of Jutland, the US entry into the war, the Allies’ victory, the collapse of Austria-Hungary, and the final offensive on the Western Front.

Not long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system - a star and the bodies orbiting it - that we knew. Now, we know thousands of planetary systems, and have even been able to observe planetary systems at the moment of their birth.

Cydale, a blacksmith’s son, spends years being tormented for the amusement of a sadistic young lord until the day Aiden declares his love and intent to win him. Even if Cydale could trust his former tormentor, Aiden’s father would have him killed before allowing his son to be with a commoner. Death may be the only way for him to escape the whims of Aiden and his father.

Cassandra should have been killed at birth, like all the other children who have powers like her. The changed ones. The ones who started the war, lost the seas, and killed millions with their gifts. Lucky for Cassandra, her father is on the council. One of the seven rulers of her large town and has kept her hidden her entire life. When she is seen for the first time, she has no choice but to run, and the only place she can go is to the sea.

In Origin Story, medical historian Howard Markel recounts the two-year period (1858 to 1860) of Darwin's writing of On the Origin of Species through its spectacular success and controversy. Simultaneously, Markel delves into the mysterious health symptoms Darwin developed, combing the literature to emerge with a cogent diagnosis of a case that has long fascinated medical historians.

The instant I saw King, I knew he was my scent-matched Alpha, and boy did he drive that point home. The second time I met him was when my bestie, who also happens to be his daughter, introduced us. Yep, that was a plot twist I never saw coming. My Scorned Girls have always said, "slots before knots," but in one night, the friendship we share is changed forever by my need for King. Throw in the fact one of his enemies knows about me, and it's little wonder I stop sharing secrets with the girls. When those threats become physical, I start lying through my teeth.

Sir Sebastian George Sutcliffe, Baron Wimsley, is a wolf shifter. He’s come to London to demand answers from his half-brother, the Duke of Manchester. On his way to see that austere personage, he spots a shooting star and makes a desperate Christmastide wish. He hopes that it will help him survive his miserable life, but the delicate beauty he finds in Hyde Park might just change everything.

Complete your journey through Russia's enthralling past with Russian History: The 20th Century, the highly anticipated final volume in our From Rus to Russia series. This riveting book guides you through a century of unparalleled change, as Russia transformed from a monarchy to a superpower and beyond.

From learning about Lenin and the Red Army to discovering how and why Stalin rose to power and his eventual leadership during World War II and beyond, this book provides an essential look at one of the most important periods in Russian history. Listeners will be enthralled by this fascinating tale that delves into every aspect of Russia's struggles and successes.

Clara and Nancy, two sisters working in Holloway Prison in 1913, find themselves face to face with imprisoned suffragettes: women fighting for the same freedoms they want for themselves. Soon Nancy is drawn to one inmate in particular - the enigmatic 'Duchess' - and decides to follow her into the fight. But Clara is torn by the very laws her sister has chosen to try to change. She's fallen in love, and yet marriage would mean giving up the job she loves and losing her independence forever. How can she possibly choose between the two sides of her heart and not lose a part of herself?