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“Darkness will always give you an opportunity to create your own light.”– Iain ThomasFormerly Practical Growth with E.B. Johnson...NUSKA is a light in the darkness. A place where we can all come together to remember the human thread that unites us. Art. History. Mythology. Oddities. If it's interesting, if it's human, you'll find it here. Welcome to NUSKA. Positive dissociation.

Miranda doesn’t let life happen to her—so she’s going to chase after what she wants. And she wants Cyrus. The former Las Vegas showgirl leaves everything she knows behind for a teaching career outside of Boston. She couldn't escape the desert's thirst that arrived with her in the form of her rugged bear of a New England neighbor, Cyrus McManus. The dancer didn't expect her chase would turn into a dalliance with the commanding older man who has a knack for knowing what she craves before she does!

She doesn't want to deal with the past... Ten years ago, Ashley Fitzgerald witnessed the death of her parents in a tragic fire and her mind blocked the memory. She pretends to have moved on, is a successful artist and photographer, until she opens her door to a stranger, assumes he's a model and asks him to strip to his briefs. He plans to expose the truth... Wealthy businessman Ron Noble has the body, the jet, the fast cars and the women, but he hides a deadly secret.

In Philadelphia - suffering among the country's highest murder rates - the tension between the Philadelphia Police Department and its Citizens Oversight Committee has long been reaching a boiling point. That turmoil turns from bad to worse shortly after the committee begins targeting police shootings - especially those of twenty-seven-year-old Homicide Sergeant Matt Payne, the "Wyatt Earp of the Main Line" - and then the committee's combative leader is found shot dead point-blank on the front porch of his run-down Philly row house.

Writing songs has always been the way that Beatrice Cipriani processes the world around her, but as a painful introvert, none of those songs are ever performed. She excels at being invisible—she's the best server in a fancy restaurant. Sometimes, though, it feels like she's dying a little more with every passing day.

Jake Priest learned at an early age to take anything he could get and never look back. With the help of his foster sister Bea, and the catchy song she wrote, he finally gets a stroke of luck and becomes the hottest new entertainer in the industry. He’s always felt a little guilty for using Bea’s song as his ticket to fame, but after years of hiding her talent, Bea’s finally crafting musical masterpieces again. Jake credits one woman with inspiring her to do it.

Having investigated his share of gruesome murders, Philadelphia Homicide Sergeant Matt Payne is beginning to think nothing can shock him - until the case of a young socialite's death lands on his desk. The Camilla Rose Morgan he'd known as a teenager was beautiful and brilliant - how was it possible she'd jumped to her death from her own balcony? Her brother tells Payne she'd tragically been battling a lifetime of mental demons, and there is plenty of evidence of it, but still...something just doesn't sit right.

In E. B. White on Dogs, his granddaughter and manager of his literary estate, Martha White, has compiled the best and funniest of her grandfather's essays, poems, and letters depicting over a dozen of his various canine companions. Included here are favorite essays such as "Two Letters, Both Open", "Bedfellows", and many others, as well as some of White's little-known notes and comment pieces covering dog shows, sled dog races, and the trials and tribulations of city canines.

When Elena disappears, months pass without explanation. Then her sister calls: Elena was in Bogotá. She left again. No one knows why. Thomas travels to the city on his last night there, chasing an address he doesn’t fully understand. As the streets narrow and detour without warning, memory intrudes—particularly one phone call he let ring a little too long. A private investigator by trade, Thomas has spent his life arriving after the fact, close to the truth but never inside it. In Bogotá, he is forced to confront the pattern that cost him more than he admitted.

Als Isabelle d'Hiver aus Paris flieht, lässt sie alles zurück; die Erinnerungen an den Mann, der ihr Herz gebrochen hat, ebenso wie die Verpflichtungen als Erbin ihres Hauses. Doch nur drei Jahre später zwingt eine bedrohliche Dunkelheit sie zurück in das Haus ihrer Ahnen: die uralte Magie, die auch in ihren Adern fließt, scheint zu erlöschen. Um das zu verhindern, muss Isabelle sich lange gehüteten Familiengeheimnissen stellen. Dabei erhält sie ausgerechnet von dem dunkelsten aller Magiebegabten Hilfe – Balthasar d'Ivoire.

Nach ihrer Trennung sucht Ophelia in Prag Ablenkung. Was sie findet, ist ein jahrhundertealtes Geheimnis – ein mächtiger Golem, den sie versehentlich erweckt. Als wäre das noch nicht schlimm genug, wird sie von einer geheimen Organisation gefangen genommen, da nur Ophelia dieses Wesen wieder unschädlich machen kann. Einar, ein isländischer Formwandler mit eisigen Augen und noch kälterem Herzen, soll sie beschützen. Er verachtet Menschen – bis Ophelia an der Eisschicht seines Herzens kratzt. In den mystischen Gassen Prags müssen die beiden zusammenarbeiten, um die Welt zu retten.

Als alles verloren scheint, fasst Alyss einen folgenschweren Entschluss: Sie will ihre Kräfte entfesseln und sich der Herzkönigin stellen, um alle Wunderbiester zu befreien. Denn ihre Magie ist unter einem Fluch versiegelt, den sie nur durch ein großes Opfer brechen kann. Außerdem verhält sich Drystan noch seltsamer als üblich und Alyss erkennt, dass ihr eigentlicher Feind viel gefährlicher ist, als die Herzkönigin es je sein könnte.

In Dark Princess, the story follows Matthew Towns, a brilliant young Black medical student who faces a devastating dismissal from medical school, victim of a prejudiced board that deems white women unfit patients for a Black doctor. Disillusioned with his homeland, Matthew embarks on a transformative journey to Europe. In Berlin, he attends a pivotal meeting dedicated to uplifting all the darker races of the world, setting the stage for a life-altering four-year adventure. His fate becomes intertwined with the enigmatic Dark Princess, an Indian royal. Set against the backdrop of 1928, Du Bois ...

W.E.B. Griffin's bestselling series, THE CORPS and BROTHERHOOD OF WAR, have captured the pride and glory of the military community. Now he reveals a city police force with the same unique blend of realism, drama, and action. Here are the brave men and women behind the badge as you've never seen...

This Newbery Honor Book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect." Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her...

A political assasin is ready to make his move. The police department's only clue is a single, perfectly typed bomb threat. And worse yet, the police aren't sure they can trust their own people. In a few short days, the corruption of one cop--and the madness of an assasin--could blow the whole...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Brotherhood of War and The Corps, a police officer uncovers corruption and crime in this thrilling mystery The robbery ended in murder, the killers claimed to be terrorists, and the only cooperative witness feared for his life. Police officer Matt...

W.E.B. Griffin has captured a worldwide audience with his stunning novels of men and women of outstanding courage. BROTHERHOOD OF WAR revealed the drama and challenge of army life...THE CORPS explored the proud tradition of the Marines...Now BADGE OF HONOR takes you behind the scenes of today's...

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Welcome to this podcast, where artificial minds step into human stereotypes and battle it out in real-time conversation. Each episode features two AI chatbots assigned opposing personas — boy vs. girl, left vs. right, introvert vs. extrovert, logical vs. emotional — and thrown into debates, challenges, and different scenarios.The twist? They must fully embody their assigned stereotype while still trying to outwit, persuade, or entertain. The result is fast, funny, occasionally chaotic, and surprisingly insightful.Is it satire? Is it social commentary? Is it just digital beings roasting ...