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Thomas Mann's last great novel, first published in 1947 and now newly rendered into English by acclaimed translator John E. Woods, is a modern reworking of the Faust legend, in which Germany sells its soul to the Devil. Mann's protagonist, the composer Adrian Leverkühn, is the flower of German culture, a brilliant, isolated, overreaching figure, his radical new music a breakneck game played by art at the very edge of impossibility. In return for twenty-four years of unparalleled musical accomplishment, he bargains away his soul—and the ability to love his fellow man.

Thomas atte Bridge, a man no one likes, is found hanging from a tree near Cowleys Corner. All assume he has taken his own life, but Master Hugh and Kate find evidence that this may not be so. Many of the town had been harmed by Thomas, and Hugh is not eager to send one of them to the gallows. Then he discovers that the priest John Kellet, atte Bridge’s partner in crime in A Corpse at St. Andrew’s Chapel, was covertly in Bampton at the time atte Bridge died.

Hugh of Singleton, fourth son of a minor knight, has been educated as a clerk, usually a prelude to taking holy orders. However, feeling no certain calling despite a lively faith, he turns to the profession of surgeon, training in Paris and then hanging out his sign in Oxford. A local lord asks him to track the killer of a young woman whose bones have been found in the castle cesspit. She is identified as the impetuous missing daughter of a local blacksmith, and her young man, whom she had provoked very publicly, is in due course arrested and sentenced at the Oxford assizes.

A prophecy awakens. A weapon resurfaces. And Jonathan Rose is the key to both. Ancient secrets, modern warfare, unstoppable tension. A prophecy older than the Templars. A weapon powerful enough to reshape the world. And one man caught in the crossfire. After uncovering the truth behind his sister’s murder, Father Jonathan Rose is drawn deeper into the hidden war the Templars have fought for centuries. When brutal attacks strike from Panama City to Romania, all signs point to one terrifying conclusion: the prophecy is unfolding.

Of all of John Irving's books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meany's dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meany's difficult voice as intended. In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys – best friends – are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary and terrifying.

This adaptation of Dickens' much loved "Ghost Story of Christmas" is subtitled "Scrooge and the Three Spirits" and concentrates on the miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge's dealings with the spirits that visit him on Christmas Eve to bring about his redemption.

Tudor England is brought vividly to life in Tombland, the seventh novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. 'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' - Sunday Times ‘Sansom has...

This program is read by renowned English actor Ben Miles, best known for his narration of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy. “Ben Miles's English accent is perfect for the text of this recent, award-winning translation. He delivers narrative sections in a consistent tone, and his expression is...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Thought-provoking, heartwarming and compelling' DAILY MAIL A stunning and emotional new novel from the author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven. __________ When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the magical ability to get a...

A publishing event: #1 New York Times–bestselling author Jan Karon returns—and invites her millions of fans to join her again in Mitford. After five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from a so-called pleasure trip to the...

Join us in Sweet Water, North Dakota for small town values with lots of faith, family, fun and, of course, romance!

BOOK THREE: In the face of surging technology and massive construction, is there still room for paradise? Six hundred years into the thousand-year reign of the King in Jerusalem, a cohort of mortal humans experiments with the divine power once only wielded by the saints who rule with the King. New generations are training in these powers, as some live for more than 500 years. Children once rescued by Joshua Stippleman, from abusive homes in rebel cities, have grown up to lead others to freedom.

Bloomsbury presents Shadows of the Slain by Matthew Harffy, read by Barnaby Edwards The thrilling new instalment in the action-packed Bernicia Chronicles from Matthew Harffy. Warlord Beobrand travels to holy Rome... but sinister plots and bloody conflict line his path once more. AD 652. After...

Marjorie Snellthorpe and her exasperating cousin-in-law, Edna Parkinton set off for a relaxing holiday in Romania. Looking for respite after their last adventure ended in a murder investigation, they have no idea what awaits them. With a night out at the opera ending in murder, Marjorie and Edna must put aside their differences to uncover who was responsible.

Before its end as a nation, there appeared in ancient Israel nine specific warnings and omens of national destruction. These same nine harbingers are now manifesting in America with profound ramifications for America’s future and end-time prophecy. Hidden in an ancient biblical prophecy from Isaiah, the mysteries revealed in The Harbinger are so precise that they foretell recent American events down to the exact days.

Football player Levi Donovan is used to getting the girl. Until he meets Grace Calvano… After a career-ending injury, the last place quarterback Levi Donovan wants to be is his hometown of Hope Springs. But his dad needs help with the family construction company, and Levi needs some time to figure out what to do next. When he meets Grace Calvano his first day back in town, things seem to be looking up.

The complete BBC Radio 4 satirical comedy series about a seasoned presenter of travel documentaries, Brian Gulliver, who finds himself in a hospital's secure unit after claiming to have experienced a succession of bizarre adventures. In series one we hear about Brian's travels in Gelbetia, a country run by doctors; Juradia, where every other person is a lawyer; Osminia, a land where marriage is outlawed; Sham, a country where alternative therapies abound; Erosia, which has a very different view of sexual politics; and Jampoa, where fame definitely equals fortune.

Kira Liebert’s brief taste of freedom beyond Vita Nova’s wall shatters when Patrol soldiers seize young Teddy, dragging him back to face certain death. With no choice but to follow, she returns to the city that branded her a traitor—only to be captured and cast into the Confines, the brutal prison where the condemned await execution. She emerges from the darkness bearing two impossible burdens: a blue rose on her wrist and a new identity as Victor Devlin's secret daughter. Deep in the wilderness of the Unregulated Zone, Ghost refuses to surrender another soul to Vita Nova’s cruel ritual.

How does life go on in the face of irreconcilable loss? How can the irredeemable find redemption? Unrivalled storyteller Wm. Paul Young leads us back to the great questions of human existence in this long-awaited sequel to one of the world's most beloved and widely read books of the last twenty...

When Bryn Sinclair is questioned by the police about her missing boss, then is targeted by a gunman, she calls her deceased brother’s best friend, Micah Newton for help. Micah is the only person she can trust. And when her missing boss is found dead in her home, Bryn grimly realizes she’s being framed for embezzlement and murder.