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An alternative history of the US space programme, dramatised by Dirk Maggs. What if John F. Kennedy survived the assassination attempt and developed the space programme? President Nixon, with the help of former president JFK, has just green-lit NASA’s first manned expedition to Mars. Aboard the expedition is Natalie York, a geologist who risks everything she loves for the chance to go to space; Phil Stone, former X-15 test pilot; and Ralph Gershon, a Vietnam War hero intent on being the first African American to reach another planet.

Brought to you by Penguin. A mischievous and genre-spanning story collection from legendary film director Pedro Almodóvar The Last Dream brings together for the first time twelve unpublished stories from Almodóvar’s personal archive, written between the late sixties and the present day...

A BBC radio recreation of the Marx Brothers’ lost shows, starring Michael Roberts and Frank Lazarus. First broadcast on America’s NBC network between 1932-33, Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel charted the exploits of shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel (played by Groucho Marx) and his dopey assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli (played by Chico Marx). The original recordings were lost, but the scripts were rediscovered and edited by Michael Barson. These were published as Flywheel, Shyster & Flywheel: The Marx Brothers Lost Radio Show and licensed for a dramatic adaptation by the BBC.

No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller is exactly what the title promises. This is more than another book about the Bernie Madoff scandal, this is a fast-paced, blow-by-blow, true-crime story that you have to hear to believe. In a true David and Goliath tale, the underdog number cruncher uncovers the largest financial fraud in history, and has to fight everything and everyone in the system to bring it down.

Jack Higgins (the pen name of Henry Patterson) was the internationally bestselling author of 85 novels. He shot to fame with The Eagle Has Landed, which sold 50 million copies worldwide and became a hit film. Adapted for radio, it is included here, together with its gripping sequel The Eagle Has Flown and the sensational Falklands War thriller Exocet.

Three stunning full-cast dramatisation of Thomas Love Peacock’s classic stories Listen now to this collection of three of the finest stories from Thomas Love Peacock. A contemporary and close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Love Peacock was born in 1785 and wrote satirical novels discussing...

England, 1929: Mydworth – ein kleiner verschlafener Ort im ländlichen Sussex. Hier geschieht selten etwas Aufregendes ... Aber das ändert sich, als der junge Adlige Sir Harry Mortimer zusammen mit seiner amerikanischen Frau Kat in seinen Heimatort zurückkehrt. Bei einer glanzvollen Party auf Mydworth Manor werden kostbare Juwelen gestohlen. Einer der Täter wird auf der Flucht erschossen, der andere entkommt.

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including...

The Summons Once Judge Atlee was a powerful figure in Clanton, Mississippi–a pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years. Now the judge is a shadow of his former self, a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home. Knowing the end...

Der Lebende Wald hat die Gefährten fortgetragen – und mitten im unruhigen Weiden wieder ausgespuckt. Kaum haben Rastafan und seine Freunde sich gegen eine Horde Orks behauptet, geraten sie zwischen die Fronten eines rätselhaften Überfalls. Angeführt werden die Bogenschützen offenbar von einem längst verstorbenen, legendären Elfenschützen. Im nahen Wehrturm Uhlenkolk gewährt ein selbst ernannter Baron den Reisenden für eine Nacht Unterkunft.

As you know, running a successful chiropractic practice is a juggling act. You need clinical expertise to provide impeccable care to your patients. You also need the know-how to run a small business. You've probably been well prepared by your education and experience for the technical ins and...

Der junge Siegfried schmiedet sein eigenes Schwert, besiegt einen Drachen und lernt vom Waldvogel, wem er vertrauen kann. Kinder begleiten ihn auf einer Reise voller Magie, Mut und aufregender Prüfungen. Die dritte Folge Der Ring des Nibelungen für Kinder zeigt meisterhaft als Oper für Kinder den Mythos um Siegfried und einen musikalischen Drachenkampf, in der Wagners Musik mit höchster Spannung Kindern die fantasievolle Welt der klassischen Musik eröffnet.

Eugene Sandow, Kraftathlet und selbsternannter "stärkster Mann der Welt" steht unter Spionageverdacht. In seinem Gepäck für eine Auslandstournee wurden gestohlene Geheim-Dokumente gefunden. Sherlock Holmes soll Scotland Yard unterstützen und diskret ermitteln. Ist Sandow wirklich schuldig oder ist er lediglich das Opfer einer infamen Intrige?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The internet as we know it is broken. Here’s how we can seize back control of our lives from the corporate algorithms and create a better internet—before it’s too late. “In the spirit of Thomas Paine’s Revolution-era Common Sense, this manifesto challenges us to...

In Covenant Power, teacher Sharla Goettl uses captivating storytelling to bring key endowment principles to life, presented in the imagined voices of the scriptural figures who taught each principle best, such as Peter, Eve, Nephi, & Mormon. Through these stories, you'll gain an understanding of how the endowment prepares us to receive Christ’s covenant power. They also highlight connections between the scriptures and the endowment. God designed temple covenants to enable lasting success, calm deep fears, and build steady confidence.

A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A story at once extremely strange and entirely familiar – about families, innocence, art and love. This hugely enjoyable, totally unforgettable memoir is a classic in the making. ‘My aunt called our two families the Mighty Franks...

Contents: - Washington Irving. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Edgar Allan Poe. The Gold Bug - Herman Melville. Bartleby, the Scrivener - Bret Harte. The Luck of Roaring Camp - Leo Tolstoy. The Death of Ivan Ilyich   - Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man - Rudyard Kipling. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The Yellow Wallpaper - Anton Chekhov. The Lady with the Dog - D.H. Lawrence. The Prussian Officer - James Joyce. Araby - Ivan Turgenev. First Love.

Sauri, unser kleiner Dinosaurier, will mit seinen Eltern und seiner Schwester Sauria seinen Freund Lurchi und dessen Familie am großen Meer besuchen.

Dorian Hunters Frau Lilian, die bei einer Begegnung mit den Dämonen den Verstand verlor, wird in eine Wiener Privatklinik eingeliefert. Dorian will nur ein paar Formalitäten klären und dann mit ihr nach London zurückkehren. Da begegnet er einer ebenso attraktiven wie geheimnisvollen jungen Frau, die offenbar über Beziehungen zur Schwarzen Familie verfügt. Hunter lässt sich auf ein gefährliches Spiel ein... und verstrickt sich in einem Albtraum aus dunklen Sehnsüchten und Gewalt!