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Nine exclusive adventures featuring a multitude of Doctors and companions. The collection opens with a trilogy of stories set in the First World War—Men of War, Horrors of War and Fortunes of War—in which the First, Third and Sixth Doctors are pitted against a rogue element in time.

On the planet of Taldain, the legendary Sand Masters harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways. But when they are slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, the weakest of their number, Kenton, believes himself to be the only survivor. With enemies closing in on all sides, Kenton forges an unlikely partnership with Khriss - a mysterious Darksider who hides secrets of her own.

With plague and violence stalking the streets and a new Cold War brewing in the East, America has never been more unprepared to face her enemies. There’s blood in the water, and the sharks are circling. When CIA assassin Jason Trapp is called to the Middle East to identify a man suspected to be feared ISIS terrorist Khaled al-Shakiri, he expects to be in and out in a matter of hours. Unfortunately, fate has other ideas. After surviving the most violent prison break the region has ever seen, Trapp is left chasing shadows.

A gripping audio drama about power, legacy, and the secrets we inherit. When a beloved billionaire doctor dies in a private plane crash just before Christmas, his adult children are left to untangle the legacy he left behind, and the empire he built on lies. As whispers of scandal give way to revelations, the siblings are thrust into a whirlwind of corporate takeovers, buried misconduct, and a growing moral crisis. What begins as a search for answers becomes a high-stakes battle for control of their father's crumbling healthcare empire—and their own identities.

Paul Owens, founder of 'Raise With Praise, Inc.' and a certified evaluator for the Delta Society's Animal Assisted Therapy Program, has written a strong introduction to dog training base upon rewarding "successive approximations" of correct behavior. Gone are the leash "pop" and harsher corrections of earlier obedience methods. Nonviolent dog training shapes appropriate behavior with rewards such as food and games.

Luke Jensen has seen some sorry looking bounties in his time, but this one takes the cake. A wanted poster is offering a reward of one dollar and 42 cents — plus one busted harmonica — to capture Three-Fingered Jack McKinney. Turns out, McKinney’s 12-year-old son Aaron wants revenge on his daddy for abandoning him and his mom. The reward is all the money Aaron can scrape together. Luke can’t say no to the poor boy — or his beautiful mother — so he agrees to go after McKinney and his bank-robbing gang. 

From the author of Copenhagen and Noises Off. A comedy-drama about a door manufacturing company and a fateful convention in Frankfurt. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Rosalind Ayres, Allan Corduner, David Ellenstein, Julian Holloway, Peter A. Jacobs, Martin Jarvis, Robin Goodrin Nordli, James Warwick and Michael York.

Als ein deutscher Wissenschaftler im fernen Usbekistan unter mysteriösen Umständen verschwindet, führt eine Spur zu einem längst vergessenen Observatorium aus der Zeit des Ulugh Beg. Professor van Dusen und sein Begleiter Hutchinson Hatch reisen nach Samarkand – und geraten mitten in ein Netz aus historischen Rätseln, wissenschaftlicher Obsession und tödlichem Ehrgeiz. Eine Sternenkarte birgt ein uraltes Geheimnis. Und unter den Straßen der Stadt beginnt ein Wettlauf durch vergessene Tunnel, an dessen Ende mehr als nur die Wahrheit begraben liegt.

A cruel conqueror has captured the Spanish city of Fuente Ovejuna. As his reign of terror builds, the townspeople look within themselves to find the courage to overthrow him. The eminent Spanish playwright Lope de Vega based his best-known play on a historical incident that took place in 1476. Written in the early 17th century, the play remains a timely meditation on honor and selflessness in the face of oppression.

They rode into town like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Four armed outlaws bringing their own brand of hell to Paris, Texas. First they rob the First National Bank. Then they take a woman hostage as insurance. When Perley Gates learns that local waitress Becky Morris is in the hands of these tough customers, with only his friend Possum he rides to get her back. Problem is, the outlaws are heading toward the Red River--straight into Indian Territory. That's where the ranch hands draw the line. But Perley won't give up.

For the greatest trapper in the country, there’s no place like the Rocky Mountains. Preacher and his son Hawk are riding the High Lonesome when the clear mountain air is split by a girl’s savage screams. A gang of ruthless trappers has kidnapped a Crow woman, but before they escape with her, Preacher and Hawk burst out of the tree line, guns spitting fire. 

Forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, lovers Rosalind and Orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity. Rosalind and her cousin escape into the forest and find Orlando, Rosalind's love. Disguised as a boy shepherd, Rosalind has Orlando woo her under the guise of 'curing' him of his love for Rosalind. Rosalind reveals she is a girl and marries Orlando during a group wedding at the end of the play.

Rückkehr ins Riordan-Universum. Chaos um Thor und Odin: Diese neun wilden Geschichten strotzen nur so vor Action, Chaos und Wikinger-Humor! Abwechselnd erzählen der mächtige Gott Odin, der modebewusste Zwerg Blitzen, der taubstumme Elf Hearthstone, die erste mutige Walküre mit Kopftuch Samirah al-Abbas und viele mehr. Am Ende verschränken sich alle Handlungsstränge zu einem Finale, in dem Magnus' Freunde zusammen Feuergott Surt besiegen - bis zum nächsten Kampf.

In the tradition of the beloved masterpiece The Prophet, Hajjar Gibran -- an ancestral descendant of Kahlil Gibran -- presents a parable of spiritual awakening based on his often heartbreaking and ultimately triumphant life. With its universal themes, personal narrative, and timeless advice, The...

“Wright has become a master of the psychological thriller. Her characters are totally recognizable people whose actions are the result of complex motivations and who strive to rebuild their lives on the rubble of too many demolished dreams. Powerful reading for all readers, not just mystery...

“Wright’s style is lyrical and lucid. Her characters are rich psychological portraits.” -The Montreal Gazette “From first page to final sentence, Strangers Among Us holds the reader to the story.” -The Globe and Mail From the doyenne of detective novels and the inspiration for the...

Der Fall scheint klar. Colonel Barclay wurde von seiner Frau ermordet. Sie wurde ohnmächtig neben der Leiche gefunden. Das Tatwerkzeug zu ihren Füßen. Das Zimmer verschlossen, niemand sonst hat es betreten. Doch während Lestrade den Fall bereits abschließen will, trifft Holmes auf Widersprüche.

"I have a dream" – "Ich habe einen Traum": Die Rede, die Martin Luther King Jr. am 28. August 1963 beim "Marsch auf Washington" hält, ist bis heute eine der berühmtesten der Welt. Voll Leidenschaft beschwört der Bürgerrechtler seinen Traum einer anderen, einer besseren Welt – einer Welt ohne Rassismus, einer Gesellschaft, in der der Charakter mehr zählt als die Hautfarbe. Es ist dieser Traum, der Martin Luther King Jr. in seinem Leben antreibt, der ihn aufstehen lässt, wenn er geschlagen wird, der ihn Drohungen und Gefängnisaufenthalte ertragen lässt.

Sherlock Holmes ist besorgt. Ein Besuch in Flensburg endet für ihn mit der bitteren Erkenntnis, dass jemand die Pläne für die gefährliche "Windbüchse" des deutschen Waffenfabrikanten von Herder gestohlen hat. Und nur kurze Zeit später weiß er auch, weshalb. Der größte der Krondiamanten - der gelbe Mazarin Stein - wurde gestohlen.

With guidance from Paul Owens, The Original Dog Whisperer, you'll learn compassionate training methods for even the most sensitive dogs. This revolutionary, humane, and logical approach to raising and teaching promises to make training your dog the most positive experience possible!