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After a hard day of labor in Thornheath, Leolin returns home, hoping to catch a glimpse of dragons flying by.

A survey crew of the human starship Geoffrey Laird lands on a small, unexplored planet quaintly named Fleece as part of a standard scientific mission. The planet looks benign, but a small mix-up with "hostile life-forms" has the three surviving members of the team on the run. Drik, Max, and Laree seek shelter in a small cave, completely cut off from their ship and communications. But it turns out the cave is anything but small.

When a car accident leaves photographer Burke Crenshaw in need of temporary full-time care, he finds himself back in the one place no forty-year-old chooses to be--his childhood bedroom. There, in the Vermont home where he grew up, Burke begins the long process of recuperation, and watches as his widowed father finds happiness in a new relationship that's a constant reminder of everything Burke wants and lacks. Exploring local history, Burke discovers an intriguing series of letters from a Civil War soldier to his fianc.

Virginia, 1749. Rosanna Waters is more comfortable catching grasshoppers for fishing bait than helping her Mama with the washing. After one defiance too many ends in terrible tragedy, Rosanna learns that her rebellious nature carries a price too steep to pay. She must tame the fire within—for her family’s sake, if not her own.

Mary Mae Clark has learned the hard way not to trust what a man says. Broken promises have made her wary, and now she only wants to return to Santa Fe to help her friend Sophia keep her wee son. Warren Russell has been freighting on the Trail for four years. He likes it that way. No ties. No family. No love. He doesn't deserve it after his neglect of his wife and small son resulted in their deaths. But the accidental death of his best friend on the trail leaves Warren as guardian to the man's 10-year-old niece, Polly.

Loosely defined as the twenty five years immediately preceding the outbreak of the First World War, the so called ‘Golden Age’ (1890—1914) saw some of the most legendary cricketers of all time: WG Grace, Victor Trumper, CB Fry, Monty Noble, Wilfred Rhodes, Warwick Armstrong, KS Ranjitsinhji, Hugh Trumble, Sydney Barnes, Archie MacLaren, Clem Hill, Gilbert Jessop and many, many more.Join me, Tom Ford, as each episode I invite a guest to discuss a player, series or event from the Golden Age, in an attempt to resurrect this often forgotten chapter of cricket history. This is the antithesis ...

Stuff. We have too much of it. Clothing, kitchen gadgets, electronics, home decor. And more of it arrives on our doorstep all the time. Our stuff takes up an incredible amount of our space, time, energy, and money. But do all these possessions truly make us happier?

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On Biohacking with Brittany, host Brittany Ford blends holistic wisdom and modern science to help women optimize their health at every stage. From hormones and fertility to gut healing and longevity, she empowers you to feel at home in your body and take charge of your wellness with clarity and confidence. Tune in for honest, research-backed conversations and practical tools to become your healthiest, most vibrant self.

Veteran radio personality (NPR, Sirius XM Radio) Joe Bev presents his favorite conversations with such highly diverse people as Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Barbara Bush, John Houseman, June Foray, Diana Canova, Fred Frees, Bob Bergen, Phil Proctor, Joe Alaskey, Steve Mendoza, Noel Blanc, David Ossman, Janet Waldo, Fred Grandinetti, and others! Bonus Track! Joe Bevilacqua hosts an hour with Bernie Sanders, Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon, Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, Sarah Silverman, Lorie Kellogg, and Tim Robbins.

Carr Fergusson's grand old homestead is in need of a housekeeper - and when shy, city-bred Cally Jones arrives at Glencairn Station to take the reins, she discovers not only a new way of life, but a house packed to the rafters with romantic intrigue. Carr's son, Ash, has finally seen fit to return to the family farm, and it's not just Cally's head he's turning. But what has really brought him home? Meanwhile, Ella Harrington is striving to juggle the demands of her new career with her love for her gorgeous bad-boy boyfriend.

Longing for a new life in the country, former television executive Lizzie Harrington settles on the vineyard south of Blackpeak Station, bringing with her some glamorous guests - none more so than the dazzling actor Richard Bourne, who Lizzie has been having a secret love affair with for years. But in the hills beyond Lizzie's boundary fence lives a very different sort of man. Could one unforgettable encounter be about to change her life?

Murder turns a quiet month of shore leave into a nightmare for Chief Engineer Kay Ellis and Captain Magdalene Landon of the Black Flag. When a member of their crew is implicated in the killing of a young woman, the privateers find themselves pawns in an interplanetary diplomatic struggle that predates any of them. With little evidence to support their claims of innocence, an alien government eager to make examples of the human visitors, and the eyes of two superpowers watching their every move, every passing day brings them closer to ruin.

Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse, of the end of the world. In science fiction the end is triggered by less figurative means: nuclear holocaust, biological warfare/pandemic, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm.

Step into the swirling vortex of Chaos Witchcraft with Thumper Forge's mind-bending guide and prepare to have your magical reality turned inside out as you dance with Eris, the cosmic trickster herself. Forge, a Chaos Witch extraordinaire and Gardnerian Wiccan, serves as your witty tour guide through the topsy-turvy realms of Chaos Magic and Discordianism. Learn to bend belief like a spoon, craft sigils that make the universe giggle, and summon parking spots with the grace of a sorcerer.

With its shocking portrayal of incest, intrigue and murder, this powerful Jacobean revenge drama scandalised audiences when it was first performed in the 1620s and it is still controversial today. When siblings Giovanni and Annabella embark on a passionate affair, Annabella falls pregnant with her brother's child. Knowing she must marry to protect her honour, she chooses one of the many suitors clamouring for her hand - but when her secret is revealed, the lovers are caught up in a bloody chain of events that culminate in a poisoning, a blinding, a stabbing and a brutal massacre.

Major BBC adaptations of Ford Madox Ford’s two most famous works, with stellar casts including Tom Goodman-Hill, Ruth Gemmell, Kyle Soller and Mark Bonnar A forgotten great of British fiction, Ford Madox Ford wrote over 80 books, founded two trailblazing literary journals and was a friend and...

Set in the turbulent time right before World War I, this novel chronicles the tragedy of Edward Ashburnham, his seemingly perfect marriage, and his two American friends. Told through disjointed flashbacks, lies, infidelity, and acts of betrayal are revealed that eviscerate the ties that pull the friends and couples together.

The Parade's End tetralogy privileges not the conflict of World War I itself, but the impact the war had on its participants and upon society writ large. It is often referred to as one of the greatest 20th century novels, and one of the best depictions of war in literature.

Embark on a transformative journey of connection and understanding with "Conscious Conversations: The Power of Mindful Communication and Mastering Conversations," an immersive audiobook that will revolutionize the way you engage with others.