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To enjoy this immersive experience on binaural sound, we recommend you listen to this title through earphones. Looking for Notre Dame takes us into the mind of the young Victor Hugo as he begins his research before writing his "cathedral novel" Notre-Dame de Paris. The year is 1828. Victor Hugo is 26 years old. Notre-Dame was then a church in a dilapidated state. Its renovation by Viollet-le-Duc and Jean-Baptiste Lassus will only take place in 1843. Notre-Dame is dying and Hugo wants to resurrect it, bring it back to its past splendor.

Frankie Greco has always heard a voice in her head that detects lies. She buries herself in running her L.A. nightclub, keeping her secret close and avoiding lasting relationships. Then she meets Julian — the one person she can't read. Their instant, primal attraction pulls her in, but letting him close awakens pieces of her past she thought were buried. For a girl who can spot any lie, Frankie discovers she can still be blindsided by the truth.

Chrys has been captured by Prometheus and Huntley and the others are searching all around the world for where he could have taken her. The clock is ticking, however, as Zeus is also searching for her, so that he may put an end to her life. Will they be able to find her before Zeus does? Or will this turn into an all-out battle until the end?

Huntley knows time is running out to save Chrys from the marriage, and everything is riding on the mysterious box Hades has given Prometheus. Now all they have to do is sneak into Olympus, find Chrys, and convince Zeus she is already married to Prometheus. Easy as that. The problem is, Chrys has no knowledge of the plan. She feels all alone in a new world, surrounded by gods who are selfish and out to get her. Will she be able to last long enough for Huntley and the others to find her? Or will she take matters into her own hands?

It's been three months since Chrys agreed to marry Zeus, and so far she hasn't figured out how to get out of this engagement. Not to mention she's fighting with her father, Hades, constantly and doesn't know if anything will be able to go back to normal. Meanwhile, Huntley is still in London and is trying his best to help Chrys. He will stop at nothing to get her back, and to finally tell her how he truly feels.

Join us for an exhilarating and immersive adventure through 500 years of history, told entirely in the words of those who were there. With their artless prose and their polished & witty gossip, these are the men and women who have shaped our past. Brought to life by an award-winning all-star cast of 30 celebrated actors, including Charles Dance, Harriet Walter, David Suchet, Maureen Lipman, Timothy West, Jenny Agutter and many more.

Voices from the Past with David Suchet as Lord Nelson writing to his beloved Emma on the eve of Trafalgar, hoping in God that he will live to finish his letter after the Battle, while Harriet Walter as Virginia Woolf hangs about the House of Commons mourning the passing of Edward VIII and the coming of King Albert I. Winston Churchill is captured and imprisoned by the Boers and Jane Austen sells 'Pride & Prejudice' for £110.

Then climb aboard and join Oscar Wilde in America amused at the sight of local gun slingers looting the house where outlaw Jesse James had been killed a few days earlier. Meet John Betjeman as he implores the BBC to engage the impoverished Dylan Thomas while Jane Austen demands the return of her unpublished novel. Austen Chamberlain rages at Hitler for sending a wreath emblazoned with the Swastika to be placed at the foot of the Cenotaph.

Our increasing reliance on technology and the Internet has opened a window for mathematicians and data researchers to gaze through into our lives. Using the data they are constantly collecting about where we travel, where we shop, what we buy, what interests us, they can begin to predict our daily habits, and increasingly we are relinquishing our decision making to algorithms - are we giving up this up too easily?

Read by a diverse cast of performers, including the author Olivie Blake Dazzling stories of love, magic and betrayal . . . A sensational collection from internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, the spirit tethered to a magical bridge rapidly...

One moment Liselotte, the Duchess of Orleans is observing the Prince of Orange consummating his marriage in thick woollen drawers and the next, Harold Nicolson is at the Savoy Grill dining with the Prince of Wales and Mrs Simpson who is, 'bejewelled, eyebrow-plucked, virtuous and wise'. There's a young medical student watching his friend bowing to the crowd as he is hanged on the roof of Horsemonger Lane Gaol.

At Waterloo, women are stripping the corpses of their valuable shoes and stockings yet the Highlanders are left in mass graves with their coarse tartan socks still on. Roy Strong attending a private dinner with the Prime Minister notes that Margaret Thatcher in floaty chiffon is 'the apotheosis of the boss's wife, with the appeal of cosmeticised putty.' Even at the coronation of George IV, Queen Caroline, who is denied entry to the Abbey, is observed looking like 'a blowsy landlady'.

The gates to Tartarus have been opened and Kronos is now destroying the world. The only way to stop him is to find the legendary Scythe of Kronos. As Chrys is searching for the weapon, Huntley must convince Hephaestus to create a new lock for Tartarus. Hephaestus, however, holds some grudges against the gods, and the goddess who has the Scythe isn't letting go of her treasures. On top of all this, Aether has made his move to try and become King of the Gods. Will Chrys and friends be able to stop Kronos and Aether? Or will the worlds be forever changed?

When a girl goes missing, and none of the adults can give a straight answer, a childhood game suddenly turns into a real, secret mission. Phone lines are down. Strange men roam the campgrounds. Financial documents indicate something’s amiss. And hidden security cameras point to a mysterious cottage in the woods. With heightened suspicions, junior camp counselors Marcus and Alissa recruit their friends to help find the missing girl. In their search, the teens will learn to rely on each other, especially when they encounter a terrible and dangerous secret.

The purpose of this book is to help myself and others move from hypercritical thinking to happiness. We will start with an understanding of what hypercritical thinking is. As we apply these concepts, we will not only suffer less in our lives from being hypercritical, we will discover the benefits of being happier. Definitions of happiness from multiple sources will be included, as will my own attempt to define happiness.

The story of The Archimage Wars is an urban fantasy series. The story begins in current time, on Earth, but don't let the time or place fool you! Truth is stranger than fiction and the truth about Earth and what it really going on will confound and amuse you! Join the lead character, Nick, as he continues his crazy adventure, now heading for the fabled fantasy world called Atlantis, as he takes you on a diabolical journey the next of the 10 Worlds.

Chrys has searched all of the Underworld to find a way to open Tartarus and bring her father, Hades, back to life. It was her fault he was sent there, and she doesn't care if she begins the end of the world to save him. Finally finding a clue on how to open the gates to hell itself, she leaves the Underworld and searches for the god Aether.