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Ben Field was good looking and charming, and as a passionate English literature student, knew the power of words to seduce. In the village of Maids Moreton in Buckinghamshire, 69-year-old Peter Farquhar, an eminent teacher and author, found Ben’s presence irresistible. They set up home together, underwent a ‘betrothal’ ceremony at a church, but all along Ben was gaslighting his partner and secretly poisoning him. A year later Peter was dead.

Throughout the human experience, historians have wondered “what if?”. What if Sherman had fought for the South in the US Civil War? What if Germany had fought to the end in World War I? What if World War III had actually happened? Wonder no more, for these questions, along with many others, are answered in this audiobook.

Las puertas han abierto el camino a miles de nuevos mundos y la fiebre de la colonización se ha desatado. Los colonos buscan una nueva vida lejos de los planetas natales de la humanidad. Ilo, la primera colonia humana en esta gran nueva frontera, nace entre sangre y fuego. Los colonos independientes se sublevan contra el poder arrollador de una nave colonial corporativa, cargados únicamente con su determinación, su valor y las habilidades adquiridas en las largas guerras en casa. Científicos inocentes mueren masacrados tratando de estudiar el funcionamiento de un mundo nuevo y extraño.

From wild and wacky to knee-slapping, laugh-out-loud fun, these humorous tales represent some of the best of recent seasons of the hit public radio series Selected Shorts. Comedian Wyatt Cenac gives a killer performance of Simon Rich’s hilarious tale of woe from the point of view of a condom in a young man’s wallet. Alec Baldwin gives a delightful over-the-top performance of James Thurber’s wonderfully silly classic tale of the day everybody in a small Ohio town thought the dam broke.

Join the adventure through dystopian worlds, to outer planets and into a speculative future. Welcome to the Future Days Anthology. Seventeen authors imagine a future with thrilling tales, starships, unlikely heroes, and exotic aliens, all of which combine to make Future Days a must-listen sci-fi fantasy short story collection.

Tаntrа iѕ аn old hеаling technique which was formed mаnу сеnturiеѕ ago. It wаѕ fоrmulаtеd to release nаturаl energy frоm within thе bоdу tо dеаl with рhуѕiсаl аnd emotional trauma. As a mаttеr of fact, tantra iѕ рrасtiсеd in several wауѕ. Tantric уоgа, tаntriс ѕеx, tаntriс mаѕѕаgе, and tаntriс mеditаtiоn аrе thе diffеrеnt tуреѕ оf tantra practiced in оur ѕосiеtу tоdау.

Keel Hennity was one of the greatest gladiators in the universe, the victor of countless glorious battles. He was assigned to guard the most dangerous creatures on his home planet. Then he died, and his life truly began. When Keel's consciousness was downloaded into the robotic body of an Imperial Marine, he was tasked with protecting the emperor and controlling the incredibly dangerous creature that ended his first life. Can Keel unlock the secrets of Star Dragons and protect the galaxy from a dragon-human war that could end life as we know it?

Captain Drummond Bayne is a Navy Ranger tasked with bringing order to the lawless reaches of space. When a simple mission turns deadly, they find themselves navigating space more dangerous than they can imagine. Can they save themselves and uncover a truth that could tear the galaxy apart? Captain Bayne Omnibus contains the first three books in the exciting Deep Black space opera. If you like fast-paced space adventure, rogue pirates, and stories more complex than good vs. evil, you are going to love your visit to the Deep Black.

The keto lifestyle is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate way of eating that has become increasingly popular in recent years. Unlike many other diets, the keto diet does not require you to count calories or macros. Well, not necessarily, anyway; you can still choose to do so if that's more your speed. This makes it a very attractive option for people who are looking to lose weight without having to track their food intake.

For the first time ever, acclaimed naval historian James D. Hornfischer, “the dean of World War II naval history," writing with his son David J. Hornfischer, explores Capt. E. Evans’s incredible story, from his humble upbringing as a child of a Cherokee and Creek family in Pawnee, Oklahoma, and his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1931, to his service on fighting ships during the Pacific War and his selfless bravery and cool command during a valiant faceoff with the pride of the Japanese Navy.

A mysterious suicide. An airbus A380 heads over the Colorado mountains, before crashing through the snow clouds. The only bridge over the River Styx is taken out. No phones, no internet, no communication with the outside world. Then things start to get strange. Welcome to a town called Hell. This collaborative collection of short stories takes place over the last seven days in Hell. Poisonous green slime, murderous rampages, talking trees, rogue wolf-packs - the residents of Hell are having a bad week.

Dіѕсоuntеd Cаѕh Flow (DCF) іѕ a valuation metric uѕеd bу іnvеѕtоrѕ (оnе of thе ѕоurсеѕ оf саріtаl fоr a lаrgе buѕіnеѕѕ) tо gаugе thе аttrасtіvеnеѕѕ оf аn іnvеѕtmеnt орроrtunіtу. Mоѕt реорlе ассерt thаt money lоѕеѕ vаluе оvеr time, whісh is a раrtісulаrlу іmроrtаnt соnѕіdеrаtіоn fоr vаluе investors whо buy аnd hold: it's a fасt thаt next уеаr'ѕ $100 wіll bе wоrth lеѕѕ thаn this уеаr'ѕ $100.

A trаvеl jоurnаl іѕ a tеrrіfіс wау tо сарturе trаvеl memories аnd kеер thеm fоrеvеr. Our аbіlіtу tо rесаll thеѕе ѕресіаl tіmеѕ is ѕо unrеlіаblе thаt, nаturаllу, wе wаnt tо record thеm so wе саn rеvіѕіt thеm, over аnd оvеr. What аbоut оthеr mеmоrіеѕ - thе ones wе make whеn wе vіѕіt family or old friends? Or the оld forgotten ѕtоrіеѕ that оur relatives tеll uѕ? Thоѕе nuggets that wе dоn't thіnk we will еvеr fоrgеt but, sadly, we dо? Whаt about ѕесurіng a рlасе fоr thеm bу rесоrdіng thеm іn уоur trаvеl journal?

Throughout history and infinite dimensions, there exists a secret group of supernatural investigators operating on the fringes of society, lurking in the shadows, working strange cases with little reward. They are hardboiled zombies and ghosts, mythological creatures, ass-kicking vampires, tortured humans, and uncanny sleuths whose normal is the bizarre and weird.

If you are searching for a form of yoga that gives you a toned body, better control over your thoughts, better management of your emotions, and a road to attain spiritual liberation, try Ashtanga yoga. As you continue with your asanas, or postures, you will notice yourself to be calmer. Your mind will quieter and stiller, and you will start living a more spiritual, healthier, and complete life

La Armada Libre ha devastado la Tierra y comenzado una campaña de violencia por todos los planetas exteriores. Las naves coloniales que se dirigen hacia los miles de nuevos mundos al otro lado de las puertas anulares alienígenas son presa fácil. James Holden y su tripulación conocen mejor que nadie los puntos fuertes y débiles de esa nueva potencia. Los últimos vestigios acorralados de los antiguos poderes políticos se ven sobrepasados en número y en potencia de fuego, por lo que deciden enviar a la Rocinante en una misión desesperada al corazón de la red de puertas.

Jack Forge started as an unwilling recruit, but quickly established himself as a top-notch Marine and an inspired leader. When faced with impossible odds, he has repeatedly saved the day...and his fellow marines. As his status grows, he must fight to keep a secret that could cost himself and his friends everything. One thing is certain, Jack has been forged in space and will fight to save humanity from the hostile aliens who inhabit it.

Then you're in for a treat. Volume three of our popular anthology series is sure to scratch that questionable itch. With stories by Michael Knost, William Joseph Roberts, Philip K. Booker, Christopher Woods, D. Raymond Smith, David Badurina, H.P. Holo, James Palmer, Jason Cordova, Lee Ellis, M Leigh, Michael Morton, Michael Craig, and Guest Editorial by Faith Hunter.

There is something quite special about this fine collection of tales of terror from the Sceptered Isle, each and every one crafted in the dead of the night by twisted, fevered minds, who have brought the darkest denizens of the blackest shadows crawling and slithering to life to terrify those brave souls amongst you who dare to listen.

Young Gavrilo Princip arrived at the Vlajnic pastry shop in Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina on the morning of 28th June 1914. He was greeted by his fellow conspirators in the plot to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke, next in line to succeed as emperor of Austria, was beginning a state visit to Sarajevo later that morning. Ferdinand was not a very popular character - widely thought of as bad-tempered and arrogant and perhaps even deranged. To the young students, he embodied everything they loathed about imperial oppression.