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We all have things in our life that we should know by now, but don’t. Absences in our knowledge and skillset that are frankly shameful in an adult. Things that would be too embarrassing to ask anyone to explain – except our very best friend. Listen in as Mel and Sue tackle their ignorance head on, asking each other to explain something that they still don’t know - but absolutely, as adults, should - from how to parallel park to fully understanding bread (why has it got all those holes in it? What, honestly, is yeast?).

Die with Zero presents a startling new and provocative philosophy as well as practical guide on how to get the most out of your money—and out of your life. It's intended for those who place lifelong memorable experiences far ahead of simply making and accumulating money for one's so-called Golden Years. In short, Bill Perkins wants to rescue you from over-saving and under-living. Regardless of your age, Die with Zero will teach you Perkins' plan for optimizing your life, stage by stage, so you're fully engaged and enjoying what you've worked and saved for.

Former Bake Off host, passionate animal lover and comedian Sue Perkins, is our indispensable guide to the animal kingdom. Join her on a comical, insightful and, at times, shocking nature trail around the world.

"Economic hit men," John Perkins writes, "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder."

Following on from her examination of the weird and wonderful animal kingdom, this second season of Earpedia sees comedian Sue Perkins presenting a series of audio guides to the planet's most useful, bizarre and interesting plants.

The previous edition of this now-classic book revealed the existence and subversive manipulations of "economic hit men". John Perkins wrote that economic hit men (EHM) "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder".

Eighteen years of summers spent in a beach house in Ogunquit, Maine, have brought Violet Mitchell and Will Seaberg together. For two perfect, beach-filled months every year, they spent every waking minute together. First as friends, until one summer changed everything. But before the two even had a chance to claim the love they’d spent their entire lives creating, disaster struck, tearing the two lovers—and their families—apart.

A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet. Up until that point, the farthest east I'd been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol....

From humble beginnings, Therese has let herself grow used to a life of luxury after marrying into an empire-building family. But when rumours of corruption gather around her husband's latest development, the social opprobrium is shocking, the fallout swift, and Therese begins to look at her privileged and insular world with new eyes. In the flat below Therese, something else is brewing. Her neighbour Claire believes she's discovered the secret to living with freedom and authenticity, freeing herself from the mundanity of domesticity.

Llyn Roberts shares her years of experience with indigenous healers, shamans, and Elders who come from cultures that know how to shapeshift realities. She translates ancient techniques into easy-to-understand modern practices that you can use every day to transform personal imbalances, open to your life purpose, deepen your relationship with spirit and nature, and reclaim your power to make a positive difference in the world.

Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster deals with murders in both the past and present in this captivating first mystery in the Ancestry Detective series.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Spectacles, the hilarious, creative and incredibly moving memoir from much loved comedian, writer and presenter Sue Perkins. When I began writing this book, I went home to see if my mum had kept some of my stuff. What I found was that she hadn't kept some of it. She had kept all of it - every bus ticket, postcard, school report....

The Intimacy Life Cycle Workbook is your roadmap back to the love you thought was fading. Whether you're lying next to someone and feeling alone, struggling to revive passion, or simply longing for deeper emotional closeness, this interactive workbook will guide you step-by-step through the natural phases of every relationship: Fire → Fizzle → Fire Again.

If you’ve ever felt like your relationship is “stuck” or not as exciting as it used to be, this book is for you. Whether you’re dating, married, or in a long-term partnership, The Intimacy Life Cycle will give you the tools, strategies, and mindset shifts needed to keep love thriving. Perfect for couples, individuals, and relationship coaches looking to prevent emotional drift and build lasting intimacy.

Montgomery, Alabama. 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference in her community. She wants to help women make their own choices for their lives and bodies. But when her first week on the job takes her down a dusty country road to a tumbledown cabin and into the heart of the Williams family, Civil learns there is more to her new role than she bargained for.

Adele wünscht sich sehr, auf dasselbe Mädcheninternat zu gehen wie ihre beste Freundin. Ihre Eltern wundern sich jedoch über die Menge an Papierkram, die sie im Vorfeld der Anmeldung ausfüllen müssen. Dann werden sie auch noch zu einem Gespräch gebeten. Dabei wird ihnen mitgeteilt, dass sie die Zukunft ihrer Tochter positiv beeinflussen können, wenn sie ihre eheliche sexuelle Aktivität von einer Jury bewerten lassen. Je heißer und abgefahrener der Sex, desto besser Adeles Zukunftschancen. Wie weit werden die liebenden Eltern gehen?

Kiara langweilt sich in ihrem von Etikette bestimmten Leben im Hause ihrer reichen Eltern. Wie gern würde sie ihren sexuellen Hunger stillen, der durch ein Erlebnis mit ihrem Hauslehrer in ihr erwacht ist. Als ihre Eltern sie in ein Mädcheninternat schicken, ahnt sie nicht, wie schnell sich ihr Wunsch nach körperlicher Befriedigung erfüllen wird. Bereits am ersten Abend bekommt sie es mit gleich drei Männern gleichzeitig zu tun ...

Die neunzehnjährige Tara fragt sich, warum die Tür des Kellergewölbes immer abgeschlossen ist und die Direktorin des Mädcheninternats den Schlüssel stets bei sich führt. Eines Tages gelingt es ihr, den Schlüssel an sich zu nehmen. Was sie im Gewölbe findet, verschlägt ihr die Sprache, bietet ihr aber auch die Möglichkeit, einen Traum auszuleben: Gefilmt von einer Webcam zieht sie sich aus, streichelt und befriedigt sich selbst. Wie werden ihre Zuschauer reagieren?

Seit sich Natascha von ihrem Freund getrennt hat, lauert die Lust in jeder Pore ihres Körpers. So wird sie ganz feucht, als ein paar heiße Handwerker Einzug in das Mädcheninternat halten. Besonders Kevin hat es ihr angetan. Die beiden spüren vom ersten Augenblick an eine wahnsinnige sexuelle Anziehung zueinander. Von Geilheit besessen, treiben sie es kurz darauf hinter den Büschen im Garten des Internats. Doch das heizt ihre Gier nur noch weiter an und Natascha lockt Kevin in den Glockenturm, wo sie ungestört sind und sich hemmungslos ihrer Begierde hingeben können …

Was hat es mit den geheimnisvollen schwarzen Limousinen auf sich, die immer mal wieder durch den Ort fahren? Und was ist dran an den Geschichten um harten Sex und schmutzige Spiele, die man sich über das Internat auf dem Hügel erzählt? Die junge Journalistin Trixie beschließt, der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen, und schleust sich in das Internat ein. Auf den ersten Blick scheint alles ganz normal zu sein, wären da nicht die nachmittäglichen Sexfächer sowie die Sonderkurse SM und Lesbensex, die im Sextrakt unterrichtet werden ...