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Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is part memoir, part investigation, and unlike any creative portrait you’ve ever heard before. Recorded over a series of 30 hours of conversation between Simon, Gladwell, and Gladwell’s oldest friend and co-writer, journalist and Broken Record podcast co-host Bruce Headlam, the conversation flows from Simon’s music, to his childhood in Queens, NY, to his frequent collaborators including Art Garfunkel and the nature of creativity itself.

This book contains the following works: 1. Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum 2. William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream 3. Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden 4. Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 5. Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island 6. H. P. Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness 7. Jack London: The Call of the Wild 8. Mary W. Shelley: Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus 9. Osamu Dazai: No Longer Human (Confessions of a Faulty Man) 10. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter

What happens when Paul Simon, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in music history, and Malcolm Gladwell, the bestselling author and podcast host, sit down together, with a tape recorder and a guitar? Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is part memoir, part investigation, and unlike any creative portrait you’ve ever heard before.

This book contains the following works: Edgar Allan Poe: The Gold Bug, William Shakespeare: Romeo And Juliet, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: Faust, Mark Twain: Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Leo Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Translator: Constance Garnett), Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World, Henry James: The Turn of the Screw, Antoine de Saint-Exupery: The Little Prince (Translator: Marina Zhigalova), Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Kate Chopin: The Awakening.

If your tastes run to Victorian mysteries and murder, you’ll enjoy Peter Ackroyd’s special blending of fact and fiction in this magnificent recreation of the bizarre murders that rocked Victorian England. Drawing on surviving police records and court transcripts, Ackroyd paints a fascinating portrait of a savage murderer, the terror that rippled across London, and the innocent woman charged with the crimes.

With a host of memorable characters and catchphrases, The Fast Show was one of the most popular BBC TV comedy shows ever. The talents of Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Caroline Aherne, Simon Day and many more come together in this collection of selected TV episodes and special edition of The Fast Show Live.

One of Russia's most iconic poets, Alexander Pushkin is often described as the 'father of Russian literature'. A gambler, playboy and social reformer, he was exiled by the Tsar for his controversial poetry and died aged 37 in a duel defending his wife's honour. This BBC Radio anthology includes dramatisations and readings of Pushkin's most famous works - plus biographical programmes and an original play based on his life.

Tales of blood, magic, and steel by masters of the craft!

In this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.

In Rise Like Lions, Booker Prize winning writer Ben Okri has compiled a collection of poems that celebrate the many voices of politics, from polemics and rallying cries to lyrics and meditations. Many of these poems have resonated with readers over lifetimes and through generations, from William Blake to Marvin Gaye. In exploring the impact political poems have on ideas, vision, protest, change and truth, Okri demonstrates how the need for this strand of poetry is as great as it has ever been, and its inspiration just as powerful.

Peter Shaffer’s three most renowned plays, plus a radio monologue performed by Dame Judi Dench. Sir Peter Shaffer was one of the most distinguished and successful British playwrights of his generation. He won the Tony Award for both Amadeus and Equus, and the film adaptation of Amadeus garnered eight Oscars. In 1997, he was awarded an OBE, and he was knighted in the 2001 New Year honours list. This collection contains his best-known plays and a monologue specially written for radio, first broadcast in 1989.

Beim Tauchen vor der Küste erscheint vor Yann, Zoom, Auru und Timeti plötzlich ein merkwürdiges Ungetüm. Als sie näher herankommen, verschwindet es genauso plötzlich wieder. Auru denkt, dass Yann sich einen Scherz erlaubt und einen Trick angewandt hat. Aber Yann und Timeti wollen hinter das Geheimnis kommen.

Onkel Patrick muss für ein paar Tage verreisen, und so zieht Auru mit seiner Familie in die Galeone, damit Yann und Marina nicht allein bleiben müssen. Sehr zum Missfallen von Yann. Am nächsten Morgen können sie alle ihren Augen kaum trauen. Das Meer vor Maotou ist tiefrot. Alle verdächtigen den armen Zoom, etwas mit dem Phänomen zu tun zu haben.

Das ganze Dorf bereitet sich auf die großen jährlichen Wettkämpfe vor, als Yann einen verletzten Oktopus findet und nach Hause bringt. Marina kümmert sich liebevoll um das Tier. Dabei bemerkt sie bald, dass der Oktopus hellseherische Fähigkeiten hat. Er kann den Ausgang eines jeden Wettkampfs vorhersagen. Für sie ist das ein Spaß, aber Jack beginnt es für sich nutzen.

Marina möchte ein Video drehen, um damit einen Wettbewerb zu gewinnen, den ihre Lieblingsband "The Wild Coconuts" ausgeschrieben hat. Sie bittet Yann, Timeti und Auru um Hilfe. Die drei haben Lust, mitzumachen, entwickeln aber schnell ihre ganz eigenen Ideen zur Gestaltung des Films. Bald hat Marina gar nichts mehr zu sagen.

Physicist and popular science author Simon Singh explores the numbers and concepts that lie at the heart of some of the trickiest problems in mathematics, revealing their history, significance and unique qualities. Beginning with zero - which, amazingly, wasn't invented until 400 BC and then took thousands of years to catch on - he goes on to serve up a slice of pi, uncover the hidden beauty of the Golden Ratio, reveal the reality behind the imaginary number and explain why some infinities are bigger than others.

This multi-voice production of The Tragedy of Macbeth features an all-star cast under the direction of acclaimed producer Paul Alan Ruben, a Grammy Award-winning veteran of the audiobook industry. With five AudioFile magazine Golden Voice recipients, multiple Grammy and SOVAS nominations, and countless Earphones and Audie Awards, this phenomenal cast brings Shakespeare's work to life.

Shocking UFO cases proving that we are definitely not alone in this universe regardless of what our governments put forth. Featuring over 11 hours of stunning evidence, you will hear eyewitness accounts from all around the world of everything from UFO sightings to deep state cover-ups, and even alien space travelers visiting our ancient ancestors. Not only are aliens here now; they have been here for centuries.

According to the Bible, an Apocalypse is the complete final destruction of the world, as described in the Book of Revelation. Many think the Apocalypse is indeed upon us, but in truth, it may be a new beginning. Be informed and prepared to not only survive, but thrive during these strange times on planet Earth with this expansive audiobook covering all aspects of the New World Order and much more.

For millennia mankind lived upon this planet without the need for electronic devices. No smartphones, tablets, or gadgets running our homes. We knew about the cycles of nature and the balance of life. Now, we live in an artificially-created dream state that controls every aspect of our lives. The majority of people in the world have no idea how to hunt and gather, how to heal themselves, build a shelter, or even communicate without texting. Huge leaps in technological evolution have destroyed in one generation what thousands of generations developed.