'The twenty-first century is when it all changes, and you've got to be ready.'Separate from the government; outside the police, beyond the United Nations: Torchwood sets its own rules. A team of investigators, using alien technology to solve crime - both alien and human. This British sci-fi crime thriller, created by Russell T Davies, sees them delve into the unknown. A group of people fighting the impossible. The series stars Captain Jack Harkness played by John Barrowman, last se...

A new adventure with the First Doctor as told by his grand-daughter, Susan.“It was a terrible sound, like someone had just stabbed the Universe and it was crying out in pain.”The distant future:The TARDIS, with the Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara aboard, is drawn out of the Vortex and lands aboard the Earth Benchmarking Vessel Nevermore, where Captain Rostrum is navigating by punching holes in the very fabric of space. The Doctor is appalled by this act of v...

Professor George Litefoot: the eminent pathologist who advises the police in some of their grisliest cases.Henry Gordon Jago: the master of ceremonies at the Alhambra Theatre.These are two very different men from contrasting strata in society who became firm friends and collaborators after their adventure with the Doctor and Leela battling the evil Weng-Chiang.Some years later, Jago and Litefoot have defeated dangerous denizens of the daemonic darkness together. The...

When Torchwood track an energy surge to a Cardiff nightclub, the team finds the police are already at the scene. Five teenagers have died in a fight, and lying among the bodies is an extraterrestrial device. Next morning, they discover the corpse of a Weevil, its face and neck eaten away, seemingly by human teeth. And on the streets of Cardiff, an ordinary woman with an extraordinary hunger is attacking people and eating her victims. The job of a lifetime it might be, but working for Torch...

Three new adventures for the Liberator crew, starring some of the actors from the original hit BBC TV series.Corners of the Mind by Andy Lane.Avon is trapped in a labyrinth full of puzzles, with no way to teleport to safety and deadly traps at every corner. He needs all his wits to survive, but there is one problem - he is losing his mind with every puzzle, piece by piece, memory by memory.Capital by Guy Adams.The Armageddon Storm. A weapon...

Four more stories featuring the investigators of infernal incidents, with an extra hour of behind the scenes interviews.Dead Men’s Tales, by Justin RichardsA friend from the past returns to warn Jago and Litefoot of a threat to the future. Time breaks are appearing in Victorian London, but first Leela must help solve the mystery of the Wet Men - terrifying creatures that are rising from the River Thames…The Man at the End of the Garden, by Matthew SweetStrange...

Four stories featuring the investigators of infernal incidents, with an extra hour of behind the scenes interviews.The Bloodless Soldier, by Justin RichardsA group of soldiers return from overseas service – but they have brought a terrible evil back with them. As death strikes on the streets of London, Sergeant Quick calls upon the help of Professor Litefoot, while an old enemy lurks in the shadows. Jago and Litefoot are on the trail of the Bloodless Soldier – and tragedy wi...

Four more stories featuring the investigators of infernal incidents, with an extra hour of behind the scenes interviews.Litefoot and Sanders, by Justin RichardsWomen are being killed on the streets of London, and the evidence points to it being the work of a vicious vampire. This should be a case for Jago and Litefoot but – to the astonishment of Jago – the esteemed investigators of infernal incidents have gone their separate ways. It’s now a case for Litefoot and Sanders – ...

Four more supernatural adventures for the infamous infernal investigators: Jago & Litefoot!7.1 The Monstrous Menagerie by Jonathan Morris:Jago and Litefoot are on the run! Framed for a crime they didn’t commit, the infernal investigators seek refuge in a house on Baker Street owned by their old friend, Professor Dark. That's when Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle enters their lives. Tired of his popular creation Sherlock Holmes, Doyle has moved onto other ...

讓聽眾聽了還想再聽！當你站上講台時，你是否發現沒過多久，台下聽眾就已經眼神呆滯，魂飛象外，你好像在對空氣講話……。你不禁自問：這到底是怎麼回事？我不是在神學院學過講道法了嗎？本書以創新的方式，將講道比喻為一趟與聽眾共同進行的卡車旅程。首先你要知道目的地為何，接著要運用地圖和方向燈，帶領乘客到達目的地。因此作者提出七項講道祕訣：設定目標、選擇單點信息、繪製地圖、將信息內化、讓聽眾參與、找到自己的風格、重新思考聽眾要什麼。這七項祕訣將幫助你緊緊抓住聽眾注意力，讓他們聽了還想再聽。當人們願意聽的時候，生命就開始改變！本書特色:本書以創新的方式，將講道比喻為一趟與聽眾共同進行的卡車旅程。首先你要知道目的地為何，接著要運用地圖和方向燈，帶領乘客到達目的地。作者進一步提出七項講道祕訣，內容饒富趣味性，實用可行。真誠推薦黃葳威 政大廣電系教授彭文正 台大多媒體中心主任本書作者提出各種讓講道者可以...

When You Talk, Are People Changed?Whether you speak from the pulpit, podium, or the front of a classroom, you don’t need much more than blank stares and faraway looks to tell you you’re not connecting. Take heart before your audience takes leave! You can convey your message in the powerful, life-changing way it deserves to be told. An insightful, entertaining parable that’s an excellent guide for any speaker, Communicating for a Change takes a simple approach to de...

Brought to you by Penguin.For as long as we've studied the mind, we've believed that information flowing from our senses determines what our mind perceives. But as our understanding of neuroscience and psychology has advanced in the last few decades, a provocative and hugely powerful new view has flipped this assumption on its head. The brain is not a passive receiver, but an ever-active predictor.At the forefront of this cognitive revolution is widely accl...