Only Seven Were Hanged by Stuart Martin is a gripping and intense exploration of justice, crime, and human consequence. In this audiobook, Martin takes listeners deep into the dramatic and often harrowing events surrounding a notorious criminal case, offering a vivid, meticulously researched narrative that blends historical fact with compelling storytelling.The audiobook’s powerful narration brings the tension, suspense, and moral complexity of the...

As night falls on the prison, the Governor prepares for another execution—just another day of routine. But when a visitor arrives with a forged reprieve and a silenced revolver, the Governor finds himself held hostage in his own office. The intruder, a cunning criminal mastermind, demands the immediate release of his partner in crime, a condemned murderer scheduled to hang at dawn.Refusing to surrender to panic, the Governor stalls for time by recounting the stories of fourteen new...

"[An] intriguing exploration of the composer's life and thought as exemplified by his music. An excellent biography." — Library JournalBest known for the four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813–83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history. Though his influence on the development of European music is indisputable, Wagn...

"A taut, suspenseful, terrifically well-researched historical thriller about the greatest crime of the 19th Century." ~William Martin, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Lincoln Letter and Bound for Gold.In 1900, former Congressman John Bingham tells his doctor, Jamie Fraser, about a terrible secret he learned thirty-five years ago while prosecuting John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln—a secret that cou...

The harrowing true story of abduction and survival from the courageous young woman who lived it—now the subject of a Lifetime original movie, I Am Elizabeth Smart.In this memoir, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime. On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic Bria...

Laos is the smallest state in terms of population, the weakest militarily, and the least developed economically in mainland Southeast Asia. Yet a glance at the map shows how strategically it is positioned, between Thailand and Vietnam and between Cambodia and China. As in the past Laos was a crossroads for trade routes, so in the future it will be a crossroads for communications in this rapidly developing region. It is even possible to anticipate that the greatness of Laos in the past may ...

The Salvator Mundi is the first Leonardo painting to be discovered for over a century. Following its re-emergence, it played a leading role in the landmark Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London in 2011, after which it was purchased by a Russian oligarch. In 2017 it was auctioned by Christie's in New York, fetching the world record price of $450m, and now forms part of the collection of Louvre Abu Dhabi. The Salvator Mundi may be seen as the devotional coun...

China, the world's most populous nation, has always exerted great influence on the traditional kingdoms and modern states of Southeast Asia. Today, history and culture continue to shape the modern relationship.In this concise volume, Martin Stuart-Fox charts the history of relations between China and Southeast Asia across two millennia, examining patterns of diplomacy, commercial networks, and migration, and explaining how these have varied over time. He shows how China's tradition...

Laos has the smallest population, the weakest military, and despite rapid economic growth in recent years, one of the lowest levels of per capita income in mainland Southeast Asia. Yet a glance at the map reveals its strategic location, between China and Cambodia and Thailand and Vietnam. As Laos was formerly a crossroads for trade routes, the socialist government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic seeks to transform the country into a prosperous crossroads at the heart of this rapidl...

This biography of legendary Hawaiian surfer Eddie Aikau is "a homespun homage to a modern-day folk hero" ( Outside Magazine).In the 1970s, a decade before bumper stickers and T-shirts bearing the phrase Eddie Would Go began popping up all over the Hawaiian islands and throughout the surfing world, Eddie Aikau was proving what it meant to be a "waterman." As a fearless and gifted surfer, he rode the biggest waves in the world; as the first and most famous Wa...

"Percy Stuart, ein millionenschwerer Gentleman aus Amerika, möchte in den angesehenen Excentric Club aufgenommen werden. Dafür muss er ungewöhnliche Aufgaben lösen. Mit Humor und innovativem Improvisationstalent geht er stilvoll und zielstrebig ans Werk. Dieses Buch enthält die folgenden Aufgaben: 13. Aufgabe: Der Untergang des M 1 14. Aufgabe: Als Schmuggler über die Pyrenäen 15. Aufgabe: Marinelli 16. Aufgabe: Auf den Gletschern des Montblanc"

**Un comienzo asombroso para una nueva trilogía de fantasía.— CulturessUna de las mejores novelas de fantasía del año.— BuzzFeed News**En todas las islas del Imperio, se extrae detrás de la oreja de cada niño un trozo de hueso, durante un ritual que con demasiada frecuencia es fatal. Desde su palacio, el emperador utiliza estos preciosos fragmentos para crear y controlar formidables quimeras animales, los constructos que mantienen la ley y el...