A quiz show hosted by Steve Punt (star of BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show and the brains behind Horrible Histories) where a team of three University students take on a team of three of their professors.Every week, at a different University, it pits a team of three Students against three of their Lecturers. The rounds vary between Specialist Knowledge and General Knowledge, quickfire bell-and-buzzer rounds and ‘Highbrow and Lowbrow’. Which of the studen...

Discover 400 years of New England history you won't find in guidebooks in this collection of true stories and colorful characters from The Pine Tree State.Maine wouldn't be the magical place it is today without the contributions of little-known individuals whose inspiring and adventuresome lives make up the story of Maine's "hidden history." Journalist and Maine historian Harry Gratwick presents vividly detailed portraits of these Mainers, from the controversial mis...

Comedian Glenn Moore takes another look through his almanac at major world events and what he was doing at the time. Perhaps best-known for his outrageously brilliant one-liners on Mock The Week, Glenn delivers a tale of comic mishaps and extraordinary scenes interwoven with a big event in history – and looks back through his almanac to find out other strange connections to the day as well.In episode one, a deadly spy operation causes him to suspect his innocent Russian flatmate…

Frank Skinner hosts the second series and a Christmas special of the show based on online reviews as he and his all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad & the bafflingEveryone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave a review, they almost always write something hilarious. And our all-star panel have to work out just what they were reviewing – and maybe contribute a few reviews of their own... and more... So if yo...

Comedian Glenn Moore takes a look back though his almanac at major world eventsPerhaps best-known for his outrageously brilliant one-liners on Mock the Week, comedian Glenn Moore delivers a tale of comic mishaps in this BBC radio comedy series.Looking back through his almanac at a big event in history, Glenn finds out what he was doing at the time and looks into other strange connections to the day in question. Sit back and listen as Glenn interwea...

The complete second collection of the quiz show where a team of three University students take on a team of three of their professors, hosted by Steve Punt (star of BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show and the brains behind Horrible Histories), including the complete final series 15.The show is recorded on location at a different University each week, and pits three Undergraduates against three of their Professors in this fresh take on an academic quiz. The...

Frank Skinner hosts series 3 of the panel game based on what we all sit down and do at least once a day – shop online and leave a review, as an all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad & the bafflingEveryone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave a review, they almost always write something hilarious. And our all-star panel have to work out just what they were reviewing – and maybe contribute a few reviews of t...

This anthology draws together some of the best new stories of mystery and murder—compiled by the Anthony Award–winning crime fiction editor.This anthology collects the most original stories of murder by some of mystery fiction's most inventive talents from the United States and United Kingdom. With innovative new takes on locked-room mysteries and impossible crimes, these short stories are full of vexing conundrums and reality-defying puzzles. A murder has been comm...

Written for those leading continuous improvement efforts, from senior leaders to the front lines, this book details our learnings from decades of work in this field. We explore and describe why some improvement efforts do very well while others struggle and die out. We study and analyze the vastly different results at two nearly identical sites with whom we worked – one becoming the corporate model, the other struggled with mediocre performance.Combining research and our experience...

Tyler Stone is an enigma. He is polite, charming, intelligent, and possibly the most dangerous man you never want to meet. Disgusted by what he perceives as a society too stupid to realize it is being prayed on by divisive agendas that enrich a tiny minority, Tyler embarks on a killing spree. But this is no mindless act of violence; quite the contrary, it is a well-thought-out and executed plan that is akin to one man waging war against an entire nation. With casualties mounting, s...

Imprisoned Warriors: 12 Civil War Accounts of Battlefronts, Capture, Escapes and Life in Prison Camps presents an eclectic and deeply resonant anthology that encapsulates the harrowing experiences and indomitable spirit of soldiers entangled in the American Civil War. This collection traverses a gamut of literary styles, from vivid battlefield descriptions to poignant diary entries and gripping escape narratives. As a whole, the anthology offers a compelling mosaic of soldiering life, delv...

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Image Comics and the 20th anniversary of THE DARKNESS, this special volume collects THE DARKNESS ORIGINS (Issues one through six and Preview), THE DARKNESS/BATMAN, and THE DARKNESS/SUPERMAN! This is a one-time printing in honor of the anniversaries, so donêt miss out!