Featuring Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish.What links a clutch of sinister murders in Victorian London, an angel appearing in a Staffordshire village in the 1920s and a small boy running loose around the capital in 1950?When Honoré and Emily encounter a man who appears to have been cut out of time, they think they have the answer. But soon enough they discover that the mystery is only just beginning and that nightmares can turn into reality.Part mystery, part de...

What links a clutch of sinister murders in Victorian London, an angel appearing in a Staffordshire village in the 1920s and a small boy running loose around the capital in 1950? When Honoré and Emily encounter a man who appears to have been cut out of time, they think they have the answer. But soon enough they discover that the mystery is only just beginning and that nightmares can turn into reality. Part mystery, part detective story, part dark fantasy, part science fiction... original ad...

In zehn unterhaltsamen Kapiteln erzählt Clason vordergründig betrachtet Erfolgsgeschichten aus der Antike, aus Babylon, dem Finanzzentrum der Welt zu Beginn der Geschichtsschreibung. Bald entdeckt der faszinierte Leser, die faszinierte Leserin, dass sich die Gleichnisse, die er oder sie liest, nahtlos auf die heutige Welt und das eigene Leben übertragen lassen. Die einfachen Grundsätze, die damals entwickelt wurden, haben nichts an Gültigkeit verloren.

Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC’s Third Program on October 1, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3’s fiftieth anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall, and preserved for all time in this lush audio dramatization.“A comedy and a philosophy,” Man and Superman is based on the Don Juan theme, and using all the elements from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Shaw reordered them so that Don Juan becomes the quarry instead of the huntsman....

Originally published in 1926, ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’ is George S. Clason’s timeless classic, revealing the secrets to making money and keeping it. Clason founded two publishing companies and was the first to publish a road atlas of North America. He is best known for writing a series of pamphlets advising readers on finding financial success, which were later compiled to form this classic bestseller.This inspirational book is hailed as the greatest of books on finances. It unveils th...

George Washington Carey (1845-1924) was an American physician known for his 'chemistry of life' publications, a subject which he referred to as biochemistry. Carey combined a mixture of religion, astrology, physiology, anatomy, and chemistry, themed particularly with a mineral-based theory of human disease to explain his views on human chemistry. He continues to be popular within new-age and homeopathic circles. In the context of a person viewed as a "human molecule", Carey was the first t...

In "A British Rifle Man," George Simmons presents an evocative memoir that melds the stark realities of warfare with the intimate reflections of personal experience. Written in the early 19th century, the work encapsulates the gritty life of a rifleman during the Peninsular War, characterized by its vivid imagery and candid portrayal of the chaos of battle. Simmons employs a straightforward yet lyrical prose style, immersing the reader in the sights, sounds, and emotional landscapes of a s...

Beloved by millions, this timeless classic holds the key to all you desire and everything you wish to accomplish. This is the book that reveals the secret to personal wealth. Countless readers have been helped by the famous "Babylonian parables," hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. In language as simple as that found in the Bible, these fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity a...

Another Man’s Poison is the fifth mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Vera Stanhope, Shetland and Two Rivers crime series.Molly Palmer-Jones arrives at her aunt Ursula’s house one morning, only to find her body slumped lifeless on the sofa . . .Ursula Ottway’s beautiful cottage is wanted by her landlord, politician Marcus Grenville, so he can convert it into a hol...

Griffin, a brilliant scientist, discovers the secret to invisibility but cannot reverse it. Shrouded in bandages and cloaked in secrecy, he seeks refuge in a small English village, where his initial hope for recovery spirals into madness. As Griffin's power grows, so does his disconnect from humanity, leading to a path of terror and desperation. Wells explores the dark side of ambition and the invisibility of the alienated soul.

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves'Let's be clear that it's not your professionalism which I question. If you understand nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, it's because from the very start you've been working with facts which had been falsified.'Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder. As his audacious plan to uncover the truth unfolds, he encounters rich American...

Nadat commissaris Maigret de 27-jarige Heurtin heeft gearresteerd voor een dubbele moord, begint hij toch te twijfelen aan diens schuld. In overleg met zijn superieuren laat hij Heurtin ontsnappen om hem te kunnen volgen en achter de waarheid te komen. Dan verdwijnt Heurtin spoorloos. Maigret geeft zichzelf tien dagen de tijd om deze mysterieuze zaak op te lossen.