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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler comes a tale of murder, madness, and an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the streets of San Francisco. San Francisco homicide inspector Bryan Clauser is losing his mind. How else to explain his dreams, dreams that mirror — with impossible accuracy — gruesome murders drenching the city in blood? How else to explain the feelings these dreams provoke in him? Not disgust, not horror, but excitement. As Bryan and his longtime partner Pookie' Chang investigate the killings, they learn that things are even stranger than they initially seem. ...

The story of Christopher Isherwood's life is one of pilgrimage: away from the constraints of inheritance and empire and toward authenticity and spiritual illumination. Isherwood—the author of Goodbye to Berlin, which inspired Cabaret, and A Single Man—was born the heir to a crumbling English estate. He died an icon of gay liberation in California while his partner, Don Bachardy, painted his death portrait.

From 1938 to 1969 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular serials. They inhabit a sophisticated, well-dressed world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women are chic and the men wear...

Brought to you by Penguin. A far-ranging, invigorating and irrepressible collection of essays on literature, cinema, art - and everything in between - from the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Feel Free and Swing Time How did George Eliot's love life affect her prose?...

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In this original and trenchant work, Christina Sharpe interrogates literary, visual, cinematic, and quotidian representations of Black life that comprise what she calls the "orthography of the wake". Activating multiple registers of "wake" - the path behind a ship, keeping watch with the dead, coming to consciousness - Sharpe illustrates how Black lives are swept up and animated by the afterlives of slavery, and she delineates what survives despite such insistent violence and negation.

Grimms' Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is a timeless collection of folklore, featuring dark, enchanting stories passed down through generations. This book includes iconic tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, and Rumpelstiltskin. The stories are filled with magical creatures, cunning villains, and moral lessons, often with eerie undertones. Originally collected from oral traditions, these tales reflect the culture and beliefs of medieval Europe. Unlike their modern, sanitized versions, the original Grimm stories are often grim, with elements of danger, ...

In the modern information age, our brain’s coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to eleven. Amanda Montell blends cultural criticism and personal narrative to explore our modern cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages and highlights of magical...

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS POPULAR NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 A laugh-out-loud true story of the trials and tribulations of being a live-in nanny in 1980s London and inspired a major TV series starring Helena Bonham Carter. ***** In 1982 Nina Stibbe, a 20-year-old from Leicester...

Fun and informative interviews with the best sapphic fiction writers. We talk about their books, but also about who they are as people. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoy bringing it to you.

The secrets of the Halo Universe, the mysteries of the deepest parts of the Halo lore, the most hilarious and terrifying fun facts, all being provided by a group of fantastical personalities. Austin, Halo fanatic. James, Covenant enthusiast. Shane, passionate for Halo and its extensive universe. Connor, a deep love for Halo's Gravity Hammers and Brutes. These are your hosts. These are your friends. This is The Library. Join us in TERMINALS for exclusive aftershow content! Support us on Patreon! - patreon.com/jumperscape Check out our website! - jumperscape.com Show support and rate the show!

Discover the timeless wisdom of The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel in this comprehensive summary audiobook. This playlist breaks down the key lessons from the book, exploring how our behavior, emotions, and mindset shape our financial decisions more than intelligence or income. From the power of compounding and the role of luck, to defining “enough” and mastering financial survival, each chapter offers actionable insights to help you build wealth, avoid common pitfalls, and rethink your relationship with money. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting your financial ...

Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards, Christopher Bland Prize and The People's Book Prize A Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024 An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book The captivating true story of an underdog business – a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher’s Britain – from a...

Spring is the time of renewal and rebirth, a celebration of the resilience of life. As the year turns, animals and plants that have struggled to survive the winter find new hope and create the next generation. The season has inspired some of humanity’s greatest art and many of its most significant religious festivals. Now, in Spring is the Only Season, Simon Barnes provides a fresh and compelling look at this period of the year.

Amidst the tension between the human race and the vicious reptile Dalki, Quinn Talen inherited an old book from his parents after he was orphaned. Bullied since childhood, that book was his only hope to gain special abilities like his peers. But if only he could open it? Soon Quinn is granted a system, and his whole life turns around, as he realizes that his ability is something completely unique.

Hail Reaper is a podcast dedicated to the Red Rising universe, where we explore the book series through conversation, creative world-building content, and music.

Welcome to “Bedtime Stories”. Popular children's stories, classic tales, and time-honored fables. A podcast that will entertain everyone in the family and help you fall asleep.Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Samsung Podcasts, Amazon Music, Alexia, and YouTube

Canale Podcast dedicato al professor Alessandro Barbero focalizzato su interventi brevi, conferenze inedite e podcast non reperibili su altri canali. (Non ufficiale - come tutti) . . // Disclaimer // Tutti gli audio disponibili sono utilizzati negli episodi dopo previo consenso e accordo con i distributori originali di altre piattaforme e/o comunque distribuiti liberamente e originariamente con licenze CC BY 4.0 e affini (o registrati in loco), viene sempre riportata la fonte principale. I titoli potrebbero differire in caso di titoli originali troppo lunghi o estratti brevi. Per qualsiasi ...

To celebrate a hundred years since Sylvia Beach published James Joyce’s Ulysses, and to encourage readers to engage (or re-engage) with this spirited, funny, life-changing book, Shakespeare and Company, Paris—in partnership with Penguin Classics and Hay Festival—created an ensemble recording of the unabridged text, released as a free podcast between the centenary of the publication on 2nd February 2022 and Bloomsday on June 16 2022.Read by more than a hundred writers, artists, comedians and musicians from all over the world— including Sally Rooney, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Fry, Pete...

A wide-ranging selection of George Orwell's essays, written in the clear-eyed, passionate and uncompromising style that has earned him a reputation as one of Britain's greatest writers.