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We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this New York Times bestselling biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. This volume focuses on Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets and Sesame Street. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that...

We can all be heroes. That’s the inspiring message of this lively biography series from New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer. “Kids always search for heroes, so we might as well have a say in it,” Brad Meltzer realized, and so he envisioned this friendly, fun approach to...

Resurrecting buried scandals, audacious hoaxes and private tragedies, Emma Donoghue has written a sequence of short stories about peculiar moments in the history of the British Isles. Here artists mix with poisoners and countesses rub shoulders with cross-dressers, vicars and revolutionaries; the Second Coming is proclaimed in Scotland; and a miniature girl becomes a tiny skeleton in a London museum.

Across the globe, the skies have witnessed inexplicable events. Tales of blazing objects falling from the heavens, mysterious hieroglyphic-like symbols etched onto unearthly crafts, and encounters with beings not of this world. But with each revelation comes shadowy Government agendas lurking in the darkness, silencing the truth, erasing evidence, and leaving behind deception of what truly occurred—while purportedly tasked with handling the aftermath of extraterrestrial encounters that caused injuries to civilians and military officials.

For this audiobook, most of the authors step out from behind the page and narrate their own story, creating a unique and rare listening experience. From heartwarming tales of generosity to cautionary fables about the corrupting influence of money, you'll encounter characters from all walks of life, each grappling with the tantalizing prospect of newfound riches.

Here are all-time great performances and personalities from the world of cricket, as recalled by some of the game's leading players, writers, and commentators. You'll hear: Donald Bradman: "270, Melbourne, 1936" Mike Atherton: "My Duel with Donald, Trent Bridge, 1998" Jim Laker: "19 for 90, Old...

Whether you are planning to start your first business, or are growing an existing business, having a mentor who has been there and done it before is an invaluable tool.

Whether you are planning to start your first business, or are growing an existing business, having a mentor who has been there and done it before is an invaluable tool.

The Rebel Yell was a battle cry used by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War as a way to intimidate the enemy and to boost their own morale. The Rebel Yell stood in for the flag as a symbol of Confederate heritage and Southern defiance. At veteran’s reunions, the Rebel Yell represented Confederate heroism. In the first thirty or forty years of the twentieth century, a number of aging Confederate veterans got together for reunions and recorded their versions of the Rebel Yell. The following recording includes Rebel Yells from one of these reunions from the 1920s.

Volume three includes: Boston Blackie, 1946-09-10: "The Backstage Murder"; Boston Blackie, 1947-04-15: "The Phonograph Murder"; Boston Blackie, 1946-08-06: "Jerry Williams Fixed Court Case"; Boston Blackie, 1946-10-22: "Faraday Shot"; Box Thirteen, 1947-10-17: "The First Letter"; Box Thirteen, 1947-10-31: "Blackmail Is Murder"; Box Thirteen, 1947-11-07: "Actor’s Alibi"; Broadway Is My Beat, 1950-02-17: "Dion Harley Case"; Broadway Is My Beat, 1950-03-31: "Hope Anderson Case"; and more.

Volume five includes: David Harding, Counterspy, 1951-01-14: "Captured Contact"; Dragnet, 1950-03-23: "The Big Gangster, Part 1"; Dragnet, 1950-03-30: "The Big Gangster, Part 2"; Gang Busters, 1948-06-12: "The Park Avenue Pilferers"; Gang Busters, 1948-09-25: "The Cincinnati Narcotics Ring"; Inspector Thorne, 1951-08-03: "Golden Girl Murder Case"; Inspector Thorne, 1951-08-10: "Defrosted Refrigerator Murder Case"; Jeff Regan, Investigator, 1948-11-13: "The Guy from Gower Gulch"; and more.

Volume four includes: Candy Matson, Yukon 28209, 1949-11-10: "The Devil in the Deep Freeze"; Candy Matson, Yukon 28209, 1949-12-19: "Jack Frost"; Casey, Crime Photographer, 1947-04-17: "The Box of Death"; Casey, Crime Photographer, 1947-05-22: "Pickup"; Crime and Peter Chambers, 1954-05-18: "La Grand Maison Third Booth"; Dick Tracy, 1945-09-13: "The Case of the Buried Treasure"; Dangerous Assignment, 1949-07-09: "Relief Supplies"; David Harding, Counterspy, 1951-01-07: "Kleptomaniac Clues"; and more.

Volume eight includes: Pat Novak for Hire, 1949-04-16: "Go Away Dixie Gillian"; Philo Vance Detective, 1949-09-06: "The Oxford Murder Case"; Philo Vance Detective, 1949-09-13: "The Checkered Murder Case"; Philo Vance Detective, 1949-09-20: "The Penny-Ante Murder Case"; Philo Vance Detective, 1949-09-27: "The Shoeless Murder Case"; Richard Diamond Private Detective, 1950-04-13: "Man Who Hated Women"; Rocky Fortune, 1954-02-16: "Too Much Married Blond"; and more.

Volume six includes: Jeff Regan, Investigator, 1948-12-04: "The Lawyer and the Lady"; Let George Do It, 1951-08-27: "Murder on Vacation"; Let George Do It, 1951-01-08: "The Man Behind the Frame"; The Lineup, 1951-09-12: "The Senile Slugging Case"; The Lineup, 1951-10-11: "The Frivolous Forger Fracas"; The Lineup, 1951-10-18: "The Nicely Nixed Nixon Case"; The Lux Radio Theatre, 1943-02-08: "The Maltese Falcon"; The Man Called X, 1951-05-11: "Roulette Scheme"; The Man Called X, 1951-06-15: "Rubber Sabotage"'; and more.

Thirteen of the most accomplished YA authors deliver a label-defying anthology that includes 10 short stories, a graphic novel, and a one-act play about topics like gentrification, acceptance, untimely death, coming out, and poverty, and ranging in genre from contemporary realistic fiction to adventure and romance. This collection will inspire you to break conventions, bend the rules, and color outside the lines.

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice - often the only choice - for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the smartphone and now on audio, Vanity Fair is the arbiter of our era.

God's concern and love for his children is present throughout this book. Even if you are not a priest or bishop, you can gain insight for yourself. Pass it on to your parish pastor - he will be encouraged.

Luke Livingstone is a respected solicitor, a father and grandfather, a pillar of the community. Yet Luke is struggling with an unbearable secret, and it's threatening to destroy him. All his life, Luke has hidden the truth about himself and his identity. It's a truth so fundamental that it will shatter his family and leave him outcast. But to continue living, he must become the person - the woman - he knows himself to be, whatever the cost.

During a long, hot July in 1863, the worst race riots the United States has ever seen erupt in New York City. Earlier that year, desperate for more Union soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln instituted a draft–a draft that would allow the wealthy to escape serving in the army by paying a $300...

Gandhi's peaceful revolution is the focus of this audiobook, part of the inspiring New York Times bestselling biography series about heroes. As a young man in India, Gandhi saw firsthand how people were treated unfairly. Refusing to accept injustice, he came up with a brilliant way to fight...