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From 1891 to 1894, Sherlock Holmes was presumed to be dead, having perished during the epic struggle with Professor Moriarty atop the Reichenbach Falls. But unknown to most, even his friend Dr. Watson, Holmes survived. During those three years, he roamed the world, acting as an agent for the British government and using his very special skills along the way. In volume one of Holmes Away from Home, the incredible two-volume collection of new traditional Holmes adventures, we find our hero crisscrossing the world - Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the US.

Born in the blazing crucible of war, but sworn to fight for peace, the mysterious obsidian aviator known only by the code name Captain Midnight flies again! An ace pilot, super secret agent, and astounding scientific genius, the heroic Captain Midnight ruled the radio airwaves and starred in comic books, film serials, and a classic television series. Now, when we need him most, he has returned, along with his legendary Secret Squadron, to battle spies, saboteurs, and the mercenary armies of the evil warmonger Ivan Shark and his delectably deadly daughter, Fury.

A superb collection of captivating short stories by leading classic writers, including 'The Cone' by H. G. Wells, 'The Dream Woman' by Wilkie Collins, 'Fortunes Adrift' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'The Kidnapping of Phil Altamore' by Ella Hepworth Dixon, 'The Table Under the Tree' by E. Phillips Oppenheim, 'In Yeddo Bay' by Jack London and many more gripping short stories by famous writers.

Merlin returns to the land beyond the Magic Pool when he hears the sacred crystal has gone missing from the temple. Together with his friends the owls, he goes on a quest to to uncover the mystery, and on his journey he meets the temple cats, Professor Blueglass, the monkeys and the crows that live in the old castle....

The Road to Safwan is a complete history of the 1st Infantry Division's cavalry unit fighting in Operation Desert Storm. Stephen A. Bourque and John W. Burdan III served in the 1st Infantry--Bourque in Division Headquarters, Burdan as the Operations Officer of the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry. Based on extensive interviews and primary sources, Bourque and Burdan provide the most in-depth coverage to date of a battalion-level unit in the 1991 war, showing how the unit deployed, went into combat, and adapted to changing circumstances.

Executing Democracy: Capital Punishment & the Making of America, 1683-1807 is the first volume of a rhetorical history of public debates about crime, violence, and capital punishment in America. This examination begins in 1683, when William Penn first struggled to govern the rowdy indentured servants of Philadelphia, and continues up until 1807, when the Federalists sought to impose law-and-order upon the New Republic.

Als die drei Geschwister Kate, Michael und Emma in dem Herrenhaus des Dr. Pym landen, ahnen sie nicht, wohin sie diese Reise führen wird...

Merlin the Cat needs a holiday. His sister Mo suggests the Hotel for Cats in the Scottish Highlands - and invites herself along! There Merlin meets the beautiful cat Fiona, who can't do her job of keeping the mice away because there are so many of them. Merlin wants to help and comes up with a plan to deal with the mice without sending them out into the clutches of waiting predators....

American Gunfight is the fast-paced, definitive, and breathtakingly suspenseful account of an extraordinary historical event: the attempted assassination of President Harry Truman in 1950 by two Puerto Rican Nationalists and the bloody shoot-out in the streets of Washington, D.C., that saved the president's life.

You can do relationships right! Regret-Free Living takes the focus from what was and what might have been and shines a bright light onto the path of what is and what is to be. Christian counselor Stephen Arterburn speaks honestly and forthrightly about what it takes to build strong, healthy relationships. Drawing on his own positive and negative experiences, he offers specific steps to rid yourself of relationship regrets, open your heart to healing, and move forward in love.

Based on the format of the American TV show Saturday Night Live, this home-grown comedy production was an enormous success and bought recognition and fame to a great many performers, many of whom are now household names.

Merlin makes a new friend, a red fox, who invites him to his family home in the woods. On his way home, full of good food, Merlin has a rest by a pool. But this is no ordinary pool, and Merlin finds himself on an adventure in a magic land....

The Milkman is worried - his bottles keep disappearing! Merlin the Cat promises to investigate. When the culprits are found to be squirrels, Merlin and his friends uncover an even bigger problem - with the trees in the woodland being cut down, the squirrels are short of food. Merlin has to find a solution, and enlists the help of all the woodland animals to help him.

"Und was sollen wir durch die Luft werfen?" Dass es bei der Fish!-Philosophie nicht nur ums Fische-Werfen geht, zeigt Noch Mehr Fish! Denn hier lernen wir Firmen kennen, die auf unterschiedlichste Weise Spaß an der Arbeit mit einer positiven Einstellung verbinden, von Discokugeln im Call Center über Capuccino servierende Autohändler bis zum Dachdeckerlehrling, der seinen Chef coachen darf.

Nachdem es den drei Geschwistern Kate, Michael und Emma gelungen ist, das erste der Bücher vom Anbeginn aus den Händen des finsteren Magnus...

"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of… romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you… Escape!" Radio Spirits is pleased to present 20 classic tales from one of radio's greatest action and adventure series. This collection will bring you tales of black pearls, headhunters, volcanoes, Nazi convoys and cargos of gold in exotic settings and locales - from South of the Border to Dutch East India, Paris, North Africa and points unknown!

Die Geschwister Kate, Michael und Emma wurden als Kleinkinder von ihren Eltern getrennt. Auf dem Weg in ein neues Waisenhaus landen sie in dem Herrenhaus des geheimnisvollen Dr. Pym. Dort erfahren sie, dass sie ein magisches Buch finden müssen, wenn sie ihre Eltern wiedersehen wollen. Auf ihrer Suche treten die Kinder gegen finstere Gegner an, finden unerwartete Verbündete und beginnen, das Geheimnis ihrer Familie zu lüften.

These stories represent decades of collaboration between author David Niall Wilson and a wide array of talented authors. All have been professionally published - some have been reprinted and collected. All are the result of two muses meeting on paper. Meet a modern day Don Quixote, fighting Y2K bug nightmares, and striving to save the woman of his dreams. Learn how Edgar Allen Poe might have found his tales. Face off on a lonely mountaintop with Lovecraftian nightmares.

Explore the secrets of the universe with selections from the works of three of the greatest scientific minds of our lifetime. Widely regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein, Stephen W. Hawking has delved into today's most important scientific ideas about the cosmos, expanded upon the rich history of scientific thought, and reveled in the complexities of the universe in which we live.

Celebrating 400 years of the King James Bible, 1611-2011, The Poetry of the Bible is a beautiful audiobook featuring some of your favourite verses with poetry to accompany them. Read by the distinctive British voice of Stephen John, this unique audiobook brings alive the majesty and beauty of the world's most famous book.