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Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books, making coffee for customers, and living an unassuming, ordinary life. Until the day one of her favorite customers—a lonely yet charming old man—dies right in front of her. Cassie is devastated. She always loved his stories, and now she has nothing to remember him by. Nothing but the last book he was reading. But this is no ordinary book… It is the Book of Doors. Inscribed with enigmatic words and mysterious drawings, it promises Cassie that any door is every door. You just need to know how to open them.

The world of unknowable objects—magical items that most people have no idea possess powers—has been quiet for decades, but the three members of a secret society have remained watchful, meeting every six months in the basement of a bookshop in London. They are pledged to protect their archive of magical items hidden away, safe from the outside world—and the world safe from them. But when Frank Simpson, the longest-standing member of the Society of Unknowable Objects, hears of a new artifact coming to light in Hong Kong, he sends Magda Sparks—author by day and newest member—to investigate.

Todos conocemos el poder de los libros, su capacidad para transportarnos a otro mundo, para permitirnos huir de la realidad, pero ¿y si escondidos entre todos los libros que conocemos existieran libros secretos con poderes extraordinarios? Libros que, literalmente, pueden transportarte a cualquier parte del mundo a través de una puerta; libros que pueden crear ilusiones; libros que te pueden traer suerte o condenarte a vivir entre las sombras. Hay cazadores de libros que han dedicado su vida a buscar estos ejemplares: su valor y sus poderes son infinitos.

When celebrated radio personality and columnist Kerre Woodham found herself 40, overweight, and depressed she faced two choices - do nothing and probably not make it to 50 or do something and get her life back. Fortunately for all of us, and especially those women who like to eat and dress well, she decided to fight back. Leaving kilos of herself and two bra sizes behind 'somewhere in the Waitakeres', she embarked on a fitness and training regime, with a goal to complete the Auckland marathon.

Beyond the Adventure is a podcast exploring why people took on their own unique journeys and what they learned from their experiences.