A collection of Valéry’s writings on the visual arts, including his book on his friend Degas and his personal recollection of RenoirPaul Valéry spent as much of his life among painters as writers—in a house filled with the memory and works of Berthe Morisot and her friends Manet, Degas, and Renoir, and where Degas and Renoir were still familiar guests. Degas cherished Valéry as a friend and the writer was one of the few who remained faithful to the old painter thro...

In 2014, Maeve Bull, a cataloguer at Balmoral Estate, stumbles upon a leather-bound Russian inventory of the Imperial Treasury. Ignoring protocol, she takes it home for further examination, but her journey ends tragically when she is struck and killed by a Land Rover as she leaves the estate shrouded in fog. Estate constable Bennett, recognising the vehicle as belonging to Balmoral, hands Maeve's diary to her devastated husband, Alexander Bull, along with a cryptic warning: "Don't let them...

Called upon to defend an acrimonious libel action on behalf of an important newspaper client, newly appointed law firm partner Alex Harris never once expected to find his efforts impeded by wanton disregard for ethics and blatant self interest that crossed all boundaries. Not only on the part of his opponents, but also those he should have been able to trust implicitly and without question…What must he do to withstand the onslaught against his clients' interests – and his own? How ...

They were lovers. They were accomplices. Together, they became two of Britain's most notorious murderers.Ian Brady and Myra Hindley have become almost inseparable from the story of the Moors Murders. Yet behind the crimes was a disturbing relationship built on attraction, obsession, manipulation and violence.What drew Myra Hindley to Ian Brady? How did their relationship develop from romance into something far darker? And how did two seemingly ordinary people become involve...

The past doesn't just haunt. It recalculates.Claire Benson thought the isolated mansion on the Devon coast would be a sanctuary to rebuild her life. Instead, she found a crucible of terror.For nearly a century, an oppressive, freezing silence has held its breath within the walls of Baker's Hill. Guided by a relentless drive for the truth, Claire and her researcher partner, Emily, dig into the estate's dark history — only to unearth a legacy of historical ho...

"Alice's Place" By Bethanne Kim - A fascinating exploration of the changes Grantville creates in the new time line. In the original up-time world the historical Alice Blower was a celebrated midwife who was persecuted for performing her life saving work. The author has taken this outspoken personage and brought her to brilliant life in Grantville where her expertise is highly valued and she is given the opportunity to do much more good than she ever dreamed of."Have Rosary, Will Tr...

Based on personal relationships, the author recounts the revolutionary lives of these young medical pioneers and their contributions to organ transplantation in this book. Organ transplantation was one of the greatest innovations in medicine during the second half of the 20th century. The young surgeons who pioneered organ transplantation persisted in their goals during long periods when the surgical techniques were not yet perfected and when rejection of the grafts seemed almost uncontrol...

Spanning centuries, 'The Greats of Sci-Fi: H.G. Wells Edition' emerges as a seminal anthology that traverses the varied terrains of science fiction. The works selected for this collection not only showcase the inventive richness that characterizes the genre but also illuminate the essential themes of exploration, societal critique, and technological speculation. From the haunting depths of psychological manipulation to the exhilarating realms of interstellar travel, the literary styles var...

SCIENCE FICTION Ultimate Box Set gathers more than 170 foundational tales of speculation, catastrophe, discovery, and social transformation. Its immense range moves from lunar voyages, subterranean realms, and lost civilizations to mechanized futures, plague-stricken societies, totalitarian states, and post-apocalyptic survival. Romance, Gothic terror, satire, adventure narrative, philosophical fable, scientific extrapolation, and utopian and dystopian fiction coexist here, revealing scien...

Enjoy this meticulously edited SF Collection, jam-packed with space adventures, dystopian apocalyptic tales and the greatest sci-fi classics: H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The War of the Worlds The Island of Doctor Moreau The Invisible Man… Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of the Earth 20.000 Leagues under the Sea The Mysterious Island… Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Last Man Edgar Wallace: Planetoid 127 The Green Rust… Otis Adelbert Kline: The Venus Trilogy The Mars Series Malcolm James...

Everyone has seen photographs of the Taj Mahal. The massive, bulbous central dome, the four slender minarets, the shimmering marble, the long reflecting pool, the manicured gardens - all seem too striking for adequate description and proper appreciation. But there is more to the Taj than its beauty. The world's best-known mausoleum celebrates the love story of the seventeenth-century Moghul emperor Shah Jahan and his queen, Mumtaz Mahal. They fell in love at first sight and were married fo...

Techniques explained by the masters—for today’s spiritual seekerMeditation is designed to give you direct access to the spiritual. Whether it’s through deep breathing during a busy day, listening to the quiet after turning off the car radio, chanting in prayer, or ten minutes of visualization exercises each morning, meditation takes many forms. But it is always a personal method of centering our spiritual self.Meditation has long been practiced in the Jewis...