Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada.Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you listen, the unmist...

For the young Mars colonies, it's a time when the latest technologies encounter ancient secrets, and mysterious forces threaten the rights of all free beings.Kit owes a massive debt in repayment for a favor. To pay the debt, she and her singing partner Cary-who means more to her than she admits-must find a way to return ancient treasures to Mars from a distant system.The task is technically impossible. But they have to succeed-in time to keep dark forces from grabbing enoug...

Dangerous jazz, a royal reality showThis collection of fantasy and scifi stories takes you tothe world of Pegasus, Chimera and the gods,to ghost-shadows in water, the Mars of a frightened spirit,vacation moons and Bodhisattvas following the Fall,netting for raw lithium among exploding suns;the worlds of balloon races, A.I. love-matches,of a space-miner's daughter in a triangular trade,of a mission to the Rings...

Dreams that seem to slice through time and space.A dangerous journey in search of something that has no real location.And a treasure that may save Earth — or may not — but at what price?Mars Colony One grasps a fragile handful of the Red Planet. But Earth politics and people still hold sway there. And there a mysterious past echoes hauntingly.An Icelandic firefighter named Freya sees opportunity in all these. It begins with an experiment....

A moon at risk, a silver jarIn these unique tales you'll join some unusual company:One who has a way to start the moon again...A costumes flunky in an offworld showbiz enterprise...A harried circus owner whose guests are in disguise...An engineer who inherits from a college girlfriend...Two families on a distant world, with plans that will collide...You'll travel to strange places that you may find familiar:Th...

In the early days of space exploration -- a time when new technologies mingle with the echoes of legendary civilizations, and new freedoms cross swords with old tyrannies -- a missing song becomes a critical link in an ancient struggle.Kit's parents have disappeared somewhere near the Vega solar system. On the way to a new home that was not her choice, she hears a desperate cry for help. Cary, who is on Mars to escape, hears it too.Forget completing her trading apprenticesh...

Ancient, lost music and magic. A race of precocious creatures. And an impossible search, launched by improbable friends...Dangerous. Thrilling. In 2065 no more exciting career exists than Trader on the Earth-Moon-Mars loop.At White Sands Space Academy Ozzie Reed tastes the launch fumes already. But a sure thing goes bad and throws him into a fight for his right to fly.And the fight threatens far more than just his own dreams.In the d...

Dreams that seem to slice through time and space. A dangerous journey in search of something that has no real location. And a treasure that may save Earth - or may not - but at what price?Mars Colony One grasps a fragile handful of the Red Planet. But Earth politics and people still hold sway there. And there a mysterious past echoes hauntingly.An Icelandic firefighter named Freya sees opportunity in all these. It begins with an experiment....

Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada.'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you liste...

Stephen Fry brings the richness of these magical stories to life in the original British recordings, available for the first time in the United States and Canada.'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you listen, the unm...

Turkey is a rising regional and global power facing, as is the United States, the challenges of political transitions in the Middle East, bloodshed in Syria, and Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. As a result, it is incumbent upon the leaders of the United States and Turkey to define a new partnership "in order to make a strategic relationship a reality," says a new Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)sponsored Independent Task Force.

Hailed as magisterial when it first appeared, Greek Homosexuality remains an academic milestone and continues to be of major importance for students and scholars of gender studies. Kenneth Dover explores the understanding of homosexuality in ancient Greece, examining a vast array of material and textual evidence that leads him to provocative conclusions.This new release of the 1989 second edition, for which Dover wrote an epilogue reflecting on the impact of his book, incl...