Join Mary and Tim on a field trip to the Zoo, where they see elephants, exotic birds and lions. Enjoy the story and colorful illustrative art. Hear Christopher Kaufman’s brilliant music and the work of professional voice actors.Follow as Mary and Tim meet the Wizard Zitthoona, who performs exotic music on his magic flute and ushers them into The Phantastic Zoo! Experience the stories the children hear from the fabulous beasts, The Phoenix, The Mermaid and T...

Second in the Circle Trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling authorRaised in a family of demon hunters, Blair Murphy has her own personal demons to fight—the father who trained, then abandoned her, and the fiancé who walked out on her after learning what she is. Now she finds herself training a sorcerer from 12th century Ireland, a witch from modern day New York, a scholar, and a shape changer from the mythical land of Geall, while trying to keep he...

Beyond Lies the Wub, from Planet Stories July 1952. This was the eighth short story written by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. During a refueling, a ship embarks a Wub, animal resembling a large pig. Beyond the Door, from Fantastic Universe January 1954, Larry Thomas bought a cuckoo clock for his wife—without knowing the price he would have to pay. Mr. Spaceship, from Imagination: Stories of Science and Fantasy, January 1953. A human brain-controlled spacecraft would mean mechanical...

Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory’s million-copy-plus bestselling memoir—now in trade paperback for the first time.“Powerful and ugly and beautiful...a moving story of a man who deeply wants a world without malice and hate and is doing something about it.”—The New York TimesFifty-five years ago, in 1964, an incredibly honest and revealing memoir by one of the America's best-loved comedians and activists, Dick Gregory,...

This short story explores the actions of Security Pacific Bank, the U.S. Government, politicians, regulatory officials, and many major U.S. banks and bankers in the 1970s and 80s as they dealt with economic disruptions in Latin America (Mexico, Central America, and South America). The threatening matters, actions and decisions of this period seriously impacted economic stability throughout the Americas and nearly collapsed the U.S. Banking System. Of specific note is what took place at Sec...

From the king of animal stories for children and one of the national's most beloved writers, a very funny and heart-warming story.Harry isn't very pleased when he inherits a parrot from Great-Uncle George, but Maddison is no ordinary parrot. Not only can he talk, but you can have conversations with him and he and Harry quickly become great friends - but then Maddison is stolen ... Will he and Harry ever be reunited?

X Minus One was a half-hour science fiction radio series broadcast from April 24, 1955 to January 9, 1958, in various timeslots on NBC. Initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X (1950-51), X Minus One is widely considered among the finest science fiction dramas ever produced for radio. The first 15 episodes were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations by NBC staff writers, including Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts, of new...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 141–150Ten Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60sStep into the Golden Age of Science Fiction with ten unforgettable tales from some of the greatest writers ever to imagine the future. From distant planets and alien visitors to time travel, strange creatures, and realities that bend the imagination, this collection delivers classic science fiction at its very best.Travel to Mars with legendary au...

The complete collected dramatisations of C. J. Sansom's historical mystery seriesSet during the reign of Henry VIII, these six stunning dramas follow the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake as he navigates the dangerous world of Tudor England, solving crimes and seeking out murderers.Dissolution - Winter, 1537. When a King's Commissioner is brutally murdered at Scarnsea monastery, Thomas Cromwell sends Shar...

Journey into the visionary worlds that shaped modern science fiction. *Pioneers of Science Fiction Short Stories* brings together groundbreaking tales from Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, and Robert Sheckley—stories that explore artificial intelligence, distant futures, space travel, and the fragile nature of humanity. This timeless collection captures the imagination, intellect, and daring creativity that defined the golden era of speculative fiction and continu...

A second collection of speculative fiction stories, concerning extraterrestrials, other worlds, and bleak futures.Contents:"The Distortion Out of Space" by Francis FlaggA strange being that came from outer space in a meteoroid."The House of Living Music" by Edmond HamiltonA composer who could re-create all living things in sound."Special News Bulletin" by Vincent GaddisFlash ...

Red Frontier 2: Classic Tales of Mars continues the journey across science fiction’s most legendary world with twenty unforgettable adventures from the golden age of the genre. For generations of readers, Mars represented far more than a neighboring planet—it was a place where imagination could roam free, where ancient civilizations lingered beneath crimson sands, and where every expedition promised astonishing discoveries.This exceptional collection features stori...