Sometimes, when you search for the truth, you find you're just . . . Hunting Elephants.Harry reads books, he asks questions; he's a naturally curious young man. So when he and his parents head out to the country for Great-uncle Frank's fourth wedding, he prepares himself. He learns what he can before they leave. After all, he doesn't want to look stupid when Frank's time in the Vietnam War comes up in conversation. If it comes up.But perhaps Harry ...

Much has changed in the sky-city of Quentaris. With the Archon dead, dark forces have come into play. New faces are appearing, familiar ones vanishing, and the horrid Florian has claimed the throne. Then, as Quentaris slips quietly through a vortex into the watery world of the Yarka, Tab Vidler and her friends suddenly realise they are the city’s only hope.Plots, intrigue, magic, mystery, high adventure and more – everything that you’ve come to expect from the Quentaris series.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Break Free From Chronic Pain and Inflammation With This Powerful Natural Compound!"The DMSO Handbook: Evidence-Based Protocols for Chronic Pain, Acute Injuries, and Veterinary Care" unlocks the therapeutic secrets of dimethyl sulfoxide, transforming decades of suppressed medical knowledge into practical protocols you can use safely at home! This comprehensive guide bridges the gap between cuttin...

Are you ready to take your Amazon Echo Dot to the next level? Discover the secrets to mastering your Echo Dot with this comprehensive guide filled with tips, tricks, and lesser-known features that will transform your smart home experience.In "AMAZON ECHO DOT-THE USER FRIENDLY ULTIMATE GUIDEBOOK FOR BEGINNERS AND SENIORS" you'll embark on a journey to uncover the full potential of your Echo Dot, from setting it up for the first time to exploring advanced customization options and in...

"Letters From an Old Time Salesman to His Son" by Roy Lester James is a poignant collection of correspondence that captures the essence of a bygone era in salesmanship. Through heartfelt letters, the author shares invaluable life lessons and insights into the art of persuasion, customer relations, and the importance of integrity in business. The narrative is rich with personal anecdotes and reflections that not only illuminate the challenges faced by salespeople but also celebrate the huma...

A miraculous masterpiece it seemed to Henry James, who wrote it. What actually happens in this most remarkable story must ever remain unresolved. Stalked by an alternative self in his childhood home, abandoned by him for more than thirty years, the narrator must find his hidden Hyde, incorporate all the violent possibility he represents into his all too impressionable psyche and still go on living. How? That is the question. Well, Cecilia de Noel has the answer.

M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was a highly regarded scholar and academic in his time but today is remembered for his ghost stories which are considered among the finest in the genre. Here is one of them: “Casting the Runes.”

M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was a highly regarded scholar and academic but is today remembered for his ghost stories which are considered among the finest in the genre. His short novel for children “The Five Jars” is a bewitching fairy tale in the form of a letter to a young friend telling of the writer's strange experiences after discovering a box containing five jars with labels which indicate the mysterious powers of their content...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Novacene written by James Lovelock, read by Roy McMillan.James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental thinker of our time, has produced an astounding new theory about future of life on Earth. He argues that the anthropocene - the age in which humans acquired planetary-scale technologies - is, after 300 years, coming to an end. A new age - the novacene - has already begun.New...

American fiction writer Henry James played a major role in shaping the literary sensibility of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, not only through his own stories and novels, but also with his insightful and perceptive literary criticism. Essays in this volume address a number of significant American and British authors, including Walt Whitman, George Eliot and Charles Dickens.

From the award-winning author of the acclaimed story collection The Heaven of Animals, called “a wise debut…beautiful [stories] with a rogue touch” (The New York Times Book Review), comes a sweeping, domestic novel about a family that reunites at their North Carolina lake house for one last vacation before the home is sold—and the long-buried secrets that are finally revealed.The Starling family is scattered across the country. Parents Richard and...

Jack and Gwen are back in this dynamic follow-up to The Lost Property Office.It’s been a year since Jack Buckles discovered the Keep beneath Baker Street, an underground tower no Section Thirteen was ever supposed to see; a year since his dad fell into a coma. Nothing has been the same since. Jack’s tracker abilities are on the fritz, Gwen’s not speaking to him and, what’s worse, there’s a pounding voice in his head calling for “the flame.”Then, Ja...