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Long before books were mass produced, those made of reeds from along the Nile were worth fighting and dying for. Journeying along the battlefields of Alexander the Great, beneath the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, at Cleopatra's palaces and the scene of Hypatia's murder, award-winning author Irene Vallejo chronicles the excitement of literary culture in the ancient world, and the heroic efforts that ensured this impressive tradition would continue.

Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, this collection features unabridged recordings of the novels performed by Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, David Tennant and Alexander Vlahos.

Meet Whitney Whitaker. A hopeless romantic when it comes to real estate, she knows what it takes to find - and flip - the home of one’s dreams. A fixer-upper is like catnip to Whitney: She can’t resist the challenge of turning an eyesore into a priceless work of art. So when one of her clients decides to liquidate a crumbling property, Whitney seizes the opportunity to purchase it for a song. But soon a curious incident of the cat in the night-time leads to a change in tune.

Josée a épousé Alan, un peintre américain, qu'elle croyait "bien tranquille". Mais l'oisiveté cède le pas à la manipulation mentale, quand Alan laisse dériver ses fantasmes jusqu'à l'aveuglement, et que la jalousie devient le filtre de son amour. Épuisée et amère, Josée fuit la Floride pour retrouver Paris et son ancienne liberté. Elle est en proie à des sentiments contraires, où l'attachement et la lassitude tiennent la première place. Ce roman de Françoise Sagan oscille entre le ton désinvolte qui a fait son succès, et l'épaisseur de personnages hésitants, la lecture de ce texte rend perceptible toutes les micro-modulations de ces sentiments amoureux.

Notre histoire commence à Paris le 13 juillet 1793, à la prison du Temple. Marie-Antoinette, prisonnière dans sa cellule, n'est plus reine de France. La reine déchue sait qu'elle va bientôt être séparée de son enfant pour toujours. Dans quelques mois, elle sera exécutée place de la Révolution. Elle profite de ses derniers instants avec son fils Louis-Charles, devenu Louis XVII à la mort de son père Louis XVI, pour lui raconter l'histoire de sa vie.

Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England's Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her dark imagination to that of most people, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort—a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other "Bunny", and seem to move and speak as one. But everything changes when Samantha receives an invitation to the Bunnies' fabled "Smut Salon"....

A new collection of Christmas adventures, starring 12 incarnations of the Doctor plus many of his friends and enemies. Inside this festive audiobook of Doctor Who stories, you'll find timey-wimey mysteries, travels in the TARDIS, monster-chasing excitement and plenty of Christmas magic. Find out what happens when the Third Doctor meets Jackie Tyler, the Seventh Doctor and Ace encounter an alien at Macy's department store, and the Ninth Doctor tries to get Rose a red bicycle for Christmas.

All four full-length Dirty Sexy novels (the entire series) are now available in a box set!

Eighteen-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on. But the case is dredged up from the past when the Price family agrees to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.

Alana and Gray have been the perfect couple ever since they got together before high school—and neither of them think that should have to change just because Alana came out as a lesbian. Sure, things are a little different now: Their romantic relationship is over, but their best-friends-since-forever relationship is stronger than ever. And yeah, Alana sees the way her other friends now exclude her in tiny, almost unnoticeable ways, but she still has Gray, and that’s all that’s ever mattered to her.

Vix Leonard is twelve when she meets dazzling, reckless Caitlin Somers. Invited to spend holidays on Martha's Vineyard with Caitlin and her eccentric, mysterious family, Vix is welcomed into a life totally unlike her own. As days of bold adventure give way to nights of shy discovery, she and Caitlin come together in the complications of growing up; the refuge of belonging; the pact to Never Be Ordinary . . . Until one devastating summer when a local boy changes everything.

Lillith ist eine junge Frau, die ein fröhliches und freies Leben geführt hat, bis ihr Vater sie an Dimitri Smith weiter gibt, um seine Schulden zu begleichen. Von da an, ist ihr Leben die Hölle. Die Schläge sind ihr Alltag und das nicht nur von dem Kleinstadt Mafiosi. Aber eines Abends, als Dimitri einen wichtigen Gschäfftspartner einläd, sollte sich ihr Leben ändern. Darauf gefasst, endlich den Tod gegenüber zu stehen, nachdem sie ein Fehler zu viel getan hat, hatte sie nicht mit der Wendung ihres Schicksals gerechnet.

Exclusive interview. Jessie Keane visits the Audible Studios to talk to Sophie Plateau about her Annie Carter series.

Robin Morgan is joined in the Audible Studios by the best-selling and award-winning British poet and novelist Sophie Hannah. Sophie's first collection of poetry was published when she was just 24 - now her work is studied at GCSE, A-level and degree level across the UK and she has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot Award. She is also the author of many brilliant mystery and crime novels including the Zailer & Waterhouse Mysteries series and two new Hercule Poirot novels, written at the request of Agatha Christie's family and estate.

Dahl has been contributing editor at Men’s Vogue, Conde Nast Traveller and British Vogue. Her literary career began in 2003, when she released her first book, an illustrated novella which became a Times best seller, titled The Man with the Dancing Eyes. She has gone on to release cookery books, including Miss Dahl’s Voluptuous Delights, and cookery shows. Dahl, married to jazz singer Jamie Cullum, has two children and lives in Buckinghamshire. Her newest book is her first for children and is titled Madame Badobedah.

Kathryn Hughes joins Sophie Plateau in the Audible Studios to discuss her bestselling novel, The Secret.

Joining us at Audible Studios is British political activist Sophie Walker, who was the founding leader of the Women's Equality Party in the United Kingdom. Her book, Five Rules for Rebellion, gives us advice on how to incorporate activism into our lives. Walker has appeared on UK media broadcasts, was listed as one of BBC's '100 Women' and named by The Evening Standard as one of the 'New Suffragettes'.

Joining us at Audible Studios are Sophie Ellis and Darrell Brown, two television producers who have combined forces to bring us podcast Body of Proof. Sophie and Darrell both create factual television, working on programmes aired by the most prominent terrestrial broadcasters. They have worked together over the past two years to create a true crime podcast that will leave you questioning your faith in our justice systems.

Nous sommes nombreux à vivre en mode "pilotage automatique" : ancrés dans nos habitudes, nous allons naturellement vers ce que nous connaissons déjà et aimons rester dans notre zone de confort. Pourtant, nos capacités sont illimitées et la puissance de notre cerveau va bien au-delà de ce que nous croyons.

Esprit profondément original, De Mello a réussi une admirable synthèse entre les traditions orientales et la spiritualité de tradition chrétienne...