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Masculinity has reached a moment of crisis. From the erosion of unifying institutions, such as marriage, to a rise in male suicide rates, the last century and a half has been a particularly turbulent time to be a man. Increasing numbers of men are finding themselves anchorless, uprooted from the conventions and certainties of their forefathers. Today masculinity itself has come under attack, relentlessly maligned in the media. Now, more than ever, the long and perilous journey from infant to old age is fraught with strange complexities, moral dichotomies and maddening contradictions.

Unlike most 12-year-olds, Maya Clayton is desperate to go to bed early. Falling asleep is the only chance she has to save her dad - the brilliant but slightly odd Professor Dexter. The professor invented a device that allows you to visit other people's dreams. But the devious Lilith Delamere has trapped him inside a nightmare, and Maya and the mysterious Dream Bandits must find a way to rescue him before it's too late! Maya will face a dangerous journey and some difficult choices. But sometimes all you need is a dream...and a bit of courage.

Paul Mort Will Save Your Life shares the eight principles he has used to reshape not only his own life, but the lives of millions who have heard his message. Paul is a normal bloke from South Shields who has faced real mental hardship but has figured out a way to cut through to the other side. You will hear from the man himself, his clients and their partners after he pulled them back from the point of no return.

In the wake of the zombie apocalypse, people gather in scattered communities to try to preserve civilization. Roland Thompson and his fellow citizens assemble in the town of Sparta, high in the Appalachian mountains. Below, in the Piedmont, others are coming together, not all of them as friendly as they might seem. But Thompson and his fellow citizens of Sparta have become implacable defenders of human life and of liberty. They have the will to survive and the means to defend themselves.

Friday, 12th February, 1993. Two outwardly unremarkable 10-year-old boys began the day by playing truant and ended it running an errand for the local video shop. In between they abducted and killed a two-year-old boy, James Bulger. In search of an explanation, award-winning journalist David James Smith looks behind the misinformation, misunderstanding and sensational reporting to an exact account of the events of that day. A sensitive and definitive account, The Sleep of Reason achieves a unique understanding of the James Bulger case.

In the North Carolina mountains, the town of Jasperton has lost a fading enchantment that has protected it for almost one hundred years from an ancient curse. Martin and Amy Braun, separated and their marriage almost at an end over the death of their young son, suddenly find themselves reunited to care for a lost child who bears a striking resemblance to their deceased boy.

There is something quite special about this fine collection of tales of terror from the Sceptered Isle, each and every one crafted in the dead of the night by twisted, fevered minds, who have brought the darkest denizens of the blackest shadows crawling and slithering to life to terrify those brave souls amongst you who dare to listen.

When the dead rose to destroy the living, Ron Cutter learned to survive. While so many others died, he thrived. His life is a constant battle against the living dead. As he casts his own bullets and packs his shotgun shells, his humanity slowly melts away. Then, he encounters a lost boy and a woman searching for a place of refuge. Can they help him recover the emotions he set aside to live? And if he does recover them, will those feelings be an asset in his struggles or a danger to him?

Four from Mangrove is a four-story collection, all involving different aspects of the city-nation of Mangrove. The audiobook is a classic fantasy, sword, sorcery tale. Once, there was a land like no other. It was a city-state, a nation. The reach of its rulers sometimes spanned continents, and at other times reached no farther than the walls of a war-torn palace. Giants lived in Mangrove - powerful kings and generals who ruled all within their sight; and lands far beyond. And it gave birth to the least of us - powerless serfs and homeless orphans.

The author James E Smith (1832 - 1893) served during the Civil War as Captain and commander of the 4th New York Independent Volunteer Light Artillery battery. Early Days in the Black Hills with Some Account of Capt. Jack Crawford was originally published in 1892 and features several of his adventures in the early Black Hills gold rush. It also deals with the legendary John Wallace (Captain Jack) Crawford (1847 - 1917), known as "The Poet Scout". Crawford was an American adventurer, educator, and master storyteller about the Wild West.

From wild and wacky to knee-slapping, laugh-out-loud fun, these humorous tales represent some of the best of recent seasons of the hit public radio series Selected Shorts. Comedian Wyatt Cenac gives a killer performance of Simon Rich’s hilarious tale of woe from the point of view of a condom in a young man’s wallet. Alec Baldwin gives a delightful over-the-top performance of James Thurber’s wonderfully silly classic tale of the day everybody in a small Ohio town thought the dam broke.

The preacher James Smith (1802 – 1862) was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London. In this lengthy sermon, he explains the evening prayer based on Luke 24.29, Psalm 55:16-17, Psalm 119:62, and other verses, under various headings.

In this sermon, James Smith states that God prizes the love of sinners above all things on earth. He claims that God wishes to have their love, that he may have their obedience; for he values the obedience, though imperfect, that flows from a loving heart.

This sermon of James Smith, based on John 15:16, deals with grace and humility. Smith states that God calls the sinner to Christ whose way is one of faith, not reasoning, and meekness, not argument. Not one of the apostles came to Christ until he went after them and called them, he explains.

James Smith (1802-1862) was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841 until 1850. It is said that Smith's readings were even more popular than Spurgeon's. In this sermon, he explains to the believer that they have a relation to have a relation to God and a relation to man, and that they are commanded to do good unto all men, especially unto those who are of the household of faith.

This sermon by James Smith is based on King David’s words in Psalm 63:1. Smith explains that the object of David's thirst was the Lord, not merely the tabernacle, or its services, or even devotion; but the Lord himself. He states that it is the same with every real Christian - his God is the object of his desire as He has revealed himself as the source of love - and love is the solace and delight of the soul.

In this sermon, James Smith refers to the conduct of David in praying for others. Many of his Psalms are intercessory. Smith quotes from Psalm 28:9: "Save your people, and bless your inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up forever."

In this 1858 sermon, James Smith deals with love or the lack of it. he asks, “Are our spirit, temper, conversation, and general behavior - such as to win the love of others?” and responds, “If we are sour, morose, reserved, snappish, selfish, or given to complaining - we must not be surprised if people are not very warmly attached to us.” His remedy is for every Christian to be more like Christ.

Ever determined to pass on the positive traits God represents, James Smith shares his views on what are, in his mind, God’s key attributes. Love, mercy, merit, grace … This piece reads as a true ode to the ultimate father.

The Victorian era is remembered for many things, but one of the fondest is the wide and varied array of short, ghostly, suspenseful tales...often enjoyed around the fireside at Christmastime. In this new anthology, John Banks performs 12 of the very best, all written by incredibly talented but oft-times overlooked or forgotten authors. Once you tire of Dickens and James, these are the true masters of short-form suspense.