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The dazzling BBC Radio adaptations of Ursula K. Le Guin's famous fantasy saga and her ground-breaking science fiction masterpiece - plus bonus material
Ursula K. Le Guin was one of the most revered and influential writers of the 20th Century. Her 'Earthsea' books have sold millions of copies and been translated into numerous languages, while her trailblazing novel The Left Hand of Darkness was a landmark in feminist science fiction
Can you learn while sleeping? Studies say that... yes you can. Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary.
Learn Easily with the Power of Pleasant Repetition
With the Learn Dutch While Sleeping audiobook, you'll absorb over 430 Dutch words and phrases effortlessly. You can use this Beginner-Level audiobook to
From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave and dedicated young women who helped turn the tides of World War II for the Allies, with their hard work and determination at Bletchley Park.
"You are to report to Station X at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, in four days time....That is all you need to know." This was the terse telegram hundreds of young women throughout the British
...724) This Seat's Saved
Class schedules, locker combinations, and the play for popularity — middle school is a new world with new rules.
At the start of 7th grade, Elita Brown's friends enjoy their seats at the popular lunchroom table. Meanwhile, Elita hides in the bathroom. This is not how she envisioned middle school. And her omission from the popular table is only the beginning of her problems. What will she do when she's terrorized by the
...Leonardo Padura's award-winning Cuban detective series featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde.
Havana Blue: It's New Year's Day 1989, and Lieutenant Mario Conde wakes up with another terrible hangover and a case which is close to home. His schoolboy rival, now a party grandee, is missing.
Havana Gold: Lieutenant Conde goes on a trip through his childhood Havana haunts when a young female schoolteacher at his old school is murdered.
Born in rural Mexico, Eduardo “Lalo” García Guzmán and his family left for the United States when he was a child, picking fruits and vegetables on the migrant route from Florida to Michigan. He worked in Atlanta restaurants as a teenager before being convicted of a robbery, incarcerated,...
Do you want to prepare your children for the challenging situations that they will inevitably face throughout their lives?
Then teach them how to become mentally strong...
Life is hard. That's the truth that all of us must face.
However, what separates how we experience life is
...Pura Belpré grew up in Puerto Rico surrounded by stories. When she moved to New York and was offered the chance to work at the New York Public Library, she was thrilled to be able to help share her stories with children—especially...
Un homenaje a todas aquellas mujeres que siempre lucharon por seguir adelante.
Tan real como la vida misma, tan inolvidable como ellas.
Por la autora del best seller Las herederas de la Singer.
Gijón, verano de 1929. Con apenas diecisiete años, Manuela entra a trabajar como criada en la mansión de los marqueses de Armayor. Rodeada de un lujo que contrasta con la pobreza de su aldea
...Solo is now a fugitive from the Imperial Navy. But he has made a valuable friend in a former Wookiee slave named Chewbacca, who has sworn Han a life...
INDIE NEXT PICK * Debutiful Most Anticipated Book of 2024 * Powell's Pick of the Month
The Korean smash hit available for the first time in English, a slice-of-life novel for readers of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library and Gabrielle Zevin's The Storied Life of AJ Fikry.
Yeongju is burned out. She did everything she was supposed to: go to...
The story of Tess Durbeyfield, the most tragic of Thomas Hardy's heroines. Adapted by Alan Sharp for BBC Radio 4.
John Durbeyfield (Keith Barron) learns that he is descended from the aristocratic Norman family of d'Urbervilles. He encourages his daughter, Tess (Claire Rushbrook), to befriend the family of Stoke d'Urbervilles where she meets Alec d'Urberville (Adam Godley).
Tess is ultimately seduced by Alec and the effects
Do you want to help your child with a disability live a more happy and fulfilling life?
Raising kids with disabilities is hard...
...but this book makes it a lot easier.
There are many different kinds of disabilities. There are physical and mental disabilities...
Some disabilities are more visible and disabling than others but all require an extra amount of attention and action,
...Private detectives Luke, Lyle, and Debbie have seen the worst of the worst, but nothing will prepare them for the new danger they must face. After uncovering the corruption of former State Governor, Marva DeLonghi, and sending her to prison, the trio thought their work was done. But when Marva escapes and powerful crime lord Philipe Ruskov demands a favor, they are thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse. With an enemy on the loose and a debt
..."This is an American tale that everyone should read. . . . The storytelling is so intimate and the characters feel so deeply real that you will know them like neighbors."—Jake Halpern, author of Welcome to the New World
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Uncover the enigmatic wonders of the ancient world with the captivating book bundle, "Megalithic Temples." Immerse yourself in the mysteries and majesty of Stonehenge, Gobekli Tepe, Ggantija Temples, and Baalbek as you embark on an extraordinary journey through time and space. This exceptional collection of four books will transport you to the realms of ancient civilizations, where monumental structures and profound symbolism continue to intrigue
...740) Natural History
From Carlos Fonseca comes a dazzling, kaleidoscopic epic of art, politics, and hidden realities.
Just before the dawn of the new millennium, a curator at a New Jersey museum of natural history receives an unusual invitation from a celebrated fashion designer. She shares the curator's fascination with the hidden forms of the animal kingdom—with camouflage and subterfuge—and she proposes that they collaborate on an exhibition, the
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