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Widely regarded as Sadegh Hedayat's masterpiece, The Blind Owl is the most important work of literature to come out of Iran in the past century. On the surface, this work seems to be a tale of doomed love, but soon basic facts become obscure and the listener realizes this book is much more than a love story. Although The Blind Owl has been compared to the works of Kafka and Poe, it defies categorization. By preserving the spirit as well as the structure of Hedayat's writing, this edition brings the English listener into the world of The Blind Owl as never before.

The human body is full of many wonders, some of which we have yet to explore! There's so much to discover, especially for young scientists! Jump-start your child's learning of biology with this program. In this book, kids will take a journey with Dr. Discovery Jones on an exciting and educational journey throughout the human body looking at the cells, the tissues, and the organs! Filled with fun facts, this book will fill young and curious minds with a great foundational knowledge of how the human body works.

A group of women gather at a fertility clinic, where Dr. Margherita Dumas offers a revolutionary treatment for their infertility problems. A year later, each of them gives birth to a healthy baby boy. Thirty years later, a killer begins to wipe out the children born as a result of Dumas’ programme. Detective Inspector Harry Houston is assigned to piece together the case and bring the killer to justice. But with little time and even less clues, can Harry and his team find the link between the past and the deaths of the progeny of Clinique Sobel?

In 1950's Westburn, Scotland, Tim Ronsard only has a few months remaining until he leaves St. Mary's School. Bored and listless, he's anxious to get away. His life changes when a new music teacher is appointed: Isobel Clieshman, a Protestant working in a Catholic school. Soon, Tim's feelings go well beyond a school boy crush, but at 23-years-old the teacher is out of his reach. Five years later, they meet randomly and soon, Tim thinks he has never been happier. But amid family issues, war and prejudice, can they find the road to happiness together?

Meee in a Minute - 60 Ways to Improve Your Life in 60 Seconds is a book of 60 short punchy chapters that each take one minute to listen to. It is a collection of life hacks, advice, insights, science, stories, short exercises or thought experiments and quotes that can help you improve your life in a minute.

A monstrously fun story starring the wobbliest Prince of all time! One day, a fearful young pudding decides to leave his pudding-plate to embark on a quest to find his beloved, Princess Sweetie Pie. Our wobbly hero will have to face a number of hungry monsters, including the likes of Munchem and Scrunchem. He will even have to enter the scariest of all castles, home to Vladislap the Vile - a frightful villain who devours puddings night and day! Will Prince Pudding manage to survive? Or will he be gobbled up, pudding-plate and all?

The Solicitor is the story of Marcello Luna, a brilliant psychopath who is an intellectual, wealthy, Fulbright Scholar, and linguist. As events unfold, the narrative shifts its focus to Beatriz Luna, and the hardships she endures as her husband's reckless decisions and bigger than life personality plunge them into a series of chaotic events, impacting them and those they leave behind.

Fleeing the white dragon, Shadar, Jarryd stumbles on a camp of nomadic Nagyar. There, he meets an old woman who reveals to him the truth behind the visions that have haunted him his whole life—a truth that is both promising and terrifying.

Jarryd and his friends barely survive an ambush by an Imperial death squad. But they do not survive unscathed, for the leader of the assassins has left the Queen’s mark on Jarryd. Now the Dragon Queen haunts Jarryd’s dreams, and his body is starting to change. He fears that soon he will belong to her.

Jarryd risked everything to obtain the Thaumaturge stone, a weapon so powerful it devastated a nation. With it, he might have a chance against the Dragon Queen. If the weapon doesn’t kill him first. For the stone’s power grows by the day, and Jarryd’s friends fear what it is doing to him.

Jarryd has been haunted by visions since he was a small child, terrifying scenes of the Dragon Queen and her demons slaughtering the innocent. Visions he must keep secret, lest the village priest burn him and his family at the stake for consorting with evil. Lonely and outcast, Jarryd lives in fear that the smallest lapse will seal his fate and deliver his soul to the Dragon Queen. When he comes of age, a terrible change comes upon him. A strange power begins to manifest in him—a power that can only come from the Queen.

Nearly killed in his battle with the Emperor, Jarryd realizes the only hope for victory is if he masters the Sight, the strange ability he's feared his entire life. There is precious little time to do so. The Emperor and his dragons are gathering at Mocte'el for the ritual that will free the Dragon Queen. Unfortunately, Mocte'el is thousands of leagues away.

Jarryd and Hamisi, the first recruit to the Knights of Dragonwatch, emerge from the underground river and find themselves in the brutal jungle kingdom of Droth’alin. When they unknowingly break the law, they are captured and sold as slaves. Jarryd is sent to the gladiator pits, there to fight for the honor and standing of House Asfour. It is not long before he discovers his next recruit is also enslaved there—Kathor, a fierce warrior captured in the wars.

When it comes to politics, in today's day and age our country is more divided than ever. Furthermore, this divide has transcended politics and now determines where you are allowed to live, who you can be friends with, and even what beer you can drink. Well, if you are like me then this status quo of "us vs them" politics is far from ideal.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to put on a police uniform and step forward when everyone else steps back? I did, and this is my story, based on my experiences doing: "The Job." I tell you what it feels like when you get the tough calls right, and when you get them wrong, wrong, and how it affected me.