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From television series writer and fiction award winner David Francis Curran comes a must-have collection of five Sherlockian pastiches: "The Adventure of the Monstrous Medium", "The Adventure of the Shanghaied Sailor", "The Adventure of the Chess Messages", "The Adventure of the Numerologist’s Cypher", and "The Adventure of Colonel Mustard’s Secret".

Two years ago, I argued in these pages that America was suffering from political decay. The country’s constitutional system of checks and balances, combined with partisan polarization and the rise of well-financed interest groups, had combined to yield what I labeled “vetocracy,” a situation in which it was easier to stop government from doing things than it was to use government to promote the common good.

The West long ago ceded leadership in overseas infrastructure building to China. Now U.S. and European-sponsored projects are less viable than their Chinese counterparts. 

In this series of 24 fascinating lectures, an acclaimed teacher and psychologist gives you a bio-psychological perspective on both the way we humans navigate and react to the world around us and an understanding of the ways in which that process is ever-changing.

Das Chaos in der Milchstraße, das seit dem Eintreffen des mysteriösen Sternenschwarms herrscht, scheint sich zu steigern. Gigantische Pilzraumschiffe säen Tod und Verderben auf den von ihnen heimgesuchten Welten, und nach wie vor gibt es keine starke Gegenwehr: Die meisten Intelligenzwesen der Galaxis sind verdummte Opfer einer Strahlungswelle, die der Schwarm ausgeschickt hat; nur wenige Immune ringen verzweifelt um das Überleben ihrer Planeten. Auch Perry Rhodan und seine engsten Gefährten gehören zu diesen Immunen. Rhodan beruft eine galaktische Konferenz ein, die endlich die Wende im Kampf gegen den Schwarm einleiten soll.

What is the meaning of life? Is human existence meaningful or absurd? If you've ever pondered these questions, you have an extraordinary adventure in store, as an award-winning teacher presents a boldly revealing inquiry into these most fundamental of human concerns. In this inspiring series of 36 lectures, Professor Ambrosio charts how these questions have been pursued and grasped through the ages, providing you with the understanding and the tools to come to terms with them in a direct, practical way.

Francis Beckett, an author, journalist, and playwright, edits Third Age Matters, the UK national magazine published by the University of the Third Age. His latest book is What Did the Baby Boomers Ever Do For Us ("Grey-haired hippies will read this book and shudder; the rest of us, though, will read it for the splendid stories and shafts of insight" - Dominic Sandbrook, BBC History) and his latest play is The London Spring ("The virtue of Beckett's nightmare vision lies in its Orwellian detail" - Michael Billington, The Guardian).

Francis Bret Harte (1839-1902) was an American short story writer and poet, best remembered for his short stories set against the background of the California gold rush. He himself set off at the age of 15 to become a gold miner and absorbed the rough atmosphere of the mining camps, which he used as a setting against which the interplay of human emotions stands out poignantly. 'Miggles' is an outstanding example of his humorously tender style which made his stories so popular.

You are more than just a physical body. You are energy. An invisible force runs through our human form and connects us with a higher state of awareness. By understanding this energy we can unite with the Oneness. Man has created a technology whereby we can now see this wonderful process - aura photography.

A wonderful collection of Christmas stories and poems celebrating all the warmth and joy of the holiday season. "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" is a kindly editor's reply to a young reader regarding the existence of Santa; "Silent Night" is the classic song read with meaning and reverence; "The Christmas Masquerade" is a charming tale of a magical Christmas Eve.

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organization, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and over 300 cantatas of which around 200 survive.

In Westland ist der für die Abwehr fremder Flugobjekte verantwortliche Offizier spurlos verschwunden...

Seit Monaten ist das modernste Atom-U-Boot von Westland spurlos verschollen...

In einer Forschungsstation in Westland werden riesige Spinnen für den militärischen Einsatz gezüchtet...

Außerirdische, gigantische Wesen sind in Westland gelandet und haben mehrere Kinder entführt...

Tödlicher, roter Nebel zieht das Rockytal hinab auf Greyville zu. Er vernichtet jegliches Leben...

Die Einwohner von Red Rock sind besorgt. Ein mächtiger Adler kreist über ihrer Siedlung...

Francis Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. His work has been praised by historians who have published essays in new editions of his work, including Pulitzer Prize winners C. Vann Woodward, Allan Nevins and Samuel Eliot Morison. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. Be forewarned that Parkman was a man of his time and he does little to hide his prejudices, especially against native Americans.

"The Three Apples" is a story contained in the One Thousand and One Nights collection (also known as the Arabian Nights). Scheherazade tells the history of a murder - making this the first mystery story put to paper.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 425 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung. Die Kosmische Hanse, die bedeutendste Handelsorganisation in der Milchstraße, wird von schweren Anschlägen der Superintelligenz Seth-Apophis heimgesucht. Diese bedrohlichen Vorfälle versetzen die Erde in Aufruhr. Julian Tifflor, der Erste Terraner, gerät in Verdacht, Agent dieser feindlichen Superintelligenz zu sein, und Reginald Bull wird entführt.