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Charles Dickens: The Short Stories Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of short fiction - written between 1836 and 1841. Narrated by award-winning readers David Timson, Nicholas Boulton, and Matt Addis, these stories take us from the hilarious to the heartbreaking, and give a deeper insight into Dickens' life and London in the mid-1800s.

Are You Being Served? was a comedy juggernaut, running for 10 series between 1973 and 1985 and often attracting audiences of over 20 million. A family favourite, it was a fun-packed mix of double entendres, slapstick and larger-than-life characters – including cat-loving Mrs Slocombe and camp menswear assistant Mr Humphries, with his famous catchphrase, ‘I’m free’!

Through the stories of seven of his patients, acclaimed Oxford University neurologist Masud Husain shows us how our brains create our identity, how that identity can be changed, and sometimes even be restored. Among the people we encounter is a man who ran out of words, a woman who stopped caring what others thought of her and another who, losing her memory, started to believe she was having an affair with the man who was really her husband.

Cambridge University student Joe Greene dreams of a future where his words will echo through the ages. Then, the future quite literally finds him – in the form of Esi. She’s part of a time-traveling tour to witness history's greatest moments. In Esi’s era, Joe is as renowned as Shakespeare. And he's about to meet Diana, a fellow student, who will become his muse and the subject of his famous love poems. But Esi is harbouring a secret. Something will happen at Cambridge this year that will wreck Esi’s life, and she’s hell-bent on changing it.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to The Monotony of Everlasting and experience a trippy, surreal, philosophical sci-fi adventure through time and space and the human condition.

Volume I is the account of the rise and fall of the first creation, the Light-Bringer, and The Great War in Heaven. The Great War that begot all wars, and stained the seven realms with blood and clashes of combat across its kozmic firmament. A Great War that no mortal mind could even begin to fathom that is, until now.

Before Graceland is the coming-of-age story of the most enduring pop-cultural icon of all time. Follow 11-year-old Elvis Presley through the highs of experiencing his first crush, getting his hands on his first guitar, and securing a spot to compete on Children's Day of the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. Follow him through the hardships of his birth home's foreclosure, his beloved mother's health problems, and his father's imprisonment. Book one of the Before Graceland trilogy frames the journey of the boy who would be king as never before.

Old Michael Snowdon returns to London with an inheritance that he determines should go towards helping the poor—but goodness and charity are not to play a part here. Everyone has an agenda, and scheming spreads through the story like a disease. Gissing’s own experience of London as an outsider in a vast city that both fascinated and appalled him gave him the tools and the drive to create a visceral sense of place. Life is unremittingly grim for just about everyone, from the weak and well-intentioned Jane to the coarse, cunning Clem Peckover and her feckless rival Pennyloaf Candy.

King Harald Fairhair fights to become king of the north. Hundr, a Northman with a dog's name...a crew of battle hardened warriors...and a legendary war where the will of the gods will determine who is victorious. After incurring the wrath of Ketil Flatnose, Jarl of the Orkney isles, Hundr and his crew become drawn into King Harald's fight for supremacy over all Norway. Hundr must retrieve the Yngling sword, a blade forged for the gods themselves, and find favor with an old friend, Bjorn Ironside, as he fights a vicious and deadly enemy, Black Gorm the Berserker.

When Mark and Gus first met, they had no way of knowing they would one day be the owners of the largest home service company in Dallas–Fort Worth! From the onset of their first meeting, these two men knew they were part of something unique, something bigger, something they hope can be an example for others. Discover the elements they put in place to create a company that works not just for its customers but for its team members and its community.

Chaque année, Ludo part en vacances avec ses parents. Mais cette fois, il n’a pas tellement envie de quitter ses nouveaux amis. Pour rester en contact avec eux, il se crée donc une boîte de messagerie. Il reçoit presque aussitôt un premier message… d’un expéditeur inconnu. À l’inverse, ce dernier semble bien le connaître. Et apparemment, il connaît aussi l’avenir, puisqu’il lui annonce les événements avant qu’ils ne se produisent.

Rumpelstiltskin, démon du petit peuple, pourchasse Lucia avant même sa naissance. Son oeil malveillant se délecte de sa lumière depuis la nuit des temps. Maman, maman, quel est son nom? Comment s'appelle l'affreux lutin qui se cache sous mon lit? Exerçant des chantages émotifs savamment orchestrés, Rumpelstiltskin ensemence l'angoisse, engendre la folie et récolte la mort. Comment une mère peut-elle espérer sauver ses enfants de l'emprise d'un traqueur intemporel, fugace et démoniaque?

Malgré ses douze ans, Fabien a une peur bleue du dentiste. Surtout depuis que le Dr Sinistre est arrivé dans sa ville. Pourtant, ses parents insistent pour lui prendre un rendez-vous. Il faut dire que depuis l'arrivée du Dr Sinistre dans le quartier, d'étranges choses se produisent. Sans compter que tous les élèves de sa classe qui ont dû aller chez ce dentiste ne sont plus les mêmes. Fabien surmontera-t-il sa peur du dentiste ?

Sebastian Zollner's failure as a journalist is matched only by his personal failures. Searching for redemption in the eyes of his peers, he heads off into the mountains to interview the eccentric, legendary painter Manuel Kaminski with the hope of writing his biography. Going blind and living in seclusion with his daughter, Kaminski could be working on his next masterpiece or easing into his final days. His artistic reputation hinges on any number of factors, but most prominently on a definitive biography.

The 16-year-old girl disappeared after school on an October afternoon. The police have exhausted all leads. It’s been weeks, but her mother, Barbara, will not stop searching for Melissa. Her husband, Mark, has given up…and started drinking. Her younger daughter Rachel feels neglected. The police think she is a nuisance. Her job is in jeopardy. But even more mysterious things begin happening around Barbara. The shadows that have no source…a dark form glimpsed beneath Melissa’s bed...the ravens that have congregated on the lawn.

The Charterhouse of Parma is a twisting tale of passion and intrigue following the adventures of Fabrizio del Dongo, a young Italian nobleman who dreams of glory on the battlefields of Europe and finds himself fighting alongside Napoleon at Waterloo. After returning home, Fabrizio becomes entangled in Machiavellian scheming, an ill-advised romance, and a fatal duel that lands him in prison, where he begins a star-crossed love affair with the ethereal Clelia, the commandant’s daughter.

Matt Walker was a chancer; he’d spent his entire profession chasing the next job. His personal life took on a similar mantra. Life was slowly drifting him by. Until one evening, in a hotel bar, following a fortuitous meeting with the quiet and unassuming Julia. She knew of an opportunity that would be the perfect fit for Matt; one he simply couldn’t let go. Not only did the subsequent interview provide him his with dream job; it would also be where he met the love of his life. Matt and Amelia spent each day working hand-in-hand, and every evening in premarital bliss.

Of all the places to be transported by magic against my will, a tropical island doesn’t seem too bad. Unfortunately, it’s teeming with blood casters who want me dead. On the bright side, I’m not alone; my friends are here too, and we’ve faced tougher odds together before. But the dangerous magic on this island isn’t like some of our other foes, and there are places some of us can’t even go without triggering deadly blood magic spells. To make matters worse, the leader of the blood casters is here, and she is a witch to be reckoned with.

Olivia and her brothers were born into a world where supernaturals and humans exist together. The problem: Humans don't know of their existence. Her and her siblings are forced to follow rules that have not changed since the beginning, and it doesn't sit well with one of her brothers, who chooses to go rogue and tries to make a change. In this new series filled with action, betrayal, romance, and sex, you'll fall in love with the characters, root for your favorite, and wish you were the partner to one.

Set in 2065, the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) guards Earth's oceans from their HQ base, Marineville. Led by Commander Shore, WASP agents battle against evil with the fearless and heroic Troy Tempest as captain of super submarine Stingray at the vanguard of protecting mankind. Together with hydrophone operator George 'Phones' Sheridan and the amphibious and beautiful Marina, Troy battles against underwater enemies the Aquaphibians, their submarine, Terror Fish and the persuasive power of their leader, Titan, the undersea Lord of Titanica.