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This audiobook considers the magnetic poles of post-war modernism and the towering figures of Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock. The essay considers the history of French avant-garde art led by Picasso to the post-war years and the increasing dominance of American artists foregrounded by the advent of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s.

He tried to think how many men he had killed and could not remember. "How many do you need to kill before you lose count?" he wondered. Sir Stephen Mendal, head of MI6, looked up from the report. Apparently an unknown secret organization had been recruiting ex-MI6 agents, specifically those that specialized in "wet work", the nasty side of the business. One of these old employees had just been shot dead by the authorities whilst robbing a bank in Switzerland. He had to know more. What was this organization up to, and why employ such specialists? He decided he needed a spy.

Sides are chosen. Alliances are made. Families are divided. The Truth have risen and now stand as the last remnant against the evil plans of Queen Anastasia. Eron and his brother Nagi must fight for freedom in the face of overwhelming odds and the threatened extinction of the Truth. Don’t miss the final chapter of the Forgotten Chronicles and the thrilling conclusion to Eron’s saga.

A violent ritual terrorizes the young men of the planet Anastasia. It’s known as...the selection. It’s brutal. Possibly fatal. And now...it’s Eron’s turn. He has 30 days to fight his way through deadly animals, mysterious creatures, and bloodthirsty competitors on his quest to Victory Point. Survival depends on forming alliances, but the more time he spends with a boy named Phelan, the more he questions if he is to be trusted.

Evil is loose in the kingdom - a malevolence so thoroughly corrupt that it has sickened the very land itself. Arthur, the king of the summer lands, and his Knights of the Round Table, are charged by the Good God to seek out the legendary Holy Grail, the cup of Jesus the Christ, that it might once again bring its healing light into the world. The quest will take the legendary knights on a journey across Briton...culminating in an astonishing confrontation that will leave the listener breathless in Kingdom of Summer's wake.

The legions of Rome were in full withdraw, fighting as they went, surrounded by enemies in a multi-front war that was proving too costly for the empire to sustain. Briton, the last land conquered, became the first land abandoned, and would be left to fend for itself against the ever-encroaching barbarian hoards of Picti, Saecsons, and Hybernians - all eager to fill the vacuum that Rome left behind.

Mortise Locke, the Machine City, last bastion of mankind in all its fallen glory, where the sum total of life is cheaper than in part. A poor kid wrung from the city's dregs has been abducted. His family's lost all hope. Enter Detective Shakteel, gumshoe legend in his own mind and maybe -- just maybe -- a few others. He's the bloodhound loosed on the kid's trail, and it's clear from the get-go that someone wants this hound put down. And they ain't shy about it. Killers keep coming. And the clock keeps ticking. Can Detective Shakteel navigate the labyrinth of Mortise Locke's criminal underworld? Can he follow the trail? Can he dodge death in its pantheon of incarnations to finally find the missing kid? And if he does find him, will he wish he hadn't?

Jack is an artist living in the squalor of London's East End. He wants a quiet life, keeping to himself as much as is possible, spending time only with his best friend. That all changes when Mary comes along. She decides that Jack will be the one to free her from her desolate life. Whether he wants to participate or not. Soon Jack is immersed in murder, chaos, and accusations he cannot hide from. His best friend has left the city for good, he is being blamed for all the bad things happening, and someone is stalking him.

The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport, and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spreading throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world. This is the story about the men that were responsible for Britain leading the world.