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Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P. D. James' acclaimed mysteries, plus P. D. James in Her Own Words. This collection includes: Cover Her Face, A Taste for Death, Devices and Desires, A Certain Justice, The Private Patient, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and The Skull Beneath the Skin.

The bloodbath at Waterloo ended a war that had engulfed the world for over 20 years. It also finished the career of the charismatic Napoleon Bonaparte. It ensured the final liberation of Germany and the restoration of the old European monarchies, and it represented one of very few defeats for the glorious French army, most of whose soldiers remained devoted to their Emperor until the very end.

Three women controlled by one man—their charismatic husband Elijah, leader of their cult who dictates every aspect of life in the remote Scottish settlement of Halcyon. But cracks have begun to form in the community's idyllic facade, and Elijah's increasingly erratic behavior begins to test the loyalty of the women who love him, especially when he reveals his intention to take a fourth wife, sixteen-year-old Mim. Deceived and isolated by the husband they share, Aoife, Ruth, and Deborah must set years of animosity aside and come together as danger mounts within their isolated community.

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain presents a compelling and wonderfully evocative history of Britain through the stories of its 'lost' or abandoned buildings. The chapters will cover a variety of historical themes: Crime and Punishment, Health and Medicine, Defence and Warfare, Manufacturing Industry, Transport and Communication, and Entertainment and Leisure. Using a combination of his own investigations and archive research, plus memories and quotations from the contributors he interviewed for the series, Michael will explain what the buildings were used for and by whom.

"The Adventures of Pinocchio" is a story about an animated puppet, boys who turn into donkeys, and other fairy tale devices. The setting of the story is the Tuscan area of Italy. It was a unique literary marriage of genres for its time. The story's Italian language is peppered with Florentine dialect features, such as the protagonist's Florentine name.

In this mind-training audiobook, Mental Hygiene: How to Change your Mind, you will learn some simple ways to transform your mind, body, and spirit, as well as improve the quality of your life.

Imagine how you could change your life if you just learned all of the necessary information about the law of attraction and firmly believed in what you are doing! After systemizing all of my experiences and knowledge, I would like to share my simplified version of the law of attraction so it can work for you, too.

This is an anger management guide for everyone struggling to gain control over their temper. Nobody is born angry, and no one deserves to live with resentment. You should live the reality you chose, not the one that makes your blood boil. Since it’s absurd to wait for reality to simply change, the change must start from within. Here, you can find techniques and solutions that will help you to stop feeling angry and become more calm, peaceful, and satisfied. You'll learn how to discover the root of your anger and to realize which emotions are hidden within it.

Most of us live in an endless race for achievements, chasing more and more of everything. In that constant rush, we don't take time to enjoy life, which passes by. What we need is to slow down and make things simpler. We need to reexamine, organize, and declutter everything in our lives - from our home to our habits to our company to work to hobbies - everything. We need to purge and declutter mind, declutter stuff, declutter our home, find out what is serving us, and toss away everything else.

Do you feel like something is missing, even though you have everything and should be happy? Your soul is suffering. Your soul needs you, needs your attention, and needs to find a supportive friend in you. This audiobook is here to help you heal. It is like a friend who understands you but also has the answers. This friend knows what should you do and exactly how things will get better. So, if you want to find inner peace and heal your soul, listen to what this friend has to say. Then pick out some of the advice that best suits you and let it inspire you to begin your healing journey.

Do you want to be more likable, respected, admired, loved, and adored? Do you feel like your being manipulated by others and doing things that you don't wish to do? In The Power Of Psychology, you’ll learn the forbidden secret psychological techniques that will turn your life upside-down and there won’t be any obstacles preventing you from gaining the respect and freedom that you want and deserve. I've broken them down to see exactly how you can use their findings to your advantage.

Here are 12 adventure-packed episodes of the radio drama Rocky Fortune. This 1953 radio adventure series stars Frank Sinatra as Rocco Fortunato, aka Rocky Fortune, a footloose and fancy-free young man of several talents. In constant need of employment, Rocky accepts odd jobs from the Gridley Employment Agency - jobs that typically lead him into situations where he tracks down criminals and ends up rescuing people in trouble - especially women. The job done, Rocky ultimately needs to find more work.

A decade from now, many jobs as we know them may no longer exist as the industrial revolution of the twentieth century gives way to the technological age of the 21st. To succeed in the new startup economy, it will be important to understand the breadth of this change as well as prepare with the right skills. Startups and the Tech Revolution: The Essential Guide is the first step towards understanding this new world.

You don’t have to struggle to understand the complex world of fashion. Learn who you are as a man, develop your own unique image, and then complement that with great clothes that are comfortable and require easy care. Women decide if they can trust a man by how he cares for himself. Looking great gives you the confidence to have empowered relationships. Employers judge you based on your appearance in the first six seconds. If you can’t blend with their culture, you won’t land the job. I’ll show you how to show up wearing clothes that builds confidence.

It's not fair. A contract is a contract. I'm being cheated. Oh, excuse me. You look confused. Let me start at the beginning. I am over 4,000 years old. I’ve had a hard life. I was born a goblin at the bottom of a volcano and abandoned by my parents. It was a little bit too warm there. So, I crawled out of that volcano to the surface of the world. I snuck into a castle to hide and sleep and snatch food. When I was a toddler, I realized that I had a few magical powers. I could change myself into a cat. What’s the matter? Haven’t you ever seen a green cat?

Learn how to create a powerful, professional Instagram profile for your business, designed to effectively appeal your target customer. Using the incredible Instagram promotional marketing strategies, you will discover how to gain hundreds of followers, comments, and likes for your business account every single day.

Conducting a Monthly Social Media Video Campaign explains how you can create a successful social media campaign with videos to build awareness, get more clients or customers, and increase your sales through regular posts on four popular platforms. This is a follow-up book to Conducting a Monthly Social Media Campaign on Four Major Platforms, which showed how to use an image with each post.

Discover how to be successful in life by beating procrastination once and for all. In this comprehensive guide, you will find several possibilities and proven tactics to get rid of the time-consuming habit of procrastination and improve all areas in your life. You will find yourself automatically multiplying your time, boosting your productivity, and having better focus.

Learn how to drive consistent, reliable, high-quality traffic to your site every single day with Google AdWords! My complete AdWords crash course is going to show you the exact skills and techniques you need to win back your business and drive consistent and profitable traffic to your website around the clock, seven days a week.

Do you remember rock n' roll and Elvis Presley; the hula hoop; Superman and Batman comics; Lucky packets; Levi jeans; Secret 7; Monopoly; Old McDonald; Barbie and Ken; Old Spice; and Meccano sets?