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Nilus the Marine Centurion and his young wife Viatrix sink their life savings into a part share in the Merchant ship Belisama and set out toward the Mare Nostrum to begin a new life and establish a trading business in an Empire falling apart at the seams. This is a short story based on characters first introduced in the dark age novel Evening of Empire and seeks to explain to the listeners of the original novel what happened to them when they left Britannia.

En una apartada residencia ubicada en la ladera de un monte vive un grupo de mujeres cuya existencia se consagra al cuidado y vigilancia de unos chicos. Nadie utiliza su nombre verdadero. Las relaciones entre ellos se basan en la eficacia de unas reglas que todos aceptan calladamente, y que marcan el ritmo de sus días. Hasta que, en esa atmósfera opresiva, acechante, la directora anuncia que va a llegar un preceptor y que tendrán que acogerle. Aunque no quieran.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Abbott and Costello, Gale Gordon, Richard Crenna, and many more. Volume 3: Audio Table of Contents: Abbott &...

Presenting a collection of Adventure Stories - Level 3 Eng (US) from BookBox.

Tex Larimee is a grizzled Arizona sheriff who’s leaving the deserts of Cactus County behind, blazing a trail east to mix it up with The Slickers in the canyons of Manhattan. Tex’s welcome to New York is a rude one. Robbed of his cash, gun and badge, he’s locked in a room in back of a run-down bar. Breaking out of the bar, he goes looking for his best friend...only to find him dead, his throat cut. And the cops accuse Tex of committing the murder.

Itauk the Madman has spread death to the Yukon, throwing the bodies of his victims to his sled team of 12 wolves. Tracking him down are Canadian Mountie Tommy McKenna and his partner, Simmons. But when the pair separate to hunt for food, Itauk attacks Simmons and lets his wolves make an unmentionable feast that Tommy later discovers on his return to camp.

Il racconto è un viaggio attraverso gli anni antichi, I Guerra mondiale, II Guerra, i partigiani, i migranti, un viaggio dell'esistenza sempre attuale con la famiglia, dolce amaro come la vita.

Waking in paradise with no memory of who she is, can Agent Harris piece together the true picture and retrieve her skills before it’s the last thing she ever sees?

There's no way she's tough enough to get me into shape. When my physical therapist's ex locks her out and takes everything she owns, I want to help. However, a recent, unfortunate incident has social media all over me. Risking all, I offer her cold, hard, cash but she refuses, suggesting I'm trying to buy her sexual favors. Now she's got this ridiculous idea she can get back on her feet with a wedding.

Join us for epic adventures in the UP on land and lakes! Pirates, thieves, shipwrecks, sexy women, lost gold, and adventures on the Lake Superior frontier await you! In this audiobook, you’ll sail on a ship full of gold, outwit deadly shapeshifters, battle frontier outlaws, and even meet the mysterious agent that Andrew Jackson called "the meanest man" he ever knew. Packed with action, adventure, humor, and suspense, this audiobook has something for every listener.

Battling Boxing Stories presents 15 of the most intense and hard-hitting stories about the pugilistic arts collected in one place and written by some of the best of today's new crop of exciting writers. The stories in this book highlight all types of boxers and all aspects of the sport, from amateur bouts and illegal street fights, to heavyweight championship events. These are wonderful stories with unforgettable characters who are full of passion and emotion, action and rage.

As a young man Monte Calhoun was as wild as they come, thinking the measure of a man was how hard he could drink and how straight he can shoot. But several years of schooling back East have changed him. Monte has become The No-Gun Man. The East Coast has civilized him, and he’s bringing some of that civilization home to Superstition, Arizona...even if it means refusing to avenge the murder of his own father.

They came west to stay, risking their blood to dig the gold, ride the range, conquer the greedy, and carve out a legacy of freedom. Men honed by desert fires and edged by combat with fist and gun. Women tested to the limit of endurance by an unrelenting land. Now, in a long-awaited collection of...

En esta historia los protagonistas son dos perros, Cipión y Berganza, que se encuentran recostados a la entrada del hospital de la Resurrección en Valladolid, cuando se dan cuenta que, de repente y de forma inexplicable ,parecen haber adquirido el don del habla. Deciden, pues, aprovechar esta sobrenatural circunstancia para contarse el uno al otro sus vidas.Es Berganza que comienza con la historia de su vida, que, al estilo de la del Lazarillo de Tormes, le hace pasar alegrías y desdichas de la mano de los distintos amos que le han ido tocando lo largo de su vida.

The Last Whale Watch and Other Stories includes 13 short stories. An artist and an actress venture to New York seeking their fortunes. A wandering sailor seeks revenge against a gangster. A gifted engineer, fired for insubordination within the factory system of an interstellar corporation, choses to rebel. An aging stunt performer, after years of recovering from crippling injuries, attempts a comeback. Plus much more.

Zwei Jugendliche verirren sich in einem Unwetter im Wald und gelangen plötzlich zu einem alten verlassenen Haus. Sie suchen Schutz vor dem Unwetter, doch das alte Haus ist in Wirklichkeit nicht so verlassen, wie es zu sein scheint.

Atreus Kostas, The Greek Tycoon, has recovered his son from the deranged ex-boyfriend of his fiancé, Carla. Now he's arranged for Carla to meet him at his private Bahamian island so they can be together until he can figure out how to keep his family safe from Brian. But Carla has two surprises for Atreus: one is that she is pregnant with his baby and the other is that Brian has forced his way onto her plane.

This is a small gathering of spine-tingling tales in the tradition of old Twilight Zone episodes, EC Comics, as well as the terrors of old radio shows of yesteryear. Written with a modern, cutting-edge patchwork of paranoia, the few tales that are contained within will most assuredly have listeners doing one of two things: scratching their heads or begging for more.

आपल्या छोट्या अवकाशात मानवी जीवनाच्या साऱ्या पैलूला सामावून घेणारा लोकप्रिय साहित्यप्रकार म्हणजे कथा! झंकार स्टुडियोजच्या सौजन्याने सादर करीत आहे सहा कथांचा नजराणा! सुप्रसिद्ध कथाकार सर्वोत्तम सताळकर यांच्या या कथांचे निवेदन सिद्धहस्त निवेदक शीतल खरे-जोशी यांनी केले आहे. चला तर ऐकुया मानवी नातेसंबंध, राजकारण,रहस्य आणि गूढता या रंगात रंगलेल्या कथांचे ऑडियॊबुक " दुभंग आणि इतर कथा."

I cross the distance between us quickly, somehow feeling more powerful since I'm wearing my heels. "Who are you?" I demand. "I believe we've already met. My name is Vincent," he says simply. "And your name is Amy." My calm demeanor slips a little when he utters my name. The pause before it tells me he wants me to actually hear it. To understand that he knows who I am.