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Jack McNulty is a 'temporary gentleman', an Irishman whose commission in the British army in the Second World War was never made permanent. In 1957, in his lodgings in Accra, he sets out to write his story. He is an ordinary man, both petty and heroic, but he has seen extraordinary things. He has wandered the world - as a soldier, an engineer, a UN observer - following his childhood ambition to better himself.

A prisoner in a psychiatric ward confesses to killing two children and leads the Berlin police to their bodies. The police are certain he is also the kidnapper of a six-year-old boy, Max, who disappeared a year ago. But they only have circumstantial evidence, and the murderer is now refusing talk. In the many months since Max vanished, his father Till’s life has spiraled out of control. His wife has left him, he’s lost his job, and all he can do is obsess about what happened to his son.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'A fine and profoundly intelligent novel, written by an author who balances big ideas with human emotion. Wistful, yearning and wise' ELIZABETH DAY 'Faulks's most poignant love story yet' ANTONY BEEVOR, author of Stalingrad _____________________ 1914: Young Anton...

Hamlet. Claudius. The Beginning. The Truth. How did Claudius become the man he is in Shakespeare's Hamlet? What were the real reasons behind the murder of his brother? How does he really feel about his nephew? These questions will be answered in this drama spiced with ghosts, pirates, magic and...

Cat Sebastian’s long-awaited foray into contemporary romance! A witty, emotional, and deliciously slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance between two costars on a popular sci-fi television series. Read by award winning audiobook narrator, Joel Leslie. Simon and Charlie, actors on a long-running...

Hosted by Glenn Hinds and Sebastian Kaplan, Talking To Change – A Motivational Interviewing podcast, is a series of conversations exploring Motivational Interviewing (MI) and its influence on supporting individuals and groups as they make positive health and lifestyle changes. Guests from across the world discuss their special interest in the research, practice and learning of MI along with its place across health, social care, education and criminal justice.

En un mundo lleno de incertidumbre, ruido y constantes cambios, encontrar paz interior se ha convertido en uno de los mayores desafíos de nuestra época. Estoicismo: El Arte de la Fortaleza Interior en un Mundo Incierto es una guía práctica que te invita a redescubrir el poder de tu mente y a construir una vida basada en la claridad, la resiliencia y el propósito.

Ukrainian Short Stories for Beginners (A1) Skill Level is an essential educational tool designed to support the language learning journey of beginners. This book offers 20 short stories meticulously written to align with the A1 skill level, ensuring that each narrative is suitable for learners who are just starting to explore Ukrainian. Each story is carefully crafted to provide clear and manageable reading practice, enhancing vocabulary and comprehension.

Enhance your Ukrainian language skills with Ukrainian Short Stories for Intermediate (B1) Skill Level, a comprehensive resource designed for learners at the B1 level. This engaging book features 30 short stories, crafted to deepen your understanding of the language and improve your fluency. Each story is accompanied by a vocabulary list that translates key words and phrases from Ukrainian to English, helping you grasp the subtleties of the language. A quiz section follows each story, allowing you to test your comprehension and reinforce what you've learned.

Clem Dennison, 23, lives as a man among men, passing as a male prospector in California where she is a respected author writing popular articles about the gold rush and the colorful people of the wild west. After a disturbing visit back east, she makes plans to return to the gold fields, joining a late-season wagon train headed for Sacramento. On the long train ride from Boston, she notices a fascinating young lady.

Ukrainian Short Stories for Upper Intermediate (B2) Skill Level is tailored specifically for learners at the B2 level, offering 30 engaging short stories that challenge and refine your comprehension of Ukrainian. Each story introduces complex sentence structures, idiomatic expressions, and advanced vocabulary, helping you deepen your understanding of the language.

Welcome to the Unresolved Dependencies Podcast. A bi-weekly, unfiltered, not so serious catch up between two Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, colleagues, community speakers, and - most importantly - good friends. Join us on our fiscal year-based journey within the Microsoft ecosystem, AI, Events, Training, and Customer delivery

3 Freunde treffen sich und erzählen aus ihrer Sicht. 3 Perspektiven, die auch mal unterschiedlich sein können. 1 Ruhrpott, weil es mehr nicht braucht. Wir laden euch auf eine ehrliche Tour zum Feierabendbier ein.

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER As young boys, both Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. As psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of...

Three women go missing without trace. A week is enough for the psychopath known in the press as the 'the Soul-Breaker' to destroy them. By the seventh day the women are psychologically dead, like bodies without a soul. Shortly before Christmas, the Soul-Breaker strikes again, this time in an exclusive psychiatric clinic. The clinic has been cut off by a snowstorm, and the Soul-Breaker is in their midst. Trapped in the clinic, staff and patients band together to protect each other, but in a night of unimaginable terror, the Soul-Breaker shows them that no one is safe.

This was to be her last day alive. The renowned criminal psychologist Ira Samin prepared her suicide thoroughly. The death of her eldest daughter had weighed too heavily on her conscience for her to carry on and she yearned for one last drink to raise a toast to oblivion. Her morbid plans are interrupted and she is called in to negotiate a gruesome hostage situation at a radio station where a psychopath is playing a morbid game.

A Week in December takes place over the course of a single week. It brings together an intriguing cast of characters, each apparently in his or her own world but - as gradually becomes clear - intricately related. As the story builds to its climax, Faulks pulls together powerful ideas about family, money, religion and the way we live today.

Every year, on the winter solstice, the small town of Melcombe observes an annual custom, the roots and meaning of which are lost in the mists of time. A torch-lit procession to the ancient tomb of Cairndale Knapp, overlooking the town, puts the old sun to bed, and greets the new sun in the...

French Short Stories for Upper Intermediate (B2) Skill Level is crafted specifically for learners at the B2 level, offering 30 captivating short stories that challenge and enhance your French reading comprehension. Each story delves into more advanced grammar structures, idiomatic expressions, and upper intermediate vocabulary, providing an immersive experience to deepen your understanding of the language. To facilitate learning, each story is paired with a comprehensive vocabulary chart that translates key French words into English.

Was, wenn der Tod deine einzige Chance ist, zu überleben? Sebastian Fitzeks neuer Psychothriller für die dunkle Jahreszeit... Vor elf Jahren wurde Alma als Baby unter mysteriösen Umständen zur Adoption freigegeben. In ihrer streng unter Verschluss gehaltenen Adoptionsakte steht der Vermerk: »Identität der Eltern darf unter keinen Umständen ans Licht kommen! Mutter droht Todesgefahr!!!« Doch nun ist Alma lebensgefährlich erkrankt und braucht dringend einen Knochenmarkspender. Um das Leben ihrer Adoptivtochter zu retten, startet Olivia Rauch eine verzweifelte Suche nach den biologischen Eltern.