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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.

A cold case. A buried secret. A town that will do anything to keep the past hidden. When former investigative journalist Maya Lin moves to the fog-covered town of Blackwood Cove, she expects a quiet life running her bakery and recording her small true-crime podcast. But when a rotted basement floorboard gives way, Maya discovers a hidden tin box containing the diary of Laura Vance, a seventeen-year-old girl who vanished in 1996. The official story says Laura ran away. The diary says she was murdered. As Maya begins reading Laura’s final words on her podcast, Blackwood Cove turns hostile.

History Wasn't Boring. Your History Books Were. If you've ever fallen asleep reading about ancient civilizations, it wasn't your fault. Most history books bury the best parts under dry dates, dusty names, and academic jargon. But the real stories of Egypt, Greece, and Rome? They're bloody, messy, and deeply human. This 3-in-1 book brings ancient history to life the way it deserves—with the drama, the chaos, and the larger-than-life characters that made these civilizations legendary.

Two and a half centuries. Thirteen colonies to fifty states. From Lexington to the smartphone, from the Declaration to the Dust Bowl, from Appomattox to 9/11—the full story, told in one audiobook. In July 2026, the United States marks two hundred and fifty years since the Declaration of Independence. A quarter of a millennium of revolution, war, expansion, struggle, invention, immigration, and reinvention. A story that began with thirteen colonies on the edge of an empire—and produced the most powerful country in human history.

Finally Understand Greek Mythology Without the Confusion, Family Trees, or Boring LecturesYou’ve heard the names. Zeus. Medusa. Hercules. Athena. But if someone asked you to explain who they were, how they’re connected, or what actually happened in the Trojan War… would you be able to? Greek mythology is everywhere. It appears in movies, books, video games, psychology, and everyday language. Yet for many people, the stories feel tangled, overwhelming, or only half-remembered from school. This audiobook was written for people who want clarity.

Aubrey Clayton traces the history of how statistics went astray, beginning with the groundbreaking work of the 17th-century mathematician Jacob Bernoulli and winding through gambling, astronomy, and genetics. Clayton recounts the feuds among rival schools of statistics, exploring the surprisingly human problems that gave rise to the discipline and the all-too-human shortcomings that derailed it.

The Stories, Secrets, and Surprising Truths Behind One of History's Greatest EmpiresDid you know that an empire once stretched from Libya to Pakistan — ruled by kings whose royal couriers could cross it faster than anyone thought possible, without ever riding the same horse twice? For centuries, ancient Persia has been remembered through the eyes of its enemies — cast as the villain in Greek and Roman histories. But behind those stories lies one of the most innovative, ambitious, and dramatic civilizations the world has ever known.

Does the world of fly-fishing feel like a secret club you haven’t been invited to yet? You’ve stood by the river, holding a rod that feels awkward in your hand, watching someone else effortlessly pull a trout from the water while you struggle to untangle a knot for the third time. You want the peace, the connection with nature, and the thrill of the catch. It’s time to stop overcomplicating the simple art of fishing. Fly Fishing for the Rest of Us is a practical, stress-free guide designed for real people.

KICKSTART THE NEW YEAR WITH PURPOSE! AS FEATURED ON BBC WOMAN'S HOUR Fawning is the vital, newly-discovered topic in psychology. You've heard of fight, flight and freeze - but fawning might be the most common trauma response of all. Learn how to work through it and find freedom with the leading...

Three years have passed since the Jamaicans caused the apocalypse, and things in post-Armageddon Chicago have settled into a new kind of normal. Unfortunately, that "normal" includes collapsing skyscrapers, bands of bloodthirsty maniacs, and a dwindling cache of survival supplies. After watching his family, friends, and most of the non-sadistic elements of society crumble around him, Patrick decides it's time to cross one last item off his bucket list. He's going to Disney World.

In Great Fundraising Organizations renowned nonprofit consultant Alan Clayton delivers a proven blueprint for charities and non-profits worldwide to scale their fundraising efforts and their effectiveness.

A dying race. A desperate mission. A world of screaming chaos. Lyra is a scout from Elysara, a world of quiet order now facing total genetic decay. Her mission is sterile and absolute: infiltrate the human population center, identify a 98.7% biologically compatible male, and secure a genetic sample to save her civilization. But Earth is a "cancerous riot" of psychic noise—the collective mental scream of eight million minds that threatens to shatter Lyra’s sanity. Just as she reaches her breaking point, she stumbles into Kael.

Wilfrid Brambell was one of Britain's most loved and complex character actors. As Albert Ladysmith Steptoe, the unscrupulous rag-and-bone man with questionable habits in Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's long-running Steptoe & Son, he quickly became a household name with co-star Harry H. Corbett. But despite scores of other successes in roles on stage, TV and film, Brambell died a sad and lonely man.

*Now a Passionflix original film!* “An instant classic…highly recommended!” —Jennifer Probst, New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author A laugh-out-loud, deliciously steamy rom-com, Wallbanger turns thin walls, sizzling chemistry, and exasperation at first sight into an...

The world has been liberated. But freedom has not healed it. The false order has fallen. Synchron is broken. The Emerald Storm has passed, and the people once bound inside a single will are beginning, painfully, to remember their own names. Yet victory has left a wound deeper than any battlefield. Illan, the one who shattered the Hive and opened the way beyond the old captivity, has become something both necessary and terrifying. Clearer. Colder. More exact.

This audiobook collection includes five captivating books, a huge collection of the best myths and stories of gods, goddesses, monsters, and mortals.

A dark psychological thriller about grief, obsession, and survivor’s guilt, You Are But Dust follows a girl unraveling after her sister’s death as she finds dangerous comfort in Death himself—and will do anything to bring him back. Most people fear Death. But Samarra feels safest by his...

Monsters don't hide in dark alleys. They lurk in plain sight, clawing into your soul with cordial smiles. They wear Armani, they drive Cadillacs, they attend fundraising balls... And they rule the city with a merciless fist. The Familia is a mystery to most, and sitting on its throne is Kage...

There once was a girl tarnished and ruined by the actions of others. Some are born plagued by darkness. She was doused in it by those she trusted. Like Lucifer himself, she fell from the heavens and landed amongst the flames. Now, she wears her crown black with diamonds coated in the blood of...

From the world’s leading thinker on innovation and New York Times bestselling author of The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton M. Christensen, comes an unconventional book of inspiration and wisdom for achieving a fulfilling life. Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma, notably the only...