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"A compact masterpiece dedicated to the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich--Julian Barnes's first novel since his best-selling, Booker Prize-winning The Sense of an Ending. 1936: Shostakovich, just thirty, fears for his livelihood and his life. Stalin, hitherto a distant figure, has taken a sudden interest in his work and denounced his latest opera. Now, certain he will be exiled to Siberia (or, more likely, shot dead on the spot), he reflects on...
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"Charles Hayden returns in the thrilling new naval adventure from bestselling author S. Thomas Russell, today's "Patrick O'Brian for a new generation" (Kirkus Reviews). Master and Commander Charles Hayden has received fresh orders that take him and the HMS Themis to the Caribbean, with instructions to meddle with French shipping to the colonies. While en route, they rescue two Spanish castaways who beg for help fleeing from a vengeful family situation-Hayden...
3) Black Heart
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International best-selling author Justin Somper's Vampirates series is renowned for its swashbuckling adventure and imaginative plotting. The fourth book in the series, Black Heart picks up with twins Connor and Grace Tempest facing an uncertain future. When a famous pirate captain is killed by a vicious band of vampirates, the Pirate Federation commissions a ship of its own to hunt them down. With Connor on the offending ship and Grace on the other,...
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Justin Somper, internationally acclaimed author of young adult fiction, returns with the exciting sequel to the thrilling Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean. This swashbuckling adventure takes the bold seafaring twins, Connor and Grace, across the treacherous oceans where the notorious vampirates prowl.
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David has suffered from OCD for twenty years, and The Man Who Couldn't Stop is his honest attempt to understand the condition. At what point does a harmless idea become a blinding blizzard of unwanted thoughts? Drawing on the latest research on the brain, as well as historical accounts of patients and their treatments, this is a book that will challenge the way you think about what is normal, and what is mental illness.
6) Immortal War
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International bestselling author Justin Somper created a runaway hit with his genre-bending Vampirates series. In this thrilling conclusion, Connor and Grace Tempest make ready for the final battle between the Pirate Federation and the renegade Vampirates. Allies old and new have joined their cause, but even Connor's considerable fighting prowess and Grace's powerful healing abilities will be pushed to the brink when an army of the undead joins the...
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Internationally best-selling author Justin Somper's exciting Vampirates novels are eagerly anticipated for their swashbuckling adventure. The fifth exciting installment of the series finds the rebel Sidorio- the self-proclaimed King of the Vampirates- eager to expand his empire. But as the Pirate Federation and the Nocturnal Vampirates fight back, destroying rebel ships on sight, Grace and Connor Tempest find themselves drawn into the epicenter of...
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With the best of swashbuckling adventure and ghoulish horror on the high seas, Justin Somper's internationally acclaimed Vampirates series-begun with Demons of the Ocean and Tides of Terror- continues full-sail in Blood Captain. Long since separated, the twins Connor and Grace struggle to earn their keep and avoid lashings aboard their respective pirate ships- Connor on the Diablo and Grace among the cursed crew of the Vampirate vessel. Both siblings...
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Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall is an Edwardian history book for younger listeners (aged six–twelve) which tells the story of England, concluding with the reign of Queen Victoria. Antonia Fraser and many other current historians declare that it was this book that opened the delights of history for them.
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H.E. Marshall's classic children's chronicle of Britain, Our Island Story, includes all the best-loved stories from history: King Alfred and the Cakes; King John and the Magna Carta; Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar; Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada; and many others.