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Wilkie Collins was one of Victorian England's best-loved and best-selling authors, and a crime-fiction pioneer. His enthralling 'sensation novels' such as The Woman in White paved the way for today's thrillers and his tour de force The Moonstone is one of the first, and greatest, modern-detective stories. This collection features dramatisations of these two masterpieces, with star casts including Toby Stephens (The Woman in White) and John Sharp (The Moonstone). Also included are adaptations of three of Collins' other major novels.

From his tiny room at Hampton Court, the royal chronicler records the comings and goings of the King of England, his six Queens—and his six mothers-in-law. Introducing us to these redoubtable ladies, he relates the surprising part they played in the destiny of Henry VIII and his unfortunate wives. We meet Catherine of Aragon's duenna, Dona Elvira; Lady Boleyn, whose gentleman admirer threatens danger for her daughter Anne; and Lady Margaret, whose attempt to overturn hundreds of years of tradition leads to a dramatic confrontation.

What is the boy crisis? It's a crisis of education. For the first time in American history, our sons will have less education than their dads. It's a crisis of mental health. As boys become young men, their suicide rates go from equal to girls to six times that of young women. It's a crisis of sexuality. Sex is a minefield for our sons. They're bombarded with mixed messages, afraid of being either too sensitive or not sensitive enough.

Two boys out sledging in their local park find the body of an old woman in the snow. Who is she? How did she come to be there? Over 10 episodes, we meet people she has encountered, members of her family and her friends, all of whom give us clues about what has led the woman to this place. On our journey to understanding the woman's story, we encounter a series of relationships which combine to form a moving account of modern life and loves.

Gary L. Joralemon has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and a master’s degree in leadership from St. Mary’s College of California. After thirty-three years in law enforcement, he retired from the San Luis Obispo County Probation Department, having risen to the rank of Chief Deputy Probation Officer. Gary has served on the faculties of the Alan Hancock College Law Enforcement Academy, Cuesta College, and California State University, San Luis Obispo.

Conscious Exploration for the Advanced Soul shows us that we are much more than our physical bodies. We are multidimensional beings with the ability to explore these non-physical dimensions. Using organic doorways such as ayahuasca and conscious out-of-body experiences (OBEs), we are shown how to access these alternative realities to gain wisdom and understanding of what truly lies beyond the veil.

This is a fictionalized story concerning an inheritance that ultimately ends up with a newly married couple at the beginning of the Great Depression. The inheritance does not consist of money but, instead, of the bride's sisters plus various properties in West Virginia. Despite the religious prejudice of the time, this new Protestant/Catholic group manages to form a real family while living in a quirky house through the bad financial times as well as through the future World War II.

This book is about the journey of a man--from meager beginnings, being abused and misunderstood by schoolmates and cousins, starting an adventure with very little, surviving on the kindness of others, and refusing to accept something without paying for it in some way. They expected a long-haired bearded boy in an army jacket to be a bum, but he would be a surprise to them by his work ethic.

Travel with Sydney on the haunted trail and explore haunted sites in the South. The Southern states of America have always been shrouded in mystery as tales of its past evolved into local legends, folklore, and haunted history. Travel to some of Mississippi's most haunted locations with L. Sydney Fisher as she takes her paranormal research team, PARA (Paranormal & Anomaly Research Alliance) to Fernwood, a 19th-century Victorian mansion.

A bright and politically engaged college student goes missing after a demonstration turns violent. But as her grieving mother begins her search, she uncovers a dark side to her daughter that she never knew existed.

Celebrated essayist, biographer, and nonfiction book writer Robert Kanigel presents a memoir of his meandering, serendipitous path from engineer to writer. Kanigel invites the listener back in time for a journey rich with a sense of time and place, beginning with his childhood as the son of Jewish parents in Brooklyn.

24 and Philosophy is a book you just can't do without. It's all here, folks: the reason presidents trust him; how Jack cuts through the lies and ambiguities; why he puts his life on the line for others; and how he knows which knee cap to blow out to get that all-important next lead. With the help of 20 "24 crazed" philosophers, you'll figure out what makes this guy tick, and much much more.

When Jack Jones's ranch is overwhelmed by foul pests, he seeks out Coyote Cal and Big Yap for help. But our heroes run into their own trouble along the way, captured by a wicked fiend intent on taking over their 30-episode serial and making it his own. In the process, the author is also kidnapped, sending events spiraling out of control. As the plot unravels, unlikely allies must unite to save the day. Or something like that.

This book explores how Jesus taught us to pray when we need an answer from God right now. There’s a bold way to pray that receives today what God was intending to do tomorrow. All you need is a close friendship with God.

Tony held rank in a notorious outlaw motorcycle club that sold machine guns to gangs until he wound up behind bars, later escaping a courtroom, tracking down the people who set him up, and knocking over a few banks...then he assumed a new identity and vanished, winding up in a squalid Brooklyn apartment with a dwindling pile of cash, where he spent most of his days, aside from the occasion excursion to the corner pub. Then a kidnapped girl knocked on his door and everything changed....

This books examines the state of American society in May of 2022.

There is an old adage...be careful what you wish for. Truer words were never spoken. When it comes to changing the world, one step at a time can have thousands of meanings. Short fiction (less than 7,000 words), The Plant is submitted for your entertainment and is 100 percent fiction...to the best of my knowledge.

As a student preparing to take the LSAT, how are you supposed to increase your score if people who make the LSAT don't bother to write explanations for most of the exams? LSAC only gives you the answer key, while what you really need are explanations that will show you the easiest way to get the right answer, why the right answer is right, and why the others are wrong. This is the only series of LSAT PrepTest Logical Reasoning explanations you'll need to prepare you for the LSAT. You’re guaranteed to achieve the highest scores you possibly can—or your money back.

Her Coworker takes us into the world of Izzy, a highly sexual young woman who finds it hard to find gratification. Thrown out of school for having sex in the restroom gives her a taste for repeating it. The problem is that there is no one she remotely likes.

In the summer of 1877, the bedraggled remains of the Nez Perce tribe took on the US Army and, despite being badly outnumbered and outgunned, emerged victorious. Bone Necklace captures the intensity, violence, and unexpected conclusion of America’s final “Indian War”, told from the perspectives of a Nez Perce warrior, an Idaho militiaman, and an English painter who gets caught up in the violence. Combining heart-thumping action with an unforgettable cast, the novel centers on the relationship between two fighters, who are both enemies and allies in this war.