Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing
Immerse yourself in the glamor, glitz and turbulence of the period leading up to the 1920s with this satisfying collection of tales from author Mary Roberts Rinehard. Veering from romance to mystery and back again, this diverse volume is the perfect way to while away a pleasant afternoon.
A collection of life experiences, observations and musings from the mind of singer-songwriter Dan May.Show book
"A rather awkward situation, if you know what I mean..." Bertie Wooster is in a positively radiant mood—which, as any seasoned observer will confirm, is exactly when things begin to go wrong in earnest. This time, the trouble involves a fearsome nerve specialist, a hopeless misunderstanding about cats, and a luncheon that threatens to seriously complicate Bertie's life as a free and easy gentleman about town. In Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch, the usual order of things—logic, confidence, and common sense—quietly excuses itself from the room. What remains is a trail of elegant misunderstandings, impeccable English, and the unmistakable scent of a very polite disaster in the making. While Bertie flounders under Sir Roderick's steely gaze, the incomparable Jeeves is already several moves ahead. It is a masterclass in the delicate art of surviving high society while appearing completely untroubled by it. A sparkling example of P.G. Wodehouse at his finest: light, elegant, and irresistibly funny. The perfect companion for a spring morning in Mayfair. In short: lunch is served. Reason is optional.Show book
A trumpet rends the heavens and the dead rise to an amphitheater as vast as the sky. Before a throne of dazzling cloud, a tyrant and a saint plead their lives—only to be unmasked by a relentless record and a God whose justice is inseparable from mercy. What follows is a bold, visionary parable that strips away pride and hypocrisy, then opens onto a startling charge: try again. Emily Thomas’s narration brings solemn grandeur and crystalline clarity to every line. With measured pacing and controlled intensity, she lets the language ring—the clangor of the Last Trump, the hush of a cosmic court, the unbearable candor of conscience—until the story’s moral light feels both searing and tender. Part satire, part philosophical allegory, this classic meditation on judgment, humility, and second chances is as piercingly modern as ever. Ideal for listeners who love literary fantasy, speculative parables, and timeless tales that challenge and console in equal measure.Show book
The ancient books and the modern books fight a pitched battle in the King's library, and a spider and a bee argue the case - Swift's contribution to a scholarly quarrel, together with the shorter pieces. Written in the 1690s while he was secretary to Sir William Temple, who was on the losing side. This edition is bound with 60 plates of paintings by Hogarth, Poussin, Gainsborough Dupont and Joseph Wright of Derby, dating from 1648 to 1800.Show book
Joelle, a thirty-something climate organizer living in Los Angeles, thinks she has it all: a hot musician boyfriend, a nonprofit job fighting the oil industry, and a parasocial relationship with Adeline, her online yoga instructor. But something is off... the collapse of society, maybe? Yes, that. Through sardonic diary entries, poetry, and psilocybin-induced trips to parallel universes, Joelle explores what it means to fight for climate justice when all signs point to dying alone.Show book
Peter Sykes lifts the lid on the good, the bad and the ugly in the NHS, based on real-life situations from his 40 years experience at the sharp end of medical practice. Some of these stories will make you laugh, a few will make you cry and others have a surprising twist in the tail. They feature patients, doctors and nurses, blood, sweat and toil, life and death, heartache and joy.Show book
