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When Roger Ackroyd is found dead in his study the day after his fiancée’s unexpected suicide, the illustrious detective Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement to take on the complicated case. Only a handful of close friends and family saw Roger Ackroyd the day he died, but almost all have solid alibis and were seemingly nowhere near him at his time of death. But as Poirot’s investigation uncovers new details, the suspects’ alibis begin to unravel, and nearly everyone reveals themselves to have ample motive and opportunity to be the culprit. 

The Chuang Tsu is one of the most important books in Chinese literature and philosophy. It is one of the two foundational texts of Daoism. Also titled Zhuangzi, it is a commentary and extension of the Dao de Jing/Tao Te Ching, in the same way that Mencius' Analects are an exploration of Confucius' thought. Written in around 300 BCE during the Warring States period, it is a collection of anecdotes, fables, and stories that are as silly and funny as they are profound and thought provoking.

A classic guide to tricks and tactics for winning arguments, with commentary on the use of and defense against each tactic. The best summary of this audiobook is "being right doesn’t mean you’re gonna win, and this is why". It’s the ultimate guide to spotting the many different kinds of bull people pull in order to win over the crowd, rather than argue the point at hand. There’s very few of them that don’t immediately bring examples to mind, and having it laid out clearly like this is the perfect armour to stop people derailing you. 

If you're after a totally pragmatic analysis of leadership, stripped of moralising and focused on what works and how to deal with real-world issues, this is the audiobook for you. 

This volume includes works that we would now recognize as science fantasy, with tropes such as exploring civilizations on the moon and strange devices with magical powers.

Biggles is working on an undercover mission in Norway when the streets outside his hotel are stormed by Nazis. His escape via the aerodrome is thwarted by renegades working with the S.S. To avoid capture or worse, Biggles camouflages himself as a Norwegian traitor and swears into the German Air-Force, donning a swastika armlet and adopting the role of a Nazi. With no intention of remaining in Nazi occupied Norway, Biggles uses the first opportunity to escape into Sweden, where he is put through to Colonel Raymond at Headquarters.

The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. first clarifies the writer's understanding of how to - correctly. In it, Strunk has laid a detailed, essential map, one he believed pays off, for in unlocking the secrets of style, one opens the terrain for mastery of literature. Now over a century since its first publication, the audiobook is anything but outdated, as it is still widely used today - just testament to Strunk’s timeless knowledge and mastery with the pen.

Join the intrepid Captain Biggles, hero of the Royal Flying Corps, as he fights on the front line of World War I. The stories in this volume covers ambushes, disaster, mysteries and more than a few ridiculous stunts, all based on real-life events in the life of WE Johns. Fun for adventurers of all ages. 

What Did Jesus Really Say? authoritatively answers these formerly unanswerable questions. Jesus taught of an inner world, and this very inner world can be tapped today for answering what the written record cannot reveal. Trusted inner sources are the key and were tapped for this book. The “Introduction” reveals the errors that changed the Jesus narrative and message. For example, the canon reads that Jesus and John the Baptist who came before him were executed by the authorities, Jesus by crucifixion and John by beheading. Yet they were not - the stories are myth.

The definitive history of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, told with with a wry dramatisation. Many think the patron saint of Discordianism a myth, or his life absurdly exaggerated, but they are wrong. Reality is far stranger than fiction could ever be, and Joshua Norton is the absolute proof, a real-life Don Quixote formed in tragedy and triumph, scarred into a delusion of a better world by the violence of this one. 

A selection of the very best of Chinese poetry over the course of a thousand years, from 100 years before Christ was born up to the middle ages. Arthur Waley's translations of Chinese poetry are still the benchmark by which such translations are held, nearly 200 years after he introduced the west to the wonder of classical Chinese poetry. 

Al-Ghazali is often called "the proof of Islam" (hujjat al-islam), because he tried to bridge inquiry, legislation, and mystical practice. One could call al-Ghazali the prototype Muslim intellectual. This translation was done in 1823 by WHT Gairdner, who also includes a commentary upon the ideas that Al-Ghazzali presents. The Niche for Lights, written near the end of his life, is about the need for balance between the authority of the divine and reason, seeing both as essential to real spiritual development.

Nowadays, planes are safe and stable machines. Come now to join a young Bigglesworth's earliest adventures as he joins the fighting on the front lines in France during the First World War. The Flying Corps has just been formed, and the planes are deathtraps, invented barely days before. Listen on to find the original story of one of Britain's greatest and most loved heroes.

The inventor of a uniquely powerful new explosive has gone missing while working on a new poison gas for the British. Can Biggles and Ginger find him before the enemy does? Professor Max Beklinder has disappeared. He is the inventor of Linderite explosive, a Lucranian by birth but British by naturalization. The Professor was working on a secret poison gas for the British when he was reported as having been killed in a car accident in Unterhamstadt in Lucrania. Biggles is sent to find out if he is really dead and if not, to get him back.

Lord Dunsany was the most influential writer in the genre that came to be known as fantasy, which his stories set trends for that continue to this day. Before him, the closest thing to fantasy that existed was folktales; after him, people built worlds beyond imagining and epic stories in the lands he first explored. He was an influence on Tolkien, Lovecraft, Gaiman, Borges, Clarke, Moorcock, Yeats, Le Guin, and many more besides. Worlds of monsters and magic, of strange names and stranger tales, were all born in Dunsany’s work.

In the early settler days, the British did more than go to war. Many found the local folklore and beliefs fascinating and collected them together. This is one of the first explorations of South African folk tales. Come now for stories of the naughty Jackal as he tricks Lion and Leopard, or how Tortoise shows his great cunning. Hear of Hare and Heron and Wildebeest and all the other majestic creatures that roam the Savannah and jungles.

Lord Dunsany was the fantasy writer's fantasy writer. From Tolkein to Gaiman, from Le Guin to Moorcock, his heroes and strange situations inspired an entire genre of modern dark fantasy. Come now to discover the secrets of strange islands, the fate of thieves who dare to steal from gods, encounters with the Sphinx and the Dragon of Romance in suburbia, and the desperate quest to make a Queen cry. 

The 21st century will see great changes for humanity. True Artificial Intelligence comes into existence, and in its wake the world is ripped apart and reborn. In new technology ancient ways will find new expression, as the secret rulers of the world choose its future shape. It is a time of great change, of disaster and destruction matched only by the flowering of mind. We know the great events of this time; but what of the others? What about those who get caught up in events, but cannot guide them? Those who are given power, but not enough to be free?

An action packed adventure across Arabia in search of a new hashish. A grave peril has reached London. Air Commodore Raymond of Scotland Yard has discovered a new drug, one being used for robberies and more. Gurra is a risk to civilization itself, and only one man can be entrusted to save it. Can Biggles find the source before this new drug scourges civilisation? Join the newly-promoted Detective Air-Inspector Bigglesworth as he is sent on a mission by Scotland Yard in the Arabia’s infamous Rub Al Khali, the Empty Quarter.

Most famously known for his book The Prophet, the Lebanse poet Kahlil Gibran has been called "the single most important influence on Arabic poetry and literature during the first half of the 20th century". Contained herein are two lesser known works. The Madman was the first book Kahlil published in English, and its success was enough for The Forerunner to be released by the same publisher, less than two years later.