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Winston the mouse is on a Very Important Mission. On Christmas Eve, he finds a letter that has gotten lost on its way to Father Christmas - so, with no time to lose, he sets out to deliver it himself in time for Christmas Day! He has a lot of Very Exciting Adventures on his Very Important Mission and makes some wonderful friends along the way.

The first nine audiobooks in the best-selling adventure series, all about Alex T. Smith's unforgettable canine hero, Claude. Now the star of his very own TV show on Disney Junior and ITVBe! 

Currently, the top rate you can earn from a nationally available savings account in the U.S. is 0.50 percent. On the one hand, this means that saving $10,000 will leave you with $10,511 after ten years–a mere 5 percent increase. On the other hand, with the inflation rate at 6.2 percent, this means that you are losing 5.7 percent of your money every year in real terms.

When the tyrannical family patriarch Sir Ignatious Gristle is murdered on his 90th birthday at his country estate, every one of his gathered family members is a suspect. Trapped by a snowstorm with no way to contact the police, it's up to his mettlesome granddaughter, Edna, and her trusted tortoise, Charles Darwin, to determine whodunnit!

Welcome to the Nah Then Podcast! A podcast dedicated to dissecting the creative behind the art. Based in Warwickshire, we'll talk with local artists from every walk of the arts. Musicians, artists, actors, films makers, and everything in between, we sit down to discuss their background to present day and how they honed their talents to create their work! So if you're the creative type, stay tuned for some insightful conversation from exceptionally talent people! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this latest adventure, on a winter's day, Claude goes from throwing snowballs and making snowmen to causing an all-out avalanche!

Claude is no ordinary dog - he leads an extraordinary life! When Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes set off for work, Claude decides what adventure he wants to have that day. Today he and Sir Bobblysock go to the city for the very first time. They have tea in a cafe, go shopping and visit a museum. It is all very normal until...Claude accidentally foils a robbery and becomes the local hero!

Do you know about The Grumpus? And his Dastardly, Dreadful Christmas Plan? And about the Awful Thing that happened at the North Pole on Christmas Eve? Perhaps I should tell you about it.... This heartwarming story follows the adventures of an unlikely hero as he journeys to the North Pole, unwittingly and somewhat reluctantly making lots of new friends along the way.

It is five days until Christmas, and Winston has a Very Curious Mystery to solve. He has hazy rememberings of another mouse, and he just knows that someone very important to him is lost. After promising Oliver that he will be back in time for Christmas, no matter what, Winston sets out on an exciting round-the-world adventure to find the missing mouse, helped along the way by wonderful old friends and delightful new ones, too.

Love of the worlds created by video game designers and personalities drives Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum (history, law, CS degrees) to provide a scholarly yet light-hearted discussion of how arcade, home console, and PC games merged into a Video Game Industry. Emphasis is on the combination of business and creative elements needed for financial success. Interviews of Atari, EA, Activision, & other execs with detailed source evaluations produce the insights you hear in these 140+ hours!

A walk in the park leads to a walk on a tightrope when Claude joins a circus, throws custard pies and becomes the star of the show!

Claude is no ordinary dog - he leads an extraordinary life! Sir Bobblysock and Claude go on holiday for the very first time. They build sandcastles, eat ice cream and sunbathe. It is all very normal until...Claude meets pirates and discovers treasure!

Claude in the Spotlight is the fifth title in this adorable new young fiction series from the talented Alex T. Smith. Claude was selected for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2012 and the Richard and Judy Book Club 2011. A gentle stroll through town leads to leg kicking and bottom shaking as Claude dances his way into the theatre and straight into the spotlight!

Der einzige Fall, den er nicht lösen kann, bringt ihn an den Abgrund... Nach dem spurlosen Verschwinden seiner Frau lässt Detective Robert Kett alles hinter sich und zieht mit drei kleinen Töchtern von London ins Städtchen Norwich. Vierzehn Wochen sind seit Billies Entführung vergangen, doch noch immer gibt es keine Spur. Es soll eine Auszeit werden, denn seine Kinder brauchen ihn. Doch bei seiner Ankunft wird er mit einem Vermisstenfall konfrontiert: Die 11-jährige Maisie, die sich ihr Geld mit Zeitungsaustragen verdient, ist von ihrer letzten Tour nicht zurückgekehrt.

A quiet walk in the country turns into a busy day on the farm when Claude ends up mucking out the pigs, feeding the chickens, and lassoing a fearsome bull!

Der kleine Mäuserich Maximilian ist zurück! Bald ist Weihnachten und der kleine Mäuserich Maximilian muss ein kurioses Rätsel lösen. Immer wieder hat er verschwommene Erinnerungen an eine andere Maus. Er spürt, dass sie eine wichtige Rolle in seinem Leben gespielt hat. Maximilian möchte diese Maus unbedingt finden! Also macht er sich auf eine turbulente Reise um die Welt. Zum Glück hat er wunderbare Freunde, die ihm auf dieser abenteuerlichen Suche zur Seite stehen! Ein herzerwärmendes Kinderhörbuch zur Weihnachtszeit: Süß wie ein Adventskalender – nur ohne Schokolade.

Ever feel like there’s a world of opportunity out there but you just aren’t sure where to start? Welcome to Project Rookie. Your backstage pass to uncovering the promising tactics, genuine struggles, and inspiring victories that are supercharging the next generation of achievers. We're here to inspire you to create opportunities for yourself, help you get in touch with your entrepreneurial side, and expand your vision of what's possible.

A podcast about those who live, work and play in the Alps, hosted by Carla Smith and Alex Williamson. We will be inviting different guests each week to our kitchen table to chat about all things Alps and general life. So grab a drink and enjoy!

I believe that all people want to be heard, seen, and understood. But how do we get people to hear, see, and understand us effectively? Salespeople train themselves on techniques to do this but there are people doing it well without the word sales showing up anywhere in their job title or job description. This podcast is designed to help us hone our human skills, understand subtle similarities between non-sales people and salespeople, and show how we can learn from both groups the next time we need to create change and sell by being human. You will learn from people throughout all walks of ...

Claude discovers a film set on the other side of the fence! When the two lead actors are injured, Claude and Sir Bobblysock are asked to take their places. Can they become movie stars with just the simple addition of a wig? Of course they can!