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This is the third book in the Afterlife, Interrupted series. For nearly 30 years, Nathan G. Castle, OP, has helped several hundred “stuck" — and not-so-stuck souls who died suddenly and traumatically adjust to the afterlife. Victims of fires, automobile accidents, shootings, stabbings, drownings - and suicides - come to him in his dreams seeking help to resolve their Interrupted Death Experiences.™ Father Nathan believes that providing such help is something the Holy Spirit has given him and his prayer partners to do.

This is a story about a young man's journey into manhood and the discovery of his true calling in life. The story asserts the essential human right of each person to determine the course his or her life should take. But sometimes civilization gets in the way and lives don't unfold naturally.

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.

Bowen Tyler, his reluctant crew and a blonde heroine, find themselves marooned in a nightmare world of mighty dinosaurs and bestial apemen who kill on sight. This is the lost continent of Caspak, a hot, dark and mysterious prehistoric world located somewhere in the icy waters of the Antarctic. Their only hope of rescue is a note in a bottle flung into the sea. The survivors persist and penetrate the heart of Caspak to find the incredible secret that claws, fangs and spears have guarded since the beginning of time.

Rumer Godden is well known for her acclaimed novels for adults and children. She wrote over 60 works in her lifetime, nine of which were made into films. Included here are dramatisations of three of her classic tales, as well as a fascinating interview with the renowned author.

This classic Western story takes place on a cattle ranch. When a mysterious stranger comes walking into town seeking employment at the Cross-Triangle Ranch, life changes for these simple country folk.

John Fuller-Carp, the Machiavellian head of chambers at Forecourt Buildings, is determined to become a QC and will perform almost any moral contortion to achieve his goal. When left-wing Ruth Quirke, rumoured to be a High Court judge's daughter, applies to join his chambers, Fuller-Carp's imagination goes into overdrive and promotion seems inevitable. However, his attempts to project a 'New Labour' image cut no ice with Ruth, and the two are soon at each other's throats.

This is the fifth story in the Tarzan adventure novels. Tarzan’s enemy in this book is a Belgian traitor and an Arab chieftain named Achmet Zek. Tarzan intends to "liberate" more jewels from the lost city of Opar, unaware that his enemies know of his plan and that they intend to liberate the jewels from Tarzan. The running battle becomes so intense that Tarzan is incensed to the point of losing his newly found, refined demeanor and becomes the beast of old with a terrible ferocity.

This is the fourth story in the Tarzan adventure novels. This time it is the son of Tarzan, the young Lord Greystoke, who leads us away from the sheltered shores of 19th century England, back to the primitive jungle. Young Lord Greystoke quickly asserts his natural authority in the jungle the way an heir-apparent might ascend a throne but not without a few painful lessons. Accepted by his fellow primates, they rename him, Korak “the killer.”

This venture into the wild kingdom thrusts Jane into the thickest of demoniacal plots as Tarzan’s nemesis, the dark and swarthy Rokoff and his rat-like lieutenant capture her with the intention of wreaking vengeance on Tarzan. But Tarzan assembles an awesome rescue squad; Mugambi, a giant native from the jungle who becomes the devoted follower and protector of Tarzan; Sheeta, a sleek and powerful black panther longing to apply fang and claw to those who would harm Jane; and the entire tribe of Akut, of the great apes, enraged and eager.

This is the first story in the Tarzan adventure novels. The legend begins when Tarzan’s parents are placed on a jungle shoreline by mutinous seamen. Here they establish a crude residence and survive for a time until attacked and killed by a band of apes. But one female ape rescues the baby, takes it for her own, and raises it among a large socially organized tribe of great apes. The baby grows to be a noble man whose great strength and keen senses compel the world around him to bend to his might according to the “law of the jungle.”

This is the second story in the Tarzan adventure novels. Tarzan has been in England where he has been learning about civilization, his heritage and how he fits into it all as Lord Greystoke. Fate thrusts Tarzan back into the primeval jungle and as he returns to it, his adventures begin with a shipboard altercation. Evil Nickolas Rokoff, the recipient of Tarzan's wrath, swears vengeance and puts a price on Tarzan's head. But Tarzan has greater concerns on his mind as he leaves modern civilization behind to discover a hidden ancient civilization.

After the death of his mother, Neewa the black bear cub, is captured by Challoner, the woodsman. Neewa soon learns that the woodsman and his Husky pup, Miki, are his friends. The bear and the dog become inseparable playmates. But their fun and games become of secondary importance when Challoner’s canoe overturns in river rapids causing the two to become separated from Challoner and finally responsible for their own survival in the wilderness.

Convinced of the worthiness of a giant, earth-boring machine, David Innes becomes a willing participant in an experiment. On the machine's maiden attempt at boring through the Earth, David and inventor Perry are trapped in the control room as the machine turns into a runaway. It bores steadily down toward the center of the Earth until finally it penetrates into a strange, subterranean world. The two travelers are immediately welcomed by a huge bear-like creature interested solely in having them for breakfast.

In der Ausgabe 13/2022 von "Spotlight Audio": Besuchen Sie Varanasi und erleben Sie Indiens Stadt des Lichts mit allen Sinnen. Spotlights Lieblingsdetektivin, Dorothy Winslow, ist mit einem spannenden dreiteiligen Krimi zurück. In A Day In My Life erzählt ein Ranger in einem kalifornischen Nationalpark von seiner Arbeit zum Schutz der Naturwunder in der Region. Englisch lernen mit "Spotlight Audio". Inhalt: Audio-Download inkl. Booklet mit allen gesprochenen Texten zum Nachlesen und zweisprachigem Glossar (PDF-Format), Sprache: Englisch.

Entdecken Sie in der Ausgabe 10/2022 von "Spotlight Audio" einige wirklich magische Orte in Großbritannien. In "A Day in My Life" lernen Sie eine Perückenmacherin kennen und sehen ihre Wunderwerke. Um beim Thema Wandel zu bleiben - könnte ein Ausflug zu einem geheimnisvollen Leuchtturm eine Frau wieder auf den rechten Weg bringen? Erfahren Sie mehr in der Kurzgeschichte. Englisch lernen mit "Spotlight Audio".

Mit "Spotlight Audio" können Sie diesmal in 60 Minuten die englischen Zeitformen erkunden und damit Ihre Sprachkenntnisse verbessern. Entdecken Sie in Ausgabe 10/2023 die Bedeutung von Zeit und Zeitformen anhand faszinierender Geschichten aus der englischsprachigen Welt und deren Anwendung in unterhaltsamen Dialogen, die auf alltäglichen englischen Konversationen basieren. Testen Sie Ihr Wissen und üben Sie Ihre Sprachfertigkeit mit anspruchsvollen Übungen. Englisch lernen mit "Spotlight Audio".

Reisen Sie in der Ausgabe 9/2023 von "Spotlight Audio" in die majestätische Stadt Edinburgh, die Hauptstadt Schottlands. Ebenfalls in dieser Ausgabe: Ein amerikanischer Airline-Pilot gewährt faszinierende Einblicke in seinen Beruf, und außerdem können Sie Ihr Vokabular zum Thema Delegieren im Berufsleben verbessern. Englisch lernen mit "Spotlight Audio".

Reisen Sie in der Ausgabe 8/2023 von "Spotlight Audio" nach Nashville, Tennessee, der Welthauptstadt der Country-Musik. Außerdem in dieser Ausgabe: Lernen Sie Wörter und Redewendungen kennen, die sich aus Ortsnamen ergeben. Und treffen Sie eine britische Managerin einer Olivenölfarm in Frankreich. Englisch lernen mit "Spotlight Audio". Inhalt: Audio-Download inkl. Booklet mit allen gesprochenen Texten zum Nachlesen und zweisprachigem Glossar (PDF-Format), Sprache: Englisch.

Könnten Schauspielerei oder Musikhören helfen, Ihr Englisch zu verbessern? Machen Sie in der Ausgabe 7/23 von "Spotlight Audio" Bekanntschaft mit einer Sprachwissenschaftlerin, die vom Spracherwerb durch diese Kunstformen überzeugt ist. Außerdem in dieser Ausgabe: Besuchen Sie die englische Grafschaft Suffolk und erkunden Sie die hübschen Dörfer dort. Die Amateurdetektivin Dorothy Winslow kehrt zurück, um in einer dreiteiligen Kurzgeschichte wieder einmal ein Geheimnis zu lüften. Englisch lernen mit "Spotlight Audio".