Critical Entertainment

For the powerless, desire is a curse. Since he was a child, Helbram had only one wish: adventure. It was this dream that pushed him from the comforts of his village, determined to leave his mark in story and song. Reality, however, is cruel. Years of failure have smothered the flames of ambition, leaving embers wrapped in a shell of rusted plate and weathered mail. Some call him knight, but he knows it to be a false title. One he knew would never be true. Yet still, Helbram walked, his feet carrying him into a land removed from those blessed by the gods, those guided by fate to greatness.

Secrets wait under the Golden Peak. With the Band of Red defeated and chased away, the village of Goldshire has been steadily recovering from the damage caused by their occupation. Helbram and his party have aided in rebuilding the town, but restlessness remains in the air. An ancient door lies unearthed in the depths of the mountain, one that, when tampered with, threatens to obliterate the Golden Peak itself. And so it remains sealed, its mysteries destined for obscurity. Until a chance arrival crosses Helbram’s path.

New York City medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton return in this stunning novel from the “master of the medical thriller” (New York Times)—a ripped-from-the-headlines tale of an innovative doctor’s dangerous downward spiral. After a rough climb to the top, doctor and...

Going back home was not exactly what Tim and the C&C gang expected. Trouble continues to follow them back to Gulf Coast Mississippi. Trouble...and a gnome...and an undead midget.

Bloomsbury presents Restaurant by Brian Duff, read by Chris Gaines Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders...

Critical Mass is a treasure trove of sparkling, spiky prose and a fascinating portrait of our lives and cultural times over the past decades. In an age where a great deal of back scratching and softball pitching pass for criticism, James Wolcott’s fearless essays and reviews offer a bracing taste of the real critical thing.

U.G. Krishnamurti famously described enlightenment as a neurobiological state of being with no religious, psychological or mystical implications. He did not lecture, did not set up organizations, held no gatherings and professed to have no message for mankind. Known as the ‘anti-guru’, the...

Head down the rabbit hole and feed your fascination for conspiracy and controversy. Conspiracy theories-they're influential and spread to sometimes irrational extremes. Why do people cling to conspiracy theories so powerfully? Is there a way to separate the possible from the impossible? Yes...

A timely manifesto urging us to think critically, form opinions, and then argue them with gusto. Hater begins from a simple premise: that it's good to hate things. Not people or groups or benign belief systems, but things. More to the point, it's good to hate the things everyone seems to like...

Over time the best of the arts will eventually show itself. The cream will rise to the top. Every film released in 1958 was scored with the same criteria, based on an average of scores taken from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Google Users. The top ten of film and television are presented with interesting behind the scenes details.

Once, in a theater long ago and far, far away, young audiences who watched the nostalgic space epic of yesteryear, known then only as Star Wars, were duly enthralled. So much goodwill, so much affection, and so much love has rarely been lavished on any franchise. So much money from so many eager fans was never so readily available. Yet, with one potent death star-like blast of mind-breakingly awful filmmaking, the Disney Corporation has managed to alienate that goodwill, spurn that affection, and lose that money.

Read by Simon Le Bon, Derren Brown, Charlie Brooker, Richard Dawkins, Ben Goldacre, Mitch Benn and more! In this download there are 38 atheist celebrities, comedians, scientists and writers give their funny and serious tips for enjoying the Christmas season. When the Atheist Bus Campaign was...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Superfreakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven Levitt, read by Stephen J. Dubner. Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner have been working hard, uncovering the hidden side of even more controversial subjects, from charity to...

This book was designed to provide both motivation and direction to any person passionate about gospel choir singing and performance. Whether you are involved in a world renowned professional choir, a local community choir, or just considering joining the existing choir at your church, this book is full of proven critical knowledge which will help you become fruitful in that endeavor. This book emphasizes the universal importance of specific spiritual and mechanical fundamentals which are far too often neglected.

In his The Dark Side series, Andy Thompson gives us a taste of the dark sense of humor paramedics use as a coping mechanism; here he packs laugh-out-loud moments into every word as he recalls health care professionals' encounters with the weirdest of behavior, hilarious misunderstandings, and cringingly embarrassing episodes.

Unabridged 6 hours An entertaining and eye-opening look into the new frontier of idea making...

Aircraft Photography: Critical Decisions No Room for Error is a collection of "on location" shooting missions and how I solved problems with unusual camera techniques. Still, movie, and video solutions in the corporate environment requires using smart ideas to accomplish your goal. Detailed solutions as simple as how to use a piece of paper and string, through modifying equipment and using reverse logic to accomplish a goal.