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In a renovated Gothic church on Long Island lives Jonathan Hemlock, an art professor and a world-renowned mountain climber who finances his black-market art collection by working as a freelance assassin. Now, Hemlock is being tricked into a hazardous assignment that involves an attempt to scale one of the most treacherous mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps: the Eiger. His target is one of his three fellow climbers. The problem is that the CII can't tell him which one.

Looking for a way out of the rat race? Tired of your ho-hum, workaday life? Have an inexplicable love of turning human beings into inanimate objects? Then professional supervillainy might just be for you! With tips from the renowned founder and overlord of the International Society of Supervillains, The Supervillain Handbook is your one-stop-shop for everything evil. Gain invaluable insight on the art of revenge, choosing your evil name, where to find the perfect lair, and much more!

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years—except Biff, the Messiah’s best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in...

Mark Twain ponders the usefulness of insurance coverage. "Coming down from Sacramento the other night, I found on a center-table in the saloon of the steamboat, a pamphlet advertisement of an Accident Insurance Company. It interested me a good deal, with its General Accidents, and its Hazardous Tables, and Extra-Hazardous furniture of the same description, and I would like to know something more about it. It is a new thing to me. I want to invest if I come to like it. I want to ask merely a few questions of the man who carries on this Accident shop".

The steamer Ajax encountered a terrible storm on her down trip from San Francisco to the Sandwich Islands. It tore her light spars and rigging all to shreds and splinters, upset all furniture that could be upset, and spilled passengers around and knocked them hither and thither with a perfect looseness. For forty-eight hours no table could be set, and everybody had to eat as best they might under the circumstances. Most of the party went hungry, though, and attended to their praying.

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She’s had dozens of identities—but none of them have ever fallen in love. In this action–packed thrill–ride of suspense, humor, and heartfelt romance, an undercover informant and an out–of–practice field agent delve deep into an investigation and become entangled with a most unlikely...

Welcome to After Action Lounge Scars Cigars K-Bars That’s not branding—it’s a warning. After Action Lounge is where military vets and retired cops kick back, light up, and let loose. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s definitely not safe for your HR department. We smoke cigars like they owe us money, sip whiskey like it’s a military medal, and tell stories that smell like gunpowder and bad decisions. 🎙️ Every episode is a debrief with bite—combat tales, squad room chaos, and the kind of gallows humor that only comes from surviving the worst and laughing anyway.

Drive Like an Action Hero tells the story from the moment Craig passed his permit test to the life-changing tickets and ultimate accident that forever altered his attitude toward driving. After years of Craig's risky adventures and over-the-top escapades, he was forced to re-examine himself and...

Vous connaissez ce genre de terribles journées au boulot ? Vous savez, quand votre boss vous surprend en train de photocopier votre postérieur dans son bureau ? Non ? Alors, ça n'arrive qu'à moi ? Tout ce chaos, c'est la faute de ma meilleure amie et partenaire. C'est elle qui m'a lancé un défi tout sauf innocent que j'aurais dû décliner tout de suite.

If you’re looking for a show that talks about some of your favorite high octane, face punching, car exploding, gun shooting, quote spewing action movies then look no further. About That Action is 3 guys from Chicago taking a deeper look at some of cinemas most popular and most unrecognized classics (also some not classics). So if you like action you’ll love About That Action.

Join us as we begin our descent into a world of action movies! Zoey and Jordan are long time friends who have decided to do a podcast dedicated to action movies and all the they stand for. The good.....and the bad. Each week a new movie will be presented and discussed with quips, and jokes aplenty, and all your favorite action stars and movies are fair game! It's an action pact time, and we won't take ourselves too seriously.

Brought to you by Penguin. TWO MISFITS. ONE MISSION. ZERO BACK-UP. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? Skwerl and Cheese are down on their luck after being screwed over by the US military. Skwerl used to work for the CIA’s elite paramilitary wing until he was unceremoniously fired after a raid went...

Introducing (RE)ACTION by Homethings, the podcast that sheds light on sustainability whilst throwing shade on companies who try toget away with greenwashing. In a time where Coca-Cola floods our tube adverts with their latest attempt at a recycling campaign (whilstsimultaneously being named the worst plastic polluter in the world) we invite inspirational guests to come have a chat with us and makesome sense of the world they live in. Green might not be your favourite colour, but we think it looks great on you.Follow us for more anti-plastic posts @get_homethings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

A prank telephone call focused podcast featuring unconventional comedy segments. It's Futility in Action!

Tricked into a world of banished gods, demons, goblins, sprites and magic, Richter must learn to meet the perils of The Land and begin to forge his own kingdom. Actions have consequences across The Land, with powerful creatures and factions now hell-bent on Richter's destruction. Can Richter forge allegiances to survive this harsh and unforgiving world or will he fall to the dark denizens of this ancient and unforgiving realm? A tale to shake "The Land" itself, measuring 10/10 on the Richter scale, how will Richter's choices shape the future of The Land and all who reside in it?

Brought to you by Penguin. Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both? From the internationally bestselling author of BULLET TRAIN: A seemingly ordinary family man tries to juggle his home life with his job as a hitman. Picture a mantis raising up its blades. It looks fearsome, but it's still...

War is heck! Guido and Nunzio may not be the brightest bodyguards in the world - but they certainly are faithful. When Skeeve "the Great" asks them to join the army of Possiltum, the two thugs volunteer without question.... Except: Whose side are they on? Queen Hemlock's? The Mob's Fairy Godfather's? Skeeve's? The two baffled bodyguards barely have time to figure it all out - they've been handed government-issue crossbows, armored with leather skirts, and given combat orders by the dreaded drill sergeant Smiley! With war heroes like these...who needs enemies?

Semi-retired god of rock guitar and local poseur Erik Make Loud has got himself a new girlfriend. Helene Hilditch - formerly known as Howlin' Hellbitch - of all-girl punk outfit Blue Tits is a mean guitarist, and someone is trying to kill her. With a rare pressing of their first album to find, the Vinyl Detecive and Nevada are soon called into to help, but this time the question is, who isn't a suspect?  

Dash action is an actual play Dungeons and Dragons adventure comedy podcast. With Lewis Power at the head as DM and creator and Ben Simpson, Jess Darcy-Whitely and Gordon Grundy as players. Campaign 1 see's our players thrust into adventure battling serial killers and much much more. All set in the super sized City-Empire of Betshal where magic is generally restricted by those in power, but there's still plenty to be seen. Threats of war, suspicious terrorist attacks and dimensional incursions! All possibilities are on the table!