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Max Best is not living his—ahem—best life. His job's a drag, his home's a shooting gallery, his hopes are nil, and lately, even his beloved game of football has devolved from a chaotic, ecstatic delight into a cold, calculating equation complete with stats, tech terms, and mindless lingo. But then Max rescues a mysterious old man from a mugging. "Nick" seems friendly enough . . . until he innocently asks his savior, "Would you sell your soul to be a top football manager?" Naturally, Max says yes, and in that instant, everything changes.

Fast-paced radio dramatisations of six of Dick Francis' classic racing thrillers, plus bonus documentary Enquiry After riding the favourite into second place, jockey Kelly Hughes loses his licence. But he didn't throw the race, and is determined to find out who framed him... Rat Race A cushy job...

Lyra Izacalli does not clutch onto the jagged remnants of her past—she buries them deep beneath her skin. To feel is to give power to the past—to let grief and memory carve through her like a blade. But Lyra refuses to let them win. She will not let the sharpened words of men who call themselves nobles and kings cut deeper than they deserve. If they cannot wound her, they cannot control her. And if they cannot control her, then freedom is hers to claim—despite her feeling anything but free.

Not too long ago, Max Best was stuck in a dead-end job, trudging from one day to the next and mourning the fact that his burning love of soccer was getting buried in a landslide of cold statistics and intangible tactics. Then, after saving an old man from a mugging, he was "cursed" with the ability to instantly ascertain a soccer player's attributes on sight and use that knowledge to upgrade his own skills. Now he's making a name for himself as an amateur team manager, but it's not enough for him to ditch his dud of a job.

Kaerion Whitehart was once a mighty paladin, but sins of the past have cast him far from the light. Together with an elf mercenary, he now survives by the might of his sword alone. In exchange for a hefty purse, the two friends agree to accompany a band of patriots into a tomb haunted by fear and legend. They soon find the mission growing beyond their control. As warring factions vie for the ultimate prize of a long-dead wizard, Kaerion finds himself caught between death and redemption.

Football is a game of steps: Quick steps. Trick steps. Even sneaky, slick steps. Whether you're on or off the pitch, you best know your footing. And for Max Best, that's no problem at all. He has the ability to read players to a T—thanks to the sentient stat-tracking display he received after saving an elderly man in the streets. Now, as director of football for Chester FC, everything's falling into place for Max. His team is climbing the ranks. He's executing great transfers and hired a literal old hand for his brand-new women's team. What could go wrong?

Two adventurers discover a lost city in the Mexican jungle, returning not only with an ancient idol, but also an unimaginable horror that threatens the existence of the world.

When football fanatic and loveable loser Max Best saved an old codger from a mugging, he never expected to be rewarded with the ability to immediately pinpoint a player's specific skills—and use that knowledge to up his own levels. Ever since that fateful night, Max has devoted himself to the game far more than any mere fan, becoming not only a serious footballer in his own right but a leader both on and off the pitch.

Olena, qui vient d'Ukraine, a 27 ans et le rêve d'une vie meilleure. En 1992, sans papiers, elle travaille à La Moisson, une maison de retraite où règne une douce fantaisie. Parmi les pensionnaires de la maison, nous rencontrons des personnages hauts en couleur : la tendre Lydie, l'altière Flora, autrefois danseuse, et l'intransigeante Henriette, sans oublier Charles le sage et Théo le séducteur.

Two adventurers discover a lost city in the Mexican jungle. One is taken over by an evil god while the other falls in love with a woman from Tlapallan. Back in the states, the possessed man begins to use magic to mutate civilians. The other walks away, but the pair must duel in the end.

The two original Buck Rogers novellas. Buck Rogers was a huge success, spawning many imitators such as Flash Gordon. Despite being written prior to World War II, the story line accurately foreshadowed several notable advancements in technology: bazookas, consumer e-purchasing, immersive telepresence, night vision devices, optical devices for small arms such as the red-dot sight, paratroopers, remote piloted surveillance and attack drones, telecommuting, and wireless phones - including the flip phone!

A tense and claustrophobic nightmare, this cult-classic is widely considered one of the best horror films of the twenty-first century. Written and directed by Neil Marshall, the director of Dog Soldiers and Hellboy, as well as episodes of Game of Thrones, Westworld, and Hannibal.

Max Best was on a roll. After climbing the ranks at Chester FC with his burning desire, innate talent, and the "curse" of a sentient heads-up display with knowledge of all things footie, he was named the club's electrifying new director of football. Seizing the opportunity, he saved the day and led the team out of relegation. But that's when someone tried to murder him . . .

Im April des Jahres 3441 ist es soweit: Perry Rhodan geht in die Offensive und schickt mit dem Raumschiff GEVARI seine Fünfte Kolonne, bestehend aus den fähigsten Mutanten in den Schwarm. Der Durchbruch gelingt, und die Besatzung der GEVARI erlebt auf der Suche nach einem geeigneten Stützpunktplaneten das Grauen. Perry Rhodan folgt mit der MARCO POLO und verbreitet seinerseits Panik unter den Beherrschern des Schwarms. Doch nicht nur dort spitzt sich die Lage dramatisch zu. In der Milchstraße lassen die Cynos die Masken fallen.

Das Chaos in der Milchstraße, das seit dem Eintreffen des mysteriösen Sternenschwarms herrscht, scheint sich zu steigern. Gigantische Pilzraumschiffe säen Tod und Verderben auf den von ihnen heimgesuchten Welten, und nach wie vor gibt es keine starke Gegenwehr: Die meisten Intelligenzwesen der Galaxis sind verdummte Opfer einer Strahlungswelle, die der Schwarm ausgeschickt hat; nur wenige Immune ringen verzweifelt um das Überleben ihrer Planeten. Auch Perry Rhodan und seine engsten Gefährten gehören zu diesen Immunen. Rhodan beruft eine galaktische Konferenz ein, die endlich die Wende im Kampf gegen den Schwarm einleiten soll.

The original Buck Rogers story—a man awakens five centuries in the future and becomes the spark of humanity’s last resistance.

For thirty years the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC Radio's most popular series. They inhabited a sophisticated world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, a world where Sir Graham...

"New Atlantis" is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon. Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of the mythical Bensalem.

Paul Temple erhält Besuch von einer gewissen Miss Hardwick. Diese ist die besorgte Tochter eines spurlos verschwundenen Wissenschaftlers, dessen revolutionäre Erfindung das Interesse krimineller Kräfte geweckt hat. In falschen Händen könnte sie zu einem Desaster führen. Wenig später ist die junge Frau tot. Temples Ermittlungen führen in ein schottisches Dorf. Der schreibende Detektiv findet heraus, dass ein großer Unbekannter, der sich »Z« nennt und der Anführer einer gefährlichen und skrupellosen Spionagegruppe ist, hinter allem steckt.

Mit Überlichtgeschwindigkeit rast das Sternenschiff der kriegerischen Drakenen auf den fernen Planeten zu, um ihn zu vernichten! Commander Perkins wagt das Äußerste, um den Planeten und seine Bewohner vor dem Untergang zu bewahren. Aber ohne den 14-jährigen Ralph Common, der ihn auf dieser gefährlichen Expedition begleitet, wäre alles verloren. Denn nur er kann die geheimnisvollen PSI-Impulse empfangen.