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From the author of the acclaimed The World Wasn’t Ready for You comes a thrilling first novel, set in a near future where artificial intelligence runs the world, involving a young medical student who must unravel family secrets to uncover the truth of his father’s mysterious death. In a time...

Step into the golden age of speculative imagination with Classic Science Fiction: Selected Short Stories, a masterfully curated collection from some of the most influential voices in science fiction history. This volume brings together visionary tales by Philip K. Dick, Murray Leinster, William Tenn, Robert Sheckley, Lynn Venable, E. E. Smith, and Fredric Brown—authors who shaped the genre with bold ideas, sharp wit, and unforgettable concepts.

Hailed as “a writer of uncommon clarity” by the New Yorker, National Book Award finalist Allegra Goodman has dazzled readers with her acclaimed works of fiction, including such beloved bestsellers as The Family Markowitz and Kaaterskill Falls. Now she returns with a bracing new novel, at...

In a future where therapy is automated and absurdity reigns, Bad Medicine by Robert Sheckley delivers a razor-sharp satire of mental health, technology, and the human condition.

As a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine, Elle was destined to be a doctor. Instead, she’s underemployed as a magical calligrapher at the fairy temp agency. She and her older brother are in hiding from their younger brother, who seeks their deaths to gain their god’s favor. Safety means an order of invisibility with a side of no attachments at the No Fun Allowed store. Elle only relaxes around her client Luc, to whom she’s gotten attached. Oops.

Step into the living voice of history.This podcast presents complete, unabridged audiobooks from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries—an era that shaped theology, philosophy, literature, and the moral imagination of the modern world. Each episode features a full classical work, faithfully narrated and preserved for modern listeners.From early modern theology and devotional writings to foundational works of philosophy, history, and moral reflection, these recordings restore the original cadence, gravity, and depth of texts too often reduced to excerpts or summaries.🎧 What you’ll find here:...

The extraordinary prize-winning debut from Andrew Miller. Winner of the IMPAC Award and James Tait Black Memorial Prize. At the dawn of the Enlightenment, James Dyer is born unable to feel pain. A source of wonder and scientific curiosity as a child, he rises through the ranks of Georgian...

So what if your medical skills are the best in the world? If you can’t live past 20, your just a lousy show off. Let’s watch as the perverse ghost doctor make a name for himself by defeating the world’s greatest medical giants in his efforts to revitalize Chinese medicine.

Sinister mushrooms growing in a dank cellar. A family's first glimpse at Martians. A wonderful white vanilla ice-cream summer suit that changes everyone who wears it. All those images and many more are inside this book, 31 of Bradbury's most arresting tales - timeless short fiction that ranges from the farthest reaches of space to the innermost stirrings of the heart.

Best-selling writer Orson Scott Card founded the online magazine Intergalactic Medicine Show in 2006. It has been a big success, drawing submissions from well-known science fiction and fantasy writers, as well as fostering some amazing new talents. This collection contains some of the best of those stories.

Too long to be a short story, too short to be a novel - welcome to the surprisingly potent world of the novelette. The award-winning magazine Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show has been an online haven for this powerful form of storytelling since 2005. Now its editors have selected their all-time favorite science fiction novelettes from the magazine's eight-year history and reprinted them together in one big book of listening pleasure.

Hailed as “a writer of uncommon clarity” by the New Yorker, National Book Award finalist Allegra Goodman has dazzled readers with her acclaimed works of fiction, including such beloved bestsellers as The Family Markowitz and Kaaterskill Falls. Now she returns with a bracing new novel, at...

The Immersive Medicine Podcast is your portal to the exciting intersection of video games, healthcare, and digital therapeutics. Each episode explores how cutting-edge gaming technology is transforming mental health care, rehabilitation, and overall patient well-being. Join us as we talk with developers crafting therapeutic games, clinicians pioneering new digital therapies, and experts shaping the future of healthcare. Whether you're a healthcare professional, a game enthusiast, or simply curious about the evolving landscape of medicine, The Immersive Medicine Podcast offers valuable insights...

En esta colección de 22 relatos, Ray Bradbury demuestra una vez más su maestría al crear personajes y situaciones con rápidas pinceladas y dar un giro fantástico a las situaciones más cotidianas.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.

Pon la rueca sobre tus hombros, Bella Durmiente, y dale una oportunidad a tu suerte. Una princesa que se mantiene alejada de todos los peligros, un rey que no es capaz de solicitar un decimotercer plato de oro, y un montón de príncipes que han perdido su vida en un zarzal. Si uno mismo no puede tener sus propias vivencias y experiencias, se llegará entonces a tal aburrimiento como para dormir 100 años.

« Paroles d’ados, regards de pros », se veut être un guide pratique pour les parents à l’ère du numérique.Ce projet ambitieux se compose d’un ensemble de 6 podcasts audio accessibles à tout le monde, 6 grandes thématiques sont abordées : cyberharcèlement, données personnelles, réseaux sociaux, info/fake news, sexualité en ligne et jeux vidéo.Chaque podcast met en avant la parole des jeunes, à laquelle un expert est invité à réagir, apporter son éclairage et proposer des outils et ressources aux parents.Les intervenants :Cyberharcèlement : Angélique GozlanDonnées ...

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Unleash the Howler Within You with the Howls Over Baaz Podcast!Join seasoned hosts Jacob Casas and Rico Savage as they lead you on a transformative and entertaining journey into the worlds of personal growth, self-improvement, and leadership development—all while keeping things fresh, funny, and unpredictable. Their dynamic chemistry blends thought-provoking insights with moments of humor, creating a show that’s as engaging as it is inspiring.Howls Over Baaz goes beyond the surface, exploring diverse topics in its unique segments:MMA, Boxing, and Combat Sports: Dive into the world ...

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