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The executioner has no remorse. He is the man who strikes the fear of his boss in everybody’s heart. While he has no criminal empire of his own, his barbaric bio-sketch could fill several police case diaries. Those who live by the bullet die by the bullet - almost every last man of them. But in their short reign of terror, they leave a trail of devastation in their wake. In this no-holds-barred book, undercover reporter Gabriel Khan, backed by years of behind-the-scenes work, provides an insight into the lives of 12 of the most vicious and fearless hitmen of Mumbai.

'A schoolteacher who killed multiple paramours with cyanide; a mother who trained her daughters to kill children; a thug from the 1800s who slaughtered more than 900 people, a manservant who killed girls and devoured their body parts. If you thought serial killers was a Western phenomenon, think...

A short section from Milton's epic poem, expressing how much sweeter the world is when you are with the one you love, read by Jenny Agutter.

Your social media timeline can be an absurd, ridiculous, and flat-out wild place. Sometimes, you just wanna kick it with your friends & laugh about it all. The world is strange, so we're gonna get these jokes off. Tune in every week as two friends cut up about the people, moments, and other nonsense in the cultural zeitgeist.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to stand next to a real dinosaur? Millions of years ago, Dinosaurs ruled the earth and left their fossils behind for us to find all over the world. These fossils help archaeologists and paleontologists learn about what dinosaurs may have looked like. Some were really big and some were really small. In this story, you will learn all of the different shapes & sizes of your favorite dinosaurs before they went extinct. How will you measure up next to your favorite dinosaur?

A true-crime collection culled from the crime files of the New York Times best-selling series, Notorious USA.

Jane Tennison has worked hard to become the first female detective ever posted to the infamous Flying Squad, or 'the Sweeney'. But the Dirty Dozen is a notorious boys' club, and Jane's new colleagues make it clear that they don't think a woman is up to the dangers of the job. Dealing with some of London's most ruthless armed criminals, who think the only good cop is a dead cop, is no joke. Determined to prove she's as good as the men, Jane discovers from a reliable witness that a gang is going to carry out a massive robbery.

It's the Hill family annual stargazing party! With camping and hot cocoa, the thirteen cousins observe the night sky together.

Here are 12 specially selected favourite love poems, read by acclaimed actors Bill Wallis and Jenny Agutter. This literary bouquet of blooms includes Andrew Marvell's classic "To His Coy Mistress"; a beautiful extract from "The Song of Solomon"; Christina Rossetti's joyful "A Birthday"; and Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love".

"A Birthday": Christina Rossetti's joyful celebration that her one true love has arrived, read by Jenny Agutter.

Dying for Cupcakes: A broken baker running for relief in Sunny Cove. A poisoned cupcake swallowed by the local sheriff. Our sleuthing cook in the crosshairs for the crime! Rolling Out a Mystery: Reconnecting with old friends seemed like such a good idea, but when a Halloween Party becomes the unlikely scene of a crime, Sammy is thrown again into a Sunny Cove mystery!

Robert Herrick's poetic tribute to his mistress' beautifully carefree style of dress, which he finds more strangely attractive than absolute perfection, read by Bill Wallis.

Edward Lear's much-loved comic poem, featuring the most elegant fowl in literature and his beautiful feline friend, read by Jenny Agutter.

The Anniversary is John Donne's poem about the all-embracing power of love, read by Bill Wallis.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's classic poem recounting the astonishing variety of ways in which she loves her beloved, read by Jenny Agutter.

"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" is Christopher Marlowe's emotional appeal to his lady to run away with him and live a romantic rural idyll, read by Bill Wallis.

62 Free Ways to Grow Your Business Profits will stimulate hundreds of breakthrough ideas for you to ponder. Quite simply, the program takes a revolutionary approach to marketing that is more powerful than any other marketing force you've ever encountered before! Jay Levinson is like a walking encyclopedia of marketing insight.

The egg is a paradox―both alive and not alive―and a symbol as old as culture itself. In this wide-ranging and delightful journey through its natural and cultural history, Lizzie Stark explores the egg’s deep meanings, innumerable uses, and metabolic importance through a dozen dazzling specimens. Egg is playful, informative, and guarantees that you’ll never take this delicate ovoid for granted again.

Travel to rainy Seattle and the see the world from the viewpoint of a private investigator who just happens to be a ghost, then go down to the creole fairy courts of Louisiana, learn the secrets of 9s and how the raven warriors take care of their own. Here are 13 tales of fantasy and wonder, sweet and savory, to fill you up just right.

Widowed and in his sixties, Thomas Quinn has been asked to lunch by Lexington Smith, the leader of a covert team who call themselves The Twelve. When Quinn accepts the invitation to join the group, he finds himself united with other retired experts—from a surgeon to a locksmith to a cabbie—in a quest to capture a killer targeting homeless victims on London's transit system. As the body count rises, Quinn and his companions try to puzzle out a pattern. But can they protect this vulnerable population by identifying a predator amid the crowds of the London Underground?