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It's nothing short of inevitable that Cymbeline, Georgia, hosts an annual Shakespeare festival. But stage-struck Nina Fleet is about to learn that putting on an amateur-theatrical production can be murder. Nina's anticipating showbiz glamour and glitz when a community Shakespearean troupe arrives for a two-week stay at her B&B. But the lights dim when she learns the company's director is her nemesis, struggling actor Harry Westcott - who still claims to be the rightful heir to Nina's elegant Queen Anne home.

Toby Ellis was looking after his four-month-old nephew, Derek Ellis. He nipped into his local newsagents, leaving the pram outside. Toby claimed he left the child for no longer than two minutes - but during this time, little Derek was abducted. Six days later the baby’s body was discovered, buried in a nearby wooded area. No one was ever charged with the murder, and the case has remained ongoing. As part of their final media degree assessment, three university students decide to make a podcast about the cold case which happened in Colecastle 14 years ago.

It looks like Eoin Madden’s busiest term ever! He’s Castlerock College’s star player and he’s been called up for Ireland in the Under 16 Four Nations - how will he juggle sport and school work? But his biggest challenge of all goes way beyond his own concerns and right to the heart of Irish rugby. When his oldest and best ghostly friend calls for help, can Eoin and his band of heroes solve their deadliest mystery yet?

'Movie czar' Will H. Hays is on a mission to clean up Hollywood by compiling the Doom List - a list of 'undesirables' whom he plans to bar from screen work. Private investigator Tom Collins is hired to protect a leading lady's reputation at all costs and is drawn into a case of scandal, forbidden passion, blackmail and cold-blooded murder. 

Haunting history and thrilling tries in the fourth instalment of the Rugby Spirit series. Eoin has been chosen for the Junior development squad, so over the summer he gets to go to Dublin for a rugby summer school. Arising out of that, he and his new friends are taken on a trip to Twickenham, London, to play and watch rugby. While there, he meets a ghost: Prince Obolensky, a Russian who played rugby for England, scored a world famous try against New Zealand in Twickenham and later joined the RAF and died in WWII. 

La pensée du Père Teilhard de Chardin s'aère plus actuelle que jamais.

Eivissa, 1999. La Maria i els seus fills, l’Àngel i l'Alba, de cinc i set anys, arriben una tarda plàcida de setembre a la platja després de saber que el vol del pare, el Salvador, ha estat cancel·lat i que torna amb el darrer avió de la nit. El que passarà en aquella petita cala ho canviarà tot per sempre.

Barcelona, 1952. En Pachi Saura fa més d'un any que s'ha traslladat a la ciutat per estudiar a l'Escola de Belles Arts. Instal·lat en un cau prop de la Plaça Real, mira de construir la vida que ha somiat lluny dels dictats familiars. Els primers mesos comparteix el plaer de l'existència i de la música, una de les seves grans aficions, amb algunes noies del barri que li fan de model a canvi de pocs diners.  

Gérard de Cortanze, autor de la exitosa novela Los amantes de Coyoacán, ha escrito una historia inolvidable sobre el amor, el arte y el destino de una mujer que no se detuvo ante nada para defender su libertad, la gran Tina Modotti. Nueva York, 1914. Tina, una joven italiana de dieciséis años, espera ansiosa su turno en el control de inmigración, con nerviosismo sostiene un sombrero en la mano derecha y en la izquierda una maleta. Tras encontrarse con su padre en San Francisco, decide mudarse a Hollywood con la esperanza de ver su nombre en las salas de cine.

Sebastian besucht mit seinem besten Freund Tolly den Tag der offenen Tür an der Uni. Dort begegnet er Frida. Frida ist schräg, frech und äußerst schlagfertig. Scheinbar mühelos schwindelt sie die abenteuerlichsten Geschichten zusammen. Doch so unterhaltsam das auch zunächst sein mag, wenn es um ihre Person geht, verstrickt sich Frida immer wieder in Ungereimtheiten. Sebastian fällt es zunehmend schwer, Wahres von Erfundenem zu unterscheiden. Wer ist diese Frida? Und was erwartet er von einem Menschen, den er gerade erst kennengelernt hat?

Sports-mad Eoin Madden takes up soccer! On this adventure, Eoin meets Liam Whelan, one of the Busby Babes who was killed in the Munich air disaster of 1958.

This audiobook tells the exciting story of Sarah (Jimmy's young sister) and their family who are involved in the spying activities of Michael Collins during the War of Independence. Sarah, a young 11-year-old, cannot figure out why her family is so neutral towards the war and why everybody is so secretive. A strong rebel herself, she wants to do her bit for Ireland. Then she finds out the terrible truth - and she, too, carries secrets which could cost her her life.

Five kids with one dream: to become the greatest sports stars in the world! Follow Kim as she trains to be the best at her favourite sport: rugby! Kim has been at the best – and most mysterious – sports academy in the world for a few months now. She and the rest of her class were selected because they all shared a determination and willingness to improve. Now the gang are on their way to Japan for the rugby World Cup – but they’re going to need some more teammates.

Joe knows he has no chance of catching the mysterious scout’s eye - he loves football, but he’s the worst player in his club. Despite this, he’s whisked away to a remote island and teamed up with four other kids: Kim, Craig, Ajit and Jess. There’s more to this island than meets the eye: Joe learns it is home to the world’s greatest Sports Academy. With the help of eccentric, genius coaches, he and his new friends are gradually transformed into serious players in their own sports. But the Academy’s secrets are wanted by many others.

Everyone aspires to be happy. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who will say he doesn't want to be happy and fulfilled in his life. We all want to know the secret on how to achieve true happiness. Happiness has a lot of benefits it can bring to our lives. Studies show that happiness is good for our health because it protects your immune system, protects your heart, fights away stress and helps our bodies fight off diseases and disability as well. There are also studies that show happiness can actually alleviate pain.

Undeterred by the handful of hiccups she's had with her bed and breakfast in the small tourist town of Cymbeline, Georgia, Nina Fleet has her pedal to the medal to make her inn the best it can be with her trusty Australian Shepherd, Matilda. Nina takes a booth at the annual Veils and Vanities Bridal Expo, put on by the town's two wedding pros: Virgie Hamilton, retirement-aged dress shop owner, and Roxanna Query, a Gen-X event planner and Nina's new friend. But everything goes wrong when Roxanna comes tumbling out of an oversized prop wedding cake, strangled to death by a scarf.

The Herbert Fuller, a three-masted sailing ship loaded with New England lumber, left Boston bound for Buenos Aires on July 8, 1896 with 12 people on board. Just before 2 a.m. on the sixth day at sea, the captain, his wife, and the second mate were slaughtered in their individual bunkrooms with the ship's axe, seven or eight blows apiece. Laura Nash was found with her thin nightgown pushed above her hips, her head and upper body smashed and deformed. Incredibly, no one saw or heard the killings...except the killer.

Schools rugby star Eoin Madden has never been busier - he’s captain of the Junior Cup team, he’s training with Leinster and he's hoping to be chosen for the Ireland team for the first-ever Under 16 World Cup. But it’s not all fun and games, as Eoin also has to deal with grumpy friends, teachers piling on the homework - and a ghost on a mission that goes back to the very origins of the game of rugby. But what does the restless spirit need, and can Eoin help him?

Perhaps no one had such a great influence on the Roman Catholic Church in the 20th century as Pope John XXIII, who was canonized by Pope Francis on April 27, 2014. Born Angelo Roncalli (1881-1963), he rose from humble beginnings to become a passionate advocate for social justice and world peace. His papacy was marked by compassion, charity, and love. In this course you will join ecclesial expert and Georgetown professor Gerard Mannion in encountering the enduring charisma of Saint John XXIII.

Have you ever heard the story of Cu Chulainn? Etain and Midir? Finn and the Giant? Well, if you love Irish stories, you've found the right collection. Here you can find these and many more....