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The Complete Strategy Collection, a compilation of ancient and historical philosophies, will increase your knowledge of strategy, conflict, and adversity throughout the ages, giving you valuable insight into the past while opening a window to the future. Although each of the works can be considered a manual or diagram for war or engaging in physical combat, the life skills embodied in each can be adapted to everyday life in modern society. Listen and learn how you, too, can take advantage of the strategies of war.

Father of cyberpunk William Gibson’s original script for Alien III, written in 1987 as a sequel to Aliens, never made it to our screens, although it went on to achieve cult status among fans as the third instalment that might have been after being leaked online. This terrifying, cinematic multicast dramatisation - directed by the multi-award-winning Dirk Maggs - is the chance to experience William Gibson’s untold story and its terrifying, claustrophobic and dark encounters between humans and aliens, as a completely immersive audio experience.

Acknowledged as one of the greatest religious teachers of this or any other age, the late J. Krishnamurti was a visionary whose ideas are still ahead of his time. New Dimensions host Michael Toms was fortunate to capture this philosopher's penetrating wisdom in 1983, just a few years before his death at the age of 90.

One of the world's most renowned physicists presents a radical new vision of science. Here the late David Bohm describes scientific theory as the myth that drives our culture, and points out the fallacy of our belief system. He also presents his alternative for addressing the world's mega-problems through engaging in a new level of "dialogue" among small groups of people.

Krishnamurti addresses love, greed, violence, separation, time, death, conflict, and fear, discussing them all with a clarity and insight that makes the entire spiritual landscape appear newly visible and replete with possibilities. Krishnamurti also has much to say about the source of our problems, both personal and planetary, with appropriate comments on how to resolve them.

Have you ever harbored dreams of being a writer? You're far from alone. Have you wrestled time and again with a seeming inability to write? You've got even more company there. Now help is on the way, in the person of Gabriele Rico, professor of English and creative arts at San Jose State University.

Here Wayne Dyer tells his personal story as never before in a moving and poignant manner, and shares insights gleaned from his vigorous pursuit of aliveness and joy.

Do you want to change your life but don't know how? Wayne Dyer has discovered that it is possible to manifest exactly what you want in your life, and his positive enthusiasm is both intellectually sound and spiritually authentic. "We can do a somersault into the unimaginable," he says, by using the limitless power of our consciousness. "As you think, so shall you be, is not just a pithy little homily out of the Bible, it's the way the universe works."

The oldest human quest serves as the central focus for this wonderful exploration into how truth is revealed. Learning to listen to the inner voice, living in relationship, suffering and liberation, finding providential help along the way and much more are covered by Needleman as he speaks to the depth and breadth of the spiritual search. He emphasizes the power of the oral tradition and the need to be open and receptive to truth when it appears.

One of the foremost theoretical physicists in the world, the late David Bohm, tells why science has become specialized and fragmented at the cost of its soul. He describes his theory of the implicate order and goes on to explore its implications for human consciousness.

Ten emblematic lectures by world-leading thinkers, specially selected by the series producer. Since 1948, the BBC's iconic annual lecture series has provided a platform for brilliant, entertaining individuals to discuss and develop their ideas on radio. The topics range from art and science to...

Stripping away the known and seeing reality for what it is, rather than for what our thoughts represent it to be, provides the theme for this compelling conversation. The late theoretical physicist David Bohm addresses the nature of thought and thinking, and how our conditioned minds become subordinate to the way we think.

Ihre Schönheit war berauschend. Sie war ein lebensfrohes Wesen. Und sie wollte in Kürze heiraten. Doch all ihr Glück erstickte in einem furchtbaren Tod. Von ihrem Freund aus der Gruft geholt, von einem mysteriösen Einsiedler erweckt, kehrte Clarisse ins Leben zurück. Doch sie hatte sich verändert! Ihre Seele war von einem Höllenwesen infiziert. Clarisse wurde zur tödlichen Gefahr. Ihre Schönheit lockte die Opfer in die Falle.

Eine davon ist die vom Geist des Dombaumeisters Gerhard von Ryle, der keine Ruhe findet und auch in der Gegenwart sein Unwesen treibt. Ich wurde von dem Domkapitel beauftragt, dem Spuk ein Ende zu bereiten, und meine Ermittlungen führen mich auch auf eine Zeitreise in das Jahr 1260.

Marie Stöger hörte die Schritte hinter ihr nicht. Sie vernahm nur die Geräusche der Tiere im Stall. Auch das Quietschen der Tür, die langsam geöffnet und wieder geschlossen wurde, nahm sie nicht wahr. Albert Stöger trat hinter sie. Zwischen seinen Händen spannte sich ein dicker Strick. Blitzschnell schlang er ihn ihr um den dürren Hals. Ich muss dich töten. Der Meister hat es befohlen! Mit einer übermenschlichen Kraft zog er die Schlinge zu. Marie Stöger hatte keine Chance. Nach einigen ruckartigen, zuckenden Bewegungen erschlaffte ihr Körper.

Hillario Mendez ist tot. Kurz vor seinem schrecklichen Ende gelang es Mendez, mit dem Bösen einen Pakt zu schließen, um sich an den Mördern rächen zu können. Die Armee des Todes erwacht zum Leben und beginnt einen mörderischen Rachefeldzug.

Mein Chefredakteur hatte wirklich einen seltsamen Humor. Denn an Bord befanden sich nicht nur abenteuerlustige Touristen. Tief unten – in den Lagerräumen – da erwachte ein Wesen aus längst vergessenen Tagen. Ein mächtiger Dämon. Und er lechzte nach Blut – nach Tod und Vernichtung.

A steamy YA romance inspired by Gaston Leroux's classic The Phantom of the Opera Seventeen-year-old Stephanie Armand doesn't believe in ghosts or spirits. Despite her six-year-old sister insisting a masked figure is hiding in her closet, and the rumors at school, Stephanie isn't convinced her...

A voice is calling in the darkness. A voice that only Cally can hear. Vila has abandoned his crewmates, searching for the mythical water of life.

With Cally acting suspiciously, Tarrant and Grant face danger at the heart of paradise. A gift is being offered. A gift that will cost one member of the Liberator crew dearly. But will Cally accept?

In the weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on August 29th, Audible reached out to customers in the affected area to offer help. Many customers responded and several agreed to be interviewed about their experience. Stories from the Storm was recorded in mid-November, in the days when many people were still clearing debris and figuring out how to restart their lives. These riveting stories will remind listeners of the heartbreak, confusion, and perseverance of the Katrina survivors.