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The chief astrologer of Tibet had been summoned to proclaim the horoscope of six-year-old Lobsang, son of Lord and Lady Rampa. It was the "Hardest life he had ever encountered", the old man said. The boy was going to learn all the medical arts of Tibet and then journey to China to study medicine in the Western style. He would know immense suffering and dreadful hardship, travel in many countries, and be unjustly imprisoned. But above all, the boy's lonely destiny would be to carry out a great task of utmost importance to all humanity - and evil forces would work against him.

To Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler is "the woman". In "A Scandal in Bohemia", she defeated him in his attempt to retrieve an incriminating photograph of the King of Bohemia. Or did she? In the tradition of "The Great Game", this book will explore the unanswered questions in "A Scandal in Bohemia", illustrating that there is much more to the case than is generally suspected.

Are librarians meek and mild bookish types with orthopedic shoes and granny glasses? Or are they ruthless killers with voracious appetites for wine, women, and song? Can a young widow solve a murder with the help of a Chicago policeman and an affinity for Sherlock Holmes? The Murder in the Library reveals all. It is elementary, my dears.

Brilliant Detective Leyland Francis is returning to the National Crime Agency after recovering from serious injuries he suffered in the line of duty. His morning commute is interrupted by an unusual contact with a beautiful young woman, setting in motion a series of events which lead him to be involved in a murder investigation headed up by his close friend, DCI Phil Mercer. An investigation which leads to a terrible realization for the troubled Francis.

Vril is truly the essence of the active verb, the powerful sentence, and the narrative that moves people to action. It is the energy behind the words, which makes the mind react in a positive and uplifting fashion. As the Buddhists say, our words are actions, and should be approached soberly, cautiously, compassionately, and empathetically.

This audiobook is about one of the key aspects of Vril: the art and romance of human language. Vril is truly the essence of the active verb, the powerful sentence, and the narrative that moves people to action. It is the energy behind the words that makes the mind react in a positive and uplifting fashion. Those of you who understand Vril should have no problem understanding what Thor is saying. May these words, and the galaxial inspiration behind them, guide and comfort you as you go about your daily business in our dynamic, infinite, and loving universe.

It's the late 19th century, and you're a young English aristocrat lost in the American Southwest. A lynch mob is after you for horse theft. Irritable natives are on your trail. And the woman with you is not the type you'd bring home to your mother. Would you survive long enough to find safety? Or would you curl into a fetal position and cry? This is where Clarence Oliver Edwards finds himself in Westward, Tally Ho!

It is the time of Jack the Ripper. The widowed Queen Victoria sits on the throne of England. The whole of London is on edge, wondering when or where Jack will kill next. The Palace, Parliament, and the press are demanding the police do more to find him. In another part of London, rough-around-the-edges war hero Metropolitan Detective Inspector Rudyard Bloodstone has his own serial killer to find. Interdepartmental rivalries, politics, and little evidence to go on hamper the investigation at every turn.

With the Royal Air Force inflicting serious losses on the Luftwaffe, the German high command changes their tactics and move away from trying to eliminate the air threat, to bombing the civilian population into submission. As the high explosives rain down on London’s East End, the country buckles under the strain and the casualties mount. Winston Churchill is under the increasing pressure of public opinion, but still remains positive, knowing that an experimental radar could turn the tide of the battle.