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The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, A Fancy for Christmas-Time (better known as The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain or simply as The Haunted Man) is a novella by Charles Dickens first published in 1848. It is the fifth and last of Dickens's Christmas novellas. The story is more about the spirit of Christmas than about the holiday itself, harking back to the first in the series, A Christmas Carol. The tale centres on a Professor Redlaw and those close to him.

The Battle of Life: A Love Story is an 1846 novel by Charles Dickens. It is the fourth of his five "Christmas Books", coming after The Cricket on the Hearth and followed by The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. The setting is an English village that stands on the site of an historic battle. Some characters refer to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life, hence the title. Battle is the only one of the five Christmas Books that has no supernatural or explicitly religious elements. (One scene takes place at Christmas time, but it is not the final scene.)

Wolfy ist ein kleiner grüner Lykaner mit Vorliebe für Rock und Metal. Er kommt aus einer Dimension, in der der Wolf die vorherrschende Rasse ist. Zufällig gelangt Wolfy über ein Portal in unsere Welt. Hier freundet er sich mit dem Pärchen Tina und Daniel an, und zusammen suchen sie nach einem Weg, Wolfy wieder nach Hause zu bringen. Dabei erfahren sie von zwei schwedischen Wissenschaftlern, die sich intensiv mit der Multiversum-Theorie beschäftigen, und erhoffen sich Hilfe. Auf dem Weg zu ihnen werden sie jedoch von BND-Agenten gejagt, die äußerst interessiert an Wolfy sind.

When Princess Anuke learned that a new girl had arrived in her kingdom, she was overjoyed. She set out to finally meet the new girl named Lily. But Lily was disturbed by the time the princess arrived at her home. When the princess inquired why her worries were so great, Lily said that she had misplaced the seeds for the magical flowers her mother had given her. Because of her deep affection for her mother, Lily wanted to plant flowers in her honor. Princess Anuke discovered animal footprints, so she and Lily set out to find the magical seeds by following the tracks.

This audiobook is for aspiring new and experienced leaders of teams. It doesn’t matter if you lead a team of two or two hundred; it’s likely you’ve been or will be frustrated at times with problems the team has caused you. So why do so many leaders and managers struggle with and live with troublesome, poor performing teams? It’s tiring, draining, demotivating, and leads to many a good manager questioning their desire to continue in their role.

This girl power audiobook is about a beloved princess named Anuke who does everything she can to ensure her kingdom's continued prosperity. She appeared to be content with her people, but one day the hues of life, love, and joy disappeared. A witch stole the rainbow gem from her kingdom, bringing misery and gloom to the land. When Anuke found out, she set out on her own to confront the witch.

Discovering Psalms as Prayer takes the listener on a journey through the problems and practicalities of prayer, and the difficulties of different types of Psalms. Andy Roland describes how his travels in southern India opened up the Psalms in a new way for him. Psalms are then suggested for each period of the day: waking up in the morning, pausing at lunchtime, offering up the night-time. Psalms for early evening take us through the history of Israel and Judah, and the rich treasury of Hebrew wisdom.

Sita, die Tochter des ermordeten Chemikers Prof. Regal, hält den Schlüssel für Krieg oder Frieden in der Hand. Von ihr hängt es ab, ob Erdöl gefördert werden kann oder nicht. Der Professor machte zwei Erfindungen: Die erste sollte die Regierung in die Lage versetzen, sich vor fremden Interessenten zu schützen. Es handelt sich dabei um eine chemische Formel, die Erdöl neutralisiert und somit das schwarze Gold unbrauchbar macht. Aber es gibt auch ein Gegenmittel, das diese chemische Reaktion wieder rückgängig macht.

Ein Geophysiker namens Rooney kommt ins Büro des Privatdetektivs Bikerman, um ihm über seine angebliche Enkelin Linda zu erzählen. Er verdächtigt ihren Mann, der wie sich später herausstellen sollte Ulan, ein lang gesuchter Verbrecher ist, seine Enkelin um die Ecke bringen zu wollen. Da funkt CAT, Bikermans Supermotorrad, soeben zwei dubiose Gestalten beobachtet zu haben, die gerade einen verdächtigen Koffer auf Rooneys Auto, in dem sich noch Linda befindet, gelegt haben.

Cafcass defines parental alienation as "when a child’s resistance or hostility towards one parent is not justified and is the result of psychological manipulation by the other parent", yet experts, therapists, and social workers are not trained to assess or deal with cases involving it. I spent years making my case to judges, experts, and lawyers, all of whom failed to agree on what was actually happening between my ex-wife, my kids, and myself. At the time, it seemed like I was constantly trying to prove a negative, and all paths ended in dead ends as my ex-wife pursued her agenda.

"Liebe Kinder! Als Direktor des überall bekannten Zirkus Blossom habe ich die Ehre, euch jenen Mann vorzustellen, dessen Ruf als Tierforscher und Tierarzt in alle Welt gedrungen ist; den Mann, der die Mäusesprache piepst, den Elefantendialekt trompetet, der Schimpansisch ebenso perfekt spricht wie Pinguinisch, kurzum den Mann, der als Einziger in der Welt sich mit allen Tieren unterhalten kann. Liebe Kinder, ich bitte um eure geschätzte Aufmerksamkeit für Doktor John Dolittle und seine einzigartigen Tiere!"

Helga Dune is expecting a marriage proposal from her beloved Egbert; rushing upstairs to try on her mother's old wedding dress, it proves too tight to breathe were upon she runs for help, falls down a flight of stairs and dies; now a ghost in the land of the dead, she endeavours on to marry Egbert, no matter the cost.

While out collecting firewood, an impoverish boy in rags (Edwin) encounters a strange creature in the forest (The Goldlock), upon befriending the creature, he soon discovers that the Goldlock's droppings are nuggets of solid gold. As the years pass and Edwin grows into an adult, his humility and good nature is tested beyond all measure as he becomes rich beyond his wildest dreams. Written in 2020, The Boy and the Goldlock takes a lighter and more accessible approach to language then Lieber's usual prose.

Hollywood Playhouse - The Humphrey Bogart Collection is a unique compilation of four Oscar-winning films specially adapted for the radio and performed by many of the original film stars in front of a live studio audience. Originally broadcast on the radio, they were to become as popular with the public as the movies themselves.

The death of a Colombian drug lord leads to a series of deadly events across London and Southern England. A senior Metropolitan police officer risks everything when she sees an opportunity to enrich her life. A routine surveillance operation results in a gruesome assassination. The Foreign Office is implicated in shady dealings with individuals for whom murder is no obstacle. Scotland Yard is drawn into the fray. Using unorthodox methods, maverick detective John Whiles sets about untangling the web of greed, corruption, and murder.

"The Man Who Could Work Miracles" is a British fantasy-comedy short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1898 in The Illustrated London News. It carried the subtitle "A Pantoum in Prose." The story is an early example of Contemporary fantasy (not yet recognized, at the time, as a specific sub-genre).

Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & McClure Co. in 1899. All the stories had first been published in various monthly periodicals and this was the first volume to collect these stories.

"The Star" is an 1897 apocalyptic short story by H.G. Wells. In January (about 1900, presumably), the people of Earth awaken to the notion that a strange luminous object has erupted, into the Solar System, after disturbing the normal orbit of the planet Neptune. Indeed, such object is a luminous celestial body, whose luminosity is distinguishable on the sky about the constellation of Leo.

"A Story of the Stone Age" is a short story written in 1897 by H. G. Wells. The story was featured in three parts between May and August 1897 in The Idler magazine, and was later released in collected editions. The story is set during the Stone Age, and tells of a caveman named Ugh-lomi, who bonds with the young woman Eudena and kills his rival, the de facto tribal leader Uya. Whilst in exile, Ugh-lomi becomes the first man to ride a horse, and to combine stone and wood to fashion an axe.

"Mauki" written by Jack London: He weighed one hundred and ten pounds. His hair was kinky and negroid, and he was black. He was peculiarly black. He was neither blue-black nor purple-black, but plum-black. His name was Mauki, and he was the son of a chief. He had three tambos. Tambo is Melanesian for taboo, and is first cousin to that Polynesian word.