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From the man behind the popular Wired series "Absurd Creature of the Week", a fun, fascinating collection of unique animals and the unbelievable evolutionary traits they use to survive the most extreme scenarios: zombie ants mind-controlled by a fungus; beautiful salamanders that can regenerate any part of their bodies including their brains; and much more.

It's in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It's microplastic and it's everywhere—including our own bodies. Scientists are just beginning to discover how these tiny particles threaten health, but the studies are alarming. In A Poison Like No Other, Matt Simon reveals a whole new dimension to the plastic crisis.

Zombieism isn’t just the stuff of movies and TV shows like The Walking Dead. It’s real, and it’s happening in the world around us, from wasps and worms to dogs and moose - and even humans. In Plight of the Living Dead, science journalist Matt Simon documents his journey through the bizarre evolutionary history of mind control.

Join friends and Veep co-stars Matt Walsh and Timothy Simons for a weekly comedy podcast where they dive into a rewatch the Matt and Tim way -- beginning with the question, “what is memory? And is what we remember actually what happened?” They’ll also unpack the question “what’s it like to be two supporting actors on Veep as well as in their real lives in Hollywood.” So Veep fans feel free to ask your questions, leave your comments, and if you’re lucky, you may even win a free tuxedo. Expect expert interviews, cast and crew drop-ins, and commentary on politics so ridiculous, it ...

An extraordinary work of fiction, inspired by historical events - an exquisitely crafted double portrait of a Nazi war criminal and a family savaged by World War II, conjoined by an actual house of horrors they both called home....

It begins with just a few people falling ill. Another flu virus that spreads around the globe. And then the reports begin that people are dying.... When most of the world's population is wiped out, a handful of survivors are left to pick up the pieces. Cities become graveyards. Technology becomes largely obsolete. Mankind must start again.... Includes 'Cabin Fever' by Jonathan Morris, 'Contact' by Simon Clark, 'Rescue' by Andrew Smith and 'Leaving' by Matt Fitton.

We all would want to be in loving relationships where everyone plays their part. Unfortunately, in our quest to finding love and happiness in relationships, many of us get lost in tending to other people’s problems such that we don’t understand the concept of boundaries. This audiobook seeks to address each one of your concerns from A-Z in a step-by-step, comprehensive non-technical language so that you break free from codependence and start a new trajectory as far as your relationships go.

Drafted into a world war that no country can win, young Jason is forced to witness the worst of humanity as everyone around him dies before he is thrown back in time by an explosion that kills him. Seemingly trapped in his childhood with memories of a hopeless future haunting him, can Jason find a way to stop the war and save millions of lives if no one believes him? See firsthand how trauma changes a person, and how quickly a good person can become a violent killer. This is Jason's story.

Jason figured it out, but not in time to change the future. He must pass his notes and the task of stopping World War III on to Angel. Once drafted into the military together in a parallel universe, the two are now friends in juvenile detention lockup before they meet in bootcamp. Angel only knows the poor, abused life he's had so far, but the time machine his dying friend wants him to build from his notebooks could change all of that.

Do you hear colours or taste words? Some people do, this is synaesthesia; a ’cross-wiring’ of the senses. Also discussing the creative process.