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St. Dominic's Order of Preachers has given the Catholic Church, and the world, some of humanity's greatest minds. Renowned saints, theologians, mystics, missionaries, artists, teachers, preachers, and a number of notable rascals have been part of the Order since its accidental beginnings in southern France nearly 800 years ago.

It’s the artist’s age-old dilemma: follow your conscience or follow the cash. So when a canceled movie star reaches out to up-and-coming writer Ivey Viola to discuss a mysterious project, she uses the opportunity to escape mid-pandemic New York for his private island with her roommate in tow. However, once on the island, she realizes that the cost of working with the toxic, closeted actor might be more than she’s willing to accept...or can refuse.

He knows crime, and he knows criminals...because he was once on the wrong side of the law himself. That's Boston Blackie - a friend to those who have no friends, an enemy to those who make him an enemy! Broadway actor Richard Kollmar stars in his best-remembered radio role as the tough yet sympathetic ex-safecracker. Lesley Woods costars as his lady friend Mary Wesley, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. Join them for 16 exciting investigations of jewel heists, murder and more!

Oscar is a loser, living with his parents, with no ambition and no friends. Enter April and Julian. They, like him, are Sensitives - people who are paranormally gifted. Together, they show Oscar how he could finally do something amazing with his life. Then there's Kaylee. She may be 10 years old, but there is nothing sweet or innocent about her. She reeks of evil, with eyes of fire and a smile that makes hardened police officers run with terror.

Tough, yet compassionate - and a first-class detective besides - that's Boston Blackie. The infamous safe cracker turned private eye will lead you through 16 hard-hitting crime classics from 1947-48! Richard Kollmar stars as Blackie, with Lesley Woods as Mary Wesley, and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. The race is on for our hero to capture the killers, recover the diamonds, and clear his own name!

What does scripture, theology, and experience teach us about angels and demons? Are they real or just the product of religious fantasy, superstition, and folklore? Join Dominican scholar and leading expert Professor Woods through a fascinating and scholarly series on the origins of belief in good and bad angels and demons in the biblical tradition and other sources. You will find this course captivating and enlightening.

Celtic Christianity has produced a kaleidoscopic array of saints, monks, and poets. In this series, Dominican Prof. Richard Woods cultivates more than 1,500 years of Celtic spirituality's rich traditions to acquaint you with the insight that these fascinating figures can offer us today.

A friend to those who have no friends, an enemy to those who make him an enemy! From out of the darkened streets of radio's imagination comes the legendary criminal-turned-crime-fighter Boston Blackie! Starring Chester Morris, radio's first Blackie - and Richard Kollmar, who became Blackie's true radio voice - here are 12 great episodes of this beloved crime thriller! Join co-stars Jan Miner, Tony Barrett, Maurice Tarplin, and Lesley Woods in capers of diamonds and double-cross, of black markets and blood stains.

These eerie tales include "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Adventure of Silver Blaze" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Old House On Vauxhall Walk" by Charlotte Riddle, "Levison's Victim" by Mary Braddon, and "The Woman With the Yellow Hair" by Anonymous.

The selections in this collection include classic short stories "Bartelby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville, "The Truth About Pyecraft" by H. G. Wells, "The Angel Child" by Stephen Crane, "A Journey" by Edith Wharton, "Phyllis and Rosamond" by Vriginia Woolf, and "The Flight of Betsey Lane" by Sarah Orne Jewett.

Divorcing a Narcissist? It’s easy to beat them! Their power comes from bullying, deceit, and gaslighting. They’re skilled at emotional blackmail but that’s useless in a court where rulings are based on objective evidence. Divorce is your moment to set yourself up for a healthy new beginning - but a great outcome won’t just happen. You need to use specific goal-oriented strategies outside of the courtroom to set your lawyer up for success. Narcissists rarely have a divorce strategy. Their arrogance has them believing that their presence alone is enough to win.

"Enemy to those who make him an enemy! Friend to those who have no friends!" Broadway favorite Richard Kollmar stars as Boston Blackie, the former safecracker with a heart of gold who became a tough-guy private investigator. He is aided and abetted by Lesley Woods as girlfriend Mary, and Maurice "The Mysterious Traveler" Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. Blackie's cunning (and his underworld contacts) help him through 16 exciting cases of robberies and kidnappings, mix-ups and murders, bad luck and quality goods.

I am not one of you. At least that’s what you’ll tell yourself. You’ll say I’m a monster. A sicko. A deranged killer. But I am no monster, I am no sicko, and I am not deranged. I am simply a man who happens to enjoy murdering people in the most violent of ways. So don’t bother listening to this if you have a weak stomach, get easily offended, or are simply not interested in the best way to dispose of a dead body. (It’s pigs, by the way. They eat anything.) My name is Gerald Brittle. I am a serial killer. And this is my memoir.

Comedy and calamity are interlaced throughout the stories of a WW II war baby finding his place in the world. His foibles and adventures are told with a dry sense of humor as he bounces off the walls of good and bad behavior throughout his youth and into adulthood. A mischievous nature and an innate disrespect for authority cause a clash with the rigidity of serving in the military. The tales of his year in Vietnam are both hilarious and harrowing.

What if 10 minutes of your day could add 10 years to your life? While this is far from a proven rule, studies have shown that spending just 10 minutes in prayer everyday can significantly affect your health. Join leading spirituality expert, Fr. Richard Woods, in exploring the timeless connections between health, faith, and spirituality.

In "Business Spotlight Audio" 12/2022 für Dezember hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. In Business Skills geht es um das Verhalten bei Intrigen am Arbeitsplatz. Weitere Themen sind ein Startup, das Umweltverschmutzung durch Reifenabrieb reduziert, und ein Profil von Bradley Tusk, der Unternehmen im Umgang mit behördlichen Bestimmungen weiterhilft.

In Business Spotlight Audio 08/2023 für August hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. In "Career Coach" erfahren Sie, wie Sie mit dem Erzählen von Geschichten Vertrauen schaffen. In "Business Skills" erhalten Sie Tipps, wie Sie Veränderungen im Arbeitsalltag kommunizieren. Sie hören, wie Umzugsunternehmen in Japan Personen und Ihre Habseligkeiten verschwinden lassen, warum der Anbau von Seetang gut fürs Klima ist und ob freie Tage für die mentale Gesundheit sinnvoll sind.

In "Business Spotlight Audio" 05/2022 für Mai hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. Ein Unternehmer berichtet, wie er aus Fehlern gelernt hat. Es geht um die Frage, ob künstliche Intelligenz Gleichheit fördert, und Sie bekommen Tipps, wie Kommunikation effizienter wird. "Skill Up" befasst sich mit dem Thema "Landwirtschaft".

Davis Finch is a hack TV writer with aspirations to write a novel. In order to be a real writer he feels he needs a proper desk. The one he buys changes his life. He becomes a success - but at what price? This spooky psychological thriller by Andrew Readman stars Graeme Hawley, Tim McInnerny, Karen West, Greg Wood, Melissa Jane Sinden and Russell Richardson. Producer/Director: Gary Brown.

In "Business Spotlight Audio" 04/2023 für April hören Sie Artikel und Interviews aus der Welt des Business-Englisch. Mit Übungen verbessern Sie Ihre sprachlichen und kommunikativen Kompetenzen. Der Career Coach erklärt, warum es wichtig ist, nicht nur gut reden, sondern auch aktiv zuhören zu können und wie das gelingt. In Interviews geht es um die Fragen, ob Paare ihre Finanzen zusammenlegen sollten und was wäre, wenn der öffentliche Nahverkehr für alle kostenlos wäre. Ein junger Unternehmer gibt Tipps für die Gründung eines Start-ups.