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An extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Future of the Mind by Michio Kaku, The international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible. Read by the actor Feodor Chin.

Recording memories, mind reading, videotaping our dreams, mind control, avatars, and telekinesis - no longer are these feats of the mind solely the province of overheated science fiction. As Michio Kaku reveals, not only are they possible, but with the latest advances in brain science and recent astonishing breakthroughs in technology, they already exist. In The Future of the Mind, the New York Times-bestselling author takes us on a stunning, provocative and exhilarating tour of the top laboratories around the world to meet the scientists who are already revolutionising the way we think about the brain - and ourselves.

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Michio Kaku: The Future of the Mind (Audiobook extract) Read by Feodor Chin

An audiobook extract from "Guilt", read by the actor Steven Pacey. Following the international No.1 bestsellers Mercy and Disgrace, Guilt is the fourth heart-stopping Department Q novel from Jussi Adler-Olsen, and a gripping treat for all fans of the Scandinavian crime thriller. Read by the actor Steven Pacey.

1987. Nete Rosen thought she'd put her traumatic youth behind her. Her caring foster parents and loving husband helped her start again. However, when a man from her past reappears one night, Nete's new life could be shattered.

But she won't be drawn back into that nightmare - she won't be a victim again...

2010. Detective Carl Mørck from Copenhagen's cold case division is looking into the disappearance of Rita Nielsen, an escort agency owner. The investigation reveals that Rita is only one piece of the puzzle.

Because this is not a one-off incident - but part of a disturbing pattern which has been hidden from prying eyes for over twenty years...

'Gripping storytelling' Guardian 

'Engrossing' Sunday Express

'As impressive as it is unnerving' Independent

Jussi Adler-Olsen was born in Copenhagen and worked as a magazine editor and publisher before starting to write fiction. Mercy and Disgrace are the first two in currently four novels in the Department Q series. He holds the prestigious Glass Key Award, given annually for a crime novel by a Scandinavian author, and is also winner of the Golden Laurels, Denmark's highest literary accolade.

Jussi Adler-Olsen: Guilt (Audiobook extract) Read by Steven Pacey

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Jojo Moyes's The One Plus One, read by Elizabeth Bower, Ben Elliot, Nicola Stanton and Steven France.

The One Plus One is the beautiful, poignant and utterly compelling new novel by the internationally bestselling author Jojo Moyes.

One single mum
With two jobs and two children, Jess Thomas does her best day after day. But it's hard on your own. And sometimes you take risks you shouldn't. Because you have to . . .

One chaotic family
Jess's gifted, quirky daughter Tanzie is brilliant with numbers, but without a helping hand she'll never get the chance to shine. And Nicky, Jess's teenage stepson, can't fight the bullies alone. 
Sometimes Jess feels like they're sinking . . .
                                       
One handsome stranger
Into their lives comes Ed Nicholls, a man whose life is in chaos, and who is running from a deeply uncertain future. But he has time on his hands. He knows what it's like to be lonely. And he wants to help . . .

One unexpected love story
The One Plus One is a captivating and unconventional romance from Jojo Moyes about two lost souls meeting in the most unlikely circumstances.

Praise for Jojo Moyes:

'Majestic, utterly compelling, tremendous. A heart-stopping read' Independent on Sunday

'Truly beautiful. Made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it' Closer

'A triumph. Packs such an emotional punch, you'll need a box of tissues' Elle

Jojo Moyes is a novelist and a journalist. She worked at the Independent for ten years before leaving to write full time. Her previous novels have all been critically acclaimed and include The Ship of Brides, Foreign Fruit, The Last Letter From Your Lover, winner of Spring 2012's most popular Richard and Judy Book Club title Me Before You and most recently The Girl you Left Behind. She lives in Essex with her husband and their three children.

Jojo Moyes: The One Plus One (Audiobook extract) Read by Elizabeth Bower and Steven France

An extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Hangman's Song, the third in the phenomenally successful Inspector McLean series by James Oswald's. Read by the actor Ian Hanmore. 

The body of a man is found hanging in an empty house. To the Edinburgh police force this appears to be a simple suicide case. 

Days later another body is found. 

The body is hanging from an identical rope and the noose has been tied using the same knot. 

Then a third body is found.

As Inspector McLean digs deeper he descends into a world where the lines of reality are blurred and where the most irrational answers become the only explanations.

James Oswald: The Hangman's Song (Audiobook extract) Read by Ian Hanmore

Swizzle your ears for some of the finest, most fantastic first words every written, spoken and dreamt. Stay tuned for more extracts from Roald Dahl’s best loved children’s stories and if you like what you hear then visit the Apple App. Store to download the Audiobooks App for free!
With fantastic features including free access to the first chapter of every title, in–app purchase to continue the story and the ability to stream the audiobooks, the Roald Dahl Audiobooks App is available from the App Store on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.

Roald Dahl: The Minpins read by Bill Bailey

A groundbreaking exploration of how cyberspace is changing the way we think, feel, and behave &#160;&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Mary Aiken is the world&rsquo;s leading expert in forensic cyberpsychology&mdash;a discipline that combines psychology, criminology, and technology to investigate the intersection where technology and human behavior meet. In this, her first book, Aiken has created a starting point for all future conversations about how the Internet is shaping development and behavior, societal norms and values, children, safety, security, and our perception of the world. Cyberspace is an environment full of surveillance, but who is looking out for us? The Cyber Effect offers a fascinating and chilling look at a future we can still do something about. &#160; Drawing on her own research and extensive experience with law enforcement, Mary Aiken covers a wide range of subjects from the impact of screens on the developing child to the explosion of teen sexting, and the acceleration of compulsive and addictive behaviors online (gaming, shopping, pornography). She examines the escalation of cyberchondria (anxiety produced by self-diagnosing online), cyberstalking, and organized cybercrime in the Deep Web. Aiken provides surprising statistics and incredible-but-true case studies of hidden trends that are shaping our culture and raising troubling questions about where the digital revolution is taking us. &#160; The Cyber Effect will upend your assumptions about your online life and forever change the way you think about the technology you, your friends, and family use. Readers will gain a new understanding of the rapid change taking shape around us and come away with critical tools to become part of this very necessary conversation. Advance praise for&#160;The Cyber Effect &ldquo;Just as Rachel Carson launched the modern environmental movement with her&#160;Silent Spring, Mary Aiken delivers a deeply disturbing, utterly penetrating, and urgently timed investigation into the perils of the largest unregulated social experiment of our time.&rdquo;&mdash;Bob Woodward &#160; &ldquo;Mary Aiken takes us on a fascinating, thought-provoking, and at times scary journey down the rabbit hole to witness how the Internet is changing the human psyche. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the temptations and tragedies of cyberspace.&rdquo;&mdash;John R. Suler, PhD, author of&#160;The Psychology of Cyberspace &ldquo;Drawing on a fascinating and mind-boggling range of research and knowledge, Mary Aiken has written a great, important book that terrifies then consoles by pointing a way forward so that our experience online might not outstrip our common sense. A must-read for this moment in time.&rdquo;&mdash;Steven D. Levitt, co-author of the&#160;New York Times&#160;bestseller&#160;Freakonomics &ldquo;Figuring out how to guide kids in a hyperconnected world is one of the biggest challenges for today&rsquo;s parents. Mary Aiken clearly and calmly separates reality from myth. She clearly lays out the issues we really need to be concerned about and calmly instructs us on how to keep our kids safe and healthy in their digital lives.&rdquo;&mdash;Peggy Orenstein, author of the&#160;New York Times&#160;bestseller&#160;Girls &amp; Sex&#160; &ldquo;Having worked with law enforcement groups from INTERPOL and Europol as well as the U.S. government, Aiken knows firsthand how today&rsquo;s digital tools can be exploited by criminals lurking in the Internet&rsquo;s Dark Net.&rdquo;&mdash;Newsweek

The Cyber Effect by Mary Aiken, read by Rachel Fulginiti

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The Cyber Effect by Mary Aiken, read by Rachel Fulginiti

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