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The stories are all set in New York City and concern themselves with various facets of life in Gilded Age New York City—from the highest of high society to the commonest pensioner in less fashionable neighborhoods in boarding houses. The stories are about manners and mores; about the people of various strata of society relating to each other and the world around them.

In this volume we explore that difficult situation where lack of choice is your only choice. We feel trapped either by the body or by the mind. Our classic authors put their characters in positions that we can all relate too, and then devise fiendish and uncomfortable ways to deepen the malaise or perhaps offer some sort of escape, however temporary.

Luckily for humanity, scientist Marie Curie applied her brilliant mind and indomitable spirit to expanding the frontiers of science, but what if she had instead drifted toward the darkness? At the cusp of between child- and adulthood, at the crossroads between science and superstition, a teen Marie Curie faces the factual and the fantastic in this fabulous collection of stories that inspire, delight, and ask the question: What if she had used her talents for diabolical purposes?

This close-up look at key battles throughout the history of the United States offers engaging anecdotes about those battles and provides historical context for each of them. Each audiobook examines the decisive moments and lasting impact of major battles such as the Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of Little Bighorn. With interesting facts and engaging discussion topics, this educational look into the battles that have shaped the United States and the world will captivate listeners.

Highlights from the AudioGO range of 'Doctor Who' titles. Includes clips from: Doctor Who at the BBC, Doctor Who and the Daleks, The Tenth Planet, The Wheel of Ice, The Invasion, Doctor Who and the War Games, The Mind of Evil, Vengeance of the Stones, City of Death, The Stuff of Nightmares (Hornets' Nest 1), Babblesphere, Earthshock, Slipback, Paradise Towers, Tales from the TARDIS Volume 2, Only Human, The Last Voyage, Touched by an Angel, The Jade Pyramid and Genesis of the Daleks.

For years, the Sacred Sleep series has been combining the calming power of God’s Word with soothing, gentle music to create a peaceful and relaxing experience designed to help you get the rest you need while drawing you closer to God at the same time. And now we’ve expanded that experience to include the only extra-biblical book to be directly quoted in the New Testament: The Book of Enoch.

Nous savons tous à quel point la nature nous fait sentir bien.

Die DOAG ist ein IT-Verein mit rund 6000 Mitgliedern in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Ihr Hauptsitz ist in Berlin. Die DOAG publiziert 4x Mal im Jahr zwei Magazine – die Red Stack, mit einem Oracle Schwerpunkt, und die Java aktuell, die sich mehr an Entwickler richtet. Daneben betreibt sie eine Website und diverse Event-Seiten zu den mehrmals im Jahr stattfindenden Schwerpunkt-Konferenzen. Darüber hinaus gibt es diverse Regionalgruppen und eine Vielzahl an themenbezogenen Communities. Zu zahlreichen IT-Themen – Cloud, Development, KI u.v.a.m. – bietet die DOAG kostenlose ...

קיץ, חום ורטיבות, הרפתקאות מיניות, גוף, אובססיות, חוויות מזדמנות, סווינגרס, יחסים אסורים וגילויים עצמיים, קשרים חד-מיניים, טריוּת, פרוזה נוטפת ומזיעה, סקס ושיגעון...

חיכיתי שהזרוּת והאימה יחלפו להן ושאוכל לחזור ולהתנמנם. אלא שהתחושה הלא טבעית המוזרה רק הלכה וגברה. תחילה כלל לא הבחנתי שהשתנה בי משהו." ה.ג'. ולס עתיקים כמו הפחד...

In January 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting all refugee admissions for 120 days and temporarily barring entry from seven Muslim-majority countries. Mass protests followed, and the order has since been blocked, revised and challenged by judges, politicians, activists and artists alike. But the battle is not yet over, and in the wake of recent terrorist attacks in the UK, Trump has renewed calls for the ban.

This second volume of The Long List Anthology is designed to recognize the short works that were nominated for the 2016 Hugo Awards but did not make it into the top five short list for the final ballot. Thus, voted into the Hugo Award's long list of works - the top 15 works nominated for each category - were these short stories and novelettes, now made available to a wider audience by award-winning narrators.

An Anthology of Poetry and Prose written by Women in the First World War. War Girls is a commemoration and celebration of the remarkable, often deeply moving and largely unsung experiences of women in the First World War told in their own words. Through poetry, journals and letters this audio book documents the contribution made by women from all walks of society - from campaigning for peace to working on the home front and in the services.

For 15 years, Janet has been married to her devoted and boring husband, Trevor. But their marriage was not as simple as it seemed. Now Janet is on the road, hurtling towards another man, and another life. Has she found freedom, and the strength to escape Trevor’s dominating fetishes? Or is there something far more sinister waiting for her at the crematorium?

The voices and sounds of World War II digitally remastered to tell the story of the most widespread war in history.

In the first volume of Dream Time Fairy Tales - The Classics, three timeless tales whisk you away to a land where beans grow into a sky-high beanstalk, a frog transforms to a handsome prince, and a very unusual cat is inherited by a young son. So gather the youngsters, or the young at heart, and listen to these fabulously funny, twisted tales.

A baker‘s dozen of futuristic and space travel tales await you in this audiobook of short stories, originally published in the science fiction magazine, IF (1960-61). These stories are both a sign of their times and a testament to the imaginative powers of writers in the era between Sputnik and Neil Armstrong’s steps on the moon. Death and Taxes are inevitable, of course, but you’ll also find a (Mind)snake, and maybe even a Garden of Eden within.

Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933-May 17, 1947), foaled in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 23, 1933, from the mare Swing On and sire Hard Tack, a son of Man o' War, was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States that became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s. The following recordings include the Third, Fourth, and Six Annual Santa Anita Handicaps, a Match Race between Seabiscuit and Ligaroti, and a Match Race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral.

Before TV’s The Twilight Zone, there was radio’s The Inner Sanctum Mystery, Lights Out!, The Weird Circle, and so many other great mysteries starring Orson Welles, Jane Wyman, Dana Andrews, Edmond O’Brien, James Cagney, and more. Volume 1 contains 10 exciting stories from Adv. of Sherlock Holmes and The Black Museum.

Women’s prose writing has exploded on the literary scene in Ukraine just prior to and following Ukrainian independence in 1991. Over the past two decades scores of fascinating new women authors have emerged. These authors write in a wide variety of styles and genres including short stories, novels, essays, and new journalism. In the collection you will find: realism, magical realism, surrealism, the fantastic, deeply intellectual writing, newly discovered feminist perspectives, philosophical prose, psychological mysteries, confessional prose, and much more.