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T.S. Eliot tells us in his poem “The Hollow Men” that the world will end not with a bang, but with a whimper. Well, he was wrong. Dead wrong. When death and destruction come, the screams of terror, horror, and excruciating pain will rend the blood-red sky and be heard across the world. When your number is up, there’s nowhere to run and no place to hide. You can't cheat death; death will find you. It always does.

You have been looking for this book for quite some time. Pick it up to begin a journey into the deepest depths of the human psyche and the darkest corners of the imagination. Dare to delve into the human psyche's unspeakable corners and passages with this chilling horror anthology collecting some of history's greatest English poems.

The Miraculous Prophecies, Predictions, and Strange Visions of Sundry Eminent Men is an old English book which explores various mysteries, and the visions and predictions of seers like Nostradamus.

These days if you’re interested in a corporate career, interning is probably how you're expected to spend your college or grad school summers. But – Is interning actually for you? And if so, how can you optimize the experience? How To Intern Successfully aims to help you be informed and confident as you explore and then successfully complete your internship. Beginning with self-reflection to boost your clarity of intent and gain the peace of mind necessary for an extraordinary internship, each chapter’s theme aims toward helping you wake up to your deeper sense of career intent. The ...

This audiobook contains actual newspaper articles printed during the most deadly pandemic in recent history - the Spanish Influenza in 1918. These are hand-selected stories that are frightening, enraging, touching, and inspiring. Each section of this audiobook also includes fascinating contextual and historical information to help bring the stories and situations to life. With recent outbreaks like SARS, MERS, and COVID-19, you will see stark similarities between then and now as you hear the words of the actual people who experienced the deadly Spanish Influenza.

Poetry can capture the imagination in a few short lines but narrative verse or poetry takes the form of telling a story, whether it be simple or complex in a longer form. Among the most ancient forms of poetry, it has widespread roots through almost every culture. In Volume 4 we bring you the classics 'The Eve of St Agnes' by John Keats; 'Flodden' by Sir Walter Scott; 'The Ballad of Agincourt' by Michael Drayton; 'Tam O'Shanter' by Robert Burns; and 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' by Robert Browning.

This book has eleven simple marketing and advertising strategies you can implement immediately. With a little creativity, the strategies can be modified for use in almost any organization. If you don’t have a lot of money to spend promoting your business, the tools in this book will be very helpful to you. If you do have money to spend, the tools in this book will enable you to take your business to even greater heights.

A brilliant collection of some of the finest old sea stories ever written. 'The Overcrowded Iceberg' by Morley Roberts, 'The Substitute' by W. W. Jacobs, 'Reparation' by J. D. Beresford, 'The Paradise Coal-Boat' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne, 'The Registered Packet' by J. S. Fletcher, 'Treasure Trove' by Neil Munro, 'The Vengeance of La Maraye' by J. S. Fletcher, 'The Sea-Raiders' by H. G. Wells, 'No Ships Pass' by Eleanor Smith....

Here are 10 stories from the May and June 2003 issues of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, including a tribute to SF great Barry M. Malzberg.

AMAZON BEST SELLER IN 8 CATEGORIES! As a reluctant and ever questioning convert, this book chronicles the life of a skeptical seeker looking "to catch God red handed." As red as Jesus' hands were on the cross, can one "catch God in the act" of doing something right? From dying with empty pockets, to asking the right questions about suffering, to truly knowing "who" you are, to when a gorilla marries a turtle, here are life changing "keys" for all people. True stories from the hilarious to the serious, you will see "divine moments" that changed "history" in small and yet significant ways. ...

Buffalo Bill Cody, Bat Masterson, and other legendary heroic figures of America's Old West get the royal treatment in White Hats, a collection of stories by esteemed Western authors. This anthology is expertly compiled by Robert J. Randisi, who has gathered extraordinary stories of those who wear the white hat from well-known authors like John Jakes, Richard S. Wheeler, James Reasoner, and others.

A snappy, absurdly dark satire set in Hanmer, a small town on the outskirts of the author's hometown of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It's about a sport involving grocery carts, several terrible people, an alternate universe, and an annoying (yet charming) narrator.

Nine-year-old Carol O’Brian wakes one morning to discover her world has been altered. Where she had once been abused by her tyrannical father, family life was now the warm and nurturing environment she should have had. Bewildered by the changes, she nonetheless resolves to find her place in her new life, even if it means giving up one of the few bright lights of her previously bleak existence. Now, over 20 years later, she and her sisters embark on an over-due road trip that takes them farther than they ever could have imagined.

December - the 12th and closing month in the Gregorian calendar. Winter is upon the land, and the poets, including such as Keats, Shelley, Tennyson, Shakespeare, and Stevenson, share their views and thoughts.

Decius Caecilius Metellus hat eine neue Aufgabe: Er ist er für alle Gerichtsfälle zuständig, in die Nicht-Römer verwickelt sind...

The Elizabethan age had almost departed, and the world had seen the rise of great European empires that continued to hunt with mischief between themselves as they traversed the globe in search of more spoils and territories. In England, the Civil War had brought about the will of Parliament and the replacement of the Crown as the governing body. But with these Puritan times, and the subsequent Restoration, poetry had entered a golden age. John Milton, John Dryden and Ben Jonson are but a few of the luminaries whose great verse followed in the wake of the immortal William Shakespeare.

FNH Audio presents the third in a series of short story collections. In this collection: A Earth passes through a poisonous space-cloud. Beneath the civilised crust of Venus a dark horror awaits. The slaves of Titan are about to wake. The first four spaceships disappeared, the fifth went to hell. During the war, one man demands government money to reach the moon. Storm Cloud suspect that everything going wrong is very suspicious. The beautiful girl is dying, and only space can offer hope. A survey team are hunted on a barren world. And many more stories...

The "Aristotle Collection" presents a comprehensive exploration of the profound works of one of history's greatest philosophers. Featuring "The Athenian Constitution," "Poetics," and "The Parva Naturalia," this anthology delves into Aristotle's insights on governance, literature, and the natural world. Accompanied by Will Durant's "The Story of Philosophy," which contextualizes Aristotle's contributions to Greek science and philosophy, this collection offers readers a multidimensional understanding of Aristotle's influence.

A fabulous anthology of some of the finest stories ever written.

English Poetry, Volume 2 – An Introduction. The English language has grown into the Worlds pre-dominant spoken language. It’s estimated there are over one million words with which to do this. Its sources are rich and diverse, absorbing from other cultures and times without hesitation.