Holiday Myths

Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced in the last decade, critically acclaimed jazz writer John Szwed considers how her life inflected her art, her influences, her uncanny voice and rhythmic genius, a number of her signature songs, and her legacy.

You think you know about Christmas celebrations? Get ready to discover the truth behind it all! You just need an audiobook that reveals how almost every "timeless" tradition is a product of invention, pagan rituals, and brilliant marketing.

Mickey and friends star in this adaptation of Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper. During a chance encounter, a prince discovers he looks just like someone else—a poor and hungry subject named Mickey. When the prince asks Mickey to switch places with him for the day, each learns what it is like to walk in the other’s shoes.

Uncover the fascinating and complex women from mythology and folklore with this collection of stories profiling powerful goddesses, mighty queens, and legendary creatures. Get inspired with 50 fascinating stories of powerful female figures from mythologies around the world. From heroines and...

Don't miss this exclusive original story straight from award-winning author E.C. Myers and RWBY's head writers, Kerry Shawcross and Miles Luna!

Welcome back to the irresistible world of Greenglass House, where 13-year-old Milo is, once again, spending the winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem. There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his search for a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul. This exciting sequel to a beloved book is sure to thrill both fans and newcomers.

Catch the holiday spirit with this magical collection of beloved Christmas tales. Christmas favorites from L.M. Montgomery, O. Henry, Willa Cather, Hans Christian Anderson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bret Harte and Anthony Trollope are lovingly recorded and presented here in one enchanting volume.

Forget naughty or nice—this is a battle of good vs. evil. Discover the origins of St. Nick and follow along as the Guardians start their quest to rid the world of nightmares in the first Guardians chapter book from Academy Award winner William Joyce that inspired the beloved film, The Rise of...

One-night stands aren’t supposed to lead to happily ever after. But eight nights of Chanukah might change everything. Rachel Abrams is stuck, barely making ends meet, burned out at a toxic job, and still reeling from a breakup she didn’t see coming. She thought her ex, Seth, was about to propose. Instead, he dumped her… and now he’s crashing her family’s Chanukah party with Golda Levy, the woman everyone can’t stand and his new fiancée. Blindsided and humiliated, Rachel does something completely out of character: she hooks up with Max Perlman, the charming new professor at the ...

When a teenager discovers a way he believes will summon the dead, driven by insanity or genius, he forces his friends down a path, he should have never chosen.

Live the Magic. Love the Adventure. It's been a rough year for David. After his father's death, David moved in with Ivy and her family. It's almost Christmas, and David feels lonely and confused. When he decides to sell paintings to buy a new video game console, David receives unexpected help and discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

~ Sometimes all it takes is the right person in our…AfterLife. ~ In this romance with comedy, a man purchases an abandoned farmhouse in a tax sale unaware it’s haunted by the woman…ahhhhh…ghost that will become the love of his life and he the love of her AfterLife and together bring the man who murdered her to justice as only a Trans Spectral, TSP, couple can.

On Christmas Eve, the Hardy Family are once again in a predicament on their horse farm. Someone or something has been stealing from them in the night. Was it human, or was it a ghostly presence who took all the coal? Or could it be Father Christmas, also known Santa Claus, Saint Nick, or Sinterclaas? And what was that giant beast that the farm workers saw galloping past? In a story that glances at Christmas myths from different countries, most of them scary, Sergeant Frank Hardy and his friend Hop Li search in the darkness to find out what's going on. Meanwhile, Mette gets to know Grace, ...

Christmas is the time of year where everyone gathers around a fire, singing songs and laughing. After a long day of celebration, nothing puts someone to sleep like good bedtime stories of joy and happiness. Here you will listen to stories of love, joy, happiness, and whatever else makes Christmas atmosphere a magic time to share with your beloved ones. What are you waiting for? Scroll up, buy the audiobook now, and let the magic begin. Merry Christmas, and enjoy listening!

It’s hard to have a wild fling when you’re juggling three jobs and living in your childhood bedroom. Jenna Stein feels stuck. Nine months post-college, she’s drowning in work, crashing at her parents’ house, and her love life? Nonexistent. That is, until she meets Asher at the temple’s annual Singles Purim Party. One too many hamantaschen and a little liquid courage later, she’s making out with the most intriguing man she’s met in ages. Asher Gold is bored. A quick work trip to the suburbs wasn’t supposed to be exciting, and neither was the Purim party his cousin dragged him...

The war to decide Santaclaws’ fate has begun. United at last, the Giant nation marches to war. The Humans hole up in the Amarinthian Bulwark, desperate to hold off the Certanshi invaders until help arrives – help they pray for. Trapped in the middle of a war that will embroil and endanger all they love, Keir and Storm, the Diamond Dragoness, must fight for their future. If Santaclaws is lost, there will be no future at all. From worlds apart, the enemy reveals his hand. A dark presence rises in the swamps. The Reavers gather in numbers at the portals of Tyanbran, ready to unleash ...

Silent night, holy night, Sleep the Dragons on the height ... Deeper than the canyons are the secrets of the Giants. Chased into the deep Darûz by rival bands of murderous Giants, Keir and Storm find new allies to help them reach the ancient citadel of Barûd-dûm-Layura. There, they must learn the lost secrets of Dragons and their Dragon Guardians. From unexpected nuptials to whizzing about on speedboats stolen from Olde Earth, firing torpedoes and mortars at one another, the Giants like to keep things ... exciting. Aye, that's the word. At last, Keir and his diamond Dragoness will ...

A Dragoness must take wing. Elven ambitions regarding the new Dragon in the jungles collide with Keir and Storm's desire to keep their bond intact. As politics in the Elven Council threaten civil war, and the growing Dragoness' needs multiply, tough choices need to be made - or will those choices be made for them? Join Keir and Auroral Storm Diamond in the next mucky, thrilling, hair-raising adventure as they pursue their goal of staying alive to become Dragon and Rider. Friends new and old join them for an unforgettable journey beneath the Elven jungles to the canyon land of the Giants. ...

Three Jewish couples are on a journey to find love over a year of holidays. Jenna can't find time for a fun fling while working three jobs and living in her childhood bedroom. Asher has realized that he's become a slave to other people’s expectations of who you should be. Falling in love with Noah, the one man she dislikes, was never in Nora's life plan, now she has to earn his forgiveness before it’s too late. Noah wants to love Nora. He needs to learn that even when she's cruel, Nora's not wrong. If he can learn to be true to himself and push back when she's mistaken. Rachel didn't ...

In "Ghosts Want Privacy" a man seeking to pry into the affairs of guests staying in Boston’s Omni Parker House, the city’s historic, notoriously haunted, landmark hotel discovers the ghosts there not only have a sense of humor but also value their privacy and the rights of their human guests to the same and unfortunate things happen when people breach the privacy of others in their domain. The story "Ghosts Want Privacy" is a standalone excerpt from the comedy "Josh, Josh, Josh and Josh Go To Yale" a romantic comedy, coming of age, buddy story, in which all Josh ever wanted to do was go...