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3 Christmas Stories - Scary

A trio of Xmas themed stories for the holiday season

by Algernon Blackwood, W W Jacobs, Ethel Lina White ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, David Shaw-Parker, Lisa Bowerman ...

Unabridged

1 hour 40 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
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Wonder Of Women - Supernatural Romance Stories

Celebrate the true pioneers of female literature

by Edith Nesbit, Clothilde Graves, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Amelia Edwards, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps ...

Narrated by Lisa Bowerman, Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

2 hours 43 min

Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many.In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on ... Read more

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Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many.In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on
... Read more
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - Classic Sci-Fi Horror

The top ten classic science fiction horror stories

by Robert Louis Stevenson, H P Lovecraft, Jack London, Violet Hunt, Ambrose Bierce, William Hope Hodgson, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne ...

Narrated by Garrick Hagon, David Shaw-Parker, Lisa Bowerman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - The 1910's - The Europeans

The ten best stories written from 1910-1919 by European authors

by James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Luigi Pirandello, Alexander Kuprin, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ivan Bunin, Leonid Andreyev, I N Potapenko, Mikhail Petrovich Artzybashev, Aleister Crowley ...

Narrated by Jim Norton, David Shaw-Parker, Lisa Bowerman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
... Read more
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Letter, The - A Short Story Collection

Classic stories in the form of the classic means of communication

by Edgar Allan Poe, Honoré de Balzac, Arnold Bennett, Anton Chekhov, Luigi Pirandello, Richard Marsh, Morley Roberts, Leoplod von Sacher-Masoch, Móritz Jókai, Rhoda Broughton, Lafcadio Hearn ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Lisa Bowerman, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

4 hours 33 min

In modern society writing a letter, on paper, is almost unheard of. We all scribble notes and reminders but very rarely compose our thoughts in lengthy prose for another person to read.In bygone days the letter was the fastest and most accurate means of communication. Letters were sent and delivered at incredible speeds, summoning this and requesting that.Within its lines and paragraphs all manner ... Read more

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In modern society writing a letter, on paper, is almost unheard of. We all scribble notes and reminders but very rarely compose our thoughts in lengthy prose for another person to read.In bygone days the letter was the fastest and most accurate means of communication. Letters were sent and delivered at incredible speeds, summoning this and requesting that.Within its lines and paragraphs all manner
... Read more
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3 Christmas Stories - Horror

A trio of Xmas themed stories for the holiday season

by R H Benson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Ethel Lina White ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, David Shaw-Parker, Lisa Bowerman ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
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The Simple Guide to Spanish Accent Mastery

A Handbook for Authenic Pronunciation and Cultural Integration

by Lisa Shaw ...

Narrated by Claudia Zuniga ...

Unabridged

59 min

This course helps you refine your Spanish pronunciation and develop an authentic accent. Unlike basic language programs that focus on vocabulary and grammar, this one dives deep into phonetics and the cultural nuances that shape Spanish speech.You’ll start with Spanish phonetics, mastering vowel consistency, consonant articulation, and stress patterns. You'll learn the precise tongue placement, ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This course helps you refine your Spanish pronunciation and develop an authentic accent. Unlike basic language programs that focus on vocabulary and grammar, this one dives deep into phonetics and the cultural nuances that shape Spanish speech.You’ll start with Spanish phonetics, mastering vowel consistency, consonant articulation, and stress patterns. You'll learn the precise tongue placement,
... Read more
Baby Names Your Child Can Live With

Thousands Of Names To Help You Make The Perfect Choice

by Lisa Shaw, Andrea Norville ...

Eamon or Andy? Kai or Katherine? Choosing the right name for your baby isn't easy. Cool, contemporary names may seem great to you initially, but what if they sound strange or obscure when your child gets older? There are thousands of names to consider, but only one that's just right for your baby. With this unique and practical book, you can cut through the myriad possibilities in no time. Divided ... Read more

$6.95 USD

Eamon or Andy? Kai or Katherine? Choosing the right name for your baby isn't easy. Cool, contemporary names may seem great to you initially, but what if they sound strange or obscure when your child gets older? There are thousands of names to consider, but only one that's just right for your baby. With this unique and practical book, you can cut through the myriad possibilities in no time. Divided
... Read more
Carmen Miranda

by Lisa Shaw ...

Series series Film Stars
This is the first book-length study of Carmen Miranda in English. It traces her origins as a radio singer, recording artist and film star in Brazil in the 1930s, before exploring in depth her Hollywood screen roles and the construction of her long-lasting star persona in the USA. ... Read more

$25.99 USD

This is the first book-length study of Carmen Miranda in English. It traces her origins as a radio singer, recording artist and film star in Brazil in the 1930s, before exploring in depth her Hollywood screen roles and the construction of her long-lasting star persona in the USA.
... Read more
The Social History of the Brazilian Samba

by Lisa Shaw ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1999, this volume examines the impact of political, social and cultural developments on the nation’s most popular musical form, samba, in the context of the period 1930-45, one of huge social change in Brazil, with the introduction of industrialization under the authoritarian regime of Getúlio Vargas. She looks at the context in which the songs were written, the life styles and ... Read more

$55.99 USD

First published in 1999, this volume examines the impact of political, social and cultural developments on the nation’s most popular musical form, samba, in the context of the period 1930-45, one of huge social change in Brazil, with the introduction of industrialization under the authoritarian regime of Getúlio Vargas. She looks at the context in which the songs were written, the life styles and
... Read more
Tropical Travels

Brazilian Popular Performance, Transnational Encounters, and the Construction of Race

by Lisa Shaw ...

Brazilian popular culture, including music, dance, theater, and film, played a key role in transnational performance circuits—inter-American and transatlantic—from the latter nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. Brazilian performers both drew inspiration from and provided models for cultural production in France, Portugal, Argentina, the United States, and elsewhere. These ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Brazilian popular culture, including music, dance, theater, and film, played a key role in transnational performance circuits—inter-American and transatlantic—from the latter nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. Brazilian performers both drew inspiration from and provided models for cultural production in France, Portugal, Argentina, the United States, and elsewhere. These
... Read more
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Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Witherup (UNABRIDGED)

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by John Kendrick BANGS ...

Narrated by Lisa Shaw, Marguerite Castillo, Steven Brickley, Norbert Hansel ...

Unabridged

2 hours 36 min

Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I set forth from my office in London upon my pilgrimage to the shrines of the world's illustrious. Readers everywhere are interested in the home life of men who have made themselves factors in art, science, letters, and history, and to these people I was commissioned ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I set forth from my office in London upon my pilgrimage to the shrines of the world's illustrious. Readers everywhere are interested in the home life of men who have made themselves factors in art, science, letters, and history, and to these people I was commissioned
... Read more

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