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Houdini and Conan Doyle

The Story of a Strange Friendship

by Bernard M. L. Ernst, Hereward Carrington ...

THE CURIOUS NARRATIVE DESCRIBING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE LEADING EXPONENT OF SPIRITUALISM AND HIS FOREMOST OPPONENTHARRY HOUDINI spent the last years of his life in a crusade against fake spirit mediums. He wanted to believe in spiritualism, but he could not.Conan Doyle devoted to the cause of spiritualism all the money and fame he got out of Sherlock Holmes; he cared more about spiritualism ... Read more

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THE CURIOUS NARRATIVE DESCRIBING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE LEADING EXPONENT OF SPIRITUALISM AND HIS FOREMOST OPPONENTHARRY HOUDINI spent the last years of his life in a crusade against fake spirit mediums. He wanted to believe in spiritualism, but he could not.Conan Doyle devoted to the cause of spiritualism all the money and fame he got out of Sherlock Holmes; he cared more about spiritualism
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Foundations of Fiction, The - Gothic Horror

Stories that helped shape one of literatures most acclaimed genres

by Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, Robert Louis Stevenson, Alexander Pushkin, Mary Shelley, Sheridan Le Fanu, George Eliot, M R James, E T A Hoffman0, E T A Hoffman1, Gertrude Atherton2, Perceval Landon3, Robert W Chambers4, W W Jacobs5, Ambrose Bierce6, Ernst Raupach7 ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley8, Eric Meyers9, Mark Rice-Oxley0 ...

Unabridged

16 hours 31 min

In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving.Success ... Read more

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In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving.Success
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The Storm of Steel

by Ernst Junger ...

Narrated by Steve Fortune ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

Ernst Jünger 1895–1998) was a decorated German soldier and author who became famous for his World War I memoir ‘Storm of Steel’, published in 1920, shortly after the end of the war. Based on the journal entries he wrote during his time in the trenches, the book describes World War I through the eyes of an ordinary soldier. The book begins with Jünger’s initial deployment in 1915 and ends with him ... Read more

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Ernst Jünger 1895–1998) was a decorated German soldier and author who became famous for his World War I memoir ‘Storm of Steel’, published in 1920, shortly after the end of the war. Based on the journal entries he wrote during his time in the trenches, the book describes World War I through the eyes of an ordinary soldier. The book begins with Jünger’s initial deployment in 1915 and ends with him
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Atmospheric Horror Stories

Setting the scene in the worst way…

by A M Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Ernst Raupach, F Marion Crawford, Jean Lorrain, M R James, Margaret Oliphant, Mary Cholmondeley, Mary Diana Dods writing as David Lyndsey, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, May Sinclair, R Murray Gilchrist, Rosa Mulholland, Washington Irving ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Eric Meyers, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

13 hours 21 min

Horror stories are designed from the onset to create a story that will suddenly go very wrong and create a sheer horror and hell not only for the characters in the story but by extension ourselves.In this carefully crafted volume, our authors use their talents to create an atmosphere that might start with tingling tension but builds and builds until we can trust nothing but the certainty of the ... Read more

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Horror stories are designed from the onset to create a story that will suddenly go very wrong and create a sheer horror and hell not only for the characters in the story but by extension ourselves.In this carefully crafted volume, our authors use their talents to create an atmosphere that might start with tingling tension but builds and builds until we can trust nothing but the certainty of the
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Storm of Steel

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

by Ernst Junger ...

Translated by Michael Hofmann ...

Series series Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
One of the great war memoirs, now featuring a foreword by the New York Times bestselling author of Matterhorn in time for the centenary of World War I and the Battle of the SommeA worldwide bestseller published shortly after the end of World War I, Storm of Steel is a memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism. Itilluminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war ... Read more

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One of the great war memoirs, now featuring a foreword by the New York Times bestselling author of Matterhorn in time for the centenary of World War I and the Battle of the SommeA worldwide bestseller published shortly after the end of World War I, Storm of Steel is a memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism. Itilluminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war
... Read more
The Dual State

A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship

by Ernst Fraenkel, Jens Meierhenrich ...

Translated by E.A. Shills ...

The Dual State, first published in 1941, remains one of the most erudite books on the logic of dictatorship. It was the first comprehensive analysis of the rise and nature of National Socialism and the only such analysis written from within Hitler's Germany. Ernst Fraenkel's courageous ethnography of law was widely acclaimed upon publication, and it has influenced considerably postwar debates ... Read more

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The Dual State, first published in 1941, remains one of the most erudite books on the logic of dictatorship. It was the first comprehensive analysis of the rise and nature of National Socialism and the only such analysis written from within Hitler's Germany. Ernst Fraenkel's courageous ethnography of law was widely acclaimed upon publication, and it has influenced considerably postwar debates
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A Mother's Day Murder

A Mt. Abrams Mystery

by Dee Ernst ...

Series Book 1 - The Mt. Abrams Mysteries
Mt. Abrams was the kind of small, quiet town where, as any of its residents would tell you, nothing ever happened. That was why Ellie Rocca loved living there, even if her ex-husband did not.But even small towns had secrets, as Ellie discovered when Lacey Mitchell suddenly disappeared. Ellie caught Lacey’s husband in a lie, and one small discovery led to another until it became apparent that ... Read more

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Mt. Abrams was the kind of small, quiet town where, as any of its residents would tell you, nothing ever happened. That was why Ellie Rocca loved living there, even if her ex-husband did not.But even small towns had secrets, as Ellie discovered when Lacey Mitchell suddenly disappeared. Ellie caught Lacey’s husband in a lie, and one small discovery led to another until it became apparent that
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THE FARM... Hell Hath No Bounds (The Ranger Poltergeist)

by Albert Ernst ...

When Mike Aurora turned off from the main road to his uncle's farmstead, in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, he had no idea he would be taking a journey to Hell. For the new inheritance would turn out to be a chamber of horrors, culminating in a series of deadly shootouts with some VERY unlucky foes.An organized crime syndicate, using his uncle's farm as a depot for stolen goods, had decided to elimate ... Read more

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When Mike Aurora turned off from the main road to his uncle's farmstead, in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, he had no idea he would be taking a journey to Hell. For the new inheritance would turn out to be a chamber of horrors, culminating in a series of deadly shootouts with some VERY unlucky foes.An organized crime syndicate, using his uncle's farm as a depot for stolen goods, had decided to elimate
... Read more
Critical Reflections: How Groups Can Learn From Success and Failure

by Ernst, Martin ...

When people work together over time, certain key events stand out as having the potential to teach lasting lessons for the future. Leaders can use the Critical Reflections process to help their groups learn these lessons, whether the key event was a great success or a wretched failure. The goal is to affect future outcomes in similar situations: either to repeat the current success or to avoid ... Read more

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When people work together over time, certain key events stand out as having the potential to teach lasting lessons for the future. Leaders can use the Critical Reflections process to help their groups learn these lessons, whether the key event was a great success or a wretched failure. The goal is to affect future outcomes in similar situations: either to repeat the current success or to avoid
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The Doctor Satan MEGAPACK®

The Complete Series from Weird Tales

by Paul Ernst ...

Originally published in WEIRD TALES magazine in the 1930s, here is the complete Doctor Satan series -- fascinating tales about that weird genius of crime who calls himself Doctor Satan. He is no madman, but is as sane as you or I. An immensely rich man, he has turned to crime for the thrill of it, and strikes down those in his path ruthlessly, heartlessly, and thoroughly. He is master of amazing ... Read more

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Originally published in WEIRD TALES magazine in the 1930s, here is the complete Doctor Satan series -- fascinating tales about that weird genius of crime who calls himself Doctor Satan. He is no madman, but is as sane as you or I. An immensely rich man, he has turned to crime for the thrill of it, and strikes down those in his path ruthlessly, heartlessly, and thoroughly. He is master of amazing
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The Vienna Melody

by Ernst Lothar ...

In this epic saga spanning from 1888 to 1938, three generations of an Austrian piano maker's family experience love, tragedy, and history.All Vienna knows that the inhabitant of number 10 Seilerstätte is none other than Christopher Alt, piano maker, the best in Vienna, probably in all of Austria, and possibly the world over. His piano keys have given life to melodies by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, ... Read more

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In this epic saga spanning from 1888 to 1938, three generations of an Austrian piano maker's family experience love, tragedy, and history.All Vienna knows that the inhabitant of number 10 Seilerstätte is none other than Christopher Alt, piano maker, the best in Vienna, probably in all of Austria, and possibly the world over. His piano keys have given life to melodies by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven,
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Quintus Claudius (Vol. 1&2)

Historical Novel – The Era of Imperial Rome

by Ernst Eckstein ...

Translated by Clara Bell ...

Ernst Eckstein's "Quintus Claudius" (Vol. 1 & 2) emerges as a notable contribution to the realm of historical fiction, interweaving rich historical detail with vivid narrative. Set against the backdrop of ancient Rome, the novel chronicles the life of the titular character, a fictional representation of the societal and political intricacies of the era. Eckstein's prose exemplifies meticulous ... Read more

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Ernst Eckstein's "Quintus Claudius" (Vol. 1 & 2) emerges as a notable contribution to the realm of historical fiction, interweaving rich historical detail with vivid narrative. Set against the backdrop of ancient Rome, the novel chronicles the life of the titular character, a fictional representation of the societal and political intricacies of the era. Eckstein's prose exemplifies meticulous
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