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Dangerous Worlds

Tales of Peril Beyond the Stars

by Alfred Coppel, Winston Marks, August Derleth, Harry Harrison, George T. Spillman, C. H. Thames, Fritz Leiber, Robert Sheckley, Philip K. Dick, Henry Slesar, Robert Silverberg, Fredric Brown ...

Narrated by Scott Miller ...

Series Audiobook box set - Lost Sci-Fi Anthologies
Unabridged

6 hours 54 min

Dangerous Worlds gathers fourteen unforgettable vintage science fiction stories where every decision carries consequences and survival is never certain. These are tales of hostile planets, deadly inventions, ruthless justice, and ordinary people forced into extraordinary situations, written by some of the greatest minds of classic science fiction.Featuring legendary authors including Philip K. ... Read more

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Dangerous Worlds gathers fourteen unforgettable vintage science fiction stories where every decision carries consequences and survival is never certain. These are tales of hostile planets, deadly inventions, ruthless justice, and ordinary people forced into extraordinary situations, written by some of the greatest minds of classic science fiction.Featuring legendary authors including Philip K.
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Metaphors We Live By

by George Lakoff, Mark Johnson ...

From two renowned scholars, an "enjoyable and intellectually stimulating" look at how metaphors shape our perceptions and actions ( Language).The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind. Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social ... Read more

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From two renowned scholars, an "enjoyable and intellectually stimulating" look at how metaphors shape our perceptions and actions ( Language).The now-classic Metaphors We Live By changed our understanding of metaphor and its role in language and the mind. Metaphor, the authors explain, is a fundamental mechanism of mind, one that allows us to use what we know about our physical and social
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Married Life

by Sergio Pitol ...

Translated by George Henson ...

Jacqueline Cascorro, once a heartbroken and disillusioned wife, finds herself in a whirlwind of new experiences after her husband Nicolás Lobato’s infidelity.As Nicolás’s business success elevates their social status, Jacqueline is introduced to a world of refined tastes and colors that were once beyond her reach. Through new acquaintances and lavish parties, she yearns for a more fulfilling life ... Read more

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Jacqueline Cascorro, once a heartbroken and disillusioned wife, finds herself in a whirlwind of new experiences after her husband Nicolás Lobato’s infidelity.As Nicolás’s business success elevates their social status, Jacqueline is introduced to a world of refined tastes and colors that were once beyond her reach. Through new acquaintances and lavish parties, she yearns for a more fulfilling life
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The Castle

by Franz Kafka ...

Narrated by George Guidall ...

Series series
Unabridged

11 hours 50 min

On his deathbed, Franz Kafka asked that all his unpublished manuscripts be burned. Fortunately, his request was ignored, allowing such works as The Trial to earn recognition among the literary masterpieces of the 20th century. This brilliant translation of The Castle captures comedic elements and visual imagery that earlier interpretations missed.A traveler known only as K. is promised a job as ... Read more

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On his deathbed, Franz Kafka asked that all his unpublished manuscripts be burned. Fortunately, his request was ignored, allowing such works as The Trial to earn recognition among the literary masterpieces of the 20th century. This brilliant translation of The Castle captures comedic elements and visual imagery that earlier interpretations missed.A traveler known only as K. is promised a job as
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The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection

Novels & Stories of Civil War, Including the Rhodes History of the War

by Jules Verne, Mark Twain, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, John Esten Cooke, Edward Robins, John William De Forest, Ambrose Bierce, Mary Johnston, Winston Churchill, Edward Everett Hale, Charles King, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, Stephen Crane, Charles Carleton Coffin, James Ford Rhodes, John McElroy, Lucy Foster Madison, Harry Hazelton, Henry F. Keenan, George W. Peck, John R. Musick, Robert W. Chambers, Joseph A. Altsheler, G. A. Henty, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Byron A. Dunn, Ellen Glasgow, María Ruiz de Burton, Thomas Dixon Jr. ...

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of the greatest novels and stories written in the aftermath of the Civil War, trying to show the truth in disguise of fiction, the trauma, the turmoil, the massacre and the heroism of all people involved: Stephen Crane: The Red Badge of Courage The Little Regiment The Veteran The Private History of a Campaign That Failed & A Curious ... Read more

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e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of the greatest novels and stories written in the aftermath of the Civil War, trying to show the truth in disguise of fiction, the trauma, the turmoil, the massacre and the heroism of all people involved: Stephen Crane: The Red Badge of Courage The Little Regiment The Veteran The Private History of a Campaign That Failed & A Curious
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How Deuteronomy Created "Israel"

Technologies of the Self, Government, and Writing

by Mark K. George ...

Series series The Ancient Word
In this book, Mark K. George argues that the goal of Deuteronomy is not merely to provide ancient Judah with another set of laws but to write “Israel” itself into existence. He reads Deuteronomy as a manual for self‑definition with two key aspects: being an Israelite means recognizing oneself as a subject under Yahweh’s control, and Deuteronomy is the handbook of techniques by which one monitors ... Read more

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In this book, Mark K. George argues that the goal of Deuteronomy is not merely to provide ancient Judah with another set of laws but to write “Israel” itself into existence. He reads Deuteronomy as a manual for self‑definition with two key aspects: being an Israelite means recognizing oneself as a subject under Yahweh’s control, and Deuteronomy is the handbook of techniques by which one monitors
... Read more
Facilitating Group Learning

Strategies for Success with Diverse Learners

by George Lakey ...

From the acclaimed coauthor of A Manual for Direct Action comes Facilitating Group Learning, an essential resource designed to help educators, trainers, workshop leaders, and anyone who assists groups to learn. George Lakey presents the core principles and proven techniques of direct education, an approach he developed for effectively teaching adults in groups. To illustrate how it works in action ... Read more

$7.99 USD

From the acclaimed coauthor of A Manual for Direct Action comes Facilitating Group Learning, an essential resource designed to help educators, trainers, workshop leaders, and anyone who assists groups to learn. George Lakey presents the core principles and proven techniques of direct education, an approach he developed for effectively teaching adults in groups. To illustrate how it works in action
... Read more
Facilitating Group Learning

Strategies for Success with Diverse Learners

by George Lakey ...

From the acclaimed coauthor of A Manual for Direct Action comes Facilitating Group Learning, an essential resource designed to help educators, trainers, workshop leaders, and anyone who assists groups to learn. George Lakey presents the core principles and proven techniques of direct education, an approach he developed for effectively teaching adults in groups. To illustrate how it works in action ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the acclaimed coauthor of A Manual for Direct Action comes Facilitating Group Learning, an essential resource designed to help educators, trainers, workshop leaders, and anyone who assists groups to learn. George Lakey presents the core principles and proven techniques of direct education, an approach he developed for effectively teaching adults in groups. To illustrate how it works in action
... Read more
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Simplifed for Modern Readers

by Mark Twain, George Lakon ...

"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is the Mark Twain short story that made America's premier humorist famous.-Twain’s language of one hundred and fifty years ago has been extensively modernized.-A short Introduction and Commentary are included.-Every effort has been made to keep the text as close to the original text as possible.-Some of Twain's misspellings have been kept as they ... Read more

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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is the Mark Twain short story that made America's premier humorist famous.-Twain’s language of one hundred and fifty years ago has been extensively modernized.-A short Introduction and Commentary are included.-Every effort has been made to keep the text as close to the original text as possible.-Some of Twain's misspellings have been kept as they
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Every Believer Confident

Apologetics for the Ordinary Christian

by Mark J. Farnham ...

Narrated by George W. Sarris ...

Unabridged

5 hours 56 min

Do you want to defend your faith but aren't sure where to begin? Mark Farnham's accessible guidebook simplifies apologetics and empowers Christians to effectively present the gospel in all its glory and rationality. This new edition includes practice case studies, chapter review questions, and a new chapter on engaging in gospel conversations over the long term. ... Read more

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Do you want to defend your faith but aren't sure where to begin? Mark Farnham's accessible guidebook simplifies apologetics and empowers Christians to effectively present the gospel in all its glory and rationality. This new edition includes practice case studies, chapter review questions, and a new chapter on engaging in gospel conversations over the long term.
... Read more
Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures

Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials

by Jayson Georges, Mark D. Baker ...

Many a Westerner has had a cross-cultural experience of honor and shame. First there are those stuttering moments in the new social landscape. Then after missed cues and social bruises comes the revelation that this culture—indeed much of the world—runs on an honor-shame operating system. When Western individualism and its introspective conscience fails to engage cultural gears, how can we shift ... Read more

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Many a Westerner has had a cross-cultural experience of honor and shame. First there are those stuttering moments in the new social landscape. Then after missed cues and social bruises comes the revelation that this culture—indeed much of the world—runs on an honor-shame operating system. When Western individualism and its introspective conscience fails to engage cultural gears, how can we shift
... Read more
HALLOWEEN COLLECTION TREAT

600+ Chilling Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries, Gothic Novels & Horror Thrillers

by Théophile Gautier, Bram Stoker, Richard Marsh, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Algernon Blackwood, H. P. Lovecraft, M. R. James, Wilkie Collins, E. F. Benson, Nathaniel Hawthorne0, Ambrose Bierce1, Arthur Machen2, William Hope Hodgson3, M. P. Shiel4, Arthur Conan Doyle5, Ralph Adams Cram6, Grant Allen7, Horace Walpole8, William Thomas Beckford9, Matthew Gregory Lewis0, Ann Radcliffe1, Jane Austen2, Charlotte Brontë3, Emily Brontë4, Charles Dickens5, Oscar Wilde6, Gaston Leroux7, Marjorie Bowen8, Percy Bysshe Shelley9, Theodor Storm0, Thomas Love Peacock1, Charles Maturin2, Charles Brockden Brown3, Mary Shelley4, John William Polidori5, Guy Boothby6, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu7, George W. M. Reynolds8, Thomas Hardy9, Rudyard Kipling0, Guy de Maupassant1, Elizabeth Gaskell2, Lafcadio Hearn3, Jerome K. Jerome5, Fitz-James O'Brien6, Catherine Crowe7, Émile Erckmann8, Alexandre Chatrian9, Pedro De Alarçon0, Walter Hubbell1, Amelia B. Edwards2, Washington Irving3, John Meade Falkner4, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman5, Louisa M. Alcott6, Edith Nesbit7, Mary Louisa Molesworth8, Francis Marion Crawford9, Gertrude Atherton0, John Kendrick Bangs1, J. K. Huysmans2, John Buchan3, Sabine Baring-Gould4, Sax Rohmer5, Cleveland Moffett6, Louis Tracy7, Nikolai Gogol8, James Malcolm Rymer9, Thomas Peckett Prest0, Frederick Marryat1, Robert Louis Stevenson2, H. G. Wells3, Charlotte Perkins Gilman4, W. W. Jacobs5, H. H. Munro6, Wilhelm Hauff7, Adelbert von Chamisso8, Mary Elizabeth Braddon9, Robert W. Chambers0, Edward Bulwer-Lytton1, Thomas De Quincey2, William Makepeace Thackeray3, E. T. A. Hoffmann4, Robert E. Howard5, David Lindsay6, Marie Belloc Lowndes7, Edward Bellamy8, Eleanor M. Ingram9, Marie Corelli0, J. Meade Falkner1, Thomas Mayne Reid2, George Sylvester Viereck3, William Harrison Ainsworth4, John R. Musick5, Fred M. White6, Harriet Beecher Stowe7, Daniel Defoe8, Jack London9, George MacDonald00, Mark Twain01, Pliny the Younger02, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant03, Helena Blavatsky04, Fergus Hume05, Florence Marryat06, Villiers de l'Isle Adam07, William Archer08, William F. Harvey09, Katherine Rickford10, Leopold Kompert11, Vincent O'Sullivan12, Ellis Parker Butler13, A. T. Quiller-Couch14, Fiona Macleod15, William T. Stead16, Gambier Bolton17, Andrew Jackson Davis18, Nizida19, Walter F. Prince20, Chester Bailey Fernald21, Brander Matthews22, Leonard Kip23, Frank R. Stockton24, Bithia Mary Croker25, Catherine L. Pirkis26, Anatole France27, Richard Le Gallienne28, Olivia Howard Dunbar29, S. Mukerji30 ...

Translated by Lafcadio Hearn4, J. T. Bealby31, Keene Wallace32, Samuel Henley33, Isabel F. Hapgood34, C. J. Hogarth35, Margarete Münsterberg36 ...

This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: H. P. Lovecraft: The Tomb The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House Bram Stoker: Dracula The Dualists Edgar Allan Poe: The Cask of Amontillado The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Premature Burial Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Evil Eye Arthur Machen: The Great God Pan The Terror William ... Read more

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This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: H. P. Lovecraft: The Tomb The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House Bram Stoker: Dracula The Dualists Edgar Allan Poe: The Cask of Amontillado The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Premature Burial Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Evil Eye Arthur Machen: The Great God Pan The Terror William
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