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  • Short Science Fiction Collection 026-Various

    Short Science Fiction Collection 026-Various
    Nov 8 2026
    Short Science Fiction Collection 026.

    Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author’s imagination.

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    5 ore e 49 min
  • Child of the Dawn-Arthur Christopher Benson

    Child of the Dawn-Arthur Christopher Benson
    Nov 7 2026
    Child of the Dawn by Arthur Christopher Benson.

    Ready to explore the depths of the human mind and soul? This book explores the themes of morality, spirituality, and the search for meaning in a chaotic world. Benson ponders the deeper questions of life and existence from his own experiences.

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    7 ore e 32 min
  • Cosmic Courtship-Julian Hawthorne

    Cosmic Courtship-Julian Hawthorne
    Nov 6 2026
    Cosmic Courtship by Julian Hawthorne.

    Mary Faust, a brilliant scientist, has developed a machine that can allow the conscious human soul to explore the cosmos! Her promising young assistant Miriam Mayne has accidentally transferred her consciousness to Saturn, where she falls under the enchantment of an evil sorcerer! Jack Paladin, her love, sets out after her on a thrilling celestial journey to the ringed planet!

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    7 ore e 28 min
  • Life's Enthusiasms-David Starr Jordan

    Life's Enthusiasms-David Starr Jordan
    Nov 5 2026
    Life's Enthusiasms by David Starr Jordan.

    The words in this essay on positive thought sing like those in Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." The author praises joyous living and recommends certain routes to its attainment. He explores schooling (public secondary and the university), travel, and the study of nature as ways to stay buoyant during life's trials. He also praises the power of the arts (literature, music, painting, sculpture) to keep spirits soaring.

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    38 min
  • My Confession-Leo Tolstoy

    My Confession-Leo Tolstoy
    Nov 4 2026
    My Confession by Leo Tolstoy.

    "My Confession" is a brief autobiographical story of Leo Tolstoy's struggle with a mid-life existential crisis of melancholia. It describes his search for answers to the profound questions "What will come of my life?" and "What is the meaning of life?", without answers to which life, for him, had become "impossible." Tolstoy reflects on the arc of his philosophical life until then: his childhood abandonment of his Russian orthodox faith; his mastery of strength, will, power, and reason; and how, after he had achieved tremendous financial success and social status, life to him seemed meaningless. After despairing of his attempts to find answers in science, philosophy, eastern wisdom, and his fellow men of letters, he describes his turn to the wisdom of the common people and his attempts to reconcile their instinctive faith with the dictates of his reason.

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    2 ore e 42 min
  • Sentiment, Inc-Poul William Anderson

    Sentiment, Inc-Poul William Anderson
    Nov 3 2026
    Sentiment, Inc by Poul William Anderson.

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    1 ora e 13 min
  • Earth's Enigmas-Charles G. D. Roberts

    Earth's Enigmas-Charles G. D. Roberts
    Nov 2 2026
    Earth's Enigmas by Charles G. D. Roberts.

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    4 ore e 28 min
  • Thoughts Are Things-Prentice Mulford

    Thoughts Are Things-Prentice Mulford
    Nov 1 2026
    Thoughts Are Things by Prentice Mulford.

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    5 ore e 20 min