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It’s September 1592, and the dark streets of London are full of people up to no good. The redoubtable Sergeant Dodd and that dashing Elizabethan gunslinger Sir Robert Carey are in London where Carey’s powerful father, Lord Henry Hunsdon, wants him to solve the mystery of a corpse that has washed up from the Thames River onto Her Majesty’s privy steps.

Volume 12 begins with Doug Bradley's well-researched insight into the stories and their authors. This is followed by what H. P. Lovecraft considered to be one of his best stories, "The Music of Eric Zann". "The Tool" by W. F. Harvey is a horrifying tale narrated by an inmate of a mental institution. Next Edgar Allan Poe revisits his terrifying fear of being buried alive in "The Premature Burial". Then an eavesdropper overhears five creepy and scary ghost stories in Charles Dickens "To Be Read at Dusk".

After the success of This Side of Paradise, it was F. Scott Fitzgerald’s popular short fiction that helped maintain the luxury and celebrity to which he and his wife, Zelda, had grown accustomed. Reflections of that blithe and glittering lifestyle, these eleven stories reveal a man both beguiled by and critical of the American postwar generation he defined. Fitzgerald’s tales capture the inauguration of the age in all its hysteria, revelry, and tragedy - the same world he would later revisit in his renowned The Great Gatsby.

Forced to hyperjump during a brutal ambush, Sara Lorelle, navigator of the Venture, the last human colony ship, discovers a terrible truth: They've jumped to somewhere that shouldn't exist. Trapped inside a pocket universe known only as Hollow Space, where technology inexplicably fails, Sara and her crew have to face the lethal politics of their only destination, Haven - a decrepit station, home to deadly aliens and rival factions that soon sees the Venture crew up to their necks in danger.

Da Rin mod alles forventning optages på Sinegard – et akademi, som uddanner elitesoldater til Imperiets fremtidige krigsførelse – forvandles glæden hurtigt til frustration, da hun mødes med foragt på grund af sin sydlige dialekt, køn og mørke hudfarve. I sin kamp for at bevise sit...

Opiumskrigen endte med Rins udslettelse af landet Mugen, og hun er nu på flugt fra føniksguden, sin opiumafhængighed og de grusomme konsekvenser og etiske dilemmaer, der er fulgt i kølvandet på hendes afslutning af krigen. Det eneste, der holder Rin i live, er hendes ønske om at hævne sig...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Six months after a hard-won peace between Cyoko and Xara, Edgar has built a quiet life in Zeph, running the Bridge Shop where former enemies now trade side by side. Aelita, newly carrying the full weight of the Xaran crown, is helping turn an uneasy...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the summer of 1922 on Long Island, Nick Carraway narrates his encounter with the mysterious, fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby, whose glittering parties hide an obsessive love for the elusive Daisy Buchanan. A...

It's 1911, and war is brewing across Europe. However, Melody Chesterton, an independent young woman with her own fortune, has more important things on her mind. Melody is determined to do more with her life than marry well; she wants exciting escapades with perhaps some romance sprinkled in along the way. Chaperoned by her older brother, Rat, who secretly works for Britain's newly formed Secret Service Bureau, Melody sets off for the first stop on her Grand Tour of Europe, Venice.

L'uomo con la coscienza del denaro attrae costantemente il denaro. L'uomo con la coscienza della povertà attrae costantemente la povertà. Entrambi soddisfano le condizioni esatte - con il pensiero, la parola e l'azione - che fanno sì che il percorso per la cosa di cui sono coscienti, venga a loro. "Come un uomo pensa nel suo cuore, così è".

"A este lado del paraíso" es la ópera prima del autor F. Scott Fitzgerald. Se centra en la psicología de Armory Blane, estudiante adinerado de la universidad de Princeton, durante la Gran Guerra. Sus preocupaciones, obsesiones y desengaños amorosos le servirán al autor para hacer una profunda reflexión sobre su generación.

Twenty-nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln has spent his entire adult life running from his past - from the poverty of the dirt-floor log cabin where he was raised, from the dominion of his uneducated father, and from a failed early courtship. But now, Lincoln's past is racing back to haunt him. It is the summer of 1838, and Springfield is embroiled in a tumultuous, violent political season. All of Springfield's elite have gathered at a grand party to celebrate the Fourth of July. Spirits are high - until a prominent local politician is assassinated in the midst of fireworks.

Fitzgerald's tale of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. This story was the basis for the Oscar-winning Brad Pitt film of the same name.

Like other filmmakers in post-WWII Hollywood, John Ford (already a three-time Best Directing Oscar winner), longed for the freedom and independence to make his own films, away from the dictates of studio executives. Then, in 1946, Ford and producer Merian C. Cooper (King Kong) decided to form...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Edgar is a soldier of Cyoko. Aelita is the crown princess of Xara. Their nations have spent decades at war, teaching their people to see one another as enemies. They were never supposed to meet, much less trust each other. But repeated encounters along...

Exploring the relationship between the natural world and spiritual understanding, this thought-provoking work examines the questions that have challenged humanity for generations: the existence of God, the meaning of life, and the connection between scientific discovery and religious belief...

En lydbog, der henvender sig direkte til børn med ADHD. Bogen giver børnene god indsigt i deres diagnose, og de lærer bl.a., hvordan de kan få bedre dage hjemme, i skolen og med venner, og hvordan de kan håndtere stærke følelser som vrede, angst og sorg. Flere og flere børn bliver...

The Unvarnished View is a podcast for people who miss actual conversation. We strip away the modern internet noise, cheap gimmicks, and manufactured outrage to look at culture exactly as it is. Each week, we sit down for honest, mature discussions comparing how things were versus how they are today. From sports and gaming to books and movies, we break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the media we love. No cursing, no stupidity—just real, deep-dive perspective. Hit follow and get the unvarnished story.

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What does it mean to leave a meaningful legacy? Hosted by Naika F. Dieujuste, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Legacy is a faith-centered series exploring the experiences that shape who we are and what we leave behind. Through honest conversations with family, faith leaders, and community voices, Naika explores mental health, love, relationships, healing, purpose, personal growth, identity, immigration, culture, and community care. Each episode invites us to listen with empathy, grow with intention, and build a legacy rooted in faith, wisdom, compassion, and love.