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Dai maggiori esponenti del Nuovo Pensiero, una raccolta di testi che ti fa conoscere il segreto per diventare ricchi. Con questo audiobook inauguriamo la serie A51 Tips, un modo inedito per stimolarti a conoscere e mettere in pratica gli insegnamenti dei maestri del Nuovo Pensiero e focalizzarti su specifiche tematiche che riteniamo fondamentali per la crescita personale di ognuno.

A fascinating insight into Mingus' mind - unforgettable – The Times A pure genius – Miles Davis The purest of dynamite – Rolling Stone Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and Beneath the Underdog, his...

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. In this volume we offer up a small selection of talents from the literary landscape of 1800 to 1849 and its male authors whose time has now come again.

No discussion of the 19th Century is complete without Napoleon. We begin with Charles Phillips’ eulogy, summarizing the strangeness and contradiction of the most influential man of his time. Followed by 7 brief speeches by Napoleon himself.

Assembled and edited by Julian Hawthorne and first published in 1907, the Old Time English volume of The Lock and Key Library features ten classic mysteries and ghost stories by Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Thomas de Quincey, Charles Robert Maturin, Laurence Sterne, and William Makepeace Thackeray. This volume of The Lock and Key Library is sure to haunt and charm fans of ghost and detective mysteries alike.

This volume features William F Harvey's original undead hand story "The Beast with Five Fingers" that sparked many movies including Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead". Poe's classic "The Tell Tale Heart" is joined by Lovecraft's creepy tale of alienation "The Outsider", and a chilling Dickens ghost story "The Signalman".

Step into a world where the smallest characters have the biggest adventures. Little People Stories brings together seven classic tales filled with magic, courage, mischief, and wonder. Meet the tiny Thumbelina as she journeys through a world much larger than herself, and follow the clever Tom...

Explore the intricate dance between individuality and societal expectation in "Poems of Conformity," a podcast that delves into the nuanced themes of societal norms, identity, and the subtle pressures that shape our lives. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, inviting listeners to engage with a rotating collection of works that reflect on the tension between personal beliefs and the collective mindset. Through the lens of poetry, we examine how conformity influences thought, behavior, and the very fabric of culture, offering unique insights into the human experience. This is not a ...

Dive into the captivating realm of early science fiction with "Astounding Stories 11, November 1930," where imagination knows no bounds and the extraordinary becomes the norm. This podcast invites you to explore a rotating collection of complete audiobooks that delve into themes of adventure, exploration, and the unknown, showcasing the creative prowess of the genre during a pivotal era. Each episode presents a fresh narrative that transports listeners to distant planets, through perilous journeys, and into the depths of human ingenuity and resilience. From the challenges posed by interstellar...

A one-volume survey of the history of England from Celtic and Roman times through the end of the nineteenth century. Muscular prose makes an exciting narrative emphasizing the political, military, and religious history of the kingdom. Oman dwells heavily on the role of moral probity, intellectual caliber, and energy, or failings in any of those areas, on the part of monarchs and other men or women of power in driving the course of events. Most chapters begin, and some end as well, with a discourse on the character of the monarch or leading politicians of the period under consideration, and ...

Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was dismissed by modern historians as depressing and monotonous. The great Gibbon had branded the successors of Justinian and Heraclius as a series of vicious weaklings, and for several generations no one dared to contradict him. Two books have served to undeceive the English reader, the monumental work of Finlay, published in 1856, and the more modern volumes of Mr. Bury, which appeared in 1889. Since they have written, the Byzantines no longer need an ...

Imagine a world in which there were no major revolutionary upheavals (the American, French and Russian revolutions did not occur), there was no Victorian Age, the Great War (World War I) went unfought. No Cold War, no United States, no Soviet Union; in short, no world as we have known it. Such is the vision presented in this counterfactual historical work.Originally written by Samuel Madden in 1763, the work is a prospective look at events in Europe from 1900-1925, the reign of Madden's "George VI." (The actual George VI, father of Elizabeth II, reigned from 1936-1952.) Taking the social, ...

A textbook used by many public schools in the early 20th century. The authors believe that "agriculture is eminently a teachable subject. They see no difference between teaching the child the fundamental principles of farming and teaching the same child the fundamental truths of arithmetic, geography, or grammar. They hold that a youth should be trained for the farm just as carefully as he is trained for any other occupation, and that it is unreasonable to expect him to succeed without training." - Summary by the authors

LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Troy by Charles Williams. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 11, 2023. ------ A poem about the women caught up in the Trojan War by Charles Williams, a member of the Inklings, an Oxford based group of writers that included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S.Lewis. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Charles Williams was one of The Inklings, an Oxford based group of writers which included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Although Williams' poetry was mainly influenced by his deeply held Christian faith, he also studied mysticism and had a great knowledge of and respect for the ideas and values of the classical world. Divorce (1920) is Williams' third book of poetry following Poems of Conformity which is also available on Librivox. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

A collection of classic Christian hymns spanning the centuries. Some LibriVox volunteers read the hymns; others sung them. (Summary by Leon Mire)

Published between 1833 and 1841, the 90 Tracts were written by various members of "The Oxford Movement". They cover various aspects of Anglo-Catholic doctrine and other theological matters. The lead was taken by John Henry Newman (who made the largest contribution), but several other churchmen associated with Oxford University were also involved, among them John Keble, Hurrell Froude, and Edward Pusey. Among the newly written tracts were also re-prints of works from previous generations. The Tracts are of various lengths, ranging from a few pages to book-length works. The format and cheap ...

"Samuel Langhorne Clemens", "Mark Twain At Home", "Youth of Mark Twain" & "Mark Twain Gossip" Published in the June 16, 1888 edition of "Literature - An Illustrated Weekly Magazine" (Vol. 1, No. 17) these four, early magazine articles about Mark Twain fill in and analyze areas of Twain's persona for the first time. "Mark Twain At Home" was originally published in the London, England "World". ( John Greenman)

This little book by the British military historian, Charles Oman, begins with the accession of the warrior king, Edward III, to the English throne in 1327 and ends with the downfall of Richard III at Bosworth Field in 1485. By carrying the story of the Hundred Years' War through the Wars of the Roses, Oman portrays this era of battle and plague within the larger context of the dynastic struggles and civil wars which destabilized England and left France vulnerable to invasion and conquest. Summary by Pamela Nagami.

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