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In 1845 Henry David Thoreau, one of the principal New England Transcendentalists, left the small town of Concord for the country. Beside the lake of Walden he built himself a log cabin and returned to nature, to observe and reflect – while surviving on eight dollars a year. From this experience emerged Walden, one of the great classics of American literature.

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Shortlisted for the Zócalo Book Prize Named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker and The New Republic “Consistently entertaining and often downright funny.”—The New Yorker “Wry and revelatory.” —The New York Times "A romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft...

Use the power of principles to transform your life. In his repeated bids for Olympic gold, Henry Marsh learned that the highest degree of reward and satisfaction is to be found in the unswerving pursuit of personal excellence. The Breakthrough Factor is Marsh's comprehensive plan to achieve a...

After hijacking a balloon from a Confederate camp, a band of five northern prisoners escape the American Civil War. Seven thousand miles later, they drop from the clouds onto an uncharted volcanic island in the Pacific. Through teamwork, scientific knowledge, engineering, and perseverance, they endeavor to build a colony from scratch. But this island of abundant resources has its secrets. The castaways discover they are not alone. A shadowy, yet familiar, agent of their unfathomable fate is watching.

Delve into the eerie and unsettling realm suggested by "The Turn of the Screw," where the boundaries of reality and the supernatural blur, creating a landscape rich with psychological tension and gothic intrigue. This podcast invites listeners to explore a rotating collection of audiobooks that examine themes of isolation, the uncanny, and the complexities of human perception. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, presenting a variety of narratives that evoke the chilling atmosphere and suspenseful undertones characteristic of classic and contemporary gothic literature. This is not a...

The Ultimate Essays Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 30 classic essays analysing everything from war to love, journalism to race, travel to nature, and much more, read by an award-winning cast of narrators. Included here are essays by some of the greatest writers of all time, including George Orwell; Thomas Paine; Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Henry David Thoreau; Virigina Woolf; Sigmund Freud; Zorea Neale Huston; Langston Hughes; Jack London, and more.

In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church, Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest thinker of Christian antiquity, and his Confessions is one of the great works of Western literature. Now modern listeners will have easier access to St. Augustine's deeply personal meditations. Chadwick's lucid translation and helpful introduction clear the way for a new experience of this classic.

This is the audio program to play at home over Christmas or during the car journey to see relatives. Dylan Thomas, "The Little Match Girl," and "The Nutcracker" are read by Jenny Agutter with accompanying Tchaikovsky's music - this is a must for Christmas. It contains new recordings as well as some of the finest tracks from the Naxos AudioBooks catalogue.

"The Jest of Droom-Avista" by Henry Kuttner is a short, poetic story set in the alien city of Bel Yarnak. It tells of a metallic doom that spreads from a single point, transforming the city's glory and beauty into a cold, lifeless state.

Georgina's Reasons remains a compelling exploration of class struggle that resonates in today's society. The story delves into the complexities of social hierarchies and personal desires, highlighting the constraints imposed by class on individual identity and relationships. Beautiful Georgina...

In "Henry D. Thoreau Journal, Volume 1: 1837-1844," listeners are granted intimate access to the thoughts, observations, and musings of one of America's most renowned transcendentalist writers. Spanning seven years of Thoreau's life, this volume offers a fascinating glimpse into the mind of the man who famously retreated to the solitude of Walden Pond in pursuit of a simpler existence. Through Thoreau's keen observations of nature, society, and the human spirit, listeners are transported to the vibrant intellectual and cultural landscape of 19th-century America.

The Growth of the American Republic tells the story of how an insignificant string of colonies on the Eastern Seaboard transformed itself into the richest and most powerful nation in history.

Step into the untamed American frontier of the nineteenth century with this classic adventure tale by prolific British author W. H. G. Kingston. Narrated by young Loraine, the son of an Irish-born settler who has carved out a farm on the banks of the Ohio River in Illinois, With Axe and Rifle...

Oklahoma, 1989. Chris always wanted his mundane life to pick up in excitement. But after getting kicked out of school, an opportunity arises. His aunt and uncle requested him to watch their house in the quaint neighborhood of Ruby Falls for a week. Excited about the change in scenery, he gladly accepts. However, it doesn't even take but a night to realize something is off about the entire neighborhood. And as the days pass, Chris begins to find the interworkings of a horrific conspiracy. At first, he only needs to protect himself and his uncle's home.

The purpose of this study was to explore, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, what leadership characteristics leaders perceive to be effective in leading their organizations through times of chaotic change.

He has a fiancée. But I’m carrying his secret. I’ve been in love with Declan McCarthy for years. He’s dangerous. Forbidden. Already promised to another woman. Every instinct told me to run the night he kissed me. I stayed anyway. Now I’m carrying his baby and he doesn’t know it. Declan’s sense of duty keeps him blind to the one person who’s loved him all along. I’ve spent years pining for a man who can't chose me. Except now I can't hide this secret anymore.

Czy jedne wakacje mogą wszystko zmienić? Harriet i Wyn to para idealna–pasują do siebie jak świeża bułka z masłem, gin z tonikiem, Blake Lively i Ryan Reynolds. Każdego roku przez ostatnie dziesięć lat spędzali tydzień w domku w Maine, pijąc wino, jedząc ser i owoce morza oraz rozkoszując się morskim powietrzem w towarzystwie swoich przyjaciół. Tak miało być i tym razem. Z jednym drobnym szczegółem. Harriet i Wyn zerwali sześć miesięcy temu. I nadal nikomu o tym nie powiedzieli… Ale to ostatni raz, kiedy będą tu wszyscy.

"Two, four, six, eight," he muttered to himself at intervals. "Yes, there are eight of them." Again he laid his ear to the ground and listened. "Yes, there are eight of them, sure enough," he again muttered; and then, after a pause, he added: "But two of them are mules, I think; and they are coming right down hitherward." Then he looked to his rifle lock, and cocked his piece. "Unless they turn aside when they reach the timber, they will be on me in five minutes; and if they know the forest, they will not turn, that's certain; for here's the only place where you can find hard bottom to ride in...

In the early summer of 1942, intelligence reports of the construction of a Japanese airfield near Lunga Point on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands triggered a demand for offensive action in the South Pacific. Completion of the Guadalcanal airfield might signal the beginning of a renewed enemy advance to the south and an increased threat to the lifeline of American aid to New Zealand and Australia. On 23 July 1942, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in Washington agreed that the line of communications in the South Pacific had to be secured. The Japanese advance had to be stopped. Thus, Operation ...