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Dive into the whimsical world of humor with this pamphlet from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto. Featuring selections from Further Foolishness and Frenzied Fiction, this collection showcases some of Leacocks most delightful and amusing excerpts, including the hilarious The Snoopopaths, or Fifty Stories in One and Foreign Fiction in Imported Instalments Serge the Superman. A Russian Novel. - Summary by Winnifred Assmann

Join Leacock on a whirlwind journey from cavemen to Santa Claus, as he humorously explores a diverse cast of characters including spies, know-it-alls, and journalists. With a keen eye on the evolution of city life, education, and work habits, Leacock delves into topics such as nature, fishing, gardening, success, and the spirits—both ghostly and those that Prohibition tried to ban. Each chapter serves as a delightful standalone story, perfect for anyone who loves a hearty laugh. Leacock’s wit evokes everything from gentle smiles to uproarious guffaws, interspersed with moments that might ...

Ben and Stephen talking about all things Bible.

For all you blood-hungry horror fans out there: this Christmas, gorge yourself on vampire elves, spacefaring Santas, ancient arachnids, and Kringle cannibals, all wrapped up in a twisted ho ho ho-rror collection of short stories by debut author, Sp. – Tis’ the Season to be Gory. The Tales from the Scrypt bookcast gifts you these terrifying tales as unique audio adaptations, narrated by the author, and joined by special guest voices. Plus, a little bonus treat on Christmas day. Tune in from Thursday 13 November for the first installment. The book, ‘Tis the Season to be Gory’, is now ...

A Lovecraftian and Folklorist blends scholarship with horror and TTRPGs in order to make supernatural moments at the gaming table feel authentic and carry the markers of the real.

Eric Carter has a lot on his plate. He's hunting the Oracle of Las Vegas, a literal talking head that manipulates the future to make its prophecies come true. But it has a new trick. It can change the past, too. Now Jazz Age Los Angeles is invading the present. Long gone buildings suddenly restored, decommissioned Red Car trains appearing on paved over tracks, miles of the city changing back to orange groves.

The eighth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts.

With the Map of Half Maps finally in the hands of Atticus and his crew, the rest should be easy, right? Wrong! Rattling skeletons, ghosts, monsters from the deep, killer sands and a boiling hot tub are just some of the obstacles between them and certain TREASURRRRRE!...

Based on the award winning public television specials featuring: Stephen Covey, Richard Carlson, Deepak Chopra, Ram Dass, Caroline Myss, and other bestselling authors Four empowering programs in one original audiobook Conscious Living features Richard Carlson, Stephen Covey, Jean Houston, Sam...

A sequel to the H.G. Wells classic THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, brilliantly realized by award-winning SF author and Wells expert Stephen Baxter It has been fourteen years since the Martian invasion. Humanity has moved on, always watching the skies but confident that we know how to defeat the alien...

The Red Badge of Courage was published in 1895, when its author, an impoverished writer living a bohemian life in New York, was only twenty-three. It immediately became a bestseller, and Stephen Crane became famous. Crane set out to create "a psychological portrayal of fear." Henry Fleming, a...

Stephen Sondheim was a multi-award-winning American composer whose works have garnered more than 60 Tony Awards, as well as an Oscar for Best Song and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive.

Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy lifts the curtain on a Broadway legend. "Aside from Sondheim's own exceptional books...this may be the best coffee-table volume devoted to his work."(Shelf Awareness)...

Vitamin C begins with scurvy, which afflicted Europe for four hundred years and killed millions. The reasons that a disease whose cure was known from the outset persisted over that time are at once baffling and familiar, and these trials eventually lead to invention of the science of epidemiology. Author Stephen M. Sagar MD then chronicles the discovery of vitamins at the beginning of the twentieth century, a story that encapsulates the rise of a scientific approach to nutrition but with surprising twists and turns.

This group of four classic stories from the 19th century includes works that appear in many collections of European literature. Offering tantalizing revelations and unforgettable characters, these tales have delighted readers ever since they were first published. These classic short stories are narrated by two of the most critically-acclaimed readers in the audiobook field: George Guidall and Frank Muller. Their performances bring fresh emotional nuances to the tales while highlighting the wonderful strands of irony.

Rachel Waring is deliriously happy. Out of nowhere, a great-aunt leaves her a Georgian mansion in another city—and she sheds her old life without delay. Gone is her dull administrative job, her mousy wardrobe, her downer of a roommate. She will live as a woman of leisure, devoted to beauty, creativity, expression, and love. Once installed in her new quarters, Rachel plants a garden, takes up writing, and impresses everyone she meets with her extraordinary optimism. But her new neighbors begin to wonder if she might be taking her transformation just a bit too far.

Billy ist Kriegsveteran und verdingt sich als Auftragskiller. Sein neuester Job ist so lukrativ, dass es sein letzter sein soll. Danach will er ein neues Leben beginnen. Aber er hat sich mit mächtigen Hintermännern eingelassen und steht schließlich selbst im Fadenkreuz. Auf der Flucht rettet er die junge Alice, die Opfer einer Gruppenvergewaltigung wurde. Billy muss sich entscheiden. Geht er den Weg der Rache oder der Gerechtigkeit? Gibt es da einen Unterschied? So oder so, die Antwort liegt am Ende des Wegs.

“A harsh, visceral, novel of conspiracy and betrayal . . . a distrubing mix that plays on our sense of history while at the same time it appeals to our darkest fantasies of rough justice.”—Chicago Tribune The inspiration for the USA Network series Shooter He was one the best Marine...

“Should be required reading for anyone interested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Well researched and eloquently presented.” —The Atlantic * “Delivers Cormac McCarthy-worthy drama; while the nonfictional asides imbue...

Mindfulness has become a mainstay of modern life. Millions have found it to be a powerful tool for reducing stress, enhancing attention, and instilling tranquility - but Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu insists it can be so much more. There is too much mind in mindfulness today. It shouldn't just be about thinking and relaxing - Murphy-Shigematsu shows us how much more enlightening an experience it can be when we add caring and a concern for our fellow beings to the practice.