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Helen Hayes, Raymond Massey and Thomas Mitchell read a selection of the world's finest poetry from the greats including Keats, Browning, Kipling and Gray.

Das alte Alexandria - der faszinierende Schauplatz für den neuen Fall des unerschrockenen römischen Detektivs. Dankbar nimmt Decius Caecilius Metellus die Gelegenheit wahr, nach Alexandria zu reisen. Doch kaum dort angekommen, steckt er auch schon bis zum Hals in den Ermittlungen um den höchst merkwürdigen Tod eines jähzornigen Philosophen. Decius erkennt bald, dass hinter diesem heimtückischen Mord eine Verschwörung steckt, die das ganze römische Imperium bedroht ...

English Poetry, Volume 2 – An Introduction. The English language has grown into the Worlds pre-dominant spoken language. It’s estimated there are over one million words with which to do this. Its sources are rich and diverse, absorbing from other cultures and times without hesitation.

Ein ehemaliger Gladiator wird eines Morgens tot auf der Straße gefunden. Das hat Caecilius Metullus dem Jüngeren, Kommandant der Polizei, gerade noch gefehlt. Denn seit einiger Zeit regiert der Terror in der Stadt - verbrecherische Banden plündern, morden und brandschatzen. Metullus nimmt die Ermittlungen auf und gerät immer tiefer hinein in einen Sumpf aus Korruption und Intrigen...

In der mächtigen Römischen Republik herrscht Friede, nur in den Straßen Roms fließt das Blut. Als ein Bankier und ein Bauunternehmer ermordet aufgefunden werden, erkennt Decius Caecilius Metellus, der Kommandeur der hauptstädtischen Polizei, die bedrohlichen Zeichen einer Verschwörung, die ihre Wurzeln im Zentrum der Macht hat. Doch lässt er sich von keiner Drohung einschüchtern, sondern begibt sich in die Höhle des Löwen - und damit in höchste Gefahr...

Here are 10 stories from the May and June 2003 issues of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, including a tribute to SF great Barry M. Malzberg.

Who better to narrate today's best science-fiction stories than today's favorite science-fiction stars? This exciting collection features many.

A History of the Middle Ages is the amazing story of European man in transition. It is a dramatic chronicle of 1,000 years of political, social, and economic transformation beginning with the dissolution of the classical Mediterranean civilization and ending with the first flowering of the Renaissance. It is also the story of two new religions, Christianity and Islam, both of which were destined to dominate the mind of every person in those new civilizations arising in their wake.

Decius Caecilius Metellus kehrt nach Rom zurück, um seinem verstorbenen Verwandten Celer die letzte Ehre zu erweisen. Als das Gerücht aufkommt, Celer sei von seiner Frau Clodia vergiftet worden, forscht Decius nach und findet sich schnell in der geheimnisvollen Welt der Hexen und Wahrsagerinnen wieder. In dieser dunklen Welt steht sein Leben bald auf dem Spiel...

Robert Kiyosaki te explica que el problema no es la economía: el problema, eres tú. ¿Te molesta la corrupción en el mundo corporativo? ¿Estás enojado con Wall Street y los grandes bancos? ¿También estás enfadado con el gobierno por tomar decisiones muy malas y realizar muy pocas acciones buenas? ¿O tal vez estás enojado contigo mismo porque no tomaste el control de tus finanzas desde hace tiempo? Sin duda, la vida es dura, pero ahora la pregunta ineludible es, ¿qué vas a hacer al respecto?

John Perry Barlow’s wild ride with the Grateful Dead was just part of a Zelig-like life that took him from a childhood as ranching royalty in Wyoming to membership in the Internet Hall of Fame as a digital free speech advocate. Mother American Night is the wild, funny, heartbreaking, and often...

A young man obsessed with winning over an uninterested beauty gets more than he bargained for when he buys a love potion to gain her affection.

Tantor Audio presents six must-listen stories from the horror comedy series Shingles.... Shingles Audio Collection Volume 2 begins with "Terror on Hypo Beach", in which a family vacation turns out to be anything but ordinary. In "Put Your Hand in My Ass", Will needs a mentor for the upcoming high school talent show. What he gets is Sloppy - an enchanted puppet with weird sexual proclivities and an extremely problematic approach to comedy.

Llyn Roberts shares her years of experience with indigenous healers, shamans, and Elders who come from cultures that know how to shapeshift realities. She translates ancient techniques into easy-to-understand modern practices that you can use every day to transform personal imbalances, open to your life purpose, deepen your relationship with spirit and nature, and reclaim your power to make a positive difference in the world.

A collection of classic literature that features erotic dreams including "The Eve of St. Agnes", "Erotica Romana", and "A Last Confession".

A collection of classic erotic poetry including "The Kiss", "A Woman Waits for Me", and "Between Your Sheets".

Here is an unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction short stories published in 2009 by current and emerging masters of the genre, as narrated by top voice talents. In "Erosion",l by Ian Creasey, a man tests the limits of his exo-suit prior to leaving a dying earth. In "As Women Fight", by Sara Genge, a hunter has no time to train for a fight to inhabit his wife's body in a society of body-switchers....

The Elizabethan age had almost departed, and the world had seen the rise of great European empires that continued to hunt with mischief between themselves as they traversed the globe in search of more spoils and territories. In England, the Civil War had brought about the will of Parliament and the replacement of the Crown as the governing body. But with these Puritan times, and the subsequent Restoration, poetry had entered a golden age. John Milton, John Dryden and Ben Jonson are but a few of the luminaries whose great verse followed in the wake of the immortal William Shakespeare.

The United States has July 4th, Ireland St Patrick’s Day and France Bastille Day. Most Nations celebrate a particular day as ‘theirs’. That day is when they turn to themselves; to reflect on the past, to revel in the present and to look forward to the future. For England 23rd April is St George’s Day. St George, a hero from bygone days, who slays dragons and pursues other mythic deeds, is part of childhood. But for modern times, for modern nations, a greater purpose is needed. For England St George is best now described as a principle.

Westminster Abbey has seen much during its long, rich history: the coronations of Kings and Queens, the burials of Prime Ministers. However, it is also a church that remembers the men and women of the arts. Dedicated writers and poets who spoke so eloquently that the nation wished to remember them with plaques upon its walls so that all who travelled here could remember, too. Their works are worth remembering, and here, in these volumes, their wise words speak, too, and for us all. In volume 2 we collect together John Clare to DH Lawrence.