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Dead at 40

by Edgar Allan Poe, Franz Kafka, Jack London ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Christopher Ragland ...

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4 hours 51 min

Science, better diet, advanced medicines are all part of a process that in the modern age keep most of us going to a ripe old age.In previous times some diseases could only be slowed and not defeated. There toil of relentless attack on our physical forms brought misery and decay.Add to this that within our number some will self-destruct, demons will pursue their inner thoughts and life will be too ... Read more

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Science, better diet, advanced medicines are all part of a process that in the modern age keep most of us going to a ripe old age.In previous times some diseases could only be slowed and not defeated. There toil of relentless attack on our physical forms brought misery and decay.Add to this that within our number some will self-destruct, demons will pursue their inner thoughts and life will be too
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Short Stories About Survival

A collection of survival stories from some of the greatest authors in history.

by Honoré de Balzac, Leo Tolstoy, Bret Harte, Jack London, Richard Connell, Saki, Stephen Crane, William Hope Hodgson, Zane Grey ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

Our ‘fight of flight’ response is something hardwired into the primitive part of our brain. Our need to survive, to outlive whatever danger poses, that immediate threat to our lives is little short of a marvel. Everything else is abandoned in order to survive. Whilst in modern times that ability has been somewhat modified and ‘reasoned’ away to an extent, in past years it’s what usually kept you ... Read more

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Our ‘fight of flight’ response is something hardwired into the primitive part of our brain. Our need to survive, to outlive whatever danger poses, that immediate threat to our lives is little short of a marvel. Everything else is abandoned in order to survive. Whilst in modern times that ability has been somewhat modified and ‘reasoned’ away to an extent, in past years it’s what usually kept you
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Dormant Enhancement

by Jack Richards ...

Dormant Enhancement is a cautionary tale about what can happen to a society if we don't hold sacred our basic freedoms. It asks the question; how much personal sovereignty are we willing to sacrifice to maintain domestic tranquility?The story is a futuristic thriller that exposes the power elite as they work to gain full control over our society. When Sharon fights to keep her son out of the ... Read more

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Dormant Enhancement is a cautionary tale about what can happen to a society if we don't hold sacred our basic freedoms. It asks the question; how much personal sovereignty are we willing to sacrifice to maintain domestic tranquility?The story is a futuristic thriller that exposes the power elite as they work to gain full control over our society. When Sharon fights to keep her son out of the
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Practice Teaching

A Reflective Approach

by Jack C. Richards, Thomas S. C. Farrell ...

Series series Cambridge Teacher Training and Development
Written for language teachers in training, this book surveys issues and procedures in conducting practice teaching. Written for language teachers in training at the diploma, undergraduate, or graduate level, Practice Teaching, A Reflective Approach surveys issues and procedures in conducting practice teaching. The book adopts a reflective approach to practice teaching and shows student teachers ... Read more

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Written for language teachers in training, this book surveys issues and procedures in conducting practice teaching. Written for language teachers in training at the diploma, undergraduate, or graduate level, Practice Teaching, A Reflective Approach surveys issues and procedures in conducting practice teaching. The book adopts a reflective approach to practice teaching and shows student teachers
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Full Value

Proven Methods to Price and Sell Your Home for Maximum Profit

by Jack Richards ...

Your Guide to the Best Way to Sell Your HomeWhen it comes time to sell, homeowners today face an overwhelming amount of advice on how to sell quickly and for the highest price possible. For these sellers, trying to understand what actions truly matter when selling a home can feel like an impossible task. And selling a home the wrong way can result in sellers losing out on thousands of dollars of ... Read more

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Your Guide to the Best Way to Sell Your HomeWhen it comes time to sell, homeowners today face an overwhelming amount of advice on how to sell quickly and for the highest price possible. For these sellers, trying to understand what actions truly matter when selling a home can feel like an impossible task. And selling a home the wrong way can result in sellers losing out on thousands of dollars of
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The Quintinshill Conspiracy

The Shocking True Story Behind Britain's Worst Rail Disaster

by Jack Richards, Adrian Searle ...

It was the railway's Titanic. A horrific crash involving five trains in which 230 died and 246 were injured, it remains the worst disaster in the long history of Britain's rail network.The location was the isolated signal box at Quintinshill, on the Anglo-Scottish border near Gretna; the date, 22 May 1915. Amongst the dead and injured were women and children but most of the casualties were ... Read more

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It was the railway's Titanic. A horrific crash involving five trains in which 230 died and 246 were injured, it remains the worst disaster in the long history of Britain's rail network.The location was the isolated signal box at Quintinshill, on the Anglo-Scottish border near Gretna; the date, 22 May 1915. Amongst the dead and injured were women and children but most of the casualties were
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Classic Post-Apocalyptic Novels (Golden Deer Classics)

The Time Machine, The War Of The Worlds, The Last Man, The Scarlet Plague, After London

by H.G. Wells, Jack London, Golden Deer Classics, John Richard Jefferies, Mary Shelley ...

Post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, science fantasy or horror fiction literature in which the Earth's technological civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. This Golden Deer Classics anthology contains the following classic post-apocalyptic works: - The Last Man by Mary Shelley - After London by John Richard Jefferies - The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - The War of the ... Read more

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Post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of science fiction, science fantasy or horror fiction literature in which the Earth's technological civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. This Golden Deer Classics anthology contains the following classic post-apocalyptic works: - The Last Man by Mary Shelley - After London by John Richard Jefferies - The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - The War of the
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The Reign of Jolly Roger

Pirate Collection: History of the True Buccaneers, Novels, Stories & Legends

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Howard Pyle, Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Le Gallienne, Walter Scott, Alexandre Dumas, Frederick Marryat, Washington Irving, Harold MacGrath, Max Pemberton, L. Frank Baum, R. M. Ballantyne, G. A. Henty, J. Allan Dunn, Robert E. Howard, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charles Johnson ...

The Reign of Jolly Roger is a vibrant collection that navigates the tumultuous seas of adventure, mystery, and exploration through a kaleidoscope of literary styles ranging from gothic suspense to romantic quests. Within its pages, readers will find an array of gripping tales that transcend the boundaries of time, capturing the essence of 19th and early 20th-century storytelling. The anthology ... Read more

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The Reign of Jolly Roger is a vibrant collection that navigates the tumultuous seas of adventure, mystery, and exploration through a kaleidoscope of literary styles ranging from gothic suspense to romantic quests. Within its pages, readers will find an array of gripping tales that transcend the boundaries of time, capturing the essence of 19th and early 20th-century storytelling. The anthology
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The Black Flag Tales - Sea Adventure Novels

by Jules Verne, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Howard Pyle, Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Le Gallienne, Daniel Defoe, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Ellms, Frederick Marryat, Harold MacGrath, Joseph Lewis French, Harry Collingwood, Stanley Lane-Poole, Charles Boardman Hawes, L. Frank Baum, J. M. Barrie, R. M. Ballantyne, G. A. Henty, J. D. Jerrold Kelley, J. Allan Dunn, Robert E. Howard, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sir Walter Scott, Ralph D. Paine, Captain Charles Johnson, W. H. G. Kingston, Currey E. Hamilton, John Esquemeling ...

The Black Flag Tales - Sea Adventure Novels compiles a broad array of swashbuckling narratives and high-seas adventures, unraveling the mystery and allure of pirate life. This anthology traverses through a plethora of literary styles—from the whimsical adventures to the chilling and suspenseful, weaving together a narrative tapestry that speaks to both the notorious and romanticized vision of ... Read more

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The Black Flag Tales - Sea Adventure Novels compiles a broad array of swashbuckling narratives and high-seas adventures, unraveling the mystery and allure of pirate life. This anthology traverses through a plethora of literary styles—from the whimsical adventures to the chilling and suspenseful, weaving together a narrative tapestry that speaks to both the notorious and romanticized vision of
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Live! From Planet Earth

Stories

by George Alec Effinger ...

The Hugo Award–winning author's "most memorable short stories . . . a tribute from those who best knew his work—his friends, fellow writers, and editors" (SFRevu).George Alec Effinger was a true master of satirical Science Fiction. Before his death in 2002, he gained the highest esteem amongst his peers for his pitch-perfect stylistic mimicry and his great insight into the human condition. Despite ... Read more

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The Hugo Award–winning author's "most memorable short stories . . . a tribute from those who best knew his work—his friends, fellow writers, and editors" (SFRevu).George Alec Effinger was a true master of satirical Science Fiction. Before his death in 2002, he gained the highest esteem amongst his peers for his pitch-perfect stylistic mimicry and his great insight into the human condition. Despite
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Voyages and Discoveries

by Richard Hakluyt ...

Renaissance diplomat and part-time spy, William Hakluyt was also England's first serious geographer, gathering together a wealth of accounts about the wide-ranging travels and discoveries of the sixteenth-century English. One of the epics of this great period of expansion, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation describes, in the words of the explorers ... Read more

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Renaissance diplomat and part-time spy, William Hakluyt was also England's first serious geographer, gathering together a wealth of accounts about the wide-ranging travels and discoveries of the sixteenth-century English. One of the epics of this great period of expansion, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation describes, in the words of the explorers
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Class, Race, and the Civil Rights Movement

by Jack M. Bloom ...

Revised and updated: the award-winning historical analysis of the civil rights movement examining the interplay of race and class in the American South.In Race, Class, and the Civil Rights Movement, sociologist Jack M. Bloom explains what the civil rights movement was about, why it was successful, and why it fell short of some of its objectives. With a unique sociohistorical analysis, he argues ... Read more

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Revised and updated: the award-winning historical analysis of the civil rights movement examining the interplay of race and class in the American South.In Race, Class, and the Civil Rights Movement, sociologist Jack M. Bloom explains what the civil rights movement was about, why it was successful, and why it fell short of some of its objectives. With a unique sociohistorical analysis, he argues
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