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    "Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was published from 1897-1907 under the various titles, "Birds," "Birds and all Nature," "Nature and Art" and "Birds and Nature." These short pieces are pleasant listening for anyone with a love of nature. - Summary by J. M. Smallheer "In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against Nature not to go out and see her riches and partake in her rejoicing with heaven and earth."...read more

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    This is a collection of 30 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June...read more

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    This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October...read more

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    This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June...read more

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    Christian Poetry VOLUME 3  A selection of famous and not so famous poems and lyrics on spiritual themes This Collection of 63 poems by various authors including Christina Rossetti, Thomas Ken, John Nelson Darby, Richard Baxter, Isaac Watts, Gerhardt Ter Steegan, Anne Ross Cousin and many others has been brought together in order that these spiritual truths and impressions, presented in poetical form, will comfort and edify God’s people as they wrestle daily with the world, the flesh, and the devil. To know that others have felt what we have felt, ‘Through all the changing scenes of life , In trouble and in joy’ to hear the feelings in our hearts...read more

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    Individuals who have experienced some of society's biggest issues tell their stories - and search for answers From climate change, fake news and vaccine hesitancy to mental health, addiction and domestic violence, there are no shortage of societal problems facing the UK right now. But while we are aware these challenges exist, without personal experience it is hard for us to understand what it is like to struggle with them, and harder still to envision potential solutions. These compelling documentaries, first broadcast on radio under the title 'My Name Is...', introduce us to a range of individuals who have confronted various hardships, telling their stories and following them as...read more

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    Since 1977, BBC Radio 4's funniest and quirkiest game show has been answering questions and offering wit and wisdom on global happenings, national news and quite frankly pathetic parochial events. Regular panellists Alan Coren, Jeremy Hardy, Andy Hamilton and Linda Smith are once again joined by a plethora of guests from the worlds of media and politics, as they bring their satirical talents to bear on topical events from 2004. 'The cleverest, wittiest, best programme in any medium in the story of the world ever' - Chris Campling, The...read more

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    Listen and Play encourages the pre-school child to observe the world with theirs ears! Each audiobook contains an exciting mix of songs, nursery rhymes, sound puzzles and tongue twisters and finishes with a short story. Listen and Play offers more than just songs, more than just stories, more than just rhymes. It takes a journey through sound that offers the pre-school child the opportunity to interact with the audio. Ideal for young children listening at bedtime or in the car, includes favourites such as: The Wheels On The Bus; On The Farm; and Beside the...read more

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    12 stories from the BBC TV series, narrated by Kenneth Williams. Featuring Mavis Cruet, the Fat Fairy; Arthur, the Cockney Caterpillar; Evil Edna, the Wicked Witch; Carwash, the Prissy Pussy; and The Moog, the Droopy Dog. Of course, we mustn’t forget ‘the Beast’, who is really Prince Humbert the Handsome, changed into various shapes and sizes by Evil Edna’s spells. They all just happen to be in Doyley Woods when Willo the Wisp is flitting about so he can tell us (through the voice of Kenneth Williams) all the adventures and mishaps that befall them. Vintage Beeb: classic albums first available as BBC LPs, now available on CD and as downloads. This recording was previously...read more

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    In 2005, after sixteen years off-air, Doctor Who returned to BBC Television – and soon became more popular than ever before. In this special anthology of clips and interviews, featuring newly-released material, Elisabeth Sladen journeys back to the recent past to delve into the show’s dazzling success. With the help of extracts from radio programmes as diverse as Go 4 It, Jo Whiley, PM, Newsbeat and The Now Show, she explores the run-up to the launch of Series 1 and follows the programme’s progress right up to 2009, with the impending departure of David Tennant. Featuring the voices of David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Christopher Eccleston, Kylie Minogue, Freema Agyeman, Russell T...read more

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    Everyone loves a bedtime story. And here are eight of the best, each with a Christmas theme, written by an array of literature's best-known names: Laurie Lee, Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen are just some of the storytellers included in this collection. Amongst those giving voice to these stories are Patricia Routledge, Joss Ackland, Miriam Margolyes, Dame Judi Dench and Richard Briers. Intriguing, funny, poignant and above all entertaining, these eight Christmas stories are the best of BBC Radio 4's 'Book at...read more

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    Featuring original stories from 20 authors, this dark, captivating, fabulous and fantastical collection, Naked City, is not to be missed! Edited by award-winning editor Ellen Datlow. In this thrilling collection of original stories some of today's hottest paranormal authors delight, thrill, and captivate readers with otherworldly tales of magic and mischief. In Jim Butcher's 'Curses' Harry Dresden investigates how to lift a curse laid by the Fair Folk on the Chicago Cubs. In Patricia Briggs' 'Fairy Gifts,' a vampire is called home by magic to save the Fae who freed him from a dark curse. In Melissa Marr's 'Guns for the Dead,' the newly dead Frankie Lee seeks a job in the afterlife on the...read more

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    An inspiring collection of the personal philosophies and core values of a fascinating group of Americans with a focus on motherhood. The perfect Mother's Day gift. Based on the NPR series of the same name, this new 1-CD collection of This I Believe essays will again gather a diverse group of essayists—ranging from famous to previously unknown—completing the thought that begins the book's title with respect to mothers and motherhood. The result will be another stirring and provocative trip inside the minds and hearts of people whose beliefs—and the remarkably varied way in which they choose to express them—reveal the American spirit at its best. Essays, compiled from the first...read more

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    From the producer of the enormously popular Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, Thou Shalt Laugh is the hit standup comedy series audio book that's cleaning up comedy one BLEEP at a time! Thou Shalt Laugh started with a simple premise. There are dozens of incredibly gifted Christian comedians working all over the country today –why don't more people know about them? Producers Hunt Lowry and Jonathan Bock scouted comedy clubs nationwide to bring you the funniest Christian comedians on the planet. With world famous hosts, the Thou Shalt Laugh comedy audio book will be sure to entertain you, your family and your friends from now until the rapture. Looking for funny? Your prayers have...read more

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    Listen to a collection of classic stories by the world’s most beloved writers. Here are the complete stories, unabridged, for you and your family to enjoy together this Christmas and for many Christmases to come. Family favorites and remembered treasures are in this collection, as well as a few light-hearted surprises.A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Read by Tom Casaletto The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, Read by Dick Hill Is There a Santa Claus? (Yes, Virginia…) by Frank P. Church, Read by J. Charles A Visit from Saint Nicholas (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas) by Clement C. Moore, Read by Bill Weideman A Winter Walk by Henry David Thoreau, Read by Jean...read more

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    Christian Poetry  VOLUME 2  A selection of famous and not so famous poems and lyrics on spiritual themes    This Collection of 63 poems by various authors including,  John Newton, Elizabeth Dark, Frances Ridley Havergal,  Charles Wesley, John Bodman, H. D’A Champney, Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon and many others. has been brought together in order that these spiritual truths and impressions, presented in poetical form, will comfort and edify God’s people as they wrestle daily with the world, the flesh, and the devil. To know that others have felt what we have felt, ‘Through all the changing scenes of life , In trouble...read more

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    Christian Poetry VOLUME 1  A selection of famous and not so famous poems and lyrics on spiritual themes. This Collection of 62 Poems by various authors including William Cowper, Thomas Kelly, Willie Mullan, Robert Murray McCheyne, Charlotte Elliott, George Herbert, Charitie Lees De Chenez and many others, has been brought together in order that these spiritual truths and impressions, presented in poetical form, will comfort and edify God’s people as they wrestle daily with the world, the flesh, and the devil. To know that others have felt what we have felt, ‘Through all the changing scenes of life , In trouble and in joy’ to hear the feelings in...read more

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    Since 1998, the Alfred A. Knopf Publishing Group has celebrated National Poetry Month™ by emailing a poem-a-day throughout the month of April to over 25,000 devoted poetry fans. In April 2006, Knopf introduced the Poem-a-Day podcast, which featured poets including Kevin Young and James Merrill reading their own poems, as well as Knopf authors such as Joan Didion and Toni Morrison reading work by their favorite poets. To celebrate National Poetry Month™ in 2007, Random House Audio has gathered a selection of the April 2006 Knopf Poem-a-Day podcasts into one oustanding audio collection. In addition to the all-star lineup of poets and celebrity readers included in...read more

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    In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles focusing on Texas society are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'Busting Out of Mexico' by Jan Reid, read by Bruce DuBose * 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' by Gary Cartwright, read by Bruce DuBose * 'Cops and Robbers' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay * 'Lost and Found' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay * 'The Trouble With Innocence' by Michael Hall, read by Christopher Ryan Grant 'Busting Out of Mexico' by Jan Reid details the unbelievable story of an eclectic group of Texans that broke Americans out of a Mexican jail. 'Showdown at Waggoner Ranch' by Gary Cartwright is the saga of the Waggoner family,...read more

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    In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles spotlighting true crime are now available in a bundle as an audio download: * 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' by Mimi Swartz, read by Pam Dougherty * 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' by Skip Hollandsworth, read by Bruce DuBose * 'A Kiss Before Dying' by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell and Karissa Vacker * 'The Talented Mr. Khater' by Francesca Mari, read by Mallorie Rodak * 'Just Desserts' by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay 'The Cheerleader Murder Plot' by Mimi Swartz features a woman who went to extreme, murderous lengths to ensure her daughter's spot on the cheerleading squad. 'The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob' by Skip...read more