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    Two novellas in one hot volume. EROTIC CITY: LAS VEGAS from Pynk continues the story of Milan Kennedy, owner of the Erotic City chain of swingers clubs. While she deals with her ex-professional-boxer husband's cheating ways, her new Las Vegas venue is the setting for a hit reality television series about the swinger lifestyle. THE EX CHRONICLES: EVERYTHING CHANGES by Carol Taylor continues the stories of four close friends as they navigate the rough waters of falling back into drama with ex-lovers, finding and keeping new lovers, and dealing with other scheming...read more

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    Husband and wife Lavender and Milan Lewis have expanded their EROTIC CITY swingers club locations, with clubs in Atlanta, Miami, and now a third location in Las Vegas. The city of sin seems to be just the ticket for Milan to spread her wings, as she's fresh off of having to come to terms with Lavender's cheating ways. Also, she's working as a consultant on the smash hit adult reality show, Swingers. The cast and crew are full of backstabbing, catfighting, and heat, and now one of the stars is trying to drag Milan's dirty laundry into the mix. Will Milan give in and allow the reality show to ruin her reality, including her businesses and her family? And will her plan for payback against...read more

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    Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected collection of short stories that entered the US public domain when their copyright was not renewed. Summary by Cori Samuel, with Wikipedia...read more

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    True stories inspired by one of the most iconic, beloved, bestselling books of our time   In the ten years since its electrifying debut, Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love has become a worldwide phenomenon, empowering millions of readers to set out on paths they never thought possible, in search of their own best selves. Here, in this candid and captivating collection, nearly fifty of those readers—people as diverse in their experiences as they are in age and background—share their stories. The journeys they recount are transformative—sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, but always deeply inspiring. Eat Pray Love helped one writer to embrace...read more

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    Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author’s imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired. (Summary by Gregg...read more

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    Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent philosophical thought experiments presented in entertaining ways. Protagonists typically “think” rather than “shoot” their way out of problems, but the definition is flexible because there are no limits on an author’s imagination. The reader-selected stories presented here were written prior to 1962 and became US public domain texts when their copyrights expired. (Summary by Gregg...read more

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    Penguin presents the audio download edition of Ladybird Favourite Fairy Tales read by Gemma Whelan and Nigel Pilkington. Listen to eight traditional, captivating fairy tales in this gorgeous audio treasury from Ladybird. Each classic tale has been retold for young readers and is perfect for your little one, whether you're curled up at home or on the move. Stories include: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, The Magic Porridge Pot, Little Red Hen and The Ugly ...read more

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    Dare to embrace your wild side as five of the brightest imaginations in black literature today-Michelle Cuttino, Shakir Rashaan, Anna Black, Jada Pearl, and N'Tyse-come together to weave an unforgettable exploration of female liberation and self-gratifying sexual healing. These risque tales of steamy passion bloom from illicit affairs, secret fetishes, romantic flings, and pure unadulterated...read more

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    'Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is not just for Christmas, but for all time.' —Helena Bonham Carter A magnificent collection of 365 passages from Shakespeare's works, for the Shakespeare scholar and neophyte alike. Make Shakespeare a part of your daily routine with Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year, a yearlong collection of passages from Shakespeare's greatest works. Drawing from the full spectrum of plays and sonnets to mark each day of the year, whether it's a scene from Hamlet to celebrate Christmas or a Sonnet in June to help you enjoy a summer's day. There are also passages to mark important days in the Shakespeare calendar, both from his own life and from...read more

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    Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the authorÕs creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires thought and plants seeds that have led to advances in science. The genre can spark an interest in the sciences and is cited as the impetus for the career choice of many scientists. It is a playing field to explore social perspectives, predictions of the future, and engage in adventures unbound into the richness of the human...read more

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    Volume One introduces classic stories from the original masters of horror, including Edgar Allan Poe, HP Lovecraft and Charles Dickens. Read by horror icon Doug Bradley with music and sound design by Alistair Lock. This volume features William F Harvey's original undead hand story 'The Beast with Five Fingers' that sparked many movies including Sam Raimi's 'The Evil Dead'. Poe's classic 'The Tell Tale Heart' is joined by Lovecraft's creepy tale of alienation, 'The Outsider', and a chilling Dickens ghost story 'The Signalman'. Harvey's other story, 'August Heat', asks a chilling question about a man's fate, and Saki offers something different with a tale of dead hunters returned...read more

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    Incredibly, Quantum Physics, Metaphysics, religious thought and spirituality draw closer together over time. Amazing discoveries in science suggest the possibility of alternate worlds and flexibility in time and space. Even our own existence has to be questioned. Unexplained phenomena like Black Holes, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, all lead us to search for a single unifying truth, accommodating all religious faiths and practices. Ironically, as spiritual leaders challenge science, science pursues solid knowledge and provable understanding that brings it closer to a new kind of...read more

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    What would you do if you thought your child was being abducted repeatedly by Aliens? And then that child turns from horror and repulsion to acceptance of the Aliens' philosophy and instruction? Are we all Extraterrestrials, evolving to the next evolutionary step after a short stay (in cosmic time) on Earth? This program suggests certain individuals, "Indigo Children," have been sent here to help guide us on that journey. Should we blindly follow, joining the Community of the Universe, or is something more sinister at work...read more

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    These are the best-documented cases of Alien Abduction, Close Encounters and Extraterrestrial Visitations ever found, the ones that can't be dismissed as hoaxes, illusions or products of agitated minds. From Alien Implants to UFO encounters, these are the modern instances reported by credible witnesses with such intensity and detail that doubt falls away and pure belief takes over. After viewing this compilation, you'll be convinced there's something going on in the cosmos we're not being told about, covered up by the governments of the world, and of major importance to the History of Mankind. The history of scientific enquiry confirms the fact that widespread denial of new ideas doesn't...read more

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    Theory has it that Planet X was once part of our solar system and that a cataclysmic event split it into two pieces, creating Earth and Mars. This might be one explanation for Earth's similarity to Mars. It might also explain how UFOs have influenced Earth throughout history. Many religious beliefs, legends, images, icons and myths show remarkable similarities across cultures, bridging time and space, suggesting aliens (or are they actually our true ancestors?) have had a profound impact on our...read more

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    Erotic City is sex-fest central-a hip, upscale swingers club for grown-folks only, located in the heart of Atlanta. It is a grand, three-story sexual mecca where the uninhibited freaks come out four nights a week to get their ultimate groove on without fear of reprisal or judgment, yet judgment from the outside world threatens all that the club's owner, Milan Kennedy, has worked so hard to achieve. Pynk brings us a fast-paced, sexy ride through a world of having sex in public, bribery, judgments and suspense that sheds light on family, churchgoers, relationships, revenge and the amazing sex-filled world of those who...read more

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    Alexander Scourby, the "greatest voice ever recorded", narrates the greatest book ever written. Listen to the Holy Bible. This is the Old Testament, King James...read more

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    In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in this collection for the first time translated into English, and many of them come from unexpected sources, such as the letters of Pliny the Younger, or a Tibetan manuscript. In the second volume, we find stories written by English and Scotch authors. (Summary by...read more

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    As we get older, many of us return to youthful memories of poems once significant to us. Outside their association with our youth, we may wonder what significance they have to us now. There were other poems we've met along the way as well: some held no appeal while others were forgotten. And there were others we never had the opportunity to meet. This selection hopes to go beyond the experience of meeting old friends and on top opening the door to new ones - poems that might relate more significantly to our current lives. Originally titled "Personal Poems for Later Years," this collection gestures towards poems that ask us to slow down some we can consider them more deeply than before -...read more

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    A recording of the first 2000 prime numbers (2-17389). Recommended listening for all math geeks and...read more