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    In LibriVox's Multilingual Poetry Collection, LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David...read more

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    A collection of romatic poems for St Valentine's...read more

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    The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad" means "to sit." Thus, Upanishad is to sit down near the teacher to discuss, learn, practice, and experience. There are some 200 or more Upanishads. Some are lost and are only known about because of being referenced in other Upanishads. Most of the Upanishads were kept secret for centuries, only passed on to others orally in the form of Shlokas (a category of verse line developed from the Vedic Anustubh meter). Shvetashvatara Upanishad is embedded in Yajurveda. The name "Shvetashvatara" has the compound Sanskrit root Shvetashva (?????????, Shvet + ashva), which literally means "white horse" and...read more

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    LibriVox's first Multilingual Poetry Collection, where LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain poems in languages other than English. (Summary by David...read more

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    Spring through Fall 1921 in Poetry, edited by Harriet Monroe. 2012 is the 100th Anniversary of Poetry magazine. (Summary by...read more

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    Ipinakikilala ng mga boluntaryo ng Librivox ang isang koleskyon ng mga gawaing Tagalog sa pampublikong pag-aari. Ang mga sumusunod na bahagi ay pinili ng mga...read more

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    Great Animal Stories, featuring 25 beastly tales. Including: 'A Skinful of Trouble' by Arthur Morrison 'A Comedy of Capricorn' by Morley Roberts 'The Goldfish' by Elinor Mordaunt 'Bats in the Belfry' by Harry Graham 'A Deal in Ostriches' by H. G. Wells 'The Young Bull' by Geraint Goodwin 'Dobbs Parrot' by Arthur Morrison 'The Empire of the Ants' by H. G. Wells 'A Tiger's Skin' by W. W. Jacobs 'Kerfol' by Edith Wharton 'The Moth' by H. G. Wells 'The Cats of Ulthar' by H. P. Lovecraft 'The Lizard' by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne 'The Tiger' by Hugh Walpole 'Mrs Scarr' by Elinor Mordaunt 'The Whistle' by Hugh Walpole 'Pigs Is...read more

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    The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad" means "to sit." Thus, Upanishad is to sit down near the teacher to discuss, learn, practice, and experience. There are some 200 or more Upanishads. Some are lost and are only known about because of being referenced in other Upanishads. Most of the Upanishads were kept secret for centuries, only passed on to others orally in the form of Shloka (a category of verse line developed from the Vedic Anustubh meter). Kena literally means, depending on the object-subject context, "by what, by whom, whence, how, why, from what cause". This root of Kena, in the sense of "by whom" or "from what cause" is found...read more

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    Another collection of great classic novellas by superb storytellers: 1. Pigeons from Hell by Robert E. Howard 2. The Cremona Violin by E. T. A. Hoffman 3. Pomegranate Seed by Edith Wharton 4. Room Number Ten by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor 5. The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford 6. The Wolf Book by Henry Chapman Mercer 7. Absolute Evil by Julian Hawthorne 8. The Legend by Edith Wharton 9. The Twins by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor 10. The Horla by Guy de Maupassant 11. The Stone Chamber by H. B. Marriott-Watson 12. Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 13. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells 14. The Village That Voted the Earth Was Flat by Rudyard Kipling 15. The Library Window by Margaret...read more

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    Here are more than sixty heartwarming stories of faith. These are stories about the true gifts of Christmas—answered prayers, real-life angels, and inexplicable miracles. They are the stories of people who gained a greater understanding of the true meaning of Christmas, some through a word or gesture from their fellow man, others through a miraculous event that could only have come from God. The writings are drawn from the archives of Guideposts magazine and complemented by selections from Pearl S. Buck, Billy Graham, Catherine Marshall, and...read more

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    Gospel According to John is Volume 25 from Gospel Acts, the New Testament from the Unabridged Contemporary English Version Translation of the Holy...read more

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    Gospel According to Matthew is Volume 22 from Gospel Acts, the New Testament from the Unabridged Contemporary English Version Translation of the Holy...read more

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    An unsettling collection of full-cast dramas from the long-running BBC Radio 4 horror series. Throughout five series of Fear on 4 from 1988-1997, Edward de Souza was The Man in Black, a sinister raconteur who introduced a weekly half-hour of terror and suspense. Here, he welcomes us to his house of horrors as he presents thirteen terrifying tales that will make your flesh crawl. The Snowman Killing by J C W Brook Green and Pleasant by Bert Coules Survival by John Wyndham Soul Searching by Martyn Wade The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman By the River, Fontainebleau by Stephen Gallagher The Face by E F Benson...read more

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    Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Signalman by Charles Dickens, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Dracula by Bram Stoker Read by: Clive Hayward, Derek Perkins and Alison Larkin Over thirty hours of great classic horror is brought to haunting new life by three A-list narrators whose performances are nothing short of electrifying. "At once terrifying and heartbreaking" raves AudioFile Magazine about Clive Hayward's Earphones award winning reading of Frankenstein that starts the collection. "Both narrators are outstanding" says AudioFile about Audie award-winner Derek Perkins and Earphones...read more

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    Seven famous and sensational true crime stories retold by classic crime writers: Dr. Crippen, Lover and Poisoner by William Le Queux The Secret of the Moat Farm by Edgar Wallace The Green Bicycle Mystery by Edgar Jepson Landru, the Bluebeard of France by William Le Queux The Murder on Yarmouth Sands by Edgar Wallace Herbert Armstrong, Poisoner by Edgar Wallace The Battersea Flat Mystery by Edgar...read more

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    A collection of short stories from such favorites as Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling are joined by others written anonymously in this anthology which will have you scratching your head and listening just a bit longer to discover the key to the...read more

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    Brought to you by Ladybird. This magical Ladybird treasury features a wonderful collection of traditional Christmas carols. Perfect bedtime listening to settle young children excited for Santa's arrival. Specially commissioned music and sound effects to capture the imagination of little...read more

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    An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers. Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations. Featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed writers such as Seanan McGuire, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Alyssa Wong, Indrapramit Das, Carlos...read more

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    Real-life memoirs taken from the diaries of seven great explorers - dating from 60 to 180 years ago.  Of these seven adventure stories, five take place in the 1800's and two take place in 1953. 215 minutes of listening pleasure. These stories are narrated directly from the respective explorers' diaries, with no editing. The language used is the English usage of that decades-ago time period, with no substitution of modern words or phrases. The seven true tales are particularly good for youngsters who could benefit from hearing such stories read to them - but any age will appreciate them, particularly when traveling and/or stuck in commuting traffic. Includes Sir Edmund Hillory's diary...read more

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    A fact filled collection taking a close-up look at some of the fantastic creatures we live among. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to four information books about animals around the world, touching on topics such as migration and animal welfare, plus a bonus animal-themes poetry collection. Playlist: · Animals on the Move · Elephant Rescue · Extreme Animals · Snow Leopards Bonus track: Jaws and Claws and Things with Wings Copyright: Animals on the Move © HarperCollinsPublishers Limited 2011, Elephant Rescue © HarperCollinsPublishers Limited 2013, Extreme...read more