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Dive into the immersive world of Jules Verne with The Classic Collection, featuring five iconic novels. Around the World in 80 Days follows the enigmatic Phileas Fogg and his adventurous journey to circumnavigate the globe in record time, encountering obstacles and excitement at every turn. In Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, readers plunge into the depths of the ocean aboard the remarkable submarine, the Nautilus, with the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Journey to the Center of the Earth takes readers on a daring expedition into the Earth's core, where incredible discoveries await beneath the surface.

Yunte Huang ingeniously traces Charlie Chan from his real beginnings as a bullwhip-wielding detective in territorial Hawaii to his reinvention as a literary sleuth and Hollywood film icon. Huang finally resurrects the "honorable detective" from the graveyard of detested postmodern symbols and reclaims him as the embodiment of America’s rich cultural diversity. The result is one of the most critically acclaimed books of the year and a "deeply personal...voyage into racial stereotyping and the humanizing force of storytelling" (Donna Seaman, Los Angeles Times).

Moving Bodies is a chronicle of the brilliant life of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Richard Feynman. From his role in the development of the atomic bomb to his controversial testimony at the investigation of the Challenger disaster, Feynman casts a long shadow across the worlds of physics and mathematics. Through playwright Arthur Giron's eyes, we see how Feynman became one of the most important scientists of our time.

Around the World in 80 Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. A classic adventure story about the incredible journey of the gentleman Phileas Fogg and his servant-companion Passepartout. Phileas Fogg, who was a member of a respectable London club, had a bet with one of its members. The essence of the bet was to cross the globe in 80 days, that is, to start and end the journey in London at a certain time. Phileas Fogg made accurate calculations and was sure that traveling around the world in 80 days is a reality.

The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayham is a beautiful work of art much admired from generation to generation. Written in the 11th century, it is here brought to this audiobook by the great and accomplished actor of stage and screen Alfred Drake. Together with the beautiful Sohrab And Rustum by Matthew Arnold, it too has its roots in Persian culture.

Sergei heeft zijn toevlucht gevonden bij de Bratva, de enige plek waar hij als koelbloedige moordenaar thuishoort. Hij worstelt met zijn demonen, die soms de overhand dreigen te krijgen—totdat hij Angelina ontmoet. Deze gebroken, kwetsbare vrouw wekt zijn beschermende kant en kalmeert zijn innerlijke duisternis. Hij weet dat hij haar niet kan laten gaan, want zonder haar dreigt hij zichzelf te verliezen. Voor Angelina is ontsnappen haar enige kans, maar die vlucht eindigt bij Sergei, een gevaarlijke man die ze zou moeten vrezen.

Dit is het tweede deel in de feelgood-serie BeYoutiful. Wat je hart raakt is meer dan mooi. Esri weet precies wat ze wil. Als schoonheidsspecialiste en drijvende kracht achter de beautysalon die ze samen met twee vriendinnen runt, is ze altijd in beweging. Rafs leven staat al meer dan een jaar stil. Zijn familie maakt een moeilijke periode door vanwege rouw, zijn revalidatie en de zorg voor zijn zestienjarige nichtje Minte.

Eine klirrend kalte Vollmondnacht im Wiesbachtal. Einige Männer haben sich gegen vier Uhr früh zusammengefunden, um Trauben für Eiswein...

Amateurs and professionals studying birds at the end of the 19th century were a contentious, passionate group with goals that intersected, collided, and occasionally merged in their writings and organizations. Driven by a desire to advance science, as well as by ego, pride, honor, insecurity, religion and other clashing sensibilities, they struggled to absorb the implications of evolution after Darwin. In the process, they dramatically reshaped the study of birds. Daniel Lewis here explores the professionalization of ornithology through one of its key figures: Robert Ridgway, the Smithsonian Institution’s first curator of birds.

At a upscale bar, a man notices from across the crowded room the woman of his dreams sitting alone. He can't let her get away. Smoothing his suit jacket, pulling his tie knot tight, he walks over to the woman and starts a conversation. Where does it go from there?

Bernice “Bernie” James took the tech world by storm as one of the most proficient IT techs in the country. She had a new security system that rivaled all the rest. Despite the success in her career, her love life was a failure, for many reasons. That is … until she crosses paths with Him. Keyshawn “Krash” Williams was the world’s light heavyweight champion. His hands were registered weapons by the way he’d bestow damage upon his opponents. He had money, cars, houses, and women at his disposal. He’d always been content with the bachelor life. That is … until he met Her.

From the renowned translator of Rilke, Tao Te Ching, and Gilgamesh, a vivid new translation of Western civilization’s foundational epic: The Iliad. Tolstoy called the Iliad a miracle; Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Homer’s story is thrilling, and his...

Childhood Lost in Poverty is an account of the author’s childhood experiences, from infancy to young adulthood. The process enabled him to recognise how the poor parenting skills of his father, as well as his mother’s struggle to raise him and his sister up in poverty, compromised his relationships with his parents and affected his adult life.

Emulate the lifelong system that A. C. Lockyer has used to create and sustain success throughout his business and personal life. In this audiobook, A. C. reveals his five keys to pattern success, introduces a concept to develop each key, then recounts personal stories of how he used them to achieve success even when the odds seemed insurmountable. A. C.'s immersive audiobook will transform your goal-setting and execution processes, enrich your life, and help you to achieve all your life's goals.

After Mike goes through a gut-wrenching betrayal by his fiancée, he finds himself in what he thinks might be the afterlife. But this is no heaven. The gods made a mistake and created another Earth in a parallel universe, putting both universes in peril. They need someone from his planet to destroy the alternate, and Mike is randomly selected for the job. Trapped in an impossible choice, Mike accepts his mission and is returned to an Earth - and a body - so unlike his own.

He's on a quest to find himself before they do. Shivurr remembers little before the Bodhi Institute, the secret government installation where he's been held and studied like a lab rat for the past decade. It hasn't been all bad, though, for a soda-pop-loving sci-fi fanboy, especially in 1983. He's got all the TV, movies and arcade games he could ever want. But lately, flashes of his forgotten past have invaded his dreams: Visions of an ancient chamber where the mysteries of his origin may finally be resolved.

It has never been an easy feat to start a business especially during a period of tough time and uncertainty. Business owners face many challenges regardless the size of the startup or business. One of the challenges is cash flow issue. There are many attributing factors to this issue and you can eliminate one of these factors with this book by understanding your dollars and accounts properly.

Der alte Geheimrat Matthias Clausen hat eine deutlich jüngere Geliebte, die von dessen Kindern als Erbschleicherin angesehen wird. Nachdem eine Vertreibung der Geliebten fehlschlägt und Clausen seine Kinder enterben und seine Immobilien verkaufen möchte, leiten die Kinder ein Entmündigungsverfahren ein. Clausen erleidet einen Schwächeanfall.

Reece Canby, owner of the Diamond RC, spent years as a youngster on the nearby Mescalero Apache reservation. By treaty Chief Antone's Mescalero tribe owns the Sentinel Basin. Now this grazing land is desired by Sax Starke and Chelso DeLacca of the Teepee spread in order for them to expand their cattle herd. The first step in their plan is to stir up trouble with the Mescaleros so that the federal government will have to intervene.

Dental anxiety is one of the most common fears for Americans. This audio program explains the importance of proper dental care, the fear of dental procedures, the various basic and more advanced methods for overcoming this fear - including hypnosis, desensitization, biofeedback, acupuncture, and modeling of a stress-less patient - and how best to approach your next visit to the dentist.