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Dive into the whimsical and satirical world of James Thurber and E.B. White with the audiobook "Is Sex Necessary? or Why You Feel the Way You Do," narrated by the talented Mike Vendetti. This classic work, first published in 1929, explores the perplexities of love, relationships, and human behavior with humor and wit. Through a series of essays, Thurber and White dissect the absurdities of the sexual revolution, the nature of the American male, and the quirks of feminine types.

As the Great War drags on, German Uboats prowl the North Atlantic, torpedoing military and civilian vessels alike. When a shipwrecked man is recovered at sea, he tells a strange and disturbing tale of his experience on a German submarine. Has the experience driven him mad, or did his voyage reveal unseen monstrosities at the bottom of the ocean?

"The Age of Innocence" is considered by many critics to be author Edith Wharton's masterpiece. When it was published in 1920, it was received with rapturous reviews and earned Wharton the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making her the first woman in history to receive this honor. Set amid the aristocracy of New York City in the early part of the 20th century—a world with which Wharton was deeply familiar—the book relates the story of Newland Archer, a rich New York bachelor who has become engaged to fellow socialite May Welland.

Si l'on veut comprendre comment est née et s'est développée la Mafia aux États-Unis, avec la corruption des flics et des hommes politiques, l'infiltration du show-business et la spirale meurtrière des familles en guerre, il faut lire Le Parrain, ce classique qui a profondément marqué la littérature criminelle. Il faut se plonger dans ce roman, fourmillant de personnages, d'intrigues et d'épisodes, comme dans un feuilleton énorme, il faut se laisser emporter par les inoubliables figures du clan Corleone, confrontées à l'irrésistible ascension d'un nouveau chef de famille.

One of 46 books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives listeners a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

Book 4: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame or Notre-Dame de Paris is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. - The story is set in Paris in 1482 during the reign of Louis XI. The gypsy Esmeralda (born as Agnes) captures the hearts of many men, including those of Captain Phoebus and Pierre Gringoire, but especially Quasimodo and his guardian Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Frollo is torn between his obsessive lust for Esmeralda and the rules of Notre Dame Cathedral. He orders Quasimodo to kidnap her, but Quasimodo is captured by Phoebus and his guards, who save Esmeralda.

Realm-Building is open to all. On the continent of Elondria, anyone may become the next legendary dragon rider by building the greatest towns, cities, and even kingdoms. Skálda Branwright dreams of leaving the Longcold and becoming the first Dragonlord to build an official realm. Only no dragon egg has ever hatched for her. When a hatchling falls to her from another world, begging for rescue, she must decide whether to surrender her dragon to death or become the worst criminal of all—a rogue rider. But this is no ordinary dragon.

"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town" is considered to be the masterpiece of Stephen Leacock. Originally published in 1912, it is a set of tales occurring in the fictional hamlet of Mariposa, on the shores of Lake Wissanotti. Many of the characters in the stories are patterned on locals of Orillia, Ontario. The stories are gems of Canadian small town folklore. Leacock brings the quirks, eccentricities and flaws of these everyday people to life in the most humorous way. Every corner of Mariposa has a story to tell!

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp is a timeless tale of adventure, magic, and destiny. First introduced to Western audiences by Antoine Galland in The Arabian Nights, this beloved story follows Aladdin, a poor but clever young man who stumbles upon a mysterious lamp. When he unknowingly releases a powerful genie, Aladdin’s life is transformed as he embarks on a journey filled with riches, danger, and enchantment. However, he must outwit a cunning sorcerer who seeks to steal the lamp’s power for himself.

A Scandal in Bohemia is one of the most famous cases in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. In this thrilling detective story, Sherlock Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to recover a compromising photograph from the brilliant and cunning Irene Adler—an enigmatic woman who proves to be Holmes' intellectual equal. As Holmes employs his signature deductive reasoning and disguise tactics, he soon discovers that outwitting Adler may be his most formidable challenge yet.

Dead Men Tell No Tales by E.W. Hornung is a gripping tale of high-seas adventure, treachery, and mystery. The novel follows a young man, Duncan, who finds himself entangled in a perilous voyage aboard a doomed ship. When disaster strikes and the vessel is wrecked, Duncan becomes the sole survivor, only to discover that escaping the sea is just the beginning of his troubles. A sinister conspiracy, hidden enemies, and a dangerous quest for truth unfold as he struggles to clear his name and uncover the dark secrets that threaten his life.

Thomas Mann's vivid, dramatic, and thought-provoking The Magic Mountain is firmly established as one of the classic epic novels of the twentieth century. Part surreal comedy, part grim tragedy, Mann's story depicts a decaying European society on the eve of the First World War.

المقامة شطحة من شطحات الخيال، بل هي دوامة من الواقع اليومي في اسلوب مسجع و مصنوع، تدور حول بطل افاف أو أديب شحاذ يحدث عنه وينشر طويته راوية جوالة يتزيا بزي البطل احيانًا. وغرض المقامة هو اظهار الاقتدار على مذاهب الكلام ومصادره ثم إطلاقه في عظات بليغة تقلقل الدراهم في أكياسها و في نكات طريفة تتميز بالدعابة والزخرف والتأنق.

This novel is considered the last novel by the writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, as he decided after the death of his son Alexei from an epileptic fit to look for a way out of his tragedy.

الحرب الأولى نعرف نهايتها جيدًا، هي الحرب الأهلية الأمريكية بين ولايات الجنوب الإقطاعي والشمال الصناعي، حرب تحرير العبيد وإعطائهم الحق في الاقتراع، والشعارات الرنانة. تنتهي الحرب بتوحيد الشمال والجنوب، ينتصر الأغنياء في الطرفين وينهزم الفقراء!

ארבע האחיות לבית מארץ' מתבגרות בארצות הברית בשנות ה-60 של המאה ה-19: מג, הבכורה, הבוגרת והאחראית; ג'ו, עזת היצרים, השואפת להיות סופרת; בת' העדינה והטובה שגופה בוגד בה, ואיימי, האחות הקטנה המפונקת והיהירה. התבגרותן מחזיקה כל מה שהתבגרות יכולה להכיל: הן חוות תקוות ואכזבות, לבטים וחרטות, אהבות נכזבות והתוודעות, כואבת לעתים, למורכבותו של עולם המבוגרים. אישיותן מתעצבת, גחמות הילדות מושלות מעליהן, וכל אחת מוצאת את מקומה בעולם.

Bist du bereit, von einem tosend wütenden Sturm in den Bann gezogen zu werden? In Frritt Flacc – Der Sturm von Jules Verne, gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas, erwartet dich ein atemberaubendes Hörbuch-Abenteuer, das klassischen Pulp-Fiction-Flair mit ungezähmten Naturgewalten vereint. Die Erzählung katapultiert dich mitten hinein in ein Szenario voller tobender Winde, peitschender Wellen und spannungsgeladener Momente, die gleichzeitig fesseln und als beruhigende Einschlafhilfe dienen.

Anna Karenina, a global literary and humane work, has been translated into most of the world's languages ​​and reprinted hundreds of times.

ധർമ്മ പുരാണം അടിയന്തരാവസ്ഥയുടെ കഥയാണെന് ചിലരെങ്കിലും വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നു. എന്നാൽ ബിഭത്സമായ് കാമരൂപങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് നിറഞ്ഞ ഈ മഹാപുരാണത്തെ കാലത്തിന്റെയും ചരിത്രത്തിന്റെയും ചെറിയ അതിരുകൾക്കിടയിൽ തളച്ചിടാൻ സാധിക്കില്ല. അത് നമ്മുടെയും ലോകത്തിന്റെയും ചരിത്രത്തിനു മേൽ വീണികിടക്കുന ദുരന്ത വിധിയാണ്.

ജംഗിള്‍ ബുക്ക് എന്ന കൃതിയിലൂടെ ലോകപ്രശസ്തനായ റുഡ്യാര്‍ഡ് കിപ്ലിങ്ങിന്റെ ചെറുകഥകളുടെ സമാഹാരം. ഇന്ത്യയെയും ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സംസ്‌കാരത്തെയും സ്‌നേഹിച്ചിരുന്ന അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ കഥകളില്‍ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ പശ്ചാത്തലവും കഥാപാത്രങ്ങളും പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നുണ്ട്.