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Containing some of the most famous and influential science fiction works of the 19th and 20th centuries, this brilliant collection unveils four incredible sci-fi books that have defined and shaped the genre for generations. Drawing on the timeless works of Mary Shelly, H. G. Wells and Robert Louis Stevenson, this collection will take you on a journey into strange and sometimes eerie worlds of alien invasions, monsters, and outlandish concepts.

Three short stories of weird strange fiction. An hour of other-worldly escapism.

Desperate to support his wife and two children, Nudelman tries his hand at countless jobs, palming himself off as a carpenter, ghost writer for a wealthy businessman, and even attempts selling himself to the Chinese. At war with his bizarre neighbors the Szorsky’s, Nudelman contemplates justifiable homicide.

In 1895 the Irish playwright, novelist, and poet Oscar Wilde was sentenced to two years of hard labour for the crime of "gross indecency with men". Robert Sherard met Wilde a decade earlier in Paris and their friendship, though often troubled, was maintained until the end of Wilde's life. Written for private publication, Sherard's account of their friendship aimed to restore Wilde's good name among his circle of friends. The result is a fascinating insight into the lives of the literary elites of London and Paris of the time.

Where in the human brain lives the soul? Donald Ingram is an acclaimed neurosurgeon in search of the answers to these questions. The compelling exploration unfolds during the care for our seriously ill patients. This is a gripping story of mystery and medicine, romance and reality, belief and dilemma, as is life itself.

When five-year-old Joshua Christopher disappears off the street as he walks to a friend’s birthday party, his family is forced to confront the unimaginable. What happened? Why? Who took him? Was the convicted sex offender caught lurking near the search? Why won’t the police leave his family, his parents, alone?

When she was seven years old, Angel saw her father brutally murder her mother. She was adopted by US Marshal Caleb Jacobs and his wife Bonnie. Angel didn’t want to be a schoolteacher like her new Ma. Angel wanted to be a lawman like her new Pa. Now she is a newly promoted Marshal and ready to take on the bad guys!

Most everybody is at war with a neighbor. Laszlo just happens to be at war with his whole neighborhood. Or is it that the neighborhood is at war with him? When ballet teacher Laszlo Tamas falls in love with a house and impulsively buys it, he takes on major defects - mechanical and human. We can only watch in horror as Laszlo spirals downward into mayhem and madness.

This podcast is a collection of stories and anecdotes from the past, both real and sometimes greatly imagined. They are all illustrated and narrated by Robert Score Sr. and produced by Robert Score Jr. Whether pure fact or fanciful yarns, each installment portrays the history and lore of an old family farm neighborhood in the Wallkill River Valley of southern New York State. That neighborhood, once in the middle of nowhere, is now a busy, crowded, suburb of New York City. Most of these farms and many of their families have now passed into history but these simple tales are both one man’s ...

The Masonic Readers Podcast exists to assist readers in digesting material presented in Masonic and kindred texts. Each season will feature just one book. Each episode will focus on a chapter or section of a book. The hosts will vary from season to season as needed. It is hoped that readers and listeners to audiobooks will read their respective chapters and then listen to each episode, take notes and be the better equipped to take away the best information and thoroughly soak in all concepts. Oh, and we will laugh along the way!

A Podcast I made because I'm bored

Two small girls are admitted to the ICU with severe burns, and child abuse is suspected. Though the father denies the charges, he is taken into custody with implications of race included.

Jake Jackson was a legend in the Old West. His ability with a gun was unmatched. His name brought hope to the oppressed and sent shivers of fear up the spines of outlaws. Jake Jackson was equally as revered among the Comanche where he was raised from an infant to become the Comanche Warrior, White Wolf. There were many songs sung around campfires in Comanche villages praising his fierceness in battle.

In America's Great War, prominent historian Robert H. Zieger examines the causes, prosecution, and legacy of this bloody conflict from a frequently overlooked perspective, that of American involvement. This is the first book to illuminate both America's dramatic influence on the war and the war's considerable impact upon our nation.

Journey to exotic worlds as the Jinns relate tales of madness and terror!

Jake Jackson was a legend in the Old West. His ability with a gun was unmatched. His name brought hope to the oppressed and sent shivers of fear up the spines of outlaws. Jake Jackson was equally as revered among the Comanche where he was raised from an infant to become the Comanche warrior White Wolf. There were many songs sung around campfires in Comanche villages praising his fierceness in battle. Jake Jackson could revert back to his Comanche ways in the blink of an eye when the situation demanded, no mercy to those preying on the weak or unprotected.

Classic Tales of Terror collects two classic chillers of the supernatural. "The Cats of Ulthar" tells of an elderly couple with a penchant for animal cruelty. They kill the pet of an orphan and the animals retaliate with a terrible vengeance. In "The Yellow Sign", an artist encounters a horribly disfigured man who exudes a terrible aura of unspeakable evil.

When she was seven years old, Angel saw her father brutally murder her mother. She was adopted by U.S. Marshal Caleb Jacobs and his wife Bonnie. Angel didn’t want to be a schoolteacher like her new Ma. Angel wanted to be a lawman like her new Pa. Outlaws and renegades didn’t believe Deputy U.S. Marshal Angel Jacobs was for real. They learned the truth the hard way at the end of her smoking Colt.

A brand-new Western adventure from the author of The Legend of Jake Jackson. This is a rip-roaring new adventure that puts a United States marshal directly on the trail of evil. Caleb Jacobs made a vow the day his family was unmercifully slaughtered by a cutthroat gang of outlaws. He dedicated his life to protecting those who could not protect themselves. Caleb swore that he would bring justice to the frontier by the gun or by the noose.

A lawless land. Outlaws, thieves, robbers, murderers run rampant. This is a frontier land in which a man must make a stand. He must live by the rule of decency. He must protect the innocent, uphold the law and serve the public. Sometimes the politicians who make the laws fail, and he must make his own decisions about right and wrong. He must protect the innocent, stand up to the corrupt. This is Marshal Morgan Porter!