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Step into the captivating world of Les Liaisons dangereuses, also known as Dangerous Liaisons. While many may recall the iconic performances of Glenn Close and John Malkovich from the film adaptation, this compelling epistolary novel unveils a darker tale. Follow the journey of Cécile de Volanges, a young girl ensnared in a web of manipulation by the cunning Vicomte de Valmont and the ruthless Comtesse de Merteuil. Will she find her way, or become just a pawn in their dangerous game? Join us for this intricate narrative, beautifully narrated by an ensemble cast. (Summary by Nadine) Readers ...

"A great story--how modernism brought down the regime of censorship--told as a great story. Kevin Birmingham's imaginative scholarship brings Joyce and his world to life. There is a fresh detail on nearly every page."--Louis Menand, Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Metaphysical Club For more...

The pope wanted it, Montesquieu used it, and the Nazis pilfered an Italian noble's villa to get it: the Germania, by the Roman historian Tacitus, took on a life of its own as both an object and an ideology. When Tacitus wrote a not-very-flattering little book about the ancient Germans in 98 CE, at the height of the Roman Empire, he could not have foreseen that the Nazis would extol it as "a bible", nor that Heinrich Himmler, the engineer of the Holocaust, would vow to resurrect Germany on its grounds. But the Germania inspired - and polarized - people long before the rise of the Third Reich.

Dog-Eared & Dangerous: The Forbidden Shelf is a literary podcast that explores censorship, erasure, and the politics of reading in the digital age. Hosted by AI literary oracle Ophelia Page—who speaks with the inherited memory of countless readers and banned books—the series examines how literature survives suppression, from traditional book banning to algorithmic invisibility. Through lyrical commentary and cultural critique, the show resurrects forgotten voices, defends difficult books, and treats reading as an act of rebellion. Each episode unveils the forces that decide which stories ...

Dangerous Days opens in a still neutral America, though within a year the country will have joined the European alliance against the Central Powers in the first world war. Clayton Spencer, a successful industrialist and owner of a munitions plant, finds himself facing several problems: not only anarchism and German sabotage, but also the prospect of a deteriorating marriage, and of a son who all too often shares his mother's frivolous and essentially self-concerned point of view. How far will America's entry into the war change such views? What will it mean for Spencer, for his family, and for...

This gripping, deeply thoughtful book considers the future of civilization in the light of what we know about climate change and related threats. David Orr, an award-winning, internationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability and environmental education, pulls no punches: Even with the Paris Agreement of 2015, Earth systems will not reach a new equilibrium for centuries.

The most dangerous thing in America is a n***a with a library card. I don’t live in America and I don’t have a library card, but that don’t change a thing. This is a podcast about books written by Black authors reviewed by a Black author. Enjoy.