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This is a delightful picture of Jane Austen and her life and times, written by her adoring nephew. Included in the book are some of her letters, verses, the alternate chapter of Persuasion, and a discussion of her unfinished novel, Sanditon. This recording also includes letters that were written by Miss Austen's family members after her passing.

The Memoir of my Aunt, Jane Austen, has been received with more favor than I had ventured to expect.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. - Proverbs 31:10...

These iconic works explore the depths of human suffering, identity, and transformation, showcasing some of the most profound voices of the 20th century. From the haunting reflections on war in All Quiet on the Western Front and A Farewell to Arms to the poetic expression of inner conflict in the works of Owen, Rosenberg, and Brooke, this collection provides a window into the world of writers who grappled with the aftermath of trauma and the search for meaning.

Power is not given; it is taken and maintained through skillful strategy. The Prince Reforged: Surviving and Thriving in a Cutthroat World distills Niccolò Machiavelli’s legendary insights into a practical, modern manual for success.

This first audio edition of Poetry in Person: 25 Years of Conversation with America’s Poets (Knopf, 2010), invites listeners into an intimate classroom with eight acclaimed poets. Full of compelling, in-depth conversation about manuscripts and drafts by the poets themselves, plus readings of the finished poems, these historic recordings offer one of the most detailed portraits ever produced of how poems are actually made.

It wasn’t just a robbery—it was an engineering marvel disguised as a crime. In August 2005, a crew of thieves in Fortaleza, Brazil, pulled off one of the largest bank heists in history. By digging a tunnel stretching nearly 80 meters beneath the city, they reached the Banco Central’s vault and made off with almost $70 million in unmarked bills. No alarms. No violence. Just silence, dirt, and methodical brilliance.

Deep in the mist-shrouded mountains of Eastern Europe, where ancient castles crumble into forgotten valleys and village elders still whisper warnings after dark, lies the truth behind humanity's most enduring nightmare. Eastern European Shadows takes you on a chilling journey through newly discovered historical documents, archaeological evidence, and testimonies that will make you question everything you thought you knew about vampire folklore.

In Big Brother’s Algorithm: From Telescreens to Smartphones, James G. Edwards II confronts the haunting transformation of surveillance—from Orwell’s telescreens to the algorithms now embedded in every device we own. Through vivid storytelling and incisive analysis, Edwards reveals how governments and corporations quietly collect, analyze, and deploy our personal data.

The vault was deemed impenetrable—until it wasn’t. On a quiet weekend in February 2003, a crew of highly skilled thieves pulled off the largest diamond heist in history. Located in Antwerp, Belgium—the epicenter of the world’s diamond trade—the target was a vault protected by motion detectors, seismic sensors, infrared heat detectors, and over a dozen layers of physical security. Still, the thieves broke in, stole more than $100 million in diamonds, gold, and jewels, and walked away clean—at least for a while. In The Antwerp Diamond Heist: The Perfect Crime (2003), true crime author James G.

In 1919 Red Summer: The Hidden History of American Terror, James G. Edwards II uncovers one of the bloodiest, most erased chapters in U.S. history. Over the course of just a few months, white mobs attacked Black communities in more than two dozen cities — leaving hundreds dead, thousands displaced, and entire neighborhoods in ashes. From the riots in Washington D.C. to the Chicago firestorm and the massacre in Elaine, Arkansas, this gripping account reveals the racial terror that reshaped America’s future — and the chilling silence that followed.

In January 1950, eleven men walked into the Brinks Armored Car Depot in Boston and pulled off what was then the largest cash heist in American history. Wearing Halloween masks and stolen uniforms, they vanished with over $2.7 million—and left behind almost no clues. For years, it looked like they had committed the perfect crime.

On February 12, 1994, just as the Winter Olympics opened in Lillehammer, Norway’s most famous artwork—Edvard Munch’s The Scream—was stolen in under 60 seconds from the National Gallery in Oslo. The culprits? A group of masked men with alleged ties to a modern-day Templar revivalist movement, combining ideology, symbolism, and street-level criminal precision.

They performed for millions while secretly serving their nations. The audience never suspected the deadliest act was happening offstage. What if the most celebrated entertainers of the 20th century were also its most effective spies?

In 1949, George Orwell painted a chilling portrait of a totalitarian future where Big Brother watched every move, the Ministry of Truth rewrote history, and thoughtcrime was punishable by death. Seventy-five years later, his dystopian nightmare has become our digital reality—and we handed over the keys willingly.

They broke into a bank by crawling through sewage—and emerged as legends. In 1976, under the glamorous streets of Nice, France, a group of thieves pulled off a bank robbery that defied logic and stunned the world. Led by the enigmatic Albert Spaggiari, the gang spent months tunneling through sewers and solid rock to breach the Société Générale vault during a long holiday weekend. Once inside, they worked for nearly three days—stealing millions in cash, gold, and jewels from over 400 deposit boxes. They left without a trace, except a note: “Without weapons, nor hate, nor violence.”

George Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual. Yet here we are in 2025, living in a world where: AI algorithms predict and manipulate our thoughts before we think them.

In The Lufthansa Heist: The Mob’s Big Score, author James G. Edwards II delivers a gripping account of the people, the plan, and the bloody aftermath of the crime that stunned law enforcement and fed the public imagination for decades. From Jimmy Burke’s deadly leadership to Henry Hill’s later confessions, this book explores how mob discipline broke down, how investigators struggled to connect dots, and how Hollywood mythologized a heist that remains shrouded in mystery.

In an era before modern forensics and digital surveillance, a group of clever criminals orchestrated a railway heist so precise, it baffled Victorian law enforcement and captivated the public. On a summer night in 1855, as a train carried war funds from London to Folkestone, thieves swapped the shipment’s gold bars with lead and escaped undetected.

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