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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. The zenith of Empire is bookended by two catastrophic wars that slaughter vast swathes of humanity. And yet authors manage to record and create fragile libraries of humanity, its talents, its dreams and increasingly its nightmares.

This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure...

Welcome to The Spinoza Triad. We are a group of seasoned educators who like to discuss philosophy, culture and any big ideas which interest us. These podcasts are aimed at anyone who enjoys philosophy. Please join us and share in our enthusiasm as we grope around in the great ideas of the world. We aim to be amusing, illuminating and on occasion, thought- provoking. Listen as we fail in the attempt. email: jfgibbs105@gmail.com https://anchor.fm/john-gibbs1/message https://www.facebook.com/groups/333603241740844/ https://www.speakpipe.com/SpinozaFeedback https://sites.google.com/d/1OL94UHC

An elderly farmer learns the horrifying truth beyond the phrase “True love never dies”. Something sinister lurks behind the distant eyes of a mother’s traumatized son. And a gravedigger slowly descends into madness, as he grows obsessed with the corpse of a little girl.... Scare Street’s latest collection shines a flickering candle on the terrifying forces of darkness that haunt our dreams. Death, madness, obsession.... The darker side of the human psyche is revealed with each bone-chilling chapter of these 14 macabre tales.

Get ready for eight fantastic adventures in space and time with the Doctor and his companions, featuring stories from many of Doctor Who's most popular authors from the worlds of television, print, comics and audio as well as new talent and fresh voices...and read by your favourite Big Finish actors!

Peepolykus (pronounced 'people-like-us') has toured its irreverent brand of comic theatre in more than 100 towns across four continents. Now the group has taken to the airwaves, hijacking the great works of fiction to hilarious effect. Assuming the roles of minor characters in major works, they derail the plots through their own hapless buffoonery, and from Madame Bovary to Macbeth, familiar stories take an unexpected turn.

A brilliant virtuoso of violence, Richard Marcinko rose through Navy ranks to create and command one of this country's most elite and classified counterterrorist units, SEAL TEAM SIX. Now this thirty-year veteran recounts the secret missions and Special Warfare madness of his worldwide military...

The British government has created the Counter-Measures group, a specialist team that investigates strange phenomena and dangerous technology. This box set contains four of their adventures plus a behind-the-scenes documentary.

Jago and Litefoot have been busy saving the world, so they haven't noticed the enigmatic Professor Claudius Dark trailing their every move and manipulating from the shadows. Until now. A trip to the seaside and a night at the theatre hide a darker purpose, and as deadly foes gather, Jago, Litefoot, Leela, Ellie and Sergeant Quick must stand together. Because the sands of time are falling....

Throughout its history, the practice of psychotherapy has both reflected and shaped cultural assumptions about the nature of self and society. How does this "culture of therapy" interact with Christianity? In these thought-provoking interviews, Paul McHugh, John Steadman Rice, and Richard Noll talk about Christianity in relation to therapy, discussing the phenomena of False Memory Syndrome, codependence, New Age spirituality, and addiction.

Join me on an exciting journey as I recount some of the most extraordinary naval battles in history. We’ll start with the legendary Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C., where Themistocles of Athens demonstrated his belief that he who commands the sea commands all. Our voyage will conclude with the dramatic Battle of Tsushima, marking a pivotal moment that shifted the tide of naval supremacy from West to East, echoing the lessons of Salamis more than two millennia prior. While I’ll highlight British naval victories from Sluys to Trafalgar, I’ll also celebrate the skill, bravery, and innovation ...

The Christmas Mink and Other December Tales from the North Woods brings the spirit of the season alive. In this whimsical collection of Christmas stories and poems from the snowy north woods of New England, see the season in a new light and find the holiday spirit in unlikely places–in Siberia, from the tail of the Christmas Comet, or even your own tree.

A podcast where three gay best friends catch up on our dumb gay lives and dish on the latest headlines from politics, pop culture, and entertainment. Join us, won't you?

This book was written over some time, with my father reading through the Bible 80 times before his 80th birthday. It was in those many hours of reading and studying the word that he put down this work of scriptures all connecting and glorifying Jesus. My prayer is it would impact whoever listens to this book and that we all will receive a deeper and meaningful relationship with Christ.

In 1890 W. B. Yeats and Ernest Rhys founded a poetry club. Based mainly at Fleet Street’s immortal ‘Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese’ pub, with occasional appearances at the Domino room in the Café Royal, poets gathered together to dine and drink. Whilst it was based on a core of poets, many others attended on an ad hoc basis including Oscar Wilde, Francis Thompson & Lord Alfred Douglas. The camaraderie, banter and poetry that played out in their dreams, ambitions and for many, their difficult lives led Yeats to call them ‘the tragic generation’.

Lakes might be the most misunderstood bodies of water on earth. And while they may seem commonplace, without lakes our world would never be the same. In this revealing look at these lifegiving treasures, John Richard Saylor shows us just how deep our connection to still waters run.

The Preaching While Black Podcast is a podcast dedicated to the the calling, craft, and content of the Black preaching tradition. In each episode, the show's host, Pastor John C. Richards, Jr. sits down with guests to discuss their own stories as Black preachers.

Welcome to the On Topic podcast where long time friends Richard and John pick a new topic each episode and take a funny look at it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pastor Kamarr Richée and Pastor John Richards are two twins who are going to ask hard questions about God, life, and loving others. Well, at least that is the plan, but they can't promise you they won't make jokes and crack up along the way. Luckily, they both have amazing and brilliant wives to keep them in line as they look to create a community of people who simply want to live, laugh and love all in the name of Jesus.

Do you like vampire love stories and vampire romance from different countries? If so, you will really enjoy our 5 in 1 Vampire Love Story Box Set: Stories of Vampire Romance from Around the World.