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This book is the story of how poet Emily Dickinson lived her life.

Es sind Wandlungsgeschichten unter dem Einfluss der Zeit, die Ödön von Horváth in seinem dreiteiligen Roman "Der ewige Spießer" erzählt. Im München des Jahres 1929 ist der Erste Weltkrieg noch nicht lange vorbei. Die Wirtschaftskrise macht sich im Alltag bemerkbar und radikale rechte wie linke Ideologien breiten sich aus. Dazwischen Menschen wie Alfons Kobler, Anna Pollinger und Josef Reithofer.

Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was a political activist and writer. She played a key role in the development of the anarchist ideology of the first half of the 20th century. These four speeches against conscription were made by Emma Goldman in 1917.

In a speech delivered in 1893 to the Congress of Women in Chicago on the advances made over 50 years, prominent US abolitionist, orator, and women's rights advocate Lucy Stone discusses the rights of women with reference to education, free speech, women’s organization, and political power.

On a cold, cloudy day in early February 1985, Shelley Wachsmann, then resident nautical archaeologist for the Israel Department of Antiquities and Museums, drove to Kibbutz Ginosar, an agricultural settlement near the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Two brothers, avid amateur archaeologists, had found a boat buried in the lake, its outlines revealed by receding lake waters. The boat was "possibly ancient," according to the handwritten note placed on Wachsmann's desk a day or two before.

Hotheaded succubus Willow Bellum doesn't take kindly to being given away to the alpha of shapeshifters like a hunk of unwanted old fruit cake. However, when the will from her deceased father puts Willow under the protection of a man as enticingly hard as he was disgustingly arrogant, she runs hard and fast.

Anna Howard Shaw is indeed a fascinating figure in American history. Physician, Suffragette, social reformer, and one of the first female ordained Methodist ministers, but where Shaw really shines is as an orator. A vanguard of feminism in the United States, Shaw made many an address in the name of equal rights for women, and The Fundamental Principle of a Republic was among her finest.

The Trouble with Liam is a powerful psychological thriller set in Ireland and Sheffield. It tells the story of the life of Liam O’Sullivan in all its twisted glory. It begins with tales of his challenging childhood in Dublin and follows him through the sometimes tragic events which change him into a misogynistic, controlling, ultimately lethal bully living in Sheffield.

Sacred sites offer believers the possibility of communing with the divine and achieving deeper insight into their faith. Yet their spiritual and cultural importance can lead to competition as religious groups seek to exclude rivals from practicing potentially sacrilegious rituals in the hallowed space and wish to assert their own claims.

Falling against the backdrop of Scandinavia's conversion to Christianity, book one of this triology begins on a farm in Viking-Age Norway. The tale is seen through the eyes of a young farm girl named Helga who is based on an original character in the antiquated Egil's Saga. Moving chapter by chapter the listener is propelled into the epic adventures of Helga's enchanting life as they experience with her relationships, love, loss, faith, religion, and politics. The saga continues in books two and three to a finale that no one - even Helga, could ever have imagined.

Welcome to my compendium! I have collated some of my short stories and poems into this audiobook. Some of the poems have been taken from various other books I have written such as There's More to Life and The Adventures of Fluffy Monkey: Friends. Included also is a factual piece on my time as a male childminder. I hope you get as much enjoyment listening to my work as I did writing them.

Quirky Lorelei Bradley knows what lonely hearts crave - hers being the loneliest heart of all. When she arrives in town, no one is prepared for what she has in store. Luxurious and alluring to the point of being nearly magical, Lorelei’s confections lead her straight out of despair and into her very own bakery by the sea. The problem is she’s a woman on the run.

It’s been said that the only functions of business are marketing and innovation, and the two definitely need each other. Without marketing, the best ideas might go nowhere. But marketing extends beyond the business world, too. In the game of life, people are constantly selling things - often nothing more than themselves. Although The Essential Guide to Marketing is geared toward business-oriented listeners, the concepts of marketing can help people in all walks of life, including consumers.

In this audiobook, a former advertising executive and marketing MBA will provide an overview of seven popular advertising mediums and their functions. Sample cases provided include select clients, campaigns, or instances that have been experienced or observed.

When Northstar Security agent Justine Shelby is assigned to protect world-famous author Rosalee Kane, the last thing she wants is help from the author’s nephew, prickly but attractive FBI Special Agent Nelson Kane. Shelby is used to depending on herself and is content to work alone, but Rosalee and Kane make Shelby wish for something more. Of course, he may never forgive her if the assignment isn’t successful, and the threats are escalating.

The Step-By-Step Guide to Yoga for Stress Relief can help people of all ages and backgrounds manage and reduce their stress, and it is designed for all experience levels, whether you are a beginner or a frequent practitioner of yoga. Over 40 different postures and yogic practices are accompanied with photographs of the proper poses and explanations to make sure you’re practicing yoga correctly.

Contained within these pages are weird tales in the spirit of Lovecraft, Machen, Doyle, and Wells but shot through with a modern sensibility and a questioning of the old values. Here dwell ghosts and monsters, madmen and contortionists, lost souls and misunderstood geniuses. Collected for the first time are stories diverse and strange, spanning nearly a decade in the career of author David Tallerman.

Written by a yoga instructor educated at Yoga Vidya Gurukul in Trimbakeshwar, India, this quick guide focuses on the meaning of and purposes of yogic meditation according to yoga masters. This audiobook seeks to show how the concept of “meditation” has evolved ever since it was documented in Patanjali’s sutras approximately 2,500 years ago. It also explores the purposes and objectives of yogic meditation and how they relate to the overall practice and goals of an aspiring learner.

Deciding to form a start-up and coming up with the ideas is tough enough. But as a recently formed start-up or small nonprofit, it can be downright daunting to begin putting together a marketing strategy when you’re still trying to define your organization, let alone consider marketing it to other people. Fear not. You have the ability to imprint your brand in the minds of the outside world, as long as you follow the right steps.

This audiobook details the rise and fall of New France, describing the role of the Seven Years’ War, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Louisiana Purchase. Though French colonization ended more than 200 years ago, it left behind a distinct French flair and unique Creole culture that lives on in Louisiana today.