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"The District Doctor" is a wonderful Turgenev short story that appealed and influenced American authors, such as Henry James and F. Scott Fitzgerald for its writing style, and Sherwood Anderson and Ernest Hemingway for its focus on moments. As the Doctor says to a new acquaintance, "Sometimes you know people for a long time and never talk about anything that touches the soul; sometimes you start there on the first conversation."

In less than 60 minutes of listening to this audiobook, you will have heard the original United States Constitution. To improve your understanding of the Constitution, we have included original readings and commentary related to this subject, such as the drafting and ratification of the Constitution, the historical influences on the Constitution, and the Anti-Federalists.

Oscar Wilde's wit and meaning is at its best in this ghost story, considered by many the best ever written. Wilde's dialogue lends himself to narration because of his quick wit and delivery. Here he presents a traditional English ghost that Americans refuse to accept, but both parties finally work together to end the controversy. One of the great short stories of all time.

Religion and America in the 17th century through today, with 139 things to learn and more!

A Book of Five Rings is one of the three great historical strategy books, accompanying The Art of War and The Prince. They are best appreciated when listened to together. As the Japanese consulted Demming from MIT after World War II about quality American style, the Americans began to study Musashi's A Book of Five Rings in the 1970s when the Japanese. Keep your eye on the ball; focus on your goal single-mindedly and more.

Why Democrats have adopted 20/80 losing issues to lose until they change their ways.

Why the Republicans will presumably win forever.

Advice on how to land a man.

Brett Swartz describes how to retain the highest percentage of your wealth through deferring capital gains taxes through Deferred Sales Trusts or Delaware 1031 Exchanges.

Smith elevates one’s thinking about how to help others to have a better life for yourself, providing the practical tools to do so.

Financial advisor expert Seth Greene describes how to make you invaluable to clients, leverage your expertise, market to acquire them, expand your clients through marketing, gifting for purpose, enriching their children, and more.

An expert advisor and podcaster with over 63 podcasts & 100s of customers who he runs their podcasts for them advises how to get started for free and build your own platform slowly and cheaply before expanding your effort to earn more and more advertiser money.

History from many perspectives.

America's Renaissance Man as author of the Declaration of Independence & Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. President, founder of UVA, launched the Lewis & Clark expedition, and Bought the Louisiana Purchase, the greatest real estate deal in history.

Emerson describes the fluidity of thinking and life; how we need to be open to new ideas and not be wed to old ones; how to open ourselves up to these ideas by expanding our circles of knowledge and ideas.

An Historical Gothic Romance set in Paris and elsewhere in France, Germany, and Spain. A rollicking good tale from Parisian salons to Peasant feasts and more.

10 Kafka stories: A Fratricide, The Next Village, The Bucket Rider, Prometheus, Poseidon, The Problem of the Laws, A Little Fable, Give it Up!, On Parables & An Imperial Message.

12 Short Kafka stories plus 3 bonus ones. The Great Wall & Tower of Babel, The Pit of Babel, Paradise, The Tower of Babel, Mount Sinai, Abraham, My Destination, The Tiger, Couriers, The Coming of the Messiah, The Cell, The Emperor, The Truth About Sancho Panza, The News of Building the Great Wall & The Wish to Be a Red Indian.

These aphorisms are impressive independently as well as insightful to Kafka's thinking. He carefully numbered and kept them on separate pages. A must-listen to understand Kafka's thinking.

A singer is popular with the German people but not particularly good at singing. Kafka uses the story to illustrate Germanic beliefs, tight fistedness, strong work effort, and battles with neighbors. Remarkable insights as always from Kafka.