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Moving stories about married couples' powerful and complicated loves, read by actors Frances Sternhagen, Robert Sean Leonard, Keir Dullea, Joanna Gleason, Harold Gould and Joanne Woodward. A native couple's rocky college love affair lasts a lifetime in Do You Know Where I Am by Sherman Alexie. In Karen E. Bender's Eternal Love, a mother nervously chaperones her retarded daughter's honeymoon.

"Rest your eyes, and listen here....I'm Rod Serling, and this is The Zero Hour." From 1972 to 1974, The Zero Hour brought potent thrillers to the radio waves, edge-of-your-seat original radio dramas from best-selling mystery novels, featuring stars from radio's Golden Age and popular television personalities. Rest your eyes and experience a provocative episode from this legendary radio program.

Protagonist Kris Kelvin arrives at a scientific research station hovering above the surface of Solaris where research has been ongoing for years on the strange ocean life form. When Kris and his colleagues become more aggressive in trying to force contact with Solaris, the ocean's response is to experiment with the researchers' minds by confronting them with their most painful and repressed thoughts and memories through the materialization of complex human constructs.

What price will Edna Pontellier pay to be free? She seems to have everything she needs - her loving husband, Léonce, two beautiful children and a wonderful home in turn-of-the-century New Orleans. But deep inside her burns a creative fire that longs to be unleashed. One summer changes everything. When Edna meets Robert, she starts to question all that she was taught to believe. Is her comfortable marriage nothing more than a cage?

Nearly 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line - about $26,200 for a family of four. Low-income families and individuals are everywhere, from cities to rural communities. While poverty is commonly seen as a personal failure, or a deficiency of character or knowledge, it's actually the result of bad policy. Public policy has purposefully erected barriers that deny access to basic needs, creating a society where people can easily become trapped - not because we lack the resources to lift them out, but because we are actively choosing not to.

A scathing examination of a wealthy Southern family and the greed that tears them apart. Regina’s brothers have inherited their father’s wealth, while after years of neglect, her dying husband is determined to see she gets nothing. It will take every ounce of her ruthless guile to outwit her relations and assure herself a gilded future.

The problem in not knowing how to process loss is what keeps millions of people suffering with anxiety, addiction, despair, and depression. But you don’t have to, because this little book will help free you from what makes you unhappy so you can live with joy and purpose. The inspiring, often humorous wisdom will help you feel better right away, clear your harmful habits of thinking, release guilt and regret, and find yourself in love with life again, by letting go of….

There’s hardly anything more exciting than getting that first teaching job. You get to create lesson plans for your own students, see your ideas for classroom decor come to fruition, implement the classroom management system you’ve always wanted to use. The list of decisions and ideas goes on and on. What fun!

Joanne S. Duffin’s poetry is a captivating fusion of the personal and the universal, delving into the depths of the human experience. Her verses touch upon matters of the heart, offer insightful observations of the world, and fearlessly tackle the pressing issues of our time, both within the United States of America and on a global scale.

When a farmer’s family is attacked by an old enemy of Izzy Thompson’s father, Izzy sets out by covered wagon to track and take down the one responsible. Little does she know that the city Librarian, Atticus Maybell, is asleep in the backseat and now must accompany Izzy or be left stranded in the wilderness. Along the way, the two seek out Samuel Hamilton Walker, a Texas Ranger, and the three of them go together to bring justice for Izzy’s family. Atticus and Izzy fall in love along the way and face the dangers ahead to find and rescue Izzy's brother, Isaac.

In An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Ambrose Bierce spins a gripping tale of psychological tension and the brutal realities of war. Set during the American Civil War, the story follows Peyton Farquhar, a Southern plantation owner who is sentenced to death by hanging for attempting to sabotage a Union railroad bridge. As Farquhar faces his imminent demise, Bierce masterfully plays with the boundaries of time and perception, drawing readers into a haunting exploration of life, death, and the mind's final moments.

Chickamauga is Ambrose Bierce at his most merciless—and most poetic. A young, deaf boy, playing war with a wooden sword, wanders into the real aftermath of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War. What begins as childlike adventure slowly unfolds into a grotesque, nightmarish vision of human destruction. With chilling detachment and uncanny beauty, Bierce paints a surreal and horrifying picture of innocence lost in the fog of war.

The Death of Halpin Frayser is a Gothic fever dream wrapped in mist and mystery. Set between California's redwoods and the haunted hills of Tennessee, Ambrose Bierce's macabre tale follows a young poet who awakens from a nightmare only to find reality far more terrifying. A wandering spirit, a cryptic mother, a whispered name in the dark—Bierce unravels the border between dream and death with chilling precision. This story is not merely horror—it is a meditation on madness, fate, and the eerie echoes between the living and the dead.

The Girl with a Big Heart is here to help you feel happy…. or sad, or curious, or angry, or creative. In fact, she can help you understand that all your feelings — even the difficult and not very fun ones — are the key to knowing who you are and what you need. In this beautiful book of ten timeless stories, author Jo Smedley magically brings to life the simultaneously simple and complicated nature of what it means to be yourself. Leading by example, The Girl shows that it takes courage and a leap of faith to live life on your own terms.

This enchanting collection of 25 short stories is designed to make bedtime the most magical time of the day for children ages 4-8. Each tale whisks young listeners to a world filled with wonder and adventure, where imagination knows no bounds and anything is possible. Created with love, these stories are perfect for snuggling up and sharing precious moments with your little ones before they drift off to sleep.

Some of the world’s largest brands have a presence on Pinterest. For example, a worldwide brand known as Starbucks has more than 10 million monthly views and thousands of dedicated followers. So, remember: you are setting yourself up for this kind of success with every step that you take. I know these statements may seem out of reach, but if you are committed to making your Pinterest page a priority you can absolutely achieve this kind of success. Once your page reaches 200k to 300k monthly views you will see a real traffic boost to your website.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new while traveling? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is just for you. Greater than a Tourist: Durban, South Africa by Nazeera Rawat offers the inside scope on Durban, South Africa.

As Jews tried to escape Nazi Germany in the 1930s, they faced unthinkable roadblocks in obtaining exit visas. And while they were denied entry in one country after another, a bureaucratic oddity enabled some of them to flee to an unlikely destination: Shanghai, China. In this LATW original commission, playwright Kate McAll used the survivors’ own words to create a narrative of people starting their lives over in a completely new land.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate.

Greater than a Tourist: Manaus Amazonas Brazil, by Jarvin Quijano, offers the inside scoop on Manaus. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.