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The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, possible life after death, and the power of fate. This book has been carefully adapted into modern English to allow for easy listening. Enjoy!

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A young male's guide for practical daily living as he embarks on life's journey toward manhood. It presents seven principles to be learned, adopted, and mastered, as they forge their own unique and individual paths towards destiny. It is the author's desire that everyone who listens to this audiobook will find at least one piece of advice that will help shape his character for a lifetime.

In the rural Deep South, there are stories about people who, upon the approach of their death, have been greeted by dead loved ones who return as ghosts to lead them into the next world. This is one of those stories.

A poor porter stops to take a rest on the bench outside the gate of a rich merchant's house, where he complains to Allah about the injustice of a world which allows the rich to live in ease while he must work hard and yet remain poor. The owner of the house hears about this and requests to speak to the porter, finding that they are both named Sinbad. The rich Sinbad tells the poor Sinbad that he became wealthy "by fortune and fate" during seven wondrous voyages, which he then proceeds to tell.

The Apology of Socrates, by Plato, is the dialogue that presents the speech of legal self-defense, which Socrates presented at his trial for impiety and corruption, in 399 BC. Specifically, The Apology of Socrates is a defense against the charges of “corrupting the youth” and “not believing in the same gods as the city, but in other gods which are novel” to Athens.

For years, the old men had been hanging around the country grocery store whiling away their days playing checkers and dominoes and talking about politics, women, drinking, and life experiences. All that time, the store owner readily approved their presence in the store and went on about his business as if they were not there. Then, one fateful morning in 1956, a new owner bought the business who was not quite as tolerant.

If It Fits Your Macros is the buzzword in the world of flexible dieting. It is the concept that has transformed millions of physiques from overweight to lean and shredded. Whether you are looking to get skinnier or to get as lean as possible, IIFYM allows you to lose weight, specifically from fat, without giving up your favorite foods! This book will introduce you to the fundamentals of fat loss and equip you with the know-how to getting lean today.