Classics Collection

The Prose Edda and the Poetic Edda are our oldest written sources for Norse mythology. When it comes to the norse myths, they are the closest thing we have to listening these stories as the vikings actually told them, around those ancient campfires so long ago. It is my hope that you will enjoy this collection, and that the two books will work in tandem to broaden and deepen your appreciation for these epic and mystical stories, and the enigmatic culture that spawned them.

A collection of fireside stories of short stories and tall tales! Open these pages and read to others, or snuggle into a blanket by the fireside and pick a story that fits your mood!Short stories and tall tales! This is of the fireside collection. A dozen awesome stories you are bound to find a story you really like! Some of the stories are great to tell around a campfire or at any get together! This book includes, Cabin Fever, A Star is Born, Promises Made, Promises Kept, Claire and The Journalist, The Time Traveler, Love Never Dies, This Rugged Land, We Call Home, Queen Dar’keina And ...

Young Amelia Bedelia now has her first audio collection! Come join the fun! This audio collection includes: Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School, Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine, Amelia Bedelia's First Apple Pie, and Amelia Bedelia's First Field Trip.

Three scorching stories. Three irresistible heroes. Three times the forbidden pleasure! Dive into a world of passion, secrets, and unexpected twists with this captivating trilogy of small-town romances. From a daring firefighter to a reformed bad-boy detective and a grumpy police chief, these irresistible heroes will set your heart on fire. What readers are saying: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ So Good & Steamy!!: These strong men will have you weak in the knees. Each story will not disappoint! These women are so sweet, but strong enough to handle these strong men. Don’t wait you will blow through ...

This collection of children’s stories offers a mix of some best-loved tales as well as newer favorites. Included are “Puss in Boots”, read by Robby Benson; “A Day at Santa’s Workshop”, read by Betty White; “Elfis, the Elf Who Saved Christmas”, read by Brian Austin Green; “Jack and the Beanstalk”, read by John Ritter; “Peter Pan”, read by Sandy Duncan; and “The Wild Swans” and “The Elves and the Shoemaker”, both read by Michael York.

Graham Greene’s evocative analysis of the love of self, the love of another, and the love of God is an English classic that has been translated for the stage, the screen, and even the opera house. Academy Award-winning actor Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man) turns in an authentic and stirring performance for this distinguished audio release.

The Complete Jane Austen Collection includes Austen's 7 novels, selected short fiction, and a selection of her letters. Read by an incredible cast including Joanne Froggatt and Fenella Woolgar, this collection is the perfect opportunity to listen beyond your favourite novel and discover Jane Austen's complete writings.

The Republic is perhaps the single most important, the most studied and the most quoted text of all of Plato's Socratic Dialogues. Through the medium of Socrates, Plato outlines his view and ideas concerning the ideal working of the city-state. Socrates narrates a conversation that took place the previous day with Cephalus, Glaucon, Thrasymachus and others. The dialogue is organised into 10 books and covers a broad range of topics, including the ideal community and the ideal rulers of the community.

This volume contains the stories that nearly everyone agrees are the best work of H.P. Lovecraft’s life. Chronologically, it is the second book in a three-volume omnibus set comprising the complete fictional works of Howard Phillips Lovcecraft.

The publication of a new translation by Fagles is a literary event. His translations of both the Iliad and Odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have become the standard translations of our era. Now, with this stunning modern verse translation, Fagles has reintroduced Virgil's Aeneid to a whole new generation, and completed the classical triptych at the heart of Western civilization.

Contents: Napoleon Hill. Think and Grow Rich (The text is reproduced from the original publications of 1937), George Samuel Clason. The Richest Man In Babylon (The text is reproduced from the original publications of 1920-1924), James Allen. As A Man Thinketh, James Allen. Out from the Heart, Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet, Sun Tzu. The Art of War, Lao Tzu. The Tao Te Ching, Confucius. Analects, Benjamin Franklin. The Way to Wealth, Benjamin Franklin. The Autobiography, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. The Meditations Of The Emperor, Russell H. Conwell Every Man His Own University, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Self-reliance.

Do you have a large number of photographs in your personal image bank? How about organizing and editing them practically and productively with advanced research and selection resources? This technical book, belonging to the “Editing and Management of Photographs” series, will allow you to discover and use the number one software for these tasks - the Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® Classic software, better known as Lightroom - the modern digital “developer” of photographs! If you are a professional photographer or passionate about photography, this electronic book will help you to ...

The London Classics Collection: Stories of the City allows you to step into the heart of London with a curated selection of iconic literary works that explore the soul of one of the world's most fascinating cities. From the smoky alleys of Victorian London to the political upheavals of the 20th century, this collection brings together stories that capture the city's rich history, diverse characters, and unflinching reflections on society.

Charged with treason under Theodoric the Great in sixth-century Rome, Boethius served one year's imprisonment, awaiting trial and eventual execution. During this time, he wrote The Consolation of Philosophy, which would go on to be one of the most popular philosophical works of all time, contributing much to medieval thought and influencing the likes of Dante and Chaucer, as well as Renaissance writers, such as Milton and Shakespeare.

Have you heard of “poetry tea time,” but you’re not sure how to do it? Or you want to share poetry with your children or class but afraid they'll find it to be “boring”? Then this is the book for you!A Year of Poetry Tea Time is designed to make poetry a fun and enjoyable experience. It’s the poetry book that should be on every home or classroom bookshelf. It will provide for you three hundred, age-appropriate poems in diverse styles and themes. This first volume is designed to help introduce you and your listeners to poetry of many styles. With all the poems tucked into one ...

Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christianity, morality, ethics, psychology, and the philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony, and parables. Much of his philosophical work deals with the issues of how one lives as a "single individual", giving priority to concrete human reality over abstract thinking and highlighting the importance of personal choice and commitment.

The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods - makes his tortuous way home to his faithful wife, Penelope. Shipwrecked numerous times, faced with apparently insurmountable obstacles, offered the temptations of ease, comfort, and even immortality, Odysseus remains steadfast and determined. Themes of courage and perseverance, fidelity and fortitude.

Lawrence Block remembers: “Well, maybe that’s not the best way to kick things off, because the fact of the matter is that Lawrence Block remembers virtually nothing about writing BUTCH. I have no difficulty recognizing it as my own work, and I remember hanging the title Butch on one of my monthly titles for Bill Hamling’s Nightstand Books—and, wonder of wonders, noting its appearance on the printed volume. “It’s not a bad title, but I don’t know that this was the right book for it. In Her Brogues Oxford-Style, who uploaded Harold McCauley’s reasonably fetching artwork to ...

The Metamorphoses by Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B.C. - A.D. 17) has, over the centuries, been the most popular and influential work from our classical tradition. This extraordinary collection of some 250 Greek and Roman myths and folk tales has always been a popular favorite, and has decisively shaped western art and literature from the moment it was completed in A.D. 8. The stories are particularly vivid when read by David Horovitch, in this new lively verse translation by Ian Johnston.

Sci-Fi: The Definitive Collection is a collection of 29 classic science fiction novels and stories, read by esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic science fiction writers of all time, including H.G. Wells; Jules Verne; H.P. Lovecraft; Maragret Cavendish; Yevgeny Zamyatin; and more.