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The stories Told After Supper, related by the guests at a Christmas Eve party, are about ghosts and have all the wit and whimsy of Jerome K. Jerome's more famous works.

"Do you remember when you were a dinosaur...?" This collection of second-person, read-aloud tales sees the listener transformed into various mighty animals such as a lion, a crocodile, a gorilla, and a dinosaur. Ideal bedtime-reading fare, kids are sure to enjoy being the star of these immersive stories while adults, too, will enjoy the humor and fast-paced plot lines.

For almost two millennia, cathedrals have been among the most imposing, astonishing and inspiring buildings in Europe. Regardless of faith, their scale and architectural daring has never ceased to spark wonder. This guide traces the development of the cathedral from its earliest beginnings as a Bishop’s house, through the Romanesque and Gothic periods and up to the most extravagant contemporary designs around the world.

After 40 years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, Roy Blount Jr. still can't get over his ABCs. In Alphabet Juice, he celebrates the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies of letters and their combinations. Blount does not prescribe proper English. The franchise he claims is "over the counter" and concentrates more on questions such as these: Did you know that both mammal and matter derive from baby talk? Have you noticed how wince makes you wince?

Born around 1824 in New Jersey, John Johnston headed west after deserting from the US Navy and became a well-known and infamous mountain man. His many lives would involve him working as a miner, hunter, trapper, bootlegger, woodcutter, and army scout. When his Flathead Indian wife and child were killed by Crow Indians while he was away hunting and trapping, he swore to avenge their deaths, becoming known as “Crow Killer” and “Liver-Eating Johnson” (without the “t”), names he earned by cutting out and eating the livers of his enemies.

Brilliantly told, Revolver brings the brazenly ambitious and profoundly innovative industrialist and leader Samuel Colt to vivid life. In the space of his 47 years, he seemingly lived five lives: He traveled, womanized, drank prodigiously, smuggled guns to Russia, bribed politicians, and supplied the Union Army with the guns they needed to win the Civil War. Colt lived during an age of promise and progress, but also of slavery, corruption, and unbridled greed, and he not only helped to create this America, he completely embodied it.

It's no secret; starting a company is hard. So many decisions are interdependent on factors outside of our control. Some founders follow a business plan; others operate by the seat of their pants. But all entrepreneurs need a personal framework to follow. With hard-won insight, humor, and an insider's knowledge of the entrepreneurial space, Chop Dawg founder/CEO Joshua H. Davidson dispels the myths and false promises that entrepreneurs are often too keen to believe in when starting out, and lays out a practical framework for lasting success.

For more than four decades, Dr. Roy Taylor has been studying the causes of diabetes. In 2017, he had a breakthrough: He found scientific proof that type-2 diabetes is not only reversible, but that anyone following a simple regimen can prevent and cure it. Life Without Diabetes makes it easy for people to cut back on their daily calorie intake and avoid the two big problems of dieting - hunger and choice - and lose up to 35 pounds in just eight weeks.

Of Plymouth Plantation is a journal written by William Bradford, leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, between 1630 and 1651. Bradford’s journal is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the colony which they founded. It gives an account of the Pilgrims from 1608 when they settled in the Dutch Republic through the 1620 Mayflower voyage to North America, until the year 1647. Bradford did not write with publication in mind, so his entries are candid and colorful.

A whore’s life is never easy, and it’s even harder when you’re a slave in San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. Good people are being killed and tortured, and that’s where Caz comes in. With lawmen afraid to help, Caz, along with his friends, Grizzly and Rockhouse, looks to free those who need freeing and kill those who need killing. Doesn’t take long before both are happening. Slave traders, sailors, and loggers are all part of the three-day battle, and there is danger at every turn. Caz, as he always does, leaves a long trail of justice in his wake.

In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce. A story-telling competition between a group of pilgrims from all walks of life is the occasion for a series of tales that range from the Knight's account of courtly love and the ebullient Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend, to the ribald anecdotes of the Miller and the Cook.

This is the fourth novel in a brand new Western series from Western adventure bestseller Scott Harris! With gun in hand - Caz blasts his way through the bad guys to bring peace and justice to the old West! Caz faces his most challenging enemies yet, men willing to kill, not just the men they’re trying to destroy, but their entire families. At first it appears it’s going to work, but Caz rides into town, stops a bank robbery by killing the robbers and the story picks up speed from there.

On the Origin of Species revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. Now young listeners can discover Charles Darwin's groundbreaking theory of evolution for themselves in this stunning picture-book adaptation that uses stylish illustrations and simple text to introduce how species form, develop, and change over time.

The city of Wichita, Kansas, is wracked with panic over the abduction of toddler pageant princess Lindy Bobo. However, the dealers at The Heart of America Antique Mall are too preoccupied by their own neurotic compulsions to take much notice. Postcards, perfume bottles, Barbies, vinyl records, kitschy neon beer signs - they collect and sell it all.

A former parole officer shines a bright light on a huge yet hidden part of our justice system through the intertwining stories of seven parolees striving to survive the chaos that awaits them after prison in this illuminating and dramatic audiobook. Prompted by a dead-end retail job and a vague desire to increase the amount of justice in his hometown, Jason Hardy became a parole officer in New Orleans at the worst possible moment. Louisiana’s incarceration rates were the highest in the US.

With a host of animal and human characters, some of whom will be familiar to listeners of the highly praised collection A Month of Bedtime Stories and some of whom are completely new, these humorous and imaginative tales feature space-faring puppies, Kung Fu Grasshoppers, time-traveling slugs, undersea bee explorers, Viking goats, boogie woogie monkeys, disco-dancing Romans, and tiddlywinking cockroaches, to name a few. Ideal for bedtime listening.

This is an audiobook for personal growth, a tool for deepening relationships, and a lively conversation starter. This audiobook is great for passing time in the car, a party, or getting to know a small group of people. Over 150 would you rather questions are more than enough to learn more about yourself and the people around you.

This book for personal growth, a tool for deepening relationships, and a lively conversation starter. Never Have I Ever for Kids is great for passing time in the car, a party, or getting to know a small group of people. Over 150 never have I ever questions are more than enough to learn more about yourself and the people around you.

A collection of magical adventures which place the listener at the heart of the action. Told in the second person, these stories involve the listener changing into a creepy crawly for a day. Although the main aim of this book is to entertain, young listeners will also: learn amazing facts about the workings and wonders of the natural world; learn about the behaviour, habits and lives of these amazing creatures; discover a new perspective on life by walking in another animal’s "shoes" for a day; and more!

Barbara Child put her heart and soul into a letter to her partner, Alan Morris, while he was at the cottage they shared in Florida, and she was away at school in California. He was a Vietnam War veteran, and she was taking a seminary course on war - in particular, the Vietnam War. She turned in her letter as a term paper for the course, calling it “An Open Letter to a Vietnam Veteran.” That letter led to one thing, then another. She began writing more and more about Alan. From those writings came this audiobook.