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This morning I saw a star twinkling just over the fore-yard, the first since the beginning of May. There is considerable discontent among the crew, many of whom are anxious to get back home to be in time for the herring season, when labour always commands a high price upon the Scotch coast. As yet their displeasure is only signified by sullen countenances and black looks, but I heard from the second mate this afternoon that they contemplated sending a deputation to the Captain to explain their grievance.

It was just a dusty old Buffalo Skull, but in it's own way, beautiful. With love and care, she restored it to a beautiful piece of art. Following old drawings, she thought it was perfect. But now that it was back to it's old self so was it's magic. No one noticed and if they did it wasn't spoken of. But now its power is making itself known.

These two stories "Black Jack" and "Christmas on Liberty Square" have been available separately for some time. Publishing them together brings a discounted price for the listener interested in purchasing both.

Join us for epic adventures in the UP on land and lakes! Pirates, thieves, shipwrecks, sexy women, lost gold, and adventures on the Lake Superior frontier await you! In this audiobook, you’ll sail on a ship full of gold, outwit deadly shapeshifters, battle frontier outlaws, and even meet the mysterious agent that Andrew Jackson called "the meanest man" he ever knew. Packed with action, adventure, humor, and suspense, this audiobook has something for every listener.

What is a lineshack? It's a small cabin used by ranch hands, a place of refuge during storms. Sometimes the only place within miles, a place that can mean the difference between life and death, especially when a winter storm is about to bare down on you. This winter is no different...except that this time there's three murderous brothers, the sheriff, and a group lost skiers who may just need the same lonely building. Then from out of no where surfaces another, a man out of time, out of place.... Who will survive this New Years Eve.

Welcome to my magical world of imagination taking you back to 17th century France. The human experiences we all face today are very similar to the needs and losses of humanity in history. The book has short stories with no chronological historical order. The aim of this book is purely for entertainment purpose, but it has elements of historical and psychological perspectives that may educate the listener.

La Mujer del Mediodía es la colección completa de los diez audiolibros: los cuentos se venden por separado, esta es la versión completa a un súper precio, cada audiolibro tiene su trailer, puede buscarlos y escuchar el trailer de cada uno.

Isn’t it always the way? Your time machine crash lands in 18th-century Europe, and the one man who might be able to fix it - renowned watchmaker Gaston Lemaitre - is just about to have his head chopped off, courtesy of Madame La Guillotine. Fembot Sally heads to Paris, where the Reign of Terror is in full swing. Will she be able to rescue Citizen Lemaitre, or will she end up with her own head on the block?

Lost Face (Including Other Short Stories) is a collection of seven short stories by Jack London. It takes its name from the first short story in the book, about a European adventurer in the Yukon who outwits his (American) Indian captors' plans to torture him. The book includes London's best-known short story, "To Build a Fire".

A reminder from Alexei Nikolayevich Tolstoy that one might take great caution when pursuing hidden treasure. 

As tense, short story Westerns go, W.C. Tuttle's "Spawn of the Desert", set in the 1850s rugged Southwest mountains, is a splendid, fast-paced example of the classic genre of tales of gold and silver mining towns run by ruthless men, and inhabited by an eclectic population of miners, gamblers, gunmen, drunks, hardscrabble women, and the obligatory "colorful" characters. Tuttle (1883-1969) was one of the most prolific Western writers of his day, with more than 40 novels and short stories to his credit.

"Il Trafficante d'Amore" è una storia avvincente, dolorosa, a tratti comica e certamente romantica che vede il suo inizio su una splendida spiaggia, dove un uomo sconsolato ed immerso nei suoi pensieri comincia a vagare con la fantasia volendosi forzatamente distrarre dagli ultimi dolori trascorsi di vita vissuta. Così, ascoltando le onde del mare e lasciandosi distrarre dai passanti comincia a perdersi nei suoi pensieri e nei ricordi delle storie delle donne avute, associando per gioco ad ognuna di esse uno dei cinque sensi.

Have you ever seen a white alligator or held a baby alligator in your hand? Queen Vernita continues her adventures in the deep south. She learns all about the plantations, how the slaves lived, jazz, the Bayou and even holds a baby alligator.

Ich hatte genug von all den Lügen und wollte nur noch weg. Weit weg! Diese Flucht plante ich seit Monaten, doch nun war nicht nur meine Familie auf der Suche nach mir, sondern auch Greg Di'Marco. Was hatte mein Vater sich nur dabei gedacht ausgerechnet den Drogenbaron und Mädchenhändler zu meinem Beschützer zu erklären? Und warum brachte ausgerechnet dieser Mann meinen verräterischen Körper dermaßen zum beben? Dark-Romance. Dominante Männer, widerspenstige Frauen und prickelnde Erotik.

At 45, Sophie Perino was finally living life on her terms. She’d left her high paying job at a New York City magazine to put all of her focus on a lifestyle blog that had become her passion project. She’d made peace with her singleness and for the most part life was good. They always say that love comes along when you least expect it. Sophie certainly had never expected to meet wealthy banker, Andrew Messing the day that he walked into her neighborhood cafe and swept her off her feet. And she certainly never expected that she could fall in love so fast.

From tales of humans and animals forced to violence and primitivism, to stories of chaos and civilizational collapse, this elegant collection gathers Jack London’s most famous and influential works for a modern audience. Reflecting the eloquent prose and gripping themes first written over a century ago, these stories speak to universal ideas and truths which have captivated the minds of fans for generations.

El narrador relata un suceso de la amistad que entabló con William Legrand (un hombre solitario), quien vivía en la isla con un ya liberado sirviente llamado Júpiter. En una de sus visitas a su amigo Legrand, el melancólico hombre le comentó que había encontrado un escarabajo que parecía de oro. Legrand dibujó el insecto en un pergamino y lo entregó a su amigo para que lo observara, pero su allegado solo atinó a decir que el dibujo parecía una calavera. Legrand, malhumorado, tomó el pergamino y lo examinó; finalmente guardó el pergamino en un cajón.

Descubre la adaptación de Cuento de Navidad de Charles Dickens. La adaptación ha sido realizada por Kathleen Hershner y está concebida para que la comprensión auditiva se adapte a un nivel intermedio, de esta forma puedes seguir la historia y mejorar tu inglés al mismo tiempo.

We must look within ourselves for our greatest faculties so that they become our “Golden Armor”, that strength that lives within us, and that prompts us to overcome any difficulties that may arise. The main objective of the story on this book is helping you find the light that shines inside you no matter how small it is to can rekindle it to turn it into a huge bonfire that illuminates your life and the lives of those around you. A useful story to help our children cultivate self-confidence and build character-filled personalities.

In his first collection of short stories, Ron Ripley delivers eight spine-tingling tales of the strange and the macabre. Weaving an intricate web of storytelling, listeners are asked to join him on a journey through some of the darkest of his works. Book a room at the old Crowe’s Bed and Breakfast, but be certain you can leave. Join the treasure hunter as he digs up graves and awakens more than just the dead. Lay beside a homeless man in a shelter, but make sure you’re not trespassing.