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A scientist, his nephew and a guide follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center. Classic science fiction!

The sequel to H. Rider Haggard’s 1885 blockbuster adventure story King Solomon’s Mines. Quartermain was one of the templates for the American film character Indiana Jones.

By the author of King Solomon's Mines and She. This 1899 epic draws heavily upon adventure and exotic concepts. Experience Cleopatra’s wit, her treachery, and her overwhelming presence.

Two of Lovecraft’s most famous pieces. Witchcraft, mystery, abandoned houses and monsters. The Dunwich Horror is considered one of the core stories of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth and serious illnesses.

Wells' new vision for the world. A comet causes "the nitrogen of the air" to "change out of itself". The result: "The great Change has come for evermore, happiness and beauty are our atmosphere, there is peace on earth and good will to all men."

A best seller while Stevenson was alive! By the mid-20th century it had gained critical approval and study. While an adventure novel, it also raises various moral issues, such as the nature of justice and the fact that friends may have different political viewpoints.

Lucian Taylor, the hero, is damned either through contact with an erotically pagan "other" world or through something degenerate in his own nature, which he thinks of as a "faun". He becomes a writer, and when he moves to London he becomes trapped by the increasing reality of the dark imaginings of this creature within him, which become increasingly real. One of the first explorations in fiction of the figure of the doomed artist, who is biographically so much a part of the decadent 1890s.

On publication, it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its implied sexual content, and the novella hurt Machen's reputation as an author. Beginning in the 1920s, Machen's work was critically re-evaluated and The Great God Pan has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror.

First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth. A fundamental work in classical economics. The book touches upon such broad topics as the division of labour, productivity, and free markets.

The two original Buck Rogers novellas. Buck Rogers was a huge success, spawning many imitators such as Flash Gordon. Despite being written prior to World War II, the story line accurately foreshadowed several notable advancements in technology: bazookas, consumer e-purchasing, immersive telepresence, night vision devices, optical devices for small arms such as the red-dot sight, paratroopers, remote piloted surveillance and attack drones, telecommuting, and wireless phones - including the flip phone!

The stories in this collection can be traced back to Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age The works were collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, and South Asia and North Africa. Some tales themselves trace their roots back to ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Greek, Indian, Jewish, and Turkish folklore and literature.

First published in 1885, with billboards and posters around London announcing "The Most Amazing Book Ever Written". It became an immediate best seller. The genesis of the Lost World literary genre! The search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers, led by Allan Quatermain, for a missing brother, lost while searching for the mythical mines of King Solomon. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa. The novel has been adapted to film at least six times.

A seminal work in the history of sociology and a cornerstone of African American literature. Du Bois drew from his own experiences as an African American in American society. Outside of its notable relevance in African American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works in the field of sociology.

In this gripping novel by John M. Whiddon, Webb and Kat Espy, beloved characters from the acclaimed Webb Espy Chronicles, return to unravel a web of secrets that stretches from the bustling streets of Savannah to the serene landscapes of Europe and beyond. As they navigate through their ancestral past, they confront unexpected twists that challenge their perceptions of love, loyalty, and identity.

Fables Unbound is an epic collection of reimagined myths and original fantasy tales that transport listeners into worlds where legends breathe, magic thrives, and danger lurks in every shadow. Journey to the snowy peaks of the Himalayas to hear the Yeti’s hundred-year song, cross the shifting sands of the Sahara with the cunning Alirami, and step into enchanted realms where heroes, monsters, and ancient forces collide.

Step into the heart of the North Dakota plains in A Boy, A Barn, and A Boxcar, a charming and nostalgic collection of true stories from author Cherry Carl. Inspired by her husband's vivid memories of growing up in a refrigerator boxcar-turned-home, this revised edition paints an authentic portrait of farm life in post-WWII America. From mischievous farm chores and sleigh rides through blizzards to hilarious encounters with baby skunks and playful goats, each story invites readers to a simpler time filled with warmth, wit, and the wonders of rural childhood.

Inside the fractured mind of Peyton Huberty, a war rages—one he can no longer control. On a sweltering summer afternoon, a prestigious university becomes the backdrop for a tragedy that shocks the nation. But was it madness, or something far more sinister? As Peyton recovers from a failed suicide attempt, he finds himself shackled to a hospital bed, facing the weight of his actions. A team of doctors and attorneys uncover a disturbing truth—a malignant brain tumor, nestled deep within the regions governing impulse and rage. Could this tumor have dictated his actions?

This book is dedicated for open minded people who wish to change things or to see beyond the ordinary world affairs as it contains details regarding the current state of world order.

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