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Our modern reality requires a fundamental understanding of the problems beleaguering our existence. Science and literature are key tools for gaining this insight. The wisdom accumulated throughout the centuries by scientists, philosophers, and writers is a solid foundation on which modern man can build the future.

This book contains the following works: 1. Edgar Allan Poe: The Gold Bug, 2. William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet, 3. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: Faust, 4. Mark Twain: Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 5. Leo Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Translator: Constance Garnett), 6. Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World, 7. Henry James: The Turn of the Screw, 8. Antoine de Saint-Exupery: The Little Prince (Translator: Marina Zhigalova), 9. Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray, 10. Kate Chopin: The Awakening.

The earliest surviving works of ancient Greek literature, dating back to the early Archaic period, are the two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. These two epics, along with the Homeric Hymns and the two poems of Hesiod, Theogony and Works and Days, comprised the major foundations of the Greek literary tradition that would continue into the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods.

To the outside world, Cara’s life seems perfect. The only one who knows the dark secrets inside her home is her best friend and next-door neighbor, Adam. Cara’s only escape is by writing and sharing her stories with him through their facing bedroom windows late at night. But just when everything seems to get better, Cara’s world shatters, causing her to spiral into a deep depression and writer’s block. Even though Adam promises her that “everything will be okay”, she knows things will never be the same. 

The longevity of Greek ideas, images, and systems of thought bears witness to the incomparable originality of ancient Greek scientific and artistic achievements and the genius of Hellenist society. It is on the foundation of Hellenist achievements that many of our modern advancements have developed. Greek culture also significantly impacted the development of literature and education, beginning with the Romans and expanding to Europe and the West.

Sappho is widely recognized as one of the great poets of world literature, an author whose works have caused her fans to repeat, in many different forms, Strabo’s amazed epithet when he wrote that she could only be called "a marvel". The reception of Sappho’s poetry, even through the 20th century, offers a case study of the conflicts induced by the sexual preferences she seemingly alludes to in her verse.

Large Family Homeschooling Guide is an all-inclusive guide to homeschooling and a pep talk all rolled into one. Whether you are a seasoned homeschooler of many or have a large family and are considering venturing into the arena of home education, you will find everything you need to know practically in this book. Whether you are struggling to rekindle the spark you first had about homeschooling or are just overwhelmed with all the school supplies needed to educate your large family, the resources you need are found here.

You are the superstar you’ve been waiting for, and the world needs you to thrive. In every sector, in every country, in every type of business and social program; the world will thrive if enough women take up the task of mastering their own money game and using that freedom to change the world. As the founder of Thrive Beyond Divorce and a veteran of the financial industry, Grace Tinsen shares how she learned to thrive after devastating loss after divorce, how she met the challenges that came along the way, and how you can too no matter your starting point.

Proclaim the words of the Lord! There are words from Heaven that the king of kings wants you to decree! Like Jesus, believers must listen for the father’s voice and declare what he has spoken. When you boldly decree God’s word, your words are saturated in the supernatural life and creative power of the kingdom!

A Woman’s Guide to Triathlon is narrated specifically for women wanting to get into the sport (really all 3 sports). It combines knowledge from seasoned pros and presents everything you need to know in a format that makes sense to women who have never raced a triathlon. A step-by-step guide for everything from training to preparing for race morning. Listeners will understand the whole process of preparing for triathlon from beginning to the finish line.

Feel tired of being woken up in the middle of the night by your baby's crying? Tired of having to change your toddler's diaper for the thousandth time? Sick of having to put up with embarrassing public displays by your toddler whenever you go out? If yes, then keep reading. There are few major milestones in the life of a child that is more challenging than the toddler phase. Throwing food on the floor, irregular sleep patterns, horrible toilet manners, and cranky behaviors are some of the few trials of raising a toddler. It's enough to drive a hapless parent insane. 

Is bedtime a constant struggle with your toddler? Do they have trouble falling asleep or often wake in the middle of the night? Are you exhausted from sleepless nights of your own trying to keep up with them? Get back to basics with this guide to toddler bedtime troubles and how to solve them. Using child psychology and gentle, science-backed parenting techniques, this audiobook will provide you with everything necessary to teach your child how to sleep on their own.

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Exhausted from inevitable tantrums, picky eating, toilet-training mishaps, sleep problems, and random acts of defiance that come with raising a toddler? Parenting is the hardest job you’ll ever have and these earliest days are some of the most difficult. Long before your child reaches their teenage years, they will begin to take those first steps towards independence. As they grow, they begin testing boundaries in new and often frustrating ways.

Eighteen-year-old Tilly Breedlove's father has sold her into a form of modern day slavery on Luna - the Tranquility Harbor Mining Company, 240,000 miles from home. Family Trade and Loan, an unscrupulous company, is more than willing to take her on and exploit her talent. Forced to be an exotic dancer, she performs risqué shows for the filthy but filthy rich ore miners - a far cry from her classical and modern dance training. If she isn't resisting obscene advances from bearded "Prairie Dogs," she's fending off jealous head-liner acts who view her as a threat to their status.