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The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension.

This book contains the following works: 1. Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum, 2. William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream, 3. Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden, 4. Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, 5. Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island, 6. H.P. Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness, 7. Jack London: The Call of the Wild, 8. Mary W. Shelley: Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, 9. Osamu Dazai: No Longer Human (Confessions of a Faulty Man)....

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.

John Griffith London was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.

Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but he became a chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies, and murderous acts of mankind. At mid-career, he combined rich humor, sturdy narrative, and social criticism in Huckleberry Finn. He was a master of rendering colloquial speech and helped to create and popularize a distinctive American literature built on American themes and language.

The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck. The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs.

Daisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in June–July 1878, and in book form the following year. It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy.

Most people think that photographic memory is just something that you are born with, but the truth is, almost anyone can train their brain to have a photographic memory. And by doing this, you will soon be able to remember everything right down to the tiniest detail. People with photographic memories do better at school, in their careers, and their social lives.

Do you want your children to grow in all shapes and ways? Mindfulness is a practicing key for your children; for them to grow physically, mentally, psychologically, ethically.  

A very effective and different audiobook....  

This book was written specifically to be narrated and has been designed and structured to ensure easy and unconscious learning for the listener. 

Sleep is a necessity, yet it seems like more and more people are getting less of it. People need sleep to live, and if you skip it or do not get enough of it, then you will start to notice a decline in your physical and mental health. By not helping your child to get enough sleep, they will be more prone to getting sick and, over time, will tend to perform worse at school than their peers. Luckily, that is where this book comes in. This audiobook will help you learn how to improve your child fall asleep using a multitude of different methods.

Are your anger problems out of control and starting to affect the people around you? Whether you realize it or not your anger problems can directly effect those around you, to the point where it starts to directly erode their own mental health and well-being. But, now you can learn how to control your anger and manage the stress and anxiety that goes a long with it. 

You know what the wealthiest of people of all times have in common? Self-discipline. This blend of two seemingly unimportant terms combined by a hyphen has the power to make or break your life, career, and aspirations. It is that one trait that can help turn tables and bridge the gap between you and your goals. It’s easy to get distracted by the things around us, which leads to deviation from the right path. Even comparatively affluent people leading happy lives are bereft of this magical trait, and this is exactly what is keeping them from rising to the apex. 

The Death of Ivan Ilyich - first published in 1886, is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, considered one of the masterpieces of his late fiction, written shortly after his religious conversion of the late 1870s. Usually classed among the best examples of the novella, The Death of Ivan Ilyich tells the story of a high-court judge in 19th-century Russia and his sufferings and death from a terminal illness.

This book brings together the four Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn novels: The Adventures of Tom Sawer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer Abroad, and Tom Sawyer Detective by a famous American writer Mark Twain. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been described as the first Great American Novel, Hemingway wrote: "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn."

Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called the "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and the publisher Hugo Gernsback. He was most prominent as a forward-looking, even prophetic social critic who devoted his literary talents to the development of a progressive vision on a global scale. This comprehensive audiobook presents all the significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one book - easy to listen to and easy to navigate.

His story of the dog Buck ("The Call of the Wild"), who learns to survive in the bleak Yukon wilderness, is viewed by many as his symbolic autobiography. "White Fang" (1906), which London conceived as a "complete antithesis and companion piece to The Call of the Wild," is the tale of an abused wolf-dog tamed by exposure to civilization.

Losing weight, or preventing weight gain, are two things the majority of people on the planet have trouble with. But what if losing weight and improving your physical health doesn’t have to be a time-consuming, tedious process? If you've consulted the Internet during the last couple of years to find out how to lose weight, you've probably heard about the intermittent fasting method. It’s a natural, healthy way to lose weight and slow down the aging process.

These are great Russian short stories that will make a vivid impression on a person.

 If you've consulted the internet during the last couple of years to find out how to lose weight, you've probably heard about the intermittent-fasting method. The intermittent-fasting diet actually allows you to eat bigger amounts of food than most diets, without eliminating certain food groups such as carbs, meats, or sugar. This method relies on the biological processes of our bodies, and that’s the main reason it works. It uses only your body’s natural weapons to fight weight gain, diseases, and the aging process.

These stories are both fun and will teach kids a wonderful lesson as they fall asleep. No matter which one you pick, though, you are sure to have a story that they will treasure. Getting children to sleep can be tough. As parents, we know they need a good rest, but of course, our excited and energized children do not realize the importance of this. Fortunately, I have the answer to help you get your children to bed much easier at night.