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Homer

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Jack Simmons, Dorian Smith

Thrown into a world of gods, monsters, and relentless fate, The Odyssey immerses listeners in one of history’s greatest epic adventures. Follow Odysseus as he navigates treacherous seas, outwits mythical creatures, and faces divine and human challenges, making this audiobook a must-listen for fans of Greek mythology, heroic journeys, and timeless epic storytelling. With vivid narration and unforgettable characters, listeners are transported to ancient Greece, experiencing the peri...

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Franz Kafka

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Jack Simmons, Gerald Green

He woke up unrecognizable, abandoned by those he loved. This haunting audiobook explores identity, isolation, and the fragile human spirit, immersing listeners in Kafka’s timeless psychological masterpiece of alienation, transformation, and existential struggle.Through this timeless psychological narrative, listeners confront profound questions about identity, belonging, and the cost of conditional love. Every moment reveals the subtle cruelty of a world quick to judge and slow to ...

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Jack Schaefer

Originally published in 1963, Monte Walsh continues to delight readers as a Western classic and popular favorite. The novel explores the cowboy lives of Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins as they carouse, ride, and work at the Slash Y with Cal Brennan. As the West changes and their cowboy antics are challenged, the two must part ways to pursue new ways of life. Chet marries and goes on to become a successful merchant and then a politician, while Monte can only find solace in continuing ...

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Jane Austen

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Jack Simmons, Erica Campbell

From the very first moment, Sense and Sensibility plunges listeners into a world where sisters navigate love, heartbreak, and the unforgiving rules of society, a timeless Victorian romance audiobook that captures both the passion and the peril of human desire. In this captivating Jane Austen classic, listeners will experience the emotional highs and lows of sisters torn between duty and longing, discovering how love, secrecy, and social expectation collide in ways that change live...

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William Shakespeare

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Jack Simmons, Sam Simpsons

What would you do if your father were murdered, your mother remarried your uncle, and the kingdom itself seemed to conspire against you? Hamlet plunges listeners into this gripping world of betrayal, madness, and revenge, a Shakespeare audiobook that brings every secret, every scheme, and every moral dilemma vividly to life. From the first haunting ghost to the shocking twists of fate, this tragic tale of the Prince of Denmark is impossible to turn away from.As you listen,...

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Jack Simmons

This book was written to help you and your family members, friends, spouses, and loved ones find answers to questions and concerns about the safety and comfort of the "stuff" in their space. Unlike other organizers and organizing books, this book is designed to support individuals who would prefer to work with professionals or loved ones who want to listen to them and discover their needs instead of being overwhelmed by the process - and the individual who genuinely wants to help.Th...

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William Shakespeare

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Jack Simmons, Sam Simpsons

What would you do if your heart belonged to someone your family forbids you to love? Romeo and Juliet plunges listeners into this gripping world of star-crossed lovers, family feuds, and fateful choices, a Shakespeare audiobook that turns passion, betrayal, and tragedy into an unforgettable experience. From secret meetings to shocking confrontations, every moment is charged with intensity, suspense, and heartbreak.As you listen, you will experience the power of forbidden l...

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James R. Gomes, Ezra Moser, Michael Sacks, Jack Dougherty, Lyle Wray, Louise Simmons, Tom Condon, John Shemo, Andrew Walsh, Janet Bauer, Clyde McKee, Llana Barber, Jason Rojas

Confronting Urban Legacy fills a critical lacuna in urban scholarship. As almost all of the literature focuses on global cities and megacities, smaller, secondary cities, which actually hold the majority of the world’s population, are either critically misunderstood or unexamined in their entirety. This neglect not only biases scholars’ understanding of social and spatial dynamics toward very large global cities but also maintains a void in students’ learning. This book specifically explor...

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Janet Clare, Brennan Thomas, Alessandra Seggi, Adam Lauver, Elizabeth Spradley, Robert Tyler Spradley, Gary L. Kreps, Farrokh Alemi, Suzanne Carmack, David Gustafson, Judith Jacobson, Yan Leykin, Priya Nambison, Jack Simons, John Strang, Rediet Woldeselassie, Carla Sofka

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Death and Culture

Popular media are powerful mirrors and makers of meaning around suicide.This book brings together scholars from across disciplines to examine how suicide is mythologized, politicized and challenged across film, TV, young adult literature, digital platforms, online communities, and more. From news coverage of celebrity suicide to social media interventions with at-risk youth, this wide-ranging collection explores suicide’s intersections with class, gender, chronic illness and cultur...

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John T. Van Stan II, Jack Simmons

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Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

This book examines the intricate web linking water science and society using diverse philosophical lenses. Highlighting the tensions within the threads of this web, we spotlight major conceptual tightropes that water researchers tread daily. To effectively navigate these delicate threads, a 'healthy' tension in the encompassing web is necessary. Drawing inspiration from Freud's examination of tensions in "Society and Its Discontents," we illuminate the tension-filled paradoxes inh...

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Erik Nordenhaug, Robert Gressis, Kenneth B. McIntyre, Leigh E. Rich, Stacy G. Ulbig, Elizabeth Butterfield

American culture is changing, a sentiment echoed in phrases such as “the new normal,” and “in these uncertain times,” that regularly introduce all forms of public discourse now, signally a national sense of vulnerability and transformation. Cultural shifts generally involve multiple catalysts, but in this collection the contributors focus on the role changing discourse norms play in cancel culture, corporatism, the counter-sexual revolution, racialism, and a radically divided political cli...

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Shani Simmons, Jack Crimmins

Cheyenne is a pampered show kitty living with a loving family. Peek-A-Boo is a feral cat who was left at the humane society. When Peek-A-Boo is adopted by Cheyenne’s family, Cheyenne’s jealousy causes her to lie to the new cat. She tells Peek-A-Boo that the family doesn’t like her and she’s afraid she’ll be sent back to the animal shelter, so Peek-A-Boo runs away from home.Now out in the big wide world, Peek-A-Boo begins making friends and even meets a new human family. With the he...