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Adult content is visible.The Donkey in the Lion's Skin
A Retelling of Aesop's Fable
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- Read-It! Readers: Fables
2021
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After putting on a lion disguise, a silly donkey amuses himself by frightening all of the animals in the forest until he meets a clever fox.
The Crow and the Pitcher
A Retelling of Aesop's Fable
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2021
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When a thirsty crow cannot drink from a pitcher because the water level is too low, she uses her ingenuity to solve the problem.
2026
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Can humanity survive the end of testosterone? And if so, at what cost?Welcome to Post-WWAI America, on the far side of the Automation Age.Firearms are illegal. The U.S. economy is now the world's fifth-largest, lagging both the European and African Unions. Major coastal cities, including Miami and New Orleans, survive only as haphazardly geoengineered islands. The words woman and man have been retired in large swaths of the countr...
Shooting an Elephant and other essays
Enriched edition.
2022
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In "Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays," Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, presents a compelling collection of essays that weave personal narrative with incisive social commentary. Writing in a clear yet evocative style, Orwell delves into themes of imperialism, identity, and moral conflict, as showcased in the titular essay where he grapples with his role as a colonial officer in Burma. The narratives are grounded in the socio-political context of early 20t...
Belling the Cat
A Retelling of Aesop's Fable
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2021
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The mice learn that "some things are easier said than done" when they try to get rid of their great enemy the cat.
Puss in Boots
A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale
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- My First Classic Story
2021
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A retelling of the tale of a clever cat who wins a fortune and the hand of a princess for his master.
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- My First Classic Story
2021
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The Pied Piper pipes a village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he pipes away their children as well.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
A Retelling of Aesop's Fable
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2021
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A retelling of the fable in which a young boy's false cries for help cause him problems when he is really in need of assistance.
The Lion and the Unicorn
Insightful Essays on Wartime England and Social Transformation
2021
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In "The Lion and the Unicorn," Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, presents a compelling exploration of British identity during the tumultuous backdrop of World War II. Written in allegorical prose, the text combines political commentary with a lyrical style that reflects Orwell's deep concern for the societal implications of war. Drawing on his keen observations of nationalism, class dynamics, and the struggle for social equality, Orwell's treatise serves as a s...
Down and Out in Paris and London (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Classic Social Documentary of Poverty, Kitchens, Lodging Houses, and Urban Hardship
2023
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Down and Out in Paris and London is a vivid work of documentary prose that follows a narrator through the kitchens, lodging houses, casual wards, and streets of two great European capitals. Blending memoir, reportage, and social criticism, the book exposes the humiliations of poverty without sentimentality. Its plain, exact style anticipates the moral clarity of Orwell's later fiction, while its episodic structure places it within the interwar tradition of literary testimony and urban real...
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
A Retelling of Aesop's Fable
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2021
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When the town mouse and the city mouse visit each other, they discover they prefer very different ways of life.
How to Make $100 a Month in the Stock Market
My Method for Getting House Odds on Wall Street
2016
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"What if you could bet someone $100 that a stock won't be lower than it is today 1 month from now?" Have you been curious about trying stock trading, but unclear as to where to start? Does it seem like trading is more luck than skill? Only want to learn if you can make money in an up or down Market? Let me show you in this short read how to get started with 70% probability of profit with up or down Market moves. I've tried to write th...











