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In 1966 in Rabun County, Georgia, a group of high school English students created the ‘Foxfire’ magazine, a literary journal that celebrated Appalachian stories, peoples, and culture. The publication was filled with poetry and prose from local students and authors and featured interviews with community members. These oral histories quickly became the focal point of the magazine and, eventually, the material that generated the multivolume Foxfire...
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The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burden of fighting racial injustice and rising above the lowered expectations and hateful bigotry that attempt to keep them shackled to that past.
The Burden,...
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Alexander the Great, Jesus, Darwin, and Churchill are just a few of the many politicians, religious leaders, scientists, philosophers, authors, inventors, and generals who transformed our world in ways that still resonate today. Now, with this unique collection of 36 lectures from our extensive course catalog, meet the remarkable people without whom the world would never be the same. You'll examine the world that was dramatically reformed by a particular...
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Volume 9
• Rocky Fortune 1954_02_23 Organ Grinder
• Rogues Gallery 1945_06_23 McDonald Murder Case
• Rogues Gallery 1945_10_25 Murder with Muriel
• The Saint 1950_07_30 The Previewed Crime
• The Saint 1950_09_10 The Horrible Hamburger
• Suspense 1948_01_10 The Kandy Tooth
• Tales of the Texas Rangers 1951_05_20 Square Dance
• Tales of the Texas Rangers 1951_05_27 Joy Ride
• This Is Your FBI 1951_04_06 The Soybean Shakedown
• This...
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Volume 3
• Boston Blackie 1946_09_10 The Backstage Murder
• Boston Blackie 1947_04_15 The Phonograph Murder
• Boston Blackie 1946_08_06 Jerry Williams Fixed Court Case
• Boston Blackie 1946_10_22 Faraday Shot
• Box Thirteen 1947_10_17 The First Letter
• Box Thirteen 1947_10_24 The Insurance Swindle Adventure (1)
• Box Thirteen 1947_10_31 Blackmail is Murder
• Box Thirteen 1947_11_07 Actor's Alibi
• Broadway Is My Beat 1950_02_17...
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Volume 10
• Under Arrest 1949_02_06 The Sam Carver Case
• Under Arrest 1949_08_21 Ruth Cutler's Burglar
• White Hall 1212 1952_04_20 Case of Mrs. Manerva Bannerman
• White Hall 1212 1942_05_04 Case of William George Greenley
• Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 1956_04_16 through 1956_04_20 The Shepherd Mater
• Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 1956_04_30 though 1956_05_04 The Callicles Matter
• Yours Truly Johnny Dollar 1956_11_25 The Royal Street Matter
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Pathologized, terrorized, and confined, trans/gender non-conforming and queer folks have always struggled against the prison industrial complex. Eric A. Stanley and Nat Smith bring together current and former prisoners, activists, and academics for a new understanding of how race, gender, ability, and sexuality are lived under the crushing weight of captivity. Through a politic of gender self-determination, this collection argues that trans/ queer...
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Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice-often the only choice-for the world's most influential and important audience. Vanity Fair is the arbiter of our era.
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Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the early 1950s, the golden era of radio. The...
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"First Nations Comedy Experience" is the first ever Native American and World Indigenous standup comedy series. Each volume gives a voice to top Native Standups from across the country, up and coming Native Standups breaking new ground, and features some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy outside of the Native world, like Nikki Glaser, Craig Shoemaker, Chris Fairbanks, Jimmy Dore, and more. This show aims to shine a light on Native comedy, bringing...
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How to Train and Sharpen Your Mental Abilities Instantly!
System Updating In Progress...
Your "mind" is a superhuman computer. It houses all your cognitive abilities: concentration, memory, awareness, reasoning, perception, etc. It's the command center that controls your entire being. It's your very existence.
Your mind is - who you are. MIND = YOU
Wouldn't you like to enhance this power of your mind to...
- Perform tasks and get things done faster
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Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice-often the only choice-for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the smartphone and now on audio, Vanity Fair is the arbiter of our era.
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Volume 1
• The Abbott & Costello Show 12-16-43 with Guest Lynn Bari
• The Abbott & Costello Show 10-4-45 Lou Promises His Girlfriend A Job
• The Abbott & Costello Show 03-14-46 Lou Has to Pay Income Tax
• The Abbott & Costello Show 02-13-47 Costello the Sailor
• The Abbott & Costello Show 3-27-47 Costello Invests in The Stock Market
• The Abbott & Costello 3-10-48 Photo Album and Tax Collector
• The Adventures of Maisie 4-5-51 Nick the...
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OASIS AUDIO CLASSIC RADIO SHOWCASE SERIES
Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through...
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Volume 2
• Broadway Is My Beat 12-24-49 Nick Norman Santa Claus
• The Burns and Allen Show 1940-12-23 Christmas Show
• Burns And Allen 12-21-43 with Guests, Charles Laughton & Elsa Lanchester
• Casey Crime Photographer 12-19-46 Christmas Shopping
• Casey Crime Photographer 12-25-47 Santa Claus of Bum Boulevard
• The Cavalcade of America 12-22-41 The Green Pastures
• The Cavalcade of America 12-25-44 America for Christmas
• The CBS...
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Desarrolla tu espiritualidad y tu práctica con 600 citas inspiradoras de los más grandes pensadores místicos y espirituales: el Dalai Lama, Buda, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, la Madre Teresa y Confucio. Este audiolibro le ayudará a descubrir y comprender su pensamiento a través de una cuidadosa selección de las citas representativas de sus obras, para introducirle en sus ideas a través de sus propias palabras y de una manera muy eficiente....
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OASIS AUDIO CLASSIC RADIO SHOWCASE SERIES
Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the...
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For years, The Great Courses has taken lifelong learners on stirring explorations of our ancient roots; ones that bring you face to face with what history means, and how we use it to understand both the past and the present. So where's the best place to start? Right here with this eclectic and insightful collection of 36 lectures curated from our most popular ancient history courses. Guided by some of our most highly rated and award-winning professors...
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Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideas that matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerful storytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice-often the only choice-for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the smartphone and now on audio, Vanity Fair is the arbiter of our era.
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