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  Above Life's Turmoil

  James Allen

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  turmoil of the world we cannot avoid, but the disturbances of mind we can overcome. The duties and difficulties of life claim our attention, but we can rise above all anxiety concerning them. Surrounded by noise, we can yet have a quiet mind; involved in responsibilities, the heart can be at rest; in the midst of strife, we can know the abiding peace. The twenty pieces which comprise this book, unrelated as some of them are in the letter, will be found to be harmonious in the spirit, in that they point the reader towards those heights of self-knowledge and self-conquest which, rising above the turbulence of the world, lift their peaks where the Heavenly Silence reigns

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  Dating with Allergies

  Martin Lundqvist

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  A flash fiction story about Jasmine and Francois who inadvertently send eachother to hospital on their first two dates, due to ignorance of the partners obscure allergies.

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  The Canterville Ghost - and...

  Oscar Wilde

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  Oscar Wilde's classic comic ghost story was the first of his short stories to be published, in February 1887. It relates the experiences of Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister and his family when they move into Canterville Chase, an ancient pile haunted by the previous owner's dead ancestor Sir Simon. Of course, Mr. Otis declares “there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost”, and all of Sir Simon's hauntings have no effect on the sceptical American family, with the exception of the daughter Virginia, despite his most strenuous efforts. A beautifully told tale full of humour, but also of apposite social commentary.The two other stories in this volume are The Sphinx Without a Secret (May 1887) and The Model Millionaire (June 1887) and an essay The American Invasion (March 1887).Public Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio/Roy Macready

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  Silver - Return to Treasure Island

  Andrew Motion

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  In the eastern reaches of the Thames lies the Hispaniola, an inn kept by Jim Hawkins and his son. Late one night, a mysterious girl named Natty arrives on the river with a request for Jim from her father - Long John Silver. Aged and weak, but still possessing a strange power, the pirate proposes Jim and Natty sail to Treasure Island in search of Captain Flint's hidden bounty. But the thrill of the ocean odyssey gives way to terror as the Nightingale reaches its destination, for it seems Treasure Island is not as uninhabited as it once was... Silver is a worthy sequel to Treasure Island and a work of extraordinary authenticity and imaginative power from one of England's greatest writers.

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  Mrs Scarr

  Elinor Mordaunt

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  Elinor Mordaunt (1872 - 1942) was an English author, writer and traveller. She lived extensively in Mauritius, Australia and the East Indies, which provided the inspiration and background for many of her works.Mrs. Scarr is a tense and mysterious ghost story set in Mauritius, a place where local mythology and European morals sit uneasily alongside one another. Mrs. Scarr is a beautiful woman of French origin who defies local cultural norms. She goes out alone at night and wears white rather than the traditional black. And her husband, who is a debauched sea captain, is mysteriously plagued by a single white moth wherever he goes.

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  10 Self-Help Classics to Guide...

  George Samuel Clason, Marcus...

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  This Audiobook contains the following works :The Richest Man in Babylon [George Samuel Clason] - Starts at Chapter 1Meditations [Marcus Aurelius] - Starts at Chapter 20Every Man His Own University [Russell H. Conwell] - Starts at Chapter 33How to Get What You Want [Wallace D. Wattles]  - Starts at Chapter 39Self Development And Power [L. W. Rogers]  - Starts at Chapter 44Self-Reliance [Ralph Waldo Emerson]  - Starts at Chapter 47The Game of Life and How to Play it [Florence Scovel Shinn] - Starts at Chapter 49The Life Triumphant [James Allen] - Starts at Chapter 59The Psychology of Salemanship Franklin [William Walker Atkinson]  - Starts at Chapter 69What you can do with your will power [Russell H. Conwell]- Starts at Chapter 79

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