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  The Count of Monte Cristo

  Alexandre Dumas

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  Betrayed by those he trusted. Imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. A man reborn with one purpose: revenge.
  
  The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the greatest adventure novels ever written by Alexandre Dumas.
  
  The story follows Edmond Dantès, a young sailor whose promising life is destroyed by jealousy and betrayal. Wrongfully imprisoned in the Château d'If, he spends years in isolation before escaping with a hidden fortune and a new identity. As the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, he carefully orchestrates a plan of justice and revenge against those who ruined his life.
  
  Rich in emotion, suspense, and dramatic twists, the novel explores themes of justice, vengeance, love, and forgiveness, set against a vivid backdrop of 19th-century France and beyond.
  
  A masterpiece of storytelling, it remains one of the most powerful and enduring tales of transformation and revenge in world literature.

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  The Hidden History of the...

  Thom Hartmann

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  America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author explores the fall of the American Dream and the steps we can take to bring it back. 
   
   
   
  The widening wealth gap is all too familiar to many Millennials and GenZers, especially when home ownership and the lack of debt seem like faraway fantasies. And it's no surprise when they only hold about 4.6% of the country's wealth while Boomers held 22% at around the same age. So what happened to the promise of the American Dream? 
   
   
   
  In this new, final entry of his celebrated Hidden History series, Thom Hartmann uncovers the rise of the American middle class through the progressive policies of FDR, through to its downfall with the increasing privatization and economic deregulations of the Reagan era. 
   
   
   
  He also explores potential solutions including wealth and inheritance taxes to lessen economic inequality, supporting unions through increasing labor rights, and renationalizing public spaces and transportation. 
   
   
   
  The American Dream often remains just a dream for many, but this book highlights what needs to be done to take it back and help make it a reality for us all.

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  The Gravity of Feathers - Fame...

  Andrew Fleming

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  Shortlisted for The Wolfson History Prize.
  Discover the true story of St. Kilda.
  When the last 36 inhabitants of St Kilda, 40 miles west of the Scottish Hebrides, were evacuated in 1930, the archipelago at 'the edge of the world' lost its permanent population after five millennia.
  It has long been accepted that the islanders' failure to adapt to the modern world was its demise. Andrew Fleming overturns the traditional view. Unafraid of highlighting dark times, he shows how they sacrificed their reputation as an uncorrupted, ideal society to embrace and exploit the tourist trade. Creating a prestigious tweed, exporting the ancestors of today's Hebridean sheep, the islanders gained access to consumer goods and learned how to play politics to their advantage.
  This book tells the absorbing and eventful story of St Kilda from earliest times, up to the evacuation and its aftermath. Previously untapped sources and fresh insights bring to life the personalities, feelings, attitudes and rich culture of the islanders themselves, as well as the numerous outsiders who engaged with the remote island community.

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  MDLG Bedtime Stories Bundle - A...

  Tina Moore

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  Some baby girls know exactly what they want. Others need Mommy to show them. 
  A chance encounter on a crowded train. An unusual medical arrangement. A mysterious moonlit circus. A roadside rescue, a comic store connection, a high-school reunion, and countless other opportunities for a Mommy Domme to recognize the adult little hiding beneath a grown woman’s defenses. 
  This two-book bundle brings together all thirteen stories from MDLG Bedtime Stories Books 1 and 2. Each standalone tale explores a different lesbian Mommy Domme/baby girl relationship filled with seduction, surrender, discipline, nurturing care, and explicit adult age play. 
  Whether these adult littles are confidently searching for a Mommy or discovering their desires for the first time, each will learn what happens when a strong, attentive woman decides to take control. 
  MDLG Bedtime Stories Bundle is an erotic lesbian collection for listeners who enjoy adult littles, Mommy Dommes, ABDL themes, spanking, diapering, lactation, punishment, caretaking, and intense power-exchange relationships. 
   
  Adult Content Notice: This audiobook is intended for adults aged 18 and over and contains highly explicit sexual content and BDSM themes. All characters participating in romantic, sexual, BDSM, or age-play situations are adults, and all MDLG, ABDL, “Mommy,” “baby girl,” and age-play terminology refers exclusively to adult role-play. No minors are involved in any sexual, BDSM, or age-play activity.

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  Poor Richard's Almanack (Deluxe...

  Benjamin Franklin

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  Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack, first published in 1732 under the pseudonym Richard Saunders, is a seminal work in American literature that blends practical wisdom with sharp wit. Originally serving as an annual publication, the almanac offered readers a mix of weather forecasts, household tips, puzzles, and, most notably, a collection of aphorisms and proverbs that emphasized virtues like thrift, industry, and prudence. Many of these sayings, such as "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise," have become ingrained in American vernacular. Beyond its practical content, the almanac provided entertainment through its humor and satire, often featuring fictional narratives and characters. Franklin's creation not only reflected the values of colonial America but also played a role in shaping the nation's cultural identity. The enduring popularity of Poor Richard's Almanack underscores its significance as both a historical document and a source of timeless advice.

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  A Rare Recording of US Naval...

  Grace Hopper

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  Grace Brewster Hopper (December 9, 1906 to January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. A pioneer of computer programming, Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages and used this theory to develop the FLOW-MATIC programming language and COBOL, an early high-level programming language still in use today. She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer. She is credited with writing the first computer manual, "A Manual of Operation for the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator." The following audio recording is from a 1982 presentation.

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