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  Coriolanus

  William Shakespeare

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  A classic performance of one of the Bard's classics. 
  Raised to the heights of power in recognition of his bravery against the Volscian army, Caius Marcius Coriolanus, finds himself betrayed by Brutus and Sicinius. Exiled from Rome and seeking vengeance, Coriolanus allies himself with the Aufidius, a general in the Volscian army. But, as Coriolanus discovers with tragic consequences, treachery begets treachery.

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  The Wounded Soldier

  Mark Twain

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  In the course of a certain battle a soldier whose leg had been shot off appealed to another soldier who was hurrying by to carry him to the rear, informing him at the same time of the loss which he had sustained; whereupon the generous son of Mars, shouldering the unfortunate, proceeded to carry out his desire. The bullets and cannon-balls were flying in all directions, and presently one of the latter took the wounded man's head off without, however, his deliverer being aware of it. In no long time he was hailed by an officer, who said: “Where are you going with that carcass?”

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  From the Earth to the Moon

  Jules Verne

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  "The American character is one of action. They have decided to go; therefore, they will go."
  
  The war is over, but the ambition of the Baltimore Gun Club is just beginning. In a world of steam and iron, President Impey Barbicane has issued a challenge that sounds like madness: fire a manned projectile at the Moon. This isn't a fantasy; it is a meticulously calculated industrial assault on the heavens. From the massive excavation of the Florida launch site to the chemical innovations required for life support, follow three men as they prepare to become the first human beings to leave the Earth's atmosphere.
  
  The Mission Parameters:
  
  The Weapon: The Columbiad, a 900-foot-deep "super-cannon" cast directly into the earth.
  
  The Vessel: A hollow, conical aluminum shell—a revolutionary choice of material that predicted modern aerospace engineering.
  
  The Crew: A trio of clashing personalities—Barbicane, Nicholl, and Ardan—trapped in a small, padded cabin for a journey through the silent vacuum of space.
  
  The Physics: Experience the terrifying "recoil" of the launch and the first literary description of the weightlessness of space.
  
  Jules Verne didn't just write a story; he wrote a prophecy. He correctly identified the need for a launch site near the equator, the use of rockets for course correction, and the approximate travel time to our lunar neighbor. It is the ultimate "tinker's" adventure, where the primary weapons are slide rules, gunpowder, and unbreakable human spirit.
  
  The countdown has begun, and the world is watching the Florida coast. Will the Columbiad reach its target, or will it be lost to the void?
  
  Order your copy of "From the Earth to the Moon" now and witness the birth of the Space Age.

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  The House of Mapuhi

  Jack London

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  Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf. The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark. On the bottom of the huge and glassy lagoon was much pearl shell, and from the deck of the schooner, across the slender ring of the atoll, the divers could be seen at work. But the lagoon had no entrance for even a trading schooner. With a favoring breeze cutters could win in through the tortuous and shallow channel, but the schooners lay off and on outside and sent in their small boats.

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  A Christmas Carol - Written by...

  Charles Dickens

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  A reading of a classic Christmas tale. Follow Ebenezer as he finds out the true meaning of Christmas in this timeless piece of literature.

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  With Her in Ourland - Sequel to...

  Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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  With Her in Ourland: Sequel to Herland is a feminist novel and sociological commentary written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The novel is a follow-up and sequel to Herland (1915), and picks up immediately following the events of Herland, with Terry, Van, and Ellador traveling from Herland to "Ourland" (the contemporary 1915-16 world). The majority of the novel follows Van and Ellador's travels throughout the world, and particularly the United States, with Van curating their explorations through the then-modern world, while Ellador offers her commentary and "prescriptions" from a Herlander's perspective, discussing topics such as the First World War, foot binding, education, politics, economics, race relations, and gender relations.

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