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  The Making of a Miracle - The...

  Anonymous

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  On the fortieth anniversary of the historic ""Miracle on Ice,"" Mike Eruzione—the captain of the 1980 U.S Men’s Olympic Hockey Team, who scored the winning goal—recounts his amazing career on ice, the legendary upset against the Soviets, and winning the gold medal. 
   
  It is the greatest American underdog sports story ever told: how a team of college kids and unsigned amateurs, under the tutelage of legendary coach—and legendary taskmaster—Herb Brooks, beat the elite Soviet hockey team on their way to winning the gold medal at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. No one believed the scrappy Americans had a real shot at winning. Despite being undefeated, the U.S.—the youngest team in the competition—were facing off against the four-time defending gold medalist Russians. But the Americans’ irrepressible optimism, skill, and fearless attitude helped them outplay the seasoned Soviet team and deliver their iconic win. 
  As captain, Mike Eruzione led his team on the ice on that Friday, February 22, 1980. But beating the U.S.S.R was only one of the numerous challenges Mike has faced in his life. In this inspiring memoir, he recounts the obstacles he has overcome, from his blue-collar upbringing in Winthrop, Massachusetts, to his battle to make the Boston University squad; his challenges in the minor leagues and international tournaments to his selection to the U.S. team and their run for gold. He also talks about the aftermath of that stupendous win that inspired and united the nation at a time of crisis in its history. 
  Eruzione has lived a hockey life full of unexpected twists and surprising turns. Al Michaels’ famous call in 1980—""do you believe in miracles? YES!""—could have been about Mike himself. Filled with vivid portraits—from his hard-working, irrepressible father to the irascible Herb Brooks to the Russian hall of famers Tretiak, Kharlamov, Makarov, and Fetisov—this lively, fascinating look back is destined to become a sports classic and is a must for hockey fans, especially those who witnessed that miraculous day.  
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  Stories Based on the Author's...

  Stephen Crane

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  It is often said that the best writers write about something they know, something they understand.  And it’s excellent advice.  So when authors of the calibre of Stephen Crane, James Fenimore Cooper, Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and many others share that experience with us, a bond of trust and respect is easily attained. 
   
  1 - Short Stories Based on the Author's Own Experience - An Introduction 
  2 - Baa Baa Black Sheep by Rudyard Kipling 
  3 - My Red Cap by Louisa May Alcott 
  4 - The Peasant Marey by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
  5 - The Mourner by Mary Shelley 
  6 - How I Killed a Bear by Charles Dudley Warner 
  7 - A Red Flower by Vsevolod Garshin 
  8 - The Eclipse by James Fenimore Cooper 
  9 - The Open Boat by Stephen Crane 
  10 - The Servant by S T Semyonov 
  11 - Youth - Part 1 by Joseph Conrad 
  12 - Youth - Part 2 by Joseph Conrad 
  13 - The Brothers by Louisa May Alcott

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  The Book of Thomas the Contender...

  Thomas the Apostle, Tim Zengerink

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  What does it mean to truly know oneself? How can spiritual wisdom help us overcome the struggles of the material world? 
  The Book of Thomas the Contender is one of the most introspective and thought-provoking texts of early Gnostic mysticism.  
  Attributed to Thomas the Apostle, this profound dialogue between Jesus and Thomas explores the soul’s inner conflict, the pursuit of divine truth, and the path to spiritual awakening. 
  Now available in a clear, modern translation, this edition brings the symbolic richness and philosophical depth of the original text to today’s listener. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  •	The Struggle for Enlightenment – Teachings on overcoming ignorance, worldly distractions, and inner division 
  •	The Importance of Self-Knowledge – Gnostic wisdom on self-awareness as the key to spiritual transformation 
  •	The Path to Divine Wisdom – Jesus’ guidance on awakening from illusion and attaining true freedom 
  •	A Window into Gnostic Mysticism – Insights into the soul’s journey toward redemption and union with the divine 
  Whether you’re a seeker of truth, a student of ancient spirituality, or someone exploring the inner life, The Book of Thomas the Contender offers a timeless call to know yourself and awaken the divine within. 
  Begin your journey today—and discover a powerful spiritual dialogue that continues to illuminate the path to enlightenment.

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  Crying Wolf - A Memoir

  Eden Boudreau

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  Shortlisted for the 2024 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Nonfiction
  
  It's a tale as old as time. Girl meets boy. Boy wants girl. Girl says no. Boy takes what he wants anyway.
  After a violent sexual assault, Eden Boudreau was faced with a choice: call the police and explain that a man who wasn't her husband, who she had agreed to go on a date with, had just raped her. Or go home and pray that, in the morning, it would be only a nightmare.
  In the years that followed, Eden was met with disbelief by strangers, friends, and the authorities, often as a result of stigma towards her non-monogamy, sex positivity, and bisexuality. Societal conditioning of acceptable female sexuality silenced her to a point of despair, leading to addiction and even attempted suicide. It was through the act of writing that she began to heal.
  Crying Wolf is a gripping memoir that shares the raw path to recovery after violence and spotlights the ways survivors are too often demonized or ignored when they belong to marginalized communities. Boudreau heralds a new era for others dismissed for "crying wolf." After all, women prevailing to change society for others is also a tale as old as time.

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  Fading Voices - From their pens...

  Boleslaw Prus

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  Aleksander Głowacki who wrote under the nom de plume Boleslaw Prus was born on 20th August 1847 at Hrubieszów in the Kingdom of Poland, at that time, controlled by the Russian Empire. 
  At three his mother died and then at nine his father.  Female relatives helped raise him but at 15 he joined the Polish uprising against the might of Imperial Russia.  Wounded on the battlefield, arrested and imprisoned, he was later released into the care of a relative and resumed secondary school and then Warsaw University but poverty forced him to leave after two years.  At some point he developed agoraphobia which often caused problems. 
  In 1869, he enrolled in the Forestry Department at Puławy but was soon sacked and so he began a system of self-education that led to work as a newspaper columnist on a wide-ranging series of topics that eventually became the ‘Weekly Chronicles’ and spanned 40 years. 
  With his finances now stabilized he married and then adopted his late brother-in-law’s son.  
  It seems he had doubts as to the scale of his talents and early on adopted the name ‘Boleslaw Prus’ for both his journalistic and literary offerings. 
  His work as a short-story writer met with much acclaim. He wrote several dozen of them, originally published in newspapers and ranging in length from micro-story to novella. His keen observation of everyday life and sense of humor are evident in them.  
  During his career he also wrote novels. After ‘Pharoah’, in 1895, he embarked on a four-month journey taking in Berlin, Dresden, Nuremberg, Rapperswil in Switzerland, where he stayed for two months, and his final destination, Paris.  Here his agoraphobia was so bad he couldn’t cross the Seine.  
  However, his writing continued and in 1911 his novel ‘Changes’, though uncompleted, began to be serialised.  It was never finished. 
  Boleslaw Prus died on 19th May 1912, at his Warsaw apartment.  He was 64.  A National Hero, thousands attended both his funeral service and interment.

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  M R James - Six of the Best -...

  M R James

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  Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number. 
   
  Such is its popularity that we thought it is also a very good way of challenging and investigating an author’s work to give width, brevity, humour and depth across six of their very best. 
   
  In this series we gather together authors whose short stories both rivet the attention and inspire the imagination to visit their gems in a series of six, to roam across an author’s legacy in a few short hours and gain a greater understanding of their writing and, of course, to be lavishly entertained by their ideas, their narrative and their way with words. 
   
  These stories can be surprising and sometimes at a tangent to what we expected, but each is fully formed and a marvellous adventure into the world and words of a literary master. 
   
  1 - Six of the Best - M R James - An Introduction 
  2 - M R James - An Introduction 
  3 - Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad by M R James 
  4 - The Ash Tree by M R James.wav 
  5 - The Mezzotint by M R James 
  6 - Lost Hearts by M R James 
  7 - Casting the Runes by M R James 
  8 - Count Magnus by M R James

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