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  Presidential Agent

  Upton Sinclair

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  On the eve of World War II, Lanny Budd reenters the deadly snake pit of Nazi Germany as Roosevelt’s spy—in the pulse-pounding, Pulitzer Prize–winning series. An American art expert raised in a world of European wealth and privilege, Lanny Budd is dedicated to his socialist ideals and to combatting the twin scourges of Nazism and Fascism. In 1937, a chance encounter in New York with Professor Charles Alston—his boss at the Paris Peace Conference and now one of President Roosevelt’s top advisors—provides Lanny with the opportunity to make a profound difference.   Appointed Presidential Agent 103, the international art dealer embarks on a secret assignment that takes him back into the Third Reich as the Allied powers prepare to cede Czechoslovakia to Adolf Hitler in a futile attempt to avoid war. But Lanny’s motivations are not just political: The woman he loves has fallen into the brutal hands of the Gestapo, and Lanny will risk everything to save her.  Presidential Agent is the action-packed fifth installment of Upton Sinclair’s Pulitzer Prize–winning series that brings the first half of the twentieth century to dramatic life. An astonishing mix of history, adventure, and romance, the Lanny Budd Novels are a testament to the breathtaking scope of the author’s vision and his singular talents as a storyteller.

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  Uncle Vanya

  Anton chekhov

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  In this classic of Chekhov’s canon, an overbearing professor pays a visit to his country estate, where Sonya and Vanya, his daughter and former brother-in-law, have slaved to maintain his wealth. But Vanya is enchanted by the professor’s new wife, while Sonya has fallen for the town’s melancholy doctor.
  
  Includes a conversation with Rosamund Bartlett, author of “Chekhov: Scenes from a Life.”
  
  Recorded in Los Angeles before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in October 2013.
  
  Director: Rosalind Ayres
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
  An L.A. Theatre Works Full-Cast Performance Featuring:
  Jennifer Bassey as Mariya
  JD Cullum as Telegin
  Holley Fain as Yelena
  Martin Jarvis as Professor Serebryakov
  Stacy Keach as Vanya
  Anna Mathias as Marina
  Josh Radnor as Astrov
  Devon Sorvari as Sonya
  
  Associate Producers: Christina Montaño, Anna Lyse Erikson
  Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Mixer: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood
  Sound Effects Artist: Sam Boeck
  Stage Manager: Tori Burnett
  Editor: Wes Dewberry

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  The Burning Secret

  Stefan Zweig

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  "The Burning Secret" by Stefan Zweig is a captivating novella that delves into the complexities of human emotions and relationships.  
  Set against the backdrop of an Austrian resort in the early 20th century, the story revolves around a young baron who, in his pursuit of an intriguing woman, unwittingly befriends her young son. This friendship becomes a strategic tool in his quest, leading to an intricate web of deceit, passion, and emotional turmoil.  
  Zweig masterfully explores themes of innocence, manipulation, and the subtle dynamics of human interaction. The boy's innocent perspective contrasts sharply with the baron's more worldly views, creating a tension that drives the narrative forward.  
  As the baron's intentions become clearer, the story unfolds into a compelling exploration of secrecy and the burning desires that drive us. The author's signature psychological depth is on full display, offering readers a nuanced look at the characters' inner lives.  
  The lush descriptions of the Austrian countryside provide a serene backdrop to the turbulent emotions that simmer beneath the surface.

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  Ibid (Unabridged)

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  Ibid is a parody by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. Ibid is a mock biography of the Roman scholar Ibidus (486-587), whose masterpiece was Op. Cit., "wherein all the significant undercurrents of Graeco-Roman thought were crystallized once and for all." The piece traces the skull of Ibidus, once the possession of Charlemagne, William the Conqueror and other notables, to the United States, where it travels via Salem, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island to a prairie dog hole in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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  The Unparalleled Adventures of...

  Sampi Books, Edgar Allan Poe

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  "The Unparalleled Adventures of one Hans Pfaal" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe that tells of Hans Pfaal's daring trip to the moon in a hot air balloon. Through fictional technical details and the exploration of the unknown, Poe explores themes of ambition, isolation and the search for the extraordinary.

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  A Cricket on the Hearth - A...

  Charles Dickens

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  Mrs. Peerybingle is bright and sharp as a tack. Her husband John is a carrier, a profession as lumbering and sturdy as he is himself. When the crafty Tackleton seeks to cause mischief to forward his own nefarious plans, John’s steady heart is sorely wounded. Luckily there is a cricket on the hearth to act as a guardian angel for all of them.  
   
  A huge commercial success when it was first published in 1845, this Christmas fantasy is a lovely portrait of Victorian life, “crammed with extra bonbons, French plums and sweetness.” (-William Makepeace Thackeray)

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