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  Sea Poems: An Idiosyncratic...

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  Seventeen poems about the sea or in which the sea plays an important role. - Summary by david wales

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  Moving Target: The Art of Online...

  Dean Mauro

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  You reuse passwords. You click links without thinking. You accepted a connection request last week from someone you don't quite remember meeting. You have done at least one of these things in the past thirty days, and so has almost every person you know. 
  This book is about what happens next. 
  Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage follows Stevie Parker, a composite character built from the real experiences of people whose lives collided with cybercrime. Across twelve chapters, Stevie makes the same small, ordinary mistakes most of us make every day while real crime stories play out alongside her, sourced from FBI briefings, ransomware negotiators, fraud victims, and the criminals themselves. 
  This is not an IT book. This is a crime book. 
  The criminals in these pages are not mysterious hackers in hoodies. They are organized crime syndicates running businesses with quotas, shift changes, HR departments, and performance reviews. They have studied you longer than you have studied them. 
  Dean Mauro, host of Cyber Crime Junkies on YouTube, FBI InfraGard member, and VP of Growth at NetGain Technologies, has spent years sitting across from people who just found out. This book is everything he wished someone had told them before that conversation happened. 
  You do not need to become a cybersecurity expert. You do not need to build Fort Knox. You just need to stop being the easiest target on the street. The basics work. Camouflage works. And by the end of this book, Stevie Parker is out of range. 
  Now it is your turn. 
  Book One of The Moving Target Trilogy. Narrated by the author.

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  Sevastopol Sketches - A Gripping...

  Leo Tolstoy, Tim Zengerink

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  What if the real story of war lies not in glory—but in the hearts of those who endure it? 
  Sevastopol Sketches offers an unfiltered look into the Crimean War through the eyes of a young officer who would become one of the world’s greatest authors—Leo Tolstoy.  
  In this gripping trilogy of war vignettes—Sevastopol in December, Sevastopol in May, and Sevastopol in August—Tolstoy reveals the raw and often tragic reality of conflict.  
  From the trenches and hospitals to the fleeting moments of human compassion, this audiobook delivers a profound meditation on war’s cost, captured with rare honesty and literary brilliance. 
  What you'll discover inside: 
  ●	A Realistic Portrait of Warfare – The brutal, everyday truth of combat without romanticism. 
  ●	Three Powerful Sketches – Each offering a unique window into different phases of the siege. 
  ●	Reflections on Courage and Humanity – A deep exploration of morality in the face of death. 
  ●	Tolstoy’s Early Masterpiece – The foundation of his literary voice and philosophical depth. 
  Start listening today and experience the war that shaped one of literature’s greatest minds—and see the battlefield through the eyes of conscience.

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  Short Story Collection Vol 057

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  LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 057: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.A few notes: Section 12 The Cossack was translated by Constance Garnett (1861 - 1946). Section 17 Michael, a Pastoral Poem is narrative verse. Section 18 Memoirs of a Madman, translated by Claud Field (1863-1941), is better known by the title of a later translation, Diary of a Madman. Section 20 A Carnival Jangle was written under the author's maiden name, Alice Nelson.

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  The Maltese Cat - Celebrated...

  Rudyard Kipling

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  Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in Mumbai, India on 30th December 1865.   
   
  As was the custom in those days, he and his sister were sent back to England when he was 5.  The ill-treatment and cruelty by the Portsmouth couple they boarded with Kipling said contributed to the onset of his literary life.  
   
  At 16 he returned to India to work on a local paper where he was soon contributing and writing.  It also exposed him to the issues of identity and national allegiance which pervade much of his work.  
   
  In 1886, his ‘Departmental Ditties’, collection of verse appeared in print followed by 39 short stories for his newspaper over only 8 months.  These were then published as ‘Plain Tales from the Hills’, shortly after his 22nd birthday.  
   
  He continued his prolific pace of writing before being dismissed in a dispute and, taking his pay-off and the profits from the sale of some publishing rights, decided to return to London, travelling via Rangoon, Hong Kong, Japan and the United States, all the while writing articles, and arriving at Liverpool in October 1889. 
   
  Over the next two years he saw further works published as books and in magazines, as well as a nervous breakdown for which he was prescribed a sea voyage, to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and India.  
   
  Happier times came with marriage to Caroline Starr Balestier in January 1892.  The honeymoon began in Vermont and ended in Yokahama where they heard their bank had failed.  They returned to Vermont and settled.  Caroline was now pregnant and he was planning the ‘Jungle Books’.  
   
  A failed arbitration between the US and England resulted in an argument between Caroline’s brother and Kipling, and then his arrest.  At the hearing he was mortified by the exposure of his private life and after settling the matter they returned to England and life in Torquay.  ‘Kim’ was published in 1902, and ‘Just So Stories for Little Children’, a year later.  
   
  In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature with the citation “in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterise the creations of this world-famous author”.   
   
  When the Great War erupted, he scorned those who refused conscription.  His son enlisted and was killed at the Battle of Loos in September 1915, at 18, an exploding shell had ripped his face apart.  This death inspired Kipling’s writing thereafter, but the tragedy broke his life and by 1930 his prolific pen had almost ceased. 
   
  Rudyard Kipling died on 18th January 1936 from a perforated duodenal ulcer.  He was 70.  His ashes are buried at Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey. 
   
  In the Maltese Cat Kipling returns once more to India and the British Empire.  A polo match is being played.  The fierce competitive instincts of two social classes are fighting for dominance.  All told through the voice of the Maltese Cat, the most cunning of the horses.

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  The Apocalypse of Peter - A...

  Attributed to Peter the Apostle

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  What happens after death? What does divine justice truly look like? 
  The Apocalypse of Peter is one of the earliest and most vivid Christian visions of the afterlife. Attributed to Peter the Apostle, this ancient apocalyptic text offers a powerful depiction of heaven and hell—revealing the joys of the righteous, the torments of the wicked, and the ultimate justice of God. 
  Now available in a clear, modern translation, this edition preserves the dramatic imagery and spiritual intensity of the original while making its timeless message accessible to today’s listener. 
  What you'll discover inside:A Vivid Vision of the Afterlife – Explore Peter’s revelations of divine reward and punishmentThe Nature of Divine Justice – Reflections on God’s mercy, righteousness, and the consequences of our actionsLessons on Redemption and Salvation – Hopeful guidance on the path to eternal life through repentance and faithA Window into Early Christian Beliefs – Insights into how the early Church envisioned the spiritual realm 
  Whether you're seeking spiritual insight, theological reflection, or a deeper understanding of early Christian teachings, The Apocalypse of Peter offers a stirring and unforgettable journey into the eternal. 
  Start listening today—and uncover this timeless message of judgment, hope, and redemption.

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