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  A Manual of Buddhism

  Dudley Wright

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  A Manual of Buddhism 
  By Dudley Wright 
  Introduction by Professor Edmund J. Mills 
  Narrated by Oberon Michaels 
  Buddhism has a vast array of scriptures but a relatively small body of essential doctrines. In this short treatise the author presents a systematic introduction to Buddhist teaching, commencing with a discussion of the Noble Eightfold Path. Other topics include the Buddhist views of God and enlightenment, and the practice of Buddhism in the world of today. 
  Dudley Wright (1868 - 1949) wrote extensively on a wide variety of religious subjects and was also active as an investigator of the paranormal. He was a practising Freemason, who believed that all religions shared a common basis. 
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  William Butler Yeats: 16 Poems...

  William Butler Yeats, A M. Bly

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. "William Butler Yeats: 16 Poems and Analyses" invites listeners into the luminous, mysterious world of one of Ireland’s greatest poets, presented with a fresh sense of intimacy and emotional depth. This audiobook brings together sixteen of Yeats’s most compelling works, each paired with a thoughtful, accessible analysis that illuminates the poem’s themes, symbols, and craft without sacrificing its magic. Whether Yeats is exploring the longing of youth, the ache of unfulfilled desire, or the turning of history’s wheel, his voice resonates with a timeless beauty that continues to move readers more than a century later. 
   
  Each poem is accompanied by an original piano underscore, composed and adapted by A. M. Bly to reflect the unique emotional atmosphere of Yeats’s verse. These musical settings do not overpower the poetry; instead, they enhance its rhythms and imagery, offering listeners a deeper, more immersive experience. From gentle, wistful harmonies to bold, dramatic motifs, the music enriches the language and invites the listener to feel each poem as Yeats might have intended: alive, mysterious, and resonant with inner music. 
   
  Narrated by the expressive and natural-sounding AI voice Willow, this collection balances clarity with warmth, guiding listeners through Yeats’s shifting landscapes of myth, memory, love, and dream. Willow’s narration brings a steadiness and emotional sensitivity to each piece, helping the nuances of the poetry—and the insights that follow—to unfold with ease. 
   
  Ideal for longtime admirers of Yeats and newcomers alike, this audiobook offers not only a rich appreciation of the poems themselves but also a set of interpretations that deepen understanding and spark reflection. William Butler Yeats: 16 Poems and Analyses is an evocative blend of literature, insight, and music—an invitation to revisit, re-hear, and rediscover a master poet’s enduring work.

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  The Epic - A Very Short...

  Anthony Welch

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  The epic is an ancient and universal form of artistic expression. Storytellers around the globe have long told of heroes who are touched by greatness and gain lasting fame. 
   
   
   
  In this Very Short Introduction, Anthony Welch places the Western epic canon alongside traditional heroic poetry from Asia, Africa, and the Near East. Tracing shared themes and practices that unite the world's epic literature, Welch examines the roles that epic poets serve in society and how epic storytelling differs from other narrative forms. Ranging widely from Gilgamesh to Derek Walcotts Omeros, the author acquaints listeners with some of the world's greatest literary works and asks why the epic holds such power over our imaginations.

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  On Life and Death

  Aristotle

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  "On Life and Death" is a work of the Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle, which was included in the collection Parva Naturalia ("short treatises on nature"). The collection consists of seven essays discussing various natural phenomena related to the body and soul.
   The culmination of Aristotle's "Parva Naturalia" is the definition of the stages of the life cycle, from the birth of a new living being to death.

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  History of France - The Italian...

  Charlotte Mary Yonge

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  This chapter of France's history is about The Italian Wars : Campaigns of Charles VIII (1493), the Campaign of Louis XII, The Holy League, the Campaigns of Francis I, Charles V, the Wars of Francis and Charles, Henry II .Charlotte Mary Yonge was an English novelist and historian. Yonge's work was widely read and respected in the nineteenth century, and admired by many great writers like Lewis Carroll or George Eliot. She attached a lot of importance to the education of girls, and her work reflected the values and concerns of Anglo-Catholicism; she wrote many historical novels, for which she studied history in great detail. This audiobook, read by Paul Spera, is her retelling of the essential episodes that made France. Each historical event is replaced into context and presented in clear and easy-to-read snippets, so that younger and older readers can deepen their understanding of how modern France came to be and broaden their culture. This historical essays deals with France's earlier kings, the hundred years' war, the struggle with Burgundy, the Italian wars, the wars of religion, absolute monarchy, and the French Revolution.

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  Ancient America - in Notes on...

  John D. Baldwin

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  First published in 1871, Ancient America delivers the earliest comprehensive English‑language survey of North America’s prehistoric past. Baldwin synthesizes scattered accounts—from the fluted‑point hunters of the Paleo‑Indian era to the monumental earthworks of the Mississippi‑Valley “Mound Builders,” and onward to the pyramidal cities of Mexico and Central America—into a single, lucid narrative. Rejecting then‑common Eurocentric myths, he argues that these civilizations were “wholly original, wholly American,” products of indigenous innovation rather than Old‑World transplantations. Richly illustrated with plates and informed by Baldwin’s correspondence with leading thinkers of his day, this seminal work frames American antiquities within a global archaeological context and remains a cornerstone for understanding the continent’s ancient ingenuity. 

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