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  ToAs when with downcast eyes

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of To...As when with downcast eyes by Alfred Lord Tennyson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 15th, 2010.

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  The Communist Manifesto

  Karl Marx

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  A world divided. A system in crisis. A document that ignited a global movement.
  Written in 1848 at a moment of rising unrest, The Communist Manifesto lays out Marx and Engels's bold vision of class struggle, economic injustice, and the power of collective action. With clarity and urgency, it exposes the tensions between workers and capital, challenges the foundations of modern society, and calls on the oppressed to reshape the future.
  
  Celebrated as "one of the most influential political texts ever written," this manifesto continues to spark debate, inspire social movements, and shape discussions about power, inequality, and human rights. Its ideas remain as provocative and relevant today as they were more than a century ago.
  
  If you're drawn to political philosophy, social justice, or foundational works that changed world history, this essential classic offers a powerful lens on how societies rise, fall, and transform.
  
  Open the book—and explore the ideas that still challenge the world.

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  Path to Prosperity (version 2)

  James Allen

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  James Allen  (1864 - 1912) was a philosopher and a pioneer of New Thought movement.   His works have formed the basis of much of the curriculum used today by many motivational and self-help groups,His first book, which published in 1901, was From Poverty to Power, subtitled The Realization of Prosperity and Peace. Allen described this book as "A Book for all those who are in search of better conditions, wider freedom, and increased usefulness."The book consist of two separate volumes, The Path To Prosperity (sometimes rendered as The Path of Prosperity) and The Way of Peace.  Each volume has later published as a book in its own right.This recording is of the first volume, The Path To Prosperity. - Summary by Algy Pug

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  On the Trail of Scotland's Myths...

  Stuart McHardy

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  A journey through Scotland's past from the earliest times through the medium of the awe-inspiring stories that were at the heart of our ancestors' traditions and beliefs.
  As the art of storytelling bursts into new flower, many tales are being told again as they once were. As On the Trail of Scotland's Myths and Legends unfolds, mythical animals, supernatural beings, heroes, giants and goddesses come alive and walk Scotland's rich landscape as they did in the time of the Scots, Gaelic and Norse speakers of the past.
  Visiting over 170 sites across Scotland, Stuart McHardy traces the lore of our ancestors, connecting ancient beliefs with traditions still alive today. Presenting a new picture of who the Scots are and where they have come from, this book provides an insight into a unique tradition of myth, legend and folklore that has marked the language and landscape of Scotland.

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  Doctors at War - The Clandestine...

  Ellen Hampton

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  Doctors at War tells the stories of physicians in France working to impede the German war effort and undermine French collaborators during the Occupation from 1940 to 1945. Determined to defeat the Third Reich's incursion, one group of prominent Paris doctors founded a medical network to treat injured Resistance fighters who they then secretly transported to Allied countries to avoid forced labor in Germany. Another team of medics organized a cabal focused on intelligence gathering and sabotage that became one of the largest in wartime France, even after the Gestapo arrested and imprisoned its leaders. Deported to concentration camps, these physicians continued to frustrate Nazi efforts by rendering aid and keeping their fellow prisoners alive. Others joined rural guerrilla camps to care for the young conscripts fighting to block German reinforcements from reaching Normandy after the D-Day landing. 
   
   
   
  These stories add a crucial dimension to the history of Occupied France. Written for both historians and general listeners of World War II history, Doctors at War stands as a dramatic, character-driven account of physicians' courage and resilience in the face of evil. It serves as a window into life under a fascist regime and the travails of doctors who negotiated the terrifying moral labyrinth that was the German military's occupation of France.

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  Kiss You Love Goodbye - a poetic...

  Wendy Haller

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  We evolve. As human beings, through the different stages of our lives, we evolve into different versions of ourselves until we get to an age, where we know who we are meant to be. Kiss you love, goodbye the author explores the complexities of adulthood and all of the inner thoughts we have about ourselves and our experiences. Themes of self-discovery, family dynamics, love, loss, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, healing, and personal growth. The poems in this book span over 30 years of the author's life from her early college years of "Who am I?" to her late 40's of "This is who I am".

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