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  Meeting the Universe - The...

  Niko Riki

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  Vincent's first vivid childhood memories had flown with the wings of the wind, and they began to speak to him in a loud voice. He began to sink into them like quicksand. The glass of brandy slipped out of his hands, just as he had decided to pour himself a bit more of the alcohol, and shattered into many tiny shards with a loud bang. - Maybe it's a warning that I must change my life? - He saw nothing but a prism with white light. He was flying towards the light beam at a very high speed, just like the most powerful space rocket. The bright rays of light, like a white inclusive tunnel, began to narrow, and a mountain in the color of halva appeared in from of his eyes. He was flying directly towards it, just like the fastest eagle, and it seemed like he was about to crash into it. He felt scared of the unknown and that his body was moving by itself and that he couldn't control it anymore but, at the same time, he felt free because he could fly at such a tremendous speed, realizing that one part of his life was over. He was still alive but, only in a different form. Vincent was no longer Vincent because he no longer had his old name, and he didn't have his ancient past. Instead, he was greeted by a whole new life. His little heart was beating, and when he took a deep breath, he felt that he was alive again and felt his mother's warmth. The baby opened his little mouth and smiled. It was very dark but comfortable enough to turn slightly from side to side.

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  The Healing of Lust - First Time...

  Danielle Wynter Batts

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  Discover the allure of seduction 
  Are you ready to dive into a world where desire and destiny intertwine? First Time Intimacy invites you to explore the tantalizing journey of sexual awakening and the thrilling unpredictability of love. This is not just a story but an experience that will captivate your senses and leave you yearning for more. 
  Meet Nick, an adventurous 18-year-old who embarks on a transformative journey from innocence to experience. With each chapter, you will find yourself drawn into his world of exploration, where every encounter is a step toward understanding the complexities of lust and love. From his first encounter with Wendy, an old school pal with many secrets, Nick learns the art of passion and the intricacies of human connection. 
  As you turn the pages, you'll laugh, gasp, and maybe even blush at the witty and candid storytelling. These short, engaging tales promise to be the perfect bedtime escape for open-minded singles and couples alike. Discover how Nick navigates the often humorous, sometimes poignant, and always intense world of intimate relationships. 
  Whether you believe in fate, divine intervention, or the irresistible pull of passion, First Time Intimacy will challenge your perceptions and ignite your imagination. Are you in control of your destiny, or are you simply following the path that your desires have set for you? This book is an invitation to ponder these questions while indulging in the steamy escapades of a young man's journey to self-discovery. 
  Don't miss the chance to be part of this enticing narrative. Allow yourself to be swept away by a story that is as much about finding oneself as it is about finding love. Let First Time Intimacy be your guide to the exhilarating world of erotic adventure.

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  The Two Voices - An...

  Alfred Lord Tennyson

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  Alfred Tennyson was born on August 6th, 1809, in Somersby, Lincolnshire, the fourth of twelve children. 
  Most of Tennyson's early education was under the direction of his father, although he did spend four unhappy years at a nearby grammar school.  He also showed an early and burgeoning talent for writing; by the age of twelve he had written a 6,000-line epic poem.  
  In the 1820s, however, Tennyson’s father began to suffer frequent mental breakdowns exacerbated by his alcoholism. One brother had frequent violent quarrels with his father, a second would be confined to an insane asylum, and another was later an opium addict. 
  Tennyson left home in 1827 to join his brothers at Trinity College, Cambridge and with it escape from Somersby. At Trinity he was those who knew little of the problems that clouded his life. Although shy he was keen to make new friends; he was handsome, intelligent, humorous, and a gifted impersonator. 
  That same year, he and his brother Charles published Poems by Two Brothers. It attracted the attention of the “Apostles," a select undergraduate literary club led by Arthur Hallam. They provided friendship and confidence. Hallam and Tennyson became the best of friends. 
  The pair, in the summer of 1830, were involved in a ridiculous jaunt to take money and secret messages to revolutionaries plotting to overthrow the Spanish king. Tennyson's political enthusiasm was marginal compared to Hallam's, but he was glad to make his first trip abroad.  
  The landscape and atmosphere of the Pyrenees generated such wonderful poems as "Oenone," "The Lotus-Eaters;" inspired by a waterfall in the mountains; and "The Eagle;" invoked from the sight of the great hunters circling above them. The small village of Cauteretz and the surrounding valley became a location Tennyson would return to many times over the next sixty years. 
  In 1830, he published Poems, ‘Chiefly Lyrical’ and in 1832 a volume entitled ‘Poems’.  Tennyson, stung by the harshness of several reviews, would not publish again for nine years.  
  In the autumn of 1833, in what was meant as a gesture of gratitude and reconciliation to his father, Hallam accompanied him to the Continent. In Vienna Hallam died suddenly of apoplexy as a result of a congenital malformation of the brain.  
  Hallam’s death, together with that of his father and a myriad of anxieties, stem-ming mainly from the belief that his family were grimly attached to poverty, and fears that he might become a victim of epilepsy, madness, alcohol, and drugs, as others in his family had, or that he might die like Hallam, conspired to upset the delicate balance of Tennyson's emotions.  
  In 1836, he became engaged to Emily Sellwood. From their correspondence it is clear that she was very much in love with him. He seems to excessively worry about not having the financial means to marry.  He was also falling into trances, which he thought were connected with the epilepsy from which other family members suffered. To marry, he thought, would mean passing on the disease to any children he might father. He broke off the engagement. 
  During these years he used the dark feelings and events to write many of his finest works; "Ulysses," "Morte d'Arthur," "Tithonus," "Tiresias," and "Break, break, break."  
  In 1842 Tennyson’s Poems (in two volumes) was a tremendous critical and popular success.  
  In 1845 he was granted a government pension of £200 a year in recognition of his poetic achievements and his financial need.  Despite this financial support his doubts persisted.  
  Life for Tennyson was becoming increasingly productive and more lucrative.  By 1849 ‘The Princess’ had been published. He was now offered a large advance if he would assemble his elegies on Hallam into one complete poem.  
  Tennyson had now also resumed his relationship with Emily Sellwood and by the following year was talking again of marrying her. 
  In the Spring of 1850 the Poet Laureate William Wordsworth died and a new Laureate was

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  The Rob I Knew - Memories &...

  Eric Copenhaver

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  Enjoy this captivating journey into the life and poetry of Robert Frost, as his dear friend and farmhand, Carl Burell, shares stories about Rob with the people of Derry, New Hampshire at the Derry Centennial Celebration of 1927. 
  This fictional reenactment provides an enlightening and entertaining look inside the early years of Robert Frost through the eyes of his childhood friend, farming mentor and hired hand. Carl’s intimate view provides a unique perspective on Frost’s life as a novice farmer among the people of Derry, whom Frost freely appropriated in much of his poetry. As he reflects, Carl muses on his own appearance in some of Frost’s poems, and the manner in which the poet transformed his experiences on a hardscrabble New England farm into revered, monetized literature. Along the way, Carl also reads many of his favorite Frost poems, masterfully capturing the transcendent power of these enduring masterpieces in his native voice. 
  For lovers of poetry, Frost enthusiasts, teachers and students, The Rob I Knew is a unique and absorbing way to explore and appreciate one of our great American poets. 
  Eric Copenhaver, author and performer of this compelling audiobook, is a displaced New Hampshire native and lifelong Frost devotee—who is delighted to be channeling the colorful Carl Burell.

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  The Beauty of the Husband - A...

  Anne Carson

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  The Beauty Of The Husband is an essay on Keats's idea that beauty is truth, and is also the story of a marriage. It is told in twenty-nine tangos. A tango (like a marriage) is something you have to dance to the end.This clear-eyed, brutal, moving, darkly funny book tells a single story in an immediate, accessible voice–twenty-nine "tangos" of narrative verse that take us vividly through erotic, painful, and heartbreaking scenes from a long-time marriage that falls apart. Only award-winning poet Anne Carson could create a work that takes on the oldest of lyrical subjects–love–and make it this powerful, this fresh, this devastating.

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  One Year

  H. Pearce

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  Approaching forty, Sophie is dealt a double blow. Already facing a life-altering diagnosis—cancer, a ticking time bomb that allows her only a year left to live—her decade-long marriage abruptly ends. 
  Just as the prospect of navigating her journey alone and the grip of despair seems to take hold, fate intervenes unexpectedly. In what is slated to be her last chemotherapy session, Sophie crosses paths with Lily, a vivacious young girl with an equally grim prognosis. 
  Together, they forge the most unlikely of friendships and find themselves on a life-changing journey. Their mission: to locate the man who might serve as the saviour Lily desperately needs. 
  One Year is a touching story that celebrates the power of friendship, hope and the extraordinary capacity of the human heart to find joy and meaning even in the most challenging circumstances.

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