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Travel back to the very first Thanksgiving and discover why this beloved American celebration has inspired generations of children. This unique family audiobook features five classic public-domain Thanksgiving stories presented unabridged, enhanced with original educational content created...

Them Days is a quarterly magazine dedicated to documenting and preserving the old ways and early days of Labrador. Many thanks to the people who shared their time and memories, their names appear with their stories...

Dive into the insightful world of piano mastery with Great Pianists on Piano Playing, published in 1913. This engaging book, authored by James Francis Cooke, presents a collection of interviews with 19 of the eras most celebrated pianists. Cooke, a composer and music educator with two decades of piano teaching experience, captures their modern ideas on technique, interpretation, style, and expression. Each interview concludes with ten thought-provoking questions designed to inspire student pianists to reflect on and apply the wisdom shared. Whether youre a budding musician or a seasoned ...

This podcast is a journey of discovery of all things wine and while on that road there are a few interesting topics the beg the question of: And-Wine Not?

Perhaps the most brilliantly successful ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw creates a terrifyingly believable impression of children so corrupted by evil that they remain deceptive pictures of innocent beauty.

Unscripted, unedited, long-form conversations about religion, theology, politics, and whatever else enters into our minds and finds its way out of our mouths.

A response to all ships sunk in action during the war, James Francis Dwyer uses the supernatural to achieve his end in this short story, as an Australian sailor recalls his journey on a pearl schooner and his experience of a ghost ship.

La poésie lyrique du début du XXème siècle est à la fois héritère et novatrice dans ses thèmes comme dans sa forme avec une nette prédilection pour le vers libre. Continuité du mouvement symbolisme (Anna de Noailles), de la lignée de la cérébralité et du travail formel mallarméen, de la libération de thèmes nouveaux comme l'humilité du quotidien (Francis James) et de l'ouverture au monde moderne (Emille Verhaeren).

Leonard Cohen, hier muss man eigentlich nicht viel Erklären. Songs wie "Hallelujah", "Suzanne", "So Long Marianne", "Bird on a wire" sind alles absolute Meisterwerke. Es ist allgemein bekannt, dass der junge Cohen erst zur Gitarre griff um seine Tätigkeit aus Autor und Dichter zu finanzieren, der Rest ist Geschichte...

When God Doesn't Listen by Francis Chan - Prayer should not be taken lightly in connection with individual and communal sin. Submission through Prayer by James MacDonald - Prayerful submission enables us to experience God’s grace and peace. Waiting On God by John Ortberg - Waiting on the Lord...

This is an early history of the failed attempt to found the colony of North Australia at Gladstone, in what is now Central Queensland. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson)

James Dewey Watson (April 6, 1928-November 6, 2025) was an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. Francis Harry Compton Crick (June 8, 1916-July 28, 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. In 1953, Watson and Crick co-authored an academic paper in Nature proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule, building on research by Rosalind Franklin and Raymond Gosling. The following TV interview is from 1993.

The Irish are known the world over as friendly and engaging talkers with a word here and a few words there to each and every soul they meet. Their poets dazzle with talent and verse that few other nations dare compete with. What follows demonstrates why.

Join us in The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons, a delightful parody of the classic Sherlock Holmes tales, as narrated by the ever-loyal Dr. Watson. On that fateful April morning in 1912, at our familiar haunt at 221-B Baker Street, we found ourselves embroiled in an absolutely bewildering case—one that would outshine even The Sign of the Four and leave The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle in the dust. This is the story of the most convoluted, perplexing, and utterly hilarious mystery we have ever encountered in our illustrious career. - Summary by TriciaG & the author

In this engaging chapter, we delve into the tumultuous reign of James II starting around 1685. As conflicts simmer between the crown and Parliament, we explore the introduction of the Habeas Corpus Act, the persecution faced by the Huguenots, and the unrest brewing in Ireland. Join Jim Mowatt as he unpacks these pivotal moments in history.This show includes AI-generated content.