The Mind-Readers by Edgar Wallace
English | MP3@192 kbps | 25 min | 35.2 MB
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognized as one of the most prolific writers of his age.The Mind-Readers is a classic detective story of a Scotland Yard detective determined to trap the master criminal who has just executed a remarkable and ingenious emerald heist. The only way to outwit the thief is going to be to read his mind.

The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B09YJVK3XX | 2023 | 10 hours and 34 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 271 MB
Author: Jared Yates Sexton
Narrator: Jared Yates Sexton
An ambitious account of how white supremacist lies, religious mythologies, and poisonous conspiracy theories built the modern world and threaten to plunge us into an authoritarian nightmare. To fully understand these strange and dangerous times, Jared Yates Sexton takes a hard look at our nation's history: namely, the abuses committed by those in power and the comforting stories that shaped the way the West has viewed itself up to the present. As reactionaries and authoritarians cling to myths about "Western civilization," The Midnight Kingdom exposes how political power, religious indoctrination, and economic dominance have been repeatedly weaponized to oppress and exploit, sounding an alarm for what lies ahead as the current order frays.

The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster
English | MP3@192 kbps | 1h 23m | 115.3 MB
The earth's surface is no longer habitable. All humanity is sequestered beneath the ground, couched in isolation and contentment. The Machine provides the needs of humanity. Mankind becomes subservient drones to the life-supporting Machine. But what happens when the Machine stops?

The Long COVID Survival Guide: How to Take Care of Yourself and What Comes Next Stories and Advice from Twenty Long-Haulers and Experts (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BRLBLCCC | 2023 | 11 hours and 39 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 324 MB
Author: Fiona Lowenstein
Narrator: Lisa Reneé Pitts, Sara Sheckells
The first patient-to-patient guide for people living with Long COVID-with expert advice and an afterword by the leading research scientist. For people living with Long COVID, navigating the uncharted territory of this new chronic illness can be challenging. With over two hundred unique symptoms, and with doctors continuing to work toward a cure, people experiencing Long COVID are often left with more questions than answers. A support group in book form, The Long COVID Survival Guide is here to help. This vital resource provides the answers and reassurance you need, to live with and heal from Long COVID.

The History of Rasselas (Audiobook)
English | January 11, 2023 | ASIN: B0BS23XWT3 | M4B@128 kbps | 4h 50m | 268 MB
Author: Samuel Johnson | Narrator: Peter Wickham
Above all, Samuel Johnson's Rasselas (1759) is concerned with the nature of happiness. Rasselas and his companions remove themselves from the pleasure of the 'happy valley' so that they can make their 'choice of life'. In the course of their travels they come across scholars, astronomers, shepherds, hermits and poets, explore their way of life. Rasselas finds that complete happiness is elusive and, in the words of his mentor Imlac, 'while you are making the choice of life, you neglect to live'.
In his treatment of this popular tale from the Orient, Johnson deploys his customary wit and perspicacity. Popular in its own day, Rasselas is a journey of the mind and soul, raising important questions concerning the human condition, which remain pertinent today.

The Heart Meditation by Jem Friar
English | MP3@192 kbps | 30 min | 42.3 MB
This Meditation Will Change Your World

The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BRYGW48W | 2023 | 4 hours and 19 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 214 MB
Author: Michael Skidgell
Narrator: P.J. Ochlan
Through firsthand accounts and interviews with survivors, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make sense of one of Hartford's worst tragedies. Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Show on Earth" quickly became one of terror and tragedy as the paraffin-coated circus tent caught fire. Panicked crowds rushed for the few exits, but in minutes, the tent collapsed on those still struggling to escape below. A total of 168 lives were lost, many of them children, with many more injured and forever scarred by the events. Hartford and the surrounding communities reeled in the aftermath as investigators searched for the source of the fire and the responsible parties.

The Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BRL8Q2Q7 | 2023 | 7 hours and 24 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 403 MB
Author: Richard Buxton
Narrator: Gareth Richards
How do ancient Greek myths find themselves retold and reinterpreted in cultures across the world, several millennia later? In this volume, bestselling author Richard Buxton explores the power that eight iconic Greek myths hold in the modern world. Buxton traces these stories and archetypes from their ancient forms through their transformations over time in literature, art, cinema, psychology, and politics. Over their long lives, Greek myths have expressed a myriad of meanings. This erudite yet accessible exploration examines how the world's most influential myths have survived to the present, and how they have shaped our ideas on everything from family and society to sexuality and culture.

The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions (Audiobook)
English | April 13, 2006 | ASIN: B000FEBQJ0 | M4B@64 kbps | 22h 36m | 640 MB
Author and Narrator: Karen Armstrong
From one of the world's leading writers on religion and the highly acclaimed author of the best-selling A History of God, The Battle for God, and The Spiral Staircase, comes a major new work: a chronicle of one of the most important intellectual revolutions in world history and its relevance to our own time.
In one astonishing, short period - the ninth century BCE - the peoples of four distinct regions of the civilized world created the religious and philosophical traditions that have continued to nourish humanity into the present day: Confucianism and Daoism in China; Hinduism and Buddhism in India; monotheism in Israel; and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Historians call this the Axial Age because of its central importance to humanity's spiritual development. Now, Karen Armstrong traces the rise and development of this transformative moment in history, examining the brilliant contributions to these traditions made by such figures as the Buddha, Socrates, Confucius, and Ezekiel.

The Golden Slave by Poul Anderson
English | MP3@192 kbps | 7h 31m | 620.6 MB
The Golden Slaveis a fantasy novel by Poul Anderson.100 B.C. - The Cimbrian hordes galloped across the dawn of history and clashed in screaming battle against the mighty Roman legions.Led by their chief, Boierik, and his son, Eodan, the hungry and homeless pagan tribes hurled back the Romans time after time in their desperate search for land. But for all the burning towns, the new-caught women weeping, the wine drunk, the gold lifted, the Cimbri did not find a home.And now it was over. At Vercellae the Roman armies shattered them completely. Only a few survived-and for them death would have been more merciful. Eodan, the proud young chieftain, had been caught and sold into slavery, his infant son murdered and his beautiful wife, Hwicca, taken as a concubine. But whips and slave chains could not break the spirit of this fiery pagan giant who fought, seduced and connived his way to a perilous freedom to rescue the woman he loved.The Golden Slavewas first published in1960.AUDIO:Reading by Mark Nelson, running time: 7 hours, 32 min. Unabridged full version.E-book: ePUB, 69,900 words, reading time approximately 5 hours, 50 min.Poul William Anderson(1926-2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards.