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An angel called Arcade leaves heaven for earth, where, using his invisibility, he steals books from a library with the purpose of studying. He ultimately joins several other fallen angels with a plan now to overthrow God, in their eyes an incapable and ill-informed and thus impossible creator...The great author's knowledge of history and religious texts is brilliantly conveyed, pairing extremely well with his cynical philosophy and the virtuosity in his descriptive prose.

Abby Mann's classic story about the Nuremberg trials, under which German leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity in 1945 and 1946. Even today, the play remains a shattering indictment of the consequences of unchecked authority and the seductive power of group thought.

A heartbreakingly warm and moving story of a young orphaned boy, sold out of an orphanage to work on a farm, and of his relationship with an equally orphaned black fawn that he one day stumbles upon in the forest. Will their bond survive the many problems that adults pose in their way, such as hunting? A tale with a classic, timeless and universal feel and message to it.

A unique and comprehensive look at the Air Force's early attempts to investigate UFO's. An essential, not to be missed experience for fans of ufology! This is the first work of any substance written about this fascinating subject. The author was the first director of Project Blue Book, and the person who came up with the phrase UFO, Unidentified Flying Object.

This work explores encounters between people, including fighter pilots, and UFOs. The author states that while Earth has been visited by aliens for centuries, the Air Force was investigating these cases and hiding them. He researched sightings and concluded the saucers were interplanetary. He had some access to original military files but didn't believe in space visitors before starting this book... One of the very first big books in ufology! Fascinating and spellbinding, filled with expertise and information.

Welcome to the incredible world of Ambrose Bierce! A true master of the weird, eccentric, macabre and even grotesque horror story. The 24 tales in this collection are often deceptively simple, needing the reader to re-evaluate what has transpired and realizing that the pieces of the puzzle - often quite dreamlike - makes for something bigger and more sinister than just the finished work.

A bear cub named Niwa gets separated from his mother and meets a hunter and his faithful dog, Miki. The dog and the cub quickly go into the wild, tough. Niwa uses the teachings his mother thought him to survive, and Miki uses both his instincts and Niwa's methods to do the same. The two become friends. But sooner or later a bear must hibernate... This is a cheering and wonderful nature story where the listener is immeasurably rewarded by getting to hear the narration of both a dog and a bear.

A moving and fascinating story by Ouida. The boy Nello and his dog Patrasche live in a small village near Antwerp, with the boy's grandfather. It is also the place where Nello's hero, the painter Rubens, used to work. The boy and the dog lead a hard life filled with hunger and setbacks, but find strength and relief in each other, despite everything.

Carter Brent, alcoholic gambler and Yukon gold finder, strikes real gold as he meets a beautiful young half-breed girl called Snowdrift. They experience adventures and hardships of all sorts, both physical and psychological.

A well told, beautifully observant and tragic tale of a young woman's life, also containing a potentially scandalous relationship between her and a young schoolboy. Gabrielle, a neglected daughter of a widowed father, lives in a beautiful but rugged Connemara, Ireland, she faces many ups and downs in her life, mostly involving men she has no wish being attached to.

A fascinating piece of work containing stories from eye witnesses, written by someone who actually knew "Billy the Kid", the famous gunslinger outlaw. The listener gets an earful of intriguing and riveting historical information about the short and vicious life of Henry McCarty (Billy's real name) as well as a whiff of another legendary Western figure - the Sheriff that captured and killed the Kid, Pat Garrett.

Engineer and our hero, Jack, is directed into the depths of the Canadian wilderness to construct a train route where all of the other previous men have failed or inexplicably disappeared... From one of the masters of the adventure and western genres comes a stunning and suspenseful tale that even manages to throw in a nice all be it mysterious romance into the mix!

A captivating study of the period 1609-1780 of the Mohawk Valley (upper New York State). Get ready to absorb a multitude of interesting cultures such as the Mohawks, the Hurons, the Mohicans and the Iroquois and Dutch and French as well, as all parties were involved in conflict.

A sergeant of the Canadian Northwest Mounted and his partner are hunting an elusive killer and his wife through a freezing and harsh world... This story possesses all of the great essentials that make up a good adventure tale! Old fashioned sense of nobility, falling in love, losing love, suspense, tragedies and ultimate happiness regained as the listener gets entangled in the story which is full of twists and turns!

This fascinating work about the Province of New Brunswick was written at a time when it was still young, and that's essentially what makes it so precious! The interested listener gets to know - comprehensively and in detail - about things such as the country, settlements, institutions, productions, the climate, inhabitants, the government, towns, trade, revenue, and population... Essential material for those of us with a very wide range of interests and passions.

Temptress Desirée Le Mire and brothers Paul and Harry Lamar are searching for a missing treasure in a mysterious cave in the Andes. They encounter Inca deformed by living underground. What follows is a tornado of an adventure underground by Rex Stout; featuring heroic acts, lucky escapes, battles of will and physical power, feats of daring and strategy.

A classic held as one of the greatest works of 19th Century fiction. The novel is thought of as a reply to the growing cultural divide and alienation between liberals of the 1830s/1840s and the rapidly growing nihilist movement. These two philosophies were contrasted with the conservative Slavophiles, who believed that Russia's greatness lay in its traditional spirituality... The main characters reflect a youthful rebellious and anarchistic thought, therefore confronted with their traditional fathers.

Kentucky has suffered from an extremely bad reputation, and these recordings of feuds, tragedies and vendettas - the most notorious being that of the Hatfield and McCoys - puts the listener right into it! The New York Times of July 26, 1885 had this to say of the state and its people: "The savages who inhabit this region are not manly enough to fight fairly, face to face. They lie in wait and shoot their enemies in the back... One can hardly believe that any part of the United States is cursed with people so lawless and degraded.

Through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) this series of communications has been made available to the public for the first time! Most of the files have been redacted with names left out, but most of the sightings in 1947 can be known by listening to the ongoing correspondence at the time between the FBI and diverse U.S. Government and military establishments. Essential listening for both history buffs and fans of ufology!

This classic Western tale features many of the beloved elements of the genre: a lonesome, almost mythical hero (The Lone Ranger), his steadfast friend and sidekick and of course his horse; in a story that tells us how these three came together in the first place.