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Awarded a three-month stipend to travel and work, a Swedish writer flies to Madrid, where in a bar she meets a man with an extraordinary story to tell. In exchange for somewhere to sleep and to hide out for a few days, he is willing to tell her the whole astonishing tale. What follows is an account of fantastic proportions and ingredients: the existence of a shadowy Internet TV show with a certain morality clause, a threat to the storyteller's life, a diabolical nun, and the story of a girl with a missing left thumb.

A remarkable story of the scientists behind a long-forgotten and life-saving cure: the healing viruses that can conquer antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.

Dante's Divine Comedy, an epic poem, takes readers on a transformative journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. This timeless literary masterpiece intertwines theology, philosophy, and politics, offering profound insights into human nature and divine justice. Dante’s vivid allegorical narrative captivates with intricate symbolism and richly imagined landscapes. Revered for its poetic brilliance, the Divine Comedy remains a cornerstone of world literature, inspiring literature, art, and cultural discussions with its enduring themes of redemption, moral growth, and spiritual ...

She suddenly wished that her medical school had offered a course on the art of intrigue... What seemed to be just an accident now carries an ugly and poisonous truth inside. Time to lift the veil. Aliya, now Countess Lillian Elizabeth Mariella Earton and wife to the Earl of Earton, is trying to uncover the truth behind Lillian’s miscarriage and the unhappy course of her marriage. How many enemies does Lilian have? And what do they want of her? King Edward's interest in the estate of Earton - once collapsing, now prospering - has sparked.

Few things, even in literature, can really be said to be unique — but Moby Dick is truly unlike anything written before or since. The novel is nominally about the obsessive hunt by the crazed Captain Ahab of the book’s eponymous white whale. But interspersed in that story are digressions, paradoxes, philosophical riffs on whaling and life, and a display of techniques so advanced for its time that some have referred to the 1851 Moby Dick as the first “modern” novel.(Summary by Stewart Wills)

A wedding to end a war. It’s been four years since the blood feud between the Branwens and Mathonwys started. Four years of sunken ships and loved ones lost, four years of wounds both seen and unseen. Keira Branwen is no stranger to duty. As the first mate of a legendary pirate ship, blessed by the sea-god Lyr, and heir apparent to her clan, she would sail to the Otherworld and back to keep her family safe. But when the Council threatens banishment for her people, Keira is faced with a choice.

I moved to Willow Creek, small town, for a fresh start—no drama, no complications. Then I met my next-door neighbor, Logan Archer. The brooding billionaire has walls higher than the office towers he owns. Cold, commanding, and so off-limits, he might as well have “Do Not Touch” stamped on his forehead. It all starts with a mural—my masterpiece splashed on his building without permission. His glare could freeze fire, but the town has other plans.

Ausgebrochen aus den Fesseln einer unglücklichen Ehe, findet Morgan Zuflucht Camelot – der Stadt der Träume und des Friedens. Ihr Bruder, König Arthur, schätzt sie endlich als seine intelligente Beraterin und etabliert sie als festen Bestandteil seines engsten Vertrautenkreises. Doch Morgans Leben ist alles andere als unkompliziert. Ihr rachsüchtiger Ehemann will den gemeinsamen Sohn an sich reißen und auch die strengen Vorschriften am Hof führen immer wieder zu Schwierigkeiten.

Vesalius (born in Brussels, 1514-1564) is one of the foundation stones of modern medicine. Forsaking the study of anatomy by reading the ancients, he instead dissected bodies and drew detailed illustrations of his observations. He was enormously influential in the development of modern medicine. This 1910 biography opens up his life admirably. The printed book contains many illustrations taken from his works. The listener will want to be aware that modern historians of medicine are much more positive about the contributions of medieval Arabic medical teachers than the author of this book. - ...

The Kama Sutra, or Aphorisms on Love, has survived at least 1400 years as a dominant text on sexual relations between men and women. Vatsyayana claimed to have written the Kama Sutra while a religious student, “in contemplation of the Deity” - but references to older works, shrewd disputations by Vatsyayana of those authors' recommendations, and careful cataloging of practices in various of the Indian states indicate much more emphasis on kama, or sensual gratification.Part of the book discusses the 64 arts of love employed by masters of coitus. Learning each of these and when and how to ...

A Christmas Carol (full title: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas) is A Christmas Carol is a Victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one evening. (Wikipedia)

NOTE: Because of the nature of this project, there was a bending of usual LibriVox procedures: pub-like background noise was encouraged, as well as group readings; and no editing was required, so in places there may be some accidental variation from the original text ... Listener be warned! Here is some more information about the genesis of the LibriVox Ulysses project. (Summary by Hugh McGuire)Still one of the most radical novels of the 20th Century, James Joyce's Ulysses is considered to have ushered in the era of the modern novel. Loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, the book follows Leopold ...

"This magnificent work will be found to embrace not only all the essential doctrines of the Gospel of Christ, but also the whole "path of the just" (Prov. 4:18), in every station and relationship of life." (from the translator's preface) - Summary by Henry Cole

My grumpy, silver-haired next-door neighbor is my worst nightmare. A ruthless billionaire who thrives on control. Until our war turns into a passion neither of us can fight. Chris Langston is over fifteen years older, dangerously rich, and completely off-limits. He thinks silence is golden. Paint splatters are a crime. And control is his birthright. Too bad I don’t follow rules. I paint. I blast music. I create chaos. And Chris hates every second of it. One splash of paint, and it’s war. He complains. I rebel. He scowls. I double down.

Ethan Cole is cold, cocky, and impossible to ignore. A tech mogul with secrets, scandals, and a jawline that should come with a warning. He’s older. Off-limits. And totally uninterested in being interviewed by a “sunshine reporter” like me. So of course I push. He pushes back. And then the storm hits—literally. We’re stranded. Just me, him, and all that bottled-up tension. One night turns into slow-burn stares. Late-night confessions. And a kiss that wrecks my career plan. He’s hiding something. I’m supposed to expose it. But what if I uncover something else instead?

James Hawthorne is cold, calculated, and twice my age, with a glare sharp enough to cut through steel. From the moment I become his assistant and challenge him, the war begins. He thrives on control, and I refuse to back down. Sparks ignite—clashing at first, but soon turning into something far more dangerous.

Andy Thorne is ruthless. Steel-gray eyes. Billion-dollar empire. A scowl sharp enough to curdle cream. The entire town warns me to stay away. But when his lakefront mansion starts falling apart, guess who he hires? Me. The girl who sings while baking and names her cat after biscuits. One sarcastic bet turns into stolen glances. One thunderstorm turns into almost-kisses that leave me breathless. And one reckless summer fling spirals into something dangerous. Because Andy isn’t just hiding from the world. He’s hiding secrets big enough to shatter mine.

He’s my grumpy, billionaire neighbor. And now… he’s my business partner. Our first meeting? An argument over a misdelivered package. Our second? A business proposal that could save my career—and ruin my sanity. Lorenzo DeLuca is older. Off-limits. Infuriatingly sharp and impossible to ignore. The kind of man who speaks in challenges and stares like he’s already won. He dismissed my art.

Nora's daughter, Annabelle, has disappeared, last seen on her way home from a party. Gullspång's inexperienced police are wilting under the national media spotlight - and its residents desperate for answers. Stockholm DI Charlie Lager must return home to find Annabelle and then get out of town as soon as she can. Before everyone discovers the truth about her....

A tragic past. Thirty years ago, the body of a teenage boy was found in Gullspång's lake, and his best friend vanished from her home. Paul Bergman's death was ruled a suicide; Francesca was never found. An unsolved case. Drawn back to Gullspång, Detective Inspector Charlie Lager is haunted by the strange house she knew as a child, and by the missing girl who once lived there. Convinced that the original investigation was flawed, Charlie is determined to uncover what really happened all those decades ago.