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In 1966 in Rabun County, Georgia, a group of high school English students created the ‘Foxfire’ magazine, a literary journal that celebrated Appalachian stories, peoples, and culture. The publication was filled with poetry and prose from local students and authors and featured interviews with community members. These oral histories quickly became the focal point of the magazine and, eventually, the material that generated the multivolume Foxfire...
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The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burden of fighting racial injustice and rising above the lowered expectations and hateful bigotry that attempt to keep them shackled to that past.
The Burden,...
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Behind the Wheel Spanish Level 1 covers beginning to intermediate level Spanish, providing a flexible, solid and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in Spanish. The program features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and two native Latin American Spanish speakers to aid with your pronunciation. Includes a companion book to reinforce and enhance the audio experience.
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The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! This course includes Lesson 1-5 from the Japanese Level 1 Program, featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation....
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Familiarícese con los escritores más importantes del siglo XX a través de una cuidadosa selección de 600 citas que introducen sus principales ideas y delinean la estructura de su trabajo con claridad. Descubra nuevos aspectos o profundice en los pensamientos de Ana Frank, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, Khalil Gibran, Oscar Wilde, Stefan Zweig, Winston Churchill, para expandir su mente y conocimiento sobre nuestra cultura.
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Familiarícese con los principales escritores de todo el mundo a través de una cuidadosa selección de 500 citas que introducen sus ideas y delinean la estructura de su trabajo con claridad. Descubra nuevos aspectos o profundice en los pensamientos de Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare, Marcel Proust, Anton Chekov, Oscar Wilde, para expandir su mente y conocimiento sobre nuestra cultura.
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Familiarícese con los más importantes filósofos del Renacimiento, Michel de Montaigne, Francis Bacon y Maquiavelo, el autor de El Príncipe. Estas figuras han dado forma a la filosofía occidental; profundiza en sus obras y pensamientos con una selección de las citas esenciales que introducen sus principales ideas y delinean la estructura de su trabajo con claridad.
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OASIS AUDIO CLASSIC RADIO SHOWCASE SERIES
Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the...
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OASIS AUDIO CLASSIC RADIO SHOWCASE SERIES
Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through...
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The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! This course includes Lessons 1-5 from the Castilian Spanish Level 1 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions...
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Listen to the key words and phrases in Spanish, then repeat, practice and refine! A relaxing way to pick up the language. All essential words and phrases for modern life in Spain are here with topics covering home life, work and school environments, shopping, food and drink, sport and leisure, transport, technology, and the environment. Great care has been given to represent modern Spanish culture and enhance your experience of Spain and its people,...
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The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! This course includes Lessons 1-5 from the Romanian Level 1 Program, featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation....
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The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! This course includes Lessons 1-5 from the English for Portuguese (Brazilian) Speakers Level 1 30-Lesson Program, featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to...
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OASIS AUDIO CLASSIC RADIO SHOWCASE SERIES
Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through...
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Volume 7
• Lux Radio Theatre 03-10-47 It's A Wonderful Life
• Fibber McGee & Molly 12-26-54 Your Presence Is Requested with Jim & Marian Jordan
• The Marian and Lewis Show 12-21-51 with Dean Martin Jerry Lewis and Guest Helen O'Connell
• Milton Berle Show 12-23-47 A Salute to Christmas with Milton Berle
• Mr. President 12-25-49 Man at The Gate of The World with Edward Arnold
• My Favorite Husband 12-16-49 George's Christmas Present
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This is the Way. In Star Wars and Philosophy Strikes Back, the Way wends through entirely new adventures in the Star Wars galaxy far, far away: not only the films of the Skywalker saga, but also Rebels, The Bad Batch, Rogue One, Solo, and The Mandalorian. Like the creators of these films and television series, the authors in this book harness the magical mix of humor, action, empathy, characterization, adventure, and fan service that constitutes Star...
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The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! This course includes Lessons 1-5 from the Greek (Modern) Level 1 Program, featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation....
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Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audiobook, old-time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old-time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the early 1950s the Golden Age of Radio. The...
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30 Portuguese Short Stories for Complete Beginners
One of the smartest ways to improve fluency is to listen to stories in your chosen language. Finding appropriate literature can be tough when you're just starting out, but this collection of 30 short stories is a fun and entertaining way of learning Portuguese vocabulary and grammar. Each story is around 300 words, making them very quick listens without overwhelming you. Crafted for beginners, this...
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Gertrude Stein and Laura Riding enjoyed a fascinating if brief three-year friendship via correspondence between 1927 and 1930, and in A Description of Acquaintance, Logan Esdale and Jane Malcolm make the letters available to a larger audience for the first time. Riding and Stein are important figures in twentieth-century poetry and poetics and are considered progenitors of later movements such as L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry. The editors contextualize their...
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