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  • Endurance

    Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

    **The legendary and harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackelton’s 1914 shipwreck on Antarctic ice – and how his leadership rescued his crew“One of the greatest adventure stories of our time.” –New York Times Book Review**In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In ... Read more

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  • IDYLLS OF THE KING

    Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" is considered one of his masterpieces and a significant contribution to Victorian literature. The collection consists of a series of twelve narrative poems, each referred to as an "idyll," that present a reimagined and romanticized version of the Arthurian legend.The poems cover various episodes from the Arthurian saga, including the rise of King Arthur, the quest ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Idylls of the King

    Narrated by Bill Homewood ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 27 min

    Lovers of legends know that this is the finest retelling of the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table; lovers of literature know that this is the greatest of all 19th-century narrative poems. In Tennyson’s gloriously written tale of swashbuckling feats on and off the jousting field, the honour of maidens, knights, queens and kings is won or lost. Above all, the Quest for the Holy ... Read more

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  • The Demolished Man

    Winner of the First Hugo Award

    by Alfred Bester ...
    #4 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written.“One of the all-time classics of science fiction.”—Isaac Asimov“Bester's two superb books have stood the test of time. For nearly sixty years they’ve held their place on everybody’s list of the ten greatest sf novels” —Robert SilverbergIn a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime ... Read more

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  • Understanding Human Nature

    by Alfred Adler ...
    Adler emphasizes the importance of social interest, or the innate human desire to connect with others, as a driving force behind behavior. He discusses how feelings of inferiority and striving for superiority influence personality and shape one's goals. Adler also delves into the impact of family dynamics, early childhood experiences, and societal influences on an individual's development.The book ... Read more

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  • The Bible History, Old Testament, Volume 6: The Reign of Ahab to the Decline of the Two Kingdoms

    Alfred Edersheim was a Jewish convert to Christianity who wrote a massive multi-volume tome on the history of the Bible.From the preface:"THE history of Israel, viewed as the Theocracy, or Kingdom of God, consists of three periods:First, that under the guidance of Prophets (from Moses to Samuel); Secondly, that under the rule of Kings (from Saul to the Babylonish Captivity); and, Thirdly, that ... Read more

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  • Berlin Alexanderplatz

    by Alfred Doblin ...
    Translated by Michael Hofmann ...
    The inspiration for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's epic film and that The Guardian named one of the "Top 100 Books of All Time," Berlin Alexanderplatz is considered one of the most important works of the Weimar Republic and twentieth century literature.Berlin Alexanderplatz, the great novel of Berlin and the doomed Weimar Republic, is one of the great books of the twentieth century, gruesome, farcical ... Read more

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  • Bible History: Old Testament

    In this book Alfred Edersheim looks at a large array of different aspects of Old Testament history. He states that “In writing [this book] I have primarily had in view those who teach and those who learn, whether in the school or in the family. But my scope has also been wider. I have wished to furnish, what may be useful for reading in the family,--what indeed may, in some measure, serve the ... Read more

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  • Selections from Science and Sanity

    Selections from Science and Sanity represents Alfred Korzybski's authorized abridgement of his magnum opus, Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics. This second edition, published in response to the recent Korzybski revival, adds new introductory material and a revised index, providing an accessible introduction to Korzybski's arguments concerning the ... Read more

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  • The Stars My Destination

    by Alfred Bester ...
    #5 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. "Science fiction has only produced a few works of actual genius, and this is one of them"-Joe Haldeman"Bester at the peak of his powers is, quite simply, unbeatable" -James LovegroveMarooned in outer space after an attack on his ship, Nomad, Gulliver Foyle lives to obsessively pursue the crew of a ... Read more

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  • My Face For the World to See

    by Alfred Hayes ...
    Alfred Hayes is one of the secret masters of the twentieth century novel, a journalist and scriptwriter and poet who possessed an immaculate ear and who wrote with razorsharp intelligence about passion and its payback.My Face for the World to See is set in Hollywood, where the tonic for anonymity is fame and you’re only as real as your image. At a party, the narrator, a screenwriter, rescues a ... Read more

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  • Indian Legends of Vancouver Island

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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