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The Origin of the Red Cross: "Un souvenir de Solferino"

Enriched edition. A Vision for Humanity: From Solferino to the Red Cross Movement


2020

EN

In "Un souvenir de Solferino," Henry Dunant presents a poignant and detailed account of the atrocities he witnessed during the Battle of Solferino in 1859, a pivotal event in the Italian Wars of Independence. Through vivid and emotive prose, Dunant not only recounts the horrors of war but also highlights the pressing need for humanitarian reform and the organization of medical care for wounded soldiers. His literary style intertwines journalistic observation with a powerful call for compas...


Unabridged

4 hours 36 min

2021

EN

A governess is hired by a bachelor to take care of his nephew and niece. She has barely arrives at the house that she starts seeing ghosts and having other supernatural visions. She decides to share her frightening experience with the maid of the house, Mrs. Grose. The maid, however, is not surprised and tells the governess that the ghosts are those of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel.What are the ghosts doing in the house? Were Peter Quint and Miss Jessel murdered? Are they seek reveng...


2012

EN

This Western Classic Collection is the ultimate book bundle for readers of classic Western. Each masterful novel in this collection has inspired numerous adaptations, re-imaginings, and even whole genres of fiction. This collection contains: • A Voice in the Wilderness by Grace Livingston Hill •Bar-20 Days by Clarence E. Mulford •Cabin Fever by B. M. Bower •Good Indian by B.M. Bower •Heart of the West by O. Henry •Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey •That Girl Montana by Marah Ellis Rya...

Day the Markets Roared, The

How a 1982 Forecast Sparked a Global Bull Market

Unabridged

3 hours 38 min

2022

EN

Legendary economist Dr. Henry Kaufman shares a classic Wall Street story that has never been fully told: a firsthand account of the day in August 1982 that would define US economics for decadesDr. Henry Kaufman is the most famous economist Wall Street has ever seen, renowned well beyond the financial industry. He was the subject of New Yorker cartoons, had cameos in drama productions and two seminal literary works of the 1980s, was subject to death threats, and enj...

Price€15.45

Detectives in Togas

A Chapter Book Mystery About Seven Friends Using Logic in Ancient Rome for Kids (Ages 8-12)

Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

2026

EN

In this delightful historical mystery, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.Yes, Rufus wrote CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL on his tablet at school, but no, he did not break into the schoolroom, did not tie up his teacher, and certainly did not paint his slur about Caius on the Temple of Minerva (even if it is in Rufus's own handwriting). Rufus is doomed unless his six clas...

Price€21.45

Crisis of Coscience

Three Short Stories by O. Henry

Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

2021

EN

Showcasing three of O. Henry’s sharpest short stories, Crisis of Conscience highlights the choices available for folks whose options are limited and difficult. In the first, An Unfinished Story, O. Henry uses a technique of only half telling two stories, delivering a clear and powerful message.The other two tales, A Retrieved Redemption and A Blackjack Bargainer, are more traditional narratives, each examining folks who are trying to get back up on the straight and narrow, and thei...

Unabridged

27 min

2021

EN

Cherokee is a wealthy man who, unlike many others, wants to share his fortune with the people of his town Yellowhammer. He wants to give away presents to the children there but there are no children in town. Will Cherokee be discouraged and let this unexpected difficulty stop him? Or he will find another way to help those in need? Find out in "Christmas by Injunction" by O. Henry.

Principles of Practical Tectonic Analysis of Cratonic Regions

With Particular Reference to Western North America

2006

EN

Steep crystalline-basement faults, commonly indicated by potential-field anomalies, played a crucial role in evolution of continental cratonic platforms. In the Phanerozoic Western Canada Sedimentary Province, history of crustal block movements and warps is reconstructed from the distribution of depocenters, lithofacies and structures in structural-formational étages in sedimentary cover. Each étage is a rock succession formed during a particular tectonic stage; regional tectonic restructu...

Price€69.99

Unabridged

23 min

2016

EN

When two friends reunite after a twenty-year absence, the limits of friendship become evident. Painting two distinct portraits of people who have grown apart, O. Henry explores themes of friendship, loyalty and trust. ¶ In Mammon and the Archer, the pursuit of love, and the love of money go head-to-head for dominance in a timely engagement.Famous for his unexpected plot twists, O. Henry was not only a master at the craft of writing the short story, but explored deep themes that sti...

Unabridged

35 min

2008

EN

A poor young couple demonstrates the meaning of love and self-sacrifice in the Christmas Classic, "The Gift of the Magi". Also included is "The Last Leaf". This tale follows a young woman artist who is stricken with pneumonia. She watches the leafy vine opposite her window with hollow eyes, and she determines to stay alive until the last leaf falls. O. Henry, always a master with the surprise ending, delivers two fine tales of his beloved New York City.

Unabridged

28 min

2014

EN

Cherokee has struck it rich, and he decides to make Christmas extra special for the children of a nearby town. Unfortunately, there ARE no children in the nearby town. When the appreciative townspeople try to round up some kids from the surrounding towns, they inadvertently set the stage for a Christmas miracle for Cherokee.

Mystery of the Roman Ransom

An Amusing Crime-Solving Adventure in Ancient Rome for Kids (Ages 8-12)

Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

2026

EN

In this delightful history-mystery, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.It seems the boys can get nothing right: Their teacher's fiftieth birthday is long past (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isn't just your run-of-the-mill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, th...

Price€8.57