Humour, fantasy, tragedy, drama, romance... Startling and original, the stories selected for this mouth-watering anthology are guaranteed to satisfy your appetite for the unique pleasure of reading.From a sad tagine to vintage blood, bottled light to luminous water, the theme of nourishment lets you sample a spread of excellent writing which will only make you want to come back for more. Let the feast begin!The proceeds from this book go to the Against Malaria Foundation.

Explore the revolutionary ideas that ignited the American Revolution with "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, now available as an engaging audiobook. In this timeless political pamphlet, Paine presents a compelling argument for independence from British rule, inspiring a nation to rise up and fight for its freedom.As the narrative unfolds, listeners will be transported to the tumultuous days of the 18th century, where Paine's impassioned prose galvanized the American colonies to break ...

This audiobook contains three of the most notable works on strategy: The Art of War, The Prince, and The Book of Five Rings.

The most profound and important speeches ever delivered are here collected in this anthology, featuring some of the most influential figures in world history.From ancient times to the American Revolution to as recently as this past century, Fort Raphael Publishing has here collected seven of the most important and iconic speeches of all time. Featuring such disparate historical characters as Moses, Pericles, Maximilien Robespierre, Thomas Jefferson, Chief Speckled Snake, Frederick ...

"Look Homeward, Angel" is the largely autobiographical debut novel from author Thomas Wolfe. Since its publication in 1929, it has been hailed as one of the great American novels and is among the finest pieces of literature to come out of the American South.The story chronicles the life of Eugene Gant, from his birth through his 19th birthday (when he finally leaves home for good). Raised by a recovering alcoholic father, Eugene is brought up surrounded by literature and poetry and...

"The Thomas Hardy Reader - Volume II" is a collection of three of Hardy's most beloved and celebrated books: "Far from the Madding Crowd," "Jude the Obscure" and "A Pair of Blue Eyes."Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in English literary history, these three books represent Thomas Hardy at his best. In these novels, Hardy explores and expounds upon some of his most familiar themes: love, honor, loss, betrayal and tragic mischance.Among the most cheri...

"The Thomas Hardy Reader - Volume I" is a collection of three of Hardy's most beloved and celebrated books: "Tess of the D'Urbevilles," "The Mayor of Casterbridge" and "The Return of the Native."Universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in English literary history, these three books represent Thomas Hardy at his best. In these novels, Hardy explores and expounds upon some of his most familiar themes: love, honor, loss, betrayal and tragic mischance.Among the...

"Leviathan" (original title: "Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil") is a groundbreaking work by English philosopher Thomas Hobbes and is considered a foundational document for social contract theory.Written during the English Civil War and published in 1651, the treatise argues that man - as a species - needed to evolve from a "state of nature" (or primitive disorganization) into an organized society with a central government and a s...