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Confucius was a Chinese philosopher who lived from 551 BC – 479 BC. Although he is usually listed as the author of The Analects ( wise sayings ), it was actually a group of his followers, years after his death, who wrote down his words and descriptions of his daily life. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized morality, "the proprieties" - correctness of social relationships - as well as justice and sincerity. A major goal of his conversations was to get his disciples to think deeply for themselves by relentless study of the world.

Jean Robert-Houdin was a Frenchman widely known as the father of modern conjuring. Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini later paid tribute to his skill by adopting his name. In addition to being a gifted magician and conjurer, he was the creator of a trick that became extremely popular. He called it "Second Sight". All the mind reading tricks and performances we see today came from Houdin's original inspiration. This audiobook is extraordinary in that it actually explains the secrets of many of his conjuring tricks.

Jack London is among the greatest adventure writers in American Literature, and The Call of the Wild is his masterpiece, a work that takes us where few tales have dared: into the mind of an animal. Buck is taken from the warmth of the Santa Clara valley to work as a sled-dog in the frozen Yukon during the Gold Rush. There he is forced to lose his domesticated ways and rediscover his natural instincts.

This story recounts the legend of Keesh, an Eskimo boy who used "brains not brawn" to defeat a powerful polar bear and save his people from starvation.

Dutch has fled to Iceland after his girl breaks his heart by marrying someone else. When he inherits the family farm, he returns to take charge of the 250 acres. A chance meeting in a bar with a beautiful girl named Cherry leads to his teaming up with her and her photographer friend, Skip, to turn the farm into the latest fad, a nudist camp! Dutch also finds out that his former girlfriend, Penny, is now a widow. Will they rekindle their romance? Will the camp be a success, or are Cherry and Skip covering up their real plan?

Orrie Hitt was a prolific writer of “gritty” romances in the 1950s and '60s. He wrote over 150 novels and was very good at what he did. Hitt still has a large following today. The website “Criminal Element” called him “The Shakespeare of Shabby Street".

Brad Smith’s business gave him special privileges, and he made the most of them. But where do you draw the line? At this peculiar hotel, guests arrived late, stayed even later, and paid a high price for unusual accommodations. And if he were man enough, a guest could meet Janice Westbrook. Brad Smith decided he would win Janice for himself. After all, he was a mattress salesman, with a perfect excuse to make himself cozy around the girl and the hotel. The only thing was, a twisted monster named Whitey was after Janice too.

In the new novel in the acclaimed Code of War series by Jim Roberts, the war between Joe Braddock and the massive private military company, Olympus, has just taken a dramatic turn...Having gone AWOL from the Peacemakers months ago, Joe Braddock has been waging a private war against Olympus, the cruel private military bent on gaining control over war itself. Tormented by the loss of his only love, Braddock will stop at nothing to eradicate all vestiges of Olympus power.

Four months after the events of the last book, Danny Callbeck has returned from his imprisonment within Olympus a damaged man. While his battle brother, Joe Braddock, has gone AWOL, Danny is called back into the fray to help track down the fiery rogue assassin, Agrippina, who's escaped into the badlands of the American south with the help of a group of Olympus outcasts.

Reeling from the physical and mental scars received during his journey to Syria, Joe Braddock accepts a dangerous mission to Venezuela. There, he must locate the mysterious mercenary force known as the Vagabonds who, along with their powerful commander Leo Lennox, may hold the key to finding the truth about the Code of War. Braddock's mission is about to heat up as truths are revealed and a massive battle is waged. The prize? The control of war itself.

Joe Braddock’s war with the Private Military Company known as Olympus has cost the Peacemaker dearly. Reeling from the loss of his war-brother Danny Callbeck, Joe accepts a critical mission to extract a defecting Olympus soldier from the war-torn heart of Syria.

The world's largest and most secretive Private Military has made itself known on the world stage. Operating with impunity, they spread their tentacles into any nation willing to pay their exorbitant price. For Joseph Braddock and his warrior brother, Danny "Whisper" Callbeck, the battle has only begun. Waging a desperate war across the globe, Joe Braddock and his team of Peacemakers have weathered a humiliating defeat from Olympus in western Pakistan.

An off-season adventure, driving his expensive, new car from LA to New York got Jake Lawrence’s motor running. Free from his snooty Park Avenue girlfriend, the third baseman hit the highway, ready for anything. Or so he thought. Kate MacKenzie, aspiring musical theater star, sneaked out of her motel room after her mother had gambled away all the young woman’s money. In the middle of nowhere, with less than four dollars to her name, the plucky actress planned to waitress her way to New York for a Broadway audition.

Fed up with cheating women, Dan Alexander, star pitcher for the New York Nighthawks, grew restless. Searching for something more than a bar babe, he zeroed in on a girl in the stands. He never expected to see a beautiful chick pushing frankfurters. But the hot dog girl looked as smokin’ as the food she was selling. Holly Merrill found a place to hide in plain sight, as a vendor at Nighthawks’ stadium. Keeping her secret safe and simply happy to stay alive, she never considered finding love an option. After all, a bad girl doesn’t deserve a decent guy, does she?

Matt Jackson, clutch hitter, fielder extraordinaire, and team captain, is dynamite on the baseball field, but a loser with women. Or is he? He makes a show of coming on to chicks in bars, but always strikes out. Convinced being dateless is safer, Matt keeps his distance from women. Is he simply an insensitive chauvinist, or a crafty man hiding a secret? Everything he believes in is challenged the day he walks in on a beautiful woman in the locker room. Dusty, the sharp-tongued spitfire, cuts the all-star pro down to size.

What would you do if the hottest new female country music singer asked you to come up to her place? Nat Owen, formerly nobody from nowhere, now World Series MVP, followed his instincts. The star first baseman fell under the spell of the singer the minute she batted her eyelashes at him. What about Nicki? Were they only friends, or about to become more? The female pro softball catcher and the first baseman had chemistry. Just as Nat made his move on Nicki, Lucy strutted into his life, offering stardom, glitter, and a lifestyle he could only dream about. What’s a man to do?

Blown apart by a heart-rending tragedy, Matt and Perri Jessup went their separate ways - he to Afghanistan and she to New York City. With loss and heartbreak coming between them, was there any reason to stay together? Would a chance meeting five years later bring back old recriminations or a renewal of past love, instead? Could they build a bridge between them or was the gulf to wide to cross?

After 10 years of working, saving, and investing, Grey Andrews finally achieved a level of wealth that allows him to do what he wants with his life. He needs a woman to share it with, but not any woman. The perfect woman. The mate he’s seeking will have the three essential qualities on his marriage list. After three years of searching, he isn’t any closer than he was when he started out.

Harry "Deke" Edwardss is a Hartford Husky defenseman known to be tricky, fast, and unbreakable. An amazing defensive lunge in a playoff game ends in a life-threatening injury. But Harry’d bounce back. He always did, didn’t he? Kitty, his wife, runs a successful art gallery in Washington, DC. Over the last three years, the couple agreed to live in different cities and be together whenever they can. Harry swears they make it work. Unwilling to face the truth about the damage he suffered, Harry hides his secret.

Meet the men of the Connecticut Kings football team. Share their anguish and their triumphs as they strive for success in the game of football and the game of love. American football romance. This is a compilation of the first chapters of all nine books in the football romance series, First & Ten.