Jonathan Keeble
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In search of adventure, Robinson Crusoe, son of a middle-class Englishman, sets out on the high seas only to become stranded on a deserted South American island. Alone on the island for 24 years, Crusoe finally gets some company when he saves a native whom cannibals brought to the island. A thrilling adventure for younger listeners, made thoroughly accessible through Roy McMillan's retelling of Daniel Defoe's text, simplifying and clarifying them...
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The 15th-century Arabian text The Perfumed Garden is one of the greatest of world classic erotic texts. It is primarily a manual for sexual activity of all kinds, dealing in some considerable detail with physical attributes, foreplay, as well as sexual health. In addition, it contains some enlivening stories of sexual encounters and sexual needs fulfilled.
23) The Moonlit Road
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These five chilling nineteenth-century ghost stories from both sides of the Atlantic include some of the best in the genre. Bierce is well-known, but To Let by B. M. Croker and The Upper Berth provide moments to tingle the spine, as does An Account of Some Strange Disturbances by Le Fanu. This collection, which is further enhanced by suitably chilling music, was originally released under the title Classic Chilling Tales III.
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The subject of countless adaptations, Oliver Twist is an essential read, and this version is both exciting and accessible for children ages eight to thirteen years old. Roy McMillan uses Dickens' original words in the main text, simplifying and clarifying them at certain points. Oliver's journey to London is narrated with ceaseless energy by Jonathan Keeble; his reading is infused with a delicious knack for storytelling.
25) Chilling Shorts
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17 twisted short stories and poems from the author of the Victorian Gothic series of novels.
From first dates to shipwrecked sailors, encompassing modern horror to gothic tropes, this anthology has something for everyone with one thing in common: they want something to think about when they go to bed.
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The Stories Gleaned from the author's experiences over many years Yoga and Zen training as well as from conversations with teachers, folk stories and temple magazines, this is a fascinating and enlightening compendium of tales from the Yoga and Zen traditions. Stories such as these are used in many spiritual schools' teaching — they're the flint or steel that makes the spark which, when nurtured daily, fires the imagination, heralds enlightenment...
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Collected by the author over many years, these stories from the Yoga and Zen traditions are the flint and steel that strike a spark that lights up the mind with insights that one should ponder daily to bring to light ever deeper meaning. They may be similar in intent to Zen Koans — but they are rather different in content.
In many Zen Koans someone says or does something extraordinarily inappropriate, which catches your attention just because it's...