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Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The readings are recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.

Originally written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and '30s, H. P. Lovecraft's astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction, and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when first published. This tome brings together all of Lovecraft's harrowing stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were when first released.

Rencontrant des difficultés financières, un jeune étudiant d'université se voit contraint de se loger au seul endroit où ses maigres moyens le lui permettent. Dans une partie étrange de la ville où il n'avait encore jamais été auparavant, il trouve un appartement dans un immeuble presque vide. L'un des rares locataires du lieu est Erich Zann, un vieil homme d'origine allemande, qui est muet et joue de la viole dans un orchestre local. Il vit à l'étage supérieur, et lorsqu'il est seul, la nuit, il joue d'étranges mélodies jamais entendues auparavant.

"Nyarlathotep", surnommé "le Chaos Rampant", est à la fois le messager, le cœur et l'âme des "Autres Dieux". Dans le poème en prose "Nyarlathotep" (1920), il est représenté comme un homme au teint bistre affirmant être sorti des ombres antiques des pyramides égyptiennes. Dans "La Quête onirique de Kadath l'inconnue", Nyarlathotep apparaît sous les traits d'un pharaon majestueux qui prétend pouvoir revêtir un millier de formes différentes... Stephen King a dit de Lovecraft qu'il était "le plus grand artisan du récit classique d'horreur du vingtième siècle".

"Les chats d'Ulthar", extrait : "On raconte que dans Ulthar, de l'autre côté de la rivière Skaï, aucun homme n'a droit de tuer un chat. J'en suis d'autant plus convaincu que mes yeux se posent sur celui qui est assis là, ronronnant près du feu. Le chat est un animal mystérieux. Il devine et voit des choses que les humains ne perçoivent pas. N'est-il pas l'âme de l'antique Égypte et le sujet des contes oubliés de Meroe et Ophir ? De plus, il est apparenté au Seigneur de la Jungle, et comme tel, il est l'héritier des secrets de la sombre et inquiétante Afrique.

The story of the physical relationship between the aristocratic protagonist Constance Chatterley and gamekeeper Oliver Mellors - which occurs right under the nose of her wheelchair-bound husband, Clifford. In exploring the class system of the early 20th century, the novel also touches upon the declining coal mining industry, its effect on the workers, and the politics which surrounded it. Yet possibly the most important theme is the individual’s need for physical as well as intellectual satisfaction.

In The AI Advantage, Thomas Davenport offers a guide to using artificial intelligence in business. He describes what technologies are available and how companies can use them for business benefits and competitive advantage. He cuts through the hype of the AI craze - remember when it seemed plausible that IBM's Watson could cure cancer? - to explain how businesses can put artificial intelligence to work now, in the real world.

Delve into the exciting field of “epistemology”, the philosophical term for our inquiry into knowledge: what it is, the ways we acquire it, and how we justify our beliefs as knowledge. Taught by acclaimed Professor Joseph H. Shieber of Lafayette College, these 24 mind-bending lectures take you from ancient philosophers to contemporary neurobiologists, and from wide-ranging social networks to the deepest recesses of your own brain.

This volume collects, for the first time, the entire Dream Cycle created by H. P. Lovecraft, the master of twentieth-century horror, including some of his most fantastic tales.

This book will inspire you to: control the negotiation before you enter the room; persuade others to do what you want - for their own reasons; manage emotions on both sides of the table; understand the rules of negotiating across cultures; set the stage for a healthy relationship long after the ink has dried; and identify what you can live with and when to walk away.

My boss is a walking red flag. He's bolshy and rude. Impossible to please. A big, broody man with dark eyes that carry an unmistakable message—"I am not manageable." Seriously, he's the worst. If it's not bad enough that he's a nightmare in the office, he's all but ordering me to be his date to his son's wedding. He says it's called "winning a divorce." I try telling him that's not a real thing but it falls on deaf ears. Not only that, he appears to be in the throes of a major personal awakening and is determined that I'm the man to guide him through it.

In The Time Machine we are thrown 800,000 years forward - into an age where the Earth is slowly dying. There we discover two bizarre peoples—the ethereal Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks. Published in 1895, Wells' masterpiece captivated listeners on the threshold of a new century.

George can do all kinds of tricks on his new bicycle—even popping a wheelie! When the Man with the Yellow Hat tells him not to go too far, George gets curious and sets off on a journey through his neighborhood. From helping the paperboy with his route to offering a bugle to an ostrich to helping a bear down from a tree, this classic story will be sure to entertain young audiences.

The American Classics Collection is a century-spanning collection of 17 classic novels, short stories, essay, and poetry by American authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Kobna Holdbrook-Smith; Nathan Osgood; Robert G. Slade; Jonathan Keeble, and more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Ernest Hemingway; Mark Twain; F. Scott Fitzgerald; Edith Wharton; Frederick Douglass; and H.P. Lovecraft, amongst a host of others.

The Shadow over Innsmouth is a horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in November–December 1931. It forms part of the Cthulhu Mythos, using its motif of a malign undersea civilization, and references several shared elements of the Mythos, including place-names, mythical creatures, and invocations. The Shadow over Innsmouth is the only Lovecraft story that was published in book form during his lifetime. The narrator is a student conducting an antiquarian tour of New England.

If you feel like you don’t know how to pray, you can’t find the right words, or you just can’t seem to get God’s attention, then you will be encouraged by this treasury of devotional expressions from Charles H. Spurgeon. His elegant prayers, beautiful in their simplicity, will invite you to be vulnerable before your Creator. His profound trust in God will set an example for your own pursuit of a peaceful spirit.

ไม่มีใครเลยในโลกที่จะสามารถเล่านิทานได้หลายเรื่องเท่ากับโอเล่ลูกอจจ์ และเรื่องที่เขาจะเล่าก็มีมากมาย แต่เขาจะเล่านิทานได้ก็ต่อเมื่อเด็กๆ ขึ้นไปนอน และหลับแล้วเท่านั้น เขาจะนั่งลงข้างเตียงแล้วเล่านิทานให้เด็กๆ ฟัง มีเด็กน้อยคนหนึ่งที่โอเล่ ลูกอจจ์ได้ไปเยี่ยมเยียนเป็นประจำในทุกค่ำคืนตลอดสัปดาห์ นั่นคือไฮอัลมาร์ ตลอด 7 วัน โอเล่

มีต้นกุหลาบแสนสวยต้นหนึ่งที่ออกดอกเต็มต้น ในดอกที่สวยที่สุดนั้นมีภูตน้อยตนหนึ่งอาศัยอยู่ มันตัวเล็กมากจนตาของมนุษย์มองไม่เห็น มันใช้ชีวิตในซอกกลีบกุหลาบ ภูตน้อยนั้นเหมือนกับลูกมนุษย์น้อยๆ มีปีกที่ยาวจากไหล่จรดเท้า ในห้องกุหลาบที่มันอาศัยนั้นก็หอมตลบอบอวล กลีบที่กั้นห้องก็งดงามและโปร่งแสง

เรื่องราวของผีเสื้อหนุ่มที่เที่ยวเสาะหาดอกไม้ดีๆ เพื่อมาเป็นเจ้าสาว ดอกไม้สาวที่ยังไม่ได้หมั้นหมายกับแมลงจะนั่งเฉย จึงเลือกได้ยาก ผีเสื้อหนุ่มไม่ได้รู้สึกเพลินเพลิน มันจึงได้บินไปหาดอกเดซี่เพื่อที่จะถามว่าตัวมันนั้นควรเลือกดอกไม้ดอกใด

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