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As a result of the experiment, Griffin becomes invisible. In an attempt to conceal his condition, the mad scientist wraps himself in bandages, but this only arouses suspicion among the villagers he arrives to work on reversing the process. He desires to become a normal man again while also exploiting his invention to amass a fortune. Unfortunately, subsequent attempts yield no results, and the frustrated Griffin begins to terrorize the villagers...

The Path to Prosperity is another James Allen book filled with inspiration and encouragement. You are in control of your destiny if you would only believe it. This little book may just convince you how to do that.

Ebenezer Scrooge is heartless, stingy, and selfish. He spends his entire days in his office, buried in hefty accounting books. He avoids good deeds like the plague, is never pleasant, and despises Christmas. However, under the influence of extraordinary events that unfold on a certain Christmas Eve, his life undergoes a complete transformation...

The White People leads us into a mesmerizing world where sin and sainthood dance on a razor's edge. Ambrose, the enigmatic philosopher, challenges conventional wisdom, blurring the lines between good and evil, unveiling the enthralling beauty of sin and the austerity of sainthood.

Fanatical Prospecting gives salespeople, sales leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives a practical, eye-opening guide that clearly explains the why and how behind the most important activity in sales and business development—prospecting. Step by step, Jeb Blount outlines his innovative approach to prospecting that works for real people, in the real world, with real prospects.

In Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows," two friends are swept into a chilling voyage down the River Danube, where the elements seem eerily alive. As the wind whispers, shadows contort, and willows throb with menace, they grapple with encroaching terror and a friendship under strain. Engulfed by the supernatural, they touch the brink of an "unearthly" dimension, a haunting realm where reality intertwines with the spirits of the willows themselves. This masterpiece uncovers the terror of the unknown and nature's sublime power.

In the heart of Victorian London, a respected and brilliant scientist, Dr. Henry Jekyll, embarks on a perilous experiment, aiming to unlock the mysteries of the human mind. But when he unwittingly unleashes a monstrous alter ego, the sinister Mr. Hyde, he is plunged into a chilling battle for control over his own dark desires. As the line between good and evil blurs, and the city trembles in fear, Jekyll's strange case becomes a haunting tale of identity, temptation, and the harrowing depths of the human soul.

Drawing on vast new data that reveal Americans' changing behavior, Putnam shows how we have become increasingly disconnected from one another and how social structures - whether they be PTA, church, or political parties - have disintegrated. Until the publication of this groundbreaking work, no one had so deftly diagnosed the harm that these broken bonds have wreaked on our physical and civic health, nor had anyone exalted their fundamental power in creating a society that is happy, healthy, and safe.

The narrator boasts of his well-known kindness and compassion towards animals, which was mirrored by his wife. His favorite pet of theirs was a large black cat named Pluto. As the years passed, the narrator became more besotted by drink and consumed by his own cruelty and perverseness. He abused his wife and the animals. Pluto, who was his favorite, bore the brunt of his rage. One day, the narrator cut out one of the cat’s eyes, and not long after that, he hanged the cat from the branch of his tree.

From internationally renowned family consultant Kim John Payne comes an eloquent guide that seeks to help parents reclaim for their children the space and freedom that all kids need for their individuality to flourish.

How do people—both individuals and entire communities—behave in the face of an invasion that threatens mass destruction? Who are we to the invaders, and who are they to us? What role do new technologies play in this? And what can save us? Herbert George Wells attempts to answer these questions in a way that remains attractive to contemporary listeners, and perhaps the widespread sense of unease, uncertainty, and threat makes "The War of the Worlds" a compelling and relevant novel even in the 21st century.

Amid the serene beauty of the French countryside, a man begins to feel the unraveling threads of his mind. An unseen presence—a shadow, a whisper—lurks in his tranquil home, bringing with it dread, madness, and questions too terrifying to answer. Is it merely his imagination, or has something unimaginable crossed into his world? With his sanity teetering on the edge, he must confront an entity that defies comprehension and challenges humanity's place in the universe.

Jack London's "The Call of the Wild" is an incredible story about loyalty, betrayal, trust, friendship, and the hardships of life in the far north. And all of this is described from an unprecedented perspective—the entire story is a series of heart-gripping adventures of a sled dog. A memorable tale with a deep, instructive message that provides excellent reading satisfaction for readers of all ages.

In the long title story, we accompany Sophia Kovalevsky - a late-19th-century Russian émigré and mathematician - on a winter journey that takes her from the Riviera, where she visits her lover, to Paris, Germany, and Denmark, where she has a fateful meeting with a local doctor, and finally to Sweden, where she teaches at the only university in Europe willing to employ a female mathematician.

Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress obsolete? In this elegant assessment of the human condition in the third millennium, cognitive scientist and public intellectual Steven Pinker urges us to step back from the gory headlines and prophecies of doom, which play to our psychological biases. Instead, follow the data: Pinker shows that life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness are on the rise, not just in the West but worldwide.

Is economic—or broader—conflict, well beyond the trade and technology war that has already erupted, inevitable between the world’s two superpowers? Will their clash produce a new economic leadership vacuum akin to the 1930s, when Great Britain was unable to play its traditional leadership role and a rising United States was unwilling to step in to save the global order?

Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of the French Impressionist art movement, and today his paintings sell for millions of dollars. While Monet was alive, however, his work was often criticized, and he struggled financially. This book unveils a true portrait of the artist!

Lives separated by time and space have collided, and an exiled Englishman, a writer trapped far from home, and a girl destined to die too young, have each glimpsed a world that is not their own. Travelling through the centuries, between colonies on the moon and an ever-changing Earth, together their lives will solve a mystery that will make you question everything you thought you knew to be true.

In 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaïre, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fight each other. One was Muhammad Ali, the aging but irrepressible "professor of boxing." The other was George Foreman, who was as taciturn as Ali was voluble. Observing them was Norman Mailer, a commentator of unparalleled energy, acumen, and audacity.

Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy. And he can't work out why she stopped. Now he is. . . Without a home Waiting for his stand-up career to take off Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn't looking. Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of his ruined relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him. But Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of the story…