Secondary General Music
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The software titles in the MusicFirst Secondary General Music package, combined with the expertly curated Content Library in the MusicFirst Classroom, provide a rich repository of resources for general music education in the modern era. This package is designed to actively engage students, encouraging them to experiment with composition and explore a wide variety of musical genres.
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Summary: All dogs go to heaven. Why should Sirius be any different?
Summary: When there is only endless night, where is the room for light?
A fic for the 'June One-Shot Challenge' by Wendelin of Gryffindor.
Summary: Of memories, and dreams that were meant to be broken.
Summary: Who said that some hearts can't be broken? The hardest hearts to break are the ones which have already died inside.
Summary: Journeys were always dreadful things. And with Sirius making the greatest journey of all, will Andromeda be able to take it?
Summary: Sirius to Regulus. Of a different time and inevitable greyness.
Summary: Andromeda has always had the perfect Christmas. But what happens when Sirius tries to offer her something a bit different?
Written for S.P.E.W 007
Summary: Sometimes, sometimes you get help from the person who you least expect. Sometimes the world is a different place.
Written for S.P.E.W 007 for the prompt 'adventure'.
Summary: Peter Pettigrew.
Ultimate betrayal and sacrifice are often the same thing.
Written by Wendelin of Gryffindor.
Summary: Bellatrix was pretty, Narcissa was pretty and Andromeda never was anything.
Written for S.P.E.W 007
Summary: At a time, when the world is an uncertain thing, one man realises who he truly is.
Summary: What would you do if the world came crashing down on you? What would you do if someone you cared about so much, hurt you so deeply?
Summary: The seventh child is always special.
Andromeda is depressed, the world is grey and Ted doesn't know what to do.
Summary: ‘It is often that one defining moment, that one split second which may change our lives forever.’
Remus is broken.
Once they had had a relationship, once they had had something. But with Remus being a werewolf, will things work out?
It almost did...
Written for the February One-Shot Challenge by Wendelin the weird of Gryffindor.
Summary: The Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters are locked in battle over a highly important magical artifact known to most as Voldy's Deathpants, in bold letters like that. However, they go about battle in a, er, highly unusual way-- a Quidditch match!
Probably the silliest thing that's ever appeared on this site, featuring highly OOC behaviour.
Deathpants is a team of writers consisting of Mind_Over_Matter, cmwinters, wendelin the wierd, and Schmerg_The_Impaler. Our story was written in Round Robin format. This (and our deranged minds) explains its randomness. Enjoy!
The insanity of the Deathpants has gotten to the mods! This ridiculous story WON the 2008 Quicksilver Quill Award for Best Humour Story!
Summary: It is the natural order of things.
Summary: One moment she was in bliss, the other in despair. When he was alive they ruled the world, when he died she sank.
Summary: These walls I have around me, are here for a reason. Draco Malfoy has always found the need to hide behind masks and smoke, but if it is blown away?
Summary: Of Tom Riddle and bad decisions.
Summary: This is written for the October Monthly Challenge#3 by wendelin the wierd of Gryffindor.
Come Undone is an all new action-packed adventure game based on the fic 'They come Undone' written by the ever talented kumy.


Stephen & Rebecca Smotherman – FullTime FBA
The Reseller’s Guide to A Year in FBA
A Month by Month Guide to a Profitable Amazon Business
*Updated for 2020*
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to always be prepared for whatever comes your way in your Amazon business? Do you ever get frustrated because it seems like you’re always a few steps behind other Amazon sellers? If you’re finally ready to always be ready, then this course is for you.
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Asylum Seekers living in the community are frequently forced to survive with little or no income and without access to essential health, welfare or legal services. Support the ASRC‘s winter appeal and help us provide direct assistance to some of our community’s most vulnerable people.
This timely appeal will provide funding to ASRC’s Health, Material Aid, Employment, Casework, Counselling, Foodbank, Human Rights Law and Community Development programs supporting asylum seekers. It’s time to stop the freeze on asylum seekers.
And come to the March on World Refugee Day on Sunday, noon, June 20, 2010. It starts at the State Library.


What if we once and for all decided that we were strong enough for the pain in our lives?
In this Super Soul Session bestselling author and Momastery founder Glennon Doyle-Melton unashamedly tells her story of learning to be still in the face of pain and “hot loneliness”. Glennon shares how she used bulimia and addiction to run away from her body and her emotions. In her words, she “voted her body off the island of herself” and disconnected the trinity of body, mind, and spirit. After many years of living in this fragmented way, she made a decision to stop running and start listening to what the pain was trying to teach her. What she learned is that pain and challenge, the very things we so stubbornly try to push away is what ultimately grow and connect us.
Glennon’s vulnerable story completely altered the way in which I view my own pain and conflict. It forced me to recognize the various ways in which I was trying to push that easy button and disconnect (guilty of mindless Instagram scrolling). I am reminded time and time again that we have the strength for our pain. In allowing ourselves to feel even when it hurts we are becoming stronger and more resilient. Glennon says,“Pain is not a hot potato, it is a traveling professor and it knocks on everyone’s door. The wisest ones say, ‘Come in, and sit down, and don’t leave until you’ve taught me what I need to know.’”


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Mahākāla – The Corpse
This poem is from the Theragatha. The Theragatha preserves 264 poems of elder monks and is the eighth section in the Khuddaka Nikāya. The Khuddaka Nikāya is a collection of short texts in (mostly) verse. The Khuddaka Nikāya is the last Nikaya (collection) of the Sutta Piṭaka, the second book of the Pāli Canon.
This poem directly shows the wisdom of understanding the reality of human life and the inevitable conclusion for every life. When understood in the context of Dependent Origination  and Four Noble Truths,  this poem contains the wisdom of a Buddha.
When the inevitable end of all human life is seen correctly and without passion for self-preservation and continued preservation of wrong views, the immediacy of taking to the Dhamma and developing the Eightfold Path becomes apparent. As the Buddha taught in the Bahiya Sutta,  no one can know when death will occur. The singular importance of awakening, of gaining full human maturity and developing profound insight into Three Marks Of Existence  is no longer ignored.
Mahākāla – The Corpse
A strong and determined woman
prepares a corpse (for cremation)
She breaks thigh-bones
She breaks arm-bones
Cracking open the head,
like a bowl of curds
She sits with the heap beside her.
Those rooted in ignorance (of Four Noble Truths)
foolish in their views
Return to suffering and stress
again and again.
So, understanding truth, rooted in wisdom, (of Four Noble Truths)
abandon craving and clinging (for impermanent objects, events, views, or ideas)
(Through Right Effort) Determine to never lie
with your head cracked open ever again.
End of poem
For All Who Reside In The Dhamma - Agantuka Sutta
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For gift giving that is! And for me, that has always meant books, lots and lots of books. From small inspirational books to novels to non-fiction to cookbooks to decorating guides, books are always my favorite present, and my favorite thing to give other people. There really is something for everyone, and for me, scouring the (often virtual) shelves to that find perfect title or genre can be one of my favorite parts of the season.
So it only seemed natural to share with you a few of the cookbooks that I keep seeing popping up everywhere and think would be fascinating books to give (or receive). My favorite cookbooks always include some sort of story or history about the place or culture or event that served as inspiration for the collection of recipes. There’s nothing like a little food + history to get you in the holiday spirit.
1. Jerusalem: A Cookbook. I first heard about this cookbook while listening to an interview with authors on NPR and was instantly intrigued. The two chefs come from two vastly divergent, fractured cultures within the same city, Jerusalem, but come together to tell a history of this complicated city through its food. Although the recipes are quite different than what’s usually made in my kitchen, it sounds like a fascinating read.
2. The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook: Sweetness in Seattle. This is another cookbook rich in history that I’ve seen pop up in many magazines over the past several months. The author, Tom Douglas, combines recipes + tips about techniques + Seattle culture/history for a well-rounded look inside the recipes of a beloved bakery. Red Haven Peach Blueberry Crisp, anyone?
3. Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza. This is another cookbook that I keep reading about over and over again in magazines and on the internet. I love the process of making fresh bread (more like the process of eating fresh bread, anyway), but am still a bit intimidated by the process. It’s also another cookbook that weaves the author’s, Ken Forkish’s, personal story throughout the pages of fundamentals and recipes.
4. Artisan Cheese Making at Home. I actually bought this book for Jeff last year as he’d been talking non-stop about wanting to make his own cheese. It’s a beautiful book with easy to follow recipes, but fast forward a year, and we’ve still yet to try a single recipe. I am definitely putting making homemade mozzarella on the new year’s resolution list!
5. Canning for a New Generation. Canning hadn’t really caught my eye until very very recently and after moving to the east coast and away from constant fresh, seasonal produce, I’ve really been thinking about delving into the craft a bit next year. When I think of canning, I always think of an old 1900s farmstead housewife preparing for a harsh winter a la Little House on the Prarie, but it’s definitely coming back into vogue these days. Plus, the book is arranged by seasons, so you know exactly what to can when–my kind of book.
Are there any cookbooks out there you’ve been eyeing lately?


I once read (and I can’t remember where) that a man greeted friends and family not with the usual, “How have you been?” but with, “What are you reading?” I thought it was a brilliant place to begin a deep and insightful conversation about what someone is thinking. And if it’s not the first thing we ask people, it usually comes up fairly quickly.
We just spent a week with cousins Patsy and John Grady, two of our favorite readers, and shared many suggestions that were quickly typed into our iPhone notes under Books Not Yet Loved.
We read on our iPads, digitally checking out books from our Scottsdale library, and from “real” books we bring with us from our holiday book exchange, and others we pick up in our travels. And we read aloud to each other, me reading to Tom while he’s driving or cooking, Tom reading to me at night, because my voice instantly puts him to sleep.
What are we reading? Get out your iPhone. Here’s some of them:


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Many of the menu pane pages have a set of common Export and Search buttons in the top right corner of the page.
- Copy will copy the selected page entries to the system clipboard.
- CSV, Excel, and PDF will prompt for downloading the currently displayed entries in the selected format.
- Print will generate and display the data in a printable format within the browser page.
The Search Feature
Use the Search field to filter for specific criteria within all fields displayed on the current page. For example, you can search Job or Alert history for specific events. You can also combine multiple search criteria by separating search terms with a pipe character (|) (for example, running|paused or failed|missed).


Their books were open, their pencils sharpened, and even though the surroundings of a school library seemed an appropriate setting for their scholarly pursuits, very little studying was being done that day by the four teenagers that occupied the long wooden table in the room’s center. All around them were the typical trappings of a high school library. On the lower level of the room to the right of its entrance were the normal card catalogues, a few assorted green plants, an American flag, several posters on the wall, and a heavily caged book repository that held some unusual items locked away in its depths. Directly across from from that were file cabinets and more card catalogues, and a lengthy counter that served as the circulation desk and work area for the librarian, whose small office was tucked snugly off to one side. Behind the open floor area where the students sat at their table were two separate sets of stairs, one on either side of the room leading up to a second raised level. There the biggest bulk of the books were shelved in multiple rows of tall, dusty bookcases. It was at first glance a well-stocked library, but closer inspection revealed an eclectic and strangely morbid collection of volumes concerning such subjects as witchcraft, demonology and various occult references. These were not the ordinary texts associated with most high school students’ scholastic pursuits, but the specialized library of an eccentric bibliophile.
School had dismissed some time earlier, and most of the students had either gone home or to their after-school jobs, leaving the building to the few teachers and administrators that remained to work late. The hallways were quiet and the classrooms empty, but in the library there was an uncharacteristic youthful energy flowing as the four students commandeered the spacious room for their after-school study session. There was no adult present to censor their thoughts or silence their fervent discussion, which was escalating louder by the minute.
The young students were all seniors at Sunnydale High School. Two boys and two girls, they were eighteen year old teenagers, and as such they were as varied in looks and personality as any species on the planet Earth. Alexander LaVelle Harris, known as Xander to his friends, was a tall, lanky youth with dark hair and eyebrows that arched distinctively over twinkling hazel eyes. His features were well proportioned on his long, angular face, and there always seemed to be a smile waiting to break forth on his lips. The teen was lean and considered handsome, but a string of failed romances that ran the gammut from unrequited love, a praying she-mantis monster, an Incan mummy princess and, most recently, his former nemesis and the queen of dating horrors, Cordelia Chase, had left the boy suffering a bout of low self-esteem. Xander was famous for his quick parrying wit and smart-tongued commentary. He was seldom at a loss for a scathing comeback should the opportunity arise. But it was his fierce loyalty to his close friends that made him the paragon of human kindness. He was less than perfect in his academic achievements, lacking the desire to apply himself to his studies. Yet he would willingly put himself at great risk to protect his best buds, and would trust them in turn with his most personal and sensitive secrets, baring his soul for them to critique.
Sitting with Xander at the table was his long time childhood friend, Willow Rosenberg. A girl confident in her own intellectual talents and computer savvy, the red headed teen was once an extremely shy and introverted individual. But in the last few years her gentleness had evolved into a confidence that allowed her a more dynamic take-charge attitude to her life. She was at times quite naïve, always gracious, and occasionally ironic in her views of others, but she was never mean-spirited to her fellow man. Willow wore her auburn colored hair at a sensible, neat shoulder length that framed a sweet, cherubic face. A perpetual look of innocence accentuated her brown eyes that saw the world in childish wonder. She was polite, smart, and the epitome of what most parents would consider a perfect daughter, though a closer familiarity would reveal a growing independence to the girl’s personality as well as a blossoming stubborn streak. But her most unlikely talents were those of a burgeoning witch. It was an unusual pursuit, but one in which she showed increasing interest and an amazing aptitude. She pursued the craft with scholarly diligence, leaning toward the kinder aspects of white magic in her occasional mystical dabbling.
Quiet and unassuming as she was, Willow was not nearly as laid back as her rock musician boyfriend, Daniel Osbourne. They called him Oz, and despite being the oldest of the four teens present in the library that day, he was also the shorter of the two boys. Lacking any outward signs of ambition, Oz was nevertheless a brilliant young intellectual. Though at one point he had given up on the challenges of academia, a change of heart brought him back to repeat his senior year in his pursuit of a diploma. The boy’s real joy in life, next to his girlfriend, was his semi-professional career with a rock band that went by the unusual name of “Dingoes Ate My Baby.” He was one of their guitarists. The group played the occasional club date or party, but were not yet well enough known to have cut a record, but they hoped that time would come soon. The fact that Oz was a musician did not sit well with Willow’s parents, not did the teen’s unusual appearance. It was his chosen vocation that explained a propensity toward the ever-changing vibrant hues his short, spiked hair went through constantly. This month it was a shocking orange-red blonde that contrasted shockingly with his pale, almost pasty complexion. He was calm and cool individual at all times, his light green eyes surveying the world as an amused spectator of the human condition. His casual wardrobe ran toward bowling shirts and T-shirts with unusual messages or designs on them, with the occasional earring for an accessory. The normally sedate youth had one significant personality trait that he had some difficulty accepting in himself. Three nights in each lunar cycle Oz became a werewolf. This was the result of an unfortunate bite inflicted by a cousin, and though the transformation complicated his life, Oz and Willow managed to keep their relationship going in spite of his lycanthropic tendencies by taking certain precautionary measures at the proper time each month.
The remaining teen within the intimate cluster of friends that day was by far the most important in the group’s dynamics. Buffy Anne Summers was a perky blonde with dazzling green eyes and very feminine features that most males found pleasingly attractive. She had an athletic grace to her, and a slim figure that held no hint of the unusual physical strength she possessed. Her biggest desire in life had once been to be popular and well-liked among her high school peers, but the young girl had learned she was destined for a very different kind of life from that of other teenagers. At sixteen Buffy had discovered that she had been born to a most unusual calling, that of a vampire slayer. It wasn’t your typical adolescent’s dream to stand out because of one’s capabilities at battling demons, monsters and the undead, and there were plenty of times that she would gladly have given it all up for the chance at a normal life. But fate would not allow this to be. As a result, her social life was often as much a disaster as her failed academic performance. Buffy still obsessed about the same things other girls her own age would, like clothes and boys, and how she looked to the boys in those clothes. She also knew she had a much larger responsibility in her life. It was her duty to protect the world from the evil things she knew existed in it. She was a girl of destiny, whether she liked it or not. There were still the occasional moments of light fun with her three best pals, to whom she was strongly devoted. The teens formed a close-knit circle of friends that was unrivaled by any within the school.
It was Thursday afternoon, and the normal quiet of the library was broken by the lively discussion of the four young teens. But it wasn’t schoolwork or any extracurricular activity they debated with such loud, hot vigor. It was another issue, one that had become of paramount importance to them all as of late. The subject that interrupted their homework assignment was a familiar theme these days among the group. Parents.
Her face registering proper teenaged indignation, Willow was recanting to her attentive friends a conversation that had taken place the previous evening in her own home. She had asked her parents about attending a concert that was coming up soon, an event that had been the topic at their dinner table quite often in the past week. Willow and her friends had decided they would attend the musical extravaganza as a group, sharing in the fun and experience as many of their classmates were planning to do. But the red headed teen’s parents would hear none of it. They had succinctly denied the permission she had been seeking, crushing the young girl’s hopes.
“I don’t know why they're being so unreasonable,” Willow was saying to her companions. They were all listening with great sympathy to her plight. “I promised to stay away from the drinking and the drugs. I said I’d be home at a decent hour. I even told them I’d pay for the tickets out of my own money. But would they listen? No way! It was ‘We don’t approve of that type of music!’” she quoted her parents, mimicking their severe voices. Willow frowned and made a disapproving raspberry noise of distaste. “Parents!” she exclaimed in exasperation. “They just don’t understand!”
“Was it a real no, or a ‘we’re still thinking it over but might cave if everybody else’s kids are going’ no?” asked the blonde girl sitting directly across the table. Buffy’s face showed her concern for her friend. “Maybe they’ll change their minds, Will. Parents are funny that way.”
“They were pretty serious,” the other girl groused ruefully. She pouted, folding her arms across her chest. “It was a very definite no, the kind that says ‘I don’t want to hear about this again!’ So I guess I’m not going to the concert,” she finished meekly.
“That’s too bad,” The comment was from her boyfriend. He was sitting in the chair next to her. At a sympathetic touch from Oz, Willow’s face brightened momentarily in a smile. “We could have had fun,” he said to her.
“You can still go,” Willow remarked to the boy. “You’re parents didn’t say no.”
“Wouldn’t be the same without my Willow,” Oz replied, flashing her a special grin. She blushed, and glanced toward her friend Buffy, eyes glowing with deep pride.
“Isn’t he just the sweetest?” she gushed in loving admiration.
“Like honey,” the blonde girl responded with a grin. “So, Oz’” Buffy continued, leaning an elbow on the table before her. “What’s your big secret? How do you get your parents to let you go to these things?”
The boy shrugged his shoulders, sitting back in his chair. “They don’t consider it a big deal,” he explained. “I guess they figure if I can handle being in a band and not get into trouble, then going to see someone else play can’t be any worse.”
“Alas! I too will be ticketless come concert day,” said the forth member of the library discussion group. Xander continued with exaggerated angst. “My funds are at an all time low, and since I possess no special skills at predicting the future numbers in the lottery, I look to remain penniless and poor for some time to come.”
The others nodded in complete understanding. Oz turned to Buffy, his pale eyebrows raised in question. “How about you?” the rocker asked. “Are you going to the concert?”
“Get real!” the teen pouted, her exasperated expression saying it all. “I’ll give you three guesses, and the first two don’t count. What do you think?”
“Your Mom said no?” Willow asked.
“Forget about asking Mom,” the other girl said in reply. “It’s Giles that put the big kabosh on that one. He’s worse than any parent. He won’t let me do anything fun!”
They all knew about whom Buffy was speaking. Rupert Giles was the librarian at Sunnydale High School. A seemingly proper and stuffy individual, he originally came from England, moving to California at the very time that Buffy herself came to live in Sunnydale. It was no coincidence that their formerly diverse lives had converged at that particular point. Buffy Summers was a vampire slayer. She had discovered her calling at the tender age of sixteen, and had been indoctrinated into her life as a vanquisher of evil under the tutelage of a man named Merrick. He had served as her Watcher only briefly. Upon his untimely and unfortunate death, Buffy had hoped to leave behind her the strange vocation she had assumed. But it was not to be. Once a vampire slayer, always a vampire slayer she soon discovered. Transferring to her new school, she found yet another Watcher waiting in Sunnydale. It had been Giles. At first she had tried to ignore his efforts to lure her back into the dangerous life of slaying, but eventually she’d been forced accept the inevitable truth. She couldn’t escape what she was. And in the last few years Buffy and Giles had worked together as mentor and student, Watcher and Slayer, destroying the many demons, monsters and vampires that seemed to populate the town of Sunnydale. Along the way, Buffy made several friends who had become privy to her secret identity. Willow, Xander and Oz were the three closest to her. They called themselves the Slayerettes, and their adventures fighting against evil had brought out a special kinship between the four teens. Each had developed talents unique to their strange following. And through it all, Rupert Giles had provided guidance to the group, his distinctively British personality often bearing the brunt of their stinging barbs.
“Where does he get off telling you what to do?” Willow complained to her blonde friend, her tirade moving on from the interfering ways of parents to include all adults in general.
“Yeah,” Xander agreed, sitting forward as he made his point. “It’s not like he’s your Dad or anything. He’s just Giles. Why listen to him?”
At that moment the door to the library swung open, and in walked a tall figure dressed in tweed. Giles was carrying several fat textbooks under one arm and reading from a folded newspaper that he held before him in his other hand. His glasses had slipped down his nose, and he was totally oblivious to anything around him. His eyes never looked up from the page before him, even to acknowledge the presence of the teens in the room.
“Speak of the devil,” Xander intoned, stretching out his lank frame in his chair. That got the man’s attention. Dropping his load of books on the counter at the circulation desk, Giles turned to face the group sitting across the room, his expression one of piqued interest.
“The devil did you say?” he asked in a voice that was precise and very unmistakably British. “Is he here in Sunnydale?”
The teens exchanged bemused glances, grinning at the middle-aged man standing across the room. They knew he was being completely serious in his inquiry. That was Giles. Always one to have his nose in a book and his head in the Hellmouth.
Giles was everything the teens imagined a devoted bibliophile could possibly be. A graduate of England’s Oxford University, he’d worked some years at the British Museum before eventually becoming the librarian at Sunnydale High School. Giles surrounded himself with things that were old, from his precious volumes of ancient and archaic texts, to the unusual primitive artworks he collected. He even looked the part of a picture perfect academic to them with his bepectacled steely blue eyes, receding hairline and the beginning etchings of fine character lines forming around his mouth and eyes. For the most part, what passed for the Englishman’s poor excuse of a social life was non-existent. The librarian was perfectly content to while away what leisure hours he had on his favorite pastimes of researching, reading and cross-referencing. But Giles did happen to possess a few unusual talents one would not normally expect from bookworm librarian. He was exceptionally skilled in the art of fencing and swordplay. His use of a quarterstaff in combat and his ability to accurately shoot both a tranquilizer gun and the crossbow were not to be taken lightly. The librarian’s knowledge of medieval weaponry was unsurpassed, as was the unique collection of daggers, halberds, spiked flails and swords he kept locked away in the library’s book cage.
But Rupert Giles was not some sinister deranged lunatic with a penchant for ancient implements of torture. First and foremost, he was a scholar. He could competently read several languages, some of which were no longer in spoken use by the population at large. He was well suited to his present profession of librarian, possessing a great respect and love for books, specifically those ancient tomes he had managed to acquire through years of meticulous ferreting in unusual bookstores. Giles’ major downfall was his strong prejudicial aversion to certain modern technologies, the most notable being the computer. Times being what they were, he was sometimes forced to use what he referred to as “that dread machine”, but avoided the opportunity whenever he could in favor of his beloved musty books. When he did confront his technophobia, the Englishman’s battles with the library computer were stories of legend among the teens. And though he would loose his patience with them as well, in the opinions of the four students with which he spent most of his time, Giles was an alright kind of guy.
Buffy held back a snicker as she replied to her adult friend’s question. “It’s just a figure of speech, Giles,” she told the concerned man. “Xander didn’t mean the devil was actually here. So don’t go getting your knickers in a knot.”
Now there’s an image that sounds uncomfortable,” Xander responded with an impish twinkle in his eye. “How would you be able to walk?” He smirked at his own bit of humor as the others gave him looks of mild amusement. Giles ignored them all, pushing up the sliding frames balanced so precariously on his nose. He returned to his perusal of the day’s news, his expectations of a forthcoming adventure in research dashed by the teasing youth.
The teens sniggered under their breath, finding humor in the stoic Brit’s disappointment. After a few minutes, Buffy noticed the librarian’s apparent fascination with what he was reading. She quickly interpreted Giles’ studious expression as something that meant trouble for her.
“Anything interesting on today’s front page?” she asked, hoping to divert his attention. She wanted to head off any ideas he might get, having some plans of her own for later.
“I hadn’t noticed,” the librarian muttered without looking up from his paper. “I was reading the obituaries first,” he explained casually, as if it were the perfectly normal thing for a person to do.
Willow made a face that expressed her dislike of the idea. “Only you would read the obits first,” she said to the Englishman. She shuddered at the morbid thought of dead peoples' names in print.
“Didn’t happen to find your own name in there by any chance?” Xander asked the man.
“My name?” Giles looked up momentarily from his paper to frown at the youth. “Of course not!” his reply conveying the tone of one whose patience tried too many times.
“Well, then,” the boy continued with his teasing. “I think it’s safe to assume you’re still alive, and you can move on to the rest of the news now.”
The four teens were all smiling, having managed once again to make Giles the subject of a joke. But they were not done with him yet. They enjoyed ribbing the stuffy Brit, who seemed to tolerate their strange humor, allowing it to slide away with little more than a disdainful sigh or scathing glance.
“Isn’t reading the obits a sign that you’re getting up in years?” Buffy asked her friends, making sure she spoke loud enough for the librarian to hear. “You know, checking out which pal died, who’s left that you know, and all that stuff. Have another birthday you forgot to tell us about, Giles?” she queried the librarian. “I hear forgetting things is another sign of aging.”
Dismissing their razzing, the Englishman bent over his paper again. Suddenly he made a small noise in this throat, indicating that he had discovered something. Buffy immediately took notice. She knew what that sound had meant. She glanced at the librarian who was frowning thoughtfully. When he wandered over to the research area and booted up the computer, Buffy knew for certain that something had grabbed his attention.
Setting aside his newspaper, Giles sat down in front of the computer, waiting impatiently for it to run through its opening screen messages. When it finally gave him the prompt he needed, he selected a floppy disk from a nearby filing box, inserting the flat square of plastic into the drive. He hesitantly punched a few keys, attempting to call up a particular file he wished to read. Giles was obviously not comfortable working in an electronic medium, but somehow he managed to work his way to the desired information, though it required some concerted effort on his part. As the monitor before him filled with lines of small print, he adjusted his glasses and leaned forward to squint at the words.
“Hmmmm! Very odd,” he mused aloud. He typed a few keystrokes and additional narrative popped up on his screen, flashing by too rapidly for him to read. He frowned, hitting a few more buttons, trying to control the speed at which the lines scrolled past his eyes. After several unsuccessful endeavors and an exasperated series of inaudible grumblings, he got the machine to behave, but not before his patience had worn thin. “Idiotic machine,” he insulted the computer with a withering look. “Why can’t it simply do what you ask of it?”
“Did you try saying please?” Buffy teased the man with a smile. Giles sighed, continuing to hunt through the files for his information, making notations about his findings on a slip of paper. He scribbled away excitedly, and Buffy knew he was going to soon announce some discovery. “Ladies and Gentlemen, please fasten your safety belts and return all seats to their full upright position,” she warned her friends as the librarian sat back in his chair, putting down his pen at last. “Here it comes!”
“Very odd,” Giles repeated. He carefully rechecked the newspaper article he had been reading. “Very odd, indeed.”
“I think we got that part,” Buffy retorted. “It’s something odd. So what is it already?”
“There’s been another unexplained drowning in Fuller’s Pond,” the Brit replied. “That makes four this month. Too many to be just coincidence, I would think.” He shook his head slowly and read the information the computer had given him. “I wonder why I hadn’t noticed this earlier?”
“You must be slipping, Giles,” Xander chided the librarian. “Better watch out, or Wesley will give you another demerit for goofing off again!”
Giles snorted disdainfully at the mention of the other man’s name. It was no secret the two Englishmen had problems getting along. After having served as Buffy’s Watcher for several years, the Watcher’s Council in England had decided Giles was too emotionally protective of his young slayer and no longer capable of performing his duties with the necessary detachment. The librarian was subsequently fired from his position as Buffy’s Watcher and replaced by a younger man, Wesley Wyndham-Pryce. The two men were immediately at odds with each other. It didn’t help that Buffy herself was not too thrilled with the new arrangement. Wesley was pompous, overly confident in himself and very unaware of how to handle his American Slayer. It had been similar when Giles first assumed his duties as her Watcher, but Buffy had managed to get beneath the crust of the Brit’s reserved demeanor, the pair eventually learning to work together. They occasionally had their moments, but once Giles discovered she did things her way, no matter how unique those methods might be, they got along just fine. Wesley, however, was still clinging to the notion that there was a rule for everything, that he knew better, and that the Watcher’s Council had sent him to take charge none too soon. Giles had not easily accepted his dismissal, refusing to gracefully bow out of the picture. And as far as Buffy was concerned, Wesley was her Watcher in name only. It was Giles that she continued to depend upon for most of her training and true guidance. Theirs was an unusual relationship, but a strong one built upon several years of fighting side by side against the evils that threatened the word they both protected.
“Perhaps you should investigate this situation further,” Giles said to the young slayer. “It may turn out to be something supernatural. The police obviously aren’t having much luck solving this problem.”
“You mean the Sunnydale Keystone Kops?” Buffy scoffed. Her opinion of the local police force was less than glowing. “They wouldn’t recognize a vampire or ghoul if it bit them on the...well, you know what,” she finished lamely, curbing her tongue when she saw the disapproving look the librarian was giving her. “I don’t think we can count on them for much help,” she finished.
“So what are we talking about here?” asked Willow, her interest piqued by the idea of a new adventure. “You don’t think the swim team is back in town, do you?” She shuddered, remembering one of their past experiences where the Sunnydale High School swimming coach had used unauthorized chemicals to enhance his team’s competitive performance. The man’s plan had backfired, causing the athletes to mutate into fish-like creatures.
“No, I don’t believe it’s them,” Giles assured the girl. Willow breathed a quick sigh of relief. “There isn’t any mention of mutilations to the bodies, at least not in the news articles.” He turned hopefully toward the red head, gesturing at the computer. “Do you think you might give us a look at the autopsy reports?”
“Here I go again,” Willow rose from her seat and crossed the room to assist the librarian. She was their resident computer genius, and whenever the situation required hacking into sealed files, she was the one that they turned to for help. Waving the man aside, she took his place before the computer. “This will take a few minutes,” she said, her fingers already tapping at the keyboard.
“Okay, if not the swim team,” Buffy continued the line of questioning her friend had started. “Then who? Or should I ask what?”
“An appropriate question considering we live over a Hellmouth,” quipped Oz with a knowing grin. He had seen enough strange things in Sunnydale to realize anything was possible.
Giles nodded in agreement to the boy’s assessment. “Many creatures inhabit the waters around us. It could be any one of hundreds of demons.”
“Translation,” Xander said in an aside to his companions. “He doesn’t know.”
“But I shall know soon,” Giles corrected him, a familiar gleam sparkling in his eyes. “That is what research is about.” With a lively step he was on his way up into the library stacks behind them, eagerly beginning his search. Giles was now in his natural element, completely at home among the rows of dusty volumes that were enshrined on the shelves of his library. He knew every book like an old friend. He rapidly scanned their spines for just the right titles, and within a few minutes he returned, a dozen books in hand. These he brought over to where the teens sat at the table. Without a word he handed them each a volume, reserving one for himself. The rest he placed on the table before them. Giles immediately began paging through his choice, absorbed in his pursuit of knowledge. The others sat motionless in their chairs, simply staring at him in disbelief, their unopened books in hand.
“Giles,” Buffy eventually interrupted the librarian’s studied concentration. “In case you hadn’t noticed, we were doing our homework.”
“Indeed,” the man replied, not sounding at all concerned. “I suppose there’s a first time for everything.” Just as he was about to gloat over his own attempted humor, Willow let out a cry from across the room.
“I'm in!” she said excitedly. Giles hurried to her side, leaning down to read over her shoulder. What he saw disturbed him. With a gesture the teens found very familiar, he removed his glasses to polish them with the handkerchief he kept in a pocket. Returning the spectacles to his face, the librarian peer again at the computer screen.
“May I?” he asked the girl. Willow vacated her seat and stood to one side. Giles slid into the chair and began to read each report in turn. The teen quietly walked away, leaving him to his investigation as she returned to her friends across the room.
“That should keep him happy for a while,” she announced to the group as she sat down.
Buffy and her companions looked at each other. Then as one they threw down the books in their hands and went back to their previous conversation. They continued to chatter nosily back and forth for some time, working in the occasional brief homework problem as they ignored the man across the room. Some time later Giles finally shut down his computer, leaning back to digest all that he had learned. With a glance toward the teens, the librarian picked up his book as he got to his feet, and started toward the small room that served as his private office. He paused before entering to toss out one last comment.
“I want you to check out the pond on tonight’s patrol, Buffy,” he said, interrupting the teen in mid-sentence as she talked.
“Uh, sure, Giles,” the blonde replied. “I’ll swing by after.”
“Ah, yes!” The Englishman smiled in approval as if the girl had passed some test. “Then you remember our other appointment for tonight.”
“Appointment?” Buffy drew a blank, but tried to convince the librarian otherwise. “Uh, that’s tonight, right?”
Giles frowned at her. “You don’t recall what we spoke of this morning?” Buffy nodded slowly, but it was obvious she didn’t remember. This seemed to vex the librarian. “What do you mean by after?” he asked, his brow furrowed in puzzlement.
“We were going out for pizza tonight,” she stated in sheepish response. “Oh, by the way,” she continued more boldly. “Could I borrow a few bucks until tomorrow? I don’t think I brought enough cash with me. I’ll pay you back later. Promise.”
With an exasperated sigh the Englishman tucked his book under one arm and dug into his trousers for his billfold. Buffy hopped up from her chair and eagerly bounced over to him, her hand extended for the loan. Opening his worn leather wallet, the Englishman withdrew a bill, placing it in her open palm. The teen considered the denomination for a moment with a critical frown.
“I intend to both eat and drink, Giles,” she reproached the man. Giles thrust another bill into her hand and she flashed a quick smile. “Thanks!” she said, and promptly turned on her heel to rejoin her friends.
“Weren’t you out last night?” the librarian asked, returning his thinner wallet back his pocket. “Don’t you young people have homes to go to and parents who expect to see you there?”
“Of course we do,” Buffy replied to his sarcasm with her own quip. “We just don’t have lives of our own that older people think that they can run better than we do.” Her comment brought on a round of nodding heads from the others at the table, and she acknowledged them with a bow as she took her seat. Giles understood the rub was intended for him and he responded with an exaggerated expression of injure pride.
“Pardon me for being concerned about the family values of today’s troubled American youth,” he said in a voice edged by righteous indignation. “And I do not try to run your life for you young lady,” he corrected the girl. “I merely offer advice from time to time. Not that any of you have ever deemed it fit to heed my counsel. Far be it from me to actually know what might be best for you once in a while.” He feigned the countenance of one suffering great pain. “Mine is a thankless task. Yet I continue, hoping that perhaps someday some small good may finally come of it all.”
“Giles, you totally missed your calling,” Buffy grinned at the librarian. “You’d make a great mother. You’ve got that guilt thing down solid.”
The teens began to snicker uncontrollably at the idea. “Can you imagine it?” Willow giggled, hiding her smile behind a hand. “Giles, a parent!”
“A scary thought,” Oz agreed, an impish twinkle in his eye. They all laughed.
"Here’s an even scarier one,” Xander continued, leaning forward to exchange his views with his fellow schoolmates. “Think what the kids would be like.” That comment had the teenagers doubled over in hysterics as their imaginations ran wild.
“That’s right. Laugh all you want,” the Englishman grumbled, peeved by their reaction. “But someday you may have children yourselves. I only hope that I’m here to see it. Then we shall see who is laughing.”
“Oooooo! Score one for the Watcher!” Buffy retorted, marking an imaginary tally board in the air. Giles turned to enter his office as the four friends were launched back into their conversation again. They were immediately interrupted by the Brit’s disembodied voice coming out to them from the small sanctuary.
“Oh, and Buffy,” the librarian said, his words calling a halt to their chatter. Buffy craned her neck to look in his direction of Giles’ office.
“Yes, Giles,” Buffy replied in a mocking sweet voice.
“The appointment is at nine,” he told her. “Please try not to be late this time.”
“No, Giles,” she continued, making a face that started Willow giggling again.
Buffy rolled her eyes, heaving a dramatic sigh as she looked to her friends for sympathy. Beside her Xander silently mouthed the words “Yes, Mother” and they all burst out into convulsive titters. They finally managed to work the hysterics out of their system and began making a serious attempt at finishing their homework assignments, but that mood didn’t last very long. Soon they were again engaged in animated conversation, ignoring the Englishman who kept himself hidden away in his private room with his books. They were in their own separate worlds, neither side interested in the other’s activities. And that was how they would remain for the rest of the afternoon.


ALL things in creation
Written originally back in 1981 by the talented Umm Mujahid Muhammad, this rhyming, sing-along picture book talks about different creations of God, from tiny insects to massive planets. Bright bold colors and vivid illustrations are sure to capture young children's hearts. My favorite spread to illustrate was the one with various wildlife in their different habitats.
All Things in Creation is available for purchase on Amazon.
Don't Touch My Crown
Nine year old kid author, Hamidah Abdul Rasheed, wrote about her unforgettable experience at summer camp. The story touches upon diversity and respect. Within a couple of months, I illustrated Hamidah’s inspiring story about courage in the face of bullying and loved it. It was an absolute delight for this to be my first illustration of a Children's Book.
Don’t Touch My Crown is available for purchase on Amazon.


Dear White [Animal Rights and Vegan] People,
Whiteness cannot be ignored. I have been asked by many of you, what resources are out there to help you become aware of the consequences of being ‘post-racial’ and/or assuming anti-racism solidarity has nothing to do with your pro-vegan philosophies. Below are two phenomenal new books I just read, by white vegan anti-racist allies, pattrice jones and Martin Rowe. Please check these titles out to not only understand how ‘whiteness matters’, but how to create your own role as an ally of anti-racism and anti-speciesism. Start now with the brilliant and engaging titles below.
Oxen At The Intersection: A Collision by pattrice jones.
This is a brilliant book by pattrice jones. jones tries to understand what led to the death of one of two oxen (Lou and Bill) who had been living at, and exploited by, Green Mountain College in Vermont. Written in…
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The Estetica Book contains information, advice and images about many of the dental and cosmetic treatments available from our Chertsey clinic.
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This section lists my downloadable papers/slides. For an exhaustive list of my work please see my CV.
Bigelow, Lauren, Timothy Gadanidis, Lisa Schlegl, Pocholo Umbal, and Derek Denis. [d]at’s loud, bro: A report on TH-stopping in Multicultural Toronto English. (pptx version with animations) 2nd Annual Buffalo-Toronto Workshop on Linguistic Perspectives on Variation Within and Across Languages (Toronto). March 16, 2019.
Gadanidis, Timothy. ‘What’s the uh for?’: Pragmatic specialization of uh and um in instant messaging. New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) 47. New York University (New York City). October 18–21, 2018.
Gadanidis, Timothy, Nicole Hildebrand-Edgar, Angelika Kiss, Lex Konnelly, Katharina Pabst, Lisa Schlegl, Pocholo Umbal & Sali Tagliamonte. Stance, style, and semantics: Operationalizing insights from semantic-pragmatics to account for linguistic variation. New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) 47. New York University (New York City). October 18–21, 2018.
Gadanidis, Timothy. ‘Um, about that, uh, variable’: Uh and um in teen instant messaging. Discourse-Pragmatic Variation & Change (DiPVaC) 4. University of Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland). May 28–30, 2018.
Denis, Derek and Timothy Gadanidis. Before the rise of um. Discourse-Pragmatic Variation & Change (DiPVaC) 4. University of Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland). May 28–30, 2018.
Gadanidis, Timothy. I’ll have to steal that… um, borrow it: Investigating uh and um in the instant messages of teens and twentysomethings. Change & Variation in Canada (CVC) 10. University of Manitoba and Université de Saint-Boniface (Winnipeg, Manitoba). May 4–5, 2018.


01 Apr Ohio City Residency: March 17-20, 2016
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Les Délices teamed up with community partners at St. John’s Historic Church, Franklin Circle Church, and the Cleveland Public Library’s Carnegie West Branch, as well as with local businesses to present six free events from March 17-20, 2016 that included open rehearsals, educational presentations, a Baroque Dance Workshop with live music, and a community concert.
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Carolyne Wright’s latest book is This Dream the World: New & Selected Poems (Lost Horse Press, 2017), whose title poem received a Pushcart Prize and was included in The Best American Poetry 2009. Her co-edited anthology, Raising Lilly Ledbetter: Women Poets Occupy the Workspace (Lost Horse, 2015), received ten Pushcart Prize nominations and was a finalist in the Foreword Review’s Book of the Year Awards. A Seattle native who studied with Elizabeth Bishop, Richard Hugo, and William Stafford, she is author of nine previous books and chapbooks of poetry, a book of essays, and five volumes of poetry in translation from Spanish and Bengali—the latest of which is Map Traces, Blood Traces / Trazas de mapa, trazas de sangre (Mayapple Press, 2017), a bilingual sequence of poems by Seattle-based Chilean poet, Eugenia Toledo (Finalist for the 2018 Washington State Book Award in Poetry, and for the 2018 PEN Los Angeles Award in Translation). Carolyne teaches for Richard Hugo House and for national and international literary conferences and festivals. A Contributing Editor for the Pushcart Prizes, she lived in Chile and traveled in Brazil on a Fulbright Grant; she returned to Brazil in 2018 for an Instituto Sacatar artists residency in Bahia. A Seattle native who teaches for Richard Hugo House, she has received grants from the NEA, 4Culture, and Seattle’s Office of Arts & Culture, among others. A 2020-2021 Fulbright Scholar Award will take her back to Salvador, Bahia, after the Covid-19 deferral of the program is lifted.


County Clare Culture: Theatres, Literature, Traditional Music
Clare is a county which is steeped in culture and tradition. It is one of Ireland's leading counties for Traditional Music with many famous players having been born and worked there.
Names from the past such as Willie Clancy, Tommy Peoples and Micho Russell are just a few of the greats and the tradition lives on with modern day players like Sharon Shannon and Martin Hayes continuing the tradition.
The Tulla Céilí Band and The Kilfenora Céilí Band are legendary.
There are numerous Traditional Irish Music festivals in Clare throughout the year, the most famous of which is the Willie Clancy Summer School which is held in Milltown Malbay each July.
Clare has a Bardic tradition going back to the 13th century. In 1974 Pádraig Ó Fiannachta stated that, about five hundred manuscripts of Clare origin were to be found, including a prose composition called Caithréim Thoirdealbhaigh, a history of Clare, or Thomond, from the advent of the Normans to the death of King Diarmaid O’Brien in 1364.
For more on the Bardic Tradition and history of Clare literature see:
Clare’s Gaelic Bardic Tradition by Michael Mac Mahon
Poet Brian Merriman (1747 - 1805) is famous for his epic poem Cúirt an Mheánoíche (The Midnight Court) and an annual event named after him, The Merriman Summer School, is held each year in County Clare.
Famous and controversial novelist Edna O'Brien (Novels include: Country Girls, The Girl with The Green Eyes, August is a Wicked Month) was born in Tuamgraney.
One of Clare's best theatres is The Glór Theatre in Ennis


January 26, 2013
- January 26, 2013 9:30 am
- January 26, 2013 11:30 am
- Cleveland Public Library Rice Branch
- 11535 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44120 United States
A first come, first served free advice clinic for low-income individuals with civil legal issues. Please bring all relevant paperwork with you.
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Understanding the Digital Revolution: Key Insights from Leading Thinkers on Platform Economy, Digital Transformation, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The digital age has revolutionized the way we live and work, transforming business models and societal norms. To navigate this rapidly changing landscape, it’s essential to understand the mechanisms driving this transformation. Here’s a curated list of ten influential books that provide insightful perspectives on the digital ecosystem:
by José van Dijck, Thomas Poell, and Martijn de Waal: This book investigates the influence of online platforms on our social, political and economic lives, and questions how public values and governance fit into these structures.
by Carl Shapiro and Hal R. Varian: A classic text that enlightens readers on the economic and strategic implications of the digital economy.
by Klaus Schwab: Schwab explores the ongoing fourth industrial revolution characterized by the fusion of technologies that blur the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres.
by Venkat Venkatraman: This book serves as a strategic roadmap for businesses to effectively navigate digital transformation.
by Tom Goodwin: Goodwin provides a robust discussion on how businesses can adapt and thrive in the evolving digital landscape.
by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson: The authors explore the significant role of technology in shaping our future, focusing on three primary trends: machines, platforms, and crowds.
by Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie: This work delves into the strategic, operational, and financial aspects of digital platforms, demystifying their success.
by Alex Moazed and Nicholas L. Johnson: This book provides a deep understanding of the platform business model, which is employed by some of the most profitable companies today.
by Thomas M. Siebel: The author unravels the convergence of four key technologies: elastic cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, elucidating their transformative impact on businesses.
by Jeremy Rifkin: Rifkin depicts the transition from a culture of ownership to access in a digital era where experiences are often rented, subscribed, or shared.
by Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, and Sangeet Paul Choudary: This book reveals how platform businesses have replaced traditional linear models by leveraging networks, offering strategies to thrive in this new economy.
Here’s also an additional reading from the official website of the nonconference: Digital Ecosystem
In conclusion, these readings offer a comprehensive understanding of the Digital Ecosystem, helping readers to make sense of the complexities and opportunities of the digital age. Reading them can equip individuals and organizations with the knowledge to navigate and prosper in this rapidly evolving landscape.


Alidade: an audio map is a podcast oral history collection project dedicated to collecting, transmitting, and archiving the stories of everyday people. The stories we look for are about people from all over and in different cultural, ethnic, political, and socioeconomic situations. We give people the chance to tell their own stories in their own words.
The central concept of Alidade: an audio map is that while everyone knows the big stories – or, the larger geography, if you will – that the real story of where we are as a country and as a world exists in the narratives of individual people’s lives.
We approach the production of this podcast as an oral history collection project; as such, we strive to avoid any commentary on the part of the researcher/host. Although we may have to sometimes edit for the sake of broadcast time, we demonstrate respect for our narrators by retaining the integrity of the narrator’s perspective, recognizing the subjectivity of the interview, and interpreting and contextualizing the narrative according to the professional standards of any applicable scholarly disciplines. We are dedicated to being sensitive to the communities we research, taking care not to reinforce thoughtless stereotypes.


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Tree Lighting 2017
November 25, 2017 • 5:00 pm
For the third year in a row The Allentown Economic Development Commission has teamed up with the Allentown Business Community Association to bring you an expanded Christmas Tree Lighting experience!
On Saturday, November 25th, starting at 5pm, come to Sensi Park for the Tree Lighting. Rain date TBD. Stonebridge Middle School Redbird Singers will be on hand, singing and walking through town from tree to tree at Sensi Park, the Old Mill and the Allentown Public Library. Our Carolers will end at the Library where the Hope Fire Company will escort Santa by fire truck to greet the children. Keep an eye out for the life size cut out historical figures through out town, great for family fun pictures, provided by TAVI, the Allentown Village Local Initiative.


How does the contest work?
Once we receive the entries from the contestant by the specified deadline, the literary entries are reviewed by our judges. The judges select the entries which exhibit exceptional literary merit, creativity, construction, or social significance. Contestants are judged in separate categories based on which grade level they are in (6th, 7th and 8th). The contestants that are accepted to be published are notified by email or mail. The contestant then verifies the entry is his or her original work and grants permission to be published. Finally, the selected entries are typed, formatted, printed and bound into our hardback Literary Achievement Book which can be ordered and shared with their families and enjoyed as a keepsake for years to come.
How are the literary entries judged?
The judges are writers, editors, teachers, and other professionals with an interest in literary works. Literary entries are selected on their merit, creativity, construction, or social significance.
What happens when a contestant is selected for publishing?
When a contestant is selected as a finalist his or her entry can be published in our seasonal Literary Achievement Book. The Literary Achievement Book is a hardback book with the selected works from all of the finalists. Just as a yearbook preserves school memories, the Literary Achievement Book preserves the literary entry of the selected contestants. While there is no obligation or requirement to purchase the Literary Achievement Book, the purchase price does help cover the cost of having the literary entries judged, typed, and the book formatted, printed and bound. In addition, we donate all proceeds of the Literary Achievement Book to a Non-Profit Organization.
What does the contest cost?
Nothing. There is no cost to enter and no obligation to purchase the published book.
Do you Publish every entry you receive?
No. Our contest is modeled to be selective enough that being selected for publishing is an honor, but also not so exclusive that it is discouraging for children to enter the contest. With this criteria in mind, we usually end up rejecting more entries than are selected for publishing.
Will the original entries be returned?
Because of the number of entries that are sent to our contest, no entries will be returned. For entries selected for publishing, the contestant will retain all rights to the entries submitted.
What does the Literary Achievement Book look like?
Our Literary Achievement Book is a professionally bound hardback book in an 8 x 10 format. Entries are published with student’s name, grade, school and state. Each writer's name is indexed so it is easy to find.
What if I do not like the Literary Achievement Book?
We are so confident that you will love our Literary Achievement Book that we offer a money back guarantee. If for any reason you are not satisfied with the book, you can return it and your purchase price will be refunded.


All profits from the sale of the books are being donated to the Leeds Hospitals Charity (formerly YCC) which is the fundraising arm of St James’s Institute of Oncology, where Kate was treated.
The Other Side
A true story of one doctor’s journey as a patient coming to terms with a terminal cancer diagnosis. The hope is that by reading it healthcare professionals will be better able understand exactly what being the patient is really like and how their behaviours, no matter how small can impact massively on the people they look after. It is also a story of personal battles with control, learning how and when to relinquish this.
The Bright Side
The Bright Side tells the on-going story of a young doctor who is living with a rare and aggressive type of sarcoma that will end her life prematurely. It explores her return to work after a prolonged period of absence, her innermost thoughts and reflections about dying and her continuing interactions with health services. It also portrays her determined attitude to maintain positivity despite her tragic circumstances and her openness about dying.


The world population is growing. Grow your knowledge with it.
Population statistics and more for the United States of America.
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Why World Population is Still GrowingDespite progress, the world population is still growing by millions each year. Here's why.
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Sixteen Myths About PopulationThis article addresses many of the misconceptions about population growth around the world.
World Population: More Than Just Numbers (PDF)This informative brochure covers the whole range of population issues in a light and easy-to-follow style.
Population Information DatafinderDetailed data on population and other figures from more than 220 countries.


I finally finished the stupid book. I think I renewed my library copy 3 times. I had only about 50 pages left to go for the past month, but my entire family visited at the end of December; I set it aside and just now got back to it.
My summary? The catch-22 is that I spent hours reading it only to find it was a waste of my time. Too bad I have such a compulsion to finish books.
I read another WWII book in September/early October: In Harm's Way. Now that, my friends, is a book. It's about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, "The Worst Naval Disaster in U.S. History." It criticizes the military somewhat like Catch-22, but it's all true. I was riveted in part because my great uncle, Raymond Koppang, was one of the crew members who died in the disaster. We don't know how he died, but my hope is that he died immediately when the torpedo struck - did not survive to face the shark attacks, hypothermia, dehydration, and other hideous tortures of the open sea. Imagine the awful feeling of learning that life vests don't work after a couple of days because they get waterlogged. The delayed rescue, because of a series of oversights, cost hundreds of lives.
In Harm's Way was the book I was reading when Polly was in the NICU. Great, light fare for the post-partum mom! The nurses approved of HPR's book choice much more. (He would read aloud to the wee Roo.)
Despite my love of books and career in publishing, I have never belonged to a book group. Just haven't been able to commit to the time schedule. But on a recent breeze-through of the library, I noticed the One Book, One Philadelphia selection, What Is the What, right there on the shelf. I'm only on page 14 and I'm already devastated and hooked.
So, two group-y book things in the four months. Too sleepy to make a clever conclusion, so off to bed I go . . .


Ayn Rand (/ˈaɪn ˈrænd/; born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum; February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982) was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism. Born and educated in Russia, Rand moved to the United States in 1926. She worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood and had a play produced on Broadway in 1935–1936. After two early novels that were initially less successful, she achieved fame with her 1943 novel The Fountainhead.
In 1957, she published her best-known work, the novel Atlas Shrugged. Afterward she turned to nonfiction to promote her philosophy, publishing her own magazines and releasing several collections of essays until her death in 1982. Rand advocated reason as the only means of acquiring knowledge and rejected faith and religion. She supported rational and ethical egoism, and rejected ethical altruism. In politics, she condemned the initiation of force as immoral and opposed collectivism and statism as well as anarchism, instead supporting a minarchist limited government and laissez-faire capitalism, which she believed was the only social system that protected individual rights. In art, Rand promoted romantic realism. She was sharply critical of most philosophers and philosophical traditions known to her, except for some Aristotelians andclassical liberals.
Rand's fiction was poorly received by many literary critics, and academia generally ignored or rejected her philosophy. The Objectivist movement attempts to spread her ideas, both to the public and in academic settings. She has been a significant influence among libertarians and American conservatives.
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Book reviews: Illustrating the Civil War
Is there anything new to say about the American Civil War? You might be surprised.
A quartet of new large-format books commemorate the 150th anniversary of the war with a freshened collection of stories, photos and documents. Each one retells the stories of the war’s most significant battles, from Shiloh and Perryville to Gettysburg and Cold Harbor. But they also look beyond the battlefields to tell the stories of the people and personalities.
For example, in “Discovering The Civil War,” by the National Archives Experience’s “Discovering the Civil War” Team, we meet Sarah Edmonds, one of several women who passed as men in order to enlist and fight with the men. Edmonds fought for two years with a Michigan regiment, then had to fight the federal government to qualify for a soldier’s pension.
The book is the companion to a traveling exhibit created by the National Archives. It’s stocked with images of Civil War documents, including enlistment papers, telegrams and handwritten letters. There’s an image of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, the one that abolished slavery, along with a petition signed by 170 black men from Kentucky who fought for the Union asking that they be given the right to vote.
Time’s “The Civil War: An Illustrated History,” by Kelly Knauer and the editors of Time, covers the full scope of the war, from the political turmoil that brought Lincoln to the White House to the fall of Richmond and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, and does it in modern magazine format with short articles and plenty of charts, graphics, photos and illustrations.
But it also looks at less familiar areas of the war, such as the roles of women and African Americans and the navy battles fought on America’s rivers. A section about new technology explored during the war has images of the first submarines and spy balloons while photos of soldiers cooking, bathing and suffering illustrate camp life and the challenges of medicine in field hospitals.
“The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War,” by Margaret E. Wagner, is a detailed and deliberate chronicle of the war with a paragraph or two about major events such as the fall of Vicksburg and the Battle of Mobile Bay. But it also tells the tale of Belle Boyd, a Confederate spy who was arrested while trying to deliver letters to England.
Several of the events are framed in Lincoln’s own words, drawn from letters to his generals and to friends of family members. In one letter to Mary Todd, who was visiting New York, he broke the news that her half sister’s husband, Confederate Gen. Ben Hardin Helm of Kentucky, had been killed in the fighting around Chattanooga.
Perhaps the best of the lot is “The Untold Civil War: Exploring the Human Side of War,” by James Robertson and Neil Kagan.
The book pairs about 130 short stories by Virginia historian Robertson with sparkling illustrations compiled by Kagan, a book designer who won design awards for his previous Civil War books.
Robertson finds interesting stories in unexpected places. He profiles Stonewall Jackson’s map maker and a Union doctor who created the first ambulance corps. He examines the history of the Rebel Yell, explains how troops were fed, and pays tribute to the war’s unsung heroes: its legions of horses and mules.
Discovering The Civil War
By the National Archives Experience’s “Discovering the Civil War” Team
D Giles Ltd. 208 pp.; $44.95
The Civil War: An Illustrated History
By Kelly Knauer and the editors of Time
Time 208 pp.; $29.95
The Library of Congress Illustrated Timeline of the Civil War
By Margaret E. Wagner
Little, Brown and Co. 254 pp.; $35
The Untold Civil War: Exploring the Human Side of War
By James Robertson and Neil Kagan
National Geographic 352 pp.; $40
Even dogs get their due in the story of Sallie, a terrier who followed a Pennsylvania regiment through battles at Antietam and Chancellorsville before falling at Hatcher’s Run.
Like the best “coffee-table books,” “The Untold Civil War” is both entertaining and informative — and it’s digestible in small bites. After just half an hour of casual reading, you may not know which side won the war’s many battles, but you’ll have a better understanding of the men who fought them.


This book presents structural elements of prefabricated concrete in a historically and geographically expanded perspective. Room-sized and prefabricated structural elements of concrete are one of the most used building components in history and are, despite this, rarely noticed. The elements are often associated with a negative image of the modernist style, but the reality is more complex than that. Through these room-sized and prefabricated elements, for example, millions of people have a better housing standard in Sweden. Globally, millions of room-sized elements were produced from prefabricated concrete during the post-war period 1945-1989 with similar ambitions and technology.
A matter of resources
As we have to manage the earth’s resources and build more sustainably today, these elements are a great resource that can be compared to urban mines above ground. The book presents the resources of these urban mines in the form of international and historical drawings, pictures, catalogs, books and other representations of prefabricated structural elements of concrete. The selection is made based on the ambition to reflect the similarity in form and material of the elements despite differences in geographical location and time. The content of the book is structured according to ReCreate’s participating parties: Sweden, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands.
“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 958200”.


A Russian nuclear physicist, who was widely referred to as the father of the Soviet Hydrogen bomb, won the Nobel Peace Prize on 10th October, 1975.
Andrei Sakharov, one of the USSR’s most prominent nuclear scientists who played a crucial role in its atomic weapons program, went on to become a vocal advocate of human rights in his later years and a passionate campaigner against the dangerous nuclear arms race which erupted between the USA and USSR.
His role, as a dissident in Soviet society, meant he was not granted permission to leave the country to receive his prize in Oslo. His wife, Jelena Bonner, instead traveled to accept the Nobel Peace Prize on his behalf.
Born in Moscow in 1921, Sakharov was part of the first generation of children born and raised in the Soviet Union, with its ideals of communism and social equality. His father was a respected physics teacher, and author of textbooks and works on popular science. His grandmother, Maria Petrovna, had taught herself English and would read works by the likes of Charles Dickens, Harriet Beecher-Stowe and Christopher Marlowe, as well as Russian classics such as Pushkin, to the children – exposing them to ideas outside of the state sanctioned realist literature which had started to dominate Russian intellectual life in the years following the Revolution.
In 1938 he enrolled in the physics department at Moscow University, where his exceptional aptitude at the subject was first discovered. During the Second World War he was exempt from military service and instead assigned to work in a munitions factory.
News of the Hiroshima bombing fascinated Sakharov, and in 1948 he was recruited to the team of scientists tasked with developing nuclear weapons in Russia.
By the late 1950s, following the first tests of Soviet hydrogen bombs, Sakharov became increasingly critical both of humanity’s striving to improve its ability to wipe itself out, and the human rights record in the Soviet Union. In 1957 he wrote an article about the effects of low level radiation, arguing that the detonation of a one megaton bomb would result in 10,000 human casualties. In the article, he implored for the testing of nuclear weapons to stop, on the basis that it could save the lives of thousands of people.
His concern at the repercussions of his own work, combined with the injustices he saw in Soviet society, increasingly pushed Sakharov to action, as he explained in his biography, “…I was becoming ever more conscious of the moral problems inherent in this work. In and after 1964 when I began to concern myself with the biological issues, and particularly from 1967 onwards, the extent of the problems over which I felt uneasy increased to such a point that in 1968 I felt a compelling urge to make my views public.”
In 1968 he wrote and released the article ‘Progress, Peaceful Coexistence and Intellectual Freedom’, which directly attacked the record of the Soviet Union, and argued for societies which were tolerant, democratic and free of dogmatism. A copy was smuggled to the United States, where it was published in the New York Times, and millions of copies of the work were distributed world wide.
He was quickly fired from the weapons program in the wake of the article and increasingly devoted his time to advocating human rights. His public criticism of the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan proved the final straw, and in 1980 he was exiled to the isolated city of Gorky.
Sakharov remained in exile until 1986, when Gorbachev came to power in the USSR and invited Sakharov to return to Moscow. The time spent in the isolated city, under continued persecution from the KGB, failed to extinguish Sakharov’s passion for change. He persisted with his campaigning while in Gorky, and following the gradual liberalisation which took place under Gorbachev he became an elected member of the Congress of the People’s Deputies.
A man who had helped develop one of the most destructive weapons in history, before becoming one of the most celebrated advocates of human rights, Sakharov eventually passed away in 1989. On the anniversary of him winning the Nobel Peace Prize, it’s interesting to note the parallels between Sakharov and Alfred Nobel – two men who made their name designing weapons before striving to have their legacy connected with human rights and peace rather than destruction, following the realisation of the devastation their work could cause.


In the digital age, the way we consume information has fundamentally changed. Books are no exception to this transformation. Let's delve deep into the world of online business books, a resource that has become indispensable for entrepreneurs and business enthusiasts around the globe.
The Genesis of Online Business Books
The Early Days
In the early stages, online business books were few and far between. The pioneers in this field saw an opportunity to reach a wider audience through the digital platform, breaking away from the traditional publishing norms.
The pioneers of online business books were visionaries who understood the potential of the digital space. They leveraged the internet to create content that was not only informative but also easily accessible.
Why Online Business Books?
Online business books offer a plethora of benefits including convenience, affordability, and a wide range of topics to choose from. They have become a go-to resource for many looking to enhance their business acumen.
Who Should Read Them?
Whether you are a budding entrepreneur, a student, or a seasoned professional, there is an online business book out there for you. These books cater to a wide audience, providing insights and knowledge to help you succeed in your endeavors.
The Anatomy of a Great Online Business Book
A great online business book has a well-thought-out structure that facilitates easy understanding and retention of the content. It should have a logical flow of ideas, with each chapter building upon the previous one.
The content should be rich and comprehensive, covering all the necessary aspects of the business world. It should offer real-world examples and case studies to give readers a practical understanding of the concepts discussed.
The writing style should be conversational, engaging the reader with a friendly tone. It should utilize personal pronouns, rhetorical questions, and analogies to create a connection with the reader.
Top 5 Online Business Books
Overview of Each Book
In this section, we will explore the top 5 online business books that have garnered acclaim for their insightful content and practical advice. Here is the list of the revered books:
- "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries
- "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
- "Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future" by Peter Thiel
- "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss
- "Business Model Generation" by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur
Each of these books offers a unique perspective on business and entrepreneurship, providing readers with invaluable insights and strategies for success.
Who is it for?
Each book caters to a different audience, be it students, professionals, or entrepreneurs. Understanding your needs and preferences will help you choose the right book for you.
In this section, we will explore the top 5 online business books that have garnered acclaim for their insightful content and practical advice. Here is the list of the revered books along with the key takeaways you can expect from each:
"The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries
- The importance of a minimum viable product (MVP)
- The build-measure-learn feedback loop
- Validated learning and adaptive product development
"Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman
- Understanding the two systems of thought: fast and slow
- The role of cognitive biases in decision-making
- Insights into behavioral economics and how people make choices
"Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future" by Peter Thiel
- The concept of monopoly and why it is beneficial in business
- The importance of innovation and creating something from scratch
- Future-oriented thinking and planning for business
"The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss
- The idea of time and mobility freedom
- Outsourcing tasks to focus on what's truly important
- The concept of "selective ignorance" to avoid information overload
"Business Model Generation" by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur
- Understanding and creating business models
- Visualizing your business plan through the Business Model Canvas
- Collaborative approach to business model innovation
We will delve into the key takeaways from each book, providing you with a glimpse of the valuable insights you can gain from reading them. Each of these books offers a unique perspective on business and entrepreneurship, providing readers with invaluable insights and strategies for success.
How to Utilize Online Business Books
Entrepreneurs can leverage online business books to gain insights into the latest trends and strategies in the business world. These books can be a valuable resource for honing their skills and expanding their knowledge base.
Students can use these books as a learning resource, helping them to understand the intricacies of the business world and preparing them for their future careers.
Professionals can use online business books to stay updated on the latest developments in their field, enhancing their skills and staying ahead in the competitive market.
Creating Your Own Online Business Book
If you are considering creating your own online business book, the first step is to identify your niche and target audience. Once you have a clear vision, you can start working on the content.
When it comes to publishing your online business book, the platform you choose can make all the difference. It is pivotal to conduct thorough research to identify the right platform that aligns with your target audience's preferences and reading habits.
For instance, platforms like Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing and Google Play Books have a massive reach, making them excellent choices for publishing an online business book. On the other hand, if you are targeting professionals and business enthusiasts, platforms like LinkedIn might offer a more focused audience.
Choosing the right platform not only ensures that your online business book reaches the right people but also leverages the platform's existing audience to enhance your book's visibility. Therefore, dedicating time to research and select the most suitable platform is a crucial step in the successful publishing of your online business book.
Effectively marketing your online business book is a cornerstone in ensuring its success. Leveraging the power of social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter can significantly amplify your reach. For instance, you can create engaging content around your book's themes, share behind-the-scenes glimpses of your writing process, or even host live Q&A sessions to build anticipation and engage with your potential readers.
Apart from social media, consider utilizing other digital marketing strategies such as email marketing, where you can nurture a mailing list with regular updates and exclusive previews to build a loyal reader base. SEO-optimized blog posts that delve into topics covered in your book can also be a great strategy to attract readers organically.
Collaborating with influencers and bloggers for reviews and testimonials can further enhance your online business book's visibility, providing trustworthy endorsements that can encourage more readers to pick up your book.
Remember, the goal is to create a buzz and maintain a consistent presence online, showcasing the value your online business book brings to potential readers, encouraging them to make a purchase and spread the word.
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We will spotlight some remarkable success stories of individuals and businesses that have soared to new heights, thanks in part to the wisdom gleaned from online business books.
For instance, many entrepreneurs credit books like "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries for helping them adopt a more agile approach to business, pivoting quickly based on market feedback. Similarly, marketing professionals have found groundbreaking insights in "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" by Robert B. Cialdini, applying principles from the book to enhance their marketing strategies.
Moreover, startups have been known to reshape their business models for the better, drawing inspiration from "Business Model Generation" by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur. This online business book, in particular, has been a beacon, guiding young enterprises to carve out successful paths in competitive markets.
A common lesson many have learned is the importance of being adaptable and open to change, a principle heavily emphasized in many online business books. Another vital takeaway is the focus on customer-centric approaches, which is a golden thread running through the most successful business narratives.
As we come to the end of our journey through the world of online business books, it is clear that these resources have revolutionized the way we learn and grow in the business world. They offer a wealth of knowledge and insights, helping individuals and businesses to succeed in the competitive market.
What are online business books?
Online business books are digital books that focus on various aspects of the business world, providing insights and knowledge to readers.
Who should read online business books?
Anyone looking to enhance their business acumen, be it students, professionals, or entrepreneurs, can benefit from reading online business books.
How can I publish my own online business book?
You can publish your online business book through various platforms available online, such as Amazon Kindle, Google Play Books, etc.
What are some top online business books?
The top online business books vary based on individual preferences and needs. Some popular choices include "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries and "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman.
How can online business books benefit me?
Online business books can provide you with valuable insights and knowledge, helping you to succeed in your business endeavors.


A couple of years ago I needed to get an audiobook fast but had already done a free trial of Audible. That’s when I discovered Audiobooks.com and tried them out for the first time. I couldn’t be happier with them and that I’d finally found an awesome (and possibly even better) alternative to Audible! If you’re wondering if Audiobooks.com is legit and worth it, or have any other questions about it, our review of Audiobooks.com is here to help!
You can jump to any section with this handy table of contents:
Table of Contents
- Quick Summary of my Audiobooks.com Review (FAQ)
- Pros and Cons of Audiobooks.com
- Pros of using Audiobooks.com:
- Cons of using Audiobooks.com:
- What is it Like to Use the Audiobooks.com App?
- What Are the Main Features of the Audiobooks.com App?
- Other Benefits Than Just Audiobooks
- Is Audiobooks.com Worth It?
- Conclusion: My Audiobooks.com Review
And if you need to get back here at any time, just click on the up arrow in the bottom right corner of the page.
Let’s get right to the point though with my quick summary, which gives brief answers to the main questions you have about Audiobooks.com!
Quick Summary of my Audiobooks.com Review (FAQ)
- Is Audiobooks.com legit? Audiobooks.com is a legitimate company with over 1,000,000 downloads of its app. It’s one of the best places to get audiobooks that I’ve ever used.
- Is Audiobooks.com the same as Audible? Audiobooks.com is not the same as Audible, they are two separate companies and services with different pros and cons for each.
- How big is the selection at Audiobooks.com? Audiobooks.com has over 250,000 books, including all of your favorite bestsellers. I used my free trial to get Atomic Habits, for instance!
- Does Audiobooks.com have a free trial? What comes with it? Audiobooks.com has an awesome free trial which gives you not one but THREE free audiobooks! The first you get to pick from their entire library and you also get to select two from their VIP selection, which includes a lot of bestsellers and some really great books you might not have heard about.
- What do I get with an Audiobooks.com Subscription? How does TWO audiobooks a month sound? With an Audiobooks.com subscription, you get one free audiobook credit per month that you can use to get any audiobook from their library of 250,000+ in addition to one credit for any book in the VIP library, which changes each month. Their library also includes dozens of useful audio experiences like sleep tracks, podcasts, news, and more.
- Do you keep books after canceling your Audiobooks.com subscription? If you do decide to cancel your Audiobooks.com subscription, you will keep all audiobooks you acquired while subscribed. I’ve used the app both as a paying subscriber and not and I can still listen to all the books I acquired when subscribed.
- How much does Audiobooks.com cost? Audiobooks.com costs $14.95 per month after the 30-day free trial period, not including tax. You can also buy audiobooks individually for the usual price.
- Is Audiobooks.com worth the money? Getting two audiobooks a month for the same price as most other audiobook services plus access to podcasts and free audiobooks is totally worth it!
Pros and Cons of Audiobooks.com
There’s not a whole lot to say of a service that’s as straightforward as bringing you the world’s best audiobooks. But Audiobooks.com does have a few specific pros and cons that I’ll go over now.
What is it Like to Use the Audiobooks.com App?
The Audiobooks.com app is available for free on both iPhone and Android. You can also listen to books online, but most of the features and the user interface are nearly identical, so I’ll only be focusing on the app here.
I love how simple the app is. When you log in and look at your books, you have three main selections you can choose from:
- Current Listens, which includes the books you’ve started listening to.
- My Library, including all the books you’ve acquired through your Audiobooks.com subscription or free trial.
- Wishlists, where you can see books that you’ve added to your wishlist while shopping. This makes it super easy to use your credits each month.
Here’s what it looks like when you’re on the My Library and Current Listens tabs:


On 11 November, the Mile End Institute (Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL)) is hosting an event that will discuss how the exponential accumulation of data from everyday online and offline activities raises tensions about who has the rights to produce and own such data. A panel will feature three speakers from a recently published book edited by Didier Bigo, Engin Isin, and Evelyn Ruppert (Editor, BD&S): Data Politics: Worlds, Subjects, Rights (2019). Engin Isin (QMUL) will chair the panel with Elspeth Guild (QMUL), Jennifer Gabrys (Cambridge; Co-editor, BD&S) and Didier Bigo (Sciences Po and KCL) speaking about their contributions. Click here for more information and to register. The book is Open Access and a pdf copy can be downloaded here.


We have another wonderful author today, so please welcome Aneza Lee!
Description:“This is the epic tale of Kirin of House Dar’Shiel, the elfish daughter of an exiled priestess who must travel to the elfish high city to serve the goddess Alorana in her mother’s stead. Long ago, her mother was charged by the goddess to wed a dark elf. A childhood trauma made the idea abhorrent, and the priestess fled with her infant daughter, child of her love affair with a light elf, to a world far removed from the magic of the elfish realm.
To save her mother from the debt she must pay to her goddess for disobeying her, Kirin embarks on the long road to I’lla Kalladûr, the elfish high city, in her place. Upon her journey she must learn what it is…
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