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Few horror stories are as chilling as the ones written by Victorian writers. This collection of eight enduring stories, some well-known, others less familiar, carry you to all corners of the world where terrors lurk. Featuring work by H.P. Lovecraft, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe and Vernon Lee, experience the skin-crawling undead, a pestilence that leaves no one unaffected, imagined horrors that emerge from disturbed minds and others that require no imagination at all....

The First Black Archaeologist reveals the untold story of a pioneering African American classical scholar, teacher, community leader, and missionary. Born into slavery in rural Georgia, John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923) gained national prominence in the early 1900s, but his accomplishments are little known today. Using evidence from archives across the US and Europe, from contemporary publications, and from newly discovered documents, this book chronicles Gilbert's remarkable journey.

Twenty miles off the coast of San Francisco, this small chain of islands hosts a yearly migration of seals... and during this time of year, the sharks are here too – the biggest, hungriest Great Whites in the world. Attempting to swim off these shores is attempted suicide. Colin Mason – wealthy, connected – with one leg bitten off by a white shark in these very same waters – now hosts his own yearly event – a marathon swim through the Great White-infested Farallons.

From the author of Confessions of an Actuarial Tutor comes this collection of more than 670 jokes that only actuaries will find funny (though probably only because they have such low standards for humor). With jokes covering actuaries and their (lack of) personality and social life, along with jokes on pensions, insurance, finance, mortality, statistics, Excel, and even accountants. By the Law of Averages, you’re sure to find something that will eventually make you almost laugh.

Four lesbian pulp fiction classics, scandalous and salacious novels in their day, back-in-print for the first time in sixty years! MIMI by Lee Morell Two couples pause in their pursuit of kicks and thrills to concoct a wild scheme. Leyra can't bear children, so Mimi lends her body to Phil, Leyra's husband to conceive a child. The baby will go to Leyra and Phil, who in return will give Mimi and Griff enough money to get married. There's just one catch: Leyra and Phil both want Mimi for themselves... and Griff finds himself falling for another man. And then there's the wild card... the lovely...

Sixty-five million years ago... An artificial alien intelligence has come to strip-mine the prehistoric Earth but when their robotic automations kill a mother T. rex, they start a war. One of her hatchlings has survived, traveling with an adoptive raptor pack and as the orphaned tyrannosaur grows, they wage a guerrilla war against an invading army of war-bots and giant cloned-cyborgs.

It is an Age of Monsters and all that remains of humanity are scattered encampments of ragged refugees. Mark Bakker has survived the prehistoric wilderness alone... until now. After unwittingly plundering a tyrannosaur-nest, he finds himself relentlessly hunted by the wrathful mother. But it is not salvation he finds when he stumbles across a young woman and her mysterious band of sisters living in the mountains. Even in the Age of Monsters, humans are always the most dangerous animals. And the female is always the deadliest of the species.

These stories represent decades of collaboration between author David Niall Wilson and a wide array of talented authors. All have been professionally published - some have been reprinted and collected. All are the result of two muses meeting on paper. Meet a modern day Don Quixote, fighting Y2K bug nightmares, and striving to save the woman of his dreams. Learn how Edgar Allen Poe might have found his tales. Face off on a lonely mountaintop with Lovecraftian nightmares.

Great White sharks lurk off popular beaches – killer crocodiles and man-eating pythons prowl the Everglades. But for Abigail O'Neil, raised on the swamp, the most terrifying monster was her own father – a black-market croc-farmer notorious for feeding unwary victims to his jagged-toothed pets. Growing-up privy to unspeakable horror, when Abigail finally fled home, she thought she'd left it all behind. But now someone is stalking her – and they know all her deepest, darkest secrets.

"Major Tom" Corbett has come home–but it is a very different world than he left behind. His life-pod has touched-down into the middle of a nautical war, as massive mega-tooth sharks clash with gigantic reptilian sea-monsters–a conflict that spreads as giant prehistoric alpha-predators struggle for ultimate dominance on both land and sea.

A podcast where we learn about our faith and share what it takes to live a Catholic Christian life through conversations and contemplations with my friend the friar, a Discalced Carmelite Priest.

Many of us know that the First World War began when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo in June of 1914. But have you ever wondered exactly what chain of events led up to the incident that caused the whole world to erupt into one of the bloodiest conflicts in our history?

Lee St. John is a mess. She tries to behave like the Southern Belle she was brought up to be, but her playful high jinxes just get in the way. She can't help it. Bless her heart. As an only child she learned how to entertain herself and, with self-deprecating humor, she just lets it rip. No filter. But she does have a soft spot for memories of her generation, her parents' generation, and her children's generation and these vintage but entertaining vignettes will either melt your heart or leave you LOL - Lee Out Loud!

John Lee and Anya Chrisanthon of Anewgo discuss innovative sales and marketing technologies that are growing in popularity in new home sales. They highlight new systems, processes and techniques as well as share best practices, case studies, tactics and strategies so that you can successfully incorporate MarTech into your sales cycle. With millions of dollars flowing into PropTech space they evaluate new and current technologies with uncertain adoption and lifespans in the new construction industry.

This is a free Podcast course brought you by the founder and host of Entrepreneurs on Fire, John Lee Dumas. Learn how to create and launch your Podcast!

Desire leaves a man destroyed.... A young girl's curiosity reveals secrets better left hidden.... An accidental encounter on a train ends violently.... Ambition leads to a curious exchange.... An uncanny likeness changes two lives forever.... Here is a novel in 16 chilling parts, linked by a glittering charm bracelet that brings misfortune to everyone who handles it. In Like a Charm, the cream of British and American crime writers combine for a must-have collection.

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The weekly podcast for Bible-anchored Christians tired of self-help Christian books that dress their favorite idol to look like Jesus. Blair Lee interviews Christian authors who treat the Bible as God's Word. And the goal? To stock your mind, heart and book shelves with enduring Bible-Worthy wisdom. Topics covered: - Theology - Biblical interpretation - Politics - Apologetics - Economics - Philosophy - Making disciples So, put down that best-selling, guru-Christian book (with no footnotes) and tune into Bible Worthy for authors and books you wish you had read when you first became a Christian.

Irish Stew, the podcast for the Global Irish Nation featuring interviews with fascinating influencers proud of their Irish Edge. If you're Irish born or hyphenated Irish, this is the podcast that brings all the Irish together Listen Notes

Join Lee Keller (@Regicidal) and John Ke (@thejohnke) every Saturday as they recap all of the best performances of the week, highlighted by the staff at Pitcher List! Catch up on any action that you might have missed and get insight on who to pick up and drop as you move into the next week of fantasy baseball. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Sticher | RSS Connect: @ThisWeekPL | thisweekplpod@gmail.com | Join PL+