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  The Prophet

  Kahlil Gibran

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  Embark on a captivating journey through the timeless wisdom of Khalil Gibran's masterpiece, "The Prophet," brought to life in a mesmerizing audiobook experience. Renowned narrator Dennis Logan lends his rich and emotive voice to Gibran's poetic prose, weaving a tapestry of profound insights that resonate across generations. 
  Dennis Logan's skillful narration adds a layer of depth to Gibran's philosophical exploration of life, love, freedom, and the human spirit. As Logan breathes life into each word, listeners are transported to the enchanting world of Almustafa, a wise and compassionate prophet, as he imparts his profound teachings to the people of the fictional city of Orphalese. 
  But this audiobook is not just a narration; it's an immersive auditory experience enhanced by carefully curated music. The ethereal melodies and harmonies chosen by Dennis Logan complement the poetic beauty of Gibran's words, creating an atmosphere that deepens the emotional impact of the timeless lessons contained within "The Prophet."

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  The Origins of Christianity

  Thomas Whittaker

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  The full title of this book is The Origins of Christianity with an Outline of Van Manen’s Analysis of The Pauline Literature. Willem Christiaan van Manen (1842-1905) was a Dutch theologian. The vast majority of van Manen’s radical criticism of the New Testament and Christian origins has never been translated into English. In this book, Thomas Whittaker outlines the arguments of van Manen for an English-speaking audience. Van Manen’s work is not now generally known, but his views obtained notoriety by the articles and books that he wrote, in which he maintained that none of the Epistles that bear the Apostle Paul’s name were in fact written by him. From van Manen’s conclusions, Whittaker goes further and relegates the whole body of the New Testament to the second century, and even places the beginning of the Christian movement until after the destruction of Jerusalem in the year 70. Of Paul himself very little is certain, though Whittaker maintains that there may have been an itinerant preacher of that name. Whittaker comes to the conclusion that Jesus of Nazareth is entirely a mythical personage, but holds that what afterwards became Christianity or Paulinism had its origin in a Jewish-Messianic movement. (Summary by JoeD)

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  Macbeth

  William Shakespeare, Edith Nesbit

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  A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. 
  He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. This edition of "Macbeth" is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous tragedy, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's work.

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  Time Machine

  H. G. Wells

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  The Time Traveler thought he could take the lessons of the future home to the past, if only he could get home.… 
   
  When the Time Traveler boldly stepped out of his machine for the first time, he found himself in the far future, in an almost unrecognizable world. In another, more utopian age, creatures seemed to live together free of strife and competition. The Time Traveler thought he could learn the secrets of these happy beings and take the lessons of life to his own time - until he discovered that his marvelous invention, his only means of escape, had been stolen. 
   
  This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

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  Garnering - Hard Times Book 3...

  Charles Dickens

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  Hard Times - For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book surveys English society and satirises the social and economic conditions of the era.Hard Times is unusual in several ways. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it. Also, unlike all but one of his other novels, Hard Times has neither a preface nor illustrations. Moreover, it is his only novel not to have scenes set in London. Instead the story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial Coketown, a generic Northern English mill-town, in some ways similar to Manchester, though smaller. Coketown may be partially based on 19th-century Preston.

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  The Inexperienced Ghost

  H. G. Wells

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  Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer, now best remembered for his science fiction novels and often credited as being the father of science fiction. "The Inexperienced Ghost" is a ghost story with a twist. Clayton, overnighting alone at the club, encounters a pathetic ghost who is struggling to remember how to get back to the spirit world. With Clayton's help, he finally works out the precise method for crossing out of our world into the next. But now that Clayton knows the secret of moving between the two worlds, will he be able to resist the temptation to try it out?

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