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The songs and calls of 60 different, widely distributed birds of the United States and Canada reproduced in a 50-minute recording.

Whip-poor-will is a nocturnal bird carrying out all its main functions in the dark. This bird is a typical nightjar from North America that produces a distinctive repetitive tune capable of inducing a state of trance, aiding deep sleep or meditation. It is this almost psychedelic rhythm and tune that made this bird a topic of numerous legends. This recording offers continuous whip-poor-will birdsong recorded in natural habitat, together with other birds and forest creatures.

The city of Paris wanted to tear down the Eiffel Tower! Gustave Eiffel, an engineer and amateur scientist, had built the incredible structure for the 1889 World's Fair. Created using cutting-edge technology, it stood taller than any other building in the world! More than a million delighted people flocked to visit it during the fair. But the officials wondered, beyond being a spectacle, what is it good for? It must come down!

Pandit Rajmani Tigunait explains that the Upanishads are simply training manuals telling you how to know yourself at every level. He reveals how to attain peace and freedom by living fully in the external world, using its objects to create inner fulfillment and knowledge. Then, as you work on the process of introspection and self-discovery, you will develop the health and power to be a light to others.

This episode of the Adventures of Nero Wolfe first aired on April 6, 1951.

Leanora Sutter, Esther Hirsh, Merlin Van Tornhout and Johnny Reeves are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. It's a town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No one is safe, especially the two youngest: 12-year old Leanora, an African-American girl, and six-year old Esther, who is Jewish.

Nacido en la ciudad italiana de Asís en el seno de una adinerada familia burguesa, Giovanni Bernardone abandonaría la comodidad y los privilegios económicos para vivir en la más profunda pobreza dedicado de lleno a su fe católica. Guiado por la voz divina y los estigmas sagrados de Dios, pasaría a convertirse en Francisco de Asís, fundador de una orden religiosa que predicaba una vida austera y simple al servicio del prójimo.

Nacido en Italia en el año 1224, Aquino fue un teólogo y filósofo católico perteneciente a la Orden de Predicadores, principal representante de la tradición escolástica, y fundador de la escuela tomista de teología y filosofía. Conocido también como Doctor Angélico o Doctor Común, es considerado santo por la Iglesia Católica y autor de la gran "Suma Teológica", tratado en el cual pretende exponer de modo ordenado la doctrina católica.

Iván IV, el gran emperador ruso, famoso por su carácter y vehemencia, es considerado con justicia como uno de los creadores del estado ruso. Sus grandes aportes al país, como la conquista de Siberia, la creación de un nuevo código legal, la conquista de los janatos tártaros de Kazán y Astracán, la destrucción de la Orden Teutónica y grandes reformas internas, le dieron la categoría de héroe nacional.

Mars likes peace and quiet, and is not happy when unexpected visitors start showing up. But when they leave, Mars realizes being alone isn't all that great. Mars reaches out to his space friends—including his best bud, Earth—for comfort and help. Maybe Mars is a people planet after all!

This is a rare live recording of Francesco Forgione, or Padre Pio, a Capuchin priest from Italty and one of the world's most popular saints. There are more than 3,000 Padre Pio Prayer Groups worldwide, with over three million members.

Selby's unique 'short-form' meditation process combines methods from the great masters, plus insights from cognitive science to create an easy-to-use, yet deep, lifelong meditation practice.

Kid reporter Athena Bean is always on the lookout for a story. Her latest scoop takes her to the House of Donuts. Athena is determined to reveal the secret ingredient used in the delicious donuts, but that sweet secret might be more scary than sweet!

Thousands of years ago, self-realized masters compiled their direct experiences and inner wisdom in the form of the Vedas. This presentation gives you the key to make the universal, non-sectarian teachings of these ancient scriptures an integral part of your life.

Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, explains how the essence of the Vedas directs you to awaken your own inner fire and become a light to yourself and the worlds, and how to live a life of harmony and happiness.

Maravilloso pensador y fundamental líder del período de nacionalismo y movimiento por la libertad hindú. Es la personalidad indígena más relevante de la historia india contemporánea, y figura emblemática de la escena política y social de su país durante la primera mitad del siglo XX.

Soon after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, they also attacked U.S. military installations in the Philippines. For the army and navy nurses stationed there, what had been a peaceful outpost quickly turned into a raging war zone. When the U.S. and Philippine forces retreated to the Bataan Peninsula and the fortress island of Corregidor, the nurses followed them to the field hospitals to care for the wounded. Persevering through enemy assault and imprisonment, these heroic women became angels of mercy amid the war in the Pacific.

Step up to the plate and separate fact from fiction in baseball’s origins! Did Abner Doubleday really create America’s favorite pastime, or does this story strike out? Listen to learn all you can about baseball’s beginnings!

The award-winning podcast Tell 'Em Steve Dave brings you four of the most righteous, grooviest tales of the flyest, dopest baadasssss albino bruthah that ever was and ever will be! From the creators of the Audible best-selling Fair-re-re Tale Theater, join us on an adventure through time and space.

La Dama de las Camelias es una intrigante historia de Amor que lo enamorará y cautivará como a sus personajes, en ella el protagonista Armando Duval se enamora de la cortesana más bella de París y sufre las penas de amor más grandes jamás contadas. Es una historia llena de pasión, de rivalidades, amenazas, intrigas, y amor. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

One of the world's best-selling authors and the pioneering teacher of the benefits of mind body medicine focuses on America's number one health problem: Coronary artery disease. Millions of Americans suffer from coronary artery disease or have a loved one who does. Despite advances in conventional treatment, it remains the leading cause of death among American adults. Fast-paced life-styles, high stress levels, poor diets, and addictions to unhealthy activities such as smoking and excessive drinking contribute to the prevalence of this disease.