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Did you ever wonder where Santa got the bag that holds more toys than it should, or wonder about flying reindeer? Hugo Kringle, Santa's little brother, tells about growing up with the boy who would become Santa.

First published in 1910, The Horse of the Invisible tells the tale of Carnacki, a ghost detective investigating the haunting of a country house that threatens the wedding of the Hisgins Family's daughter and her fiance. The source of the apparition must be found before the soon-to-be-wed woman is driven mad, or even to her death. Carnacki does not suspect supernatural forces are at work in this case, but even a ghostbuster can be wrong.

"Loss of Breath" is a humorous short story by Edgar Allen Poe that first appeared in a 1832 issue of The Philadelphia Saturday Courier. Edgar Allan Poe, born in Boston, was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Patrick Girard Lawlor, a classically trained stage actor, has performed onstage throughout the US and Europe.

What is spooning? It's a kind of horizontal hug performed by curling up two bodies so that they fit perfectly into each other's nooks and comfy places...like a couple of spoons! In this unique, fun guide, expert spooners guide the listener through the Standard Spoon for beginners and carefully progress into more complex and adventuresome spoons.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to My Debbie--Spanked by My Dad and experience the compelling world of erotica.

Mark Phillips is one frustrated guy. It's bad enough that his wife, Diana, has grown ever more bossy, demanding, and controlling over the years. But to have her bossing him around even in the bedroom - as in: lights out, no-frills, missionary style, and very infrequent sex - is just killing him! And now she's gone and joined some lunatic church whose hardline minister, Father Maurice, is as old-world, fire and brimstone as it gets. Worse, she wants Mark to join, too - claiming that he could use some improvement in the morals department, referring to Mark's increased obsession with sex.

The 2-Second Commute is the perfect audiobook for anyone who wishes to work from home as a virtual assistant, providing everything from administrative support to high-end consulting via e-mail, phone and fax. Predicted to become a $100+ billion industry, virtual assistants don't commute, they set their own hours, and they get to spend time with their families.

She's the lone girl on the Ashton High wrestling team, grappling with opponents who refuse to compete against her, a few who want to crush her, and a coach who's less-than-pleased having a female in his practice room. At home, Mel's parents forbid her from seeing her new boyfriend, her grandmother insists she start preparing for her future by taking a dready office internship, and her infuriating older brother, who's the varsity team captain, flirts with her best friend, Jade. Just when it seems things can't get any more complicated, an off-handed comments puts Mel at odds with her teammates, her brother, and her coach.

Selections from Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman, Stephen Crane, George Pickett, Lt. Colonel W.W. Blackford, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Sarah Morgan Dawson, George T. Stevens, John McElroy, William T. Sherman, Adeline Grey; William Manchester, Paul Fussell, Cornelius Ryan, James J. Fahey, A.J. Liebling, Janet Flanner, David Kenyon Webster, Lewis H. Carlson.

Sir Roger Bannister, born on March 23, 1929, is an English former athlete best known for being the first to run the mile in less than four minutes, remarkably while practicing as a junior doctor. This was achieved on May 6, 1954, at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. The resulting time was 3 min. 59.4 sec. Retiring from running shortly after, Bannister went on to become a distinguished neurologist and an important contributor to research into the human nervous system.

Along with historical narration, hear rare recordings of some of the most iconic people in history, including Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, William Howard Taft, James Whitcomb Riley, O. Henry, Arthur Conan Doyle, William Gillette, Theodore Roosevelt, Ellen Terry, King George V, and Amelia Earhart. Recording obtained and published by Rick Sheridan.

Learn the 25 keys to improving your management and leadership skills, including effective communication, efficient implementation, and strong team building. This program is part of The New York Times Pocket MBA Series. The series also includes a valuable program on Sales and Marketing.

Learn the 25 keys in managing the growth of a business, including identifying your company's competitive advantage, implementing a total quality strategy, hiring a professional management team and creating a visionary growth-oriented corporate culture. Part of The New York Times Pocket MBA Series.

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On October 3, 1951, the New York Giants' Bobby Thompson hit a dramatic ninth-inning, game-winning home run off the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ralpha Branca at the Polo Grounds in the decisive third game of a three-game playoff to win the National League pennant. It would be known in baseball lore as the "Shot Heard Round the World".

Adjust your sexual attitude with a 30-day program designed especially for women. You'll learn how to inject sexiness in everything from your walk to your talk - even the way you turn your head and roll your fingers through your hair. In just one month, you'll be saying goodbye to your inhibitions and saying hello to a new, sexy you!

Jimmy's life of turning on water and fixing dripping faucets is disrupted when he rescues Amy's doll, Little Lydia, from a monstrous wave that sweeps her off the beach. Jimmy keeps Little Lydia safe under his stovepipe hat, right on top of his magic box, where he keeps bolts of thunder and lightning, which turns Little Lydia into an electrified, out-of-control, be-bop doll with the zoomie-zoomies.

"The Red-Headed League" was the second of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories to be published in The Strand magazine. Doyle ranked "The Red-Headed League" second in his list of his 12 favorite Holmes stories. It was first published in August of 1891 and was later the first of the stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1892.

Along with historical narrative, hear rare recordings of some of the most iconic people in history, including Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Edward Gladston, Guiglielmo Marconi, Willaim McKinley, Leo Tolstoy, William Booth, Pope Leo XIII, Sir Robert Baden-Powell, Dr. Frederick Cook, and William E. Peary.

"They", published in 1905, is a somber short story that recalls a tragedy of Kipling's own life - the sudden death of his daughter, Josephine.

In this high-speed and lusty tale, Jesse, an auto mechanic of great renown, wins big at Powerball. Now, with tens of millions at his disposal, he decides to close up shop and retire...well, mostly. He will still work on cars, but only those belonging to beautiful young ladies who simply cannot afford his very over-inflated rates. Having just used some of his winnings on the Lamborghini of his dreams, he takes his non-paying customers on the rides of their lives...in more ways than one.