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Adam Skousen
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Halloween Folklore & Festivities is a compilation of two classic Halloween books written in the early 1900s. The Book of Halloween, by Ruth Edna Kelley, explains the origins of Halloween, including the ancient myths, beliefs, and rituals of the Celts and the Teutons. She traces those ancient origins through other cultures that have influenced the customs of our modern Halloween celebrations. Games for Halloween, by Mary E. Blain, is a collection of games, decorations, and charms from the Halloween celebrations of 1912. The two books have been seemlessly edited together as a single work connecting the ancient folklore, to 20th-century festivities. It has everything you need to throw a truly authentic Halloween celebration.
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Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness. Readily accessible by children, they present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity that appeal to mature listeners as well. This collection of 18 tales includes "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Princess and the Pea", and "The Snow Queen".
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Nordic Tales
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Trolls haunt the snowy forests, and terrifying monsters roam the open sea. A young woman journeys to the end of the world, and a boy proves he knows no fear. This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the enchanting world of Nordic folklore. Translated and transcribed by folklorists in the 19th century, and presented here unabridged, the stories are by turns magical, hilarious, cozy, and chilling. They offer a fascinating view into Nordic culture and a comforting wintertime listen.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really fun
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By: Chronicle Books
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Andersen's Fairy Tales (AmazonClassics Edition)
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Uniting universal themes with a wonderfully personal vision of the world, Hans Christian Andersen found magic in the landscape of childhood. His talking animals and living toys shine a sparkling light on the strange wisdom of innocence and the deceptive nature of adulthood. These stories have now been adapted into countless classic films (including The Little Mermaid, The Red Shoes, and Frozen - which was based on “The Snow Queen”) and have become part of our everyday speech, such as when we talk about “ugly ducklings” and “the emperor’s new clothes.”
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4 out of 5 stars
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relaxing bed time book
- By Ryan on 09-27-21
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Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series 1
- By: Emily Dickinson, Thomas W. Higginson - editor, Mabel Loomis Todd - editor
- Narrated by: Kendra Murray, Nancy Beard, Jennifer Fournier, and others
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- Unabridged
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Emily Dickinson was one of the most reclusive of all poets. She spent much of her life in seclusion in her father’s house in Amherst, and only a handful of her 1800 poems were published in her lifetime. Credit for the posthumous publication of her work must be given to her editor and friend Thomas W. Higginson, who reported that, in spite of the voluminous correspondence which passed between himself and Dickinson, he only met her twice in person.
By: Emily Dickinson, and others
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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
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- Narrated by: Joan Walker
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The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about the trees and plants that shape our landscapes and our lives through the seasons. They explore the complex relationship between people and plants, in lowlands and uplands, fields, bogs, moors, woodlands and towns.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wee Folk, Giants and Witches. Oh, My!
- By Amazon Customer on 07-14-21
By: Lisa Schneidau
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The King of Ireland's Son
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Celebrated Irish author Padraic Colum dazzled audiences with his retellings of old Gaelic myths. In The King of Ireland's Son, he imbues seven favorite tales from the Emerald Isle with sly humor, whimsy, and imagination.
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5 out of 5 stars
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👍🏾❣❤️💛💚💙💜💓💞💝💕💘💖💗💟
- By GRamsey-Ray on 08-10-16
By: Padraic Colum
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From a cemetery in a mythical small town in Illinois, the dead speak about their lives. Each free-verse monologue stands as an epitaph for the person speaking, yet the play is ultimately about life, not death. Featuring 50 performers with specially commissioned original music, this is the only audio version of this landmark classic available.
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Magnificent American poetry
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 82
Journey into the Hinterland, a brutal and beautiful world where a young woman spends a night with Death, brides are wed to a mysterious house in the trees, and an enchantress is killed twice - and still lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Does not disappoint
- By Harley Easton on 02-22-21
By: Melissa Albert
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Beasts and Beauty
- Dangerous Tales
- By: Soman Chainani
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Twelve tales, 12 dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life...and death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Book & the Narrator
- By Johnny Morris on 08-19-22
By: Soman Chainani
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She Walks in Beauty
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- By: Adrienne Rich, Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, and others
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4 out of 5 stars 58
She Walks in Beauty draws on poetry’s eloquent wisdom to ponder the many joys and challenges of being a woman. Caroline Kennedy has divided the collection into sections that signify to her the most notable milestones, passages, and universal experiences in a woman’s life, and she begins each of these sections with an introduction in which she explores and celebrates the most important elements of life’s journey.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Still struggling with poetry
- By Beatrice on 01-30-12
By: Adrienne Rich, and others
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The Colour of Magic
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- By: Terry Pratchett
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,820
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Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place that might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. Particularly as it’s carried though space on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown). It plays by different rules. But then, some things are the same everywhere. The Disc’s very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the world’s first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land.
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3 out of 5 stars
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TERRIBLE Narration!
- By Kayla I on 07-08-22
By: Terry Pratchett
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Grimm's Fairy Tales
- By: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Since their first publication in 1812, Grimm's Fairy Tales have proven to be an enduring feature of Western literature. The stories have been translated into over 100 languages worldwide, and their influence has cast its spell on many film makers, as well. The stories were collected from traditional storytellers from around Germany, usually women, and the motivation to collect them grew out of the wave of romantic nationalism of the early 19th century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved it
- By Frank J. Zaccagnini, Jr. on 09-14-17
By: Jacob Grimm, and others
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The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
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- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, first published in 1812, is a collection of 62 classic folk stories including "Rumplestiltskin", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Hansel and Gretel", "Snow White and Rose Red", "Iron Hans", "The Golden Goose", "Clever Hans", "The Frog Prince", and many more. These classic tales will keep you entertained for hours to come!
By: Brothers Grimm
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Good Poems
- Selected and Introduced by Garrison Keillor
- By: Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, and others
- Narrated by: Garrison Keillor
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 164
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Good Poems includes poems about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendence. It features the work of classic poets, such as Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Robert Frost, as well as the work of contemporary greats such as Howard Nemerov, Charles Bukowski, Donald Hall, Billy Collins, Robert Bly, and Sharon Olds Good Poems includes poems about lovers, children, failure, everyday life, death, and transcendence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good, but. . .
- By KSmith on 01-27-11
By: Emily Dickinson, and others
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Household Tales
- By: The Brothers Grimm
- Narrated by: Kelly Lintz
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 116
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A collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the famous Brothers Grimm. Their most famous tales are instantly recognizeable: "Rumpelstiltskin", "Snow White", "Rapunzel", "Cinderella", "Hansel and Gretel", and "The Frog Prince." The collection is often known today as "Grimms' Fairy Tales".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully read, but most tales not for kids
- By 208 Garner on 08-06-12
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Catherine, Called Birdy
- By: Karen Cushman
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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In 1290, her 14th year, Catherine begins a diary that quickly fills with the irrepressible joys and frustrations of her days. Always looking for ways to avoid drudging hours of embroidery, Birdy fills her time with pranks, celebrations of feast days, and local gossip. Wriggling out of her father's plans to find a prosperous husband for her proves to be Birdy's greatest challenge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Corpus bones! What a great heroine.
- By Hilary on 08-30-12
By: Karen Cushman
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It Came from the Closet
- Queer Reflections on Horror
- By: Joe Vallese - editor, various authors
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Aven Shore, Aida Reluzco, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 64
Horror movies hold a complicated space in the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist and open to subversive readings. It Came from the Closet features twenty-five original essays by writers speaking to this relationship, through connections both empowering and oppressive. From Carmen Maria Machado on Jennifer’s Body, Jude Ellison S. Doyle on In My Skin, Addie Tsai on Dead Ringers, and many more, these conversations convey the rich reciprocity between queerness and horror.
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2 out of 5 stars
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This is not a book about queer horror
- By Evan on 12-13-23
By: Joe Vallese - editor, and others
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Eldritch Beasts: The Complete Series
- Eldritch Beasts Series
- By: Primary Hollow
- Narrated by: Annalee Scott
- Length: 31 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
After receiving a mysterious letter from her childhood friend, police officer Keri travels to a remote mining town located on the coast of the sea. Little does she know that this journey will mark the start of her struggle against the cosmic creatures birthed by the malicious curse. Can Keri team up with the locals and banish the monsters spilling into their realm? Or will she succumb to corruption and join the ravenous ranks of the Eldritch Beasts?
By: Primary Hollow
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A Lush and Seething Hell
- Two Tales of Cosmic Horror
- By: John Hornor Jacobs
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra, MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 426
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 376
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Story4 out of 5 stars 377
The award-winning and critically-acclaimed master of horror returns with a pair of chilling tales - both never-before-published in print or audio - that examine the violence and depravity of the human condition. Bringing together his acclaimed novella The Sea Dreams It Is the Sky and an all-new short novel My Heart Struck Sorrow, John Hornor Jacobs turns his fertile imagination to the evil that breeds within the human soul.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great idea, tarnished by modern politics
- By Phil on 04-28-21
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All Hallows Eve
- Book of Shadows, Book 1
- By: Michael Penning
- Narrated by: Stacey Devonport
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4 out of 5 stars 36
When Alice's husband disappears while investigating a series of strange and terrible incidents in the bustling seaport of Salem, she is forced to bring her young daughter, Abigail, along from Boston while she takes up the search. But she soon learns of a terrible curse that has the entire town bracing for nightfall: One hundred years after the infamous witch trials, the vengeful spirit of a woman hanged for witchcraft will rise from hell to claim the souls of Salem's children.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A fun classic Halloween Story
- By Colton on 10-07-24
By: Michael Penning
What listeners say about Halloween Folklore & Festivities
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- Emma Faye
- 09-14-22
Fun, educational, and spooky at times
This book was a short overview of some of the main themes and origins of Halloween. It was fun to hear how the traditions have changed throughout the years, and where some of our current customs come from. Things have changed a lot even in the 100 years since the book was written. It was the perfect book to start the season and get me in the mood for planning a Halloween party!
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