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When Arkady Petrovich returns home from college, his father finds his eager, naïve son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable Arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend he has brought home with him. A self-proclaimed nihilist, the ardent young Bazarov shocks Arkady's father with his determination to overthrow the traditional values of society. Vividly capturing the hopes and fears of a changing Russia in the 19th century, Fathers and Sons is Ivan Turgenev's masterpiece. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Renee O’Malley has gotten very good at using assumed names, living on the run, and hiding from people who want her dead. When Shiloh Boudreau drops everything to follow a lead on the missing woman, he runs into one itty-bitty problem—she refuses to stay found. With her past rapidly closing in, can Shiloh keep her safe without losing his heart?

Strap yourself in for another 'deeply immersive' Ivan Jefford femdom erotica story...if you dare! WARNING: THIS BOOK DEALS WITH EXTREME BDSM PRACTICES. NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH! A man obsessed with worshipping the female derriere can't seem to find the right woman to meet his needs. They always want a "relationship." One day he runs into a stranger who tells him about a risky but foolproof method to find the perfect lady, and he decides to give it a try. He ends up with much more than he bargained for...

A classic, the Russian masterpiece by Turgenev, held as one of the greatest works of 19th Century fiction. The novel is thought of as a response to the growing cultural divide and alienation between liberals of the 1830s/1840s and the rapidly growing nihilist movement. These two philosophies were contrasted with the conservative Slavophiles, who believed that Russia's greatness lay in its traditional spirituality.

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No Cross, No Crown is a soul-searching indictment of half-hearted hypocritical Christianity written by William Penn, a fearless Christian who braved the King and the Church of England in his quest to follow the teachings of Christ. First published in 1682, this new edition is an entirely new translation of William Penn’s 2nd edition into modern English and clear syntax. Penn’s meaning is preserved, and his original words are left untouched whenever possible; but the result is far clearer and more accessible to the modern Christian than ever before.

It's described as the greatest achievement the modern game has seen, and Ivan Cleary is the man behind it—the astonishing, historic benchmark of multiple back-to-back premiership wins by the Penrith Panthers in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In his own words, Cleary tells all about what he's learned and how he leads, informed by his decades as a player and coach—a playmaker, team builder, mentor and leader who understands that not everything counts, but everything matters.

The beautiful hetaera Thais was a real woman who inspired poets, artists, and sculptors in Athens, Memphis, Alexandria, Babylon, and Ecbatana. She traveled with Alexander the Great's army during his Persian campaign and was the only woman to enter the capitol of Persia - Persepolis. Love, beauty, philosophy, war, religion - all that and more in a historic masterpiece by Ivan Yefremov.

Strap yourself in for another 'deeply immersive' Ivan Jefford femdom erotica story...if you dare! WARNING: THIS BOOK DEALS WITH EXTREME BDSM PRACTICES. NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH! When a 20-year-old college student gets a summer job as an IT manager, he thinks his dream has come true. His boss is a tall, super-hot MILF who wears nylons and high heels to work every day, which triggers his deepest fetishes. He ends up installing her new computer server under her desk, and uses every opportunity to duck under it and ogle her legs and feet up close. He begins to drag out his work just to keep up his...

It's not called Net-Sit or Net-Eat, it's called Net-Work! This book is about how to build a powerful personal network in order to create a highly successful business based on our experience in the global networking group, BNI. What would your business look like if you worked your network to the point where others were referring business to you with both confidence and consistency? For most professionals they are not receiving a steady stream of referrals and the only thing worse is not knowing why. If you knew why some refer big business to you without hesitation and why others do not, you ...

Yefremov is frequently ridiculed for his enthusiasm and faith in the viability of a communist society, as described in his best known science-fiction novel Andromeda Nebula. What is frequently overlooked is Yefremov's tremendous knowledge of history and profound understanding of psychology. His future society, while highly evolved, is not impervious to mistakes. His future humanity, having learned and discovered much, is not pausing to rest on its laurels - it continues to learn and explore.

Writer and performer Ivan Coyote has spent decades on the road, telling stories around the world. For years, Ivan has kept a file of the most special communications received from readers and audience members—letters, Facebook messages, emails, soggy handwritten notes tucked under the windshield wiper of their truck after a gig.

"Yo nací roto. En el mismo paritorio di positivo en VIH. Mis padres eran drogodependientes. Mis abuelos se iban a enfrentar al fallecimiento de dos hijas -una de ellas, mi madre- y yo iba a vivir con un abuelo autoritario y una abuela coraje, pero con las secuelas de todo lo pasado. Años más tarde, todos me llamarían "maricón" en el colegio religioso en el que estudié. El acoso me iba a llevar hasta el defensor del menor para intentar sobrevivir a aquella situación que me dejó sin poder ir a clase un año entero.

D Esperanza was just thirteen years old when he lost his caregivers, his beloved grandmother and uncle. Since both of his parents were working and living in the United States, D was left on his own in a small town in Honduras. He quickly realized he simply could not make enough money to survive so he made the difficult decision to head north with his cousins and hopefully reunite with his parents in el norte. Together, the boys struggled to survive a long and treacherous journey through Central America and Mexico.

There is no loss quite like losing your mother at any age, but losing a mother who should have had many years left is profoundly heartbreaking and painful. Faced with the unimaginable task of moving forward without the heart and soul of his family, the author embarks on a path of self-discovery and healing. Through candid reflections and intimate insights, he reveals challenges he faced and steps he took to survive the consuming agony of grief.

An anthropomorphic high fantasy, where a hero single-handedly brought an end to an age of horrors and monsters, and the animal world has recovered from the devastation since. But a rising storm threatens to consume the divided realms of the carnivores and herbivores once again. Amid the rising turmoil, a female jackrabbit has spent 10 years in search of a wolf, seeking to be taught what he fears above all else.

This novel centers on the figure of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, a member of the dying class of the landed gentry, who spends most of his time lying in bed gazing at life in an apathetic daze, encouraged by his equally lazy servant Zakhar and routinely swindled by his acquaintances. But this torpid existence comes to an end when, spurred on by his crumbling finances, the love of a woman, and the reproaches of his friend, the hardworking Schtoltz, Oblomov finds that he must engage with the real world and face up to his commitments.

In this deeply emotional memoir, a longtime ESPN writer reflects on the suicide of his son Max and delves into how their complicated relationship led him to see grief as love.

WARNING: THIS BOOK DEALS WITH EXTREME BDSM PRACTICES. NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH! When a notable American professor at a Russian university is arrested on espionage charges, his interrogation must be handled very delicately. One of the country’s top secret police experts is called in for the job, a beautiful, dominant female urologist. Dr. Razorov is an expert at applying her medical knowledge and skills to extract information from male prisoners without leaving any telltale marks or scars. Buckle up for an intense ride as the sexy, sadistic doctor performs unspeakable clinical procedures on ...

More than 50 years after her death, Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered as a formidable first lady and tireless social activist. Often overlooked, however, is her deep and inclusive spirituality. Her personal faith was shaped by reading the New Testament in her youth, giving her a Jesus - centered spirituality that fueled her commitment to civil rights, women's rights, and the rights of all "little people" marginalized in American society. She took seriously Jesus's words and despite her life of privilege, she made the needs of those on the margins her priority.