Inside the Mind of a Visionary: Emerson’s Essays on Life, Nature, and the Human Spirit. Essays, First & Second Series is a collection that encapsulates Ralph Waldo Emerson’s vision of a life lived authentically, in harmony with one's deeper values and the natural world.

Life, Death, and Immortality: Exploring the Eternal Journey of the Soul. Phaedo by Plato is one of the philosopher’s most important dialogues, exploring profound themes such as the nature of the soul, immortality, and the afterlife.

Prepare to dive into 84 unforgettable true crime stories that zip through seven decades of murder and mayhem. From the roaring '20s to the gritty '90s, this is your ticket to a crime tour that’s more thrilling than a haunted roller coaster. Some of these cases might ring a bell, while others will be fresh horrors you’ve never encountered. And some mysteries are still as cold as the killer's heart. This collection is like a time machine that stops at every dark alley of history's most horrific crimes.

Tensions are running high aboard The Camelot, a deep-space exploration vessel. Spending an extended amount of time in close quarters has left most of the crew at each other’s throats, and put their veteran captain in the position of constantly playing peacemaker. As bad as things are, they get markedly worse when The Camelot unknowingly picks up a stowaway: a shapeshifting alien monster who boards their ship and begins killing the crew one by one.

Whether you're a lifelong trivia-lover or a budding young factologist, this book is the perfect companion for inquisitive souls. Both educating and entertaining, the book is bursting with hilarious and outlandish tidbits of information to ignite your curiosity.

"Rapid Results: The Secret to Fast and Sustainable Weight Loss" is a comprehensive guide that unveils the key principles and strategies for achieving quick and lasting weight loss. Authored by a team of experts in nutrition, fitness, and behavior change, the book aims to provide listeners with a practical and science-based approach to shedding excess pounds efficiently. The book begins by debunking common myths surrounding weight loss and emphasizes the importance of adopting a holistic mindset that considers both physical and mental well-being.

In recent years, there has been a noticeable shift towards a more sustainable and self-sufficient lifestyle among urban gardeners. This movement, known as urban homesteading, is gaining popularity as people seek to reconnect with nature and reduce their environmental impact. From balconies to rooftops, urban homesteading offers a variety of techniques and practices for the modern gardener to cultivate their own food and live a more sustainable life.

Philip Pirrip, also known as Pip, a blacksmith’s apprentice in a country village, falls in love with Estella, the beautiful but cold-hearted daughter of eccentric Miss Havisham, a wealthy woman who lives in seclusion. He becomes motivated and aspires to become a gentleman to win her affection. His hopes are fueled when he receives a large and mysterious inheritance from a mysterious benefactor, this sets off a chain of events that will change his life.

When Matt logged on to Zombie Wars Online, he expected another fun-filled night of zombie killing with his friends. Under the spell of the Felote, a gaming apparatus that forces the player into a controlled REM sleep, reality faded away, and a new life began. It was the perfect escape from the harshness of everyday life. But when a malicious hacker takes control of the game, a new nightmare begins, far worse than Matt and his friends could have ever imagined.

The Queen of Spades is decidedly one of Pushkin's gloomier tales. It inspired several movie adaptations and a magnificent opera by Tchaikovsky. Its determined, but misguided, protagonist stakes his life with dire consequences on a very old secret that might or might not even exist.

Volume eight contains some of Green’s most intriguing accounts of violence, abuse, deception and murder.

It’s the year is 2067, and the world has been ravaged by pandemics. The population has dwindled, and fertile women are a rare and valuable commodity. In hopes of preserving our species, the United States has passed the Fertility Act, forcing all women to be screened. Participation in the program is supposed to be straight forward. Three years, one baby, then freedom. But as Ara navigates the complex and invasive procedures within the program, she’s plagued by questions. Is the government really looking out for the good of the people, or do they have hidden motives?

Vinnie Romano had it all. As the Don of a powerful Mafia crime family, he ruled over an empire with his wife and daughter at his side. But when an EMP attack decimates the nation's power grid, Vinnie quickly comes to realize that his perfect life is over. As rival crime families and what's left of law enforcement battle it out in the streets, Vinnie's wife and daughter go missing in the chaos.

"The Homesteader's Herbal Handbook" is a comprehensive and empowering guide that seamlessly intertwines the wisdom of traditional herbalism with the practicality of modern homesteading. This thoughtfully crafted book invites listeners on a journey into the heart of sustainable living, where the art of cultivating and utilizing herbs becomes a cornerstone of a self-sufficient lifestyle. From the first minute, listeners are immersed in the enchanting world of herbs, learning how to harness the natural power of plants for health, well-being, and a myriad of homesteading applications.

Melanie Donavan is in love with writing, in love with the charming borrowed cottage on Swan Lake, and is accompanied by part of her beloved collection of vintage purses and designer shoes. When a surprisingly cute guy knocks on her screen door one morning, could it be romance knocking? She has heard echoes of the young musician’s singing from across the lake. Nor she’s curious to visit the camp where he is living. Is it a scout or drama camp, a spa or rehab? It turns out to be a private estate.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

My Big TOE: Awakening, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, the normal and the paranormal. The entirety of human experience (mind, body, and spirit) including both our objective and subjective worlds is brought together under one seamless scientific understanding.

The ancient Toltecs believed that life, as we perceive it, is a dream. We each live in our own personal dream, and these come together to form the dream of the planet, or the world in which we live. Problems arise when our perception of the dream becomes clouded with negativity, drama, and judgment (of ourselves and others), because it's in these moments of suffering that we have forgotten that we are the architects of our own reality and we have the power to change our dream if we choose.

Why have history's greatest minds - from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson along with today's top performers, from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities - embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations.

Over the next five years, millions of more Americans are expected to take Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, which are rapidly being recognized as the miracle drugs of this century. If you’re not on them, you’ll probably know someone who is. What are the implications of the widespread use of these drugs, both on our bodies and our society? In this show, you’ll meet people across America who are either taking the jab or thinking about it, and the shocking intentional and unintentional results they are seeing.