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Since the first appearance of a vampire in Robert Southey’s Thalaba the Destroyer, we mortals have endured a morbid fascination with these peculiar creatures of the night. They come in many forms: charming and seductive; ghastly and terrible. Join us as we explore a number of classic yarns concerning the various guises of the vampire, from Aleksey Tolstoy’s horrifying description of a vampiric family to Robert E. Howard’s tale of a creature loosed from bondage after having been buried for over three centuries. Thank the gods these creatures are fictitious…aren’t they?

In 1884, the Canadian government enacted a ban on the potlatch, the foundational ceremony of the Haida people. The tradition, which determined social structure, transmitted cultural knowledge, and redistributed wealth, was seen as a cultural impediment to the government’s aim of assimilation.

All over the world many are searching for lasting peace and fulfillment, rich and poor alike- Who would have thought that the answer has been here. Now are we free in truth. In this new nonfiction book FROM HIS VIEW “I” AM FREE NOW the author has simply shared some of the spiritual insights she has gained into: effective prayer, marriage, relationships, money, work, education, health, fear, love, safety, happiness and true freedom since studying Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy together with her Bible.

Along with historical narrative, hear rare recordings of some of the most iconic people in history, including Robert Browning, Kenneth Landfrey, Florence Nightingale, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, PT Barnum, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Edwin Booth, General Nelson Miles, William Jennings Bryan and Garret A. Hobart. Recording obtained and published by Rick Sheridan.

Hopi est un tigre en peluche anthropomorphisé, un robot-nounou comme il en existe tant d’autres. Il n’en avait pas vraiment conscience avant de découvrir une boîte rangée dans le grenier. Celle dans laquelle il est arrivé lorsqu’il a été acheté des années auparavant, celle dans laquelle il sera jeté une fois que l’enfant dont il s’occupe, Ezra Reinhart, huit ans, n’aura plus besoin de nounou. Tandis que Hopi réfléchit à son avenir soudain incertain, les robots commencent à se révolter, bien décidés à éradiquer l’Humanité qui les tient en esclavage.