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William George the author of STABILITY AND TRIM FOR THE SHIP'S OFFICER 4th Edition discusses the book, License Questions, Marine Disasters and Upcoming .Events. Published WeeklyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stability-trim-for-the-ship-s-officer--4180737/support.

Bwoke is a collection of five stories about love, identity, and the fragile space between perception and truth. Spanning continents and generations, its characters are flawed, searching, and unforgettable—each confronting the stories they tell themselves and the histories they inherit. A frugal Canadian family stretches beyond its means for an all-inclusive vacation, discovering that real wealth lies in connection, not appearances.

Age of Marshall is a new podcast from the George C. Marshall Foundation exploring George C. Marshall, his era, and the world he helped shape. Host Glen Carpenter talks with historians whose work sheds new light on Marshall’s life, legacy, and historical moment.

The Martian, by George du Maurier, is a largely autobiographical novel published in 1898 and the author's third. It describes the life of Barty Josselin as told by his close friend Robert Maurice, starting from their school days in Paris in the 1850s. Written in long descriptive passages with very little dialogue and many digressions, the book had considerably less success in its time than its predecessor, the popular Trilby. - Summary from Wikipedia

A critical biography of Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer and his lifelong struggle to transcend race, by an award-winning author The poet and novelist Jean Toomer (1894–1967) was among the most influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance, inspiring generations of Black writers with his...

This early novel by James is written in the first person by "James Young", and tells of his early experiences of the deaths of his father and brother, and his enduring love for his childhood companion, Emily. We watch the development of his character, influenced by these early experiences, family, education and enduring love as he becomes a Desultory Man. Unlike James's other works, this is written as a series of sketches, thoughts and poems.(Summary by LynneT)

Download the FREE Living Hellenism Starter Kit at https://georgelizos.com/livinghellenismLiving Hellenism is a monthly podcast exploring how to connect with the Greek gods through ritual, devotion, and sacred festivals.Hosted by George Lizos and Elyse Welles, this podcast brings Hellenic spiritual practice into modern life by focusing on one Greek god or goddess each month. Through grounded and insightful conversations, you’ll learn how to build a meaningful relationship with the gods in a way that honours both ancient tradition and contemporary spiritual practice.Each episode explores the ...

’St. George and St. Michael’ is a little-known historical romance telling the story of a young couple who find themselves on opposing sides during the tumultuous years of the English Civil Wars. Tensions are rising between king and parliament, the Church of England and the numerous independent puritans, and rumours abound that Charles I will soon declare open war on the dissident elements within his realm. Seventeen-year-old Dorothy Vaughan knows little of the brewing conflict, yet is sure that her loyalty must be with her king and her nation. When she challenges her childhood friend, ...

George Sand (the pen name of Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin 1804-1876) is famous for flaunting the conventions of behavior expected of women of her standing in France at the time and for her numerous romantic liaisons including her long standing affair with Frederic Chopin. The Devil’s Pool (published in 1846 as La Mare au Diable) is one of several short pastoral novels drawn from her childhood experiences in the rural French region of Berri. It tells the story of a young widower, Germain, who, at the insistence of his father-in-law, sets out to remarry so that he will have someone to help ...

Set in the invigorating wilds of Scotland, clans are crumbling and emigrating as their homeland is bought out from under them. The characters quickly become your friends as you identify with and learn from their struggles and joys. Contrasts abound between true and false (or shallow) relationships, convictions, morals, and faith. - Summary by HannahMary

Step softly into The George du Maurier Library, where the dreams, sorrows, studio-lamps, Parisian attics, impossible loves, and curious enchantments of George du Maurier are read in full. Here are tales in which memory opens secret doors, art becomes a perilous magic, and the waking world is never quite so solid as respectable persons suppose.

George Sand presents a novel containing one of her favorite crafts, besides creating wonderful literary works. This one involves the making and staging of marionettes; an art which she and her children engaged in at Nohant, her country home to entertain themselves and their honored guests. It contains, as well, the story of a multiplicity of evils foiled! (Summary by Christine Rottger )

Fifteenth century Europe was a time of political upheaval and uncertainty. Mary of Burgundy of the House of Valois ruled over a collection of states including modern-day Luxembourg, Belgium and Holland. The only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, she received many offers of marriage, from the age of 5, from parties who wanted to control the territory. She was just 19 when her father was killed in battle and that same year married Maximillian of the House of Hapsburg in what appears to have been a love-match as well as a political maneuver. However, just five years later, Mary, ...

An author who means to end a story with some variation of “And they all lived happily ever after” had better deal before that point not just with evil, strife, and terror but also with loss, failure, sacrifice, and death—or the ending will not be credible. And since such negative experiences do not easily lead to happy endings, only the best story-tellers succeed. George MacDonald is one of these.His protagonist, Anodos, discovers on the day he comes of age a path leading into an alternative reality, where a rite of passage awaits him: an entire lifetime in a land of marvels resembling ...

The Quaker City, or The Monks of Monk Hall was originally published in 1845, and is considered the first muckraking novel. It is a lurid and thickly plotted exposé of city life in antebellum Philadelphia, exposing the hypocrisy of the Philadelphia elite as well as the darker underside of American capitalism and urbanization. Lippard's Philadelphia is populated with parsimonious bankers, foppish drunkards, adulterers, sadistic murderers, reverend rakes, and confidence men. - Summary by the Narrator

A young man is crossing the English Channel bound for France. It is obviously not his first such trip, but who is he and what is his errand? Almost immediately, Ned, for such is his name, falls into danger. He is carried to the home of a town official, where he is tended by a doctor, the official and his beautiful ward. It emerges he is page to Lord Montagu, right-hand man to the Duke of Buckingham. What message does he carry, how will he get it to its destination and how will this affect the history of Louis XIII? He crosses paths with the infamous Richelieu and has cause to call on him ...

Tune in to our drive time call-in talk show with Doctor Closter. Get to expert psychiatric advice on your less than expert daily choices. After all... what's more therapeutic than baring your soul to the whole city?

"Richard Mutimer is delighted to inherit a large fortune. As a socialist, he means to use it well: he will open a factory in which workers would be treated well, he will advance his party's causes through his own wealth... At least, so he thinks. But reality may be far different. This novel raises more questions than answers. How much should money play in the marriage market, or can love have a prominent place? Can a man who gained power remain a socialist? This book is not only about political unrest. It is a story of a man who changes, for better or worse, and all the forces that shape him. ...

Impetuous, self-centered Rhoda goes to boarding school and learns hard lessons. This is a story of recklessness and forgiveness. (Summary by JudiMason)

Welcome to The Resonant Reason — Where melody meets the majesty of Truth.Can music do more than just stir the emotions? Can it clarify the mind and defend the faith? This podcast is a unique exploration of Christian Apologetics and Reformed Polemics, delivered through the medium of English song.We believe that the "Great Commission" involves not just the spoken word, but the sung word. Each episode features original or classic songs designed to compare the biblical worldview with competing philosophies and religious systems. We don’t just sing; we reason.What you’ll find here:Polemics in...