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Love On A Checklist: A Lesbian Short Story

Kelsey Peterson has one goal. To talk to Olivia Pritchard, the most beautiful woman she has ever seen. There’s only one problem with the plan! Kelsey is useless with women. So useless, in fact, that she tends to cause accidental bodily harm to herself when in the vicinity of an attractive female. Take her first meeting with Olivia, for example. Kelsey’s face meeting a pole because she was staring. Is she a lost cause? Well, Kelsey doesn’t think so. All she needs is a step-by-step method to reach her goals. Then she should be able to have at least a conversation with Olivia, right? As with all well-planned ideas, it goes to pot almost immediately. Still, Kelsey is nothing but persistent and positive. All she has to do is follow her checklist. Easy peasy!

Alyson Root (Author), Katrina Michaels (Narrator)

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The Winter's Tale In Plain and Simple English

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Magic, sexuality, death! The Winter's Tale has it all. It was the Days of our Lives of the Elizabethan era! Now if only you can understand it... If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation of The Winter's Tale. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

William Shakespeare (Author), Digital Voice Mike G (Narrator)

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Hamlet In Plain and Simple English

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Hamlet is arguably one of the greatest plays ever written; it has been staged countless times, adapted into movies, and inspired thousands of artists--but let's face it..if you don't understand it, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then we can help you out. Our books and apps have been used and trusted by millions of students worldwide. Plain and Simple English books, let you see both the original and the modern text (modern text is underneath in italics)--so you can enjoy Shakespeare, but have help if you get stuck on a passage.

William Shakespeare (Author), Digital Voice Mike G (Narrator)

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The Taming of the Shrew In Plain and Simple English

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Taming of the Shrew is timeless. The films 10 Things I Hate About You and Deliver us from Eva were each based on the play; the classic western McLintock! even had an episode about the show. But if you have tried to read it and simply stopped because you don't get it, then you are not alone. Let's face it..if you don't understand Shakespeare, then you are not alone. If you have struggled in the past reading Shakespeare, then we can help you out. Our books and apps have been used and trusted by millions of students worldwide.

Scott La Counte (Author), Digital Voice Mike G (Narrator)

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Macbeth The Novelization

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Have you ever considered Shakespeare a fast-paced, action-filled, page-turning…novel?! Shakespeare's plays on stage make for fantastic theatrics! But when you read it as a book…some of its glory can be lost. This novelization of Macbeth uses a more modern language and narration to capture the story as a novel. The story of Macbeth tells the tragedy of a Scottish general who witches tell that he will be king one day. Macbeth, urged by both his wife and his selfish ambition, murders the king and takes the throne. The real story takes off once Macbeth becomes king and a civil war erupts. This book is part of an expanding series that retells Shakespeare into fiction.

William Shakespeare (Author), Digital Voice Morgan G (Narrator)

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Artaban and the Quest for the King (Dramatized)

Upon his return home from the battlefields of Europe in 1918, Col Blackwood, a UK Army infantry officer, is reunited with his family on Christmas Eve after nearly four years away. In the midst of telling his children a bedtime story, we learn of Artaban, a Magi priest, and the fourth wise man to present gifts to the newborn King. As a result of dissension among his fellow Magians, Artaban has no other choice but to embark on this journey alone. Though his quest is fraught with challenges along the way that test his courage and stir his compassion, his faith never wavers. Artaban and the Quest for the King is based upon the 1895 novella 'The Story of the Other Wise Man' by Henry Van Dyke. Jason Markiewitz adapted the story and developed the script used in this production. This dramatization is performed by a full cast of international, award-winning voice actors and is surrounded by majestic sounds and cinematic music. More importantly, this story is suitable for all ages and is a heartwarming story of family, hope, perseverance, faith, and love. Artaban and the Quest for the King is a Markiewitz Audioworks Production.

Henry Van Dyke, Jason Markiewitz (Author), Alicia Hansen, Bethany Baldwin, Brian Jeffords, Caleb Bressler, Charlie Everly, Glenn Hascall, Jason Lasky, Jason Markiewitz, Jonathan Cooke, Justin Ali, Martin Beadle, Nate Begle, Rachel Pulliam, Rainey Mangan, Richard Gibson, Sharon Grunwald, Trina Deuhart (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Teitán el Soberbio

En 'Teitán el Soberbio', publicado por primera vez en 1895, Nilo María Fabra se adelanta en más de 50 años a la distopía totalitaria del '1984' de George Orwell, y nos presenta una humanidad dominada por el miedo, en la que un tirano, Teitán el Soberbio, reina sobre todo el planeta apoyado en la tecnología al servicio de la detección y la represión de cualquier disidencia. Cualquier expresión de desacuerdo, rebeldía, crítica o desafección es inmediatamente detectada y castigada. Es tal el control que se pretende ejercer sobre la población que el cuento plantea la posibilidad de cruzar la última frontera a fin de controlar no solo lo que dicen las personas en la intimidad, sino también lo que piensan. Situada en el Siglo 100, el breve relato de Nilo María Fabra, una joya de la ciencia ficción política y de anticipación del Siglo XIX, nos alerta sobre el lado oscuro del progreso tecnológico y sobre el impacto que éste puede tener sobre nuestra libertad y la sociedad en su conjunto. Diseño de portada, David Rubiales. In 'Teitan the Superb', first published in 1895, Nilo Maria Fabra anticipates by more than 50 years the totalitarian dystopia of George Orwell's '1984', and presents us with a humanity dominated by fear, in which a tyrant, Teitan the Superb, reigns over the entire planet supported by technology at the service of detection and repression of any dissidence, immediately detected and punished. Such is the control that is intended to be exercised over the population that the story raises the possibility of crossing the final frontier in order to control not only what people say in privacy, but also what they think. Set in the 100th century, Nilo María Fabra's short story, a jewel of 19th century political and anticipation science fiction, alerts us to the dark side of technological progress and the impact it can have on our freedom and society as a whole. Cover art design: David Rubiales.

Nilo María Fabra (Author), Rafael Baena Zapatero (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La Media Noche: Visión estelar de un momento de guerra

'La Media Noche' es una breve novela de ramón María del Valle-Inclán que describe con crudeza, pero en párrafos que alcanzan una gran belleza, la postura del autor sobre la Primera Guerra Mundial y sobre la guerra en general. Dicho conflicto también tuvo un campo de batalla literario en el que Vallé-Inclán toma un evidente partido por Francia y sus aliados. Inspirada en su experiencia visitando los escenarios de la conflagración, 'La Media Noche' es una obra experimental y ambiciosa, desgarradora y seductora al mismo tiempo, que pretende aprehender y transmitir una visión de conjunto sobre el gran teatro de la guerra que se desarrollaba en cientos de kilómetros de frente destruyendo las vidas de tantos y tantos inocentes. Y es que la mirada del autor, por comprometida y maniquea que resulte en algunas de sus páginas, es profundamente empática con las víctimas del conflicto, lleven uniforme o no. Diseño de portada: David Rubiales Suárez. 'La Media Noche' is a short novel by Ramón María del Valle-Inclán that describes with crudeness, but in paragraphs that reach a great beauty, the author's position on the First World War and on the war in general. This conflict also had a literary battlefield in which Vallé-Inclán takes an obvious side with France and its allies. Inspired by his experience visiting the battlefront, 'La Media Noche' is an experimental and ambitious work, heartbreaking and seductive at the same time, which aims to apprehend and transmit an overall view of the great theater of war that unfolded over hundreds of miles of front lines, destroying the lives of so many innocent people. The author's gaze, however compromised and manichean it may seem in some of its pages, is deeply empathetic with the victims of the conflict, whether they wear uniforms or not. Cover art design: David Rubiales Suárez.

Ramón María Del Valle-Inclán (Author), Rafael Baena Zapatero (Narrator)

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Get In, Get Out

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Rough, raw, and riveting, Saleem Little's first novel is a gritty portrayal of survival in an urban setting, where working the GAME (or dealing drugs) becomes the only way to escape stifling, racist-driven poverty. To most Americans, the GAME exists in a fantasy world, a violent world either glamorized by hip hop music or demonized by data and government statistics. Saleem Little illuminates it as a realm inhabited by real families and real children, a world where harsh choices determine outcomes for life or death. Marquise Jackson inherits the responsibility of caring for his mother and brother when his father is killed in a hail of bullets. As Mar navigates the world of drug dealers, street sharks, and other players in the GAME, he discovers that his intelligence and caution make him an excellent competitor. Although the rewards are great, this tournament of wits is a dangerous sport, and the stakes are high. Saleem Little creates a surprise ending that twists and turns as Marquise and Lexi discover the fatal price for playing the GAME. (Get In, Get Out) is a high-speed train that carries the reader on a non-stop journey filled with sex, drugs, and violence. In that sense, it is dynamic and action-packed. The story, however, becomes more compelling when the reader discovers Marquise Jackson's deep desire to live a NORMAL life: a life where his children can grow up safely, where his little brother can go to college, where his mother can open her own shop and earn a living, where his family can gather for a Thanksgiving dinner like any other family in America. Saleem Little creates a world where the language of the street reveals an undeniable aspect of American culture, a reality that many Americans try to ignore. The irrefutable fact that a tremendous proportion of young African American men are incarcerated proves Little's point that playing the GAME is sometimes the only option to escape street-level poverty. -Suza Lambert Bowser Productions, LLC

Saleem Little (Author), Digital Voice Marcus G (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - A secreto agravio, secreta venganza

El premio nobel de ciencia Santiago Ramón y Cajal nos dejó algunos cuentos en los que confluyen sus pasiones por la ciencia y la literatura. En 'A secreto agravio, secreta venganza', además de una original historia de venganza y celos, encontramos el retrato psicológico interesantísimo de un científico de éxito en el campo de la microbiología. Con indudable talento literario, el autor juega con las lindes del conocimiento de principios del siglo XX, y todo en su relato es capacidad de observación, imaginación, prospectiva y deseo de reflexionar sobre las obsesiones de los hombres que, brillando por sus contribuciones a la ciencia, no dejan de ser seres humanos con su buena dosis de miseria, inseguridades, y debilidades. Un relato sorprendente y divertido que nos acerca a una figura interesantísima, pues Santiago Ramón y Cajal es, como prueba esta obra, un hombre por descubrir. Diseño de portada: David Rubiales Suárez Nobel Prize winner Santiago Ramón y Cajal left us some stories in which his passions for science and literature converge. In 'A secreto agravio, secreta venganza', in addition to an original story of revenge and jealousy, we find a very interesting psychological portrait of a successful scientist in the field of microbiology. With undoubted literary talent, the author plays with the boundaries of knowledge in the early twentieth century, and everything in his story is a capacity for observation, imagination, foresight and desire to reflect on the obsessions of men who, while shining for their contributions to science, are still human beings with their fair share of misery, insecurities and weaknesses. A surprising and amusing story that brings us closer to a very interesting figure, for Santiago Ramón y Cajal is, as this work proves, a man to be discovered. Covert art design: David Rubiales Suárez

Santiago Ramón Y Cajal (Author), Rafael Baena Zapatero (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La casa maldita

El premio nobel de ciencia Santiago Ramón y Cajal nos dejó algunos cuentos en los que confluyen sus pasiones por la ciencia y la literatura. En 'La casa maldita' nos cuenta la historia de un médico que regresa a España después de haber hecho fortuna en América pero que, por una desgracia, debe empezar de cero para poder casarse con el amor de su vida. Para ello, pone sus ojos en una prometedora propiedad de la vecindad que, sin embargo, sus paisanos consideran objeto de una terrible maldición. Es entonces cuando la ciencia pone todo su arsenal al servicio del progreso y en contra de la superstición. Con indudable talento literario, el autor propone un debate entre la razón y las viejas creencias con el que denuncia las resistencias al progreso y al conocimiento que enfrentó en su vida. Con gran imaginación, el relato es divertido y sugerente. Un relato sorprendente que nos acerca a una figura interesantísima, pues Santiago Ramón y Cajal es, como prueba esta obra, un hombre por descubrir. Diseño de portada: David Rubiales Suárez Nobel Prize winner Santiago Ramón y Cajal left us some stories in which his passions for science and literature converge. In 'La casa maldita' he tells us the story of a doctor who returns to Spain after having made his fortune in America but who, due to a misfortune, must start from scratch in order to marry the love of his life. To do so, he sets his eyes on a promising property in the neighborhood that, however, his countrymen consider to be cursed. Then, science puts all its arsenal at the service of progress and against superstition. With undoubted literary talent and originality, the author plays with a debate between reason and old beliefs, denouncing the resistance to progress and knowledge that he faced in his life. A surprising story that brings us closer to a very interesting figure, since Santiago Ramón y Cajal is, as this work proves, a man to be discovered. Covert art design: David Rubiales Suárez

Santiago Ramón Y Cajal (Author), Rafael Baena Zapatero (Narrator)

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[Portuguese] - A Morte de Ivan Ilitch

Sem dúvida uma das mais belas novelas de Tolstói, A Morte de Ivan Ilitch desperta as mais profundas reflexões a respeito da morte e, consequentemente, da vida. Ao se deparar com a brutal sombra da morte e a consciência do fim, o protagonista, em meio à sua agonia, começa a se questionar sobre a validade de suas atitudes e o sentido da existência. Publicada pela primeira vez em 1886, trata-se de uma narrativa brilhante e que traz uma visão moral que transcende as barreiras do tempo. Esta edição conta com tradução direta do original russo.

Leon Tolstói (Author), Ronney Thiago (Narrator)

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