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Ever been lost and wanted to go home? Join Odysseus as he struggles to return to his family in this epic retelling of the adventures of The Odyssey Retold for a children's audience, Poetic Primer's The Odyssey, is filled with vibrant sound effects, music, and character voices while still maintaining the poetic format of the original work.

On March 13, 2013, the world waited in hushed anticipation for the announcement of the new successor of Peter and leader of the Roman Catholic Church. For weeks the news had been filled with discussions and speculation of leading papabili. Now, finally, the new pope would be revealed. But when Jorge Mario Bergoglio appeared, the world was momentarily stunned. Who was this humble cardinal from Argentina who emerged onto the loggia, choosing the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi?

Retold with simple-to-understand, lyrical poetry, Aesop's Fables: A Poetic Primer is an excellent introduction to this classic. Parents can now introduce their kids to familiar tales like “The Tortoise and the Hare”, “The Fox and the Crow”, “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”, and many more! Together children and parents can listen and then discuss the many virtues and vices embodied in the fables by going through the character development section at the end of the audiobook! These character development sections teach children the virtues or vices presented in each story.

On a trip to see his granddad, 10-year-old Jack falls asleep while his dad explains virtue. Suddenly he wakes up on a Circus Train! Led through each fantastical train car by the ringleader, Reno, Jack comes face-to-face with a huge lion, flying flame torches, a silly juggler, a daring tightrope walker, and other memorable circus performers who have spent years cultivating a particular virtue for their acts!

Imagine a world in which a society with no moral compass, where nuclear families, individual rights, or private property ownership, sits side-by-side with a neighbor embracing all of the virtues of Western civilization, and the two have been in nonstop conflict for hundreds of years. Animus explores the battleground between the evil Udar and the righteous-but-not-perfect Ardenians, with descriptive and often graphic details that will compel the listener to keep rooting on the good guys and will keep you on the edge of your seat.

According to the Encyclopedia of American Crime, "Perhaps the most important criminal conference of the American underworld was held during three days in May 1929 in Atlantic City", during which "the overlords of American crime discussed their future plans" at an event that was "earthshaking in its effect on the development of American crime syndicates". It's a great tale starring Al Capone, Frank Costello, Meyer Lansky, and Nucky Johnson, who inspired Boardwalk Empire. This story has everything...with maybe one small exception.

Nysa is an up-and-coming DNA retrieval expert well known in the scientific community for her advances in the technology used in the field. After being recruited to work on a secret project by an extraordinarily wealthy and mysterious benefactor, Nysa is moved to a hidden lab outside Denver, Colorado. Isolated from the world and forbidden from contact with anyone outside the facility, she is unaware of the strange occurrences that begin to plague the planet.

When Jake Hansen was selected by GENESIS for Ark-13, he didn't know what the new world would look like. He didn't that when he awoke from hyper sleep he would feel like a captive. He didn't know that GENESIS would remain on the bridge of the ship and in control of all resources. He didn't know that they would prosecute his fellow colonists for treason. Jake didn't know that he would have to lead an insurrection to control the Ark - and the course of humanity along with it.