DescriptionOn the first manned Martian exploratory mission, Jarvis' scout ship crashes in a vast meteor crater near the Ares Vallis. He must endure a perilous journey back to the mothership on foot, and on the way encounters several life forms with Tweel, his new-found Martian companion. Stanley Weinbaum died shortly after A Martian Odyssey was published in Hugo Gernsback's Wonder Stories . The story has been anthologized countless times, and praised by the likes of H.P. Lovecraft and Isaac Asimov. It is presented here as a full-cast audio drama, complete with sound effects.
DescriptionRascals gives you the past, present, and future of standup comedy. Only Rascals can bring you comedy superstars before they were stars and the breaking stars of tomorrow, TODAY! Take a trip down comedy's memory lane and catch the routines that made comedy history. This is the "Behind the Music" of comedy and the comedy behind the comics. Join us live, from one of our A+ comedy clubs all over the country to see the best comedy routines from the comics you know and the ones you will know soon. For a great time the whole family can enjoy; take five for FUNNY! This selection features performances by Chas Elstner, Scott Bloom, and Lisa Ann Walter. The master of ceremonies is Billy Winn.
DescriptionIn a remote corner of early Victorian England, where traditional practices remain untouched by time, Bathsheba Everdene stands out as a beacon of feminine independence and self-reliance. However, when confronted with three suitors, among them the dashing Captain Troy, she shows a reckless capriciousness which threatens the stability of the whole community. Published in 1874, and an immediate best seller, Far From the Madding Crowd established Thomas Hardy as one of Britain's foremost novelists.
DescriptionUntil recently it was believed that as the years pass, our brains inevitably decline in function, but as Dr. Arthur Winter and Ruth Winter prove in this book, people who continue to actively use their brain power can actually improve their intelligence throughout their lives. Adapting techniques used in exercising damaged brains, the authors show us how to improve a variety of brain functions, from aiding memory and increasing ability to learn, to protecting the brain from stress and attendant depression. Your brain can grow "flabby" just like a potbelly! Build Your Brain Power gives you simple, interesting, and fun exercises that train you to get your brain into tip-top shape.
DescriptionFor everyone seeking mental and physical harmony - whether in golf, tennis, martial arts, music, or everyday life - best selling author and world champion athlete Dan Millman shows in this revised and updated audio edition of his classic The Inner Athlete how to transform training into a path of personal growth and spiritual discovery.
DescriptionThe Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughou…
