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Exploring Carl Jung's magnum opus, The Red Book, chapter-by-chapter. In each episode, Salome Institute director, Satya Doyle Byock, and Astrologer Carol Ferris discuss C.G. Jung's vast work while reflecting on Jungian psychology and history, the astrology of Jung's time and ours, and the political, social, feminist, and anti-racist relevance of this work today. C.G. Jung's journey into the unconscious began in 1913, just months before the sudden beginning of WWI. It was this descent, laboriously documented in a large red leather book that has come to be known as "The Red Book" that underlies ...

Hail Reaper is a podcast dedicated to the Red Rising universe, where we explore the book series through conversation, creative world-building content, and music.

When Antony Gillingham arrives at the Red House, he is met with chaos. A gunshot echoes through the air, and the room is locked from the inside. The police are baffled, and the murderer has vanished without a trace. Rather than wait for answers, Antony, eager for a new adventure, takes matters into his own hands. Teaming up with his friend Bill, they delve into a web of clues and red herrings. As they uncover secrets hidden within the walls of the Red House, they realize that solving this mystery is about more than just catching a criminal; it's about revealing the truth that lies beneath the ...

New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst pens evocative and urbane novels of World War II espionage. Focusing on the European theater, Furst writes about ordinary people struggling to cope with the chaos of the world around them.

Explore the psychological turmoil and the harsh realities of warfare as suggested by this evocative title. The narrative delves into the internal conflict and the quest for bravery amidst the chaos and fear of battle, touching on themes of courage, identity, and the human condition. This podcast offers a rotating collection of full-length audiobooks, each week presenting a different work that shares these poignant themes. Listeners can experience a broad range of perspectives, time periods, and narrative styles, gaining insight and understanding from each unique story. Tune in for a chance to ...

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST The highly anticipated biography of Sylvia Plath that focuses on her remarkable literary and intellectual achievements, while restoring the woman behind the long-held myths about her life and art. “One of the most beautiful biographies I've ever read." —Glennon...

Young Henry Fleming, fueled by the romantic notions of glory and heroism, takes a leap into the chaos of the Civil War by enlisting in the Union Army. Yet, when the reality of battle crashes down on him, fear grips his heart, leading him to flee from his first encounter with combat. What follows is a haunting journey of self-doubt and the desperate quest for redemption. As Henry grapples with the shame of his cowardice, he imagines the judgment of his fellow soldiers, each scornful glance piercing deeper than any bullet. In "The Red Badge of Courage," Stephen Crane dives into the psyche of a ...

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The Red and the Black by Stendhal. It is a brave author indeed who gives his hero as many flaws as Stendhal bestows upon young Julien Sorel, an ambitious young carpenter's son turned priest who secretly models his behaviour after the heroics of Napoleon, in an era when the great man had only recently died at St Helena, and French society has grown stultified (for all its still vivid memories of the Jacobins' excesses and fear these may be revived). With remarkable skill, Stendhal manages as once to hold Julian's character up to excoriating examination while leaving us with some measure of ...

The purpose of the pages which follow shall be to give the record which has been made, not by colored men, but that which is the result of compilations made by white men, of reports sent over the civilized world by white men in the South. Out of their own mouths shall the murderers be condemned. For a number of years the Chicago Tribune, admittedly one of the leading journals of America, has made a specialty of the compilation of statistics touching upon lynching. The data compiled by that journal and published to the world January 1, 1894, up to the present time has not been disputed. In ...

Author A. A. Milne is best known to the world as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Yet Milne was versatile, having written dozens of plays, humorous articles, books and – The Red House Mystery. In which… Mark Ablett is the massively narcissistic owner of The Red House, a beautiful English country mansion. The estate is managed mostly by Mark’s side-kick and younger cousin, Cayley. As a wealthy artiste, Mark has chosen his handful of guests both to pander to his self-image and to allow him near-total control of virtually all aspects of his luxurious country house “show,” as it were. In ...

The Dream of the Red Chamber, also known as The Story of the Stone, stands as one of Chinas Four Great Classical Novels and is often hailed as the most remarkable among them. With nearly 40 principal characters and around 500 supporting figures, the narrative intricately weaves the fortunes of the Chia family. At the heart of the tale is Chia Pao-yü, the intelligent yet carefree heir apparent. The familys wealth escalates when Pao-yüs older sister becomes an imperial consort, leading to the creation of a magnificent garden that serves as the backdrop for much of the story. The intricate ...

Red alert for the Interstellar Patrol! A team of trans-species patrol officers protect the Council of Suns from alien threats in these five tales by science fiction grand master Edmond Hamilton: Crashing Suns, The Star-Stealers, Within the Nebula, Outside the Universe and The Comet-Drivers. - Summary by The Narrator

A Case of Corpses... They piled up so fast that private-eye Johnny Liddell figured he was ahead if he found them still warm. It started when he was hired as baby-sitter to a wildcat. She was blond and beautiful, and stacked better than a deck of marked cards. And she had a cool $200,000 worth of hot diamonds. There was just one hitch. She used bourbon instead of perfume. (Summary by Rear cover, 1955 Dell paperback edition)

Published in Planet Stories in 1946, this story is a great mix of Golden Age Sci Fi and Swords & Sorcery. The first half was written by Brackett and when she was pulled away by other commitments the publisher gave it to a new writer, Ray Bradbury, to finish. It is a sort of prequel to the Stark character developed by Brackett where a weak puny man is transferred into the body of a Conan like superman and then cruses through adventure after adventure, always rescuing damsels who are tough and feisty. The publisher blurb says "He died—and then awakened in a new body. He found himself on a ...

In 'The Red Circle,' Sherlock Holmes faces a puzzling case that keeps him on his toes. A secretive lodger in his building has everyone on edge, especially his worried landlady. She's anxious about the strange happenings and turns to Holmes for help. Initially, he thinks it’s a minor issue. But as he digs deeper, he uncovers a web of intrigue that stretches across the Atlantic. This isn't just a simple case; it involves a shadowy Italian group with dark motives—murder and blackmail. With his sharp wit and keen observation, Holmes is determined to crack the case. Can he piece together the ...

These are verses that came to me in this dreadful war time amid the cares and labors of a heavy task. Two of the poems, "A Scrap of Paper" and "Stand Fast," were written in 1914 and bore the signature Civis Americanus—the use of my own name at the time being impossible. Two others, "Lights Out" and "Remarks about Kings," were read for me by Robert Underwood Johnson at the meeting of the American Academy in Boston, November, 1915, at which I was unable to be present. The rest of the verses were printed after I had resigned my diplomatic post and was free to say what I thought and felt, ...

Renowned critic Greil Marcus takes on the fascinating legacy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. An enthralling parable (or a cheap metaphor) of the American Dream as a beckoning finger toward a con game, a kind of virus infecting artists of all sorts over nearly a century, Fitzgerald's story has become a key to American culture and American life itself.   

March 1917 tells the story of the Russian Revolution itself, during which not only does the Imperial government melt in the face of the mob, but the leaders of the opposition prove utterly incapable of controlling the course of events. The absorbing narrative tells the stories of more than fifty characters during the days when the Russian Empire begins to crumble. The anti-Tsarist bourgeois opposition, horrified by the violence, scrambles to declare that it is provisionally taking power, while socialists immediately create a Soviet alternative to undermine it.

Robert Service was born in Lancashire, England, but at age 21 moved to Canada and eventually ended up in the Yukon during the gold rush. His poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" helped secure his reputation as the “Bard of the Yukon.” During World War I, Service was an ambulance driver and stretcher bearer for the Red Cross. This volume of poems springs from these experiences during the war. - Summary by Larry Wilson