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  • The Scarlet Letter

    Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pat Bottino, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, June 18, 2008)
    Why buy our paperbacks? Standard Font size of 10 for all books High Quality Paper Fulfilled by Amazon Expedited shipping 30 Days Money Back Guarantee BEWARE of Low-quality sellers Don't buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated About The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and is considered to be his best work. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
  • Lady Susan

    Jane Austen, Anne Flosnik, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, Oct. 8, 2009)
    Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself, while attempting to push her daughter into a dismal match. This is a magnificently crafted novel of Regency manners and mores that will delight Austen enthusiasts with its wit and elegant expression.
  • Sense and Sensibility

    Jane Austen, Anne Flosnik, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, Aug. 22, 2008)
    Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's first novel, is an entertaining tale of flirtation and folly that revolves around two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Elinor is thoughtful, considerate, and calm; Marianne is emotional and wildly romantic. Both are looking for a husband, but neither Elinor's reason nor Marianne's passion can lead them to happiness - as Marianne falls for an unscrupulous rascal and Elinor becomes attached to a man who's already engaged. Startling secrets, unexpected twists, and heartless betrayals interrupt the marriage games that follow. Filled with satiric wit and subtle characterizations, Sense and Sensibility teaches that true love requires a balance of reason and emotion.
  • The War of the Worlds

    H. G. Wells, Dick Hill, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, Aug. 31, 2007)
    Originally published in 1897, H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds was the first novel of alien invasion. Wells' most popular book, it inspired several unauthorized sequels, including Orson Welles' 1938 radio play, several movies, a television show, and many comic book and graphic novel adaptations. Wells' classic story remains one of the most popular Victorian novels to this day, and it set the tone for all stories of alien invasion that have followed.
  • Persuasion

    Jane Austen, Peta Johnson, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, Oct. 8, 2009)
    Persuasion, Jane Austen's final novel, follows the romance of Anne Elliot and naval officer Frederick Wentworth. They were happily engaged until Anne's friend, Lady Russell, persuaded her that Frederick was "unworthy". Now, eight years later, Frederick returns, a wealthy captain in the navy, while Anne's family teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. They still love each other, but their past mistakes threaten to keep them apart.
  • Robinson Crusoe

    Daniel Defoe, Dick Hill, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, Jan. 4, 2008)
    Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents.
  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bible Study for Teens by William R. Grimbol

    William R. Grimbol

    Paperback (Alpha, Aug. 16, 1765)
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  • Peter Pan

    J. M. Barrie, Paul Albertson, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, March 1, 2009)
    J. M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan is about a mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up. Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with mermaids, Indians, fairies and pirates, and from time to time meeting ordinary children from the world outside.
  • Flatland

    Edwin A. Abbott, Peter Delloro, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, July 1, 2009)
    Written by Edwin A. Abbott, under the pseudonym "a square", Flatland offers pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions. Noted science writer Isaac Asimov has described Flatland as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions. " As such, Flatland is very popular among mathematics, physics, and computer-science students.
  • Treasure Island

    Robert Louis Stevenson, Dick Hill, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, March 2, 2009)
    Treasure Island is a tale of pirates, treasure, and shipwreck. When young Jim Hawkins finds a packet in Captain Flint's sea chest, he could not know that the map inside it would lead him to unimaginable treasure. Shipping as cabin boy on the Hispaniola, he sails with Squire Trelawney, Captain Smollett, Dr. Livesey, the sinister Long John Silver and a frightening crew to Treasure Island. There, mutiny, murder and mayhem lead to a thrilling climax.
  • The Time Machine

    H. G. Wells, Dick Hill, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, Oct. 18, 2007)
    A Victorian scientist travels far into the future, and finds that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment, and peace. He meets the Eloi, a species descended from man, but realizes that these beautiful people are just remnants of a once-great culture; they are now weak and afraid of the dark. The Eloi have reason to be afraid. In deep tunnels beneath their paradise lurks another race descended from humanity: the sinister Morlocks.
  • Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Clement Clark Moore, Paul Albertson, Alpha DVD

    Audiobook (Alpha DVD, Oct. 30, 2009)
    On Christmas Eve, while his wife and children sleep, a man awakens to noises outside his house. Looking out the window, he spies landing on his roof St. Nicholas in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. The saint enters the house through the chimney. The man watches Nicholas filling the children's stockings hanging by the fire. They share a conspiratorial moment before the saint bounds up the chimney again. As he flies away, Nicholas wishes everyone a happy Christmas.