Josh Verbae
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The Little and the Great Things includes reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on original composition of Frederic Chopin. Piano composition includes: Nocturne in G Major, Op. 37 No. 2 - Andantino. A nocturne painted with Chopin's most ethereal brush characterised by beautiful sensuousness, luscious, soft, rounded tones, and not without a certain degree of languor. Something of the warmer Mediterranean climate gently...
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A selection of stories about love and romance from the best storytellers of the world including Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Turgenev trying to express love in all its forms. This volume opens with iconic Romeo and Juliet's tragic love story dating back to antiquity, followed by very passionate and quite unusual love between a doctor and his patient in 'The District Doctor' by Ivan Turgenev. And last, but not least, a story from the master of human relationship...
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Prayers of Hope, Peace, and Protection offers an audio recording of prayers from the Bible, great Saints, sacred texts, and prophets who used these prayers for hundreds of years to invoke and strengthen their faith and relationship with God. Prayers include: Family Prayer, Praying for Hope and Comfort, Prayer for Trust in Jesus, Searching for God, Salutation to Life, Psalm 111, Prayer of Gratitude, The Door of Love, Prayer for Peace, The Irish Blessing,...
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Twelve Powerful Prayers offers audio recording of prayers from the Bible, great Saints, sacred texts, and prophets who used these prayers for hundreds of years to invoke and strengthen their faith and relationship with God. Prayers include: Christ Our Morning Star, At the Rising of Your Sun, Prayer of St Columba, I Will be Busy, Prayer of a Breton Fisherman, Close to Me, The Grail Prayer, Knowing Me Better, God in My Daily Life, Sarum Prayer, Healing...
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A prayer of St Thomas More includes reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on original composition of Frederic Chopin. Piano composition includes: Nocturne in G Minor, Op. 37 No. 1 - Andante sostenuto. The atmospheric church middle sections of this nocturne are considered to be some of the most exquisite chord transitions ever composed. Minimalist simplicity of opening and ending enhances the religious core of this...
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I Offer It to You includes reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on original composition of Frederic Chopin. Piano composition includes: Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2 - Lento. The uneasy start of this nocturne shatters the melody nervously before picking up the broken thread a moment later. The agitation soon subsides, however, giving way to the principal melody. This comes about in a wondrous and beautiful way....
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To Give and Not to Count the Cost includes reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on original composition of Frederic Chopin. Piano composition includes: Nocturne in F-sharp Minor, Op. 48 No. 2 - Andantino. One of Chopin's longer nocturnes containing soothing, simple chord progressions. A seemingly endless melody is played with restless triplets in the left hand. Chopin dedicated this nocturne to Laura Duperre. Performed...
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Fourteen Powerful Prayers offers an audio recording of prayers from the Bible, great Saints, sacred texts, and prophets who used these prayers for hundreds of years to invoke and strengthen their faith and relationship with God. Prayers include: The Thought of You, Breathing Deeply in Faith, Prayer of Creation, Jesus's Prayer, Make Us Worthy, David's Prayer, Deep Compassion, A prayer of St Thomas More, The Little and the Great Things, A prayer of...
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This traditional Christmas Carol was written by the Austrian priest Joseph Mohr and music composed by the Austrian teacher and organist Franz Xaver Gruber. This audio recording of Silent Night includes reading of the English language text followed by magical Harp music based on original composition.
90) Seasonal Prayers
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Seasonal Prayers is an audio recording of selected powerful prayers from the Bible, great Saints, sacred texts, and prophets who used these prayers for hundreds of years to invoke and strengthen their faith and relationship with God. Each prayer is followed by piano music based on original compositions of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Prayers include: Family Prayer, Praying for Hope and Comfort, Prayer for Trust in Jesus, Searching for God, Salutation to Life,...
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Praying with Bach is an audio recording of selected powerful prayers from the Bible, great Saints, sacred texts, and prophets who used these prayers for hundreds of years to invoke and strengthen their faith and relationship with God. Each prayer is followed by magical Harp music based on original compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach. Prayers include: Christ Our Morning Star, At the Rising of Your Sun, Prayer of St Columba, I Will be Busy, Prayer...
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Ding Dong Merrily on High is a traditional Christmas Carol based on French dance music. Lyrics were written by the English composer George Ratcliffe Woodward who had an interest in church bell ringing which is the subject of the carol. The tune itself is a much older one which was originally recorded in the 16th century by Jehan Tabourot in his study of French Renaissance social dance called Orchésographie. This recording offers reading of the English...
93) Othello
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Unique features include an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of Signet Classic Shakespeare series, plus a special introduction to the play by the editor Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University. This book contains information on the source from which Shakespeare derived "Othello"--Selections from Giraldi Cinthio's "Hecatommithi". Special introduction by Alvin Kernan, Princeton University.
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The Taming of the Shrew (1592) is a comedy by William Shakespeare. Written between 1590 and 1592, The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's earliest works. Frequently critiqued by scholars for its demeaning portrayal of Katherina and for Petruchio's violence, the play has also been considered as an ironic treatment of the inequality experienced by women in marriage. The Taming of the Shrew has served as source material for countless film and...
95) Timon of Athens
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"Timon of Athens" was first, published in the "First Folio" in 1623 and was likely, written by William Shakespeare in 1605 or 1606. Often regarded as one of the more difficult of Shakespeare's plays to categorize, "Timon of Athens" blends elements of comedy with components of tragedy in Timon's allegorical downfall and death. The play depicts an Athenian man, Timon, who is popular and wealthy and who selflessly gives away his possessions to a large...
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Peter disobeys his mother, and almost gets caught in Mr McGregor's garden. Beatrix Potter's classic tale of mischievous little Peter Rabbit is produced in a lovely new board book format. The text and illustrations of the classic Tale of Peter Rabbit, loved by children around the world for generations, appear in full.
97) Merry Christmas!
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A collection of ten iconic Christmas Carols featuring: 01 Carol of the Bells; 02 Silent Night; 03 The Indian Christmas Carol; 04 The Angel Gabriel's Message; 05 Ding Dong Merrily on High; 06 The First Noel; 07 O Christmas Tree; 08 O Come All Ye Faithful; 09 What Child is This?; 10 We Three Kings of Orient Are. This recording offers reading of the English language lyrics followed by magical Harp music based on original Christmas Carol melody.
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Prayer of Creation includes reading of the eponymous prayer followed by beautiful piano music based on original composition of Frederic Chopin. Piano composition includes: Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1 - Andante Cantabile performed by Anton Kingsbury. This beautiful night piano composition starts with calm and serene flow of gentle notes. This peace is followed by a stormy F minor central section purging sudden doubts and worries. An engulfing...
99) As you like it
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Exiled royals--including a duke's daughter, disguised as a man--and country folk, learn lessons about class and gender through a series of love triangles in the Forest of Arden.
100) Sleeping Beauty
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With a kiss, a sleeping princess is awakened from her cursed sleep. Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty" and the Brothers Grimm's "Little Briar Rose" tell the tale of a beautiful princess and a peaceful kingdom that fall under the spell of a jealous fairy bent on revenge.
The story of the Sleeping Beauty has enchanted the young and the young-at-heart for centuries, and has served as the inspiration for numerous adaptions, including the animated...