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The Online Books Page. Support Free eBooks. Untitled. Support Free eBooks. Life on Stilts - adda. On my last night in Guyana I meet some friends at the seawall, where more than 60 years before my dad would come to listen to music at the bandstand, promenade and, on Easter Sunday, fly homemade box kites.

Life on Stilts - adda

As the sun sets, we buy cold beers for GYD$300 from the vendors with their chipped, white coolers; think about ordering a hot dog or arepa from the bustling Venezuelan stand; and perch on the wall that wraps this too-low coastline like crumbling roti round wet curry. We know the warnings. That sea levels are rising.

That Georgetown, the capital city where we live, could be inundated. Yet this is how water is in Guyana, we say. When the rains come, it’s usually a case of too much rather than too little. That the name Guyana means ‘Land of Many Waters’ has become a cliché of every international article you read about the country, yet to omit it feels like an oversight. Georgetown is where some 90% of the population live today. Untitled. Untitled. Wanting to read more, but not knowing where to start, is such a common conundrum that there’s even a WikiHow page dedicated to reading more.

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Perhaps your boss asked you to read certain books to support you at your job. Maybe you like the aesthetic of giant scarves, warm beverages, and stained wood bookshelves sagging under the weight of dilapidated paperbacks. Or possibly you feel the irresistible, inherent human draw towards stories. While a lot has been written about the ways books can make you smarter (besides the simple imparting of knowledge), the truth is that attaching a strategic goal to what’s supposed to be a relaxing activity can make it too intimidating.

Untitled. Listen up, readers: We know the world of audiobooks can be intimidating.

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You may not know where to find them, what to look for in a narrator, or if they’ll fit into your daily life. That’s why we’re here with an easy guide to getting started. Here, we break down why we love audiobooks, how to start listening, and a few of our tips and tricks for picking the right audiobook for you. Why audiobooks If you’ve spent years reading physical and ebooks, you may wonder what the fuss is about audiobooks. Kids & Young Adult. Digital Entertainment Library. eReads & Audiobooks. CloudLibrary eBooks and eAudiobooks Browse, borrow and read eBooks and listen to eAudiobooks.

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Download the app for your Android or Apple device, or for your computer. Borrow up to 10 items and place up to 10 holds at one time. Instructional Guide Instructional Video. Vancouver Public Library. Books and eBooks - Port Moody Public Library. British Columbia Libraries - OverDrive. Free public domain audiobooks. Download & Streaming : Audio Archive. Listen to free audio books and poetry recordings! This library of audio books and poetry features digital recordings and MP3's from the Naropa Poetics Audio Archive, LibriVox, Project Gutenberg, Maria Lectrix, and Internet Archive users. LibriVox - founded in 2005 - is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts: poetry, short stories, whole books, even dramatic works, in many different languages.

All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain in the USA and available as free downloads on the internet. If you are not in the USA, please check your country's copyright law before downloading. Please visit the LibriVox website where you can search for books that interest you. Non-English language collections contributed to the Open Source Audio collection are featured here. Listen to sermons and lectures concerning religion and spirituality here. Diehard podcasters are featured here! Audio eye favorite 29 comment 11 Mishary Rasyid per Juz. Newest uploads! Free Books : Download & Streaming : eBooks and Texts. Additional collections of scanned books, articles, and other texts (usually organized by topic) are presented here.

Free Books : Download & Streaming : eBooks and Texts

United States Patent and Trademark Office documents contributed by Think Computer Foundation. Topic: U.S Patent The American Libraries collection includes material contributed from across the United States. Institutions range from the Library of Congress to many local public libraries. As a whole, this collection of material brings holdings that cover many facets of American life and scholarship into the public domain. Uploads from the general users of ARCHIVE.ORG related to Islamic culture, studies and related subjects.

Free books for the  people with disabilities that impact reading. Project Gutenberg Canada / Projet Gutenberg Canada. Burnaby Public Library. Libby & Library2Go (Overdrive) Download e-book or audiobook titles to read or listen to on a home computer, e-reader or mobile device.

Burnaby Public Library

This collection has lots of new titles and is available to Burnaby residents only. Once you download the Libby app, Libby will guide you through the setup process and introduce you to all the new features, including access to Burnaby Public Libraries’ entire Overdrive collection. The best part? It’s all free and there are no late fees! All you need is a library card linked to a Burnaby address, an internet connection, and a compatible device. Teen Cloud Library. Burnaby Public Library.