Sometimes it's nice just to hear a story. Like the "golden age of radio," Awesome Stories features dramatizations of classics, narrated chapters of our own stories, radio interviews and radio plays. This collection benefits ESL, adult literacy and those who just want to close their eyes and listen to a good story!
Marrying a divorcee amidst her battle with cancer gives C.S. Lewis an opportunity to share life and love.
The Baobab tree, often called "The Tree of Life," is disappearing with the rest of Madagascar's rainforests.
Spiders have glands which produce a silk protein to weave their webs. It comes out of the spider as a liquid, then hardens in the air.
Marcus Aurelius becomes the Emperor of Rome in 161.
Marie Antoinette loses her head by guillotine seven months after French Revolutionary authorities execute her husband, King Louis XVI
Scrooge can hardly believe that Marley's ghost, carrying its heavy chains, pays him a visit. His old, now-dead partner, has some warnings to deliver.
Learn more about eleven of the Red Tail pilots.
Although the dangers of hexavalent chromium (also known as "Chromium VI" or "Chrome 6") have long been known, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&a...
While John Wilkes Booth remains infamous, 86 pages of his diary remain missing.
When the Civil Warbegins in April of 1861, Jesse is too young to fight so he works the farm with the family's slaves.
Links to resources from the trial, and information on both Leopold and Loeb.
Learn more about horse races including the Triple Crown: the Belmont Stakes, Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Derby.
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