The Talking Thrush, and Other Tales from India by Crooke, William, 1848-1923

“…The talking thrush -- The rabbit and the monkey -- The sparrow's revenge -- The judgment of the jackal -- How the mouse got into his hole -- King Solomon and the owl -- The camel's neck -- The quail and the fowler -- The king of the kites -- The jackal and the camel -- The old shepherd -- Beware of bad company -- The foolish wolf -- Reflected glory -- The cat and the sparrows -- The foolish fish -- The clever goat -- A crow is a crow for ever -- The grateful goat -- The cunning jackal; or, the biter bit -- The farmer's ass -- The parrot judge -- The frog and the snake -- Little Miss Mouse and her friends -- The jackal that lost his tail -- The wily tortoise -- The king of the mice -- The valiant blackbird -- The goat and the hog -- The parrot and the parson -- The lion and the hare -- The monkey's bargains -- The monkey's rebuke -- The bull and the bullfinch -- The swan and the crow -- Pride shall have a fall -- The kid and the tiger -- The stag, the crow and the jackal -- The monkey and the crows -- The swan and the paddy-bird -- What is a man? …”
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Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories

“…MAUPASSANT: The Necklace; The Man with the Pale Eyes; An Uncomfortable Bed; Ghosts; Fear; The Confession; The Horla -- MILLE: The Miracle of Zobéide -- ADAM: The Torture by Hope -- ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN: The Owl's Ear; The Invisible Eye; The Wate…”
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Concerning Animals and Other Matters by Aitken, Edward Hamilton, 1851-1909

“…Introduction: "Eha" -- Feet and hands -- Bills of birds -- Tails -- Noses -- Ears -- Tommy -- The barn owl -- Domestic animals -- Snakes -- The Indian snake-charmer -- Cures for snake-bite -- The cobra bungalow -- The panther I did not shoot --…”
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Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit

“…The magic pitcher -- The story of a cat, a mouse, a lizard and an owl -- A royal thief-catcher -- The magic shoes and staff -- The jewelled arrow -- The beetle and the silken thread -- A crow and his three friends -- A clever thief -- The hermit…”
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Trying troubled times amid trauma & tumult, 2017-2019 "what are we to do" by Lin, See Yan

Table of Contents: “…-- Fintech: the solution looking for a problem, shows the way forward -- Korea 2017: moon mission of relief to disillusioned youth - pump priming won't do it; reform will -- Japan 2018: growth & corporate governance - the role of independent directors -- 60+ shades of grey, 2017: the new old - the OWLS -- Ageing Japan defies demographics and turns-around GDP growth in 2019 -- Women role's in the age of artificial intelligence & robotics -- Gen Y's millennial moment: coming of age of the world's big spenders, 2018 -- Gen Z looks beyond the millennials: turns to socialism to change the world in 2019 -- Climate change 2017: poses the greatest challenge of our time, and, brings on a host of complex issues for the world -- COP24 2018, Katawice: climate talks put Paris pact into action - too little, too late? …”