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Robert Louis Stevenson, know mostly for his tales of adventure and horror, also had a humorous side. This black comedy of errors deals with a coffin that keeps disappearing, and then showing up again in very strange places.

Victorian humour generally doesn't translate well across time. The Wrong Box is one of the exceptions. The plot revolves around the supposed death of Joseph Finsbury who, as a youth, with his brother Masterman joined a tontine - a scheme whereby each entrant pays a fixed amount and the sum total, with interest, is given to the one who lives the longest. At the beginning of the story there are three survivors and then two - the Finsbury brothers.

The Wrong Box is a black comedy novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson that depicts the story of two brothers who are the last two surviving members of a tontine.

It is time for us to learn a new way of thinking. The 21st century presents complex problems that require a wiser way of reasoning, one that recognises our current limitations, tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty, balances multiple perspectives, and bridges diverse areas of expertise. Whatever our age and experience, whether a NASA scientist or a school student, we will benefit from wielding our minds with insight, precision, social sensitivity and humility.ntial.

Christmas morning had never quite been like this before. Mom’s boyfriend Dylan forgot to give her all of her presents, so I naturally assume the ones remaining under the Christmas tree are mine. I open the first and my eyes bulge before I start to giggle. I confront him playfully about the nature of the little toy and it’s fun to watch him squirm. But now I’m intrigued and the idea of Dylan in my ass is getting me excited.

In this book, we will cover many issues such as the belief among many cosmologists that the Big Bang never happened. We will also look at ideas we thought settled but which have lots of contrary evidence and anecdotal counter stories, such as time travel and dimensional crossings. After you listen to this book, you may question much of what is commonly accepted by scientists in the world today.

This is a specially priced box set of three short stories, including AMAZON #1 BESTSELLER It's Just Sext, Perfect Sext and Hotter Than Sext. Below are blurbs for each short story in the set. In It's Just SextShe swore it was 'just sext', and nothing more...