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The Adventures of Buster Bear by Thornton W. Burgess ~ Full Audiobook [family] May 24, 2023

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The Adventures of Buster Bear by Thornton W. Burgess audiobook.

Genre: family

Buster Bear is big, strong, and far too curious for his own good - and in the Green Forest and the Green Meadows, curiosity has a way of attracting trouble. While Old Mother Bear warns her young cub to stay out of danger, Buster cannot resist testing his strength, sniffing out easy meals, and wandering where he does not belong. His prowling brings him into uneasy contact with the watchful forest neighbors who know his reputation: nimble Peter Rabbit, sharp-eyed Johnny Chuck, sneaky Reddy Fox, and other familiar creatures who must decide whether to hide, outwit him, or stand their ground. But the wild has threats even a bear must respect, and the farms at the forest's edge offer temptations that come with real risks. As rumors of Buster's movements ripple through the woods, a lively chain of chases, narrow escapes, and clever warnings unfolds, mixing humor with gentle lessons about caution, responsibility, and respecting other creatures' homes. Thornton W. Burgess turns a simple bear's misadventures into a warm, fast-moving tale that invites listeners to see the natural world as a community full of voices, rules, and surprises.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:33) Chapter 02

(00:36:56) Chapter 03

(00:54:19) Chapter 04

(01:11:05) Chapter 05

(01:31:11) Chapter 06

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The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward ~ Full Audiobook [self help] May 24, 2023

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The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science by Thomas Troward audiobook.

Genre: self help

Thomas Troward was a divisional Judge in British-administered India. His avocation was the study of comparative religion. Influences on his thinking, as well as his later writing, included the teachings of Christ, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. After his retirement from the judiciary in 1896, Troward set out to apply logic and a judicial weighing of evidence in the study of matters of cause and effect.

The philosopher William James characterized Troward’s Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science as 'far and away the ablest statement of philosophy I have met, beautiful in its sustained clearness of thought and style, a really classic statement.'

According to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) archivist Nell Wing, early AA members were strongly encouraged to read Thomas Troward's Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science. In the opening of the 2006 film The Secret , introductory remarks credit Troward's philosophy with inspiring the movie and its production.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:03) Chapter 02

(00:23:41) Chapter 03

(00:29:43) Chapter 04

(00:41:32) Chapter 05

(00:57:44) Chapter 06

(01:04:59) Chapter 07

(01:20:40) Chapter 08

(01:31:49) Chapter 09

(01:43:46) Chapter 10

(01:48:13) Chapter 11

(02:01:00) Chapter 12

(02:17:27) Chapter 13

(02:37:23) Chapter 14

(02:50:42) Chapter 15

(03:02:48) Chapter 16

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Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann ~ Full Audiobook [drama] May 23, 2023

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Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann audiobook.

Genre: drama

Set in the prosperous port city of Lubeck in the 19th century, Buddenbrooks follows four generations of a respected merchant family as they fight to preserve their name, fortune, and standing in a rapidly changing world. At the center are the family patriarchs and heirs who inherit not only a business but a code of duty - and the quiet pressure to sacrifice personal desire for public respectability. As new marriages are arranged, partnerships tested, and rival firms rise, the Buddenbrooks must navigate shifting markets, politics, and social expectations that threaten the stability their ancestors built. Within the family, differing temperaments pull them in opposing directions: practicality versus sensitivity, ambition versus conscience, tradition versus the lure of art and inward life. Thomas Mann traces how private choices echo through boardrooms and drawing rooms alike, revealing the cost of success and the fragility beneath bourgeois certainty. Rich with period detail and psychological insight, this sweeping novel examines legacy, identity, and the slow, intimate drama of a family confronting decline without ever fully admitting it.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 001

(00:16:36) Chapter 002

(00:25:07) Chapter 003

(00:31:11) Chapter 004

(00:44:31) Chapter 005

(00:55:53) Chapter 006

(01:02:06) Chapter 007

(01:07:15) Chapter 008

(01:18:39) Chapter 009

(01:23:10) Chapter 010

(01:36:58) Chapter 011

(01:56:42) Chapter 012

(02:09:46) Chapter 013

(02:18:04) Chapter 014

(02:31:25) Chapter 015

(02:44:22) Chapter 016

(02:54:25) Chapter 017

(03:12:03) Chapter 018

(03:31:20) Chapter 019

(03:48:00) Chapter 020

(03:59:49) Chapter 021

(04:08:36) Chapter 022

(04:26:36) Chapter 023

(04:37:09) Chapter 024

(04:48:47) Chapter 025

(05:05:54) Chapter 026

(05:15:07) Chapter 027

(05:21:37) Chapter 028

(05:33:09) Chapter 029

(05:39:43) Chapter 030

(05:48:16) Chapter 031

(06:01:38) Chapter 032

(06:09:57) Chapter 033

(06:24:08) Chapter 034

(06:34:29) Chapter 035

(07:02:14) Chapter 036

(07:10:07) Chapter 037

(07:19:53) Chapter 038

(07:39:51) Chapter 039

(08:02:17) Chapter 040

(08:22:45) Chapter 041

(08:27:53) Chapter 042

(08:55:46) Chapter 043

(09:08:11) Chapter 044

(09:29:14) Chapter 045

(09:47:45) Chapter 046

(10:06:19) Chapter 047

(10:13:47) Chapter 048

(10:27:29) Chapter 049

(10:35:38) Chapter 050

(10:44:26) Chapter 051

(11:02:22) Chapter 052

(11:16:09) Chapter 053

(11:28:07) Chapter 054

(11:41:33) Chapter 055

(11:59:09) Chapter 056

(12:24:53) Chapter 057

(12:43:13) Chapter 058

(13:17:55) Chapter 059

(13:36:14) Chapter 060

(13:50:02) Chapter 061

(14:09:52) Chapter 062

(14:38:24) Chapter 063

(14:49:37) Chapter 064

(15:09:34) Chapter 065

(15:19:16) Chapter 066

(15:34:17) Chapter 067

(15:46:53) Chapter 068

(16:07:10) Chapter 069

(16:20:26) Chapter 070

(16:30:34) Chapter 071

(16:34:49) Chapter 072

(17:05:17) Chapter 073

(17:26:29) Chapter 074

(17:39:32) Chapter 075

(18:06:05) Chapter 076

(18:48:09) Chapter 077

(19:20:12) Chapter 078

(19:56:15) Chapter 079

(20:23:59) Chapter 080

(20:55:54) Chapter 081

(21:07:45) Chapter 082

(21:38:55) Chapter 083

(22:18:31) Chapter 084

(22:31:28) Chapter 085

(23:09:47) Chapter 086

(23:29:40) Chapter 087

(23:55:13) Chapter 088

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Theodore Roosevelt - An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt ~ Full Audiobook [biography] May 22, 2023

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Theodore Roosevelt - An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt audiobook.

Genre: biography

In Theodore Roosevelt - An Autobiography, the 26th president of the United States tells his own story in a brisk, energetic voice that mirrors the life he led. Beginning with his youth and early battles to overcome frail health, Roosevelt traces the making of his character through intense self-discipline, public service, and a restless appetite for challenge. He recounts formative years in New York politics, the crucible of reform-minded leadership, and the defining moments that carried him onto the national stage, from wartime command to the sudden responsibilities of the presidency. Along the way, he explains the convictions that drove his agenda: honest government, a stronger national role in regulating powerful interests, stewardship of the natural world, and an American presence abroad shaped by realism and resolve. Part personal memoir and part defense of a political philosophy, this autobiography invites listeners inside Roosevelt's decision-making, his sense of duty, and the costs of pursuing large goals in a turbulent public life. It is a vivid portrait of ambition, civic courage, and the era that Roosevelt helped remake.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:03:33) Chapter 01

(01:03:19) Chapter 02

(01:26:26) Chapter 03

(01:43:07) Chapter 04

(02:02:43) Chapter 05

(02:25:46) Chapter 06

(02:52:34) Chapter 07

(03:20:39) Chapter 08

(03:44:26) Chapter 09

(04:08:05) Chapter 10

(04:37:39) Chapter 11

(05:15:43) Chapter 12

(05:41:42) Chapter 13

(06:07:19) Chapter 14

(06:29:36) Chapter 15

(06:51:37) Chapter 16

(07:21:08) Chapter 17

(07:48:36) Chapter 18

(08:31:41) Chapter 19

(09:09:43) Chapter 20

(09:44:41) Chapter 21

(10:19:25) Chapter 22

(10:52:35) Chapter 23

(11:19:35) Chapter 24

(11:41:53) Chapter 25

(12:16:02) Chapter 26

(12:34:52) Chapter 27

(12:58:56) Chapter 28

(13:24:57) Chapter 29

(13:47:16) Chapter 30

(14:06:02) Chapter 31

(14:30:26) Chapter 32

(14:54:52) Chapter 33

(15:16:42) Chapter 34

(15:34:29) Chapter 35

(16:00:14) Chapter 36

(16:27:06) Chapter 37

(16:50:38) Chapter 38

(17:16:33) Chapter 39

(17:43:48) Chapter 40

(18:11:41) Chapter 41

(18:35:47) Chapter 42

(18:56:17) Chapter 43

(19:11:28) Chapter 44

(19:36:59) Chapter 45

(20:17:47) Chapter 46

(20:41:19) Chapter 47

(20:58:18) Chapter 48

(21:18:58) Chapter 49

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Lifted Masks by Susan Glaspell ~ Full Audiobook [drama] May 19, 2023

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Lifted Masks by Susan Glaspell audiobook.

Genre: drama

First published in 1912, Lifted Masks is Susan Glaspell's keen-edged collection of 13 short stories about the faces people present to the world and what happens when those performances crack. In Paris, a young American woman named Virginia is pulled into an awkward, unexpectedly tender afternoon helping a loud, well-meaning countryman buy gifts for the wife he cannot quite reach anymore. Back in the United States, Glaspell moves through small towns, workplaces, and political backrooms, introducing men and women trapped between reputation and conscience: an idealistic immigrant father watching his son's idea of America harden into ambition, a weary laborer fighting to stay sober long enough to finish a task that feels like his last chance, and citizens who discover how quickly public virtue can be traded for power. With humor, compassion, and a reporter's eye for detail, Glaspell probes class, gender, patriotism, and moral compromise, asking what we owe to our dreams, to one another, and to the selves we keep hidden. Each story offers its own reckoning, and together they form a portrait of a society learning, uncomfortably, what it has been pretending not to see.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:52) Chapter 02

(00:52:03) Chapter 03

(01:12:46) Chapter 04

(01:31:44) Chapter 05

(02:13:26) Chapter 06

(02:40:20) Chapter 07

(03:00:58) Chapter 08

(03:17:59) Chapter 09

(03:50:06) Chapter 10

(04:12:06) Chapter 11

(04:45:10) Chapter 12

(05:16:20) Chapter 13

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The Art of War by Sun Tzu ~ Full Audiobook [history] May 19, 2023

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The Art of War by Sun Tzu audiobook.

Genre: history

Composed as a compact manual of strategy and leadership, The Art of War presents Sun Tzu's principles for prevailing in conflict through preparation, intelligence, and disciplined execution. Rather than celebrating brute force, the book argues for winning with minimal cost by understanding both your own capabilities and an opponent's intentions. Across concise chapters, Sun Tzu explores how to evaluate conditions before acting, organize forces, manage momentum, and use terrain, timing, and deception to shape outcomes. He emphasizes clear command, reliable communication, and the careful balance between strictness and flexibility in leading people under pressure. Along the way, the listener encounters enduring ideas about adapting to changing circumstances, avoiding predictable patterns, and choosing battles that can actually be won. Though rooted in ancient warfare, the lessons extend naturally to modern competition in business, politics, and personal decision-making, making the work as much a study of strategic thinking as of combat. With its aphoristic style and practical focus, The Art of War offers a framework for planning, assessing risk, and acting decisively when stakes are high.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:35:33) Chapter 02

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Conjuror's House, a Romance of the Free Forest by Stewart Edward White ~ Full Audiobook [romance] May 19, 2023

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Conjuror's House, a Romance of the Free Forest by Stewart Edward White audiobook.

Genre: romance

In the far northern Canadian wilderness, Conjuror's House stands as a lonely trading post where the Hudson Bay Company rules by distance, tradition, and fear. Virginia Albret has grown up inside that small, whitewashed outpost, the daughter of Galen Albret, the stern Factor who considers the forest, the river routes, and every competing trader to be under his control. Each brief summer brings a rush of brigades, voyageurs, and Indigenous families come to trade, and then the long winter closes in again. When a young free trader named Ned Trent arrives by canoe, he brings more than furs and bold talk: he challenges Albret's authority and awakens Virginia's hunger for a life beyond the post's rigid order. As rivalry flares between Company men and those who live by their own rules, the wilderness itself becomes an unforgiving judge, with perilous journeys, narrow margins of survival, and the constant threat of punishment known as the Long Traverse. Sweeping, atmospheric, and charged with romantic tension, Stewart Edward White's classic tale pits duty against desire and power against freedom at the edge of the known world.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:25) Chapter 02

(00:25:17) Chapter 03

(00:38:34) Chapter 04

(00:52:29) Chapter 05

(01:13:55) Chapter 06

(01:19:11) Chapter 07

(01:32:32) Chapter 08

(01:44:32) Chapter 09

(01:57:59) Chapter 10

(02:18:41) Chapter 11

(02:47:21) Chapter 12

(02:57:46) Chapter 13

(03:10:02) Chapter 14

(03:21:04) Chapter 15

(03:35:32) Chapter 16

(03:51:48) Chapter 17

(04:11:21) Chapter 18

(04:26:57) Chapter 19

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Soaked in Seaweed and 7 other Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] May 19, 2023

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Soaked in Seaweed and 7 other Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock audiobook.

Genre: comedy

8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody gives away its genre: Soaked in Seaweed or, Upset in the Ocean; Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective; 'Q.' A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural; Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry; The Man in Asbestos: an Allegory of the Future; Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough; A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Struggle of Hezekiah Hayloft and Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant. If you enjoy take offs and parodies, the stories in this collection are for you. See how many types you recognize as you listen and laugh.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:22:48) Chapter 2

(00:39:59) Chapter 3

(01:03:20) Chapter 4

(01:18:01) Chapter 5

(01:45:20) Chapter 6

(02:04:25) Chapter 7

(02:23:26) Chapter 8

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The Spiritual Exercises by St. Ignatius Loyola ~ Full Audiobook [religion] May 18, 2023

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The Spiritual Exercises by St. Ignatius Loyola audiobook.

Genre: religion

These are the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a plan of contemplation to be carried out over about a month. St. Ignatius of Loyola (1419-1556) was the founder of the Jesuits, and was canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622. He published the Spiritual Exercises in 1548. The Exercises were intended for use by someone who would be conducting a retreat and are a series of notes on methods and things to cover. As such they read more like a manual and overview than a devotional book that one can look to for edification. They presume the person conducting the retreat or the exercises has already been through them. They are a central part of the first year training of Jesuit novitiates. However, one does not have to be a Jesuit-in-training to take advantage of the Exercises: Increasingly, lay people and even non-Catholics follow this path (1491 - 1556)

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:06:48) Chapter 02

(00:25:33) Chapter 03

(01:02:45) Chapter 04

(01:47:41) Chapter 05

(02:03:30) Chapter 06

(02:09:16) Chapter 07

(02:14:11) Chapter 08

(02:23:51) Chapter 09

(03:05:54) Chapter 10

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The Autobiography of St. Ignatius by St. Ignatius Loyola ~ Full Audiobook [biography] May 18, 2023

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The Autobiography of St. Ignatius by St. Ignatius Loyola audiobook.

Genre: biography

This account of the life of St. Ignatius, dictated by himself to Father Gonzalez, is a most valuable record of the great Founder of the Society of Jesus. It, more than any other work, gives an insight into the spiritual life of St. Ignatius. Few works in ascetical literature, except the writings of St. Teresa and St. Augustine, impart such a knowledge of the soul.The saint in his narrative always refers to himself in the third person, and this mode of speech has here been retained. Many persons who have neither the time, nor, perhaps, the inclination, to read larger works, will read, we trust, with pleasure and profit this autobiography. Ignatius, as he lay wounded in his brother's house, read the lives of the saints to while away the time. Touched by grace, he cried, 'What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do.' May this little book, in like manner, inspire its readers with the desire of imitating St. Ignatius. This autobiography is a valuable key for the understanding of his Spiritual Exercises. It was kept in the archives for about 150 years

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 0

(00:07:39) Chapter 1

(00:17:32) Chapter 2

(00:33:49) Chapter 3

(00:51:40) Chapter 4

(01:02:24) Chapter 5

(01:16:12) Chapter 6

(01:31:56) Chapter 7

(01:48:44) Chapter 8

(02:02:47) Chapter 9