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The Brand of Silence by Harrington Strong ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Jan 24, 2023

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The Brand of Silence by Harrington Strong audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Harrington Strong was a pseudonym used by author Johnston McCulley, creator of the character Zorro and many others. The Brand of Silence - A Detective Story finds Sidney Prale returning to New York after ten years during which he sought his fortune. But he finds New York a very changed place, and even more distressing, he finds that his old friends are now turning their backs on him, his old haunts no longer welcome him, and there seems to be a conspiracy against him.

Why can't he receive service in hotels, restaurants, and theaters that he once frequented? Who is working against him? And just as importantly, why? And what is the meaning of the notes he receives which remind him of 'retribution'?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:16:50) Chapter 02

(00:29:00) Chapter 03

(00:47:37) Chapter 04

(01:02:42) Chapter 05

(01:16:58) Chapter 06

(01:36:36) Chapter 07

(01:55:42) Chapter 08

(02:14:45) Chapter 09

(02:31:00) Chapter 10

(02:52:52) Chapter 11

(03:11:06) Chapter 12

(03:26:39) Chapter 13

(03:42:36) Chapter 14

(03:57:38) Chapter 15

(04:11:51) Chapter 16

(04:20:10) Chapter 17

(04:33:56) Chapter 18

(04:53:08) Chapter 19

(05:02:59) Chapter 20

(05:19:10) Chapter 21

(05:36:38) Chapter 22

(05:53:37) Chapter 23

(06:11:30) Chapter 24

(06:24:07) Chapter 25

(06:42:03) Chapter 26

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Janet of the Dunes by Harriet T. Comstock ~ Full Audiobook [family] Jan 24, 2023

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Janet of the Dunes by Harriet T. Comstock audiobook.

Genre: family

Known primarily for her children's books, Harriet T. Comstock would occasionally depart from that genre and showcase her writing talent in adult prose as well. Janet of the Dunes is one such departure wherein she masterfully takes us into the lives of the bold men and women who tended those life saving stations along the seaboard which many a ship relied upon for their safety. They were simple people, large of heart and as close-knit as a tiny community can and must ever be, and they, above all else, took their duties very seriously. The story revolves primarily around Janet and her 'Cap'n Billy Daddy' and how their lives and their devotion to one another are touched by the others within the small circle of people of the dunes, the hills, and the light.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:26:25) Chapter 02

(00:42:52) Chapter 03

(01:07:57) Chapter 04

(01:39:21) Chapter 05

(02:11:08) Chapter 06

(02:40:00) Chapter 07

(03:31:40) Chapter 08

(03:57:36) Chapter 09

(04:24:45) Chapter 10

(04:51:02) Chapter 11

(05:20:11) Chapter 12

(06:04:13) Chapter 13

(07:05:59) Chapter 14

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The Wailing Octopus by Harold L. Goodwin ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jan 24, 2023

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The Wailing Octopus by Harold L. Goodwin audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Rick Brant and his best friend, Don 'Scotty' Scott, expect an easygoing trip to the Caribbean: sunshine, diving, and a shot at a legend. Off Clipper Cay in the Virgin Islands lies the wreck of a pirate ship rumored to have gone down with a priceless prize - a golden Spanish statue lost for centuries. Joining the boys are two very different scientists: archaeologist Dr. Tony Briotti, eager to explore submerged artifacts, and physicist Dr. Hobart Zircon, who would be perfectly happy to fish and relax. But the moment they arrive, a chance meeting with JANIG security agent Steve Ames hints that someone else is watching the island and the waters around it. Soon, strange harassment escalates into real danger, fueled by whispers of a terrifying 'wailing octopus' that drives people away from the cay. As Rick and Scotty press on with their underwater search, they find themselves caught between science, treasure hunters, and shadowy foreign operatives - and with a hurricane brewing, time and safety are running out. Fast, clever, and packed with hands-on tech and diving detail, this installment tests how far bravery and clear thinking can go when the sea turns hostile.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:20) Chapter 02

(00:34:12) Chapter 03

(00:55:37) Chapter 04

(01:10:11) Chapter 05

(01:21:05) Chapter 06

(01:32:54) Chapter 07

(01:51:30) Chapter 08

(02:09:46) Chapter 09

(02:30:18) Chapter 10

(02:50:18) Chapter 11

(03:08:38) Chapter 12

(03:18:31) Chapter 13

(03:27:44) Chapter 14

(03:46:32) Chapter 15

(03:56:06) Chapter 16

(04:06:49) Chapter 17

(04:12:39) Chapter 18

(04:20:25) Chapter 19

(04:41:22) Chapter 20

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Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet by Harold L. Goodwin ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jan 24, 2023

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Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet by Harold L. Goodwin audiobook.

Genre: scifi

'Foster, Lieutenant, R. I. P.,' blared the voice horn, and five minutes later Rip Foster was off into space on an assignment more exciting than any he had ever imagined. He could hardly believe his ears. Could a green young Planeteer, just through his training, possibly carry out orders like these? Sunny space, what a trick it would be! From the moment Rip boards the space ship Scorpius there is a thrill a minute. He and his nine daring Planeteers must cope with the merciless hazing of the spacemen commanding the ship, and they must outwit the desperate Connies, who threaten to plunge all of space into war. There are a thousand dangers to be faced in high vacuum—and all of this while carrying out an assignment that will take every reader's breath away.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:33) Chapter 02

(00:38:28) Chapter 03

(00:57:19) Chapter 04

(01:15:31) Chapter 05

(01:33:11) Chapter 06

(01:53:50) Chapter 07

(02:13:55) Chapter 08

(02:32:38) Chapter 09

(02:52:37) Chapter 10

(03:13:17) Chapter 11

(03:34:29) Chapter 12

(03:46:28) Chapter 13

(04:02:37) Chapter 14

(04:17:56) Chapter 15

(04:35:30) Chapter 16

(04:45:45) Chapter 17

(05:00:58) Chapter 18

(05:23:33) Chapter 19

(05:30:56) Chapter 20

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The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jan 23, 2023

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The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen audiobook.

Genre: folklore

The Little Mermaid' (Danish: Den lille havfrue, literally: 'the little sea lady') is a very well known fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince. The tale was first published in 1837 and has been adapted to various media including musical theatre and animated film. But this tale is not the Disney version, all cleaned up and made pretty. This is the way Andersen wrote it. The Little Mermaid is indeed at the happy wedding of her beloved prince, but she is not the bride. And then she becomes a big bubble. Curious? Listen and find out what happens.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:20) Chapter 02

(00:45:26) Chapter 03

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The Protector by Harold Bindloss ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jan 23, 2023

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The Protector by Harold Bindloss audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Harold Bindloss, while born in England, based most of his novels in western Canada, and The Protector is based primarily in and around Vancouver and Victoria.

There is often danger involved in the mining and timber industries north of Vancouver, and there is also danger in the trust given to people who own and operate these mines and timber lands. And finding one's way in locating them can be equally as difficult as well. Wallace Vane and his trusted friend Carroll seemed to encounter these dangers in a seemingly endless journey both for business purposes and for adventure in their search for adequate timber land which they had inadvertently heard of.

What is the driving force behind Wallace Vane? Did he regret leaving his home country and the people he knew when he left England, therefore had something to prove, but didn't even realize it himself? Was it simply a secret joy that he received whenever he observed the beauty of his adopted country with its mountains, forests, and crystal clear water? Perhaps it was his reasonable success in the lumber industry? Or was it something deeper within him? Something, perhaps, that he didn't even recognize himself?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:22:20) Chapter 02

(00:45:13) Chapter 03

(01:01:12) Chapter 04

(01:19:32) Chapter 05

(01:34:48) Chapter 06

(01:54:13) Chapter 07

(02:13:11) Chapter 08

(02:29:28) Chapter 09

(02:42:11) Chapter 10

(03:05:48) Chapter 11

(03:28:40) Chapter 12

(03:42:44) Chapter 13

(04:00:17) Chapter 14

(04:11:57) Chapter 15

(04:26:42) Chapter 16

(04:43:00) Chapter 17

(04:54:38) Chapter 18

(05:11:42) Chapter 19

(05:26:49) Chapter 20

(05:38:34) Chapter 21

(06:00:47) Chapter 22

(06:17:36) Chapter 23

(06:37:37) Chapter 24

(07:00:36) Chapter 25

(07:20:38) Chapter 26

(07:32:51) Chapter 27

(07:59:40) Chapter 28

(08:23:12) Chapter 29

(08:49:39) Chapter 30

(09:08:43) Chapter 31

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Northwest! by Harold Bindloss ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jan 23, 2023

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Northwest! by Harold Bindloss audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Jimmy Leyland is a young Englishman with expensive habits and too much confidence in his luck, until one uneasy day in western Canada turns his life inside out. After a reckless hunting trip leaves him unsure whether he has shot a man from the Northwest Mounted Police, Jimmy realizes that uncertainty can be as dangerous as guilt. With officials searching for answers and friends offering conflicting advice, he runs for the one place that might hide him and test him at the same time: the hard, beautiful country of Alberta and British Columbia. Guided and challenged by seasoned men like Stannard and the ever-watchful Deering, and thrown off balance by the steady presence of Margaret Jardine, Jimmy is forced to trade clubroom bravado for grit, judgment, and restraint. The farther he pushes into the back country, the more the wilderness strips away his old assumptions about class, courage, and what it means to be honorable. Part chase story, part survival tale, Northwest! follows a spoiled drifter trying to become someone worth trusting before the past catches up to him.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:33) Chapter 02

(00:30:45) Chapter 03

(00:48:41) Chapter 04

(01:04:40) Chapter 05

(01:20:44) Chapter 06

(01:36:03) Chapter 07

(01:55:42) Chapter 08

(02:14:16) Chapter 09

(02:30:57) Chapter 10

(02:50:08) Chapter 11

(03:07:35) Chapter 12

(03:23:32) Chapter 13

(03:39:49) Chapter 14

(03:57:07) Chapter 15

(04:13:32) Chapter 16

(04:29:44) Chapter 17

(04:49:04) Chapter 18

(05:05:39) Chapter 19

(05:26:24) Chapter 20

(05:41:23) Chapter 21

(05:59:34) Chapter 22

(06:14:58) Chapter 23

(06:33:23) Chapter 24

(06:50:01) Chapter 25

(07:06:42) Chapter 26

(07:23:00) Chapter 27

(07:40:11) Chapter 28

(07:56:53) Chapter 29

(08:17:05) Chapter 30

(08:30:15) Chapter 31

(08:42:59) Chapter 32

(08:58:25) Chapter 33

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The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jan 23, 2023

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The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen audiobook.

Genre: folklore

On a bitter New Year's Eve in a snowy city, a poor little girl wanders the streets with a bundle of matches to sell. Barefoot, hungry, and afraid to go home without money, she drifts from doorway to doorway as crowds hurry past, too busy to notice her. To keep her hands from freezing, she dares to strike a match, and in its small, wavering light she sees comforting visions: warmth, food, and the kind of tenderness she rarely receives in the waking world. Each flare of light offers a brief refuge from the cold and a glimpse of what she longs for most, even as the night deepens and her situation grows more desperate. Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Match Girl' is a stark, luminous tale about poverty and indifference, the fragile power of imagination, and the human need for mercy. Simple in language but profound in feeling, it invites listeners to look closely at those society overlooks and to consider what a single act of kindness might mean.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:07:40) Chapter 02

(00:18:40) Chapter 03

(00:22:03) Chapter 04

(00:26:56) Chapter 05

(00:47:39) Chapter 06

(01:00:58) Chapter 07

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The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jan 23, 2023

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The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen audiobook.

Genre: folklore

This is a collection of a few of my personal favorite stories by Hans Christian Andersen that I most loved as a child and still enjoy as an adult. The Emperor's New Clothes was funny from my earliest years because even then I could see that it poked fun at adults and their silly pretensions; The Ugly Duckling I think, was enjoyable because the bullied little one turned out so well and it had a happy ending although I thought even as a child that the protagonist should have gone back and brought those mean barnyard fowl down a peg or two. Little Tiny or Thumbellina is just a sweet story with adventure thrown in and The Brave Little Tin Soldier was and is a tribute to bravery and steadfastness. The last story, There Is No Doubt About It ! was so obviously silly and fun even to a young child and frankly, I just love the way the animals talk in this story.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:28) Chapter 02

(00:36:14) Chapter 03

(01:05:17) Chapter 04

(01:17:01) Chapter 05

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The Spirit of Sweetwater by Hamlin Garland ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jan 23, 2023

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The Spirit of Sweetwater by Hamlin Garland audiobook.

Genre: drama

In the mountain West, Richard Clement arrives in the mining country with little money and a stubborn resolve to make his way. A few hard years later, he is no longer an anonymous prospector but the sole owner of a wildly profitable mine called The Witch, a fortune that brings power, suspicion, and a grinding loneliness he did not expect. Seeking rest and a return to ordinary human company, Clement takes leave from his operations and goes to Sweetwater Springs, a small resort village built around mineral waters long believed to restore health. There, amid summer visitors, music, gossip, and the quiet rituals of people hoping to be healed, he meets Ellice Ross, a young woman weakened by illness but marked by uncommon courage. Clement is drawn to her and begins to believe that devotion, will, and the force of his own vitality might help her recover. As their bond deepens, Clement must confront what his sudden wealth has made of him, what he truly owes to those who helped him rise, and whether love can redeem a life shaped by risk, ambition, and the harsh arithmetic of the mines.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:16:52) Chapter 02

(00:38:58) Chapter 03

(00:59:39) Chapter 04

(01:10:48) Chapter 05

(01:45:59) Chapter 06

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