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The Green World by Hal Clement ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jan 20, 2023

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The Green World by Hal Clement audiobook.

Genre: scifi

The planet was an enigma. Among the thousands of inhabitable planets that had been discovered and visited, Veridis alone seemed to defy the laws of planetary development and evolution. It was extremely young, barely 10 million years had passed since it was completely molten and yet now it was covered with life of all kinds; kinds that should have not had a chance to even begin to develop, much less reach their current stage. To investigate this anomaly among the stars, a team of experienced specialists was sent out to delve further into the mystery and if possible, solve it. Other than the obvious fields of planetology and geology, other specialties were included like paleontology and archaeology. The highly dangerous flora and fauna of the planet do not help at all. So, what is the cause? It lies deeper in the Green Planet than anyone thinks and is much more dangerous than they can ever imagine.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:22:35) Chapter 02

(00:49:47) Chapter 03

(01:12:31) Chapter 04

(01:34:45) Chapter 05

(01:54:51) Chapter 06

(02:08:49) Chapter 07

(02:30:05) Chapter 08

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Attitude by Hal Clement ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jan 20, 2023

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Attitude by Hal Clement audiobook.

Genre: scifi

They had been captured, but by whom? And why where they allowed to build anything they wanted to escape? The space cruiser was powerful and built to fight anything in the galaxy, but somehow, in the empty rift between galaxies, they had been rendered helpless and brought to this prison. Even stranger was that their captors had not harmed any of them at all, used no weapons and allowed them to use all equipment brought from their ship inside the prison. And did not utter a sound. Stranger and stranger. Where were they, and how could they escape? And where could they go if they did? Follow these space men as they match wits with an utterly unknown life form

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:23:41) Chapter 02

(00:47:06) Chapter 03

(01:09:58) Chapter 04

(01:31:35) Chapter 05

(01:54:38) Chapter 06

(02:15:47) Chapter 07

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The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Jan 20, 2023

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The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft audiobook.

Genre: horror

In Providence and beyond, a young man named Francis Wayland Thurston inherits a box of unsettling papers from his late uncle, a professor of languages who had been investigating a strange cult. What begins as a curious family mystery becomes a widening inquiry into scattered accounts: a gruesome police raid in the Louisiana bayous, the ravings of artists haunted by the same impossible dream, and the testimony of sailors who encountered an uncharted island after a catastrophic storm. As Thurston stitches these fragments together, he confronts a chilling possibility - that ancient powers older than humanity are not myths but dormant realities, and that certain symbols and chants serve as keys to their return. With each document he reads, the world he thought he understood grows more fragile, replaced by a vision of cosmic indifference where human reason is a thin shield against the unknown. The Call of Cthulhu is a landmark tale of dread and discovery, blending investigative suspense with a mounting sense of existential terror as one man tries to decide what to believe and what must remain buried.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:20:55) Chapter 02

(00:54:26) Chapter 03

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Herbert West - Re-Animator by H. P. Lovecraft ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Jan 20, 2023

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Herbert West - Re-Animator by H. P. Lovecraft audiobook.

Genre: horror

In Herbert West - Re-Animator, H. P. Lovecraft delivers a brisk, grisly tale of scientific ambition unmoored from morality. The story is told by an unnamed medical student who becomes the reluctant confidant and assistant of Herbert West, a brilliant, coldly driven researcher convinced that death is not a final boundary but a technical problem waiting for the right solution. From their early days in medical school at Miskatonic University, West pursues a single obsession: a reanimation serum that can restore life to the dead. Each experiment demands fresher subjects, stricter secrecy, and greater compromises, drawing the narrator deeper into a clandestine world of graveyards, dissecting rooms, and midnight trials. As West pushes beyond accepted medicine into forbidden territory, the results are never simply triumph or failure, but something far more unsettling - forcing both men to confront what remains of a person when the body is compelled to move again. Tense, episodic, and steeped in dread, this classic of weird fiction explores hubris, guilt, and the terrifying cost of treating the human soul as just another variable.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:15:16) Chapter 2

(00:30:05) Chapter 3

(00:44:37) Chapter 4

(00:58:57) Chapter 5

(01:14:08) Chapter 6

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Jacqueline of Golden River by H. M. Egbert ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jan 20, 2023

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Jacqueline of Golden River by H. M. Egbert audiobook.

Genre: folklore

Jacqueline seems to have contracted a touch of amnesia, as she is found in an apartment with a dead man, and with a weapon in her hand. But she remembers nothing of any incident, remembers not her name nor where she comes from, not even why she is where she was found. She only remembers her father, and that he is in danger. Action and adventure soon follow, as Paul Hewlett and Jacqueline attempt to get answers to her questions, taking them on a journey into Quebec and points northward, and Paul knows that they are being followed during their trip. What secrets are both Jacqueline and Paul unaware of? What will they uncover following their northbound journey? Who is Jacqueline?

H. M. Egbert was one of multiple pseudonyms used by author Victor Rousseau Emanuel.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:22:35) Chapter 02

(00:39:57) Chapter 03

(00:56:36) Chapter 04

(01:16:23) Chapter 05

(01:39:38) Chapter 06

(02:00:54) Chapter 07

(02:18:12) Chapter 08

(02:38:50) Chapter 09

(02:57:44) Chapter 10

(03:12:49) Chapter 11

(03:37:04) Chapter 12

(03:47:20) Chapter 13

(04:04:58) Chapter 14

(04:23:59) Chapter 15

(04:40:24) Chapter 16

(04:57:27) Chapter 17

(05:13:55) Chapter 18

(05:28:25) Chapter 19

(05:45:25) Chapter 20

(05:59:27) Chapter 21

(06:17:24) Chapter 22

(06:36:59) Chapter 23

(06:52:06) Chapter 24

(07:07:23) Chapter 25

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Half-Past Bedtime by H. H. Bashford ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jan 20, 2023

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Half-Past Bedtime by H. H. Bashford audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Ah, the wonderful adventures of Marian after she meets the strange Mr. Jugg. 'And who are you, Mr Jugg?' she inquired. 'I'm the King of the Bumpies,' he replied. When Marian was puzzled there came a little straight line, exactly in the middle, between her two eyebrows. 'What are bumpies?' she said. 'My hat!' he gasped. 'Haven't you ever heard of bumpies?' Marian shook her head. 'Oh dear, oh dear!' he sighed. 'Have you ever heard of angels?' 'Well, of course,' said Marian. 'Everybody's heard of angels.' 'Well then, bumpies,' said Mr Jugg, 'are baby angels. They're called bumpies till they've learned to fly.' 'I see,' said Marian, 'but why are they called bumpies?' 'Because they bump,' said Mr Jugg, 'not knowing how.'

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:50) Chapter 02

(00:37:50) Chapter 03

(01:00:03) Chapter 04

(01:17:51) Chapter 05

(01:34:38) Chapter 06

(01:55:04) Chapter 07

(02:13:05) Chapter 08

(02:33:51) Chapter 09

(02:50:54) Chapter 10

(03:09:59) Chapter 11

(03:30:01) Chapter 12

(03:52:02) Chapter 13

(04:11:11) Chapter 14

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The Passionate Friends by H. G. Wells ~ Full Audiobook [romance] Jan 20, 2023

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The Passionate Friends by H. G. Wells audiobook.

Genre: romance

H. G. Wells is best known for his science fiction, but some of his greatest works were in other genres. The Passionate Friends is a love story. It also is a story about dreams, despair, jealousy, sex, the struggle against social convention, the future of civilization, and much much more. It is written by a father to his son, 'not indeed to the child you are now, but to the man you are going to be.' He writes it so that one day, perhaps when he is dead, his grown son can read it and rediscover him as a friend and equal. In the process, he tries to make sense of a lifetime's experiences and distill some kind of wisdom from them. It is quite simply a beautiful book, both inspiring and heartbreaking.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:26:59) Chapter 02

(00:52:09) Chapter 03

(01:19:50) Chapter 04

(01:52:09) Chapter 05

(02:29:45) Chapter 06

(02:56:59) Chapter 07

(03:28:19) Chapter 08

(04:01:23) Chapter 09

(04:34:08) Chapter 10

(05:13:11) Chapter 11

(06:00:00) Chapter 12

(06:54:00) Chapter 13

(07:17:51) Chapter 14

(07:45:02) Chapter 15

(08:08:55) Chapter 16

(08:42:16) Chapter 17

(09:19:18) Chapter 18

(09:53:45) Chapter 19

(10:23:56) Chapter 20

(10:54:38) Chapter 21

(11:15:16) Chapter 22

(12:02:23) Chapter 23

(12:38:32) Chapter 24

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The Discovery Of The Future by H. G. Wells ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Jan 20, 2023

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The Discovery Of The Future by H. G. Wells audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells that argues for the knowability of the future. It was originally delivered to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902. Wells begins by distinguishing between 'two divergent types of mind,' one that judges and attaches importance principally to what has happened in the past and one that judges and attaches importance principally to what will happen in the future. To the former he attributes the adjectives 'legal or submissive,' 'passive,' and 'oriental,' and to the latter the adjectives 'legislative, creative, organizing, or masterful,' and 'active,' calling it 'a more modern and much less abundant type of mind.'... Confessing himself to be among 'those who believe entirely in the forces behind the individual' rather than in individuals themselves as determining causes, Wells argues that there is 'no reason why we should not aspire to, and discover and use, safe and serviceable, generalizations upon countless issues in the human destiny.' Wells devotes the last part of his text to speculations about 'the question what is to come after man,' considering it 'the most persistently fascinating and the most insoluble question in the whole world.' He concludes with a statement of personal faith 'in the coherency and purpose in the world and in the greatness of human destiny.'

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:22:07) Chapter 2

(00:44:11) Chapter 3

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Ann Veronica by H. G. Wells ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jan 20, 2023

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Ann Veronica by H. G. Wells audiobook.

Genre: drama

Set in Edwardian England, Ann Veronica follows a bright, restless young woman who has been raised to be obedient, sheltered, and grateful, yet feels a mounting hunger for education, independence, and a life shaped by her own convictions. Chafing under the strict authority of her father and the narrow expectations placed on women, Ann pushes beyond the safe boundaries of her comfortable home and into the charged world of London, where new ideas about politics, science, and women's rights collide with old social rules. As she encounters reformers, intellectuals, and would-be guardians, Ann must weigh what freedom truly costs: financial security, family approval, reputation, and even her sense of who she is. Love and desire complicate her resolve, forcing her to question whether intimacy can coexist with self-determination. With sharp social observation and urgent moral energy, H. G. Wells traces Ann's awakening as she tests the limits of convention and searches for a life that feels honest, equal, and fully her own.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:55:34) Chapter 02

(01:28:37) Chapter 03

(02:20:53) Chapter 04

(02:34:29) Chapter 05

(03:10:25) Chapter 06

(03:43:07) Chapter 07

(04:34:11) Chapter 08

(05:20:11) Chapter 09

(06:22:47) Chapter 10

(06:58:32) Chapter 11

(07:17:42) Chapter 12

(07:45:20) Chapter 13

(08:25:51) Chapter 14

(09:02:10) Chapter 15

(09:24:28) Chapter 16

(10:05:01) Chapter 17

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The Man Who Lost Himself by H. De Vere Stacpoole ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jan 19, 2023

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The Man Who Lost Himself by H. De Vere Stacpoole audiobook.

Genre: comedy

When Victor Jones, a hard-luck businessman from Philadelphia, arrives in London chasing a contract that could save his future, he instead finds himself broke, cornered by creditors, and wondering who he has become. One desperate drink at a hotel bar brings an unbelievable encounter: a charismatic English aristocrat, Rochester, who looks exactly like Victor. A night of reckless camaraderie turns into a waking nightmare when Victor finds himself in a grand house, addressed as the Earl of Rochester by servants who will not accept any explanation. Suddenly Victor is living another man's life - complete with money, influence, and a reputation tangled in old scandals, strained relationships, and dangerous expectations. As London society closes in and every word risks exposure, Victor must navigate a world of titles and traps while trying to reclaim his own name and conscience. Part satire of class and manners, part breathless chase, The Man Who Lost Himself follows a decent man pushed into an indecent masquerade, asking how much of identity is choice, and how much is simply the role others insist you play.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:39) Chapter 02

(00:15:59) Chapter 03

(00:19:00) Chapter 04

(00:52:20) Chapter 05

(00:58:04) Chapter 06

(01:11:05) Chapter 07

(01:27:12) Chapter 08

(01:50:09) Chapter 09

(02:07:52) Chapter 10

(02:23:18) Chapter 11

(02:41:06) Chapter 12

(03:08:10) Chapter 13

(03:12:23) Chapter 14

(03:21:48) Chapter 15

(03:30:49) Chapter 16

(03:51:03) Chapter 17

(04:08:52) Chapter 18

(04:18:07) Chapter 19

(04:44:18) Chapter 20

(05:22:58) Chapter 21

(05:43:59) Chapter 22

(06:01:06) Chapter 23

(06:14:05) Chapter 24

(06:21:22) Chapter 25

(06:32:58) Chapter 26

(07:12:53) Chapter 27

(07:30:24) Chapter 28

(07:45:36) Chapter 29

(07:55:18) Chapter 30

(08:04:33) Chapter 31

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