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The Yosemite by John Muir ~ Full Audiobook [history] Aug 13, 2022

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The Yosemite by John Muir audiobook.

Genre: history

In The Yosemite, naturalist and advocate John Muir invites listeners into the granite cathedral of Californias Sierra Nevada, blending firsthand observation with a poets reverence for wild places. Moving from the famous Yosemite Valley to its surrounding high country, Muir traces how ice, water, and time shaped sheer cliffs, domes, waterfalls, and meadows, while also introducing the living community that thrives there - towering sequoias, resilient pines, wildflowers, birds, and the larger animals that roam the forests and open slopes. Along the way, he reflects on human presence in the region, from early exploration and settlement to the rising idea that landscapes can be protected for the public good. Part travel narrative, part natural history, and part manifesto, the book captures the sensory immediacy of wind in the treetops and thunder in the falls, while arguing that understanding a place is the first step toward preserving it. Muirs central conflict is not with a single antagonist, but with indifference and exploitation - the forces that would reduce a living wilderness to scenery or resources.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:14:08) Chapter 2

(00:31:24) Chapter 3

(00:45:36) Chapter 4

(00:59:20) Chapter 5

(01:13:27) Chapter 02

(01:30:44) Chapter 03

(01:45:14) Chapter 6

(01:57:06) Chapter 7

(02:14:45) Chapter 05

(02:23:07) Chapter 8

(02:36:59) Chapter 9

(02:54:03) Chapter 10

(03:05:34) Chapter 11

(03:16:04) Chapter 07

(03:46:11) Chapter 08

(04:05:30) Chapter 09

(04:19:11) Chapter 10

(04:32:09) Chapter 11

(05:15:11) Chapter 12

(05:37:39) Chapter 13

(06:05:54) Chapter 13

(06:24:01) Chapter 14

(06:27:56) Chapter 15

(06:38:43) Chapter 16

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Paradise Lost by John Milton ~ Full Audiobook [poetry] Aug 13, 2022

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Paradise Lost by John Milton audiobook.

Genre: poetry

John Milton's Paradise Lost is a monumental epic poem that retells the story of humanity's first disobedience and the sweeping spiritual war that surrounds it. The poem opens in the aftermath of a cataclysmic defeat, where Satan and his fallen host rally in a bleak new realm and plot a way to strike back at Heaven. Their target is not a fortress but a fragile, radiant world newly made, where Adam and Eve live in innocence within Eden. As celestial messengers, infernal powers, and human longing intersect, Milton explores the tension between obedience and freedom, reason and desire, pride and humility. With grand speeches, intricate theology, and vividly imagined landscapes, the poem follows the movement from cosmic rebellion to intimate temptation, asking what it means to choose, to fall, and to seek redemption. At once philosophical and dramatic, Paradise Lost is a work about ambition, love, responsibility, and the cost of self-deception - and why the smallest human decision can echo across the universe.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:25:16) Chapter 02

(00:51:08) Chapter 03

(01:15:16) Chapter 04

(01:44:34) Chapter 05

(02:03:46) Chapter 06

(02:25:02) Chapter 07

(02:57:32) Chapter 08

(03:27:31) Chapter 09

(03:49:29) Chapter 10

(04:14:33) Chapter 11

(04:34:00) Chapter 12

(05:01:57) Chapter 14

(05:38:26) Chapter 15

(06:05:09) Chapter 16

(06:40:52) Chapter 17

(07:13:32) Chapter 18

(07:41:55) Chapter 19

(08:19:23) Chapter 20

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20000 Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Aug 12, 2022

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20000 Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne audiobook.

Genre: scifi

When reports of a terrifying 'sea monster' disrupt shipping lanes around the globe, the United States joins an international hunt to track it down. French marine biologist Professor Pierre Aronnax boards the warship Abraham Lincoln with his unflappable servant Conseil and the hard-bitten Canadian harpooner Ned Land, expecting a scientific triumph and a swift end to the mystery. Instead, a violent encounter casts them into the ocean and into the hidden world of the Nautilus, a revolutionary submarine commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Confined beneath the waves, the three unwilling guests travel through coral forests, polar seas, and sunken ruins, witnessing wonders and dangers no surface sailor could imagine. But Nemo is more than a brilliant explorer: he is a man with strict rules, guarded secrets, and a private war against the world above. As the voyage stretches on, Aronnax is torn between awe at the ocean's marvels and alarm at Nemo's relentless purpose, while Ned Land searches for any chance to escape. A classic tale of discovery, captivity, and the unsettling power of science.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:19:44) Chapter 2

(00:33:49) Chapter 3

(00:45:51) Chapter 4

(01:02:52) Chapter 5

(01:18:36) Chapter 6

(01:39:04) Chapter 7

(01:58:27) Chapter 8

(02:19:32) Chapter 9

(02:35:56) Chapter 10

(02:56:58) Chapter 11

(03:17:37) Chapter 12

(03:33:37) Chapter 13

(03:48:52) Chapter 14

(04:13:03) Chapter 15

(04:30:27) Chapter 16

(04:47:57) Chapter 17

(05:06:12) Chapter 18

(05:23:08) Chapter 19

(05:50:20) Chapter 20

(06:13:19) Chapter 21

(06:39:41) Chapter 22

(07:03:05) Chapter 23

(07:21:25) Chapter 24

(07:40:38) Chapter 25

(08:04:55) Chapter 26

(08:28:28) Chapter 27

(08:53:12) Chapter 28

(09:23:11) Chapter 29

(09:40:10) Chapter 30

(10:02:12) Chapter 31

(10:23:43) Chapter 32

(10:47:59) Chapter 33

(11:10:36) Chapter 34

(11:38:11) Chapter 35

(12:01:29) Chapter 36

(12:26:37) Chapter 37

(12:55:21) Chapter 38

(13:25:04) Chapter 39

(13:42:37) Chapter 40

(14:05:48) Chapter 41

(14:31:14) Chapter 42

(14:57:59) Chapter 43

(15:24:21) Chapter 44

(15:48:08) Chapter 45

(16:09:52) Chapter 46

(16:28:05) Chapter 47

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Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Aug 12, 2022

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Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone in a small boat. He personally rebuilt an 11.2 metre sloop-rigged fishing boat that he named the Spray. On April 24, 1895, he set sail from Boston, Massachusetts. More than three years later, he returned to Newport, Rhode Island, on June 27, 1898 having circumnavigated the world, a distance of 46,000 miles (74,000 km).

In 1899 he described the voyage in Sailing Alone Around the World now considered a classic of travel literature. It is a wonderful adventure story from the Age of Sail and a book of which Arthur Ransome declared, 'boys who do not like this book ought to be drowned at once'.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:16:10) Chapter 02

(00:35:51) Chapter 03

(00:57:39) Chapter 04

(01:19:23) Chapter 05

(01:47:48) Chapter 06

(02:10:05) Chapter 07

(02:35:35) Chapter 08

(02:54:53) Chapter 09

(03:19:09) Chapter 10

(03:39:04) Chapter 11

(03:58:17) Chapter 12

(04:19:12) Chapter 13

(04:42:56) Chapter 14

(05:07:22) Chapter 15

(05:36:16) Chapter 16

(06:05:19) Chapter 17

(06:28:22) Chapter 18

(06:45:59) Chapter 19

(07:06:59) Chapter 20

(07:22:46) Chapter 21

(07:37:55) Chapter 22

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Heidi by Johanna Spyri ~ Full Audiobook [family] Aug 12, 2022

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Heidi by Johanna Spyri audiobook.

Genre: family

Hear Heidi if you’ve ever longed to see the Swiss mountain slopes. This story transports the listener from the fine air and freedom of the mountaintop to the confines of Frankfurt, back to the peaks again, bounding in flowered fields with goats at your heels and sky utterly surrounding you.

We meet Heidi when she is 5, led up the mountain by her aunt who has raised the orphan but must leave now for a position in Frankfurt. In a mountain cottage overlooking the valley is Heidi’s grandfather, and there with him the girl’s sweet, free nature expands with the vista. The author’s voice is straightforward, and so is our reader’s, with the child’s wonder, devotion, and sometimes humorous good intentions. When Heidi is taken from the mountains and nearly doesn’t make it back again, the most humorous as well as most heart-wringing scenes occur. All she learns during her absence from the mountain she brings back as seeds that will grow to benefit everyone around her.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:32:55) Chapter 02

(00:51:33) Chapter 03

(01:22:37) Chapter 04

(01:54:10) Chapter 05

(02:17:54) Chapter 06

(02:36:38) Chapter 07

(03:08:31) Chapter 08

(03:32:52) Chapter 09

(03:46:41) Chapter 10

(04:08:24) Chapter 11

(04:20:16) Chapter 12

(04:45:48) Chapter 13

(05:23:27) Chapter 14

(05:53:34) Chapter 15

(06:09:10) Chapter 16

(06:29:14) Chapter 17

(06:48:30) Chapter 18

(07:12:33) Chapter 19

(07:29:13) Chapter 20

(08:06:01) Chapter 21

(08:24:57) Chapter 22

(08:57:36) Chapter 23

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The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Aug 12, 2022

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The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss audiobook.

Genre: adventure

The Swiss Family Robinson has delighted generations of readers with its exciting tale of a family which, though shipwrecked, displays “the right stuff” and builds a charming colony that later, they do not want to leave. Cut off from the comforts and companionship of other humans, they use a familiarity with natural history and biology to find the resources and build the tools to construct a canoe, weave cloth, irrigate a garden, and turn an immense hollow tree into a lofty house with a spiral staircase. They domesticate buffaloes, wild asses, and monkeys. They establish farms and plantations. And finally, they have a terrifying encounter with natives from a nearby island.

Johann David Wyss, the author, did not live to complete his tale. Storytellers over the years have injected so many episodes into the various versions that probably none closely match the original. (Indeed, the Baroness de Montholieu expanded the book from two volumes into five when she translated it into French.) This effort was re-translated into English in 1849 by W.H.G. Kingston, abridging the edition severely. It follows the British sensibilities of the period in terms of sentence structure and emphasis.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:18:47) Chapter 2

(00:40:07) Chapter 3

(00:58:11) Chapter 4

(01:13:13) Chapter 5

(01:23:05) Chapter 6

(01:29:49) Chapter 7

(01:38:55) Chapter 8

(01:48:58) Chapter 9

(01:58:56) Chapter 10

(02:08:07) Chapter 11

(02:27:21) Chapter 12

(02:38:11) Chapter 13

(02:48:36) Chapter 14

(03:00:58) Chapter 15

(03:13:43) Chapter 16

(03:24:46) Chapter 17

(03:38:00) Chapter 18

(03:47:10) Chapter 19

(03:55:50) Chapter 20

(04:13:25) Chapter 21

(04:28:23) Chapter 22

(04:42:00) Chapter 23

(04:54:08) Chapter 24

(05:05:42) Chapter 25

(05:19:32) Chapter 26

(05:38:11) Chapter 27

(06:02:12) Chapter 28

(06:14:47) Chapter 29

(06:31:56) Chapter 30

(06:41:15) Chapter 31

(06:50:51) Chapter 32

(07:06:08) Chapter 33

(07:18:57) Chapter 34

(07:31:50) Chapter 35

(07:46:08) Chapter 36

(07:58:39) Chapter 37

(08:12:55) Chapter 38

(08:31:55) Chapter 39

(08:52:14) Chapter 40

(09:12:29) Chapter 41

(09:26:02) Chapter 42

(09:40:18) Chapter 43

(09:50:02) Chapter 44

(10:09:32) Chapter 45

(10:21:08) Chapter 46

(10:50:04) Chapter 47

(11:10:11) Chapter 48

(11:31:44) Chapter 49

(11:58:13) Chapter 50

(12:13:31) Chapter 51

(12:39:21) Chapter 52

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Emma by Jane Austen ~ Full Audiobook [romance] Aug 11, 2022

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Emma by Jane Austen audiobook.

Genre: romance

In the comfortable village of Highbury, Emma Woodhouse is clever, wealthy, and certain she understands the hidden currents of other people's hearts. With her father devoted and her social position secure, Emma decides to amuse herself by arranging romances, starting with her new friend Harriet Smith, a sweet, impressionable young woman eager to rise in the world. But as Emma nudges Harriet toward what she believes is a better match, she misreads motives, overlooks quiet truths, and stirs up misunderstandings that ripple through dinners, dances, and country visits. Watching with a mix of affection and frustration is Mr. Knightley, Emma's longtime friend and the one person willing to challenge her self-confidence. When a charming newcomer, unexpected attentions, and shifting friendships complicate Highbury's small society, Emma must confront the limits of her judgment and the cost of treating real emotions like a game. Witty, incisive, and deeply human, Jane Austen's Emma explores class, manners, and the difficult work of seeing others, and oneself, clearly.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:24) Chapter 02

(00:29:24) Chapter 03

(00:40:14) Chapter 04

(00:59:09) Chapter 05

(01:11:02) Chapter 06

(01:26:36) Chapter 07

(01:40:36) Chapter 08

(02:04:11) Chapter 09

(02:30:49) Chapter 10

(02:44:45) Chapter 11

(02:56:31) Chapter 12

(03:14:55) Chapter 13

(03:31:26) Chapter 14

(03:44:55) Chapter 15

(04:03:30) Chapter 16

(04:14:28) Chapter 17

(04:21:11) Chapter 18

(04:35:06) Chapter 19

(04:50:41) Chapter 20

(05:04:48) Chapter 21

(05:27:30) Chapter 22

(05:37:12) Chapter 23

(05:55:39) Chapter 24

(06:12:20) Chapter 25

(06:24:45) Chapter 26

(07:00:53) Chapter 27

(07:17:18) Chapter 28

(07:28:50) Chapter 29

(07:47:05) Chapter 30

(07:59:52) Chapter 31

(08:11:15) Chapter 32

(08:33:48) Chapter 33

(08:51:05) Chapter 34

(09:08:31) Chapter 35

(09:20:49) Chapter 36

(09:36:25) Chapter 37

(09:43:27) Chapter 38

(10:07:52) Chapter 39

(10:17:00) Chapter 40

(10:28:41) Chapter 41

(10:44:56) Chapter 42

(11:13:24) Chapter 43

(11:32:33) Chapter 44

(11:46:29) Chapter 45

(12:00:28) Chapter 46

(12:18:12) Chapter 47

(12:42:21) Chapter 48

(12:58:26) Chapter 49

(13:17:36) Chapter 50

(13:37:02) Chapter 51

(13:50:28) Chapter 52

(14:09:15) Chapter 53

(14:26:02) Chapter 54

(14:46:22) Chapter 55

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Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow by Jerome K Jerome ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Aug 11, 2022

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Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow by Jerome K Jerome audiobook.

Genre: comedy

In Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow, Jerome K. Jerome invites you into the mind of a charmingly unhurried narrator who has time to notice everything - and to question why so much of it is taken so seriously. Presented as a series of witty, conversational essays, the book roams from the small irritations and pleasures of everyday life to the larger mysteries of human nature. Jerome muses on being idle (and the exhausting effort required to appear busy), the strange pride people take in suffering, the way we romanticize the past, and the nonsense we willingly accept in the name of manners, ambition, or respectability. Along the way he sketches vivid scenes of city streets, social gatherings, and private daydreams, always with a warm eye for contradiction: we crave freedom but fear it, long for change but cling to habit, and laugh at others even as we recognize ourselves. Light on plot and heavy on personality, this is a timeless companion for anyone who enjoys sharp observation, gentle satire, and humor that turns ordinary life into a parade of delightful absurdities.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:03:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:01) Chapter 02

(00:18:02) Chapter 03

(00:28:00) Chapter 04

(00:37:14) Chapter 05

(00:40:17) Chapter 06

(00:58:25) Chapter 07

(01:21:18) Chapter 08

(01:51:14) Chapter 09

(02:12:05) Chapter 10

(02:32:11) Chapter 11

(02:54:09) Chapter 12

(03:17:06) Chapter 13

(03:38:04) Chapter 14

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Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Aug 11, 2022

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Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris audiobook.

Genre: folklore

That the little boy loved Uncle Remus and his stories was so obvious that the tale-spinning sessions began drawing additional listeners. Daddy Jack, an old 'Africa man' visiting from down-state; Sis Tempy, the strong chief of the mansion's servants; and Tildy, a young and pretty servant-girl - all found their way to Uncle Remus' rude cabin when their duties or interests permitted, to sit around the hearth and hear the wonderful tales of the animals, and foremost among them, Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox.

It turned out that some of the tales had different ways of telling, and the visitors took their turns at being the story-teller. Always one or more clever animals humbled or hornswoggled others among their community with flattery, wide-eyed mystery, or outright fraud.

After the success of Harris' 'Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings' ( http://librivox.org/uncle-remus-by-joel-chandler-harris/ ), he went on to write eight more books compiling the tales he himself had heard on the plantation in his young days. This is the first of those sequels.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:06:45) Chapter 2

(00:12:33) Chapter 3

(00:19:19) Chapter 4

(00:24:46) Chapter 5

(00:30:52) Chapter 6

(00:40:19) Chapter 7

(00:49:11) Chapter 8

(00:55:22) Chapter 9

(01:04:26) Chapter 10

(01:13:10) Chapter 11

(01:20:44) Chapter 12

(01:26:11) Chapter 13

(01:33:51) Chapter 14

(01:38:08) Chapter 15

(01:42:43) Chapter 16

(01:49:19) Chapter 17

(01:58:23) Chapter 18

(02:06:45) Chapter 19

(02:15:58) Chapter 20

(02:24:59) Chapter 21

(02:30:16) Chapter 22

(02:36:26) Chapter 23

(02:42:29) Chapter 24

(02:49:49) Chapter 25

(02:55:57) Chapter 26

(03:03:45) Chapter 27

(03:12:35) Chapter 28

(03:20:40) Chapter 29

(03:28:44) Chapter 30

(03:36:12) Chapter 31

(03:46:07) Chapter 32

(03:55:16) Chapter 33

(03:59:17) Chapter 34

(04:09:23) Chapter 35

(04:17:30) Chapter 36

(04:26:50) Chapter 37

(04:36:21) Chapter 38

(04:39:54) Chapter 39

(04:59:47) Chapter 40

(05:11:24) Chapter 41

(05:20:44) Chapter 42

(05:29:44) Chapter 43

(05:39:26) Chapter 44

(05:54:18) Chapter 45

(06:01:40) Chapter 46

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Aug 10, 2022

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald audiobook.

Genre: drama

In the glittering summer of 1922, Nick Carraway arrives on Long Island hoping for a fresh start and finds himself drawn into the dazzling, uneasy world of the newly rich. Renting a modest house in West Egg, Nick becomes neighbor to the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a man whose lavish weekend parties spill over with champagne, jazz, and rumors. As Nick is pulled into Gatsby's orbit, he also reconnects with his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her domineering husband Tom, whose old-money comfort masks restless desire and simmering cruelty. Through Nick's watchful eyes, Gatsby's charm and carefully crafted image collide with the stubborn realities of class, reputation, and the past that refuses to stay buried. When Gatsby reaches for a dream centered on Daisy and everything she seems to represent, the story tightens into a portrait of longing, illusion, and moral compromise. Elegant and devastating, The Great Gatsby explores ambition and love in an age of excess, asking what it costs to build yourself anew - and what happens when the dream is built on fragile foundations.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:43:09) Chapter 02

(01:12:53) Chapter 03

(01:52:37) Chapter 04

(02:30:01) Chapter 05

(03:00:06) Chapter 06

(03:29:22) Chapter 07

(04:32:27) Chapter 08

(05:03:28) Chapter 09

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