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Star Born by Andre Norton ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jul 22, 2022

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Star Born by Andre Norton audiobook.

Genre: scifi

Andre Norton's 'Star Born' pictures a human colony in another galaxy, driven away from Earth generations ago by a repressive government. Considered outlaws, the colonists are in permanent hiding.

They have developed friendship and cooperation with a local race of 'mermen' who are equally at home on land or sea. But that race only took to the sea to escape a malevolent power that hunted them and killed them violently for sport - Those Others.

With a global decline in the population and reach of Those Others, contacts are few and the humans have no direct knowledge of them. So it is a major surprise when Dalgard, a human scout on his coming-of-age expedition, along with his 'knife-brother' Sssuri of the mermen, run into a party of Those Others who are bent on reclaiming hideous weaponries left behind in one of their abandoned cities... and find that they are being aided by new arrivals from Earth!

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:23:03) Chapter 2

(00:45:46) Chapter 3

(01:07:50) Chapter 4

(01:29:16) Chapter 5

(01:50:42) Chapter 6

(02:13:08) Chapter 7

(02:34:40) Chapter 8

(02:56:08) Chapter 9

(03:17:55) Chapter 10

(03:39:47) Chapter 11

(04:02:20) Chapter 12

(04:23:22) Chapter 13

(04:45:58) Chapter 14

(05:08:34) Chapter 15

(05:31:03) Chapter 16

(05:54:38) Chapter 17

(06:18:25) Chapter 18

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The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jul 22, 2022

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The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas audiobook.

Genre: drama

In the turbulent Netherlands of 1672, as political unrest turns neighbors into enemies, a quiet dream takes hold of Cornelius van Baerle: to cultivate a perfect black tulip and claim a fortune and lifelong fame. But Cornelius is no court schemer - he is a devoted tulip fancier, more comfortable with bulbs and breeding than with intrigue. When a powerful rival and a shifting political climate conspire to ruin him, Cornelius is swept into imprisonment and stripped of everything except the fragile hope he has hidden in a few precious seeds and notes. Behind prison walls, an unexpected ally appears in Rosa, the jailer's intelligent and determined daughter, whose curiosity and courage draw her into Cornelius' secret work. Together they nurture a forbidden project where every petal could mean salvation - or disaster - while jealousy, betrayal, and the machinery of the state close in. Blending romance, suspense, and historical drama, The Black Tulip explores obsession, integrity, and the price of innocence in an age when beauty can be both a prize and a weapon.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:20:28) Chapter 02

(00:37:17) Chapter 03

(00:54:44) Chapter 04

(01:13:49) Chapter 05

(01:32:13) Chapter 06

(01:47:18) Chapter 07

(02:08:04) Chapter 08

(02:22:19) Chapter 09

(02:31:39) Chapter 10

(02:40:18) Chapter 11

(03:03:51) Chapter 12

(03:10:44) Chapter 13

(03:19:20) Chapter 14

(03:28:43) Chapter 15

(03:41:20) Chapter 16

(03:54:09) Chapter 17

(04:09:51) Chapter 18

(04:21:35) Chapter 19

(04:35:25) Chapter 20

(04:52:11) Chapter 21

(05:07:01) Chapter 22

(05:18:54) Chapter 23

(05:31:42) Chapter 24

(05:40:46) Chapter 25

(05:53:15) Chapter 26

(06:09:21) Chapter 27

(06:25:20) Chapter 28

(06:40:09) Chapter 29

(06:53:58) Chapter 30

(07:00:44) Chapter 31

(07:14:45) Chapter 32

(07:23:33) Chapter 33

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The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Jul 22, 2022

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The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

The Federalist Papers (correctly known as The Federalist) are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788 . A compilation of these and eight others, called The Federalist, was published in 1788 by J. and A. M’Lean. The Federalist Papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the Constitution, as they outline the philosophy and motivation of the proposed system of government.The authors of the Federalist Papers wanted to both influence the vote in favor of ratification and shape future interpretations of the Constitution. According to historian Richard Morris, they are an 'incomparable exposition of the Constitution, a classic in political science unsurpassed in both breadth and depth by the product of any later American writer.'

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:11:21) Chapter 2

(00:23:32) Chapter 3

(00:34:53) Chapter 4

(00:46:51) Chapter 5

(00:57:29) Chapter 6

(01:13:09) Chapter 7

(01:28:11) Chapter 8

(01:41:39) Chapter 9

(01:54:26) Chapter 10

(02:12:41) Chapter 11

(02:30:45) Chapter 12

(02:39:01) Chapter 13

(02:59:30) Chapter 14

(03:19:06) Chapter 15

(03:28:53) Chapter 16

(03:43:50) Chapter 17

(03:58:23) Chapter 18

(04:11:11) Chapter 19

(04:21:57) Chapter 20

(04:35:39) Chapter 21

(04:48:30) Chapter 22

(04:57:45) Chapter 23

(05:08:02) Chapter 24

(05:22:46) Chapter 25

(05:35:59) Chapter 26

(05:47:23) Chapter 27

(05:57:14) Chapter 28

(06:08:49) Chapter 29

(06:23:32) Chapter 30

(06:38:18) Chapter 31

(06:57:45) Chapter 32

(07:18:25) Chapter 33

(07:43:45) Chapter 34

(07:58:35) Chapter 35

(08:20:48) Chapter 36

(08:41:43) Chapter 37

(08:59:29) Chapter 38

(09:22:09) Chapter 39

(09:41:51) Chapter 40

(09:55:53) Chapter 41

(10:12:17) Chapter 42

(10:30:24) Chapter 43

(10:43:16) Chapter 44

(10:55:36) Chapter 45

(11:02:52) Chapter 46

(11:15:08) Chapter 47

(11:25:47) Chapter 48

(11:38:26) Chapter 49

(11:50:13) Chapter 50

(12:01:49) Chapter 51

(12:12:40) Chapter 52

(12:27:13) Chapter 53

(12:41:24) Chapter 54

(12:54:08) Chapter 55

(13:08:47) Chapter 56

(13:18:41) Chapter 57

(13:34:32) Chapter 58

(13:54:25) Chapter 59

(14:09:28) Chapter 60

(14:22:37) Chapter 61

(14:37:33) Chapter 62

(14:49:38) Chapter 63

(14:59:28) Chapter 64

(15:19:25) Chapter 65

(15:40:03) Chapter 66

(15:50:52) Chapter 67

(16:04:05) Chapter 68

(16:20:59) Chapter 69

(16:28:08) Chapter 70

(16:40:48) Chapter 71

(16:53:31) Chapter 72

(17:06:32) Chapter 73

(17:26:29) Chapter 74

(17:33:23) Chapter 75

(17:48:15) Chapter 76

(18:10:33) Chapter 77

(18:20:10) Chapter 78

(19:12:05) Chapter 79

(19:35:27) Chapter 80

(19:51:55) Chapter 81

(20:12:15) Chapter 82

(20:25:23) Chapter 83

(20:36:47) Chapter 84

(20:57:11) Chapter 85

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Relativity - The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein ~ Full Audiobook [science] Jul 22, 2022

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Relativity - The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein audiobook.

Genre: science

This is an introduction to Einstein’s space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, written by the master himself. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein’s theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results, including the dissolution of absolute time. In this book he brings a simplified form of his profound understanding of the subject to the layperson. In the words of Einstein: “The present book is intended, as far as possible, to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics.” The book is challenging at times but, when approached patiently, proves itself one of the most lucid explanations of Relativity to be found anywhere. [Due to transcription or optical character recognition errors in creating online texts, and because of less-than-clear fonts in some printed texts, the variables as read in some of the equations here are not as Einstein intended. For example, the numeral ‘one’ has frequently been printed and read as the letter ‘I.’ In addition, some equations do not translate well into the spoken word. If you require completely accurate renditions of Einstein’s mathematical formulas, we suggest that you consult a published text.]

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:11) Chapter 1

(00:17:08) Chapter 2

(00:27:48) Chapter 3

(00:48:24) Chapter 4

(01:05:37) Chapter 5

(01:24:51) Chapter 6

(01:39:15) Chapter 7

(01:58:56) Chapter 8

(02:19:54) Chapter 9

(02:38:07) Chapter 10

(02:59:40) Chapter 11

(03:19:09) Chapter 33

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jul 20, 2022

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain audiobook.

Genre: adventure

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have the kinds of adventures many boys can imagine: racing bugs during class, impressing girls, especially Becky Thatcher, with fights and stunts in the schoolyard, getting lost in a cave, and playing pirates on the Mississippi River.

One of the most famous incidents in the book describes how Tom persuades his friends to do a boring, hateful chore for him: whitewashing (i.e., painting) a fence.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:26:39) Chapter 2

(00:59:37) Chapter 3

(01:31:29) Chapter 4

(01:52:50) Chapter 5

(02:16:26) Chapter 6

(02:35:27) Chapter 7

(03:10:52) Chapter 8

(03:35:48) Chapter 9

(04:04:44) Chapter 10

(04:36:21) Chapter 11

(04:50:58) Chapter 26

(05:06:07) Chapter 12

(05:17:34) Chapter 29

(05:32:21) Chapter 30

(05:49:20) Chapter 13

(06:12:34) Chapter 14

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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Jul 20, 2022

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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations in Greek while on campaign between 170 and 180, as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. These memos survive and continue to inspire others to this day. These writings take the form of quotations varying in length from one sentence to long paragraphs. He explicates the Stoic philosophy that the only way a man can be harmed by others is to allow his reaction to overpower him. He shows no particular religious faith in his writings, but seems to believe that some sort of logical, benevolent force organizes the universe in such a way that even 'bad' occurrences happen for the good of the whole.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:22:36) Chapter 02

(00:36:01) Chapter 03

(00:52:22) Chapter 04

(01:26:47) Chapter 05

(01:57:46) Chapter 06

(02:26:03) Chapter 07

(02:51:08) Chapter 08

(03:17:06) Chapter 09

(03:40:55) Chapter 10

(04:04:35) Chapter 11

(04:24:42) Chapter 12

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The Prince by Machiavelli ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Jul 19, 2022

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The Prince by Machiavelli audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Written in the turbulent politics of Renaissance Italy, Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince is a compact, provocative guide to acquiring and holding power. Addressed to a ruling patron, the book examines how leaders rise, how states are secured, and why authority so often slips away. Machiavelli moves from clear-eyed observations about human behavior to blunt advice on strategy: the uses of fear and love, the management of allies and enemies, the risks of relying on fortune, and the practical challenges of governing new territories versus inherited realms. Along the way, he contrasts different kinds of rulers - those lifted by luck, those who build power through skill, those backed by armies or by public favor - and asks what separates a lasting regime from a fragile one. More than a manual for tyrants, The Prince is a study of political realism: it forces listeners to confront the gap between how people wish leaders would act and how power works when survival is at stake. Whether approached as history, ethics, or strategy, it remains a sharp, unsettling classic.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:18:33) Chapter 2

(00:30:56) Chapter 3

(00:34:27) Chapter 01

(00:57:38) Chapter 02

(01:16:44) Chapter 03

(01:47:34) Chapter 04

(02:08:56) Chapter 05

(02:33:08) Chapter 06

(02:49:54) Chapter 07

(03:06:19) Chapter 08

(03:33:29) Chapter 09

(03:57:19) Chapter 10

(04:28:46) Chapter 11

(04:44:50) Chapter 4

(05:13:30) Chapter 5

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Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott ~ Full Audiobook [family] Jul 19, 2022

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Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott audiobook.

Genre: family

In a snug New England village where everyone knows everyone else's errands and opinions, two spirited children, Jack Minot and Jill Pecq, begin as friendly rivals in play and pride. Then a sudden winter accident changes the rhythm of the town and the course of their growing-up. As Jill faces a long recovery and Jack wrestles with his own guilt and restlessness, their days fill with small acts of courage: homemade entertainments, secret plans to help the household, and hard-won lessons in patience and kindness. Around them gathers a lively circle of friends and neighbors, from schoolmates who test the boundaries of loyalty to adults whose quiet generosity steadies the community. With humor, warmth, and clear-eyed sympathy, Louisa May Alcott follows Jack and Jill through setbacks and bright surprises, showing how character is built in ordinary rooms, on snowy streets, and in the give-and-take of family life. What begins as a simple village story becomes a tender portrait of resilience, friendship, and the many ways people learn to care for one another.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:17:36) Chapter 02

(00:30:11) Chapter 03

(00:55:40) Chapter 04

(01:16:11) Chapter 05

(01:27:41) Chapter 06

(01:58:33) Chapter 07

(02:25:00) Chapter 08

(02:51:36) Chapter 09

(03:19:19) Chapter 10

(03:42:18) Chapter 11

(04:00:47) Chapter 12

(04:29:52) Chapter 13

(04:55:53) Chapter 14

(05:16:39) Chapter 15

(05:41:31) Chapter 16

(06:06:28) Chapter 17

(06:33:04) Chapter 18

(06:57:10) Chapter 19

(07:21:39) Chapter 20

(07:46:45) Chapter 21

(08:23:40) Chapter 22

(08:43:50) Chapter 23

(09:13:48) Chapter 24

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Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery ~ Full Audiobook [family] Jul 19, 2022

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Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery audiobook.

Genre: family

On Prince Edward Island, quiet siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert intend to adopt a boy to help on their farm at Green Gables - and instead receive Anne Shirley, an orphaned red-haired girl with a runaway imagination and a talent for getting into trouble as quickly as she finds wonder. Anne arrives in Avonlea longing to be wanted, but her dramatic stories, fierce pride, and unfiltered honesty soon test the patience of the very people she hopes will keep her. As she learns the rhythms of rural life, Anne must navigate schoolyard humiliations, social expectations, and the consequences of her impulsive choices, all while trying to prove she can be worthy of a permanent home. Along the way she finds a kindred spirit in warmhearted Diana Barry and meets her match in ambitious classmate Gilbert Blythe, whose teasing ignites a rivalry that pushes Anne to grow. Tender, funny, and sharply observant, this beloved classic follows a spirited girl as she transforms mishaps into lessons and everyday moments into something luminous, discovering what it means to belong.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:01:48) Chapter 01

(00:17:09) Chapter 02

(00:43:51) Chapter 03

(00:56:24) Chapter 04

(01:08:57) Chapter 05

(01:20:01) Chapter 06

(01:31:02) Chapter 07

(01:37:53) Chapter 08

(01:53:46) Chapter 09

(02:07:12) Chapter 10

(02:21:27) Chapter 11

(02:31:54) Chapter 12

(02:43:42) Chapter 13

(02:53:55) Chapter 14

(03:11:02) Chapter 15

(03:41:15) Chapter 16

(04:04:23) Chapter 17

(04:16:53) Chapter 18

(04:35:28) Chapter 19

(04:57:50) Chapter 20

(05:10:32) Chapter 21

(05:30:27) Chapter 22

(05:38:57) Chapter 23

(05:51:54) Chapter 24

(06:00:52) Chapter 25

(06:21:12) Chapter 26

(06:35:43) Chapter 27

(06:49:34) Chapter 28

(07:06:01) Chapter 29

(07:23:16) Chapter 30

(07:45:44) Chapter 31

(07:58:14) Chapter 32

(08:12:37) Chapter 33

(08:33:02) Chapter 34

(08:47:50) Chapter 35

(08:57:49) Chapter 36

(09:09:23) Chapter 37

(09:23:15) Chapter 38

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Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott ~ Full Audiobook [family] Jul 19, 2022

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Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott audiobook.

Genre: family

When thirteen-year-old Rose Campbell leaves the familiarity of her quiet life to live with her wealthy guardian in bustling Boston, she is suddenly surrounded by a boisterous new world: eight lively boy cousins, a sprawling household, and a host of well-meaning relatives determined to shape her future. Still grieving and physically delicate, Rose arrives unsure of her place - until her kind, forward-thinking Uncle Alec offers a different plan. Instead of molding Rose into a fashionable young lady, he encourages her to grow strong, curious, and independent, even if it means challenging the expectations of polite society. As Rose learns to navigate family loyalties, new friendships, and the confusing rules of class and gender, she also becomes a quiet influence on her cousins, who are each wrestling with their own mischief, rivalries, and hopes. Warm, funny, and tender, Eight Cousins follows Rose's journey toward confidence and belonging, blending domestic adventure with gentle lessons about health, education, and choosing a life that feels true.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:20) Chapter 02

(00:30:59) Chapter 03

(00:51:04) Chapter 04

(01:05:25) Chapter 05

(01:22:55) Chapter 06

(01:39:43) Chapter 07

(01:56:10) Chapter 08

(02:09:57) Chapter 09

(02:32:03) Chapter 10

(02:45:37) Chapter 11

(03:01:09) Chapter 12

(03:17:06) Chapter 13

(03:29:56) Chapter 14

(03:54:39) Chapter 15

(04:14:51) Chapter 16

(04:32:33) Chapter 17

(04:51:19) Chapter 18

(05:10:33) Chapter 19

(05:26:40) Chapter 20

(05:46:20) Chapter 21

(06:02:41) Chapter 22

(06:20:46) Chapter 23

(06:40:59) Chapter 24

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