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The Dread Apache - That Early-Day Scourge of the Southwest by Merrill Pingree Freeman ~ Full Audiobook [history] Feb 08, 2025

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The Dread Apache - That Early-Day Scourge of the Southwest by Merrill Pingree Freeman audiobook.

Genre: history

Written by Arizona pioneer and local historian Merrill Pingree Freeman, The Dread Apache - That Early-Day Scourge of the Southwest is a brisk, episode-driven look at life on the late-19th-century frontier, when travel, ranching, and mining in southern Arizona could turn deadly in an instant. Freeman strings together vivid vignettes of raids, ambushes, and narrow escapes, drawing on incidents that circulated through newspapers, military posts, and settler memory. Soldiers, scouts, stage passengers, judges, and ranch families move through a harsh landscape of mountain passes and desert waterholes where danger can arrive without warning. Along the way, Freeman spotlights notorious figures such as the Apache Kid and recounts cases that became touchstones for frontier fear and retaliation. Told in a direct, moralizing voice typical of its era, the book captures not only the violence of the Apache wars as settlers experienced them, but also how rumor, trauma, and local storytelling helped shape Arizona's early identity. It is a short, intense listening experience and a revealing artifact of how one community recorded its past.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:06:04) Chapter 02

(00:11:04) Chapter 03

(00:16:43) Chapter 04

(00:24:09) Chapter 05

(00:28:50) Chapter 06

(00:36:27) Chapter 07

(00:44:22) Chapter 08

(00:50:44) Chapter 09

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101 Mexican Dishes by May E. Southworth ~ Full Audiobook [cooking] Feb 07, 2025

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101 Mexican Dishes by May E. Southworth audiobook.

Genre: cooking

101 Mexican Dishes by May E. Southworth is a practical, recipe-driven introduction to the flavors and everyday techniques of Mexican cooking, designed for home cooks who want reliable results without guesswork. Organized as a generous collection of clearly presented dishes, the book guides listeners through the building blocks that give the cuisine its character, from chiles and spices to tortillas, beans, rice, and fresh garnishes. Across soups, sauces, savory mains, and satisfying sides, Southworth emphasizes approachable preparation and straightforward instructions, helping you move from simple staples to fuller meals you can serve for family dinners or casual gatherings. Along the way, the recipes encourage confidence with essential methods like simmering, roasting, and balancing heat with acidity, so you can adjust flavors to your own table. Whether you are looking for weeknight favorites, crowd-pleasing platters, or new ways to bring warmth and color to your cooking, 101 Mexican Dishes offers a structured path to building a personal repertoire of Mexican-inspired meals.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:04:00) Chapter 02

(00:06:34) Chapter 03

(00:17:00) Chapter 04

(00:22:09) Chapter 05

(00:33:20) Chapter 06

(00:36:38) Chapter 07

(00:40:10) Chapter 08

(00:47:22) Chapter 09

(00:54:32) Chapter 10

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The Fixed Flight by Maurice Renard ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Feb 06, 2025

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The Fixed Flight by Maurice Renard audiobook.

Genre: scifi

When Archibald Clarke receives an urgent telegram, he rushes to his sister Ethel's home outside Philadelphia and finds the Corbett household on edge. Ethel's husband, the brilliant but ailing engineer Corbett, is determined to prove a breakthrough that sounds like madness: the Aerofix, a slim, sealed craft designed not to fly forward, but to hold itself motionless in the air while the Earth turns beneath it. If the machine can truly maintain its fixity against winds and the planet's spinning atmosphere, then a passenger could 'travel' enormous distances without traditional propulsion, simply by waiting as oceans and continents slide past below. Drawn by loyalty, curiosity, and dread, Archibald joins Ethel and their taciturn assistant Jim for the first full-scale trial. Inside the cramped, humming vessel, wonder quickly tangles with claustrophobia and rising stakes, as delicate mechanisms, risky improvisations, and the unforgiving physics of the sky test the limits of human control. Maurice Renard blends rigorous speculation with mounting suspense in a story about invention, hubris, and the terrifying beauty of a world in motion.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:20:38) Chapter 02

(00:35:39) Chapter 03

(00:54:36) Chapter 04

(01:12:09) Chapter 05

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The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Feb 05, 2025

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The After House by Mary Roberts Rinehart audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Ralph Leslie is newly out of medical school and newly out of money, still weakened from a serious illness and hungry for anything that feels like life again. When a berth opens on the private yacht Ella, he signs on as a steward and expects hard work, sea air, and a clean escape from expectations ashore. Instead, the voyage turns sinister almost at once. A sudden death aboard the yacht leaves the crew and a handful of passengers trapped together on open water, with no easy way to summon help and no clear way to trust appearances. As suspicion spreads through the cramped corridors and locked cabins, Ralph is pulled into a dangerous role he never trained for: trying to make sense of conflicting stories, shifting loyalties, and the strange behavior of those around him, including the distant, compelling Miss Elsa Lee. With fear rising and the sea itself cutting off every safe retreat, Ralph must decide what kind of man he is willing to be when danger is not in a textbook, but standing on the other side of a cabin door.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:12:30) Chapter 02

(00:23:45) Chapter 03

(00:41:31) Chapter 04

(01:01:26) Chapter 05

(01:12:16) Chapter 06

(01:23:58) Chapter 07

(01:38:14) Chapter 08

(01:52:56) Chapter 09

(02:04:32) Chapter 10

(02:18:37) Chapter 11

(02:33:27) Chapter 12

(02:48:42) Chapter 13

(02:57:39) Chapter 14

(03:11:27) Chapter 15

(03:25:52) Chapter 16

(03:40:27) Chapter 17

(03:55:53) Chapter 18

(04:06:24) Chapter 19

(04:20:26) Chapter 20

(04:34:38) Chapter 21

(04:53:47) Chapter 22

(05:12:45) Chapter 23

(05:25:31) Chapter 24

(05:47:52) Chapter 25

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Sight Unseen by Mary Roberts Rinehart ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Feb 01, 2025

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Sight Unseen by Mary Roberts Rinehart audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In an orderly, respectable neighborhood just before the Great War, a small circle of friends meets for Monday dinners, arguing politics, literature, and the modern world. The group - a lawyer narrator and his wife, the sharp-tongued newspaper man Herbert Robinson and his sister Alice, the brilliant heart specialist Dr. Sperry, and warm, observant Mrs. Dane - calls itself the Neighborhood Club. One autumn night, Mrs. Dane surprises them with a seance led by a visiting medium, Miss Jeremy. The sitting is meant to be an evening's novelty, but it takes a chilling turn when the trance hints at dark truths connected to their nearby acquaintances, the Wellses, and to the sudden death of Arthur Wells. Skeptical by nature yet shaken by what they have heard, the club members begin to compare notes, test alibis, and replay small, troubling details they once dismissed as ordinary: a lightless house, strained social appearances, and the private pressures inside a young family's elegant home. As their amateur investigation tightens, the friends must decide what to believe about the supernatural, and what to admit about the far more unsettling capacity of the human mind for secrecy and self-deception.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:31) Chapter 02

(00:29:48) Chapter 03

(00:47:50) Chapter 04

(01:00:06) Chapter 05

(01:10:54) Chapter 06

(01:25:25) Chapter 07

(01:52:10) Chapter 08

(02:07:50) Chapter 09

(02:26:54) Chapter 10

(02:37:36) Chapter 11

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Lady Rose's Daughter by Mary Augusta Ward ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jan 31, 2025

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Lady Rose's Daughter by Mary Augusta Ward audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Edwardian London, Julie Le Breton arrives with impeccable manners, quick intelligence, and a past she cannot afford to advertise: she is the daughter of the beautiful, rebellious Lady Rose, and her uncertain birth leaves her vulnerable in a world that lives on pedigree and whisper. Taking a position as companion and secretary to the formidable Lady Henry Delafield, Julie is drawn into a glittering circle of salons, political talk, and country house weekends - only to discover that Lady Henry's patronage comes with a price, and that admiration can turn to suspicion overnight. citeturn0search2turn0search1 As Julie's popularity rises, so does the strain between the young woman determined to stand on her own worth and the older aristocrat determined to control her sphere. citeturn0search2turn0search5 Caught between competing loyalties and two very different suitors - one dazzling, one steadfast - Julie must decide what she will risk for love, for honor, and for a name she has never been allowed to claim outright. citeturn0search1turn0search13 Lady Rose's Daughter is a sharp, emotionally intimate portrait of class, reputation, and a woman's struggle to shape her own future inside a society built to judge her. citeturn0search12

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:29:11) Chapter 02

(01:00:03) Chapter 03

(01:22:58) Chapter 04

(01:51:57) Chapter 05

(02:17:48) Chapter 06

(02:37:21) Chapter 07

(03:04:29) Chapter 08

(03:32:42) Chapter 09

(03:57:33) Chapter 10

(04:25:47) Chapter 11

(04:51:50) Chapter 12

(05:26:41) Chapter 13

(06:00:36) Chapter 14

(06:36:42) Chapter 15

(07:13:20) Chapter 16

(07:39:35) Chapter 17

(08:14:24) Chapter 18

(08:47:48) Chapter 19

(09:14:41) Chapter 20

(09:44:28) Chapter 21

(10:37:08) Chapter 22

(11:16:32) Chapter 23

(11:53:55) Chapter 24

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Tall Tales Of Cape Cod by Marillis Bittinger ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jan 30, 2025

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Tall Tales Of Cape Cod by Marillis Bittinger audiobook.

Genre: folklore

Tall Tales Of Cape Cod gathers a spirited handful of legends, yarns, and half-remembered histories that Cape Codders might tell when the wind is up and the tide is turning. Marillis Bittinger blends local color with playful exaggeration, introducing a shoreline where strict Sabbath manners collide with human stubbornness, where buried loot and sudden gold fever tempt the hopeful, and where old superstitions still cling to the dunes. Across these episodes, you will meet sailors and sweethearts, practical townsfolk and notorious eccentrics, plus more than a few uncanny presences: a feared woman rumored to be a witch, salvagers turned mooncussers who lure ships toward disaster, and larger-than-life figures and creatures that make the Cape feel both familiar and mythic. Some tales lean into romance, others into humor, and others into eerie wonder, but all of them circle the same core question: what makes a place feel like home, and what do its stories reveal about the people who live there? With its quick pacing and strong storytelling voice, this collection invites you to listen in like a guest by the harbor fire.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:02:53) Chapter 02

(00:43:15) Chapter 03

(01:25:26) Chapter 04

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Five Little Peppers at School by Margaret Sidney ~ Full Audiobook [family] Jan 29, 2025

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Five Little Peppers at School by Margaret Sidney audiobook.

Genre: family

In Five Little Peppers at School, Margaret Sidney sends the beloved Pepper children beyond their cozy 'Little Brown House' and into the larger world of lessons, rules, and new temptations. With their mother, Mamsie, still the heart of the family, the Pepper siblings - capable Polly, high-spirited Jasper, steady Ben, thoughtful Joel, little Davie, and sunny Phronsie - face what growing up really costs when school and opportunity pull them in different directions. Jasper and Ben must navigate demanding teachers, rivalries, and the pressure to prove they belong, while Polly balances pride, responsibility, and her fierce hope that the family will rise without losing what makes them whole. Along the way, small choices become big tests: whether to stand by a friend, tell the truth when it is hard, and keep faith when money, misunderstanding, and mischief threaten to spoil the progress they have fought for. Warm, lively, and full of bustling scenes, this classic continues the Peppers' story with humor, heart, and the enduring strength of family.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:01:41) Chapter 01

(00:17:55) Chapter 02

(00:29:55) Chapter 03

(00:44:59) Chapter 04

(00:57:22) Chapter 05

(01:14:06) Chapter 06

(01:30:32) Chapter 07

(01:48:11) Chapter 08

(02:05:24) Chapter 09

(02:20:24) Chapter 10

(02:41:47) Chapter 11

(03:01:28) Chapter 12

(03:15:02) Chapter 13

(03:36:28) Chapter 14

(04:05:03) Chapter 15

(04:19:43) Chapter 16

(04:35:07) Chapter 17

(04:54:47) Chapter 18

(05:16:42) Chapter 19

(05:40:11) Chapter 20

(06:05:06) Chapter 21

(06:27:53) Chapter 22

(06:49:20) Chapter 23

(07:18:54) Chapter 24

(07:37:24) Chapter 25

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Emilys Quest by Lucy Maud Montgomery ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jan 28, 2025

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Emilys Quest by Lucy Maud Montgomery audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Emily's Quest, Lucy Maud Montgomery brings Emily Byrd Starr to the brink of adulthood, where talent and ambition collide with family expectations, heartbreak, and the demands of real life. Now living at New Moon on Prince Edward Island, Emily is determined to become a writer, chasing publication with the same fierce honesty that shapes her poems, stories, and private journal. But as her world widens beyond childhood, so do the complications: strained relationships within the Murray clan, the pressure to choose a practical future, and the lingering shadow of past secrets that still echo through the old house and its people. At the same time, Emily finds herself caught between competing visions of love and partnership, as old bonds deepen and new attachments test her sense of loyalty and purpose. With humor, sharp observation, and moments of quiet intensity, Montgomery follows Emily through setbacks and small triumphs, asking what it costs to stay true to a calling. This final chapter of Emily's coming-of-age journey is a portrait of creativity, resilience, and the hard-won courage to claim a life of her own.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:29) Chapter 02

(00:36:38) Chapter 03

(00:52:56) Chapter 04

(01:08:47) Chapter 05

(01:19:38) Chapter 06

(01:55:24) Chapter 07

(02:06:08) Chapter 08

(02:22:58) Chapter 09

(02:50:09) Chapter 10

(03:08:01) Chapter 11

(03:23:11) Chapter 12

(03:35:45) Chapter 13

(03:51:07) Chapter 14

(04:05:31) Chapter 15

(04:11:34) Chapter 16

(04:20:29) Chapter 17

(04:41:02) Chapter 18

(04:58:58) Chapter 19

(05:13:50) Chapter 20

(05:21:31) Chapter 21

(05:42:34) Chapter 22

(05:51:58) Chapter 23

(06:02:44) Chapter 24

(06:27:11) Chapter 25

(06:53:10) Chapter 26

(07:07:10) Chapter 27

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Silver Pitchers - and Independence, A Centennial Love Story by Louisa May Alcott ~ Full Audiobook [romance] Jan 25, 2025

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Silver Pitchers - and Independence, A Centennial Love Story by Louisa May Alcott audiobook.

Genre: romance

In Silver Pitchers: and Independence, A Centennial Love Story, Louisa May Alcott gathers nine lively tales that move from parlor conversations to country roads, mixing moral resolve, comedy, and quietly daring romance. The opening novella, Silver Pitchers, follows three close friends - dignified Portia, fiery Pauline, and gentle but determined Priscilla - after a holiday celebration is spoiled by the careless drinking of the young men they know. Refusing to shrug it off, the girls turn their anger into action, testing their friendships, their reputations, and the patience of a community that would rather treat temperance as a private matter than a public responsibility. In the title romance, Independence, the frenzy of the American Centennial brings a skeptical young artist to an ancient house in search of Washington-era relics, only to meet a spirited young woman known as Miss Dolly and stumble into a dispute over family pride, historic inheritance, and who gets to define a womans worth. Across the collection, Alcott explores self-respect, social pressure, and the cost of choosing principle when the world expects compliance.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:24:59) Chapter 02

(00:50:45) Chapter 03

(01:17:10) Chapter 04

(01:42:10) Chapter 05

(02:07:03) Chapter 06

(02:26:01) Chapter 07

(02:48:34) Chapter 08

(03:16:19) Chapter 09

(03:32:38) Chapter 10

(03:51:59) Chapter 11

(04:15:24) Chapter 12

(04:38:18) Chapter 13

(04:59:43) Chapter 14

(05:14:41) Chapter 15

(05:33:14) Chapter 16

(05:49:15) Chapter 17

(06:18:40) Chapter 18

(06:33:27) Chapter 19

(06:56:47) Chapter 20

(07:11:11) Chapter 21

(07:32:52) Chapter 22

(08:04:24) Chapter 23

(08:32:54) Chapter 24

(08:46:35) Chapter 25

(09:05:39) Chapter 26

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