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Destiny Times Three by Fritz Leiber ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Apr 09, 2024

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Destiny Times Three by Fritz Leiber audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In a seemingly perfected future, artists and scientists Thorn and his friend Clawly are preparing to brief the World Executive Committee on a discovery that should have remained theoretical: a way to make alternate timelines real. At the center of it all is the Probability Engine, a mind-responsive device that can split history into multiple living worlds, each diverging from a crucial point in the past. The breakthrough promises wonder, but it also opens doors - doors that can be crossed. As Thorn begins to experience unsettling shifts in memory and impulse, signs point to something far worse than academic controversy: one of the neighboring realities is ruled by a ruthless, power-hungry regime, and its leaders have found a path into Thorn's utopian world. With society unwilling to believe that paradise can be invaded, Thorn and Clawly must race to prove the threat, locate the Engine's secrets, and understand the strange ways their own identities echo across the branching worlds. Destiny Times Three blends parallel-universe suspense with psychological unease, asking how much of a person is choice, how much is circumstance, and what happens when destiny gets multiplied.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:46) Chapter 02

(00:29:01) Chapter 03

(00:41:30) Chapter 04

(00:57:03) Chapter 05

(01:15:33) Chapter 06

(01:34:35) Chapter 07

(01:48:11) Chapter 08

(02:03:26) Chapter 09

(02:17:47) Chapter 10

(02:37:52) Chapter 11

(02:54:42) Chapter 12

(03:08:19) Chapter 13

(03:30:10) Chapter 14

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A Town is Drowning by Frederik Pohl ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Apr 08, 2024

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A Town is Drowning by Frederik Pohl audiobook.

Genre: scifi

This novel takes you right into the heart of the new flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods. Now disaster has struck, more than once--terrible and grim.

Although this novel will give you an accurate and brilliantly vivid picture of what it's like to live through a flood, even more importantly it will show you what the people are like who fought the catastrophe and how those who survived are still fighting. In the persons of Starkman the burgess, Groff the dynamic young executive, Sharon the shrewd opportunist, Mrs. Goudeket, the resort owner, and others, you will meet and understand the varying human elements that the flood unleashed and intensified. Through it all you will sense a growing feeling of pride--that despite the selfishness of some, the people of the town met the terrible onslaught with courage and a sense of mutual help.

Already well known for their superb science fiction, Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth demonstrate here their equal power in the realistic contemporary novel.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:01:39) Chapter 01

(00:18:30) Chapter 02

(00:37:52) Chapter 03

(00:50:59) Chapter 04

(01:09:46) Chapter 05

(01:17:05) Chapter 06

(01:31:49) Chapter 07

(01:51:04) Chapter 08

(01:55:53) Chapter 09

(02:12:46) Chapter 10

(02:33:28) Chapter 11

(02:44:25) Chapter 12

(03:09:02) Chapter 13

(03:23:14) Chapter 14

(03:45:00) Chapter 15

(04:03:41) Chapter 16

(04:20:09) Chapter 17

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Israel - A Prince with God by Frederick Brotherton Meyer ~ Full Audiobook [religion] Apr 05, 2024

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Israel - A Prince with God by Frederick Brotherton Meyer audiobook.

Genre: religion

An old-world story this! In its strange Eastern dress, it appears to be as remote from us as the garb of an Arab, or the barter of an Oriental Bazaar. And yet human life is much the same, whenever and wherever lived. Our critics complain of our poring over these timeworn pages of ancient biography, but, with all deference to them, we feel bound to say that we learn better how to live, we inhale more spiritual ozone, we see further into the reasons of God's dealings with men, when doing so, than when scanning the pages of yesterday's newspaper, or of a society journal. Thousands of miles cannot part us from our kin across the seas; and thousands of years cannot part us from our kin across the ages, or sever the readers of these words from the son of Isaac, who, nearly drowned in the seas of his own craft and cunning, at length emerged a new man, and a prince with God.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:20:57) Chapter 02

(00:43:45) Chapter 03

(01:05:12) Chapter 04

(01:25:43) Chapter 05

(01:44:25) Chapter 06

(02:02:30) Chapter 07

(02:17:34) Chapter 08

(02:33:10) Chapter 09

(02:54:24) Chapter 10

(03:12:16) Chapter 11

(03:27:20) Chapter 12

(03:48:08) Chapter 13

(04:06:47) Chapter 14

(04:27:26) Chapter 15

(04:45:27) Chapter 16

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The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Apr 04, 2024

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The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon audiobook.

Genre: mystery

When teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy return to their hometown of Bayport, they expect a quiet stretch of summer ahead - until a rash of daring robberies hits the community. Their father, famed detective Fenton Hardy, is drawn into a puzzling case involving a stolen collection of valuable securities, and the boys cannot resist joining the hunt. Following scattered clues through docks, back roads, and shadowy hideouts, Frank and Joe test their instincts against criminals who seem to stay one step ahead. Their search leads them to a mysterious old tower on a nearby estate, a place whispered about by locals and watched by strangers with secret motives. As the brothers interview suspects, decode messages, and survive close calls, they learn that every clue has a cost, and that courage and teamwork matter as much as cleverness. With the stakes rising for their family and their town, the Hardys race to uncover where the loot is hidden, who is behind the crimes, and how the tower fits into a much larger scheme.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:09:24) Chapter 02

(00:19:22) Chapter 03

(00:28:25) Chapter 04

(00:36:57) Chapter 05

(00:51:57) Chapter 06

(01:01:31) Chapter 07

(01:11:30) Chapter 08

(01:19:34) Chapter 09

(01:28:24) Chapter 10

(01:40:12) Chapter 11

(01:50:45) Chapter 12

(02:02:02) Chapter 13

(02:12:27) Chapter 14

(02:27:35) Chapter 15

(02:38:57) Chapter 16

(02:47:39) Chapter 17

(02:58:11) Chapter 18

(03:07:25) Chapter 19

(03:18:43) Chapter 20

(03:29:43) Chapter 21

(03:39:06) Chapter 22

(03:48:31) Chapter 23

(03:57:57) Chapter 24

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The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Apr 03, 2024

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The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon audiobook.

Genre: mystery

The Secret of the Old Mill is the third volume of the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon in 1927.

After becoming victims of a counterfeiting ring, the boys become suspicious of the activities surrounding a previously disused mill on a deserted road by the river. When they give a boat ride to a stranger with a somewhat suspect story, and the stranger steals the boat and tries to make his way up the same river, they become more interested in the matter and set about to discover what secrets might be hidden at the old mill. Using their inherited sleuthing skills, Frank and Joe succeed in solving the case and bring the perpetrators to justice with the assistance of their famous detective father, the state police, and the Secret Service.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:25) Chapter 02

(00:18:08) Chapter 03

(00:26:03) Chapter 04

(00:35:05) Chapter 05

(00:45:00) Chapter 06

(00:52:13) Chapter 07

(00:58:56) Chapter 08

(01:08:02) Chapter 09

(01:16:22) Chapter 10

(01:25:54) Chapter 11

(01:35:43) Chapter 12

(01:43:57) Chapter 13

(01:51:52) Chapter 14

(02:04:53) Chapter 15

(02:15:01) Chapter 16

(02:25:11) Chapter 17

(02:34:24) Chapter 18

(02:42:53) Chapter 19

(02:53:25) Chapter 20

(03:03:31) Chapter 21

(03:13:15) Chapter 22

(03:22:18) Chapter 23

(03:30:59) Chapter 24

(03:41:05) Chapter 25

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The House on the Cliff by Franklin W. Dixon ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Apr 02, 2024

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The House on the Cliff by Franklin W. Dixon audiobook.

Genre: mystery

When teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy think they are done with their latest case, a new mystery pulls them toward the rocky shoreline of Barmet Bay. A strange old house stands on the cliff above the water, and the locals whisper about secrets hidden inside. Curious and determined, the Hardy Boys begin to investigate, only to find their questions met with evasive answers, unexplained noises, and signs that someone else is watching the place just as closely. With their father, famed detective Fenton Hardy, away on business, Frank and Joe must rely on sharp instincts, loyal friends, and plenty of courage as they chase clues that lead from quiet streets to dangerous waters. As the brothers uncover connections between the cliff house and a larger criminal scheme, they face sabotaged trails, suspicious strangers, and traps designed to force them to back off. The deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes that the house on the cliff is more than a local curiosity - it is the key to a case someone will do anything to keep buried.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:12:04) Chapter 02

(00:22:28) Chapter 03

(00:32:17) Chapter 04

(00:41:25) Chapter 05

(00:51:33) Chapter 06

(01:02:21) Chapter 07

(01:10:02) Chapter 08

(01:21:01) Chapter 09

(01:30:08) Chapter 10

(01:43:06) Chapter 11

(01:52:22) Chapter 12

(02:00:34) Chapter 13

(02:09:03) Chapter 14

(02:18:21) Chapter 15

(02:29:07) Chapter 16

(02:37:52) Chapter 17

(02:47:35) Chapter 18

(02:54:56) Chapter 19

(03:06:01) Chapter 20

(03:13:02) Chapter 21

(03:21:57) Chapter 22

(03:31:17) Chapter 23

(03:39:54) Chapter 24

(03:46:55) Chapter 25

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Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 9 - Nip and Tuck by Frank Tousey ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Apr 01, 2024

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Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 9 - Nip and Tuck by Frank Tousey audiobook.

Genre: adventure

In turn-of-the-century New York, two sharp, headstrong young men known as Nip and Tuck have spent their whole lives locked in friendly competition. Now their rivalry moves to the biggest arena they can imagine: Wall Street. Each has scraped together the courage and capital to open a tiny brokerage office, and by sheer coincidence (or fate) they hang their shingles in the very same building. To the seasoned brokers around them, the pair are just boys playing at finance, easy targets for ridicule and easy marks for anyone looking to hustle an inexperienced newcomer. But Nip and Tuck are not here to be laughed off the Street. As markets jump, rumors fly, and opportunists circle, the two rivals race to land clients, close deals, and prove that brains and backbone can matter as much as age and connections. Along the way, they are forced to face the darker side of speculation and decide how far they will go to win, and what they are willing to risk when a bad tip, a crooked operator, or a sudden turn in the market threatens everything they have built.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:47) Chapter 02

(00:18:10) Chapter 03

(00:27:28) Chapter 04

(00:35:27) Chapter 05

(00:45:54) Chapter 06

(00:57:46) Chapter 07

(01:09:36) Chapter 08

(01:20:02) Chapter 09

(01:28:21) Chapter 10

(01:38:52) Chapter 11

(01:46:58) Chapter 12

(01:57:08) Chapter 13

(02:05:27) Chapter 14

(02:13:59) Chapter 15

(02:20:20) Chapter 16

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Japan and Korea by Frank G. Carpenter ~ Full Audiobook [history] Mar 30, 2024

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Japan and Korea by Frank G. Carpenter audiobook.

Genre: history

In Japan and Korea, veteran travel writer Frank G. Carpenter leads listeners on a brisk, inquisitive tour of East Asia as it appeared to Western eyes in the early twentieth century. Beginning in Tokyo, he moves from crowded business streets and modern institutions to the pageantry of the imperial household, using each stop to ask larger questions about how Japan is governed, how its society is organized, and what daily life looks like for families, students, and workers. Along the way he lingers over scenes designed to bring the journey close: an evening at the theater, the etiquette and comfort of a native inn, temple bells and towering Buddhas, and the artistry of Kyoto's master craftsmen. Carpenter also follows the threads of commerce and industry, visiting department stores, merchants, and mills to show how tradition and rapid change collide. Crossing to Korea, the narrative shifts to the road from Fusan to Seoul and into the capital itself, exploring village life in the 'Land of Morning Calm,' nights in a Buddhist monastery, and the growing presence of Christianity. Part travelogue, part cultural snapshot, the book invites you to compare two neighboring nations and the forces shaping their futures.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:03:51) Chapter 02

(00:26:22) Chapter 03

(00:48:10) Chapter 04

(01:06:43) Chapter 05

(01:26:40) Chapter 06

(01:38:00) Chapter 07

(02:05:14) Chapter 08

(02:33:14) Chapter 09

(02:55:59) Chapter 10

(03:12:23) Chapter 11

(03:36:25) Chapter 12

(03:58:22) Chapter 13

(04:21:44) Chapter 14

(04:38:26) Chapter 15

(04:58:33) Chapter 16

(05:23:02) Chapter 17

(05:43:19) Chapter 18

(05:59:21) Chapter 19

(06:14:38) Chapter 20

(06:37:00) Chapter 21

(06:56:55) Chapter 22

(07:17:44) Chapter 23

(07:37:00) Chapter 24

(07:53:32) Chapter 25

(08:21:09) Chapter 26

(08:35:53) Chapter 27

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The Man with a Thousand Legs by Frank Belknap Long ~ Full Audiobook [horror] Mar 29, 2024

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The Man with a Thousand Legs by Frank Belknap Long audiobook.

Genre: horror

Told through a trail of letters, statements, and recovered documents, The Man with a Thousand Legs pieces together a case that no single witness can explain alone. When unsettling reports begin to circulate about a brilliant but obsessive researcher, Dr. Marston, curiosity turns to dread as friends, officials, and bystanders try to make sense of what he has done behind locked doors. Marston is certain he has found a way to force the next step of human evolution, but his experiment produces something that moves wrong, grows wrong, and leaves behind a slick, horrifying evidence of its passage. As the accounts accumulate, so do the contradictions: is this a medical marvel, a cruel hoax, or proof that some boundaries should never be tested? With each new testimony, the creature at the center of the mystery becomes more vivid and more impossible, and the narrators must decide whether to expose the truth, contain it, or simply survive it. Frank Belknap Long blends mad science and mounting paranoia into a tight, claustrophobic nightmare where knowledge itself feels contagious.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:06:30) Chapter 02

(00:17:22) Chapter 03

(00:22:26) Chapter 04

(00:29:14) Chapter 05

(00:37:21) Chapter 06

(00:42:52) Chapter 07

(00:51:43) Chapter 08

(00:52:34) Chapter 09

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Three Good Giants by Francois Rabelais ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Mar 28, 2024

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Three Good Giants by Francois Rabelais audiobook.

Genre: folklore

Three Good Giants gathers the most spirited episodes from Francois Rabelais' giant legends and reshapes them into a fast, family-friendly chronicle. It begins with the tall-tale origins of giantkind and quickly introduces three unforgettable rulers of outsized appetites and even larger hearts: Grandgousier, his son Gargantua, and Gargantua's son Pantagruel. Gargantua's early years overflow with comic mishaps, impossible meals, and the everyday problems of raising a child who can treat a cathedral like a toy - especially after the people of Paris decide to laugh at him first. But this is not only a book of pranks. Under the guidance of new teachers like Ponocrates, Gargantua must learn discipline, language, and leadership, because a foolish quarrel can swell into a real war. Later, Pantagruel comes of age and finds his slippery, brilliant companion Panurge, whose quick tongue sparks debates, schemes, and tests of courage. From battlefields to strange islands at sea, the three good giants are measured not just by strength, but by generosity, learning, friendship, and faith.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:10:06) Chapter 01

(00:17:49) Chapter 02

(00:24:36) Chapter 03

(00:29:00) Chapter 04

(00:32:26) Chapter 05

(00:40:05) Chapter 06

(00:47:10) Chapter 07

(00:52:36) Chapter 08

(00:58:28) Chapter 09

(01:05:03) Chapter 10

(01:10:23) Chapter 11

(01:16:18) Chapter 12

(01:24:12) Chapter 13

(01:33:28) Chapter 14

(01:47:21) Chapter 15

(01:53:48) Chapter 16

(02:00:36) Chapter 17

(02:10:58) Chapter 18

(02:20:15) Chapter 19

(02:28:47) Chapter 20

(02:37:31) Chapter 21

(02:50:01) Chapter 22

(02:59:50) Chapter 23

(03:10:03) Chapter 24

(03:19:24) Chapter 25

(03:27:04) Chapter 26

(03:41:38) Chapter 27

(03:50:11) Chapter 28

(03:58:15) Chapter 29

(04:08:52) Chapter 30

(04:16:32) Chapter 31

(04:26:13) Chapter 32

(04:38:32) Chapter 33

(04:46:47) Chapter 34

(04:50:23) Chapter 35

(04:59:31) Chapter 36

(05:11:06) Chapter 37

(05:16:13) Chapter 38

(05:24:13) Chapter 39

(05:33:55) Chapter 40

(05:43:44) Chapter 41

(05:53:14) Chapter 42

(06:02:36) Chapter 43

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