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Meet Charles Darwin by Charles Margerison
Meet Charles Darwin
Charles Margerison
Meet Charles Darwin by Charles Margerison

Meet Charles Darwin

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: Mark Smith

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

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Meet Christopher Columbus by Charles Margerison
Meet Christopher Columbus
Charles Margerison
Meet Christopher Columbus by Charles Margerison

Meet Christopher Columbus

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: Markus Hayes

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Meet, and be inspired by, Christopher Columbus; the great explorer, colonizer and navigator, as he reveals his own incredible story. Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times for the Spanish Monarchy, opening the American continents, which would become the 'New World' of colonization for Europe. These voyages spread Christian... Read more

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Meet Albert Einstein by Charles Margerison
Meet Albert Einstein
Charles Margerison
Meet Albert Einstein by Charles Margerison

Meet Albert Einstein

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: Charles Margerison

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

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Meet Thomas Jefferson by Charles Margerison
Meet Thomas Jefferson
Charles Margerison
Meet Thomas Jefferson by Charles Margerison

Meet Thomas Jefferson

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: J S Gilbert

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

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Meet Wolfgang Mozart by Charles Margerison
Meet Wolfgang Mozart
Charles Margerison
Meet Wolfgang Mozart by Charles Margerison

Meet Wolfgang Mozart

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: Charles Margerison

Length: 23 minutes

Abridged: No

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Meet Elvis Presley by Charles Margerison
Meet Elvis Presley
Charles Margerison
Meet Elvis Presley by Charles Margerison

Meet Elvis Presley

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: Andrew Chaiken

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

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To Build a Fire by Jack London
To Build a Fire
Jack London
To Build a Fire by Jack London

To Build a Fire

By: Jack London

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A man with no name follows a wandering path into the frozen Klondike. And here, deep in the heart of God’s country, he is forced to pit his will, mind and spirit against the forces of Mother Nature, herself. Read more

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The Man Upstairs by P.G. Wodehouse
The Man Upstairs
P.G. Wodehouse
The Man Upstairs by P.G. Wodehouse

The Man Upstairs

By: P.G. Wodehouse

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

P.G. Wodehouse gives us a delightful romantic comedy of two struggling artists who fantastically misunderstand each other. Read more

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American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell
American Salvage
Bonnie Jo Campbell
American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell

American Salvage

By: Bonnie Jo Campbell

Narrated by: Jeffrey Brick, Stevie Ray Dallimore, Andrea Gal...

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The fiction of Bonnie Jo Campbell has been honored with the Pushcart Prize, the AWP Award for Short Fiction, and Southern Review’s Eudora Welty Prize. In this stunning collection—a National Book Award finalist—Campbell paints unapologetically frank portraits of broken souls striving for redemption.

In rural Michigan, the American dream, if it... Read more

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Down to a Soundless Sea by Thomas Steinbeck
Down to a Soundless Sea
Thomas Steinbeck
Down to a Soundless Sea by Thomas Steinbeck

Down to a Soundless Sea

By: Thomas Steinbeck

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Here is a fiction debut that is cause for celebration. Growing up in a family that valued the art of storytelling and the power of oral history, Thomas Steinbeck now follows in his father's footsteps with a brilliant story collection.Down to a Soundless Sea resonates with the rich history and culture of California, recalling vivid details of... Read more

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St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
Karen Russell
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell

St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves

By: Karen Russell

Narrated by: Various

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A dazzling debut, a blazingly original voice: the ten stories in St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves introduce a radiant new talent.

In the collection’s title story, a pack of girls raised by wolves are painstakingly reeducated by nuns. In “Haunting Olivia,” two young boys make midnight trips to a boat graveyard in search of their dead... Read more

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The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Body Snatcher
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Body Snatcher

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Two student anatomists purchase the remains of humanity in the small hours of the morning. The shadowy men who bring the bodies seldom speak, and the suspicions of the students are never spoken aloud.Until one morning, when the drapery is lifted from the face of a new acquisition and one student recognizes it as the face of a dear friend, alive... Read more

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Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales by Brian Jacques
Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales
Brian Jacques
Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales by Brian Jacques

Seven Strange & Ghostly Tales

By: Brian Jacques

Narrated by: Brian Jacques

Length: 4 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Maybe you don't believe in ghosts, and vampires, and spooky things that creep around in the dark...

Then you don't mind sitting by a vampire's tomb at midnight. Or being locked up with the mummies in a dark museum. Or you might like to join the mysterious boy who lurks in the shadows at Saint Michael's. Or the ghost who waits by the side of the... Read more

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The Lottery, and Seven Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
The Lottery, and Seven Other Stories
Shirley Jackson
The Lottery, and Seven Other Stories by Shirley Jackson

The Lottery, and Seven Other Stories

By: Shirley Jackson

Narrated by: Carol Jordan Stewart

Length: 3 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Who can forget the first time they heard the story? Considered one of the masterpieces of American literature, “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in the New Yorker. Since then it has become one of the most anthologized stories in American literature. Powerful and haunting, subtle and horrifying, the tale demonstrates... Read more

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My World and Welcome to It by James Thurber
My World and Welcome to It
James Thurber
My World and Welcome to It by James Thurber

My World and Welcome to It

By: James Thurber

Narrated by: John Cullum

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The world of James Thurber is splendidly sampled in these thirty stories, sketches, and articles that range from the wildest comedy to the serious business of murder. Animal courtship, maids, Macbeth, baseball, sailing, marriage—all fall within Thurber's scope of wit and humor. Read more

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Dimanche and Other Stories by Irène Némirovsky
Dimanche and Other Stories
Irène Némirovsky
Dimanche and Other Stories by Irène Némirovsky

Dimanche and Other Stories

By: Irène Némirovsky

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of never-before-translated stories by the bestselling author of Suite Française, this is a gorgeous, gemlike volume with the same attention to detail that won Irène Némirovsky so many fans. Written between 1934 and 1942, these ten stories mine the same terrain as her bestselling novels: a keen eye for the details of social class;... Read more

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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves by Unknown
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Unknown
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves by Unknown

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

By: Unknown

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In the mystical land of Arabia, there is secreted a magical door that opens with the command, “Open, Sesame!” Inside lays the plunder of a century of robbers and mercenaries. When Ali Baba witnesses 40 thieves open this door with the enchanted words, endless possibilities begin to unwind before him. Read more

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Stories for Haiti by various authors
Stories for Haiti
various authors
Stories for Haiti by various authors

Stories for Haiti

By: various authors

Narrated by: various narrators

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

This special audio collection features twenty unabridged selections from 100 Stories for Haiti. Inspired by the catastrophic 2010 earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of talented authors worldwide submitted stories. The result is an anthology that anyone can enjoy.Authors in the collection include Nick Harkaway, Mo Fanning, Rachel Shukert, Fionnula... Read more

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Great Classic Science Fiction by various authors, H. G. Wells, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Lester del Rey, Fritz Leiber, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert & James Schmitz
Great Classic Science Fiction
various authors, H. G. Wells, Stanley G. Weinba...
Great Classic Science Fiction by various authors, H. G. Wells, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Lester del Rey, Fritz Leiber, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert & James Schmitz

Great Classic Science Fiction

By: various authors, H. G. Wells, Stanley G. Weinba...

Narrated by: various narrators, Simon Vance, Barbara Rosenbl...

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

This superlative collection of futuristic tales explores ground-breaking supernatural themes from the founding heroes of the science-fiction genre. The short story form is perfect for capturing the atmospheric tension of these legendary stories. This collection includes the following stories: "The Door in the Wall" by H. G. Wells—A man must... Read more

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The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells
The Door in the Wall
H.G. Wells
The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells

The Door in the Wall

By: H.G. Wells

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A young boy unlocks a world of joy and imagination. But when he returns the next day, he finds the door is not there. It has moved. How can a door move? And what is the real meaning of The Door in the Wall? Read more

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If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This by Robin Black
If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This
Robin Black
If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This by Robin Black

If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This

By: Robin Black

Narrated by: Mark Deakins, Kimberly Farr, Ann Marie Lee & Ki...

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Heralding the arrival of a stunning new voice in American fiction, Robin Black’s If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This takes readers into the minds and hearts of people navigating the unsettling transitions that life presents to us all.
 
Written with maturity and insight, and in beautiful, clear-eyed prose, these stories plumb the depths of love,... Read more

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Felicia's Journey by William Trevor
Felicia's Journey
William Trevor
Felicia's Journey by William Trevor

Felicia's Journey

By: William Trevor

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

-A stunning, rich novel of suspense from one of Ireland's most distinguished writers. In Felicia's Journey, Trevor gently explores the intricate relationship between a predator and his intended victim. Felicia is young and pregnant, having stolen away from a small Irish town to search for her boyfriend in the industrial sprawl of the English... Read more

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Fun with Problems by Robert Stone
Fun with Problems
Robert Stone
Fun with Problems by Robert Stone

Fun with Problems

By: Robert Stone

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

In Fun with Problems, Robert Stone demonstrates once again that he is "one of our greatest living writers" (Los Angeles Times). The pieces in this new volume vary greatly in length—some are almost novellas, others no more than a page—but all share the signature blend of longing, violence, black humor, sex, and drugs that has helped Stone... Read more

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Gator A-Go-Go by Tim Dorsey
Gator A-Go-Go
Tim Dorsey
Gator A-Go-Go by Tim Dorsey

Gator A-Go-Go

By: Tim Dorsey

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 10 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

That's right: Serge and Coleman do spring break!It's been a long time coming, but they're at the party now—and you'll never look at a Frisbee the same way again.One spring break location obviously isn't enough for Serge, so he must hit them all, traveling through various historic locales, spewing nuggets of history at anyone who won't run away... Read more

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