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The Three Musketeers (The d'Artagnan Romances vol. 1)

by Alexandre Dumas ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Unabridged

26 hours 25 min

One of the most celebrated and popular historical romances ever written, The Three Musketeers tell the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman d’Artagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King’s Musketeers: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Under the watchful eye of their patron M. de Treville, the four defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of the Cardinal ... Read more

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One of the most celebrated and popular historical romances ever written, The Three Musketeers tell the story of the early adventures of the young Gascon gentleman d’Artagnan and his three friends from the regiment of the King’s Musketeers: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Under the watchful eye of their patron M. de Treville, the four defend the honour of the regiment against the guards of the Cardinal
... Read more
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Candide

by Voltaire, Voltaire ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being ... Read more

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Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947). It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being
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Twenty Years After

by Alexandre Dumas ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The d'Artagnan Romances
Unabridged

27 hours 46 min

Twenty Years After (French: Vingt ans après) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized from January to August 1845. A book of The d'Artagnan Romances, it is a sequel to The Three Musketeers (1844) and precedes the 1847-1850 novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne (which includes the sub-plot Man in the Iron Mask).The novel follows events in France during the Fronde, during the childhood reign of ... Read more

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Twenty Years After (French: Vingt ans après) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized from January to August 1845. A book of The d'Artagnan Romances, it is a sequel to The Three Musketeers (1844) and precedes the 1847-1850 novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne (which includes the sub-plot Man in the Iron Mask).The novel follows events in France during the Fronde, during the childhood reign of
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Early Greek Philosophy & Other Essays

by Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

"The essays contained in this volume treat of various subjects. With the exception of perhaps one we must consider all these papers as fragments. Written during the early Seventies, and intended mostly as prefaces, they are extremely interesting, since traces of Nietzsche's later tenets—like Slave and Master morality, the Superman—can be found everywhere. But they are also very valuable on account ... Read more

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"The essays contained in this volume treat of various subjects. With the exception of perhaps one we must consider all these papers as fragments. Written during the early Seventies, and intended mostly as prefaces, they are extremely interesting, since traces of Nietzsche's later tenets—like Slave and Master morality, the Superman—can be found everywhere. But they are also very valuable on account
... Read more

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The Marie Antoinette Romances

The Countess of Charny

by Alexandre Dumas ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

This 5th volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins after the fall of the Bastille and the March on Versailles, which forced Louis XVI and his court to be escorted back to Paris. In Paris, political factions battle over the fate of the nation, the royal family, and anyone with royalist sympathies. Our heroes (like Ange Pitou) and our anti-heroes (like Gilbert) must navigate the blood-streaked ... Read more

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This 5th volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins after the fall of the Bastille and the March on Versailles, which forced Louis XVI and his court to be escorted back to Paris. In Paris, political factions battle over the fate of the nation, the royal family, and anyone with royalist sympathies. Our heroes (like Ange Pitou) and our anti-heroes (like Gilbert) must navigate the blood-streaked
... Read more
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Marie Antoinette Romances

Taking the Bastile

by Alexandre Dumas ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 28 min

This 4th volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins several years after the close of "The Queen's Necklace." It describes the events leading up to and including the storming of the Bastile. Past plots of Count Balsamo (aka, Cogliostro) to destroy the French monarchy are resurrected by the mysterious Dr. Gilbert – a student of Balsamo's occult arts and the Enlightenment philosopher, Jean ... Read more

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This 4th volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins several years after the close of "The Queen's Necklace." It describes the events leading up to and including the storming of the Bastile. Past plots of Count Balsamo (aka, Cogliostro) to destroy the French monarchy are resurrected by the mysterious Dr. Gilbert – a student of Balsamo's occult arts and the Enlightenment philosopher, Jean
... Read more
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On the Future of Our Educational Institutions

by Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Unabridged

4 hours 52 min

In 1869, at the age of twenty-five, the precociously brilliant Friedrich Nietzsche was appointed to a professorship of classical philology at the University of Basel. He seemed marked for a successful and conventional academic career. Then the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the music of Wagner transformed his sense of purpose. The genius of such thinkers and makers—like the genius of the ancient ... Read more

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In 1869, at the age of twenty-five, the precociously brilliant Friedrich Nietzsche was appointed to a professorship of classical philology at the University of Basel. He seemed marked for a successful and conventional academic career. Then the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the music of Wagner transformed his sense of purpose. The genius of such thinkers and makers—like the genius of the ancient
... Read more

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The d'Artagnan Romances

The Three Musketeers

by Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Unabridged

26 hours 29 min

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure with "The Three Musketeers," a captivating part of "The d'Artagnan Romances" by Alexandre Dumas. This audiobook transports you to 17th-century France, where the heroic d'Artagnan joins forces with the charismatic musketeers to protect the throne and navigate a world of intrigue and swordplay. Dumas' rich narrative weaves together action, humor, and romance, ... Read more

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Embark on a swashbuckling adventure with "The Three Musketeers," a captivating part of "The d'Artagnan Romances" by Alexandre Dumas. This audiobook transports you to 17th-century France, where the heroic d'Artagnan joins forces with the charismatic musketeers to protect the throne and navigate a world of intrigue and swordplay. Dumas' rich narrative weaves together action, humor, and romance,
... Read more
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The Wolf-Leader

by Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 15 min

Part local legend of a dark and dangerous Wolf-Leader, part childhood memories of his home near Villers-Cotterets, in Aisne, Dumas here penned a chilling supernatural encounter between man and the devil. Our hero, Thibault the shoemaker, is beaten on the orders of the Lord of Vez for hunting in the lord's forest. With Thibault's resentment at his treatment by the world at its height, the devil ... Read more

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Part local legend of a dark and dangerous Wolf-Leader, part childhood memories of his home near Villers-Cotterets, in Aisne, Dumas here penned a chilling supernatural encounter between man and the devil. Our hero, Thibault the shoemaker, is beaten on the orders of the Lord of Vez for hunting in the lord's forest. With Thibault's resentment at his treatment by the world at its height, the devil
... Read more

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Precipitation Partitioning by Vegetation

A Global Synthesis

Edited by John T. Van Stan, II, Ethan Gutmann, Jan Friesen ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book presents research on precipitation partitioning processes in vegetated ecosystems, putting them into a global context. It describes the processes by which meteoric water comes into contact with the vegetation's canopy, typically the first surface contact of precipitation on land. It also discusses how precipitation partitioning by vegetation impacts the amount, patterning, and chemistry ... Read more

$267.69 CAD

This book presents research on precipitation partitioning processes in vegetated ecosystems, putting them into a global context. It describes the processes by which meteoric water comes into contact with the vegetation's canopy, typically the first surface contact of precipitation on land. It also discusses how precipitation partitioning by vegetation impacts the amount, patterning, and chemistry
... Read more
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The Birth of Tragedy

by Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Van Stan ...

Narrated by John Van Stan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

A compelling argument for the necessity for art in life, Nietzsche's first book is fuelled by his enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, for the philosophy of Schopenhauer and for the music of Wagner, to whom this work was dedicated. Nietzsche outlined a distinction between its two central forces: the Apolline, representing beauty and order, and the Dionysiac, a primal or ecstatic reaction to the sublime. ... Read more

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A compelling argument for the necessity for art in life, Nietzsche's first book is fuelled by his enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, for the philosophy of Schopenhauer and for the music of Wagner, to whom this work was dedicated. Nietzsche outlined a distinction between its two central forces: the Apolline, representing beauty and order, and the Dionysiac, a primal or ecstatic reaction to the sublime.
... Read more

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Hydrology and Its Discontents

Contemplations on the Innate Paradoxes of Water Research

by John T. Van Stan II, Jack Simmons ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book examines the intricate web linking water science and society using diverse philosophical lenses. Highlighting the tensions within the threads of this web, we spotlight major conceptual tightropes that water researchers tread daily. To effectively navigate these delicate threads, a 'healthy' tension in the encompassing web is necessary. Drawing inspiration from Freud's examination of ... Read more

$166.99 CAD

This book examines the intricate web linking water science and society using diverse philosophical lenses. Highlighting the tensions within the threads of this web, we spotlight major conceptual tightropes that water researchers tread daily. To effectively navigate these delicate threads, a 'healthy' tension in the encompassing web is necessary. Drawing inspiration from Freud's examination of
... Read more