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The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth

by H. G. Wells ...

Narrated by Paul Murphy ...

Unabridged

6 hours 10 min

What happens when science tampers with nature? A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer. Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth--and serious ... Read more

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What happens when science tampers with nature? A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer. Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth--and serious
... Read more

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The Extended Mind

The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain

by Annie Murphy Paul ...

**A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2021A New York Times Notable BookA bold new book reveals how we can tap the intelligence that exists beyond our brains—in our bodies, our surroundings, and our relationships**Use your head.That’s what we tell ourselves when facing a tricky problem or a difficult project. But a growing body of research indicates that we’ve ... Read more

$11.99 USD

**A New York Times Editors' ChoiceA Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2021A New York Times Notable BookA bold new book reveals how we can tap the intelligence that exists beyond our brains—in our bodies, our surroundings, and our relationships**Use your head.That’s what we tell ourselves when facing a tricky problem or a difficult project. But a growing body of research indicates that we’ve
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The Dividing of the American Mind

Humanism and Intellectual Life in the Early Twentieth Century

by Paul Murphy ...

Series series Intellectual History of the Modern Age
A history of the twentieth-century New Humanists and religious humanists who envisioned a unified national mind only to create a divided oneMany early twentieth-century American intellectuals believed humanism could replace the Protestant establishment as a source of values in a secular age. They disagreed, however, about what those values were and what humanism meant. The Dividing of the American ... Read more

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A history of the twentieth-century New Humanists and religious humanists who envisioned a unified national mind only to create a divided oneMany early twentieth-century American intellectuals believed humanism could replace the Protestant establishment as a source of values in a secular age. They disagreed, however, about what those values were and what humanism meant. The Dividing of the American
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A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens ...

Narrated by Paul Murphy ...

Unabridged

3 hours 8 min

A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas time must-read. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him.With a ... Read more

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A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas time must-read. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him.With a
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David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens ...

Narrated by Paul Murphy ...

Unabridged

32 hours 9 min

David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and ... Read more

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David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and
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Falling Rocket

James Whistler, John Ruskin, and the Battle for Modern Art

by Paul Thomas Murphy ...

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceThe untold story of the artistic battle between James Abbot MacNeill Whistler and John Ruskin over Whistler’s controversial, ground-breaking Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket.In November 1878, America’s greatest painter sued England’s greatest critic for a bad review. The painter won—but ruined himself in the process. The painter: James ... Read more

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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceThe untold story of the artistic battle between James Abbot MacNeill Whistler and John Ruskin over Whistler’s controversial, ground-breaking Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket.In November 1878, America’s greatest painter sued England’s greatest critic for a bad review. The painter won—but ruined himself in the process. The painter: James
... Read more
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The Time Machine

by H.G. Wells ...

Narrated by Paul Murphy ...

Unabridged

3 hours 37 min

H.G. Wells' classic science fiction-fantasy story, in which a scientist known only as "The Time Traveller" tells the tale of his journey to the year 802,701 A.D. and beyond, where he witnesses the end of human civilization as we know it, as well as the beginning of the end of the world. This original time-travel story has been copied many times, but never improved upon. ... Read more

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H.G. Wells' classic science fiction-fantasy story, in which a scientist known only as "The Time Traveller" tells the tale of his journey to the year 802,701 A.D. and beyond, where he witnesses the end of human civilization as we know it, as well as the beginning of the end of the world. This original time-travel story has been copied many times, but never improved upon.
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A Day In The Life Of Tommy Toe

by Paul Murphy ...

St. John's Newfoundland is a colorful, beautiful city. It is full of colorful characters and humorous stories abound about them. This story is about one such character, who grew up in the city in the early part of this century. Although based on true events, it is nonetheless a fictional account meant for entertainment. ... Read more

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St. John's Newfoundland is a colorful, beautiful city. It is full of colorful characters and humorous stories abound about them. This story is about one such character, who grew up in the city in the early part of this century. Although based on true events, it is nonetheless a fictional account meant for entertainment.
... Read more
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The Sky is the Limit Vol 1-2 (20 Classic Self-Help Books Collection)

by James Allen, L.W. Rogers, Napoleon Hill, B.F. Austin, George S. Clason, William Walker Atkinson, Wallace D. Wattles, Russell H. Conwell, Benjamin Franklin, Florence Scovel Shinn, P.T. Barnum, Khalil Gibran ...

Narrated by Josh Donovan, Paul Murphy, Nicole Owens ...

Unabridged

47 hours 43 min

This Audiobook contains the following works The Sky is the Limit Vol 1 Think and Grow Rich [Napoleon Hill] - Starts at Chapter 1 The prophet [Khalil Gibran] - Starts at Chapter 19 Eight Pillars of Prosperity [James Allen]- Starts at Chapter 47 As a Man Thinketh [James Allen] - Starts at Chapter 58 An Iron Will [Orison Swett Marden] - Starts at Chapter 67 The Art of Money Getting [P.T. Barnum] - ... Read more

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This Audiobook contains the following works The Sky is the Limit Vol 1 Think and Grow Rich [Napoleon Hill] - Starts at Chapter 1 The prophet [Khalil Gibran] - Starts at Chapter 19 Eight Pillars of Prosperity [James Allen]- Starts at Chapter 47 As a Man Thinketh [James Allen] - Starts at Chapter 58 An Iron Will [Orison Swett Marden] - Starts at Chapter 67 The Art of Money Getting [P.T. Barnum] -
... Read more
Socceroos in Scotland

by Paul Murphy ...

From Glasgow to the Highlands, Aussies have left their mark in Scotland.Socceroos in Scotland is the untold story of how Australian footballers have gone from fringe curiosities to key players in Scottish football. With roots tracing back to the early influence of Scottish immigrants on the Australian game, the dynamic flipped in the 1980s as a wave of adventurous Aussies crossed the globe in ... Read more

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From Glasgow to the Highlands, Aussies have left their mark in Scotland.Socceroos in Scotland is the untold story of how Australian footballers have gone from fringe curiosities to key players in Scottish football. With roots tracing back to the early influence of Scottish immigrants on the Australian game, the dynamic flipped in the 1980s as a wave of adventurous Aussies crossed the globe in
... Read more
Frames

by Paul Murphy ...

Frames is a simple sci-fi story with fictional physics, silly math, donnish puns, and characters who march along to their fates with the inevitability of a Bach fugue.Frames is not fantasy; it's not space opera; there's no magic, no superheros, no politics - just geeks who love their work, love each other, do what's next, and save the world - twice.There are some complications: a fully ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Frames is a simple sci-fi story with fictional physics, silly math, donnish puns, and characters who march along to their fates with the inevitability of a Bach fugue.Frames is not fantasy; it's not space opera; there's no magic, no superheros, no politics - just geeks who love their work, love each other, do what's next, and save the world - twice.There are some complications: a fully
... Read more
The History Of The Freak show

by Paul Murphy ...

For centuries, crowds gathered beneath painted banners, inside travelling tents, outside fairground booths, and along the noisy midways of circuses and dime museums to stare at human beings advertised as wonders, marvels, monsters, curiosities, living miracles, and strange mistakes of nature. Behind the bright posters and theatrical promises stood a darker and far more complicated history: one ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

For centuries, crowds gathered beneath painted banners, inside travelling tents, outside fairground booths, and along the noisy midways of circuses and dime museums to stare at human beings advertised as wonders, marvels, monsters, curiosities, living miracles, and strange mistakes of nature. Behind the bright posters and theatrical promises stood a darker and far more complicated history: one
... Read more

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