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The End of the Trucking World: An Apocalypse LitRPG

Battle Trucker, Book 2

by Tom Goldstein ...

Narrated by Zura Johnson ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Battle Trucker
Unabridged

14 hours 44 min

It's humans against monsters in a high-octane race for survival in the second installment of this apocalyptic pedal-to-the-metal LitRPG adventureEver since the System brought magic and monstrous mayhem to Earth, long-haul trucker Jill "Junkmouth" MacLeod has had a need for speed. The highway snaking through the Midwestern plains is the battleground, and the stakes are the lives of not only Jill ... Read more

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It's humans against monsters in a high-octane race for survival in the second installment of this apocalyptic pedal-to-the-metal LitRPG adventureEver since the System brought magic and monstrous mayhem to Earth, long-haul trucker Jill "Junkmouth" MacLeod has had a need for speed. The highway snaking through the Midwestern plains is the battleground, and the stakes are the lives of not only Jill
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Bannerman Castle

by Thom Johnson, Barbara H. Gottlock ...

Series series Images of America
For generations, boaters and train passengers have been mystified and intrigued by the sight of a castlelike structure looming in the Hudson River, near Fishkill. Bannerman Castle unveils the history of this site: an island arsenal, built to resemble a Scottish castle. The story begins in 1900, when Francis Bannerman VI purchased the island�officially Pollepel but later called Bannerman�s Island ... Read more

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For generations, boaters and train passengers have been mystified and intrigued by the sight of a castlelike structure looming in the Hudson River, near Fishkill. Bannerman Castle unveils the history of this site: an island arsenal, built to resemble a Scottish castle. The story begins in 1900, when Francis Bannerman VI purchased the island�officially Pollepel but later called Bannerman�s Island
... Read more
Little Visits with Great Americans

Intimate Portraits of Progressive Era Leaders in Industry, Reform, Science, Arts, and Public Service

by Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Alva Edison, Hiram Stevens Maxim, Hazen S. Pingree, Marshall Field, John Wanamaker, Sir Thomas Lipton, Darius Ogden Mills, Russell Sage, Lyman Judson Gage, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert C. Clowry, Herbert H. Vreeland, Samuel Gompers, Nelson A. Miles, Joseph H. Choate, Chauncey M. Depew, Jonathan P. Dolliver, Thomas C. Platt, Tom L. Johnson, Jacob Gould Schurman, James Whitcomb Riley, Edwin Markham, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, William Dean Howells, General Lew Wallace, Edwin Austin Abbey, Alice Barber Stephens, Frederic Remington, Homer Davenport, Charles Dana Gibson, Frederick Burr Opper, F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, Henry Merwin Shrady, Marshall P. Wilder, John Philip Sousa, Helen Keller, John Burroughs, Helen Miller Gould, Nathan Strauss, Russell H. Conwell, Frank W. Gunsaulus, Robert Collyer, Robert Laird Borden, Goldwin Smith, S. N. Parent, Andrew G. Blair, James Loudon, Sir William C. Van Horne, Samuel Jones, Philip D. Armour, John B. Herreshoff, Lillian Nordica ...

Little Visits with Great Americans assembles a revealing cross-section of public speech, reminiscence, interview, reflection, and visual culture from the United States and Canada at the turn of the twentieth century. Its governing theme is civic eminence: industrial expansion, democratic leadership, artistic achievement, social reform, technological invention, and moral aspiration appear as ... Read more

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Little Visits with Great Americans assembles a revealing cross-section of public speech, reminiscence, interview, reflection, and visual culture from the United States and Canada at the turn of the twentieth century. Its governing theme is civic eminence: industrial expansion, democratic leadership, artistic achievement, social reform, technological invention, and moral aspiration appear as
... Read more
The Mad Butterfly's Ball

by Preston Grassmann, Chris Kelso, Clive Barker, Paul Di Filippo, Jeffrey Thomas, Richard A. Kirk, Kij Johnson, Priya Sharma, Tom Over, Lafciado Hearn, Eugen Bacon, Joe Koch, Anna Tambour, Nuzo Onoh, Matthew Holness, Arlton Eadie, Rumi Kaneko, Thomas M. Disch, D. R. G. Sugawara, Brian Evenson, Matt Neil Hill, Dempow Torishima, H.G. Wells, E.F. Benson, Kaaron Warren, Christopher Young, Algernon Blackwood, Ramsey Campbell, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Emily Dickinson, Henri Fabre, Jon Greenaway, Gary J. Shipley ...

The Mad Butterfly's Ball is an essential compendium of stories dedicated to the lurking horror and profound wonder of those that live, largely unseen, in the world around us—the enigmatic insect! Featuring original and new works by Clive Barker, Jeffrey Thomas, Kaaron Warren, Paul Di Filippo, Eugen Bacon, and many more, alongside classics of the subgenre, The Mad Butterfly's Ball is the largest ... Read more

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The Mad Butterfly's Ball is an essential compendium of stories dedicated to the lurking horror and profound wonder of those that live, largely unseen, in the world around us—the enigmatic insect! Featuring original and new works by Clive Barker, Jeffrey Thomas, Kaaron Warren, Paul Di Filippo, Eugen Bacon, and many more, alongside classics of the subgenre, The Mad Butterfly's Ball is the largest
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Candid Conversation Between A White Woman And African American Woman About Racism, A

by Ronita Johnson ...

Narrated by Justine Willis Toms ...

Unabridged

57 min

This is a most candid and revealing conversation on the subject of systemic racism and culture. Here the two women converse about what we've learned, what continues to scare us, and our hope for the future. When asked how white people can become better allies to people of color, Ronita gives a sweeping list of things that people can do. ... Read more

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This is a most candid and revealing conversation on the subject of systemic racism and culture. Here the two women converse about what we've learned, what continues to scare us, and our hope for the future. When asked how white people can become better allies to people of color, Ronita gives a sweeping list of things that people can do.
... Read more
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What the Truck: An Apocalypse LitRPG

Battle Trucker, Book 1

by Tom Goldstein ...

Narrated by Zura Johnson ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Battle Trucker
Unabridged

14 hours 12 min

It's humans versus monsters when an apocalypse turns a simple cross-country trek into the road trip from hell in this breakneck LitRPG thrill ride.All that stands between rowdy long-haul trucker Jill MacLeod (aka Junkmouth) and her family back in Boston is two thousand miles of asphalt. Well, that and the monstrous game the System has had her playing ever since it descended on Earth. The reward: ... Read more

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It's humans versus monsters when an apocalypse turns a simple cross-country trek into the road trip from hell in this breakneck LitRPG thrill ride.All that stands between rowdy long-haul trucker Jill MacLeod (aka Junkmouth) and her family back in Boston is two thousand miles of asphalt. Well, that and the monstrous game the System has had her playing ever since it descended on Earth. The reward:
... Read more
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Blowback

The Costs and Consequences of American Empire

by Chalmers Johnson ...

Narrated by Tom Weiner ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

The term “blowback,” invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire, which insists on projecting its military power to every corner of the earth and using American capital and markets to force global economic integration on its own ... Read more

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The term “blowback,” invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire, which insists on projecting its military power to every corner of the earth and using American capital and markets to force global economic integration on its own
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Little Visits with Great Americans

The True Stories and Life Lessons by Famous and Most Influential People of the Time (Vol. 1&2)

by Jacob Gould Schurman, Theodore Roosevelt, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Helen Keller, William Dean Howells, Goldwin Smith, James Whitcomb Riley, John Burroughs, Andrew Carnegie, John Philip Sousa, Russell H. Conwell, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Frederic Remington, Edwin Markham, Chauncey M. Depew, John Wanamaker, Samuel Gompers, Charles Dana Gibson, Homer Davenport, Marshall P. Wilder, Thomas Alva Edison, Hiram Stevens Maxim, Hazen S. Pingree, Marshall Field, Sir Thomas Lipton, Darius Ogden Mills, Russell Sage, Lyman Judson Gage, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert C. Clowry, Herbert H. Vreeland, Nelson A. Miles, Joseph H. Choate, Jonathan P. Dolliver, Thomas C. Platt, Tom L. Johnson, General Lew Wallace, Edwin Austin Abbey, Alice Barber Stephens, Frederick Burr Opper, F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, Henry Merwin Shrady, Helen Miller Gould, Nathan Strauss, Frank W. Gunsaulus, Robert Collyer, Robert Laird Borden, S. N. Parent, Andrew G. Blair, James Loudon, Sir William C. Van Horne, Samuel Jones, Philip D. Armour, John B. Herreshoff, Lillian Nordica ...

In the richly diverse anthology 'Little Visits with Great Americans,' readers are invited to explore the multifaceted tapestry of thought and creativity that defined American literature and culture at the turn of the 20th century. The collection boasts an extraordinary array of styles and genres, from poignant poetry to incisive essays and stirring speeches. Among its most compelling themes are ... Read more

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In the richly diverse anthology 'Little Visits with Great Americans,' readers are invited to explore the multifaceted tapestry of thought and creativity that defined American literature and culture at the turn of the 20th century. The collection boasts an extraordinary array of styles and genres, from poignant poetry to incisive essays and stirring speeches. Among its most compelling themes are
... Read more
Law in Common

Legal Cultures in Late-Medieval England

by Tom Johnson ...

There were tens of thousands of different local law-courts in late-medieval England, providing the most common forums for the working out of disputes and the making of decisions about local governance. While historians have long studied these institutions, there have been very few attempts to understand this complex institutional form of 'legal pluralism'. Law in Common provides a way of ... Read more

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There were tens of thousands of different local law-courts in late-medieval England, providing the most common forums for the working out of disputes and the making of decisions about local governance. While historians have long studied these institutions, there have been very few attempts to understand this complex institutional form of 'legal pluralism'. Law in Common provides a way of
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Breaking Point

by Tom Johnson ...

Lieutenant Commander Jason Farmer is not looking forward to reporting aboard the Topeka, a US Navy ship which carries 20 Officers and 400 enlisted men and has the capability to carry 400 marines and deliver them to any hot spot in the world. Jason had a run-in with the commanding officer when he was a Lieutenant and the C.O. was a Commander. Jason is now a Lieutenant Commander and the C.O. is a ... Read more

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Lieutenant Commander Jason Farmer is not looking forward to reporting aboard the Topeka, a US Navy ship which carries 20 Officers and 400 enlisted men and has the capability to carry 400 marines and deliver them to any hot spot in the world. Jason had a run-in with the commanding officer when he was a Lieutenant and the C.O. was a Commander. Jason is now a Lieutenant Commander and the C.O. is a
... Read more
As Told by Things

by E.D.E. Bell, Z. Ahmad, Kella Campbell, Steve Carr, John Darling, Robert Dawson, Evan Dicken, Geoff Dutton, Jasre' Ellis, N.S. Evans, BethAnn Ferrero, C. Flynt, Avily Jerome, Laura Johnson, Tom Jolly, B.C. Kalis, Debra Krauss, Grace Keating, T.J. Lockwood, Donnie Martino, Alanna McFall, Holly Schofield, Terry Sanville, Stephanie Vance ...

Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales.As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object.Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart.What objects do you think have stories to tell? ... Read more

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Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales.As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object.Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart.What objects do you think have stories to tell?
... Read more
Hammer Films

An Exhaustive Filmography

by Tom Johnson, Deborah Del Vecchio ...

Though best known for its horror films, Hammer produced a wide variety of movies in many genres. The British studio was famous for its exciting stories and expert action--all on very small budgets and short shooting schedules.From The Public Life of Henry the Ninth (1935) to The Lady Vanishes (1978), this is the definitive work on Hammer's 165 films. Complete filmographic data are provided for ... Read more

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Though best known for its horror films, Hammer produced a wide variety of movies in many genres. The British studio was famous for its exciting stories and expert action--all on very small budgets and short shooting schedules.From The Public Life of Henry the Ninth (1935) to The Lady Vanishes (1978), this is the definitive work on Hammer's 165 films. Complete filmographic data are provided for
... Read more