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Literary audiobooksThe Fruit of the TreeErotica RomanaThe Lock and Key LibraryOliveIn the CagePamphilia to AmphilanthusThis Simian World The Figure in the Carpet HypatiaMiss MackenzieThe Marble FaunBeric the Briton - A Story of the Roman InvasionThe Guilty RiverCaleb Williams or Things As They AreAutumn Leaves, Original Pieces in Prose and VerseThe Secret HouseThat Mother-in-Law of MineThe Night of the Long KnivesSelections from Ballads of a Cheechako Many Voices (selection from)Evelina's GardenConjuror's House, a Romance of the Free ForestThe Mad King

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we celebrate the man who taught us how to respect others. Pairs with the story Jade's Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR “How might we mitigate losses caused by shortsightedness? Bina Venkataraman, a former climate adviser to the Obama administration, brings a storyteller’s eye to this question. . . . She is also deeply informed about the relevant science.” —The New York...

This book restores a little-known advocate of Indian rights to her place in history. In June 1889 a widowed Brooklyn artist named Catherine Weldon traveled to the Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota Territory to help Sitting Bull hold on to land that the government was trying to wrest from his people. Her efforts were counterproductive; she was ordered to leave the reservation, and the Standing Rock Sioux were bullied into signing away their land. But she returned with her teenage son, settling at Sitting Bull's camp on the Grand River.

""Buttery passages are slathered with food imagery, and Scott conjures markets, pantries, and laden tables you won’t want to leave. A sweet treat of a book."" — Kirkus Reviews With delectable prose, a sharp heroine ahead of her time, and an adventure across the English countryside in search...

A definitive new edition of a classic memoir, published in association with the RAF Museum. Guy Gibson was the leader of the famous Dambusters raid and Enemy Coast Ahead is a vivid, honest account, widely regarded as one of the best books on World War II. It is also an insider's account that sets down in clear, honest detail the challenges that the RAF faced in the war against Germany's Luftwaffe.

Step into the shoes of Henry Beston, an American author and special correspondent who chronicled his riveting experiences with the U.S. Navy during World War I. In Full Speed Ahead, Beston shares captivating stories from his time spent with the forces at sea, detailing the daily life, remarkable achievements, and acts of heroism of the sailors who brave the oceans. As the only American correspondent to accompany the British Grand Fleet and witness the combat aboard an American destroyer, his accounts are a heartfelt tribute to the enlisted men whose kindness and professionalism left a lasting ...

The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life – from trade and transportation to health and recreation. Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious...

The Trump administration’s “Peace to Prosperity” vision for the Middle East was unveiled on January 28, 2020. What followed over the next eleven months was one of the most fascinating and consequential periods of US foreign policy in a generation, leading to five normalization agreements between Israel and Muslim states. The Abraham Accords achieved what had seemed impossible for decades and set the Middle East on a trajectory toward a broad regional peace.

Seventy-three years separate the two major Titanic events - the 1912 sinking of the vessel and the dramatic 1985 discovery of the wreck by Robert Ballard. But additional stories about the victims, survivors, rescuers, reporters, investigators, and many others show the far-reaching effects this tragedy had on society. Award-winning author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson has collected numerous personal accounts of the event.

The Trail Ahead with Trail Acko, every Sunday on 100.1 Moose FM. Trail will bring the North Peace events, news, and stories from Doig River and other First Nations throughout the Treaty 8 Territories.Listen for the Beaver word of the day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join athletes and environmental advocates Faith E. Briggs and Addie Thompson as they dig into conversations at the intersection of race, environment, history and culture. They talk to thought-leaders, athletes, activists, artists, scientists, comedians — folks from all walks of life. Together, they aim to galvanize a dialogue in the outdoors that is authentic, sustained and leads to tangible change. Presented by Merrell and Patagonia.

A classic radio show that covers pirates, detectives and all sorts of people embarking on great adventures!