Slaves of the Metal Horde by Stephen Marlowe audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In a ruined world where war and a devastating plague have shattered civilization, the machines that once served humanity now roam as conquerors. Johnny Hope has grown up in the shadow of the Plague - marked by loss, feared by his neighbors, and blamed for tragedies he did not cause. When his own village turns him away, Johnny is forced into the wastelands, where survival means more than finding food and shelter: it means facing the terrifying Metal Horde, the robot armies left behind after mankind's collapse. As he searches for a place to belong and a reason to keep going, Johnny begins to suspect that the Plague and the robots' uprising are not just random disasters, but part of a larger, chilling pattern. His path intersects with Diane, a fierce young survivor tied to a rebellious group with its own secrets and its own vision of what humanity could become. Together - and sometimes at odds - they confront a landscape of superstition, cruelty, and metal rule, fighting to uncover what is really happening and whether the future can be reclaimed by flesh and blood.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:19) Chapter 02

(00:33:03) Chapter 03

(01:00:44) Chapter 04

(01:19:26) Chapter 05

(01:40:59) Chapter 06

(02:08:16) Chapter 07

(02:23:14) Chapter 08

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Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Elmer Gantry, Sinclair Lewis follows the rise of a magnetic, hard-drinking, sharp-tongued young man who discovers he has a talent for persuasion and a hunger for applause. Elmer Gantry is not driven by quiet faith so much as by ambition, appetite, and the thrill of winning a crowd, yet his gifts make him a natural fit for the American revival circuit of the early twentieth century. As Elmer drifts from campus life into the pulpit, he learns to shape his image, borrow the language of righteousness, and turn public emotion into personal power. Along the way he encounters rival preachers, savvy organizers, sincere believers, and formidable women whose intelligence and conviction challenge his self-serving instincts. Lewis builds a bustling portrait of small towns, big cities, tent meetings, and church politics, exposing how easily spiritual yearning can be exploited - and how difficult it is to separate genuine reform from performance. By turns biting and darkly funny, the novel asks what happens when charisma outruns conscience, and what a society eager for certainty will forgive in the name of salvation.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:56:17) Chapter 02

(01:32:47) Chapter 03

(01:52:11) Chapter 04

(02:18:17) Chapter 05

(02:46:00) Chapter 06

(03:12:20) Chapter 07

(03:38:47) Chapter 08

(04:14:29) Chapter 09

(04:42:32) Chapter 10

(05:15:17) Chapter 11

(05:47:58) Chapter 12

(06:28:16) Chapter 13

(06:55:16) Chapter 14

(07:51:05) Chapter 15

(08:13:35) Chapter 16

(08:53:26) Chapter 17

(09:29:54) Chapter 18

(09:56:44) Chapter 19

(10:38:19) Chapter 20

(10:57:20) Chapter 21

(11:36:33) Chapter 22

(12:09:47) Chapter 23

(12:37:00) Chapter 24

(12:59:17) Chapter 25

(13:29:55) Chapter 26

(14:05:15) Chapter 27

(14:26:00) Chapter 28

(14:44:50) Chapter 29

(15:16:52) Chapter 30

(15:29:09) Chapter 31

(15:50:13) Chapter 32

(16:23:32) Chapter 33

(16:37:15) Chapter 34

(17:06:43) Chapter 35

(17:40:06) Chapter 36

(17:57:49) Chapter 37

(18:25:58) Chapter 38

(19:09:01) Chapter 39

(19:37:02) Chapter 40

(19:51:17) Chapter 41

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History of My Pets by Sara Jane Lippincott audiobook.

Genre: biography

In History of My Pets, Sara Jane Lippincott, writing under her pen name Grace Greenwood, revisits the small dramas and big feelings of growing up alongside animals. Told as a chain of lively, intimate sketches, the book introduces a changing household menagerie: playful kittens and steadfast dogs, barnyard favorites like a rooster, and more unusual companions that widen a young narrator's sense of wonder. Each episode captures the everyday work of pet-keeping - feeding, training, worrying, and learning what different creatures need - while also tracing how quickly affection can become responsibility. As the narrator moves from one beloved animal to the next, she discovers that caring for pets teaches patience, empathy, and courage, even when joy is mixed with loss. Warm, humorous, and observant, these recollections celebrate the unmistakable personalities of animals and the way they shape a childhood, turning ordinary moments into stories worth keeping.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:05:25) Chapter 01

(00:22:50) Chapter 02

(00:28:17) Chapter 03

(00:39:34) Chapter 04

(00:52:28) Chapter 05

(01:09:00) Chapter 06

(01:21:39) Chapter 07

(01:29:45) Chapter 08

(01:39:11) Chapter 09

(01:46:47) Chapter 10

(01:58:40) Chapter 11

(02:00:12) Chapter 12

(02:06:35) Chapter 13

(02:19:02) Chapter 14

(02:30:00) Chapter 15

(02:33:38) Chapter 16

(02:38:28) Chapter 17

(02:48:49) Chapter 18

(03:07:04) Chapter 19

(03:11:55) Chapter 20

(03:15:34) Chapter 21

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The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal audiobook.

Genre: drama

In early 19th-century Europe, amid shifting borders and fading empires, young Italian nobleman Fabrice del Dongo burns with romantic dreams of glory. Restless under the watchful rule of his family, he impulsively throws himself toward the turbulent aftermath of Napoleon's era and returns to a homeland where politics is a deadly game played in salons, courts, and prisons. In the small but treacherous Duchy of Parma, Fabrice is drawn into the orbit of the brilliant and formidable Gina, Duchess Sanseverina, whose devotion to him is matched only by her shrewd understanding of power. Together with the calculating yet charismatic Count Mosca, Gina maneuvers through intrigue, rivalries, and the whims of a ruler who fears anyone with talent or popularity. As Fabrice seeks purpose, love, and a life worthy of legend, his private desires collide with public danger, and a single misstep can mean ruin. Vividly observed and darkly witty, The Charterhouse of Parma blends adventure, psychological insight, and political satire into a story about ambition, illusion, and the price of passion in a world ruled by appearances.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:55:22) Chapter 02

(01:37:27) Chapter 03

(02:13:51) Chapter 04

(02:28:44) Chapter 05

(02:32:21) Chapter 06

(03:03:56) Chapter 07

(03:49:31) Chapter 08

(04:22:51) Chapter 09

(05:02:23) Chapter 10

(05:48:44) Chapter 11

(06:31:47) Chapter 12

(07:16:01) Chapter 13

(07:58:34) Chapter 14

(08:33:05) Chapter 15

(08:52:49) Chapter 16

(09:08:01) Chapter 17

(09:57:14) Chapter 18

(10:28:24) Chapter 19

(11:22:15) Chapter 20

(12:05:43) Chapter 21

(12:42:19) Chapter 22

(13:17:54) Chapter 23

(13:48:14) Chapter 24

(14:29:52) Chapter 25

(15:06:58) Chapter 26

(15:59:24) Chapter 27

(16:43:28) Chapter 28

(17:22:51) Chapter 29

(18:10:34) Chapter 30

(18:51:14) Chapter 31

(19:32:49) Chapter 32

(20:08:50) Chapter 33

(20:41:08) Chapter 34

(21:17:51) Chapter 35

(21:25:38) Chapter 36

(21:38:43) Chapter 37

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The Defense of Poesy by Sir Philip Sidney audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Written in the heat of the English Renaissance, Sir Philip Sidney's The Defense of Poesy is a spirited argument for why imaginative literature matters - and why it deserves honor rather than suspicion. Framed as a reply to critics who call poetry idle, deceptive, or morally dangerous, Sidney guides listeners through a lively tour of what poetry is, what it can do, and why it speaks to the deepest parts of human judgment and desire. He sets poetry alongside history and philosophy, praising its unique power to delight while also teaching, and he draws on classical examples, biblical echoes, and the emerging ambitions of English letters. With wit and urgency, Sidney challenges his audience to look past narrow definitions of truth and utility and to recognize the shaping force of stories, images, and language on civic virtue. More than a literary manifesto, this short work becomes a window into a culture wrestling with art, morality, education, and national identity - and into a writer determined to defend the value of invention itself.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:22:03) Chapter 02

(00:51:39) Chapter 03

(01:38:24) Chapter 04

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A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Samuel Butler audiobook.

Genre: history

In A First Year in Canterbury Settlement, Samuel Butler turns his sharp eye and wry humor on the practical realities of starting over at the edge of the British Empire. Newly arrived in New Zealand, Butler sets out for the Canterbury plains of the South Island with big hopes, limited experience, and the uneasy conviction that respectable plans rarely survive first contact with weather, distance, and human nature. Part travel narrative, part working diary, the book follows his early attempts to find his footing among fellow settlers, organize supplies and labor, and learn the daily rhythm of frontier life - from makeshift housing and uncertain routes to the relentless demands of livestock and land. Along the way, Butler paints vivid portraits of the landscape and the small, improvised society forming within it, capturing both the exhilaration of open space and the loneliness that can settle in after the excitement fades. With an eye for irony and a talent for observation, he explores ambition, self-reliance, and the gap between idealized settlement and the hard, often comic work of making a place livable.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:09:50) Chapter 02

(00:35:03) Chapter 03

(00:51:13) Chapter 04

(01:03:09) Chapter 05

(01:43:04) Chapter 06

(01:59:22) Chapter 07

(02:21:59) Chapter 08

(03:01:47) Chapter 09

(03:25:21) Chapter 10

(03:44:19) Chapter 11

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Henry VIII by William Shakespeare audiobook.

Genre: history

In Henry VIII, Shakespeare stages the Tudor court as a place where ceremony and ambition collide, and where a single royal decision can remake lives overnight. England's formidable king, Henry VIII, moves through a glittering world of banquets, trials, and pageantry, while the people closest to him struggle to read the shifting winds of favor. Queen Katherine of Aragon fights to defend her marriage and her dignity as the king's attention turns elsewhere, and the rise of Anne Boleyn signals a new and uncertain future. Meanwhile, the powerful Cardinal Wolsey navigates intrigue at the highest level, only to discover how quickly influence can curdle into suspicion. Nobles such as Buckingham feel the dangers of rumor and rivalry, and the principled Archbishop Cranmer becomes a focal point for conflicts over conscience, authority, and reform. Part political thriller, part courtroom drama, and part meditation on reputation, Henry VIII asks what remains of truth when power controls the story and history is written in public spectacle.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 0

(00:04:13) Chapter 1

(00:42:01) Chapter 2

(01:20:31) Chapter 3

(01:59:36) Chapter 4

(02:19:28) Chapter 5

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Summa Contra Gentiles Vol 2 by Saint Thomas Aquinas audiobook.

Genre: religion

In Summa Contra Gentiles, Saint Thomas Aquinas sets out to explain and defend core truths of the Christian faith in a way that can be followed even by readers who do not accept the authority of Scripture. Volume 2 corresponds to Book II, where Aquinas turns from what reason can know about God in himself to what reason can infer about God as the source of all that exists. Step by step, he examines how the world depends on a first cause, what it means to say that God creates, and how divine wisdom and goodness are reflected in the order of nature. Along the way he engages major philosophical questions: the relationship between Creator and creatures, the origins and hierarchy of spiritual beings, the nature of the human soul and its powers, and how providence can be affirmed without denying genuine causality within the created world. Written in Aquinas' clear, disputational style, these chapters offer a rigorous bridge between philosophy and theology, inviting the listener into a sustained argument about creation, intelligibility, and the place of human beings within a universe grounded in God.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 001

(00:04:03) Chapter 002

(00:09:17) Chapter 003

(00:14:25) Chapter 004

(00:18:32) Chapter 005

(00:19:31) Chapter 006

(00:23:53) Chapter 007

(00:26:33) Chapter 008

(00:29:18) Chapter 009

(00:31:37) Chapter 010

(00:34:03) Chapter 011

(00:36:31) Chapter 012

(00:40:21) Chapter 013

(00:43:27) Chapter 014

(00:45:00) Chapter 015

(00:53:34) Chapter 016

(01:05:11) Chapter 017

(01:08:39) Chapter 018

(01:11:26) Chapter 019

(01:17:16) Chapter 020

(01:22:38) Chapter 021

(01:33:29) Chapter 022

(01:41:31) Chapter 023

(01:50:06) Chapter 024

(01:54:39) Chapter 025

(02:04:37) Chapter 026

(02:09:51) Chapter 027

(02:11:27) Chapter 028

(02:19:55) Chapter 029

(02:26:21) Chapter 030

(02:43:17) Chapter 031

(02:49:26) Chapter 032

(02:59:22) Chapter 033

(03:07:01) Chapter 034

(03:12:23) Chapter 035

(03:23:15) Chapter 036

(03:29:23) Chapter 037

(03:36:23) Chapter 038

(03:44:02) Chapter 039

(03:51:01) Chapter 040

(03:56:26) Chapter 041

(04:07:15) Chapter 042

(04:16:01) Chapter 043

(04:23:24) Chapter 044

(04:36:56) Chapter 045

(04:44:22) Chapter 046

(04:51:49) Chapter 047

(04:58:13) Chapter 048

(05:04:21) Chapter 049

(05:11:07) Chapter 050

(05:17:28) Chapter 051

(05:20:18) Chapter 052

(05:28:19) Chapter 053

(05:31:47) Chapter 054

(05:36:40) Chapter 055

(05:53:28) Chapter 056

(06:04:20) Chapter 057

(06:15:36) Chapter 058

(06:27:47) Chapter 059

(06:40:12) Chapter 060

(07:02:56) Chapter 061

(07:07:20) Chapter 062

(07:17:10) Chapter 063

(07:20:45) Chapter 064

(07:23:34) Chapter 065

(07:28:10) Chapter 066

(07:31:20) Chapter 067

(07:34:01) Chapter 068

(07:42:48) Chapter 069

(07:49:22) Chapter 070

(07:54:42) Chapter 071

(07:57:19) Chapter 072

(08:02:59) Chapter 073

(08:33:19) Chapter 074

(08:45:15) Chapter 075

(09:04:04) Chapter 076

(09:21:22) Chapter 077

(09:29:16) Chapter 078

(09:43:17) Chapter 079

(09:55:11) Chapter 080

(10:02:00) Chapter 081

(10:15:11) Chapter 082

(10:29:47) Chapter 083

(11:01:14) Chapter 084

(11:07:20) Chapter 085

(11:14:44) Chapter 086

(11:22:35) Chapter 087

(11:28:25) Chapter 088

(11:37:42) Chapter 089

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The Hungry Tiger of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

When trouble brews beyond the borders of Oz, the gentle-hearted Hungry Tiger is blamed for having a fiercer nature than he truly possesses. In the tiny kingdom of Rash, the bullying Pasha Irasha the Rough is desperate for a terrifying beast to solve his overflowing prison problem, and his crafty Vizier schemes to lure Oz's most famous tiger across the desert. But the Hungry Tiger, for all his rumbling appetite, is too kind to become anyone's monster. At the same time, adventurous Betsy Bobbin and Carter Green the Vegetable Man are swept off course by odd magic and unlucky turns, only to land in Rash and be tossed into the same crowded jail. There they meet Prince Evered, called Reddy, the rightful heir with a dangerous secret and a slim chance of reclaiming his throne. Escape leads to a whirlwind quest for the three Rash Rubies, with traps, kidnappers, and strange lands in their path - including encounters with gnomes and the towering Big Wigs. Back in the Emerald City, even Princess Ozma faces an unnerving threat from Atmos Fere, a curious being from the upper air. Loyalties are tested as courage and compassion become the only true magic worth trusting.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:15:28) Chapter 02

(00:31:14) Chapter 03

(00:46:47) Chapter 04

(01:03:17) Chapter 05

(01:15:14) Chapter 06

(01:34:27) Chapter 07

(01:43:04) Chapter 08

(01:57:24) Chapter 09

(02:13:29) Chapter 10

(02:30:03) Chapter 11

(02:42:30) Chapter 12

(02:54:01) Chapter 13

(03:02:17) Chapter 14

(03:16:24) Chapter 15

(03:29:07) Chapter 16

(03:44:59) Chapter 17

(03:57:38) Chapter 18

(04:11:04) Chapter 19

(04:23:24) Chapter 20

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The Gardener and The Burden by Rudyard Kipling audiobook.

Genre: drama

In this paired short story and poem by Rudyard Kipling, a respectable Englishwoman, Helen Turrell, tries to live quietly and honorably while carrying a private truth she cannot share. When she becomes guardian to a boy, Michael, she builds a life around duty, discretion, and a carefully managed story the village is willing to believe. citeturn0search0 Years later, the Great War reaches into that sheltered world, and Helen is drawn into the vast, impersonal landscape of military loss and remembrance, traveling among graves and records where individual lives risk becoming numbers and names on stone. citeturn0search2 Along the way she meets other women with their own versions of waiting, shame, fear, and devotion, each searching for something that can never be fully restored. citeturn0search4 Framing and echoing the story is Kipling's poem 'The Burden,' which invokes Mary Magdalene at the tomb and meditates on the daily weight of grief, secrecy, and dread, and on the possibility of mercy strong enough to lift what human help cannot. citeturn0search2turn0search5 Together, the pieces explore how love endures inside social rules, how war reshapes private lives, and how compassion can appear in the most unexpected places. citeturn0search1

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

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