Atomic! by Henry Kuttner audiobook.

Genre: scifi

Six years after the Three-Hour War turned New York into a radioactive ruin, humanity survives by policing the bomb craters it has learned to fear. Across the world, hundreds of blast zones have become 'Rings' - dead centers surrounded by violent new growth, where mutation accelerates and anything might evolve into mankind's successor. At Biological Control Labs north of the shattered city, a weary field officer trains rookie Bob Davidson in the only rule that matters: never take chances with a Ring.When a midnight red alarm flares from Ring Seventy-Twelve, the two launch in a recon copter to investigate a cave-in and strange activity near a recent airliner crash. What they find is not just unfamiliar life, but something that can blind instruments, reshape the landscape, and push itself into a human mind. After a glimpse of a fog-shrouded 'Eye' and the sudden appearance of an impossibly blue lake, the men return with their memories fractured and their speech subtly constrained - as if some crucial truth has been locked behind a door inside their brains.Now, as colleagues call for immediate sterilization of the area, the narrator must fight invisible pressure, recover what he has been made to forget, and decide whether the standard solution might be the spark that ends the human era for good.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:52) Chapter 02

(00:28:26) Chapter 03

(00:41:55) Chapter 04

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Travels in Brazil, Volume 1 by Henry Koster audiobook.

Genre: history

In Travels in Brazil, Volume 1, Englishman Henry Koster offers a vivid, observant account of northeastern Brazil in the early nineteenth century, written from the perspective of a long-term resident rather than a passing tourist. Arriving for the sake of his health and drawn into local life, Koster journeys through Pernambuco and surrounding regions, moving between bustling port towns and the interior's plantations, rivers, forests, and small settlements. Along the way he records the rhythms of daily work and travel, the practical challenges of roads, weather, and lodging, and the complex social world shaped by slavery, commerce, religion, and colonial administration. Koster's narrative blends scene-by-scene travel with careful description of agriculture, animals, food, architecture, and regional customs, while also reflecting on the tensions and misunderstandings that arise when an outsider tries to navigate unfamiliar rules and hierarchies. The central drive of the book is his effort to make sense of a vast country in transition, balancing curiosity and critique as he documents what he sees and hears with a steady, sometimes surprising frankness.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:24:50) Chapter 02

(01:08:37) Chapter 03

(01:37:52) Chapter 04

(02:12:22) Chapter 05

(02:51:11) Chapter 06

(03:21:13) Chapter 07

(03:47:15) Chapter 08

(04:24:49) Chapter 09

(05:01:15) Chapter 10

(05:46:25) Chapter 11

(06:23:24) Chapter 12

(06:50:15) Chapter 13

(07:16:34) Chapter 14

(07:53:05) Chapter 15

(08:15:20) Chapter 16

(08:43:43) Chapter 17

(09:13:55) Chapter 18

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The Ivory Tower by Henry James audiobook.

Genre: drama

An unfinished manuscript written in ponderous, convoluted language making possible subterfuge and frankness in wealthy American society of James' purview, in which a character as unsuspecting as the reader gets embroiled more or less willingly in power shifts over a massive inheritance. The first part of the book is an example of James' late adoption of narrator as seemingly blinkered as his characters to the unseen, leaving the 'i's' deliberately undotted, as he says; and the second part is a great study in the stages of execution of a novel, notably sketching out the flow and identifying 'joints' in the drama, and resolving potential sticking points. James' style lends itself to filmic imagination.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:03:01) Chapter 01

(00:27:31) Chapter 02

(01:00:23) Chapter 03

(01:21:10) Chapter 04

(01:44:26) Chapter 05

(02:24:22) Chapter 06

(02:57:20) Chapter 07

(03:17:27) Chapter 08

(03:41:19) Chapter 09

(03:58:08) Chapter 10

(04:14:37) Chapter 11

(04:31:21) Chapter 12

(05:01:16) Chapter 13

(05:23:05) Chapter 14

(05:38:08) Chapter 15

(06:01:10) Chapter 16

(06:21:05) Chapter 17

(06:48:56) Chapter 18

(07:18:35) Chapter 19

(07:37:35) Chapter 20

(07:59:21) Chapter 21

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Amelia (Vol 3) by Henry Fielding audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Volume 3 of Henry Fielding's Amelia, the Booths' hard-won hopes of a quiet domestic life are tested by the London world that never stops prying, judging, and tempting. Amelia Booth remains the steadfast heart of the story, a devoted wife and mother trying to keep her family intact while money troubles, gossip, and predatory 'friends' tighten their grip. Captain William Booth, loving but impulsive, struggles to balance honor with survival as debts, patronage, and a dangerous taste for risk pull him toward choices he cannot easily undo. As the couple moves between cramped lodgings, fashionable drawing rooms, and the shadowy machinery of courts and prisons, Fielding exposes how reputation can be manufactured, how justice can be bought, and how virtue is punished as often as it is praised. New confidants and old rivals press their claims, and private letters, secret meetings, and half-truths threaten to separate husband and wife. By turns tender, biting, and suspenseful, this volume deepens the novel's central conflict: can love and integrity endure in a society built to exploit weakness?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:50) Chapter 02

(00:21:47) Chapter 03

(00:33:20) Chapter 04

(00:48:53) Chapter 05

(00:59:54) Chapter 06

(01:17:07) Chapter 07

(01:28:03) Chapter 08

(01:42:51) Chapter 09

(01:54:59) Chapter 10

(02:08:17) Chapter 11

(02:18:45) Chapter 12

(02:42:26) Chapter 13

(02:49:31) Chapter 14

(03:08:22) Chapter 15

(03:23:36) Chapter 16

(03:34:45) Chapter 17

(03:46:47) Chapter 18

(04:06:14) Chapter 19

(04:15:33) Chapter 20

(04:28:28) Chapter 21

(04:46:52) Chapter 22

(05:10:13) Chapter 23

(05:21:23) Chapter 24

(05:32:46) Chapter 25

(05:44:17) Chapter 26

(05:57:13) Chapter 27

(06:06:33) Chapter 28

(06:17:26) Chapter 29

(06:23:16) Chapter 30

(06:38:10) Chapter 31

(06:52:16) Chapter 32

(07:04:49) Chapter 33

(07:18:14) Chapter 34

(07:32:48) Chapter 35

(07:44:44) Chapter 36

(08:00:27) Chapter 37

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Amelia (Vol 2) by Henry Fielding audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Volume 2 of Henry Fielding's Amelia, the young married couple at the story's heart finds their hopes tested by London itself - its crowded streets, ruthless creditors, and glittering rooms where reputation can be bought or broken. Amelia Booth, steadfast and clear-eyed, fights to keep her household together as her husband, Captain William Booth, is pulled between love, pride, and the temptations of quick solutions. As money grows tighter and old acquaintances reappear, the Booths are drawn into a web of favors, rumors, and dangerous misunderstandings, where every choice seems to carry a hidden cost. Fielding blends sharp social observation with intimate domestic struggle, revealing how easily good intentions can be cornered by vanity, class pressure, and the slow grind of debt. Volume 2 deepens the couple's trials, introducing new allies and rivals while raising the stakes for Amelia's security and Booth's honor. At once tender, ironic, and suspenseful, this continuation asks what integrity looks like when survival depends on the very world that threatens to undo you.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:18:01) Chapter 02

(00:29:33) Chapter 03

(00:40:00) Chapter 04

(00:53:58) Chapter 05

(01:04:24) Chapter 06

(01:19:11) Chapter 07

(01:33:55) Chapter 08

(01:47:32) Chapter 09

(01:57:50) Chapter 10

(02:09:32) Chapter 11

(02:19:29) Chapter 12

(02:33:07) Chapter 13

(02:44:31) Chapter 14

(02:55:19) Chapter 15

(03:08:07) Chapter 16

(03:16:19) Chapter 17

(03:22:32) Chapter 18

(03:32:25) Chapter 19

(03:37:24) Chapter 20

(03:55:41) Chapter 21

(04:08:02) Chapter 22

(04:17:05) Chapter 23

(04:34:46) Chapter 24

(04:50:12) Chapter 25

(04:56:50) Chapter 26

(05:08:28) Chapter 27

(05:17:49) Chapter 28

(05:28:12) Chapter 29

(05:37:51) Chapter 30

(05:44:10) Chapter 31

(05:56:40) Chapter 32

(06:06:54) Chapter 33

(06:23:54) Chapter 34

(06:32:21) Chapter 35

(06:38:30) Chapter 36

(06:51:20) Chapter 37

(07:02:57) Chapter 38

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Amelia (Vol 1) by Henry Fielding audiobook.

Genre: drama

Set in the bustling, morally tangled streets of 18th-century London, Amelia follows the fortunes of Captain William Booth and his devoted wife, Amelia, as they fight to keep their marriage and dignity intact amid poverty, temptation, and the constant pressure of society's judgments. Booth, brave and affectionate but dangerously impulsive, is pulled between honorable intentions and the allure of gambling, drink, and flattering company. Amelia, steady and compassionate, becomes the heart of their household, striving to protect their children and preserve the love she believes can outlast any hardship. When a sudden run-in with the law thrusts Booth into a world of prisons, scheming lawyers, and predatory creditors, the couple must rely on fragile friendships and uncertain patronage to survive. Along the way, Fielding paints a vivid portrait of fashionable vice and everyday desperation, exposing how easily virtue can be tested when money and reputation are on the line. Rich with humor, sharp observation, and emotional tenderness, Amelia is a story of loyalty under strain and the cost of trying to live well in an unforgiving city.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:14:14) Chapter 01

(00:17:29) Chapter 02

(00:31:26) Chapter 03

(00:42:17) Chapter 04

(00:51:43) Chapter 05

(01:03:27) Chapter 06

(01:14:56) Chapter 07

(01:26:18) Chapter 08

(01:37:13) Chapter 09

(01:52:07) Chapter 10

(02:02:03) Chapter 11

(02:10:33) Chapter 12

(02:20:52) Chapter 13

(02:29:54) Chapter 14

(02:36:36) Chapter 15

(02:46:23) Chapter 16

(02:59:10) Chapter 17

(03:10:38) Chapter 18

(03:18:12) Chapter 19

(03:27:52) Chapter 20

(03:31:42) Chapter 21

(03:47:39) Chapter 22

(03:56:18) Chapter 23

(04:11:43) Chapter 24

(04:21:26) Chapter 25

(04:29:03) Chapter 26

(04:41:47) Chapter 27

(05:03:50) Chapter 28

(05:17:10) Chapter 29

(05:32:01) Chapter 30

(05:42:31) Chapter 31

(06:01:08) Chapter 32

(06:08:37) Chapter 33

(06:26:34) Chapter 34

(06:43:13) Chapter 35

(06:50:43) Chapter 36

(07:07:16) Chapter 37

(07:19:48) Chapter 38

(07:29:39) Chapter 39

(07:38:03) Chapter 40

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The Journal of Henry David Thoreau Volume 1 - 1837 - 1846 by Henry David Thoreau audiobook.

Genre: biography

Spanning the formative years from 1837 to 1846, The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 1 invites listeners into the private workshop of one of America's most distinctive minds. In these early entries, Thoreau records the daily texture of New England life around Concord, Massachusetts - long walks through woods and fields, close observations of weather, animals, and plants, and the quiet labor of turning experience into language. As he tests his vocation as a writer and thinker, the journal becomes a place to measure time, sharpen attention, and challenge conventional ideas about work, society, and the proper use of a human life. Alongside sketches of neighbors, books, and local events, Thoreau wrestles with questions that will later shape his essays: how to live deliberately, what freedom requires, and how nature can be both a refuge and a teacher. Intimate, searching, and often lyrical, this volume traces the emergence of Thoreau's voice as he learns to see his world with uncommon precision and to translate that seeing into enduring insight.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:27:27) Chapter 02

(00:51:38) Chapter 03

(01:21:54) Chapter 04

(01:45:44) Chapter 05

(02:10:53) Chapter 06

(02:38:36) Chapter 07

(02:59:43) Chapter 08

(03:28:26) Chapter 09

(03:52:09) Chapter 10

(04:17:32) Chapter 11

(04:45:04) Chapter 12

(05:11:50) Chapter 13

(05:41:38) Chapter 14

(06:14:53) Chapter 15

(06:39:27) Chapter 16

(07:02:44) Chapter 17

(07:30:39) Chapter 18

(08:05:23) Chapter 19

(08:36:33) Chapter 20

(09:00:58) Chapter 21

(09:29:23) Chapter 22

(10:02:37) Chapter 23

(10:33:15) Chapter 24

(11:01:56) Chapter 25

(11:34:03) Chapter 26

(12:00:04) Chapter 27

(12:23:01) Chapter 28

(12:44:21) Chapter 29

(13:16:48) Chapter 30

(13:44:13) Chapter 31

(14:20:53) Chapter 32

(14:52:17) Chapter 33

(15:26:20) Chapter 34

(15:59:05) Chapter 35

(16:27:15) Chapter 36

(16:45:36) Chapter 37

(17:14:28) Chapter 38

(17:39:09) Chapter 39

(18:02:06) Chapter 40

(18:28:33) Chapter 41

(18:54:28) Chapter 42

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The Story of London by Henry B. Wheatley audiobook.

Genre: history

In The Story of London, Victorian scholar Henry B. Wheatley invites listeners on a vivid, street-level journey through the making of one of the world's most influential cities. Moving from Londons earliest beginnings on the Thames to the rise of a sprawling metropolis, Wheatley traces how rulers, merchants, craftsmen, and everyday residents shaped the citys character through centuries of change. Along the way, famous landmarks and vanished neighborhoods come to life as he explains how fires, plagues, political turmoil, and booming trade repeatedly remade the urban landscape. Wheatley also explores the institutions that gave London its distinctive power - from the Citys guilds and governance to the courts, churches, bridges, and markets that organized daily life. Rich in anecdote and observation, the book balances grand events with the practical details of streets, wards, and customs, showing how Londons physical form and civic spirit evolved together. Part historical panorama, part guided walk, this classic account reveals why London became a capital of commerce, culture, and empire, and why its layered past still echoes in the modern city.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:06:44) Chapter 02

(00:46:39) Chapter 03

(01:24:44) Chapter 04

(02:01:09) Chapter 05

(02:34:53) Chapter 06

(03:12:25) Chapter 07

(03:48:17) Chapter 08

(04:30:50) Chapter 09

(05:01:16) Chapter 10

(05:33:27) Chapter 11

(06:13:03) Chapter 12

(06:44:18) Chapter 13

(07:18:42) Chapter 14

(07:31:46) Chapter 15

(08:00:33) Chapter 16

(08:30:11) Chapter 17

(09:03:16) Chapter 18

(09:22:03) Chapter 19

(09:54:16) Chapter 20

(10:32:13) Chapter 21

(11:07:01) Chapter 22

(11:40:05) Chapter 23

(12:12:38) Chapter 24

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Totem and Taboo by Sigmund Freud audiobook.

Genre: science

In Totem and Taboo, Sigmund Freud turns the tools of psychoanalysis outward, asking how the hidden forces that shape an individual mind might also shape entire societies. Across four connected essays, he explores the strange power of taboos, the emotional logic behind ritual prohibitions, and the recurring patterns he sees linking so-called primitive customs with modern neuroses. Freud examines topics such as fear of the dead, rules around purity and contamination, the avoidance of incest, and the anthropological puzzle of totemism - the symbolic animal or object that becomes a marker of group identity and a focus of reverence and restriction. Threading through the discussion is Freud's provocative attempt to connect family conflict, desire, guilt, and authority with the origins of religion, moral law, and social cohesion. Part cultural critique, part speculative anthropology, and part clinical thought experiment, Totem and Taboo challenges listeners to consider why certain thoughts feel forbidden, how communities enforce shared boundaries, and what we inherit psychologically from the deep past. It is influential, controversial, and designed to spark debate about the roots of belief and behavior.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:09:56) Chapter 01

(00:50:50) Chapter 02

(01:34:56) Chapter 03

(02:14:28) Chapter 04

(03:06:29) Chapter 05

(04:03:29) Chapter 06

(04:48:44) Chapter 07

(05:37:01) Chapter 08

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Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex by Sigmund Freud audiobook.

Genre: science

First published in the early twentieth century, Sigmund Freud's Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex is a foundational, provocative work that reshaped how modern readers think about desire, development, and the hidden forces that influence everyday life. In three tightly argued essays, Freud challenges the idea that sexuality begins at puberty or fits neatly into social norms, proposing instead that sexual life develops in stages from childhood onward and that adult preferences, anxieties, and symptoms can be traced to earlier patterns of pleasure, attachment, and conflict. Drawing on clinical observation and the emerging language of psychoanalysis, he examines variations in sexual aims and objects, the role of fantasy, and the ways repression and shame can transform desire into distress. Along the way, Freud introduces concepts that would become central to his broader system, including the dynamics of libido and the psychological significance of so-called perversions and neuroses. Read today, the book is both a historical document and a living argument: controversial, influential, and relentlessly curious about how private experience collides with culture, morality, and medicine.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:25:24) Chapter 02

(00:43:48) Chapter 03

(00:49:29) Chapter 04

(00:59:22) Chapter 05

(01:10:53) Chapter 06

(01:34:19) Chapter 07

(02:17:48) Chapter 08

(02:38:51) Chapter 09

(03:04:21) Chapter 10

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