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The Airship Boys in the Great War by De Lysle Ferree Cass audiobook. Genre: adventure When a newspaper headline announces that young reporter Bob Russell has been captured in Europe and accused of spying, his closest friends refuse to stand by and wait for diplomacy to work. Alan Hope and Ned Napier, celebrated teen aviators whose exploits have already carried them across oceans and into danger, race to the offices of The Herald with a desperate proposal: recommission the Ocean Flyer, their powerful airship, and fly straight into the opening chaos of World War I. Joined by quick-witted colleague Buck Stewart and backed by the wary but sympathetic managing editor, Mr. Latimer, the boys launch a high-stakes rescue that takes them from the safety of America to the skies above a continent at war. As borders harden, patrols multiply, and suspicion falls on anyone who does not belong, every decision becomes a gamble - and every mile closer to Bob brings new threats from enemy forces, treacherous terrain, and the unforgiving limits of early aviation. Fast-paced and patriotic in tone, this classic tale blends daring flight, newsroom urgency, and loyal friendship under the shadow of 1914's Great War. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:10:14) Chapter 02 (00:24:07) Chapter 03 (00:32:58) Chapter 04 (00:50:34) Chapter 05 (01:01:32) Chapter 06 (01:12:28) Chapter 07 (01:23:00) Chapter 08 (01:33:48) Chapter 09 (01:45:19) Chapter 10 (01:56:43) Chapter 11 (02:02:41) Chapter 12 (02:11:44) Chapter 13 (02:22:18) Chapter 14 (02:33:23) Chapter 15 (02:40:06) Chapter 16 (02:46:33) Chapter 17 (02:57:21) Chapter 18 (03:06:27) Chapter 19 (03:17:26) Chapter 20 (03:28:32) Chapter 21 (03:39:28) Chapter 22 (03:50:43) Chapter 23 (04:02:00) Chapter 24 (04:11:39) Chapter 25 (04:23:49) Chapter 26 (04:33:21) Chapter 27 (04:44:50) Chapter 28 (04:51:47) Chapter 29 (04:59:00) Chapter 30 (05:10:04) Chapter 31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astronomy - The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Todd audiobook. Genre: science The progress of astronomy from age to age has been far from uniform—rather by leaps and bounds: from the earliest epoch when man's planet earth was the center about which the stupendous cosmos wheeled, for whom it was created, and for whose edification it was maintained—down to the modern age whose discoveries have ascertained that even our stellar universe, the vast region of the solar domain, is but one of the thousands of island universes that tenant the inconceivable immensities of space. So rapid, indeed, has been the progress of astronomy in very recent years that the present is especially favorable for setting forth its salient features; and this book is an attempt to present the wide range of astronomy in readable fashion, as if a story with a definite plot, from its origin with the shepherds of ancient Chaldea down to present-day ascertainment of the actual scale of the universe, and definite measures of the huge volume of supersolar giants among the stars. (Preface) For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:04:06) Chapter 01 (00:21:18) Chapter 02 (00:28:00) Chapter 03 (00:36:12) Chapter 04 (00:41:23) Chapter 05 (00:47:12) Chapter 06 (00:54:51) Chapter 07 (01:04:02) Chapter 08 (01:09:51) Chapter 09 (01:16:24) Chapter 10 (01:26:37) Chapter 11 (01:34:46) Chapter 12 (01:42:50) Chapter 13 (01:50:44) Chapter 14 (02:03:05) Chapter 15 (02:21:19) Chapter 16 (02:34:48) Chapter 17 (02:41:30) Chapter 18 (02:58:14) Chapter 19 (03:13:56) Chapter 20 (03:41:14) Chapter 21 (04:04:59) Chapter 22 (04:31:31) Chapter 23 (04:51:35) Chapter 24 (04:57:25) Chapter 25 (05:19:05) Chapter 26 (05:54:34) Chapter 27 (06:01:57) Chapter 28 (06:25:09) Chapter 29 (06:29:57) Chapter 30 (06:50:21) Chapter 31 (07:03:50) Chapter 32 (07:26:37) Chapter 33 (07:38:41) Chapter 34 (08:02:32) Chapter 35 (08:13:54) Chapter 36 (08:21:54) Chapter 37 (08:28:15) Chapter 38 (08:34:45) Chapter 39 (08:39:20) Chapter 40 (08:52:05) Chapter 41 (08:58:41) Chapter 42 (09:12:04) Chapter 43 (09:17:39) Chapter 44 (09:27:23) Chapter 45 (09:34:12) Chapter 46 (09:40:38) Chapter 47 (09:49:16) Chapter 48 (10:03:37) Chapter 49 (10:06:14) Chapter 50 (10:12:28) Chapter 51 (10:24:38) Chapter 52 (10:30:17) Chapter 53 (10:33:08) Chapter 54 (10:42:30) Chapter 55 (10:49:28) Chapter 56 (10:58:15) Chapter 57 (11:15:12) Chapter 58 (11:24:00) Chapter 59 (11:35:05) Chapter 60 (11:57:45) Chapter 61 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Myths and Legends, Volume 1 by Charles M. Skinner audiobook. Genre: folklore American Myths and Legends, Volume 1 gathers a wide-ranging set of American folktales as retold by journalist and folklorist Charles M. Skinner, a writer whose collections helped fix many regional stories in the popular imagination. Framed as a follow-up to his larger series Myths and Legends of Our Own Land, this first volume roams from lonely New England woods and stormy coasts to village greens, rocky ledges, and shadowed byways where the past still seems close to the present. Across these tales, ordinary people brush against the uncanny: warning signs in the natural world, places with long memories, spirits and strange visitors, and local heroes whose courage or stubbornness becomes part of community lore. Skinner's voice balances campfire immediacy with a collector's curiosity, treating each story as both entertainment and a clue to how Americans have explained danger, luck, grief, and wonder. The central tension is constant: skepticism versus belief, and the pull between modern life and the older stories that keep resurfacing whenever the night gets quiet and the landscape starts to speak. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:02:30) Chapter 01 (00:06:26) Chapter 02 (00:14:30) Chapter 03 (00:18:24) Chapter 04 (00:23:11) Chapter 05 (00:27:47) Chapter 06 (00:33:55) Chapter 07 (00:41:22) Chapter 08 (00:46:05) Chapter 09 (00:49:24) Chapter 10 (00:53:51) Chapter 11 (00:58:19) Chapter 12 (01:01:47) Chapter 13 (01:08:04) Chapter 14 (01:14:19) Chapter 15 (01:22:35) Chapter 16 (01:27:38) Chapter 17 (01:33:49) Chapter 18 (01:37:14) Chapter 19 (01:40:33) Chapter 20 (01:45:12) Chapter 21 (01:51:41) Chapter 22 (01:57:22) Chapter 23 (02:05:45) Chapter 24 (02:11:23) Chapter 25 (02:16:28) Chapter 26 (02:21:03) Chapter 27 (02:26:25) Chapter 28 (02:34:41) Chapter 29 (02:38:01) Chapter 30 (02:43:03) Chapter 31 (02:48:04) Chapter 32 (02:53:58) Chapter 33 (02:57:14) Chapter 34 (03:01:19) Chapter 35 (03:08:41) Chapter 36 (03:21:53) Chapter 37 (03:26:10) Chapter 38 (03:32:19) Chapter 39 (03:34:58) Chapter 40 (03:38:04) Chapter 41 (03:40:52) Chapter 42 (03:46:11) Chapter 43 (03:49:44) Chapter 44 (03:54:45) Chapter 45 (03:57:51) Chapter 46 (04:01:21) Chapter 47 (04:12:37) Chapter 48 (04:15:32) Chapter 49 (04:21:26) Chapter 50 (04:25:03) Chapter 51 (04:28:04) Chapter 52 (04:32:29) Chapter 53 (04:39:25) Chapter 54 (04:46:52) Chapter 55 (04:51:55) Chapter 56 (04:57:20) Chapter 57 (05:03:05) Chapter 58 (05:07:24) Chapter 59 (05:11:08) Chapter 60 (05:26:37) Chapter 61 (05:32:12) Chapter 62 (05:35:10) Chapter 63 (05:39:34) Chapter 64 (05:46:06) Chapter 65 (05:51:12) Chapter 66 (05:56:03) Chapter 67 (05:59:46) Chapter 68 (06:05:31) Chapter 69 (06:13:04) Chapter 70 (06:17:35) Chapter 71 (06:22:18) Chapter 72 (06:28:18) Chapter 73 (06:30:10) Chapter 74 (06:33:53) Chapter 75 (06:38:37) Chapter 76 (06:45:39) Chapter 77 (06:51:29) Chapter 78 (06:55:38) Chapter 79 (06:58:08) Chapter 80 (07:00:50) Chapter 81 (07:06:02) Chapter 82 (07:09:27) Chapter 83 (07:11:39) Chapter 84 (07:17:09) Chapter 85 (07:24:42) Chapter 86 (07:28:20) Chapter 87 (07:36:21) Chapter 88 (07:43:11) Chapter 89 (07:46:45) Chapter 90 (07:54:00) Chapter 91 Max Character Limit reached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Notes by Charles Dickens audiobook. Genre: history When celebrated English novelist Charles Dickens crosses the Atlantic in 1842, he arrives in the young United States as a literary star - and an intensely curious observer. In American Notes, Dickens records his travels from the bustle of the Eastern cities to the edges of the frontier, moving through hotels, streets, public institutions, steamboats, and railroads with a sharp eye for detail and a storyteller's sense of scene. Along the way he encounters politicians, reformers, performers, and everyday citizens, comparing American habits and ideals with the traditions of Britain and the promises of a new democracy. As admiration gives way to frustration and moral unease, Dickens probes what national character looks like in practice, especially in questions of public manners, the press, poverty, and the treatment of the vulnerable. Part travelogue, part social critique, and part personal journal, the book blends vivid sketches with pointed commentary, revealing both the author's wit and his outrage as he tries to reconcile America's rhetoric of liberty with what he witnesses on the ground. American Notes is an energetic portrait of a country in motion - and a timeless reminder that progress and conscience do not always travel at the same speed. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:04:10) Chapter 01 (00:24:07) Chapter 02 (00:57:41) Chapter 03 (01:47:29) Chapter 04 (02:27:21) Chapter 05 (02:48:00) Chapter 06 (03:08:09) Chapter 07 (03:49:22) Chapter 08 (04:25:12) Chapter 09 (05:03:47) Chapter 10 (05:44:06) Chapter 11 (06:08:34) Chapter 12 (06:30:12) Chapter 13 (06:57:01) Chapter 14 (07:16:09) Chapter 15 (07:53:49) Chapter 16 (08:36:32) Chapter 17 (08:55:25) Chapter 18 (09:30:29) Chapter 19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vicky Van by Carolyn Wells audiobook. Genre: family Carolyn Wells always provides an enjoyable read and this one is probably one of her most intriguing murder mysteries. Vicky Van is a lithe, joyful and vibrant society woman beloved by all. A man named Sommers shows up uninvited at one of her famous parties. He is found murdered shortly after he follows her out of the card room and Vicky Van is seen standing next to him with blood on her dress. She disappears before the police arrive and is considered guilty. In spite of little notes she leaves here and there no one can find her or her maid Julie. Why did she kill a stranger? Why can't the police find her? This one will baffle Fleming Stone more than any other For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:18:03) Chapter 02 (00:35:45) Chapter 03 (00:51:52) Chapter 04 (01:10:11) Chapter 05 (01:27:13) Chapter 06 (01:44:47) Chapter 07 (02:03:04) Chapter 08 (02:21:20) Chapter 09 (02:39:12) Chapter 10 (02:58:49) Chapter 11 (03:16:34) Chapter 12 (03:33:55) Chapter 13 (03:51:17) Chapter 14 (04:09:13) Chapter 15 (04:27:59) Chapter 16 (04:45:56) Chapter 17 (05:04:49) Chapter 18 (05:21:59) Chapter 19 (05:43:44) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Diamond Pin by Carolyn Wells audiobook. Genre: mystery Eccentric and wealthy New York widow Ursula Pell loves playing cruel jokes on her guests and particularly on her niece and nephew who are destined to inherit the millions in gems left to her by her late husband. Therefore when she is found brutally murdered in a locked room the morning after a dinner party her niece Iris the most recent victim of Ursula's humiliating pranks is first suspected until all the clues point to her nephew. Where did she stash the gemstones and the much mentioned diamond pin promised Iris. Enter Fleming Stone, famous detective who hopefully can prove the innocence of the nephew, the true value of the diamond pin and discover WHO killed Mrs. Pell. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:20:01) Chapter 02 (00:40:31) Chapter 03 (00:59:53) Chapter 04 (01:17:57) Chapter 05 (01:37:04) Chapter 06 (01:56:31) Chapter 07 (02:16:15) Chapter 08 (02:36:01) Chapter 09 (02:55:23) Chapter 10 (03:14:32) Chapter 11 (03:33:34) Chapter 12 (03:52:21) Chapter 13 (04:11:35) Chapter 14 (04:30:59) Chapter 15 (04:51:03) Chapter 16 (05:09:43) Chapter 17 (05:27:50) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Curved Blades by Carolyn Wells audiobook. Genre: mystery At the showplace Long Island estate known as Garden Steps, wealth is a performance and every visitor has a role to play, until the household's formidable mistress, Lucy Carrington, is found dead in her private rooms. She is discovered bizarrely posed for display, dressed in finery and glittering with jewels, with unsettling details at the scene that hint at more than one method of murder. The local police face a maze of motives and alibis, and suspicion quickly spreads through Lucy's inner circle, including her charming niece, a devoted social secretary, a cousin entangled in financial affairs, a sharp-eyed maid, and a mysterious man styling himself a count. To cut through the elegant lies, celebrated criminologist Fleming Stone is summoned, bringing patience, logic, and an instinct for the small inconsistencies others miss. But the case turns dangerously personal when Stone finds himself drawn to the very person the evidence seems to circle. As interviews tighten and secrets surface, Stone must balance heart and duty before the killer can vanish behind the estate's polished manners and cultivated beauty. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:34:50) Chapter 02 (01:05:18) Chapter 03 (01:39:24) Chapter 04 (02:10:07) Chapter 05 (02:42:56) Chapter 06 (03:12:02) Chapter 07 (03:43:37) Chapter 08 (04:17:36) Chapter 09 (04:53:08) Chapter 10 (05:22:12) Chapter 11 (05:55:43) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faulkner's Folly by Carolyn Wells audiobook. Genre: mystery Eric Stannard, wealthy artist and portrait painter of international reputation is found dead in his studio, an etching needle protruding from his chest. The lights had gone out momentarily just before he was found by a footman and a long-time friend. Standing beside the victim is Joyce his wife and his model Natalie both seeming to be struck with terror and shock!! At first glance the suspects seem obvious...but what about the artist's son who is in love with Natalie, the neighbor in love with the wife, a burglar? Will a psychic help find the murderer? Or will it fall upon the great detective Alan Ford to solve this one? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:17:22) Chapter 02 (00:34:27) Chapter 03 (00:52:05) Chapter 04 (01:09:44) Chapter 05 (01:27:44) Chapter 06 (01:45:04) Chapter 07 (02:02:21) Chapter 08 (02:21:14) Chapter 09 (02:39:01) Chapter 10 (02:56:25) Chapter 11 (03:15:03) Chapter 12 (03:35:07) Chapter 13 (03:50:08) Chapter 14 (04:06:50) Chapter 15 (04:23:36) Chapter 16 (04:40:13) Chapter 17 (04:57:15) Chapter 18 (05:14:13) Chapter 19 (05:30:55) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anybody But Anne by Carolyn Wells audiobook. Genre: romance Narrated in the first person by Raymond Sturgis, Anne's old high-school beau, the story opens with a lavish house party hosted by the Van Wycks. David Van Wyck has suddenly decided to become a philanthropist and proposes to give away his entire fortune to the building of a new library in the community, thus leaving his family penniless. The morning following his late meeting with the library committee, David is found dead in his locked study. The Van Wyck pearls are missing as is the deed giving away the fortune. But is it murder or suicide? A detective is hired but when he fails to solve the mystery Fleming Stone is called in to wrap things up. The characters are diverse & interesting, not to mention that a few of the men are extremely anxious to become Anne's next husband For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:34:46) Chapter 02 (01:11:56) Chapter 03 (01:49:58) Chapter 04 (02:28:16) Chapter 05 (03:01:31) Chapter 06 (03:39:10) Chapter 07 (04:18:00) Chapter 08 (05:04:02) Chapter 09 (05:42:41) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mystery of the Iron Box by Bruce Campbell audiobook. Genre: mystery Ken Holt, a sharp, levelheaded teenage reporter for the Brentwood Advance, is counting the days until his father, Richard Holt, a globe-traveling newspaper correspondent, finally comes home for a Christmas visit. The reunion feels like a holiday gift in itself - until Richard arrives with an odd present for the Allens (the family Ken lives with): an antique iron box, heavy, ornate, and seemingly not worth the trouble it soon attracts. Almost immediately, Ken and his best friend, Sandy Allen, notice unsettling signs around the house: strange noises, unexplained drafts, and the sense that someone has been prowling where they do not belong. When an attempted burglary and other escalating incidents point back to the box, the boys' reporter instincts kick in. Why would anyone risk arrest for an old metal container? Following their hunch from the Allens' home to local shops and shadowy encounters, Ken and Sandy dig into the box's history and the people desperate to get their hands on it. Each clue pulls them deeper into a web of deception that tests their courage, their judgment, and the line between curiosity and real danger. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:19:25) Chapter 02 (00:37:33) Chapter 03 (00:53:13) Chapter 04 (01:08:41) Chapter 05 (01:24:28) Chapter 06 (01:46:20) Chapter 07 (01:59:10) Chapter 08 (02:13:51) Chapter 09 (02:34:24) Chapter 10 (02:50:44) Chapter 11 (03:06:55) Chapter 12 (03:22:42) Chapter 13 (03:42:54) Chapter 14 (03:56:34) Chapter 15 (04:08:03) Chapter 16 (04:21:25) Chapter 17 (04:35:29) Chapter 18 (04:49:26) Chapter 19 (04:59:40) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices