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Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Alex Woolf ...

Narrated by Thomas Judd ...

Series Audiobook 9 - Sherlock Holmes Stories Retold for Children
Unabridged

45 min

Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a daring adventure.Captain Arthur Morstan has vanished. Where is he, and does his disappearance have anything to do with the six pearls sent to his daughter Mary? Our crime-fighting sleuth decides to investigate.Adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf, this thrilling tale will ... Read more

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Join world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his ever-loyal sidekick Dr. Watson as they embark on a daring adventure.Captain Arthur Morstan has vanished. Where is he, and does his disappearance have anything to do with the six pearls sent to his daughter Mary? Our crime-fighting sleuth decides to investigate.Adapted by award-winning children's fiction author Alex Woolf, this thrilling tale will
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The Pope Who Put a Corpse on Trial

Because Apparently Dying Wasn't Enough to Escape Papal Court Hearings and Aggressive Cross-Examinations

by Thomas Alex ...

The Pope Who Put a Corpse on TrialBecause Apparently Dying Wasn't Enough to Escape Papal Court Hearings and Aggressive Cross-ExaminationsWhat happens when a pope dies—but his enemies aren't finished with him?In 897 CE, Rome witnessed one of the strangest spectacles in medieval history. The body of Pope Formosus was dug from its grave, dressed in papal robes, placed upon a throne, and brought ... Read more

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The Pope Who Put a Corpse on TrialBecause Apparently Dying Wasn't Enough to Escape Papal Court Hearings and Aggressive Cross-ExaminationsWhat happens when a pope dies—but his enemies aren't finished with him?In 897 CE, Rome witnessed one of the strangest spectacles in medieval history. The body of Pope Formosus was dug from its grave, dressed in papal robes, placed upon a throne, and brought
... Read more
The Great Molasses Flood of Boston

A Sticky, Slow-Moving Tidal Wave of Brown Sugar Syrup That Somehow Managed to Terrorize an Entire City

by Thomas Alex ...

On January 15, 1919, Boston was enjoying an unusually warm winter afternoon.Then the tank broke.A gigantic steel tank in the city's North End suddenly ruptured, releasing approximately 2.3 million gallons of industrial molasses into the streets. What followed was one of the strangest disasters in American history: a dark, sticky wave surged through Boston at astonishing speed, crushing buildings, ... Read more

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On January 15, 1919, Boston was enjoying an unusually warm winter afternoon.Then the tank broke.A gigantic steel tank in the city's North End suddenly ruptured, releasing approximately 2.3 million gallons of industrial molasses into the streets. What followed was one of the strangest disasters in American history: a dark, sticky wave surged through Boston at astonishing speed, crushing buildings,
... Read more
When Pineapple Was a Status Symbol

Rent a Fruit for Your Fancy Party So People Think You’re Rich Before It Rots on the Table

by Thomas Alex ...

There was a time when owning a pineapple was practically a public announcement:“Look at me. I have money.”Today, you can buy one at a supermarket for the price of an ordinary grocery item. But centuries ago, the pineapple was an exotic luxury that could represent wealth, prestige, hospitality, and extraordinary social status.In an age before international supermarkets and refrigerated shipping, ... Read more

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There was a time when owning a pineapple was practically a public announcement:“Look at me. I have money.”Today, you can buy one at a supermarket for the price of an ordinary grocery item. But centuries ago, the pineapple was an exotic luxury that could represent wealth, prestige, hospitality, and extraordinary social status.In an age before international supermarkets and refrigerated shipping,
... Read more
The Dancing Plague Of 1518

Hundreds Of Medieval Peasants Danced Themselves To Literal Exhaustion Because Their Brains Decided Chaos Was A Lifestyle

by Thomas Alex ...

In the summer of 1518, something deeply strange happened in Strasbourg.One woman reportedly began dancing in the street.Then another person joined.Then another.Before long, dozens—and perhaps hundreds—of people were reportedly caught in a bizarre outbreak of uncontrollable dancing. They danced in the streets, collapsed from exhaustion, and apparently struggled to stop. In a world already plagued ... Read more

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In the summer of 1518, something deeply strange happened in Strasbourg.One woman reportedly began dancing in the street.Then another person joined.Then another.Before long, dozens—and perhaps hundreds—of people were reportedly caught in a bizarre outbreak of uncontrollable dancing. They danced in the streets, collapsed from exhaustion, and apparently struggled to stop. In a world already plagued
... Read more
Napoleon Was Not Actually Short

He Was Average Height, but His Enemies Had Jokes and Printing Presses

by Thomas Alex ...

Napoleon Bonaparte is one of history's most recognizable figures—and one of its most entertainingly misunderstood.Was Napoleon really a tiny military genius surrounded by towering soldiers? Not quite.The famous image of Napoleon as an unusually short man owes more to conflicting measurement systems, political cartoons, hostile propaganda, and centuries of repetition than to the reality of his ... Read more

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Napoleon Bonaparte is one of history's most recognizable figures—and one of its most entertainingly misunderstood.Was Napoleon really a tiny military genius surrounded by towering soldiers? Not quite.The famous image of Napoleon as an unusually short man owes more to conflicting measurement systems, political cartoons, hostile propaganda, and centuries of repetition than to the reality of his
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Ancient Roman Mouthwash Was Pure Urine

Nothing Says Fresh Breath Like Fermented Pee Straight From the Public Laundry Basins

by Thomas Alex ...

What would make hundreds of people suddenly dance until their bodies gave out?In the summer of 1518, something extraordinarily strange happened in Strasbourg.A woman began dancing in the street.She did not stop.Then others joined her.Soon, dozens—and possibly hundreds—of people were reportedly caught up in an extraordinary episode remembered as the Dancing Plague of 1518. Some danced for days. ... Read more

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What would make hundreds of people suddenly dance until their bodies gave out?In the summer of 1518, something extraordinarily strange happened in Strasbourg.A woman began dancing in the street.She did not stop.Then others joined her.Soon, dozens—and possibly hundreds—of people were reportedly caught up in an extraordinary episode remembered as the Dancing Plague of 1518. Some danced for days.
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Strong and Wild

Lakes Hockey, Book 2

by Sloane St. James ...

Narrated by Alex Kydd, Savannah Thomas ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Lakes Hockey
Unabridged

9 hours 56 min

MickyI'm new to this city, but things are looking up. My bestie's husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I've got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my dream of opening my own cocktail lounge, Sugar & Ice. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.When he reveals his true self, I hate what I discover. Until ... Read more

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MickyI'm new to this city, but things are looking up. My bestie's husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I've got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my dream of opening my own cocktail lounge, Sugar & Ice. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.When he reveals his true self, I hate what I discover. Until
... Read more
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Conrad's Honor

by Alex Ryan ...

Narrated by Thomas Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 11 - Bruce Highland
Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

A tragic shooting occurs in Alexandria, Virginia, yielding three fatalities, including a United States Senator. A senior intelligence officer fears the worst -that the crime may have been organized by his own subordinate agent. Bruce Highland is quietly and discreetly pulled in to track down the rogue agent, James Malone, and sort out a tangled web of lies and deception, which traces back to a ... Read more

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A tragic shooting occurs in Alexandria, Virginia, yielding three fatalities, including a United States Senator. A senior intelligence officer fears the worst -that the crime may have been organized by his own subordinate agent. Bruce Highland is quietly and discreetly pulled in to track down the rogue agent, James Malone, and sort out a tangled web of lies and deception, which traces back to a
... Read more

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Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells

From Tailored Materials to Novel Applications

Edited by Jince Thomas, Alex Schechter, Flavio Grynszpan, Bejoy Francis, Sabu Thomas ...

Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel CellsBuild the fuel cells of the future with this cutting-edge materialAlkaline anion exchange membranes (AAEMs) are cutting-edge polyelectrolyte materials with growing renewable energy applications including fuel cells, batteries, hydrogen electrolyzers and electrodialysis technologies. Their use in relatively new alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells ... Read more

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Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel CellsBuild the fuel cells of the future with this cutting-edge materialAlkaline anion exchange membranes (AAEMs) are cutting-edge polyelectrolyte materials with growing renewable energy applications including fuel cells, batteries, hydrogen electrolyzers and electrodialysis technologies. Their use in relatively new alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells
... Read more
Thirteen: Stories of Transformation

by Adrienne J. Odasso, Tais Teng, Fiona Moore, Richard Bowes, Jennifer Giesbrecht, David Tallerman, Lyn McConchie, Liz Argall, Julie C. Day, Grá Linnaea, Christie Yant, Rik Hoskin, Marc Levinthal, Richard Thomas, Gregory L. Norris, Alex Dally McFarlane, Juli Mallett, Fran Wilde, Andrew Penn Romine, A. C. Wise, George Cotronis, Daryl Gregory, Amanda C. Davis, Jetse de Vries, Cat Rambo, M. David Blake, Rebecca Kuder, Claude Lalumière ...

The thirteenth Tarot card is Death, and he is a symbol not of the end, but of transformation and rebirth. This is the genesis and root of Thirteen: Stories of Transformation. The twenty-eight authors of this collection are voices—new and old—who are not afraid to explore what comes next. Whether it be a life after death, a life without love, a life filled with hunger, or the life shared by a ghost ... Read more

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The thirteenth Tarot card is Death, and he is a symbol not of the end, but of transformation and rebirth. This is the genesis and root of Thirteen: Stories of Transformation. The twenty-eight authors of this collection are voices—new and old—who are not afraid to explore what comes next. Whether it be a life after death, a life without love, a life filled with hunger, or the life shared by a ghost
... Read more
Brave New Weird Volume Two

The Best New Weird Horror, Volume Two

by Patrick Malka, Anemone Moss, Geneve Flynn, Eirik Gumeny, M.M. Olivas, KS Walker, Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas, David Simmons, Chris Kuriata, Rachael K. Jones, Karlo Yeager Rodríguez, Hussani Abdulrahim, Michael Bettendorf, Perfect Kiss Strickoll, Elena Sichrovsky, Amitha Jagannath Knight, Thomas Ha, Alex Woodroe, LC von Hessen, Ivan Zoric, Daniel DeRock, Premee Mohamed, Simone le Roux, Judith Shadford ...

Series series Brave New Weird
WEIRDER, WILDER, FURTHER INTO THE UNKNOWN "The only award that matters." - someone, somewhere, maybe? BRAVE NEW WEIRD returns with its second collection, showcasing the absolute best of the independent New Weird world! Featuring 23 stories previously published by some of the most dynamic independent publishers in the fields of Horror and Speculative Fiction today, forewords from the publisher and ... Read more

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WEIRDER, WILDER, FURTHER INTO THE UNKNOWN "The only award that matters." - someone, somewhere, maybe? BRAVE NEW WEIRD returns with its second collection, showcasing the absolute best of the independent New Weird world! Featuring 23 stories previously published by some of the most dynamic independent publishers in the fields of Horror and Speculative Fiction today, forewords from the publisher and
... Read more

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