Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Stanhope Legacy

The War Years

by Wes Davis ...

Join the Stanhope family as they navigate through the tumultuous times of war. With Harry and John's graduation from West Point, the family's future seems bright. But as war clouds gather on the horizon, their world is turned upside down. German spies, Scottish traitors, and the attack on Pearl Harbor all threaten their peaceful existence. Will the family be able to overcome these challenges and ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Join the Stanhope family as they navigate through the tumultuous times of war. With Harry and John's graduation from West Point, the family's future seems bright. But as war clouds gather on the horizon, their world is turned upside down. German spies, Scottish traitors, and the attack on Pearl Harbor all threaten their peaceful existence. Will the family be able to overcome these challenges and
... Read more
Stanhope Legacy

by Wes Davis ...

Embark on a thrilling journey with the Stanhope Clan as they leave Edinburgh, Scotland for the promise of a new life in America. But their voyage is just the beginning as they face challenges and evil lurking in their new country. From New Jersey to Idaho, to the bustling city of New York and even the grandeur of the court of St James in England, three generations of the Stanhope family will ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Embark on a thrilling journey with the Stanhope Clan as they leave Edinburgh, Scotland for the promise of a new life in America. But their voyage is just the beginning as they face challenges and evil lurking in their new country. From New Jersey to Idaho, to the bustling city of New York and even the grandeur of the court of St James in England, three generations of the Stanhope family will
... Read more
American Journey

On the Road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs

by Wes Davis ...

**“Jaunty.… Davis excels in making his characters come alive on the page.” —Christoph Irmscher, Wall Street JournalThe epic road trips—and surprising friendship—of John Burroughs, nineteenth-century naturalist, and Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, inventors of the modern age.**In 1913, an unlikely friendship blossomed between Henry Ford and famed naturalist John Burroughs. When their mutual interest ... Read more

$15.09 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

**“Jaunty.… Davis excels in making his characters come alive on the page.” —Christoph Irmscher, Wall Street JournalThe epic road trips—and surprising friendship—of John Burroughs, nineteenth-century naturalist, and Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, inventors of the modern age.**In 1913, an unlikely friendship blossomed between Henry Ford and famed naturalist John Burroughs. When their mutual interest
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Two Years Before the Mast

by Wes Davis, Richard Henry Dana Jr. ...

Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

Tracing an awe-inspiring oceanic route from Boston, around Cape Horn, to the California coast, Two Years Before the Mast is both a riveting story of adventure and the most eloquent, insightful account we have of life at sea in the early nineteenth century. Richard Henry Dana is only nineteen when he abandons the patrician world of Boston and Harvard for an arduous voyage among real sailors, amid
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The Ariadne Objective: Patrick Leigh Fermor and the Underground War to Rescue Crete from the Nazis

by Wes Davis ...

"Wes Davis' fast-paced tale of wartime sabotage reads more like an Ian Fleming thriller than a mere retelling of events."―Wall Street Journal"The story unfolds with the rich characterization and perfectly calibrated suspense of a great novel. It can be hard at points to remember the book is actually a work of nonfiction."―Christian Science MonitorThe Ariadne Objective</... ... Read more

$9.99 USD

"Wes Davis' fast-paced tale of wartime sabotage reads more like an Ian Fleming thriller than a mere retelling of events."―Wall Street Journal"The story unfolds with the rich characterization and perfectly calibrated suspense of a great novel. It can be hard at points to remember the book is actually a work of nonfiction."―Christian Science MonitorThe Ariadne Objective</...
... Read more
Audiobook

American Journey

On the Road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs

by Wes Davis ...

Narrated by Mitch Crawford ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

In 1913, an unlikely friendship blossomed between Henry Ford and famed naturalist John Burroughs. When their mutual interest in Ralph Waldo Emerson led them to set out in one of Ford's Model Ts to explore the Transcendentalist's New England, the trip would prove to be the first of many excursions that would take Ford and Burroughs, together with Thomas Edison, across America.Their road trips ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

In 1913, an unlikely friendship blossomed between Henry Ford and famed naturalist John Burroughs. When their mutual interest in Ralph Waldo Emerson led them to set out in one of Ford's Model Ts to explore the Transcendentalist's New England, the trip would prove to be the first of many excursions that would take Ford and Burroughs, together with Thomas Edison, across America.Their road trips
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Audiobook

Tutankhamun's Trumpet

Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy-King's Tomb

by Toby Wilkinson ...

Narrated by David Timson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king's mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, from the mundane to the extravagant, from the precious to the everyday. Tutankhamun's spectacular gold mask is justifiably famous, but the rest of the treasures remain largely unknown, their stories untold.In ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

In 1922, after fifteen years of searching, archaeologists finally discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun. There, buried alongside the king's mummy, they found more than 5,000 unique objects, from the mundane to the extravagant, from the precious to the everyday. Tutankhamun's spectacular gold mask is justifiably famous, but the rest of the treasures remain largely unknown, their stories untold.In
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Journeys of Trees

A Story about Forests, People, and the Future

by Zach St. George ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

Forests are restless. Any time a tree dies or a new one sprouts, the forest that includes it has shifted. When new trees sprout in the same direction, the whole forest begins to migrate, sometimes at astonishing rates. Today, however, an array of obstacles—humans felling trees by the billions, invasive pests transported through global trade—threaten to overwhelm these vital movements. Worst of all ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Forests are restless. Any time a tree dies or a new one sprouts, the forest that includes it has shifted. When new trees sprout in the same direction, the whole forest begins to migrate, sometimes at astonishing rates. Today, however, an array of obstacles—humans felling trees by the billions, invasive pests transported through global trade—threaten to overwhelm these vital movements. Worst of all
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Warhead

The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon in the Age of Modern Warfare

by Jeffrey E. Stern ...

Narrated by Jeffrey E. Stern, Sitara Attaie, Ray Corasani, Vas Eli, Justin Price, Peter Romano, Saskia Maarleveld, Gary Tiedemann, Dallis Seeker ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Greek to Me

Adventures of the Comma Queen

by Mary Norris ...

Narrated by Mary Norris ...

Unabridged

7 hours 3 min

"Hilarious. . . . This book charmed my socks off." ?Patricia O'Conner, New York Times Book Review Mary Norris has spent more than three decades in The New Yorker's copy department, maintaining its celebrated high standards. Now she brings her vast experience, good cheer, and finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice. ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

"Hilarious. . . . This book charmed my socks off." ?Patricia O'Conner, New York Times Book Review Mary Norris has spent more than three decades in The New Yorker's copy department, maintaining its celebrated high standards. Now she brings her vast experience, good cheer, and finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice.
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Becoming Ella Fitzgerald

The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song

by Judith Tick ...

Narrated by Carmen Jewel Jones ...

Unabridged

19 hours 55 min

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. Historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singer's difficult ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. Historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singer's difficult
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Who Owns This Sentence?

A History of Copyrights and Wrongs

by David Bellos, Alexandre Montagu ...

Narrated by David Bellos ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed
... Read more

Also available as: eBook

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“wes davis”

Stanhope Legacy

Stanhope Legacy

American Journey

Two Years Before the Mast

The Ariadne Objective: Patrick Leigh Fermor and the Underground War to Rescue Crete from the Nazis

American Journey

People who read these also enjoyed

Tutankhamun's Trumpet

The Journeys of Trees

The Warhead

Greek to Me

Becoming Ella Fitzgerald

Who Owns This Sentence?

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“wes davis”

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed