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Flying Cloud

The True Story of America's Most Famous Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided Her

by David W. Shaw ...

"Details the record-breaking 1851 New York-to-San Francisco voyages of the clipper ship Flying Cloud, focusing on its navigator, Eleanor Creesy." — Library JournalIn 1851, navigator Eleanor Creesy set sail on the maiden voyage of the clipper ship Flying Cloud, traveling from New York to San Francisco in only eighty-nine days. This swift passage set a world record that went unbroken for more than a ... Read more

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"Details the record-breaking 1851 New York-to-San Francisco voyages of the clipper ship Flying Cloud, focusing on its navigator, Eleanor Creesy." — Library JournalIn 1851, navigator Eleanor Creesy set sail on the maiden voyage of the clipper ship Flying Cloud, traveling from New York to San Francisco in only eighty-nine days. This swift passage set a world record that went unbroken for more than a
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America’s Victory

The Heroic Story of a Team of Ordinary Americans—and How They Won the Greatest Yacht Race Ever

by David W. Shaw ...

Narrated by John Lescault ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

Set against the backdrop of the first world’s fair in London, America’s Victory takes listeners into a world rich in adventure and history in an unforgettable story of skill, daring, and honor at the heart of our national identity.In 1850, a brilliant young boat designer and an unlikely team of humble, hard working men faced the might and arrogance of the British empire in a yacht race for The ... Read more

$16.95 USD

Set against the backdrop of the first world’s fair in London, America’s Victory takes listeners into a world rich in adventure and history in an unforgettable story of skill, daring, and honor at the heart of our national identity.In 1850, a brilliant young boat designer and an unlikely team of humble, hard working men faced the might and arrogance of the British empire in a yacht race for The
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Sea Wolf of the Confederacy

The Daring Civil War Raids of Naval Lt. Charles W. Read

by David W. Shaw ...

In June 1863, just days before the epic clash at Gettysburg ended the last rebel land invasion of the North, a small party of the Confederate Navy mounted a devastating series of raids on the New England coast, culminating in a battle off Portland, Maine. Veteran author David W. Shaw brilliantly re-creates this almost forgotten chapter of the Civil War in rich narrative detail drawn from accounts ... Read more

$16.99 USD

In June 1863, just days before the epic clash at Gettysburg ended the last rebel land invasion of the North, a small party of the Confederate Navy mounted a devastating series of raids on the New England coast, culminating in a battle off Portland, Maine. Veteran author David W. Shaw brilliantly re-creates this almost forgotten chapter of the Civil War in rich narrative detail drawn from accounts
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Rune Runner: The Shadow's Grasp

by David William Shaw ...

Narrated by Christopher Tester ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Rune Runner
Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

In a world called Dennere, in the cursed land of the Nightshawl, where eternal darkness reigns, hope is a rare commodity. For Kai, a young Rune Runner who defies the witches’ curse, survival means braving the shadows to uncover ancient secrets. When Kai unlocks the chest to a rare crystal dagger—rumored to hold the power to undo the witches’ dark legacy—he becomes a central figure in a perilous ... Read more

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In a world called Dennere, in the cursed land of the Nightshawl, where eternal darkness reigns, hope is a rare commodity. For Kai, a young Rune Runner who defies the witches’ curse, survival means braving the shadows to uncover ancient secrets. When Kai unlocks the chest to a rare crystal dagger—rumored to hold the power to undo the witches’ dark legacy—he becomes a central figure in a perilous
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Wave Making

Inspired by Impact

by David Shaw ...

Narrated by David Shaw ...

Unabridged

7 hours 35 min

Our lives are profoundly enriched by the shared wisdom and experiences of others, conveyed in various forms. This book draws from a lifetime of diverse experiences in modern science, entrepreneurship, investment management, public service, environmental stewardship, and other adventures, offering insights on how to seek purposeful impact as a path to fulfillment and happiness. ... Read more

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Our lives are profoundly enriched by the shared wisdom and experiences of others, conveyed in various forms. This book draws from a lifetime of diverse experiences in modern science, entrepreneurship, investment management, public service, environmental stewardship, and other adventures, offering insights on how to seek purposeful impact as a path to fulfillment and happiness.
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Supernatural Murder Mysteries

Classic tales from an iconic thrilling genre

by Charles Dickens, Guy de Maupassant, Jean Lorrain, Algernon Blackwood, F Marion Crawford, J Y Ackerman, Hugh Walpole, Ambrose Bierce, W F Harvey, Edith Stewart Drewery, Mary Cholmondeley.wav, Amelia Edwards ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Elliot Fitzpatrick, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

In this volume we give the murder mystery a dastardly twist with an element of the Supernatural. With this simple addition stories become flights of evil fancy and thoughts from the dark recesses of our author’s minds. ... Read more

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In this volume we give the murder mystery a dastardly twist with an element of the Supernatural. With this simple addition stories become flights of evil fancy and thoughts from the dark recesses of our author’s minds.
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The Last Wolf

by David Shaw Mackenzie ...

'So what is the novelist's duty then?''Oh, to tell the truth of course.'But what is the truth when there are at least two sides to every story?Brothers Maurice and Christopher have not spoken to each other for over 40 years, despite living on the same small island. And nobody talks about Maurice's first wife, Hester – until an apparently unconnected act of vengeance reverberates across the ... Read more

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'So what is the novelist's duty then?''Oh, to tell the truth of course.'But what is the truth when there are at least two sides to every story?Brothers Maurice and Christopher have not spoken to each other for over 40 years, despite living on the same small island. And nobody talks about Maurice's first wife, Hester – until an apparently unconnected act of vengeance reverberates across the
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - The Irish

The top ten short stories written by Irish authors.

by Sheridan Le Fanu, Oscar Wilde, W B Yeats, James Joyce, Bram Stoker, Charlotte Riddell, Dora Sigerson Shorter, Katharine Tynan, Mary Anne Hoare, Somerville and Ross ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
... Read more
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Top 10 Short Stories, The - Horror

The top ten horror short stories of all time.

by Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Ambrose Bierce, Guy de Maupassant, H P Lovecraft, John William Polidori, M R James, Robert Louis Stevenson, W F Harvey, W W Jacobs ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker, Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

The top 10 horror short stories of all time.Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The top 10 horror short stories of all time.Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different
... Read more
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Stories From The Shadows - Volume 6

Embrace the darkness

by William Hope Hodgson, E T A Hoffman, Tom Hood, Lucy Hamilton Hooper, Anthony Hope, Violet Hunt, William Hunt, C J Cutcliffe Hyne, Washington Irving, Violet Jacob, W W Jacobs, M R James, Fanny Kemble Johnson, Franz Kafka, W G Kelly, Arabella Kenealy, Jessie Douglas Kerruish, Rudyard Kipling, Perceval Landon, Sheridan Le Fanu ...

Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley, David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into
... Read more
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Detective Stories – London

Truth and justice by way of clues

by Frank Howel Evans, Baroness Orczy, Charles Dickens, E W Hornung, Ernest Bramah, Arthur Morrison, J Jefferson Farjeon, Clarence Rook, Victor L Whitechurch ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell, Elliot Fitzpatrick, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

6 hours 7 min

The Detective has been a mainstay of fiction writing ever since we can remember.Their deductive powers, their intuition and fleet-footed grasp of every detail can often turn the unlikeliest situation, or bunch of red herrings, into a breakthrough to capture even the most ingenious and dastardly of criminals.In this series our classic authors explore not only various themes, such as Occult ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Detective has been a mainstay of fiction writing ever since we can remember.Their deductive powers, their intuition and fleet-footed grasp of every detail can often turn the unlikeliest situation, or bunch of red herrings, into a breakthrough to capture even the most ingenious and dastardly of criminals.In this series our classic authors explore not only various themes, such as Occult
... Read more
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Stories Set On Trains

Enjoy the journey

by Saki, Aleister Crowley, Richard Marsh, Leonara Wodehouse, Arthur Morrison, Amelia Edwards, Sabine Baring-Gould, W G Kelly, Barry Pain, John Davys Beresford, Gertrude Colmore ...

Narrated by Robert Maskell, David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

4 hours 50 min

A train seems a very reliable mode to bring out the best in authors and sometimes the worst in their fictional characters. In this volume our narratives are usually set inside the carriage compartment where they are really are up close and personal with each other. All our authors need to do is to light the touchpaper and stand well back. ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A train seems a very reliable mode to bring out the best in authors and sometimes the worst in their fictional characters. In this volume our narratives are usually set inside the carriage compartment where they are really are up close and personal with each other. All our authors need to do is to light the touchpaper and stand well back.
... Read more

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