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Churchill and Ireland

by Paul Bew ...

Winston Churchill spent his early childhood in Ireland, had close Irish relatives, and was himself much involved in Irish political issues for a large part of his career. He took Ireland very seriously -- and not only because of its significance in the Anglo-American relationship. Churchill, in fact, probably took Ireland more seriously than Ireland took Churchill. Yet, in the fifty years since ... Read more

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Winston Churchill spent his early childhood in Ireland, had close Irish relatives, and was himself much involved in Irish political issues for a large part of his career. He took Ireland very seriously -- and not only because of its significance in the Anglo-American relationship. Churchill, in fact, probably took Ireland more seriously than Ireland took Churchill. Yet, in the fifty years since
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Enigma A New Life of Charles Stewart Parnell

by Paul Bew ...

Charles Stewart Parnell is the most enigmatic figure in Irish history. An Anglo-Irish landlord from a distinguished Wicklow family, he became the most unlikely leader of Irish nationalism imaginable. He hated the colour green. He was not a dynamic speaker. He was cold and aloof and lacked the popular touch. None the less, from the late 1870s until his fall and death in 1891, he held the whole of ... Read more

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Charles Stewart Parnell is the most enigmatic figure in Irish history. An Anglo-Irish landlord from a distinguished Wicklow family, he became the most unlikely leader of Irish nationalism imaginable. He hated the colour green. He was not a dynamic speaker. He was cold and aloof and lacked the popular touch. None the less, from the late 1870s until his fall and death in 1891, he held the whole of
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Ancestral Voices in Irish Politics

Judging Dillon and Parnell

by Prof Paul Bew ...

The story of Charles Stewart Parnell, one of the greatest Irish leaders of the nineteenth century and also one of the most renowned figures of the 1880s on the international stage, and John Dillon, the most celebrated of Parnell's lieutenants. As Paul Bew shows, the differences between the two men reflect both Ireland's past and its future. The story of Charles Stewart Parnell, one of the greatest ... Read more

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The story of Charles Stewart Parnell, one of the greatest Irish leaders of the nineteenth century and also one of the most renowned figures of the 1880s on the international stage, and John Dillon, the most celebrated of Parnell's lieutenants. As Paul Bew shows, the differences between the two men reflect both Ireland's past and its future. The story of Charles Stewart Parnell, one of the greatest
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The Damned & Other Stories of the Macabre

by Algernon Blackwood, Alison Belle Bews ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer, Arthur Morey, Stefan Rudnicki, various narrators ...

Unabridged

10 hours 22 min

“And the word that rose in my mind was not the gross description of ‘impure,’ but the more fundamental qualification—‘un-pure.’”The Damned & Other Stories of the Macabre is Skyboat Media’s second original compilation of stories by Algernon Blackwood, featuring six of his most unique and macabre stories that contemplate the true meaning of reality and nature of the making of the world.In “The ... Read more

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“And the word that rose in my mind was not the gross description of ‘impure,’ but the more fundamental qualification—‘un-pure.’”The Damned & Other Stories of the Macabre is Skyboat Media’s second original compilation of stories by Algernon Blackwood, featuring six of his most unique and macabre stories that contemplate the true meaning of reality and nature of the making of the world.In “The
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Laddertop 2

by Orson Scott Card, Emily Janice Card, Stefan Rudnicki, Alison Belle Bews ...

Narrated by Emily Janice Card, Stefan Rudnicki, Paul Boehmer, Gabrielle de Cuir, Kirby Heyborne, Bahni Turpin, Mirron Willis0, Judy Young1, a full cast2 ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Laddertop Series
Unabridged

1 hour 38 min

Basic training is over. For eleven-year-old Robbi, the real work on the Laddertop station begins … even as its strange, dark secrets grow more compelling. With the help of mentally-linked robot companions, she and an elite crew of children perform the dangerous maintenance work on the Power Web. But only Robbi keeps having urgent dreams from The Givers, the alien species who bestowed upon humans ... Read more

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Basic training is over. For eleven-year-old Robbi, the real work on the Laddertop station begins … even as its strange, dark secrets grow more compelling. With the help of mentally-linked robot companions, she and an elite crew of children perform the dangerous maintenance work on the Power Web. But only Robbi keeps having urgent dreams from The Givers, the alien species who bestowed upon humans
... Read more
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Two Suns at Sunset

by Gene Doucette, Alison Belle Bews ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir, Paul Boehmer ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Tandemstar: The Outcast Cycle
Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

Welcome to Dib!Dib is an Earthlike planet, only slightly smaller, with shorter days and longer years, in orbit around twin suns.On the continent of Geo, in the city of Velon in the nation of Inimata, a man lies dead in his study.The Murdered MonkIn life, Professor Orno Linus was a world-class scholar: an astrophysicist, a dead-language linguist, and an expert in (and apparent true believer of) the ... Read more

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Welcome to Dib!Dib is an Earthlike planet, only slightly smaller, with shorter days and longer years, in orbit around twin suns.On the continent of Geo, in the city of Velon in the nation of Inimata, a man lies dead in his study.The Murdered MonkIn life, Professor Orno Linus was a world-class scholar: an astrophysicist, a dead-language linguist, and an expert in (and apparent true believer of) the
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The Ocean in the Sky

by Gene Doucette, Alison Belle Bews ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Paul Boehmer ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Tandemstar: The Outcast Cycle
Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

The mystery deepens …In the heart of the authoritarian country of Wivvol, astronaut Xto Djbbit is about to embark on his first mission off-planet when the exiled High Hat of Chnta comes to him with an unusual request: help smuggle a Septal artifact out of Wivvol. It’s an impossible favor to ask of Xto, but it’s also impossible to refuse; the High Hat of Chnta is also his uncle.Meanwhile, waiting ... Read more

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The mystery deepens …In the heart of the authoritarian country of Wivvol, astronaut Xto Djbbit is about to embark on his first mission off-planet when the exiled High Hat of Chnta comes to him with an unusual request: help smuggle a Septal artifact out of Wivvol. It’s an impossible favor to ask of Xto, but it’s also impossible to refuse; the High Hat of Chnta is also his uncle.Meanwhile, waiting
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Laddertop 3

by Orson Scott Card, Emily Janice Card, Stefan Rudnicki, Alison Belle Bews ...

Narrated by Emily Janice Card, Stefan Rudnicki, a full cast, Paul Boehmer, Gabrielle de Cuir, Kirby Heyborne, Bahni Turpin0, Mirron Willis1, Judy Young2 ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Laddertop Series
Unabridged

2 hours 25 min

All seems lost as a giant comet hurtles toward Earth, while Robbi’s Laddertop is thrown into chaos by the unleashing of Energy Spiders that now prowl the Power Web. As Robbi races against time to save the Laddertop and reveal its final secret, Azure and the rest of her research team discover the horrible truth about the comet and the existence of a different, malevolent group of aliens: The Takers ... Read more

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All seems lost as a giant comet hurtles toward Earth, while Robbi’s Laddertop is thrown into chaos by the unleashing of Energy Spiders that now prowl the Power Web. As Robbi races against time to save the Laddertop and reveal its final secret, Azure and the rest of her research team discover the horrible truth about the comet and the existence of a different, malevolent group of aliens: The Takers
... Read more
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The Madness of Kings

by Gene Doucette, Alison Belle Bews ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir, Paul Boehmer ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Tandemstar: The Outcast Cycle
Unabridged

12 hours 13 min

Welcome to The Middle Kingdom!In the nine Middle Kingdoms it is believed that the royal families are the direct decedents of the gods of Dib: Honus, Javilon, Ho Nita, and Pal. The gifts of the gods are not passed to every member of the royal families, however, and none of these “unblessed” children can ever become king or queen and, due to the displeasure of the gods, they cannot have children of ... Read more

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Welcome to The Middle Kingdom!In the nine Middle Kingdoms it is believed that the royal families are the direct decedents of the gods of Dib: Honus, Javilon, Ho Nita, and Pal. The gifts of the gods are not passed to every member of the royal families, however, and none of these “unblessed” children can ever become king or queen and, due to the displeasure of the gods, they cannot have children of
... Read more

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The Mages of Starsea

by Kyle West ...

Narrated by Rob Brinkmann ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Starsea Cycle
Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

A mage's fate is worse than death...Lucian dreams of a new life outside the cesspool of Earth. Unfortunately, his wish comes true when the government identifies him as a mage.No one knows why the mages are being born. No one knows why their powers lead to madness and death in a terrifying disease known as "the fraying". The only solution is to quarantine the mages in academies.When Lucian is ... Read more

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A mage's fate is worse than death...Lucian dreams of a new life outside the cesspool of Earth. Unfortunately, his wish comes true when the government identifies him as a mage.No one knows why the mages are being born. No one knows why their powers lead to madness and death in a terrifying disease known as "the fraying". The only solution is to quarantine the mages in academies.When Lucian is
... Read more
Audiobook

Unfiction

by Gene Doucette ...

Narrated by Brad Wills ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

When Oliver Naughton joins the Tenth Avenue Writers Underground, headed by literary wunderkind Wilson Knight, Oliver figures he’ll finally get some of his wild imaginings out of his head and onto paper.But when Wilson takes an intense interest in Oliver's writing and his genre stories of dragons, aliens, and spies, things get weird. Oliver’s stories don’t just need to be finished: they insist on ... Read more

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When Oliver Naughton joins the Tenth Avenue Writers Underground, headed by literary wunderkind Wilson Knight, Oliver figures he’ll finally get some of his wild imaginings out of his head and onto paper.But when Wilson takes an intense interest in Oliver's writing and his genre stories of dragons, aliens, and spies, things get weird. Oliver’s stories don’t just need to be finished: they insist on
... Read more
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Reset

A Novel

by Sarina Dahlan ...

Narrated by Shiromi Arserio ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Four Cities Series
Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

Can you love someone you don’t remember?After the Last War destroyed most of the world, survivors form a new society in four self-sustaining cities in the Mojave Desert. In the utopia of the Four Cities, inspired by the lyrics of “Imagine” and Buddhist philosophy, everything is carefully planned and controlled: the seasons, the weather—and the residents. To prevent mankind from destroying each ... Read more

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Can you love someone you don’t remember?After the Last War destroyed most of the world, survivors form a new society in four self-sustaining cities in the Mojave Desert. In the utopia of the Four Cities, inspired by the lyrics of “Imagine” and Buddhist philosophy, everything is carefully planned and controlled: the seasons, the weather—and the residents. To prevent mankind from destroying each
... Read more

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