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Soul by Soul

Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market

by Walter Johnson ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

10 hours 22 min

Soul by Soul tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving away from the cotton plantations and into the slave market itself, the heart of the domestic slave trade. Taking us inside the New Orleans slave market, the largest in the nation, where 100,000 men, women, and children were packaged, priced, and sold, Walter Johnson transforms the statistics of this chilling trade into the ... Read more

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Soul by Soul tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving away from the cotton plantations and into the slave market itself, the heart of the domestic slave trade. Taking us inside the New Orleans slave market, the largest in the nation, where 100,000 men, women, and children were packaged, priced, and sold, Walter Johnson transforms the statistics of this chilling trade into the
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Bannerman Castle

by Thom Johnson, Barbara H. Gottlock ...

Series series Images of America
For generations, boaters and train passengers have been mystified and intrigued by the sight of a castlelike structure looming in the Hudson River, near Fishkill. Bannerman Castle unveils the history of this site: an island arsenal, built to resemble a Scottish castle. The story begins in 1900, when Francis Bannerman VI purchased the island�officially Pollepel but later called Bannerman�s Island ... Read more

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For generations, boaters and train passengers have been mystified and intrigued by the sight of a castlelike structure looming in the Hudson River, near Fishkill. Bannerman Castle unveils the history of this site: an island arsenal, built to resemble a Scottish castle. The story begins in 1900, when Francis Bannerman VI purchased the island�officially Pollepel but later called Bannerman�s Island
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Candid Conversation Between A White Woman And African American Woman About Racism, A

by Ronita Johnson ...

Narrated by Justine Willis Toms ...

Unabridged

57 min

This is a most candid and revealing conversation on the subject of systemic racism and culture. Here the two women converse about what we've learned, what continues to scare us, and our hope for the future. When asked how white people can become better allies to people of color, Ronita gives a sweeping list of things that people can do. ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is a most candid and revealing conversation on the subject of systemic racism and culture. Here the two women converse about what we've learned, what continues to scare us, and our hope for the future. When asked how white people can become better allies to people of color, Ronita gives a sweeping list of things that people can do.
... Read more
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Blowback

The Costs and Consequences of American Empire

by Chalmers Johnson ...

Narrated by Tom Weiner ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

The term “blowback,” invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire, which insists on projecting its military power to every corner of the earth and using American capital and markets to force global economic integration on its own ... Read more

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The term “blowback,” invented by the CIA, refers to the unintended consequences of American actions abroad. In this incisive and controversial book, Chalmers Johnson lays out in vivid detail the dangers faced by our overextended empire, which insists on projecting its military power to every corner of the earth and using American capital and markets to force global economic integration on its own
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The End of the Trucking World: An Apocalypse LitRPG

Battle Trucker, Book 2

by Tom Goldstein ...

Narrated by Zura Johnson ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Battle Trucker
Unabridged

14 hours 44 min

It's humans against monsters in a high-octane race for survival in the second installment of this apocalyptic pedal-to-the-metal LitRPG adventureEver since the System brought magic and monstrous mayhem to Earth, long-haul trucker Jill "Junkmouth" MacLeod has had a need for speed. The highway snaking through the Midwestern plains is the battleground, and the stakes are the lives of not only Jill ... Read more

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It's humans against monsters in a high-octane race for survival in the second installment of this apocalyptic pedal-to-the-metal LitRPG adventureEver since the System brought magic and monstrous mayhem to Earth, long-haul trucker Jill "Junkmouth" MacLeod has had a need for speed. The highway snaking through the Midwestern plains is the battleground, and the stakes are the lives of not only Jill
... Read more
Law in Common

Legal Cultures in Late-Medieval England

by Tom Johnson ...

There were tens of thousands of different local law-courts in late-medieval England, providing the most common forums for the working out of disputes and the making of decisions about local governance. While historians have long studied these institutions, there have been very few attempts to understand this complex institutional form of 'legal pluralism'. Law in Common provides a way of ... Read more

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There were tens of thousands of different local law-courts in late-medieval England, providing the most common forums for the working out of disputes and the making of decisions about local governance. While historians have long studied these institutions, there have been very few attempts to understand this complex institutional form of 'legal pluralism'. Law in Common provides a way of
... Read more
Little Visits with Great Americans

Intimate Portraits of Progressive Era Leaders in Industry, Reform, Science, Arts, and Public Service

by Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Alva Edison, Hiram Stevens Maxim, Hazen S. Pingree, Marshall Field, John Wanamaker, Sir Thomas Lipton, Darius Ogden Mills, Russell Sage, Lyman Judson Gage, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert C. Clowry, Herbert H. Vreeland, Samuel Gompers, Nelson A. Miles, Joseph H. Choate, Chauncey M. Depew, Jonathan P. Dolliver, Thomas C. Platt, Tom L. Johnson, Jacob Gould Schurman, James Whitcomb Riley, Edwin Markham, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, William Dean Howells, General Lew Wallace, Edwin Austin Abbey, Alice Barber Stephens, Frederic Remington, Homer Davenport, Charles Dana Gibson, Frederick Burr Opper, F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, Henry Merwin Shrady, Marshall P. Wilder, John Philip Sousa, Helen Keller, John Burroughs, Helen Miller Gould, Nathan Strauss, Russell H. Conwell, Frank W. Gunsaulus, Robert Collyer, Robert Laird Borden, Goldwin Smith, S. N. Parent, Andrew G. Blair, James Loudon, Sir William C. Van Horne, Samuel Jones, Philip D. Armour, John B. Herreshoff, Lillian Nordica ...

Little Visits with Great Americans assembles a revealing cross-section of public speech, reminiscence, interview, reflection, and visual culture from the United States and Canada at the turn of the twentieth century. Its governing theme is civic eminence: industrial expansion, democratic leadership, artistic achievement, social reform, technological invention, and moral aspiration appear as ... Read more

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Little Visits with Great Americans assembles a revealing cross-section of public speech, reminiscence, interview, reflection, and visual culture from the United States and Canada at the turn of the twentieth century. Its governing theme is civic eminence: industrial expansion, democratic leadership, artistic achievement, social reform, technological invention, and moral aspiration appear as
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Breaking Point

by Tom Johnson ...

Lieutenant Commander Jason Farmer is not looking forward to reporting aboard the Topeka, a US Navy ship which carries 20 Officers and 400 enlisted men and has the capability to carry 400 marines and deliver them to any hot spot in the world. Jason had a run-in with the commanding officer when he was a Lieutenant and the C.O. was a Commander. Jason is now a Lieutenant Commander and the C.O. is a ... Read more

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Lieutenant Commander Jason Farmer is not looking forward to reporting aboard the Topeka, a US Navy ship which carries 20 Officers and 400 enlisted men and has the capability to carry 400 marines and deliver them to any hot spot in the world. Jason had a run-in with the commanding officer when he was a Lieutenant and the C.O. was a Commander. Jason is now a Lieutenant Commander and the C.O. is a
... Read more
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What the Truck: An Apocalypse LitRPG

Battle Trucker, Book 1

by Tom Goldstein ...

Narrated by Zura Johnson ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Battle Trucker
Unabridged

14 hours 12 min

It's humans versus monsters when an apocalypse turns a simple cross-country trek into the road trip from hell in this breakneck LitRPG thrill ride.All that stands between rowdy long-haul trucker Jill MacLeod (aka Junkmouth) and her family back in Boston is two thousand miles of asphalt. Well, that and the monstrous game the System has had her playing ever since it descended on Earth. The reward: ... Read more

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It's humans versus monsters when an apocalypse turns a simple cross-country trek into the road trip from hell in this breakneck LitRPG thrill ride.All that stands between rowdy long-haul trucker Jill MacLeod (aka Junkmouth) and her family back in Boston is two thousand miles of asphalt. Well, that and the monstrous game the System has had her playing ever since it descended on Earth. The reward:
... Read more
To the Limit: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam

by Tom A. Johnson ...

Helicopter pilots in Vietnam kidded one another about being nothing but glorified bus drivers. But these “rotor heads” saved thousands of American lives while performing what the Army classified as the most dangerous job it had to offer. One in eighteen did not return home. Tom A. Johnson flew the UH-1 “Iroquois” — better known as the “Huey” — in the 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the First ... Read more

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Helicopter pilots in Vietnam kidded one another about being nothing but glorified bus drivers. But these “rotor heads” saved thousands of American lives while performing what the Army classified as the most dangerous job it had to offer. One in eighteen did not return home. Tom A. Johnson flew the UH-1 “Iroquois” — better known as the “Huey” — in the 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the First
... Read more
Rent Smart Buy Smarter

How to Save Money Renting, Prepare for Homeownership, Buy Your First Home, and Build Long-Term Wealth Through Real Estate

by Tom Johnson ...

You picked up this book because you are tired of 2 completely contradictory sets of answers. The real estate blogs tell you renting is throwing money away and that you must buy before prices rise further, while the finance forums tell you buying is a trap and that your down payment belongs in the stock market. You are educated, financially literate, and utterly confused, and that confusion is the ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

You picked up this book because you are tired of 2 completely contradictory sets of answers. The real estate blogs tell you renting is throwing money away and that you must buy before prices rise further, while the finance forums tell you buying is a trap and that your down payment belongs in the stock market. You are educated, financially literate, and utterly confused, and that confusion is the
... Read more
Supabase Setup with AI Agents

Build Databases, Auth, Storage, Edge Functions, Dashboards, and SaaS Apps with Claude, Codex, and Cursor

by Tom Johnson ...

Building a real backend used to mean hiring a backend engineer, standing up a database server, wiring authentication, configuring file storage, and writing an API layer nobody would ever see. It was slow, expensive, and easy to get wrong, and most of it was plumbing. Today something has changed. AI coding agents can write code, run commands, and hold a sustained conversation about architecture, ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Building a real backend used to mean hiring a backend engineer, standing up a database server, wiring authentication, configuring file storage, and writing an API layer nobody would ever see. It was slow, expensive, and easy to get wrong, and most of it was plumbing. Today something has changed. AI coding agents can write code, run commands, and hold a sustained conversation about architecture,
... Read more

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