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An Insignificant Fort

by Gordon Mack ...

This novella explores the War of 1812 through the eyes of an 18 year old. Benny Stuart's father was "impressed", or kidnapped, by the British Navy in 1807. It is now 1814 and the United States is two years into fighting it's second War of Independence from Great Britain. The British land forces have burned Washington D.C. and have plans to march into Baltimore, with assistance from the Royal Navy ... Read more

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This novella explores the War of 1812 through the eyes of an 18 year old. Benny Stuart's father was "impressed", or kidnapped, by the British Navy in 1807. It is now 1814 and the United States is two years into fighting it's second War of Independence from Great Britain. The British land forces have burned Washington D.C. and have plans to march into Baltimore, with assistance from the Royal Navy
... Read more
The Assassination File

by Gordon Mack ...

Military Police Sergeant Ryan Quinn's transfer from 1971 Vietnam to a small obscure Dept. of Defense base in Virginia was a perfect way to ride out his term of enlistment. Or so he thought. When a dead body shows up, followed by a shady underworld type and two ex-Secret Service agents looking for a politically dangerous file, things get complicated. Quinn and his squad of three find themselves in ... Read more

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Military Police Sergeant Ryan Quinn's transfer from 1971 Vietnam to a small obscure Dept. of Defense base in Virginia was a perfect way to ride out his term of enlistment. Or so he thought. When a dead body shows up, followed by a shady underworld type and two ex-Secret Service agents looking for a politically dangerous file, things get complicated. Quinn and his squad of three find themselves in
... Read more
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Battle of the Bulge, The

The Allies' Greatest Conflict on the Western Front

by Martin King ...

Narrated by Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

"Martin King tells the human side of the story of the Battle of the Bulge better than anyone."Commander Jeffrey Barta, US Navy (retired)"I have walked the battlefields with Martin King, who has traversed them countless times with veterans of the Bulge. No one knows this story like Martin, and no one can tell it quite the way he does."Rick Beyer, New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost Army ... Read more

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"Martin King tells the human side of the story of the Battle of the Bulge better than anyone."Commander Jeffrey Barta, US Navy (retired)"I have walked the battlefields with Martin King, who has traversed them countless times with veterans of the Bulge. No one knows this story like Martin, and no one can tell it quite the way he does."Rick Beyer, New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost Army
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Telehealth Success

How to Thrive in the New Age of Remote Care

by Aditi U. Joshi, MD, MSC, Brandon M. Welch, MS, PhD ...

Narrated by Jessica Wong, Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated the adoption of telehealth, forcing many clinicians to adapt overnight. While some have adapted well, many wrestle with the unique challenges of providing care virtually. What distinguishes those who flourish from those who struggle?In what is becoming the essential guide to telehealth, Drs. Brandon M. Welch and Aditi U. Joshi leverage captivating stories ... Read more

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The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated the adoption of telehealth, forcing many clinicians to adapt overnight. While some have adapted well, many wrestle with the unique challenges of providing care virtually. What distinguishes those who flourish from those who struggle?In what is becoming the essential guide to telehealth, Drs. Brandon M. Welch and Aditi U. Joshi leverage captivating stories
... Read more
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21st Century Psychos

The Most Horrifying Killers of the Modern Era

by Al Cimino ...

Narrated by Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

Even as security has grown ever stronger and the techniques to catch criminals are more advanced than ever, serial killers still find a way to conduct their murderous business. In the 21st century, violent killers have used modern technology to help them commit their horrific crimes. Some look to the internet to stalk their victims, while the dark web is home to a shadowy world of illegal weapon ... Read more

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Even as security has grown ever stronger and the techniques to catch criminals are more advanced than ever, serial killers still find a way to conduct their murderous business. In the 21st century, violent killers have used modern technology to help them commit their horrific crimes. Some look to the internet to stalk their victims, while the dark web is home to a shadowy world of illegal weapon
... Read more

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Mafia Boss Sam Giancana

The Rise and Fall of a Chicago Mobster

by Susan McNicoll ...

Narrated by Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

3 hours 1 min

Sent to Reformatory at the age of 10, Sicilian-American Sam Giancana lived a gilded life as mobster and mob boss at a pivotal point in history when the mafia decided who ruled America, who lived and who died.Born in 1908, in The Patch, Chicago, Giancana joined the Forty-Two gang of lawless juvenile punks in 1921 and quickly proved himself as a skilled 'wheel man' (or getaway driver), extortionist ... Read more

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Sent to Reformatory at the age of 10, Sicilian-American Sam Giancana lived a gilded life as mobster and mob boss at a pivotal point in history when the mafia decided who ruled America, who lived and who died.Born in 1908, in The Patch, Chicago, Giancana joined the Forty-Two gang of lawless juvenile punks in 1921 and quickly proved himself as a skilled 'wheel man' (or getaway driver), extortionist
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Deep State, The

A History of Secret Agendas and Shadow Governments

by Ian Fitzgerald ...

Narrated by Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

Beneath the outward appearance of legitimate government and accountable officials there lurk hidden agendas, shadowy personalities and special interest groups seeking to seize control of the nation for their own ends. These 'states within a state', unfettered by legal norms and unworried by public opinion, are known as 'deep states'.In this fascinating account, Ian Fitzgerald examines what a deep ... Read more

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Beneath the outward appearance of legitimate government and accountable officials there lurk hidden agendas, shadowy personalities and special interest groups seeking to seize control of the nation for their own ends. These 'states within a state', unfettered by legal norms and unworried by public opinion, are known as 'deep states'.In this fascinating account, Ian Fitzgerald examines what a deep
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The Boy in the Woods

A True Story of Survival During the Second World War

by Maxwell Smart ...

Narrated by Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

5 hours 21 min

The astonishing true story of a boy who survived the war by hiding in the Polish forestMaxwell Smart was eleven years old when his entire family was killed before his eyes. He might have died along with them, but his mother selflessly ordered him to save himself. Alone in the forest, he dug a hole in the ground for shelter and foraged for food in farmers’ fields. His clothes in rags and close to ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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The astonishing true story of a boy who survived the war by hiding in the Polish forestMaxwell Smart was eleven years old when his entire family was killed before his eyes. He might have died along with them, but his mother selflessly ordered him to save himself. Alone in the forest, he dug a hole in the ground for shelter and foraged for food in farmers’ fields. His clothes in rags and close to
... Read more

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World's Worst Cults, The

True Stories of Murder and Manipulation

by Al Cimino ...

Narrated by Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 1 min

Some individuals have such a magnetic personality that they can attract a hugely devoted following, ignoring the misdeeds of their leader and even committing evil on their behalf. With religious, spiritual or philosophical beliefs to guide them, cults can lead to some of the disturbing events of the modern era. Filled with shadowy rituals and sinister hierarchies and led by masterful manipulators, ... Read more

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Some individuals have such a magnetic personality that they can attract a hugely devoted following, ignoring the misdeeds of their leader and even committing evil on their behalf. With religious, spiritual or philosophical beliefs to guide them, cults can lead to some of the disturbing events of the modern era. Filled with shadowy rituals and sinister hierarchies and led by masterful manipulators,
... Read more
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50 Greatest Architects, The

The People Whose Buildings Have Shaped Our World

by Ike Ijeh ...

Narrated by Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

Award-winning architecture writer Ike Ijeh introduces 50 of the world's most influential architects and a selection of their most celebrated buildings, showcased with full-colour photography.The 50 architects selected here have designed buildings that are as dramatic as their impact on the world of architecture. From Zaha Hadid to Nicholas Hawksmoor, architect and journalist Ike Ijeh reveals his ... Read more

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Award-winning architecture writer Ike Ijeh introduces 50 of the world's most influential architects and a selection of their most celebrated buildings, showcased with full-colour photography.The 50 architects selected here have designed buildings that are as dramatic as their impact on the world of architecture. From Zaha Hadid to Nicholas Hawksmoor, architect and journalist Ike Ijeh reveals his
... Read more

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Sergey Brin and Larry Page

The Men Who Created Google

by Chris McNab ...

Narrated by Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

From their promising beginnings at Stanford to their founding of Google and beyond, this fascinating biography charts the extraordinary rise of tech duo Sergey Brin and Larry Page.As PhD students at Stanford University, Larry Page and Sergey Brin devised a powerful search engine. Google, the company they founded in 1998 became a brand, the world's pre-eminent search engine, a centre of artificial ... Read more

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From their promising beginnings at Stanford to their founding of Google and beyond, this fascinating biography charts the extraordinary rise of tech duo Sergey Brin and Larry Page.As PhD students at Stanford University, Larry Page and Sergey Brin devised a powerful search engine. Google, the company they founded in 1998 became a brand, the world's pre-eminent search engine, a centre of artificial
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Confessions of Psychopaths, The

Their Evil Crimes Told in Their Own Words

by Al Cimino ...

Narrated by Mack Gordon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 45 min

What dark thoughts roam the mind of a murderer?Serial killers like Ed Kemper, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and David Berkowitz have committed some of the most horrible crimes known to man. Their evil deeds seem unthinkable to the rest of us. Yet each had their own twisted logic for their dastardly deeds. In this book, author Al Cimino examines these serial killers by their own words - through the ... Read more

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What dark thoughts roam the mind of a murderer?Serial killers like Ed Kemper, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and David Berkowitz have committed some of the most horrible crimes known to man. Their evil deeds seem unthinkable to the rest of us. Yet each had their own twisted logic for their dastardly deeds. In this book, author Al Cimino examines these serial killers by their own words - through the
... Read more