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Bestsellers
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Jim Bridger
- Trailblazer of the American West
- By: Jerry Enzler
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Fremont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends are made of....
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Interesting
- By Jon Evans on 07-19-23
By: Jerry Enzler
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A Walk in the Park
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile comes a rollicking and poignant account of an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America’s most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth.
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I so wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t.
- By Barbara W. on 05-31-24
By: Kevin Fedarko
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day....
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Detailed story of third voyage
- By Sammi on 04-18-24
By: Hampton Sides
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Shackleton
- The Biography
- By: Sir Ranulph Fiennes
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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An enthralling new biography of Ernest Shackleton by the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes....
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Excellent adventure!
- By J. Graham on 05-12-24
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Unbroken
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- By: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood....
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Indescribable
- By Janice on 12-01-10
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MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, the Contributors
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Gather around for campfire stories with the MeatEater crew as they share 16 harrowing true tales of survival, grit, and misfortune in the great outdoors - an immersive audio experience from the host of the long-running Netflix series and top-ranked wilderness podcast....
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Incredible
- By Jay Sellmer on 07-20-21
By: Steven Rinella
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Jim Bridger
- Trailblazer of the American West
- By: Jerry Enzler
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Fremont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends are made of....
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Interesting
- By Jon Evans on 07-19-23
By: Jerry Enzler
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A Walk in the Park
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile comes a rollicking and poignant account of an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America’s most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth.
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I so wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t.
- By Barbara W. on 05-31-24
By: Kevin Fedarko
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day....
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Detailed story of third voyage
- By Sammi on 04-18-24
By: Hampton Sides
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Shackleton
- The Biography
- By: Sir Ranulph Fiennes
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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An enthralling new biography of Ernest Shackleton by the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes....
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Excellent adventure!
- By J. Graham on 05-12-24
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Unbroken
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- By: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood....
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Indescribable
- By Janice on 12-01-10
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MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, the Contributors
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Gather around for campfire stories with the MeatEater crew as they share 16 harrowing true tales of survival, grit, and misfortune in the great outdoors - an immersive audio experience from the host of the long-running Netflix series and top-ranked wilderness podcast....
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Incredible
- By Jay Sellmer on 07-20-21
By: Steven Rinella
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Into Thin Air
- A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
- By: Jon Krakauer
- Narrated by: Philip Franklin
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Into Thin Air is the definitive, personal account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest...
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Audio version RUINED with new narrator!
- By Shannon Ellis on 02-06-16
By: Jon Krakauer
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MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Narrow Escapes & More Close Calls
- By: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb, Vince Merritt, and others
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, the Contributors
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In Campfire Stories: Narrow Escapes & More Close Calls, storytellers take us from Florida to the Northern Rockies to the Arctic Ocean with wild and true stories, a reminder that the natural world is rugged and unpredictable....
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Solid
- By Antonio Narvaez on 08-04-22
By: Steven Rinella, and others
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438 Days
- An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
- By: Jonathan Franklin
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history....
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Excellent use of my credit!
- By SGL on 12-13-15
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Broken
- The Most Shocking Childhood Story Ever Told. An Inspirational Author Who Survived It.
- By: Shy Keenan
- Narrated by: Judy Mason
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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I was born and broken in Birkenhead, abused from infancy by a network of every kind of pervert from ‘thinks it’s love’ to ‘show it hurts’. I was unwanted, beaten, sold, swapped, photographed, filmed, left for dead, corrupted, blamed, betrayed, ignored and orphaned....
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Unbelievable Story
- By Amazon Customer on 09-07-23
By: Shy Keenan
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Knife
- Meditations After an Attempted Murder
- By: Salman Rushdie
- Narrated by: Salman Rushdie
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him.
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Triumph of Life
- By Donna Ponte on 04-17-24
By: Salman Rushdie
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Undaunted Courage
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 21 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Meriwether Lewis and his partner, William Clark, endured incredible hardships and witnessed astounding sights on their 1803 cross-country trip to unexplored West....
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Narration kills a great book
- By Kindle Customer on 02-10-08
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The Emerald Mile
- The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of Outside magazine’s “Literary All-Stars” comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever through the Grand Canyon, atop the legendary Colorado River flood of 1983.
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Amazing and compelling tale
- By Janet Hankins on 06-21-24
By: Kevin Fedarko
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Around the World on 50 Bucks
- How I Left with Nothing and Returned a Rich Man
- By: Christopher Schacht
- Narrated by: Jakob Lewis
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Christopher Schacht shares his incredible experiences, revealing what he has learned along the way about life, love, and God, describing touching and bizarre encounters and insights that aren’t found in any travel guide....
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Great story, life lessons, entertaining, but....
- By Angelina Kim on 10-07-19
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The River of Doubt
- Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
- By: Candice Millard
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The River of Doubt brings alive extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived....
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This audiobook deserves 6 stars
- By D. Littman on 11-15-05
By: Candice Millard
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The Color of Everything
- A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within
- By: Cory Richards
- Narrated by: Cory Richards
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The Color of Everything is a thrilling tale of risk and adventure, written by a man who has done it all: he’s stood at the top of the world, climbed imposing mountain faces alone in the dark and become the only American to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter....
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Honesty
- By Shayne durfee on 07-18-24
By: Cory Richards
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Death in the Long Grass
- A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush
- By: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Luke Oldham
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick’s Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters.
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The best African hunting author in my opinion
- By Chris Esplin on 04-10-24
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My Time to Stand
- A Memoir
- By: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Melissa Moore, Michele Matrisciani
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In this revelatory, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful memoir, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard shares the painful realities she grew up with and the details of her life that only she knows.
By: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, and others
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Force of Nature
- Three Women Tackle the John Muir Trail
- By: Joan M. Griffin
- Narrated by: Anna Crowe
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Three friends, women in their fifties, set out to hike "the most beautiful long-distance trail in the world," the John Muir Trail....
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Couldn’t finish
- By Happy Customer on 01-13-24
By: Joan M. Griffin
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Paddling My Own Canoe
- A Solo Adventure on the Coast of Molokai
- By: Audrey Sutherland
- Narrated by: Mapuana Makia
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A book for connoisseurs of wild places of the earth an epic memoir of an intrepid solo adventurer, a woman who lived by the philosophy: go simple, go solo, go now....
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Adventures, Independence and Competence on Steroids
- By Watergirl on 04-20-24
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River of the Gods
- Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
- By: Candice Millard
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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For millennia the location of the Nile River’s headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the 19th century, there was a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe....
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Good book by Millard, narrator ruined it
- By Tally D Lykins on 05-25-22
By: Candice Millard
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The Bad Room
- Held Captive and Abused by My Evil Carer. A True Story of Survival.
- By: Jade Kelly
- Narrated by: Caro Clarke
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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After years of physical and mental abuse, Jade thought her kindly foster mother would be the answer to her prayers. She was wrong...this is her staggering true story....
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Horrible Situation
- By Thixso on 06-25-24
By: Jade Kelly
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Above the Clouds
- How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World
- By: Kilian Jornet
- Narrated by: Steven Brand
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climbs of Mount Everest in this profound memoir - an intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth’s highest peak to the soul’s deepest reaches....
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A bit too much psychobabble
- By sensign on 10-09-20
By: Kilian Jornet
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Throne of Grace
- A Mountain Man, an Epic Adventure, and the Bloody Conquest of the American West
- By: Tom Clavin, Bob Drury
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The explosive true saga of the legendary adventurer Jedediah Smith and the Mountain Men who explored the American frontier, written by New York Times bestselling authors of Blood and Treasure....
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It's hard to overlook...
- By Kay Jones on 07-13-24
By: Tom Clavin, and others
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Ranger Confidential
- Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks
- By: Andrea Lankford
- Narrated by: Julia Motyka
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The real stories behind the scenery of America’s national parks....
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Depressing from Cover to Cover
- By Drew (@drewsant) on 04-13-15
By: Andrea Lankford
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The Last Season
- By: Eric Blehm
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance....
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Well Written Character Study of an NPS Ranger
- By Kathy in CA on 06-23-16
By: Eric Blehm
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth
- The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
- By: Julian Sancton
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry—with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter....
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Excellent story
- By Ginger 3701 on 05-23-21
By: Julian Sancton
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Brave the Wild River
- The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
- By: Melissa L. Sevigny
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Brave the Wild River is a spellbinding adventure of two women who risked their lives to make an unprecedented botanical survey of a defining landscape in the American West....
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Taking women seriously in science
- By Black Hills ski fairy on 12-29-23
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The Trail
- A Novel
- By: Ethan Gallogly
- Narrated by: Jake Hunsbusher
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The Trail is a moving story of how nature helps us find what’s missing in our lives. The tale begins with Gil, who in the wake of his father’s death and recently fired from his job, agrees to accompany his father’s old hiking partner Syd on a month-long trek on the John Muir Trail....
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Audible version - excellent!
- By JocelynF on 02-24-22
By: Ethan Gallogly
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Mother of God
- An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
- By: Paul Rosolie
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon - a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land....
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This whole book is B.S.
- By bob fields on 09-30-18
By: Paul Rosolie
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Paging Dr. Gupta
- By: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
- Narrated by: Sanjay Gupta
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
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When Dr. Sanjay Gupta travels the world for CNN to report on natural disasters, conflicts, and catastrophes, he illuminates the stories of the affected and the afflicted. But a few times in his career, while reporting abroad, he’s been asked to don his surgeon’s cap and gloves to intervene in high-stakes medical emergencies. Far from his controlled and highly regulated operating rooms, Gupta found himself trying to save lives in the most makeshift and trying conditions.
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Anticipating the unknown
- By valerie chistel on 07-24-22
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New releases
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Practically Still a Virgin
- An Adoption Memoir
- By: Monica Hall
- Narrated by: Monica Hall
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Practically Still a Virgin is the riveting memoir of a fifteen-year-old adoptee’s rape—and the pregnancy that changed her life. During Alaska’s rough-and-tumble 1970s oil boom, a time when prostitution, violence, and lawlessness reigned, Monica Hall rebels against her strict Catholic parents in a downward spiral of delinquency. Overwhelmed by guilt and shame when the unthinkable happens, Hall is forced to make impossible choices. Will she keep her rapist’s identity a secret and defy her parents when they demand to know who fathered her baby?
By: Monica Hall
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Last Horizons
- Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents
- By: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Paul Maitrejean
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Hathaway Capstick first earned a name as an outdoor writer in the pages of such magazines as Guns & Ammo, Petersen’s Hunting, The American Hunter, and Outdoor Life. In Last Horizons, the first of a two-volume collection of his hunting, fishing, and shooting tales, Capstick shares twenty-four stories of his keen eye and steady hand with rifle, shotgun, bow, and typewriter.
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Wild Old Woman
- A Meta-Memoir from Burning Man to Bhutan
- By: Joan Maloof
- Narrated by: Joan Maloof
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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The second half of life can be just as wild as the first half. This is a true story of love, loss, sex, earth, spirit, writing, and adventure after ‘the change.’ In this story people die, the author sleeps with three men, she ingests magic mushrooms, is threatened by a wild tiger, and dances naked with a famous artist. Then there is the meta layer of what happens after the wild story is written down and shared.
By: Joan Maloof
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The Mountebank Marriages of a Muslim Man
- A Story Written by a Second Wife
- By: R. Mahmood
- Narrated by: Lorin Todd
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In this compelling autobiography, Reema Mahmood takes readers through the intricate layers of her life as a second wife in a Muslim marriage. Through her story, she unveils the traumas she faced, each adding depth to her personal growth. Despite the challenges and setbacks, Reema learned the power of resilience, a lesson she passionately shares with women around the world.
By: R. Mahmood
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The Footless Girls of Camp C
- By: Shows Leary
- Narrated by: Shows Leary
- Length: 22 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Despite being rejected by the Marines in 1972, Effin G kept his ambition and discipline. He was ultimately recruited by a private army in 1975 and participated in his first mission in 1976. This is a riveting story of how a young man uses the power of music, especially the music of The Grateful Dead, to help him through an amazing military adventure. The real characters show how a diverse group of Vietnam Era soldiers come together for an important cause: The War on Drugs.
By: Shows Leary
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21 Days in an Open Boat: A True Story of Survival at Sea
- By: Herbert W. Stone
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 23 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the first-person account of Herbert W. Stone, the second-mate of the Earnmoor, a tramp steamer which sank during a hurricane in the Atlantic on September 5, 1889. Stone and a handful of his surviving shipmates drifted in an open lifeboat for three weeks in the Gulf Stream before being rescued off of Cape Hatteras on September 26, 1889. Owned by the Earn Line Shipping Company of Philadelphia, the Earnmoor was built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in Tyne, England. She was approximately 2,000 tons with a length of 280 feet and a beam of 36 feet. During her short life between ...
By: Herbert W. Stone
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Practically Still a Virgin
- An Adoption Memoir
- By: Monica Hall
- Narrated by: Monica Hall
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Practically Still a Virgin is the riveting memoir of a fifteen-year-old adoptee’s rape—and the pregnancy that changed her life. During Alaska’s rough-and-tumble 1970s oil boom, a time when prostitution, violence, and lawlessness reigned, Monica Hall rebels against her strict Catholic parents in a downward spiral of delinquency. Overwhelmed by guilt and shame when the unthinkable happens, Hall is forced to make impossible choices. Will she keep her rapist’s identity a secret and defy her parents when they demand to know who fathered her baby?
By: Monica Hall
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Last Horizons
- Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents
- By: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Paul Maitrejean
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Hathaway Capstick first earned a name as an outdoor writer in the pages of such magazines as Guns & Ammo, Petersen’s Hunting, The American Hunter, and Outdoor Life. In Last Horizons, the first of a two-volume collection of his hunting, fishing, and shooting tales, Capstick shares twenty-four stories of his keen eye and steady hand with rifle, shotgun, bow, and typewriter.
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Wild Old Woman
- A Meta-Memoir from Burning Man to Bhutan
- By: Joan Maloof
- Narrated by: Joan Maloof
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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The second half of life can be just as wild as the first half. This is a true story of love, loss, sex, earth, spirit, writing, and adventure after ‘the change.’ In this story people die, the author sleeps with three men, she ingests magic mushrooms, is threatened by a wild tiger, and dances naked with a famous artist. Then there is the meta layer of what happens after the wild story is written down and shared.
By: Joan Maloof
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The Mountebank Marriages of a Muslim Man
- A Story Written by a Second Wife
- By: R. Mahmood
- Narrated by: Lorin Todd
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In this compelling autobiography, Reema Mahmood takes readers through the intricate layers of her life as a second wife in a Muslim marriage. Through her story, she unveils the traumas she faced, each adding depth to her personal growth. Despite the challenges and setbacks, Reema learned the power of resilience, a lesson she passionately shares with women around the world.
By: R. Mahmood
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The Footless Girls of Camp C
- By: Shows Leary
- Narrated by: Shows Leary
- Length: 22 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Despite being rejected by the Marines in 1972, Effin G kept his ambition and discipline. He was ultimately recruited by a private army in 1975 and participated in his first mission in 1976. This is a riveting story of how a young man uses the power of music, especially the music of The Grateful Dead, to help him through an amazing military adventure. The real characters show how a diverse group of Vietnam Era soldiers come together for an important cause: The War on Drugs.
By: Shows Leary
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21 Days in an Open Boat: A True Story of Survival at Sea
- By: Herbert W. Stone
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 23 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the first-person account of Herbert W. Stone, the second-mate of the Earnmoor, a tramp steamer which sank during a hurricane in the Atlantic on September 5, 1889. Stone and a handful of his surviving shipmates drifted in an open lifeboat for three weeks in the Gulf Stream before being rescued off of Cape Hatteras on September 26, 1889. Owned by the Earn Line Shipping Company of Philadelphia, the Earnmoor was built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in Tyne, England. She was approximately 2,000 tons with a length of 280 feet and a beam of 36 feet. During her short life between ...
By: Herbert W. Stone
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Maria Theresa Asmar
- A Chaldean Woman’s Story During the 1800s
- By: Weam Namou
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in 1804, Chaldean author Maria Theresa Asmar offers a captivating firsthand account of her travels through Mesopotamia, Syria, Lebanon, and Jerusalem in her acclaimed memoir. Asmar, known in Europe as a "Babylonian Princess," provides a rare perspective on the Ottoman Empire's harem system and her time with the Bedouin. She traveled to France, England, and Italy and met with prominent individuals, including Queen Victoria and the Pope. This new edition, rewritten by Weam Namou, includes Asmar's full work Prophecy and Lamentation, providing additional context and insight into the ...
By: Weam Namou
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The Survivors
- By: Steve Braunias
- Narrated by: Steve Braunias
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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One survivor chooses loneliness. One chooses exile. One chooses oblivion. Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately. Some seal their own fate in slow motion; others do so in the blink of an eye. Award-winning true-crime writer Steve Braunias retells twelve mysteries of human nature—unusual stories of how people choose to survive their own lives, and their decisions, desires, impulses... and failings.
By: Steve Braunias
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My Amazing 35 Year Journey Abroad: Part 2
- Chaos in Thailand Due to Alcohol & Drugs
- By: Brad Koerner
- Narrated by: Brad Koerner
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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This second half—or part two—of my memoir picks up exactly where part one leaves off. It takes place from 2000 to 2022, and details the struggles that I had and still have here in Thailand with substance abuse—including becoming a full fledged meth addict in addition to my alcoholism, which had been under control from 1985 until 2000 when I started drinking again in a go-go bar in Bangkok one night when free shots of tequila were being passed around.
By: Brad Koerner
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Becoming Fearless
- Finding Courage in the African Wilderness
- By: Brenda E Smith
- Narrated by: Brenda E Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Coerced by her boss and fellow rivers guides, Brenda Smith reluctantly embarks on a rafting trip through a vast Tanzanian game reserve. If she can survive twelve days on the remote jungle rivers, then she must scale Africa’s tallest mountain. After twenty-eight years of a safe and predictable life, Brenda is terrified of what awaits her in these dangerous wildernesses.
By: Brenda E Smith
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Up from the Ashes, Finding Hope and Purpose
- How to Rise Up and Embrace Your Resilience
- By: Tiffany Modica PsyD
- Narrated by: Tasha Guevera
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Up from the Ashes, Finding Hope and Purpose: How to Rise Up and Embrace Your Resilience shares the story of author Dr. Tiffany Modica's journey through trauma, discovering her own resilience, finding hope and purpose through her faith in God, music, and overcoming diverse challenges such as human trafficking, foster care, abuse and neglect, and more.
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The Color of Everything
- A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within
- By: Cory Richards
- Narrated by: Cory Richards
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The Color of Everything is a thrilling tale of risk and adventure, written by a man who has done it all: he’s stood at the top of the world, climbed imposing mountain faces alone in the dark and become the only American to summit an 8,000-meter peak in winter. But it is also the story of a tumultuous life--a stirring, lyrical memoir that captures the profound musings of a brilliant and unquiet mind grappling with the meaning of success, the cost of fame, addiction, and whether it is possible to outrun your demons.
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Honesty
- By Shayne durfee on 07-18-24
By: Cory Richards
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O-Henro
- The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Woman
- By: Mary J. Merrill
- Narrated by: Mary J. Merrill
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Mary Merrill is not an ordinary woman. Don’t be surprised if she is sweeping at your front porch one morning. She is a great entertainer who values bonds and “En”. That’s who Mary J. Merrill is. My family and I are honored to be in a small part of her extraordinary life.
By: Mary J. Merrill
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Yukon Yesterdays
- 30 Years of Adventure in the Klondike
- By: Major Nevill A. D. Armstrong
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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Personal memories of the famous Klondike Gold Rush, first-hand accounts of lucky strikes, stories of Dawson in the wild 90's, together with adventures in mining, exploring and big game hunting in the unknown sub-Arctic. The Klondike Gold Rush is on! Time waits for no man, and luck in the game of gold, can favor the chechako as well as the sourdough. Nevill Armstrong entered the Yukon in 1898, along with thousands of other adventurers seeking their fortunes. There are fortunes, misfortune, and missed fortunes and Nevill experienced all of these in short order upon reaching Dawson—the ...
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Water Views
- By: Karen Jewell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
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Water Views was a weekly column published in the Norwalk Hour newspaper in Connecticut for twelve years (2001-2012). The column proved to be very popular, and received three Certificates of Merit for Outstanding Submissions in the Sailing Columns Category for the John Southam Awards, one in 2005 and two in 2006. In Water Views, A Collection of Essays, Volume I, author Karen Jewell has compiled 60 of the over 500 short essays that she penned during those twelve years. From southern Connecticut to northern Maine, Jewell shares insights and experiences on topics such as beach combing, super ...
By: Karen Jewell
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My Vasco Da Gama Quest
- A Yachtsman's Path to Glory
- By: Neville Bransby
- Narrated by: Lawrence Bransby
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
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The stories in this book are first-hand experiences of Neville Bransby's growth as a yachtsman and yacht owner, starting with his re-building of an old L36 cruising yacht which he entered in his first Vasco Da Gama yacht race in 2015, followed by a Shearwater 30, Farr 38 and finally a Farr 40, eight years and seven Vasco's later, to win line honours and the coveted Vasco Da Gama trophy in May 2023.
By: Neville Bransby
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Persian Pictures
- By: Gertrude Bell
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1892, Gertrude Bell visited Persia (now Iran) shortly after the appointment of her uncle, Sir Frank Lascelles, as British minister in Tehran. Three years later came Persian Pictures, Gertrude Bell’s first written work, which presents a series of vivid sketches of Persian culture and society at the time. Bell explores various cities and landscapes, and encounters local characters along the way, providing a unique perspective on Persian life and customs.
By: Gertrude Bell
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To Auschwitz and Back
- The Joe Engel Story
- By: Ron Small
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in Zakroczym, Poland in 1927, Holocaust survivor Joe Engel was taken by the Nazis at fourteen and never saw his parents again. Now ninety years old, Joe is the embodiment of living history and spends his retirement years ensuring the Holocaust is never forgotten. With the assistance of The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s film and photographic archives, filmmaker Ron Small has successfully weaved Joe’s incredible storytelling into a riveting audiobook presentation that is both historic and contemporary.
By: Ron Small