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Jules Verne Collection
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days and The Mysterious Island
- De: Jules Verne
- Narrado por: Jim D. Johnston
- Duración: 43 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 153
From the pen of one of the literary world’s finest explorers of the imagination, these classic tales of fantastical habitats and intrepid adventurers delve deep into every mysterious corner of planet Earth. Whether you’ve adventured with Verne before or are only just setting off on your maiden voyage, this collection encompasses the most extraordinary adventures the father of science fiction has to offer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Classics, But Hours of Scientific Exposition.
- De Sarah en 05-02-21
De: Jules Verne
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Jules Verne, Frederick Amadeus Malleson - translator
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 144
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 119
A sixteenth-century cryptogram spurs modern geologist Otto Liedenbrock to embark on the most remarkable human quest ever taken. With his nephew and guide, he leads the descent from a dormant Icelandic volcano into the unexplored realm beneath their feet. There, a vast subterranean ocean, prehistoric creatures, and natural phenomena are but a few of the wonders hidden from all but the boldest eyes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Vernian Jouney
- De Andreea Marin en 11-29-17
De: Jules Verne, y otros
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The Armchair Birder
- Discovering the Secret Lives of Familiar Birds
- De: John Yow
- Narrado por: Kevin Young
- Duración: 7 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 115
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 90
While birding literature is filled with tales of expert observers spotting rare species in exotic locales, John Yow reminds us that the most fascinating birds can be the ones perched right outside our windows. In thirty-five engaging and sometimes irreverent vignettes, Yow reveals the fascinating lives of the birds we see nearly every day. Following the seasons, he covers forty-two species, discussing the improbable, unusual, and comical aspects of his subjects' lives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If You Love Birds . . . Grab It!
- De Kathy in CA en 02-23-17
De: John Yow
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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures
- De: J. H. Patterson
- Narrado por: Christopher Romance
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
In 1898, the British were building a railway line between Mombasa in Kenya and Uganda. At the Tsavo River in Kenya where a bridge needed to be built, the project was suddenly interrupted by two man-eating lions that targeted the camps of the workers. Over a period of nine months, the lions killed scores of people. These lions were deliberately hunting people, preferring humans over any other prey, and they seemed to have supernatural abilities in evading all attempts to stop them. Colonel J.H. Patterson, the chief engineer in charge of the project, finally managed to eliminate them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator ruined an excellent book!
- De Cliff Moore en 01-13-21
De: J. H. Patterson
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1
- De: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrado por: Nicholas Stikoski
- Duración: 8 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 50
A collection of classic works by Edgar Allan Poe, American author, poet, editor, and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Poor narration hurts these Poe classics
- De Jeremy C. Kuban en 11-29-12
De: Edgar Allan Poe
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The Habit of Rivers
- Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing
- De: Ted Leeson, John Gierach - foreword
- Narrado por: Allan Robertson
- Duración: 8 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 167
Originally published in 1994, this book was a fly-fishing phenomenon in the way Howell Raines' Fly Fishing Through the Mid-Life Crisis was. Taking his fishing hobby to near metaphysical levels, Ted Leeson tells about his passions: rivers, trout, and fly fishing. With wry humor and rare insight, he explores questions that engage most fishermen: What is it about rivers that draws us so irresistibly, and why does fly fishing seem such an aptly suited response?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatest Book I've Ever Listened To.
- De Travis en 03-17-18
De: Ted Leeson, y otros
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The Swiss Family Robinson
- De: Johann David Wyss
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 4 h y 56 m
- Versión resumida
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General5 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
A classic tale of adventure and survival, The Swiss Family Robinson has been a best seller ever since it was published in 1812, just over 200 years ago. Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss, it begins with a shipwreck. A boat carrying a family of settlers to a distant colony is driven onto a reef just off an uncharted tropical island. The sailors desert the ship in lifeboats, leaving the family onboard.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not as good as I hoped
- De Travis and Becky Pitcher en 01-30-21
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The Gold-Bug
- De: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrado por: Chris Lutkin
- Duración: 1 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 64
The grand-prize winner of a writing contest sponsored by the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper, "The Gold-Bug" was one of Poe's most popular stories during his lifetime. Similar to his ratiocination tales - early versions of what we now call detective fiction - "The Gold-Bug" is full of mystery and adventure and includes a cryptogram, invisible ink, a scarab-like bug, and pirate treasure.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Joseph A. Ciecierega en 03-13-18
De: Edgar Allan Poe
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A Naturalist at Large
- The Best Essays of Bernd Heinrich
- De: Bernd Heinrich
- Narrado por: Rick Adamson
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
From one of the finest scientists and writers of our time comes an engaging record of a life spent in close observation of the natural world, one that has yielded marvelous, mind-altering insight and discoveries. In essays that span several decades, Bernd Heinrich finds himself at his beloved camp in Maine, plays host to annoying visitors from Europe (the cluster fly) and more helpful guests from Asia (ladybugs), and unravels the far-reaching ecological consequences of elephants in Botswana bruising mopane trees.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen and See the World Anew!
- De Thoughtful Learner en 06-03-18
De: Bernd Heinrich
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Swiss Family Robinson
- De: Johann Wyss
- Narrado por: Jack Sondericker
- Duración: 12 h y 49 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 252
The Swiss Family Robinson recounts the adventures of a father, mother, and four sons marooned on a tropical island. The story unfolds beginning with the tragic storm that claims their ship and the lives of the captain and crew, continuing with their own harrowing battle with the elements and dangerous landing on the remote island shore, and onward through their ingenious use of the materials at hand to survive.
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3 out of 5 stars
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1812 Classic - served authors purposes
- De Jan en 03-04-13
De: Johann Wyss
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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
- De: John Patterson
- Narrado por: Marco Mintaka
- Duración: 7 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
The true story of John Patterson in Tsalvo written by Patterson. In the book, lions are terrorizing the workers of the railroad near the turn of the century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great old fashioned story.
- De Amazon Customer en 10-13-21
De: John Patterson
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Scouting for Boys
- A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship
- De: Robert Baden-Powell
- Narrado por: Hugh Dennis
- Duración: 2 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Since its first publication in 1908, Scouting for Boys has been one of the best-selling books in the English language. Subtitled A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship, the book draws on a miscellany of material, including Baden-Powell's own military experiences, and is credited with giving birth to the scout movement. The audio covers the topics of scoutcraft, tracking and observation, woodcraft, camp life, and first aid in addition to suggesting a range of scout activities and games.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Flashback to a simpler time for scouting
- De Patrick Keane en 11-26-17
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The Complete Cosmicomics
- Translated by Martin McLaughlin, Tim Parks, & William Weaver
- De: Italo Calvino, Martin McLaughlin - translator, Tim Parks - translator, y otros
- Narrado por: Jefferson Mays
- Duración: 15 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Italo Calvino's beloved cosmicomics cross planets and traverse galaxies, speed up time or slow it down to the particles of an instant. Through the eyes of an ageless guide named Qfwfq, Calvino explores natural phenomena and tells the story of the origins of the universe. Poignant, fantastical, and wise, these 34 dazzling stories - collected here in one definitive anthology - relate complex scientific and mathematical concepts to our everyday world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Moments of Greatness = Worth the Read
- De Amazon Customer en 08-06-18
De: Italo Calvino, y otros
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Typee
- A Peep at Polynesian Life
- De: Herman Melville
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Herman Melville is one of the greatest figures in literary history. His classic Moby Dick is generally considered the finest novel ever written by an American. Yet in Melville’s day, Typee was a far more popular book. Largely autobiographical, this classic adventure story is set in the South Seas, where a runaway sailor is captured by the Typees. Described as “a fierce and unrelenting tribe of savages," the islanders have no intention of letting their captive go.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Peeping Typee is Tapu; Reading Typee is Noa!
- De Darwin8u en 04-21-14
De: Herman Melville