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Tales for a Stormy Night

A Pandora’s Box of Classic Chillers

by various authors, Yuri Rasovsky, Yuri Rasovsky, Yuri Rasovsky, Warren Dewey, Henry James, others, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Wharton0 ...

Narrated by a full cast ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

It’s midnight. Turn out the lights, cuddle with your true love, and shiver to fright-meisters Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and H. P. Lovecraft.Quicken your pulse with the elegant terror of Henry James, Edith Wharton, and Guy de Maupassant. Chortle at the black glee of H. H. Munro and Ambrose Bierce.These fourteen tales, plays, and poems, gleaned from cultures around the world, range ... Read more

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It’s midnight. Turn out the lights, cuddle with your true love, and shiver to fright-meisters Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and H. P. Lovecraft.Quicken your pulse with the elegant terror of Henry James, Edith Wharton, and Guy de Maupassant. Chortle at the black glee of H. H. Munro and Ambrose Bierce.These fourteen tales, plays, and poems, gleaned from cultures around the world, range
... Read more
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Trapped Princess

Part One

by Commander James Bondage ...

Narrated by Warren Zeman ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Trapped Princess
Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

The King of Neustadt was dying, and young Princess Victoria was about to ascend to the throne, but her ambitious, scheming step-mother, Queen Lauren, had other plans for her. The princess and her best friend Lady Ariel found themselves kidnapped and stuffed into a sack in the middle of the night, then delivered to the nonexistent mercies of the sadistic Baron Frederick Harzel. Delighted to have ... Read more

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The King of Neustadt was dying, and young Princess Victoria was about to ascend to the throne, but her ambitious, scheming step-mother, Queen Lauren, had other plans for her. The princess and her best friend Lady Ariel found themselves kidnapped and stuffed into a sack in the middle of the night, then delivered to the nonexistent mercies of the sadistic Baron Frederick Harzel. Delighted to have
... Read more
Outmaneuvered

America's Tragic Encounter with Warfare from Vietnam to Afghanistan

by James A. Warren ...

From a celebrated military historian, a “searing…persuasive” (Kirkus Reviews) exploration of why the mighty United States military has repeatedly failed in irregular wars and military campaigns from Vietnam to Afghanistan.Since the early 1960s, the United States has fought in four major wars and a cluster of complicated and bloody irregular warfare campaigns. The majority have ended in failure, or ... Read more

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From a celebrated military historian, a “searing…persuasive” (Kirkus Reviews) exploration of why the mighty United States military has repeatedly failed in irregular wars and military campaigns from Vietnam to Afghanistan.Since the early 1960s, the United States has fought in four major wars and a cluster of complicated and bloody irregular warfare campaigns. The majority have ended in failure, or
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The Lions of Iwo Jima

The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History

by Fred Haynes, James A. Warren ...

A WWII veteran presents an "intense, moving account" of the battle for Iwo Jima: "the harsh face of war . . . has rarely bee portrayed so effectively" ( Booklist ).Combat Team twenty-eight, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February nineteen, 1945. The unit, four, 500 men strong, plunged immediately into ferocious combat, ... Read more

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A WWII veteran presents an "intense, moving account" of the battle for Iwo Jima: "the harsh face of war . . . has rarely bee portrayed so effectively" ( Booklist ).Combat Team twenty-eight, one of the greatest units fielded in the history of the U.S. Marines, landed on the black sands of Iwo Jima on February nineteen, 1945. The unit, four, 500 men strong, plunged immediately into ferocious combat,
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Only Once

A Celebrity Romance

by Ashley Munoz ...

Narrated by James Cavanaugh, Holly Warren ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

Breaking news: Hollywood’s biggest heartthrob, Ryan Prince, was caught vacationing in his hometown, but who’s the mystery girl?No, I hadn’t heard that Ryan Prince was staying at the very resort I had just started working at.If I had, maybe I would have called in sick.On second thought, maybe I wouldn’t have, because I really needed that paycheck. Being a single mother and having a lapse in child ... Read more

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Breaking news: Hollywood’s biggest heartthrob, Ryan Prince, was caught vacationing in his hometown, but who’s the mystery girl?No, I hadn’t heard that Ryan Prince was staying at the very resort I had just started working at.If I had, maybe I would have called in sick.On second thought, maybe I wouldn’t have, because I really needed that paycheck. Being a single mother and having a lapse in child
... Read more
God, War, and Providence

The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England

by James A. Warren ...

The tragic and fascinating history of the first epic struggle between white settlers and Native Americans in the early seventeenth century: “a riveting historical validation of emancipatory impulses frustrated in their own time” (Booklist, starred review) as determined Narragansett Indians refused to back down and accept English authority.A devout Puritan minister in seventeenth-century New ... Read more

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The tragic and fascinating history of the first epic struggle between white settlers and Native Americans in the early seventeenth century: “a riveting historical validation of emancipatory impulses frustrated in their own time” (Booklist, starred review) as determined Narragansett Indians refused to back down and accept English authority.A devout Puritan minister in seventeenth-century New
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Giap

The General Who Defeated America in Vietnam

by James A. Warren ...

An in-depth look at the strategy and tactics of the visionary commander who beat the United States in the Vietnam War—includes maps and photos.General Vo Nguyen Giap was the commander in chief of the communist armed forces during two of his country's most difficult conflicts—the first against Vietnam's colonial masters, the French, and the second against the most powerful nation on earth, the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

An in-depth look at the strategy and tactics of the visionary commander who beat the United States in the Vietnam War—includes maps and photos.General Vo Nguyen Giap was the commander in chief of the communist armed forces during two of his country's most difficult conflicts—the first against Vietnam's colonial masters, the French, and the second against the most powerful nation on earth, the
... Read more
Going to See

30 Writers on Nature, Inspiration, and the World of Barry Lopez

Edited by Kurt Caswell, James Perrin Warren ...

Contributors include Rick Bass, David James Duncan, Gretel Ehrlich, Kate Harris, and Deborah A. MirandaExplores Lopez’s writing about the natural world in the context of current concerns about the planet’s futureShares stories of Lopez’s travels, inspirations, and friendshipsBarry Lopez was not only a writer, but also a traveler, visionary, and someone with a deep love for humanity and the natural ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Contributors include Rick Bass, David James Duncan, Gretel Ehrlich, Kate Harris, and Deborah A. MirandaExplores Lopez’s writing about the natural world in the context of current concerns about the planet’s futureShares stories of Lopez’s travels, inspirations, and friendshipsBarry Lopez was not only a writer, but also a traveler, visionary, and someone with a deep love for humanity and the natural
... Read more
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The Lions of Iwo Jima

The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Bloodiest Battle in Marine Corps History

by James A. Warren, Major General Fred Haynes (USMC-Ret.) ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

It was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, claiming a third of all marines killed in World War II. The relentless fighting on Iwo Jima lasted for thirty-six days, but most of us only know the iconic photo of five soldiers raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi. For Fred Haynes, a young captain in Combat Team 28, Surabachi was one marker in a ferocious blood-letting against an enemy ... Read more

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It was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, claiming a third of all marines killed in World War II. The relentless fighting on Iwo Jima lasted for thirty-six days, but most of us only know the iconic photo of five soldiers raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi. For Fred Haynes, a young captain in Combat Team 28, Surabachi was one marker in a ferocious blood-letting against an enemy
... Read more

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Year Of The Hawk

America's Descent into Vietnam, 1965

by James A. Warren ...

From a celebrated military historian, a powerful, “highly recommended” (Library Journal, starred review) account of the most pivotal year of the Vietnam War—the cataclysm that “continues to haunt American politics and culture” (Publishers Weekly).The Vietnam War was the greatest disaster in the history of American foreign policy. The conflict shook the nation to its foundations, exacerbating ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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From a celebrated military historian, a powerful, “highly recommended” (Library Journal, starred review) account of the most pivotal year of the Vietnam War—the cataclysm that “continues to haunt American politics and culture” (Publishers Weekly).The Vietnam War was the greatest disaster in the history of American foreign policy. The conflict shook the nation to its foundations, exacerbating
... Read more

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Big Data

Principles and best practices of scalable realtime data systems

by James Warren, Nathan Marz ...

SummaryBig Data teaches you to build big data systems using an architecture that takes advantage of clustered hardware along with new tools designed specifically to capture and analyze web-scale data. It describes a scalable, easy-to-understand approach to big data systems that can be built and run by a small team. Following a realistic example, this book guides readers through the theory of big ... Read more

$58.99 USD

SummaryBig Data teaches you to build big data systems using an architecture that takes advantage of clustered hardware along with new tools designed specifically to capture and analyze web-scale data. It describes a scalable, easy-to-understand approach to big data systems that can be built and run by a small team. Following a realistic example, this book guides readers through the theory of big
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Gambling, the State and Society in Thailand, c.1800-1945

by James A. Warren ...

Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
During the nineteenth century there was a huge increase in the level and types of gambling in Thailand. Taxes on gambling became a major source of state revenue, with the government establishing state-run lotteries and casinos in the first half of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, over the same period, a strong anti-gambling discourse emerged within the Thai elite, which sought to regulate ... Read more

$76.99 USD

During the nineteenth century there was a huge increase in the level and types of gambling in Thailand. Taxes on gambling became a major source of state revenue, with the government establishing state-run lotteries and casinos in the first half of the twentieth century. Nevertheless, over the same period, a strong anti-gambling discourse emerged within the Thai elite, which sought to regulate
... Read more

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