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The Professor & the Coed

Scandal & Murder at the Ohio State University

by Mark Gribben ...

The true story of James Howard Snook, Theora Hix, and one of the most shocking crimes of the 1920s.In the sweltering summer of 1929, the people of Columbus, Ohio, were enthralled by the story of Dr. James Howard Snook—an Ohio State University veterinary professor and Olympic gold medal-winning pistol shooter who was put on trial for the murder of his twenty-four-year-old lover, a medical student ... Read more

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The true story of James Howard Snook, Theora Hix, and one of the most shocking crimes of the 1920s.In the sweltering summer of 1929, the people of Columbus, Ohio, were enthralled by the story of Dr. James Howard Snook—an Ohio State University veterinary professor and Olympic gold medal-winning pistol shooter who was put on trial for the murder of his twenty-four-year-old lover, a medical student
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The Professor & the Coed

Scandal & Murder at the Ohio State University

by Mark Gribben ...

Narrated by Brian P. Craig ...

Unabridged

3 hours 45 min

The true story of James Howard Snook, Theora Hix, and one of the most shocking crimes of the 1920s.In the sweltering summer of 1929, the people of Columbus, Ohio, were enthralled by the story of Dr. James Howard Snook—an Ohio State University veterinary professor and Olympic gold medal-winning pistol shooter who was put on trial for the murder of his twenty-four-year-old lover, a medical student ... Read more

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The true story of James Howard Snook, Theora Hix, and one of the most shocking crimes of the 1920s.In the sweltering summer of 1929, the people of Columbus, Ohio, were enthralled by the story of Dr. James Howard Snook—an Ohio State University veterinary professor and Olympic gold medal-winning pistol shooter who was put on trial for the murder of his twenty-four-year-old lover, a medical student
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The Jefferson County Egan Murders

Nightmare on New Year's Eve 1964

by Dave Shampine, Daniel T. Boyer ...

Narrated by Zach Barela ...

Unabridged

2 hours 53 min

With interviews from key witnesses, authors Dave Shampine and Daniel Boyer recount the grisly story of this New Year's Eve North Country nightmare, which is still shrouded in mystery today.The names Peter, Barbara Ann, and Gerald Egan were familiar to Watertown police before December 31, 1964. The police suspected the trio in a long string of burglaries, and they were under investigation by the ... Read more

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With interviews from key witnesses, authors Dave Shampine and Daniel Boyer recount the grisly story of this New Year's Eve North Country nightmare, which is still shrouded in mystery today.The names Peter, Barbara Ann, and Gerald Egan were familiar to Watertown police before December 31, 1964. The police suspected the trio in a long string of burglaries, and they were under investigation by the
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A Question of Choice

by Sarah Weddington ...

Narrated by Mary-Louise Parker ...

Unabridged

3 hours

"Starting with her years at the University of Texas Law School at Austin, Weddington, the attorney who won Roe v. Wade , traces the history of her involvement with this momentous Supreme Court case and its aftermath. She laments the ground that sometimes complacent pro-choice activists have lost since Roe v. Wade on issues like the 1989 Webster v. Reproductive Health Services decision and the 1991 ... Read more

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"Starting with her years at the University of Texas Law School at Austin, Weddington, the attorney who won Roe v. Wade , traces the history of her involvement with this momentous Supreme Court case and its aftermath. She laments the ground that sometimes complacent pro-choice activists have lost since Roe v. Wade on issues like the 1989 Webster v. Reproductive Health Services decision and the 1991
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The Murder of Maggie Hume

Cold Case in Battle Creek

by Blaine L. Pardoe, Victoria Hester ...

Narrated by Nikki Zakocs ...

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5 hours 28 min

One brutal murder. Two possible suspects. And a "fascinating . . . puzzling case" that divided a Michigan community (Lansing State Journal).In the summer of 1982, the body of twenty-year-old Maggie Hume was found under a pile of blankets in the closet of her apartment. A Catholic school girl and daughter of a local football coach, Maggie had been raped and strangled. It was the only active murder ... Read more

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One brutal murder. Two possible suspects. And a "fascinating . . . puzzling case" that divided a Michigan community (Lansing State Journal).In the summer of 1982, the body of twenty-year-old Maggie Hume was found under a pile of blankets in the closet of her apartment. A Catholic school girl and daughter of a local football coach, Maggie had been raped and strangled. It was the only active murder
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Strenuous Life, The

Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete

by Ryan Swanson ...

Narrated by David de Vries ...

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

In full and intricate detail, featuring an amazing cast of characters from the worlds of politics, athletics, entertainment and more, this is the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt helped shepherd in a sports and fitness revolution that forever changed the complexion of the United States.Crippling asthma and grossly myopic eyesight―as a child, Theodore Roosevelt was plagued by such ailments ... Read more

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In full and intricate detail, featuring an amazing cast of characters from the worlds of politics, athletics, entertainment and more, this is the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt helped shepherd in a sports and fitness revolution that forever changed the complexion of the United States.Crippling asthma and grossly myopic eyesight―as a child, Theodore Roosevelt was plagued by such ailments
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Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths, The

The Best New Original Stories of the Genre

by Maxim Jakubowski ...

Narrated by Kevin Kemp ...

Unabridged

12 hours

Some of the Latest and Best from the Whodunnit Genre — The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths is the latest collection from legendary murder mystery editor and writer Maxim Jakubowski. Filled with impossible murders and puzzling plot twists that keep your eyes on the page and brain on the mysteries until the last page.Clever fictional crime stories — Some of mystery ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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Some of the Latest and Best from the Whodunnit Genre — The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths is the latest collection from legendary murder mystery editor and writer Maxim Jakubowski. Filled with impossible murders and puzzling plot twists that keep your eyes on the page and brain on the mysteries until the last page.Clever fictional crime stories — Some of mystery
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Hanging Ruth Blay

An Eighteenth-Century New Hampshire Tragedy

by Carolyn Marvin ...

Narrated by Hannah Cabell ...

Unabridged

2 hours 36 min

The true story of a woman hanged in colonial Portsmouth for burying her stillborn out-of-wedlock baby.On a cold December morning in 1768, thirty-one-year-old Ruth Blay approached the gallows for her execution. Standing on the high ground in the northwest corner of what is now Portsmouth's old South Cemetery, she would have had a clear view across the pasture to the harbor and open sea.The ... Read more

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The true story of a woman hanged in colonial Portsmouth for burying her stillborn out-of-wedlock baby.On a cold December morning in 1768, thirty-one-year-old Ruth Blay approached the gallows for her execution. Standing on the high ground in the northwest corner of what is now Portsmouth's old South Cemetery, she would have had a clear view across the pasture to the harbor and open sea.The
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The North Country Murder of Irene Izak

Stained by Her Blood

by Dave Shampine ...

Narrated by Matthew Josdal ...

Unabridged

4 hours 31 min

A road trip becomes a dead end for a schoolteacher in this haunting cold case of murder that became a fifty-year fight for justice.In June of 1968, Irene Izak, a young French teacher from Scranton, Pennsylvania, was pulling an all-nighter on the road toward the promise of a new life in Quebec. The last time she was seen alive was at 2:09 a.m. by a toll collector at Thousand Island Bridge who ... Read more

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A road trip becomes a dead end for a schoolteacher in this haunting cold case of murder that became a fifty-year fight for justice.In June of 1968, Irene Izak, a young French teacher from Scranton, Pennsylvania, was pulling an all-nighter on the road toward the promise of a new life in Quebec. The last time she was seen alive was at 2:09 a.m. by a toll collector at Thousand Island Bridge who
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Long Island’s Vanished Heiress

The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping

by Steven C. Drielak ...

Narrated by Matt Weisgerber ...

Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

A new look at the 1937 abduction of a wealthy wife and mother, based on previously classified FBI documents.When she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook, New York, in 1937, Alice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island's wealthy elite. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months.J. Edgar Hoover personally assigned his best FBI ... Read more

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A new look at the 1937 abduction of a wealthy wife and mother, based on previously classified FBI documents.When she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook, New York, in 1937, Alice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island's wealthy elite. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months.J. Edgar Hoover personally assigned his best FBI
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Stella Dallas

by Olive Higgins Prouty ...

Narrated by Barbara Stanwyck ...

Unabridged

49 min

Stella Dallas marries a rich young man but separates due to his demands that she change. She leaves with their daughter, Laurel, in search of a better life, which she devotes entirely to her daughter. One day, she takes Laurel to an upmarket resort where Laurel befriends some rich kids. Stella realises that for Laurel to have a better life she must send her daughter back to live with her father ... Read more

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Stella Dallas marries a rich young man but separates due to his demands that she change. She leaves with their daughter, Laurel, in search of a better life, which she devotes entirely to her daughter. One day, she takes Laurel to an upmarket resort where Laurel befriends some rich kids. Stella realises that for Laurel to have a better life she must send her daughter back to live with her father
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Stalin and the Scientists

A History of Triumph and Tragedy, 1905-1953

by Simon Ings ...

Narrated by Tim Bruce ...

Unabridged

15 hours 27 min

An epic history of science in the Soviet Union, following the scientists who survived Stalin's rule and helped to reshape the world Scientists throughout history, from Galileo to today's experts on climate change, have often had to contend with politics in their pursuit of knowledge. But in the Soviet Union, where the ruling elites embraced, patronized, and even fetishized science like never ... Read more

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An epic history of science in the Soviet Union, following the scientists who survived Stalin's rule and helped to reshape the world Scientists throughout history, from Galileo to today's experts on climate change, have often had to contend with politics in their pursuit of knowledge. But in the Soviet Union, where the ruling elites embraced, patronized, and even fetishized science like never
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