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Death in the Strike Zone

The Mystery of America’s First Baseball Hero

by Thomas W. Gilbert ...

“A fascinating must-read for baseball history buffs.”—Publishers WeeklyHe threw the first fastball. The first curveball. He was baseball’s first star—and its first tragedy.In Death in the Strike Zone, acclaimed historian Thomas W. Gilbert uncovers the forgotten life of James Creighton, the first American ballplayer to become a national sensation. On the eve of the Civil War, Creighton invented ... Read more

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“A fascinating must-read for baseball history buffs.”—Publishers WeeklyHe threw the first fastball. The first curveball. He was baseball’s first star—and its first tragedy.In Death in the Strike Zone, acclaimed historian Thomas W. Gilbert uncovers the forgotten life of James Creighton, the first American ballplayer to become a national sensation. On the eve of the Civil War, Creighton invented
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How Baseball Happened

Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed

by Thomas W. Gilbert ...

The untold story of baseball's nineteenth-century origins: "a delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love from the first crack of the bat" (Paul Dickson, The Wall Street Journal).You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846. ... Read more

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The untold story of baseball's nineteenth-century origins: "a delightful look at a young nation creating a pastime that was love from the first crack of the bat" (Paul Dickson, The Wall Street Journal).You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846.
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Sins of Honor [Dramatized Adaptation]

Deathlands 110

by James Axler ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Delores King Williams, Colleen Delany, Thomas Keegan, Yasmin Tuazon, Kimberly Gilbert, Scott McCormick, Eric Messner, Casie Platt, Nick DePinto, Christopher Graybill, Katy Carkuff, Steven Carpenter, Michael John Casey, Ken Jackson, James Konicek, Patrick Bussink, Faith Potts, Nathanial Perry, Dylan Lynch, Nanette Savard, Tim Andrés Pabon ...

Series series Deathlands
Unabridged

4 hours 29 min

The survivors of postnuclear America struggle against the free fall into anarchy and barbarism. Hot lead keeps people sharp, but it's the fire within that keeps them alive. Ryan Cawdor and his band roam Deathlands searching for somewhere to call home. Until then, it's survival at all cost.New Hampshire is rich with big game, more than enough to feed Ryan and his hungry companions. But claims to a ... Read more

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The survivors of postnuclear America struggle against the free fall into anarchy and barbarism. Hot lead keeps people sharp, but it's the fire within that keeps them alive. Ryan Cawdor and his band roam Deathlands searching for somewhere to call home. Until then, it's survival at all cost.New Hampshire is rich with big game, more than enough to feed Ryan and his hungry companions. But claims to a
... Read more
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Motherlode [Dramatized Adaptation]

Deathlands 113

by James Axler ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Delores King Williams, Colleen Delany, Nora Achrati, Tracy Lynn Olivera, James Konicek, Thomas Keegan, David Coyne, Kimberly Gilbert, Lily Beacon, Casie Platt, Michael John Casey, Tim Carlin, Ren Kasey, Thomas Penny, Michael Glenn, Christopher Graybill, Mort Shelby, Scott McCormick, Kenyatta Rogers, Elizabeth Jernigan, Eric Messner, Christopher Scheeren, Margie Tompros, Joe Brack, Matthew McGee, Tim Andrés Pabon ...

Series series Deathlands
Unabridged

5 hours 3 min

The cost of living disintegrated after America's nuclear cull, and a life in Deathlands-any life-is dirt cheap. But those few who manage to stay alive in the savage new reality must travel the hellgrounds any way they can. For Ryan Cawdor and his fellow survivors, that means denying the pull toward savagery, and clinging to what little humanity they have left, when they can afford it.Desperately ... Read more

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The cost of living disintegrated after America's nuclear cull, and a life in Deathlands-any life-is dirt cheap. But those few who manage to stay alive in the savage new reality must travel the hellgrounds any way they can. For Ryan Cawdor and his fellow survivors, that means denying the pull toward savagery, and clinging to what little humanity they have left, when they can afford it.Desperately
... Read more
The Daughters of Salem How we sent our children to their deaths: Part 1

by Thomas Gilbert ...

Series Book 1 - The Daughters of Salem
Colonial Massachusets, early 1690's. When a young girl in a Puritan town rejects a farmer boy's gift and instead slips out into the forest to dance with a young man from the Abenaki tribe, it sets off a chain of events resulting in one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in U.S. history, as neighbor turns against neighbor and friends accuse friends of the most terrible things. A fictional re ... Read more

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Colonial Massachusets, early 1690's. When a young girl in a Puritan town rejects a farmer boy's gift and instead slips out into the forest to dance with a young man from the Abenaki tribe, it sets off a chain of events resulting in one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in U.S. history, as neighbor turns against neighbor and friends accuse friends of the most terrible things. A fictional re
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Anno Domini 1000

Illustrated by Thomas Gilbert ...

by Thomas Gilbert ...

Series Book Volume 0 - Anno Domini 1000
Brunehilde is a wolf-charmer.When her travels take her to a remote valley in southern France, she is horrified to discover famine, pestilence, and mass deforestation. Worse still, children are being found dead in the woods. For the villagers, the murders must be the work of a demon: a wild beast, a wolf. But for Brunehilde—a nomadic healer widely seen as a witch—nothing is less certain. She knows ... Read more

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Brunehilde is a wolf-charmer.When her travels take her to a remote valley in southern France, she is horrified to discover famine, pestilence, and mass deforestation. Worse still, children are being found dead in the woods. For the villagers, the murders must be the work of a demon: a wild beast, a wolf. But for Brunehilde—a nomadic healer widely seen as a witch—nothing is less certain. She knows
... Read more
The Daughters of Salem How we sent our children to their deaths: Part 2

by Thomas Gilbert ...

Series Book 2 - The Daughters of Salem
Colonial Massachusets, early 1690's. When a young girl in a Puritan town rejects a farmer boy's gift and instead slips out into the forest to dance with a young man from the Abenaki tribe, it sets off a chain of events resulting in one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in U.S. history, as neighbor turns against neighbor and friends accuse friends of the most terrible things. A fictional re ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Colonial Massachusets, early 1690's. When a young girl in a Puritan town rejects a farmer boy's gift and instead slips out into the forest to dance with a young man from the Abenaki tribe, it sets off a chain of events resulting in one of the worst cases of mass hysteria in U.S. history, as neighbor turns against neighbor and friends accuse friends of the most terrible things. A fictional re
... Read more
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Shadow of the Hangman [Dramatized Adaptation]

9781648792489 Brothers O'Brien 2

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, Bradley Smith, Terence Aselford, Kimberly Gilbert, Tim Getman, Thomas Keegan, James Keegan, Joe Brack, Michael Glenn, Danny Gavigan, Colleen Delany, Christopher Graybill, Michael John Casey, Nick DePinto, Casie Platt, Eric Messner, David Harris, Scott McCormick, Steven Carpenter, Dylan Lynch, Katy Carkuff, Matthew Bassett, Elizabeth Jernigan, Thomas Penny, Richard Cutting, Richard Rohan, Ken Jackson, Lily Beacon, Evan Casey, Yasmin Tuazon, Nathanial Perry, Tim Andrés Pabon ...

Series series Brothers O'Brien
Unabridged

5 hours 44 min

When a farmer's wife is murdered, an innocent man is accused: Patrick O'Brien. The book-loving brother had shared his love of literature with the woman, but her husband claims she spurned Pat's advances and that's why he killed her. Now it looks like Patrick will swing from the gallows--especially after his lawyer is targeted, too. Pat's brothers try to track down the real killer, but time is ... Read more

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When a farmer's wife is murdered, an innocent man is accused: Patrick O'Brien. The book-loving brother had shared his love of literature with the woman, but her husband claims she spurned Pat's advances and that's why he killed her. Now it looks like Patrick will swing from the gallows--especially after his lawyer is targeted, too. Pat's brothers try to track down the real killer, but time is
... Read more
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The Wolf's Hour (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Wolf's Hour 1

by Robert McCammon ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Richard Rohan, Thomas Keegan, Kimberly Gilbert, Nanette Savard, James Konicek, Terence Aselford, Evan Casey, Mort Shelby, Alyssa Wilmoth, Tim Carlin, Joe Brack, Karen Novack, Tim Getman, Lily Beacon, Christopher Scheeren, James Lewis, Daniel Sonntag, Alexander Strain, Colleen Delany, Bradley Smith, Eric Messner, Patrick Bussink, Christopher Graybill, Scott McCormick, James Keegan ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Michael Gallatin
Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

It is 1944. A message from Paris warns Allied Intelligence of something big in the works---something which might have serious implications for D-Day. The only way to get more information from the agent in Paris---now closely watched by the Gestapo---is to send in a personal courier.Russian EmigrE Michael Gallatin is picked for the job. In retirement as a secret agent since a grisly episode in ... Read more

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It is 1944. A message from Paris warns Allied Intelligence of something big in the works---something which might have serious implications for D-Day. The only way to get more information from the agent in Paris---now closely watched by the Gestapo---is to send in a personal courier.Russian EmigrE Michael Gallatin is picked for the job. In retirement as a secret agent since a grisly episode in
... Read more
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People of the Wolf (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

North America's Forgotten Past 1

by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Nanette Savard, Joseph Thornhill, Karen Novack, Thomas Keegan, Christopher Scheeren, David Coyne, Michael Glenn, Lily Beacon, Yasmin Tuazon, Kimberly Gilbert, Thomas Penny ...

Series Audiobook 2 - North America's Forgotten Past
Unabridged

7 hours 39 min

As the Ice Age ends and the glaciers release their hold on North America, a brave band of people make their way into the new continent. The climate is changing and the game is scarce. A hostile tribe pursues them, driving them ever southward. In their midst rises a young shaman, who receives a Dream from the spirit of the Wolf, a vision of paradise on the other side of the impenetrable ice. An ... Read more

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As the Ice Age ends and the glaciers release their hold on North America, a brave band of people make their way into the new continent. The climate is changing and the game is scarce. A hostile tribe pursues them, driving them ever southward. In their midst rises a young shaman, who receives a Dream from the spirit of the Wolf, a vision of paradise on the other side of the impenetrable ice. An
... Read more
Audiobook

People of the Wolf (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

North America's Forgotten Past 1

by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Nanette Savard, Joseph Thornhill, Karen Novack, Lily Beacon, Thomas Keegan, Kimberly Gilbert, Michael Glenn, David Coyne, Barbara Pinolini, Christopher Scheeren, Yasmin Tuazon ...

Series Audiobook 1 - North America's Forgotten Past
Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

As the Ice Age ends and the glaciers release their hold on North America, a brave band of people make their way into the new continent. The climate is changing and the game is scarce. A hostile tribe pursues them, driving them ever southward. In their midst rises a young shaman, who receives a Dream from the spirit of the Wolf, a vision of paradise on the other side of the impenetrable ice. An ... Read more

$22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

As the Ice Age ends and the glaciers release their hold on North America, a brave band of people make their way into the new continent. The climate is changing and the game is scarce. A hostile tribe pursues them, driving them ever southward. In their midst rises a young shaman, who receives a Dream from the spirit of the Wolf, a vision of paradise on the other side of the impenetrable ice. An
... Read more
Audiobook

Preacher's Massacre [Dramatized Adaptation]

The First Mountain Man 19

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, Eric Messner, Thomas Keegan, Kimberly Gilbert, James Keegan, Jonathan Watkins, Michael John Casey, David Harris, Richard Rohan, Michael Glenn, James Lewis, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, David Coyne, Joe Brack, Nathanial Perry, Danny Gavigan, Bradley Smith, Patrick Stratton ...

Series series First Mountain Man
Unabridged

4 hours 37 min

Preacher is on the move, joining a trail drive led by freewheeling adventurer Wiley Courtland. Wiley has good horses to deliver to the American Fur Company at Fort Gifford. An Indian war party, led by the cunning and ruthless Red Knife, has other plans.Furiously fighting their way to safety, the horse traders make it to Fort Gifford, where the beautiful wife of the fort's commander makes a raid of ... Read more

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Preacher is on the move, joining a trail drive led by freewheeling adventurer Wiley Courtland. Wiley has good horses to deliver to the American Fur Company at Fort Gifford. An Indian war party, led by the cunning and ruthless Red Knife, has other plans.Furiously fighting their way to safety, the horse traders make it to Fort Gifford, where the beautiful wife of the fort's commander makes a raid of
... Read more

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