Rakuten Kobo

Audiolibro

Off the Tracks

A Meditation on Train Journeys in a Time of No Travel

de Pamela Mulloy ...

Narrado por Jennifer Wigmore ...

Completo

5 hora 55 minutos

Train travel is having a renaissance. Grand old routes that had been canceled, or were moldering in neglect, have been refurbished as destinations in themselves. The Rocky Mountaineer, the Orient Express, and the Trans-Siberian Railroad run again in all their glory.Pamela Mulloy has always loved train travel. Whether returning to the Maritimes every year with her daughter on the Ocean, or taking ... Leer más

$24.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Train travel is having a renaissance. Grand old routes that had been canceled, or were moldering in neglect, have been refurbished as destinations in themselves. The Rocky Mountaineer, the Orient Express, and the Trans-Siberian Railroad run again in all their glory.Pamela Mulloy has always loved train travel. Whether returning to the Maritimes every year with her daughter on the Ocean, or taking
... Leer más
Audiolibro

The Missing Years

A POW's Story from Changi to Hellfire Pass

de Stuart Lloyd ...

Narrado por Stuart Lloyd ...

Completo

12 hora 16 minutos

This is a Secret Memoir of Living Hell ... Revisited 60 years on. Capt Hugh Pilkington enjoyed the full and fun life of a rubber planter in pre-war Malaya. Then war broke out and he found himself fighting in Johor. Blasted by a sniper, he was hospitalised in Singapore, only for the hospital to be overrun by the Japanese in a horrific massacre. Then as a POW he was soon sent to labour on the Death ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This is a Secret Memoir of Living Hell ... Revisited 60 years on. Capt Hugh Pilkington enjoyed the full and fun life of a rubber planter in pre-war Malaya. Then war broke out and he found himself fighting in Johor. Blasted by a sniper, he was hospitalised in Singapore, only for the hospital to be overrun by the Japanese in a horrific massacre. Then as a POW he was soon sent to labour on the Death
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Nothing Like It In The World

The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863 - 1869

de Stephen E. Ambrose ...

Narrado por Jeffrey DeMunn ...

Completo

15 hora 38 minutos

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Nothing Like it In The World

The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863 - 1869

de Stephen E. Ambrose ...

Narrado por Jeffrey DeMunn ...

Abreviado

7 hora 6 minutos

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Conquering Gotham

A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels

de Jill Jonnes ...

Narrado por David Drummond ...

Completo

11 hora 28 minutos

The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice but also a building that commemorated one of the last century's great engineering feats—the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story—a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice but also a building that commemorated one of the last century's great engineering feats—the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story—a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Thomas og vennerne - Det store jernbaneshow

de Mattel ...

Narrado por Henrik Koefoed ...

Series series Thomas og vennerne
Completo

11 minutos

Thomas drømmer om at være med i det store jernbaneshow, hvor lokomotiver fra alle verdensdele dyster om at være hurtigst og stærkest. Han får kontrolchefen til at sige ja til, at nogle lokomotiver fra Sodor skal med. Men kontrolchefen udvælger ikke Thomas til konkurrencen. Åh nej, hvad skal Thomas dog gøre?Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

Thomas drømmer om at være med i det store jernbaneshow, hvor lokomotiver fra alle verdensdele dyster om at være hurtigst og stærkest. Han får kontrolchefen til at sige ja til, at nogle lokomotiver fra Sodor skal med. Men kontrolchefen udvælger ikke Thomas til konkurrencen. Åh nej, hvad skal Thomas dog gøre?Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Trains for Beginners: A Clear Guide to the Engineering Behind Rail Travel

de Alexander Hayes ...

Narrado por Alexander Hayes ...

Completo

1 horas 50 minutos

Unlock the fascinating engineering behind global railway transit and transform your daily commute into an adventure. Perfect for curious minds eager to understand hidden infrastructure, this accessible guide decodes the mechanics of how steel wheels effortlessly move massive loads. Dive into the physical science that powers modern transportation networks.Whether you are relaxing on a long-distance ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Unlock the fascinating engineering behind global railway transit and transform your daily commute into an adventure. Perfect for curious minds eager to understand hidden infrastructure, this accessible guide decodes the mechanics of how steel wheels effortlessly move massive loads. Dive into the physical science that powers modern transportation networks.Whether you are relaxing on a long-distance
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Stealing the General

The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor

de Russell S. Bonds ...

Narrado por Bronson Pinchot ...

Completo

15 hora 13 minutos

On April 12, 1862—one year to the day after Confederate guns opened on Fort Sumter and started the Civil War—a tall, mysterious smuggler and self-appointed Union spy named James J. Andrews and nineteen infantry volunteers infiltrated Georgia and stole a steam engine called the General. Racing northward at speeds near sixty miles an hour, cutting telegraph lines, and destroying track along the way, ... Leer más

$24.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

On April 12, 1862—one year to the day after Confederate guns opened on Fort Sumter and started the Civil War—a tall, mysterious smuggler and self-appointed Union spy named James J. Andrews and nineteen infantry volunteers infiltrated Georgia and stole a steam engine called the General. Racing northward at speeds near sixty miles an hour, cutting telegraph lines, and destroying track along the way,
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Thomas og vennerne - Sørøverskibet og den skjulte skat

de Mattel ...

Narrado por Henrik Koefoed ...

Series series Thomas og vennerne
Completo

14 minutos

Da Thomas skal hjælpe med at bygge en ny jernbanelinje, overser han nogle advarselsskilte, og jorden braser sammen under ham. Thomas ender nede i en klippehule, hvor der er et stort sørøverskib. Og når der er et sørøverskib i hulen, så er der måske også en ægte sørøverskat begravet et sted dernede ...Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

Da Thomas skal hjælpe med at bygge en ny jernbanelinje, overser han nogle advarselsskilte, og jorden braser sammen under ham. Thomas ender nede i en klippehule, hvor der er et stort sørøverskib. Og når der er et sørøverskib i hulen, så er der måske også en ægte sørøverskat begravet et sted dernede ...Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Langs de Transsiberië Express

de Cees Koring ...

Narrado por Marc Peter van der Maas ...

Completo

4 hora 53 minutos

'Als de kofferbak opengaat zie ik een massa vlees op bebloed plastic. Deze wrakkige auto is een rijdend graf voor kilo's dood vee. Bovenop ligt een afgehakte runderkop. Mannen sleuren en vechten met hompen vlees. Het stinkt. De aanblik van deze markt in Oost Siberië bevestigt mijn voornemen: nu, maar ook straks, in Mongolië, gaat mijn spijsverteringssysteem voor lokaal voedsel op slot. Voor mij ... Leer más

$10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

'Als de kofferbak opengaat zie ik een massa vlees op bebloed plastic. Deze wrakkige auto is een rijdend graf voor kilo's dood vee. Bovenop ligt een afgehakte runderkop. Mannen sleuren en vechten met hompen vlees. Het stinkt. De aanblik van deze markt in Oost Siberië bevestigt mijn voornemen: nu, maar ook straks, in Mongolië, gaat mijn spijsverteringssysteem voor lokaal voedsel op slot. Voor mij
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Train Lord

The Astonishing True Story of One Man's Journey to Getting His Life Back On Track

de Oliver Mol ...

Narrado por Oliver Mol ...

Completo

7 hora 11 minutos

Brought to you by Penguin.The astonishing true story of trust, pain, becoming lost, and finding a way back to yourself despite it all.What happens when a writer can no longer write? What happens when pain is so intense that you question who you are and whether you can bare it any longer?Oliver Mol was a successful, clever, healthy twenty-five-year old. Then one day the migraine started.For ten ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.The astonishing true story of trust, pain, becoming lost, and finding a way back to yourself despite it all.What happens when a writer can no longer write? What happens when pain is so intense that you question who you are and whether you can bare it any longer?Oliver Mol was a successful, clever, healthy twenty-five-year old. Then one day the migraine started.For ten
... Leer más
Audiolibro

The Race Underground

Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway

de Doug Most ...

Narrado por John H. Mayer ...

Completo

15 hora 26 minutos

In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew larger, the streets became increasingly clogged with horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 brought New York City to a halt, a solution had to be found. Two brothers—Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York City—pursued the dream of his city being the first American metropolis to ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew larger, the streets became increasingly clogged with horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 brought New York City to a halt, a solution had to be found. Two brothers—Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York City—pursued the dream of his city being the first American metropolis to
... Leer más
Audiolibro

From the River to the Sea

The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West

de John Sedgwick ...

Narrado por John Bedford Lloyd ...

Completo

10 hora 40 minutos

“Riveting...A great read, full of colorful characters and outrageous confrontations back when the west was still wild.” —George R.R. MartinA propulsive and panoramic history of one of the most dramatic stories never told—the greatest railroad war of all time, fought by the daring leaders of the Santa Fe and the Rio Grande to seize, control, and create the American West.It is difficult to imagine ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

“Riveting...A great read, full of colorful characters and outrageous confrontations back when the west was still wild.” —George R.R. MartinA propulsive and panoramic history of one of the most dramatic stories never told—the greatest railroad war of all time, fought by the daring leaders of the Santa Fe and the Rio Grande to seize, control, and create the American West.It is difficult to imagine
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Thomas og vennerne - Fiskevogne og drillepinde

de Mattel ...

Narrado por Henrik Koefoed ...

Series series Thomas og vennerne
Completo

12 minutos

To herlige historier fra Thomas og vennerne på Sodor. James lover at trække fiske-nattoget over til fastlandet, men han forsøger at snyde sig ud af det. Hiro er altid sød og venlig over for alle andre, også de drillesyge godsvogne. Men kommer man altid længst med venlighed?Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de andre lokomotiver fra ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

To herlige historier fra Thomas og vennerne på Sodor. James lover at trække fiske-nattoget over til fastlandet, men han forsøger at snyde sig ud af det. Hiro er altid sød og venlig over for alle andre, også de drillesyge godsvogne. Men kommer man altid længst med venlighed?Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de andre lokomotiver fra
... Leer más
Audiolibro

On the Shadow Tracks

A Journey through Occupied Myanmar

de Clare Hammond ...

Narrado por Clare Hammond ...

Completo

9 hora 8 minutos

Brought to you by Penguin.In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond discovered an obscure map that showed a web of new railways spanning the length and breadth of the country - railways not shown on any other publicly available maps. She was determined to uncover the railways' origins, purpose, and most of all, the silence that surrounded them. She would spend three months ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond discovered an obscure map that showed a web of new railways spanning the length and breadth of the country - railways not shown on any other publicly available maps. She was determined to uncover the railways' origins, purpose, and most of all, the silence that surrounded them. She would spend three months
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Train

Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World---from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief

de Tom Zoellner ...

Narrado por Grover Gardner ...

Completo

12 hora 13 minutos

Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again.From the frigid Trans-Siberian Railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic maglev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again.From the frigid Trans-Siberian Railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic maglev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Thomas og vennerne - En farefuld tur til fastlandet

de Mattel ...

Narrado por Henrik Koefoed ...

Series series Thomas og vennerne
Completo

11 minutos

Damplokomotivet Henry bliver skadet, og James får hans tur til fastlandet. Thomas syntes, at det er uretfærdigt. Han vil også ud på eventyr! Thomas kobler sig derfor på Henrys godsvogne, inden James når at gøre det, og suser af sted. Men der lurer farer på fastlandet, som det lille lokomotiv ikke kender ...Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

Damplokomotivet Henry bliver skadet, og James får hans tur til fastlandet. Thomas syntes, at det er uretfærdigt. Han vil også ud på eventyr! Thomas kobler sig derfor på Henrys godsvogne, inden James når at gøre det, og suser af sted. Men der lurer farer på fastlandet, som det lille lokomotiv ikke kender ...Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry
... Leer más
Audiolibro

History of New York Subway: From Gritty Tunnels to Global Icon, How an Underground Railroad Shaped a Modern City

de Nicholas Bauer ...

Narrado por Nicholas Bauer ...

Completo

1 horas 53 minutos

Dive into the gritty urban history of an engineering marvel that turned a chaotic harbor town into a global empire. Perfect for your daily commute, this high-energy narrative captures the raw ambition and fierce political battles that built a city beneath the streets. Discover how rival financiers and radical visionaries carved transit lines through solid rock.Feel the chaotic pulse of nineteenth ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Dive into the gritty urban history of an engineering marvel that turned a chaotic harbor town into a global empire. Perfect for your daily commute, this high-energy narrative captures the raw ambition and fierce political battles that built a city beneath the streets. Discover how rival financiers and radical visionaries carved transit lines through solid rock.Feel the chaotic pulse of nineteenth
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Full Steam Ahead

How the Railways Made Britain

de Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman ...

Narrado por Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman ...

Completo

6 hora 50 minutos

The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life – from trade and transportation to health and recreation.Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life – from trade and transportation to health and recreation.Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

The travel memoir from bestselling author and the nation's favourite comedian Billy Connolly

de Billy Connolly ...

Narrado por David Monteath ...

Completo

6 hora 21 minutos

An epic trip across America with much-loved national treasure and comedy legend, Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly has spent much of his life in the United States, where he now lives. It's a country he knows and loves a great deal, but even someone as well-travelled as Billy can always discover new things about such a vast nation. So he's off on the move again, this time via the tracks of the great ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

An epic trip across America with much-loved national treasure and comedy legend, Billy ConnollyBilly Connolly has spent much of his life in the United States, where he now lives. It's a country he knows and loves a great deal, but even someone as well-travelled as Billy can always discover new things about such a vast nation. So he's off on the move again, this time via the tracks of the great
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Toget

de Kirsten Ahlburg ...

Narrado por Githa Lehrmann ...

Series series Læseværkstedet
Completo

37 minutos

En dramatisk historie fra det virkelige liv. Ole er lokofører. Det har han været i 22 år. Han er glad for sit arbejde, for han elsker at køre tog. Han kører mest på samme rute, som han kender ud og ind. Det er sent, da han kører dagens sidste tur. Alt er stille og roligt. Togets lygter lyser på skinnerne. Ole kan se noget mørkt. Noget der bevæger sig. Er det et dyr? Det er ikke et dyr, det er to ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

En dramatisk historie fra det virkelige liv. Ole er lokofører. Det har han været i 22 år. Han er glad for sit arbejde, for han elsker at køre tog. Han kører mest på samme rute, som han kender ud og ind. Det er sent, da han kører dagens sidste tur. Alt er stille og roligt. Togets lygter lyser på skinnerne. Ole kan se noget mørkt. Noget der bevæger sig. Er det et dyr? Det er ikke et dyr, det er to
... Leer más
Audiolibro

The Man from Steamtown

The Story of F. Nelson Blount

de James R. Adair, Hannah Goodman ...

Narrado por Derek Shetterly ...

Completo

8 hora 5 minutos

The throbbing sound of the steam-driven pistons and sight of the flashing drive-rods quickened the boy's pulse. He had heard and seen it all from his bedroom window, but now he had stepped-in person-into the wonderful world of steam. F. Nelson Blount's interest in steam engines began when he was only four. As he grew up, he studied and wrote about them, often traveling many miles to see one. Yet ... Leer más

$16.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The throbbing sound of the steam-driven pistons and sight of the flashing drive-rods quickened the boy's pulse. He had heard and seen it all from his bedroom window, but now he had stepped-in person-into the wonderful world of steam. F. Nelson Blount's interest in steam engines began when he was only four. As he grew up, he studied and wrote about them, often traveling many miles to see one. Yet
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Fem minutter i godnat - Thomas og vennerne

de Mattel ...

Narrado por Henrik Koefoed ...

Series series Thomas og vennerne
Completo

52 minutos

Kom med Thomas og vennerne, når de suser rundt på Sodors jernbane og gør sig nyttige for kontrolchefen med den høje, sorte hat. Bogen indeholder tolv skønne historier, som passer perfekt til godnatlæsningen – og til alle andre tidspunkter på dagen, hvor der lige er fem minutter tilovers. Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de andre ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Kom med Thomas og vennerne, når de suser rundt på Sodors jernbane og gør sig nyttige for kontrolchefen med den høje, sorte hat. Bogen indeholder tolv skønne historier, som passer perfekt til godnatlæsningen – og til alle andre tidspunkter på dagen, hvor der lige er fem minutter tilovers. Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de andre
... Leer más
Audiolibro

£2.6 Million on the Line

How a Signal Scam Stopped a Train and Made £2.6 Million Disappear

de Dax Mercer ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Adam E ...

Series Audiolibro 9 - The Perfect Score
Completo

9 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.£2.6 million. One signal. One stop.The train was never supposed to stop.Moving through the countryside under cover of night, it carried sealed sacks of cash between cities that depended on its reliability. Every movement followed a system. Every signal meant something.Until one was changed.What followed became one of the most daring train robberies in ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.£2.6 million. One signal. One stop.The train was never supposed to stop.Moving through the countryside under cover of night, it carried sealed sacks of cash between cities that depended on its reliability. Every movement followed a system. Every signal meant something.Until one was changed.What followed became one of the most daring train robberies in
... Leer más

eReaders

Aplicaciones

Accesorios

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Tu carrito de compra está vacío

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Recomendado para ti

Audiolibros de Ferrocarriles

Mostrar: