Menschenhasser by Dietrich THEDEN (1857 - 1909) Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction Read by: Ramona Deininger-Schnabel in German Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Kapitel 1 00:22:09 - 02 - Kapitel 2 00:42:18 - 03 - Kapitel 3 00:59:43 - 04 - Kapitel 4 01:33:25 - 05 - Kapitel 5 02:01:41 - 06 - Kapitel 6 02:20:13 - 07 - Kapitel 7 02:44:05 - 08 - Kapitel 8 03:03:05 - 09 - Kapitel 9 03:23:29 - 10 - Kapitel 10 03:36:00 - 11 - Kapitel 11 03:50:39 - 12 - Kapitel 12 04:05:07 - 13 - Kapitel 13 04:18:32 - 14 - Kapitel 14 04:39:06 - 15 - Kapitel 15 04:58:16 - 16 - Kapitel 16 05:12:05 - 17 - Kapitel 17 05:26:57 - 18 - Kapitel 18 Hunter, ein Deutsch-Australier kehrt nach langen Jahren als reicher, aber verbitterter Mann nach Berlin zurück, erfährt über Umwege, dass seine Ex-Ehefrau die zwei gemeinsamen Kinder wahrscheinlich umgebracht hat und beschließt, deren Tode zu rächen.Dazu schleicht er sich unter fremden Namen in den bizarren Haushalt der zickigen Frau und ihren geizigen Kauz und Neu-Ehemann ein, lernt deren unterdrückte Tochter und ihren Verlobten kennen, und beschließt, den beiden unglücklichen jungen Leuten gegen den Willen der Eltern den Weg zu ebnen. Doch dabei muss er mit der Niedertracht seiner Exfrau rechnen ... ein mörderischer Abgrund aus Geiz und Gier tut sich vor ihm auf.Menschenhasser ist der berühmteste Kriminalroman von Diedrich Theden. - Summary by Ramona Deininger-Schnabel More information: http://librivox.org/menschenhasser-by-dietrich-theden/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

South Sea Tales by Jack LONDON (1876 - 1916) Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Nautical & Marine Fiction, Single Author Collections Read by: Warren Kati in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - The House of Mapuhi, part 1 00:27:00 - 02 - The House of Mapuhi, part 2 01:05:12 - 03 - The Whale Tooth 01:31:58 - 04 - Mauki 02:14:06 - 05 - 'YAH! YAH! YAH!' 02:47:09 - 06 - The Heathen, part 1 03:14:04 - 07 - The Heathen, part 2 03:41:25 - 08 - The Terrible Solomons 04:19:43 - 09 - The Inevitable White Man 04:45:16 - 10 - The Seed of McCoy, part 1 05:11:13 - 11 - The Seed of McCoy, part 2 05:39:21 - 12 - The Seed of McCoy, part 3 The eight short stories that comprise South Sea Tales are powerful tales that vividly evoke the early 1900's colonial South Pacific islands. Tales of hurricanes, missionaries, brotherhood and seafaring are intertwined with enslavement, savagery, and lawless trading to expose the often-barbarous history of the South Pacific islands. You will also gain unsparing insight into the life, culture and relations between natives and Westerners during this period. If you like nautical and sea adventures, if you are interested in the history of the South Pacific islands, and especially if you want to read gripping tales set in the exotic lands, then this book will be perfect for you. However, please be forewarned that it does contain racist content. (Warren Kati - compiled from several book reviews) More information: https://librivox.org/south-sea-tales-by-jack-london/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Final Report of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Watergate Report), Volume 3 by SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVI ( - ) Genre(s): Political Science Read by: Ciufi Galeazzi, Maria Kasper, Greg Giordano, Suzeeek, Pinchcliff, Colleen McMahon, MaryAnn, KalenXI in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 33 - Ch 11 - Individual Views of Senators of the Select Committee, part 6 00:19:48 - 34 - Ch 11 - Individual Views of Senators of the Select Committee, part 7 00:41:53 - 35 - Ch 11 - Individual Views of Senators of the Select Committee, part 8 01:16:52 - 36 - Ch 11 - Individual Views of Senators of the Select Committee, part 9 01:39:30 - 37 - Resolutions Pertaining to the Select Committee This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities based on its investigation of the Watergate break-in and coverup, illegal and improper campaign practices and financing, and other wrongdoing during the Presidential campaign of 1972. The committee's mandate from the Senate, which was passed by a unanimous vote, was to make a 'complete' investigation and study 'of the extent ... to which illegal, improper, or unethical activities' occurred in the 1972 Presidential campaign and election and to determine whether new legislation was needed 'to safeguard the electoral process by which the President of the United States is chosen.' This project contains chapters 6-11 of 11. - Summary modified from the introduction More information: https://librivox.org/watergate-report-volume-3-by-us-senate/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Vagabonding Down The Andes by Harry A. FRANCK (1881 - 1962) Genre(s): Travel & Geography, Memoirs Read by: Elliott Swanson, Linda Johnson, Blainej in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 16 - Chapter 11 - Drawbacks of the Trail Part 2 00:47:33 - 17 - Chapter 12 - The Roof of Peru Part 1 01:26:43 - 18 - Chapter 12 - The Roof of Peru Part 2 02:05:46 - 19 - Chapter 13 - Round About the Peruvian Capital Part 1 02:32:30 - 20 - Chapter 13 - Round About the Peruvian Capital Part 2 03:05:12 - 21 - Chapter 14 - Overland to Cuzco Part 1 03:59:58 - 22 - Chapter 14 - Overland to Cuzco Part 2 04:55:50 - 23 - Chapter 15 - The Route of the Conquistadores Part 1 05:47:09 - 24 - Chapter 15 - The Route of the Conquistadores Part 2 06:39:42 - 25 - Chapter 16 - The City of the Sun Part 1 Sometime in the latter half of 1911, Harry A. Franck jumped out of a box-car and crossed the Rio Grande, from Laredo. Thus began a journey, often afoot, that Harry estimated would take him 8 months. It ended up occupying four years of his life. The first leg of his Latin American epic is recorded in 'Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras; Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond' (The Century Company, 1916). He then headed south to the Canal Zone, Teddy Roosevelt's grand experiment in socialism, and applied within the Zone police force for a position as a census taker (chronicled in 'Zone Policeman 88; A Close Range Study of the Panama Canal and Its Workers', The Century Company, April 1913). Since he was one of the few Americans who actually spoke Spanish, and a bevy of other languages, he was hired immediately. By June, 1912, he'd bankrolled enough money to see him through the opening phase of the work I'll be reading for you, 'Vagabonding Down the Andes; Being the Narrative of a Journey, Chiefly Afoot, From Panama to Buenos Aires' (The Century Company, 1917). Leaving the Zone in June of 1912, with 'objections to his reemployment', he caught a steamer and entered the South American continent at Cartagena, Colombia. Approximate 30 months later, having walked most of the length of the Inca highway, he staggered from a trek that took him over mountains and through raw jungle onto a ferry, and thence sailed into Buenos Aires, regarded as one of the most glamorous and expensive cities on earth at the time. This leg of the four volume epic (which later concludes with 'Working North from Patagonia; Being the Narrative of a Journey, Earned on the Way, Through Southern and Eastern South America, The Century Company, 1921) was the longest one, and in many respects, 'Vagabonding Down the Andes' was also the most detailed. As you can see, the works were not published in chronological order. Why? I don't know, other than the last volume, which was delayed by Harry's enlistment and serving in WWI.Harry is an opinionated iconoclast with a strong American value system based upon self-reliance. He's both college-educated and what I suppose can best be called 'street smart', though most of his trip took him through places where 'street' was little more than an abstract concept. Before his South American journey, he'd already worked his way around the world, and had written a book about it ('A Vagabond Journey Around the World', The Century Company, 1910). Some people are going to get their Politically Correct dander up if they listen. Well, fast traveler, keep in mind that Harry was a man of his times, and thus he sees the world, as we are all people of our times, and thus we see and experience the world. Harry did his vagabonding with a pistol as his constant companion, and lived amongst the poorest classes of people. He drank water collected in the ruts of wagon wheels. Not knowing where his next meal was coming from was the norm, as opposed to the exception. In terms of travel writing he makes Paul Theroux look like an armchair dilettante. Take him as he is, and I think you'll soon become enmeshed in this extraordinary saga.Written by Elliott Swanson, reader. More information: https://librivox.org/vagabonding-down-the-andes-by-harry-a-franck/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)