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The Pirates of Ersatz by Murray LEINSTER read by Elliott Miller | Full Audio Book
The Pirates of Ersatz by Murray LEINSTER (1896 - 1975)
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Read by: Elliott Miller in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 01
00:33:07 - 02 - Chapter 02
01:09:23 - 03 - Chapter 03
01:48:32 - 04 - Chapter 04
02:27:55 - 05 - Chapter 05
02:58:46 - 06 - Chapter 06
03:28:43 - 07 - Chapter 07
04:04:40 - 08 - Chapter 08
04:31:00 - 09 - Chapter 09
04:59:08 - 10 - Chapter 10
05:26:26 - 11 - Chapter 11
05:46:45 - 12 - Chapter 12
Bron is the offspring of infamous space pirates but instead of following in the family footsteps he decides to become an electronic engineer. Unfortunately, every time he tries to get out, something pulls him back in. This is a tongue-in-cheek space adventure along the lines of the Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison. It was originally published in the FEB-APR issues of Astounding Science Fiction in 1959. (Summary by Elliott Miller)
More information: http://librivox.org/the-pirates-of-ersatz-by-murray-leinster/
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Read by: Elliott Miller in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 01
00:33:07 - 02 - Chapter 02
01:09:23 - 03 - Chapter 03
01:48:32 - 04 - Chapter 04
02:27:55 - 05 - Chapter 05
02:58:46 - 06 - Chapter 06
03:28:43 - 07 - Chapter 07
04:04:40 - 08 - Chapter 08
04:31:00 - 09 - Chapter 09
04:59:08 - 10 - Chapter 10
05:26:26 - 11 - Chapter 11
05:46:45 - 12 - Chapter 12
Bron is the offspring of infamous space pirates but instead of following in the family footsteps he decides to become an electronic engineer. Unfortunately, every time he tries to get out, something pulls him back in. This is a tongue-in-cheek space adventure along the lines of the Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison. It was originally published in the FEB-APR issues of Astounding Science Fiction in 1959. (Summary by Elliott Miller)
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Culture and Cooking; Or, Art in the Kitchen by Catherine OWEN ( - 1889)
Genre(s): Cooking
Read by: BettyB, Peter Yearsley, Matthew Tink, Aaron Rivera, jftocanada in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Preface and a few Preliminary Remarks
00:23:46 - 02 - On Bread
00:42:50 - 03 - Pastry
00:54:18 - 04 - What to have in your Store-Room
01:07:26 - 05 - Luncheon
01:28:18 - 06 - A Chapter on General Management in very small Families
01:43:39 - 07 - On Frying and Broiling
01:54:49 - 08 - Roasting
02:00:06 - 09 - Boiling
02:08:37 - 10 - Sauces
02:12:50 - 11 - Warming over
02:36:38 - 12 - On Friandises
02:49:45 - 13 - French Candy at Home
02:58:30 - 14 - A Chapter for People of very small Means
03:15:03 - 15 - A few Things it is well to Remember
03:20:13 - 16 - On some Table Prejudices
03:25:32 - 17 - A Chapter of Odds and Ends - Valedictory
This is not a cookery book. It makes no attempt to replace a good one; it is rather an effort to fill up the gap between you and your household oracle, whether she be one of those exasperating old friends who maddened our mother with their vagueness, or the newer and better lights of our own generation, the latest and best of all being a lady as well known for her novels as for her works on domestic economy—one more proof, if proof were needed, of the truth I endeavor to set forth—if somewhat tediously forgive me—in this little book: that cooking and cultivation are by no means antagonistic. Who does not remember with affectionate admiration Charlotte Bronté taking the eyes out of the potatoes stealthily, for fear of hurting the feelings of her purblind old servant; or Margaret Fuller shelling peas?The chief difficulty, I fancy, with women trying recipes is, that they fail and know not why they fail, and so become discouraged, and this is where I hope to step in. But although this is not a cookery book, insomuch as it does not deal chiefly with recipes, I shall yet give a few; but only when they are, or I believe them to be, better than those in general use, or good things little known, or supposed to belong to the domain of a French chef, of which I have introduced a good many. Should I succeed in making things that were obscure before clear to a few women, I shall be as proud as was Mme. de Genlis when she boasts in her Memoirs that she has taught six new dishes to a German housewife. Six new dishes! When Brillat-Savarin says: 'He who has invented one new dish has done more for the pleasure of mankind than he who has discovered a star.' - Summary by the Preface
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Sammlung deutscher Gedichte 034 by VARIOUS ( - )
Genre(s): Poetry
Read by: lorda, Sonia, seito, schrm in German
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - An die Geliebte
00:02:21 - 02 - An die Tulpe
00:03:57 - 03 - Ein Blatt aus der Knabenzeit
00:05:20 - 04 - Blätterfall
00:06:05 - 05 - Das Gespenst
00:08:47 - 06 - Leviathan
00:12:55 - 07 - Morgengruß der Geliebten
00:14:12 - 08 - Nachtgedanken
00:16:49 - 09 - Nebel
00:18:02 - 10 - Nun weiß ich ...
00:19:04 - 11 - Psyche
00:20:06 - 12 - Schneewinter
00:21:13 - 13 - Die Schöpfung des Bodensee's
00:27:36 - 14 - Seerosen
00:39:05 - 15 - Die so selige Hitze
00:40:51 - 16 - Über die Kreuzigung unsers Heilandes
00:42:28 - 17 - Die Walküre
00:43:43 - 18 - Widmung des Buches ''Ideen zur psychologischen Ästhetik''
00:46:00 - 19 - Das Wunderblümchen
00:49:21 - 20 - Der Zustand der Gesellschaft
Eine Sammlung von 20 deutschen Gedichten für LibriVox. Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte, Märchen, Essays) in anderen LibriVox Sammlungen gibt es hier.
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Workhouse Characters by Margaret NEVINSON (1858 - 1932)
Genre(s): Culture & Heritage Fiction, Short Stories
Read by: John, Florence, KirksVoice, JennPratt, Lisanne Lavoie, KevinS in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Preface
00:02:55 - 01 - EUNICE SMITH—DRUNK
00:16:43 - 02 - DETAINED BY MARITAL AUTHORITY
00:25:08 - 03 - A WELSH SAILOR
00:34:48 - 04 - THE VOW
00:44:45 - 05 - BLIND AND DEAF
00:57:01 - 06 - AND, BEHOLD, THE BABE WEPT
01:06:55 - 07 - MARY, MARY, PITY WOMEN!
01:19:01 - 08 - THE SUICIDE
01:29:30 - 09 - PUBLICANS AND HARLOTS
01:40:23 - 10 - OLD INKY
01:49:57 - 11 - A DAUGHTER OF THE STATE
01:59:10 - 12 - IN THE PHTHISIS WARD
02:07:26 - 13 - AN IRISH CATHOLIC
02:16:00 - 14 - AN OBSCURE CONVERSATIONIST
02:27:34 - 15 - MOTHERS
02:36:58 - 16 - YOUR SON'S YOUR SON
02:46:44 - 17 - TOO OLD AT FORTY
02:52:40 - 18 - IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUM
03:06:51 - 19 - THE SWEEP'S LEGACY
03:12:47 - 20 - AN ALIEN
03:20:00 - 21 - WIDOWS INDEED!
03:27:11 - 22 - THE RUNAWAY
03:38:41 - 23 - A GIRL! GOD HELP HER!
03:43:56 - 24 - ON THE PERMANENT LIST
03:53:34 - 25 - THE PAUPER AND THE OLD-AGE PENSION
04:00:31 - 26 - THE EVACUATION OF THE WORKHOUSE
In 1904, Margaret Nevinson, a respectable lady and active suffragette, joined the board of guardians in Hampstead Heath. The guardians had responsibility over the parish workhouse. In the UK, before the 1930s, one could not receive welfare assistance unless he or she entered the workhouse. A house for which one had to work. The conditions were so poor, sometimes even poorer then conditions in prison. The workhouse inspired many novels, the most famous is Oliver Twist. This collection of short stories is about the horrors Margaret saw, chiefly about things women had to endure. A married woman collected money and found a house for her and her children, but could not leave the workhouse as she was, by law, 'the property of her husband.' This particular story was adapted from her one-act play 'In The Workhouse' which helped change that law only two years later. In another story, a smart lady who studied at the University Of Cambridge sinks into depression after the death of her husband and finds herself drunk at the workhouse. In 26 tales, Nevinson details the horrors of the system, one after the other, in an engaging and elegant style which appealed to the public. This book is perfect for fans of Charles Dickens, and for all those who love feminism and social history. - Summary by Stav Nisser.
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Old-Time Makers of Medicine by James Joseph WALSH (1865 - 1942)
Genre(s): History , Medical
Read by: LivelyHive in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 27 - Ap. 2 Science at the Medieval Universities, part 2/2
00:34:28 - 28 - Ap. 3 Medieval Popularization of Science and Footnotes
Dr. Walsh's Old-Time Makers of Medicine chronicles the history and development of modern medicine from ancient times up to the discovery of America. Throughout this historical guide, Dr. Walsh shows numerous examples of practices thought to be entirely modern that were clearly anticipated hundreds or thousands of years ago. Ancient healers sought to use the body's natural healing ability, rather than rely exclusively on external cures. Physicians even in ancient times relied on what is now recognized as the placebo effect.Dr. Walsh also addresses training and certification in medicine. Medieval universities anticipate our modern medical textbooks with consolidated records of all research and independent investigations, to provide uniform training for students. Likewise, the reader will find that the ancients reacted to unsuccessful treatment in similar degrees to what might now be called medical malpractice suits.The book is organized chronologically, beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and growth of the early Christian Church. From there, Dr. Walsh details the development of medical knowledge and practice in Arabia, to Medieval and Renaissance Europe. The reader will also discover how modern cultures based much of their medical knowledge on ancient Greek teachings. The chapters on Arabian Physicians and Medieval Universities also discuss knowledge exchanged between Arabic and European cultures. Dr. Walsh exposes several misconceptions and misinterpretations of history, especially restrictions of medical research stemming from religious prohibitions. (Summary by LivelyHive)
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Seckatary Hawkins in Cuba by Seckatary Hawkins (1890 - 1972)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure
Read by: John, skgm1010, Ares Sancho, mleigh, Katharina21 in English
Cover design by Maria Therese.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Good News in Cuba
00:20:14 - 02 - A Surprise for Hawkins
00:32:50 - 03 - In Old Havana
00:52:02 - 04 - The Will is Stolen!
01:05:32 - 05 - Villa Cazanova
01:26:46 - 06 - Link's Goat
01:41:14 - 07 - Contents of the Will
01:54:42 - 08 - Link Gains a New Friend
02:09:10 - 09 - The Fascinating Portrait
02:31:08 - 10 - Attacked by Cuban Boys
02:52:08 - 11 - Uncle Lucio's Story
03:09:37 - 12 - The Rocks of Cazanova
03:30:26 - 13 - Fatal Quest for Treasure
03:50:27 - 14 - A Lady's Slipper
04:11:34 - 15 - The Poisoned Dart
04:32:41 - 16 - 'Tell Me'
04:46:22 - 17 - The Face at the Window
05:02:41 - 18 - The Rattle of Chains
05:25:04 - 19 - The Lame Man's Message
05:44:15 - 20 - The Midnight Visitor
06:09:53 - 21 - The Passing of Diego
06:28:34 - 22 - The Mysterious Jonah
06:51:22 - 23 - The Treasure Cave
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The World’s Story Volume XIV: An Outline of Universal History by Karl Ploetz (1819 - 1881)
Genre(s): War & Military, History
Read by: Sonia, Jim Locke, AllenO, Jennie Hughes, Colleen McMahon, Adrian Stephens, Availle, Devorah Allen, Alan Mapstone, Tomas Peter, abbya22, Matthew McClallen, Kristine Bekere, Sshoger, ToddHW, Parsa2020, Muna Nahhas, Adeline Chris, BettyB in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Introduction
00:10:25 - 02 - Universal History. A general view of its principal divisions
00:13:40 - 03 - I. Ancient History. A. Eastern peoples. Part 1. Egyptians
00:33:16 - 04 - Part 2. Jews (Hebrews, Israelites)
00:52:06 - 05 - Part 3. Babylonians and Assyrians
01:09:45 - 06 - Part 4. Phoenicians and Carthaginians
01:24:45 - 07 - Part 5. Lydians and Phrygians
01:30:13 - 08 - Part 6. Indians
01:38:37 - 09 - Part 7. Bactrians, Medes, Persians
01:59:45 - 10 - Part 8. Parthians
02:05:45 - 11 - Part 9. Chinese
02:13:16 - 12 - Part 10. Japanese
02:20:48 - 13 - B. Western peoples. Part 1. Celts.
02:43:23 - 14 - Part 2. Grecian History. a. Geographical survey of Ancient Greece
02:55:24 - 15 - b. Religion of the Greeks
03:02:19 - 16 - c. First Period. Mythical time, down to the Thessalian and Dorian migration (x-1104?)
03:22:16 - 17 - d. Second Period. From the Thessalian and Dorian migration to the beginning of the Persian Wars (1104?-500)
03:54:41 - 18 - e. Third Period. From the beginning of the Persian Wars to the loss of independence by the Battle of Chaeronae (500-338)
04:54:52 - 19 - f. Fourth Period. Graeco-Macedonian or Hellenistic Epoch down to the subjugation of Greece by the Romans (338-146)
05:21:55 - 20 - Part 3. Roman History. a. Geographical survey of Ancient Italy
05:35:15 - 21 - b. Religion of the Ancient Romans
05:42:42 - 22 - c. Ethnographical sketch of Italy
05:48:12 - 23 - d. First Period. Mythical Epoch of the Kings (753-510)
06:09:34 - 24 - e. Second Period. Struggles between Patricians and Plebeians, subjugation of Italy proper, to the beginning of the Punic Wars (510-264)
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The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew LANG (1844 - 1912)
Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
Read by: Elliott Miller in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 34 - Maiden Bright-eye
00:11:40 - 35 - The Merry Wives
00:18:41 - 36 - King Lindorm
00:41:41 - 37 - The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther
00:51:23 - 38 - The Little Hare
01:13:40 - 39 - The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue
01:23:00 - 40 - The Story of Ciccu
01:53:57 - 41 - Don Giovanni De La Fortuna
All people in the world tell nursery tales to their children, and the stories are apt to be like each other everywhere. A child who has read the Blue and Red and Yellow Fairy Books will find some old friends with new faces in the Pink Fairy Book. Courage, youth, beauty, kindness, have many trials, but they always win the battle; while witches, giants, unfriendly cruel people, are on the losing hand. So it ought to be, and so, on the whole, it is and will be; and that is all the moral of fairy tales. We cannot all be young, alas! and pretty, and strong; but nothing prevents us from being kind, and no kind man, woman, or beast or bird, ever comes to anything but good in these oldest fables of the world. (Summary of the Author's Preface by Elliott Miller)
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Lake Lyrics and Other Poems by William Wilfred Campbell (1860 - 1918)
Genre(s): Poetry, Single author
Read by: Alan Mapstone, Bruce Kachuk, Stefan Von Blon, czandra, Tom Marcotte, Ben Gill, yourbookvoice, Larry Wilson, dnce17, Kaye Burke, Heather Mrzlack, nighthawks, Grace Wereley-Bross, Phil Schempf, Pete Burner, drwifey, April Hendry, Beth Sullivan, Amanda Chandler in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Prelude: Vapor and Blue
00:01:51 - 01 - To the Lakes
00:03:27 - 02 - A Lake Memory
00:04:47 - 03 - The Winter Lakes
00:07:29 - 04 - Keziah
00:11:43 - 05 - Morning on the Beach
00:12:44 - 06 - The Heart of the Lakes
00:14:14 - 07 - A Day of Mists
00:15:31 - 08 - Dawn in the Island Camp
00:16:48 - 09 - By Huron's Shore
00:19:59 - 10 - How Spring Came
00:21:20 - 11 - In the River Bay
00:24:31 - 12 - Lake Huron
00:25:56 - 13 - To the Blackberry
00:27:47 - 14 - Manitou
00:29:55 - 15 - Autumn's Chant
00:32:49 - 16 - The Flight of the Gulls
00:34:39 - 17 - A Lyric of Weariness
00:36:57 - 18 - August Evening on the Beach, Lake Huron
00:39:51 - 19 - Invocation to the Lakes
00:42:04 - 20 - A Lyric
00:43:15 - 21 - At the Landing
00:44:57 - 22 - Sunset, Lake Huron
00:46:40 - 23 - On the Ledge
00:49:02 - 24 - The Legend of Restless River
00:53:08 - 25 - The Legend of Dead Man's Lake
00:57:56 - 26 - Ode, To the Lakes
01:01:07 - 27 - Ode, To Thunder Cape
01:05:42 - 28 - Dan'l and Mat
01:08:21 - 29 - August Night on Georgian Bay
01:09:30 - 30 - The Tides of Dawn
01:10:44 - 31 - Crags
01:12:24 - 32 - Medwayosh
01:13:33 - 33 - At the River's Mouth
01:14:39 - 34 - Snow
01:16:24 - 35 - Canadian Folksong
01:18:03 - 36 - To a Robin in November
01:20:52 - 37 - In the Study
01:22:03 - 38 - On Christmas Eve
01:23:19 - 39 - By the Fire
01:24:05 - 40 - Little Blue Eyes and Golden Hair
01:25:49 - 41 - Barberries
01:27:01 - 42 - The Passing Year
01:28:18 - 43 - A Winter's Night
01:29:38 - 44 - Old Voices
01:31:01 - 45 - February
01:32:46 - 46 - Midwinter Night's Dream
01:33:57 - 47 - On a March Morning
01:35:03 - 48 - Sunbeams
01:36:15 - 49 - Before the Dawn
01:37:22 - 50 - The Dewdrop
01:38:34 - 51 - Indian Summer
01:39:31 - 52 - To a Clump of Moss; Rododactulos
01:40:42 - 53 - The Meadow Spring
01:41:55 - 54 - Lazarus
01:48:15 - 55 - The Hebrew Father's Prayer
01:51:40 - 56 - Ode, To Tennyson
01:58:40 - 57 - Ode, Canada to Great Britain
02:02:45 - 58 - Ode, To the Nineteenth Century
02:07:35 - 59 - Ode, To a Meadow Brook
02:09:47 - 60 - Alone
02:11:15 - 61 - Ballade of Two Riders
02:14:52 - 62 - A Lyric of Love
02:17:21 - 63 - The Phantoms of the Boughs on the Window
02:20:01 - 64 - Titan
02:24:26 - 65 - Isolation
02:25:35 - 66 - Infancy
02:27:04 - 67 - Knowledge
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The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. WATTLES (1860 - 1911)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Self-Help
Read by: Diana Majlinger in English
Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - 00 - Preface
00:02:40 - 01 - 01 - The Right To Be Rich
00:08:07 - 02 - 02 - There is A Science of Getting Rich
00:14:20 - 03 - 03 - Is Opportunity Monopolized?
00:21:19 - 04 - 04 - The First Principle in The Science of Getting Rich
00:31:11 - 05 - 05 - Increasing Life
00:40:53 - 06 - 06 - How Riches Come to You
00:49:37 - 07 - 07 - Gratitude
00:56:09 - 08 - 08 - Thinking in the Certain Way
01:03:40 - 09 - 09 - How to Use the Will
01:11:36 - 10 - 10 - Further Use of the Will
01:20:20 - 11 - 11 - Acting in the Certain Way
01:29:16 - 12 - 12 - Efficient Action
01:36:53 - 13 - 13 - Getting into the Right Business
01:43:37 - 14 - 14 - The Impression of Increase
01:50:29 - 15 - 15 - The Advancing Man
01:57:19 - 16 - 16 - Some Cautions, and Concluding Observations
02:05:01 - 17 - 17 - Summary of the Science of Getting Rich
Would you like to be rich? Yes? Well, who wouldn't.The Science of Getting Rich is a book written by the New Thought Movement writer Wallace D. Wattles. The book is still in print after almost 100 years. According to USA Today, the text is 'divided into 17 short, straight-to-the-point chapters that explain how to overcome mental barriers, and how creation, not competition, is the hidden key to wealth attraction.' (Summary by Diana Majlinger and Wikipedia)
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