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The Adventures of Marco Polo, Volume 1 Audiobook

The world was a much different place than we know it today; Venice, with its extreme wealth, was the center of trade for most of the civilized world and the Polo family - Niccolo and his brother Maffeo - were two of its most successful businessmen. Always seeking to enrich their fortunes by forming trading relationships with other lands, the Polo's made it their goal to travel to the Far East - a largely unknown world that was believed by outsiders to be uncivilized, dangerous, and far too threatening to enter let alone conduct business with. With the promise of great wealth awaiting them, however, the two intrepid brothers did not let the possible threats deter them - and, in fact, chose to bring Niccolo's young and impetuous son Marco along with them on the journey.

George Edwards (Author), An Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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The Adventures of Marco Polo, Volume 2

George Edwards (Author), An Ensemble Cast (Narrator)

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The Adventures of Nero Wolfe, Collection 1

Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective, created in 1934 by the American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe's confidential assistant Archie Goodwin narrates the cases of the overweight detective genius. In total, Stout wrote 33 novels and 39 short stories from 1934 to 1974, with most of them set in New York City. Wolfe's residence, a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street, features prominently in the series. Many radio, television and film adaptations were made from Stout's stories. Nero Wolfe first appeared on radio July 5, 1943 in a short-lived NBC series starring Santos Ortega as Wolfe with Luis Van Rooten as Archie. The second series aired during 1945 on the Mutual network starred Francis X. Bushman with Elliott Lewis as Archie. The third, and most successful incarnation came to radio in 1950. It starred Sydney Greenstreet as Wolfe with the part of Archie voiced by several actors including Lawrence Dobkin, Gerald Mohr and Harry Bartell. Nero Wolfe was an armchair detective who rarely left the house. Archie Goodwin, would collect the facts and report back. Wolfe would probably not have taken on many cases had he not needed his client's money to pay for his two true passions: fine food and the collecting of orchids. Enjoy 12 of the finest radio episodes of Nero Wolfe, starring Sydney Greenstreet, who is perhaps best known for playing Kasper Gutman, the villain opposite Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade) in the film The Maltese Falcon. 10/27/50 The Case of the Careworn Cuff 11/3/50 The Case of the Dear Dead Lady 1/26/51 The Case of the Phantom Fingers 2/2/51 The Case of the Vanishing Shells 2/16/51 The Case of the Party for Death 3/2/51 The Case of the Hasty Will 3/9/51 The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds 3/16/51 The Case of the Midnight Ride 3/23/51 The Case of the Final Page 3/30/51 The Case of the Tell Tale Ribbon 4/16/51 A Slight Case of Perjury 4/20/51 The Case of the Lost Heir

Black Eye Entertainment (Author), Full Cast (Narrator)

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The Adventures of Old Ironsides

USS CONSTITUTION is the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat, having been launched in 1797. In The Adventures of Old Ironsides, we dramatize two of her most exciting adventures. In The Barbary Pirates - the year is 1805, and Constitution battles Tripolitan Pirates to free the crew of the captured USS Philadelphia. An "edge of your seat" adventure, it is based totally on fact with nothing thrown in for dramatic effect - it didn't need it! In Escape To The Wind, Constitution finds herself in the War of 1812, and finds herself being chased by a squadron of five British Warships. The wind dies down, and the ships are dead in the water, Captain Hull finds a way to distance himself from the superior force. An amazing but true story of Yankee ingenuity! By culling through the records of the Captain's logs, the Colonial Radio Theatre brings to life the adventures of the USS Constitution - Old Ironsides!

Jerry Robbins (Author), Jerry Robbins, The Colonial Radio Players (Narrator)

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Collection 1

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was radio's top detective program. Raymond Chandler's celebrated hardboiled private eye, Philip Marlowe, made his radio debut in 1945 on The Lux Radio Theatre with "Murder My Sweet" starring Dick Powell. Two years later, NBC would bring the character to the air in his own weekly series starring Van Heflin in The New Adventures of Philip Marlowe. Being a summer replacement for The Bob Hope Show, the series was short-lived and ended on September 9th, 1947. CBS revived it in 1948 with The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr. With Producer/Director Norman MacDonnell at the helm, the series captured the largest audience in radio by 1949. Scripts for the show were written by Gene Levitt, Robert Mitchell, Mel Dinelli, and Kathleen Hite. While Chandler's distinctive similes were largely lacking, the strong, dry, sarcastic narration was there, and the way Mohr delivered his lines made you forget they weren't written by Chandler. Supporting Mohr, were radio's best, including Howard McNear, Parley Baer, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginian Greg, and Lou Krugman. Mostly heard sustained (without a sponsor), it lasted until 1951. 12-3-49 The Kid on the Corner 1-28-50 The Hairpin Turn 2-7-50 The Long Arm 2-14-50 The Grim Echo 2-21-50 The Ladies Night 2-28-50 The Big Step 3-7-50 Monkey's Uncle 3-14-50 The Vital Statistic 3-21-50 The Deep Shadow 3-28-50 The Sword of Cebu 4-4-50 The Man on the Roof 4-18-50 The Angry Eagle

Black Eye Entertainment (Author), Full Cast (Narrator)

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Collection 2

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was radio’s top detective program. Raymond Chandler's celebrated hardboiled private eye, Philip Marlowe, made his radio debut in 1945 on The Lux Radio Theatre with “Murder My Sweet” starring Dick Powell. Two years later, NBC would bring the character to the air in his own weekly series starring Van Heflin in The New Adventures of Philip Marlowe. A summer replacement for The Bob Hope Show, the series was short-lived, ending September 9th, 1947. CBS revived it in 1948 with The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr. With Producer/Director Norman MacDonnell at the helm, the series captured the largest audience in radio by 1949. Scripts were by Gene Levitt, Robert Mitchell, Mel Dinelli and Kathleen Hite. While Chandler’s distinctive similes were largely lacking, the strong, dry, sarcastic narration was there, and the way Mohr delivered his lines made you forget they weren’t written by Chandler. Supporting Mohr, were radio’s best, including Howard McNear, Parley Baer, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginian Greg and Lou Krugman. Mostly heard sustained (without a sponsor), it lasted until 1951.9/10/49 “Rushton Hickory” 10/1/49 “The Tail of the Mermaid” 10/8/49 “The Open Window” 11/26/49 “The Birds on the Wing” 1/14/50 “The Covered Bridge” 1/21/50 “The Bid for Freedom” 7/28/50 “The Glass Donkey” 8/11/50 “The Quiet Magpie” 9/1/50 “The Soft Spot” 9/29/50 “The Big Book” 7/7/51 “The Seaside Sabbatical” 7/14/51 “The Dear, Dead Days”

Black Eye Entertainment (Author), Full Cast (Narrator)

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The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective, Collection 1

The detective character, Sam Spade, was created by Dashiell Hammett for his crime novel The Maltese Falcon. Spade was a hard-boiled detective with cold detachment, a keen eye for detail and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice. The character is most closely associated with Humphrey Bogart who played Sam Spade in the third and most famous film version of The Maltese Falcon. In 1946, one of radio's top producers (William Spier) brought "Sam Spade" to CBS radio starring newcomer Howard Duff with Lurene Tuttle (and occasionally Sandra Gould) as Spade's secretary, Effie Perrine and sponsored by Wildroot Cream Oil. Duff took a considerably more tongue-in-cheek approach to the character than the novel or movies. Dashiell Hammett lent his name to the radio series but had little involvement. In 1947, scriptwriters Jason James and Bob Tallman received an Edgar Award for Best Radio Drama from the Mystery Writers of America. Howard Duff starred as Spade until November of 1950 when Steve Dunne took the role. 8/2/46 "Sam and the Psyche" 6/8/47 "The Calcutta Trunk Caper" 8/29/48 "The Lawless Caper" 1/16/49 "The Betrayal in Bumpass Hell Caper" 4/17/49 "The Report on Edith Hamilton" 5/1/49 "The Battles of Belvedere" 7/10/49 "The Queen Bee Caper" 7/24/49 "The Tears of Night Caper" 8/7/49 "The Champion Caper" 9/25/49 "The Indian Caper" 5/21/50 "The Red Ampola Caper" 5/28/50 "The Honest Thief Caper"

Black Eye Entertainment (Author), Full Cast (Narrator)

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The Adventures of Tea Man, Vol. 2

Mitchell Pearson (Author), Mitchell Pearson, Various Narrators (Narrator)

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The Adventures of the Falcon, Collection 1

"The Falcon" radio series premiered on the Blue Network April 10, 1943, and continued playing on NBC and Mutual until 1954. "The Falcon" was loosely based on the series of popular Falcon movies distributed by RKO. The Falcon was an alternate identity for detective Michael Waring. Like the Falcon movies, the radio plots mixed danger, romance and comedy in equal parts. Each show began with a telephone ringing and Michael Waring, The Falcon, answering the phone. Speaking with a woman whose voice was never heard, Waring would explain that he had an urgent situation in which he had to deal with. This led into the standard opening, followed by the week''s tale of adventure. Often, incompetent police were unable to solve the mysteries without his help. Originally sponsored by Gem Razor Blades, Waring was billed on radio as a freelance detective who was "always ready with a hand for oppressed men and an eye for repressed women". Berry Kroeger, James Meighan, Les Tremayne, Les Damon and George Petrie portrayed The Falcon over the radio run. 11/27/45 Murder is a Family Affair (starring James Meighan) 5/14/50 The Case of the Amorous Book-keeper 12/17/50 The Case of the Baby Brother 1/14/51 The Case of the Happy Hoodlum 1/28/51 The Case of the Bellicose Boxer 2/4/51 The Case of the Neighbor's Nightmare 3/18/51 The Case of the Witty Widow 4/29/51 The Case of the Big Talker 7/3/52 The Case of the Babbling Brooks 7/18/51 The Case of the Cautious Cousin 8/22/51 The Case of the Beautiful Bait 7/24/52 The Case of the Broken Key

Black Eye Entertainment (Author), Full Cast (Narrator)

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The Aeneid (Unabridged)

The Aeneid by Virgil - is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. Written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, the Aeneid comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas' wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem's second half tells of the Trojans' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed. Story The Aeneid can be divided into halves based on the disparate subject matter of Books 1-6 (Aeneas' journey to Latium in Italy), commonly associated with Homer's The Odyssey and Books 7-12 (the war in Latium), mirroring The Iliad. These two halves are commonly regarded as reflecting Virgil's ambition to rival Homer by treating both the Odyssey's wandering theme and the Iliad's warfare themes. This is, however, a rough correspondence, the limitations of which should be borne in mind. Although the definitive story of Aeneas escaping the fallen Troy and finding a new home in Italy, thus eventually becoming the ancestor of the Romans, was codified by Virgil, the myth of Aeneas' post-Troy adventures predates him by centuries. As Greek settlements began to expand starting in the sixth century BC, Greek colonists would often try to connect their new homes, and the native people they found there, to their pre-existing mythology; the Odyssey containing Odysseus's travels in many far away lands already provided such a link. Aeneas's story reflects not just Roman, but rather a combination of various Greek, Etruscan, Latin and Roman elements. Troy provided for a very suitable narrative for the Greek colonists in Magna Graecia and Sicily who wished to link their new homelands with themselves, and the Etruscans, who would have adopted the story of Aeneas in Italy first, and quickly became associated with him. Greek vases as early as the sixth century BC provide evidence for these early Greek mythological accounts of Aeneas founding a new home in Etruria predating Virgil by a wide margin, and he was known to have been worshipped in Lavinium, the city he founded. Book 1: Storm and refuge Book 2: Trojan Horse and sack of Troy Book 3: Wanderings Book 4: Fate of Queen Dido Book 5: Sicily Book 6: Underworld Book 7: Arrival in Latium and outbreak of war Book 8: Visit to Pallanteum, site of future Rome Book 9: Turnus' siege of Trojan camp Book 10: First battle Book 11: Armistice and battle with Camilla Book 12: Final battle and duel of Aeneas and Turnus

Virgil (Author), George Allen (Narrator)

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The Aerospace Professor: The Man and The Brand

Despite the severity of any particular experience, The Aerospace Professor’s direct and indirect associations served as strength; read more about The Aerospace Professor and Taraji P. Henson, Tuskegee Airman General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, John Mellencamp, Charlie Wilson, Golden Frinks, William Earl “Bootsy” Collins, Oprah Winfrey, The U.S. Air Force, The Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, Brooke Simpson (The Voice), and Representative John D. Hall. Remember to always “Look Above.” Who am I, Forrest Gump? The Aerospace Professor’s autobiography is provocative and a compilation of dramatic, emotional, and riveting journeys from the author's early childhood through maturity. With a small amount of imagination, the autobiography resembles the life of a Tom Hanks movie character like Forrest Gump. Find out more. The Aerospace Professor's autobiography is about the life of Adjunct Professor Jeffery Battle and his profile of courage. The Aerospace Professor (Jeffery Battle) and The Aerospace Professor Company, are the definition of the subtitle 'The Man and The Brand.' Professor Battle has a Master of Business Administration in Aviation (MBA/A), with two bachelor's degrees in General Engineering and Professional Aeronautics a service-disabled U.S. Air Force veteran and cancer survivor. Are you looking for a motivational read to boost your confidence? You don’t need to look any further as “The Aerospace Professor” is finally out now, featuring the secrets to living a successful life despite setbacks and barriers! “We Cannot Rise Above Until We Begin to Look Above.” Jeffery Battle, also known as The Aerospace Professor! His autobiography and life experiences are where an incredible number of adverse circumstances and perceived setbacks, uncovered unlikely success stories despite the gravity of the experiences individually. Remember to remain positive and optimistic, seek solutions, focus, be flexible, and always 'Look Above.'

Jeffery Battle (Author), Larry Castleberry (Narrator)

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The Alamo

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna arrives in San Antonio with 6,000 troups and begins to besiege the Alamo for thirteen days. Flying a red flag and playing the El Deguello (cut the throat), Santa Anna signals that no quarter will be given to the defenders. You will be there with David Crockett, Jim Bowie, William Travis, and 16-year-old David Cummings as they fight to the bitter end in this spectacular epic production of one of the worlds most famous battles.

Jerry Robbins (Author), Jerry Robbins, The Colonial Radio Players (Narrator)

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