With Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the vast Louisiana Territory, the U.S. President was one step closer to realizing his dream of a nation spanning the oceans. The next step was exploration of this new geographical possession. Thus began the unbelievable 4-tear odyssey chronicled in eight hours. When Meriwether Lewis joined William Clark to jointly head the Corps of Discovery, their quest would lead to an enduring record of happenstance, heartbreak, and hope. Featuring unforgettable explo...

A wind comes blowing, bringing another new day with each breaking dawn. Another day of toil, and oftentimes tribulation, mixed with affection for the land upon which he lives and works, the cowhand's existence is a bond between nature and the folks he has come to know and respect. His very existence is the epitome of a freedom that most folks will never know, but merely dream of.These are the heart-rending tales of life in southeastern Wyoming, living and working with ranchers and ...

For over two centuries, it's been what Walt Whitman called "our game". It's America's favorite pastime, our national preoccupation. It's more than a game, more than a sport. It's who we are as a people, as a culture. But where did baseball come from?As baseball entered a new century, it became more poular than ever. All across the country, fans streamed to the ball parks. Along with this new popularity came a new breed of baseball hero. Men like John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, John...

The Killer with the Baby Face: The Story of Bonnie & Clyde: Bullets, Booze & Bandits: The Chicago Gangland StoryThe Roaring Twenties: a time of bootleg gin and brick-wall massacres, Chicago in the grip of Capone, Americans fixated by Bonnie and Clyde. Welcome to Tales of Americana: American Mobsters, approximately 3 hours of riveting audio. Chronicling the lives and times of a cast of characters both courageous and cold-blooded, American Mobsters takes the listener on an evocative ...

On November 9, 1938, young Sarah Frank flees her home in Darmstadt, Germany, during the horror of Kristallnacht. Pursued by SS officer Hauptsturmführer Hubert Zimmer, Sarah finds unexpected refuge in the magical world of Adolf Frey’s traveling circus, where lions roar and secrets fester. Adolf, a renowned lion trainer, and his French wife Louis, an elephant whisperer concealing her Jewish identity, risk everything to hide the girl. But Zimmer’s obsession grows, putting everyone in danger.

The Keefe family’s ties to hospitality trace back to the Irish immigrants who landed in Prince Edward Island in 1835 and ran taverns out of their homestead, through the scrappy Halifax pub scene, to the Granite Brewery in Toronto and its role in Canada’s craft beer revolution. Brewed in the Family is Ron Keefe’s account of that journey. Part family memoir, part social history, part love letter to the art of brewing, this book follows the Keefes from the rolling farms of Kinkora, PEI to the...

God is inviting a new generation to take part in his story.In Surrendered and Sent, Jordan Whitmer, founder of the HowToLifeMovement®, offers a clear and compelling road map for Christians who want to live fully surrendered to Jesus and join him in his mission to seek and save the lost. With accessible language, relatable storytelling, and grounded biblical truth, Whitmer walks readers from the roots of spiritual formation all the way into the call of the ...

New YorkTimes bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion bookto New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta ScottKing Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. The audiobook was a 2020Audie Awards Finalist for Middle Grade and named an Audible Best Audiobook ofthe Year.This time,it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out...

Sweet Home Alabama.Have a slice of Alabama Literature. This collection brings you over 20 authors from the Gulf Coast in Alabama, including USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHORS Carolyn Haines and Craig A. Price Jr., Award Winning author Jodie Cain Smith and several others, including some first time publications.This is a fantastic anthology with many types of short stories and poems incl...

In this crime thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas tracks a pair of Bonnie and Clyde copycats whose heated passion for each other is fueled by cold brutality.When Eve Dallas examines a fresh body in a seedy alleyway in downtown Manhattan, the victim’s injuries are so extensive that she almost misses the clue. Carved into the skin is the shape of a heart—initials inside reading “E” and “D”...In Arkansas, Ella-L...

The first novel in the thrilling series featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett from #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box.Joe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts and the game warden—especially one like Joe who won't take bribes or look the other way—is far from popular. When he finds a local hunting outfitter dead, splayed out on the woodpile behind his state-owned home, he takes it person...

In this Edgar Award-winning thriller, former Louisiana homicide cop Dave Robicheaux is trying to start a new life after the murder of his wife — but he can't escape his past forever.Dave Robicheaux was once a Louisiana homicide cop. Now he's trying to start a new life, opening up a fishing business and caring for his adopted girl, Alafair.Compared to Louisiana, Robicheaux thought Montana would be safe — until two Native American activists s...