On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason, trumped up by jealous rivals. Incarcerated for many lonely years in the isolated and terrifying Chateau d'If near Marseille, he meticulously plans his brilliant escape and extraordinary revenge. Of all the "masked avengers" and "caped crusaders" in literature, The Count of Monte Cristo is at once the most daring and the most vulnerable. Alexandre Dumas (père), master storyteller, takes us on a journey of adventure, romance, intrigue, and ultimately, redemption. Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo, this is the classic thriller of science run amok that took the world by storm.Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read“[Michael] Crichton’s dinosaurs are genuinely frightening.”—Chicago Sun-TimesAn astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them—for a price. Until something goes wrong. . . . In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton taps all his mesmerizing talent and scientific brilliance to create his most electrifying technothriller.Praise for Jurassic Park “Wonderful . . . powerful.”—The Washington Post Book World“Frighteningly real . . . compelling . . . It’ll keep you riveted.”—The Detroit News “Full of suspense.”—The New York Times Book Review Read more

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Alexandre Dumas’s epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadThrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo, and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Robin Buss’s lively translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas’s original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes, and suggestions for further reading.Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Read more

Chance is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1913, following serial publication the previous year. Although the novel was not one upon which Conrad's later critical reputation was to depend, it was his greatest commercial success upon initial publication Read more

This adventure story has everything you could want: a handsome good guy, a pretty heroine, some bad guys, sword fighting, revenge, romance, and of course a happy ending, along with “rodents of unusual size.” Join Westley (the plucky farm boy), Buttercup (the beautiful young maiden), Inigo Montoya (the driven, embittered swordsman), Prince Humperdinck (the scheming villain), and many other strange and unusual characters in this swashbuckling tale of good-natured silliness.Read by Rob Reiner, who directed the motion picture based on this fairy tale adventure. Read more

What’s the use you learning to do right when it’s troublesome to do right and ain’t no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?The Original, Unabridged, and Uncensored 1885 ClassicAfter he and his good buddy Tom Sawyer had uncovered a small fortune, Huckleberry Finn finds himself restrained by the demands of an overbearing guardian. Never one to be confined by the proprieties of society, Huck bolts from this dull life in pursuit of a more exciting and mischievous life.Witty and poignant, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is often cited as the preeminent “Great American Novel.” So join this willful vagabond as he sails down the Mighty Mississippi and discovers one thrilling adventure followed by another. Read more

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Robert Louis Stevenson’s rousing seafaring classic.   “Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest— Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!”   For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From young Jim Hawkins’s first encounter with the sinister beggar Pew to the climactic battle with the most memorable villain in literature, Long John Silver, this novel has fired readers’ imaginations for generations. A rousing tale of treachery, greed, and daring, Treasure Island continues to enthrall readers of all ages.With an Introduction by Patrick Scott and an Afterword by Sara Levine  Read more

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.The domesticated life of a powerful St. Bernard-Shepherd mix named Buck is quickly turned on end when he is stolen away from his master and put to work as a sled dog in Alaska. His once life of luxury turns into a life of survival and adaptation as he learns the ways of the wilderness.Set in the Klondike region of Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, The Call of the Wild showcases the transformation of a canine as he learns to adapt to what life has given him, fair or not. Read more

This triumphant tale of survival follows the adventures of Buck, half-St. Bernard and half-Scottish sheepdog, who is forced into the brutal life of a sled-dog during the heady days of the Alaska gold rush.The Call of the Wild, considered by many to be Jack London's greatest novel, is a gripping survival story of a heroic dog that, thrust into the brutal life of the Alaska Gold Rush, ultimately faces a choice between living in man's world and returning to nature. Adventure and animal-story enthusiasts as well as students and devotees of American literature will find this classic work a thrilling, memorable reading experience.Jack London's novels and ruggedly individual life seemed to embody American hopes, frustrations, and romantic longings in the turbulent first years of the twentieth century, years infused with the wonder and excitement of great technological and historic change. The author's restless spirit, taste for a life of excitement, and probing mind led him on a series of hard-edged adventures from the Klondike to the South Seas. Out of these sometimes harrowing experiences — and his fascination with the theories of such thinkers as Darwin, Spencer, and Marx — came the inspiration for novels of adventure that would make him one of America’s most popular writers. Stories of hardship amid the wilderness and on the open sea typify London's works.White Fang, a companion work of literature to The Call of the Wild, is a classic animal adventure story about a hybrid wild wolf-dog's battle for survival and its transformation into domesticity.The Sea-Wolf, a 1904 maritime classic hailed by critics as one of the greatest sea stories ever written, is an adventure story composed of the struggle for survival, personal discovery and growth.Dover’s Thrift Editions offer a superlative collection of classic literature at exceptional value, with over 700 titles available by world-famous authors in fiction, nonfiction, plays, and poetry. Read more

The Mark Twain Complete Collection, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Mark Twains's greatest works: 12 novels; over 120 of his beloved short stories; Chapters From My Autobiography; 5 pieces of short non-fiction; and 6 pieces of his groundbreaking, wide-ranging travel writing.NovelsThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Adventures of Tom SawyerA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s CoatThe Gilded AgePersonal Recollections of Joan of ArcA Prince and the PauperThe American ClaimantTom Sawyer AbroadTom Sawyer, DetectivePudd’nhead WilsonA Horse’s TaleThe Mysterious StrangerShort StoriesOver 120 of Twain's inventive, humorous, and most-loved short stories.Travel Writing and JournalismOld Times on the MississippiLife on the MississippiChapters From My AutobiographyThe Innocents AbroadRoughing ItA Tramp AbroadFollowing the EquatorSome Rambling Notes of An Idle ExcursionChristian ScienceQueen Victoria’s JubileeMy Platonic SweetheartEditorial Wild OatsThis audiobook is fully indexed. Once downloaded, each book and chapter will be listed so you can easily navigate to the individual section.Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, was the celebrated author of several novels, including two major classics of American literature: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He was also a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur, and inventor. Read more

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Good men shot down in cold blood. A grieving family in peril. One lawman determined to serve justice even if it comes from the hip.U.S. Marshal Jack Sage never shirks from his duty. Ordered by the president to hunt down the killers of a general and his son, he burns the breeze to Wyoming to protect the widows and children of his slain friends. And after he suspects an arrow found at the attack is a ruse, he’s none too surprised it's white men he shoots when they ambush one of the bereaved wives and her child.Arriving at the ranch, dinner turns deadly when a sniper takes aim at the matriarch and Jack narrowly avoids taking a bullet as he leaps across the table to shield the lovely woman. But when he heads to Laramie in pursuit of clues, he rides into a town-full of lethal trouble…With the outlaw one step ahead, can the steadfast man escape an early grave?Five Women and the Star is the riveting fifth book in the Jack Sage Western series. If you like courageous heroes, gripping mysteries, and fearsome stakes, then you’ll love Donald L. Robertson’s rip-roaring tale of the Wild West.Buy Five Women and the Star to hang ’em high today! Read more

After fourteen years of wrongful imprisonment, merchant sailor Edmond Dantès escapes his grim island fortress. With the promises of youth erased and his betrothed now married to someone else, Dantès lives for one purpose: revenge. Thanks to a benevolent prison confidante who reveals the location of a hidden treasure, Dantès buys his way, unrecognized, into society. Adopting a new identity as the Count of Monte Cristo, he sets out to destroy the rivals who framed him for treason. But the count’s obsessive quest could have irrevocable consequences for the innocent—and for himself.What unfolds is an epic tale of breathtaking intrigue and righteous retribution from Alexandre Dumas, the nineteenth-century master of high adventure.Revised edition: Previously published as The Count of Monte Cristo, this edition of The Count of Monte Cristo (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions. Read more

Being raised by wolves wasn't a nightmare. It was practice.In this fast-paced Western, a gunslinger with a savage past reluctantly teams up with a young orphan girl to avenge the murder of the padre who saved them both.As Lobo hunts the seven killers, he will uncover long-buried secrets, help a good woman in a bad situation, and maybe even do something a surly loner like Lobo wouldn’t have thought possible… fall in love.Lobo is a classic Western with a touch of romance. It’s perfect for fans of C.J. Petit and R.O. Lane.“John Deacon writes the kind of Westerns I like to read—gritty and fun with lots of heart.” — Don Bentley, New York Times Bestselling author of the Matt Drake series and Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. novels Read more

When Will Bentley was nine years old, he promised his dying father that he would take care of the family.Growing up quickly, Will provided whatever his mother and sister needed, whether that meant putting food on the table, fixing a leaky roof, or driving off troublemakers.This became more than Will’s duty. It became his identity. Then war took him away.Now, Will’s coming home to Texas.Caring for his family and the intriguing young woman next door will be a tall order. The economy is dead, corrupt bluebellies are on the prowl, and old enemies want Will’s land, his women, and his life.It’s enough to break a man.But Will Bentley is no ordinary man. He is The Provider.The Provider is a classic Western with a touch of romance. It’s perfect for fans of C.J. Petit and R.O. Lane.“John Deacon writes the kind of Westerns I like to read—gritty and fun with lots of heart.” — Don Bentley, New York Times Bestselling author of the Matt Drake series, Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. novels, and the Vince Flynn Mitch Rapp series Read more

Faced with a lifechanging opportunity, Will Bentley drives hard—and collides with his deadliest enemy yet.Will and Maggie have big dreams. Not just for themselves and their baby. For their friends, family, and Texas, too.Can Will secure his old homestead before a carpetbagger snatches it up?What dangers await the Walking Gallows when they return to the Thicket?Meanwhile, despite Captain Culp’s best efforts, big trouble is brewing with the bluebellies. Why?Through it all, Will and Maggie work hard for a better future.But if Will’s enemies succeed, he won’t have any future at all.The Provider 3 is a classic Western with a touch of romance. It’s perfect for fans of C.J. Petit and R.O. Lane.“John Deacon writes the kind of Westerns I like to read—gritty and fun with lots of heart.” — Don Bentley, New York Times Bestselling author of the Matt Drake series and Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. novels Read more

A town thirsty for vengeance. A man cheated the noose. And Ryder's got a debt to settle the old-fashioned way.When notorious outlaw Dale Madsen escapes the hangman’s rope, leaving blood and chaos in his wake, Wells Crossing is left reeling. Sheriff Rourke gathers a posse, but the law rides slow—and Ryder knows a man like Madsen doesn’t run unless he’s got a plan. With bullets in the air and death on the wind, Ryder finds himself tangled in a hunt that will lead him straight into the heart of hell itself.Betrayal rides among them. The desert keeps its secrets. And in the end, justice might not be what it seems.A brutal, gritty Western for fans of Cormac McCarthy and Larry McMurtry. If you like hard men, tough justice, and stories where the gun does the talking, Ryder – Gone to Hell is the ride you’ve been waiting for.Buy now and ride into the fire. Read more

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