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Fleeing Carthage

First Eight Chapters of the Best-selling Series

by Witold Makowiecki, Tom Pinch ...

Series Book 0 - Fleeing Carthage
First eight chapters of the first volume of a best-selling European series, un-put-downable since 1946!Imprisoned in the city of Carthage, the Median envoy -- an elderly Zoroastrian priest -- slips his jailers and flees for the shores of Egypt, to continue his mission. He is pursued by the Carthaginian navy, her secret agents and assassins sent to stop him from fulfilling his mission. His only ... Read more

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First eight chapters of the first volume of a best-selling European series, un-put-downable since 1946!Imprisoned in the city of Carthage, the Median envoy -- an elderly Zoroastrian priest -- slips his jailers and flees for the shores of Egypt, to continue his mission. He is pursued by the Carthaginian navy, her secret agents and assassins sent to stop him from fulfilling his mission. His only
... Read more
Out of the Lion's Maw

High Adventure in the Ancient Mediterranean

by Witold Makowiecki, Tom Pinch ...

Series Book 1 - Fleeing Carthage
A European bestseller, in print continuously since 1946, now for the first time in English.Can an elderly Zoroastrian priest and his young apprentice foil a dark plot to foment civil war in Egypt?570 BC. Carthage, Sicily, Greece, Egypt, Libya. Two heroes rush across the Mediterranean on a secret diplomatic mission followed by spies and assassins, the Carthaginian navy, and eventually -- the whole ... Read more

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A European bestseller, in print continuously since 1946, now for the first time in English.Can an elderly Zoroastrian priest and his young apprentice foil a dark plot to foment civil war in Egypt?570 BC. Carthage, Sicily, Greece, Egypt, Libya. Two heroes rush across the Mediterranean on a secret diplomatic mission followed by spies and assassins, the Carthaginian navy, and eventually -- the whole
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Wind from the Hospitable Sea

by Witold Makowiecki, Tom Pinch ...

Series series Fleeing Carthage
A European bestseller, in print continuously since 1946.In extraordinary times, twelve-year-old boys must act like men.Greece 562 BC. For insolvent debtors, the price of bankruptcy is slavery. When his mother and siblings are seized for unpaid debts, little Diossos must run to fetch help. He must cross mountains, forests, and stormy seas, brave wild animals, slave-catchers, pirates, and police. He ... Read more

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A European bestseller, in print continuously since 1946.In extraordinary times, twelve-year-old boys must act like men.Greece 562 BC. For insolvent debtors, the price of bankruptcy is slavery. When his mother and siblings are seized for unpaid debts, little Diossos must run to fetch help. He must cross mountains, forests, and stormy seas, brave wild animals, slave-catchers, pirates, and police. He
... Read more

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A Summer of the Forest Folk

by Maria Rodziewiczówna, Tom Pinch ...

"Irresistibly charming. There's something of The Wind in the Willows, something of The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions, something of Swallows and Amazons, and something uniquely its own as well," A goodreads review.A cult classic tale of life in the forest, a European best-seller, never out of print, 52 editions in 102 years, now for the first time in English.Three women spend each ... Read more

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"Irresistibly charming. There's something of The Wind in the Willows, something of The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions, something of Swallows and Amazons, and something uniquely its own as well," A goodreads review.A cult classic tale of life in the forest, a European best-seller, never out of print, 52 editions in 102 years, now for the first time in English.Three women spend each
... Read more
Diossos the Corinthian

by Witold Makowiecki ...

Translated by Tom Pinch ...

A European action-adventure best-seller, never once out of print for 80 years, now for the first time in English.A boy, a dog, and a flight to freedom.Greece 562 BC.For insolvent debtors, the price of bankruptcy is slavery.When his mother and siblings are seized for unpaid debts, little Diossos must run to fetch help.He must cross mountains, forests, and stormy seas, brave wild animals, slave ... Read more

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A European action-adventure best-seller, never once out of print for 80 years, now for the first time in English.A boy, a dog, and a flight to freedom.Greece 562 BC.For insolvent debtors, the price of bankruptcy is slavery.When his mother and siblings are seized for unpaid debts, little Diossos must run to fetch help.He must cross mountains, forests, and stormy seas, brave wild animals, slave
... Read more
Melicles the Greek

High Adventure in the Ancient Mediterranean

by Witold Makowiecki ...

Translated by Tom Pinch ...

A European Best-seller classic, continuously in print since 1946, now for the first time in English.570 B.C.They slip their jailors in Carthage and rush across the Mediterranean pursued by enemy agents and assassins: a mysterious oriental priest and his Greek apprentice.Their mission: to prevent the outbreak of a civil war in Egypt.Their opponents: the Great Phoenician Council and the entire state ... Read more

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A European Best-seller classic, continuously in print since 1946, now for the first time in English.570 B.C.They slip their jailors in Carthage and rush across the Mediterranean pursued by enemy agents and assassins: a mysterious oriental priest and his Greek apprentice.Their mission: to prevent the outbreak of a civil war in Egypt.Their opponents: the Great Phoenician Council and the entire state
... Read more
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Summer of the Forest Folk, A

A Classic Tale of the Healing Power of Nature

by Maria Rodziewiczówna, Tom Pinch ...

Narrated by Caroline Turner Cole ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

"Irresistibly charming." "I will never stop reading this." "I'm stunned and enraptured; you will be too." "A book about love, in its purest form, for anything and everything." "In my personal hoard of comfort reads." "Gorgeous writing. What a joy."Turn of the 19th century. The last virgin forest in Europe. Three women spend their summers in a remote cottage deep in the wilderness. This summer ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Irresistibly charming." "I will never stop reading this." "I'm stunned and enraptured; you will be too." "A book about love, in its purest form, for anything and everything." "In my personal hoard of comfort reads." "Gorgeous writing. What a joy."Turn of the 19th century. The last virgin forest in Europe. Three women spend their summers in a remote cottage deep in the wilderness. This summer
... Read more
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Out of the Lion's Maw

High Adventure in the Ancient Mediterranean

by Witold Makowiecki, Tom Pinch ...

Narrated by Bill Allender ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Fleeing Carthage
Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

A European bestseller, in print continuously since 1946, now for the first time in English.They slip their jailors in Carthage and race across the Mediterranean to fulfill their secret diplomatic mission, pursued by agents and assassins: an elderly Zoroastrian priest and his young teen apprentice.Their mission: to prevent the outbreak of a civil war in Egypt. Their opponents: the Great Phoenician ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

A European bestseller, in print continuously since 1946, now for the first time in English.They slip their jailors in Carthage and race across the Mediterranean to fulfill their secret diplomatic mission, pursued by agents and assassins: an elderly Zoroastrian priest and his young teen apprentice.Their mission: to prevent the outbreak of a civil war in Egypt. Their opponents: the Great Phoenician
... Read more

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Wind from the Hospitable Sea

by Witold Makowiecki, Tom Pinch ...

Narrated by Bill Allender ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Fleeing Carthage
Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

In extraordinary times, twelve-year-old boys must act like men.Greece 562 BC. For insolvent debtors, the price of bankruptcy is slavery. When his mother and siblings are seized for unpaid debts, little Diossos must run to fetch help. He must cross mountains, forests, and stormy seas, brave wild animals, slave catchers, pirates, and the power of the state. He has a month to complete his quest, only ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

In extraordinary times, twelve-year-old boys must act like men.Greece 562 BC. For insolvent debtors, the price of bankruptcy is slavery. When his mother and siblings are seized for unpaid debts, little Diossos must run to fetch help. He must cross mountains, forests, and stormy seas, brave wild animals, slave catchers, pirates, and the power of the state. He has a month to complete his quest, only
... Read more

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The Last Olympiad: Twilight of Antiquity

by Aleksander Krawczuk ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Aleksander's Antiquities
Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

The Serapeum destroyed, the emperor murdered, pagans raise a revolt!The six years 389-395 AD were a turning point in the Mediterranean world. They saw many dramatic historical developments:the destruction of the temple of Serapis in Alexandriathe first excommunication of an emperor ever (many more to come)the first murder of an emperor at the hands of his Germanic bodyguards (many more to come)an ... Read more

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The Serapeum destroyed, the emperor murdered, pagans raise a revolt!The six years 389-395 AD were a turning point in the Mediterranean world. They saw many dramatic historical developments:the destruction of the temple of Serapis in Alexandriathe first excommunication of an emperor ever (many more to come)the first murder of an emperor at the hands of his Germanic bodyguards (many more to come)an
... Read more

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Oops! I Broke the Wizard's Android!

by Royce Roeswood ...

Narrated by Royce Roeswood ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

She has the worst wizard’s apprenticeship ever. And that was before the android showed up.On a moon in the middle of nowhere, in a damp and crumbling tower, with a befuddled Master Wizard who forgets she exists, there’s no way that Ninienne Lightcaster’s year could get any worse.But when an android arrives to take her place, Ninienne’s plans for the future are shattered. If she can’t be a magical ... Read more

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She has the worst wizard’s apprenticeship ever. And that was before the android showed up.On a moon in the middle of nowhere, in a damp and crumbling tower, with a befuddled Master Wizard who forgets she exists, there’s no way that Ninienne Lightcaster’s year could get any worse.But when an android arrives to take her place, Ninienne’s plans for the future are shattered. If she can’t be a magical
... Read more

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James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl ...

Illustrated by Quentin Blake ...

From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations.One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeAfter James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some ... Read more

$5.99 USD

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From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations.One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeAfter James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some
... Read more

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