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Hard Times
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall961
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Performance829
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Story826
Despite the title, Dickens's portrayal of early industrial society is less relentlessly grim than that in novels by contemporaries such as Elizabeth Gaskell or Charles Kingsley. Hard Times weaves the tale of Thomas Gradgrind, a hard-headed politician who raises his children Louisa and Tom without love and to have no empathy, their lives completely devoid of beauty, culture, or imagination. Only after a series of crises does their father realise that the manner in which he raised his children has ruined their lives.
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Fantastic book - wonderfully read
- By Lipsticklula on 21-07-06
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Hard Times
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 25-05-06
- Language: English
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
- Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
- By: Ben Horowitz
- Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,715
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Performance1,462
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Story1,463
Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup—practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn’t cover, based on his popular ben’s...
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Extremely Niche
- By Ad Morris on 19-07-16
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
- Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
- Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 04-03-14
- Language: English
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Hard Times
- The Audible Dickens Collection
- By: Charles Dickens, Jeremy Paxman
- Narrated by: Bertie Carvel, Jeremy Paxman
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall239
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Performance215
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Story213
'Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life.' So says Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy, utilitarian school board superintendent. Father to Tom and Louisa, he shapes the minds of all the young children, including his own, with the exception of only one: the circus-born Sissy Jupe.
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Fabulous.
- By ck on 14-05-20
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Hard Times
- The Audible Dickens Collection
- Narrated by: Bertie Carvel, Jeremy Paxman
- Series: The Audible Dickens Collection
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 10-05-18
- Language: English
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Hard Times on Weaver Street
- Weaver Street, Book 2
- By: Chrissie Walsh
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance12
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As Liverpool and its residents begin to heal from the wounds and memories of World War I, life on Weaver Street in 1924 is blessedly peaceful. But as the Depression begins to bite, and the arrival of the Muller family on Weaver Street signals the worrying drumbeats of conflict coming from Germany, the fragile happiness and peace Liverpool has been enjoying looks destined to end. And as the neighbours pull together in the toughest of times, the women on Weaver Street face the prospect of waving their menfolk off to war.
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Can’t wait for the next book !
- By jane ramsay on 27-05-23
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Hard Times on Weaver Street
- Weaver Street, Book 2
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Series: Weaver Street, Book 2
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 23-05-23
- Language: English
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Good Economics for Hard Times
- Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
- By: Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall342
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Performance273
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Story272
Brought to you by Penguin. Two prize-winning economists show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than...
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Worthy of the Nobel Prize
- By Adrian J. Smith on 10-12-19
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Good Economics for Hard Times
- Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 12-11-19
- Language: English
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Hard Time
- The Time Police, Book 2
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,449
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Performance1,302
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Story1,296
The Time Police do not have problems. They have challenges. Idiots who want to change history have always proved 'challenging'. But now temporal tourism is on the rise - highly illegal but highly lucrative. If you're prepared to take the risk. To face down this threat the Time Police will despatch their toughest undercover agents. Which is fine until the unthinkable happens. Replacements are needed fast, and who better than three young officers who don't even look the part?
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Ever hilarious, wicked and brought to life 7th
- By Joanna Wragg on 15-10-20
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Hard Time
- The Time Police, Book 2
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Series: The Time Police, Book 2
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 15-10-20
- Language: English
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Hard Times
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall112
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Performance101
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Story101
Hard Times is Dickens's most political novel. Set in the industrial north of England, in Coketown, he examines the lives of working people, who are taught by the capitalists Gradgrind and Bounderby to think only of the facts of life and not to indulge in imagination. Gradgrind’s own children have been so educated and as a result are dysfunctional and disconnected from their feelings. Only the travelling circus company of Sleary seems to offer any hope of humanity in Coketown.
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The least typical Dickens novel
- By stephen on 08-12-13
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Hard Times
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 15-11-11
- Language: English
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Hard Times Create Strong Men
- Why the World Craves Leadership and How You Can Step Up to Fill the Need
- By: Stefan Aarnio
- Narrated by: Stefan Aarnio
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall297
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Performance245
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Story244
What does it mean to be a man in the modern world? Throughout history, being a man has meant different things. Maybe being a man was about being a good hunter, or a good soldier, a good businessman, or maybe good with women. Hard Times Create Strong Men examines what it means to be a man in the modern world relative to money, sex, religion, and politics. This audiobook examines what worked and what doesn’t work based on proven history instead of feelings.
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Written by a boy
- By Alex Madison on 06-11-19
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Hard Times Create Strong Men
- Why the World Craves Leadership and How You Can Step Up to Fill the Need
- Narrated by: Stefan Aarnio
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 21-01-19
- Language: English
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Hard Time
- By: Shaun Attwood
- Narrated by: Randal Schaffer
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall274
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Performance242
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Story241
After a SWAT team smashed down stock-market millionaire Shaun Attwood's door, he found himself inside of Arizona's deadliest jail and locked into a brutal struggle for survival. Shaun's hope of living the American Dream turned into a nightmare of violence and chaos, when he had a run-in with Sammy the Bull Gravano, an Italian Mafia mass murderer. Join Shaun on a harrowing voyage into the darkest recesses of human existence.
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Terrible narrator
- By Harvey on 13-08-18
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Hard Time
- Narrated by: Randal Schaffer
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 10-10-17
- Language: English
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Disorder
- Hard Times in the 21st Century
- By: Helen Thompson
- Narrated by: Kitty Kelly
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall102
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Performance85
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Story84
Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century is a long history of this present political moment. It recounts three histories—one about geopolitics, one about the world economy, and one about western democracies—and explains how in the years of political disorder prior to the pandemic, the disruption in each became one big story. It shows how much of this turbulence originated in problems generated by fossil-fuel energies, and it explains why, as the green transition takes place, the longstanding predicaments energy invariably shapes will remain in place.
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Dreadful narration undermines the book
- By Routini on 20-07-22
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Disorder
- Hard Times in the 21st Century
- Narrated by: Kitty Kelly
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 24-03-22
- Language: English
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Hard Time
- V.I. Warshawski, Book 9
- By: Sara Paretsky
- Narrated by: Liza Ross
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance17
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Story17
While driving home after celebrating friend Murray Ryerson's big break into TV hosting, V.I. almost collides with a fatally wounded woman lying in the street. The deceased is Nicola Aguinaldo, former employee of security giant B.B. Baladine and recent prison runaway. Taking on the case, V.I. finds herself plunged into a sinister network of corruption that pits her against the police, the prison and the entertainment industry - with potentially lethal results.
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VIC SWINGS!
- By NICK on 29-12-25
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Hard Time
- V.I. Warshawski, Book 9
- Narrated by: Liza Ross
- Series: The V.I. Warshawski Series, Book 9
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 08-08-19
- Language: English
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Handbook for Hard Times
- A monk's guide to fearless living
- By: Gelong Thubten
- Narrated by: Gelong Thubten
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance20
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Story20
'Thubten is a very generous and kind monk who writes with the lived honesty and humour of someone who has experienced the wisdom he shares. His writing is full of inspiration but also the pragmatism needed to form a sustainable practice. He clearly illustrates why we all need meditation and...
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Like leaning on an old friend
- By francie on 16-09-23
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Handbook for Hard Times
- A monk's guide to fearless living
- Narrated by: Gelong Thubten
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 31-08-23
- Language: English
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Hard Times
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Andrew Jackson
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Step into the industrial heart of 19th-century England with Charles Dickens' powerful social critique, Hard Times. In this compelling tale, Dickens explores the stark realities of a society driven by utilitarianism, class division, and the relentless demands of industry. This story unfolds in the fictional mill town of Coketown, where human compassion is overshadowed by cold calculation and where the struggles of the working class clash with the ambitions of the wealthy.
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Hard Times
- Narrated by: Andrew Jackson
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 07-01-26
- Language: English
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Good Economics for Hard Times (Marathi Edition)
- By: Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee
- Narrated by: Mangesh Satpute
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what is at stake is the whole idea of the good life as we have known it.
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Good Economics for Hard Times (Marathi Edition)
- Narrated by: Mangesh Satpute
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 16-11-23
- Language: Marathi
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The Complete Novels of Charles Dickens: Part Two
- Dombey and Son, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, & The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Samuel West, and others
- Length: 244 hrs and 45 mins
- Highlights
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Performance6
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Dickens wrote into life some of the most beloved and well-known characters in the history of English literature, introducing us to Pip, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Little Nell, Scrooge, Nicholas Nickleby, Miss Haversham, and many more who have lived in the imagination of generations. In this definitive and beautifully curated collection, you'll discover some of Dickens's most beloved classics and walk the streets of London, Paris...
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FANTASTIC!
- By Anonymous on 24-11-25
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The Complete Novels of Charles Dickens: Part Two
- Dombey and Son, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, & The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Samuel West, Jonathan Keeble, Miranda Raison, Pearl Mackie, David Rintoul, Julie Teal, Ben Allen, Paterson Joseph
- Length: 244 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 20-11-25
- Language: English
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Finding God in the Hard Times
- Choosing to Trust and Hope When You Can't See the Way
- By: Matt Redman, Beth Redman
- Narrated by: Reed Walker
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Come rain or shine, hardship or ease, confusion or clarity, worship is always a choice. But what does it look like when worship meets suffering? How can God be good when it seems the world is collapsing around you? In this inspiring audiobook, Matt and Beth Redman draw on their experiences to explore how to offer praise even in the face of hardship and pain. Focusing on the psalms, they reveal how difficult or tragic circumstances and the choices you make can propel you toward God or away from him.
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God is with you even if you don't think he is.
- By neilythere on 19-01-19
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Finding God in the Hard Times
- Choosing to Trust and Hope When You Can't See the Way
- Narrated by: Reed Walker
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 19-04-16
- Language: English
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Hard Times
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall84
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Performance71
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One of Dicken’s best works appraising English society. Highlights the social and economic pressures of the times. A masterwork.
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Bachelor's narration of this classic is pure class
- By Eager on 30-03-16
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Hard Times
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 15-11-13
- Language: English
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Hard Times
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Paterson Joseph
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Through the story of Thomas Gradgrind, a strict, no-nonsense man who values "facts" above all else, Dickens explores the consequences of an education system that prioritizes logic and reason over imagination, emotion, and humanity. Gradgrind's rigid philosophy deeply affects his children and the lives of many others, including the innocent and idealistic Sissy Jupe, whose life is shaped by her connection to the circus and its emotional, colorful world.
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Hard Times
- Narrated by: Paterson Joseph
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 31-07-25
- Language: English
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Beyond Survival
- Building on the Hard Times - a POW's Inspiring Story
- By: Captain Gerald Coffee
- Narrated by: Captain Gerald Coffee
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Abridged
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Beyond Survival is a journey into the invincible human spirit that unites heart and mind in a compelling and unforgettable experience. Drawing from his seven years as a POW, Captain Coffee provides timeless lessons that apply to the physical, emotional, and ethical challenges of everyday life.Proving that leadership and creativity are possible in difficult and uncertain circumstances, Captain Coffee uses sound effects and , multiple voice actors to tell the story and offer a message we can draw on in any trying situation.
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A Harrowing Account Of Endurance
- By L. Morgan on 14-09-20
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Beyond Survival
- Building on the Hard Times - a POW's Inspiring Story
- Narrated by: Captain Gerald Coffee
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 28-01-14
- Language: English
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Time Conduit
- Time Travel Science Fiction Adventure
- By: Max Neivandt
- Narrated by: Max Neivandt
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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I had always imagined science as orderly and predictable, a world of rules and neat equations. Yet here I was, standing in front of a machine that should not exist. It was now apparent that the collective minds of the world may not have the complete picture. Stranded in the 1930s, Ryan desperately wants to return to 1980 and reunite with Lucy, the one person who truly understands him. But now the time machine is destroyed and history is unraveling in ways that don’t make sense. (This book is entirely written by the author. No AI used for the content or cover)
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Time Conduit
- Time Travel Science Fiction Adventure
- Narrated by: Max Neivandt
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 19-05-26
- Language: English
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