The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet by Burton Egbert Stevenson ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]

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07/03/23

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The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet by Burton Egbert Stevenson audiobook.

Genre: mystery

When a shipping mistake delivers an extraordinary Boule cabinet to the New York home of wealthy collector Philip Vantine, the windfall feels too dazzling to surrender. Vantine summons his friend and attorney, Lester, to help him untangle ownership and negotiate a price, but the cabinet arrives with a shadow: a stranger turns up dead inside Vantine's house, and the circumstances make no simple sense. Soon more men die, each collapse pointing to a rare, fast-working poison, and each new clue seems to circle back to the same ornate piece of furniture and a feared figure from France's criminal underworld. Teaming with the sharp-eyed newspaperman Godfrey, Lester follows a trail of anxious servants, evasive visitors, and conflicting timelines, testing every assumption about motive, opportunity, and method. As society gossip meets meticulous deduction, the cabinet becomes the story's unsettling centerpiece, a beautiful object that may also be a perfectly designed trap. Stevenson's classic detective tale blends atmosphere, ingenious mechanics, and escalating stakes into a puzzle where the most innocent detail could be the key.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:26) Chapter 02

(00:24:50) Chapter 03

(00:46:25) Chapter 04

(00:58:24) Chapter 05

(01:13:24) Chapter 06

(01:24:20) Chapter 07

(01:35:16) Chapter 08

(01:50:43) Chapter 09

(02:08:22) Chapter 10

(02:25:33) Chapter 11

(02:40:11) Chapter 12

(02:48:21) Chapter 13

(03:05:29) Chapter 14

(03:17:21) Chapter 15

(03:26:26) Chapter 16

(03:42:10) Chapter 17

(04:01:21) Chapter 18

(04:23:05) Chapter 19

(04:33:27) Chapter 20

(04:47:05) Chapter 21

(05:06:04) Chapter 22

(05:27:01) Chapter 23

(05:40:59) Chapter 24

(06:01:28) Chapter 25

(06:18:29) Chapter 26

(06:31:38) Chapter 27

(06:44:08) Chapter 28

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Cocoa and Chocolate by Arthur W. Knapp ~ Full Audiobook [history]

July 1, 2023

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293m

Cocoa and Chocolate by Arthur W. Knapp audiobook.

Genre: history

As that heavenly bit of chocolate melts in our mouths, we give little thought as to where it came from, the arduous work that went in to its creation, and the complex process of its maturation from a bean to the delicacy we all enjoy. This 'little book' details everything you have ever wanted to know (and some things you never knew you wanted to know) about cocoa and chocolate from how the trees are planted and sustained to which countries produce the most cacao beans. Do cacao beans from various countries differ? What makes some types of chocolate higher quality than other kinds? Are there any health benefits to eating chocolate? Read on to learn the answers to these and many other questions about that wondrous little treat we call chocolate.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:33:00) Chapter 02

(01:07:03) Chapter 03

(01:58:28) Chapter 04

(02:50:18) Chapter 05

(03:14:31) Chapter 06

(03:35:24) Chapter 07

(03:55:58) Chapter 08

(04:24:50) Chapter 09

(04:31:00) Chapter 10

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Crime, Its Causes and Remedies by Cesare Lombroso ~ Full Audiobook [science]

July 3, 2023

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911m

Crime, Its Causes and Remedies by Cesare Lombroso audiobook.

Genre: science

In Crime, Its Causes and Remedies, pioneering Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso lays out a sweeping, controversial attempt to explain why people commit crimes and how societies should respond. Writing at the crossroads of medicine, psychology, and emerging social science, Lombroso examines the criminal not only as a legal subject but as a human being shaped by heredity, environment, education, poverty, addiction, and mental illness. Moving from case studies and observational claims to broader arguments about prisons, punishment, rehabilitation, and prevention, he challenges purely moral or purely legal explanations of wrongdoing and insists on studying crime as a phenomenon with discoverable patterns and practical implications. Along the way, he engages questions that still feel urgent: What role do social conditions play in violence and theft? How should the law treat youth, repeat offenders, and those with psychiatric disorders? And can public policy reduce crime more effectively than harsher penalties? The result is a foundational work of positivist criminology - provocative, historically influential, and essential for listeners interested in the origins of modern debates about justice and reform.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(01:04:04) Chapter 01

(01:34:42) Chapter 02

(01:41:40) Chapter 03

(02:27:05) Chapter 04

(03:01:54) Chapter 05

(03:35:10) Chapter 06

(03:53:02) Chapter 07

(04:26:56) Chapter 08

(04:53:49) Chapter 09

(05:25:01) Chapter 10

(05:39:55) Chapter 11

(05:51:41) Chapter 12

(06:35:53) Chapter 13

(06:45:41) Chapter 14

(07:07:11) Chapter 15

(07:41:33) Chapter 16

(07:47:28) Chapter 17

(08:15:58) Chapter 18

(08:52:35) Chapter 19

(09:13:07) Chapter 20

(09:34:53) Chapter 21

(09:56:43) Chapter 22

(10:31:56) Chapter 23

(10:50:49) Chapter 24

(11:42:58) Chapter 25

(11:53:37) Chapter 26

(12:39:37) Chapter 27

(13:04:40) Chapter 28

(13:43:15) Chapter 29

(14:26:29) Chapter 30

(15:13:36) Chapter 31

(15:23:35) Chapter 32

(15:37:14) Chapter 33

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