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John Barleycorn is an autobiographical work written by American author Jack London in 1913. Much of the book discusses alcholol and its influence on his life.

Martin Eden è un rozzo marinaio che salva la vita del giovane Arthur, rampollo di una ricca famiglia, e viene quindi accolto in casa sua. Qui conosce la sorella di Arthur, Ruth, che diventa per lui un’ossessione amorosa e un simbolo della società colta ed elegante verso la quale vorrebbe elevarsi. Un destino inaspettato ma fortemente perseguito lo porterà a diventare scrittore e a scoprire, amaramente, che non sempre la meta vale il viaggio.

In the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, the line between survival and surrender is razor-thin. Jack London's To Build a Fire is more than a story; it is a stark, unforgettable confrontation with the raw power of nature and the frailty of human pride. Here, the biting cold isn't just a setting—it's an unyielding adversary, testing the limits of determination and the cost of hubris. The tale whispers of isolation so profound that silence becomes deafening, and of choices so crucial that a single misstep can spell the difference between life and death.

Echoes of the Frontier gathers thirteen unforgettable tales by literary giants such as Jack London, Willa Cather, Mark Twain, and Bret Harte—each story capturing a different facet of life at the edge of civilization. From the perilous ride of The Denver Express to the poetic solitude of On the Divide, and from the chilling desperation of Love of Life to the dry wit of Nevada Sketches, these stories illuminate the grit, dreams, and humanity of those who dared to tame the wild.

Sammen med sin mor bor den hos nogle indfødte indianere, men Hvidtand gør sig uvenner med alt og alle, da hans følsomme natur ikke passer sammen med resten af spandet. En dag træffer Hvidtand dog et menneske med en overmenneskelig tålmodig. Et menneske, der bliver hans redningsplanke tilbage til sit egentlige, gode hunde-jeg.

Before Adam blends fascinating sound science with captivating sci-fi speculation. Centered around Darwins theory of evolution and the concept of racial memory, the story follows a modern protagonist who experiences vivid dreams and nightmares, reliving the primal life of one of his proto-human ancestors. This thought-provoking narrative is likely to resonate more with scientifically minded listeners than those who prefer conventional science fiction, such as the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. (Summary by Tom Weiss)

Jack London's masterpiece, tells the gripping tale of a dog named Buck who is wrenched out of his life of ease and luxury to become a sled dog in Alaska. Drawing on his wolf heritage, Buck must fight for survival in an alien environment.

In the desolate, frozen northwest of Canada, a lone wolf fights a heroic daily fight for life in the wild. But after he is captured and cruelly abused by men, he becomes a force of pure rage. Only one man sees inside the killer to his intelligence and nobility. But can his kindness touch White Fang?

Wronged by human and beast alike, White Fang has endured through brazen ferocity. An enemy of his kind, he is sold to a dogfighter who pits him against other canines to the death - until a Yukon gold hunter comes to his rescue and provides an opportunity for a new life. As the wolf in White Fang sleeps, kindness and compassion allow him to understand what it means to be in the confidence of man.

He is a man capable of abandoning two sailors in an open boat, yet he is an avid and thoughtful reader of the moral philosophers. He is Wolf Larsen, captain of the seal-hunting Ghost and the unforgettable protagonist of one of the world's great sea novels. Tormented by his own convictions, Larsen is an enigma both fascinating and repellent to his reluctant crewman, Humphrey Van Weyden. Throughout their long and perilous voyage together, the captain's ruthless belief in the survival of the fittest is pitted against Van Weyden's "civilization".

Los trineos dejaban oír su eterna queja, a la que se mezclaba el chirrear de los arneses y el tintineo de las campanillas de los perros que iban a la cabeza. Pero los hombres y los animales, rendidos de fatiga, guardaban silencio. Una capa de nieve reciente dificultaba la marcha sobre la pista. Estaban ya muy lejos del punto de partida. Los perros arrastrando una carga excesiva de ancas de alce congelada, dura como el pedernal, se apalancaban con todas sus fuerzas en la blanda superficie de la nieve con una terquedad casi humana

"To Build a Fire" is the best known of all London's stories. It tells the story of a new arrival to the Klondike who stubbornly ignores warnings about the folly of traveling alone. He falls through the ice into a creek in 70-below weather, and his survival depends on being able to build a fire and dry his clothes - which he is unable to do. The famous version of this story was published in 1908.

Pubblicato nel 1909, "Martin Eden", grande classico della letteratura americana, è considerato il miglior romanzo di Jack London (San Francisco, 1876 - Glen Ellen, 1916). La trama, fortemente autobiografica, si sviluppa intorno alla figura del giovane Martin, un marinaio di Oackland che, per un caso fortuito, si trova a salvare da una rissa il fratello di Ruth Morse, una ragazza dell'alta borghesia di San Francisco che per Martin diventerà un'autentica ossessione amorosa.

A man treks through the frigid Yukon with his dog. When night falls, the temperature drops to negative 75, and they struggle to keep warm.

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro El Vagabundo de las Estrellas de Jack London, mientras espera ser ejecutado, el convicto Darrell Standing nos relata su peculiar historia desde el corredor de la muerte de la cárcel de San Quintín. Acuciado por la falta de tiempo, el protagonista describe el universo que se abrió ante él después de pasar por el suplicio de una celda de aislamiento en la oscuridad, soportando la tortura de una camisa de fuerza. El tormento físico actuando como una vía de escape, le da acceso a otros planos para recorrer sus vidas pasadas.

Jack London’s adventurous nature, intuitive feeling for animal life, and superb storytelling skills give his tales a striking vitality and force. Thrilling action and a sense of justice characterize the classic stories in this collection.

Martin Eden is a 1909 novel by American author Jack London about a young proletarian autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first serialized in The Pacific Monthly magazine from September 1908 to September 1909 and then published in book form by Macmillan in September 1909. - Eden represents writers' frustration with publishers by speculating that when he mails off a manuscript, a "cunning arrangement of cogs" immediately puts it in a new envelope and returns it automatically with a rejection slip.

This Audiobook contains the following works: "The prophet" [Khalil Gibran], "Treasure Island" [Robert Louis Stevenson], "White fang" [Jack London], "The Time machine" [H. G. Wells], "The Battle of Life" [Charles Dickens], "The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes" [Arthur Conan Doyle], "The Three Musketeers" [Alexandre Dumas], "The adventures of Pinocchio" [Carlo Collodi], "Robinson Crusoe" [Daniel Defoe], "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" [Mark Twain].

Twelve billionaires rule the United States, while those called freemen are forced to serve the rich. But that was 60 years ago, before the Scarlet Plague. In this post-apocalyptic novella, a ragged and tattered old man tells his progeny of what life was like before The Scarlet Plague appeared - and wiped out civilization as they knew it.

Jack London's masterpiece, tells the gripping tale of a dog named Buck who is wrenched out of his life of ease and luxury to become a sled dog in Alaska. Drawing on his wolf heritage, Buck must fight for survival in an alien environment.