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Top 10 Short Stories, The - Born in New York

The top ten Short Stories of all time written by authors born in New York

by Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, Henry James, Bret Harte, Cleveland Moffet, Edward Payson Roe, Richard Connell, Robert W Chambers, T S Arthur, Washington Irving ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland, Eric Meyers, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

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Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will
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Philosophical Stories

Stories with deeper meaning

by Alexander Kuprin, Ambrose Bierce, Anatole France, Daniel D, Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Heinrich Heine, Herman Melville, Mary Butts, Vladimir Korolenko, Voltaire ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Eric Meyers, Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

We love reason, advancing through facts to reach a conclusion that explains exactly where we are at.When literary masters create their stories on this theme we are left with some quite brilliant and riveting works that help us gain fascinating insight into both author, story and the world beyond.1 - Philosophical Stories - An Introduction2 - In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka3 - Bartleby the ... Read more

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We love reason, advancing through facts to reach a conclusion that explains exactly where we are at.When literary masters create their stories on this theme we are left with some quite brilliant and riveting works that help us gain fascinating insight into both author, story and the world beyond.1 - Philosophical Stories - An Introduction2 - In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka3 - Bartleby the
... Read more
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3 Stories - Survival Stories Set in America

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by Stephen Crane, Jack London, Zane Grey ...

Narrated by Christopher RaglandEric Meyers ...

Unabridged

2 hours 43 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
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3 Stories - American Dream

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by F Scott Fitzgerald, Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow, Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

2 hours 27 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
Retribution: A Star Folk Saga Book II

by Christopher L Meyer ...

Series Book 2 - Post-Earth Series
Petr Drexel is on the hunt for the fugitive Manfred to exact justice for his crimes against the Star Folk Community Fleet and his tribe. When the murdered body of a pilot indebted to Petr is discovered, Petr and his crew find themselves and the Star Folk Community Fleet in greater danger, and must capture Manfred before it's too late. ... Read more

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Petr Drexel is on the hunt for the fugitive Manfred to exact justice for his crimes against the Star Folk Community Fleet and his tribe. When the murdered body of a pilot indebted to Petr is discovered, Petr and his crew find themselves and the Star Folk Community Fleet in greater danger, and must capture Manfred before it's too late.
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Oath: A Star Folk Saga Book 3

by Christopher L Meyer ...

Series Book 3 - Post-Earth Series
The third novel of the solar-system-spanning Post-Earth series merges hard sci-fi with the suspense of political intrigue.In the wake of the debacle with the fugitive Manfred, Technocrat Lord Rickard d'Helion calls in Petr Drexel's oath and summons him to Mars. Three hackers responsible for deaths of thousands are somewhere on the red planet, and Petr is tasked with apprehending them. Petr and his ... Read more

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The third novel of the solar-system-spanning Post-Earth series merges hard sci-fi with the suspense of political intrigue.In the wake of the debacle with the fugitive Manfred, Technocrat Lord Rickard d'Helion calls in Petr Drexel's oath and summons him to Mars. Three hackers responsible for deaths of thousands are somewhere on the red planet, and Petr is tasked with apprehending them. Petr and his
... Read more
Petr: A Star Folk Saga

by Christopher L Meyer ...

Series Book 1 - Post-Earth Series
After years of living in his grandfather’s shadow Petr Drexel, a member of the space-faring nomadic Star Folk, is on a quest to prove his worth to himself and his family. On his first job, Petr’s shuttle is shot out of the sky in the middle of a Martian civil war. Ship repairs put Petr in debt to Alfred Zwinger, who offers Petr a deal he can’t refuse: pay off the debt by completing jobs for a ... Read more

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After years of living in his grandfather’s shadow Petr Drexel, a member of the space-faring nomadic Star Folk, is on a quest to prove his worth to himself and his family. On his first job, Petr’s shuttle is shot out of the sky in the middle of a Martian civil war. Ship repairs put Petr in debt to Alfred Zwinger, who offers Petr a deal he can’t refuse: pay off the debt by completing jobs for a
... Read more
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Intelligence: Humanity's Long, Flawed Quest to Measure the Mind

by Christopher Meyer ...

Narrated by Christopher Meyer ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

Uncover the dark history of psychology and the flawed quest to quantify human potential with rigid intelligence tests. Perfect for your daily commute, this eye-opening exploration reveals how abstract concepts about the brain morphed into numerical charts that still dictate our destinies today.If you are seeking deep intellectual stimulation or questioning the fairness of modern education, this ... Read more

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Uncover the dark history of psychology and the flawed quest to quantify human potential with rigid intelligence tests. Perfect for your daily commute, this eye-opening exploration reveals how abstract concepts about the brain morphed into numerical charts that still dictate our destinies today.If you are seeking deep intellectual stimulation or questioning the fairness of modern education, this
... Read more
Fast Cycle Time

How to Align Purpose, Strategy, and Structure for

by Christopher Meyer ...

Today, tens of thousands of companies are struggling to become "time-based" competitors, inspired by such corporations as Motorola, General Electric, Citicorp, and a myriad of others who have cut production time in half-or more. But until now, the literature has focused on the theory and philosophy of fast cycle time, rather than the tools and techniques for implementing it. Here, for the first ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Today, tens of thousands of companies are struggling to become "time-based" competitors, inspired by such corporations as Motorola, General Electric, Citicorp, and a myriad of others who have cut production time in half-or more. But until now, the literature has focused on the theory and philosophy of fast cycle time, rather than the tools and techniques for implementing it. Here, for the first
... Read more
Lost Gary, Indiana

by Jerry Davich ...

Series series Lost
A poster child for our nation's urban experimentation a century ago, Gary was forged with hype and hope, dreams and sweat, political agendas and tons of steel. The hardscrabble city attracted all kinds, from shady scoundrels and famous architects to hardworking immigrants and brilliant entrepreneurs. Boasting 180,000 residents at its peak, the booming melting pot eventually faded away under the ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A poster child for our nation's urban experimentation a century ago, Gary was forged with hype and hope, dreams and sweat, political agendas and tons of steel. The hardscrabble city attracted all kinds, from shady scoundrels and famous architects to hardworking immigrants and brilliant entrepreneurs. Boasting 180,000 residents at its peak, the booming melting pot eventually faded away under the
... Read more
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Only Child

by Christopher Meyer ...

Narrated by David Bauckham ...

Unabridged

2 hours 12 min

In this highly personal memoir, Christopher Meyer tells the story of his father, Flight Lieutenant Reggie Meyer, an RAF pilot, who was shot down and killed over the Greek island of Ikaria. Through his mother’s diary and family papers Christopher Meyer pieces together a wartime story of love, tragedy and sacrifice. ... Read more

$10.05 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this highly personal memoir, Christopher Meyer tells the story of his father, Flight Lieutenant Reggie Meyer, an RAF pilot, who was shot down and killed over the Greek island of Ikaria. Through his mother’s diary and family papers Christopher Meyer pieces together a wartime story of love, tragedy and sacrifice.
... Read more
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Midnight at the Cinema Palace

A Novel

by Christopher Tradowsky ...

Narrated by Max Meyers ...

Unabridged

15 hours 17 min

This tender, exuberant novel about a young man navigating coming of age in ’90s San Francisco is for readers of Garth Greenwell and André Aciman.Walter Simmering is searching for love and purpose in a city he doesn’t realize is fading away—San Francisco in 1993, at the height of the AIDS epidemic and the dawn of the tech revolution. Out of college, out of the closet, and transplanted from the ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

This tender, exuberant novel about a young man navigating coming of age in ’90s San Francisco is for readers of Garth Greenwell and André Aciman.Walter Simmering is searching for love and purpose in a city he doesn’t realize is fading away—San Francisco in 1993, at the height of the AIDS epidemic and the dawn of the tech revolution. Out of college, out of the closet, and transplanted from the
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