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Opening a Chestnut Burr
Read by LikeManyWaters
Edward P. Roe
Walter Gregory is a gentleman whose health is broken down by the stress of Wall Street and the consequences of his fast lifestyle. Disillusi…
Putting the Most Into Life
Read by Andrew Kennedy
Booker T. Washington
The chapters in this little book were originally part of a series of Sunday Evening Talks given by the Principal to the students of the Tusk…
The Go-Getter
Read by Scott Dahlem
Peter B. Kyne
A disabled veteran succeeds as a civilian with persistence and military focus. (Summary by Scott Dahlem)
A Long Way from Disney - Part I
Read by Seth Harwood
Seth Harwood
It's the 1980s in Boston: the Celtics are rolling, the Patriots got crushed by the Bears, and the Sox are the Sox. Adam Berkman is learning …
The House Opposite
Read by Sharon Kilmer
Elizabeth Kent
While trying to escape the heat, a doctor witnesses some strange behavior of his neighbors. Suddenly, everyone and no one become suspects in…
Eyes and No Eyes and Other Stories
Read by Christine Rottger
John Aikin, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Jane Marcet and Jane Taylor
Whatever will stimulate the observing tendencies of the young cannot but be of value to them. "Eyes and No Eyes" does this in a de…
The Finding of Haldgren
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
Charles Willard Diffin
Chet Ballard answers the pinpoint of light that from the craggy desolation of the moon stabs out man's old call for help. (Summary by Charle…
The Lost Parchment
Read by Sharon Kilmer
Fergus Hume
Murder and mayhem turn a quiet English village on its head. Complete with twists and turns that will keep you entertained til the very end. …
Get Next!
Read by Laurie Banza
Hugh Mchugh
John Henry has a comedic commentary and opinion on everything that goes on in his life. This time, he tackles the subjects of race tipsters,…
Stories by English Authors: London
Read by Kirsten Wever
F. Anstey, J. M. Barrie, Marie Corelli, Beatrice Harraden, Arthur Morrison, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch and Israel Zangwill
This book collects seven short stories by some of England's best turn-of-the-(last)-century's writers. The collection begins with the humor …
The White Dove
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
Sylvester Lanyon, a doctor, is mourning the early death of his wife. His young daughter Dorothy is living with his father, Matthew, also a w…
Oomphel in the Sky
Read by Mark Nelson
H. Beam Piper
Natives of the distant planet of Kwannon believe that their world is about to end, and in preparing for the apocalypse, may be unnecessarily…
My First Book
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Various
This is not a children's book, as may be supposed from the title, but a collection of essays first published in The Idler magazine, in which…
The Lost Art of Reading
Read by Joseph Tabler
Gerald Stanley Lee
Gerald Stanley Lee speaks here-in of books and self in the time of factories, tall buildings and industry and big city making, the effects o…
The Royal Book of Oz (version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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Ruth Plumly Thompson
When the professor decides to outline the ancestry of the eminent people of Oz, Scarecrow feels left out. He doesn't have a family tree - un…
Nancy Brandon's Mystery
Read by Sharon Kilmer
Lilian C. Garis
Nancy spends the summer with a cousin she hardly knows who has a friend who seems to be a bad influence.Secrets, jealousy and bitterness fil…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 083
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Various
“Oh, mother, I would like to know everything.” “You can never know everything, my child, but you can learn many things from books.” Accordin…
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers
Read by KHand
John Lord
The 13th in the series, this book focuses on the great writers of the time. As Dr. Lord passed away prior to the completion of his lecture s…