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Going Public … in Shorts!: Complete Collection

From haunting ghost stories to classic fairy tales, Going Public … In Shorts! is a collection of forty classic and lesser-known works by history’s greatest writers. Among the stories included are “The Death of a Government Clerk,” Anton Chekhov’s defining vignette; “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” Mark Twain’s comedic story that earned him national fame; “The Gift of the Magi,” O. Henry’s masterful Christmastime tale about love and sacrifice; and “The Story of an Hour,” Kate Chopin’s enduring feminist work about a frail woman and her dead husband. Also included are lesser-known stories such as “Brown Wolf,” a short tale by Jack London; “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,” an early thriller-romance by F. Scott Fitzgerald; “The Spectre Bridegroom,” a folk tale–style ghost story by Washington Irving; and “The Prophets’ Paradise,” a dreamlike narrative by Robert W. Chambers. Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization. Read by: H. P. Lovecraft; John Lee; Mark Turetsky; John McLain; Scott O’Neill; Diane Havens; Dick Hill; Simon Vance; John Pruden; Arielle DeLisle; Jo Anna Perrin; Dion Graham; Amy Rubinate; Kyle Munley; Adam Verner; Rachel Fulginiti; Cris Dukehart; Coleen Marlo; Susan Ericksen; Oliver Wyman; Paul Michael Garcia; Gabrielle de Cuir; Johnny Heller; Tish Hicks; Kaleo Griffith; David Drummond; Karen White; Peter Berkrot; Vanessa Hart; Patrick Lawlor; Jeffrey Kafer; Hillary Huber; Gary Dikeos; Luke Daniels; Stefan Rudnicki; Robert Fass; Cassandra Campbell; Robin Ray Eller; Xe Sands

Various Authors (Author), Adam Verner, Amy Rubinate, Arielle Delisle, Cassandra Campbell, Coleen Marlo, Cris Dukehart, David Drummond, Diane Havens, Dick Hill, Dion Graham, Gabrielle De Cuir, Gary Dikeos, H. P. Lovecraft, Hillary Huber, Jeffrey Kafer, Jo Anna Perrin, John Lee, John Mclain, John Pruden, Johnny Heller, Kaleo Griffith, Karen White, Kyle Munley, Luke Daniels, Mark Turetsky, Oliver Wyman, Patrick Lawlor, Peter Berkrot, Rachel Fulginiti, Richard Powers, Robert Fass, Robin Ray Eller, Scott O’neill, Simon Vance, Stefan Rudnicki, Susan Ericksen, Tish Hicks, Vanessa Hart, Various, Various Narrators, Xe Sands (Narrator)

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The Selfish Giant

A perennial classic that is sure to inspire a new generation of parents and children. After seven years, the Giant has nothing left to say to his friend the Cornish ogre, and so he returns home to his castle—only to find that in his absence, the children have been playing in his beautiful garden. At once the selfish Giant builds a high wall to keep the children out of the garden. Winter turns into spring all over the country—but not in the selfish Giant’s garden. The trees refuse to bloom and the birds refuse to sing; they miss the children. The selfish Giant lies shivering in his large bed while Hail, Snow, North Wind, and Frost dance across the garden. But one morning the Giant hears a beautiful noise—what could it be? Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.

Oscar Wilde (Author), Diane Havens (Narrator)

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What's Worth Learning

What's Worth Learning? addresses the central question of general education. For learners facing a complex, unpredictable, and dangerous future, it asks and answers the question: What knowledge is absolutely essential for every learner? In simple, jargon-free language, the book explains why the "core curriculum" in near-universal use in America's classrooms was poor when it was adopted in 1893 and why it grows more dysfunctional with each passing year. It then shows how, without changes in staffing, budgets, or bureaucratic boundaries, knowledge can be organized to both radically improve learner intellectual performance and significantly decrease the cost of a general education.

Marion Brady (Author), Diane Havens (Narrator)

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Book of Business - a Novel of the Law

It's the summer of 1994, and Gus Bondoc is going under. One of the best civil-defense lawyers in San Francisco, he's survived by sheer cunning and strict control. But when everything goes wrong at once - when a jury hits his biggest client with a $12 million penalty just after an entry-level employee helps a foreign government wrest $16 million from the most dangerous man he's ever worked for and then sets out to seduce him - Bondoc falls back on his worst instincts and the wrong people. With his business and his life at risk, with plenty of enemies and few friends, he begins the grim process of preserving himself at all costs. A raw portrait of the dark side of high-stakes civil-law practice, Book of Business is a frightening look at a shadowy world that many imagine but only true insiders ever see.

Will Nathan (Author), Diane Havens (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Diane Havens