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  Top 10 Short Stories The - Jack...

  Jack London

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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 immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  Jack London is widely regarded as one of America’s pre-eminent writers of the great outdoors.  His stories are raw and, at times, harrowing, but always dependable fare.  His work also includes stories on pandemics and bizarre scientific experiments.  An author so much more than the usual wrapper proclaims. 
   
  01 - The Top 10 - Jack London - An Introducution 
  02 - In A Far Country by Jack London 
  03 - A Thousand Deaths by Jack London 
  04 - A Wicked Woman by Jack London 
  05 - The Unparallelled Invasion by Jack London 
  06 - The White Silence by Jack London 
  07 - To Build a Fire by Jack London 
  08 - The Law of Life by Jack London 
  09 - South of the Slot by Jack London 
  10 - An Odyssey of the North - Part 1 by Jack London 
  11 - An Odyssey of the North - Part 2 by Jack London 
  12 -A Piece of Steak by Jack London

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  January 1941: - News Fashion &...

  Nick Seider

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  Hello, my name is Nick Seider, and I am the creator of Green Valley Radio, an emulated radio experience that takes you back and time and tunes you in to the news, music, and culture of the past.  
  In this audio book series, we share our original news, fashion, & Homefront pieces that give you a taste of what the world was like in January 1941 from the perspective of a fictional town called Green Valley. In our first broadcast, January 1941, you will meet three of our key characters in this fictionalized exploration of the past. One of those characters is Catalina Jack, who runs the Green Valley Radio station, and covers domestic news. Then there is Hannah Bourbon, fashion correspondent full of ambition & full of accessories. Finally, in this first broadcast we also meet Walter Klondike, who serves as the World News correspondent and is a veteran of the Spanish Civil War.  
  In this series of audio books, these characters (and many others along the way) will give you a glimpse into the past, and take you on a journey through time.  
  Catalina Jack is voiced by Nick Seider. 
  Hannah Bourbon is voiced by Hannah Marks. 
  Walter Klondike is voiced by Garrett Fritz.  
  I hope you find some enjoy this series!

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  A Gentleman of Unreliable Honor...

  Grace Burrowes

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  He’s cheated death… 
  Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned by his estranged mother to search for old love letters she has misplaced. Julian soon realizes the letters along with other items of sentimental value have been stolen. The thief is preying on wealthy women, purloining mementos both dear and scandalous. If the missing items become public, many reputations will be ruined, including the duchess’s. 
  …but dishonor might yet defeat him. 
  Julian embarks on the investigation despite having no clues, too many suspects, and his distant and difficult mama at the center of the whole intrigue. In the midst of these frustrations, Julian’s ducal brother takes ship for France, adding more duties to his lordship’s already full plate. Before Julian can bring the culprit behind the thefts to justice, he must first come to terms with old betrayals that could yield new and deadly fruit.

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  Murder on the Golden Arrow - A...

  Magda Alexander

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  What's a bright young lady to do when her brother becomes the main suspect in a murder? Why, solve the case of course. 
   
   
   
  England. 1923. After a year away at finishing school where she learned etiquette, deportment, and the difference between a fish fork and a salad one, Kitty Worthington is eager to return home. But minutes after she and her brother Ned board the Golden Arrow, the unthinkable happens. A woman with a mysterious connection to her brother is poisoned, and the murderer can only be someone aboard the train. 
   
   
   
  When Scotland Yard hones on Ned as the main suspect, Kitty sets out to investigate. Not an easy thing to do while juggling the demands of her debut season and a mother intent on finding a suitable, aristocratic husband for her. 
   
   
   
  With the aid of her maid, two noble beaus, and a flatulent Basset Hound named Sir Winston, Kitty treads a fearless path through the glamorous world of high society and London's dark underbelly to find the murderer. For if she fails, the insufferable Inspector Crawford will most surely hang a noose around her brother's neck.

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  Derringer

  William W. Johnstone, J. A....

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  On the Fourth of July in 1867, the Union Pacific Railroad announced plans to expand their line into the remote mountains of Dakota Territory. They chose a site near Crow Creek Crossing to be their headquarters and named it Cheyenne. Almost immediately, new residents began to arrive: dreamers and schemers, drifters and grifters, good folks and bad. The owners of Union Pacific knew there'd be problems. Between settling disputes, laying down tracks, and keeping the peace, they'd need a troubleshooter. A reliable man of steely resolve. A concealed weapon . . . 
   
   
   
  His name is Derringer. Like the gun. 
   
   
   
  Arriving by cattle car with two of his beloved horses, Jesse Derringer is not your typical railroad employee. With the eyes of a scout, he looks for trouble before it becomes a problem for the construction crews—and sometimes starts trouble himself. Usually he handles hot-tempered troublemakers with a cool head and steady hand. But then there are problems that are more complicated and it's Derringer's job to defuse them—before they ignite a full-blown bloodbath. 
   
   
   
  Jesse Derringer is about to learn the true definition of trouble-shooting.

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  West with Giraffes - A Novel

  Lynda Rutledge

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  An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. 
  “Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…” 
  Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But when he learns giraffes are going extinct, he finds himself recalling the unforgettable experience he cannot take to his grave. 
  It’s 1938. The Great Depression lingers. Hitler is threatening Europe, and world-weary Americans long for wonder. They find it in two giraffes who miraculously survive a hurricane while crossing the Atlantic. What follows is a twelve-day road trip in a custom truck to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. Behind the wheel is the young Dust Bowl rowdy Woodrow. Inspired by true events, the tale weaves real-life figures with fictional ones, including the world’s first female zoo director, a crusty old man with a past, a young female photographer with a secret, and assorted reprobates as spotty as the giraffes. 
  Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it’s too late.

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