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Coolidge used his discipline, perseverance, and competence to get things done quietly without offense. Known as Silent Cal, his quotations are memorable and for us to learn from. Reagan thought he was our best president and put his portrait in the Oval Office. Coolidge lived a hard scrabble life but graduated from Amherst Cum Laude as a star debater. He was person to go to school on.

Wall Street banker John Thatcher is drawn into this mystery as a financial man seeking to get his president through a sticky divorce regarding his sister, with money being the motive for the murder.

Wall Street and the Black world are agitated by a distinguished Atlanta Black banker being proposed for a seat on the Exchange. Much turmoil about those issues, though the issue, comes back to money, which John Putnam Thatcher is expert at. The usual cast of characters at the Sloan, and elsewhere on Wall Street, show up and participate.

The great 19th-century novel by the first important Irish novelist. The story of a girl whose father died young so the family was impoverished, she never learned to read, and was thrust into the servant class and occasionally into the workhouse. Becoming pregnant, she lost her position and struggled to bring up her son. A must-listen.

A deadly game of hide & seek with betrayal & murder.

A series of mysteries revolving around a stunningly beautiful young woman.

How 3 dead bodies wound up on a clothes press closet.

A companion to three of the most innovative modern apps that help you become more independent and save money on alternative approaches, giving you the background on Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, and MyFitnessPal.

Bennett is a widely respected law professor and writer for Huffington Post and elsewhere who points out the mission of a prosecutor is to seek the truth, not convict. If the truth is revealed, the prosecutor has won. This audiobook provides great support for Bennett's point of view of duty to the truth by countless distinguished Supreme Court judges. Every voter should listen to this so criminal defendants get a fair hearing with the truth being everyone's duty, from judge and jury to the prosecutor and defendant lawyer. Refreshing. Should be a great listen for every juror and lawyer.

Sam Margulies describes how to fix a toxic divorce and how to bring the parties back together to manage their divorce, especially when children are involved. Fixing a Bad Divorce is a magnificent accomplishment and could save your family months of grief and suffering.

Shape of the States starts with the shape of the whole United States, then the 13 colonies, the four acquired states, and the 33 ones Congress created. Each state's borders is discussed within a regional context with states next to them and discussions of common issues and specific disputes. The work demonstrates how Congress effectively worked to make these 33 relatively equal in size. It shows the actions Presidents took to negotiate, acquire, and fight for certain properties to augment the states.

Oscar Wilde's wit and meaning is at its best in this ghost story, considered by many the best ever written. Wilde's dialogue lends himself to narration because of his quick wit and delivery. Here he presents a traditional English ghost that Americans refuse to accept, but both parties finally work together to end the controversy. One of the great short stories of all time.

A legendary Oscar Wilde title that tells the whole story by its name. A fascinating woman or an enthralling a man is a Sphinx without a secret according to the story's narrator. The man involved is not so sure. A perfect rendering of a fascinating subject. (American accent narration.)

Conflict Resolution, Volume 2: More Training emphasizes more depth in relating to identify and solve conflicts. The basic plan continues from Volume 1's how-to work, to see if you can conclude by saying, "Let it be as you say," in order to build a bridge to the other side. This volume, however, is more complete than Volume 1. If you wish to listen to only one volume, we would suggest Volume 2 for those who want more depth in analysis and Volume 1 for those who want a quicker listen.

Social Media is good term for one-on-one communication with customers and a critical emphasis on survival and productive efforts by all organizations - for-profit, non-profit, educational, governmental, and unions. Marketers have long done this with ads, coupons, in-store discounts, premiums, and other such things. Now many are drilling down and capturing names, email addresses, and individual information.

"The Gift of the Magi" is not read or heard widely after one leaves high school, which is a shame, because it is such a magical story about expectations being crushed by realities, and the turn of events, which O. Henry was so masterful at achieving. The interesting twist is that these two people both sacrifice for each other, but that means neither of their gifts works out as planned. However (and O. Henry is full of howevers), the two are deeply in love and shrug it off and move on in their happiness.

"A Dark Brown Dog" is an unexpected Stephen Crane jewel. Crane is best known for three short stories, "The Open Boat", thought by many to be the best short story ever written; "The Blue Hotel"; and "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky". "A Dark Brown Dog" is the first cousin of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, in being set in the rough, tough world of the New York Bowery of the late 19th century.

An original, insightful recounting of an Indian boyhood with specific descriptions of the life, practices, nomadic movements, killings, warfare with other tribes, courtship, coming of age, and more. The best insight into true and accurate 19th-century Indian life from an insider, of a boy and young brave coming of age.

A rip-roaring mystery and romance about a girl in the shade because her older sister can't get married, so is kept a child rather than being permitted to come out as a debutant and woman. Bab keeps them all jumping while trying to do right by everyone though often causing trouble instead. Bravely, she stands up to the bad guys and saves them all. Great fun with wit, wisdom, and irony along the way.

A cozy mystery and romance set in early 20th-century America similar to Sinclair Lewis’ landmark work Main Street, but with a softer touch and mysteries to carry the work forward.