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Short Stories About Survival

A collection of survival stories from some of the greatest authors in history.

by Honoré de Balzac, Leo Tolstoy, Bret Harte, Jack London, Richard Connell, Saki, Stephen Crane, William Hope Hodgson, Zane Grey ...

Narrated by Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

7 hours 53 min

Our ‘fight of flight’ response is something hardwired into the primitive part of our brain. Our need to survive, to outlive whatever danger poses, that immediate threat to our lives is little short of a marvel. Everything else is abandoned in order to survive. Whilst in modern times that ability has been somewhat modified and ‘reasoned’ away to an extent, in past years it’s what usually kept you ... Read more

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Our ‘fight of flight’ response is something hardwired into the primitive part of our brain. Our need to survive, to outlive whatever danger poses, that immediate threat to our lives is little short of a marvel. Everything else is abandoned in order to survive. Whilst in modern times that ability has been somewhat modified and ‘reasoned’ away to an extent, in past years it’s what usually kept you
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The Jacket

by Jack London ...

Narrated by James O'Connell ...

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10 hours 2 min

A framing story is told in the first person by Darrell Standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in San Quentin State Prison for murder. Prison officials try to break his spirit by means of a torture device called "the jacket," a canvas jacket which can be tightly laced so as to compress the whole body, inducing angina. Standing discovers how to withstand the torture by entering a ... Read more

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A framing story is told in the first person by Darrell Standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in San Quentin State Prison for murder. Prison officials try to break his spirit by means of a torture device called "the jacket," a canvas jacket which can be tightly laced so as to compress the whole body, inducing angina. Standing discovers how to withstand the torture by entering a
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The Resurrectionist

by Jack O'Connell ...

Narrated by Holter Graham ...

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11 hours 15 min

Gritty noir fiction, mind-bending fantasy, and medical thriller combine in a new novel by an author dubbed the "cyberpunk Dashiell Hammett."Sweeney is a druggist by trade; Danny, his son, is in a persistent coma, the victim of an accident. Hoping for a miracle, they have come to the Peck Clinic, a fortresslike haven in a post-industrial city overrun by gangs. Doctors there claim to have ... Read more

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Gritty noir fiction, mind-bending fantasy, and medical thriller combine in a new novel by an author dubbed the "cyberpunk Dashiell Hammett."Sweeney is a druggist by trade; Danny, his son, is in a persistent coma, the victim of an accident. Hoping for a miracle, they have come to the Peck Clinic, a fortresslike haven in a post-industrial city overrun by gangs. Doctors there claim to have
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King's Counsel

A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in the Middle East

by Jack O'Connell ...

A CIA station chief, later Jordan's lawyer in Washington, reveals the secret history of a lost peace.Jack O'Connell possessed an uncanny ability to be at the center of things. On his arrival in Jordan in 1958, he unraveled a coup aimed at the young King Hussein, who would become America's most reliable Middle East ally. Over time, their bond of trust and friendship deepened.His narrative contains ... Read more

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A CIA station chief, later Jordan's lawyer in Washington, reveals the secret history of a lost peace.Jack O'Connell possessed an uncanny ability to be at the center of things. On his arrival in Jordan in 1958, he unraveled a coup aimed at the young King Hussein, who would become America's most reliable Middle East ally. Over time, their bond of trust and friendship deepened.His narrative contains
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The Skin Palace

by Jack O'Connell ...

Series Book 3 - Quinsigamond
A crime boss's son and an amateur photographer embark on a strange journeyNothing matters to Jakob besides film noir. Ever since he was six years old, when his nanny first took him to the cinema, he has known that filmmaking is his future. His first script, Little Girl Lost, is finished, and as he prepares for production, he feels destiny within his grasp. Nothing stands in his way but his father, ... Read more

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A crime boss's son and an amateur photographer embark on a strange journeyNothing matters to Jakob besides film noir. Ever since he was six years old, when his nanny first took him to the cinema, he has known that filmmaking is his future. His first script, Little Girl Lost, is finished, and as he prepares for production, he feels destiny within his grasp. Nothing stands in his way but his father,
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Box Nine

by Jack O'Connell ...

Series Book 1 - Quinsigamond
A narcotics detective wages war against a deadly new stimulantThe drug is called Lingo, and it's the most powerful narcotic Lenore has ever seen. This cheaply manufactured pill races straight for the brain's language center, supercharging it so that even a dimwitted person can speak and read at 1,500 words per minute. It induces giddiness, confidence, and sexual euphoria—with a side effect of ... Read more

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A narcotics detective wages war against a deadly new stimulantThe drug is called Lingo, and it's the most powerful narcotic Lenore has ever seen. This cheaply manufactured pill races straight for the brain's language center, supercharging it so that even a dimwitted person can speak and read at 1,500 words per minute. It induces giddiness, confidence, and sexual euphoria—with a side effect of
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The Resurrectionist

by Jack O'Connell ...

The Resurrectionist is a wild ride into a territory where nothing is as it appears. Part classic noir thriller, part fabulist fable, it is the story of Sweeney and his comatose son, Danny. Hoping for a miracle, Sweeney has brought Danny to the fortresslike Peck Clinic, whose doctors claim to have "resurrected" patients who were similarly lost in the void. but the real cure for his son's condition ... Read more

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The Resurrectionist is a wild ride into a territory where nothing is as it appears. Part classic noir thriller, part fabulist fable, it is the story of Sweeney and his comatose son, Danny. Hoping for a miracle, Sweeney has brought Danny to the fortresslike Peck Clinic, whose doctors claim to have "resurrected" patients who were similarly lost in the void. but the real cure for his son's condition
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Wireless

by Jack O'Connell ...

Series Book 2 - Quinsigamond
A homicide detective tries to stop an ex–FBI agent's murderous rampageThough they posture themselves as revolutionary, the jammers are harmless. Radio nerds who gather each night at a nightclub called Wireless, they get their kicks by jamming commercial radio signals, hijacking their frequencies to broadcast anarchist messages to the ordinary citizens of Quinsigamond. But even though they do no ... Read more

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A homicide detective tries to stop an ex–FBI agent's murderous rampageThough they posture themselves as revolutionary, the jammers are harmless. Radio nerds who gather each night at a nightclub called Wireless, they get their kicks by jamming commercial radio signals, hijacking their frequencies to broadcast anarchist messages to the ordinary citizens of Quinsigamond. But even though they do no
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Derek Jeter: The Yankee Kid

by Jack O'Connell ...

An easy to read children's book chronicling the exciting career of Derek Jeter.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as ... Read more

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An easy to read children's book chronicling the exciting career of Derek Jeter.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as
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Total Recall

More Reminiscences from the Usna Class of 1952

by Jack O'Connell ...

This book is a follow-up to the first published book of reminiscences by the naval academy class of 1952As We Recallpublished in 2015. It includes tales of life in the service (navy, marine corps, and air force) or afterwards. The stories have been lightly edited to retain the original flavor of the authors memories. The naval academy class of 1952 is unique in having more general and flag ... Read more

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This book is a follow-up to the first published book of reminiscences by the naval academy class of 1952As We Recallpublished in 2015. It includes tales of life in the service (navy, marine corps, and air force) or afterwards. The stories have been lightly edited to retain the original flavor of the authors memories. The naval academy class of 1952 is unique in having more general and flag
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Word Made Flesh

by Jack O'Connell ...

Series Book 4 - Quinsigamond
An ex-cop gets sucked back into an evil world he thought he'd left behind"Vealshank" Tani's life ends in an abandoned train station. The killers don't just torture Tani, they skin him and hang him from a steal beam as a treat for the carrion eaters. This grisly scene wouldn't matter to Gilrein, a cabbie who knows to mind his own business, except that he spent the evening as Tani's chauffeur. ... Read more

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An ex-cop gets sucked back into an evil world he thought he'd left behind"Vealshank" Tani's life ends in an abandoned train station. The killers don't just torture Tani, they skin him and hang him from a steal beam as a treat for the carrion eaters. This grisly scene wouldn't matter to Gilrein, a cabbie who knows to mind his own business, except that he spent the evening as Tani's chauffeur.
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The Soulswimmer

by Alphie McCourt ...

Narrated by Alphie McCourt, Malachy McCourt, Jack O'Connell, Ellen McCourt, Lynn McCourt, Joe Hurley, Marta Szabo ...

Unabridged

3 hours 27 min

The Soulswimmer is a witty and insightful collection of stories, verses, and songs by Alphie McCourt, the youngest of the literary McCourt brothers famous for their Irish memoirs. ... Read more

$18.99 USD

The Soulswimmer is a witty and insightful collection of stories, verses, and songs by Alphie McCourt, the youngest of the literary McCourt brothers famous for their Irish memoirs.
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