William L. Sturdevant has narrated 8 audiobooks on Listento.it by 6 authors. The most-rated is Walking the Trail.
The Brothers
Summary
Half Cherokee and Civil War veteran Captain Skylar Garret returns to the home of Phillip Garret, his white father, seeking an inheritance that he believes to have belonged to his late mother. Intertwined now into the lives of his three half-brothers - one a vocal atheist, one an aspiring minister, and the other a black slave who Phillip Garret doesn't claim - Skylar finds himself in more than a quarrel for money. He's in the middle of a love triangle with his own father, and ultimately on trial for patricide. Will Skylar Garret be the next hanging from Judge Parker's court?
©2013 Robert J. Conley Estate (P)2015 Robert J. Conley Estate
The Seventh Circle
Summary
Justice! When Richard Griffiths’ world is turned upside down, he expects the justice system to take action. But the powers that be have another agenda, and Richard finds himself embroiled in the sinister world of terrorists and international politics. Justice is denied him. He has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. His thoughts and actions consume him as his quest for justice turns to a deep rooted desire for revenge.
But soon, the hunter becomes the hunted. The consequences quickly spiral out of control. As action leaps from Europe to the Middle East and then the USA, the pace never slackens. Breaking free of the circle of hatred and retribution will take all Richard’s courage and determination. Will it be enough?
©2005 Paul Henke (P)2018 Paul Henke
Positive Thinking
Summary
Are you someone who always sees the glass as half empty and you want to be someone who sees it as half full? Do you want to be a more positive person in your life overall? Then you should listen to this book on positive thinking! Positive thinking is not just about telling yourself affirmations every day and being an insufferably fake positive person even though you're feeling really down. It's about being able to look on the bright side of almost any situation and knowing that there will be some negative times in your life. This book is meant to teach you how to move past those negative moments and try to focus more on the positive aspects of situations in your life. It's about learning from mistakes rather than dwelling on them, and knowing that every moment in life is a teachable moment for you. In this book, you will find: What being a positive person is about How you can become a positive thinker How you can overcome negative thoughts How you can find emotional balance The top 10 habits of positive people you can adopt today And much more! Start utilizing this book today to become a more positive you!
©2016 Katelyn Williams (P)2015 Katelyn Williams
You Are Probability
Summary
As I glance around the room, I notice that after lecturing for an hour and a 45 minutes straight on quantum theory, desultory decussation, and Wolfram's new kind of science, I see a Krispy Crème glaze descend over a few of my students' eyes. The fantastic implications of chance and necessity (to echo the title of biologist Jacques Monod's famous 1970s book) appears either to have gone over their heads or, more likely, seems of little practical consequence in their day to day lives. I then try to draw out more clearly how understanding probability can radically alter how one views life. Imagine in this moment that you have a California Lottery "scratcher" ticket and as you systematically scratch off your numbers and their adjoining prizes, you realize in the middle of class that you have won a mega jackpot of five million dollars. What would you do? I suspect that most of my students would stand up and leave the room there and then. One thing is for sure, however: It would wake them up and give them a huge and intoxicating adrenaline rush. The winning student might later ruminate about his or her good fortune and reflect upon how lucky they were (given the astronomical odds against them - one in 2,400,000) in securing that particular ticket. I give this illustration to my students because a winning lottery number exponentially pales in comparison to the odds against them being alive and breathing (even if they nod off a bit here and there) at this very juncture in history. But in order to appreciate the anomaly of one's existence it is necessary to get a deeper understanding of the theory of large numbers.
©2011, 2014 David Christopher Lane (P)2016 David Christopher Lane
Tarot: Reading Tarot Cards
Summary
What do the cards say? Discover the ancient art of reading tarot cards. Tarot cards have been around for a long time; they have an irresistible and undeniable power for those who read them. Even those who consider themselves learned, the educated who are above such fabled superstitions, cannot help but see that there is something powerful behind the cards, whether they want to admit it or not. What the cards say: Everyone is fascinated by the mysteries of the unknown. And who wouldn't want to know - or change - their future circumstances? Tarot cards are the most popular of all the fortune telling mediums by far. Tarot cards make it easy to understand clues and give quick, easy answers to the questions and mysteries of your unknown future. Begin to explore the cards as a beginner, and learn to read the cards to understand what the future holds. Here is a quick preview of what's in store: Learn what the cards say Review a brief history of enchantment Learn about the seeker and the reader Learn the major arcana Learn the minor arcana Review spreads Learn about the last read Would you like to know more? Download Tarot: Reading Tarot Cards: The Beginners Guidebook to the Ancient Art of Tarot Card Meanings and Spreads.
©2015 Michele Gilbert (P)2015 Michele Gilbert
A Spiritual Adventure in India
Summary
This is probably Madame Blavatsky's most listenable book, usually published under the title From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan. It contains much of her spiritual travels throughout India with a number of keen observations. In many ways, this is a pioneering work by a feminist intellectual way ahead of her time.
Public Domain (P)2016 David Christopher Lane
The Gumshoe Files
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It is 1946, and Frank O'Brian is a gumshoe in New York, in other words a private investigator. Having just qualified as a lawyer when the US entered WWII, he quits to work as a field agent for the Office of Strategic Services in Europe. On returning to New York, he found the notion of returning to the law too tame and hung up his PI shingle. In his first big case, the Vanowen case, he is involved in murder, blackmail, and double dealing. Using his wide range of skills, O’Brian quickly solves the mystery.
Following the high-profile case, O’Brian is able to pick and choose his next case. When a retired general visits him, distraught that his daughter has been kidnapped, O’Brian agrees to take the case. Is General Simpson’s distress an act? Hired to pay the ransom, things spiral out of control for O’Brian, and he realizes he hasn’t been told the truth, and all is not as it seems.
In the third case of this trilogy, the Sandover twins case, one of the twins hires O'Brian to find her missing sister. The girls are actresses, and Frank is dragged into the New York theater world, where it is not all glamour, fame, and riches. Were the twins tipped for the top? Frank knows time is of the essence. With the support and help of his assistant, Zelda, and his new partner, Luis Garcia, a Cuban immigrant and ex-cop, he sets out to find the missing girl.
As with all Henke novels, the twists and turns of these stories continue right up to the end.
©2016 Paul Henke (P)2018 Paul Henke
Walking the Trail
Summary
They named him Striker, because the day he was born he was said to have tried to hit the midwife. It's a name the young Cherokee would live up to throughout his early years, carrying with him the anger of watching his parents and best friend die on the Trail of Tears. Landing at Fort Gibson an orphan, Striker spends the next few years with other Cherokee children earning an education, and developing a burning desire to kill white men. This craving builds up inside of him to the point where he runs away from the school and embarks on a journey that lands him as both an outlaw and a lawman. He realizes that killing white men is better when it's legal, but neither way cures the chronic pain in his legs for forever walking the trail.
©2013 Robert J. Conley Estate (P)2015 Robert J. Conley Estate