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An eclectic selection of short story classics by great writers of latter day such as Jack London, O' Henry, M.R. James, G.K. Chesterton, James Joyce and Anton Chekhov.

How far would you go to save a friend? A tough, gritty legal thriller from the best-selling author of Hell Has Harbour Views. When Melissa Cheung’s husband is arrested in China for corruption, her first call is to Peter Tanner. As a criminal defence barrister, Tanner often crosses paths with some of the most evil but wealthy members of the nation’s underbelly. Melissa’s phone call takes Tanner away from drug dealers and crooked property developers into the highest end of corporate corruption - mining companies trying to cover up environmental disasters.

Eight Stories from “The Innocence of Father Brown” in which the affable Norfolk Priest uses his insight into human nature and eccentricity to solve the seemingly unsolveable.

This audiobook contains four classic detective short stories, including "The Blue Cross" by G.K. Chesterton, "The Five Orange Pips" by Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Treasure Hunt" by Edgar Wallace, and "The Flying Stars" by G.K. Chesteron.

A selection of stories to entertain for when you have a spare 10 minutes, including "After the Race", by James Joyce; "Three Questions", by Leo Tolstoy; "The Child's Story", by Charles Dickens; and "A Transgression", by Anton Chekhov, read by Sir Michael Redgrave.

A collection of four short stories by renowned storyteller Jack London including “The Scarlett Plague” and “An Odyssey of the North”.

When Jason Milwaukee's best friend Sunshine vanishes, Jason knows that something is terribly wrong, but solving her disappearance will require pushing through all the voices in his head and then getting the world to listen to him. His schizophrenia is stopping him from remembering the events leading up to her disappearance, and often he discounts his own memories, and his own impressions. But his deep knowledge that he would never hurt his friend, plus the faith of his parents and a few others in the town bring him to the point of solving the mystery.

The late comedian Richard Jeni of Platypus Man and The Mask talked to Bart Torres in this interview from 2005 about his most recent HBO special, A Big Steaming Pile of Me. Jeni makes some humorous observations about hotels and explains how he enjoys Las Vegas without gambling. Jeni also talks politics and about the ever-widening partisan gap in America.

In this episode of Las Vegas Connection, Adam Carolla, comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director talks to Bart Torres about making up for lost time doing nothing and working construction for 10 years. Carolla jokes about his lax upbringing with hippy parents and taking over for Norm McDonald as the voice of “Death” on the animated series Family Guy. Carolla gives his thoughts on Trump from his experience on Celebrity Apprentice.

Steven Wright, actor, comedian, writer, Oscar winner, narrator of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, and Rolling Stone’s 15th greatest stand-up in the world, got his start on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In this installment of Las Vegas Connection, Wright talks to Bart Torres about his unique, signature deadpan delivery, and how he doesn’t believe in time.

This audiobook contains a collection of the finest poetry by Welsh poet W. H. Davies. Read by Bart Wolffe.

A classic collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories.

Trapped in a mysterious castle with a fearsome beast, young Beauty is troubled by vivid dreams of a handsome prince. Can she do as the prince asks and look beyond appearances before it's too late for the beast?

The poor elephant's child, always in trouble for his insatiable curiosity, ventures to the banks of the great grey-green Limpopo River to find the answers to his very important question: "What do crocodiles have for dinner?" The answer may be more than he can handle!

A spine-tingling selection of detective stories including contributions from Edgar Wallace, Conan Doyle, and G. K. Chesterton.

For years, The Great Courses has taken lifelong learners on stirring explorations of our ancient roots; ones that bring you face to face with what history means, and how we use it to understand both the past and the present. So where's the best place to start? Right here with this eclectic and insightful collection of 36 lectures curated from our most popular ancient history courses.

Here are three stories by the Brothers Grimm, including 'Hansel and Gretel', 'Rapunzel' and 'The Frog Prince'. The Brothers Grimm are among the most well-known storytellers of European folk and fairy tales. Their tales are available in more than 100 translations and have been adapted to many popular films.

The perfect introduction to storytelling and a wonderful accompaniment to bedtime. This collection includes well-loved tales such as 'Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving, “Henny Penny” by Joseph Jacobs, and “The Reluctant Dragon” by Kenneth Graham which are sure to charm children of all ages.

A spine-tingling selection of detective stories including contributions from Edgar Wallace, Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton.

A selection of gentle lullabies and classic children's stories to listen to at bedtime.