The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness E. Orczy ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]

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07/22/22

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394m

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The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness E. Orczy audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In a quiet corner of a London tea shop, a small, dapper stranger sits apart from the crowd, apparently absorbed in a simple ritual: he rolls a bit of string between his fingers, tying and untying little knots as he thinks. To an inquisitive young journalist who shares his table, he is merely 'the old man in the corner' - until he begins to talk. With unnerving calm and razor-sharp logic, he takes headline cases that have baffled police and courts and reconstructs them from scraps of public evidence: a puzzling death at a country house, a disappearance that makes no sense, a verdict that feels too convenient. He never visits a crime scene, never interviews witnesses, and never claims any official authority. Yet each knot he ties seems to pull another hidden thread into view. As the reporter records his startling conclusions, fascination turns to unease: why does this armchair genius care so much, and what is he really proving - about the crimes, about justice, and about the people who are too quick to trust appearances?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:12) Chapter 02

(00:31:39) Chapter 1

(00:47:38) Chapter 2

(01:08:09) Chapter 07

(01:17:38) Chapter 3

(01:42:25) Chapter 10

(02:02:47) Chapter 11

(02:17:37) Chapter 12

(02:32:34) Chapter 13

(02:43:31) Chapter 14

(02:51:28) Chapter 15

(03:00:55) Chapter 4

(03:15:08) Chapter 18

(03:28:20) Chapter 5

(03:45:43) Chapter 6

(04:05:38) Chapter 7

(04:22:06) Chapter 25

(04:39:40) Chapter 8

(04:49:37) Chapter 28

(05:02:14) Chapter 9

(05:18:08) Chapter 31

(05:27:33) Chapter 32

(05:38:05) Chapter 10

(05:56:01) Chapter 11

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Mental Efficiency and Other Hints to Men and Women by Arnold Bennett ~ Full Audiobook [self help]

July 22, 2022

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176m

Mental Efficiency and Other Hints to Men and Women by Arnold Bennett audiobook.

Genre: self help

In Mental Efficiency and Other Hints to Men and Women, celebrated novelist and essayist Arnold Bennett turns his sharp, practical eye on the everyday problem of how to think, work, and live with more purpose. Written for ordinary readers facing the pressures of modern life, these brisk essays offer guidance on cultivating mental energy, strengthening attention, and building habits that make productive work possible without turning life into drudgery. Bennett addresses the common obstacles that drain efficiency - fatigue, distraction, vague ambition, and self-deception - and he proposes concrete ways to manage time, conserve nervous force, and approach tasks with calm persistence. Along the way, he challenges the reader to replace grand resolutions with small, repeatable disciplines, and to treat the mind as something that can be trained through practice rather than rescued by inspiration. Witty, candid, and quietly demanding, this book speaks to anyone who wants clearer priorities, steadier motivation, and a more deliberate relationship with work, leisure, and self-improvement.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:39:25) Chapter 2

(00:49:31) Chapter 3

(00:58:35) Chapter 4

(01:10:42) Chapter 5

(01:38:55) Chapter 6

(01:56:42) Chapter 7

(02:27:05) Chapter 8

(02:38:44) Chapter 9

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The Alchemist by Ben Jonson ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

July 22, 2022

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191m

The Alchemist by Ben Jonson audiobook.

Genre: comedy

An outbreak of plague in London forces a gentleman, Lovewit, to flee temporarily to the country, leaving his house under the sole charge of his butler, Jeremy. Jeremy uses the opportunity given to him to use the house as the headquarters for fraudulent acts. He transforms himself into 'Captain Face', and enlists the aid of Subtle, a fellow conman and Dol Common, a prostitute. In The Alchemist, Jonson unashamedly satirizes the follies, vanities and vices of mankind, most notably greed-induced credulity. People of all social classes are subject to Jonson's ruthless, satirical wit. He mocks human weakness and gullibility to advertising and to 'miracle cures' with the character of Sir Epicure Mammon, who dreams of drinking the elixir of youth and enjoying fantastic sexual conquests. The Alchemist focuses on what happens when one human being seeks advantage over another. In a big city like London, this process of advantage-seeking is rife. The trio of con-artists - Subtle, Face and Dol - are self-deluding small-timers, ultimately undone by the same human weaknesses they exploit in their victims.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:31:47) Chapter 2

(01:17:30) Chapter 3

(01:48:00) Chapter 4

(02:35:20) Chapter 5

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