Bible (ASV) 33: Micah by AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION ( - ) Genre(s): Bibles Read by: Sam Stinson in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - 1 - Chapters 1-4 00:12:10 - 02 - 2 - Chapters 5-7 The book may be divided into three sections: Chapters 1-3 mainly consist of oracles of judgment. Chapters 4-5 of oracles of hope. Chapters 6-7 begins with judgment and moves to hope. Chapters 1-3 mainly consist of oracles of judgment. The judgment motif is so strong in this book that Micah only preached about judgment. Judgment in Micah is seen in the destruction of Samaria, in the coming of an invader against Jerusalem, in the greedy land-grabbers' loss of their land and in their being abandoned by Yahweh, in shame for the false prophets, in the siege of Jerusalem and the cleaning of the land from idolatry and militarism. Chapters 4-5 consist of oracles of hope. The prophet said that those conditions would not prevail forever. Judgment would come but a saved, chastened, and faithful remnant would survive. A new king from the line of David would be replace the present weak king on the throne. He would reign in the majesty of the name of Yahweh. His people would dwell securely and he would be great to the ends of earths. Chapters 6-7 begin with judgment and move to hope. Micah puts a protest on the people's lips, offering any religious response God cared to ask for. God's indictment becomes specific in 6:9-16. Violence, deception, and crooked business practices were rampant. They would bring desolation and destruction to the land. The reference to Omri and Ahab indicates that the same kinds of corruption that destroyed the northern kingdom had now spread to Judah. In conclusion, Micah's later hearers take his messages to heart. His words of hope gave them new heart to live as God's people in a darkened world.(Summary by Wikipedia) More information: http://librivox.org/the-book-of-micah-asv/

The Secret of the Silver Car by Wyndham MARTYN (1875 - 1963) Genre(s): Detective Fiction Read by: Anna Simon in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 01 - Chapter 1 - The Puzzling Passenger 00:20:06 - 02 - Chapter 2 - The Man in the Dark 00:37:21 - 03 - Chapter 3 - The Beginning of the Search 01:34:47 - 04 - Chapter 4 - A Lady Interrupts 01:59:43 - 05 - Chapter 5 - The Man who Denied 02:31:30 - 06 - Chapter 6 - Fresh Fields 02:58:35 - 07 - Chapter 7 - The Sentence of Banishment 03:19:52 - 08 - Chapter 8 - Count Michael Temesvar 03:39:18 - 09 - Chapter 9 - Pauline 04:21:58 - 10 - Chapter 10 - The Greater Game 04:39:51 - 11 - Chapter 11 - Anthony Plays His Hand 05:21:36 - 12 - Chapter 12 - Saint Anthony 05:54:40 - 13 - Chapter 13 - Down to the Sea 06:39:48 - 14 - Chapter 14 - The Cabinet Meeting 06:56:00 - 15 - Chapter 15 - Anthony the Triumphant Before he went to join the Armed Forces in World War I France, Anthony Trent had a successfull secret 'career' as a master criminal in the USA, never caught by the police (see 'Anthony Trent, Master Criminal'). The war has just ended - but now Anthony Trent seriously fears exposure. While in the trenches, an explosion buried him alive, along with an English soldier. Thinking they would never get out alive, Anthony revealed his identity to the other soldier - just before they were rescued and separated. After recovering from his injuries, all Anthony can think about is finding the English soldier - to thank him for saving his life, but also to know whether the man will betray his big secret. His search is full of adventures, including espionage, blackmail and love. (Summary by Anna Simon) More information: http://librivox.org/the-secret-of-the-silver-car-by-wyndham-martyn/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

The Fall River Tragedy by Edwin H. PORTER (c. 1864 - 1904) Genre(s): True Crime Read by: Lynne T in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 00 - Preface 00:02:53 - 01 - Discovery of the Murders 00:31:37 - 02 - Police Searching the Premises 00:46:34 - 03 - The Borden Family 00:53:42 - 04 - Hiram C. Harrington's Story 01:01:18 - 05 - The Search of the House 01:09:11 - 06 - The Funeral 01:14:39 - 07 - A Reward Offered 01:30:00 - 08 - A Sermon on the Murders 01:45:17 - 09 - Theories Advanced 01:56:24 - 10 - Chapter X 02:21:57 - 11 - Miss Lizzie Borden Arrested 02:41:50 - 12 - Lizzie Borden Pleads 'Not Guilty' 03:07:07 - 13 - The Preliminary Hearing Adjourned 03:43:22 - 14 - Dr. Dolan Cross-Examined 03:50:48 - 15 - Second Day of the Trial 04:12:32 - 16 - Third and Fourth Days of the Trial 04:34:11 - 17 - Fifth Day of the Trial 05:01:13 - 18 - Sixth Day of the Trial 05:23:03 - 19 - District Attorney Knowlton's Argument. 05:43:26 - 20 - Lizzie A. Borden Indicted 05:50:18 - 21 - The Trickey-McHenry Affair 06:25:55 - 22 - Beginning of the Superior Court Trial The story of how Lizzie Borden supposedly murdered her parents has passed into American folklore, partly thanks to the albeit inaccurate playground rhyme, 'Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41.' Here we have the 'true' story, as reported by the local police reporter who attended the trial and lived only streets away from the Borden home with his young wife. After the trial, Porter 'disappeared' and it was widely speculated he had either been murdered or bribed to disappear in order to suppress the book. His reappearance some time later put paid to the first theory. After his death at age 39 from tuberculosis, a new theory emerged, that he had been away for treatment while keeping his illness secret. Meanwhile, the trial itself was noteworthy for several reasons: it was one of the first to be followed by nationwide press, providing a template for today's tabloid and cable coverage of major trials; it also had some distinguished personnel: one of the prosecutors, Frank Moody, later became the attorney general of the United States and was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Theodore Roosevelt; and Borden's defense attorney, George Robinson, was the former governor of Massachusetts. The appearance of Professor Wood of Harvard University was an early use of an expert witness at trial. More information: https://librivox.org/the-fall-river-tragedy-by-edwin-h-porter/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews by Mark TWAIN (1835 - 1910) Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Humor, Modern (19th C) Read by Various in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - Ch 137 00:12:55 - Ch 138 00:17:36 - Ch 139 00:23:53 - Ch 140 00:37:29 - Ch 141 00:40:12 - Ch 142 01:03:16 - Ch 143 01:09:15 - Ch 144 01:23:49 - Ch 145 01:35:13 - Ch 146 01:39:43 - Ch 147 01:44:08 - Ch 148 01:47:13 - Ch 149 01:58:40 - Ch 150 02:02:38 - Ch 151 02:06:04 - Ch 152 02:26:52 - Ch 153 02:51:06 - Ch 154 02:54:49 - Ch 155 03:06:43 - Ch 156 03:21:56 - Ch 157 03:40:18 - Ch 158 03:54:27 - Ch 159 04:06:22 - Ch 160 04:17:28 - Ch 161 04:19:57 - Ch 162 04:22:07 - Ch 163 04:31:43 - Ch 164 04:41:43 - Ch 165 04:43:03 - Ch 166 04:46:53 - Ch 167 04:51:00 - Ch 168 04:54:40 - Ch 169 05:03:59 - Ch 170 05:11:58 - Ch 171 05:31:30 - Ch 172 05:52:19 - Ch 173 05:57:25 - Ch 174 06:01:58 - Ch 175 06:15:51 - Ch 176 06:18:26 - Ch 177 06:30:19 - Ch 178 06:35:03 - Ch 179 06:37:25 - Ch 180 06:57:05 - Ch 181 This collection of the 258 known, publicly-printed interviews of Mark Twain was compiled by Gary Scharnhorst and published by the University of Alabama Press. The interviews are in the Public Domain, and our thanks go... More information: http://librivox.org/mark-twain-the-complete-interviews-by-mark-twain/