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BUZZ VILLE: A Buffoon’s Paradise

by Michael Lyons ...

Steve, at the age of 29, is a man-brat, who wants two things: his lifestyle unruffled and to remain the center of his own universe. But after a twenty-year separation, his rogue, drug running younger brother Joey, and Joey’s partner- in- crime Tyrell, show up without warning, dragging antics from their dysfunctional childhood into their adult lives, and Steve’s ultra-conservative, frozen-in-time, ... Read more

$5.60 NZD

Steve, at the age of 29, is a man-brat, who wants two things: his lifestyle unruffled and to remain the center of his own universe. But after a twenty-year separation, his rogue, drug running younger brother Joey, and Joey’s partner- in- crime Tyrell, show up without warning, dragging antics from their dysfunctional childhood into their adult lives, and Steve’s ultra-conservative, frozen-in-time,
... Read more
How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine

by Michael Murray, Michael Lyons ...

More are at risk for diabetes than ever before. But diabetes is not inevitable. And for those who already have it, it may be reversible.Now, two leading natural medicine and diabetes experts-Drs. Michael T. Murray (author of How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine and Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine) and Michael Lyons-offer a complete, individualized nutrition program, and proven ... Read more

$15.72 NZD

More are at risk for diabetes than ever before. But diabetes is not inevitable. And for those who already have it, it may be reversible.Now, two leading natural medicine and diabetes experts-Drs. Michael T. Murray (author of How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine and Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine) and Michael Lyons-offer a complete, individualized nutrition program, and proven
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Accelerating Startups-Lessons From Mentors

by Michael Lyon ...

NUMBER 1 NEW RELEASE in multiple categories."Michael Lyon has written a grounded, practical guide that distills years of accumulated wisdom from what I believe is one of the world's most collaborative yet ambitious startup ecosystems. Whether you're a first-time founder or a seasoned mentor, an inventor or an investor, an engineer or a policymaker, I believe you'll find this book not only ... Read more

$17.99 NZD

NUMBER 1 NEW RELEASE in multiple categories."Michael Lyon has written a grounded, practical guide that distills years of accumulated wisdom from what I believe is one of the world's most collaborative yet ambitious startup ecosystems. Whether you're a first-time founder or a seasoned mentor, an inventor or an investor, an engineer or a policymaker, I believe you'll find this book not only
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At The Mountains Of Madness

by H.P. Lovecraft ...

Narrated by Michael Lyons ...

Unabridged

4 hours 18 min

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft is a chilling tale of cosmic horror and psychological dread. Presented as the first-person account of geologist William Dyer, a professor at Miskatonic University, the story follows an ill-fated Antarctic expedition that uncovers ancient ruins and nightmarish horrors buried beneath the ice. As the team explores towering, otherworldly structures and ... Read more

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At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft is a chilling tale of cosmic horror and psychological dread. Presented as the first-person account of geologist William Dyer, a professor at Miskatonic University, the story follows an ill-fated Antarctic expedition that uncovers ancient ruins and nightmarish horrors buried beneath the ice. As the team explores towering, otherworldly structures and
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
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Christmas Banquet, The

A yearly Xmas dinner where the host gathers the ten saddest people he can find

by Nathaniel Hawthorne ...

Narrated by Michael Lyons ...

Unabridged

46 min

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on 4th July 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, a town synonymous with the earlier Salem Witch Trials. It was instrumental in Hawthorne’s later use of American Gothic and dark romanticism in his writing.He was a mere four years old when his father died and his mother took him and his two sisters to live with her family and then on to their own home in Raymond, Maine. The ... Read more

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on 4th July 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, a town synonymous with the earlier Salem Witch Trials. It was instrumental in Hawthorne’s later use of American Gothic and dark romanticism in his writing.He was a mere four years old when his father died and his mother took him and his two sisters to live with her family and then on to their own home in Raymond, Maine. The
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Stories From The Shadows – Madness

Embrace the darkness

by Nikolai Gogol, Anatole France, Valery Bryusov, H P Lovecraft, Barry Pain, Leo Tolstoy, Guy de Maupassant, Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker, Michael Lyons ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into ... Read more

$36.15 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into
... Read more
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3 Stories - Artists vs Society

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by Willa Cather, Franz Kafka, Louisa May Alcott ...

Narrated by Michael Lyons, Tom McLean, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

$17.31 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
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Cactus, The

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by O Henry ...

Narrated by Michael Lyons ...

Unabridged

9 min

William Sydney Porter was born on 11th September 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. At age 3 his mother died from tuberculosis. From an early age it was clear Porter had a large appetite for reading as he absorbed the world around him.He first attended at a school run by his aunt before enrolling at the Lindsey Street High School and then worked at his uncle’s drugstore and gained a pharmacists’ ... Read more

$3.90 NZD

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William Sydney Porter was born on 11th September 1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina. At age 3 his mother died from tuberculosis. From an early age it was clear Porter had a large appetite for reading as he absorbed the world around him.He first attended at a school run by his aunt before enrolling at the Lindsey Street High School and then worked at his uncle’s drugstore and gained a pharmacists’
... Read more
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Violet Symphony

From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

by John Gould Fletcher ...

Narrated by Michael Lyons ...

Unabridged

5 min

John Gould Fletcher was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on 3rd January 1886 to a socially prominent family.He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover before advancing to Harvard University which he attended from 1903 to 1907, before dropping out after his father's death.As a young man Fletcher spent many years in England where he became part of the influential Imagist group of poets together with ... Read more

$3.90 NZD

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John Gould Fletcher was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on 3rd January 1886 to a socially prominent family.He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover before advancing to Harvard University which he attended from 1903 to 1907, before dropping out after his father's death.As a young man Fletcher spent many years in England where he became part of the influential Imagist group of poets together with
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Top 10 Poets – Born in New York City, The

Five poems each from some of the New York born poets ever

by Philip Freneau, Emma Lazarus, Alan Seeger, Alice Duer Miller, Julia Ward Howe, Henrietta Cordelia Ray, Alfred Kreymborg, Edith Wharton, Herman Melville, George Arnold ...

Narrated by Kelly Burke, John-Michael MacDonald, Michael Lyons ...

Unabridged

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

$27.11 NZD

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Octaves

Poem from a Pulitzer prize winner

by Edward Arlington Robinson ...

Narrated by Michael Lyons ...

Unabridged

Edwin Arlington Robinson was born on the 22nd December 1869 in Tide in Lincoln County, Maine.His childhood was described by him as ‘stark and unhappy’. His name was drawn out of a hat from a fellow vacationer from Arlington Massachusetts when fellow holiday makers decided that his parents had waited long enough at 6 months to name him. It was a name he despised and reflects the station to which ... Read more

$1.79 NZD

Edwin Arlington Robinson was born on the 22nd December 1869 in Tide in Lincoln County, Maine.His childhood was described by him as ‘stark and unhappy’. His name was drawn out of a hat from a fellow vacationer from Arlington Massachusetts when fellow holiday makers decided that his parents had waited long enough at 6 months to name him. It was a name he despised and reflects the station to which
... Read more
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3 Stories Set in Ancient Times

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by Tennessee Williams, Ovid, Vladimir Korolenko ...

Narrated by Michael Lyons, David Shaw-Parker, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

$17.31 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more