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The Half-Life of Happiness

by John Casey ...

Series series Vintage Contemporaries
From the winner of the 1989 National Book Award (for Spartina), a major new novel--wise, sad, and richly comic--about the meltdown of a marriage against the backdrop of a gloriously awful congressional campaign. Charlottesville, Virginia, 1978: Mike is a successful forty-something lawyer, a onetime congressional staffer who's had it with Washington; Joss, his wife, is a filmmaker. They're Virginia ... Read more

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From the winner of the 1989 National Book Award (for Spartina), a major new novel--wise, sad, and richly comic--about the meltdown of a marriage against the backdrop of a gloriously awful congressional campaign. Charlottesville, Virginia, 1978: Mike is a successful forty-something lawyer, a onetime congressional staffer who's had it with Washington; Joss, his wife, is a filmmaker. They're Virginia
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Spartina

National Book Award Winner

by John D. Casey ...

Series series Vintage Contemporaries
Winner of the 1989 National Book AwardA classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, Spartina is the lyrical and compassionate story of Dick Pierce, a commercial fisherman along the shores of Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. A kind, sensitive, family man, he is also prone to irascible outbursts against the people he must work for, now that he can no longer make his living from the sea.Pierce's one ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Winner of the 1989 National Book AwardA classic tale of a man, a boat, and a storm, Spartina is the lyrical and compassionate story of Dick Pierce, a commercial fisherman along the shores of Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. A kind, sensitive, family man, he is also prone to irascible outbursts against the people he must work for, now that he can no longer make his living from the sea.Pierce's one
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Things of Little Consequence

by John Casey ...

Things of Little Consequence is a philosophical exploration of sentiment, musings, and circumstance that poetically suggests the human condition is less complex than it is complicated—that life is not as enigmatic or indecipherable as we often prefer to believe.For many, it somehow becomes easier to adhere to the mystical, to the cryptic and the Kafkaesque when confronted with a thousand disparate ... Read more

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Things of Little Consequence is a philosophical exploration of sentiment, musings, and circumstance that poetically suggests the human condition is less complex than it is complicated—that life is not as enigmatic or indecipherable as we often prefer to believe.For many, it somehow becomes easier to adhere to the mystical, to the cryptic and the Kafkaesque when confronted with a thousand disparate
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DEVOLUTION

Book One of The Devolution Trilogy

by John Casey ...

Narrated by Tom Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Devolution Trilogy
Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

Michael Dolan is a stoic perfectionist and former combat pilot with a dark and labyrinthine psyche and troubled past. While working a staff job in Washington, D.C. he is approached by the CIA with an improbable request—to help them forestall impending terror attacks in Europe. He agrees and is sent undercover to Paris, France where he takes to the task of infiltrating a terrorist cell by ... Read more

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Michael Dolan is a stoic perfectionist and former combat pilot with a dark and labyrinthine psyche and troubled past. While working a staff job in Washington, D.C. he is approached by the CIA with an improbable request—to help them forestall impending terror attacks in Europe. He agrees and is sent undercover to Paris, France where he takes to the task of infiltrating a terrorist cell by
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Dungeon Calamity [Dramatized Adaptation]

Divine Dungeon 3

by Dakota Krout ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Patrick Boylan, Michael John Casey, Ryan Haugen, Amanda Forstrom, Danny Gavigan, Bradley Smith, Robb Moreira, Katie Boothe, Rick Rohan, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Tia Shearer ...

Series series Divine Dungeon
Unabridged

9 hours 21 min

"The dead walk the land. The dungeon rises. War will move the Heavens and the Earth.Powerful necromancers are on the move, and the dungeon has become a battleground. Without his faithful Wisp, Cal's mind slips—he begins creating traps and monsters that go against his already loose morals.A direct threat from an unexpected force causes Cal's mind to stabilize, but he doesn’t know for how long. ... Read more

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"The dead walk the land. The dungeon rises. War will move the Heavens and the Earth.Powerful necromancers are on the move, and the dungeon has become a battleground. Without his faithful Wisp, Cal's mind slips—he begins creating traps and monsters that go against his already loose morals.A direct threat from an unexpected force causes Cal's mind to stabilize, but he doesn’t know for how long.
... Read more
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Suicide Kings [Dramatized Adaptation]

Eric Carter 7

by Stephen Blackmoore ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Michael John Casey, Rana Kay, Nora Achrati, Aure Nash, Nick DePinto, Kimberley Gilbert, Yasmin Tuazon, Nazia Chaudhry, Terence Aselford, Dawn Ursula, Chris Stinson ...

Series series Eric Carter
Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

"The seventh book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts.Family is murder.When Eric Carter helps a friend with a deadly ritual that could determine the fate of the most powerful mage family in Los Angeles he steps into the middle of centuries-long feuds with people who make the ... Read more

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"The seventh book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts.Family is murder.When Eric Carter helps a friend with a deadly ritual that could determine the fate of the most powerful mage family in Los Angeles he steps into the middle of centuries-long feuds with people who make the
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Criminal Spirits [Dramatized Adaptation]

Gang of Ghouls 2

by Eva Chase ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Taylor Coan, Wyn Delano, Steve Wannall, Danny Gavigan, Scott McCormick, Rana Kay, Rob McFadyen, Karen Novack, Matthew Pauli, Michael John Casey, Ken Jackson ...

Series series Gang of Ghouls
Unabridged

6 hours 10 min

"Not the only psychos in town...Falling for the ghosts of murdered gangsters who were your imaginary friends once upon a time? I'll admit it's a little unusual. But they're back and totally real, and it's hard to argue with their admittedly obsessive level of devotion.Unfortunately, their violent dedication isn't enough to bring down the powerful man who hurt my little sister. I have to take ... Read more

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"Not the only psychos in town...Falling for the ghosts of murdered gangsters who were your imaginary friends once upon a time? I'll admit it's a little unusual. But they're back and totally real, and it's hard to argue with their admittedly obsessive level of devotion.Unfortunately, their violent dedication isn't enough to bring down the powerful man who hurt my little sister. I have to take
... Read more
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Forever Defend [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Kurtherian Gambit 17

by Michael Anderle ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, Amanda Forstrom, Rayner Gabriel, Bradley Foster Smith, Nora Achrati, Eric Messner, Terence Aselford, Karen Novak, Michael John Casey, James Konicek ...

Series series Kurtherian Gambit
Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

"Some forget why she was called the Queen Bitch.Not Anymore.Bethany Anne is going stir crazy after more than a decade of having to be 'The Empress.' Now, her advisors have to deal with an Empress who is determined to be on the front line.The Ixtali's come to the Etheric Empire, hat in hand.Nathan decides that the best way to handle soft intelligence, is to create a new company. What they name the ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Some forget why she was called the Queen Bitch.Not Anymore.Bethany Anne is going stir crazy after more than a decade of having to be 'The Empress.' Now, her advisors have to deal with an Empress who is determined to be on the front line.The Ixtali's come to the Etheric Empire, hat in hand.Nathan decides that the best way to handle soft intelligence, is to create a new company. What they name the
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The Elements of Euclid - The First Six Books (Illustrated Edition)

by John Casey ...

Euclid’s Elements form one of the most beautiful and influential works of science in the history of humankind. Its beauty lies in its logical development of geometry and other branches of mathematics. It has influenced all branches of science but none so much as mathematics and the exact sciences. The book It is a collection of definitions, postulates, propositions (theorems and constructions), ... Read more

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Euclid’s Elements form one of the most beautiful and influential works of science in the history of humankind. Its beauty lies in its logical development of geometry and other branches of mathematics. It has influenced all branches of science but none so much as mathematics and the exact sciences. The book It is a collection of definitions, postulates, propositions (theorems and constructions),
... Read more
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Life Goes On [Dramatized Adaptation]

The Kurtherian Gambit 21

by Michael Anderle ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Colleen Delany, Emily Beresford, Michael John Casey, Rob McFadyen, James Lewis, Amanda Forstrom, Mort Shelby, Anthony Palmini, Rita Amparita, Danny Gavigan, Matthew Pauli ...

Series series Kurtherian Gambit
Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

It is finished... Sweat dripping off her brow as the threads started long ago start to fuse together.It’s time to make plans, hide the truth, and get the HELL off her throne.But how to accomplish creating a federation when those coming together want to gut her empire?Anyone who understands the Queen Bitch knows she won't accept that condition without a fight.However, to accomplish meeting her love ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

It is finished... Sweat dripping off her brow as the threads started long ago start to fuse together.It’s time to make plans, hide the truth, and get the HELL off her throne.But how to accomplish creating a federation when those coming together want to gut her empire?Anyone who understands the Queen Bitch knows she won't accept that condition without a fight.However, to accomplish meeting her love
... Read more
Room for Improvement

A Life in Sport

by John Casey ...

From the author of the novel Spartina, which won the National Book Award and has established itself as a modern classic, comes a collection of essays that describe with tenderhearted candor and humor a lifetime’s worth of addiction. No, not an addiction to booze or drugs, but an addiction to a more natural gratification: the joy of sport, exercise, and the sheer elation of being ready and willing ... Read more

$5.99 USD

From the author of the novel Spartina, which won the National Book Award and has established itself as a modern classic, comes a collection of essays that describe with tenderhearted candor and humor a lifetime’s worth of addiction. No, not an addiction to booze or drugs, but an addiction to a more natural gratification: the joy of sport, exercise, and the sheer elation of being ready and willing
... Read more
Beyond the First Draft

The Art of Fiction

by John Casey ...

For students and writers alike, a brilliant guide to the craft of writing by the National Book Award–winning author of Spartina.National Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher. In Beyond the First Draft he offers essential and original insights into the art of writing—and rewriting—fiction.Through anecdotes about other writers’ methods and ... Read more

$12.99 USD

For students and writers alike, a brilliant guide to the craft of writing by the National Book Award–winning author of Spartina.National Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher. In Beyond the First Draft he offers essential and original insights into the art of writing—and rewriting—fiction.Through anecdotes about other writers’ methods and
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