Audiobooks narrated by Richard Mitchley

The Psychology of Politics (The Psychology of Everything)

"How do some political leaders capture popular support? What is the appeal of belonging to a nation? Can democracy thrive?The Psychology of Politics explores how the emotions which underpin everyday life are also vital in what happens on the political stage. It draws on psychoanalytic ideas to show how fear and passion shape the political sphere in our changing societies and cultures, and examines topical social issues and events including Brexit, the changing nature of democracy, activism, and Trump in America.In a changing global political climate, The Psychology of Politics shows us how we can make sense of what drives human conduct in relation to political ideas and action."

Barry Richards (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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What I Believe

"The author is widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century and a brilliant writer and commentator on social and political affairs. What I Believe offers a lucid and concise insight into the author's thinking on issues that preoccupied him throughout his life: atheism, religious morality and the impact of science on society. With the addition of two further essays, 'Why I Took to Philosophy' and 'How I Write', this is a superb example of the author as his very best."

Bertrand Russell (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The British Betrayal of Childhood: Challenging Uncomfortable Truths and Bringing About Change

"With provocative insight and based on an illustrious 40-year career in public office, Sir Al Aynsley-Green demands to know why outcomes for the UK’s children for health, education, social care, youth justice and poverty remain among the worst in the developed world. He draws global comparisons and offers astute observations of the realities of being a young person in Britain today, to show how government policies have been shamefully failing children on a grand scale. Prioritising the need to support and inspire all children, including those with disability or disadvantage, and to design services around their needs, Sir Al puts forward a brave and timely alternative for the UK. By building local communities, shifting national attitudes, and confronting barriers between sectors, he presents a fresh and realistic road map that can enable new generations of children to be as healthy, educated, creative and resilient as they can be, equipped with the confidence and skills they need to lead happy and successful lives. A must-read for those engaged in children’s services, policy and parenting in the UK, Sir Al confronts the obstacles and attitudes faced by young people today with tact, honesty and compassion, to offer his vision of a society in which each and every child is valued."

Al Aynsley-Green (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Allen Carr: The Easy Way to Overcome Anxiety: Build Emotional Resilience and Boost Your Mental Health

"When anxiety tightens its grip, even simple tasks can feel overwhelming - but it doesn't have to stay that way. The Easy Way to Overcome Anxiety offers a straightforward, practical path to understanding your emotions and regaining control built on the renowned Easyway method that has helped millions transform their habits, thinking patterns, and overall wellbeing. Inside, you'll explore: The power of the mind and how to interpret the emotions you experience The role of social connection and how interaction shapes our mental state Emotional numbness and negative thinking, and how to move beyond them Building a positive mindset and nurturing resilience Fear of failure and fear of success and how to face both with clarity Learning to trust yourself, using logic to reframe reactions Self-kindness, self-management, and taking back control of your inner world Drawing on a clinically-proven approach for addiction issues, eating behaviours and other lifestyle changes, this book provides a calm, sensible framework for overcoming anxiety and strengthening your emotional resilience. Accessible, encouraging, and deeply practical, The Easy Way to Overcome Anxiety empowers you to reclaim your peace of mind, one step at a time. What people say about Allen Carr's Easyway method: 'A different approach. A stunning success.' The Sun 'I was exhilarated by a new sense of freedom.' The Independent 'Carr's skill is in removing the psychological dependence.' The Sunday Times"

Allen Carr, Persia Hayley, Robin Hayley (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Bernard Capes - A Short Story Collection

"Well regarded Victorian author who was supremely popular in his day. Bernard Edward Joseph Capes was born on the 30th August 1854 in London. He was one of 11 children. His early work was as a journalist and this developed into writing many short stories for the periodicals of the time including Blackwood's, Cassell's, Cornhill Magazine, Illustrated London News, Macmillan's Magazine, Mall Magazine, Pearson's Magazine, The Idler, and The Queen. It took him many years to decide that writing full-time could be a sustainable career path. His initial success came with ‘The Mill of Silence' . As well as being published it garnered second prize at a competition sponsored by the Chicago Record. He exceeded that by winning it the following year with ‘The Lake of Wine’. Capes quickly became both prolific and popular. As well as his stories and articles for the periodicals he wrote around 40 volumes across novels, poetry, history as well as romance and mystery novels.Bernard Capes died on 2nd November 1918 in the flu epidemic. 1 - Bernard Capes - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction2 - A Danse Macabre by Bernard Capes3 - A Voice From The Pit by Bernard Capes4 - Bullet-Proof by Bernard Capes5 - The Strength of the Rope by Bernard Capes6 - The Thing in the Forest by Bernard Capes7 - An Ugly Customer by Bernard Capes8 - Dark Dignum by Bernard Capes9 - The Voice by Bernard Capes"

Bernard Capes (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Existential Stories

"Tales of characters questioning their existence and place in the world. Everything we know must end. In the fundamentals of our lives its usually our own deaths which bring that to an end. But what if we widen that premise. What if we are caught in its quixotic jaws. Held fast with escape merely a fleeting thought. In this volume authors of real note bring their narratives of existential crisis and threat directly to our senses. That conflict can yield terrible results. And for that place the blame on Franz Kafka, Boleslaw Prus, Herman Melville, Oscar Wilde and many others.1 - Existential Stories - An Introduction2 - The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky3 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 1 by Herman Melville4 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 2 by Herman Melville5 - A Legend of Old Egypt by Boleslaw Prus6 - An Egyptian Cigarette by Kate Chopin7 - A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka8 - Mold of the Earth by Boleslaw Prus9 - Solid Objects by Virginia Woolf10 - An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyveskey11 - The Bet by Anton Chekhov12 - Shades by Boleslaw Prus13 - An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce14 - In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka15 - The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde16 - Youth - Part 1 by Joseph Conrad17 - Youth - Part 2 by Joseph Conrad"

Franz Kafka (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The The Nobel Prize: Ten Winners - A Short Story Collection

"Stories from authors that won the legendary Nobel prize for their writing. Being acknowledged for what you do is always very welcome. When it comes to Oscar’s, Emmy’s, Pulitzer’s and Nobel’s it’s also international news and for many, the pinnacle of their career. The Nobel Prize is much lauded and very difficult to secure. In this volume we list ten of its winners over the decades who were famed for their literature. The prize is given with an emphasis on its contribution to literature and its influence in the world and for the individual, more usually, for the body of work created. So, whilst none of the stories in this volume were winners in their own right, their authors most certainly were. They perfectly illustrate both the nature and mastery of the writing and the power and the purpose set within its storied prose. 1 - The Nobel Prize - Ten Winners - An Introduction2 - The Father by Bjornstjerne Bjornson3 - The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling4 - The Victory by Rabindranath Tagore5 - An Arch Rascal by Knut Hamsun6 - The Daughter of Lilith by Anatole France7 - Dhoya by W B Yeats8 - Speed by Sinclair Lewis9 - The Salvation of a Forsythe - Part 1 by John Galsworthy10 - The Salvation of a Forsythe - Part 2 by John Galsworthy11 - Son by Ivan Bunin12 - Sicilian Limes by Luigi Pirandello"

W B Yeats (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Short Stories About Trickery & Deception

"Tales of manipulation, broken promises and tests of faith. As a general rule we are a trusting lot. You say something and, whilst I might disagree, I believe you are acting in good faith. Of course this may be just the beginning of a ruse. If I trust you I might let down my guard, I might seek to share and to create a bond between us. But, if you can’t be trusted, if you have an ulterior motive I might lose out. In the hands of authors such as Maxim Gorky, Ella D’Arcy, Rudyard Kipling, Ivan Turgenev and may others reality may not be what it quite seems. 1 - Short Stories About Trickery & Deception - An Introduction2 - The Man Who Would Be King - Part 1 by Rudyard Kipling3 - The Man Who Would Be King - Part 2 by Rudyard Kipling4 - Chelkash - Part 1 by Maxim Gorky5 - Chelkash - Part 2 by Maxim Gorky6 - Chelkash - Part 3 by Maxim Gorky7 - Souls Belated by Edith Wharton8 - The She-Wolf by Saki9 - Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet by O Henry10 - The Wooing of Pastor Cummings by Georgia F Stewart11 - Mrs Packletide's Tiger by Saki12 - As the Crow Flies by John Davys Beresford13 - The Rats in the Walls by H P Lovecraft14 - The District Doctor by Ivan Turgenev15 - Irremediable by Ella D'Arcy16 - The Connoisseur by Perceval Gibbon17 - The Kiss by Kate Chopin18 - The Hired Baby, A Romance of the London Streets by Mary Mackay writing as Marie Corelli19 - The Open Window by Saki20 - Revenge by Samuel Blas21 - Cheating The Gallows by Israel Zangwill22 - Putois by Anatole France23 - Post Mortem by Barry Pain"

Anatole France, Barry Pain, Edith Wharton, Ella D'Arcy, Georgia F Stewart, H.P. Lovecraft, Israel Zangwill, Ivan Turgenev, John Davys Beresford, Kate Chopin, Mary Mackay Writing As Marie Corelli, Maxim Gorky, O Henry, Perceval Gibbon, Rudyard Kipling, Saki, Samuel Blas (Author), Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley, Warren Keyes (Narrator)

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Stories About Imagination & Dreams

"The world inside your mind where anything is possible .It is a common quality amongst us that we all have imagination and dreams. These are positives with which to embrace life and move forward. Unfortunately, our classic literary scribes including Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Arthur Conan Doyle, Virginia Woolf and a host of others also bring forth narratives which not only include a darker, more venal side but those of a lighter flavour. 1 - Stories about Imagination and Dreams - An Introduction2 - The Horla by Guy De Maupassant3 - The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe4 - The Kiss by Anton Chekhov5 - The Dream by O Henry6 - An Unwritten Novel by Virginia Woolf7 - The Dream Woman by Wilkie Collins8 - The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin9 - The Dream by Mary Shelley10 - A Dream of Wild Bees by Olive Schreiner11 - Angele Au Couvent by Mary Butts12 - The Coffin Maker by Alexander Pushkin13 - The Art of BookMaking by Washington Irving14 - Plato's Dream by Voltaire15 - Sredni Vashtar by Saki16 - The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostovesky17 - A Bread and Butter Miss by Saki18 - Polaris by H P Lovecraft19 - The Ghostly Kiss by Lafcadio Hearn20 - The Looking Glass by Anton Chekhov21 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet22 - Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf23 - The Great Good Place by Henry James24 - The Leather Funnel by Arthur Conan Doyle25 - A Dream of Armageddon - Part 1 by H G Wells26 - A Dream of Armageddon - Part 2 by H G Wells"

Alexander Pushkin, Anton Chekhov, Edgar Allan Poe, Fyodor Dostovesky, Guy De Maupassant, H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Henry James, Hume Nisbet, Lafcadio Hearn, Mary Butts, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, O Henry, Olive Schreiner, Saki, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Virginia Woolf, Voltaire, Washington Irving, Wilkie Collins (Author), Eric Meyers, Ian Holm, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Stories about Stories

"Stories where other stories are being retold and relayed. In ancient days people would gather around the campfire and, until more recent times, it was the most familiar way of hearing a story. The group usually assembled in the evening, perhaps after a meal, and a story would be told. The story-teller delivering it from memory, keenly aware of the rhythm and pace necessary to keep ears listening and senses heightened. Time passes and with the written story the same technique was used. In the pens of such luminaires as Wilkie Collins, Joseph Conrad, Willa Cather, Anton Chekhov and others the indelible mark of literary story telling continues. 1 - Short Stories on Stories2 - Youth - Part 1 by Joseph Conrad3 - Youth - Part 2 by Joseph Conrad4 - The Student by Anton Chekhov5 - The Cabman's Story. The Mysteries of a London Growler by Arthur Conan Doyle6 - An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyveskey7 - A Fragment of Stained Glass by D H Lawrence8 - The Mass of Shadows by Anatol France9 - Lost in a Pyramid (or, The Mummy's Curse) by Louisa May Alcott writing as A M Bernard10 - For the Blood is the Life by F Marion Crawford11 - Ghost in the Cupboard Room by Wilkie Collins12 - Smee by A M Burrage13 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol14 - The Hand by Guy de Maupassant15 - The Namesake by Willa Cather16 - A Twin Identity by Edith Stewart Drewery17 - The Prediction - Part 1 by Mary Diana Dods writing as David Lyndsey18 - The Prediction - Part 2 by Mary Diana Dods writing as David Lyndsey19 - Thurnley Abbey by Perceval Landon20 - Jerry Bundler by W W Jacobs21 - The Story of B 24 by Arthur Conan Doyle22 - The Brute by Joseph Conrad23 - About Love by Anton Chekhov"

Wilkie Collins (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Stories Based on the Author's Own Experience

"Powerful stories where the writer drew on his own life events. It is often said that the best writers write about something they know, something they understand. And it’s excellent advice. So when authors of the calibre of Stephen Crane, James Fenimore Cooper, Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and many others share that experience with us, a bond of trust and respect is easily attained. 1 - Short Stories Based on the Author's Own Experience - An Introduction2 - Baa Baa Black Sheep by Rudyard Kipling3 - My Red Cap by Louisa May Alcott4 - The Peasant Marey by Fyodor Dostoyevsky5 - The Mourner by Mary Shelley6 - How I Killed a Bear by Charles Dudley Warner7 - A Red Flower by Vsevolod Garshin8 - The Eclipse by James Fenimore Cooper9 - The Open Boat by Stephen Crane10 - The Servant by S T Semyonov11 - Youth - Part 1 by Joseph Conrad12 - Youth - Part 2 by Joseph Conrad13 - The Brothers by Louisa May Alcott"

Stephen Crane (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Winifred Holtby - A Short Story Collection

"Ardent feminist and activist who wrote many stories before tragically dying young. Winifred Holtby was born on 23rd June 1898 to a prosperous farming family in the village of Rudston in Yorkshire. A governess provided her early education before she went to Queen Margaret's School in Scarborough. After passing the entrance exam for Somerville College, Oxford in 1917, she decided to join the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in early 1918. However, soon after her arrival in France, the War ended. She returned to study at Oxford and met fellow student Vera Brittain. After graduating from Oxford, in 1921, Winifred and Vera moved to London, hoping to establish themselves as authors. Her early novels met with only moderate success but as a journalist she was both prolific and increasingly well-known. Her articles graced more than 20 newspapers and magazines, including the Manchester Guardian newspaper. Winifred was a committed feminist, socialist and pacifist. She gave many lectures for the League of Nations Union. She was also active in the Independent Labour Party and was a campaigner for the unionisation of black workers in South Africa. In 1931 the symptoms of high blood pressure, recurrent headaches and bouts of lassitude brought forth a diagnosis of Bright's disease. She was given two years to live and now put all her efforts into what was to become her crowning achievement: South Riding. Released posthumously it received lavish praise and enormous sales. Her canon of works tackle difficult subjects head on, many in unusual ways, brimming with verve and usually strong female protagonists. Winifred Holtby died on 29th September 1935 in London. She was 37. 1 - Winifred Holtby - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction2 - The Voice of God by Winifred Holtby3 - Truth is Not Sober by Winifred Holtby4 - The Casualty List by Winifred Holtby5 - The Man Who Hated God by Winifred Holtby6 - Why Herbert Killed His Mother by Winifred Holtby"

Winifred Holtby (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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