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  • Gullible's Travels, Etc.

    by Ring Lardner ...
    "Gullible's Travels, Etc." is a collection of satirical short stories by Ring Lardner, an American author known for his wit and keen social commentary. Published in 1917, the book contains humorous and often biting observations of American life and culture in the early 20th century. Lardner's work is characterized by its sharp dialogue, ironic humor, and a deep understanding of the American ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Poetry

    by Ring Lardner ...
    Ring Lardner was one of the most prolific humorists of the early 20th century. While he was most famous for the frequent appearances of his short fiction in numerous popular magazines of the era, he was also a prolific writer of poetry. His daily column for the Chicago Tribune entitled "In the Wake of the News" was generally a sports news column, but oftentimes served as a platform to publish his ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Real Dope

    by Ring Lardner ...
    "The Real Dope" by Ring Lardner is a captivating exploration of the complexities of human relationships and the often humorous intricacies of life. Lardner's sharp wit and keen observations shine through as he delves into the world of sports and the people surrounding it. The narrative is rich with dialogue that captures the essence of the characters, making it a delightful read for those who ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fully Nourished

    A Grace-Filled Approach to Ditch Diets and Find Peace with Food and Your Body

    by Brandice Lardner ...
    Ditch Diet Shame and Embrace a Christ-Centered View of Food and YourselfEven though as Christian women we know that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, many of us have been in a war with our own bodies for years. We tediously track calories, eliminate food groups, jump on the latest exercise trend, and wonder if all this business about balancing hormones is real or just someone trying to sell ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated With an Account of its Invention and Progressive Improvement and its Application to Navigation and Railways; Including also a Memoir of Watt

    by Dionysius Lardner ...
    That the history of the invention of a piece of mechanism, and the description of its structure, operation, and uses, should be capable of being rendered the subject matter of a volume, destined not alone for the instruction of engineers or machinists, but for the information and amusement of the public in general, is a statement which at no very remote period would have been deemed extravagant ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated

    With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways; Including Also a Memoir of Watt (Seventh Edition)

    by Lardner ...
    The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated: With an Account of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement, and Its Application to Navigation and Railways; Including Also a Memoir of Watt (Seventh Edition) is a comprehensive and authoritative work that delves into the fascinating history, mechanics, and transformative impact of the steam engine. This meticulously detailed volume traces the origins ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Anthology of Humorous Stories, An

    by G. K. Chesterton, Thomas Anstey Guthrie, Harry Graham, Charles Lamb, Ring Lardner, Saki ...
    Narrated by Cathy Dobson ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 21 min

    A glittering collection of humorous stories by classic authors."The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown" by G.K. Chesterton"The Talking Horse" by Thomas Anstey Guthrie"The Seventh Pullet" by Saki"Biffin on the Bassoon" by Harry Graham"The Scharz-Metterklume Method" by Saki"The Chaplet" by Saki"The Facts" by Ring Lardner"A Dissertation Upon Roasted Pig" by Charles Lamb"Fur" by Saki"The L... ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Steam Engine Familiarly Explained and Illustrated

    With an historical sketch of its invention and progressive improvement; its applications to navigation and railways; with plain axioms for railway speculators

    by Lardner ...
    The Steam Engine Familiarly Explained and Illustrated is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the steam engine, written by Dionysius Lardner and first published in the 19th century. This classic work offers readers a thorough understanding of the steam engine’s principles, mechanics, and historical development. Lardner begins with an engaging historical sketch, tracing the invention and ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Tornado

    by Lardner ...
    “Tornado is a book of ravishing and precise beauty. Death, said Wallace Stevens, is the mother of beauty, and so it is here; around the loss of a beloved sister in childhood, Ted Lardner has spun a radiant web of language by which he reveals what does not and cannot die, in the scale of nature above and underground, in the movements of time, and in the ongoing reach of human tenderness that ... Read more

    $7.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Young Immigrunts

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Ring Lardner ...
    A sharp-eyed child watches his family's eastward migration turn into a rolling comedy of egos, detours, and domestic sparring. Through Bill's delightfully misspelled, deadpan voice, a boastful, quick-witted father presides over the chaos while his patient, sarcastic mother, siblings, and nurse respond with equal parts irritation and affection. What begins in Chicago unfolds as a cross-country road ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Thinking Big

    Progressive Ideas for a New Era

    Edited by James Lardner, Nathaniel Loewentheil ...
    Times are changing. Instead of obsessing about what they’re against, progressives have begun to think about what they’re for—to prepare once again to play their role as agents of bold ideas and political and social transformation. Finding new confidence and imagination, they have begun to renew their political capital. The essays in this volume draw on that new store of capital to sketch the ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Travel Tales

    by N.M. Kelby, Max Steele, Jason Brown, Joan Didion, Nadine Gordimer, Ring Lardner ...
    Narrated by Joanne Woodward, Paul Hecht, Bradley Whitford, Christina Pickles, Mia Dillon, Myra Lucretia Taylor ...
    Series series Selected Shorts

    Unabridged

    3 hours 10 min

    This compilation features a wonderful selection of travel stories from public radio's Selected Shorts, an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by distinguished stage and screen actors and recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. Hilarity, suspense and high drama are offered up in this new mix of tales of travel to locales familiar and exotic. ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus