9781538460139
Play Sample

The Mean audiobook

  • By: John Arthur Long
  • Narrator: John Arthur Long
  • Category: Fiction, General
  • Length: 8 hours 43 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2017
  • Language: English
  • (11 ratings)
(11 ratings)
33% Cheaper than Audible
Get for $0.00
  • $9.99 per book vs $14.95 at Audible
    Good for any title to download and keep
  • Listen at up to 4.5x speed
    Good for any title to download and keep
  • Fall asleep to your favorite books
    Set a sleep timer while you listen
  • Unlimited listening to our Classics.
    Listen to thousands of classics for no extra cost. Ever
Loading ...
Regular Price: 19.95 USD

The Mean Audiobook Summary

Told with elements of heartrending pathos, nerve-wracking tension, and scenes of disarming humor, The Mean is a riveting novel of school days that looks at the nature of true learning, the best and worst in public education, the drama of human relationships, and the threat of violence that has become such an integral part of our lives.

With a supply of sarin nerve gas as well as explosives and automatic weapons, members of a radical group who believe they have been betrayed by a high-level Middle East negotiator decide to seek revenge by attacking a Long Island high school attended by the negotiator’s daughters.

It is against the horrific shadow of this approaching attack, that The Mean reveals the inner conflicts of Central High School through the humorous, sometimes sardonic viewpoint of the school’s assistant principal Brian Scarlucci as he deals with daily school issues like an angry student leaving fecal deposits around the school and a Mafia captain who tries to pay Scarlucci a huge amount of cash to make up for the crime figure son’s bad school behavior.

Scarlucci must also come to the defense of his best friend, a black English teacher named Ken Valentine, who is being brought to task for teaching meditation in his classroom while students listen to a recorded soundtrack of sacred Tibetan gongs on iPads because Valentine believes the tones can open their minds to the true learning of the Golden Mean. Unfortunately, before discipline can be taken, one of Mr. Valentine’s female students commits suicide while listening to the meditation tape, and Scarlucci must summon all his skills to defend Valentine against what he knows are false charges.

It is in the midst of all these school-day conflicts and more that Scarlucci is suddenly confronted by an unimaginable horror as the terrorists arrive, capable of bringing death to all those in Central High on the meanest day of all.

Other Top Audiobooks

The Mean Audiobook Narrator

John Arthur Long is the narrator of The Mean audiobook that was written by John Arthur Long

John Arthur Long While spending a full, rewarding career teaching English, Creative Writing, and assorted Drama courses on the high school level in public education, Mr. Long has also pursued a professional writing career that has resulted in several successfully published novels. His first novel, The Sign of the Guardian was published in two separate editions and optioned twice for motion picture production for which Mr. Long co-authored the screenplay. Eve Of Regression, Long’s second novel about the search for the grave of the first woman in an African safari adventure, has been translated into several different languages, distributed worldwide as a bestseller and was recently re-issued as a Kindle book titled The Gates of Eden. Mr. Long also authored The Harvard Man, a hard-hitting crime novel about a rejected applicant who becomes obsessed with destroying the esteemed Ivy League university. Long’s most recent publication, The Mean, is a contemporary novel that looks at the nature of true learning, the best and worst in public education, the drama of human relationships, and the threat of violence that has recently become such an integral part of our lives. Mr. Long also performed as the narrator for the audio book edition of The Mean.

John Arthur Long has also been active as both a writer and a director in theater for his entire professional career. On the academic side of his career, as an acknowledgement of his dedication to public education, Mr. Long was honored by having the high school where he was employed name a wing of the school entitled “John Long Alley” as a thank you for his years of service. On the professional theatrical level, an example of Long’s acting skills can be found on YouTube in a parody echoing the Atticus speech to the jury in To Kill A Mockingbird that has Long impersonating an aging Atticus Finch responding to the publication of Harper Lee’s Go Set A Watchman. Mr. Long also recently received a Best Director nomination for the Chain Theatre’s Off-Broadway revival production of Wait Until Dark. Long is the co-author and audio narrator of a children’s book, The Tooth Fairy Legend, a perennial seller which was based on his original family theatrical musical for which he co-wrote the book and music and that Liz Smith called “delicious,” in her column about its New York premiere, which Long also directed. Mr. Long’s most recent theatrical creation, which he co-authored, is Dragula The Musical, a sensitive yet humorous look at the world of transvestites with the message of tolerance for those who choose to live alternate life styles and Mr. Long authored the project’s book version, DRAGULA The Transvespire, under the pseudonym Dijk Stroka, which is available as a Kindle book

About the Author(s) of The Mean

John Arthur Long is the author of The Mean

The Mean Full Details

Narrator John Arthur Long
Length 8 hours 43 minutes
Author John Arthur Long
Category
Publisher Blackstone Publishing
Release date May 02, 2024
ISBN 9781538460139

Subjects

The publisher of the The Mean is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, General

Additional info

The publisher of the The Mean is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Vellum Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781538460139.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Frequently asked questions

Listening to audiobooks not only easy, it is also very convenient. You can listen to audiobooks on almost every device. From your laptop to your smart phone or even a smart speaker like Apple HomePod or even Alexa. Here’s how you can get started listening to audiobooks.

  • 1. Download your favorite audiobook app such as Speechify.
  • 2. Sign up for an account.
  • 3. Browse the library for the best audiobooks and select the first one for free
  • 4. Download the audiobook file to your device
  • 5. Open the Speechify audiobook app and select the audiobook you want to listen to.
  • 6. Adjust the playback speed and other settings to your preference.
  • 7. Press play and enjoy!

While you can listen to the bestsellers on almost any device, and preferences may vary, generally smart phones are offer the most convenience factor. You could be working out, grocery shopping, or even watching your dog in the dog park on a Saturday morning.
However, most audiobook apps work across multiple devices so you can pick up that riveting new Stephen King book you started at the dog park, back on your laptop when you get back home.

Speechify is one of the best apps for audiobooks. The pricing structure is the most competitive in the market and the app is easy to use. It features the best sellers and award winning authors. Listen to your favorite books or discover new ones and listen to real voice actors read to you. Getting started is easy, the first book is free.

Research showcasing the brain health benefits of reading on a regular basis is wide-ranging and undeniable. However, research comparing the benefits of reading vs listening is much more sparse. According to professor of psychology and author Dr. Kristen Willeumier, though, there is good reason to believe that the reading experience provided by audiobooks offers many of the same brain benefits as reading a physical book.

Audiobooks are recordings of books that are read aloud by a professional voice actor. The recordings are typically available for purchase and download in digital formats such as MP3, WMA, or AAC. They can also be streamed from online services like Speechify, Audible, AppleBooks, or Spotify.
You simply download the app onto your smart phone, create your account, and in Speechify, you can choose your first book, from our vast library of best-sellers and classics, to read for free.

Audiobooks, like real books can add up over time. Here’s where you can listen to audiobooks for free. Speechify let’s you read your first best seller for free. Apart from that, we have a vast selection of free audiobooks that you can enjoy. Get the same rich experience no matter if the book was free or not.

It depends. Yes, there are free audiobooks and paid audiobooks. Speechify offers a blend of both!

It varies. The easiest way depends on a few things. The app and service you use, which device, and platform. Speechify is the easiest way to listen to audiobooks. Downloading the app is quick. It is not a large app and does not eat up space on your iPhone or Android device.
Listening to audiobooks on your smart phone, with Speechify, is the easiest way to listen to audiobooks.

footer-waves