{"product_id":"the-clock-whispers-robert-lerner-9798536272008","title":"The Clock Whispers: A Collection of Short Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFROM THE BACK COVER \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Time, consumer of all things\"\u003cbr\u003e Ovid, \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eAD 8 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Clock Whispers \u003c\/i\u003econtains seven short stories centered on the importance of time. In \"David's Cocktail Hour,\" an elderly gentleman finds himself in a life-and-death negotiation for more time. \"Cleopatra's Needle\" examines a man's life choices when he learns he has been granted more time than he can imagine. \"Johnny's Sundial\" documents the ramifications of bad decisions made by a person with a little extra time on his hands. \"Jake's Hearing Aids\" reveals the failure of a widowed husband to use his remaining time to make things right. \"Billy's Bar and Grill\" details the \"Happy Hour\" conversations at an establishment where time can be put to excellent use or foolishly squandered. The book's final two stories, \"Tom's Ring\" and \"Tessa's Sweater,\" show how, for some things, there is never a good time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBesides \u003ci\u003eThe Clock Whispers, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eRobert Lerner has published four works of fiction: \u003ci\u003eContemporary Folktales, The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCinderella Vessel, An\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccidental Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDog Park Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e. Lerner has also authored four nonfiction books that interweave ancient Roman business practices with the modern workplace, including a newly released work on ancient Rome's wealthiest citizen, \u003ci\u003eThe Entrepreneurial Thinking of Marcus Crassus\u003c\/i\u003e. The three others-E\u003ci\u003entrepreneurship and Ethics in Ancient Rome, Career Turbulence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Customer Acquisition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrategies\u003c\/i\u003e-were published as part of Multi-Media Publications' \u003ci\u003eLessons From History\u003c\/i\u003e Series. Lerner is the retired CEO of a multinational computer services company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Lerner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798536272008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Robert Lerner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49167914926335,"sku":"9798536272008","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-clock-whispers-robert-lerner-9798536272008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}