The Reluctant Undertaker
Based on a True StoryBy Mark Curry
Length5h 17m
About this audiobook
One ordinary man wanted only happiness, freedom, and a life of his own.
As the second-choice son, he never expected to enter the family funeral business. Yet when duty calls, he reluctantly steps in to help his father build a thriving enterprise. Just as success seems secure, a powerful national death-care corporation—known for its aggressive acquisitions and ruthless business tactics—sets its sights on the family firm.
Under mounting pressure, his father surrenders, expecting his son to fall in line and work for the corporate giant. Instead, feeling betrayed and unwilling to participate in practices he believes are unethical and cold-hearted, he walks away and starts over under his own name.
The corporation is outraged.
Determined to crush the upstart competitor, it unleashes its vast resources and legal firepower in an all-out campaign to destroy his fledgling business. What begins as a business dispute quickly escalates into a David-versus-Goliath battle.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (17)
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 2, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Prologue
12CHAPTER ELEVEN
2CHAPTER ONE
13CHAPTER TWELVE
3CHAPTER TWO
14CHAPTER THIRTEEN
4CHAPTER THREE
15CHAMPRT FOURTEEN
5CHAPTER FOUR
16CHAPTER FIFTEEN
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6CHAPTER FIVE
17CHAPTER SIXTEEN
7CHAPTER SIX
18CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
8CHAPTER SEVEN
19CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
9CHAPTER EIGHT
20CHAPTER NINETEEN
10CHAPTER NINE
21CHAPTER TWENTY
11CHAPTER TEN
22EPILOGUE
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