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Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
Grace (Eventually), Anne Lamott’s candid thoughts on her conversion and faith will make you think twice. Christians and non-Christians alike may disagree with some of the author’s political viewpoints or interpretations on the Bible, but one thing is for sure, Lamott lays herself out in the open...
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Gardeners Benefit from Audio Books
During the course of my adult years, I have built scratch three garden projects from scatch. The first was a basic and very simple garden to replace the bare and baron yard for the first house that I bought. It was the first time that I had planted shrubs and experiences the joy of watching [...]...
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Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich
The ball of romance gets rolling in Thanksgiving all because of a rabbit. That rabbit belongs to Dr. Patrick Hunter, but it’s in the yard of Megan Murphy. Initially, she thinks it’s cute until it starts eating her skirt. Dr Hunter scoops up Tibbles and while Megan wants to lecture him about his...
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Review | Ten Thousand Islands by Randy Wayne White
Ten Thousand Islands is the 7th in the Doc Ford series. In this one, Doc has to take a closer look at the death of a young Florida artifact hunter. If you live in Florida or read up a lot on treasure and artifact hunters in the state, you may recognize part of the story that is the basis for this...
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Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
In Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich, we follow Stephanie Plum through yet another adventure. This time, her stomach gets her into trouble. As well all know, Stephanie can eat, and does, all the time. Well this time she happens to be kicking back at the deli, enjoying a plate of nachos when the…
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Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Their situation is made more difficult by Mr. Matekoni’s jealous housekeeper who does all she can to break the pair apart. Grace Makutsi, the detective agency’s secretary, also plays a more prominent role in Tears of the Giraffe as she is given the grand title of “Assistant Detective” Click here…
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Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy’s Tara Road encompasses the life of one woman, named Ria, from girlhood through marriage, divorce, and renewal. The cast of characters in and out of Ria’s life, and all their idiosyncrasies, make this a full-bodied novel. The way Binchy is able to write, simply, about complex human...
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Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
I made the mistake of listening to Talisman at bedtime. I ought to know better by now! Stephen King’s writing is always so vivid; I’m guaranteed to have some nightmares. Nevertheless, I can’t resist a good Stephen King audiobook. The Talisman was co-authored in 1984 with Peter Straub Click here…
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Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Tales of the City was originally written as a series of newspaper columns, so the compilation has quick chapters and rapid plot developments. It makes a naturally easy transition from newspaper serial story to print book to audiobook, The short chapters lend themselves well to listening Click…
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Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Stardust begins in a small English town named Wall, located a night’s drive away from London. Wall is named after an old rock wall to its east, in a small opening leading to a forest. This opening is a portal to the magical world of Faerie. It is carefully guarded by two watchmen at all times,...
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Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg
Take a nostalgic journey to Elmwood Springs, Missouri and follow the happenings of this all-American hometown as its quirky and endearing characters are born, grow up, and fade into old age. This hilarious tribute to small town USA is generally lighthearted and hilarious Click here to play
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Spanish Audio Books
The range of fiction available in Spanish is astounding, with almost all popular English works ranging from Cervantes and Dumas to Dan Brown and John Grisham being available in the language. In fact, you can find the complete works of almost all English best-selling authors in the form of Spanish...
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China and the Chinese by Herbert Allen Giles
Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935) spent several years as a diplomat in China and in 1897 was appointed Cambridge University's second professor of Chinese. This series of lectures, published as "China and the Chinese", was given at Columbia University in 1902, to mark the Click here to play
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Treasure Island by R. L. Stevenson
Classic Treasure Island is an adventure novel, a thrilling tale of buccaneers and buried gold. Traditionally considered a coming of age story, it is an adventure tale of superb atmosphere, character and action, and a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality - as seen in Long John Silver…
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American Indian Folklore and Fairy Tales
Far more than mere tales to amuse children, they passed along the collective wisdom of the tribes. In the 1830s, government Indian Agent and ethnologist Henry R Schoolcraft learned the language of these people and went Click here to play
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