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Details: 10
blood-curdling stories of
ultimate revenge, from
freshly sold human meat
and uncontrollable
robots, to life-sucking
MP3 players and reality
TV where death is the
penalty ? all told with
dark humour and gruesome
relish, and made even
more fiendish by retro
illustrations, chilling
facts and a puckish
message from the author.
This is Anthony Horowitz
at his most wicked! Ideal
for: A great listen for
young teenagers. Running
time approximately: 6
hours 56 minutes. 6 CDs
unabridged.
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Kate Winslet reads the
first four riotously
funny books in the Mr Gum
series by Andy Stanton.
You're a Bad Man, Mr
Gum! - Mr Gum is a
complete horror who hates
children, animals, fun
and corn on the cob. This
book's all about him,
and an angry fairy who
lives in his bathtub. And
Jake the dog, and a
little girl called Polly
and an evil, stinky
butcher... Mr Gum and the
Biscuit Billionaire -
There's this gingerbread
man with electric
muscles, see? And he's
as rich as a mushroom,
right? And Mr Gum and
Billy William are
planning to get the cash,
yeah? And it's up to
Polly to save the day...
Mr Gum and the Goblins -
Are you brave enough to
join Polly and Friday as
they climb Goblin
Mountain to battle the
forces of evil? For be
warned. This story is
full of swords and trolls
and witches and a thing
that looks like a
gherkin. And somehow the
old roo-de-lally Mr Gum
is all mixed up in it
too. Mr Gum and the Power
Crystals - Come gather
round, for 'tis time for
strange tales to be spun.
Like the tale of Polly
and that old tumbledown
windmill by the
riverside. What is the
windmill's terrible
secret? And why is Mr Gum
lurk-lurk-lurkin' about?
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Details: Crime novelist
and detective Paul Temple
made his first appearance
on BBC Radio in 1938. He
inhabited a sophisticated
world of chilled
cocktails and fast cars,
where the women were chic
and the men wore cravats
- a world where Sir
Graham Forbes, of
Scotland Yard, usually
needed Temple's help with
his latest tricky case.
The radio serials proved
so popular that Francis
Durbridge was inspired to
write a succession of
novels featuring the
smooth sleuth. In this,
the very first, read by
'Buffy' and 'Little
Britain' star Anthony
Head, Paul is on the
trail of a gang of jewel
thieves - aided by the
pretty, vivacious
reporter Miss Steve
Trent. A wave of
mysterious robberies is
sweeping the country,
and fifty thousand
pounds' worth of diamonds
has been stolen in six
months. During the fourth
raid, a nightwatchman is
attacked with chloroform,
and just manages to gasp
out 'The Green Finger'
before he dies. Chief
Inspector Dale has heard
the enigmatic phrase
before: it was the last
utterance of a drowning
man wanted in connection
with another robbery. But
with no further leads,
the police are baffled.
The cry goes out in the
popular press: 'Send for
Paul Temple'! The great
radio detective lives
again in another brand
new reading by Anthony
Head. Read by Anthony
Head Ideal for: Fans of
crime, thriller and
mystery audio books.
Running time
approximately: 2 hours 15
minutes 2 CD's
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Details: From the author
of Number One bestseller
The Righteous Men. How
are hundreds of
unexplained deaths,
spanning the globe,
connected to the last
great secret of the
Second World War? Tom
Byrne has fallen from
grace since his days as
an idealistic young
lawyer in New York. A
gambling addiction has
lost him his home, his
wife and his good
character. So when the UN
call him in to do their
dirty work, he accepts
the job without
hesitation. A suspected
suicide bomber shot by UN
security staff has turned
out to be a harmless old
man: Tom must placate the
family and limit their
claims for compensation.
In London, Tom meets the
dead mans alluring
daughter, Rebecca, and
learns that her father
was not quite the
innocent he seemed. He
unravels details of a
unique, hidden
brotherhood, united in a
mission that has spanned
the world and caused
hundreds of unexplained
deaths. Pursued by those
ready to kill to uncover
the truth, Tom has to
unlock a secret that has
lain buried for more than
60 years ? the last great
secret of the Second
World War. Read by Trevor
White. Ideal for: Fans of
crime and thriller
fictions audio books and
for those who enjoy Sam
Bourne novels. Running
time approximately: 5
hours 4 CD's
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Details: On 10 CD's. The
autobiography of
Elisabeth Sladen, the
much-loved actress who
created the role of Sarah
Jane Smith, often voted
the most popular Doctor
Who companion of all
time. Elisabeth went on
to star in her own BBC
children's TV series The
Sarah Jane. Adventures,
gaining a whole new
audience of adoring fans.
Read by Caroline John
Ideal for: Any Dr Who
Fan, it is a must read
and if you were a Sarah
Jane Smith fan then its
just excellent!! Running
time approximately: 13
hours 15 minutes 12 CD's
Unabridged
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Read by Caitlin Davies.
'Zoey lives.' Neferet's
voice was flat, cold,
lifeless. 'She does. What
will happen next?' 'It is
quite simple. I will
ensure Zoey is drawn back
to Oklahoma. There, on
my own terms, I will
complete the task you
failed.' Exonerated by
the Vampyre High Council
and returned to her
position of High
Priestess at Tulsa's
House of Night, Neferet
has sworn vengeance on
Zoey. But Zoey has found
sanctuary on the Isle of
Skye and is being groomed
by Queen Sgiach to take
over for her there. Being
Queen would be cool,
wouldn't it? Why should
she return to Tulsa?
After losing Heath, she
will never be the same -
and her relationship with
her super-hot-warrior,
Stark, may never be the
same either... And what
about Stevie Rae and
Rephaim? The Raven Mocker
refuses to be used
against Stevie Rae, but
what choice does he have
when no one in the entire
world, including Zoey,
would be okay with their
relationship? Does he
betray his father or his
heart?
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Read by Billy Boyd. Do
you believe in ghosts? Do
we really live on in some
conscious form after we
die, and is that form
capable of communicating
with the world of the
living? Aye, right. That
was Jack Parlabane's
stance on the matter,
anyway. But this was
before he found himself
in the more compromising
position of being not
only dead himself, but
worse: dead with an
exclusive still to file.
From his position on
high, Parlabane relates
the events leading up to
his demise, largely
concerning the efforts of
charismatic psychic
Gabriel Lafayette to
reconcile the scientific
with the spiritual by
submitting to controlled
laboratory tests.
Parlabane is brought in
as an observer, due to
his capacities as both a
sceptic and an expert on
deception, but he soon
finds his certainties
crumbling and his
assumptions turned upside
down as he encounters
phenomena for which he
can deduce no rational
explanation. Perhaps, in
a world in which he can
find himself elected
rector of an esteemed
Scottish university,
anything truly is
possible. One thing he
knows for certain,
however: Death is not the
end - it's the ultimate
undercover assignment.
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Details: "I am Grimalkin,
and I have already
chosen those I will
kill..." Grimalkin has
made it her lifetime
ambition to destroy the
Fiend, avenging the
brutal murder of her son.
Having grudgingly joined
forces with the Spook and
his apprentice, Tom,
and assisted them in the
binding of the Fiend,
she is now on the run.
And her mission is
deadly. She has to help
them bind the Fiend's
spirit forever no matter
who - or what - comes
after it... Read by
Gabrielle Glaister. Ideal
for: Fans of the
Wardstone Chronicles.
Running time
approximately: 7 hours 15
minutes. 6 CD's
unabridged.
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Read by Mark Bonnar and
Rupert Degas. It started
as a daydream. Poring
over an atlas at home one
quiet Saturday afternoon,
Ewan McGregor - actor
and self-confessed bike
nut - noticed that it was
possible to ride all the
way round the world. So
he picked up the phone
and called Charley
Boorman, his best
friend, fellow actor and
bike enthusiast.
'Charley' he said, 'I
think you ought to come
over for dinner.' Riding
20, 000 miles across
increasingly tough
terrain, Ewan and
Charley chased their
shadows through Europe,
Ukraine, Kazakhstan,
Mongolia, Russia,
across the Pacific to
Alaska, then down
through Canada and
America. Long Way Round
is the result of their
adventures - a
fascinating, frank and
highly entertaining
travel book about two
friends riding round the
world together and,
against all the odds,
realising their dreams.
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Read by Deni Francis.
When a murder suspect
broke her back across a
brick wall, Alisha
Barba's dreams of being a
detective were shattered.
Now on her feet again,
but with her career and
private life in limbo,
she receives a message
from an old school
friend, Cate, who is
eight months pregnant and
in trouble. On the night
they arrange to meet,
Cate is mown down by a
car that kills her
husband instantly. As
paramedics fight to save
her life, they uncover
the first in a series of
haunting and elaborate
deceptions that trigger a
dangerous quest. As
Alisha and her old boss,
Detective Inspector
Vincent Ruiz, travel
deeper into a world of
sex-trafficking, slavery
and exploitation, they
must confront their own
prejudices and will come
to question the very laws
they have sworn to
uphold... A gripping
thriller and a searing
tale of love and loss.
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This is a brand new
collection of ghost
stories from the pen of
MR James, read by Murray
Melvin & Ian Fairbairn.
This title includes the
stories: "Oh Whistle and
I'll come to you, my
lad", The Mezzotint, The
Stall of Barchester
Cathedral, and, A School
Story. Extras include:
PDFs and the second part
of an in-depth interview
with Ian Fairbairn. "M.R.
James has been a
fantastic project to
record, admits producer
Dexter O'Neill, The
stories lend themselves
well to the audio
bookformat. After all,
these tales were written
to be read aloud. Having
actors of exceptionally
high calibre, such as
Gareth and Geoffrey,
means that these stories
have been truly brought
to life." Read by Murray
Melvin and Ian Fairbairn
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Star of stage, film and
television Alan Cumming
delivers a virtuoso
performance playing every
role in the National
Theatre of
Scotlands bold
presentation of
Shakespeares
chilling tale of desire,
ambition, and the
supernatural. This
radical reimagining of
one of Shakespeares
most deeply psychological
plays is set in a
psychiatric unit in which
Cumming is the lone
patient. Channeling the
story of Macbeth, he is
inhabited in turn by each
of the characters of the
drama, including some of
Shakespeares most
complex and troubled
creations. Cummings
one-man interpretation of
Shakespeares
Scottish play comes to
audio directly from
acclaimed limited stage
engagements with the
National Theatre of
Scotland in Glasgow and
at New Yorks
Lincoln Center. Directed
for audio by the stage
productions
renowned directors, this
exclusive studio
recording of
Cummings dazzling
solo performance captures
the excitement, passion
and poetry of a wildly
original tour-de-force
that is destined to
become theatrical legend.
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Details: When convicted
killer Ronnie Joe Waddell
is executed in Virginia's
electric chair, he
becomes what should be a
routine case for Chief
Medical Examiner Kay
Scarpetta. But after
Waddell's execution,
everyone connected to him
begins to die - including
a member of Scarpetta's
staff. When crucial
records disappear from
her files, Scarpetta
comes under fire for
incomeptence. Caught in a
web of political
intrigue, she must fight
to free herself from
murderous insinuations
and threats to her own
life. She soon finds
herself retracing
Waddell's bloody
footprints, following a
trail that might lead to
long-hidden secrets deep
within the state
government... Read by
Kate Burton. Ideal for: A
gripping novel, perfect
for fans of crime and
thriller fiction and
Agatha Christie. Running
time approximately: 3
hours. 3 CDs abridged.
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Details: Being 14 is a
minefield: with fashion
dilemmas, teacher
trauma, embarrassing
parents, and boy drama,
Faith is just hoping to
make it through Year 10
without too many
disasters. But when she
and her best friend,
Megs, sign up to take
part in an inter-school
choir with the local boys
comprehensive, Faith's
life gets even more
complicated.... Just how
is she supposed to
concentrate on becoming
the next Cheryl Cole when
she's trying to
understand how teenage
boys' minds work? Read by
Lizzy Dive. Ideal for: A
hilarious listen for
older teens. Running time
approximately: 6 hours 5
minutes. 6 CD's
unabridged.
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'Will you marry me?' I
think of you, then. I
think of you every day.
But usually in the
quietest part of the
morning, or the darkest
part of the night. Not
when my boyfriend of two
years has just proposed.
I look up at Richard with
his hopeful eyes. 'Lily?'
he prompts. It's been ten
years, but it feels like
only yesterday that you
left. How can I say yes
to Richard with all my
heart when most of it has
always belonged to you? I
take a deep breath and
will myself to
speak...Ten years ago
when Lily was just
sixteen, she fell in
love with someone she
really shouldn't have
fallen in love with. Now,
living in Sydney and
engaged to another man,
she can't forget the one
that got away. Then her
past comes back to haunt
her, and she has to make
a decision that will
break her heart - and the
heart of at least one of
the men who love her.
Read by Jane Collingwood
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Details: 'Welcome', the
Darkwing said. 'This is
my universe of rage, of
dark anguish' - he
hesitated for a moment,
and then hissed - 'and
revenge'. From the gilded
cities to the spiritless
wastelands, the
Darkwing's monstrous army
roams, intent on
destroying the master
race, the Sol-Ket, and
their slaves. But the
demon lord has determined
opponents in Gardep the
warrior, Cusha the
slave-girl, and Vishtar
the captive. Each has
embarked on a quest to
fulfil their destiny and
every step they take
draws them to the
forbidding Dark Tower at
the end of the earth -
and face to face with the
demon lord himself...
Read by John Telfer.
Ideal for: A sweeping
epic for older readers.
Running time
approximately: 11.5
hours. 10 CD's
unabridged.
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First published in 1970,
nine years after
Hemingway's death, this
is the story of an artist
and adventurer -- a man
much like Hemingway
himself. Beginning in the
1930s, Islands in the
Stream follows the
fortunes of Thomas
Hudson, from his
experiences as a painter
on the Gulf Stream island
of Bimini through his
antisubmarine activities
off the coast of Cuba
during World War II.
Hemingway is at his
mature best in this
beguiling tale. Read by
Bruce Greenwood
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A Russian billionaire and
his state of the art
yacht. His beautiful and
sexy supermodel
girlfriend. And five
dynamic, powerful and
famous couples invited on
the yacht's maiden
voyage. A senator and his
lovely but unhappy wife.
A very attractive movie
star and his needy
ex-waitress girlfriend. A
famous black footballer
and his interior designer
wife. A male Latin
singing sensation and his
older English boyfriend.
And a maverick writer
with his Asian journalist
female friend. Could this
be the trip of a
lifetime? Or a trip from
hell? Whatever happens on
the high seas doesn't
necessarily stay there.
The Power Trip - take it
if you dare.
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Details: The Globe
Apartments, six stories
of decaying brick and
concrete, rises above
San Francisco's volatile
Tenderloin district. The
seedy former hotel, once
a haven for the city's
down and out, now houses
Vietnamese families
striving to improve their
lives. But private eye
Sharon McCone believes
that someone from the
Tenderloin's shadowy
underworld is determined
to drive the newcomers
out. The suspects range
from the colorful to the
dangerous: a
poetry-loving drifter, a
mean-spirited preacher,
a flower feller with a
deadly touch, an
enterprising
pornographer, and a
developer who'd like
nothing better than to
unload his worst
investment - the Globe
Hotel. When the All Souls
Legal Cooperative is
called upon to stop the
pattern of intimidation,
resentment explodes into
murder. Read by Laura
Hicks. Ideal for: Fans of
the Sharon McCone
mysteries by Marcia
Muller. Running time
approximately: 7 hours 35
minutes. 6 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: This is an
anthology of over 60
classic poems of war and
remembrance. The horrors
of war have prompted
countless soldiers and
civilians to compose
poetry, whether to
denounce needless
slaughter, celebrate
courage or honour the
dead. This collection
contains a range of the
very best poems about
conflict and
commemoration, including
Wilfrid Owen's classic
"Dulce et Decorum Est",
Christina Rossetti's
"Remember", Yeats' "An
Irish Airman Foresees his
Death" and Tennyson
famous "The Charge of the
Light Brigade", as well
as several of Rupert
Brooke's sonnets from
1914. Here, too, are
lesser-known but
nonetheless affecting
poems such as Leslie
Coulson's "The Rainbow",
Robert Southey's "The
Soldier's Wife", Alan
Seeger's "I Have a
Rendezvous with Death"
and Isaac Rosenberg's
"Break of Day in the
Trenches". Beautifully
read by Dean Lennox
Kelly, Jenny Agutter,
Michael Jayston, Rupert
Holliday Evans and
Samantha Bond, these
timeless poems are
poignant and powerful.
Read by Michael Jayston
Ideal for: Those who
remember the war and
anyone interested in this
event in history. Also
poetry lovers. Running
time approximately: 1
hour 1 CD
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Details: A great
selection of pre-school
songs, rhymes and short
stories. Encourage your
child's enjoyment of
listening and
comprehension with BBC
Audiobooks. Includes:
Side One - Round and
Round the Garden, Some
Bears, One Teddy Two
Teddy, Little Bear, My
Teddy Bear, Polar Bear,
Snow Bears, The Brown
Bear, The Story of
Golidlocks and The Three
Bears, Algy, Ten Little
Teddy Bears, The Grizzly
Bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy, The
Story of Arabella
Squeezenik's Bear, The
Bear Went over the
Mountain and Bearhunt.
Side Two - The Watching
Bear, Bruin's Mistake,
Bear, There Was an Old
Person of Ware, Great
Aunt Flora, The Captive,
Zoo Bear, The Story of
the Bear and the Goblin,
My Brother, Bear I, The
Bear in Our House, Bear
2, The Story of Arabella
Squeezenik's Birthday,
Round and Round the
Garden, The Lost Bear
and Teddy Bear, Teddy
Bear. Ideal for: At
bedtime, in the car or
just for fun, this
audiobook is ideal for
younger listeners aged 3
years and above. Running
time approximately: 1
hour.
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Details: Bill Nighy reads
Frank L Baum's true
American classic, The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Swept away from her home
in Kansas by a tornado,
Dorothy and her dog Toto
find themselves stranded
in the fantastical Land
of Oz. As instructed by
the Good Witch of the
North and the Munchkins,
Dorothy sets off on the
yellow brick road to try
and find her way to the
Emerald City and the
Wizard of Oz, who can
help her get home. With
her companions the
Scarecrow, the Tin Man
and the Cowardly Lion,
Dorothy experiences an
adventure full of
friendship, enchantment
and danger. A much-loved
children's classic, The
Wizard of Oz continues to
delight young and old
with its enchanting tale
of witches, flying
monkeys and magical
shoes. This is part of
AudioGO's 'Famous
Fiction' range. Read by
Bill Nighy Ideal for:
Anyone who has enjoyed
any of the film versions,
will love listening to
this fantastic audio
version. Perfect for
parents with young
children to listen to
together. Running time
approximately: 1 hour 1
CD
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Details: Morganville.
Texas. Just south of
normal. In the college
town of Morganville,
vampires and humans
coexist in (relatively)
bloodless harmony. Then
comes Bishop, a master
vampire who threatens to
abolish all order,
revive the forces of the
evil dead, and let chaos
rule. But Bishop isn't
the only threat. Violent
black clouds promise a
storm of devastating
proportions. As student
Claire Danvers and her
friends prepare to defend
Morganville against the
elements - both natural
and unnatural - the
unexpected happens:
Morganville's vampires
begin to vanish one by
one. Discovering why
leads Claire to one last
choice: swear allegiance
to Bishop...or die. Read
by Katherine Fenton.
Ideal for: Fans of the
Morganville Vampire
Series will have to get
their hands on this
amazing audio book.
Running time
approximately: 9 hours 25
minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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I have lost my father in
battle, my sister to
Elizabeth Woodville's
spy, my brother-in-law
to Elizabeth Woodville's
executioner, my nephew
to her poisoner, and now
my son to her curse...'
The gripping and
ultimately tragic story
of Anne Neville and her
sister Isabel, the
daughters of the Earl of
Warwick, the most
powerful magnate in
England through the
Cousins' Wars. In the
absence of a son and
heir, he ruthlessly uses
the two girls as pawns
but they, in their own
right, are thoughtful
and powerful actors.
Against the backdrop of
the court of Edward IV
and his beautiful queen,
Elizabeth Woodville,
Anne turns from a
delightful child growing
up in intimacy and
friendship with the
family of Richard Duke of
York to become ever more
fearful and desperate as
her father's enemies turn
against her, the net
closes in and there is,
in the end, simply
nowhere she can turn, no
one she can trust with
her life. Read by Jane
Collingwood
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Details: Its easy
to fall in love with the
beautiful town of
Redstone ? the locals
wave and chat to each
other, the shops and
cafes are full of
cheerful hustle and
bustle. And amidst all
this activity, two women
believe they are getting
on just fine.
Francescas
boundless energy help her
to take everything in her
stride, including a
husband who has lost his
job and the unwelcome
arrival of the menopause,
which has kicked in ?
full throttle. Peggy has
always been a restless
spirit. But now, focused
and approaching thirty,
she has opened her own
knitting shop on the
towns high street.
Its a dream come
true, but she still
feels adrift. When
Australian-raised Lillie
finally makes it back
home to Ireland, she is
drawn right into the
heart of Redstones
thriving community. But
what she thought would be
an ending is actually
just a beginning; all of
Lillies hard-earned
wisdom will soon be
called into play as she
helps new friends
navigate uncharted
territory... Read by Amy
Creighton. Ideal for:
Cathy Kelly fans
everywhere. Running time
approximately: 13 hours
20 minutes. 11 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: Broken by his
last case, homicide
detective Joe Cashin has
fled the city and
returned to his hometown
to run its one-man police
station while his wounds
heal and the nightmares
fade. He lives a quiet
life with his two dogs in
the tumbledown wreck his
family home has become.
It's a peaceful existence
- ideal for the
rehabilitating man. But
his recovery is rudely
interrupted by a brutal
attack on Charles
Bourgoyne, a prominent
member of the local
community. Suspicion
falls on three young men
from the local Aboriginal
community. But Cashin's
not so sure and as the
case unfolds amid
simmering corruption and
prejudice, he finds
himself holding on to
something that it might
be better to let go. Read
by Rupert Degas. Ideal
for: A fantastic listen
for fans of crime
fiction. Running time
approximately: 3 hours. 3
CDs abridged.
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Details: Will Lucy make
it down the aisle? It's
going to be an uphill
struggle... The bride: a
late starter in life,
Lucy always swore she'd
never get married. But
now she has to find a
caterer who doesn't
charge a fortune and a
dressmaker who won't make
her cry. The groom:
Christopher has spent 20
minutes compiling his
guest list and checking
his suit fits before
returning to his
newspaper. The mother of
the bride: armed with
colour-coded wedding
planning folders she is
all set. The father of
the bride: a wedding? My
daughter? Who's she
marrying? The best
friend: Gillian has stood
by Lucy through thick and
thin, but she is
refusing to be a
bridesmaid and wear a
daft dress... Read by
Suzy Aitchison. Ideal
for: All women,
particularly those who
are planning a wedding
themselves. Running time
approximately: 9 hours 20
minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: Velvet is a
laundress in a Victorian
steam laundry. With both
her mother and father
dead, she is an orphan
and has to rely upon her
own wits to make a
living. The laundry's
work is back-breaking and
Velvet is desperate to
create a better life for
herself. Then Velvet is
noticed by Madame Savoya,
a famed medium, who
asks Velvet to come to
work for her. Velvet is
dazzled at first by the
young yet beautifully
dressed and bejewelled
Madame. But soon Velvet
realises that Madame
Savoya is not all that
she says she is, and
Velvet's very life is in
danger... Read by Ruth
Sillers. Ideal for: Teen
and pre-teen girls.
Running time
approximately: 8 hours 10
minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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Read by Julian
Rhind-Tutt, Mark Heap
and Tamsin Greig. How
easy is it to fall off a
log? Where is the middle
of nowhere? The readers
of Old Git magazine are a
batty, befuddled,
potty-mouthed bunch, who
seem to spend a
significant chunk of
their spare time
corresponding with the
publication's popular
letter pages. Do Ants
Have Arseholes? is a very
funny, very silly
collection of questions
and answers taken from
this column, none of
which has any basis
whatsoever in fact. A
must for all those who
relish a heady mixture of
shaggy-dog stories,
toilet humour and utter
lack of insight.
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Details: Central Park,
New York. It was the
small girl chasing a pink
balloon that had given
Paul and Joanna the idea;
to end five years of
failing to conceive, and
to adopt. Which is why
they are travelling to
the Santa Regina
orphanage in Columbia,
to meet their new
daughter, Joelle. It is
meant to be a new
beginning in their lives.
But it is not the new
beginning they were
expecting. Columbia is a
dangerous place,
particularly for a
foreigner with a wife and
daughter to protect. Paul
would do anything for
Joanna, and now he is
going to have to. He's
got eighteen hours to get
a deadly consignment to
an address in New York.
He dare not be late. He
dare not dial 911.
Because if the delivery
doesn't arrive, he'll
never see his newly
created family ever
again... Read by Holter
Graham Ideal for: A must
for mystery and thriller
fans alike. Run time 6
hours 5 CD's abridged.
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Details: Summer, 1965.
Late one night, thirteen
year old Charlie Bucktin
is startled by a knock on
his window. His visitor
is Jasper Jones.
Rebellious, mixed race
and solitary, Jasper is
intriguing. And he needs
Charlie's help. In the
dead of night, the boys
steal through town, and
Charlie learns of
Jasper's horrible
discovery. Burdened by a
terrible secret and the
weight of a town's
suspicion, Charlie feels
his world closing in.
After this Summer nothing
will ever be the same
again. Read by Matt
Cowlrick. Ideal for:
Those who would like to
try something out of the
ordinary. Running time
approximately: 11 hours
10 minutes. 10 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: Jonathan
Tropper's funny,
touching family story
about a man named Silver
who has begun to accept
that his life isn't going
to turn out as he
expected. The ex-wife
he's still friends with
is about to marry a
terrific guy Silver can't
quite bring himself to
hate, and his
Princeton-bound teenage
daughter has just
confided in him that
she's pregnant, because
he's the one she cares
least bout letting down.
So when he learns that
his heart requires
emergency, lifesaving
surgery, Silver makes
the radical decision to
refuse the operation,
choosing instead to use
what little time he has
left to repair the
relationship with Casey,
become a better man, and
live in the moment - even
if that moment isn't
destined to last very
long. Read by William
Hope. Ideal for: A
wonderful listen for fans
of Jonathan Tropper.
Running time
approximately: 8 hours 40
minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: The Spinner was
a petty crook and a
blackmailer, picking up
information in New York's
sleazier bars. But that
didn't give someone the
right to bash his head
in, throw him in the
river and walk away. At
least not according to
Matt Scudder's code of
honour. Spinner left
Scudder an envelope with
three stories inside;
three names whose owners
may have murdered the
blackmailer: Henry Prager
has been paying for his
youngest daughter's fatal
mistake, Beverley
Etheridge for her uptown
reputation, and Ted
Huysendahl to keep his
perversions private.
Which one was desperate
enough to silence the
Spinner for good? Read by
Alan Sklar. Ideal for:
Fans of crime fiction.
Running time
approximately: 5 hours 5
minutes. 4 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: It's a summer's
evening in Amsterdam,
and two couples meet at a
fashionable restaurant
for dinner. Between
mouthfuls of food and
over the scrapings of
cutlery, the
conversation remains a
gentle hum of polite
discourse. But behind the
empty words, terrible
things need to be said,
and with every forced
smile and every new
course, the knives are
being sharpened. Each
couple has a
fifteen-year-old son. The
two boys are united by
their accountability for
a single horrific act; an
act that has triggered a
police investigation and
shattered the
comfortable, insulated
worlds of their families.
As the dinner reaches its
culinary climax, the
conversation finally
touches on their
children. As civility and
friendship disintegrate,
each couple show just how
far they are prepared to
go to protect those they
love. Skewering
everything from parenting
values to pretentious
menus to political
convictions, this novel
reveals the dark side of
genteel society and asks
what each of us would do
in the face of
unimaginable tragedy.
Read by Clive Mantle.
Ideal for: A compelling
listen for fans of
literary fiction. Running
time approximately: 8
hours 50 minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: Two murders at
opposite ends of America,
one in the backstreets
of New York City, the
other in the backwoods of
Montana. A series of
killings in every corner
of the globe, from the
crowded slums of India to
the pristine beaches of
Cape Town. There can't
possibly be a connection.
That's the instinct of
Will Monroe, a young,
British-born reporter for
The New York Times ?
until the morning his
beautiful wife Beth is
kidnapped. Holding her
are men who seem ready to
kill without hesitation.
Desperate, Will follows
a trail that leads to a
mysterious sect right on
his own doorstep ?
fervent followers of one
of mankind's oldest
faiths. He will have to
break through multiple
layers of mysticism and
ancient prophecy,
unearthing riddles buried
deep in the Bible ? until
he finds the secret that
is said to have animated
the world for thousands
of years, a secret on
which the fate of
humanity may depend. But
with more murders by the
hour, and each clue
wrapped in layers of
code, time is running
out? Read by Kerry Shale.
Ideal for: Fans of the Da
Vinci Code will love 'The
Righteous Men'. Running
time approximately: 6
hours. 5 CD's abridged.
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Details: Emily's dad is
accused of killing a
teenage girl in the
woods. Emily is sure he's
innocent, but struggles
to work out what actually
happened that night. That
is, until she crosses
paths with Damon, the
boyfriend of the dead
girl. Maybe they could
help each other? But
Damon has his own secrets
about the dangerous games
that are being played in
the dark. Read by Kyle
Winfield Ideal for: Fans
of crime and thriller
fiction audio books.
Running time
approximately: 8 hours 30
minutes 8 CD's
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Details: Flynn is making
every effort to stay in
control of his hot
temper, while River
feels more content than
she's ever been. Together
the two of them make big
plans for the future,
but powerful secrets lurk
in the shadows, ready to
threaten their
happiness... Read by Lisa
Coleman. Ideal for: A
thrilling romantic story
for older children.
Running time
approximately: 5 hours 50
minutes. 5 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: A penniless
young knight with few
prospects, William
Marshal is plucked from
obscurity when he saves
the life of Henry II's
formidable queen,
Eleanor of Aquitaine. In
gratitude, she appoints
him tutor to the heir of
the throne. However,
being a royal favourite
brings its share of
conflict and envy as well
as fame and reward.
William's influence over
the volatile, fickle
Prince Henry and his
young wife is resented by
less favoured courtiers
who set about engineering
his downfall. In a
captivating blend of fact
and fiction, Elizabeth
Chadwick resurrects one
of England's greatest
forgotten heroes,
restoring him to his
rightful place at the
apex of the Middle Ages.
Read by Robert Powell.
Ideal for: An exciting
medieval tale, perfect
for history enthusiasts.
Running time
approximately: 6 hours. 5
CDs abridged.
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Details: When did your
sexual experiences start?
Are you having more
virtual sex than real
sex? Can you have too
much or not enough sex?
What exactly is 'normal'?
Bestselling author and
leading sex therapist,
Pamela
Stephenson-Connolly takes
us on an eye-opening
journey to explode the
myths and answer the
embarrassing questions
we've always wanted to
ask about sex and our
insatiable appetite for
it. Drawing on hundreds
of intimate interviews
with ordinary people of
all ages, appetites and
backgrounds,
Stephenson-Connolly
reveals how the
ever-present sexual force
in each of us evolves
throughout our lives,
from our first months in
the womb up right until
our nineties. She also
shows that there is no
such thing as 'normal'
and that anything goes
when it comes to sex as
long as it is safe, sane
and consensual. The
result is an intimate
portrait of our sexual
selves that dispels the
myths, guilt and mystery
surrounding sex and our
sexual urges. Read by the
author, Katherine
Fenton, Tania Rich,
Simon Shepherd and Bill
Wallis. Ideal for: Those
wanting to explore
different aspects of sex
with use of self-help
guru Pamela
Stephenson-Connolly.
Running time
approximately: 11 hours
35 minutes. 10 CD's
unabridged. Please note -
This audio book contains
some explicit
scenes/language.
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Details: Six months ago,
Nikki Beckett vanished
into an underworld known
as the Everneath. Now
she's returned to her old
life for another six
months before the
Everneath comes to claim
her... this time for
ever. Nikki longs to
spend this precious time
reconnecting with the
people she left behind -
her family, her friends
and, most importantly,
her boyfriend, Jack,
the one person she loves
more than anything. But
there's just one problem:
Cole, the smouldering
immortal who enticed her
to the Everneath, has
followed Nikki home,
convinced that she is the
key to claiming the
throne of the Underworld.
Cole wants to bring Nikki
back to Everneath, but
this time as his queen...
Read by Katherine Fenton.
Ideal for: Dark and
mysterious, ideal for
young adults. Running
time approximately: 11.5
hours. 10 CD's
unabridged.
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In the opening scene of
Falling Man, Keith
Neudecker emerges from
the smoke and ash of the
burning tower where he
worked, and makes his
way to the apartment of
his ex-wife and young son
uptown. Throughout this
bold and haunting novel,
DeLillo traces the way
the events of September
11 kindled or rekindled
relationships,
reconfigured our
emotional landscape, our
memory, and our
perception of the world.
Falling Man is a direct
encounter with the
enormous force of
history, yet the story
is told through the
intimate lives of a few
people immediately
affected. It is
beautiful, heartbreaking
and, ultimately,
redemptive. Read by John
Slattery
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I stuck my finger under
the edge of the paper and
jerked it under the tape.
Shoot I muttered when the
paper sliced my finger. A
single drop of blood
oozed from the tiny cut.
It all happened very
quickly then. No! Edward
roared.. . Dazed and
disorientated, I looked
up from the bright red
blood pulsing out of my
arm - and into the
fevered eyes of the six
suddenly ravenous
vampires. For Bella Swan,
there is one thing more
important than life
itself: Edward Cullen.
But being in love with a
vampire is more dangerous
than Bella ever could
have imagined. Edward has
already rescued Bella
from the clutches of an
evil vampire but now, as
their daring relationship
threatens all that is
near and dear to them,
they realise their
troubles may just be
beginning.. .
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Details: When Iggy finds
a girl lost in the
jungle, he instantly
knows she is from the
Henna tribe. The Henna
tribe all have fiery red
hair and like to cover
themselves in mud. Iggy
decides to escort her on
the long, scary journey
back to the Cloud
Mountains where she
lives. But when he gets
there, the welcome is
not exactly what he
imagined. Luckily he has
an excellent and cunning
plan! Err... The third
fantastic Iggy the Urk
story from bestselling
author Alan MacDonald.
Read by Clive Mantle.
Ideal for: Young children
aged 7 years and above.
Running time
approximately: 1 hour 40
minutes. 2 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: Drew Danner
wakes up in hospital with
an aching head and no
memory of the past 24
hours. Although he
doesn't know it yet, he
has suffered a massive
brain haemorrhage. An
LAPD cop is standing over
his bed; he hands Drew a
photo showing the
blood-spattered body of a
woman. The woman is
Drew's ex-fiancee - and
he is being accused of
her murder. Although he
can remember nothing,
and the evidence points
firmly in his direction,
Drew is convinced he is
not to blame. There are
some sick, twisted
people in LA, and if
Drew is to clear his name
he needs to find out
which one of the framed
him for the murder. But
all the time, the real
killer is one step ahead
- constantly watching
him, toying with him,
waiting for the moment to
strike... Read by Vincent
Marzello. Ideal for: A
fantastic listen for fans
of Gregg Hurwitz. Running
time approximately: 6
hours. 5 CDs abridged.
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Details: A writer wakes
one night to find a
strange man in her
bedroom. He is a
character she has
invented, but not yet
used, and so desperate
is he to have his story
told that he has resorted
to breaking into her
house. She creates for
him Alvar Eide, a quiet
middle-aged man whose
life is carefully
designed to avoid
surprise, but when a
young heroin addict comes
in to the gallery where
he works, Alvar's life
is changed forever and
his inventor realised
that she cannot control
the character she has
created. The result is a
superb novel that plays
with the boundaries of
fact and fiction. Read by
David Rintoul. Ideal for:
Fans of psychological
fiction. Running time
approximately: 8 hours 45
minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: In 1993, a
legendary hacker
brainstorms the ultimate
terrorist attack in a
members-only online chat
room. On September 11,
2001, he sees his dark
vision materializing into
a murderous reality.
Jeannie Reese, lead
designer in the US
government's Total
Information Awareness
program, begins a
high-tech pursuit of this
mythical figure of the
Internet underground. But
the hunt soon leads
Jeannie down an alarming
trail of revelations: the
terrorists are gathering
again and a massive
follow-up attack is
coming, designed by the
most formidable mind
she's ever encountered.
Read by Kerry Shale.
Ideal for: Maximum Impact
will appeal to anyone who
enjoys the novels of Tom
Clancy. Running time
approximately: 5 hours. 5
CDs abridged.
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Details: When Julia Smith
vanished without a trace,
it had a devastating
impact on her two best
childhood friends. After
Julia's disappearance,
Isabel and Owen found
solace in each other's
company until a reckless
act of arson separated
the two friends forever.
Years later, Isabel
returns to her home town
in the north of England
for Owen's funeral. She
hadn't seen him since
they were teenagers and
over the years has come
to suspect that Owen was
responsible for Julia's
murder. Isabel,
estranged from her
parents and returning to
a place she thought she'd
escaped forever, hopes
finally to find some kind
of resolution. Though as
Isabel's world unravels
we finally realise the
stunning, shattering
truth. Read by Kim Hicks.
Ideal for: Worth a listen
by all. Running time
approximately: 8.5 hours.
8 CD's unabridged.
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Details: Children have a
knack of asking great but
challenging questions:
Why is the sea salty? How
far away is space? Why
can't I tickle myself?
What makes me me? How are
we supposed to answer
them? Imagine if we could
turn to a leading expert
to answer on our behalf.
This book gathers over
100 real questions from
children and puts them to
some of our best-loved
and most knowledgeable
experts. Alain de Botton
explores 'How are dreams
made?', Kate Humble
explains 'Why do lions
roar?' and Heston
Blumenthal answers 'Why
do we cook food?'. Their
answers to the Big
Questions - some complex,
some searching, some
surreal and some just
plain cute! Read by
Andrew Sachs. Ideal for:
An essential handbook for
anyone who wants to
understand the
complexities of life,
the universe and why
cakes taste so nice.
Running time
approximately: 6 hours 20
minutes. 6 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: It's London,
1876. Hetty Feather is
just a tiny baby when her
mother leaves her at the
Foundling Hospital. The
Hospital cares for
abandoned children - but
Hetty must live with a
foster family until she
is big enough to go to
school. Life in the
countryside is hard but
she has 'brothers' Jem
and Gideon to play with,
and together they sneak
off to visit the
travelling circus. Hetty
is mesmerised by the
show, especially Madame
Adeline and her
performing horses. When
she is returned to the
Foundling Hospital, the
new life of awful
uniforms and terrible
food is a struggle for
Hetty. But now she has
the chance to find her
real mother. Could she
really be the wonderful
Madame Adeline? Or is the
truth even more
surprising? Read by
Jacqueline Wilson. Ideal
for: All Jacqueline
Wilson fans! Running time
approximately: 5 hours. 4
CD's abridged.
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Details: Meet the
Radleys: Peter, Helen
and their teenage
children, Clara and
Rowan, live in a typical
suburban English town.
They are an everyday
family, averagely
dysfunctional, averagely
content. But, as their
children have yet to find
out, the Radleys have a
devastating secret. In
this moving, thrilling
and extraordinary
portrait of one unusual
family, The Radleys asks
what we grow into when we
grow up, and explores
what we gain - and lose -
when we deny our
appetites. Read by Mark
Meadows. Ideal for: Adult
fans of vampire fiction.
Running time
approximately: 7 hours 45
minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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Someone is stripping Jack
naked... Gregor Jack,
MP, well-liked, young,
married to the fiery
Elizabeth - to the
outside world a very
public success story. But
Jack's carefully nurtured
career plans take a
tumble after a "mistake"
during a police raid on a
notorious Edinburgh
brothel. Then Elizabeth
disappears, a couple of
bodies float into view
where they shouldn't,
and a lunatic speaks from
his asylum... With his
wife missing, his job on
the line and his sanity
in doubt, Gregor Jack is
ripe for revenge. Read by
Samuel Gillies
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Read by Clarke Peters.
Streetwise George and his
big, childlike friend
Lennie are drifters,
searching for work in the
fields and valleys of
California. They have
nothing except the
clothes on their back,
and a hope that one day
they'll find a place of
their own and live the
American dream. But
dreams come at a price.
Gentle giant Lennie
doesn't know his own
strength, and when they
find work at a ranch he
gets into trouble with
the boss's
daughter-in-law. Trouble
so bad that even his
protector George may not
be able to save him...
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Details: In the ancient
Turkish city of Ruin,
American journalist Liv
Adamsen lies in an
isolation ward staring at
walls as blank as her
memory. She knows she
entered the monumental
Citadel at the heart of
Ruin but can remember
only darkness. Something
strange is stirring
within her, whispering
that she is ?the key?.
But the key to what? For
the Ghost, a mercenary
operating in the Syrian
Desert, Liv could unlock
one of mankinds
most potent secrets. For
the brotherhood in the
Citadel ? now cursed by a
terrible plague ? her
return is the only way to
ensure their survival.
And for a powerful
faction in Rome, she
threatens the very future
of the Catholic Church.
Hunted across continents
and caught up in events
that defy explanation,
Liv turns to the only
person she trusts ? a
charity worker named
Gabriel Mann. Together
their paths lead to a
shocking discovery ? one
that will tear them apart
and change the world
forever... Read by
Jonathan Keeble. Ideal
for: A superb thriller,
for fans of the genre.
Running time
approximately: 11 hours.
10 CD's unabridged.
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All Francesca Channing
had to do in order to
keep her marriage alive,
her children safe, her
life intact, was to tell
a lie. One simple,
straightforward lie. But
it wasn't that simple or
straightforward at all.
Her life, as Bard
Channings third wife,
was very far from easy.
He was charismatic,
powerful and rich - and
he adored her. He was
also manipulative and
scheming, with a family
as large and complex as
his business. But it was
an emotional crisis of
her own which finally put
Francesca's dilemma into
perspective. Made her
wonder if she loved Bard
enough to lie for him...
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Details: It is 1942, and
America's entry into the
war brings dramatic
changes to Pontypridd.
Colonel David Ford and
his South Carolina
regiment descend on the
town to discover
themselves billeted in a
community of women
starved of male company.
Some are delighted at the
influx of young American
men, but there's also
resentment, particularly
among the miners and the
few soldiers fortunate
enough to be given leave.
As tensions rise, it is
not only the single girls
who find themselves
affected. Read by Helen
Griffin. Ideal for: Women
everywhere. Running time
approximately: 13 hours
51 minutes. 12 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: A psychological
thriller which weaves
together the stories of a
brutal attempted murder
and an author's macabre
search for material for a
new novel. Peter Robinson
has written many crime
novels including "A
Dedicated Man" and "The
Hanging Valley", both
shortlisted for the
Arthur Ellis Award. Ideal
for: Fans of thriller and
mystery fiction books.
This paperback book has
328 pages and measures:
17.7 x 11.1 x 2.1cm
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Details: While spending
their honeymoon in
England, Larry and his
naive young wife visit
Hampton Court, and it is
in the maze that Larry
discovers the passion of
his life. Perhaps his
obsession with mazes may
help him find a way
through the bewilderment
deepening around his as -
through 20 years and two
failed marriages - he
endeavors to understand
his own needs. And those
of parents, friends,
lovers and a growing son.
Read by William Roberts.
Ideal for: An intricate
and woven tale, perfect
for all. Running time
approximately: 10 hours
20 minutes. 10 CD's
unabridged.
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Read by Alex Jennings.
Keith Mabbut is at a
crossroads in his life.
When he is offered the
opportunity of a lifetime
- to write the biography
of the elusive Hamish
Melville, a highly
influential activist and
humanitarian - he seizes
the chance to write
something meaningful. His
search to find out the
real story behind the
legend takes Mabbut to
Orissa and the
environmental hotspots of
India. The more he
discovers about Melville,
the more he admires him
- and the more he
connects with an idealist
who wanted to make a
difference. But is his
quarry really who he
claims to be? As Keith
discovers, the truth can
be whatever we make it...
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Details: We came back two
days ago from the last
patrol of the year, and
now we face four months
of stagnation in winter
quarters... Camul and
Acco are young noble
Gauls of the Pyrenees,
content to accept Roman
occupation for the
benefits it brings, but
fiercely proud of their
superior civilisation.
Until Acco brings on
himself the curse of the
Goddess, and the two are
forced to escape her by
joining the Roman Army.
From Julius Caesar's
campaigns on the Rhine,
to Rome, Greece and
finally the Empire's
Eastern rim in the
steppes of Russia, Camul
recounts their adventures
and mishaps, as well as
the different customs,
cults and cultures they
meet. But the Goddess
dogs them in every
land... Read by Glen
McCready. Ideal for: Fans
of historical novels.
Running time
approximately: 9 hours 33
minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: The certainties
of the modern world are
about to be blown apart
by a three thousand
year-old conspiracy
nurtured by blood and
lies ? A man throws
himself to his death from
the oldest inhabited
place on the face of the
earth, a mountainous
citadel in the historic
Turkish city of Ruin.
This is no ordinary
suicide but a symbolic
act. And thanks to the
media, it is witnessed
by the entire world. But
few understand it. For
charity worker Kathryn
Mann and a handful of
others in the know, it
is what they have been
waiting for. The cowled
and secretive fanatics
that live in the Citadel
suspect it could mean the
end of everything they
have built ? and they
will kill, torture and
break every law to stop
that. For Liv Adamsen,
New York crime reporter,
it begins the next stage
of a journey into the
heart of her own
identity. And at that
journey's end lies a
discovery that will
change EVERYTHING... Read
by Jonathan Keeble. Ideal
for: An apocalyptic
conspiracy thriller like
no other, perfect for
everyone! Running time
approximately: 12 hours.
11 CD's unabridged.
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Read by Adam Sims. Things
are going well for young
film-maker Evan Casher -
until he receives an
urgent phonecall from his
mother, summoning him
home. He arrives to find
her brutally murdered
body on the kitchen floor
and a hitman lying in
wait for him. It is then
he realises his whole
life has been a lie. His
parents are not who he
thought they were, his
girlfriend is not who he
thought she was, his
entire existence an
ingeniously constructed
sham. And now that he
knows it, he is in
terrible danger. So he is
catapulted into a violent
world of mercenaries,
spies and terrorists.
Pursued by a ruthless
band of killers who will
stop at nothing to keep
old secrets buried,
Evan's only hope for
survival is to discover
the truth behind his
past.
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Featuring a personal
foreword by Patrick
Hemingway, Ernest's sole
surviving son, and an
introduction by the
editor and grandson of
the author, Sean
Hemingway, this new
edition also includes a
number of unfinished,
never-before-published
Paris sketches revealing
experiences that
Hemingway had with his
son, Jack, and his
first wife, Hadley. Also
included are irreverent
portraits of other
luminaries, such as F.
Scott Fitzgerald and Ford
Madox Ford, and
insightful recollections
of his own early
experiments with his
craft. Sure to excite
critics and listeners
alike, the restored
edition of A Moveable
Feast brilliantly evokes
the exuberant mood of
Paris after World War I
and the unbridled
creativity and
unquenchable enthusiasm
that Hemingway himself
epitomized.
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Details: Desiree White
was walking through the
fields of winter wheat
and oilseed rape when she
saw it. She picked the
newspaper bundle out of
the ditch and took it to
the phone box. Across the
baby's tiny body she
could see a faint tattoo
of Lady Di's face where
some of the newsprint had
rubbed off. It was like
finding a featherless
bird fallen out of its
nest. No-one had ever
bothered much about
Desiree but now everyone
is interested in her, in
what she saw, in who the
parents might be and why
they'd dump a baby. Even
Bernie Capon, her older
brother's best friend,
wants to know what she
thinks. As years go by
and everyone else moves
on with their lives,
Desiree feels stuck,
unable to forget what she
saw that day. Somehow she
owes it to the baby to
solve the mystery. But
when she starts to make
connections which bring
the truth dangerously
close to home, it seems
that some secrets are
best left alone. Read by
Alison Reid. Ideal for:
Highly recommended for
fans of literary
thrillers. Running time
approximately: 8 hours 10
minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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James Herriot has
captivated millions of
readers and television
viewers with tales of the
triumphs, disasters,
pride and sometimes
heartache that filled his
life as a vet in the
Yorkshire Dales. "Every
Living Thing" shines with
the captivating
storytelling that has
made James Herriot a
favourite the world over.
Here is a book for all
those who find laughter
and joy in animals, and
who know and understand
the magic of wild places
and beautiful
countryside. Read by
Christopher Timothy
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Details: Otto and Raven
are desperate to rescue
their friends from the
clutches of Anastasia
Furan, head of the evil
Disciples organisation.
First they must track
down the location of the
Glasshouse, the prison
where Furan trains
children to become
ruthless assassins. But
Otto is also being
hunted. The three months
that Otto has spent
following his expulsion
from H.I.V.E. have given
the Artemis Section - an
elite division of the
American intelligence
services that specialises
in capturing the toughest
targets and reports only
to the president - an
opportunity to locate
him. Read by Will Thorp.
Ideal for: Fans of the
H.I.V.E series. Running
time approximately: 6
hours 55 minutes. 6 CD's
unabridged.
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Jan Francis reads Johanna
Spyri's classic tale of
the adventures of a
little Swiss girl. Ever
since her mother died,
Heidi has been looked
after by her aunt Dete.
But now Dete is moving to
Frankfurt, and Heidi
must go and live with her
grandfather in a hut high
up in the Swiss
mountains. There she
meets Peter the goatherd
and his blind
grandmother, and the
three become great
friends. Heidi loves her
new, carefree life - but
then her aunt returns to
take her away from
everyone she loves. Will
she ever come back to the
mountains again? read by
Jan Francis
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When Natalie Raines,
famous Broadway star, is
found in her home in
Closter, New Jersey,
dying from a gunshot
wound, her former
husband, Gregg Aldrich,
whom she was in the
process of divorcing, is
the chief suspect. What
no one knows is that,
only days before she was
murdered, Natalie
accidentally came face to
face with the man who
killed her former
roommate, Jamie Evans.
Two years later, career
criminal Jimmy Easton,
comes forward to claim
that Aldrich hired him to
kill his wife, but he
turned the job down.
Based on Easton's
testimony, Gregg is
charged with the murder
of his wife. Handling the
case is Emily Wallace,
an attractive
thirty-two-year-old
widowed assistant
prosecutor. As Aldrich's
trial is making
headlines, Emily's boss,
Ted Wesley, warns her
that this high-profile
case will reveal personal
matters about her, such
as the fact that she had
a heart transplant. And,
during the trial, Emily
experiences sentiments
which defy all reason and
continue after Gregg
Aldrich's fate is decided
by the jury. Read by Jan
Maxwell
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Read by Tom Hollander. As
a boy, Daniel Rooke was
always an outsider. At
school he learned to hide
his clever thoughts from
his cruel peers; at home
his parents were bemused
by their bookish son.
Daniel could only hope -
against all the evidence
- that he would one day
find his place in life.
By 1788, Daniel has
become Lieutenant Rooke,
astronomer with the First
Fleet as it lands on the
unknown shores of New
South Wales. As the
newcomers struggle to
establish a settlement
for themselves and their
cargo of convicts, and
attempts are made to
communicate with those
who already inhabit this
land, Rooke sets up his
observatory to chart the
stars. But the place
where they have landed
will prove far more
revelatory than the night
sky. Out on his isolated
point, Rooke comes to
know the local Aboriginal
people, and forges a
remarkable connection
with one child, that
will change his life in
ways he never imagined.
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Read by the author.
Hypnoquit offers a simple
yet radical way to gain
control of your
addictions without
therapy or soul
searching. Using a
powerful self-hypnosis
technique, you can free
yourself of your
addictive behaviour - for
ever. Susan Hepburn has
successfully helped
thousands of people to
break free of their
addictions to cigarettes,
alcohol, drugs, food,
shopping, gambling,
sex, the internet and
more. Using short daily
meditations to reprogram
your mind, you will
learn how to replace your
addiction with positive
and healthy patterns of
behaviour. Unlike
conventional methods of
treating addiction which
fuel anxiety and guilt,
instead you will quickly
start to enjoy life
again, recapture your
self-confidence, make
long-lasting and
life-enhancing decisions
and stay addiction free
for life.
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Read by Tim Pigott-Smith.
A naked woman in red
high-heeled shoes is
poised on the edge of
Clifton Suspension Bridge
with her back pressed to
the safety fence,
weeping into a mobile
phone. Clinical
psychologist Joseph
O'Loughlin is only feet
away, desperately trying
to talk her down. She
whispers, 'You don't
understand' - and jumps.
Later, Joe has a visitor
- the woman's teenage
daughter, a runaway from
boarding school. She
refuses to believe that
her mother would have
jumped off the bridge;
not only would she not
commit suicide, she is
also afraid of heights.
Joe wants to believe her,
but how could a woman be
driven to such a
desperate act? And who
might drive her to it?
'Shatter' delves into the
darkest recesses of the
human mind!
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The national bestselling
novel and New York Times
notable book is now a
major motion picture
starring Johnny Depp and
written for the screen
and directed by Bruce
Robinson. The Rum Diary,
read by Campbell Scott.
Begun in 1959 by a
twenty-two-year-old
Hunter S. Thompson, The
Rum Diary is a
brilliantly tangled love
story of jealousy,
treachery, and violent
alcoholic lust in the
Caribbean boom-town that
was San Juan, Puerto
Rico, in the late
1950's. The narrator,
freelance journalist Paul
Kemp, irresistibly drawn
to a sexy, mysterious
woman, is soon thrust
into a world where
corruption and get-rich
quick schemes rule and
anything (including
murder) is permissible.
Exuberant and mad,
youthful and energetic,
this dazzling comedic
romp provides a fictional
excursion as riveting and
outrageous as Thompson's
Fear and Loathing books.
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Read by Sarah Paulson.
Sarah Nickerson is like
any other career-driven
supermom in Welmont, the
affluent Boston suburb
where she leads a hectic
but charmed life with her
husband Bob, faithful
nanny, and three
children. Between
recruiting the best and
brightest minds as the
Vice President of Human
Resources at Berkley
Consulting; shuttling the
kids to soccer, day
care, and piano lessons;
and making it home in
time for dinner, it's a
wonder this
over-achieving Harvard
graduate has time to
breathe. A self-confessed
balloon about to burst,
Sarah miraculously
manages every minute of
her life like an air
traffic controller. Until
one fateful day, while
driving to work and
trying to make a phone
call, she looks away
from the road for one
second too long. In the
blink of an eye, all the
rapidly moving parts of
her jam-packed life come
to a screeching halt. A
traumatic brain injury
completely erases the
left side of her world,
and for once, Sarah must
pay close attention to
the details surrounding
her, including her
formerly absent mother.
Without an awareness of
the food on the left side
of her plate or her own
left hand, she is forced
to search for answers in
the void of this strange
hemi-world - both about
the past and her
uncertain future. Now,
as she wills herself to
regain her independence
and heal, Sarah must
learn that her real
destiny - her new, true
life - may in fact lie
far from the world of
conference calls and
spreadsheets. And that a
happiness and peace
greater than all the
success in the world is
close within reach, if
only she slows down long
enough to notice.
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Details: Emmeline Lucas
reaches the pinnacle of
village life by becoming
Mayor of Tilling, but
with arch rival Miss
Elizabeth Mapp appointed
as Mayoress the sailing
doesn't look entirely
smooth. However with a
novelist, an artist and
an opera singer also
staying in ever quiet
Tilling, the village
looks set to become a
pressure cooker of ladies
struggling for ultimate
control. Lucia also has
the usual trials of
Tilling to concern her,
the haunting of a
resurrected budgie, and
the overnight stay of a
duchess that nobody will
believe happened; it's a
busy time for our
heroine. Read by Miriam
Margolyes. Ideal for: A
great story, that fans
of the Mapp and Lucia
stories will love.
Running time
approximately: 4 hours. 3
CDs abridged.
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Details: Appleby Island,
once the magnificent home
of a tycoon and planter,
is a place of history and
mystery in the Sacramento
delta. Its story includes
hints of tragedy,
fueling rumors that
ghosts still walk its
derelict orchards. Now
Patsy McCone, her new
lover, and a group of
invetors are turning the
old mansion into an
elegant bed and
breakfast. Summoned by
her eccentric younger
sister, San Francisco's
number one P.I. Sharon
McCone arrives in the
teeth of a gale, taking
a busman's holiday to
investigate mysterious
acts of vandalism that
are running the project
to ruin. But when simple
sabotage escalates to
savage murder, she finds
herself trapped on the
island with a desperate
killer - and flung into a
raging storm of
treachery, violence,
and sudden death. Read by
Laura Hicks. Ideal for:
Fans of mystery. Running
time approximately: 9
hours 40 minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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Read by James Macpherson.
It is August in Edinburgh
and the Festival is in
full swing. Then a
brutally tortured body is
discovered in one of the
city's ancient
subterranean streets and
marks on the corpse cause
Rebus to suspect the
involvement of sectarian
activists. The prospect
of a terrorist atrocity
in a city heaving with
tourists is almost
unthinkable. And when the
victim turns out be the
son of a notorious
gangster Rebus realises
he is sitting atop a
volcano of mayhem about
to erupt.
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Read by John Schwab. 'I
killed my best friend. I
didn't mean to, but I
did. This is my story.'
Miles Kendrick is in a
witness protection
program, hiding from the
mob and constantly
haunted by his best
friend's death. With the
aid of psychiatrist
Allison Vance, Miles is
trying to hold onto his
sanity and to recall the
events of that tragic
night. But when Allison
is blown to pieces by a
bomb planted in her
office, Miles becomes
caught up in a deadly
conspiracy way beyond his
worst nightmares... A
gripping,
breakneck-paced thriller,
FEAR will not let you go
until the last bullet
flies.
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Details: 'Sometimes when
he didn't know he was
being watched Meggie
would look at him and try
desperately to imprint
his face upon her brain's
core...And he would turn
to find her watching him,
a look in his eyes of
haunted grief, a doomed
look. She understood the
implicit message, or
thought she did; he must
go, back to the Church
and his duties. Never
again with the same
spirit, perhaps, but
more able to serve. For
only those who have
slipped and fallen know
the vicissitudes of the
way...' Read by Greta
Scacchi. Ideal for: A
brilliant listen for
those that loved the
book. Running time
approximately: 5 hours. 5
CDs abridged.
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Details: I thought
Tiffany should know that
she has a half-sister.
She's Angel Summer - the
famous model. 'With these
few words from the mother
who gave her away,
aspiring stylist and
pizza waitress Tiffany
Taylor's life is turned
upside down. As soon as
they meet, Angel and
Tiff feel as if they've
known each other for
years, and before she
knows it, Tiffany is
working as a stylist on
Angel's TV makeover
programme, and going out
with Raul, a Brazilian
racing driver who has all
the girls weak with lust.
If only Angel's seriously
sexy bodyguard Sean could
be as welcoming.
Obviously he has things
on his mind, like the
kidnap threat hanging
over Angel and her
daughter Honey, but
would it kill him to
loosen up a bit? As
everyone gathers at Angel
and Cal's mansion for a
big Christmas
celebration, Sean's
defences finally drop.
But as he relaxes, the
danger moves closer, and
Tiffany finds herself in
serious trouble. Read by
Clare Corbett. Ideal for:
A guilty pleasure for all
the women out there!
Running time
approximately: 9 hours. 8
CD's unabridged.
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In 1960, when he was
almost sixty years old,
John Steinbeck set out to
rediscover his native
land. He felt that he
might have lost touch
with its sights, sounds
and the essence of its
people. Accompanied only
by his dog, Charley, he
travelled across the
United States in a
pick-up truck. His
journey took him through
almost forty states, and
he saw things that made
him proud, angry,
sympathetic and elated.
All that he saw and
experienced is described
with remarkable honesty
and insight.
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Details: Poor Judd Foxman
returns home early to
find his wife in bed with
his boss - in the act. He
now faces the twin
threats of both divorce
and unemployment. His
misery is compounded
further with the sudden
death of his father. He
is then asked to come and
'sit Shiva' for his newly
deceased parent with his
angry, screwed-up, and
somewhat estranged
brothers and sisters in
his childhood home. It is
there he must confront
who he really is and -
more importantly - who he
can become. Read by
Trevor White. Ideal for:
An excellent listen,
sure to make you laugh
out loud. Running time
approximately: 9.5 hours.
8 CD's unabridged.
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Luke Evans reads Robert
Louis Stevenson's
swashbuckling tale of
danger, excitement and
buried treasure. Treasure
Island is one of the most
gripping children's
stories of all time. It
describes the tale of Jim
Hawkins and his attempt
to find Captain Flint's
legendary treasure,
while foiling the
infamous pirate Long John
Silver. When young Jim
Hawkins discovers a map
in an old sea chest, he
joins the crew of the
Hispaniola and sets sails
for Treasure Island.
Little does he know that
among the crew is the
dastardly Long John
Silver, and Silver has a
devious plan to keep the
gold all to himself. Can
Jim outwit the most
infamous pirate ever?
Will he escape from
Treasure Island alive?
The story of Jim's
bravery and
resourcefulness - as well
as his struggle to
survive - features
treachery and adventure
on the high seas.
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Read by Philip Jackson,
with an introduction by
Sean Bean. Pete
Postlethwaite was
described by Steven
Spielberg as 'the best
actor in the world'. Born
in Warrington in 1946,
his passion for acting
started early and his
love for the stage was
fully realised when he
performed in The Bofors
Gun at the Everyman
Theatre in Liverpool. His
success began when he
appeared in the 1988 film
Distant Voices, Still
Lives and he went on to
act in a number of
blockbusters including
The Lost World: Jurassic
Park and Inception.
Closer to home,
Postlethwaite was greatly
admired by British
audiences thanks to
dramas such as In the
Name of the Father and
Brassed Off. An
accomplished, diverse
and highly esteemed
career, combined with
his unique appearance and
natural talent, made
Postlethwaite a prolific
and unforgettable actor.
Candid and vibrant, his
autobiography - completed
shortly before he died -
recounts the life of a
much-loved and remarkably
talented man. This
audiobook contains some
strong language.
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Details: Charlie Howard -
mystery writer and
professional thief - is
flush with the success of
his Paris book reading
when he agrees to show a
novice the basics of the
trade by breaking into
the man's own apartment.
Trouble ensues when it
turns out the apartment
belongs to someone else.
The next day, Charlie's
fence hires him to steal
an ordinary-looking oil
painting - from the same
address. Mere
coincidence? Charlie
reckons there's no harm
in finding out - until a
dead body turns up in his
living room. Hiding in a
Montmartre hotel,
Charlie tries to work out
how to save his skin,
while also placating his
agent Victoria, who has
arrived unannounced in
the mistaken belief that
Charlie actually looks
like the author photo he
provided. Read by Simon
Vance. Ideal for: With
twists and turns, this
is a great listen whilst
at home. Running time
approximately: 8 hours 15
minutes. 8 CD's
unabridged.
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Details: There is more
information in the world
than ever before, but
who is in control? At the
centre is the
Establishment:
governments,
corporations and powerful
individuals who have more
knowledge about us, and
more power, than at any
other time in history.
Circling them is a new
generation of hackers,
pro-democracy campaigners
and internet activists
who no longer accept that
the Establishment should
run the show. In her
gripping, revelatory new
book, award-winning
journalist and campaigner
Heather Brooke takes us
inside the Information
War, from the
hackerspaces of Boston
and Berlin to the UK's
journalism hub and
Iceland's free speech
revolution; from the
headquarters of Google
and Facebook to the murky
world of Julian Assange
and Wikileaks. Along the
way Brooke explores the
most urgent questions of
the digital age: where is
the balance between
freedom and security? In
an online world, does
privacy still exist? And
will the internet empower
individuals, or usher in
a new age of censorship,
surveillance and
oppression? Read by the
author. Ideal for:
Essential 21st century
reading. Running time
approximately: 7.5 hours.
6 CD's unabridged.
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Read by the author. Were
the '70s and '80s all
they were cracked up to
be? Or have we never had
it so good? Philip
Glenister - one of our
best-loved actors - takes
a swig of Babycham,
jumps on his Space Hopper
and heads off down memory
lane to find out. Which
Bond was better - Moore
or Craig? Was life better
when we were served
lashings of gravy,
instead of a 'drizzle of
jus'...? Philip
Glenister's Things Ain't
What They Used to Be is a
funny and affectionate
look at the good, the
bad and the downright
ugly from three very
different decades, that
will have you laughing
(or cringing) with
recognition. If you're
going on a nostalgia
trip, you couldn't ask
for a better guide.
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Details: This is a new
collection of bright,
cheerful and upbeat
rhymes, simple rhythmic
clapping games and gentle
lullabies set to an
original score featuring
musical influences and
instruments from all over
the world. Amongst the
instruments included are
guitars played Country
and Western-style, West
African Djembe, Middle
Eastern finger cymbals,
Indian sitar, Guatemalan
marimba and French Folk
played on an accordian.
All-time favourite
pre-school playgroup
songs for everyone to
enjoy.. .and join in
with! Songs include: "The
Wheels on the Bus Go
Round the World"; "One
Potato"; "Hey Diddle
Diddle"; "Eeenie Meenie
Mackeracka"; "I'm a
Little Teapot"; "Polly
Put the Kettle On";
"Pussy Cat Pussy Cat";
"The Grand Old Duke of
York"; "Here We Go Round
the Mulberry Bush"; "Incy
Wincy Spider"; "Heads,
Shoulders, Knees and
Toes"; "Twinkle Twinkle
Little Star";
"Pat-A-Cake"; "Dance to
Your Daddy"; and,
Waltzing Matilda. Ideal
for: Parents with young
children. Perfect for
parents and children to
listen and sing along to.
Running time
approximately: 40 minutes
1 CD
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From Miami to Beverly
Hills, from Mexico City,
Acapulco and Las Vegas,
LUCKY SANTANGELO is back!
And so is the
illegitimate son ANTHONY
BONAR, of her one time
Godfather and lethal
enemy, ENZIO BONNATI.
Lucky is preparing for
the opening of her new
multi-billion dollar
hotel complex in Las
Vegas, The Keys. But
Anthony Bonar - drug lord
and vicious killer - is
out to stop her in any
way he can. Meanwhile,
MAX, Lucky's wild
16-year-old daughter,
has run off to hook up
with a man she met on the
Internet. Instead of the
gorgeous guy she thought
she'd be meeting, he
turns out to be an
obsessed rich psycho with
a deep-seated grudge
against Lucky. And so the
lethal games begin...
Read by Jackie Collins
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To Have and Have Not is
the dramatic story of
Harry Morgan, an honest
man who is forced into
running contraband
between Cuba and Key West
as a means of keeping his
crumbling family
financially afloat. His
adventures lead him into
the world of the wealthy
and dissipated yachtsmen
who throng the region,
and involve him in a
strange and unlikely love
affair. Harshly
realistic, yet with one
of the most subtle and
moving relationships in
the Hemingway oeuvre, To
Have and Have Not is
literary high adventure
at its finest. Read by
Will Patton
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Details: A practical
guide to marketing
yourself and your skills
effectively, written and
read by high-profile
voice and presentation
coach, Joanna Crosse. In
this practical guide,
Joanna Crosse explores
how you can raise your
profile on a personal and
professional level in a
way that really gets
results. This audiobook
is packed with advice on
creating a clear vision
of what you want to
achieve, and then a
range of measures to help
you achieve your goals.
In separate sections such
as 'Know How Good You
Are', 'Internal
Networking' and 'Be
Seen', Joanna looks at
how to create a personal
profile, the advantages
of networking, and the
use of social networking
sites. She also reveals
the best way to use the
media to get your message
across. Ideal for: Those
seeking the confidence to
succeed. Running time
approximately: 45
minutes.
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This is a brand new
collection of ghost
stories from the pen of
MR James, read by Gareth
David-Lloyd & Ian
Fairbairn. It includes
the stories: "Canon
Alberic's Scrapbook", The
Ash Tree, A View from a
Hill, and, The Tractate
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and the first part of an
in-depth interview with
Ian Fairbairn. "M.R.
James has been a
fantastic project to
record, admits producer
Dexter O'Neill, The
stories lend themselves
well to the audio book
format. After all, these
tales were written to be
read aloud. Having actors
of exceptionally high
calibre, such as Gareth
and Geoffrey, means that
these stories have been
truly brought to life."
Read by Ian Fairbairn and
Gareth David-Lloyd
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Details: Critically
acclaimed BAFTA-winning
star of BBC Ones Not
Going Out and Would I Lie
To You? Returns to the
live stage with a hotly
anticipated new show. Lee
brings his trademark
brand of high energy
banter, well crafted
gags and sharp one-liners
to venues across the
country in his national
sell-out live show,
Going Out Live. Ideal
for: All Lee Mack fans
will love his 'Going Out
Live' Tour. Running time
approximately: 70
minutes.
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Read by Philip Franks. Th
secrets of the respected
publishing house of
Barnabus Ltd stretch back
many years, but when one
of the directors is found
dead, locked in the
company's strongroom,
it's time for Albert
Campion to set to work
puzzling out the
mysteries.
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Details: Paul Lake was
Manchester born, a City
fan from birth. His
footballing talent was
spotted at a young age
and, in 1983, he signed
coveted schoolboy forms
for City. Only a short
time later he was handed
the team captaincy. An
international career soon
beckoned and, after
turning out for the
England under-21 and B
teams, he received a
call-up to the England
training camp for Italia
'90. Despite missing out
on a place in the final
squad, he suitably
impressed the management,
with Bobby Robson
earmarking him as an
England captain in the
making. As a rising star
Paul became a target for
top clubs like Manchester
United, Arsenal, Spurs
and Liverpool, but he
always stayed loyal to
his beloved club,
deeming Maine Road the
spiritual home at which
his destiny lay. But
then, In September 1990,
disaster struck. Paul
ruptured his cruciate
ligament and sustained
the worst possible injury
that a footballer can
suffer. And so began his
nightmare. Neglected,
ignored and misunderstood
by his club after a
succession of failed
operations, Paul's
career began to fall
apart. Watching from the
side-lines as similarly
injured players regained
their fitness; he
spiralled into a
prolonged bout of severe
depression. With an
enforced retirement from
the game he adored, the
death of his father, and
the collapse of his
marriage, Paul was left
a broken man. Set against
a turning point in
English football, I'm
Not Really Here is the
powerful story of love
and loss and the cruel,
irreparable damage of
injury; of determination,
spirit and resilience,
and of unfulfilled
potential and broken
dreams. Read by the
author. Ideal for: A
great gift for any
football fan. Running
time approximately: 10.5
hours. 10 CD's
unabridged.
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Read by Philip Franks.
Albert Campion sets out
to plumb the secrets of
Saltey, an ancient
hamlet on the Essex
marshes. Once the haunt
of smugglers, now it
hides a secret rich and
mysterious enough to trap
all who enter - and
someone in the village is
willing to terrorise,
murder and raise the very
devil to keep that secret
to themselves.
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Details: 'Why?:
Scientific Answers to
Fundamental Questions';
sets out to provide
simple answers to the
most fundamental
questions about the
world. Asking why is the
sky blue? Why is water
wet? Why do we need
sleep? Why are there 24
hours in a day? Why is
light faster than sound?,
this book gets to grips
with concepts that appear
so basic and every day,
yet we struggle to find
an answer for. For each
question the author
provides a simple,
single line answer
followed by more in-depth
information that casts
light onto the murkiest
of scientific questions.
The books covers the
whole lot: physics,
biology, chemistry,
geology, geography,
meteorology,
palaeontology and
planetary science, with
over 50 fundamental
questions answered,
allowing you to wow
friends and family with
smart answers to the
obvious questions they
never thought to ask.
Read by Peter Kenny.
Ideal for: Those looking
to enrich their general
knowledge. Running time
approximately: 3 hours 10
minutes. 3 CD's
unabridged.
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In 1982, having sold his
jazz bar to devote
himself to writing,
Haruki Murakami began
running to keep fit. A
year later, he'd
completed a solo course
from Athens to Marathon,
and now, after dozens of
such races, he reflects
upon the influence the
sport has had on his life
and on his writing. Equal
parts travelogue,
training log and
reminiscence, this
revealing memoir covers
his four-month
preparation for the 2005
New York City Marathon
and includes settings
ranging from Tokyo's
Jingu Gaien gardens,
where he once shared the
course with an Olympian,
to the Charles River in
Boston. Funny and
sobering, playful and
philosophical, What I
Talk About When I Talk
About Running is both for
fans of this masterful
yet guardedly private
writer and for the
exploding population of
athletes who find similar
satisfaction in distance
running.
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