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Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 1955, Vivien Lowry is facing the greatest challenge of her life. Her latest play, the only female-authored play on the London stage that season, has opened in the West End to rapturous applause from the audience. The reviewers, however, are not as impressed as the playgoers and their savage notices not only shut down the play but ruin Lowry's last chance for a dramatic career. With her future in London not looking bright, at the suggestion of...
Author
Series
Charlie Parker thriller volume 21
Language
English
Description
In Maine, Colleen Clark stands accused of the worst crime a mother can commit: the abduction and possible murder of her child. Everyone--ambitious politicians in an election season, hardened police, ordinary folk--has an opinion on the case, and most believe she is guilty. But most is not all. Defending Colleen is the lawyer Moxie Castin, and working alongside him is the private investigator Charlie Parker, who senses the tale has another twist, one...
4) Dinosaurs!
Author
Publisher
Learning Horizons
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Introduces various kinds of dinosaurs, and discusses what is known about their habitat, groups, food, communications, defenses, and life cycles."--
5) The furies
Author
Series
Charlie Parker thriller volume 20
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Private investigator Charlie Parker is unwittingly drawn into a world of vengeance. New York Times bestselling author John Connolly pits Parker against two separate, but vitally connected, investigations, which prove to be among the most complicated of his entire career. In The Sisters Strange, criminal Raum Buker arrives in Portland, only for a shocking act of theft to threaten not only his own existence but those of his former lovers, the enigmatic...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"She's rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She's spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies-good ones! That win contests! But she's also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates-The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!-it's a...
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Language
English
Description
"For decades, Rebel Wilson had single-mindedly focused on her career, making a name for herself through her iconic roles in Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids, and Isn't It Romantic. Now, she's ready to chronicle the emotional and physical lessons she learned, as well as her most embarrassing experiences. A malaria-induced hallucination? An all-style martial arts fighting tournament? Junior handling at dog shows? And this was all BEFORE she moved to Hollywood!...
8) Lilith
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Language
English
Description
"After her son Lydan suffers traumatic injuries in a school shooting, single mom Elisabeth Ross grows enraged at men in power. If they won't do anything to help end this epidemic of violence, she will. Believing it's her destiny, she sets out to awaken the world to the cowards these men are and commits her own shocking act of violence. Going by the name Lilith--the first wife of Adam who fled Eden rather than serve a man--she posts a video of her...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2012
Language
English
Description
Houston homicide detective Roland March was once one of the best. Now he's disillusioned, cynical, and on his way out. His superiors farm him out on a variety of punishment details until an unexpected break gives March one last chance to save his career. And his humanity. All he has to do? Find the missing teenage daughter of a Houston evangelist that every cop in town is already looking for. But March has an inside track, a multiple murder nobody...
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Toy Story: Retells the classic story of the original Toy Story and shows just what happens when a new toy comes to town!
Toy Story 2: A toy collector steals Woody, and Buzz leads the other toys to rescue him-- only to find that museum life sounds very appealing to their friend.
Toy Story 3: Andy is all grown up and heading off to college. What will happen to Buzz, Woody, and the rest of his toys? Find out in this complete retelling of the Disney...
13) The morningside
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Theres the world you can see. And then theres the one you can't. Welcome to the Morningside. After being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-so-distant future, Silvia and her mother finally settle at the Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower in a place called Island City where Silvia's aunt Ena serves as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her new life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about their family's past,...
Author
Publisher
Well-Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"This spirited retelling brings us Shakespeare's cast of immortal characters with excerpts from the original dialogue told in a way that young listeners can grasp. This recording will nurture a passion for Shakespeare and an understanding of why these people and historical events still shape our world today."--Publisher's website
15) Table for two
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as the bestselling novelist now turns to shorter fiction, in a collection of six stories and a novella featuring all the storytelling magic that has delighted his fans. In stories all set in New York City, an elderly, widowed man secretly tapes concerts in Carnegie Hall, until the investment banker sitting next to him turns him in; a lawyers unadulterated joy in roller-skating in Central Park...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
℗2020
Language
English
Description
"George and Harold thought they were beyond boogers. Their new pet, Sulu the Bionic Hamster, had defeated the Bionic Booger Boy, and through the wonders of science, Melvin Sneedly had been brought back to normal (well, almost normal). It looked like their last adventure was actually going to have a happy ending... except for one thing (well, three things) -- the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers. Now George, Harold, and their buddies are on the run -- with...
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Two Marvel storybook collections in one volume! Avengers Storybook Collection: Join your favorite Avengers and their friends as they unite to battle foes no single hero could withstand! Defeat an ancient beast with Thor, journey to Wakanda with Black Panther, travel back in time with Iron Man, and more. This thrilling collection brings the epic power of the expanding Marvel Universe to life! Selected stories from Marvel Super Heroes Storybook Collection:...
Author
Publisher
Well-Trained Mind Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Timeless wisdom drawn from 3,000 years of human experience offers insight, inspiration, and hope to listeners of all ages. These true stories from around the world include Michelangelo, Diogenes, King Solomon, Beatrix Potter, Jesus' Good Samaritan, Satchel Paige, and more.
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