Audio Talking Books

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These tales of everyday life in Lake Wobegon about rhubarb pie, the perils of prophecy, a miserable Thanksgiving, Florian and Myrtle's thrifty vacation, and the vapour lights of Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, were all recorded on tour. They show an abiding restlessness among Lake Wobegon's residents, especially in March, the month God created to show people who don't drink what a hangover is like. But our women are strong, our children are all above average, and as for us men, well, we could look worse.

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This tribute to Dame Agatha Christie, the world's most beloved crime writer, showcases several top contemporary writers at their very best. The collection begins with Amanda Cross's "Who Shot Mrs. Byron?" (narrated by Susan Anspach) and ends with "Anna and the Snake People" by Ed Gorman (narrated by Kevin McCarthy). In between, you'll find stories by Gary Alexander, Taylor McCafferty, Frances Fyfield, K.K. Beck, Gillian Roberts, M.D. Lake, Lucretia Grindle, Sally Gunning, and Jan Grape. Each story is read by a different artist, including Samantha Eggar, Mary Jo Catlett, and many more. This delightfully chilling collection of original mystery stories is presented by best selling author Mary Higgins Clark.

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What does it take to raise great kids? Do you get tough? Or show acceptance? Lay down the rules? Or lighten up? In this audio guide, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend show you how to avoid the twin extremes of permissiveness and overcontrol, and instead give your child the care and acceptance that make grace real to your child and the discipline and firmness that give direction. Drs. Cloud and Townsend provide you with important parenting advice that will help you reach middle-ground in the way you raise your kids, while helping them to cultivate 6 essential character traits: connectedness, responsibility, reality, competence, morality, and worship/spiritual life. The authors are popular speakers and co-hosts of the nationally broadcast New Life Live radio program.

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In Paul Berman's opinion, terrorism does not represent a paradigm shift in human thought; rather, it represents a return to the kind of totalitarian thinking that ravaged the European continent during most of the twentieth century. Berman shows how a genuine religious inspiration can be turned into murderous terrorism, and offers insights into how Islamic radicalism mirrors some all-too-familiar episodes in America and Europe. He condemns the foreign policy "realism" of the right and diagnoses the naivete of the political left. Finally, he calls for a "new radicalism" and "liberal American interventionism to promote democratic values throughout the world", a vigorous new policy of American liberalism. Drawing from the history and philosophy of religion and politics, Berman is a peerless interpreter of today's events.

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Can one man sleep his way through the alphabet? Here's the wager - it's as easy as A-B-C. Make love to 26 women across the alphabet, from "Abigail" to "Zelda." From the pages of Penthouse magazine comes the story of Abigail, the first chapter of an erotic novel - 26 Nights, available at Audible - that gives an all-new meaning to the ABCs. For Adults Only: Explicit language. Must be 18 years of age to purchase.