Creator: Josephine Bailey
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2007-03-10
Dewey code: 576.82092
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.21
Review Darwin's Origin of Species: A Biography (Books That Changed the World) / Tantor Media:Charles Darwin's foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human.
Publication date: 2007-07-23
List Price: $27.99
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Review Popcorn Poppin' on the Apricot Tree / Tate Outloud:Within the candor and innocence of a child's mind emerges an extraordinary true story-Popcorn Poppin' on the Apricot Tree. It's 1965, and Annie Peters is just eight-years-old when her mother is committed full-time to a mental health institution. Uprooted by their mother's illness, Annie and her siblings find themselves torn between a Catholic-run orphanage and the final remnants of their shattered home. But nothing could have prepared the nuns of St. Vincent's Home for five vivacious Peters children, whose adolescence comes to mirror a much larger upheaval between the evolving Catholic institutions of the sixties and a burgeoning American pop culture. Vividly portrayed from an outspoken, often comical perspective, Popcorn Poppin' on the Apricot Tree celebrates an unusual coming of age story with a nostalgic look back at a bittersweet time in American history, and the frayed but unbroken ties of enduring family love.
Creator: Jeff Cummings
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2007-08
Dewey code: 910.916345
List Price: $45.00
Price: $28.34
Review Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea / Blackstone Audiobooks:A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, Fatal Forecast is a spellbinding moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eightyoung fishermen, some of whom would never set foot on dry land again. On the morning of November 21, 1980, two small Massachusetts lobster boats set out for Georges Bank, a bountiful but perilous fishing ground 130 miles off thecoast of Cape Cod. The National Weather Service had forecast typical fallweather, and the young, rugged crewmen aboard the Sea Fever and the Fair Wind had made dozens of similar trips that season. They had no reasonto expect that this trip would be any different. But the only weather buoy on Georges Bank was malfunctioning, and the NationalWeather Service had failed to share this fact with the fishermen who dependedon its forecasts. As the two small boats headed out to sea, a colossal storm wasbrewing to the southeast, a furious maelstrom the National Weather Service didnot accurately locate until the boats were already caught in the storm's grip,trapped in the treacherous waters of Georges Bank. Battered by sixty-foot waves and hurricane-force winds, the crews of the FairWind and the Sea Fever (captained by Peter Brown, whose father ownedthe Andrea Gail of Perfect Storm fame) struggled heroically to keep their vessels afloat. But the storm soon severely crippled one boat andoverturned the other, trapping its crew inside. Meticulously researched and vividly told, Fatal Forecast is first andforemost a tale of miraculous survival. Most amazing is the story of Ernie Hazzard, who managed to crawl inside a tiny inflatable life raft and then spentmore than fifty terrifying hours adrift on the stormy open sea. [+]By turns tragic,thrilling, and inspiring, Ernie's story deserves a place among the greatestsurvival tales ever told. Equally riveting are the stories of the brave men and women from the Coast Guardand the crew of a nearby fishing boat who imperiled their own lives that day inorder to save the lives of others. As gripping and harrowing as The Perfect Storm - but with a miracle ending - Fatal Forecast is an unforgettable true story about the collision of two spectacular forces: the brutality of nature and the human willto survive.
Publication date: 2007-06-12
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Review Every Single Good Day / Tate Outloud:Alzheimer’s disease - millions must cope with this difficult and frustrating sickness every year. Author Max Nichols was forced to meet dementia head-on when his wife, Mary “Mickey” Nichols, was diagnosed with the disease.
Creator: Jeremy Siepmann
Publication date: 2003-11
List Price: $35.99
Price: $28.33
Review Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Life and Works (Naxos)) / Naxos:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the most astonishing child prodigy in the history of music, is felt by many people to be the greatest composer who ever lived. Dominated and shaped by a highly intelligent but frustrated and ambitious father, his story sees the development of a unique genius, from precocious and often endearing childhood to liberated fulfillment, unexpected poverty, and a tragically early death. Generously illustrated by Mozart's music, from his fifth to his final year, this portrait-in-sound reveals a fascinating yet elusive character, drawing richly on the words of the composer himself and those who knew him. This is the ideal way to understand more about Mozart the man, and his music. Throughout his life, he wrote numerous letters to his father and his friends and pupils and his musical colleagues wrote about him. On this entertaining recording, with parts read by various actors, Mozart himself comes to life with his sublime music ever-present as his career unfolds.
Creator: Bob Edwards
Edition: Library ed.
Publication date: 2005-01-01
Dewey code: 940
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.26
Review Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism (Library Edition) / Tantor Media:Movie Tie-In: Good Night, and Good Luck nominated for 6 Academy Awards!Long before the era of the news anchor, the pundit, and the mini-cam, one man blazed a trail that thousands would follow. Edwards brings to life the great stories Murrow covered and brought into American living rooms for the first time-the rooftop reports of the London Blitz, bombing raids over Berlin, and the 1954 broadcast that helped bring down Senator Joe McCarthy-as well as the ups and downs of his career at CBS. Edwards reveals how Murrow dramatically impacted public opinion and how the high standards he lived by influenced an entire generation of broadcasters. Includes LIVE radio broadcasts.
Creator: Norman Dietz
Edition: Library ed.
Publication date: 2008-06-16
Dewey code: 973.099
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.15
Review A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House: Humor, Blunders, and Other Oddities from the Presidential Campaign Trail / Tantor Media:Charles Osgood, one of America's favorite news personalities, offers a rib-tickling compendium of anecdotes from the last seventy years of presidential campaigns.
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2008-02-01
Dewey code: 973.931092
List Price: $45.00
Price: $28.34
Review The Bush Tragedy / Blackstone Audio Inc.:In this first important consideration of the George W. Bush presidency and its profound impact on the state of the world, Jacob Weisberg crafts a wide-ranging portrait that is both balanced and insightful. Weisberg traces the evolution of Bush's political philosophy from its roots in his early life and his years as governor of Texas through the events of 9/11 and his turbulent two terms in office. With careful analyses, Weisberg offers an eye-opening assessment of Bush's deeply conflicted relationship with his father, former President George H. W. Bush, and with major figures in the administration, including Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. This groundbreaking book of reportage, synthesis, and analysis will stand as the indispensable account of a presidency of enormous consequence.
Creator: Alan Sklar
Edition: Library ed.
Publication date: 2005-01-01
Dewey code: 320
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.26
Review Rumsfeld's War: The Untold Story of America's Anti-Terrorist Commander / Tantor Media:When terrorists crashed a plane into the Pentagon, he was there-helping carry the wounded to safety. And he's been there-leading the war on terror, directing its operations around the world in both open and covert missions, and bluntly focusing on one primary goal: killing terrorists. He is Donald Rumsfeld. His great fear was a second Pearl Harbor. When it happened on September 11, 2001, he led the charge to make sure it never happens again.
Creator: Renee Raudman
Edition: Library ed.
Publication date: 2006-07-15
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.26
Review Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess--Russia 1914 (Royal Diaries (Audio)) / Tantor Media:Award-winning author Carolyn Meyer introduces young listeners to the unforgettable Anastasia Romanov, whose idyllic life is forever changed with the coming of World War I. Unabridged. 3 CDs. Anastasia is a carefree young duchess, daughter of Nicholas Alexandrovitch Romanov, tsar of all the Russias in 1914. While her father attends to the turbulent affairs of a vast and complex country, Anastasia's major concerns are how to get out of her detested schoolwork to play in the snow, go ice skating, or have picnics. She wears diamonds and rubies, and every morning her mother tells her which matching outfit she and her three sisters shall wear that day. Slowly a hint of future trouble enters her happy, pampered life. Anastasia's younger brother, the future tsar, is a hemophiliac-a "bleeder" who cannot stop bleeding if he is cut or bruised. Anastasia begins to learn that all is not well in the outside world, either. Not everyone in Russia worships her father as she does, and the Germans are about to declare war on Russia. [+]Anastasia's world gradually deteriorates, as reported in her youthful, often playful journal. As Russia entered World War I, hunger and poverty grew among the peasants, and the Romanov ruling family began to lose favor, culminating in their murders-including Anastasia's-by Bolshevik revolutionaries. This fictionalized diary of the mischievous youngest daughter's last four years gives a fascinating glimpse into a life of unlimited wealth-and the subsequent downward spiral. Historical notes, family trees, and photographs round out Carolyn Meyer's compelling contribution to the popular Royal Diaries series. (Ages 9 to 14) -Emilie Coulter.
Authors
- Julie M. Fenster; foreword by Douglas Brinkley
Publication date: 2007-10-30
Dewey code: 973.7092
List Price: $45.00
Price: $28.34
Review The Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder and the Making of a Great President / Blackstone Audio Inc.:Abraham Lincoln in 1856 was at a difficult point, personally. Depressed, edgy, and often despondent, he had grown bored with his work as a lawyer. He saw himself as a former congressman with little future in politics. Then in May of 1856, he became drawn to the case of the gruesome murder of a blacksmith named George Anderson. Lincoln was asked to take part in the case, and he did so with zeal. The Anderson case reflected a dark world hidden within the optimism and innocence of the young Illinois city of Springfield. With the Anderson murder, Lincoln's legal skills were challenged as never before, and it became the case that defined his legal career. This book takes one from the mystery of the Anderson case, as investigated by Abraham Lincoln, to the mystery of Lincoln, as investigated by the author.
Creator: Michael Prichard
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2007-02-10
Dewey code: 297.122
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.26
Review The Qur'an: A Biography (Books That Changed the World) / Tantor Media:In this unusual biography, Bruce Lawrence presents a fascinating and invaluable exploration of The Qur'an, an important yet poorly understood book that changed and continues to change the world.
Creator: Josephine Bailey
Edition: Library ed.
Publication date: 2005-01-10
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.26
Review Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 (The Royal Diaries) / Tantor Media:Welcome to the bizarre court of Henry VIII, where even a princess fears losing her head like her mother. Elizabeth hides her tenacious personality from everyone, especially her father. Your 21st-century kid will enjoy Elizabeth's "treasonous thoughts" and glimpse the daily life of a young woman who ascended the throne at 25 and went on to rule her country for 45 years. "Do you know who I am? I shall tell you. I am Elizabeth, Princess of England, daughter of Henry VIII and his wife Anne Boleyn. I am eleven years old. My mother, once Queen, is now dead. Almost eight years ago, when I was not yet three, Father chopped off her head. " Daughter of a fallen queen, young Princess Elizabeth lives a complicated and dangerous life. She fears her father's famous temper but loves him dearly, noting that she would trade all her jewels just to be noticed by him. [+]She also loves her brother Edward, heir to the English throne, but doesn't like her older sister Mary, who torments her and conspires against her. Kat, her governess, is so worried for Elizabeth's life that she spends hours checking their room for poison whenever they move to a new palace. Court intrigues swirl around her, the French are threatening an invasion, and Kat is clamoring for her to have another bath-that makes nearly six in three months! Through Elizabeth's diary, author Kathryn Lasky brings the Tudor world to life: glittering banquets of peacock, eel, and swan; palaces so stinky that "everyone goes about with their noses buried in pomander balls to hide the stench"; archery contests, where Elizabeth excels; and Latin and logic lessons. where she needs a little work. Some of the history is slightly flawed (a misplaced date or two), but readers will enjoy the great detail as they learn about the childhood of one of England's greatest monarchs. An epilogue, with Tudor family trees, paintings, and background information enhances this already excellent and entertaining book. (Ages 10 and older) -Sunny Delaney.
Creator: Simon Vance
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2007-11-21
Dewey code: 320
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.18
Review Marx's Das Kapital: A Biography (Books That Changed the World) / Tantor Media:In this brilliant book, Karl Marx biographer Francis Wheen tells the story of Das Kapital and Marxa (TM)s twenty-year struggle to complete his unfinished masterpiece. Wheen shows that, far from being a dry economic treatise, Das Kapital is like a vast Gothic novel whose heroes are enslaved by the monster they created: capitalism.
Publication date: 2008-01-31
List Price: $27.95
Price: $27.95
Review The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man / Babblebooks:The unabridged classic on MP3 audio, narrated by Anais 9000. Three playback speeds on one disk; etext edition included. Running time: 4. 7 hours (slow), 4. 3 hours (medium), 3. 9 hours (fast). A groundbreaking work of modern fiction that powerfully describes a man's struggle against the constraints of racism - as well as honestly addressing the temptations of passing as white.
Creator: Jonathan Reese
Edition: Library ed.
Publication date: 2005-11-01
Dewey code: 973.8092
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.25
Review The Life of an American Slave (Unabridged Classics in Audio) / Tantor Media:Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, writer, journalist, U. S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded.
Authors
- Anita Rosenberg
- Richard N. Cote
Publication date: 2003-08
List Price: $39.95
Price: $27.95
Review Mary's World: Love, War, and Family Ties in Nineteenth-century Charleston / Corinthian Books, an imprint of The Côté Literary Group:In this 8-CD audio edition (playing time: about 11 hours), the voices of Dr. Walter Edgar and Anita Rosenberg bring to life the members of the William Bull Pringle family of Charleston, South Carolina during the Civil War era. Born to affluence and opportunity in the South's Golden Age, Mary Motte Alston Pringle (1803-1884) represented the epitome of Southern white womanhood. Her husband was a wealthy rice planter who owned four plantations and 337 slaves. Her thirteen children included two Harvard scholars, seven world travelers, a U. S. Navy war hero, six Confederate soldiers, one possible Union collaborator, a Confederate firebrand trapped in the North, an expatriate bon vivant in France, and two California pioneers. Mary's World illuminates in lavish detail the world and psyche of this wealthy, well-educated, well-intentioned woman and her family from the antebellum South. During the Civil War, Mary and her husband, William, stood helpless as two sons were killed, another was driven insane, their slaves were freed, and the world as they knew it was swept away by a hurricane of social change. In her own words, Mary tells us about the joys, sorrows, frustrations, and terrors she and her family faced in nineteenth-century Charleston. [+]This intimate, visceral biography was drawn directly from over 2,500 pages of Mary's handwritten letters, journals and diaries, none of which, she could have imagined, would ever be read by strangers. Therein lies their power. Readers also learn about the vastly different lifestyles, food, clothing, and experiences of their slaves. Mary's World also pays special attention to Cretia Stewart, Mary's favorite servant, Cretia’s husband, Scipio, and their free descendants, some of whom worked for Mary’s grandchildren well into the twentieth century. How Mary, William, their children, and slaves lived before the Civil War, clung desperately to life in the eye of the maelstrom, and coped – or failed to cope - with its bewildering aftermath is the story of this book. The letters and images they left behind offer priceless insights into the anguished roots of Southern social history.
Creator: Beverley Dunn
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2008-01-30
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $32.00
Price: $29.99
Review 50 Years of Silence: Library Edition / Bolinda Publishing:The long idyllic summer of Jan Ruff-O'Herne's childhood in Dutch colonial Indonesia ended in 1942 with the Japanese invasion of Java. She was interned along with her family in a prison camp, and then, in February 1944, when she was 21, she was enslaved into prostitution by the Japanese Imperial Army. This is her story of how, with her faith and her courage, she survived that experience but then, like all other women forced into the "comfort stations", she was shamed into silence for 50 years.
Edition: Library ed.
Publication date: 2008-08-01
Dewey code: 306.7
List Price: $49.99
Price: $28.57
Review My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands / Tantor Media:In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand.
Publication date: 2005-05-09
Dewey code: 384
List Price: $31.00
Price: $28.23
Review An Evening with John Simpson / Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books:In a career spanning more than 35 years, John Simpson, the BBC's World Affairs Editor, has reported from more than 100 different countries and 30 war zones. He has twice been the Royal Television Society's Journalist of the Year. In this live theatre recording he describes some of the difficult and often dangerous situations he has faced as a reporter, including the extraordinary story of how he survived a bomb attack by an American plane in Iraq. He also explains why Osama Bin Laden tried to have him killed, and recounts how he famously 'liberated' Kabul after the Afghan War.
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Darwin's Origin of Species: A Biography (Books That Changed the World), Popcorn Poppin' on the Apricot Tree, Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea, Every Single Good Day, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Life and Works (Naxos)), Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism (Library Edition), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House: Humor, Blunders, and Other Oddities from the Presidential Campaign Trail, The Bush Tragedy, Rumsfeld's War: The Untold Story of America's Anti-Terrorist Commander, Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess--Russia 1914 (Royal Diaries (Audio)), The Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder and the Making of a Great President, The Qur'an: A Biography (Books That Changed the World), Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 (The Royal Diaries), Marx's Das Kapital: A Biography (Books That Changed the World), The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, The Life of an American Slave (Unabridged Classics in Audio), Mary's World: Love, War, and Family Ties in Nineteenth-century Charleston, 50 Years of Silence: Library Edition, My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands, An Evening with John SimpsonTop headlines: Climate explorers eye poles, Everest: A team of explorers plans to ski to the North and South Poles and climb Mount Everest all within 365 days and with the goal not to conquer but to protect the ice from global warming. ›23:51 Septic tanks make Malibu special, smelly: Malibu, which has long relied on septic tanks over sewer pipes as a way to limit development, may soon be forced to acquiesce. ›21:24 19 Nov, Wed Obamas to green the White House?: While hanging new drapes isn't high on the Obamas' list of priorities as they prepare to move into the White House, design experts wonder if the next first family will use the nation's most famous house as a way to back a serious agenda: going green. ›16:57 20 Nov, Thu Mexico: Ex-drug czar took cartel money: Mexico's former drug czar took $450,000 to leak information to a powerful cartel, officials said Friday. ›01:38 22 Nov, Sat American history museum back in business: The National Museum of American History has reopened after a two-year, $85 million renovation. ›20:04 Are you smart? 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