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Steven Raichlen's Martha's Vineyard
Steven Raichlen's Martha's Vineyard

Steven Raichlen

Join celebrated PBS TV host and bestselling New York Times author, Steven Raichlen, for a personal guided tour of Martha's Vineyard, including his favorite places to shop for the freshest seafood and best local produce. This original companion audio to Raichlen's debut novel, Island Apart,...
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Mark Twain's Helpful Hints for Good Living
Mark Twain's Helpful Hints for Good Living

Lin Salamo

Irreverent, charming, and eminently quotable, this handbook—an eccentric etiquette guide for the human race—contains sixty-nine aphorisms, anecdotes, whimsical suggestions, maxims, and cautionary tales from Mark Twain's private and published writings. It dispenses advice and reflections...
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The Lion Hunter and the Lady
The Lion Hunter and the Lady

Louis L'Amour

No one describes the adventures of the lone cowboy better than Louis L'Amour, who portrays the human side of the Old West before the days of law and order. Here is one of Louis L'Amour's short stories, with text restored according to the state of its initial publication.In "The Lion Hunter...
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North Shore Fish
North Shore Fish

Horovitz, Israel

A comedy-drama about the good-hearted workers at North Shore Fish, a seafood processing plant in Gloucester, Massachusetts. When a government inspector lays down the law, their jobs and lives face irrevocable changes.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Kristin Ace, Karen...
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Rough in the Diamond, A
Rough in the Diamond, A

Santo, Jeff

Three former big-league baseball players reunite at a fantasy camp and reveal funny and poignant things about their lives and careers. This bittersweet comedy comes from playwright Jeff Santo, whose father Ron Santo was a beloved player and broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs.An L.A. Theatre...
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Man Riding West
Man Riding West

Louis L'Amour

No one tells tales of the frontier better than Louis L'Amour, who portrays the human side of westward expansion—the good and the bad—before the days of law and order. Here is one of the stories penned by America's favorite Western author with its text restored to the state of its initial...
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The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild

Jack London

Jack London's The Call of the Wild was written in 1903, but Buck's gripping adventure makes for a thrilling listen on audio more than 100 years after it was first published. This gripping story follows the adventures of the loyal dog Buck, who is stolen from his comfortable family home...
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Hamlet
Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's timeless story of revenge, corruption, and murder is considered one of the greatest works in the English language. Prince Hamlet sets out to avenge his beloved father's death at the hand of his uncle Claudius — but Hamlet's spiral into grief and madness will have permanent...
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NPR Driveway Moments for Dads
NPR Driveway Moments for Dads

NPR

Funny, comforting, and nostalgic—kind of like Dad—DRIVEWAY MOMENTS FOR DADS is over 100 minutes of NPR at its finest. You'll want it for your father and yourself, and for those you know who frequently finds themselves in their driveways, tuned to NPR, listening to the end of a story.Contents:Introduction...
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The Kreutzer Sonata
The Kreutzer Sonata

Leo Tolstoy

One of the world's greatest novelists, Leo Tolstoy was also the author of a number of superb short stories, one of his best known being "The Kreutzer Sonata." This macabre story involves the murder of a wife by her husband. It is a penetrating study of jealousy as well as a piercing complaint...
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The Making of Mrs. Hale
The Making of Mrs. Hale

Carolyn Miller

Marry in haste, repent in leisure-Mrs. Hale is about to find out how painful that repentance can truly be. Julia Hale ran off to be married in Gretna Green, following romance instead of common sense. But her tale isn't turning into a happily ever after. Her new husband is gone and she doesn't...
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The Bride of Ivy Green
The Bride of Ivy Green

Julie Klassen

Much has happened in idyllic Ivy Hill in recent months, and while several villagers have found new love and purpose, questions remain--and a few dearly held dreams have yet to be fulfilled. Jane Bell is torn. Gabriel Locke is back and has made his intentions clear. But Jane is reluctant...
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Searching for You
Searching for You

Jody Hedlund

Despite years on the run, Sophie Neumann is determined to care for two young children. She won't abandon them the way she thinks her older sisters abandoned her. But times are growing desperate, and when she falls in with the wrong crowd and witnesses a crime, she realizes fleeing 1850s...
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A Christmas Carol and The Night Before Christmas
A Christmas Carol and The Night Before Christmas

Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol and The Night Before Christmas are as different as England and America themselves. And yet almost two centuries later these iconic works remain the most famous Christmas stories ever told and a beloved part of Christmas tradition all over the world. Now they are brought...
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