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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie By Bradley, Alan Read by Entwistle, Jayne 2009-04 - Random House Audio 9780739384305 Check Our Catalog It is the summer of 1950, and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events. For Flavia, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. …More

The Forgotten Garden By Morton, Kate Read by Lee, Caroline 2009-01 - Bolinda Publishing 9781921415722 Check Our Catalog …More

Iliad By Homer Translator Lombardo, Stanley Read by Lombardo, Stanley 2005-11 - Parmenides Publishing 9781930972087 Check Our Catalog HOMER SPEAKS - LISTEN UP! More than 3,000 years after the fall of Troy, here at last is a rendition of the Homeric epic that everybody can understand and appreciate. The world can't hear Homer speak his own words, but Stanley Lombardo is the next best thing. Reading his own acclaimed (unabdriged) translations, Lombardo's insightful rendition takes advantage of the rhythms and other poetic resources of everyday American speech. The result provides cinematic and performance qualities to the time-honored poetry--sharp scene cuts, dynamic language, urgency of the characters (human and divine). His virtuoso performance in these audiobooks reflects years of experience before a wide variety of audiences--beautifully paced, shaped, intoned, and acted throughout. Stanley Lombardo is a Professor of Classics at Kansas University …More

Wolf Hall By Mantel, Hilary Read by Slater, Simon 2009-11 - MacMillan Audio 9781427210166 Check Our Catalog 2010 Audie Award Winner-Literary Fiction BookPage Notable Title In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man, Thomas Cromwell, dares to gamble his life to win the king's favor and ascend to the heights of political power. …More

Gone Tomorrow By Child, Lee 2009-05 - BOT Essentials 9781415962886 Check Our Catalog "New York Times"-bestselling author Child returns with his latest explosive and nearly impossible to put down ("People") thriller. Jack Reacher is back and he's been cast as a suspect on the world's biggest stage: New York City. …More

The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family By Gordon-Reed, Annette Read by White, Karen 2008-10 - Tantor Media 9781400139750 Check Our Catalog Historian and legal scholar Annette Gordon-Reed presents this epic work that tells the story of the Hemingses, an American slave family, and their close blood ties to Thomas Jefferson. …More