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Ray Bradbury - peerless storyteller, poet of the impossible, and one of America's most beloved authors - is a literary giant whose remarkable career spanned seven decades. Now 26 of today's most diverse and celebrated authors offer new short works in honor of the master; stories of heart, intelligence, and dark wonder from a remarkable range of creative artists.
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THE MAN WHO FORGOT RAY BRADBURY
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 05-27-17
De: Sam Weller - editor, y otros
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Trumpet
- De: Jackie Kay
- Narrado por: Cathleen McCarron
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
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The death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret. Unbeknown to all but his wife Millie, Joss was a woman living as a man. The discovery is most devastating for their adopted son, Colman, whose bewildered fury brings the press to the doorstep and sends his grieving mother to the sanctuary of a remote Scottish village. Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, Trumpet by Jackie Kay is a starkly beautiful modern classic about the lengths to which people will go for love.
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Beautiful and True
- De Colin en 05-24-17
De: Jackie Kay
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Secret Smile
- De: Nicci French
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 9 h y 50 m
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Miranda's sister Kerri has a new boyfriend. He's a handsome charmer who seems to dote on Kerri. But Brendan isn't the man he says he is. Miranda should know. She broke off her own affair with him just a few weeks ago when she found him reading her diary.
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I want my 9 hours back
- De Ashley en 07-19-23
De: Nicci French
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The Keys to the Street
- De: Ruth Rendell
- Narrado por: Simon Russell Beale
- Duración: 11 h y 20 m
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Mary Jago had donated her own bone marrow to save the life of someone she didn’t know. And this generous act led directly to the bitter break-up of her affair with Alistair. For him, it was as though her beauty had been plundered. But the man whose life she had saved would change Mary’s life in a way she could never have imagined.
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Mystery with humor and insight
- De Ida Hagman en 10-02-12
De: Ruth Rendell
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The Bone Clocks
- De: David Mitchell
- Narrado por: Jessica Ball, Leon Williams, Colin Mace, y otros
- Duración: 24 h y 30 m
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Following a scalding row with her mother, 15-year-old Holly Sykes slams the door on her old life. But Holly is no typical teenage runaway: A sensitive child once contacted by voices she knew only as "the radio people," Holly is a lightning rod for psychic phenomena. Now, as she wanders deeper into the English countryside, visions and coincidences reorder her reality until they assume the aura of a nightmare brought to life.
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Not Short Listed, This Time
- De Mel en 09-23-14
De: David Mitchell
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The Visiting Privilege
- New and Collected Stories
- De: Joy Williams
- Narrado por: Richard Powers, Emily Woo Zeller, Elisabeth Rodgers, y otros
- Duración: 20 h y 30 m
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Joy Williams has been celebrated as a master of the short story for four decades, her renown passing from one generation to the next even in the shifting landscape of contemporary writing. And at long last the incredible scope of her singular achievement is put on display: 33 stories drawn from three much-lauded collections and another 13 appearing here for the first time in book form.
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I sure tried.
- De A.C. CALLOWAY en 01-28-24
De: Joy Williams
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East of the Sun
- De: Julia Gregson
- Narrado por: Tania Rodrigues
- Duración: 19 h y 36 m
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Autumn 1928. Three young women are on their way to India, each with a new life in mind. Rose, a beautiful but naive bride-to-be, is anxious about leaving her family and marrying a man she hardly knows. Victoria, her bridesmaid couldn't be happier to get away from her overbearing mother, and is determined to find herself a husband. And Viva, their inexperienced chaperone, is in search of the India of her childhood, ghosts from the past and freedom.
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Indian history takes a back seat to 3 young women
- De Richard en 05-24-16
De: Julia Gregson
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High Dive
- De: Jonathan Lee
- Narrado por: Doyle Gerard
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
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Taking us inside one of the 20th century's most ambitious assassination attempts - "making history personal", as one character puts it - High Dive moves between the luxurious hospitality of a British tourist town and the troubled city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the height of the armed struggle between the Irish Republican Army and those loyal to the UK government.
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Humor? Not Funny.
- De W Perry Hall en 04-10-16
De: Jonathan Lee
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The Darkest Secret
- A Novel
- De: Alex Marwood
- Narrado por: Beverley A. Crick
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
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Real estate mogul Sean Jackson is throwing himself a splashy 50th birthday party, but trouble starts almost immediately: His ex-wife has sent his teenage daughters to the party without telling him; his current wife has fired the nanny; and he's finding it difficult to sneak away to his mistress. Then something truly terrible happens: one of his three-year-old twins goes missing. No trace of her is ever found. The attendees of the party, nicknamed the Jackson Associates by the press, become infamous overnight.
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Wow
- De Christina en 09-14-16
De: Alex Marwood
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The Road Home
- De: Rose Tremain
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
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Winner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2008, The Road Home is the best-selling story of Lev, a middle-aged migrant from Eastern Europe, who moves to London in search of work after losing his wife and job. Lev's London is awash with money, celebrity and complacency. The world Tremain creates is both convincing and poignant.
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OK - nice narration - good characters
- De bea en 02-21-11
De: Rose Tremain
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (Unabridged Selections)
- De: Edited by David Sedaris
- Narrado por: David Sedaris, Mary-Louise Parker, Cherry Jones
- Duración: 2 h y 54 m
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules is a collection of short stories, some classic, others impending, selected and introduced by David Sedaris.
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Great stories but only 5 of 17 are included
- De Terri Kirk en 07-13-12
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The Perfect Lie
- De: Emily Barr
- Narrado por: Jilly Bond, Penelope Rawlins, Julia Franklin
- Duración: 11 h y 19 m
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For Lucy Riddick, Venice has always been the dream destination, the ideal place to lose herself. And now she needs to do just that. The secret she's been keeping has finally caught up with her and Lucy needs to disappear - fast. But what if, when she sets foot in Venice, Lucy finds the one thing she has been running from?
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Fun and Absorbing
- De Jen Griffin en 10-15-15
De: Emily Barr
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 4
- De: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, Stephen King, Peter Straub
- Narrado por: Meredith Mitchell, Rebecca Mitchell, Michael Healy, y otros
- Duración: 16 h y 55 m
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With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect - and enjoy.
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Only a few decent stories in this bunch.
- De Jerry en 12-06-14
De: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, y otros
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The View from the Cheap Seats
- Selected Nonfiction
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An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his fiction. Now The View from the Cheap Seats brings together, for the first time ever, more than 60 works of his outstanding nonfiction on topics and people close to his heart.
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The very best View is from the Cheap Seats
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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production)
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Ron McLarty, Daniel Oreskes, full cast
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Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday.
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New to Neil
- De Michael en 07-27-11
De: Neil Gaiman
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Anansi Boys
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Stefan Kaminski
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Fat Charlie Nancy lebt in London, arbeitet als Buchhalter, ist nicht besonders beliebt, nicht besonders gutaussehend, nicht besonders witzig. Sein bisher überschaubar spannendes Leben nimmt eine rasante Wendung als Charlies Bruder auftaucht. Spider ist das krasse Gegenteil zu Fat Charlie. Gutaussehend, witzig, überheblich, selbstverliebt, und er hat die göttlichen Fähigkeiten ihres gemeinsamen Vaters Anansi geerbt. Eine Brüdergeschichte, eine Göttergeschichte, eine Geschichte über Träume und Märchen, voller schräger Wendungen und ungeheuerlicher Begebenheiten. Und eine Geschichte über Familienbande, Freundschaft und Liebe.
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Fragile Things
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman
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Marvelous creations, including a short story set in the world of The Matrix and others set in the worlds of gothic fiction and children's fiction, can be found in this extraordinary collection, which showcases Gaiman's storytelling brilliance as well as his entertaining (and dark) sense of humor.
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Perhaps a different format?
- De Karen en 11-03-10
De: Neil Gaiman
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Seventh Son
- Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- De: Orson Scott Card
- Narrado por: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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Born into an alternative frontier America where life is hard, and folk magic is real, Alvin is gifted with power, but he must learn to use his gift wisely. Dark forces are arrayed against Alvin, and only a young girl with second sight can protect him.
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Great story, great reading
- De A Reader en 05-01-07
De: Orson Scott Card
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Neverwhere
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
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Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard has become one of them. And he must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.
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Truly outstamding!
- De RJT en 10-27-07
De: Neil Gaiman
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The View from the Cheap Seats
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- De: Neil Gaiman
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An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his fiction. Now The View from the Cheap Seats brings together, for the first time ever, more than 60 works of his outstanding nonfiction on topics and people close to his heart.
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The very best View is from the Cheap Seats
- De Jessica en 06-20-16
De: Neil Gaiman
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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production)
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Ron McLarty, Daniel Oreskes, full cast
- Duración: 19 h y 39 m
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Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday.
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New to Neil
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De: Neil Gaiman
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Anansi Boys
- De: Neil Gaiman
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- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
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Fat Charlie Nancy lebt in London, arbeitet als Buchhalter, ist nicht besonders beliebt, nicht besonders gutaussehend, nicht besonders witzig. Sein bisher überschaubar spannendes Leben nimmt eine rasante Wendung als Charlies Bruder auftaucht. Spider ist das krasse Gegenteil zu Fat Charlie. Gutaussehend, witzig, überheblich, selbstverliebt, und er hat die göttlichen Fähigkeiten ihres gemeinsamen Vaters Anansi geerbt. Eine Brüdergeschichte, eine Göttergeschichte, eine Geschichte über Träume und Märchen, voller schräger Wendungen und ungeheuerlicher Begebenheiten. Und eine Geschichte über Familienbande, Freundschaft und Liebe.
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Fragile Things
- De: Neil Gaiman
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Marvelous creations, including a short story set in the world of The Matrix and others set in the worlds of gothic fiction and children's fiction, can be found in this extraordinary collection, which showcases Gaiman's storytelling brilliance as well as his entertaining (and dark) sense of humor.
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Perhaps a different format?
- De Karen en 11-03-10
De: Neil Gaiman
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Seventh Son
- Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- De: Orson Scott Card
- Narrado por: Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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Born into an alternative frontier America where life is hard, and folk magic is real, Alvin is gifted with power, but he must learn to use his gift wisely. Dark forces are arrayed against Alvin, and only a young girl with second sight can protect him.
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Great story, great reading
- De A Reader en 05-01-07
De: Orson Scott Card
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Neverwhere
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman
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Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard has become one of them. And he must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.
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Truly outstamding!
- De RJT en 10-27-07
De: Neil Gaiman
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Smoke and Mirrors
- Short Fictions and Illusions
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman
- Duración: 10 h y 36 m
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In Smoke and Mirrors, Gaiman's imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders - where an old woman can purchase the Holy Grail at a thrift store, where assassins advertise their services in the Yellow Pages under "Pest Control," and where a frightened young boy must barter for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks.
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almost perfect
- De Jorge I. Figueroa en 12-10-14
De: Neil Gaiman
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Trigger Warning
- Short Fictions and Disturbances
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
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In this new anthology, Neil Gaiman pierces the veil of reality to reveal the enigmatic, shadowy world that lies beneath. Trigger Warning includes previously published pieces of short fiction--stories, verse, and a very special Doctor Who story that was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved series in 2013--as well as "Black Dog", a new tale that revisits the world of American Gods, exclusive to this collection.
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It Triggered Me to Stay Up Late and Listen
- De Jan en 02-10-15
De: Neil Gaiman
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- A Novel
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman
- Duración: 6 h y 22 m
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A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. He is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock. Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie - magical, comforting, wise beyond her years - promised to protect him, no matter what.
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Shadows Dissolved in Vinegar
- De Cynthia en 06-20-13
De: Neil Gaiman
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The Sandman
- De: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs
- Narrado por: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, y otros
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
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When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence.
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absolutely Epic!
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 07-16-20
De: Neil Gaiman, y otros
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The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
- De: Phaedra Patrick
- Narrado por: James Langton
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
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Sixty-nine-year-old Arthur Pepper lives a simple life. He gets out of bed at precisely 7:30 a.m., just as he did when his wife, Miriam, was alive. He dresses in the same gray slacks and mustard sweater-vest; waters his fern, Frederica; and heads out to his garden. But on the one-year anniversary of Miriam's death, something changes. Sorting through Miriam's possessions, Arthur finds an exquisite gold charm bracelet he's never seen before.
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Disappointing.
- De BikeVON en 05-17-16
De: Phaedra Patrick
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Evil Has a Name
- The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation
- De: Paul Holes, Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
- Narrado por: Paul Holes, Jim Clemente
- Duración: 6 h y 13 m
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For his victims, for their families and for the investigators tasked with finding him, the senselessness and brutality of the Golden State Killer's acts were matched only by the powerlessness they felt at failing to uncover his identity. Then, on April 24, 2018, authorities arrested 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo at his home in Citrus Heights, Calif., based on DNA evidence linked to the crimes. Amazingly, it seemed, evil finally had a name. Please note: This work contains descriptions of violent crime and sexual assault and may not be suitable for all listeners.
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Audible Raises The Bar On True Crime Genre
- De R. Squyres en 11-16-18
De: Paul Holes, y otros
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The Graveyard Book: Full-Cast Production
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman, Derek Jacobi, Robert Madge, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 24 m
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Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack - who has already killed Bod's family…
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Unique children's story... Loved it!
- De shelley en 12-04-17
De: Neil Gaiman
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Norse Mythology
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman
- Duración: 6 h y 29 m
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Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds; delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants; and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people.
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A Comedy-Tragedy of Gods Giants Dwarfs & Monsters
- De Jefferson en 02-24-17
De: Neil Gaiman
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Stardust
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman
- Duración: 6 h y 23 m
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Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester. One crisp October night, as they watch, a star falls from the sky, and Victoria promises to marry Tristran if he'll retrieve the star and bring it back for her. It is this promise that sends Tristran on the most unforgettable adventure of his life.
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This is an ADULT fairytale
- De Rebecca en 01-25-08
De: Neil Gaiman
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Rare Objects
- A Novel
- De: Kathleen Tessaro
- Narrado por: Susan Bennett
- Duración: 13 h y 28 m
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Maeve Fanning is a first-generation Irish immigrant born and raised among the poor, industrious Italian families of Boston's North End by her widowed mother. Clever, capable, and as headstrong as her red hair suggests, she's determined to better herself despite the overwhelming hardships of the Great Depression. However, Maeve also has a dangerous fondness for strange men and bootleg gin - a rebellious appetite that soon finds her spiraling downward, leading a double life.
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I loved this book!!
- De Traci J en 08-19-17
De: Kathleen Tessaro
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Spellbreaker
- Spellbreaker, Book 1
- De: Charlie N. Holmberg
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Knowelden, Joel Froomkin
- Duración: 9 h y 47 m
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The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group known as the Cowls, Elsie uses her spellbreaking to push back against the aristocrats and help the common man. Elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey is one elusive spell away from his mastership when he catches Elsie breaking an enchantment. To protect her secret, Elsie strikes a bargain.
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Interesting read/listen
- De Roderica Ruddle en 12-21-20
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Good Omens
- A Full Cast Production
- De: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Rebecca Front, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan.
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Brilliant and epic
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 11-02-21
De: Neil Gaiman, y otros
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Best audiobook reader ever
Anansi Boys is a wonderful book by a versatile and entertaining author, Neil Gaiman. But this review is about the book's reader--Lenny Henry, who is an absolutely amazing performer. I've listened to a lot of audiobooks and some very good readers, but Lenny Henry is head and shoulders above all the rest--including Jim Dale. His characterizations--of both males and females--are so good that you forget the reader and only hear the character. In this book, he does Caribbean, American, and several British accents, all utterly convincing. He also differentiates the characters beautifully. I rarely listen to an audiobook twice. This one is an exception.
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- Robert
- 04-16-11
Pure fun
After having just read American Gods and been totally submerged into a deep, dark ocean of bleakness, this book was like surfacing into a cool, clear pool of refreshing fun and frolic. Hard to believe anyone could have read the book better than Lenny Henry. It is not easy to impersonate various character voices in a book; it has to be even more difficult to convey their feelings and personalities. Few readers do even one of these well. Henry does both and seems to do so quite effortlessly. While a followup, Anansi Boys is not a sequel to American Gods. If you have not read Neil Gaiman this book along with Graveyard Story or Stardust might be a better place to start. Do not introduce yourself to NG with American Gods. While the latter could become your favorite NG, I doubt most would feel similarly.
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- Ryan
- 10-30-11
Light-hearted fun, great in audio form
Anansi Boys follows a similar formula to Gaiman's American Gods: take characters from folklore and mythology (in this case, Afro-Caribbean) and put them into a modern setting. This book is more light-hearted than American Gods, though, and I found it more fun to read. If you don't get a laugh out of Gaiman's colorful conception of Anansi as a smooth-talking, fun-loving, and thoroughly incorrigible old man, or the ultra-cool, multi-talented, and equally irresponsible Spider, or the many lines of witty dialogue and description, you might not have a sense of humor. The story, which involves a shlumpy but decent-hearted office worker nicknamed Fat Charlie, who happens to be Anansi's son, making a wish that he comes to regret, and trying to rectify it with a bargain that he comes to regret even more, follows familiar folklore tropes, but it's charmingly well-excuted.
Possibly my favorite of Gaiman's books that I've read so far, but American Gods is enjoyable, too. However, I have to say that you're missing something if you merely *read* this novel -- Gaiman renders the characters with the color and storybook flair that they deserve, effortlessly switching between Caribbean, African-American, and British accents. Get it from audible (I found it on sale) or seek out the CD version.
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- Roy
- 10-19-05
Outstanding!
As a recent member of the audible family, I've mostly been focusing on non-fiction. The dramatic possibilities inherent in non-fiction can be, shall we say, slight. I took a chance on this one, and what a winning gamble. The story starts a bit slowly, but the performance was amazing. The narrator (Lennie X?) provided terrific voices, accents, and characterizations, which only added to an already fun and engaging story. Normally, I ration these books out on my lunch time bike ride...but I gobbled up Anansi Boys greedily. Well worth your time if you're in the mood for a fun, funny take on Aesop's fables.
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- William
- 12-06-05
Wonderful Comic Fantasy
If you're a Gaiman fan you know he writes many different styles. This is comic fantasy, in the style of "Good Omens." There is some romance, that might appeal to "Stardust" fans. Combining the African spirit stories of the animal gods with the sensibilites of a BBC sit-com, Gaiman pulls off a neat trick in making the listener laugh, cry and feel child-like wonder in this rapid-moving tale of brothers trying to reconcile after the death of their father.
The narrator is wonderful, with voices that bring the nasty villains and the banal hero to life. He puts a movie in your head, and it's a fine one.
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- PC
- 08-08-08
Excellent!
Funny, without being over the top, well-written, intelligent, excellent narration.
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- Mark
- 06-22-06
The perfect audiobook
The reader is a gifted actor that perfectly presents this book. Neil Gaiman is an intelligent and humorous author that has inspired me to do more research on mythology and to read more stories of folklore from around the world. This book rips right along. I bought the hardback and the audio. The audio is even better than the written page as Lenny Henry makes everything pop to life.
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- PhoenixFiresky
- 03-06-09
Well worth the listening!
This story branches from American Gods, covering the story of Anansi's son. It has a different feel from American Gods, and I didn't like it quite as well - but it's still definitely worth giving a listen to. The narration is done very well, with accents that I never dreamed of when reading the book on paper, and it adds a lot to the story. No negatives here - I wholeheartedly recommend this one!
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- B. Tetrault
- 08-03-09
What a great voice!
I loved this book, and the narration was wonderful to listen to. Neil Gaiman is a master storyteller, and Lenny Henry brought it all to life :)
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- Anonymous User
- 12-31-17
Wait for it...
A good listen for driving to and from work. Drones on a bit in the middle but the last 2 hours make it worth it.
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