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Title: Three Bargains

Author: Tania Malik

Narrator: Sanjiv Jhaveri

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

A tale of fathers and sons, the ties that bind, and the barriers of class that even love cannot break, Three Bargains is a stunning first novel, as potent, heart-stopping, and epic as Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. By the banks of the River Yamuna in northern India, where rice paddies of basmati merge into fields of sugarcane, 12-year-old Madan lives with his impoverished family in the town of Gorapur. Madan's father works for Avtaar Singh, a powerful and controlling man who owns the largest factory in town and much of the land around it. Madan's sharp mind and hardened determination catch Avtaar Singh's attention. When Madans father's misdeeds jeopardize his sister's life, Madan strikes his first bargain with Avtaar Singh to save her. Drawn into Avtaar Singh's violent world, Madan becomes his son in every way but by blood. Suddenly it looks as if everything will change for Madan and his family until a forbidden love affair has brutal consequences and he is forced to leave behind all that is dear to him. On his journey toward redemption, Madan will have to bargain, once, twice, three times for his life and for the lives of those he loves.

Members Reviews:

I really enjoyed this story

This the story of a young boy, age 12, and his life in a small town in India. His growing up within this provincial setting with the help of the town's "boss." He has to leave while in his early 20's but returns to answer the great questions in life as a mature adult. A well told story with enough description to keep the non-Indian reader involved but not so much as to drag down the storyline.

This amazing mead catalog cum paired cookbook is the ultimate guide ...

This amazing mead catalog cum paired cookbook is the ultimate guide to everything mead (honey wine) along with meals to accompany this

classic drink. Chrissie gives you a brief but interesting history of the beverage, plus lots of tips on choosing among the hundreds of meads

made in the United States. Her meal pairings offer the recipes as well as serving ideas. This book is attractive enough to have a place right

on your coffee table! It is an essential book for every connoisseur of the best in food and drink.

Atmospheric tale

This interesting tale held my interest.

Left me wanting more .. loved it!

Tania Malik! I loved reading your book! I somehow stumbled upon a recent article published by you that intrigued me to read more from you! I am a fulltime working mom of a rising toddler and have no time to spare on my hands. Yet I couldn't help giving up my resting and sleep time to keep flipping through the pages of your book. Oh and I should add - I want to meet Madan and Avataar Singh!

Gosh, What a Journey!

We follow young Madan as he grows; succumbs to different influences; suffers and gives in to appalling violence; gains power and falls into dreadful poverty. I was along for the ride, and what a terrible and wonderful one it is. Along the way we are given an education on how the Indian way of life can be - the shattered family unit - the class privilege - the greed and hunger. This is a super novel, very special and very worth while reading.

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Titel: Alles im Griff

Untertitel: Eine Business-Soap

Autor:: Martin Suter

Erzähler: Stefan Kurt

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 2 hrs and 14 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 09-01-14

Herausgeber: Diogenes Verlag AG

Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 2 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Die Business Class diesmal als fortlaufende "Soap" mit gleich bleibendem Personal: Tobler, upper Middle Management, ist zur Konkurrenz gewechselt und hofft auf den großen Karrieresprung. Doch jede neue Firma ist erst einmal ein Minenfeld mit argwöhnischen Konkurrenten und komplizierten Spielregeln. Und dann ist da noch die Sache mit den Finanzen. Wie geht's der Firma wirklich?

©2014 Diogenes Verlag (P)2014 Diogenes Verlag

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Title: A Change of Altitude

Author: Cindy Myers

Narrator: Aimee Jolson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-29-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

In this latest novel from acclaimed author Cindy Myers, big changes are afoot in the warm-hearted small town of Eureka, Colorado....

With local Maggie Stevens' baby on the way - not to mention her wedding to Jameso Clark in the works - spring in Eureka promises to be a time of rebirth in more ways than one. To add to the excitement, and refill the town's depleted coffers, Lucille, the mayor, has wooed a movie producer to Eureka, throwing folks into a tizzy - and inspiring some to reach for the stars. As if that weren't enough, the bogus Lucky Lady mine the town partially sold turns out to really have gold in it - and possibly a ghost to boot. But with each silver lining, there seems to be a cloud....

With Eureka's financial future at stake, Lucille will have to wrangle Lucky Lady's greedy half-owner to regain control. Meanwhile, just as Jameso is getting comfortable with the imminent role of husband and father, his wayward sister, Sharon, comes to Eureka to escape a troubled marriage. Can the residents of Eureka find the courage to stand up to ghosts of all kinds and get their beloved town back on its feet in time to welcome their newest addition - and celebrate the gifts of spring...?

Members Reviews:

Very disappointing and unrealistic ending

I love Shreve's writing but wow. . . I could not believe that Margaret--a strong, intelligent, independent woman--stayed with the condescending, sexist and completely unsupportive cad of a husband. She chose playing tennis and climbing up a mountain over true love with Rafiq? It didn't make sense. It didn't ring true. The character that Shreve created in Margaret would have LEFT such a husband and followed Rafiq to London.

fun, and inspiring

This is Cindy Myers' third book in a series that takes place in the small village of Eureka in the remote Rocky Mountains. As in the first two books, "The Mountain Between Us" and "The View from Here," the author weaves a continuing saga that is fascinating, fun, and inspiring. The life stories of transplanted Texan and unlucky in love Maggie, her suitor Jameso, Eureka's mayor Lucille, contrarian librarian Cassie, curmudgeon Bob, and a dozen other quirky characters will have you laughing out loud and wiping away tears. Young love, old love, and once bitten, twice shy love, "A Change in Altitude" has what it takes to warm the heart and leave you with a smile. Note to author: May the series continue!

Less absorbing than the usual Anita Shreve

I usually find myself absorbed in the world of Anita Shreve's characters. This one I felt this sense of distance most of the way through, not sure why, it just felt like the character was kind of an observer herself. Maybe the setting too of an African country felt less familiar than her other work. I did feel for the main character who was treated most unfairly in my view. The setting of the novel was a good insight into the political and human rights environment in a unsettling period of change. And also the casual racism. Ending was inconclusive although her endings often are.

Readable

I enjoyed this book for the descriptions of African scenery and life.

I was very disappointed with the characters. The only character we got to know was Margaret. It's not clear to me how she and Patrick managed to get married because there doesn't seem to be much love between them.

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Title: Flash and Filigree

Author: Terry Southern

Narrator: Richard Topol

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-15-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

A satirical dream-logic journey through the dark heart of 1950s Los Angeles

Dr. Frederick Eichner, world-renowned dermatologist, is visited by the entrancingly irritating Felix Treevly who comes to him as a patient and stays as an obsession.

Prosaic incidents blossom into bizarre developments with the sharpened reality of dreams as the spectral Mr. Treevly leads the doctor into a series of increasingly weird situations. With the assistance of a drunken private detective, a mad judge, a car crash, a game show called Whats My Disease, and a hashish party, Treevly drives Eichner to madness and mayhem. It is through comedy and a strange blend of violence and poetic delicacy that the novel charms.

Southerns first novel, Flash and Filigree was turned down by 17 timorous American publishers. It was Southerns mentor, the "genius" English novelist Henry Green, who brought the book to the attention of a leading British publishing house, which released it to high praise. A fast-paced dark comedy, Flash and Filigree established Terry Southern as one of the finest American prose stylists to emerge in Paris after the War.

Members Reviews:

liked other Southern better

i didn't find this to be all that good actually. I liked Candy and Magic Christian which I read some time ago, and of course his work on Strangelove, but this seemed a little flat.

I kept thinking of Paddy Chayefsky and his dark humor and satire I think due to the Hospital film with GC Scott. The doctor in this is the best part, and even that could have been ramped up a bit. what this book lacks could very easily have been supplied by beefing up the doctor, which sounds odd since the story revolves around him, but something felt missing to me. it starts well and funny.

There is a very good courtroom scene early on where the doctor weasels out of trouble or at least tries to. That is done perfectly and is applicable to current times with all the double speak of corporations and politicians and I wish that line had been the whole novel. the alternating story fell flat for me.

it is short and so not a great expenditure of time if you want to try it.

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Título: Un Hombre en la Oscuridad [Man in the Dark]

Autor: Paul Auster

Narrador: Juan Manuel Martínez

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 4 hrs and 39 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 06-19-14

Editor: Audiomol

Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Literary

Resumen del editor:

August Brill ha sufrido un accidente de coche y se está recuperando en casa de su hija, en Vermont. No puede dormir, e inventa historias en la oscuridad. En una de ellas, Owen Brick, un joven mago, despierta en el fondo de un foso. Aparece entonces el sargento Serge, que le ayuda a salir. América está inmersa en una guerra civil. Los atentados del once de septiembre no han tenido lugar, y tampoco la guerra de Irak. Los Estados Unidos combaten desde hace tiempo, pero contra ellos mismos. Unos cuantos estados han declarado la independencia. Brick no entiende nada. Pero su misión es asesinar a un tal Blake, o Block, o Black, un hombre que no puede dormir, y que, como un dios, inventa en la noche esa guerra que no acabará nunca si él no muere. Aunque no se llama Blake ni Block ni Black, Brill es un crítico literario y puede contarnos una feroz fábula de nuestros días. Y así, en un juego fascinante, se despliegan dos novelas: una reveladora versión de la política americana actual y sus dilemas éticos, mientras que la otra es la "novela familiar" del narrador, donde Brill nos cuenta su propia vida y nos descubre amores, secretos y traiciones.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

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Titel: Arbeit und Struktur

Autor:: Wolfgang Herrndorf

Erzähler: August Diehl

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 39 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-19-14

Herausgeber: Argon Verlag

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

"Dann Telefonat mit einem mir unbekannten, älteren Mann in Westdeutschland. Noch am Tag der Histologie war Holm abends auf einer Party mit dem Journalisten T. ins Gespräch gekommen, dessen Vater ebenfalls ein Glioblastom hat und noch immer lebt, zehn Jahre nach der OP. Wenn ich wolle, könne er mir die Nummer besorgen. Es ist vor allem dieses Gespräch mit einem Unbekannten, das mich aufrichtet. Ich erfahre: T. hat als einer der ersten in Deutschland Temodal bekommen. Und es ist schon dreizehn Jahre her. Seitdem kein Rezidiv. Seine Ärzte rieten nach der OP, sich noch ein schönes Jahr zu machen, vielleicht eine Reise zu unternehmen, irgendwas, was er schon immer habe machen wollen, und mit niemandem zu sprechen. Er fing sofort wieder an zu arbeiten. Informierte alle Leute, dass ihm jetzt die Haare ausgingen, sich sonst aber nichts ändere und alles weiterliefe wie bisher, keine Rücksicht, bitte. Er ist Richter. Und wenn mein Entschluss, was ich machen wollte, nicht schon vorher festgestanden hätte, dann hätte er nach diesem Telefonat festgestanden: Arbeit. Arbeit und Struktur."

©2013 Rowohlt Berlin Verlag GmbH, Berlin (P)2013 Argon Verlag GmbH

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Weltklasse

Wohl das Hauptwerk des Künstlers - erschütternd, erstaunlich, ehrlich. Es ist großartig und zugleich bestürzend in welchen Bildern Herrndorf über seine Krankheit schreibt bis zum bitteren Ende und mit welcher unglaublichen Ehrlichkeit er mit Allem zu Gericht geht. So etwas muß man einfach lesen.

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Titel: Landgericht

Autor:: Ursula Krechel

Erzähler: Frank Arnold

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 9 hrs and 40 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 06-10-14

Herausgeber: Audiobuch Verlag OHG

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

1948 kehrt der jüdische Richter Richard Kornitzer mit den besten Absichten in seine ehemalige Heimat Deutschland zurück - um zu überleben war der Jurist einst vor den Nazis nach Kuba geflohen. Kornitzer will beim Wiederaufbau des zerstörten Landes helfen. Voller Hoffnung und Tatendrang wagt er einen Neubeginn im Nachkriegsdeutschland... doch bald schon gerät er in Schwierigkeiten: Seine Wiedergutmachungsforderungen an den Staat werden ignoriert, anstelle von Verständnis für seine Situation erfährt er Misstrauen. Auch die Familienwiedervereinigung gelingt nicht. So weicht Kornitzers anfängliche Aufbruchsstimmung immer mehr einer tiefen Verbitterung...

©2012 Jung und Jung (P)2012 Audiobuch Verlag OHG

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Titel: Die satanischen Verse

Autor:: Salman Rushdie

Erzähler: N.N.

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 23 hrs and 56 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 05-27-14

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Bejubelt und verdammt: Das Buch, für das Salman Rushdie zum Tode verurteilt wurde!

Über der englischen Küste wird ein Flugzeug in die Luft gesprengt. Die einzigen Überlebenden dieses Terroranschlags sind Gibril Farishta und Saladin Chamcha, zwei indische Schauspieler, die buchstäblich vom Himmel fallen und wie durch ein Wunder unversehrt bleiben. Doch nach dem Absturz gehen seltsame Dinge mit ihnen vor: Der Muslim Gibril zeigt immer mehr Ähnlichkeit mit dem Erzengel Gabriel, während sich Saladin, der stets seine Herkunft verleugnete, zu einem Abbild des Teufels entwickelt. Doch das ist erst der Beginn einer überwältigenden Odysee zwischen Gut und Böse, zwischen Fantasie und Realität.

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©1988 / 2013 Salman Rushdie / btb Verlag (P)2014 Der Hörverlag

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Title: A Cut Like Wound

Author: Anita Nair

Narrator: Sartaj Garewal

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-12-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

It is the first night of Ramadan. At Sivaji Nagar in the heart of Bangalore, the market comes alive. It is also the night a killer decides to go out in public for the first time as a woman. In the bustling market she finds her victim and lures him into a narrow dark lane but she is interrupted by a young male prostitute. At first he is merely someone muscling in on her territory but when he recognizes the true face beneath the killers make up, his life is irrevocably changed

A day later, the young man dies of third degree burns. His murder would have been yet another unsolved murder of a low life but for the nature of the injuries incurred before he was burnt alive and a piece of jewelry found on him linking him to the killer.

A fortnight previously, another man was discovered murdered in the same manner. Inspector Gowda, the investigating officer of both cases sees a pattern where no one else does. Hunch becomes reality when yet another man is found murdered. And then two more. When the police department fails to give Gowdas report on the murders due weight, he has no option but to embark on a personal quest to find the killer.

Anita Nair is a prize winning, internationally acclaimed author, playwright, essayist, lecturer and literary personality. She has written several books. She lives in Bangalore, India.

Members Reviews:

took a while, but worth it

This book made me realise that I knew very little about Indian culture. Lots of non-English terminology and cultural assumptions that I knew nothing about. The characters are interesting but very one sided. The men are all brutal, the women all self serving. There is nobody I really warmed to in this book as all of them are very self protected and insular. If I lived in this world I would starve to death for want of friendship. However very brutal plot line, very interesting look into a secret work, I found it hard to stick with but after the 2nd hour I wanted to know what was going on. The ending is a long time coming and then POW its all over in a short time.

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Titel: Absolute Beginners

Autor:: Colin MacInnes

Erzähler: Bastian Korff

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 04-24-14

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Der Erzähler, ein literarischer James Dean, rebelliert gegen alles, was ihm gegen den Strich geht. Seine Freunde sind die Transen und Dealer, sein Zuhause die verrauchten Jazz Clubs und die Straßen, auf denen es bald zu Gewaltausbrüchen kommt - den berüchtigten Notting Hill Riots...

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©2013 Metrolit Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin. Deutsche Übersetzung von Maria und Christian Seidl (P)2014 Audible GmbH

Kritik Bewertungen:

Das Buch von Colin MacInnes, einem Autor, dessen Bücher übrigens Billy Bragg zu einigen Liedern inspirierten, ist ein grandioser Roman und ein furioses Zeitdokument. Mit seinem atemlosen Geplapper gibt das Buch das Lebensgefühl dieser ungezügelt lebenslustigen und großartig verzweifelten Ära wieder.

-- Zeit online

Absolute Beginners gilt längst als ein Klassiker der Pop-Literatur. [...] Dass nun eine neue, erstmals vollständige Übersetzung herauskommt, ist ein Glücksfall. Denn diese Übersetzung trifft den Tonfall der Vorlage, die Verspieltheit ihrer Prosa, einen zwischen Saloppheit, Slang und Sprachwitz schwebenden Sound.

-- Tagesspiegel