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Title: Mozhet, Nul ne vinovat?

Author: Irina Tokmakova

Narrator: Alla Chovzhik

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-14

Publisher: Dmytro Strelbytskyy / Ardis studio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Irina Petrovna Tokmakova - izvestnaya detskaya pisatelnitsa, poetessa i perevodchik. Ee peru prinadlezhit neskolko obuchayuschih povestey-skazok dlya detey doshkolnogo i mladshego shkolnogo vozrasta. Eti veselyie uchebniki v uvlekatelnoy forme znakomyat rebyat s bukvami russkogo i angliyskogo alfavita, pravilami grammatiki, tsiframi i matematicheskimi znakami. Buduschie pervoklassniki Alya i ee drug Antoshka otpravlyayutsya v uchebnik matematiki, chtobyi vernut soldatika-pehotintsa, pohischennogo iz usloviya zadachi. Esli rebyata ne navedut poryadok v zadache - vsemu pervomu klassu B grozyat nepriyatnosti: vlast vozmut gusi-dvoyki i budut pastis v ih tetradyah.Neuzheli eto Nul annuliroval pehotintsa? Ili zloy Minus otnyal ego?

Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Critic Reviews:

"Buduschie pervoklassniki Alya i ee drug Antoshka otpravlyayutsya v uchebnik matematiki, chtobyi vernut soldatika-pehotintsa, pohischennogo iz usloviya zadachi. Esli rebyata ne navedut poryadok v zadache vsemu pervomu klassu B grozyat nepriyatnosti: vlast vozmut gusi-dvoyki i budut pastis v ih tetradyah.Neuzheli eto Nul annuliroval pehotintsa? Ili zloy Minus otnyal ego?.."

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Title: The Stillness of Winter

Author: Vincent Watson

Narrator: Al Peterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-14

Publisher: Silentdream Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

There are rules to breaking a heart. The do's and don'ts of ripping the love-torn heart and soul out of the one person you once swore you would never leave are well-documented, irrevocable, and the one constant throughout the universe.

But everybody lies.

Julia lied when she left only a note on the dining room table for Samuel to find when he returned home to an empty house after having spent the day lost in erotic thought about the night before in their bed. She had taken only the things that mattered and unique to her life, and Samuel apparently wasn't one of them.

Marlys lied by maintaining their on again, off again, and somewhat precarious friends with benefits relationship under the pretense of consolation and understanding. Sidelined by Julia two years ago, she saw her chance to coerce Samuel's strings into the part she wanted him to play. She knew all along what she wanted and was willing to lie and manipulate at all costs to get it.

Samuel lied by relegating all of the complicated emotions of Julia's departure to the back of his mind by attempting to convince himself that it really didn't matter, that life would go on. And it would go on, but it would always matter.

And then out of the blue, a letter from Julia arrives offering explanation, understanding, and closure leaving Samuel with some decisions to make...

Members Reviews:

Very good and . . .

This was a very good story and certainly very different from the usual romance, with a bit of surprise. I liked that it was from the male POV, and one who was quite sensitive and nice. But what I really loved was the character Marlys. She is witty, smart, straight forward, and so likeable. I would recommend this to anyone who likes to read something new once in a while and not the same ol' love story. I don't think it will disappoint.

"The Stillness of Winter" was amazing. Once I started reading I couldn't put the ...

"The Stillness of Winter" was amazing. Once I started reading I couldn't put the book down. The characters were vivid and real, people I could relate to. People I cared about. I found myself drawn into their lives until the very last page. Loved it.

Wow.......I Didn't See That Coming!!!!!!

I truly didn't know what to expect when I opened the pages of The Stillness of Winter. It has been a while since I sat down to read anything inclined to be "a love story" at all. I will say right off the top that I was pleasantly surprised with the twists and turns in this story. While the storyline has limited characters, I find that to be refreshing because it made story very easy to follow, as we were only concerned with the story through the main characters eyes and how he referenced his past and interacted with his present. As many readers, I have always relied upon my "I saw that coming" senses when I approach a new story, however, I didn't see that coming and once it did, I was hard pressed for a reason to put the book down until the story was finished. I have to admit that many of my reading sessions were concluded only when my phone/tablet would slip from my hands after I had fallen asleep mid-paragraph. I truly hope that Mr.

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Title: Vernon Downs

Author: Jaime Clarke

Narrator: David Ledoux

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-14-14

Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Charlie Martens is desperate for stability in an otherwise peripatetic life. An explosion that killed his parents when he was young robbed him of normalcy and he was shuttled from relative to relative, left alone to decipher the world he encountered in order to cobble together an answer as to how he would live. Ever the outcast, Charlie recognizes in Olivia, an international student from London, the sense of otherness he feels and their relationship seems to promise salvation. But when Olivia abandons him, his desperate mind fixates on her favorite writer, Vernon Downs, who becomes an emblem for reunion with Olivia. Charlie's quest takes him from Phoenix to New York City and when chance brings him into proximity to Vernon Downs, he quickly ingratiates himself into Downs' world. Proximity invites certain temptations, though, and it isn't long before Charlie moves dangerously from fandom to apprentice to outright possession.

Members Reviews:

Read something else -- don't bother with this one.

Charlie is a loser and Vernon a jerk. I wouldn't recommend this book.

Inside the Mind of a Literary Fiction Stalker (i.e., Not Creepy)

While I enjoyed Vernon Downs, I did not find it as "gripping, hypnotically written and unnerving" as Tom Perrotta did (according to the cover blurb). Perhaps that is because, unlike Perrotta, I am not a well-known author. I can understand why an author might be unnerved by Jaime Clarke's tale of an overzealous student who stalks, befriends, and ultimately masquerades as his former girlfriend's favorite writer, purportedly in order to woo her back. I say "purportedly" because, although Charlie says that his efforts to connect with Vernon Downs are intended to lure Olivia back to him, his actions in fact seem to be driven by his own desire for success and fame, no matter how vicarious. However, I never really connected with either Charlie or Vernon, so at the end it all just seemed much ado about nothing.

The best part of the novel for me was Charlie's unintended public reading of a particularly violent passage from Vernon's most recent (and controversial) book, to an audience at a summer writing conference to which he has not actually been invited. His reading causes an outraged feminist protest and, ultimately, a book burning by women equating Vernon's book with "carv[ing] his initials into [them] like the trunks of trees." This episode was both amusing and frightening, given the ongoing debate about "trigger warnings" on college campuses. I practically stood up and applauded the lone female dissent:

"The material of Vernon David Downs is strong, unpleasant, and to my mind, not very important, which is why I chose not to attend. But should what is presented here be shaped to the most vulnerable among us? With all respect for the sensitivities of those who find the material offensive, as a woman I find it ironic that we seem on the verge of returning to the time when someone else decided, 'The material is a big rough.

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Titel: ...von Winterausflügen und zwiespältigen Nebenjobs (Nicole und andere Katastrophen 3)

Autor:: Melanie Werlberger

Erzähler: Angela Schneider

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 1 hr and 20 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-14-14

Herausgeber: Audio Media Digital

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Nicole bewirbt sich in einem Nachtklub als Bardame, um ihr Konto etwas aufzubessern. Sie erhält die Stelle, hat jedoch von Cocktails mixen und dergleichen nicht die geringste Ahnung. Jedoch sieht sie Christoph wieder, ihre Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Die Beiden kommen sich langsam näher. Für Nicoles Geschmack eindeutig zu langsam.

Beim gemeinsamen Snowboardausflug gerät Nicole in eine peinliche Situation nach der anderen. Mit gebrochenem Daumen, gekränkt und traurig lässt sie Christoph schließlich alleine auf der Skipiste zurück. Eifrig stürzt sie sich wieder in den Arbeitsalltag und lernt dabei Joachim, einen wohlhabenden älteren Mann kennen, der sie dafür bezahlen möchte, ihm Gesellschaft zu leisten. Ob sie dieses Angebot annehmen soll?

Gesprochen unwiderstehlich von Angela Schneider, der Stimme der Wiener U-Bahn!

Audible weist darauf hin, dass dieser Titel für Hörer unter 18 Jahren nicht geeignet ist.

©2014 Audio Media Digital (P)2014 Audio Media Digital

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Title: The Planner

Author: Tom Campbell

Narrator: Napoleon Ryan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-14-14

Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

James is exactly what you'd expect from one of London's most promising, young town planners. He's cautious, respected by colleagues and performs well in team meetings. But while James understands the glitter and grime of the city better than almost anyone, he hasn't actually experienced much of it. And, as he watches his university friends blossom bewilderingly into rich and successful adults, he has the nagging sense that he has somehow fallen by the wayside. That is, until he meets Felix, who navigates the glamorous and cynical capital with sophisticated ease. Felix introduces James to a London that he has never known, and which doesn't feature in the planning manuals: a world of private clubs and executive football boxes; of book launches, contemporary art galleries, suburban drug dealers, and dates with women even more exotic than the peculiar vodka shots they drink. But London is an expensive city in many ways, and the world Felix has opened up comes at a cost. James may know how to design housing estates and high streets, but is it really possible to redraw the masterplan for his own life? And what will he lose along the way?

Members Reviews:

well written and worth a listen - i enjoyed it

Would you consider the audio edition of The Planner to be better than the print version?

I like to follow words and re-read stuff myself. I also purchased the book and followed the text while listening to the audio. They are different incarnations of the same art form and both have their place. I don't think one form should be trying to compete to replace the other. They need to co-exist. Every printed book should have an audio and digital form; it's the future. There should be the choice for consumers.This should be extended to all academic text books where students can listen to books on their phones or mp3 players and listen to the chapters they need to read, for homework task etc. The great thing is you can increase the reading speed and whip through a book a lot quicker than reading it yourself if you're a slow reader.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Planner?

I don't have a particular favourite moment but a several factors work well to make this story an enjoyable listen. I liked the way the characters' faces where described; i liked the geography references; i liked the way elements of the protagonist's profession as a planner was woven inextricably into the narrative; the book was well paced; there was a good sprinkling of characters and settings in and around London.

Which character as performed by Napoleon Ryan was your favourite?

Felix - though I walked away wanting to know more about him and why he helped James.I felt Mr Ryan's voices for the different female characters could have been better; they needed to be more distinct. Also his accent for Rachel deserved a better treatment but overall he did a decent job.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A thirty something boy coming of age while consuming what London had to offer.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this story and recommend it. It is definitely worth listening to. However, though I felt I journeyed with the main character. James, I didn't really get to know him much; other than him having selfish motives of trying and wanting to be better than his friends in pecuniary terms.

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Titel: Go for It! Wie ich London die Schau stahl (oder London mir)

Autor:: Emmy Abrahamson

Erzähler: Julia Nachtmann

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 7 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-13-14

Herausgeber: Hoercompany

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Filippas großer Traum von der Hauptrolle! So, Aufnahmeprüfung an der Royal Drama School bestanden! Doch London hat noch so manche Überraschung parat: Filippas erster Tag an der weltbesten Schauspielschule hat es in sich. Es beginnt schon damit, dass man vor den sehr speziellen Entspannungsübungen besser nichts gegessen haben sollte, was bläht - das sagt einem nur vorher keiner!

Besser verlaufen da die Fechtübungen, die sie mit viel Glück heil übersteht, eine ihrer Gegnerinnen allerdings nicht... Und als ob das nicht alles schon genug wäre, muss Filippa erkennen, dass manche Bewerberinnen für eine Hauptrolle auch gerne einmal die Krallen ausfahren.

Die junge Schauspielerin Julia Nachtmann (z.B. bekannt aus "Tatort" und "Der Dicke") begleitet Filippa durch Intrigen und viele andere Aufregungen und trifft dabei immer genau den richtigen Ton.

©2014 Hörcompany (P)2014 Hörcompany

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Titel: Winterapfelgarten

Autor:: Brigitte Janson

Erzähler: Nicole Engeln

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 56 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-10-14

Herausgeber: audio media verlag

Kategorien: Fiction, Contemporary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Claudia ist außer sich: Mit 51 soll sie zu alt für ihren Job sein? Zeitgleich weigert sich Tochter Jule, nach einem Unfall das Haus zu verlassen und Freundin Sara hängt in einer langweiligen Ehe fest. Schluss damit, beschließen die drei und ziehen auf einen Apfelhof. Aber Gebäude können morsch und Äpfel wurmstichig sein. Die Katastrophe naht. Kann sie ein ungewöhnlicher Rettungsengel abwenden?

©2014 Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH (P)2014 audio media verlag GmbH

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Title: It Must Have Been the Mistletoe

Author: Judy Astley

Narrator: Julia Franklin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-14

Publisher: Random House Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Theas parents decide to host a big family Christmas in a house by the sea even though they are, in fact, about to split up.

Thea herself is newly single - her sister and brother are both settled, with children, homes and a future. But Theas boyfriend has ditched her in favour of his pedigree dogs, and Thea cant decide whether or not she minds.

There will be copious food and drink, holly and mistletoe, lots of bracing walks and a wintry barbecue on the beach. If it seems an odd way to celebrate the final break-up of a marriage and the Moving On to new partners, no- one is saying so. But then no-one had anticipated that the new partners might actually turn up to complicate the sleeping arrangements.

As Cornwall experiences the biggest snowstorm in living memory, the festive atmosphere comes under some strain. Will Thea manage to find some happiness for herself? Will the mistletoe work its magic on them all?

Members Reviews:

Ok story

I liked the story but not a fan of the narrator - I found her different 'voices' for the people in the book irritating. Probably just me.

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Title: Circle of Blood

Author: Debbie Viguie

Narrator: Abby Craden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The final book in the brilliantly terrifying Witch Hunt trilogy from the New York Times best selling author.

Samantha Ryan - cop by choice, witch hunter by necessity - is about to confront the witch who has been secretly manipulating her life. But her search for the truth about her past may end in her death.

All her life, Samantha Ryan has been haunted by a circle of blood, which she has tried to keep at bay-ever since she escaped a vicious Salem coven of witches as a child. But now her carefully constructed life has given way to the darkness she might have embraced, had she not run away. Angry, focused, and more than willing to use her powers on anyone who gets in her way, Samantha travels to New Orleans to confront Lilith Black, the witch who has been mercilessly shaping events around her for months.But little does Samantha know that her own nightmarish past and Lilith's are inescapably intertwined-and that what Lilith wants most of all is for Samantha to suffer until her final breath.

Members Reviews:

The Blood within the Blood.

It so nailed the spiritual battle of within ourselves fighting our battles not letting God lead us, not looking at things as they are but how they appear. I could not help associating the protection of blood with Christ ultimate protection.

Vanilla ending

End of the triology. Nicely rounded up all the various strands of the plot. It is satifing on numerous levels. It is a happy ending which meets my needs, but some may have wished for something a little ironic. Over the years I have seen so many nice effort s fall apart because the author feels the need to write one more sequal. This ends in a good place.

fun read

Loved all three books in this series. Looking forward to reading a few more of her works. Nice different take on witches

Worst Self-Confliction

Okay, this is definitely Christian fiction at its darkest (retail-wise), most intellectual, and transcending normal standards. Mainly... that it's urban fantasy. I truly do not know of any Christian authors willing to write in such a sub-genre that's rife with explicit sex and hardcore swearing. Luckily, in this trilogy, there's no actual sex scenes, and what language there is limited to PG-13 levels all throughout. So, though too edgy for such stores as LifeWay, Parable, Family Christian Stores, and Mardel to carry, Debbie does a great job at getting an excellent, border-pushing (yet still God-glorifying) series out for the secular audience as well as Christians who prefer heavier stuff. Okay, now onto the ACTUAL review.

At the end of The Last Grave, we left off Samantha Ryan giving up her foster name and going with her real name, Desdemona Castor, and leaving Salem with her energy pet, Freaky (now panther-sized), to follow a cruel taunt by a mysterious character somewhere in New Orleans. While there, the self-confliction she had in previous books goes a whole new level with a unique flipside. And we're introduced to a couple new people as well as (eventually) given familiar old-faces that are a relief to have back. When one such character comes back, everything goes from bleak mystery to riotous laugh-your-freaking-head-off-out-loud, but never straying away from the creepiness and the context of the story. In fact, it seems to enhance it all. All the characters that have been integral to the series are given some page time so no one that's been important are left out for the finale. Quite a good relief.

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Title: Sub-Prime (The Love In A Hopeless Place Collection Book 1)

Author: Emma Calin

Narrator: Oscar Sparrow

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-07-14

Publisher: Gallo-Romano Media

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Two powerless beings are swept together in a transient struggle for survival. Could the human spirit transcend the brutality and indifference of their brief experience before they are once again swept helplessly apart?

Far more than a love story - this is a story about love.

Sub-Prime: a short story of our times.

Members Reviews:

Short Read

This is a short story that speaks volumes about real life. How far would you go to keep your family fed and a roof over their heads. You will be thinking about this twenty minute read for a lot longer. For such a short story Emma Calin has packed a lot of humanity into it. I would recommend this book.

Spontaneous Combustion Likely

When Mike loses his job, and can't find another after long searching, he swallows his pride and goes to work in one of those "farms" where turkeys are slaughtered and plucked. It's a big comedown, especially when this big strong man discovers he is unable to kill a bird. "The neck was warm and living. He could feel its pulse as if it were his baby son."

Mike gets help from a Roma waif working alongside him at the plant. This plain girl, who speaks almost no English, does his killing for him while Mike takes over most of the plucking. They have an unspoken contract, as Mike sees it.

Mike embarks on a curious mental journey in this single week of day labor, with this innocent yet highly suggestive relationship with a co-worker and with his gradual transformation into a killer. There is the intimation that darker things lurk beneath the surface, and all these elements threaten to combust at any moment in this intricate and beautiful story.

intense and real

with a family to feed and mortgage payments to meet, Mike settles for "casual labor" at Celestial Farms. for Mike, the working conditions are not that bad but the job requirements are - preparing and slaughtering prime live turkeys.

the term Sub-Prime refers to loans or mortgages supplied to those with lower credit ratings. according to Yahoo Answers, Sub-Prime could also mean stay away, corrupt, better luck next time, a sucker's born every minute and clean up your act.

i find these other definitions interesting because they aptly describe Mike, the factory and the people he meets there.

although the story is short, it is well-written, quite intense and very realistic. it deals with the human condition, the choices one makes and how far an unemployed person would go to survive.

Humanity in Crisis

Emma Calin's short story, Sub-Prime, has equal shades of the bleak economic times found in both the past and present day. Her lead character, Mike, is a man reduced to a place of destitution after being unemployed for two months. In order to provide for his family, he must take a job slaughtering turkeys at Celestial Farms. Here he meets a poverty-stricken young woman. These contrasting characters present a contradiction in appearance and internal fortitude. The working conditions and sociology in this story have shades of works by Charles Dickens and Hannah Tinti, except they are set during present day. The spark of a reciprocal connection lending support between two people in dire straits is endearing. The language barrier between them shows loving hearts need no words. This five star short story leaves you wanting it to continue.

A dark tale of Christmas

It's been a long time since I found a short story worthy of mention. That's sad. I always loved them.