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Title: Nothing with Strings

Subtitle: NPR's Beloved Holiday Stories

Author: Bailey White

Narrator: Lorna Raver

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-21-08

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 34 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

The mundane and the miraculous stand side by side in these sketches and stories of Southern small-time life by the author of Quite a Year for Plums.

©2008 Bailey White; (P)2008 Tantor

Members Reviews:

A real jewel.

Bailey White is a master of the craft. Again, wonderful story writing as only Bailey can do it. Lorna Raver somehow puts it all together and breaths life into the story. You can really feel and live the stories. This is true treasure to keep in my audio library to listen to again and again. Bailey White can always be enjoyed and will never grow dull or out of date. This is a true classic just like a favorite pair of jeans.

Would not recommend

What disappointed you about Nothing with Strings?

Could not tell when one short story started and one ended

I thought they would be Christmas stories, they were not...

All very depressing

Would not recommend to ANYONE

Horrible!!!

We read it as a book club and it was unanimous

You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The voices were not BAD

Any additional comments?

I am surprised NPR would put these out

Touching Short Stories

This was a neat collection of southern short stories Im not sure why they say they are holiday themed because really theyre not, but good none the less. I would say the theme is aging & gardening, southern style.

Some of these stories were sad/touching, some were funny, most were both but all left me wanting more. Just a warning these arent happy stories but they are good stories I would recommend this for southern fiction lovers.

I listened to this one on audio narrated by, Lorna Raver who as always does a great job.

3 Stars

Strange Collection

These were odd stories, and an even stranger narrator. Hard to listen to, but then I can't complain - it was free!

Wonderful narration!

Southern culture is heard here in these wonderful stories by Bailey White. I heard it first on NPR.

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Title: Outlaws All

Author: Max Brand

Narrator: Jim Bond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-18-08

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

"Alec the Great"

Set in Alaska during the gold rush days of the 1890s, the background of the bitter enmity that destroyed the once great friendship between Hugh Massey and Arnie Calmot is explained. (The events preceding the clash of these two titans for possession of a most extraordinary and powerful dog are told by young Joe May in "Sixteen in Nome".)

"Riding into Peril"

Kantwell Irving Dangerfield, commonly known as the Kid, is thrown in jail on a spurious charge. He makes good his escape and embarks on a life of dangerous adventure. He meets the enchanting Marianne Justis when he is hired to track down a mysterious renegade known as The Phantom. But even should he succeed in his battle with The Phantom, he will still be left outlawed, a wanted man.

"Outlaws All"

Listen to the enlightening story unfold of Bull Hunter, a gentle giant of a man who sees deeply into the human soul, encountering and befriending a mighty wolf dog known as The Ghost.

Members Reviews:

Three Stars

Slow read

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Title: Rob's Trilogy

Author: S.J. DiMaggio

Narrator: Mike Chrisman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-07

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

These stories, created to both stimulate and entertain the minds of young listeners, are spiced with intriguing historical references. With the belief that each generation need not assimilate each of life's lessons solely by trial and error, the author has designed these stories as a means to lightly inspire, rather than lecture, today's youth.

© and (P)2007 Tate Publishing and Enterprises LLC

Members Reviews:

Great Book

Previous to my encounter with the author of this book, I had never heard of it. My story is rather interesting on how i acquired this book. I wrote reviews such as this on books on amazon.com and Mr. Di Maggio contacted me via e-mail and asked if I was interested in reviewing his book if he would mail it to me. I agreed not knowing whether this was a hoax or really true. Much to my surprise, days later I received a hard cover copy of his book "Rob's Trilogy" with an autograph on the inside cover. Not only was this a great book, I really appreciate the thoughtfulness Mr. Di Maggio put into it to pay for the shipping charges just to get a simple review. This book is a trilogy about a boy named Rob and his discovery in the woods which changed his life. If you like the idea of a science fiction book mixed in with a reality based adventure book, you will probably like "Rob's Trilogy". Besides, I think it deserves a try considering the politeness and cooperation I received from the author who didn't have to send me that book, he was just a nice guy who did something nice. Pay him back for his obvious goodness he displays.

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Title: The Pit and the Pendulum

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: John Chatty

Format: Unabridged

Length: 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-07

Publisher: Jimcin Recordings

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

When it comes to short stories, Edgar Allan Poe is considered by many to be the master of terror and the macabre. This is one of his most famous stories. It is set during the torturous times of the Spanish inquisition and is a first-person account of a terrifying psychological ordeal. It a masterpiece of suspense and fear, with just a hint of the supernatural.

© and (P)1984 Jimcin Recordings

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

100% Awesome edition!

Better than expected

I checked out this book, along with several others, from my local library so I could "get my Poe on" before Halloween, and was so impressed with the wonderful color illustrations on almost every page. It contains a small but decent representation of Poe favorites. The copy that I bought cost me less than a dollar (plus the $3.99 S&H) and happened to be a library edition, so it is bound very nicely! Also it arrived promptly, despite the weather issues going on across the country. Count me as 100% satisfied.

The sadism of the Spanish Inquisition makes for a classic tale of horror

At age 12 I was given my introduction to the world of literature by my mother who read me Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum. I can still vividly recollect living through the horrors of the chamber with the unnamed narrator, wondering why Christian monks would construct such a room and why Christian monks would inflict such torture. I still wrestle with a number of the story's themes.

Sadism

Why do such a thing? The story's torture chamber is not a makeshift construction slapped together; rather, with its pendulum descending in mathematical precision and its collapsing metal walls turning red hot, to assemble such a bizarre, intricate room would take sophisticated engineering. huge resources and lots of time, perhaps years. What does such a room say about the Western monastic tradition and the mentality of monks?

In `A Distant Mirror, The Calamitous 14th Century", author Barbara W. Tuchman richly portrays the psychology of these chaotic, disorderly times. For example, she writes, "In village games, players with hands tied behind them competed to kill a cat nailed to a post by battering it to death with their heads, at the risk of cheeks ripped open or eyes scratched out by the frantic animal's claws. Trumpets enhanced the excitement. Or a pig enclosed in a wide pen was chased by men with clubs to the laughter of spectators as he ran squealing from the blows until beaten lifeless. Accustomed in their own lives to physical hardship and injury, medieval men and women were not necessarily repelled by the spectacle of pain but rather enjoyed it. . . . It may be that the untender medieval infancy produced adults who valued others no more than they had been valued in their own formative years." Nowadays, we have a name for "untender infancy": child abuse. We also have a word for enjoying the spectacle of pain inflicted on others: sadism.

Of course, the effects of child abuse and living in a society accepting sadism as the norm would not disappear when men became monks. What undoubtedly added fuel to this psychological fire was a religion and theology giving a central place to guilt and sin and thus turning men against their own bodies, and, more specifically, again their own sexuality.

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Title: The Crystal Egg

Author: H. G. Wells

Narrator: Walter Covell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-26-07

Publisher: Jimcin Recordings

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

The War of the Worlds was probably H.G. Wells' best-known work, but this brief tale indicates that he had more than a passing interest in Mars. The artifact that the title refers to would not seem too extraordinary today, but this brilliant prediction of robotic planetary exploration seemed fantastic in the early 20th century.

Herbert George Wells, better known as H.G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science-fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. Wells, along with Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

Editorial Reviews:

Frequently cited as a forerunner to his masterpiece, The War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells' "The Crystal Egg" concerns an odd antique trinket that provides its owner visions of a strange Martian landscape and its alien inhabitants. Acclaimed radio broadcaster Walter Covell, performs Wells short story with fluid efficiency and quick-clipped clarity. Covell colors the proceedings with vivd role-playing, breathing life into a reticent antiques dealer, his impetuous wife, an extravagant prince, and a curious clergyman whose extraterrestrial discovery has grave implications for Earth.

Critic Reviews:

"Combining the scientist's analytical view, the historian's sense of destiny, the novelist's vivid feel for everyday life, and the artist's limitless imagination, H.G. Wells crafted impressive fantasies - and the most exciting works of 20th-century science fiction." (H. G. Wells: A Sketch of His Life and Works)

Members Reviews:

Wonderful!

This is the first book I've read by H.G. Wells, this book is not as emotional as I thought it would be,but it is a good piece of science fiction that includes fanasty, UFOs, and Spiritualism. For those who like such books should read this.

Digital version is unreadable

Do not buy this! The transfer from the original is awful. So bad I gave up reading and purchased a different edition.

NO Stars.

but wonderful book.

Cover was ceased at the top, but wonderful book.

Ahead of his time

Mr. Wells is so talented and this classic sci-fi tale proves the point. What an imagination. Way ahead of his time.

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Title: Selected Shorts

Subtitle: Travel Tales

Author: N.M. Kelby, Max Steele, Nadine Gordimer, Joan Didion, Jason Brown, Ring Lardner

Narrator: Mia Dillon, Paul Hecht, Christina Pickles, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Bradley Whitford, Joanne Woodward, Nadine Gordimer

Format: Original Recording

Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-20-07

Publisher: Symphony Space, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Critic Reviews:

"Seasoned performers spurred to do their best by the combination of good writing and live audiences are irresistible....The humorous pieces are particularly enjoyable because of the palpable synergy between narrator and laughing audience. But all are enjoyable and satisfying." (AudioFile)

Members Reviews:

loved every minute

What a great way to get back to the visual eye. ..imagination I love every minute

not so much about travel

These stories were not the light hearted or adventurous tales I was looking for but rather situations of the human experience which involved not being in ones home. Sad, heartbreaking, horrific, and at times slightly touching on the adventure and wonder of travel. If you are looking for stories to inspire your next adventure of travelers spirit, these stories are not for you.

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Title: Best of the South

Author: Shannen Ravenel

Narrator: various

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-25-06

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Continuing a two-decade tradition of excellence in literature, New Stories from the South presents the region's 20 best stories from 1996 to 2005, as selected by Anne Tyler. With such authors as Lee Smith, Judy Troy, William Gay, Stephen Coyne, Max Steele, Jill McCorkle, and Chris Offutt,

Best of the South elegantly portrays an old man's struggle with Alzheimer's, a death row inmate's confusion over his own guilt, a young girl seeking comfort in a motel room with a trucker, and many more memorable, breathtaking stories.

©2006 Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (P)2006 Recorded Books

Members Reviews:

Best of the South

This collection is amazing. Of course, I would expect nothing less from Shannon Ravenel, whose editorial expertise remains unsurpassed. Readers will not be disappointed. Bravo!

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Title: Jeremy Goldblatt Is So Not Moses (Unabridged)

Author: James Howe

Narrator: James Howe

Format: Abridged

Length: 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-06

Publisher: Full Cast Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Both funny and moving, this story of a most unusual Bar Mitzvah beautifully captures the spirit of one of the most important days in a young man's life. Featuring a special guest appearance by author James Howe himself as the rabbi!

©2003 James Howe; (P)2006 Full Cast Audio

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Title: The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights

Author: Faye Kellerman

Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris, Nancy McKeon

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-21-06

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Among the first-rate short mysteries in this collection: the brand new "Garden of Eden" and "Open House" feature the famous sleuthing duo Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus; "Bull's-Eye" introduced Cindy Decker to the crime fiction world; and "Mr. Barton's Head Case" appears here for the very first time in English.

In addition, two rare personal essays allow listeners glimpses into Kellerman's private life, revealing her true grit in "Small Miracles" and childhood memories of working in her father's deli in the exquisite "Summer of My Womanhood."

Compiled at last in one volume, the pieces in this book feature new introductions by the author and contribute to a unique, compelling portrait of one of America's top masters of suspense. A must-have collection for all mystery fans, The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights showcases how ordinary everyday experiences can be the genesis of extraordinary tales that unveil the darkest sins and secrets of the human heart.

Critic Reviews:

"Kellerman's hardcore fans will welcome this eclectic volume." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Enjoyed most of these short mysteries

Most of these mysteries are gripping and interesting, and I enjoyed listening to them. There were a few that I didn't care for, but in the absence of other new novels by Faye Kellerman, this was worth listening to.

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Title: Death's Betrayal

Subtitle: Novellas from Transgressions (Unabridged Selections)

Author: Jeffery Deaver, Sharyn McCrumb

Narrator: Robert Fass, Carrington Macduffie

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-05

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Forever by Jeffery Deaver

Talbot Simms is an unusual cop, a statistician with the Westbrook County Sheriff Department. When two wealthy couples commit suicide one right after the other, he suspects it isn't suicide, but murder. He must find out who was behind it, and how they did it.

The Resurrection Man by Sharyn McCrumb

During America's first century, doctors used any means necessary to advance their craft, including dissecting corpses. Sharyn McCrumb brings the pre-Civil War South to life in this story of a man who is assigned to dig up bodies to help those that are still alive.