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Title: Autumn Girl

Author: Annie Kosinski

Narrator: Annie Kosinski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-18-13

Publisher: Mikhail Shirokov, ChicagoAudiobooks.com

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Vivian's parents are dead. Her brother wants nothing to do with her. Her boyfriend, Jonathan, is making her life hell.

On top of it all, she has devoted her life to caring for her grandfather as he recovers from a heart attack. Vivian finds her solace in her bouncy little dog, baking, and Vivaldi's "Autumn" concerto. When things become almost unbearable, Vivian must decide what is best for herself and her future. Will she take the path she's always wanted, or will the events of her life determine everything for her?

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Title: Spinning Out

Author: David Stahler

Narrator: Christopher Gebauer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-17-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

High school senior Frenchy has little ambition beyond hanging out at the smoking rock until his best friend, the ever-witty and conniving Stewart, gets him to try out for Man of la Mancha. To everyone's surprise, the guys are a hit. But when Stewart's antics begin to grow more obsessive - he wears his costume 24/7, freaks out about little details, and displays an incessant hatred of the high-tech windmills outside of town - Frenchy worries that there's something deeper going on. Is Stewart spiraling into madness, just like Don Quixote? And can Frenchy battle through his own demons in time to save his friend from self-destruction before it's too late?

Editorial Reviews:

When high school stoners, outcasts, and best friends Stewart and Frenchy try out for the school musical, Don Quixote, on a whim, they dont expect to be cast in the production, but both end up with leading roles. As rehearsals wear on, though, Stewarts behavior becomes erratic, leaving Frenchy, struggling with demons of his own, to wonder whats wrong with his friend - and whether anything can be done about it.

Christopher Gebauer wholly inhabits these complex characters, who seem, at first, totally predictable, and quickly prove themselves to be anything but. Gebauer is an empathetic and sensitive performer who pays admirable attention to detail and transforms this audiobook into a truly gripping exploration of friendship, family, and mental illness.

Members Reviews:

Spins An Enjoyable Yarn

If I were a high school stoner, who wandered the halls aimlessly, managed to somehow get high every five minutes, pulled every prank imaginable in a pertinent effort to stick it to the man, the principal, and the school board, I would have considered this the crème de la crème, as I laughed giddily for nearly an hour, and then had a serious case of the munchies. But I was a massive nerd in high school, who held a certain amount of respect for the man and authority, probably didn't even truly comprehend the concept of acting out, actually wanted to excel in my classes because I understood that it would affect my future, and tried real hard not to stand out in a bad way, already grasping that I was a bit different than the majority of my classmates and that I didn't need to further emphasize the point.

Either way, or even if you fall somewhere in between these two extremes, this novel spins an enjoyable yarn and provides lifelike characters with profuse problems better suited for linoleum floors and locker-lined walls. And it works, all of it. The struggle for an identity, the friend turned love interest, and the rebels trying to sing a different tune could have felt forced in less capable hands, instead these all felt real to me, and I was transported back to simpler times, minus the copious amounts of weed.

SPINNING OUT filled my head with a hazy fog and had me twirling in a multitude of directions, happily soaking up the pages the way a beach bum might soak up the sun's rays. Despite this read lacking volume, instead becoming easily consumable like Pop-Tarts, it packed plenty of sentiment and brought to mind the phrase stoners with heart. Stewart and Frenchy may have out smoked Cheech & Chong, but these two knuckleheads decided on a plan to leave more of a legacy than a few roaches and a men's bathroom filled with the lingering effects of the sweet-smelling smoke.

But every dynamic duo needs a Kaela.

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Title: A Life Worth Dreaming About

Author: Nicholas Dettmann

Narrator: Dan Absalonson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-16-13

Publisher: Nicholas Dettmann

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Carl Robertson, a 32-year-old man, did everything he could to move out of his small Midwestern town, losing many friends along the way. He dreamed of living the elegant lifestyle of New York City. He used his anger and hatred to move out of his hometown, discredit it and never wanted to think about it again. For a while, it worked. Then, he finds his life on the ropes and doesn't know why or how to change it. That is until he meets a man who will change his life forever and in a way he never could've seen coming. Suddenly, he finds himself trying to catch up to a new reality, just in time to save his life and find a life worth dreaming about.

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Members Reviews:

Second chances

Dettmann is a talented journalist foremost, and his reporting skills occasionally make his debut novel read like an article. Readers will find the bones of a good story, that of Carl Robertson, who faces a medical crisis and his guardian angel in order to find himself, underneath the layers of a multitude of characters who surround him at his fancy ad exec job. By wading through the opening of the man who couldn't be bothered to stop long enough to see the people around him, readers will come across an intriguing tale of second chances. Don't we all long to "re-do" those things that haunt us?

Each person has a dream of the perfect life. Carl got to choose his. Those who enjoy stories like Heaven Can Wait, will have a good time watching Carl go back and change the disaster that was his life.

Captivating

I enjoyed this book very much. The story was captivating. It was difficult to put down due to sheer interest and anticipating what would happen next.

The story came alive because the author included so much descriptive detail. It all seemed real. He included times down to the seconds of when events were happening. Also included were things like exact information about where characters were at particular times. For example, in the theater it was detailed down to the number of rows and seats. The thought processes of the characters were described thoroughly. Even their clothing was vivid through the description.

Some people would welcome the prospect to go back and change many things in their lives. This book gives the reader an opportunity to dream about that.

Amazing read

Excellent story and a very quick read. This is a must read by a great local author. I enjoyed this book so much.

Inspiring!!

A very inspiring book that moved me to look at how I treat people and what I can do to better myself. This is a book that should be in everyones library.

A Book Worth Reading

I purchased the book after meeting the author and getting his recommendation to do so. The book contains an abundance of details, small and large. The main character, Carl, begins as a pompous arse, who generally isn't happy with anything in his life. He hates his hometown, his siblings, his parents, women and anything else that annoys him in general. He's happy to live his life as a bachelor, making everyone walk on eggshells around him. That all changes overnight....

After a brush with death, he is visited by a Guardian Angel. Now I admit, my first thought here was "A remake of A Christmas Carol?" but the Angel takes him back to pivotal points in his life and allows him to correct his mistakes. Now my thought was "Oh, so it's a remake of "It's a Wonderful Life".

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Title: Evil of the Age

Author: Allan Levine

Narrator: Andy Caploe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-12-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Murder and corruption in 19th-century New York...

In the sizzling summer of 1871, New York journalist Charles St. Clair is tracking down the story of Lucy Maloney, a kept woman found murdered and stuffed in a trunk at the Hudson Railway depot. His search takes him from the mansions of Fifth Avenue to the brothels of SoHo and the seedy and dangerous saloons on Water Street. St. Clair soon uncovers Lucy's connection to a ring of abortionists and to Madame Philippe, a wealthy woman who is known as Madame Killer. St. Clair confronts Madame Philippe at the Tombs Prison, where she awaits the hangman's noose for Lucy's murder. St. Clair believes her to be innocent and sets out to prove it, discovering deceit at the highest levels of political power and a shocking secret. Time is running out for Madame Philippe and for St. Clair as he hurries to reveal the trunk mystery before it's too late....

Members Reviews:

How Corrupt was our Past?

After the Civil War during the years 1870-1890, the US had a reputation of extreme corruption. Historians have sometimes called it âThe Age of Conservatism,â a euphemism probably chosen to avoid offending patriots. But by almost any standard it was the most free-wheeling, venal, crime-ridden period in the nationâs history. It has attracted the eye of the novelist Allan Levine. He sets some of the worst excesses in dramatic motion in New York City.

The organization known as âTammany Hallâ was thriving. It was a time when the petty crime of thieves, pickpockets, scoundrels, thugs, hooligans of all sorts filled New Yorkâs streets and saloons. Some men still wore old bedraggled uniforms from the Civil War years; horses pulled wagons and carriages, the streets filled with a stench of manure and refuse. It was a time of universal buying and selling of favors. The scandal known as âCredit Mobilierâ broke into the open.

The novel starts with a rush: on a hot humid day in August 1871, a boy leads a man to an unclaimed trunk at a transportation depot then disappears. A stench comes from inside the trunk. When it is finally opened a woman is found inside, dead, about 27-28 years old, beautiful and with long hair.

One of its great attractions of âEvil of the Ageâ is that it is fast-paced, full of surprises and action. Very well-researched, historical reconstruction never slows the pace of the novel; narrative speed leads the reader on to new events, to vivid, raw, unexpected life. There are gang wars and a violent clash between Irish Catholics and Protestants, Nativists and Know-Nothings. Victor Fowler is the Boss of New York City, Tammanyâs âGrand Sachem.â Tom St. Clair, an investigative reporter visits Fowler to learn more about the murder that opens the book. Tom has many new assignments, he works for the newspaper âFoxâs Weeklyâ (a name looking ahead to the current TV channel?), he investigates and writes articles on the many accidents and problems in the city. Soon he is sent to visit the business of âMadame Philippe,â owner of one of the most widely known lucrative brothels in the city.

These are just a few of the events and plot lines suggested in the opening pages of the novel. The narrative is excellent at setting up plots on short notice, usually vivid, some of them sordid, some not. If petty crime is widespread in New York, major crime organized from the top down is even more widespread.

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Title: Lorimer Loyalties

Subtitle: Lorimer Family, Book 6

Author: Anne Melville

Narrator: Claire Carroll

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-12-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Volume Six of the dramatic saga of The Lorimer Family. Unknown to each other, the Lorimer cousins share a history....

Paula Mattison, unaware of her Lorimer connections, arrives from Jamaica, determined to make her mark in a country where she is now a foreigner. Meanwhile John Lorimer, deceived by his mother as a child, refuses to recognise his Lorimer relations and basks in spectacular business success. Only Sir Bernard Lorimer is secure and established in his inherited fortune and baronetcy. He devotes his time to scientific research and to the domestic pleasures of a happy marriage.

But three women, Angela, Gitta, and Isabel, will utterly transform the fortunes of the remaining Lorimers. And by the intervention of strangers the scattered cousins will come to recognise their common bond. Lorimer Loyalties is the sixth and concluding novel in the engrossing series which chronicles the lives and fortunes of the Lorimer family from the 1870s to the 1940s.

Born in Harrow, Anne Melville was the daughter of the author and lecturer Bernard Newman and the widow of Jeremy Potter, novelist and historian. She was a scholar at St. Hugh's, where she read modern history. She died in 1998.

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Title: This Will Be Difficult to Explain

Subtitle: And Other Stories

Author: Johanna Skibsrud

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Nine loosely connected, hypnotic stories about memory and desire showcase one of fiction's bright new voices.

In the Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning author Johanna Skibsruds new book, nine loosely connected and hypnotic stories introduce an unforgettable cast of characters. A young maid at a hotel in France encounters a man who asks to paint her portrait, only later discovering that the man is someone other than who she thinks. A divorced father, fearing estrangement from his thirteen-year-old daughter, allows her to take the wheel of his car, realizing too late that hes made a grave mistake. A Canadian girl and her French host stumble on the one story that transcends their language barrier. Youth confronted with the mutterings of old age, restlessness bounded by the muddy confines of a backyard garden, callow hope coming up against the exigencies of everyday life - these are life-defining moments that weave throughout the everyday lives of the remarkable characters in this book. Time and again they find themselves confronted with what they didnt know they didnt know, at the exact point of intersection between impossibility and desire. In This Will Be Difficult to Explain Skibsrud has created a series of masterful, perceptive tales.

Members Reviews:

Interesting Stories Ruined by Horrible Narration

What did you love best about This Will Be Difficult to Explain?

i loved the stories. i thought every single one was expertly written. there is a wide variety of topics, and every single character was well developed.

What was one of the most memorable moments of This Will Be Difficult to Explain?

the description of understanding love in Signac's Boats.

How could the performance have been better?

i thought that this narrator was robotic, had no emotion and was just awful. honestly, if the stories weren't so well written, I would have stopped listening for lack of interest. it is a true testament to the writing that i got through this boring draining narration.

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Title: A Man Over Forty

Author: Eric Linklater

Narrator: John Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Eric Linklater's command of language and situation, and his gifts for humour and storytelling have seldom been better displayed than in A Man Over Forty.

Edward Balintore is the archetypal television personality: big, loud, and assertive, given to reactionary sentiments and fits of explosive anger. In a 'depth' interview before the cameras he is driven to admitting a fear 'of being found out' and collapses with what the doctors call overstrain and nervous tension.

Accompanied by his Watson or Sancho Panza, Guy Palladis, an elegant, detached, and well-connected young man, he sets out on a long and varied quest for peace and an earthly paradise. Jamaica, Ireland, Greece, all are sampled in turn and nearly accepted; but in each some dissonant element from Balintore's past turns up and sends him on. The Furies (if it is indeed they who are pursuing him), finally catch up with him in the Aegean in sight of Mount Athos - appropriately enough, for a man with a soul to save or sell.

This is a novel of great satirical and imaginative scope - a picture of red-blooded Dionysiac man bent on defying 'the solemn ones' who plague him.

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Title: Prides Harvest

Subtitle: Scobie Malone, Book 8

Author: Jon Cleary

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-10-13

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In the town of Collamundra, Australia, the corpse of Japanese farm manager, Kenji Sagawa, is found in one of his cotton mill's threshing machines. The prosperity that his company had brought to the small town had also engendered racial tension, and Detective Inspector Scobie Malone of the Sydney Police Department is called in to investigate - hardly a vacation. The local corrupt government and law enforcement resent him, and the Aborigine population gets ever more restless.

When the only Aboriginal police officer becomes the target of everyone's frustration, Scobie becomes increasingly sympathetic - as well as increasingly involved with the cold murder case of the wife of Collamundras most famous citizen 17 years prior. As more and more people flock to this dry town for its annual horse race, the list of suspects becomes longer and longer. Can Malone the visitor crack the case?

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Title: Wonders in the Deep

Author: Clay Spicer

Narrator: Ashley Ulery

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-10-13

Publisher: Mon Amie Films, Inc.

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Jacob recalls a solo sailing trip around the coast of Massachusetts when he was looking for something in his life. He met Sandra on that voyage and his world changed. Now he must decide the future.

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Title: Save Me, Joe Louis

Author: Madison Smartt Bell

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-10-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Macrae is living pretty close to the edge in the inhospitable rush of Manhattan. He and Charlie make their bread, such as it is, by a fairly clever scheme of forcing their vitims to withdraw money from bank cash machines. It's not very lucrative, but it's not very risky either. They become involved in darker matters, and Macrae indulges in an incomparably brutal act of vengeance, which is not really his style - Charlie is the one with psychotic tendencies.

The pair moves on to Baltimore, where they hook up with a black ex-con called Porter, from whom Macrae begins to learn "the perils of living... an unexamined life." With crime as their livelihood, the three move on to the rural South. It is here that Macrae will rediscover Lacy, an old flame, who will perhaps help him find his balance in his topsy-turvy world of perpetual distemper.

Editorial Reviews:

A meandering crime story with a rough-and-tumble noir edge, National Book Award finalist Madison Smartt Bell's Save Me, Joe Louis follows Macrae and Charlie as they move from small-time ATM holdups in New York City to higher-stakes crime, eventually fleeing their violence for solace in the South. Nick Sullivan, a prolific audiobook voice actor and a master of accents, performs the tale with aplomb, bringing characters alive with memorable voices and inflection. Richly detailed and engrossing, Save Me, Joe Louis entertains to the very last word.

Members Reviews:

Powerfully written thriller!

Exciting to the very last page! A powerfully-written thriller about three guys on the lam, by one of the best novelists writing today. And a love story, too!

Absorbing and moody--a really good read.

In Save Me, Joe Louis, Madison Smartt Bell has a way with putting his reader right in the middle of things. Whether the protagonist Macrae is sitting in seedy NYC bar or on a creaky porch down South, he gives you such wonderful, rich detail that you never for a moment doubt what's going on and, truly, can see it all as if you were there, too. It is emotional without being too sentimental (or sappy). It doesn't have a neat and tidy ending, yet you close the book feeling satisfied. I highly recommend this--I was impressed. I plan to read more of his work ASAP.

Five Stars

i have read this book five times and will again enough said

Stunning...as finely tuned as you'll ever read.

This is the saga of Charlie and Macrae, two fringe dwellers thrown together by chance. As their story unfolds, their forays into petty crime escalate into horrific violence and madness. Bell is one of the best writers around. Pick up "Save Me, Joe Louis" and get hooked