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Title: Bitter Ends

Subtitle: A Short Story Collection

Author: Alex Issa

Narrator: John Feather

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-30-16

Publisher: Ghost Cowboy Inc

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

Alex Issa's thought-provoking stories are difficult to classify. From post-apocalyptic fables tackling restraint in the absence of law, to tales of hit-man morality, his short fiction has challenged listeners and delighted critics with its minimalist sensibilities and ever-present subtext. Here, six almost surreal short stories lead the listener through disturbing and somehow beautiful locations in the mind.

1. Of Princesses and Freaks: Two Short Tales

Bella's Slippers

Locked in the tower, Bella laments her fate, the decisions she made about the liquidation of her mother's estate, and the ambitions that have left her helpless on unforgiving stone with rodents and roaches her only companions.

Big Top Slick

A father explains to his son why running away to the circus isn't the best option in this surrealistic and vaguely philosophical exploration of society, shunning, and human nature.

2. Swings Don't Grow Lonely: A Tale of Endings

Richard, an old man awaiting the end, and Anne, a young girl with burdens no girl should bear, sit on the swings and circle around the only topic of import. In this moving and bleak story of both untimely and timely ends, Alex Issa draws emotion effortlessly and powerfully with the very picture of bittersweet truth.

3. Dancing with Bounties

The Blank Twins, violent bounty hunters, hired usually for their particular ability to forget the "Alive" part of "Wanted: Dead or Alive", lie in wait for a serial killer with 19 brutal rapes and murders to his name. Dark, violent, and strangely comic, the unforgettable and more than a little disturbing world of Alex Issa is sure to please. This thrilling short story is one of many in the Devil Twins series.

4. Dry County (Devil Twins 2)

Michael and Barton Blink are back, and this time, their bounty takes them to, of all places, a town without a drop of alcohol for sale. The Devil Twins are here for a bounty that should be easy pickings, if they could just find a way to get a drink first.

5. Choice of Sanity: A Post-Apocalyptic Fable

In this dark but deeply satisfying story, Alex Issa explores the rights and obligations of men and women in world which has lost all rules. Can a woman refuse to give her body for the repopulation of the race? Is the extinction of mankind justification for rape? Tom, Mischa, and Ed may be the last three people on Earth, and for them these questions aren't hypothetical but real, urgent, and immediate. From its opening sentence to its shocking conclusion, the story unfolds with the stark beauty that only Alex Issa can produce.

Members Reviews:

Vivid writing, edgy subjects, masterful narration

This collection of stories by Alex Issa is loosely themed around people who come face-to-face with their bitter ends. The writing is vivid and pulpy, which suits the edgy subject matter, and the plots are twisty and well-executed. The stories provide a glimpse into diverse lives: a princess (a la Cinderella) held in a castle against her will; a pair of hard-drinking bounty hunters in search of their quarries; the last three human survivors following the apocalypse.

The narration is superb. Narrator John Feather is a masterful storyteller. His nuanced voice acting really brings the stories to life and adds new a dimension of enjoyment to the material.

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Title: A Straw in the Wind

Author: Michael Prescott

Narrator: Steven J. Conifer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-30-16

Publisher: Michael Prescott

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

Fred Dogan is a loving husband and devoted father, dedicated to his family and his work. He's also a recovering alcoholic. When his sanity and sobriety are tested by unthinkable horrors across the course of a year, he finds himself driven to the edge of a spiritual cliff, forced to ponder the ultimate question: can he somehow survive the realization of every husband's and father's worst nightmare, or should he simply step off the ride - into oblivion unknown?

A Straw in the Wind is perhaps Prescott's most poignant tale yet, an emotional tour-de-force of highest literary merit. With its taut prose, vivid imagery, and Prescott's rare ability to breathe three-dimensional life into all of his characters, here is a beautifully rendered novella without the slightest hint of artifice: stirring, succinct, unpredictable, and unforgettable.

Members Reviews:

Gag me with a spoon!

I didn't expect it to be written by a different Michael Prescott.!

Beautiful and Sublime

When it comes to the actual, unadulterated experience of Reality As It Is, only two words suffice: Beautiful and Sublime. Michael Prescott's works nearly always offer profound glimpses, even extended meditations into the latter of these â but with A Straw in the Wind, Prescott achieves a perfect balance of the two.

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide."

~Albert Camus

Reality can be ugly, even horrific, and yet, and yetâ

Like all Michael Prescott's works, A Straw in the Wind demonstrates that great quality â rare among contemporary authors â of an absolute refusal to pander to romantic notions. Dispensing with any sugar coatings or soft focus lenses, Prescott reveals it as it is and allows the reader to experience it directly.

The horror, the joy â I couldnât put it down.

Buy this book, read it, and forever after see the world through a new pair of glasses.

Tragedy, despair, but (most of all) HOPE... this one is a tear-jerker in the best possible way!

This is probably my favorite MP book so far. His tone, style, and subject matter have definitely changed significantly over the past 3 years or so, at least with regard to some of his (esp shorter) books, but the changes are most welcome. He's developed a more literary bent, it seems, and it suits him, I think, as much as his crime/suspense/psych thriller persona ever did (and, of course, still does). In short, I love BOTH Michael Prescotts, so to speak, and welcome new books by "either" writer anytime!

This one, in particular, I found to be his most moving and touching ever, or at least in a very long time. It brought a tear to my eye near the end. As one who can relate to alcoholism from a family perspective (my son is an alcoholic), it was particularly stirring. Don't let its length (just 84 pp) fool you into thinking it isn't worth the price: for those who value quality over quantity vis-a-vis the written word, this little pearl of a book is worth twice the cost, IMHO.

Highly recommended to all! :-)

Beautiful Story

This is an absolutely beautiful little book, a gorgeous piece of writing and incredibly moving story. I didn't even realize I was crying until I turned off my Kindle after reading the last page. Wow.

Five Stars

A terrific book.

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Titel: Die Spuren meiner Mutter

Autor:: Jodi Picoult

Erzähler: Barbara Auer, Leonie Landa, Ulrike Johannson, Erik Schäffler

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 21 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 08-29-16

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Die dreizehnjährige Jenna ist eine Einzelgängerin. Sie lebt bei ihrer Großmutter seit ihre Mutter Alice vor zehn Jahre verschwunden ist. In einem Elefantenreservat kam es damals zu einem folgenschweren Vorfall, bei dem Elefantenforscherin Alice bewusstlos aufgefunden wurde. In ihrer Verzweiflung wendet sich Jenna an die Wahrsagerin Serenity und macht einen Privatdetektiv ausfindig. Aus dem Tagebuch von Alice, den damaligen Ermittlungsakten und mit Hilfe von Serenitys übersinnlichen Fähigkeiten gelingt es den dreien schließlich alle Puzzleteile des Unglücksfalls zusammenzusetzen. Und ganz Jodi Picoult, erfährt die Geschichte zum Schluss noch einmal eine unerwartete Wendung...

©2015 / 2016 Jodi Picoult / C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München. Übersetzung von Elfriede Peschel (P)2016 Der Hörverlag

Kritik Bewertungen:

Picoult-Fans werden es lieben! -- Sunday Express

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Title: The Reflection

Author: Hugo Wilcken

Narrator: Tim Flavin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-16

Publisher: Oakhill Publishing

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

Dr Manne isn't himself when he's called out by the police to evaluate a man suspected of psychosis. But the man is perfectly calm, and insists he's not who the police says he is.

Manne isn't sure what to believe, but something definitely isn't right. Before he knows it, he's helping his patient escape from an unfamiliar psychiatric hospital. Then a careless slip on the subway leads to a horrific accident.

Waking up in a hospital bed, Manne realises his own identity is not as certain as he'd always believed. What kind of a hospital is he in and why can't he leave? As Manne pieces together the story, he realises that pretending to be someone else might be his only chance for escape.

Members Reviews:

Brilliant

Sustained atmosphere of mystery and doubt, propelled by beautifully crisp writing. Think Camus, Auster, Hitchock & Christopher Nolan. Highly recommended. I've only read Wilcken's 33 1/3 essay on David Bowie's "Low" which is one of my favourite pieces of music writing. I'm now looking up his previous fiction works "The Execution" and "Colony".

Three Stars

Bought as a gift without reading the book myself.

Great, quick read (because I couldn't put it down)

This book was a definite page turner! Loved it!

Clear your diary.

Imagine stepping into an Edward Hopper painting that transforms itself into a Hitchcock movie cast by Kafka. Identities shift. Streetscapes are brilliantly evoked, buildings are ambiguous. An elusive quality - reflective, deflective - hovers and disconcerts. Questions tumble over each other. This deeply unnerving psychological chiller will grip you by the throat from word one. Just make sure you've cancelled your arrangements and the âDo Not Disturbâ sign is hanging on your door.

Sesneless, inane and totally illogical

I'll be a contrarian on this one. This book made not one bit of sense from about page 10 on. Hard to review without giving away too much. But for a person obviously intelligent enough to make a living being a psychologist (or psychiatrist, never sure what the difference is) he makes some fundamental errors of judgement. When questions arise as to his real identity, there are some very easy logical things he could have done to establish the truth. While the descriptions of his environment were good, it was not enough to overcome the total illogical circumstances he is put into. The only way for him to start doubting who he is would be for him to abandon everything he knows about logic, the mind and the law. An important character present at the beginning of the book simply disappears until a passing reference near the end. His cop friend could have solved this whole problem for him in under an hour.

I kept wanting to like the book, but was really glad when I finished.

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Titel: Das Unglück anderer Leute

Autor:: Nele Pollatschek

Erzähler: Jasna Fritzi Bauer

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 5 hrs and 25 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 08-25-16

Herausgeber: tacheles! / Roof Music

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Thene, 25, Oxford-Studentin mit Zweitwohnsitz in Heidelberg, führt eigentlich ein glückliches Leben. Leider aber fällt in ihr Idyll immer wieder ein, was sie nur in kleinen Dosen verträgt: ihre Patchwork-Familie, eine in alle Himmelsrichtungen verstreute ostwestdeutsche Mischpoke. Als die Masterverleihung in Oxford ansteht, reist die Familie wie selbstverständlich an. Wer hätte schon ahnen können, dass der Zufall - das Schicksal? Gott? - ausgerechnet hier den Hebel ansetzt, um Thenes Welt aus den Angeln zu heben...

In ihrem originellen Debüt spielt Nele Pollatschek auf verblüffende Weise mit Statistik und Magie - und erzählt dabei eine turbulente, hochkomische und tieftraurige Geschichte vom Schicksalsschlag, eine Familie zu haben.

©2016 Galiani Berlin (P)2016 tacheles! / ROOF Music

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Titel: Die schwedischen Gummistiefel

Autor:: Henning Mankell

Erzähler: Axel Milberg

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 10 hrs and 30 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 08-22-16

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Henning Mankells letzter Roman: Zeit des Abschieds

In jener Herbstnacht wecken Fredrik Welin lodernde Flammen. Nichts von seinem alten, abgelegenen Haus auf der Schäreninsel, nichts von seinem bisherigen Leben ist zu retten. Die Polizei mutmaßt Brandstiftung. Und plötzlich sieht sich Welin nicht nur mit dem Verdacht des Versicherungsbetrugs konfrontiert, er muss sich auch der Frage stellen, ob es mit beinahe siebzig Jahren überhaupt noch möglich ist, neu anzufangen. Oder ist bereits die Zeit des Abschieds angebrochen?

Meisterhaft interpretiert von "Tatort"-Kommissar Axel Milberg, der deutschen Stimme von Henning Mankell.

©2016 Paul Zsolnay Verlag. Übersetzun von Verena Reichel (P)2016 Der Höverlag

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Titel: Licht und Zorn

Autor:: Lauren Groff

Erzähler: Roman Knika, Claudia Michelsen

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 15 hrs and 46 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 08-22-16

Herausgeber: HörbucHHamburg HHV GmbH

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Nur Lotto wagt es, sich Mathilde, der unnahbaren Schönheit, zu nähern. Dass sie füreinander bestimmt sind, scheint eine simple göttliche Gleichung zu sein. Sie lieben sich, sie begehren einander, sie heiraten. Ihre Partys in New York sind legendär, und irgendwann feiert Lotto Triumphe als Dramatiker.

Ist das alles tatsächlich glückliche Fügung oder lenkt hier jemand die Geschicke, hält die goldenen Fäden unnachgiebig in der Hand? Und was geschieht, wenn sich ein einziges Vorzeichen im Beziehungsgefüge als Illusion herausstellt, was bleibt dann bestehen? Denn die Geschichte kann auch ganz anders erzählt werden: Während Lotto in Mathilde nur das Gute, Reine sieht, sehen wir durch Mathildes Augen die Mythen ihrer Ehe auseinanderfallen.

Ein brillanter Ehe-Roman mit einer furiosen Wendung - gelesen von Roman Knika und Claudia Michelsen.

©2016 Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co KG, München / Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH. Übersetzung von Stefanie Jacobs (P)2016 Hörbuch Hamburg HHV GmbH, Hamburg

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Titel: Elanus

Autor:: Ursula Poznanski

Erzähler: Jens Wawrczeck

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 11 hrs and 33 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 08-22-16

Herausgeber: Der Hörverlag

Bewertung: 5 von 5 von 1 Stimmen

Kategorien: Fiction, Literary

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Angriff der Überwachungsdrohnen...

Der siebzehnjährige Jona ist seinen Altersgenossen an Intelligenz und Auffassungsgabe voraus, allerdings macht ihn das nicht gerade beliebt. Gegen das Mobbing wehrt er sich mit einem ungewöhnlichen Mittel: einer Drohne. Klein, leise und mit einer Kamera versehen, kann sie jeden aufspüren, dessen Handynummer Jona besitzt. Sie versorgt ihn mit brisanten Details aus dem Privatleben seiner Opfer. Doch womit Jona nicht gerechnet hat: Offenbar wird auch er selbst überwacht. Dann häufen sich Zufälle, die darauf hindeuten, dass jemand hinter ihm her ist...

Spannungsvoll und ungekürzt gelesen von Jens Wawrczeck, bekannt u. a. als Peter von den "Drei ???"

©2016 Loewe Verlag GmbH (P)2016 Der Hörverlag

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Title: The Death of All Things Seen

Author: Michael Collins

Narrator: John Moraitis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-18-16

Publisher: Wholestory Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

Norman Price, a 40-something playwright living in Chicago, considers the shuddering impact of the financial crash. What's needed, he thinks, is the will for a new existence. When his parents die, The New Existence becomes Norman's mantra as he tries to recalibrate his own shaken world.

Norman's new existence is suddenly threatened by past secrets, and he receives a mysterious email from a man he has never met but whose name is painfully familiar....

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

my favorite author. book arrived in perfect condition. check out Michael's other books

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Title: Retreat

Author: Audrey Ferber

Narrator: Emily Caudwell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-16-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Genres: Fiction, Literary

Publisher's Summary:

When a northern California dilettante retreats to a convent for a week of introspection, writing, and a Thomas Merton study group, she is forced to confront her core beliefs. Is less truly more? Can generosity be learned? Forgiveness practiced? In this humorous send-up, short story writer Audrey Ferber channels one woman's empty nest grief and unsatisfiable desires.