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ID: 320336

Title: Firewall

Author: Andy McNab

Narrator: Colin Buchanan

Format: Abridged

Length: 02:29:00

Language: English

Release date: 02-06-06

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:

The incendiary new thriller from the bestselling author of Remote Control and Crisis Four.

Helsinki, December 1999, Nick Stone is on the run after lifting one of the heads of what the intelligence services call ROC (Russian Organized Crime). A group of City investors is unhappy with the way the warlords activities have manipulated the markets, and they want him taken to St Petersburg for disposal.

Back in London, Stone is given the chance to earn enough money never to have to do this sort of work again. Officials believe that Russia has embarked upon a concerted espionage offensive and has stolen some of the Wests most sensitive military secrets. When Stone goes back to Finland, however, and from there into the former Soviet republic of Estonia, he finds himself caught between implacable opposing forces to whom he is nothing more than a pawn in a much bigger game.

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ID: 320341

Title: All of These People: A Memoir

Author: Fergal Keane

Narrator: Fergal Keane

Format: Abridged

Length: 05:45:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-03-06

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Biography & Memoir

Summary:

In a memoir of staggering power and candour, award-winning journalist Fergal Keane addresses his experience of wars of different kinds, some very public and others acutely personal.

During his years of reporting from the world's most savage and turbulent regions, Fergal Keane has witnessed the violence of the South African townships and the terror in Rwanda, the most extreme kinds of human behaviour, the horror of genocide and the bravery of peacekeepers faced with overwhelming odds. As one of the BBC's leading correspondents, he recounts extraordinary encounters on the front lines. Alongside his often brutal experiences in the field, he also describes unflinchingly the challenges and demons he has faced in his personal life growing up in Ireland.

Keanes existence as a war reporter is all that we imagine: frantic filing of reports and dodging shells, interspersed with rest in bombed-out hotels and concrete shelters. Life in such vulnerable areas of the globe is emotionally draining, but full of astonishing moments of camaraderie and human bravery. And so this is also a memoir of the human connections, at once simple and complex, that are made in extreme circumstances. These pages are filled with the memories of remarkable people. At the heart of Fergal Keane's story is a descent into and recovery from alcoholism, spanning two generations, father and son; a different kind of war, but as much part of the journey of the last 25 years as the bullets and bombs.

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ID: 320340

Title: Memoirs of a Geisha

Author: Arthur Golden

Narrator: Noriko Aida

Format: Abridged

Length: 03:00:29

Language: English

Release date: 01-03-06

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

An extraordinarily vivid and beautifully written first novel exploring the hidden world of the geisha.

Memoirs of a Geisha is a rare and utterly engaging experience. The extraordinary tale of Sayuri, a young girl who grows up to become an acclaimed geisha, it spans a quarter of a century, from 1929 to the post-war years of Japan's dramatic history, and opens a window onto a half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation.

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ID: 320342

Title: Crisis Four

Author: Andy McNab

Narrator: Jack Davenport

Format: Abridged

Length: 02:51:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-02-06

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:

Crisis Four hurtles us into the heartstopping world of violence, betrayal and high-octane suspense.

Nick Stone, ex-SAS, now a K working for British Intelligence on deniable operations, is tough, resourceful, ruthless, and highly trained a master of his trade.

Sarah is beautiful steel-willed, intelligent, cunning the only woman Stone has ever let under his guard. And now hes been sent to hunt her down

As the pair are pursued through the backwoods of the American South, Stones mission becomes a journey to the heart of a dark and deadly conspiracy to which only Sarah holds the key. And as the tension builds to breaking point, the two are led to a confrontation that echoes our worst nightmares.

In Crisis Four the master storyteller hurtles us once more into his heartstopping world of violence, betrayal and high-octane suspense. Here indeed is a new kind of thriller, so gritty, vivid and menacing that its hard to tell where fact ends and fiction begins.

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ID: 320343

Title: I Should Have Been at Work

Author: Des Lynam

Narrator: Des Lynam

Format: Abridged

Length: 03:10:00

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-05

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment, Soccer

Summary:

One of the most sought-after celebrity titles of recent years, Des Lynams autobiography gives a frank and opinionated insight into the man behind the myth.

Famously guarded about his private life, Des sets the record straight on all the stories that have been written about him, giving a unique view of life at the very top of his career the personalities, the feuds, tragedies and glory.

One of the most accomplished broadcasters of his generation, Des Lynam has graced our screens for more than thirty years.At the BBC, Des covered World Cups and European Championships; many Wimbledons; seven Olympic Games, including the Israeli shootings in Munich; travelling the world; and following his hero Muhammad Ali to fights in Zaire, Malaysia and the USA.

Here he tells of the highs and the lows, the programmes he turned down and the ones he wished he had! He also offers a candid account of life behind the scenes at the BBC and of his five years at ITV, his reasons for going there and why his decision was justified but in other ways disastrous. This is the real Des: honest, warm, funny and brilliant the man a whole nation has taken to heart.

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ID: 307265

Title: Return of the King

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrator: Rob Inglis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17:12:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-05

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Classics, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

Concluding the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkiens epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings.

The armies of the Dark Lord Sauron are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle agains the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring.

The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkiens classic tale of magic and adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, features the definitive audio recording of the complete tale including Appendix A all of which is expertly read by Rob Inglis.

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ID: 320345

Title: Letters from Father Christmas

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrator: Derek Jacobi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:05:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-05

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Classics, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

The complete series of Father Christmas letters written by JRR Tolkien for his own children between 1920 and 1943.

Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? Every year, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien would write to Father Christmas, and the letters they received told wonderful stories of his adventures at the North Pole. These humorous tales are brought to life by Derek Jacobi as Father Christmas, John Moffatt as Polar Bear, and Christian Rodska as Ilbereth the Elf, complete with specially composed music.

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ID: 307269

Title: Fellowship of the Ring

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrator: Rob Inglis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19:53:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-05

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Classics, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkiens epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings.

Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring the ring that rules them all which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.

In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.

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ID: 320347

Title: Roverandom

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrator: Derek Jacobi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:37:33

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-05

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure

Summary:

Tolkiens acclaimed modern classic fairie tale, read by Derek Jacobi.

While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R.Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal.

This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, went through several drafts over the years. Now, many years on, the adventures of Rover or, for reasons that become clear in the story, Roverandom are performed by Sir Derek Jacobi.

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ID: 320346

Title: Farmer Giles of Ham

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien

Narrator: Derek Jacobi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:45:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-05

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Summary:

Tolkiens acclaimed modern classic fairie tale, read by Derek Jacobi.

Farmer Giles of Ham is one of Tolkiens most popular stories, full of wit and humour, set in the days when giants and dragons walked the earth. He did not look like a hero. He was fat and red-bearded and enjoyed a slow, comfortable life.

Then one day a rather deaf and short-sighted giant blundered on to his land. More by luck than skill, Farmer Giles managed to scare him away. The people of the village cheered: Farmer Giles was a hero.

His reputation spread far and wide across the kingdom. So it was natural that when the dragon Chrysophylax visited the area it was Farmer Giles who was expected to do battle with it!

Two further stories in this collections are Smith of Wooton Major which tells of the preparation of the Great Cake to mark the Feast of Good Children, and the strange events which follow, and Leaf by Niggle, which recounts the strange adventures of the painter, Niggle.

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