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Título: Mujeres, Memorias, Malogros [Women, Memories, Failures]

Autor: Nora Glickman

Narrador: Graciela Lecube

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 1 hr and 45 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 04-23-12

Editor: Coral Communications Group, LLC

Categorías: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Resumen del editor:

In these stories Nora Glilckman uses Illusions, misunderstandings, and humor to shape her own carefully drawn world. Mujeres, memorias, malogros [Women, Memories, Disappointments] outlines a vision from the protagonists childhood or adolescence to a varied, strongly feminine present, and toward an imminent future - three stages of a life of dreams and disappointments, connections and separations in an existential world - which we read with pleasure and enjoy together with the author. Argentine-born Glickman lives in New York.

Ilusión, desencuentro y humor son algunos de los caminos que transita este conjunto de relatos de Nora Glickman para conformar un mundo propio, cuidadosamente delineado. Mujeres, memorias, malogros traza una visión desde el pasado infantil o adolescente de la protagonista, hasta el presente en un variado haz de aspectos femeninos y hacia un futuro inminente que se lee con placer y se disfruta junto a la autora.

Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Crítica Comentarios:

"The nine short stories in Mujeres, Memorias, Malogros (Women, Memories, Failures) relate to life experience, with its dreams and disappointments, its connections and separations. The atmosphere is set by well-chosen background music and Graciela Lecube's reading brings a depth of perception that greatly enhances the listener's experience. Highly recommended." (Library Journal)

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Title: Stories of the Heart

Author: Debbie Macomber, Brenda Novak, Meryl Sawyer

Narrator: Therese Plummer, Gayle Hendrix, Bailey Carr

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-12

Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Even as you read these words, there are women just like you stepping up and making a difference in their communities, making our world a better place to live. Three such exceptional women have been selected as recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award. To celebrate their accomplishments, three best-selling authors have written short stories inspired by these real-life heroines.

Debbie Macomber touches the heart in "What Amanda Wants" - a young woman's story of strength and courage in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

Brenda Novak's "Small Packages" shows us how the love of a very special baby boy helps two people get past their pain and embrace a hopeful future together.

Meryl Sawyer explores the importance of creating balance in our lives, stopping to smell the roses and making time to chase our dreams in "Worth the Risk".

Members Reviews:

Good listen!

What did you love best about Stories of the Heart?

I listen while I work Good listen!

What did you like best about this story?

It was all good!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. Took a few sessions. I listen mainly at work. My work is mudane. Listening to books helps to time pass.

Debbie, read by Therese, Great! Others, terrible!

Debbie Macomber's story, read by Therese Plummer was good. It wasn't their BEST work, but it was fine for a novella.

Brenda Novak's story, read by Gayle Hendrix was TERRIBLE!!! The narrator had a shrill tone with most of the characters... I came to hate the best friend and the mother. Additionally, the plot was extremely implausible.

Meryl Sawyer's story, read by Bailey Carr was almost painful. The narrator had a very immature voice. Even though the story was set in Texas, the accents vacillated between a severe texas drawl and a "Boston nasal short-A system"; but it ALWAYS had a whine to it!

Two-thirds of the book was PAINFUL to listen.

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Title: Happy Families: Stories

Author: Carlos Fuentes

Narrator: Jimmy Garcia, Vilma Silva

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-29-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" famously begins Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, and it is from this classic observation that modern master Carlos Fuentes weaves together sixteen vignettes of families, from the Mexican presidential palaces to the middle-class apartments to the places of the poor. In the language of the street, and in straightforward, elegant prose, Fuentes gives us stories connnected by love, including the failures of it - love between spouses, lovers, parents and children, siblings. Happy Families is a magnificent portrait of modern life in all of its complicated beauty, as told by one of the world most celebrated writers.

Members Reviews:

Excellent

Carlos Fuentes has a really dark way of telling this stories, and he did a really good job speaking about the reality that we live in Mexico, Jimmy did an outstanding job acting the voices he gets really into de characters, in my opinion the book is great but I didn't care much about the last stories because aren't really controversial or special, but it gets really interesting when bad things happen he make you empathize with almost all the messed up characters, overall is a great book to listen or read.

The way mexican families develop is well documents

Where does Happy Families: Stories rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

As a good one

What was one of the most memorable moments of Happy Families: Stories?

There are many as many stories are told

What does Jimmy Garcia and Vilma Silva bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

I do not racall any

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Many made me cry and many laugh

Well done but be prepared for sadness

Any additional comments?

Good narration and colorful story telling. But it was difficult to listen to so many sad stories.

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Title: Louis L'Amour Collection Two

Author: Louis L'Amour

Narrator: Christopher Crennen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-20-12

Publisher: Aspen Leaf Media, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) is a world-renowned novelist and short story writer noted primarily for his stories of the Western frontier. L'Amour was born in Jamestown, North Dakota, and led an active, world-roaming life as, among other things, a seaman, longshoreman, rancher, miner, lumberjack and boxer before focusing on writing after World War II. L'Amour was awarded both the Congressional Gold Medal and the Medal of Freedom and is one of America's best-selling fiction authors.

Louis L'Amour Collection Two includes, in order:

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Title: The Adventure of the Stock-Broker's Clerk

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrator: David Ian Davies

Format: Unabridged

Length: 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-12

Publisher: One Voice Recordings

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

The setting is shortly after the demise of stockbrokers Coxon & Woodhouse. Mr. Hall Pycroft has no sooner found a new position to replace the job he lost than he is approached by an unknown gentleman who offers him even better and higher paying employment. Pycroft accepts the offer and is told to contact the gentlemans brother. After traveling to what have been called the temporary offices of the Franco-Midland Hardware Company, Limited, what he sees and hears during his interview raises alarms in his mind. Uncertain of what the strange events all mean, he has come to Sherlock Holmes. Holmes brings Pycroft along to Watsons residence and invites his now-married friend along on this new adventure.

Critic Reviews:

"The most incredible one-person audio you have heard. Has to be heard to be believed. David Ian Davies creates theatre in a book." (Charles Prepolec, one of the most respected Sherlockians)

Members Reviews:

Sherlock Holmes

A man goes to get a very popular job at a very well to do company. Before he goes for his interview, he's offered a job by another company. One that he has never heard of before. He decides to accept the position anyways. Upon arriving at the job, he suspects something odd. So he asks Sherlock Holmes to investigate for him.

I want to know how I had never read Sherlock Holmes before? To be fair, I've never really watched the movies or any television shows related to it either. I've heard of it for a long time. I could say that I'm quite familiar with it.

I'm about to give a very unpopular opinion here I'm sure. While I find the Sherlock Holmes stories very entertaining and humorous, I don't see what the beig hype about them is. I mean they are cute. They are witty. But some of the stories lack a substance I really feel they need. They should be a little more drawn out. I feel a lot of the story is left up to the imagination of the reader.

Either way, I recommend this book. Sherlock Holmes is a classic. I fully believe all classic novels need to be read at least once in a lifetime. It's not a horrible story. It's just not really a story that I can get super excited about I guess. I liked it, but I didn't love it.

An Entertaining short short

An entertaining Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson short story mystery. Enjoy reading

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Title: Rumpole and the Angel of Death

Author: John Mortimer

Narrator: Jill Tanner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

In this collection of six witty short stories, the courageous and corpulent barrister, Horace Rumpole, takes on both animal and human rights. And for the first time, Rumpoles formidable wife, Hildabetter known as She Who Must Be Obeyedtells a story of her own.

Members Reviews:

Patrick Tull narrates five of the six tales,

doing a very good job as the voice of Rumpole. Jill Tanner provides an enjoyable reading of "Hilda's Story" - told from the point-of-view of She Who Must Be Obeyed, though I thought she sounded a bit young.

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Title: New Stories From the South

Subtitle: The Years Best, 2005

Author: Dennis Lehane, Moire Crone, Robert Olen Butler, Cary Holladay, Tom Franklin, Rebecca Soppe

Narrator: Jessica Almasy, Caroline Clay, Michael Emerson, Nick Landrum, Melanie Martinez, Mark Nelson, Ruth Ann Phimister, Brian Reddy, Ed Sala, Tom Stechschulte, Linda Stevens

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-01-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, O. Henry Award and Edgar Awards, the 19 writers in this 2005 edition are not just considered some of the best Southern writers, but among the best American writers period. With works by such writers as Dennis Lehane, Moira Crone, Robert Olen Butler, Cary Holladay, Tom Franklin, and Rebecca Soppe, this collection provides an electrifying current of deep, dark subjects set in the brutal, but charming south.

Members Reviews:

Yankee Readers?!?

Why ruin good southern stories with Yankee readers that don't know how to properly pronounce exclusively southern words like "ain't" and "som'bitch"? Further, Yankee disdain for Southerners always shows in their lookin'-down-the-nose inflections while trying to pretend to accept our ways. Insulting!

Interesting!

I truly enjoyed listening to each story as I was actually transported into them and felt as though I was a by stander just observing! I plan to get more from this same collection of "The Year's Best..."

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Title: A Vampire for Christmas

Author: Laurie London, Michele Hauf, Caridad Pineiro, Alexis Morgan

Narrator: Eve Bianco, Viv Williams, Jack LeFleur, Gayle Hendrix

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-11

Publisher: Harlequin Books S.A.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

All they want for Christmas is you.

Its the time of year for twinkling lights on trees and kisses under the mistletoe. Yet the passing of another year means nothing to the stunning immortals who lurk in the shadows of the new-fallen snow.

And they dont care if youve been naughty or nice.

Let four fanged lovers open your eyes to a passion you never dared to imagine. After all, theres no place like home for the holidaysand these dazzling vampires cant wait for an invitation.

Members Reviews:

Great book

I really liked this book, it was really good. It catches your interest fast and it's hard to put down.

not bad

it was ok i do love anything from michele hauf but some books left me wanting more this was one of manyâ.

Five Stars

good

A Bite of Excitement...

A Vampire for Christmas Anthology

Harlequin ISBN: 978-0-373-77644-3

Enchanted by the Blood by Laurie London Sweetblood Series 2.5

Charlene Grant went out with her friend but was leaving alone. Kari took off with some guy she thought could help her climb the work ladder. On the way to her car two guys start coming after Charlene. She runs into a hard chest and a deep voice tells her to go to her car and wait. For some reason she feels safe with the stranger and does as he says.

Trace Westfalen felt an urgency to go to a part of town he usually did not frequent. Sure enough he found Charlene in trouble. A couple of Dark bloods were after her. He had her wait and she did. Bad mistake. A year ago Charlene had been hired to decorate the mansion for Christmas. During that time Trace spent a lot of time with her. Being a vampire it was never wise to get too close to a human but he did. Until the fateful night she walked into a room where Sebastian was feeding. The horror on her face left Trace with no choice but to wipe her memories. A year later and he stills feels for her what he never felt before.

Charlene could not believe she let Trace drive her home and then invited him in. She was not that kind of person and yet something about him was so familiar and safe. He left her the next morning and she did not hear from him for a week. He had hired her to decorate for their Christmas Party.

Trace could not stay away and he finally decided that being elected to Council or anything else in his life would not be worthwhile without Char. And once he told her the truth of who he was and that they knew each other, she still looked at him the same.

Monsters Don't Do Christmas by Michele Hauf

Daniel is a vampire, not by birth and not by choice. He was a hot shot on wall street until the night of his attack. Now he just considers himself a monster and just exists. Although he does see where his life slowed down and he can look back and see he was not all he thought he was.

Olivia considers herself a type of monster when she's all dressed up and made up to sing on stage. When she comes home to the quiet place she stays a few weeks out of the year she breaks up a fight and invites the man who was being beat up by two others into her home. So what that he ends up being a vampire. It ends up being more than a one night stand for Daniel and Olivia. Even though she is in the spotlight and he has to stay away from it.

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Title: Piranha to Scurfy

Subtitle: And Other Stories

Author: Ruth Rendell

Narrator: Jenny Sterlin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-18-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

The best-selling author of Harm Done and A Sight for Sore Eyes, Ruth Rendell has written dozens of gripping works under her own name and as Barbara Vine. She has received three Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America and four Dagger Awards from Englands Crime Writers Association.

How frightening can a book be? Ambrose Ribbon, self-appointed editor and grammar police, is about to find out. He has spent years pointing out mistakes to writers and their publishers. So when he picks up the latest supernatural thriller from a best-selling author, its typos and lapses of logic are no surprise. Its story, however, slyly begins to poison Ribbons life. "Piranha to Scurfy" is just the first story in this collection of nine gems from the grand mistress of suspense. Jenny Sterlins finely crafted narration highlights the richness of each character and the subtle psychological shifts.

Members Reviews:

An uneven collection

I love Ruth Rendell, but found this collection to be a little disappointing.

Seven stories appear between two novellas: Piranha to Scurfy, Fair Exchange, The Wink, Catamount, Walter's Leg, The Professional, The Beach Butler, The Astronomical Scarf, and High Mysterious Union.

The long title piece introduces us to one of the most unlikable characters I've encountered in a short story: Ambrose Ribbon. Self-important, pompous, and often cruel, Ribbon devotes his time to reading. Not reading for pleasure or education, but reading so he can write letters to the various authors involved, pointing out their mistakes. At heart, however, he is a moral coward, and he will discover to his horror that all his "work" comes at a cost. Though it is well-night impossible to identify with Ribbon, "Piranha to Scurfy" is a well-turned tale.

The next seven stories are quite uneven, with some of them being rather boring. Partly this is because the characters themselves are not particularly interesting. Throughout this book, I felt it was difficult to engage with these fictional people, which is not my usual experience of Rendell.

Depending on who reads it, the novella "High Mysterious Union" may be seen as a condemnation of modern values, an eerie supernatural story, or something else entirely. Several of us had a lively discussion about it and there was little agreement! To me it was intriguing, and left me wondering about a great many things that happened in it.

Jenny Sterlin has a dark and brooding tone here that expresses the mood of Rendell's characters. She portrays a detachment and understatement so well-suited to the writing style of this particular book.

This is the first collection of short stories published since "Blood Lines." I hope audible reissues the latter! The stories are far superior to those in "Piranha to Scurfy," especially its memorable novella, "The Strawberry Tree."

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Title: How to Escape from a Leper Colony

Author: Tiphanie Yanique

Narrator: Dion Graham, Robin Miles, Andrew Garman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-13-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

Like Gabriel García Márquez, Edwidge Danticat, and Maryse Condé before her, Tiphanie Yanique has crafted a debut collection that is heartbreaking, hilarious, and mesmerizing. Set mostly in the U.S. Virgin Islands, these lyrical and haunting stories are part oral history, part postcolonial narrative - but ultimately a loving portrait of a wholly unique place.

Critic Reviews:

magical and mystical tales (

Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Good stories.

Good stories. Gives a good idea of what life is like in the US Virgin Islands.

Not your usual Caribbean - based stories.

Puzzling at times, yet Tiphanie Yanique's efforts to say something true and meaningful, and her generous view of her characters and their struggles won me over.

A relief to read this kind of thoughtful exploration of life in the Caribbean islands, especially St. Thomas.

Fantastic short stories

The ends are always so surprising. Oftentimes, they leave you with mixed emotions. Definitely a great read. Finished it in 2 days.

Refreshingly different author with a unique way of putting words on paper.

I really like this writer's style. I sometimes enjoy reading short stories. This book was suggested via an interview with the writer on NPR some months ago.

When I finally got around to getting it I was surprised and delighted by the freshness of the author's point of view. The stories have the usual points of interest but are tinged a the unique taste of humor. Spicy but not too hot. Great!

Enjoyable

A great book with some really unexpected stories. I really enjoyed reading this and enjoyed how well it was written. Every story comes to life with characters and setting as you read.