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Title: The Uses of Enchantment

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Heidi Julavits

Narrator: Shelly Frasier

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-06

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 45 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Mary turns out to be a cagey and difficult patient. Dr. Hammer begins to suspect she concocted her tale of abduction when he discovers its parallels with a 17th-century narrative of a girl who was abducted by Indians and later caused her rescuer to be hanged as a witch. Eager to further his professional reputation, Hammer decides to write a book about Mary's faked abduction, a project her mother sanctions because she'd rather her daughter be a liar than a rape victim.

Fifteen years later, Mary returns to Boston for her mother's funeral. Her abduction, real or imagined, has tainted many lives, including her own. When she finds a suggestive letter sent to her mother, she suspects her mother planned a reconciliation before her death. Thus begins a quest that requires Mary to revisit the people and places in her past.

The Uses of Enchantment weaves a spell in which the power of a young woman's sexuality, and her desire to wield it, has a devastating effect on all involved. The riveting cat-and-mouse power games between doctor and patient, and between abductor and abductee, are gradually, dreamily revealed, along with the truth about what actually happened in 1985.

Heidi Julavits is in full command of her considerable gifts, and has crafted a dazzling narrative sure to garner her further acclaim as one of the best novelists working today.

Critic Reviews:

"A spooky coming-of-age tale....Julavits expertly keeps the reader baffled until the end." (The New Yorker)

"The mystery of what did happen to Mary Veal will enthrall the reader to the very last page." (Publishers Weekly)

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Title: The Best Revenge

Author: Sol Stein

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-06

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When the late Louie leads Ben to some old friends of his, Ben suddenly becomes involved with two generations of wonderful underworld characters. But one of them pulls the trapdoor under Ben's feet, forcing him to choose between moral and financial ruin.

The Best Revenge takes us on a vastly entertaining excursion behind the scenes of the Great White Way, where the drama is often more suspenseful than anything that happens onstage - and where the best revenge is, of course, success.

Critic Reviews:

"[An] entertaining potboiler." (Library Journal)

"A novel that moves like a great Broadway comedy, rich with superbly etched characters and cannonball momentum....Something has gone right for Stein in this novel, his strongest and best-tailored ever....Not high art - but razor-sharp." (Kirkus)

"A cracklingly cynical tale of the manipulations behind the mounting of what is ultimately a hit Broadway play....Stein's ear for the deadpan dialogue of men who think only in terms of money is exact, his plot is nicely turned, with several surprise endings, and the Broadway detail is solid....Slick, hard-boiled entertainment." (Publishers Weekly)

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Title: Sandcastles

Author: Luanne Rice

Narrator: Blair Brown

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-26-06

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Eleven years ago, Honor thought she had the perfect home, the perfect love, the perfect life. Then her husband, brilliant photographer and sculptor John Sullivan, broke her heart, and tore their little family apart. Now, hearing of Regis's impending marriage, John has ended his self-imposed exile and returned to the family he's always loved more than anything on earth. What he finds is one daughter still hurting over his abandonment, another who barely remembers him, and a third who may be in more trouble than anyone knows. And then there is Honor herself, and a passion that may have been interrupted but that has never waned.

Some things, like sandcastles, don't survive the changing tides. But love, family, and friendship, just as fragile, have a way of standing against anything. It will take nothing short of a miracle to heal the rift between father and daughter, husband and wife, the past and the present, but a miracle is exactly what is in the works at Star of the Sea Academy. The only question is: Do you believe?

Critic Reviews:

"Rice delicately handles heartbreak and redemption." (Booklist)

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Title: The Abortionist's Daughter

Author: Elisabeth Hyde

Narrator: Beth McDonald

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-22-06

Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 190 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Diana's daughter, Megan, also quarreled with her on the day of her death. The Reverend Stephen O'Connell, founder of the town's outspoken Lifeblood Coalition, had reasons of his own to want Diana's practice shut down, including her involvement with his troubled teenager. The investigation of the case unleashes a flood of secrets in Duprey's small Colorado town, whose residents must face haunting questions, and the accusations of their own consciences.

Critic Reviews:

"Like Anne Tyler, Hyde captures the quirky, heartbreaking core of a character and puts it on the page in shining prose." (Publishers Weekly)

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Título: La Piel de Zapa [The Spade Skin]

Autor: Honore de Balzac

Narrador: Laura Garcia

Formato: Abridged

Duración: 3 hrs and 23 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 05-19-06

Editor: Yoyo USA, Inc

Calificaciones: 3 de 5 de 2 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Contemporary

Resumen del editor:

A young man, disappointed with his life, receives as a gift a spade skin that allows him to satisfy all his whims, but whenever it happens, the skin becomes smaller and whenever it disappears, the young man will die. The dilemma, to exchange happiness (represented by the fulfillment of the desires) for death is the foundation of Balzac's famous novel where, in a continuous form, there is rivalry between destiny and freewill.

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Título: Cuentos para Ninas (Texto Completo) [Stories for Girls ]

Autor: Carolina Herrmann

Narrador: Carolina Herrmann

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 1 hr and 5 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 05-10-06

Editor: Libreria y Editorial Alsina

Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos

Categorías: Fiction, Contemporary

Resumen del editor:

Te invito a pasear por los rincones de la imaginacion. Nuestro vehículo: una nave espacial, una chapita de gaseosa, un nido repleto de globos, una llave. Nuestros companeros de ruta: un duende, dos perras, una golondrina, un raton, un palo borracho y una ciguena abuela. Mi objetivo: hacerte sonar.

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Title: The Messiah of Morris Avenue

Author: Tony Hendra

Narrator: John Bedford Lloyd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-11-06

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Fade in as Johnny Greco, a fallen journalist, who nurses a few grudges along with his cocktails, stumbles onto a story that intrigues him. It seems a young man named Jay is driving about New Jersey in a beat-up van preaching radical notions like kindness and generosity, and even tossing off a few miracles. How better, Johnny schemes, to stick it to Reverend Sabbath (America's #1 Holy Warrior) than to write a headline-making story announcing Jay as the Second Coming? Then something strange happens. Died-in-the-wool skeptic Johnny actually finds his own life being transformed by the new messiah.

Hilarious and genuinely moving, The Messiah of Morris Avenue brings to life a savior who reminds the world of what Jesus actually taught and wittingly skewers all sorts of sanctimoniousness on both sides of the political spectrum. Writing with heart, a sharp eye, and a passionate frustration with those who feel they hold a monopoly on God, Tony Hendra has created a delightful story that reminds us of the unfailing power of genuine faith.

Critic Reviews:

"Hendra writes a heart-wrenching Passion story." (Publishers Weekly) "This is satire with a thoughtful heart, comedy with a serious message." (Booklist)

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Title: Tooth and Claw and Other Stories

Author: T. Coraghessan Boyle

Narrator: T. Coraghessan Boyle

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-09-05

Publisher: Books on Tape

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

These 14 stories, which have appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, Harper's, McSweeney's, and Playboy, display Boyle's imaginative muscle, emotional sensitivity, and astonishing range. Here you will find the whimsical tales for which Boyle is famous, including "The Kind Assassin", about a radio shock jock who sets the world record for most continuous hours without sleep. Readers will love the comedic drama of the title story, about a man who must contend with a vicious cat from Africa that he has won in a bet. And who could resist the gripping power of "Dogology", about a woman who becomes so obsessed with man's best friend that she begins to lose her own identity to a pack of strays. Boyle here proves once again that he is "a writer who can take any topic and spin a yarn too good to put down" (Men's Journal).

Critic Reviews:

"The wired rhythm of Boyle's prose and the enormity of his imagination make this collection irresistible; with it he continues to shore up his place as one of the most distinctive, funniest, and finest, writers around." (Publishers Weekly)

"Boyle's imagination is protean, and his prose transporting....Boyle's visions of our perverse attempts to defy and deny nature are darkly humorous and wisely trenchant, brilliantly highlighting our unlikely, yet, so far, effective survival instincts: hubris and obliviousness." (Booklist)

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Title: Men and Cartoons

Subtitle: Stories

Author: Jonathan Lethem

Narrator: Jonathan Lethem, David Aaron Baker, Sandra Bernhard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-01-04

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Sparkling with off-beat humor and subtle insights that have made Lethem one of today's most highly praised writers, the stories in Men and Cartoons will delight Lethem's legion of fans and appeal to a host of new listeners.

Critic Reviews:

"Stylistically varied, inventive, accessible." (Publishers Weekly)

"These nine stories...showcase Lethem's mastery of tone across a remarkable range of genres." (Los Angeles Times)

"Brilliant....Lethem is the most talented and interesting 40-year-old writer working in America today." (Chicago Tribune)

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Title: Sons of Fortune

Author: Jeffrey Archer

Narrator: Paul Michael

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-24-04

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

During the 1950s and 1960s, the two brothers grow up apart, following similar paths that take them in different directions. Nat leaves college to serve in Vietnam, then finishes school, earns his MBS, and becomes a successful currency dealer. Fletcher, meanwhile, graduates from Yale with a bachelor's and a law degree, going on to distinguish himself as a criminal defense lawyer before becoming a senator.

At various times in their lives, both men are confronted with challenges and obstacles, tragedy and betrayal, loss and hardship, before they both decide to run for governor, unaware they are brothers.

Critic Reviews:

"A master at mixing power, politics, and profit into fiction." (Entertainment Weekly)

"Cunning plots, silken style... Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader." (The New York Times)

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