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The Wake of Forgiveness

A Novel

by Bruce Machart ...

"A mesmerizing, mythic saga" of a Texas family damaged by a dark past, and a son driven by a need for redemption ( The New York Times Book Review).On a moonless Texas night in 1895, an ambitious young landowner suffers the loss of his wife—"the only woman he's ever been fond of"—when she dies giving birth to their fourth son, Karel. The boy is forever haunted by thoughts of the mother he never ... Read more

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"A mesmerizing, mythic saga" of a Texas family damaged by a dark past, and a son driven by a need for redemption ( The New York Times Book Review).On a moonless Texas night in 1895, an ambitious young landowner suffers the loss of his wife—"the only woman he's ever been fond of"—when she dies giving birth to their fourth son, Karel. The boy is forever haunted by thoughts of the mother he never
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Men in the Making

Stories

by Bruce Machart ...

A collection of "artful, emotional" and "manly" short stories from the acclaimed author of The Wake of Forgiveness ( Dallas News).From the critically acclaimed author of The Wake of Forgiveness—"a mesmerizing, mythic saga," as described by the New York Times—come ten remarkable stories that uncover unexpected beauty in the struggles of the modern American male.Like Richard Russo, Bruce Machart has ... Read more

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A collection of "artful, emotional" and "manly" short stories from the acclaimed author of The Wake of Forgiveness ( Dallas News).From the critically acclaimed author of The Wake of Forgiveness—"a mesmerizing, mythic saga," as described by the New York Times—come ten remarkable stories that uncover unexpected beauty in the struggles of the modern American male.Like Richard Russo, Bruce Machart has
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Men in the Making

by Bruce Machart ...

Narrated by Tom Stechschulte ...

Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

Bruce Machart, the author of The Wake of Forgiveness, pens this critically acclaimed collection of 10 nuanced tales. The characters in Machart's affecting fiction find themselves attempting to measure up to their own beliefs in what it means to be a man, even as they struggle and often fail to be good providers, to protect their wives from violence, and to shield their children from life's ... Read more

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Bruce Machart, the author of The Wake of Forgiveness, pens this critically acclaimed collection of 10 nuanced tales. The characters in Machart's affecting fiction find themselves attempting to measure up to their own beliefs in what it means to be a man, even as they struggle and often fail to be good providers, to protect their wives from violence, and to shield their children from life's
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The Wake of Forgiveness

by Bruce Machart ...

Narrated by Henry Strozier ...

Unabridged

10 hours 19 min

This accomplished debut novel from Bruce Machart has drawn critical raves. In 1895 Texas, Karel Skala enters the world while his mother dies in childbirth. Fifteen years later, guilt-stricken Karel puts his family's fortunes on the line in a horse race against a powerful Spanish patriarch. "Machart's moving story unfolds lyrically and sensually, with little fanfare, as his thoughtful prose propels ... Read more

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This accomplished debut novel from Bruce Machart has drawn critical raves. In 1895 Texas, Karel Skala enters the world while his mother dies in childbirth. Fifteen years later, guilt-stricken Karel puts his family's fortunes on the line in a horse race against a powerful Spanish patriarch. "Machart's moving story unfolds lyrically and sensually, with little fanfare, as his thoughtful prose propels
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Scent of the Missing

Love and Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog

by Susannah Charleson ...

Narrated by Susannah Charleson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, Susannah Charleson clipped a photo from the newspaper: an exhausted canine handler, face buried in the fur of his search-and-rescue dog. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Susannah was so moved by the image that she decided to volunteer with a local canine team and soon discovered firsthand the long hours, nonexistent pay, and often ... Read more

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In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, Susannah Charleson clipped a photo from the newspaper: an exhausted canine handler, face buried in the fur of his search-and-rescue dog. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Susannah was so moved by the image that she decided to volunteer with a local canine team and soon discovered firsthand the long hours, nonexistent pay, and often
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Doc

A Novel

by Mary Doria Russell ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

16 hours 38 min

The year is 1878, peak of the Texas cattle trade. The place is Dodge City, Kansas, a saloon-filled cow town jammed with liquored-up adolescent cowboys and young Irish hookers. Violence is random and routine, but when the burned body of a mixed-blood boy named Johnnie Sanders is discovered, his death shocks a part-time policeman named Wyatt Earp. And it is a matter of strangely personal importance ... Read more

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The year is 1878, peak of the Texas cattle trade. The place is Dodge City, Kansas, a saloon-filled cow town jammed with liquored-up adolescent cowboys and young Irish hookers. Violence is random and routine, but when the burned body of a mixed-blood boy named Johnnie Sanders is discovered, his death shocks a part-time policeman named Wyatt Earp. And it is a matter of strangely personal importance
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The Eighty-Dollar Champion

Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation

by Elizabeth Letts ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

11 hours 22 min

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNovember 1958: the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Into the rarefied atmosphere of wealth and tradition comes the most unlikely of horses—a drab white former plow horse named Snowman—and his rider, Harry de Leyer. They were the longest of all longshots—and their win was the stuff of legend.**Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would ... Read more

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNovember 1958: the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Into the rarefied atmosphere of wealth and tradition comes the most unlikely of horses—a drab white former plow horse named Snowman—and his rider, Harry de Leyer. They were the longest of all longshots—and their win was the stuff of legend.**Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would
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Blue Heaven

A Novel

by C.J. Box ...

Narrated by Henry Leyva ...

Unabridged

11 hours 34 min

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel.Blue Heaven is the break-out novel from C. J. Box, the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series.A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother are on the run in the Idaho woods, pursued by four men they have just watched commit murder—four men who know exactly who William and Annie are. And where their mother lives ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel.Blue Heaven is the break-out novel from C. J. Box, the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Pickett series.A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother are on the run in the Idaho woods, pursued by four men they have just watched commit murder—four men who know exactly who William and Annie are. And where their mother lives
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Breaking Free

A Novel

by Lauraine Snelling ...

Narrated by Pam Ward ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

When an accident brought Maggie Roberts unimaginable tragedy, she found herself in prison grieving for the loss of her family and her old life and facing the daunting challenges of threatening fellow inmates. During the course of her ten-year sentence, she coped by keeping to herself and avoiding interacting with others. But in her last few months inside, when given the chance to work with retired ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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When an accident brought Maggie Roberts unimaginable tragedy, she found herself in prison grieving for the loss of her family and her old life and facing the daunting challenges of threatening fellow inmates. During the course of her ten-year sentence, she coped by keeping to herself and avoiding interacting with others. But in her last few months inside, when given the chance to work with retired
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Unsaid

A Novel

by Neil Abramson ...

Narrated by Angela Brazil ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

A veterinarian and her husband grapple with the meaning behind their lives in this "extraordinary story of animals, mortality, and the power of love" (Garth Stein, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain).Unsaid is told from the perspective of Helena Colden, a veterinarian who has just died of breast cancer. Helena is forced to witness the rapid emotional deterioration of her husband ... Read more

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A veterinarian and her husband grapple with the meaning behind their lives in this "extraordinary story of animals, mortality, and the power of love" (Garth Stein, bestselling author of The Art of Racing in the Rain).Unsaid is told from the perspective of Helena Colden, a veterinarian who has just died of breast cancer. Helena is forced to witness the rapid emotional deterioration of her husband
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The Son

by Philipp Meyer ...

Narrated by Will Patton, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Shepherd, Clifton Collins ...

Unabridged

17 hours 48 min

Soon to be a TV Series on AMC starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer.The critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling epic, a saga of land, blood, and power that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century.Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching examination of the ... Read more

$50.99 CAD

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Soon to be a TV Series on AMC starring Pierce Brosnan and co-written by Philipp Meyer.The critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling epic, a saga of land, blood, and power that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century.Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching examination of the
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Half Broke Horses

A True-Life Novel

by Jeannette Walls ...

Narrated by Jeannette Walls ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

From the author of The Glass Castle and Hang the Moon—“Walls vividly depicts her astonishing, resilient grandmother with a lightness of touch that is plainspoken yet heartfelt” (Chicago Tribune). This unforgettable true-life novel tells the story of an indomitable woman whose remarkable life unfolded across the American West.“Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did.” So begins the ... Read more

$32.00 CAD

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From the author of The Glass Castle and Hang the Moon—“Walls vividly depicts her astonishing, resilient grandmother with a lightness of touch that is plainspoken yet heartfelt” (Chicago Tribune). This unforgettable true-life novel tells the story of an indomitable woman whose remarkable life unfolded across the American West.“Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did.” So begins the
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