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Collected Stories

by Shirley Hazzard ...

Narrated by Susan Lyons ...

Unabridged

15 hours 29 min

Shirley Hazzard’s Collected Stories is a work of staggering breadth and accomplishment. Taken together, these twenty-eight short stories are masterworks in telescoping focus, ranging from quotidian strugglesbetween beauty and pragmatism to satirical send-ups of international bureaucracy, from the Italian countryside to suburban Connecticut. Hazzard’s heroes are high-minded romantics who attempt to ... Read more

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Shirley Hazzard’s Collected Stories is a work of staggering breadth and accomplishment. Taken together, these twenty-eight short stories are masterworks in telescoping focus, ranging from quotidian strugglesbetween beauty and pragmatism to satirical send-ups of international bureaucracy, from the Italian countryside to suburban Connecticut. Hazzard’s heroes are high-minded romantics who attempt to
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The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected

Highlights from the BBC Radio Comedy Panel Show

by Mark Nelson ...

Narrated by Mark Nelson, Rory Bremner, Kirsty Wark, Gyles Brandreth, Kerry Katona, Toyah Wilcox, Dr Phil Hammond, Carol Smillie, Pippa Evans, Zoe Lyons0, Lorraine Kelly1, Hal Cruttenden2, Seann Walsh3 ...

Unabridged

19 hours 3 min

Mark Nelson and celebrity guests separate the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twistsHosted by Mark Nelson, this lively show sees a panel of celebrities competing to share the best, worst and most hilarious anecdotes from their daily lives. Each guest is vying for the audience's vote as they try to convince Mark that their 'good' story is the most joyful, serendipitous or worthy, and their ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Mark Nelson and celebrity guests separate the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twistsHosted by Mark Nelson, this lively show sees a panel of celebrities competing to share the best, worst and most hilarious anecdotes from their daily lives. Each guest is vying for the audience's vote as they try to convince Mark that their 'good' story is the most joyful, serendipitous or worthy, and their
... Read more
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The Guessing Game: The Complete Series 1 and 2

A BBC Radio Comedy Quiz Show

by Clive Anderson ...

Narrated by Clive Anderson, Rory Bremner, Susan Calman, Alun Cochrane, Josh Widdicombe, Lucy Porter, Tom Allen, Alex Horne, Zoe Lyons, Joel Dommett0 ...

Unabridged

5 hours 36 min

Clive Anderson hosts the comedy panel game that fancies itself as an intelligent quizOstensibly a quickfire quiz, The Guessing Game is really a show that pushes facts aside in favour of flights of fancy and rewards the funniest, luckiest and most bizarre guesses. The premise is simple: host Clive Anderson fires off a series of difficult and implausible questions, and awards points to the ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Clive Anderson hosts the comedy panel game that fancies itself as an intelligent quizOstensibly a quickfire quiz, The Guessing Game is really a show that pushes facts aside in favour of flights of fancy and rewards the funniest, luckiest and most bizarre guesses. The premise is simple: host Clive Anderson fires off a series of difficult and implausible questions, and awards points to the
... Read more
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Sandi Toksvig’s Hygge

The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Chat Show

by Sandi Toksvig ...

Narrated by Sandi Toksvig, Grayson Perry, Sindhu Vee, Bridget Christie, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Brian Cox, Zoe Lyons, Alan Davies, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Andy Hamilton0, Clive Myrie1, Gina Miller2 ...

Unabridged

3 hours 26 min

Sandi Toksvig and her celebrity guests explore the Danish concept of 'hygge'One of the few Danish words that British people have become familiar with, 'hygge' is a specifically Scandinavian notion of snugness, comfort and contentment. It's all about enjoying the simple pleasures, like curling up with a book on a rainy afternoon or cradling a cup of hot cocoa while wearing a chunky sweater.In this ... Read more

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Sandi Toksvig and her celebrity guests explore the Danish concept of 'hygge'One of the few Danish words that British people have become familiar with, 'hygge' is a specifically Scandinavian notion of snugness, comfort and contentment. It's all about enjoying the simple pleasures, like curling up with a book on a rainy afternoon or cradling a cup of hot cocoa while wearing a chunky sweater.In this
... Read more
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The News Quiz 2021: The Complete Series 104, 105 and 106

The Topical BBC Radio 4 Panel Show

by BBC Radio Comedy ...

Narrated by Andy Zaltzman, Zoe Lyons, Nish Kumar, Mark Steel, Helen Lewis, Paul Sinha, Lucy Porter ...

Series Audiobook 7 - The News Quiz
Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

Twenty-four episodes of the popular topical comedy show, chaired by Andy ZaltzmanWith its brilliant blend of the silly, the serious and the satirical, The News Quiz has been a must-listen for comedy fans since 1977. Recorded in front of a virtual audience, these three series see Andy Zaltzman presiding over a motley crew of comedians and journalists as they trawl through news stories big and small ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Twenty-four episodes of the popular topical comedy show, chaired by Andy ZaltzmanWith its brilliant blend of the silly, the serious and the satirical, The News Quiz has been a must-listen for comedy fans since 1977. Recorded in front of a virtual audience, these three series see Andy Zaltzman presiding over a motley crew of comedians and journalists as they trawl through news stories big and small
... Read more
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The News Quiz: Series 100

The topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show

by BBC Radio Comedy ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Zoe Lyons, Phil Wang, Nish Kumar, Andy Zaltzman, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Andrew Maxwell, Patrick Kielty, Angela Barnes ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The News Quiz
Unabridged

3 hours 42 min

The complete Series 100 of the satirical radio panel show, presented by eight special guest hostsIt’s the one hundredth series of The News Quiz – let the centennial celebrations commence! To mark the occasion, each of these eight episodes is presented by a different guest host from the world of comedy, who keeps the chair warm in their own inimitable style (and with their cushion of choice).Zoe ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

The complete Series 100 of the satirical radio panel show, presented by eight special guest hostsIt’s the one hundredth series of The News Quiz – let the centennial celebrations commence! To mark the occasion, each of these eight episodes is presented by a different guest host from the world of comedy, who keeps the chair warm in their own inimitable style (and with their cushion of choice).Zoe
... Read more

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Essays One

by Lydia Davis ...

Narrated by Janet Metzger ...

Unabridged

14 hours 13 min

A selection of essays on writing and reading by the master short-fiction writer Lydia DavisLydia Davis is a writer whose originality, influence, and wit are beyond compare. Jonathan Franzen has called her "a magician of self-consciousness," while Rick Moody hails her as "the best prose stylist in America." And for Claire Messud, "Davis's signal gift is to make us feel alive."Best known for her ... Read more

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A selection of essays on writing and reading by the master short-fiction writer Lydia DavisLydia Davis is a writer whose originality, influence, and wit are beyond compare. Jonathan Franzen has called her "a magician of self-consciousness," while Rick Moody hails her as "the best prose stylist in America." And for Claire Messud, "Davis's signal gift is to make us feel alive."Best known for her
... Read more

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New Frontiers

A Collection of Tales about the Past, the Present, and the Future

by Ben Bova ...

Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Paul Boehmer, Gabrielle de Cuir, Alex Hyde-White ...

Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

New Frontiers offers fourteen startling visions of yesterday, today, and tomorrow from Ben Bova, six-time winner of the Hugo Award.Frontiers can be found in all directions—frontiers of time and space, as well as frontiers of courage, devotion, love, hate, and the outer limits of the human spirit. This outstanding collection of stories by one of science fiction's premier talents spans the length ... Read more

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New Frontiers offers fourteen startling visions of yesterday, today, and tomorrow from Ben Bova, six-time winner of the Hugo Award.Frontiers can be found in all directions—frontiers of time and space, as well as frontiers of courage, devotion, love, hate, and the outer limits of the human spirit. This outstanding collection of stories by one of science fiction's premier talents spans the length
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Lady Be Good

The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale

by Pamela Hamilton ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

8 hours 30 min

A moving portrait of Dorothy Hale, the legendary 1930s socialite immortalized in one of Frida Kahlo’s most celebrated paintings.Winner of the National Indie Excellence Awards, Pamela Hamilton delivers glamour, romance, tragedy, a close and stormy friendship with famed playwright and Vogue and Vanity Fair editor Clare Boothe Luce and the enchanting story of a woman navigating a world of incredible ... Read more

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A moving portrait of Dorothy Hale, the legendary 1930s socialite immortalized in one of Frida Kahlo’s most celebrated paintings.Winner of the National Indie Excellence Awards, Pamela Hamilton delivers glamour, romance, tragedy, a close and stormy friendship with famed playwright and Vogue and Vanity Fair editor Clare Boothe Luce and the enchanting story of a woman navigating a world of incredible
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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

A Novel

by Luis Sepúlveda ...

Narrated by Ian Guerra ...

Unabridged

3 hours 11 min

“Gripping and passionate . . . keenly recounted . . . full of poetry.”—New York TimesNow in a beautiful new edition, the spellbinding classic tale of man and nature, honor, and adventure, in which the peaceful life of an aging, book-loving widower in the Ecuadorean jungle is upended when an ignorant tourist provokes a mother ocelot.Antonio José Bolivar Proaño lives quietly in a river town in the ... Read more

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“Gripping and passionate . . . keenly recounted . . . full of poetry.”—New York TimesNow in a beautiful new edition, the spellbinding classic tale of man and nature, honor, and adventure, in which the peaceful life of an aging, book-loving widower in the Ecuadorean jungle is upended when an ignorant tourist provokes a mother ocelot.Antonio José Bolivar Proaño lives quietly in a river town in the
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The Family Tabor

A Novel

by Cherise Wolas ...

Narrated by Jonathan Davis ...

Unabridged

13 hours 23 min

"...the sense of loyalty to one’s family history is so vivid in the novel that it is practically its own character.” —New York Times Book ReviewThe Family Tabor is the next audiobook from Cherise Wolas, acclaimed author of The Resurrection of Joan AshbyHarry Tabor is about to be named Man of the Decade, a distinction that feels like the culmination of a life well lived. Gathering together in Palm ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

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"...the sense of loyalty to one’s family history is so vivid in the novel that it is practically its own character.” —New York Times Book ReviewThe Family Tabor is the next audiobook from Cherise Wolas, acclaimed author of The Resurrection of Joan AshbyHarry Tabor is about to be named Man of the Decade, a distinction that feels like the culmination of a life well lived. Gathering together in Palm
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Both Flesh and Not

Essays

by David Foster Wallace ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff, Katherine Kellgren ...

Unabridged

9 hours 59 min

**Brilliant, dazzling, never-before-collected nonfiction writings by "one of America's most daring and talented writers." (Los Angeles Times Book Review).Both Flesh and Not gathers fifteen of Wallace's seminal essays, all published in book form for the first time.Never has Wallace's seemingly endless curiosity been more evident than in this compilation of work spanning nearly 20 years of writing. ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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**Brilliant, dazzling, never-before-collected nonfiction writings by "one of America's most daring and talented writers." (Los Angeles Times Book Review).Both Flesh and Not gathers fifteen of Wallace's seminal essays, all published in book form for the first time.Never has Wallace's seemingly endless curiosity been more evident than in this compilation of work spanning nearly 20 years of writing.
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