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The French Revolution (Unabridged)

by Robert Matteson Johnston ...

Narrated by James Rapp, Sharon Stinson, Lita Haney ...

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6 hours 3 min

In the heart of the 18th century, a nation on the brink of collapse ignited a revolution that would forever alter the course of history. "The French Revolution (Unabridged)" by Robert Matteson Johnston transports you to the tumultuous streets of Paris, where the cries for liberty, equality, and fraternity echoed through the cobblestones. Witness the rise and fall of iconic figures like Marie ... Read more

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In the heart of the 18th century, a nation on the brink of collapse ignited a revolution that would forever alter the course of history. "The French Revolution (Unabridged)" by Robert Matteson Johnston transports you to the tumultuous streets of Paris, where the cries for liberty, equality, and fraternity echoed through the cobblestones. Witness the rise and fall of iconic figures like Marie
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Gen X at Middle Age in Popular Culture

by Pamela W. Hollander, Kellie Deys, Damon Franke, Helena Gurfinkel, Teresa Hubscher-Younger, David Isenberg, Zebulon Vance Miletsky, Sarah Parker, Marty Rapp, James Deys0, Lee Okan1, Melissa Vosen Callens2, Nicholas Mohlmann3, Elwood Watson4 ...

Series series Generation X: Studies in Culture, Demographics, and Media Representation
Born roughly between 1964 and 1980, Generation X has received much less critical attention than the two generations that precede and follow it: the Baby Boomers and Millennials. This essay collection examines representations of Generation X in contemporary popular culture, including in television, movies, music, and internet sources. Drawing on generational theory, cultural studies theory, race ... Read more

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Born roughly between 1964 and 1980, Generation X has received much less critical attention than the two generations that precede and follow it: the Baby Boomers and Millennials. This essay collection examines representations of Generation X in contemporary popular culture, including in television, movies, music, and internet sources. Drawing on generational theory, cultural studies theory, race
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by Andrew Lam, Aimee Bender, Donald Barthelme, Haruki Murakami, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kevin Brockmeier, Saki, W. W. Jacobs ...

Narrated by James Naughton, Anthony Rapp, Bernadette Quigley, Dana Ivey, Daniel Gerroll, Jerry Zaks, John Lithgow, Maria Tucci, Rene Auberjonois ...

Series series Selected Shorts
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By turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element.Andrew Lam's "The Palmist", performed by James Naughton. A chance encounter on a bus between a fortune-teller and a teenage boy.W. W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw", performed by John Lithgow. A wonderful ghost story about a trinket with terrible powers.Saki ... Read more

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By turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element.Andrew Lam's "The Palmist", performed by James Naughton. A chance encounter on a bus between a fortune-teller and a teenage boy.W. W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw", performed by John Lithgow. A wonderful ghost story about a trinket with terrible powers.Saki
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Cotuit and Santuit

by James W. Gould, Jessica Rapp Grassetti ...

Series series Images of America
Cotuit, a name derived from a Native American word meaning "place of the council," has a rich history that predates Colonial times and includes continuous Native American habitation. Paired with Santuit on the south shore of Cape Cod and warmed by the Gulf Stream, Cotuit has long been a favorite summer resort and was home to Cape Cod's first hotel. Its greatest attraction has always been the sweet ... Read more

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Cotuit, a name derived from a Native American word meaning "place of the council," has a rich history that predates Colonial times and includes continuous Native American habitation. Paired with Santuit on the south shore of Cape Cod and warmed by the Gulf Stream, Cotuit has long been a favorite summer resort and was home to Cape Cod's first hotel. Its greatest attraction has always been the sweet
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Birds of Paradise Lost

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by Andrew Lam ...

From the award-winning author of Perfume Dreams, a collection of thirteen short stories following Vietnamese immigrants new to the United States.The thirteen stories in Birds of Paradise Lost shimmer with humor and pathos as they chronicle the anguish and joy and bravery of America's newest Americans, the troubled lives of those who fled Vietnam and remade themselves in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Read more

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From the award-winning author of Perfume Dreams, a collection of thirteen short stories following Vietnamese immigrants new to the United States.The thirteen stories in Birds of Paradise Lost shimmer with humor and pathos as they chronicle the anguish and joy and bravery of America's newest Americans, the troubled lives of those who fled Vietnam and remade themselves in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Stories from the Edge of the Sea

by Andrew Lam ...

AUTHOR OF THE PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD WINNER, PERFUME DREAMS: REFLECTIONS ON THE VIETNAMESE DIASPORA • AUTHOR OF BIRDS OF PARADISE LOST**, the widely taught and anthologized debut short story collection • Andrew Lam returns with** a literary exploration of love, lust, and loss among Vietnamese immigrants in America.“Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman... ... Read more

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The Masters of Medicine

Our Greatest Triumphs in the Race to Cure Humanity's Deadliest Diseases

by Andrew Lam ...

An in-depth look at the mavericks, moments, and mistakes that sparked the greatest medical discoveries in modern times—plus the cures that will help us live longer and healthier lives in this century . . . and beyond.Human history hinges on the battle to confront our most dangerous enemies—the half-dozen diseases responsible for killing almost all of mankind. And while the story of our triumphs ... Read more

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Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora

by Andrew Lam ...

"Much will be made—and rightly so—of the eloquent commentary [Lam's] essays provide on Vietnam and the Vietnamese . . . a fascinating and important book." —Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize–winning authorA PEN American Beyond Margins Award winnerIn his long-overdue first collection of essays, noted journalist and NPR commentator Andrew Lam explores his lifelong struggle for identity as a Viet ... Read more

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"Much will be made—and rightly so—of the eloquent commentary [Lam's] essays provide on Vietnam and the Vietnamese . . . a fascinating and important book." —Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize–winning authorA PEN American Beyond Margins Award winnerIn his long-overdue first collection of essays, noted journalist and NPR commentator Andrew Lam explores his lifelong struggle for identity as a Viet
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Two Sons of China

A Novel of the Second World War

by Andrew Lam ...

"Compelling . . . Gritty in its historical detail . . . An eye-opening novel about a little known story at the far side of World War II" (Anita Shreve, New York Times–bestselling author of The Pilot's Wife).Inspired by true events, Two Sons of China is a sweeping historical saga from a forgotten theater of World War II, an action-packed tale about an unlikely friendship between two soldiers—one ... Read more

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The Masters of Medicine

Our Greatest Triumphs in the Race to Cure Humanity's Deadliest Diseases

by Andrew Lam ...

Narrated by Jason Vu ...

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10 hours 42 min

Human history hinges on the battle to confront our most dangerous enemies—the half-dozen diseases responsible for killing almost all of mankind. The story of our medical triumphs reveals an inspiring tapestry of human achievement, but the journey was far from smooth. It is a tale replete with dramatic episodes as spellbinding as any blockbuster Hollywood movie.In The Masters of Medicine, Dr. ... Read more

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Repentance

by Andrew Lam ...

"Suspenseful, touching, and beautifully written." — Margaret George, New York Times best-selling author of Elizabeth I“A gorgeous, emotional book. An important, and timely, American story.” — Karin Tanabe, author of The Diplomat’s Daughter**France, October 1944. A Japanese American war hero has a secret.A secret so awful he'd rather die than tell anyone--one so entwined with the brave act that ... Read more

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Napoleon, A Short Biography (Unabridged)

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by Robert Matteson Johnston ...

Narrated by Reid Aldridge, Evelyn Ackerman, Gertrude Reid, Lena Foust ...

Unabridged

5 hours 23 min

This is a 'lightning biography' which serves as an introduction to the field of Napoleonic history. Its purpose is to enable the ordinary reader or would-be student safely to take the first few steps in Napoleonic literature. This is not a short history, but a short biography - the one contains the other, but in a different key. ... Read more

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This is a 'lightning biography' which serves as an introduction to the field of Napoleonic history. Its purpose is to enable the ordinary reader or would-be student safely to take the first few steps in Napoleonic literature. This is not a short history, but a short biography - the one contains the other, but in a different key.
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