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Author: Chris Kyle
Format: Online
Author Chris Kyle
Narrator John Pruden
Duration 10h 21m
He is the deadliest American sniper ever, called "the devil" by the enemies he hunted and "the legend" by his Navy SEAL brothers . . . From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American reco...
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Author: Hillary Clinton
Format: Online
Author Hillary Clinton
Narrator Kathleen Chalfant
Duration 27h
Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future. "All of us face hard choices in our lives," Hillary Rodham Clinton writes at the start of this personal chronicle of years at the center of worl...
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Author: Barack Obama
Format: Online
Author Barack Obama
Narrator Andre Braugher
Duration 16m
In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes with...
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Author: Karen Blumenthal
Format: Online
Author Karen Blumenthal
Narrator Sean Runnette
Duration 5h 53m
From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of twenty, created Apple in his parents' garage with his friend Steve Wozniack. Then came the core and hallmark of his genius-his exacting moderation for perfection, his counterculture life approac...
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Author: Lisa Rogak
Format: Online
Author Lisa Rogak
Narrator Cassandra Campbell
Duration 6h 16m
From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Rogak comes a compelling, must-listen biography of comedian Jon Stewart.
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Author: Oscar Wilde
Format: Online
Author Oscar Wilde
Narrator Simon Russell Beale
Duration 4h 54m
Written during his time in Reading Gaol, De Profundis is Oscar Wilde's moving letter to Lord Alfred Douglas, whose relationship with Wilde led to the poet's imprisonment. Here Wilde repudiates Lord Alfred and reflects on his ordeal, acknowledging how the depths of his sorrow have helped liberate him towards a fuller, freer wisdom. Brimming with bea...
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Author: Jon Krakauer
Format: Online
Author Jon Krakauer
Narrator Philip Franklin
Duration 7h 6m
In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself... "Terrif...
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Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography
Author: Neil Patrick Harris
Format: Online
Author Neil Patrick Harris
Narrator The Author
Duration 7h 15m
You've already made a great choice by picking up the audio edition of NEIL PATRICK HARRIS'S CHOOSE YOUR OWN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. This hilarious book has been adapted especially for the audiobook edition so you'll hear all of the same fun and humor from the printed version but you don't have to make any decisions or jump around-just kick back, relax and l...
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Author: Greg Mortenson
Format: Online
Author Greg Mortenson
Narrator Patrick Lawlor
Duration 13h 28m
The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti- American reaches of Asia.
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An Interview With Alan Bennett
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Alan Bennett
Duration 16h 29m
Alan is an award winning actor, author, screenwriter and playwright. His play The History Boys has been adapted into a popular film as well as receiving 6 Tony Awards for its Broadway run in 2006. The title is available to download from the Listening Books library, number 01451. Photograph c Antony Crolla
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An Interview With Cressida Cowell
Author: Listening Books, Cressida Cowell
Format: Online
Author Listening Books, Cressida Cowell
Narrator Cressida Cowell
Duration 18h 52m
Cressida is the author of the fantastic children's series How to Train Your Dragon. In this interview Cressida reveals some interesting facts about how she chose her dragons' characteristics. You can borrow the book on MP3 CD, number 00164CD. Image c Sam Jones
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Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Eoin Colfer
Duration 15h 28m
Eoin is an Irish children's author, most well known for the Artemis Fowl series, a set of 8 science fantasy novels . The first book is available to download or on MP3 CD, number 08747CD. Image c Michael Paynter
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Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Ken Follett
Duration 13h 32m
Bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth trilogy, Ken Follett's novels are frequently featured on the New York Times Bestsellers lists. c Quintas-Fundacion Catedral Santa Maria
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An Interview With Lindsey Davis
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Lindsey Davis
Duration 12h
Creator of the Didius Falco character, a Roman detective, her books have been adapted into highly successful audio dramas for the BBC. Her titles include Scandal Takes a Holiday, number 00689CD and Alexandria, number 02294CD. Image c Mark Harrison/Hodder & Stoughton Publishers
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Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator M C Beaton
Duration 15h 10m
Marion Chesney has written over 100 historical romance novels but she is most well known as M C Beaton for her crime novels and her characters Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth. If you are new to her novels, try Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death, available to download, number 02386. Image c Constable and Robinson
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An Interview With Marcia Barritt
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Marcia Barritt
Duration 19h 23m
Marcia is a bilingual author and artist, specialising in the Jamaican Patwa language. You can find Roots Recollections: Caribbean Poems and Folk Songs available in our library on MP3 CD, number 0029CD.
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An Interview With Margaret Atwood
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Margaret Atwood
Duration 20h 4m
Margaret is a Canadian author of more than 40 volumes of poetry, children's literature and many popular novels. Titles in our library include The Edible Woman, available on MP3 CD number 00849CD and Cat's Eye, available to download number 11798. Image c George Whitside
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An Interview With Sally Gardner
Author: Listening Books, Sally Gardner
Format: Online
Author Listening Books, Sally Gardner
Narrator Sally Gardner
Duration 14h 42m
Sally is a Nestle Prize winning children's author and illustrator and her books have been translated into 22 different languages. You can find The Boy Who Could Fly & The Invisible Boy in our library, number 00490CD.
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An Interview With Pippa Goodhart
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Listening Books
Narrator Pippa Goodhart
Duration 9m
Pippa has written numerous books for children and also writes under the name Laura Owen. You can find Whizz-Bang Winnie and Other Stories, available to download in our library, number 02576.
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Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Simon Brett
Duration 13h 37m
Simon Brett is most well known for his mystery crime novels featuring actor and amateur detective, Charles Paris. He has also been a radio producer for the BBC. A Reconstructed Corpse, read by the author himself, is available to download number 10556.
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An Interview With Simon Callow
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Listening Books
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 8m
Simon is a hugely successful actor with one of the most recognisable voices in theatre and film. His narration work includes Thames Sacred River by Peter Ackroyd, available to stream, number 00386. Image c The Hanbury Agency Ltd
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