Almond Blossom Appreciation Society, The

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

The good life abroad just keeps getting better as Christ Stewart, one-time Genesis drummer, turned sheepshearer, turned bestselling writer, returns with a new book on his life in the decidedly oddball region of Las Alpujarras, south of Granada.

THE ALOMOND BLOSSOM APPRECIATION SOCIETY finds Chris and his family still living on their farm, El Varo - but life there never stands still.

You will find yourself laughing out loud as Chris is instructed by his daughter on the way to treat dung beetles; bluffs his way as an art history guide to millionaire Bostonians; collects seeds in North Africa; and joins an Almond Blossom Appreciation Society. And you’ll cringe as he tries his hand at office work in an immigrants’ advice centre in Granada…

In this sequel to DRIVING OVER LEMONS and A PARROT IN A PEPPER TREE, Chris Stewart’s optimism and zest for life is as infectious as ever.

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Author: Chris Stewart
Narrator: Chris Stewart
ISBN: 9780752888811
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Alistair Cooke at the BBC

Saturday, July 19th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Alistair Cooke at the BBC

‘Such experience, wisdom and education are unlikely ever again to combine in one journalist’ — Mark Lawson

Alistair Cooke looks back on a rich and varied life, one which has taken him across the ocean but never far away from the BBC.

Drawing on archive recordings, this selection includes interviews from radio and television, Cooke’s Letter from America, and a speech made to the Royal Television Society at New York’s Cosmopolitan Club.

It charts the journalist’s career from his first trip to America as a young Cambridge graduate to the establishment of the enormously successful Letter From America, originally scheduled for thirteen weeks but still running today.

Alistair Cooke’s biographer, Nick Clarke, introduces this in-depth retrospective which examines the heroes, hobbies and experiences of one of the greatest names in broadcasting.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Nick Clarke
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 0563494050
Download Price: $18.99

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Woman’s Hour - A Celebration of Mothers

Thursday, July 17th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

This compilation of extracts from the much-loved BBC Radio 4 programme Woman’s Hour looks at the changing role of mothers over the last fifty years; the relationships that they have enjoyed with their children, how they have juggled the work/life balance and how they have challenged stereotypes and tested the boundaries of what being a mother means.

All aspects of motherhood are here - single mothers, campaigning mothers, working mothers, Jewish mothers, mothers in law and even godmothers. Amongst the contributors are Margaret Thatcher, talking about women in government and her thoughts on childcare, and Dame Shirley Williams, who discusses her famous mother Vera Brittain.

Also included are Sonia Keppel reminiscing about her mother Alice, mistress of Edward VII and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker Bowles; Laurie Lee reading from his famous memoir Cider with Rosie and poetry from Liz Lochhead and Fleur Adcock. From serious issues like women’s involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process to lighter themes such as how to dress well, this release reveals the pivotal role played by mothers in an ever-changing world.

PRODUCED BY Sylvia Horn

PRESENTED BY Jenni Murray

First Broadcast
The Light Programme
7 October 1946

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Various
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 0563527145
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Call To Conscience, A: Eulogy for the Young Victims of the 16th St Baptist Church Bombing

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Call To Conscience, A: Eulogy for the Young Victims of the 16th St Baptist Church Bombing

The "Call to Conscience" series features Never-Before-Collected, Original Recordings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — Edited by Clayborne Carson and Kris Shepard.

This selection from the collection is "The Eulogy for the Young Victims of the 16th St Baptist Church Bombing",  delivered at the funeral service for three of the victims.  Introduction written and read by Reverend Fred Shuttleworth.

Presented by the Grammy-winning Producers of The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Power is the strength required to bring about social, political, and economic change…. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love." — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality…. I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up…. I still believe that we shall overcome." — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Call to Conscience is a milestone collection of Dr. King’s most influential and best-known speeches. Compiled by Stanford historian Dr. Clayborne Carson, director of the King Papers Project, and by contributing editor Kris Shepard, this volume takes you behind the scenes on an astonishing historical journey.

Expressing a deeply felt faith in democracy, the power of loving change, and a self-deprecating humor, A Call to Conscience is Dr. King speaking today.

It is a unique, unforgettable record of the words that rallied millions, forever changed the face of America, and even today shape our deepest personal hopes and dreams for the future.

 

Publisher: Hachette Audio
Author: Martin Luther King JR
Narrator: Martin Luther King JR
ISBN: 1594834865
Normal Price: $9.98
Download Price: $1.78

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Letter From America 1 - The Early Years: 1946-1968

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Alistair Cooke’s weekly sound postcards from the States have become a broadcasting institution.

Personally selected by Alistair Cooke, this volume covers the early years from 1946 to 1968 and includes great events such as John Glenn’s journey into space and the assassination of Robert Kennedy.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Alistair Cooke
Narrator: Alistair Cooke
ISBN: 0563529334
Download Price: $22.75 Get it now

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