Hot Kid, The

Monday, October 6th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Hot Kid, The
Carl Webster, the hot kid of the marshals service, is polite, respects his elders, and can shoot a man driving away in an Essex at four hundred yards. Carl works out of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, federal courthouse in the 1930s, the period of America’s most notorious bank robbers. Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, those guys.

Carl wants to be America’s most famous lawman. He shot his first felon when he was fifteen years old. With a Winchester.

Jack Belmont wants to rob banks, become public enemy number one, and show his dad, an oil millionaire, he can make it on his own. With tommy guns, hot cars, speakeasies, cops and robbers, and a former lawman who believes in vigilante justice, all played out against the flapper period of gun molls and Prohibition, The Hot Kid is Elmore Leonard — the true master — at his best.

Publisher: Harper Collins US
Author: Elmore Leonard
Narrator: Arliss Howard
ISBN: 0 06 078998 0
Normal Price: $39.95
Download Price: $25.95

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Tags: Author Elmore, Baby Face Nelson, Bank Robbers, Cops And Robbers, Dillinger, Elmore Leonard, Enemy Number One, Federal Courthouse, First Felon, Flapper, Gun Molls, Harper Collins, Hot Cars, Lawman, Marshals Service, Public Enemy, Public Enemy Number, Public Enemy Number One, Tommy Guns, True Master

40-Minute Croatian

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

40-Minute Croatian

This downloadable audio file provides the opportunity to hear and practise the language.

Pick up the essentials of the Croatian language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Author: Harper Collins
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 0007253710
Download Price: $8.75

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Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection, The

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Universally acclaimed as the maestro of horror and the morbid, Edgar Allan Poe’s dark gift has for more than a century and a half set the standard for the genre.

Now, Caedmon Audio presents a classic collection of Poe’s almost terrifying tales performed by two di the most brilliant interpreters of his work, Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone.

Between them, they perform 20 of Poe’s chilling stories and poems, creating an unforgettably intense listening experience.

Publisher: Harper Collins US
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrator: Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone
ISBN: 0 694 52419 0
Normal Price: $29.95
Download Price: $16.95 Get it now

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Tags: Basil Rathbone, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection, Edgar Poe, Genre, Harper Collins, Horror, Interpreters, Maestro, Narrator, Poems, Presents, Vincent Price

Darling, The

Friday, September 19th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Darling, The
The Darling is Hannah Musgrave’s story, told emotionally and convincingly years later by Hannah herself. A political radical and member of the Weather Underground, Hannah has fled America to West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends and colleagues of Charles Taylor, the notorious warlord and now ex-president of Liberia. When Taylor leaves for the United States in an effort to escape embezzlement charges, he’s immediately placed in prison. Hannah’s encounter with Taylor in America ultimately triggers a series of events whose momentum catches Hannah’s family in its grip and forces her to make a heartrending choice.

Set in Liberia and the United States from 1975 through 1991, The Darling is a political/historical thriller — reminiscent of Graham Greene and Joseph Conrad — that explodes the genre, raising serious philosophical questions about terrorism, political violence, and the clash of races and cultures.

Publisher: Harper Collins US
Author: Russell Banks
Narrator: Mary Beth Hurt
ISBN: 0 694 52423 9
Normal Price: $39.95
Download Price: $29.95

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Tags: Author Russell, Charles Taylor, Clash, Embezzlement Charges, Graham Greene, Hannah, Harper Collins, Joseph Conrad, Mary Beth, Musgrave, Narrator, Philosophical Questions, Political Violence, President Of Liberia, Reminiscent, Russell Banks, Taylor In America, Warlord, Weather Underground, West Africa

It’s My America Too

Thursday, September 18th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

It’s My America Too
With It’s My America Too, Ben Ferguson, the voice of America’s youth and the host of The Ben Ferguson Show, one of the country’s fastest growing syndicated radio shows, delivers his views on all the issues, from politics to current affairs to popular culture. Everyone wants to know what Ferguson will say next — and here’s your chance.

Ben Ferguson is a conservative who is also an independent thinker unafraid to take contrary positions. In It’s My America Too, the twenty-two-year-old media star shoots from the hip and the lip on numerous topics.

Ferguson’s message is clear. He is not on a campaign to reform liberals and turn them into right-wing Republicans. He is presenting his views on American society and challenging those who do not agree with him to an open debate.

Ferguson’s pride in his country, in his religious beliefs, and in his choices reflects his vision of the American dream. He is informed and determined to make a difference. Youthful as he is, he has a unique perspective not only on America and its history, but also on current events and issues. You may applaud his opinions, or perhaps you will disagree with them. But for those of you who are angered by this audio, Ferguson instructs "don’t just get mad. Do something about it."

Publisher: Harper Collins US
Author: Ben Ferguson
Narrator: Ben Ferguson
ISBN: 0 06 072357 2
Normal Price: $29.95
Download Price: $16.95

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Tags: American Dream, Choices, Conservative, Current Affairs, Current Events, Ferguson, Harper Collins, Independent Thinker, Liberals, Media Star, Narrator, Open Debate, Perspective, Popular Culture, Pride, Publisher, Quot, Religious Beliefs, Voice Of America, Wing Republicans