Moonstone, The

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

When Rachel Verinder inherits the Moonstone, a huge and priceless diamond, her delight turns to dismay when the gem disappears. But this is no ordinary theft. Sergeant Cuff of Scotland Yard is called in and immediately suspects an intricate plot. However, not even his powers of detection can penetrate fully the mysteries surrounding the diamond. And as we listen to each character tell their version of the events, layer upon layer of drama and suspense builds to the final and astonishing denoument of the first, and most magnificent English detective novel.

Publisher: Select Music & Distribution
Author: Wilkie Collins
Narrator: Full Cast Production
ISBN: 9 62634 027 4
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Persian War, The

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Persian War, The

In this, the first prose history in European civilization. Herodotus tells the heroic tale of the Greeks’ resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, King of Persia.

Here are not only the great battles - Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis - but also penetrating human insight and a powerful sense of epic destiny at work.

Publisher: Select Music & Distribution
Author: Herodotus
Narrator: Roy Marsden
ISBN: 9 62634 084 3
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Volume V, The

Saturday, June 28th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Volume V, The

The Reigate Squire
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
The Yellow Face

Dr Watson comments: The stage lost a fine actor’ when Holmes chose to devote his formidable talents to the solution of crime. In two of these stories, The Reigate Squire and The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, Sherlock Holmes demonstrates his thespian powers as he unravels the mysteries. In the first he explains a rural murder while in the second, Holmes’ timely intervention prevents something of a national - even royal - scandal.
The Boscombe Valley Mystery takes Holmes and Watson once again to the English countryside, but the famous detective uncovers old Australian animosities to get to the root of the problem. The Yellow Face, which concludes this selection, is one of the most fascinating in the whole canon, raising some key social issues of the time.

Publisher: Select Music & Distribution
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrator: David Timson
ISBN: 9 62634 266 8
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Voices of Black America

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

This unique collection, compiled especially for Naxos AudioBooks, features original recordings from 1908-1947 Booker T. Washington’s Atlanta Exposition Address, the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes, rarely heard humor of Charley Case, readings from God’s Trombones by James Weldon Johnson, and much more.

Publisher: Select Music & Distribution
Author: Various
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 9 62634 248 X
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Pied Piper of Hamelin, The

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Pied Piper of Hamelin, The

There are nonsense poems (The Jumblies) classic animal poems (The Snail ) stories of adventure (The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens) and Robert Browning’s classic tale of adults getting their come-uppance - The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Modem poetry also makes its contribution with wordplay (Zoe’s Ear-rings) and images of nature (Weathers).

Though principally aimed at the eight to thirteen year olds, this is a collection to delight listeners young and old alike.

Publisher: Select Music & Distribution
Author: Various
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 9 62634 045 2
Download Price: $12.25

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