Goon Show, The - Volume 9 - What Time Is It, Eccles?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Under Two Floorboards
The Sinking of Westminster Pier
The Yehti
The Mysterious Punch-up-the-Conker

Goon but not forgotten. From 1952 to 1960 the Goons ruled the airwaves, the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio.

GO ON - from a watery Westminster Pier to the far flung Foreign Legion, from Yehti ridden Yorkshire moors to a leather omnibus with a phantom conker-punch - the weird, wide and wonderful world of Goonery knows no bounds.

So savour another crazy quartet of cult comedy classics as Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe once more redefine the limits of radio comedy.

Here today - Goon tomorrow.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Various
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 0563389729
Download Price: $18.99 Get it now

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Tags: Bbc, Cast Performance, Clowns, Comedy Classics, Cult Comedy, Floorboards, Foreign Legion, Goons, History Of Radio, Narrator, Omnibus, Peter Sellers, Quartet, Radio Comedy, Spike Milligan, Westminster Pier, Wonderful World, Yehti, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Moors

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener and other stories

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

Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin in four more full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramas.

Agatha Raisin, the Columbo of the Cotswolds, is back in four more full-cast dramas based on the bestselling books by M.C. Beaton.

The Potted Gardener - When a garden festival is announced, the village of Carsely is gripped with enthusiasm for water features and mulch. But the Grim Reaper is in the garden…

The Gardener’s Legacy - When her arch rival at the garden festival is found hanging from her conservatory roof, Agatha is determined to dig deep and root out the wrongdoer.

The Walkers of Dembley - Keen to get closer to James Lacey, Agatha joins his walking group. But she is soon embroiled in a saga of murder, lust and wellington boots.

A Marriage of Convenience - Agatha and James are hired to investigate the murder of a militant rambler. They go undercover as a married couple, but it’s a marriage made in hell.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: M C Beaton
Narrator: Full Cast Production
ISBN: 9781405687805
Download Price: $18.99 Get it now

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Tags: Agatha Raisin And The Potted Gardener, Arch Rival, Bestselling Books, Columbo, Conservatory, Cotswolds, Grim Reaper, James Lacey, M C Beaton, Marriage Made In Hell, Marriage Of Convenience, Married Couple, Mulch, Narrator, Penelope Keith, Radio 4, Rambler, Walking Group, Water Features, Wellington Boots

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
Download Price: $14.75 Find out more…

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Tags: Advice Centre, Appreciation Society, Art History, Author Chris, Bestselling Writer, Blossom, Bostonians, Driving Over Lemons, Dung Beetles, Genesis Drummer, Group Author, Hellip, History Guide, Las Alpujarras, Narrator, North Africa, Pepper Tree, Varo, Writer Returns, Zest For Life

Brainwave Symphony: Energize & Focus

Monday, July 21st, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Brainwave Symphony: Energize & Focus

Orchestrate your state of mind with natural Beta audio processes combined with the works of Mozart, Bach, Alberti, Haydn, Albinoni and Vivaldi.

Simply play in the background to enjoy Heightened Focus, Enhanced Energy and Peak Mental Performance.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Author: Dr. Jeffrey Thompson
Narrator: N/A
ISBN: 1559618973
Normal Price: $11.98
Download Price: $7.98

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Tags: Alberti, Albinoni, Bach, Brainwave Symphony, Dr Jeffrey Thompson, Focus, Haydn, Mental Performance, Mozart, Narrator, Simon Schuster, Vivaldi

Pimsleur Vietnamese I Complete Course

Monday, July 21st, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Pimsleur Vietnamese I Complete Course

Level I: Complete

Includes 16 hours of spoken language practice in thirty 30-minute lessons from the Pimsleur Comprehensive Level I program, plus an introduction to reading.  A Booklet and a User’s Guide are included to introduce you to the Pimsleur Method.

Devised by language educator Dr Paul Pimsleur, Simon and Schuster’s Pimsleur Language courses provide the listener with a comprehensive, self instructional, step-by-step guide on how to learn a new language.

The Pimsleur approach is so effective because it is based on tried and tested techniques and principles that have proved to enable rapid and successful language learning.

The unique audio method allows the listener to learn pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar without repetitive role learning, in a similar way to how we acquired our native language components.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Author: Dr. Paul Pimsleur
Narrator: Various
ISBN: 0743565568
Download Price: $200.00

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