Every Mother Is a Daughter

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Every Mother Is a Daughter
The Neverending Quest for Success, Inner Peace and a Really Clean Kitchen
"Readers will appreciate the honesty between the pairThe mother-daughter duo triumph
over hectic schedules and physical distance through their love of writing and travelThis is a treasure for
any generation."Publishers Weekly

Oh no, I’m turning into my mother! Every woman is familiar with the poignant, funny, baffling, or horrifying
echoes that resonate at that moment when she first hears her own mother’s voice coming out of her mouth.
But this moment of recognition is more than ironic: it’s at the root of how we see ourselves, and how we
plot and follow the arc that goes from childhood to motherhood.

Together, Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, cover more than seven decades of daughterhood
and motherhood. And although they grew up in dramatically different circumstances, they find that their lives
have been shaped in strangely similar ways. In Every Mother is a Daughter, Perri and Sheila tell their
mother-daughter story, looking honestly at their own lives and at each other, with different perspectives, unique
voices, and powerful insight, in the first co-written mother-daughter memoir.

Perri Klass is an award-winning author of several books and a practicing pediatrician. She is the medical director of the national program Reach Out and Read, dedicated to promoting literacy as part of pediatric primary care. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sheila Solomon Klass is a professor of English at the City University of New York and the author of several books.
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Perri Klass and Sheila Solomon Klass
Narrator: Anna Fields and Carrington MacDuffie
ISBN: 0-7861-5387-3
Normal Price: $34.95
Download Price: $23.95

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Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Story of Disaster and Survival at Sea

Friday, June 6th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

"A dramatic, pared-down account…Tougias smartly leavens his spare narrative with similar worst-case scenarios that resulted when other seamen miscalculated the sea’s wrathful power." — Publishers Weekly

Fatal Forecast chronicles a dramatic fight for survival aboard two small fishing boats that were ambushed by a horrific surprise storm just southeast of Cape Cod.

Soon after the Fair Wind and the Sea Fever reached the fishing ground at Georges Bank, they were hit with hurricane-force winds and massive ninety-foot waves that battered the boats for hours.

The direction of the wind made it impossible to turn back. The Fair Wind soon capsized, drowning all but one of the crewmembers. The Sea Fever was nearly torn apart. Here is the hour-by-hour account of the struggles faced by the eight crewmembers of the Fair Wind and the Sea Fever, including the incredible ordeal of Ernie Hazard, who endured three days in a lifeboat in open water.

The book also details the dramatic rescue attempts made by the Coast Guard, on a day in which it received more mayday calls than any other in New England history.

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Michael Tougias
Narrator: Jeff Cummings
ISBN: 978-1-4332-0050-2
Normal Price: $19.95
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Devil Came on Horseback, The: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur

Saturday, May 10th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Devil Came on Horseback, The: Bearing Witness to the Genocide in Darfur

"Steidle’s personal and fluent account effectively channels an idealistic,
adventuresome young man’s growing frustration and horror in the face of ongoing crimes
against humanity and international complacency."Publishers Weekly

"Brian Stedle’s vivid, compelling account of the on-going genocide in Darfur bears stark
witness to the worst humanitarian crisis facing the world today.If you are at all
concerned about your fellow man, The Devil Came on Horseback is not only a
haunting must read; it is a call to action."David Freed, Los Angeles Times reporter

"The Devil Came on Horseback grabs the reader from page one, then takes us on a
journey of Conradian intensity through a circle of hell, its horrors mitigated by moments of
humanityIn every sense, the devil is indeed in the details."Karl. E, Meyer, editor,
World Policy JournalThe Devil Came on Horseback is an intense, vivid autobiographical report from the
heart of violent Darfur and a call to action by a former American Marine who became a
military observer for the African Union. The first extensive on-the-ground account of the
genocide in Sudan, it leads us through the tragic impact of an Arab government bent on
destroying its black African citizens and the frustrating complexity of international inaction.
At the same time, it is a powerful memoir of one soldier’s awakening to conscience and his
awkward, heroic transformation from Marine to humanitarian. While bearing witness to
unmentionable atrocities, this compelling story offers evidence that the actions of just one
committed person have the power to transform the world.

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Brian Steidle with Gretchen Steidle Wallace
Narrator: Jeff Cummings
ISBN: 978-1-4332-0000-7
Normal Price: $39.95
Download Price: $16.95

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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic

Friday, May 9th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

"[A] biting, often effective indictment of some ugly and troubling features
of America’s foreign policy and domestic politics."–Publishers Weekly

In his prophetic book Blowback, Chalmers Johnson linked the CIA’s clandestine
activities abroad to disaster at home. In The Sorrows of Empire, he explored the
ways in which the growth of American militarism has jeopardized our security. Now, in
Nemesis, he shows how American imperialism is undermining the republic itself,
both economically and politically.

Drawing comparisons to empires past, Johnson explores in vivid detail the likely
consequences of our dependence on a permanent war economy, and what it will mean
when the globe’s sole "hyperpower," no longer capable of paying for the vaulting ambitions
of its leaders, becomes the greatest hyper-debtor of all time. In his stunning conclusion,
Johnson suggests that the crisis of a financial breakdown could ultimately prove to be the
only path to a renewed nation.

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Chalmers Johnson
Narrator: Tom Weiner
ISBN: 0-7861-6914-1
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Four Story Mistake, The

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

“Elizabeth Enright has a quick eye for the unexpected, the amusing and the beautiful in what might be just ordinary experiences.” — New York Times

“Welcome Back! Elizabeth Enright’s Melendy Quartet follows siblings Mona, Rush, Randy and Oliver. In The Four-Story Mistake (1942) the family moves from their city brownstone to the country. “ — Publishers Weekly

Following-up on the classic children’s novel The Saturdays, Elizabeth Enright continues the engaging tale of the Melendy family — Mona, Rush, Randy, Oliver, Father, and Cuffy, the housekeeper — and their move from an old brownstone in New York City to a charming house in the country.

Called The Four-Story Mistake for its odd look and confused architectural history, the house offers the Melendys wonderful quirks and surprises. And though they are disappointed about leaving the city, the four children soon become absorbed in the adventures of the country, discovering the many hidden attractions that the Four-Story Mistake has to offer!

Written by Elizabeth Enright and read by Pamela Dillman.

Elizabeth Enright (1909-1968) was born in Oak Park, IL, but spent most of her life in or around New York City. Throughout her life she wrote and illustrated numerous award-winning children’s books, including a 1958 Newbery Honor for Gone-Away Lake. Ms. Enright’s writings have been loved by many for generations, and they continue to find an audience with young and old alike.

Pamela Dillman has recorded a wide variety of audiobook titles, both in the United States and in Great Britain. Her extensive film, television and theater credits include over 300 productions on three continents.

Publisher: Listen & Live
Author: Elizabeth Enright
Narrator: Pamela Dillman
ISBN:
Normal Price: $17.99
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