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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26
Collected here are eleven of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster short stories (comprising all of the Jeeves tales from "Carry On, Jeeves" and "My Man Jeeves") as well as the complete novels Right Ho, Jeeves and The Inimitable Jeeves. Along with Jeeves and Bertie, we are introduced to an entire cast of beloved Wodehouse characters: Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeline Bassett, Bingo Little, James "Corky" Corcoran, Tuppy and Honoria Glossop, Rockmetteller Todd, and the terrifying and bombastic Aunt Agatha.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Icky, Icky, Icky Pooh
- By Cenobite on 06-20-22
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
- By: John R. Erickson
- Narrated by: John R. Erickson
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,413
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,102
It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it. Guts, glory, danger, and sacrifice are all in a day's work for Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security. While investigating a murder on the ranch, Hank finds himself the number-one suspect.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hank: a timeless chuckle for families everywhere.
- By The Super-duper Amazing Silver Golem on 03-16-16
By: John R. Erickson
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The Diary of a Nobody
- By: George Grossmith
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Palmer
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Written as the diary of someone who would not normally merit a memoir but considers that he should have one written about him anyway, The Diary of a Nobody chronicles in agonizing but very funny detail everyday life in the lower middle class suburbs of Victorian England and the attempts of a social climber to better himself. It was published in 1892. First published in the satirical magazine Punch as a serial between 1888 and 1889, with illustrations by the author’s brother, Weedon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding performance
- By pandajama on 01-11-20
By: George Grossmith
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An Old-Fashioned Girl
- By: Louisa May Alcott
- Narrated by: Anne Johnstonbrown
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 102
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Story5 out of 5 stars 100
A country girl named Polly is visiting city friends and comes to realize that this world is quite different than which she has left. Here people are judged according to their dress and manner of speech rather than for their honesty and hard work. Yet all who meet Polly cannot help but be enamored of her; her sweet simplicity is unlike any that they have ever seen, and soon everyone comes to realize that Polly is not someone to be laughed at and ridiculed, but someone to put upon a pedestal for failing to become willing prey to the cynicism of the times.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A favorite story, read horribly!
- By Mandalyn on 03-04-14
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Earwig and the Witch
- By: Diana Wynne Jones
- Narrated by: Charlotte Parry
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4 out of 5 stars 72
In Earwig and the Witch, listeners meet Earwig, who is not your typical orphan by any stretch. Unlike most, she loves it at St. Morwald’s Home for Children, where she knows everyone and usually gets her way. So when Earwig gets adopted by a strange woman named Bella Yaga, she wants no part of it - especially after she finds out Bella is an evil witch. Now Earwig will have to use all of her considerable wit and charm (and the help of a talking cat) to get out of this mess and back home safely.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Left me wanting much more ... Poor Diana.
- By Jess Potts on 05-20-15
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The Complete Oz Collection
- By: L. Frank Baum
- Narrated by: Tara Sands, Erin Yuen, John Pruden, and others
- Length: 70 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
Noted as one of the most popular series in American literature, the works of L. Frank Baum have been brought together in this singular collection that ensures the fun never stops! Embark on the journey that has capitated audiences for more than a century.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Feels like a rushed job.
- By Mr. Bugman on 05-09-22
By: L. Frank Baum
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Kizzy Ann Stamps
- By: Jeri Watts
- Narrated by: Quincy Tyler Bernstine
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47
Kizzy Ann Stamps is starting at a new school, the just-integrated public school, and she’s worried. She’s worried that the white students won’t like her, and she’s worried they’ll stare at the scar that runs from the tip of her right eye to the corner of her smile - the scar a neighbor boy gave her, in a farming accident. But now this same boy won’t stop following Kizzy and Shag, her beloved border collie, everywhere they go - even when they’re practicing for an upcoming herding competition. And though Kizzy and Shag have been training hard, Kizzy and her coach aren’t sure they’ll even let her, a black girl, enter the competition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- By Susan Straley, Author, Alzheimer's Trippin' with George on 11-14-20
By: Jeri Watts
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Mildred Pierce
- By: James M. Cain
- Narrated by: Christine Williams
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 549
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 424
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 421
Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness and determination. She used those attributes to survive a divorce in 1940s America with two children and to claw her way out of poverty, becoming a successful businesswoman. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men and an unreasoning devotion to her monstrous daughter.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mildred -- you pierce my heart
- By P. Giorgio on 03-11-11
By: James M. Cain
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I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
- By: Alan Partridge
- Narrated by: Alan Partridge
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 736
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 660
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 654
Journalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder – Alan Partridge – a man with a fascinating past and an amazing future. Gregarious and popular, yet Alan’s never happier than when relaxing in his own five-bedroom, south-built house with three acres of land and access to a private stream. But who is this mysterious enigma? Alan Gordon Partridge is the best – and best-loved – radio presenter in the region. Born into a changing world of rationing, Teddy Boys, apes in space and the launch of ITV, Alan’s broadcasting career began as chief DJ of Radio Smile....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Anglican giant among pygmies
- By John on 06-20-12
By: Alan Partridge
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Boo
- The Boo Series #1
- By: Rene Gutteridge
- Narrated by: Michael Taylor
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
The biggest thing to happen to Skary, Indiana, is renowned horror novelist Wolfe Boone, or "Boo" as the locals fondly call him. For the past 16 years, the reclusive writer has been the town's greatest attraction, having unintentionally turned the once struggling Skary into a thriving tourist trap for the dark side.
But when a newly reformed Wolfe suddenly quits the genre and subsequently starts to pursue Skary's favorite girl-next-door, Ainsley Parker, the little town becomes truly horrified.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved It
- By Rachelle on 09-13-09
By: Rene Gutteridge
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A Hunger Artist
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Cori Samuel
- Length: 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
A Hunger Artist. the last book Kafka prepared for publication, was printed after Kafka's death. The protagonist, a hunger artist who experiences the decline in appreciation of his craft, is an archetypical creation of Kafka: an individual marginalized and victimized by society at large.
By: Franz Kafka
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Weekend Warriors
- Sisterhood, Book 1
- By: Fern Michaels
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,012
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 841
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 839
On the surface, these seven women are as different as can be - but each has had her share of bad luck, from cheating husbands to sexist colleagues to a legal system that often doesn't do its job. Now, drawn together by tragedy, they're forging a bond that will help them right the wrongs committed against them and discover an inner strength they didn't know they had. The Sisterhood is learning that when bad things happen, you can roll over and play dead...or you can get up fighting...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Weekend Warriors
- By Ms Mare on 04-04-09
By: Fern Michaels
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Words on the Move
- Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,401
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,264
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,256
Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day. Did you know that silly once meant "blessed"? Or that ought was the original past tense of owe? Or that the suffix -ly in adverbs is actually a remnant of the word like? And have you ever wondered why some people from New Orleans sound as if they come from Brooklyn?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Review By a Fan
- By Margaret on 09-25-16
By: John McWhorter
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The Misfits
- By: James Howe
- Narrated by: Spencer Murphy, the Full Cast Family
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 73
A little too smart, a little too fat, Bobby Goodspeed has always been a go-along-to-get-along kind of guy. But when his friend Addie decides to tackle the student council elections, Bobby finds himself changing in ways he never could have imagined in this tender, touching, utterly hilarious novel of life as a middle school misfit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WELL DONE! The Misfits by James Howe
- By PARE on 01-09-12
By: James Howe
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Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind
- By: Ann B. Ross
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 831
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 730
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 731
Miss Julia, a recently bereaved and newly wealthy widow, is only slightly bemused when one Hazel Marie Puckett appears at her door with a youngster in tow and unceremoniously announces that the child is the bastard son of Miss Julia's late husband. Suddenly, this longtime church member and pillar of her small Southern community finds herself in the center of an unseemly scandal - and the guardian of a wan nine-year-old whose mere presence turns her life upside down.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Miss Julia is 60+ yrs old.. reader is too young
- By jennifer on 07-13-12
By: Ann B. Ross