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The Aeneid: Classic Collection
Virgil

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

Virgil's renowned narrative follows the Trojan warrior Aeneas as he carries his family from his besieged, fallen home, visits the underworld, and finds, through difficult combat, the settlements that will become, first the Roman republic, and then the empire Virgil knew.

AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War

6 reviews
Tom McNichol

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

We Take It for Granted
What a fascinating study concerning a facet of our everyday life that we assume we've always had at our beckoned call! Who would have thought that Edison would have gone too such lengths to maintain that direct current was the safest,cheapest, and most efficient method of conveying electricity to the populace. It only goes to prove that even the greatest among us have flaws that overshadow their ...

Adam Resurrected

1 review
Yoram Kaniuk

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

A Stunning Portrayal of A Man's Salvation
The story of Adam takes you from post WW II germany to the land of Israel in a flash back & present telling tale of one man's journey back from the brink of self-destruction. A Famous Eurpean Clown forced to be a dog during the Holocaust, living by wit & his Commander's wims & then having to keep his commander alive after the war ended. Adam finds himself returning to Institution life, too ...

After the Fire: A True Story of Love and Survival
Robin Gaby Fisher

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

Two college students survived a fire that raged through their dormitory. This is the extraordinary story of their fight to recover, of their supportive families, and of the women who would come to love them.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

Twains humorous and nostalgic book depicting the carefree days of boyhood in a small Midwestern town is based on his own life experiences growing up in Hannibal, Missouri.

Achilles Heel

10 reviews
Sean Flannery

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

Achilles' Heel
I've been a fan of Sean Flannery and David Hagberg for years. I just finished "Achilles Heel" for the second time. And it grabbed me again! The characters are believable, though a few seem slighly superhero like. The good guys, as good as they are, also have their flaws. The bad guys, as evil as they are, have their positive traits. Because they do, one almost hopes they get away with their ...

4 reviews
Maria Beaumont

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

Loved this book!
I thought this book was a riot. The writing was good, full of funny quips and I liked the main character. As the other reviewer noted about her just kinda wallowing in her pity and doing nothing about it...well, I could so relate with this characteristic. I have depression and it gets VERY hard sometimes as a mother. I've been known to dabble in a few too many glasses of wine myself a couple ...

The Adventures of Augie March
Saul Bellow

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

Augie is a poor but exuberant boy growing up in Chicago during the Depression. His friends all choose professions, but Augie wants a special destiny. Only when he meets the glamorous Thea is his independence threatened.

1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance

4 reviews
Gavin Menzies

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

An interesting read
I very much enjoyed '1434'. Like '1421' it questions the history that we've been taught at school. The book is informative and well researched. It is also well illustrated and contains some stunning maps and photos. Most striking perhaps are the comparative illustrations, showing the Chinese inventions, and the European copies from years later. These illustrations form the basis of the simple ...

Alice Adams

12 reviews
Booth Tarkington

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

"Ambition has no rest."
One of the great novels about failed ambition in an attempt to rise above the ordinary. Alice Adams is a dreamer who wants the things her struggling middle-class existence can't provide her, especially college and high-ranking prospects in the romance department. When the wealthy Arthur Russell comes within her sights, she fabricates a web of lies to impress him; but when he attends a family ...

The Age of Chivalry
Thomas Bulfinch

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

This masterpiece of history and fable recounts the timeless tales of Arthur and the Round Table, and discusses the historical events and the worldview of the civilization that created them.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Classic Collection
Lewis Carroll

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

Alice chases the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and encounters a world of delightfully eccentric characters like the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat, the Mock Turtle, and the Queen of Hearts.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

Alice chases the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and encounters a world of delightfully eccentric characters like the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat, the Mock Turtle, and the Queen of Hearts.

All Corvettes Are Red

17 reviews
James L. Schefter

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

What A Car! What A Story! What A Book!
At last, a book with a story as dramatic as the car it was written about! And, what a BEAUTY! VERY well written. I never realized that the automobile industry could be so cut-throat, or that the planning and design of a new car was so exhaustive and exhausting. If you love cars, adore the Corvette, and really enjoy a good business biography, this is a MUST READ. Enjoy!

The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

A young lawyer endures a moral struggle between passion and social conscience in Old New York. Edith Wharton's elegant portrait of desire and betrayal earned her the first Pulitzer Prize for literature ever awarded to a woman.

Against All Hope
Armando Valladares

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

This is a history of the Cuban revolution viewed from within its dungeons by Armando Valladares, arrested for being philosophically opposed to Communism.

Against All Hope

26 reviews
Armando Valladares

Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008

Cuban paradise
Give a copy of this book to all your friends wearing Che t-shirts. After so many descriptions of beatings and hunger strikes, you become numb to the next ones. I recall the AI campaigns in the 70s-80s to send letters and postcards to the Cuban and Soviet embassies just to remind them that the world was watching. Sadly today AI has degenerated into just another wacko outfit. The UN comes in for a ...

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