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  The Pickwick Papers

  Charles Dickens

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  Dickens’s first novel follows the comic adventures of a band of men as they journey around nineteenth-century England.Set in the early nineteenth century, The Pickwick Papers follows well-off gentleman Samuel Pickwick, who forms a club with three friends. Their goal is to travel through the English countryside by coach, observing the world beyond London and staying at inns along the way. The reader follows Pickwick and his pals—less-than-skillful sportsman Nathaniel Winkle; self-proclaimed poet Augustus Snodgrass; and obese Tracy Tupman, who fancies himself a ladies’ man—as they stumble into both adventure and trouble. Joined by Pickwick’s valet, a talkative coachman, and another traveler with a knack for tall tales, this merry band will entertain the reader while offering a tour of England in the 1820s, populated by an assortment of colorful characters.

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  The Great American Novel

  William Carlos Williams

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  This 1923 novel by the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and author of Paterson satirizes American colonization, creative ambition, and the novel form itself.   One of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, William Carlos Williams was an avid experimentalist in prose as well as poetry. Concerned about the state of the American novel, a form he felt was stunted by traditional tropes and genres, he set out to both parody and reject the prevailing clichés of fiction.   The result of this audacious project was The Great American Novel, which tells the story of a Ford car in love with a Mack truck. A hilarious satire of Americanism and a brilliant example of literary invention, Williams’s short novel set a precedent for American postmodern literature and metafiction.

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  Keep Calm and Carry On

  Publishing Andrews McMeel

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  Packed full of cheery motivational quotes, proverbs and mantras, Keep Calm and Carry On is an uplifting gift book meant to give you a boost through troubled times. Discovered on a poster created by the British Ministry of Information for British soldiers before World War II, the slogan still manages to strike a chord in our current difficult times."Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant." --Robert Louis Stevenson"It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose your own." --Harry S. Truman

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  I'm Not Okay! Is It Just Me? -...

  Ken Davis

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  Two great performances, one audio-book!
  I'm Not Okay!
  Who, but a wise guy would engineer some of the stunts Davis has pulled and then have the audacity to talk about them? Like the time he shot a screwdriver through the ceiling of his kitchen with an M-80 firecracker. And who else would have an international collection of airline barf bags? Here's some of the best comedy you've ever experienced. And it's all wrapped up in a message of hope that can change your life forever.
  Is It Just Me?
  Ken Davis offers some of his funniest material to date during an appearance in the heart of Dairyland. One of America's favorite speakers, Ken joins Wisconsin's famed "cheeseheads" for a brilliant performance that pays tribute to veterans, explores the differences between men and women, and ponders the question: Is It Just Me?
  
  ©2005 Ken Davis; (P)2005 Oasis Audio, LLC

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  A Prairie Home...

  Garrison Keillor

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  This festive collection is a nostalgic trip through five years of America's favorite radio show. “Commercials” for Powdermilk Biscuits, Jack’s Deep Valley Bed and more introduce songs and sketches like “The Finn Who Would Not Take a Sauna” and “The Cat Came Back.” Selected from the original live radio broadcasts.Contents: Hello Love, Sister Nell and Dirty Reuben, Turn Your Radio On, Powdermilk Biscuit Spot and Theme, I Know You Rider, Rockin’ Alone, Powdermilk Biscuit Theme, The Finn Who Would Not Take a Sauna, Timas Hans Schottis, Getting in the Cows, Hiberman Reel, Joe Trudeau’s Time, Saint Adele’s Reel, Minnesota Moon, Fearmonger’s Spot, Teddy Bears’ Picnic, I’ll Keep on Loving You, D&D Hull Tax Service Spot, Sunday Rag, The Cat Came Back, Ölandis Tös, Jack's Deep Valley Bed Spot, Answer Only with Your Eyes, Do Right Woman, Suppertime, All God’s Children, The Ballad of the Maples, Stepstone

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  The Pirates of Penzance - The...

  W. S. Gilbert, B.J. Harrison

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  Frederick is freed of his indentures to the ferociously temperate Pirates of Penzance. What will he do with his newfound freedom?  
  This audiobook is based on the libretto from W. S. Gilbert, of Gilbert and Sullivan fame. It includes all the original material in the libretto, adapted to make the tale a narrative, rather than an operetta.  
  It’s a rare opportunity to celebrate the sharp wit of Gilbert’s writing, as it is brought to the fore.

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