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  Inadvertence An

  Anton Chekhov

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  An Inadvertence by Anton Chekhov tells the story of Pyotr Petrovitch Strizhin, who returns home from a christening party after drinking several glasses of alcohol. Desperately craving another drink, he finds what he believes is a bottle of vodka in the cupboard, but it turns out to be paraffin. Upon drinking it, he experiences intense pain and believes he is dying. He goes to his sister-in-law, Dashenka, to say goodbye and confess his mistake. However, instead of offering sympathy, she scolds him for touching the paraffin and being careless with money. In the end, Strizhin realizes that Dashenka cares more about her possessions than his well-being. Read in English, unabridged.

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  Fool on the Hill - A Novel

  Matt Ruff

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  From the author of Lovecraft Country: Myth and reality collide on a college campus “in a comic fantasy of wonderful energy, invention, and generosity of spirit” (Alison Lurie).   Stephen Titus George is a young writer-in-residence at Cornell University in upstate New York. A bestselling author in search of a new story, he sees his life as a modern-day fairy tale starring himself as a would-be knight trying to woo a lovely maiden—or, actually, two: the bewitching Calliope and his guiding light, Aurora Borealis Smith. But he’s not quite in control of the narrative.   There’s another writer with even greater influence on campus. The unseen Mr. Sunshine is an eternal, semi-retired deity who’s been fashioning his own story for centuries. He has all his characters in place: dragons, sprites, gnomes, and villains. And now, finally, his hero. As Mr. Sunshine’s world comes to fabulous and violent life, how can Stephen decide his own fate if it’s already being plotted by a god?   An epic of life and death, good and evil, love and sorcery, Fool on the Hill lands Matt Ruff happily on the shelf between Tom Robbins and J. R. R. Tolkien for every lover of the “funky and fantastical” (New York magazine).   “Inspired . . . rich in flavorful language . . . [a] dazzling tour de force.” —San Francisco Chronicle   “The plot comes together like a brilliant clockwork toy.” —Locus

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  A Very Green Donkey - Snippets...

  Marlene Binggeli

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  This light-hearted scientist´s memoir contains a selcetion of authentic episodes and views. Some 40 snippets illustrade how things were seen and done in the past century: not as an autobiography but as authentic fragments of a life in retrospect.   Author : Marlene Binggeli, Cover : Jakob Kohlmayer Recording : Daniel Hasibar

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  The Rant Zone - An All-Out Blitz...

  Dennis Miller

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  In this fourth installment of his acclaimed Rants series, bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning talk-show host, and wisecracking analyst for ABC's Monday Night Football Dennis Miller makes hamburger meat out of society's most sacred cows as only he can, with the kinds of allusions that require high SAT scores -- or at least a smart crib sheet.This time around, Miller takes on child stars with rap sheets, women with bigger muscles than his own, herbs you don't smoke, God, and football. As always, nothing is out-of-bounds.

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  The Film of Fear

  Frederick Arnold Kummer

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  (Written under the pseudonym, Arnold Fredericks.) 
   
  Ruth Morton is a world-renowned film actress who seems to have it all: youth, beauty, wealth, and a viable career. But she soon becomes the target of a malicious stalker who begins sending her a series of cryptic threats. Dismissed at first, the stalker soon emerges as a legitimate -- and mysterious -- threat. She soon must call for the services of Richard and Grace Duvall, a husband and wife detective team who soon find themselves ensnared in a mystery where everyone soon becomes a target. (Summary by ChuckW) 
   
  CastNarrator: Bev J. StevensRichard Duvall: Chuck WilliamsonGrace Duvall/Cabman #2: Amanda FridayRuth Morton: Grace GarrettHarriet Morton: Caprisha PageMiss Norman/Dr. Benson: Elizabeth KlettMiss Ford/Film Fan #3: April GonzalesMr. Baker: Robert HoffmanMartin Leary/Hotel Physician/Cabman #1: MoromisNora/Servant/Boss at Telegraph Office: Charlotte DuckettJohn Stapleton/Mr. Edwards: AllenJohnsMr. Curry/Scully/Janitor: ToddJim: Julia NiedermaierMr. Emmett: Ernst PattynamaMan at Telegraph Office: Aidan BrackMary Wickes: Tara DowFilm Fan #1/Clerk #1/Page: Katherine EdmanFilm Fan #2/Tenant: Victoria MartinClerk #2: KristingjAudio edited by Chuck Williamson and Elizabeth Klett

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  Seven Up - A Stephanie Plum Novel

  Janet Evanovich

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  All New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has to do is bring in semi-retired bail jumper Eddie DeChooch. For an old man he's still got a knack for slipping out of sight...and raising hell. How else can Stephanie explain the bullet-riddled corpse in Eddie's garden? Who else would have a clue as to why two of Stephanie's friends suddenly vanished? For answers Stephanie has the devil to pay: her mentor, Ranger. The deal? He'll give Stephanie all the help she needs...if she gives him everything he wants.As if things weren't complicated enough, Stephanie's just discovered her Grandma Mazur's own unmentionable alliance with Eddie. Add a series of unnerving break-ins, not to mention the bombshell revelation leveled by Stephanie's estranged sister, and Stephanie's ready for some good news. Unfortunately, a marriage proposal from Joe Morelli, the love of her life, isn't quite cutting it. And now, murder, a randy paramour, a wily mobster, death threats, extortion, and a triple kidnapping aside, Stephanie's really got the urge to run for her life.A Macmillan Audio production.

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