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  Stolen White Elephant The...

  Mark Twain

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  The Stolen White Elephant was written by Mark Twain and published in 1882. In it, an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to the Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local police department goes into high gear to solve the mystery but it all comes to a tragic end. (PLUS more TBD) (Summary by Wikipedia & John Greenman)

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  Chasing Angels

  Meg Henderson

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  “[A] winning tale of struggle and hard-won reward” featuring “sharp-tongued, viciously funny Kathy Kelly” from the bestselling author of Finding Peggy (Publishers Weekly).   Kathy Kelly, born in the heart of Glasgow’s East End, comes from a family torn apart by conflict. She grows up with a sharp wit and a quick temper, constantly challenging those who cross her: her reproving grandmother; Con, her hard-drinking father; even the local priest—Kathy takes no prisoners. But at least she copes, unlike her older brother Peter, who disappears as fast as he can.   Kathy also escapes—to the Highlands. Here she finds work and a home with the Macdonalds, an eccentric, easy-going couple. But Con’s death drags Kathy back to Glasgow, where she is forced to look at things afresh, at past events and the people she thought she knew so well, and begin the search for her missing brother, a search which will result in an extraordinary, devastating discovery.  “The overall effect is of being at your auntie’s, of listening to an enthusiastic storyteller, of the fascination of taking a microscope to seemingly ordinary lives, seemingly mundane situations, and bringing them into dramatic focus.” —Scotland on Sunday  “Henderson writes from a position of uncompromising humanity. A strong, atmospheric writer with gifts of insight, she has a sharp and tarry black humor, so while she attacks the objects of her wrath, she leavens the battle with a running current of dark and infectious wit.” —Sunday Herald

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  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

  Jeff Kinney

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  Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he’s innocent. Or at least sort of.  The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he’s going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family for the holidays?

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  Dirty Ditties - A Hilarious...

  John Patrick

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  Lascivious limericks for lewd listeners!In the tradition of old-fashioned limericks, this delightful collection of lyrical poetry is guaranteed to stretch even the wildest of imaginations. More than a compilation of naughty songs, Dirty Ditties is a hilarious look at such subjects as sin, virtue, greed, divorce, fame, hope, love, maturity, food, weight, and royalty. No stone is left unturned as these ditties poke fun at everything from big bottoms and bubble butts to cleavage, chauvinists, and conception. These rapturous rhyming escapades are sure to make even the most reserved listeners blush.

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  Help Yourself - A Novel

  Rachel Michael Arends

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  In a small Southern town, a young woman is about to get some life-changing news . . .   Lured away from her small mountain town by the promise of an inheritance from the biological father she never met, Merry Strand heads to a remote barrier island off of North Carolina called Topsail. This sudden and unexpected windfall could save her family from financial ruin.   But there’s a catch. Before she can get the money, she needs to complete a regimen of self-improvement tasks. Surrounded by her late father’s lawyer, Fritz (who just wants to go home to London); an uncle who’s hoping to steal her newfound legacy; and a widower staying in the beach house next door, Merry has her work cut out for her and plenty of obstacles in her way. And complicating matters are a crazy radio therapist, a suicidal software engineer, a matchmaking dog, and possibly a ghost . . .   Set during the island’s off-season, this lively tale, both poignant and packed with humor, shows how romance can come when you least expect it and how when it comes to improving our lives, we can all use a little help.

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  The Last Detail

  Darryl Ponicsán

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  The acclaimed novel that was the basis for the classic movie starring Jack Nicholson.
  
  Unlike other branches of the armed services, the Navy draws its police force from the ranks as temporary duty - Shore Patrol. In this funny, bawdy, moving audio-book set during the height of the Vietnam War, two career sailors in transit in Norfolk, Virginia - Billy "Bad-Ass" Buddusky and Mule Mulhall - are assigned to escort 18-year-old Larry Meadows from Norfolk to the brig in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he is to serve an eight-year sentence for petty theft. It's good duty, until the two old salts realize the injustice of the sentence and are oddly affected by the naive innocence of their young prisoner.
  
  In the five days allotted for the detail, they decide to show Meadows something of the life he doesn't yet know to help him survive the long ordeal ahead, and to purge their own shame. What follows is an unlikely road trip by bus and train up the eastern seaboard, and an indelible journey of initiation and discovery, filled with beer-soaked wisdom, big city lights, revelry, brawls, debauchery, love, and surprising moments of tenderness.An Author's Republic audio production.

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