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*Powerful, poignant story of men and women who peopled Ireland's Easter Rising of 1916. For a few desperate days they fought against all odds to return Ireland to the Irish. "Betrayals, slaughters and passions of the day are all splendidlydepicted... [her] best work yet."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: M2N7778
ISBN: 9781567407778
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Author:
Yoram Kaniuk, translated by Seymour Simckes
Reader:
Stefan Rudnicki
Format: 12
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Once he entertained thousands of other Jews as they entered the gas chamber. Now he is the ringleader at an asylum for Holocaust survivors, struggling to live in a world in which the line between sanity and madness is blurred. The movie stars Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. "Rudnicki's narration seems more like a poem than a novel... It's as if he alone were born to read these words."—AudioFile
Item #: M9B108
ISBN: 9781433251085
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Author:
Yoram Kaniuk
Reader:
Stefan Rudnicki
Format:
Playaway
(Unabridged)
Once he entertained thousands of other Jews as they entered the gas chamber. Now he is the ringleader at an asylum for Holocaust survivors, struggling to live in a world in which the line between sanity and madness is blurred. The movie stars Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. "Rudnicki's narration seems more like a poem than a novel... It's as if he alone were born to read these words."—AudioFile
Item #: MP8853
ISBN: 9781433278853
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Author:
Lee Thompson
Reader:
Johanna Ward
Format: 7
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The wildness of the railroad fuels this 19th century love story, a tale of jealousy, caste, and attraction. When Addie meets Burke, owner of the railroad new where she works, they fall in love. But social persecution forces Addie to flee into the subtropical wilderness. Burke searches for her, not knowing that she has become a pawn in a plot to usurp him of his empire.
Item #: M7B886
ISBN: 9780786178865
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Author:
Bernard Cornwell
Reader:
Charles Keating
Format: 13
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Hear how the longbow helped the English win the battle of Agincourt in 1415. The weapon helped the kingdom dominate battlefields for the rest of the century. This tale focuses on the events leading up to it, the actual battle, and the aftermath from multiple viewpoints. "Authentically detailed... realistically bold, brutal, and bloody."—Booklist
Item #: M9H096
ISBN: 9780060780968
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Author:
Andrea Barrett
Reader:
Jeff Woodman
Format: 8
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In 1916, war rages in Europe. Far away, at a New York tuberculosis sanatorium, the patients focus on illness, rumor, and – sometimes – secret attachments. When a weekly discussion group results in tragedy and betrayal, the war comes home, along with anti-immigrant prejudice and vigilante sentiment. By the author of The Voyage of the Narwhal. "[Woodman's reading offers] a wide variety of fascinating characters who create a memorable, almost cinematic, experience."—AudioFile
Item #: M9X315
ISBN: 9781602833159
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Author:
Dara Horn
Reader:
William Dufris
Format: 13
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On Passover in 1862, Jacob Rappaport, a Jewish soldier in the Union army, is ordered to murder his own uncle, who is plotting to assassinate Lincoln. After that night, will Jacob ever speak for himself? The answer comes when his commanderssend him on another mission – this time not to murder a spy, but to marry one. "Complex, multilayered, and thoroughly involving... a novel rich in human emotion and ambiguity. A triumph."—Booklist
Item #: M9M212
ISBN: 9781400112128
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Author:
Jane Smiley
Reader:
Mare Winningham
Format: 4
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*In bloody pre-Civil War Kansas, an abolitionist's widow disguises herself as a man and enters slaveholding Missouri as a spy, determined to find her husband's killer. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres. "Gloriously detailed and brilliantly told... hugely entertaining."—Booklist
Item #: M4R1732
ISBN: 9780375401732
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Author:
Stephen Wright
Reader:
Michael Emerson
Format: 10
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In 1844, Liberty Fish is born to fervent New York abolitionists; his grandparents are Carolina slaveholders. Caught between them, he endures epic battles, arguments that echo the approaching flames of the Civil War. He searches for a way to escape the nightmare. "[Wright's] flawless, controlled delivery becomes the thread for this rambunctious tale."—AudioFile
Item #: M9X168
ISBN: 9781419371684
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Author:
Daisy Goodwin
Reader:
Katherine Kellgren
Format: 11
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Beautiful, wealthy Cora Cash travels abroad with her mother at the turn of the 20th century to seek a titled husband. She becomes Duchess of Wareham, married to the most eligible bachelor in England. But nothing is quite as it seems, moneycannot buy everything, and Cora must decide what is truly worth the price in her life and her marriage. "Spirited historical romance... superior entertainment."—Kirkus Reviews
Item #: M9U229
ISBN: 9781427212290
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Author:
David Pesci
Reader:
Courtney B. Vance
Format: 4
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*True story of the 1839 revolt on a Spanish slave ship, whose cargo of Africans rebelled against their captors. Forced to stand trial for the murder of the crew which held them prisoner, the slaves took on the entire American justice system. The basis for the Spielberg film.
Item #: M4X0417
ISBN: 9781575110417
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Author:
Priscilla A. Maine
Reader:
Celeste Lawson
Format: 7
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It isn't easy to move beyond society's constraints; and for a young widow in 1895 it is even harder. Trained as a nurse and faith healer, Rebecca Rice heads for Oklahoma, Indian Territory. The clannish folk of the hill country resent her presence. Armed only with her knowledge and her faith, she hopes and prays that her faith is strong enough to help her stand strong amid adversity.id adversity.
Item #: M7B494
ISBN: 9780786184941
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Author:
Wallace Stegner
Reader:
Mark Bramhall
Format: 18
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The story of four generations of an American family in the mining camps of the West. Researching how his grandparents settled on the frontier, a historian makes a journey of discovery as he uncovers a love story built on sacrifice, devotion, and integrity. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. "[Bramhall's] pacing, his characterizations, and his convincing emotional repertoire embed us in this [work]... a fine reading of a superb book."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: M9B427
ISBN: 9781441714275
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Author:
James Reasoner
Reader:
Lloyd James
Format: 9
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War brings fear and fascination to the Brannons' Virginia family farm in early 1862. The din of drilling soldiers sweeps over the quiet countryside, and another son of Abigail and John Brannon answers the call to arms. A gifted horseman, Mac joins Jeb Stuart's cavalry and soon finds himself on one of the greatest adventures of the war. No. 3 in the series. "Entertaining and informative."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: M9B129
ISBN: 9780786191291
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Author:
Colleen McCullough
Reader:
Sneha Mathan
Format: 22
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Passion, politics, love, and death combine in a novel of the legendary love triangle between Egypt's Cleopatra and Rome's Mark Antony and Octavian. When Antony meets the Egyptian queen, they begin a very public love affair, and the tensionbetween Antony and Octavian soon threatens to erupt into war.
Item #: M9A230
ISBN: 9780792752301
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Author:
Julian Barnes
Reader:
Nigel Anthony
Format: 14
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Two men's lives become interwoven and each becomes the other's salvation in this profound, witty meditation on fateful differences. Based on the true intersection of the lives of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and a half-Indian solicitor in Victorian England who was falsely accused of criminal behavior. "Elegantly constructed... contains as many facets as a well cut diamond... deeply satisfying."—San Francisco Chronicle
Item #: M9X963
ISBN: 9780792738633
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Author:
Nick Arvin
Reader:
J.D. Cullum
Format: 4
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The reality of war surrounds and fills this terrified young soldier in WWII – and he realizes to his horror that he is a coward. All that matters is survival, and he will do anything to keep living. "Cullum narrates with a tone of spiritual withdrawal that seems exactly suited to the moral dilemmas faced by Heck. Both story and reading are compelling, their message challenging."—AudioFile
Item #: M4Z947
ISBN: 9781565119475
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Author:
Nick Arvin
Reader:
J. D. Cullum
Format:
Playaway
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The reality of war surrounds and fills this terrified young soldier in WWII – and he realizes to his horror that he is a coward. All that matters is survival, and he will do anything to keep living. "Cullum narrates with a tone of spiritual withdrawal that seems exactly suited to the moral dilemmas faced by Heck. Both story and reading are compelling, their message challenging."—AudioFile
Item #: MP8161
ISBN: 9781602528161
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Author:
Ron Hansen
Reader:
Sam Freed
Format: 5
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Return to the real West in the final showdown of the charismatic, hot-tempered outlaw, Jesse James. Torn between worshiping Jesse and taking his place, a young gang member guns him down in cold blood. Jesse's life is over, but his killer must live out his days tormented by his action. The movie stars Brad Pitt and Oscar-nominated Casey Affleck.
Item #: M5H891
ISBN: 9780061129810
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Author:
Ron Hansen
Reader:
G. Valmont Thomas
Format:
Playaway
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Return to the real West in the final showdown of the charismatic, hot-tempered outlaw, Jesse James. Torn between worshiping Jesse and taking his place, a young gang member guns him down in cold blood. Jesse's life is over, but his killer must live out his days tormented by his action. The movie stars Brad Pitt and Oscar-nominated Casey Affleck.
Item #: MP8731
ISBN: 9781441708731
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