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Jenny and the Jaws of Life

Short Stories

by Jincy Willett ...

Narrated by Gabra Zackman, Jonathan Davis, Sarah Naughton, Robert Fass, Tavia Gilbert, Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

In these wonderfully funny and poignant stories, Willett’s eccentric, complex characters think and do the unconventional. Soft, euphonic women gradually grow old; weak, unhappy men confront love and their own mortality; and abominable children desperately try to grow up with grace. With a unique voice and dry humor, Willett gives us a new insight into human existence, showing us those specific ... Read more

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In these wonderfully funny and poignant stories, Willett’s eccentric, complex characters think and do the unconventional. Soft, euphonic women gradually grow old; weak, unhappy men confront love and their own mortality; and abominable children desperately try to grow up with grace. With a unique voice and dry humor, Willett gives us a new insight into human existence, showing us those specific
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And Sons

A Novel

by David Gilbert ...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post • The New Yorker • Esquire • The Austin Chronicle • Kansas City Star • The Guardian (UK) • BookPage • Flavorwire • Bookish“[A] big, brilliant novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWho is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys—the panoramic,... ... Read more

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post • The New Yorker • Esquire • The Austin Chronicle • Kansas City Star • The Guardian (UK) • BookPage • Flavorwire • Bookish“[A] big, brilliant novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWho is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys—the panoramic,...
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Goblin War [Dramatized Adaptation]

Goblin Trilogy 3

by Jim C. Hines ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Nanette Savard, Dylan Lynch, Elizabeth Jernigan, Yasmin Tuazon, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Eric Messner, Richard Cutting, Colleen Delany, Lily Beacon, Kimberly Gilbert, David Jourdan, Bradley Smith, Evan Casey, James Konicek, Steven Carpenter, Thomas Keegan, Danny Gavigan, Tim Getman, Scott McCormick, Gregory Gorton, Michael John Casey ...

Series series Goblin
Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

If you think it's hard being a hobgoblin or a human, try living a goblin's life for a while. In fact, try imagining what it's like to be the runtiest goblin in the caves, the lone worshiper of a god who's been forgotten for a good reason, and the target everyone points to at the first hint of trouble. Try picturing yourself as Jig Dragonslayer, and see how you like it... Despite impossible odds, ... Read more

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If you think it's hard being a hobgoblin or a human, try living a goblin's life for a while. In fact, try imagining what it's like to be the runtiest goblin in the caves, the lone worshiper of a god who's been forgotten for a good reason, and the target everyone points to at the first hint of trouble. Try picturing yourself as Jig Dragonslayer, and see how you like it... Despite impossible odds,
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Love And Struggle: My Life In Sds, The Weather Underground, And Beyond

by David Gilbert ...

David Gilbert arrived at Columbia University just in time for the explosive Sixties. From the early anti-Vietnam war protests to the founding of SDS, Gilbert was on the scene: as organiser, theoretician and, above all, activist. Writing from a maximum security prison following the disaster of the 1982 Brinks robbery, he recounts the Weather Underground movement in this extraordinary memoir. ... Read more

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David Gilbert arrived at Columbia University just in time for the explosive Sixties. From the early anti-Vietnam war protests to the founding of SDS, Gilbert was on the scene: as organiser, theoretician and, above all, activist. Writing from a maximum security prison following the disaster of the 1982 Brinks robbery, he recounts the Weather Underground movement in this extraordinary memoir.
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Heathcourt

by David Gilbert ...

HEATHCOURTWho bashed Danny?Danny Morgan is 23, a builder's labourer. He works hard and plays hard, likes a drink or twenty, and enjoys playing in his local lower-grade football team. But he is a little apathetic and directionless in life, joyless.He lives in the granny flat at his boss's house, a short distance outside the suburb of Heathcourt, where he grew up and went to school. Which suits him ... Read more

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HEATHCOURTWho bashed Danny?Danny Morgan is 23, a builder's labourer. He works hard and plays hard, likes a drink or twenty, and enjoys playing in his local lower-grade football team. But he is a little apathetic and directionless in life, joyless.He lives in the granny flat at his boss's house, a short distance outside the suburb of Heathcourt, where he grew up and went to school. Which suits him
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Love and Struggle

My Life in SDS, the Weather Underground, and Beyond

by David Gilbert ...

A nice Jewish boy from suburban Boston—hell, an Eagle Scout!—David Gilbert arrived at Columbia University just in time for the explosive Sixties. From the early anti-Vietnam War protests to the founding of SDS, from the Columbia Strike to the tragedy of the Townhouse, Gilbert was on the scene: as organizer, theoretician, and above all, activist. He was among the first militants who went ... Read more

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A nice Jewish boy from suburban Boston—hell, an Eagle Scout!—David Gilbert arrived at Columbia University just in time for the explosive Sixties. From the early anti-Vietnam War protests to the founding of SDS, from the Columbia Strike to the tragedy of the Townhouse, Gilbert was on the scene: as organizer, theoretician, and above all, activist. He was among the first militants who went
... Read more
Central Casting

by David Gilbert ...

The Story collection, Central Casting, follows the acclaimed story collections, Overland and A Third Bridge. Central Casting is a wide-ranging collection of short and longer stories that were written before and after the questions of who can write and whose story can be told emerged.These stories addressed and ignored this challenge. For example, a writer's big hair changes in a series of photos ... Read more

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The Story collection, Central Casting, follows the acclaimed story collections, Overland and A Third Bridge. Central Casting is a wide-ranging collection of short and longer stories that were written before and after the questions of who can write and whose story can be told emerged.These stories addressed and ignored this challenge. For example, a writer's big hair changes in a series of photos
... Read more
Deep Oil Spills

Facts, Fate, and Effects

Edited by Steven A. Murawski, Cameron H. Ainsworth, Sherryl Gilbert, Michael Schlüter, Dana L. Wetzel, David J. Hollander, Claire B. Paris ...

The demand for oil and gas has brought exploration and production to unprecedented depths of the world’s oceans. Currently, over 50% of the oil from the Gulf of Mexico now comes from waters in excess of 1,500 meters (one mile) deep, where no oil was produced just 20 years ago. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill blowout did much to change the perception of oil spills as coming just from tanker ... Read more

$143.99 USD

The demand for oil and gas has brought exploration and production to unprecedented depths of the world’s oceans. Currently, over 50% of the oil from the Gulf of Mexico now comes from waters in excess of 1,500 meters (one mile) deep, where no oil was produced just 20 years ago. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill blowout did much to change the perception of oil spills as coming just from tanker
... Read more
The Gospel at Work

How the Gospel Gives New Purpose and Meaning to Our Jobs

by Sebastian Traeger, Greg D. Gilbert ...

Reclaim God's vision for your life.Many Christians fall victim to one of two main problems when it comes to work: either they are idle in their work, or they have made an idol of it. Both of these mindsets are deadly misunderstandings of how God intends for us to think about our employment.In The Gospel at Work*,* Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert unpack the powerful ways in which the gospel can ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Reclaim God's vision for your life.Many Christians fall victim to one of two main problems when it comes to work: either they are idle in their work, or they have made an idol of it. Both of these mindsets are deadly misunderstandings of how God intends for us to think about our employment.In The Gospel at Work*,* Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert unpack the powerful ways in which the gospel can
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The Dude’s Guide to Marriage

Ten Skills Every Husband Must Develop to Love His Wife Well

by Darrin Patrick, Amie Patrick ...

Narrated by Kaleo Griffith, Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

4 hours 48 min

What do women want? This question has stumped the greatest male minds for centuries. Of course, if you’re married, a much better question is, what does your wife want?As Darrin and Amie Patrick reveal in this profoundly practical and transformational book, God designed your wife with the need to be loved. And that design is an invitation for you to love her deeply, intentionally, and passionately ... Read more

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What do women want? This question has stumped the greatest male minds for centuries. Of course, if you’re married, a much better question is, what does your wife want?As Darrin and Amie Patrick reveal in this profoundly practical and transformational book, God designed your wife with the need to be loved. And that design is an invitation for you to love her deeply, intentionally, and passionately
... Read more

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The End of Catholic Mexico

Causes and Consequences of the Mexican Reforma (1855–1861)

by David Gilbert ...

In The End of Catholic Mexico, historian David Gilbert provides a new interpretation of one of the defining events of Mexican history: the Reforma. During this period, Mexico was transformed from a Catholic confessional state into a modern secular nation, sparking a three-year civil war in the process. While past accounts have portrayed the Reforma as a political contest, ending with a liberal ... Read more

$14.99 USD

In The End of Catholic Mexico, historian David Gilbert provides a new interpretation of one of the defining events of Mexican history: the Reforma. During this period, Mexico was transformed from a Catholic confessional state into a modern secular nation, sparking a three-year civil war in the process. While past accounts have portrayed the Reforma as a political contest, ending with a liberal
... Read more
Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills

Fighting the Next War

Edited by Steven A. Murawski, Cameron H. Ainsworth, Sherryl Gilbert, David J. Hollander, Claire B. Paris, Michael Schlüter, Dana L. Wetzel ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
It has often been said that generals prepare for the next war by re-fighting the last. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was unlike any previous – an underwater well blowout 1,500 meters deep. Much has been learned in the wake of DWH and these lessons should in turn be applied to both similar oil spill scenarios and those arising from “frontier” explorations by the marine oil industry. The ... Read more

$80.99 USD

It has often been said that generals prepare for the next war by re-fighting the last. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was unlike any previous – an underwater well blowout 1,500 meters deep. Much has been learned in the wake of DWH and these lessons should in turn be applied to both similar oil spill scenarios and those arising from “frontier” explorations by the marine oil industry. The
... Read more

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