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by James Joyce ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Abridged

54 min

TV actor Charles Keating provides superb narratives of "Araby", "Eveline", and "Counterparts" from Joyce's brilliant collection of stories, rich with memorable characters and displaying his genius for the subtleties and nuances of language. ... Read more

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TV actor Charles Keating provides superb narratives of "Araby", "Eveline", and "Counterparts" from Joyce's brilliant collection of stories, rich with memorable characters and displaying his genius for the subtleties and nuances of language.
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What Came Before He Shot Her

by Elizabeth George ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Abridged

9 hours 38 min

Don't miss Lynley, a new series streaming September 4 on BritBox!#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George delivers an explosive, "absolutely riveting" novel (Entertainment Weekly) that delves into the events leading up to the shocking murder of Inspector Lynley’s wife.The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley’s wife, Helen, has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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Don't miss Lynley, a new series streaming September 4 on BritBox!#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George delivers an explosive, "absolutely riveting" novel (Entertainment Weekly) that delves into the events leading up to the shocking murder of Inspector Lynley’s wife.The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley’s wife, Helen, has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching
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Lots of Laughs!

by Nicholson Baker, John Updike, David Schickler, Etgar Keret, Leonard Michaels, Neil Gaiman, Ron Carlson ...

Narrated by Thomas Gibson, Charles Keating, Christina Pickles, David Rakoff, Isaiah Sheffer, John Guare, Laura Esterman ...

Series series Selected Shorts
Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

Selected Short's most popular volume! Over three hours of stories to tickle your funny bone.Nicholson Baker's "Subsoil"performed by Thomas GibsonA darkly comic thriller about a tractor historian besieged by man-eating potatoes.David Schickler's "Jamaica"performed by Isaiah ShefferA man with his head stuck between the banisters has no choice but to listen in on his wife's "Gorgon Book Club."Neil ... Read more

$28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Selected Short's most popular volume! Over three hours of stories to tickle your funny bone.Nicholson Baker's "Subsoil"performed by Thomas GibsonA darkly comic thriller about a tractor historian besieged by man-eating potatoes.David Schickler's "Jamaica"performed by Isaiah ShefferA man with his head stuck between the banisters has no choice but to listen in on his wife's "Gorgon Book Club."Neil
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Timeless Classics

by James Thurber, Edith Wharton, D. H. Lawrence, Jack London, Raymond Carver, Richard Connell, Shirley Jackson ...

Narrated by Isaiah Sheffer, Maria Tucci, Charles Keating, James Naughton, John Shea, Marian Seldes, Steven Gilborn ...

Series series Selected Shorts
Unabridged

3 hours 14 min

This 2007 Audie Award finalist features more than three hours of some of the greatest shorts stories of all time.James Thurber's "The Night the Ghost Got In"performed by Isaiah ShefferComic Mayhem is unleashed when a family hears a ghost in the night... and calls in the police.Edith Wharton's "Roman Fever"performed by Maria TucciTwo women reflect on romance and intrigue, long ago in Rome.Jack ... Read more

$28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This 2007 Audie Award finalist features more than three hours of some of the greatest shorts stories of all time.James Thurber's "The Night the Ghost Got In"performed by Isaiah ShefferComic Mayhem is unleashed when a family hears a ghost in the night... and calls in the police.Edith Wharton's "Roman Fever"performed by Maria TucciTwo women reflect on romance and intrigue, long ago in Rome.Jack
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The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara: Morgawr

by Terry Brooks ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara
Abridged

6 hours

“The action is fast and furious . . . A fitting conclusion to one trilogy and a promising taking-off point for another.”—BooklistHarrowing confrontations with the merciless Ilse Witch and the monstrous Antrax have taken their toll on the intrepid heroes aboard the airship Jerle Shannara. But their darkest adversary now snaps at their heels, in the form of the Morgawr—feeder upon the souls of his ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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“The action is fast and furious . . . A fitting conclusion to one trilogy and a promising taking-off point for another.”—BooklistHarrowing confrontations with the merciless Ilse Witch and the monstrous Antrax have taken their toll on the intrepid heroes aboard the airship Jerle Shannara. But their darkest adversary now snaps at their heels, in the form of the Morgawr—feeder upon the souls of his
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The Sword of Shannara

by Terry Brooks ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Shannara
Abridged

6 hours 15 min

The Sword of Shannara is the first volume of the classic series that has become one of the most popular fantasy tales of all time.Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The Sword of Shannara is the first volume of the classic series that has become one of the most popular fantasy tales of all time.Long ago, the wars of the ancient Evil ruined the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. But the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is
... Read more
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How Firm a Foundation

A Novel in the Safehold Series (#5)

by David Weber ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Safehold
Unabridged

28 hours 23 min

David Weber's How Firm a Foundation is the latest novel in the New York Times-bestselling Safehold series begun with Off Armageddon Reef, By Schism Rent Asunder, By Heresies Distressed, and A Mighty Fortress.The Charisian Empire, born in war, has always known it must fight for its very survival. What most of its subjects don't know even now, however, is how much more it's fighting for. Emperor ... Read more

$44.99 USD

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David Weber's How Firm a Foundation is the latest novel in the New York Times-bestselling Safehold series begun with Off Armageddon Reef, By Schism Rent Asunder, By Heresies Distressed, and A Mighty Fortress.The Charisian Empire, born in war, has always known it must fight for its very survival. What most of its subjects don't know even now, however, is how much more it's fighting for. Emperor
... Read more

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The Wishsong of Shannara

by Terry Brooks ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Sword of Shannara
Abridged

6 hours

ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FANTASY TALES OF ALL TIME. NOW AN EPIC TV SERIES.An ancient evil is stirring, intent on the complete destruction of all life. The Druid Allanon sets out on a dangerous journey to save the world, reluctantly aided by Brin Ohmsford, daughter of Wil Ohmsford—for she alone holds the magic power of the wishsong. But a prophecy foretells doom, as evil nurses its plan to trap the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FANTASY TALES OF ALL TIME. NOW AN EPIC TV SERIES.An ancient evil is stirring, intent on the complete destruction of all life. The Druid Allanon sets out on a dangerous journey to save the world, reluctantly aided by Brin Ohmsford, daughter of Wil Ohmsford—for she alone holds the magic power of the wishsong. But a prophecy foretells doom, as evil nurses its plan to trap the
... Read more

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With No One As Witness

by Elizabeth George ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Abridged

10 hours 15 min

Don't miss Lynley, a new series now streaming on BritBox!“Delicately textured. . . achingly compassionate. . . gripping. . . . It’s one of George’s best, and that’s saying something.” —Seattle TimesThe #1 New York Times bestselling author’s chilling 13th novel in the Inspector Lynley seriesDetective Inspector Thomas Lynley faces the greatest challenge of his career.When an adolesce... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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Don't miss Lynley, a new series now streaming on BritBox!“Delicately textured. . . achingly compassionate. . . gripping. . . . It’s one of George’s best, and that’s saying something.” —Seattle TimesThe #1 New York Times bestselling author’s chilling 13th novel in the Inspector Lynley seriesDetective Inspector Thomas Lynley faces the greatest challenge of his career.When an adolesce...
... Read more

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A Spot of Bother

by Mark Haddon ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Abridged

6 hours 19 min

George Hall is an unobtrusive man. A little distant, perhaps, a little cautious, not quite at ease with the emotional demands of fatherhood or of manly bonhomie. “The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.” Some things in life can’t be ignored, however: his tempestuous daughter Katie’s deeply inappropriate boyfriend Ray, for instance, or the sudden appearance ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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George Hall is an unobtrusive man. A little distant, perhaps, a little cautious, not quite at ease with the emotional demands of fatherhood or of manly bonhomie. “The secret of contentment, George felt, lay in ignoring many things completely.” Some things in life can’t be ignored, however: his tempestuous daughter Katie’s deeply inappropriate boyfriend Ray, for instance, or the sudden appearance
... Read more

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High Druid of Shannara: Jarka Ruus

by Terry Brooks ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The High Druid of Shannara
Abridged

6 hours 4 min

More than a quarter of a century after The Sword of Shannara carved out its place in the pantheon of great epic fantasy, the magic of Terry Brooks’s New York Times bestselling saga burns as brightly as ever. Three complete series have chronicled the ever-unfolding history of Shannara. But more stories are still to be told—and new adventures have yet to be undertaken. Book One of High Druid of ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

More than a quarter of a century after The Sword of Shannara carved out its place in the pantheon of great epic fantasy, the magic of Terry Brooks’s New York Times bestselling saga burns as brightly as ever. Three complete series have chronicled the ever-unfolding history of Shannara. But more stories are still to be told—and new adventures have yet to be undertaken. Book One of High Druid of
... Read more

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The Lighthouse

An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery

by P. D. James ...

Narrated by Charles Keating ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

Combe Island off the Cornish coast has a bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty but now, privately owned, it offers respite to over-stressed men and women in positions of high authority who require privacy and guaranteed security. But the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered.Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Combe Island off the Cornish coast has a bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty but now, privately owned, it offers respite to over-stressed men and women in positions of high authority who require privacy and guaranteed security. But the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered.Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly
... Read more