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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

A Novel

by Helen Simonson ...

Narrated by Peter Altschuler ...

Unabridged

13 hours 9 min

You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family. Among them is Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson's wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, Major ... Read more

$22.50 USD

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You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family. Among them is Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson's wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, Major
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Titanic: Voices From the Disaster

by Deborah Hopkinson ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall, Peter Altschuler, Various ...

Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

EARLY MORNING ON APRIL 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her glorious maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Thus the ship declared to be unsinkable was lost in one of the most infamous tragedies in history. Even now, a century later, the events surrounding the Titanic continue to haunt and intrigue us.Critically acclaimed author Deborah ... Read more

$15.99 USD

EARLY MORNING ON APRIL 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her glorious maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Thus the ship declared to be unsinkable was lost in one of the most infamous tragedies in history. Even now, a century later, the events surrounding the Titanic continue to haunt and intrigue us.Critically acclaimed author Deborah
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The Devil's Chessboard

Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

by David Talbot ...

Narrated by Peter Altschuler ...

Unabridged

25 hours 23 min

An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful—and secretive—colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers.America’s greatest untold story: the United States’ rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. Drawing on ... Read more

$52.99 USD

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An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerful—and secretive—colossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers.America’s greatest untold story: the United States’ rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. Drawing on
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Agents of Treachery

Narrated by Paul Michael, Peter Altschuler ...

Unabridged

15 hours 27 min

For the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and bestselling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished.Including:* Lee Child with an incredible look at the formation of a special ops cell.* James Grady writing about an Arab undercover FBI agent ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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For the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and bestselling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished.Including:* Lee Child with an incredible look at the formation of a special ops cell.* James Grady writing about an Arab undercover FBI agent
... Read more

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God in the Qur'an

by Jack Miles ...

Narrated by Peter Altschuler ...

Series series God in Three Classic Scriptures
Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

Who is Allah? What does He ask of those who submit to His teachings? Pulitzer Prize-winner Jacke Miles gives us a deeply probing, revelatory portrait of the world’s second largest, fastest-growing and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion. In doing so, Miles illuminates what is unique about Allah, His teachings, and His resolutely merciful temperament, and he thereby reveals that which is ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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Who is Allah? What does He ask of those who submit to His teachings? Pulitzer Prize-winner Jacke Miles gives us a deeply probing, revelatory portrait of the world’s second largest, fastest-growing and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion. In doing so, Miles illuminates what is unique about Allah, His teachings, and His resolutely merciful temperament, and he thereby reveals that which is
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The Peculiar

by Stefan Bachmann ...

Narrated by Peter Altschuler ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Peculiar
Unabridged

7 hours 40 min

The international bestseller and debut novel by teenage author and classical musician Stefan Bachmann is part murder mystery, part gothic fantasy, part clockwork adventure. Best-selling author Rick Riordan said of The Peculiar, "Stefan Bachmann breathes fresh life into ancient magic."Don't get yourself noticed and you won't get yourself hanged. In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew and his ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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The international bestseller and debut novel by teenage author and classical musician Stefan Bachmann is part murder mystery, part gothic fantasy, part clockwork adventure. Best-selling author Rick Riordan said of The Peculiar, "Stefan Bachmann breathes fresh life into ancient magic."Don't get yourself noticed and you won't get yourself hanged. In the faery slums of Bath, Bartholomew and his
... Read more

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Titanic on Trial

by Nic Compton ...

Narrated by Peter Altschuler ...

Unabridged

8 hours 59 min

Bloomsbury presents Titanic on Trial by Nic Compton, read by Peter Altschuler.Capturing the disbelief, the chaos and the terror of the fateful night the Titanic sank 100 years ago, Titanic on Trial brings to life the tragedy through the voices of those who survived it. Stories about the sinking have becomelegendary – how the band played to the end, how lifeboats were lowered half-empty – but ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Titanic on Trial by Nic Compton, read by Peter Altschuler.Capturing the disbelief, the chaos and the terror of the fateful night the Titanic sank 100 years ago, Titanic on Trial brings to life the tragedy through the voices of those who survived it. Stories about the sinking have becomelegendary – how the band played to the end, how lifeboats were lowered half-empty – but
... Read more
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The Anatomy Lesson

A Novel

by Nina Siegal ...

Narrated by Nina Siegal, Bruce Mann, Emma Jayne Appleyard, Gildart Jackson, Steve West, Adam Alexi-Malle, Peter Altschuler, Hannah Curtis ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

Set in one day in 1632, The Anatomy Lesson is a stunning portrayal of Golden Age Amsterdam and a brilliantly imagined back-story to Rembrandt's first great work of art. Told from several points of view, ranging from a curio dealer who collects bodies for the city’s chief anatomist to philosopher Rene Descartes, the novel opens on the morning of the medical dissection that is to be recorded by the ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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Set in one day in 1632, The Anatomy Lesson is a stunning portrayal of Golden Age Amsterdam and a brilliantly imagined back-story to Rembrandt's first great work of art. Told from several points of view, ranging from a curio dealer who collects bodies for the city’s chief anatomist to philosopher Rene Descartes, the novel opens on the morning of the medical dissection that is to be recorded by the
... Read more

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The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories

Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith, Mark Bramhall, Gildart Jackson, Bruce Mann, Peter Altschuler, Matt Waterson, Steve West, Karen White, Katherine Kellgren ...

Unabridged

46 hours 43 min

The biggest collection of Sherlock Holmes stories ever assembled!Arguably no other character in history has been so enduringly popular as Sherlock Holmes. Ever since his first appearance, in Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1887 novella A Study in Scarlet, readers have loved reading about him almost as much as writers have loved writing about him.Here, Otto Penzler collects eighty-three wonderful stories ... Read more

$45.99 USD

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The biggest collection of Sherlock Holmes stories ever assembled!Arguably no other character in history has been so enduringly popular as Sherlock Holmes. Ever since his first appearance, in Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1887 novella A Study in Scarlet, readers have loved reading about him almost as much as writers have loved writing about him.Here, Otto Penzler collects eighty-three wonderful stories
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Getting Religion

Faith, Culture, and Politics from the Age of Eisenhower to the Era of Obama Obama

by Kenneth L. Woodward ...

Narrated by Peter Altschuler ...

Unabridged

17 hours 57 min

"In this thoughtful book, Ken Woodward offers us a memorable portrait of the past seven decades of American life and culture. From Reinhold Niebuhr to Billy Graham, from Abraham Heschel to the Dali Lama, from George W. Bush to Hillary Clinton, Woodward captures the personalities and charts the philosophical trends that have shaped the way we live now." –Jon Meacham, author of Destiny and ... Read more

$25.99 USD

"In this thoughtful book, Ken Woodward offers us a memorable portrait of the past seven decades of American life and culture. From Reinhold Niebuhr to Billy Graham, from Abraham Heschel to the Dali Lama, from George W. Bush to Hillary Clinton, Woodward captures the personalities and charts the philosophical trends that have shaped the way we live now." –Jon Meacham, author of Destiny and
... Read more
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Fearsome Journeys

The New Solaris Book Of Fantasy

by Jonathan Strahan ...

Narrated by Peter Altschuler, Lucien Dodge, Susan Hanfield, Merritt Hicks, Jamie Renell, Michael G. Welch ...

Series Audiobook 2.2 - Chronicles of The Black Company
Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

An amazing array of the most popular and exciting names in Fantasy are set to appear in the first in a brand new series of Fantasy anthologies featuring original fiction, from the master editor Jonathan Strahan. The authors appearing in the launch volume include Trudi Canavan, Elizabeth Bear, Daniel Abraham, Kate Elliott, Saladin Ahmed, Glen Cook, Scott Lynch, Ellen Klages, Ellen Kushner & Ysabeau ... Read more

$25.99 USD

An amazing array of the most popular and exciting names in Fantasy are set to appear in the first in a brand new series of Fantasy anthologies featuring original fiction, from the master editor Jonathan Strahan. The authors appearing in the launch volume include Trudi Canavan, Elizabeth Bear, Daniel Abraham, Kate Elliott, Saladin Ahmed, Glen Cook, Scott Lynch, Ellen Klages, Ellen Kushner & Ysabeau
... Read more
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The Whatnot

by Stefan Bachmann ...

Narrated by Peter Altschuler ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Peculiar
Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

The Whatnot is the acclaimed international bestseller and sequel to Stefan Bachmann's riveting debut novel, The Peculiar, which Publishers Weekly called "an absolute treat for readers of any age," and which the Los Angeles Times compared to "Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, and more recent classics, such as J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket's ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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The Whatnot is the acclaimed international bestseller and sequel to Stefan Bachmann's riveting debut novel, The Peculiar, which Publishers Weekly called "an absolute treat for readers of any age," and which the Los Angeles Times compared to "Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, and more recent classics, such as J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket's
... Read more

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