New In August 2022 Part 2

 

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(All New titles in alphabetical order)

 

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A Few Green Leaves written by Barbara Pym performed by Jan Francis on Audio CD (Unabridged)

A Few Green Leaves written by Barbara Pym performed by Jan Francis on Audio CD (Unabridged)£139.99  -  £169.99

Barbara Pym was an incomparable chronicler of ordinary, quiet lives. With warmth, humour, precision and great vividness, she gave her best characters an independent life we recognise as totally familiar. In A Few Green Leaves, her last novel, her heroine is Emma Howick, anthropologist. Through her eyes...

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A Mind to Murder written by P.D. James performed by Roy Marsden on CD (Unabridged)

A Mind to Murder written by P.D. James performed by Roy Marsden on CD (Unabridged)£29.99  -  £49.99

When a woman is discovered in the basement of a psychotherapy clinic with a chisel through her heart, Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh investigates. What are the secrets hidden by the facade of the Georgian terrace? Is the killer a patient or healer? Dalgliesh uncovers a labyrinth of intrigue.

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A Tale of a Tub written by Jonathan Swift performed by Peter Wickham on Audio CD (Unabridged)

A Tale of a Tub written by Jonathan Swift performed by Peter Wickham on Audio CD (Unabridged)£29.99

Swift's allegorical satire about religion and politics follows the lives of three brothers, Martin, Peter, and Jack, each of who represents a faction of the Christian faith - Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism, and the dissenting faiths, respectively. Each brother inherits a coat (representing religious practice) from their father (God) on the condition...

Adulthood Rites written by Octavia E. Butler performed by Aldrich Barrett on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Adulthood Rites written by Octavia E. Butler performed by Aldrich Barrett on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

In this sequel to Dawn, Lilith Iyapo has given birth to what looks like a normal human boy named Akin. But Akin actually has five parents: a male and female human, a male and female Oankali, and a sexless Ooloi. The Oankali and Ooloi are part of an alien race that rescued humanity from a devastating nuclear war, but the price they exact is a...

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An Academic Question written by Barbara Pym performed by Angela Pleasance on Audio CD (Unabridged)

An Academic Question written by Barbara Pym performed by Angela Pleasance on Audio CD (Unabridged)£89.99

A delightful comedy of manners with a touch of mystery, An Academic Question is prime Barbara Pym territory. In a provincial university town Caro Grimstone, a dissatisfied faculty wife, becomes the unwilling accomplice to her husband Alan's ambitions. When she volunteers as a reader to a blind...

Anne of Green Gables written by L.M. Montgomery performed by Kate Harper on Audio CD (Abridged)

Anne of Green Gables written by L.M. Montgomery performed by Kate Harper on Audio CD (Abridged)£9.99

Anne of Green Gables is the classic children's book by L M Montgomery, the inspiration for the Netflix Original series Anne with an E. Read, listen and watch! The Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables - but a skinny red-haired girl turns up instead. Highly spirited Anne Shirley charms her...

Balancing Acts written by Nicholas Hytner performed by Nicholas Hytner, Simon Russell Beale, Samuel Barnett and Deborah Findlay on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Balancing Acts written by Nicholas Hytner performed by Nicholas Hytner, Simon Russell Beale, Samuel Barnett and Deborah Findlay on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£14.99

Featuring a selection of play excerpts performed by Nicholas Hytner's handpicked cast including Simon Russell Beale, Samuel Barnett and Deborah Findley! You start with a vision, and you deliver a compromise. You want a play to be challenging, ambitious, nuanced and complicated. You also want it to sell tickets. You want to make art, and you...

Bedtime Stories written by Various Famous Authors performed by Jonny Morris on Audio CD (Abridged)

Bedtime Stories written by Various Famous Authors performed by Jonny Morris on Audio CD (Abridged)£9.99

Fourteen enchanting animal tales featuring some of Johnny Morris's favourite creatures. The stories are: ‘Charley and Gladys, the Warthogs’; ‘Lulu, the Baby Seal’; ‘The Kookaburras’; ‘Bubbles the Hippopotamus’; ‘Chatterbox the Budgerigar’; ‘Hooter the Elephant’; ‘Mark and Cark the Jackdaws’; ‘Mark and Cark’s New Nest’; ‘Big Banghead and...

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Before the Fall written by Juliet West performed by Annie Aldington on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Before the Fall written by Juliet West performed by Annie Aldington on Audio CD (Unabridged)£29.99

1916: Across the channel, the Great War rages and in London's East End with her husband away fighting, Hannah Loxwood battles with the overwhelming burden of 'duty.' She has sacrificed so much for a husband who may never come home. When she meets Daniel who is thoughtful, intelligent and quietly captivating - Hannah finds herself face...

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Billy Budd, Sailor written by Herman Melville performed by William Roberts on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Billy Budd, Sailor written by Herman Melville performed by William Roberts on Audio CD (Unabridged)£39.99

Billy Budd, Sailor is a maritime classic from the master pen of Herman Melville. Written some forty years after Moby Dick, Melville’s Billy Budd is a moving tale of good versus evil. Set aboard a British navy ship at the end of the eighteenth century, a young, innocent sailor’s charm and good nature put the men around him at ease. Ship life agreed...

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Bleak House written by Charles Dickens performed by Hugh Dickson on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Bleak House written by Charles Dickens performed by Hugh Dickson on Audio CD (Unabridged)£129.99

Bleak House opens in a London shrouded by fog--a fog that swirls most densely about the Court of Chancery, where the obscure case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce lies lost in endless litigation, slowly devouring an inheritance in legal costs. Against this ominous background, Dickens' rich tapestry of a novel weaves together the fortunes and desires of...

Bob the Builder - Bob's Big Plan written by Bob the Builder Team performed by Bob the Builder Team on CD (Unabridged)

Bob the Builder - Bob's Big Plan written by Bob the Builder Team performed by Bob the Builder Team on CD (Unabridged)£4.99  -  £6.99

You'll love these great new stories about "Bob the Builder" and his friends! In "Bob's Big Plan", a special extended episode, Bob hears that Sunflower Valley, where he and his brother Tom used to camp, is being developed. 

Bob the Builder - Off-Road Scrambler written by Bob the Builder Team performed by Bob the Builder Team on CD (Unabridged)

Bob the Builder - Off-Road Scrambler written by Bob the Builder Team performed by Bob the Builder Team on CD (Unabridged)£4.99

This title includes seven episodes from the hugely popular series featuring Bob the Builder, Roley, Lofty, Dizzy, Scoop, Muck and Spud - as seen on BBC TV.

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Bottle of Lies written by Katherine Eban performed by Katherine Eban on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Bottle of Lies written by Katherine Eban performed by Katherine Eban on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£39.99

From an award-winning journalist, an explosive narrative investigation of the generic drug boom that reveals fraud and life-threatening dangers on a global scale The Jungle for pharmaceuticals Many have hailed the widespread use of generic drugs as one of the most important public-health developments of the twenty-first century.

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Brain Food - The Surprising Science of eating for Cognitive Power written by Lisa Mosconi PhD performed by Norah Tocci on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Brain Food - The Surprising Science of eating for Cognitive Power written by Lisa Mosconi PhD performed by Norah Tocci on Audio CD (Unabridged)£59.99

Dr. Lisa Mosconi, whose research spans an extraordinary range of specialties including brain science, the microbiome, and nutritional genomics, notes that the dietary needs of the brain are substantially different from those of the other organs, yet few of us have any idea what they might be. Her innovative approach to cognitive health incorporates...

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Bring Up The Bodies written by Hilary Mantel performed by Simon Vance on CD (Unabridged)

Bring Up The Bodies written by Hilary Mantel performed by Simon Vance on CD (Unabridged)£69.99

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2012 The acclaimed sequel to the Man Booker-winning Wolf Hall. By 1535 Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith's son, is far from his humble origins. Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes have risen with those of Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife, for whose sake Henry has...

Can't Make This Stuff Up written by Susannah B. Lewis performed by Susannah B. Lewis on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Can't Make This Stuff Up written by Susannah B. Lewis performed by Susannah B. Lewis on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£14.99

In her highly-anticipated nonfiction debut, humorist and popular blogger Susannah B. Lewis (Whoa! Susannah) uses dry wit and an eye for the absurd to find laughter in even the most challenging circumstances. Millions of online fans have flocked to Susannah B. Lewis's hysterical, take-no-prisoners videos that capture her uproarious yet deeply...

Compulsion written by Allison Brennan performed by Eliza Foss on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Compulsion written by Allison Brennan performed by Eliza Foss on Audio CD (Unabridged)£19.99

Investigative reporter Maxine Revere has a theory: that the five New York City murders for which Adam Bachman is being tried are just part of his killing spree. In probing the disappearance of a retired couple the prior summer, Max uncovers striking similarities to Bachman's MO and develops a theory that Bachman wasn't working alone. Max wins...

Cop Town written by Karen Slaughter performed by Lorelei King on CD (Unabridged)

Cop Town written by Karen Slaughter performed by Lorelei King on CD (Unabridged)£14.99  -  £19.99

The compelling stand-alone novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Unseen and Criminal. 1970s Atlanta: A time of great change and yet for many the fierce desire to keep things exactly the same is still strong. For women like Maggie Lawson and Kate Murphy every day is a battle. From different sides ...

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism written by Chogyam Trungpa performed by Jim Gimian on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism written by Chogyam Trungpa performed by Jim Gimian on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement—the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the...

Deadlock written by Catherine Coulter performed by Tim Campbell and Hillary Huber on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Deadlock written by Catherine Coulter performed by Tim Campbell and Hillary Huber on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£14.99

This exhilarating FBI thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter finds Savich and Sherlock confronting two baffling mysteries. A young wife is forced to confront a decades-old deadly secret when a medium connects her to her dead grandfather. A vicious psychopath wants ultimate revenge against Savich, but first, she wants...

Depraved Heart written by Patricia Cornwell performed by Susan Ericksen on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Depraved Heart written by Patricia Cornwell performed by Susan Ericksen on Audio CD (Unabridged)£14.99

The No. 1 bestselling series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Dr. Kay Scarpetta is working a suspicious death scene in Cambridge, Massachusetts when an emergency alert sounds on her phone. A video link lands in her text messages and seems to be from her computer genius niece Lucy. But how can...

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Dombey and Son written by Charles Dickens performed by Alex Jennings on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Dombey and Son written by Charles Dickens performed by Alex Jennings on Audio CD (Unabridged)£129.99

The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company of the book's title, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. The book begins when his son is born and Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth. Following the advice of Mrs Louisa Chick, his sister, Dombey employs a wet nurse named Mrs Richards (Toodle).

Fifth Column written by Bobby Akart performed by Sean Runnette on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Fifth Column written by Bobby Akart performed by Sean Runnette on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

Enemy forces gather under the veil of darkness - mobilizing to strike a fledgling nation. Will this clandestine Fifth Column achieve its acts of sabotage? Remember, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Once again, political suspense collides with postapocalyptic thriller fiction as critically acclaimed author Bobby Akart (The Lone Star series, The...

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Fireman Sam - Hearts on Fire and Other Stories written by BBC Childrens Team performed by BBC Childrens on CD (Abridged)

Fireman Sam - Hearts on Fire and Other Stories written by BBC Childrens Team performed by BBC Childrens on CD (Abridged)£14.99

This title provides six episodes from the hugely popular all-new animated series featuring Fireman Sam and his friends from Pontypandy - as seen on TV. It contains the following stories: "Hearts on Fire"; "Pontypandy Extreme"; "Elvis Sings"; "The Blues Blow Me Down"; Three Legged Race"; and, "Norman's Ark".

Fireman Sam - Paper Plane Down written by BBC Childrens Team performed by BBC Childrens on CD (Abridged)

Fireman Sam - Paper Plane Down written by BBC Childrens Team performed by BBC Childrens on CD (Abridged)£9.99  -  £12.99

This title includes seven episodes from the hugely popular all-new animated series featuring Fireman Sam and his friends from Pontypandy - as seen on TV. It includes "Paper Plane Down Hot", "Cold Running Sniffer Dog"; "Perilous Path"; "The New Hero Next Door"; "Santa Overboard"; "Best Foot Forward"; and, "Baa Baa Baby".

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Grimm's Fairy Stories written by The Brothers Grimm performed by Joanna Daniel on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Grimm's Fairy Stories written by The Brothers Grimm performed by Joanna Daniel on Audio CD (Unabridged)£49.99

Full of magic and trickery, Grimm's Fairy Stories have delighted generations with such timeless classics as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, and Rapunzel. They are the stories we've known since we were children. But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s are not necessarily the...

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Guy Burgess - The Spy Who Knew Everyone written by Stewart Purvis and Jeff Hulbert performed by Andrew Cullum on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Guy Burgess - The Spy Who Knew Everyone written by Stewart Purvis and Jeff Hulbert performed by Andrew Cullum on Audio CD (Unabridged)£59.99

Cambridge spy Guy Burgess was a supreme networker. He also set a gold standard for conflicts of interest, working variously for the BBC, MI5, MI6, the War Office, the Ministry of Information and the KGB. Yet Burgess was never challenged by Britain's spy catchers: his superiors were convinced he was too much of a liability to have been recruited by...

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Helen of Troy written by Margaret George performed by Justine Eyre on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Helen of Troy written by Margaret George performed by Justine Eyre on Audio CD (Unabridged)£69.99

Married at a tender age to the remote Spartan king Menelaus, the beautiful Helen bears him a daughter and anticipates a passionless marriage in spite of her divine origins before falling in love with the Trojan prince Paris, with whom she flees to Troy, with devastating consequences. By the author of Mary, Called Magdalene.

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Here I Am written by Jonathan Safran Foer performed by Ari Fliakos on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Here I Am written by Jonathan Safran Foer performed by Ari Fliakos on Audio CD (Unabridged)£29.99

A monumental new novel about modern family lives from the best-selling author of Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac, and Abraham replied obediently, 'Here I am'. This is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. Over the course of three weeks in...

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Hide Her Name written by Nadine Dorries performed by Emma Gregory on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Hide Her Name written by Nadine Dorries performed by Emma Gregory on Audio CD (Unabridged)£29.99

No one knows who did it, least of all the police. Somewhere, in this tight-knit Irish Catholic community, someone must know something. Fourteen-year-old Kitty Doherty, pregnant with the dead man's child, is a danger to everyone who needs to keep the secret. Her mother, Maura, and best friend Nellie's grandmother decide the girls must be...

Imago written by Octavia E. Butler performed by Aldrich Barrett on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Imago written by Octavia E. Butler performed by Aldrich Barrett on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

Child of two species, but part of neither, a new being must find his way. Human and Oankali have been mating since the aliens first came to Earth to rescue the few survivors of an annihilating nuclear war. The Oankali began a massive breeding project, guided by the ooloi, a sexless subspecies capable of manipulating DNA, in the hope of eventually...

Lady of Quality written by Georgette Heyer performed by Eve Matheson on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Lady of Quality written by Georgette Heyer performed by Eve Matheson on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£19.99

The spirited and independent Miss Annis Wychwood is twenty-nine and well past the age for falling in love. But when Annis embroils herself in the affairs of a pretty runaway heiress, Miss Lucilla Carleton, she is destined to see a great deal of her fugitive's uncivil and high-handed guardian, Mr. Oliver Carleton. Befriending the wayward girl brings...

Late-Life Love written by Susan Gubar performed by Pamela Almand on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Late-Life Love written by Susan Gubar performed by Pamela Almand on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

During a difficult year, acclaimed writer Susan Gubar celebrates her lasting partnership and the reciprocity of lovers in later life. On Susan Gubar’s 70th birthday, she receives a beautiful ring from her husband. As she contemplates their sustaining relationship, she begins to consider how older lovers differ from their youthful counterparts - and from...

Leading from Your Best Self written by Rob Salafia performed by Dave Clark on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Leading from Your Best Self written by Rob Salafia performed by Dave Clark on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

Proven techniques for building self-confidence, making personal connections, and developing a professional presence that's powerful, authentic, and effective. Increase your poise, presence, and influence for more dynamic leadership Are you showing up as the best version of yourself? Are you aware of how others experience you? By cultivating...

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Leonardo and the Last Supper written by Ross King performed by Mark Meadows on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Leonardo and the Last Supper written by Ross King performed by Mark Meadows on Audio CD (Unabridged)£49.99

Early in 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began work in Milan on what would become one of history's most influential and beloved works of art - The Last Supper. After a dozen years at the court of Lodovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan, Leonardo was at a low point personally and professionally: at 43, in an era when he had almost reached the average life...

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Life and Death are Wearing Me Out written by Howard Goldblatt and Mo Yan performed by Feodor Chin on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Life and Death are Wearing Me Out written by Howard Goldblatt and Mo Yan performed by Feodor Chin on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

Today's most revered, feared, and controversial Chinese novelist offers a tour de force in which the real, the absurd, the comical, and the tragic are blended into a fascinating read. The hero-or antihero-of Mo Yan's ovel is Ximen Nao, a landowner known for his generosity and kindness and benevolence to his peasants. However, during Mao's Land...

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Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott performed by Lorelei King on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Little Women written by Louisa May Alcott performed by Lorelei King on Audio CD (Unabridged)£29.99

Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott's most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each...

Love is Blind written by William Boyd performed by Roy McMillan on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Love is Blind written by William Boyd performed by Roy McMillan on Audio CD (Unabridged)£29.99

Love is Blind is William Boyd's sweeping, heart-stopping new novel - set at the end of the 19th century, it follows the fortunes of Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician, about to embark on the story of his life. When Brodie is offered a job in Paris, he seizes the chance to flee Edinburgh and his tyrannical clergyman father, and begin a wildly...

Magpie Murders written by Anthony Horowitz performed by Allan Corduner and Samantha Bond on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Magpie Murders written by Anthony Horowitz performed by Allan Corduner and Samantha Bond on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£19.99

When editor Susan Ryeland is given the tattered manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has little idea it will change her life. She's worked with the revered crime writer for years and his detective, Atticus Pund, is renowned for solving crimes in the sleepy English villages of the 1950s. As Susan knows only too well, vintage crime sells...

handsomely. It's just a shame that it means dealing with an author like Alan Conway...

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Malone Dies written by Samuel Beckett performed by Sean Barrett on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Malone Dies written by Samuel Beckett performed by Sean Barrett on Audio CD (Unabridged)£19.99  -  £29.99

Malone Dies is the first person monologue of Malone, an old man lying in bed and waiting to die. The tone is fiercely ironic, highly quotable, and because of its extravagance, also very comic. It catches the reality of old age in a way that is grimly convincing, cruel as humor so often is, and memorable because of Beckett's way with words.

Martin Eden written by Jack London performed by Jim Killavey on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Martin Eden written by Jack London performed by Jim Killavey on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

Martin Eden, Jack London's semiautobiographical novel about a struggling young writer, is considered by many to be the author's most mature work. Personifying London's own dreams of education and literary fame as a young man in San Francisco, Martin Eden's impassioned but ultimately ineffective battle to overcome his bleak circumstances...

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Middlemarch written by George Eliot performed by Maureen O'Brien on CD (Unabridged)

Middlemarch written by George Eliot performed by Maureen O'Brien on CD (Unabridged)£89.99

George Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community. Set against the cultural and social fluctuations of the nineteenth century, Middlemarch features a vivid cast of complex characters. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young...

Mind Calm Meditations written by Sandy C. Newbigging performed by Sandy C. Newbigging on Audio CD (Abridged)

Mind Calm Meditations written by Sandy C. Newbigging performed by Sandy C. Newbigging on Audio CD (Abridged)£9.99

Sandy Newbigging's MIND CALM technique is the modern-day meditation technique that you've been looking for. With MIND CALM you will learn how to let go of the constant chatter in your mind, gain clarity, perform at your best, worry less, heal faster, sleep better, improve relationships and feel more calm, confident and content in daily life.

My Story written by Roger Daltrey performed by Roger Daltrey on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

My Story written by Roger Daltrey performed by Roger Daltrey on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£19.99

Roger Daltrey is the voice of a generation. That generation was the first to rebel, to step out of the shadows of the Second World War... to invent the concept of the teenager. This is the story from his birth at the height of the Blitz, through tempestuous school days to his expulsion, age 15, for various crimes and misdemeanours within a strict...

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Narrow Road to the Interior - Hojoki written by Matsuo Basho and Kamo no Chomei performed by Togo Igawa and Takashi Sudo on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Narrow Road to the Interior - Hojoki written by Matsuo Basho and Kamo no Chomei performed by Togo Igawa and Takashi Sudo on Audio CD (Unabridged)£19.99

Japanese poetry is well-known for its clarity and concision, and The Narrow Road to the Interior and Hojoki are two of the best-loved, and most intensely Japanese, works of their kind; famous for their beautiful, delicate verse and subtle insight into the human condition. It has been said of The Narrow Road that 'it was as if the very soul of Japan...

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New Hampshire written by Robert Frost performed by John Lescault on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

New Hampshire written by Robert Frost performed by John Lescault on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£29.99

New Hampshire is a collection of poems by Robert Frost first published in 1923 by Henry Holt. It contains a number of his best known poems, including "Fire and Ice", "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", "Nothing Gold Can Stay", and “For Once, Then, Something”. The collection is organized into three sections: the poem “New Hampshire”, a...

New Slow City written by William Powers performed by Adam Verner on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

New Slow City written by William Powers performed by Adam Verner on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£14.99

Burned-out after years of doing development work around the world, William Powers spent a season in a 12-foot-by-12-foot cabin off the grid in North Carolina, as recounted in his award-winning memoir Twelve by Twelve. Could he live a similarly minimalist life in the heart of New York City? To find out, Powers and his wife jettisoned 80 percent of...

News from Tartary written by Peter Fleming performed by Richard Michley on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

News from Tartary written by Peter Fleming performed by Richard Michley on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

For most travellers, and all merchants, the road from China to India lies as it has lain for centuries, through Singkiang along that ancient Silk Road which is the most romantic and culturally the most important trade route in the history of the world. In 1935 Peter Fleming set out to travel that route, from Peking to Kashmir. It was a journey which...

One Click Love written by T. Gephart performed by Cindy Harden and Jason Clarke on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

One Click Love written by T. Gephart performed by Cindy Harden and Jason Clarke on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£14.99

What’s the worst present you can get for your 45th birthday? An online dating profile you didn’t want. And Mack was all set to delete it, until a message from Hayden lands in his inbox. Hayden decided the best way to celebrate ending a long, loveless marriage was to have a one-night stand. Pity she didn’t count on a sexy fire chief foiling her plans.

Only Fools and Stories written by David Jason performed by Michael Fenton Stevens and David Jason on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Only Fools and Stories written by David Jason performed by Michael Fenton Stevens and David Jason on Audio CD (Unabridged)£9.99  -  £14.99

Random House presents the complete, unabridged audiobook of My Lives: From Del Boy to Granville, Pop Larkin to Frost by David Jason. In his first book David Jason told us about himself from his early years training as an electrician through to making it as one of Britain's actors. This autumn, in a follow up autobiography, he tells us about the...

Our Lady of Everything written by Susan Finlay performed by Karen Cass on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Our Lady of Everything written by Susan Finlay performed by Karen Cass on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

Margaret O'Shea never thought she'd find herself praying for the life of an English soldier. But with her grandson Eoin fighting in Iraq, Margaret can't do anything but say the rosary and hope that he comes home unscathed. His fiancée Katarzyna is a good Catholic girl, even if she goes to Nottingham's Polish church rather than its Irish one.

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Paradise Lost written by John Milton performed by Anton Lesser on CD (Unabridged)

Paradise Lost written by John Milton performed by Anton Lesser on CD (Unabridged)£39.99  -  £59.99

A Genius Performance by Anton Lesser! Paradise Lost is the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, Milton tells the story of Man's creation, fall and redemption - to "justify the ways of God to men". Milton produced characters which have become embedded in the consciousness of...

Percy's Park written by Nick Butterworth performed by Richard Briers on Audio CD (Abridged)

Percy's Park written by Nick Butterworth performed by Richard Briers on Audio CD (Abridged)£5.99  -  £9.99

Four adventures from everybody’s favourite park keeper.

There’s always something happening in Percy’s park! Here are four adventures of everybody’s favourite park keeper and his animal friends.

Featuring:
The Secret Path
The Rescue Party
After the Storm
One Snowy Night

with music and sound effects.

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Pure Joy written by Danielle Steel performed by Renee Raudman on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Pure Joy written by Danielle Steel performed by Renee Raudman on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£29.99

Here from #1 New YorkTimes best-selling author Danielle Steel is a charming love letter to the pet dogs that have enriched her life. In this funny, lovely, moving memoir, Danielle Steel tells the story of how she met a dog the size of a mouse with a personality that could light up an entire room. From Minnie's arrival at home in San Francisco to...

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Rebel, Pawn, King written by Morgan Rice performed by Wayne Farrell on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Rebel, Pawn, King written by Morgan Rice performed by Wayne Farrell on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£14.99

Rebel, Pawn, King is book four in Morgan Rice's best-selling epic fantasy series Of Crowns and Glory, which begins with Slave, Warrior, Queen. Seventeen-year-old Ceres, a beautiful, poor girl from the Empire city of Delos, wakes to find herself imprisoned. Her army destroyed, her people captured, the rebellion quashed, she has to somehow pick...

Royal Flush - A Royal Spyness Mystery written by Rhys Bowen performed by Katherine Kellgren on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Royal Flush - A Royal Spyness Mystery written by Rhys Bowen performed by Katherine Kellgren on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£14.99

With its posh clientele in the country for the summer, Georgie's housecleaning business has fizzled. So she tries hiring herself out as a dinner and theatre companion. But her first client has quite the wrong idea. To avoid further scandal, Georgie's shipped home to Castle Rannoch, where her summer plans include honoring a promise to Her Majesty...

Rumpole's Return written by John Mortimer performed by Robert Hardy on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Rumpole's Return written by John Mortimer performed by Robert Hardy on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£14.99

Has Rumpole hung up his wig for good? Can it be? Yes, the beloved barrister is now retired (though far from retiring) and gently ripening to a rosy hue in the Florida sunshine. But a colleague's casual request for advice on a difficult case sends him winging back across the Atlantic, and before he's through, our hero will come up against a...

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Here is a tale straight from the fireside. We are compelled to follow the humble and mysterious figure of the linen weaver Silas Marner, on his journey from solitude and exile to the warmth and joy of family life. His path is a strange one; when he loses his hoard of hard-earned coins all seems to be lost, but...

Sprig Muslin written by Georgette Heyer performed by Sian Phillips on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

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The Hideaway written by Lauren K. Denton performed by Devon O'Day on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

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The Hobbit written by J.R.R. Tolkien performed by Rob Inglis on CD (Unabridged)

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The Odyssey written by Homer performed by Claire Danes on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

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The One From The Stars written by Keshav Aneel performed by Abhishek Sharma on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

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The Silence written by Kendra Elliot performed by Emily Sutton-Smith on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

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The Speech written by Andrew Smith performed by Ben Onwukwe on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

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The Wire in the Blood written by Val McDermid performed by Michael Tudor-Barnes on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

The Wire in the Blood written by Val McDermid performed by Michael Tudor-Barnes on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£19.99

Across the country, dozens of teenage girls have vanished. It's the job of criminal profilers Dr. Tony Hill and Carol Jordan to look for a pattern. They've spent years exploring the psyches of madmen. But sane men kill, too. And when they hide in plain sight, they can be difficult to find... He's handsome and talented, rich and famous - a notorious...

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The Worst Witch Collection written by Jill Murphy performed by Gemma Arterton on CD (Unabridged)

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The truth is still out there. The iconic hit that had millions searching for UFOs back in the 90s is now an exhilarating audio event, only from Audible. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reunite as FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, joining an ensemble of original cast members in an out-of-this-world production. When a security breach...

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Thomas and Friends - The Railways Stories - Percy the Small Engine written by Rev. W. Awdry performed by Michael Angelis on CD (Abridged)£19.99

Three more stories from the Reverend W. Awdry's bestselling "Railway Series", read by Michael Angelis, narrator of TV's "Thomas & Friends Four Little Engines".  This book introduces four new engines: Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel and Peter Sam, together with The Thin Controller. "Percy the Small Engine" - Percy is the youngest, and probably...

Tor.com - Selected Original Fiction written by Various Modern Fiction Authors performed by Luke Daniels, Amy McFadden, MacLeod Andrews and Cassandra Campbell on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

Tor.com - Selected Original Fiction written by Various Modern Fiction Authors performed by Luke Daniels, Amy McFadden, MacLeod Andrews and Cassandra Campbell on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

This outstanding collection of short stories features some of the best of Tor.com original fiction, in audio for the first time. Written for and originally published exclusively on Tor.com, this audiobook includes Nebula and World Fantasy Award-nominated short stories, brand-new fiction from bestselling authors, and...

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Wagner - His Life and Music written by Stephen Johnson performed by Stephen Johnson on Audio CD (Unabridged)

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Well over a century after Wagner's death, the man and his music are as controversial as ever. Praised for his profound insights into the workings of the human heart, he has also been condemned as a dangerous libertine, a proto-fascist and an arrogant bore. His vast four-part operatic Ring cycle has been elevated as one of the greatest...

War of the Spheres written by B.V. Larson and James D. Millington performed by Mark Boyett on MP3 CD (Unabridged)

War of the Spheres written by B.V. Larson and James D. Millington performed by Mark Boyett on MP3 CD (Unabridged)£9.99

When humanity reaches for the stars, our probes are destroyed. They crash into an incredibly advanced piece of technology: a massive force-field. Unknown beings have placed a barrier around our star and planets, enclosing us within. We're locked inside a Great Sphere. Was this invisible obstacle built to imprison us - or to protect us? No one knows...