A classic since its original landmark publication in 1980, Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States is the first scholarly work to tell America's story from the bottom up from the point of view of, and in the words of, America's women, factory workers, AfricanAmericans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers.
From Columbus to the Revolution to slavery and the Civil War from World War II to the election of George W. Bush and the "War on Terror" A People's History of the United States is an important and necessary contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.
From Stephen King comes the haunting story of Blockade Billy, the greatest Major League baseball player to be erased from the game....
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Addie Downs and Valerie Adler will be best friends forever. That's what Addie believes after Valerie moves across the street when they're both nine years old....
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A People's History of the United States is an important and necessary contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.....
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In the monsoon season of 196869 at a base called Matterhorn, located in the remote mountains of Vietnam, a young and ambitious Marine lieutenant wants to command a company....
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Little Bee is an achingly human story set against the inhuman realities of wartorn Africa. Wrenching tests of friendship and terrible moral dilemmas fuel this irresistible novel.....
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From Manhattan to Paris and all the way to Tehran, Family Ties is a novel that reminds us how challenging and unpredictable life can be....
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Recapture Sunday afternoons and long summer days. This is a wonderful collection of all things that make being young, or young at heart, fun....
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Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies....
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A fastpaced inside account of the breakneck speed with which President Obama began making critical decisions and assuming the burdens of office....
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Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cuttingedge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure....
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At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilianborn man of Australian citizenship....
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Dorothea Benton Frank is a native of the South whose novels vividly capture the wild beauty, laidback atmosphere, earthy characters, and charming eccentricities of life in South Carolina's Lowcountry....
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"This book is in part a detective story. After 9/11 I knew, if I needed further reinforcement, that we are living in a new world....
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Something terrible has happened in the snowbound village of Kingdom Come, Wyoming, where 12 eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned....
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A hilarious and moving memoir in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron about a woman who returns home to her Mennonite family after a personal crisis....
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Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul.
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After colliding with a semitruck, Don Piper died and went to heaven. Ninety minutes later he returned to life on earth. After years of silence, he is now sharing his lifechanging story.....
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Why I Recommend
Audible by Alan Twigg
Audible (an Amazon.com company) is the world's leading online
audio-book provider. Audible is responsible for supplying audio
content to Apple's ITunes service. I have been listening,
enjoying and creating audio books for many years. With
the arrival of the internet and portable digital devices,
audio-books began to become availalbe for download.
Having tried most of
the other download services myself, I finally came to
the conclusion that Audible offers the best and most
reliable service. Whether you are using an IPod, IPhone,
mobile phone, Dune or one of the many other MP3 players
availalbe, Audilbe makes downloading great quality audio
content easy and umcomplicated.
In addition to this, Audible also boasts the most comprehensive collection
of audio books anywhere. Depending on the promotion currently on
offer, you can download any audiobook of your
choice for free (including almost
certainly the title on this
page, too).
This link will take you to Audible...
All about Audiobooks and how they can make your life more
enjoyable.
Books in audio format are a fantastic alternative to reading.
Indeed, now that the digital age is upon, listening to your
favourite novel, biography or factual book has become
incredibly easy. Digital audiobooks weigh nothing and can be
easily downloaded in mp3, wma or other format to an almost
limitless number of mobile devices, including ipods, iphone,
zune, android, laptops, PCs and mobile phones.
Just imagine listening to a bestselling classic while
driving. Good audiobooks really do take the boredom out of
travel and long car journeys. Thanks to Ipod and co. you
don’t even need a CD player anymore! And there are many
thousands of great audiobooks to choose in an incredibly
diverse range of categories. From comedy to business and
from children’s to Adult, you are guaranteed to find your
downloadable favourite.
Here at Playtime Books we offer lots unabridged talking
books that can be downloaded from audible. At audible
audiobooks you get your own online library, which makes
downloading a piece of cake. You can then easily move them
over to your Ipod or mp3 player. You can also sign up for
the trial and get a
free audiobook.
